Chapter 958: Collecting Intel


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    The ck serpent leader had already been a First-stage Divine Warrior prior to the bloodline awakening. Thus, his improvement wouldn''t be as huge as a Demigod or Transcendent achieving it.


    Nevertheless, for a First-stage Divine Warrior to advance to Sixth-stage Divine Warrior in one go was nothing short of a miracle for the ck serpents.


    After all, their ck Serpent Bloodline had never been strong, to begin with. If it were, the ck serpents wouldn''t have needed to rely on the Golden Dragon Bloodline.


    In fact, if they had not encountered the pure Golden Dragon Bloodline by chance and raised a few Demigod-rank life forms, their ck Serpent n would have never dominated the Western Sea.


    Even the ck serpent leader reaching First-stage Divine Warrior was considered a miracle. The pure golden dragon blood could only improve the ck serpent''s physique and power to a certain extent. Without higherpatibility or bloodline awakening, too much golden dragon blood would be poison.


    "Is this really my strength?" the ck serpent leader was dazed.


    Despite sensing the incredible vitality coursing through his body, he still couldn''t believe his divine body would leap five stages with a single bloodline awakening. His blood also flowed more smoothly, and it was so much easier to draw strength from his divine body.


    The weakness of the ck Serpent Bloodline had been mostly reced by the advantages of the superior Golden Dragon Bloodline.


    The ck serpent leader could no longer be considered a Gold-horned Mutant Serpent after receiving his bloodline awakening; he was now a Gold-scaled Dragon-Serpent.


    While he wasn''tpletely freed from the serpent bloodline, he could be considered a dragon.


    "Congrattions on your sessful bloodline awakening, n Leader!" the elder serpents and n members praised with excitement.


    The envy could also be seen in their eyes.


    "Thank you for this invaluable blessing, my Lord! The ck Serpent n is forever in your debt!" the ck serpent leader said with heartfelt gratitude.


    With his first bloodline awakening, his future descendants would also enjoy the benefits of the Gold-scaled Dragon-Serpent Bloodline. If he could also partner up with another Gold- scaled Dragon-Serpent, their n''s future would be secured and not decline.


    Nevertheless, that would also mean the ck Serpent Bloodline would eventually disappear.


    Although the ck Serpent Bloodline could also evolve, the difficulty was much higher than adopting a superior bloodline. As such, the ck Serpent n couldn''t be med for choosing the easy way forward.


    Not everyone was blessed with the wisdom and resources to challenge the more difficult road.


    "It''s too early to thank me," Vaan calmly smiled.


    Although he was slightly disappointed in the ancestral potential of the Golden Dragon Bloodline, he couldn''t argue with the results. At the very least, the experiment had been sessful.


    The Evesting Blood Refining Art was indeed capable of stimting bloodline awakenings.


    After Vaan helped the ten elder serpents achieve bloodline awakening as well, the ck Serpent n weed the addition of ten Divine-rank life forms. The strongest of the dragon-serpent elders became Fourth-stage Divine Warriors and the weakest were at least Third-stage Divine Warriors.


    The ck Serpent n''s strength had soared to an unprecedented peak.


    However, it was still inferior to the behemoth known as the Celestial Kingdom. Even so, the ck Serpent n had be absolutely loyal to Vaan after his benevolent act.


    At the same time, those who did not receive the blessing of bloodline awakening became extremely motivated to serve Vaan. They figured that if they could serve Vaan diligently, they would also have a chance of receiving the blessing of bloodline awakening.


    Meanwhile, Vaan became confident in the bloodline awakening procedure after sufficient practice.


    Once we returned, he could also help the others improve their strengths via bloodline awakening.


    Nevertheless, Vaan wasn''t too sure about helping Astoria raise her bloodline purity and achieve a second awakening. If he had to ride a giant lizard in the future, his feelings would certainly beplicated.


    Sometime after the excitement in the ck Serpent n died down, everyone returned to serious business.


    "The ck Serpent n has ruled over the Western Sea for several hundred thousand years, but our control over such arge body of water isn''t actually that strong. However, now that our n''s strength has improved immensely, we should be able to strengthen it and expand our surveince," the dragon-serpent leader said.


    "How much do you know about the Celestial Kingdom? Do you know the location of its cities?" Vaan asked.


    "We actually don''t know too much about the Celestial Kingdom, my Lord. Usually, it''s the Nauticans who reach out to us; we can''t look for them," the dragon-serpent leader replied apologetically before adding, "However, we have heard a lot of rumors from other marine life under our rule over the years."


    "As such, while we don''t know the precise location, we believe one of the Celestial Kingdom''s settlements might be situated somewhere on the border that divides the inner and outer


    seas,"


    "That said, we also can''t be too certain. Generally, marine life tends to avoid the border," the dragon-serpent leader added.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    "Why is that?" Vaan asked. The topic piqued his interest.


    "I can''t say for the other marine life, but for our n, it''s an instinctive behavior towards danger. The Outer Sea isn''t a forgiving ce for weak life forms, my Lord. Even I do not dare to venture into that ck sea," the dragon-serpent leader stated.


    "I see," Vaan uttered thoughtfully.


    If even a Divine-rank life form didn''t dare to venture into the Outer Sea, then it must be a


    truly dangerous ce.


    However, Vaan couldn''t help but wonder.


    Was the toxicity of that unpurified sea truly that lethal? Or were the sea monsters that were able to thrive in that ce simply powerful?


    Being powerful and non-sentient was a dangerousbination, but being powerful and sentient was an even more dangerousbination.


    Ultimately, the Outer Sea was just not a ce for the weak to survive. Such was thew of the


    jungle. It was the survival of the fittest.


    That said, Vaan couldn''t help but think about Gehenna''s Darksea Abyss Territory when he thought about the Boundless Sea''s outer region.


    Did they have a connection? Or was the ck sea just a coincidence?


    "Let us put aside the Celestial Kingdom''s matter for now," Vaan changed the subject as he asked, "How many other marine ns rule the Inner Sea?"