Chapter 950: Hello Friend (1/2)

The gem emitted a gentle white color, frigid to the touch. The moment Krune grabbed hold of it, he could feel his hand turn slightly numb. This was considering he already possessed Monster Gecko Blood, being immune to even freezing conditions.

”Success!” Krune bellowed in joy and pocketed it. He swiftly ran through all the other caves and collected the Blood Essence Crystals that had been produced. After that, he sprinted back to his cave, calculating all his gains.

Everything of value, he placed in the boat. Then, he arrived at the pool and plunged into it, taking in a deep breath as he swallowed the white gem. In an instant, his body turned numb as even his exhales began to frost over, turning into small ice spikes on his nose. He could feel something in his body block the process. After all, his limit was only five passive abilities.

Krune hurriedly summoned his tablet and noticed a prompt asking if he wished to replace the new passive ability with one of the five in his possession.

He hurriedly selected Monster Gecko Blood as the ability to be replaced with the new one, watching something from his body be expelled immediately.

Krune then plopped into the pool completely as the water began to slowly turn into ice. Nothing unexpected happened after that, as a couple of minutes later, the warm temperature caused the ice to melt.

Another minute later, Krune got up, breaking all the ice lodged on his body. He then noticed that he no longer felt cold. Though, he could sense that his blood had turned colder now, a weapon on its own.

Using a needle that he had created, Krune pricked his index finger, watching a droplet of blood fall on the pool, the water turning into ice immediately. ”That's incredible. The freezing effect has become even more potent now.”

He then thought, gently unleashing his Neon Radiance through the palm on his right, hitting the beam on the cave walls where water was seeping through at an incredibly slow pace. He then closed his eyes and focused on his blood, causing it to connect with the Neon Radiance on the skin.

Unfortunately, nothing happened. Then, remembering something, Krune activated his Ocean Heart, noticing the image of five rings flash in his mind. The fifth ring hadn't fully recovered yet but had around half the maximum energy.

His heart began to pump the energy through his blood, slightly amplifying his physical prowess. On top of that, since the energy was carried through his blood, as he concentrated, the energy began to interact with the coldness in his blood, eventually taking up that property.

Krune then supplied the energy to his Neon Radiance, watching the light turn white. The moment it happened, he could see a faint layer of ice form on the cave walls. In any case, it was a slow process, not instantaneous as when he had dropped a droplet of blood.

Nevertheless, the moment he saw it, Krune was overjoyed. ”That's an incredibly strong passive ability.”

He then began to practice with it, eventually muttering in the end, ”The reason I can combine two passive abilities into one is thanks to the Ocean Heart that pumps energy into my blood. Since the blood interacts with everything in my mortal body, it allows me to do this. Without the Ocean Heart, I wouldn't have been able to create this effect.”

He began to laugh in joy after that. ”As long as I develop myself in this manner, I'll eventually be able to head towards the Tertiary Landmass and face against the Supreme Monster.”

Krune then double-tapped his glabella, summoning his tablet as he gazed into it, reading the latest line. ”Obtained Passive: Frozen Blood.”

”As direct as always.” He then punched the tablet, noticing a different message be displayed. ”So, I have 7 Godly Points now. I spent seven Godly Points to visit here and have earned the same. If I consider in that regard, I have wasted a year. But in actuality...”

He smiled as he continued muttering to himself, ”I got the Ocean Heart. Just that alone makes this trip worth it.” He then stepped into the boat, looking at the pile of Blood Essence Stones he had accumulated. ”On top of that, these are bonuses that would help me in my future hunts.”

Adrift on the ocean, he wasn't able to prepare himself. But after being on land for a year, he was able to create everything that he would be needed in the future, allowing him to be ready for whatever he faced next.

For the next couple of days, Krune didn't leave the boat, afraid that he would be teleported out when he wasn't with the boat. He then gazed at the parchment that would send him back when ripped, smiling at his silliness.

Instead of waiting for the next few days in worry that he would be teleported at the wrong time, he might as well leave on his initiative. After all, there was no chance for him to affect the other three villages or reap any Godly Points.

Besides, the thicket of trees caused by the war between the first two villages would eventually produce a ton of massive fruits. After all, all the bone trees had grown by absorbing blood from Monster Geckos that were alive. So, if Krune thought about it, at least 600 massive fruits would be produced.

If even only one in a hundred survived eating that, around six Mutants would be birthed. Besides, two bone trees were growing from the blood of Mutants. So, they would produce the colossal fruits that, when a Mutant consumed it, would cause it to become a King.

On top of that, there was a bone tree that grew by absorbing the blood of a King. As for what it would produce, even Krune was unaware. Besides, when he was trying to birth Mutants, he only used whatever Monster Gecko he could get his hands on.