Chapter 214: The Bloodline of the Dou Emperor and Source Qi!
In the legend of the Buli Werewolves, they too were once a top-tier golden race that produced an emperor. Unfortunately, their emperor appeared too early, and over the next tens of thousands of years, their bloodline gradually deteriorated, eventually becoming like any other race.
The bloodline of a Dou Emperor cannot last forever. The power of the bloodline weakens over time as its integrity and completeness decline. If the Buli Werewolves had once been a golden race that produced an emperor, their emperor would have reigned far earlier than the ancestors of today's powerful magical beast races.
On the Dou Qi Continent, to break through to become a Dou Emperor, one must possess sufficient Source Qi. The Eight Emperors of humanity almost drained the last bit of foundation from the Dou Qi Continent, and the ancient Emperor Tuo She nearly closed the last door.
For those in later generations who wish to become emperors, they can only find different ways to break through the window.
A thousand years ago, Xiao Xuan, the head of the Xiao family, attempted to extract the spirituality from the blood of his entire family to forcibly break through to the Dou Emperor realm, but he ultimately failed.
However, Xiao Xuan's attempt inspired other imperial families in different ways.
After all, if an experiment fails, it's either because the direction was wrong or... the effort wasn't enough.
Undoubtedly, the Ancient Clan, the Medicine Clan, and other imperial families believed the direction was wrong, but only the other two imperial families believed the effort wasn't enough.
Sometimes, extraordinary perception can severely affect one's thinking. At least, when the Ancient Clan and others only saw failure, certain perceptive "madmen" saw more.
"...Great Priest, I have a question." While refining the Buli bloodline within A Xiao's body, Jiang Lin suddenly asked, "The golden families you mentioned—are they referring to those with this spiritual bloodline? And how is this spiritual bloodline formed?"
Jiang Lin's sudden question made the Buli Great Priest pause slightly, then, after observing Jiang Lin, who was focused on sensing the changes in the Buli bloodline, she thought for a moment before replying in a voice full of nostalgia: "...That's right. Only those with inherited bloodlines can be called golden families, or rather, golden races. In fact, the two concepts are basically the same."
"In your human race, the Ancient Eight Families are called human, but the difference between them and ordinary humans might be even greater than the difference between humans and magical beasts. According to the old stories passed down by our ancestors, the Stone Tribe of humans is vastly different from other human tribes. The absurd part is, they still call themselves human, yet they look at the golden families of the Beast Domain as separate species."
"Hmm, that's true." Jiang Lin fell silent slightly upon hearing this. What the Buli Great Priest said made sense. Many strange things existed among the ancient imperial families, and if they wanted to call themselves human, then there was nothing to be done. However, the Buli Great Priest's words gave Jiang Lin a new perspective: If all magical beasts were regarded as beast races, could the Buli Werewolves be considered an imperial family among the beast races?
In some sense, humanity was indeed overstepping. Even though they could create an entirely new species due to their strange forms, they still insisted on calling themselves human and applied double standards on magical beasts.
"Regarding how spiritual bloodlines are formed... that's something to do with how we Buli Werewolves perceive the world," the Buli Great Priest continued.
"We believe all things have spirits. When the world was first created in chaos, various innate divine beings emerged. These divine beings eventually evolved into countless living creatures. Some creatures became strong, others weak, but all of them had the qualification to cultivate the energy of heaven and earth. Over time, some creatures grew stronger, occupying better resources for survival and cultivation, while the weak ones became weaker."
The Buli Great Priest's metaphysical worldview clashed with Jiang Lin's materialistic worldview, but Jiang Lin didn't stubbornly hold onto his own ideas. After all, if something like traveling across worlds could happen, why fuss over whether the world is material or idealistic? He followed a practical, pragmatic worldview.
"Although the weak are weak, they still retain the qualification to cultivate the energy of heaven and earth. The strong, however, break through the limitations of their bloodlines, evolving into higher realms and leaving behind their inherited bloodlines."
"Unfortunately, saint-level warriors cannot leave behind inherited bloodlines. Only true emperors have the ability to break the shackles of their bloodlines and create new races," the Buli Great Priest continued. Though she hadn't intended to say so much, she couldn't help but feel sentimental when she encountered someone like Jiang Lin, who might share similar experiences.
In her eyes, Jiang Lin might be a descendant of an imperial family or a practitioner from a hidden family, or perhaps even an accidental lucky soul who had "returned to the ancestral form." Whatever the case, she felt deeply moved, for it had been centuries since her tribe had encountered someone like this.
"Create a new race?" Jiang Lin's expression shifted slightly. The Buli Great Priest's statement was quite novel, giving him a lot of new insight.
After learning at the Weapon Refiners' Guild, Jiang Lin understood that the reason there were no more Dou Emperors or spiritual weapons in this world was because both Dou Emperors and spiritual weapons required the consumption of something called "Source Qi."
From the perspective of a weapon refiner, Source Qi was used to inscribe Dao marks, giving spiritual weapons a kind of law-based power. The power of laws was like a dimensional strike against other forms of power. Even though exotic flames were powerful, the Dao marks inscribed by the Flame Heaven Sealing Tower were based on the fire law, making all exotic flames across the world laughable in comparison, even though they could still show off in this "degenerate age."
From the perspective of a Dou Emperor, Source Qi was what allowed them to break through to become a Dou Emperor. In other words, Source Qi granted them the qualification to grasp the laws of the world. Source Qi was also used to carry the Dao of the individual, and this Dao reflected across the world, creating Dao marks. Only then could a family's members all break through at the same time—"one person achieves the Dao, and the whole family ascends!"
This was why, the moment an emperor was created, all members of the Dou Emperor's bloodline would break through at the same time. If Dou Emperor bloodlines solely relied on bloodline transmission, it would be impossible to achieve in time. Only through the world's laws could this "quantum entanglement"-like phenomenon happen, allowing an entire clan to ascend.
If someone understood the "quantum entanglement" secret...
"Great Priest, didn't you mention that a human ancient imperial family had fallen? Can you tell me more about that? I haven't heard about it before." Jiang Lin suddenly felt a shock in his heart. It seemed he was about to touch the truth of the world again.
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