Bloodline of the Wizard-Chapter 259 - 137 Level 2, Failure

According to Soraya’s account, when they were hunting the Third Rank Cold-Scaled Python, two smaller Second-tier ones showed up as well; more or less, all of them had awakened a trace of the Ancient Ice Crystal Demon Snake bloodline.

They had expected it to be more troublesome, but the process turned out to be unexpectedly smooth.

All three Cold-Scaled Pythons were drained of vigor, their strength not even a third of their normal state, as if they had just gone through a major battle.

The four Level 3 Wizards resolved the fight with ease: one Cold-Scaled Python was killed, and two were captured alive.

The people from the three major Wizard Families of White Stone Castle were quite pleased since the harvest was bigger than they had anticipated; they are probably pondering now how to replenish the essence blood lost by the two captured Cold-Scaled Pythons and also discussing how to distribute them.

But for Soraya, this outcome wasn’t ideal.

Soraya took essence blood from the three Cold-Scaled Pythons, yet even the one with the richest bloodline aura differed substantially from what she had expected.

"We won’t proceed with the bloodline transplant for now," Soraya said to Ronan, "First finish the Talent Transplant. We’ll wait for the three Wizard Families to figure out how to restore the bloodline concentration of the two Cold-Scaled Pythons.

Right now, the bloodline essence of the Ancient Ice Crystal Demon Snake within this blood essence is too diluted, almost indistinguishable from that of a normal Cold-Scaled Python, and it’s not worth the risk for you...

A Bloodline Transplant doesn’t have to be done at the same time as the solidification of the Spiritual Power Crystal."

Ronan nodded; pretending he wasn’t disappointed would be a lie, after all, he had almost finished preparing for the Bloodline Transplant.

Being told it’s now not possible, he inevitably felt somewhat let down.

However, this outcome also carried a silver lining, as Ronan had not planned to expose the secret of the "Holy Blood Tree" before Soraya.

After leaving White Stone Castle, he might seek out a suitable bloodline to purify and transplant on his own; he already obtained the core technique of Bloodline Transplant from Soraya.

"Could the anomaly on those Cold-Scaled Pythons be related to those Black Robed Wizards that suddenly intruded?"

Ronan thought of the unexpected encounter with Angelie and her group.

He remembered Basil of the Silver Magic Ring once telling him that after the downfall of Hoddam Academy, the Silent Forest, which also vied for Nephilim’s Key, had been crushed by the massive force of Crimson Tower from the Black Witch Land.

Angelie escaped from Silent Forest, even killing two Level 2 Wizards during her flight.

Now, she seemed to have joined another Black Robed Wizard Force and held a distinguished position within it.

"I don’t think so," Soraya shook her head and said indifferently, "Those bugs from the Black Nightmare Swamp have been lingering around while we hunted the Cold-Scaled Pythons, but they didn’t seem to be there for the Pythons.

They probably didn’t expect our presence.

I suspect... it might have to do with the Ancient ruins near the Snake Nest...

But after the hunt, we four Level 3 Wizards thoroughly inspected the Snake Nest inside and out several times and found no clues...

The ruins had been destroyed by the Cold-Scaled Pythons, and perhaps their injuries were also caused by this..."

"Black Nightmare Swamp..."

Ronan took note of the term brought up by Soraya and nodded without further comment.

"Alright, get ready to advance to Level 2," Soraya cut off the conversation with Ronan and instructed him to prepare.

At this moment, two Rune Formations were laid out on the room’s floor, one large and one small, nestled within each other.

Ronan walked to the center of the formation, sat down, and removed his Magic Robe, revealing his sleek and perfect upper body.

The outer formation was a Crystallization Array necessary for the promotion from Level 1 to Level 2, while the inner one was the Rune Formation for Talent Transplant; everything had been prepared in advance, leaving only the finishing touches.

Soraya divided the Third Rank Cold-Scaled Python essence blood into portions, went through a series of complicated mixtures, then stepped into the formation and began inscribing Ryona’s body with the prepared Cold-Scaled Python essence blood as if painting.

This process didn’t take long, and within half an hour, Soraya had covered Ronan’s body with various twisted, droplet-shaped runes.

Including his neck and cheeks, every stroke pointed towards his forehead.

When the last stroke was applied, Soraya stepped out of the Array, and with a mysterious spell symbol drawn in the air in front of her, a faint spiritual power flowed from her fingertips, along with the invisible symbol, into the Array on the ground as a beam of light.

Guided by the spiritual power, the outer Crystallization Array began to operate, emitting streams of fine light, like a complex and delicate machine starting up.

Ronan, at the center of the formation, felt an intangible pressure subtly forming.

This pressure was not on his body but rather on his spiritual power in a rather peculiar way.

It was similar to the pressure he felt when he first faced Soraya’s fully unleashed Level 3 Wizard spiritual power, though much gentler.

As the Array rotated, the pressure gradually increased; Ronan closed his eyes and entered a state of meditation.

In the Consciousness Space, Ronan "saw" his own ball of spiritual power, a mixture of solid and liquid, trembling slightly under the pressure exerted by the formation; under normal circumstances, the transformation of spiritual power would have already started.

However, Ronan’s spiritual power purity far exceeded that of an ordinary Late Stage Level 1 Wizard, so the current level of pressure was far from sufficient for him.

He took this opportunity to bring forth his [Frozen Soil] Seal and begin perfecting and upgrading it towards [Tundra Frozen Soil] as per the inheritance given by Soraya.