Chapter 1242 Importance Of Blood Dungeon (Part 2)


    A day before Ashley and Anastasia received Evan''s return message from Sylvan…


    "By the way, that friend of yours was sent to Earth because of the Blood Dungeon as well," The ck figure said.


    Evan was momentarily confused upon hearing the ck figure''s words, unsure of whom it was referring to. However, after a moment of thought, someone came to mind, and his eyes narrowed.


    "Are you talking about Valery?" He asked.


    "Yes," The ck figure confirmed. "When she used the Tower of Ascension in Arora World to enter the World Domain, the spirit of the Tower of Ascension immediately noticed the anomaly within her. Specifically, the faint aura of the Monarch Core lingering in her core. The spirit of the Tower of Ascension was also aware of the ongoing crisis involving the Eldritch Creatures on Earth. So instead of sending her to the World Domain, it redirected her to Earth, believing that she might be able to solve the issue of the Eldritch Creatures and protect the Blood Dungeon."


    A thoughtful expression appeared on Evan''s face as he processed the ck figure''s words. After a brief pause, he asked.


    "If Valery was sent here to solve the problem of the Eldritch Creatures, then why didn''t you send her to Azragoth World to destroy the World Passage?"


    The ck figure shook its head.


    "You must be joking. When she was sent here, she was just an S-ranker. Even though there was something unusual about her core, it was still impossible for her to destroy the World Passage, even if I had sent her to Azragoth World," It said and continued.


    "The reason the spirit of the Tower of Ascension sent her to Earth was to help other hunters resist the relentless attacks of the Eldritch Creatures and to buy enough time until you use your title ''The Owner Of Eldoria City'' to enter the World Domain, ande here to solve the matter yourself."


    Evan wasn''t particrly surprised by this exnation, as he had already deduced most of it and simply wanted to confirm his assumptions.


    What intrigued him the most, however, was the Blood Dungeon. From everything the ck figure had told him, it was clear that its actions were primarily aimed at protecting the Blood Dungeon. This, as the figure mentioned, was one of the directives it had received from the Will of Utopia.


    Not long ago, Evan had been inside the Blood Dungeon, climbing the Bloodline Inheritance Steps. Although he had only explored a small part of the dungeon, its peculiar and mysterious nature had quickly be apparent. Yet, he still couldn''tprehend why it was considered so vital.


    "What''s so important about this Blood Dungeon?" He asked after a moment of contemtion.


    The ck figure didn''t provide an immediate answer. Instead, it responded with a question of its own.


    "After climbing the 10,000 steps of the Bloodline Inheritance Steps, what did you learn about it?"


    Evan raised an eyebrow at the unexpected query but decided to respond truthfully.


    "Each step of the stair contains the bloodline of a different race, along with a fragment of that race''s soul. If I sessfully defeat that soul fragment, I can absorb its bloodline into mine, thereby advancing the progress of my Bloodline Awakening. At the same time, repeatedly fighting against these soul fragments helps to temper my soul."


    "That''s a fairly urate description," The ck figure said with a nod. "It exins the basic purpose of the Bloodline Inheritance Steps."


    The figure''s tone then shifted slightly as it asked another question. "Do you know how many steps there are in the Bloodline Inheritance Steps?"


    Evan had pondered this question even before he started climbing but couldn''te up with an urate guess so he shook his head.


    "You have justpleted the first level of Blood Assimtion a few minutes ago," The ck figure said. "Check how many bloodlines you need to absorb to initiate the second level of Blood Assimtion."


    Evan blinked in surprise at the statement and immediately opened his status window, looking at the details of his Blood Assimtion skill.


    When his eyes fell on the number of bloodlines required to initiate the second level of Blood Assimtion, his body froze, and his mouth hung open in disbelief.


    "This…" He muttered, staring at the status window with a dazed expression. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


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    ---) Number of Bloodlines needed to absorb to initiate the second level of Blood Assimtion: 10,000,000


    ---) Current Progress: 10,000 / 10,000,000


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    "Ten million…" He whispered. The sheer magnitude of the requirement made his head spin. The number of bloodlines he needed to initiate the second level of Blood Assimtion had increased from an initial ten thousand to ten million.


    Suddenly, he recalled the ck figure''s earlier question and his eyes widened as realization dawned.


    "You asked me how many steps there are in the Bloodline Inheritance Steps… Since each step contains a different bloodline, and I need ten million bloodlines to initiate the second level, does that mean there are ten million steps?"


    The possibility sent a shudder through him. Initially, he had assumed that the number of steps wouldn''t exceed one hundred thousand.


    But if his guess is correct and there are indeed ten million steps, he is not sure if he can endure the constant onught of soul fragment attacks to climb all the way to the top.


    "No," The ck figure shook its head, "There are not ten million steps."


    Evan exhaled in relief at this rification. However, the ck figure''s next words made his body stiffen.


    "The Bloodline Inheritance Steps contain the bloodline of every single race that has ever existed since the beginning of the universe. The number of steps can be counted in the tens of billions, perhaps even trillions. Even I am not certain of the exact figure."


    Evan''s breath hitched. The revtion left him stunned, his face a mask of disbelief. The idea that the stairs held the bloodlines of every race in existence was almost too vast toprehend.


    After a moment, he refocused on his purpose for climbing the stairs and asked in a subdued tone.


    "Since there are billions—or even trillions—of steps… does that mean I need to climb all of them to fully awaken my bloodline? And more importantly, why must I absorb all these bloodlines to achieve aplete awakening?"