Chapter 474 445: Bloodline Potential

"To hell with refinement! How can all this pointless etiquette save the world?!"

Jia Liangcai bared his chest. His once-scrawny ribs and sunken chest were now filled out with bulging muscles.

Qian Muzhen was dumbfounded. "This Golden Apple's effect is miraculous!"

Just one apple was all it took for the wizened old Jia Liangcai to swell up as if inflated, transforming into a brawny man.

'This completely defies all medical sense!'

'Even the best tonic needs time for the body to absorb its nutrients.'

'But this happened in just a few seconds! It's beyond belief.'

Qian Muzhen's eyes lit up. "A treasure, an absolute treasure."

As for his physique becoming so robust, he couldn't care less.

Having treated so many patients, he understood one thing deeply: for the same illness, someone with more meat on their bones always lasted longer than someone without.

Qian Muzhen stroked his goatee, eagerly picking up a Golden Apple and taking small, slow bites.

He had heard from the others that the Golden Apple was incredibly delicious, and he wanted to eat it slowly to better savor the flavor.

When he finished the Golden Apple, Qian Muzhen let out a long sigh. "A pity, a pity."

"A pity about what?" Jia Liangcai asked, his breathing heavy as he straightened his clothes.

"It's a pity that I'll probably only get to eat something so delicious this one time."

Jia Liangcai chuckled. "If you follow my Lord, what delicacy will we not be able to taste in the future?"

After speaking, he couldn't help but feel his now incredibly muscular physique, which was comparable to a man in his prime. "I never thought this old body of mine would have a build like this in my lifetime."

After the men had finished their Golden Apples, Qin Ziwen used Insight.

[Extraordinary Human (Jia Liangcai): ☆☆☆☆★]: Level 1 Xiyao Bloodline.

[Extraordinary Human (Zhang Meng): ☆☆☆☆★]: Level 1 Xiyao Bloodline.

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Qin Ziwen observed them for a moment and found that they had all awakened the Xiyao Bloodline.

"You've all awakened the Xiyao Bloodline. Has anyone heard of it?"

Jia Liangcai frowned in thought. "It sounds a little familiar."

Qian Muzhen suddenly spoke up. "The *Ancient Medical Codex* records that the ancient sage Feng Cang was ordered by the Human Emperor Xiyao to identify medicinal herbs and distinguish a hundred poisons. Could this Xiyao be that Human Emperor?"

Hearing Qian Muzhen's words, Jia Liangcai had a flash of insight. The Great Yong exercised extremely strict control over certain aspects of culture and knowledge, even burning and banning many books after the change in dynasty. The name had sounded familiar because he must have seen a fragment of it in some miscellaneous notes long ago.

After the four men finished their Golden Apples, their physiques had become much more robust than before.

After some testing, they found that their Xiyao Bloodline mainly manifested as an increase in physical strength and recovery speed. No other aspects had been discovered for the time being.

Qin Ziwen had never heard of the "Xiyao" they spoke of. He figured it must be a historical or legendary figure from the Great Yong's native world, similar to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of Earth.

Seeing that the others had eaten, Tao Fu, Yan San, and Yan Wu also picked up the Golden Apples on the table and ate them one by one.

All three of them awakened the Xiyao Bloodline.

Qian Muzhen joked, "It seems we're all descendants of Xiyao."

"We're out of Golden Apples. Xiaowu, go pick two more," Qin Ziwen said, looking at his younger brother.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Qin Ziwu took two steps, then turned back. "Just two?"

"Pick three Golden Apples for now."

Qin Ziwu paused for a second, then nodded. "Okay."

After his brother left, Qin Ziwen picked up a Cursed Golden Apple and tossed it to Mogu.

Mogu caught the Cursed Golden Apple in his massive palm, where it looked like a small grape.

He opened his mouth and tossed the Cursed Golden Apple in, like dropping a pebble into a deep cavern.

Then, Qin Ziwen heard the sound of the tide.

It rose from all directions at once, as if an unseen ocean was surging up from beneath the ground.

The air grew moist, carrying a salty, fishy smell.

Qian Muzhen couldn't help but sniff the air and mutter, "The sea?"

The next moment, Mogu's body swelled as if being inflated.

His bones emitted a low rumble, like the shifting of the seabed's crust. Layers of muscle bulged upon one another, and flickering, dark cyan patterns appeared on the surface of his skin.

He was like a great undersea mountain, growing right before their eyes.

His back arched high, and a dull tearing sound came from his shoulder blades. The dark cyan patterns slithered across his body, spreading from his spine to his arms, then crawling up his neck to finally converge around his eyes.

His height broke through the Ten-Meter Level.

Qin Ziwu returned, carrying three Golden Apples, just in time to witness this scene.

He stood in the doorway, head tilted back, his mouth hanging open. "Holy shit."

Mogu opened his eyes.

Deep within his pupils, a terrifying Prehistoric Giant Beast seemed to be swimming.

"I feel better than ever before." His deep voice was like two stone slabs grinding against each other.

Mogu clenched his fist.

BANG!

The air let out an explosive crack, as if unable to withstand the strain.

[Extraordinary·Gloomy Reef Peak·Fishman (Mogu): ★★★★★]

Abilities: Level 5 Deep Sea Constitution, Level 4 Coral Skin, Level 4 Abyssal Firmness, Level 4 Vengeful Vortex, Level 2 Raging Whale of the Furious Sea Bloodline, Level 1 Law Body

Qin Ziwen said with a smile, "Good thing we already took out the ceiling, or there wouldn't be enough room for you to stand."

Mogu said, "My Lord, the bloodline I awakened is called Raging Whale of the Furious Sea. It must be one of my ancestors, though I don't know the specific origin. But my current physical strength has increased by at least sixty percent from what it was before."

Qin Ziwu was taken aback. "Only sixty percent?"

Qin Ziwen explained, "Sixty percent is a lot. This is a valuable percentage-based increase. The strength gained from a bloodline potential enhancement like his should be considered base strength, which means it can be factored into other ability amplifications, like Law Body."

Mogu said, "My Lord is correct."

"Are you feeling any discomfort?" Qin Ziwen asked, looking at Mogu. After all, this was the first time someone had consumed one of these Marvels that came with negative effects.

Mogu focused on his senses for a moment, then shook his head. "No, I don't feel any discomfort for now."

Hearing that there was no discomfort, Qin Ziwu eagerly grabbed a Cursed Golden Apple and tossed it into his mouth.

Unlike the huge commotion after Mogu took his, Qin Ziwu simply closed his eyes after eating the Cursed Golden Apple, his face flushing beet red.

He clenched his jaw tight, a low growl rumbling in his throat.

Qin Ziwen teased, "If it hurts, just scream. It's just us here."

Qin Ziwu almost lost his composure, clenching his jaw even tighter. "I'm fine."

After enduring it for nearly ten minutes, he finally let out a breath of relief.

Qin Ziwen wasn't sure if it was his imagination, or perhaps because the two were so familiar with each other, but he felt that his brother looked a little more mature after taking the Cursed Golden Apple. The look in his eyes seemed to add years to his age, giving him a more weathered appearance.

He used Insight on him.

[Extraordinary Conqueror Human (Qin Ziwu): ☆☆☆★★]

Abilities: Level 2 Hand of Conquest, Level 2 Inspiration, Level 1 War Cry, Level 1 Law Body, Level 1 Yanhuang Bloodline.

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