Chapter 167: Bloodline Propagation (1/2)

Lu Yin instantly understood the situation. The Daynight, Mavis, and Phoenix clans all had powerful bloodlines that they had inherited from their ancestors. This inheritance was passed down from generation to generation through their bloodline. Everything was written in the previous generations’ genes, and the descendants who inherited those genes would also inherit a strength that surpassed the average person’s. This type of inherited strength was similar to an innate gift, and it could also be developed through further cultivation. The Butterfly Tribe’s bloodline held similar traits to the Phoenix clan’s undying bird bloodline, but it was nowhere near the level of an Innerverse clan.

Many powerhouses would wait until they reached peak strength before they started thinking about having descendants. They did this both to preserve their strength and to allow the next generation to have a better starting point. In this manner, it was possible to birth a strong clan after countless years of repeating this cycle.

“So your Butterfly Tribe found the bloodline of some ancient powerhouse and then repurposed it into the core inheritance of your tribe. You people aren’t even true blood relatives,” Lu Yin said.

Amu shook his head. “No, we are blood relatives. In order to inherit the ancient bloodline, all of the blood in our bodies is completely replaced. Everyone in our Butterfly Tribe is blood related to each other by an equal extent.” Then Amu suddenly lowered his head and sadly whispered, “Except for me.”

“Why?” Lu Yin was puzzled.

Amu’s tone turned dull as he explained, “My mother was chosen to become a member of the tribe. But because of a mistake, she became pregnant with me when she inherited the bloodline. The Butterfly Tribe only chooses young, pure girls to become their members, but due to a mistake, my mother ended up giving birth to me. That’s why I’m the only male in the Butterfly Tribe, and it’s also why I don’t have a pure bloodline.”

Lu Yin sympathetically patted Amu’s shoulder. He could imagine how miserable this fellow’s life in the Butterfly Tribe had been, and how he had been used as a negative example by the tribe. “What happened to your mother?”

“She died not long after she gave birth to me.” Amu became even gloomier, clearly not wanting to talk about this matter any further.

Lu Yin did not probe any deeper and instead looked off into the horizon.

After a while, Amu said, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have bothered you with these irrelevant matters.”

Lu Yin quickly changed the topic. “The Butterfly Tribe must be very strong if this entire weave is named after it.”

“That’s cheating,” Lu Yin exclaimed in shock.

Amu forced a smile onto his face. “This is the Butterfly Tribe that rules its eponymous weave. No one dares to refuse our orders here, and not even the several surrounding weaves dare to challenge us.” Amu looked at Lu Yin as he continued, saying, “I remember that your spacecraft had Astral-10’s emblem. What a coincidence. The strongest member of the Butterfly Tribe’s younger generation, Angie, is in Astral-7. You two are actually fellow students.”

Lu Yin’s brows arched up. Did I miss something? He had clearly seen a hint of joy in Amu’s eyes when he mentioned Lu Yin’s supposed misfortune.

Speaking of which, the Astral Combat Academy really had attracted a bunch of freaks. Not only were the young geniuses from the various strong powers and clans in the Innerverse attending, but even the strongest descendents from powers like the Outerverse’s Butterfly Tribe were going. The Outerverse had seventy two weaves, and even though it was difficult to produce freakish geniuses, it was normal for them to have some. These Outerverse geniuses were already a pain to deal with, and after taking the Innerverse geniuses into consideration, it seemed that the Astral Combat Tournament was going to be very lively.

“To be honest, I don’t believe that the Butterfly Tribe’s ability to strengthen themselves through absorbing the power of nearby plants is unlimited. If there were no limit, then the tribe would have carved out a place for themselves in the Innerverse,” Lu Yin said.

Amu put on a helpless expression. “The facts are what they are. Of course we cannot absorb energy without limit. It’s also not possible if the plant is too strong. However, that latter restriction is often not applicable as there are very few plants that are that powerful. And, as the power of the tribe member increases, they will eventually be able to absorb a powerful plant’s strength. And so, the potential of every Butterfly Tribe member will continue to increase as they continue cultivating.”

What a troublesome tribe. Lu Yin was left with a deep impression of the Butterfly Tribe.

About a day later, the duo saw smoke rising above the tall forest. Smoke was a sign of life, so they quickly rushed over.

Before long, they passed through another large forested area and saw that the smoke was from a giant tribe, the sight of which nearly caused Amu to wet himself. Over a dozen giants were dismembering some trial takers, and Lu Yin and Amu had arrived just in time to see a male trial taker being ripped apart limb by limb as his blood splattered across the ground.

He was one of the men that they had bumped into earlier, from the group of four males and the one female. At the moment, only the girl was still alive, and a small giant was toying with her in its hands. The rest of the group had long since been torn to pieces, their blood staining the ground as a metallic scent filled the air.

Amu was terrified by the grisly scene. His face paled and he trembled in fright.

Lu Yin’s eyes turned cold. That small giant was tightly pinching the girl, to the point where she could not make any noise if she wanted to—all she could do was contort her face into tighter and tighter expressions of pain. Just as the small giant was about to exert enough force to cause the girl’s body to explode, his head was lopped off. The giant’s body slowly toppled over as blood gushed out of its gaping neck like a fountain. Lu Yin momentarily appeared in the sky before he used Flash again, vanishing and reappearing in front of another giant.

The second giant didn’t even have a chance to react before its skull was smashed apart by Lu Yin’s palm. Its pupils dilated briefly before turning grey, and then it perished.

Roar!

The remaining giants angrily attacked Lu Yin. One was even a Limiteer, and it heavily slapped towards a seemingly empty space in the air. A great shockwave that covered a thousand meters flew forth, even sending Amu stumbling back.

Lu Yin raised his hand, and nine stars appeared around it, although the ninth star’s appearance was indistinct. The nine stars of his Cosmic Palm then combined into one and formed a galaxy. The palm then tore through the Limiteer giant’s shockwave and crashed into its chest. The void distorted and then collapsed as the Limiteer giant was torn asunder by Lu Yin’s lone palm attack. Its blood gushed out towards the distant end of the forest like a tsunami crashing into land as it extinguished the smoking fires.