Chapter 309: Lan Zao’s Bloodline

The Deep Sea Monster Fish.

The spectral Zi Di was currently cultivating.

She held a soul crystal in each hand, continuously drawing power from them.

The soul crystals appeared to be black, elongated crystals, but at their core, they were the essence of souls. 

Necromancers utilized necromantic magic to slaughter beings of various races, extracting their souls, grinding them, pressing them, and purifying them, ultimately producing soul crystals of varying sizes and qualities.

With the two soul crystals in her hands, Zi Di's soul foundation was advancing at a visible pace. As her soul foundation deepened, her spirit strength also continued to rise.

Soon, the soul crystals in Zi Di's hands completely dissipated.

Zi Di looked at the few soul crystal shards in her hand with regret, feeling a sense of loss.

"Soul crystals are really useful! It's a pity there aren't many of them."

“In fact, Cang Xu was very lucky to be able to purchase them.”

Cang Xu acquired a large amount of undead resources from the undead gathering on Weeping Pine Island.

He stored half of the soul crystals and half of the undead materials on the Iron Lump. 

Additionally, he obtained replicas of all the undead inheritances at the auction. 

Zi Di benefited from this. 

The soul crystals she now used for cultivation came from Cang Xu.

In fact, it wasn't just these gains; Cang Xu also gained a lot of insight at the auction, learning about the current state and situation of necromancers. 

Zi Di also learned that necromancers capable of creating soul crystals were extremely rare. Moreover, even those who could create them rarely sold them externally.   Because once exposed, it would provoke an imperial crackdown or even a scramble among necromancers themselves!

It was a relatively uncommon situation for Jian Gui to sell soul crystals externally. 

Soul crystals could not be abused; they were like food for the soul and had to be used at intervals rather than concentrated in a short period of time.

Using them in the latter manner could cause explosive growth in the soul, leading to indigestion or even soul deformity.

After finishing her soul crystal training, Zi Di began to chant a spell.

Necromancy—Burden Alleviation.

After successfully casting the spell, the power of the Burden Alleviation spell enveloped her. 

The mental burden she had incurred from enslaving other souls became lighter. 

After casting the Burden Alleviation spell three times in succession, Zi Di began chanting the Karma Removal spell.

The name of the Karma Removal spell has an imperial eastern style, and its primary function is to reduce the erosion of negative energy on the necromancer herself. 

Both the Burden Alleviation spell and Karma Removal spell were extremely precious core spells. 

Zi Di has obtained these two spells for some time now. 

The effect of the Burden Alleviation spell on her has begun to weaken significantly.

The Karma Removal spell, however, was still effective.

Zi Di had only recently transformed into a spectral lifeform, but the erosion of negative energy on her was constant and gradually accumulating and deepening.

"Now, I can fully control the silver level ghost Lan Lu. Adding another silver level ghost is also possible."

This was primarily due to the absorption of soul crystals and the use of the Burden Alleviation spell.

“At this rate of progress, my promotion to iron level necromancer is just around the corner.”

Zi Di was an iron level magician in her lifetime, and after her death, she was transformed into an iron level ghostly girl. But after switching to necromancy, she had to start from scratch.

Therefore, her necromancer level was cultivated from the start, and now she was at the bronze level.

Although she had never ceased her related cultivation, the effects of her progress were not significant. 

This situation persisted until she obtained soul crystals, the Burden Alleviation spell, the Karma Removal spell, and so on. 

Therefore, a magician's cultivation heavily relies on resources. If resources were abundant, the effects of training could be greatly improved, saving a lot of time.

Zi Di had a strong premonition.

She could feel that she would be able to be promoted to an iron level magician, and that day was not far off.

This was because she had already gone through the process of being promoted to an iron level magician once before in her lifetime.

The feeling between the two was very similar.

“I just don't know what the qualifications of my ghost body are, and whether the iron level is the upper limit.”

Although Zi Di detected that her bloodline was the Gunpowder Flower bloodline, this answer was related to her body before she died, not her current ghost body.

Zi Di currently did not have the ability to test the bloodline of an undead life.

This was beyond her capabilities.

She had to wait for Cang Xu's return and obtain more comprehensive undead data before she could perform a magic blood test on an undead life form. 

“I hope Cang Xu's mission is a great success.” 

"If he can obtain information on the usage of memory crystals, that would be perfect. It would be a huge piece of good news for all the survivors." 

Zi Di thought to herself and silently wished Cang Xu well.

Whether Cang Xu's mission succeeded or failed, the impact on all the survivors would be enormous.

The day's undead training came to an end.

Zi Di left the training cabin and returned to the alchemy cabin.

The alchemy formation in the alchemy cabin emitted a brilliant glow.

Before the training, Zi Di had already conducted a magic blood test here.

Since she had obtained the key materials from the alchemy materials sent by the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord, Lan Zao's blood test could continue.

However, the reaction time for this magic potion blood test was too long, so Zi Di, valuing her time, had the tower spirit control and oversee the alchemy formation.

She herself went ahead to perform her necromancy cultivation.

When the alchemy cabin door opened, Zi Di immediately saw the results of the magic potion blood test within the alchemy formation.

The small sample of Lan Zao's blood had expanded over a hundredfold in volume, forming a massive blood bubble.

The blood bubble floated above the alchemy formation, slowly rising and falling vertically, constantly fluctuating.

A flash of light shimmered in Zi Di's eyes.

“So, Lan Zao's bloodline is the Fish Bladder bloodline.”

“This bloodline can give its owner a strong perception of airflow.”

"If the bloodline concentration reaches 30%, the owner of the Fish Bladder bloodline can consciously control the gas concentration in their body. For example, by absorbing a large amount of air and infusing it into the bloodstream, they can enhance physical performance." 

“If the bloodline concentration reaches 60%, the possessor of the Fish Bladder bloodline can freely float up and down in water, demonstrating exceptional aquatic prowess.” 

"If the bloodline concentration exceeds 95%, the possessor of the Fish Bladder bloodline can even float mid-air. However, the height at which they can float is limited."

Various pieces of information about the Fish Bladder bloodline flashed through Zi Di's mind.

This information came from the War Merchant's database.

“Obviously, the concentration of this extraordinary bloodline in Lan Zao is very low, definitely less than

"The Fish Bladder bloodline is a silver level bloodline. If Lan Zao can purify it, his strength will break through bronze, cross iron, and reach silver level. This will be a tremendous change to his life trajectory!"

Just as Zi Di was silently thinking, the tower spirit suddenly issued a warning.

Zi Di immediately realized that the alchemy puppet impersonating her on the Love Triangle had come under attack. 

The alchemy puppet impersonating Zi Di had its own behavioral programs and was also remotely controlled by the tower spirit. 

The mysterious assassin's blow dart was coated with poison. The poison reacted violently to the surface of the alchemy puppet, causing it to be detected.

“Enemy attack!”

Zi Di immediately reacted and remotely controlled the alchemy device in the Love Triangle, emitting a loud and shrill alarm.

Then Zong Ge and the others rushed to catch the thief. Zi Di found the alchemy bomb and controlled the scout-type alchemy puppet to take out the explosives. In the end, with the unexpected help of the mage tower, the explosion was stopped in advance.

The mysterious assassin disappeared with the many treasures he had stolen.

The tower spirit then analyzed the poison on the blow dart.

"The cost of manufacturing this highly toxic poison is very high. In order to deal with Hong Teng, a bronze level magician, this gold level assassin was willing to spend a fortune." After seeing the test results, Zi Di felt flattered.

She did not feel in danger.

Even for her, blow darts and poison had no effect on her ghostly body.

Although Zong Ge and the others had scared away the mysterious assassin, everyone's faces were grave.
Where did this mysterious assassin come from?
What exactly is his identity?
What is his primary objective?
Will he return again?
How did he manage to infiltrate the premises?

These questions were of urgent concern to the entire Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps!

If appropriate countermeasures were not taken in a timely manner, then the mysterious assassin who came the first time would naturally come again the second time.

This was a huge psychological burden for all the mercenaries of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.

If such assassins were allowed to come and go as they pleased, they might even be beheaded in their sleep.

The carriage carrying the dragonman youngster was slowly making its way down the street.

He was carefully studying a list in his hands.

Tonight, he accepted an invitation from the Treasure Merchant Alliance. to discuss matters with its leader.

This list came from them.

The Treasure Merchant Alliance. was one of the six major merchant alliances of the Sheng Ming Empire, specializing in the sale of alchemy treasures.

The dragonman youngster wanted to obtain more gold level equipment from this channel.

However, after carefully studying the list in his hand, he found that the equipment provided by the Treasure Merchant Alliance. was inferior to that provided by the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord, with only a few items standing out.

This showed the depth of the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord's resources.

"Commander Long Fu!" Suddenly, a mercenary rushed over to report.

The Love Triangle had been robbed.

Not only had a large amount of alchemy materials and gold level equipment been lost, but the magicians Lao Zhong and Hong Teng had also been assassinated!

The dragonman youngster's face suddenly changed, and he immediately jumped out of the carriage and displayed his strongest form.

Battle skill—Surge!

With the cooperation of spurting smoke ring, he increased his speed to the current limit in just a few seconds.

The commotion caused by the dragonman youngster immediately drew the attention of many people on the street. 

When he returned to the dock, the city guard had already secured the area. A squad of snow elf magicians had boarded the Love Triangle and conducted an on-site investigation. 

Upon seeing the bodies of Lao Zhong and Hong Teng, the dragonman youngster erupted in anger. His face contorted with fury as he growled, “Investigate! Find out the truth! I will make the murderer pay a heavy price." 

The snow elves who came to investigate had already confirmed the deaths of Lao Zhong and Hong Teng. 

Both of these alchemy puppets were equipped with the Anti-investigation and Prophecy spell and Deceptive Disguise spell. Not only did they deceive the mysterious assassin, but they also managed to keep almost everyone else in the dark.

The snow elf magician in charge of the investigation even comforted the dragonman youngster.

He expressed sympathy for the situation.

According to intelligence, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had only two magicians, both of whom had perished in this assassination. This was undoubtedly a massive loss for them, even if only one bronze level and one iron level magician died.

However, when the dragonman youngster returned to the captain's cabin, the resentment on his face quickly disappeared.

Zi Di had secretly rushed back.

The two met in the captain's cabin.

When Zi Di saw the dragonman youngster, she smiled and spread her hands, "I just tested Lan Zao's bloodline, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself dead."

A look of joy flashed across the dragonman youngster's face, and he was about to ask a question.

Zi Di answered him in advance, “Lan Zao's bloodline is the Fish Bladder bloodline, which is consistent with what you predicted earlier.”

“A silver level bloodline... Very good!” The dragonman youngster was happy for Lan Zao.

He then asked, “Can the location of the alchemy equipment be determined?”

Zi Di nodded: "Although the positioning device was blocked for a period of time, it has now been restored. These gold level pieces of equipment are not scattered but concentrated in one place. Looking at the map of Snow Bird Harbor, it should be somewhere in the slums. It is very likely that the mysterious assassin is also there!"

The dragonman youngster nodded: “Next, let's implement the plan we discussed earlier.”