Chapter 1432: Lifeblood Wheel (2/2)
“Stop!”
His finger emanated dazzling wood power as he pointed it at his heart in an attempt to cut off whatever connection Nie Tian had established with him and expel the power Nie Tian might have infiltrated him with.
FIZZ! FIZZ!
Wisps of dazzling wood power flew into his heart to cleanse it over and over.
However, the unusual heartbeat didn’t stop.
Deeply uneasy, Grand Monarch Primal Wood asked, “What in the world is the origin of your bloodline? Why can you affect my heartbeat with your own?”
Floating calmly over the dead realm, Nie Tian said, “Perhaps that’s because you’re a Floragrim. The Floragrims’ bloodline has a close connection to wood power. Even your race was only born because of what you received from the Tree of Life. To upgrade your bloodline, you need realms with rich life force like the Realm of Wood Spirit. Only by channeling power from plants can you strengthen yourselves.
“Even though your people’s bloodline originates from the Tree of Life, it’s only a branch of the ‘life bloodline.’”
As soon as he said these words, the exasperated Grand Monarch Primal Wood suddenly fell silent.
Chu Rui and Pei Qiqi, who were originally planning to attack Grand Monarch Primal Wood together, were dumbstruck as well.
“I don’t follow,” Grand Monarch Primal Wood said in a grim voice.
After a moment of hesitation, Nie Tian said, “Perhaps we do need to talk.”
Then, he turned to face Pei Qiqi and Chu Rui. “Let’s have a truce. I suppose this Floragrim grand monarch won’t make another attempt to kill me before I help eliminate his confusion. Also, life-or-death battles are unnecessary between us and the Floragrims, or the other races of the Spirit World.”
“They started the war,” Chu Rui said.
“I know,” Nie Tian said.
Then, he turned to Grand Monarch Primal Wood and said, “I’d like to have a talk with you if you can remain calm. Perhaps what I’m about to say will inspire you.”
Grand Monarch Primal Wood was taken aback.
After a moment of pondering, he nodded and said, “Alright, come. I promise I won’t hurt you.”
“What about us?” Chu Rui asked.
“Just stay where you are.” As a thought entered Nie Tian’s mind, the blood-colored wheel flew to float between him and Grand Monarch Primal Wood. Maintaining the rotation of the Lifeblood Wheel with his flesh and wood power, he flew down to the ground and said, “Have you discovered that this special wheel of mine has a strong suppressing effect on your bloodline?”
Grand Monarch Primal Wood let out a cold harrumph and said, “This is just the first time I’ve seen a secret magic that can affect heartbeat and blood flow, nothing more. Once I make adjustments and think things through, I can definitely find a solution.” He refused to admit that his bloodline was being suppressed by the peculiar blood-colored wheel.
Nie Tian smiled casually and said, “I believe you’ll be able to find a way to ease your discomfort, but the bloodline suppression will always be there, just like how Ancientspirits, Demons, Phantasms, and Bonebrutes will always tremble in fear before this bone of mine.”
Hearing this, Grand Monarch Primal Wood carefully sensed the Star Behemoth bone and the blood-colored wheel with his bloodline power.
Grand Monarch Primal Wood took a deep breath and said, “Alright, I admit that that bone and that wheel have some suppressing effect on my bloodline. But that bone belongs to a Star Behemoth. Star Behemoths were the true overlords of the starry river back in the Primal Era. All living beings were easy prey in their eyes.
“So I understand that a Star Behemoth’s bloodline aura can make me instinctively uneasy.
“However, I don’t understand why that wheel you condensed with your Blood Essence also has a suppressing effect on my bloodline, causing my heart to beat unusually.”
“All this time, I’ve been referring to my bloodline as a life bloodline,” Nie Tian said.
Grand Monarch Primal Wood’s eyebrows rose. “Life bloodline? The Tree of Life also has a ‘life’ in its name. But we Floragrims refer to our bloodline as the Floragrim bloodline, not a life bloodline. The other higher beings also refer to our bloodline as the Floragrim bloodline. Even we ourselves don’t think it’s appropriate to call our bloodline a ‘life bloodline.’”
With a derisive smile, Nie Tian said, “I guess that’s because even Grand Monarch Primal Wood, the first of your kind, knew that your bloodline was only a branch of the life bloodline. Beings that have flesh and blood, like the major outsider races, are regarded as life forms, as are beings that don’t have fleshly bodies but have developed intelligence, right?”
Grand Monarch Primal Wood looked confused. “What do you mean?”
“I’m saying that there are a wide variety of life forms,” Nie Tian said with a deep look in his eyes, which shone with the light of wisdom. “Ancientspirits and all the major outsider races are lives. Even the Bonebrutes that are wreathed in death Qi and the Heavenly Corpses made by those from the Heavenly Corpse Sect count as lives. All kinds of flowers and grass that have developed intelligence, such as the Heaven-equal Vine and the Heavenly Demonsbane, are also considered lives.
“My bloodline leads to the fundamental truths of life, all life. Therefore, my bloodline is called a life bloodline.
“Perhaps your people’s bloodline can also be referred to as a life bloodline. However, it wouldn’t be the life bloodline in its true sense.”
Grand Monarch Primal Wood’s face grew cold. “So you’re saying that your bloodline is superior to ours?”
Nie Tian laughed. “I bet you don’t want to believe or accept it if I put it that way, but that’s the truth. My bloodline is purer and more advanced. My life bloodline allows me to refine flesh power as well as wood power.
“That’s also why both the Godspirit Tree and the Heaven-equal Vine took the initiative to approach me. The coexisting flowers inside a friend of mine were bent on stealing my bloodline because it represents the ultimate origin of life!”
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