themonasnovels Chapter 66 Awakening Failure
Chapter 66 Awakening Failure
Chapter 66 Awakening Failure
Mo Xiaotian woke up.
He looked down sharply and found himself naked, his clothes torn to shreds.
However, the physical injuries, the grown scales, and the torn flesh had all vanished without a trace, leaving only a few traces of blood on the ground as proof of what had just happened.
"My body, my strength—"
Mo Xiaotian felt the powerful energy and strength within his body, and a strong sense of catharsis welled up inside him.
With a sudden, powerful punch, the wind howled as he pierced through a piece of wood as thick as a bowl!
"Big brother, second brother, I did it!"
Mo Xiaotian exclaimed excitedly, "I've awakened my bloodline!"
Mo Danian and Mo Zheng looked at their little brother with smiles. They had succeeded. He was only ten years old. He could barely lift that big wooden block, let alone punch it through.
Such strength is not something a young man who has not practiced martial arts could possess.
"Let's go outside and test!" Mo Danian tossed a cloak to Mo Xiaotian.
Mo Xiaotian struck him, and then walked out with the two of them. The cold wind howled outside, but it did not chill him at all.
The testing stone that Mo Zheng had used earlier came in handy.
Mo Xiaotian easily lifted a 500-pound boulder, then 600 pounds, then 700 pounds—
He only stopped when he reached 800 jin (400 kg), which was the limit of his human form.
Even with the strength of eight hundred jin, and the perfection of qi and blood, this is nothing more than this.
Mo Zheng was shocked. A ten-year-old child, once awakened, actually possessed the strength of the Great Perfection of Qi and Blood. Bloodline talent martial artists are truly blessed by heaven.
"Try using your bloodline power!" Mo Danian urged.
"good!"
Mo Xiaotian excitedly agreed. He activated his bloodline power, and in an instant, a layer of bluish-black scales appeared on his body. A bluish-black tail with a cold luster grew from the end of his spine, and his eyes turned into golden vertical pupils, exuding a murderous aura!
"rise!"
With a deep shout, Mo Xiaotian had already lifted the 800-pound test stone. Still feeling it wasn't enough, he ran towards the 1,000-pound boulder and lifted it with equal ease.
"One thousand pounds is not my limit!"
Mo Xiaotian said excitedly. He stretched out his palm, which was covered with scales and had nails as sharp as knives. He plunged it into the 1,000-pound boulder and lifted it up with one hand. He did the same with the other hand and lifted the 800-pound boulder.
"Hahahaha—that feels so good, so good!"
Amidst the loud laughter, Mo Xiaotian suddenly hurled two giant rocks at his own body. Amidst the violent collision, sparks flew from his scales, and the rocks, as if made of paper, were shattered into pieces.
Clearly, after activating his bloodline power, Mo Xiaotian's strength and defense both increased significantly.
With a force of nearly two thousand jin, he was in no way inferior to a martial artist of the highest level.
The defensive power of the scales is astonishing, probably comparable to that of a martial artist at the Stone Skin level.
As Mo Zheng watched this scene, a hint of envy appeared on his face. Bloodline warriors are truly blessed by nature. Once awakened, they directly surpass the arduous cultivation of countless warriors throughout their lives.
Regardless of his external martial arts skills, Mo Xiaotian is equivalent to a weakened version of a Stone Skin level martial artist.
Of course, if we take into account external martial arts skills, any martial artist who has mastered external martial arts could defeat him.
"Big brother, second brother, how was it? Am I awesome?" Mo Xiaotian returned to normal and asked the two of them with a smug look on his face.
"Impressive, truly worthy of the Xuanwu bloodline of my Mo family."
Mo Danian praised him, then instructed, "Stay home these days and cultivate the Xuanwu Manual. Remember, you are not allowed to reveal your power to anyone else, or our whole family will suffer!"
This is absolutely not a threat.
The Great Yan government has been hunting down those with the Xuanwu bloodline for a thousand years. If Mo Xiaotian were to reveal this, he would face endless persecution.
Even if his bloodline had just awakened, and even if Mo Xiaotian had reached the Visceral Realm, he simply couldn't withstand the combined attack of so many experts from the Great Yan government.
"Yes, Big Brother." Mo Xiaotian nodded seriously when he saw that Mo Danian was speaking very seriously.
"Alright, go change your clothes and do your homework."
After sending Mo Xiaotian away, Mo Danian couldn't help but smile. His happy expression was even more proud than when he sent Mo Zheng off to the Liangzhou Martial Arts Hall two months ago.
Seeing this, Mo Zheng said, "Brother, don't just be happy for Xiao Tian, what about yourself?"
"Me? You bought an extra batch of herbs so I could try them too?" Mo Danian shook his head and laughed, "I'll pass. I'm too old for that. I couldn't even do it back then, let alone now. Don't waste these good things. Leave them for Qiu'er."
Mo Danian was not old at all, just over twenty, in the prime of his life.
However, for those who want to cultivate martial arts, it is undoubtedly too late.
Why must bloodline awakening occur before the age of twelve?
Because twelve years old is the best time to start practicing martial arts. If you start too early, your muscles and bones will not be fully developed, and if you start too late, you will miss the time to practice martial arts.
At Mo Danian's age, it was naturally too late for him to cultivate martial arts. After all, if one did not reach the Visceral Realm by the age of forty, his Qi and blood would gradually decline, and the possibility of breaking through would become smaller and smaller day by day.
"Brother, give it a try, it's not worth much money," Mo Zheng advised. "Besides, the heart's blood of that hundred-year-old tortoise won't last long enough for Qiu'er to use. If it's kept for too long, it won't be effective, and it would be a waste."
Why did he bring back so many Blood-Awakening Herbs? It was so that his brothers could awaken their bloodlines.
Although Mo Danian was very happy with his sister-in-law, this world was, after all, a world where martial arts reigned supreme.
Which young man hasn't dreamed of becoming a powerful and lofty martial artist?
Upon hearing that the blood of the century-old tortoise couldn't be stored for long, Mo Danian felt a pang of regret. He pursed his lips and said helplessly, "You, you're just wasting money. Oh well, let's give it a try—"
This set of herbs plus the blood of a century-old tortoise is worth over a thousand taels of silver. Even knowing that his second brother is now wealthy, Mo Danian couldn't bear to waste it.
Mo Zheng laughed when he saw that the elder brother had agreed. As long as the elder brother was willing to try, what was a little money?
He went into the woodshed, prepared the medicine, and performed the procedure just like Mo Xiaotian.
As the power of the Xuanwu bloodline was activated, he was immediately in pain all over his body, his veins bulged, and his face and body were covered in cold sweat.
Despite the pain, Mo Danian drank the medicine in one gulp.
"what!"
Under the influence of the medicinal liquid, the faint Xuanwu bloodline power within his body was activated, but the pain also increased dramatically.
Mo Danian howled and rolled on the ground. Dark blue scales began to emerge from his body, but compared to Mo Xiaotian earlier, the process was extremely slow. He only managed to tear through the flesh and reveal a tiny edge before coming to a stop.
It's obvious that Mo Danian's Xuanwu bloodline is much thinner than Mo Xiaotian's.
This is a normal phenomenon. Do you really think that bloodline martial artists are so easy to awaken?
However, there is a herb that can awaken blood!
"Big brother, eat it!"
Mo Zheng handed a piece of blood-awakening grass to Mo Danian's mouth, and Mo Danian chewed it up and swallowed it with difficulty.
Instantly, a special power flowed into his bloodline.
Visibly, the bluish-black scales began to grow rapidly, soon covering his entire body. His pupils gradually transformed into golden vertical pupils, and a tail slowly grew from his coccyx.
"Not enough, not enough!"
Mo Danian roared, he was about to faint from the pain, but he could feel the strange power from the Blood Awakening Grass in his body being completely exhausted.
Mo Zheng handed over another one.
The moment he swallowed it, his eyes changed rapidly, and his tail grew at a much faster rate.
Like Mo Xiaotian, Mo Danian was in so much pain that he fainted.
But soon, his body completed its complete transformation.
Its scales gleamed with a chilling luster, its tail was like a steel whip, and it exuded an astonishing aura of menace.
After all the growth was complete, these abnormalities gradually shrank back, revealing Mo Danian naked.
Upon seeing this, Mo Zheng couldn't help but laugh; he had truly awakened.
Fortunately, there was the Blood-Awakening Herb.
Without a doubt, the two Blood Awakening Grasses enhanced Mo Danian's bloodline power; otherwise, with his thin Xuanwu bloodline, he would not have been able to awaken it at all.
Although this Blood-Awakening Herb is priceless, Mo Zheng felt it was well worth it.
Mo Zheng wouldn't feel any heartache at all if Mo Danian took care of his family, even if he ate all of the Blood Awakening Grass instead of just two plants, Mo Zheng wouldn't feel any pain.
Even the best treasures are only useful to those who use them.
"Big brother, get some sleep. When you wake up, you'll be a bloodline martial artist."
Mo Zheng muttered to himself, "Bloodline martial artists have no cultivation bottlenecks. Before you turn forty, you might have a chance to become a Visceral Realm martial artist."
Mo Zheng was very pleased that his elder brother's bloodline had awakened.
Mo Danian's life was too bitter.
When the beast tide struck, his family was destroyed and he was left with nothing but the burden of family honor and hatred at a young age. He had to take on the responsibility of raising his two younger brothers and beg for a living.
Meeting Wang Yumei was the only light in his life.
However, this was followed by discussions about him being a live-in son-in-law or a freeloader.
Even though Mo Zheng's admission to the Liangzhou Martial Arts Academy greatly changed Mo Danian's situation, there were still plenty of whispers and gossip circulating in the shadows.
But after today, everything will be different.
Looking at the remaining three Blood-Awakening Grasses, Mo Zheng had other ideas.
Ordinary people also possess bloodline power, but compared to those families with inherited bloodlines, theirs is much weaker and they are unable to awaken it at all.
However, there are always exceptions. Just as descendants of bloodline martial artists may experience atavism, ordinary people may also suddenly awaken their bloodline. But compared to bloodline martial artist families, the probability of this is much, much lower.
Even if you don't have the Blood-Awakening Herb, you can still give it a try.
In fact, if he hadn't been worried that these five plants wouldn't be enough for his elder brother and younger brother, he would have tried them as soon as they left the secret realm.
As for selling or giving to bloodline martial arts families as a favor, none of these are as satisfying as becoming a bloodline martial artist yourself.
Now, there are exactly three plants left.
He popped a plant into his mouth.
It has a slightly cool feeling and doesn't have much taste, but after swallowing it, a warm current bursts out!
It was burning hot, a scorching heat that made Mo Zheng's skin turn bright red in an instant!
As a martial artist, Mo Zheng's tolerance for pain undoubtedly far surpasses that of Mo Danian and Mo Xiaotian.
He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to endure it.
In this agonizing torment, it seemed as if some power within his blood was awakening and constantly being released. That fiery power was gradually strengthening Mo Zheng's body and enhancing his vital energy.
But this enhancement quickly weakened.
"It seems that my bloodline power is too weak. One Blood Awakening Grass is not enough to awaken it."
Mo Zheng understood and quickly devoured another plant, causing the fiery power to intensify once more!
Even tiny cracks appeared on my skin, as if something was trying to crawl out, causing itching and pain, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Slow, too slow.
This speed of awakening is not only inferior to Mo Xiaotian's, but also to Mo Danian's, which is a manifestation of the thinness of bloodline power.
Mo Zheng was not discouraged and swallowed the third Blood-Awakening Grass.
The power of the three Blood-Awakening Grasses instantly tore open large patches of his flesh, and crimson feathers, like the glow of the sunset, grew out.
A layer of pale purple flames also ignited around him.
Unfortunately, just as the feathers were growing, Mo Zheng felt the bloodline power that was constantly radiating heat within his body slowly begin to dissipate.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Three stalks of Hemostatic Herb is the limit for a normal person to take; any more than that will not have any effect.
Therefore, Mo Zheng could only helplessly watch as the awakened bloodline power slowly dissipated, and the abnormalities in his body gradually recovered.
It failed.
Although it was expected that bloodline warriors would not be born so easily, failing halfway through the awakening process was still somewhat discouraging.
Fortunately, before awakening his psychic powers, Mo Zheng had suffered so many setbacks that he didn't take it too seriously.
He sighed, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.
The power of his bloodline is clearly related to fire. Perhaps he will encounter other spiritual medicines and divine objects that can enhance his bloodline in the future, and he may have a chance to awaken it again.
But such an opportunity is extremely slim.
The Blood Awakening Grass is already the most effective elixir for awakening bloodlines, but even after using three of them, the awakening process was not completed, let alone anything else.
Those rare and precious medicinal herbs are so rare that they are almost impossible to come across. Even if one were to encounter them, it would likely lead to a bloody struggle.
"Three Blood-Awakening Herbs, increasing Qi and blood, and physical strength —"
Mo Zheng carefully examined the effects, his expression growing even more bitter: "It's equivalent to the effect of taking two Qi Gathering Pills."
Qi Gathering Pills cost 600 taels of silver each and can be bought anywhere.
The Blood-Awakening Grass is worth 100,000 taels per plant, and even then, there's nowhere to buy it.
Mo Zheng ate three plants but failed to awaken his bloodline, which meant he wasted 300,000 taels of silver.
He sighed deeply, feeling as if his heart was being torn apart.
What a spendthrift! He's such a spendthrift!
Back in his room, after changing his clothes, Mo Zheng closed his eyes and sat in meditation to cultivate his internal energy.
Soon, Mo Danian's excited shouts and the muffled sounds of stones bursting could be heard outside. Needless to say, they were testing their strength.
Mo Zheng felt increasingly pained; of the three brothers, he was the only one who hadn't awakened his bloodline.
Because he was found—
Cultivation, cultivation, what kind of bloodline martial artist is this? Their external skills are terrible, they can only rely on brute force and talent. Isn't it just because they were born into a good family?
At the Liangzhou Martial Arts Hall, they probably couldn't even get past the first level of the Tower of Ascension. What's so great about them? Humph!
Bloodline martial artists, trash!
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