225 Alchemis (1/2)

”My head hurts,” was the first thing Xue Wei groaned out when he opened his eyes. The light was so blinding that he quickly closed them again and covered them with his hand. The light was so bright, even through his closed eyelids, that he felt like tearing up.

”That's odd,” he muttered. ”Since when were my eyes this sensitive?” He had no idea that his eyes had mutated, nor did he know of any other changes that might have happened to his body, but he was able to sense things much better than before. The heaven-and-earth essence itself consisted of small particles in the air, particles that he could sense and even see when he opened his eyes.

”Wei, are you okay?” Hei Gou asked worriedly. Xue Wei sat up and nodded his head. ”Never been better,” he answered with a cheeky grin on his face.

”I seem to have reached the seventh layer of the Ordinary Knight rank,” he muttered to himself, but it was not all that surprising considering that he had been given the heart blood essence of an Azure Dragon.

”That is quite a jump in strength,” Bai Tianyi said praisingly from the side. Xue Wei nodded his head. ”You better keep up, doggy, or you'll fall behind,” Bai Tianyi continued, taking a jab at Hei Gou.

”It will be fine. I can mutate his blood again if need be,” Xue Wei said with certainty. There was a certainty in his voice that had not been there before, and both Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi looked at him, eager to hear what he had to say.

”My blood is many times richer than before. Who gave me some blood?” Xue Wei suddenly asked. Hei Gou and Bai Tianyi both widened their eyes. How did Xue Wei know that he had been specifically fed blood? He had been unconscious up till now!

”It was Lan the Prophet,” Bai Tianyi answered honestly. He was very curious, but he knew that Xue Wei would tell them if he deemed it necessary.

”I see, so it was that troublesome man.” Xue Wei nodded his head and sighed deeply.

”Well, first let me tell you about my situation,” he said after considering his words for a moment, and then leaned against the wall, sitting in a comfortable position.

”I am an Azure Dragon, but still not,” he said with a serious expression on his face. ”In this world, it is supposed to be impossible to be a mixture of a human and a beast. In fact, all mixed breeds are impossible, but that is exactly what I am.”

”When I was unconscious, I inherited the memories of the Azure Dragons, their innate abilities and their heritage.”

”But at the same time, I also knew that I was lacking something. I did not have a high enough purity of Azure Dragon blood in my body to fully unlock this heritage, which is why I couldn't wake up. That extra heart blood essence was just enough to unlock it, but I am still not a full Azure Dragon.”

”I am something different. Thing is, Sovereign Beasts are not as fortunate as we might think; they are bound by several rules and regulations that are cast on their souls, but I am not bound by these as I am only half an Azure Dragon.”

”Also another thing is that my body can use both normal abilities that I can train and the innate abilities of Azure Dragons. I have the best from both sides, and it has mutated into me. As for the downsides, I do not know about them yet.”

”I have two original shapes, both the Azure Dragon body and this, my human body, are my original shapes—and it is impossible for a Diviner to capture me.”

”Although I am not a pureblood Azure Dragon, I still have the blood in my veins, and it has activated, so being fed my blood now is no different from being fed the blood of a true Azure Dragon.”

”There is a lot of boring history in my memory now, alongside rules, regulations and other boring things, but most of all, I have all my innate abilities now.”

”I understand a few things about myself better now,” Xue Wei continued, ”and we have to be very careful with the Primordial Beast race's Council of Elders. They are likely to want to destroy me and use me as a blood sacrifice so that they can mutate a large number of elite beasts and take over the continent once more.”

”This is also why they have helped me so far. The stronger I am, the greater the results of the ritual will be.”

”So what do you plan on doing now?” Bai Tianyi asked worriedly. It sounded as if they were in a tight spot.

”Well, for now, we will continue to the center of the continent. We will meet up with Lan. I have some things I need to clarify, and I also need to pay him back for what he did for me.”

”After that, I suggest we leave the continent for some time. We can travel to the other continents and gain strength. No need to return here before we are strong enough to take on the Council of Elders.”

”You plan on taking on the Council of Elders?” Hei Gou was shocked, but Xue Wei nodded his head. ”We will be fine. We won't return before we are strong enough.”

”Before leaving this continent, after talking with Lan, I have to take a bit of a revenge on the Heping Kingdom,” Xue Wei said with a smirk. ”They killed my brother, so I am going to wash their streets with blood. Last time, I had to flee for my life, but it will not be the same when I go now.”

”Oh, let us not forget about the Flowing Blood Prairie,” Hei Gou added. ”We still have a bit of a grudge with that old tribe in there. They tried to force you into marriage!”

Xue Wei chuckled. ”That's fine,” he said casually. ”We managed to escape after all so it does not matter too much.”