Alan ended his meditation.
Recalling the last scene in the meditation world, he couldn't help but laugh.
Baiara led the demon army, tracking them deep into the swamp.
They were studying how to crack the teleportation array leading to the secret realm.
The teleportation array activated automatically, and Alan returned.
Before Baiara could even rejoice, she saw a large group of behemoths following him.
They included various elemental behemoths, including an 8th-level Earth Behemoth elder!
Baiara's expression at that moment could only be described as brilliant.
The moment she came to her senses, she cast a teleportation spell and fled back to the Abyss!
The demons she had left behind, before they could react, were crushed to dust by the swarming behemoths.
Afterwards, Alan personally shattered the Abyss Magic Mirror, allaying the ancestral spirit's final concerns.
Next, Allen could continue to remain in the meditation world, savoring the thrill of leading the Behemoths to sweep across all factions.
However, this did not change the reality of the Orcs' decline and the near extinction of the Behemoths, nor did it benefit his cultivation.
So he ended his meditation to enjoy a more real joy—leveling up!
Alan had been in seclusion in the riverside cabin for four full weeks.
Translated into the outside world, that was the equivalent of eight hundred and forty days of cultivation!
This last, perfect meditation helped him break through his bottleneck and advance to the early stages of the sixth stage!
Construction +2!
Agility +3!
Spirit +2!
Natural Armor +2!
Current Attributes: Constitution 61, Agility 57, Spirit 61
Current Resistances: Virus Level 8 / Electric Shock Level 7 / Sonic Level 7 / Cold Level 5
Potential Reserve: 38 points
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The system interface displayed the bonuses to various attributes after upgrading.
Alan couldn't help but take a deep breath!
He had originally thought that a Poison Wizard's +1 to all attributes with each level up was the best growth potential.
Now he realized he was being overly surprised. There's always something better!
The Sky Behemoth's growth potential was truly extraordinary!
It turns out that the attributes added upon leveling up can be more than just one point!
After reviewing the growth analysis provided by the system, Alan gained a deeper understanding of the issue.
The pure-blooded Sky Behemoth, with its physical and agility growth, undoubtedly crushed the Poison Wizard.
However, the Sky Behemoth's spiritual growth is actually slightly inferior to that of the Poison Demon Wizard.
Out of ten level-ups, perhaps three or so will not improve Spirit, and the remaining seven will only increase Spirit by 1 point.
So, why is Allen's spiritual growth consistently +2?
This is the greatest advantage of bloodline fusion: it complements each other's strengths and overcomes each other's weaknesses!
Allen is not a pure Sky Behemoth!
The original Poison Demon Wizard bloodline has also been fused in to strengthen the Sky Behemoth's spiritual growth shortcomings!
The ultimate result of the perfect fusion of the two bloodlines is that Allen's spiritual growth is as excellent as his physical growth!
The most eye-catching feature is the agility growth, which increases by +3 with each level-up!
It was for this reason that Allen chose the Sky Behemoth from among the six unique elemental Behemoth bloodlines! Judging from the results, this was undoubtedly a wise choice, a dream come true!
Early in the early stages of his advancement to rank six, Allen's bone spur evolved again.
The extension range became longer, and the enchantment level rose to +4—all expected, standard evolutions.
There was also an unexpected surprise: the bone spur's newly added enchantment effect—alchemy!
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Alchemy effect: Weapons with this effect can be transformed into any metal material at will.
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Metal materials include common gold, silver, copper, and iron, as well as rare metals with armor-piercing properties.
Alan spread his left hand, ejected the bone spur, and silently activated the alchemy effect.
The originally ivory-colored bone spur first transformed into a chilling iron, then into a gorgeous silver, and finally into a deep, black-blue texture.
Three variations, corresponding to Cold Iron, Mithril, and Adamantine, offer counters to different types of damage-reducing armor.
Cold Iron weapons counter Demons and Goblins.
Alchemical Silver weapons counter Devils, Vampires, and Beastmen.
Adamantine weapons, the hardest weapons in nature, easily penetrate the armor of various constructs, even Golems!
Furthermore, only Adamantine-enchanted weapons can reliably penetrate the Behemoth's damage-reducing armor!
Bone Spikes gain the "Alchemical" effect, giving Alan a reliable way to break through monsters with inherent damage-reducing armor or powerful warlocks skilled in physical refinement.
Atavism evolves from Level 5 to Level 6, a significant improvement.
Level 6 Atavism's stat boosts become +12 to Constitution and Spirit, +18 to Agility, and +12 to Natural Armor.
In Behemoth form, Allen's claws evolved into Level 4 enchanted weapons, with enhanced shock and armor-piercing effects.
Beast Leap and Behemoth Stomp allowed for higher leaps and a wider damage range.
His natural resistance to shock and sonic waves was raised to Level 7.
Beast Armor, combined with Triple Form, reduced his defense penetration to a Level 4 Adamantine weapon.
Except for Allen's own Alchemical Bone Spike, other Level 6 warlocks were unlikely to possess natural weapons of the same rank.
Finally, Allen's magic resistance barrier was raised to Level 4.
Most spells below Level 4 were ineffective against him.
In Allen's mind, only the "Rakshasa Demon" or the "Gaiding Celestial Clan" could raise their magic resistance barrier to Level 4.
The Behemoth Clan inherently lacked magic resistance.
The Ogre Wizard's highest level of magic resistance barrier is level 3.
The fusion of their bloodlines actually resulted in an upgrade in their magic resistance barrier, which was somewhat unexpected.
The bigger surprise came from the spells awakened after the upgrade.
This time, Alan mastered four new spells.
The 6th-level "Greater Dispel" is an upgraded version of the 3rd-level "Dispel," providing a reliable counter to enemy spells up to level 6.
The 4th-level "Freedom of Movement" grants immunity to nearly all negative effects that hinder movement, such as Grease, Web, and Immobilization.
This even includes natural limitations like water pressure, ocean currents, and wind resistance!
Give yourself a "Freedom of Movement" spell and you can fly freely in a storm, unaffected by the wind.
The 5th-level "Wind Control" spell allows the caster to change the direction and intensity of airflow within a certain area.
With a single thought, a tornado can be created in a sunny and windy environment, ravaging the sky and earth.
Conversely, a storm can be quelled in mere seconds!
The 5th-level "Summon Thunderstorm" transforms magic power into lightning bolts that rain down from the sky, repeatedly striking the enemy's heads.
In outdoor environments, if the weather is inclement with wind and rain, "Summon Thunderstorm" can also absorb free electrical energy in the environment, multiplying its power!
Alan immediately thought that "Control Wind Direction," which can artificially create violent storms, would be a perfect way to enhance "Summon Thunderstorm."
Continuing this line of thought, it would be best for the caster to fly when summoning wind, rain, and thunder to gain a wider view.
In this case, by applying "Freedom of Movement" beforehand, there's no need to worry about being blown away by the storm they summon.
Severe weather with wind and thunder is often thick with dark clouds.
Alan could cast spells from the depths of dark clouds, avoiding attacks from the ground.
Hiding within a stormy cloud layer carries the risk of electric shock and paralysis, and the thick cloud cover would obscure his vision.
Alan needn't worry about these two issues.
He possesses a high resistance to electric shock, making it nearly impossible for natural lightning to penetrate his resistance.
The Sky Behemoth possesses "Mist Vision," preventing its vision from being obscured by dark clouds.
Sky Roc + Mist Vision + Freedom of Movement + Wind Control + Summoning Thunderstorms
This constitutes a perfect tactical system!
It's a shame he's trapped in a riverside cabin, unable to leave.
Otherwise, Alan would have loved to find an open area, transform into a roc, control the wind, and call down thunder.
Enjoy the thrill of dominating the sky!
Wait a minute...
Alan's gaze rested on the closed door. His eyes grew a little strange.
Thinking carefully, could he really not open this door?
I'm afraid not!
Feng said that only Legendary Warlocks or Primordial Masters could open the doors and windows of the riverside cottage.
The so-called "Legendary" refers to those whose cultivation realm has surpassed the 9th level.
Alan is only at the early 6th level, still a long way off.
If the ability to open the seals on the doors and windows depends on one's actual cultivation realm, then he really can't leave.
However, there is another possibility.
The seal tests not cultivation, but bloodline!
Alan's cultivation realm is not high enough, but the bloodline he has fused is unprecedented, making him a Primordial Master!
In his case, does he meet the criteria for opening the door?
This question excited Alan!
Driven by intense curiosity, he walked to the door.
Boom!
The moment his finger touched the doorknob, his blood seemed to boil!
Alan felt a moment of trance.
When he came to his senses, he was surprised to find...
He was already standing outside the cabin!
Even more incredible was his surroundings.
Outside the cabin, a vast, empty starry sky stretched out!
The silver-gray sky was dotted with countless specks of light, resembling a sea of stars!
The twinkling stars brought a hint of brightness to the void, preventing it from being completely dark.
Alan was now quietly suspended in the void.
As far as he could see, there was nothing but the galaxy of blood flowing before him, as if he were in the dark universe of a previous life.
The endless emptiness and silence stirred an inexplicable fear in his heart.
He turned hastily, his mind racing to escape back to the cabin.
However, the moment he moved, his suspended state was broken.
He was involuntarily spinning in place!
What was happening?!
Alan was secretly shocked!
This feeling of losing control of his body was like being in a vacuum without gravity.
But his breathing remained smooth, so... this wasn't a vacuum?
The speed of his spinning grew faster and faster.
It felt like a large hand was pushing him, making him dizzy.
Alan desperately wanted to stop, but he didn't know how to fight this strange feeling of weightlessness.
Just as he was anxious, something strange happened again.
Just as he was about to stop, the mysterious force that had been pushing him disappeared.
At the same time, a completely opposite force was applied to him, creating a braking effect.
The speed of his spinning gradually slowed, finally coming to a standstill. Before Alan could even catch his breath, he was spinning in the opposite direction...
"Stop! Stop now!"
Alan couldn't help but groan!
If he kept spinning, he was going to vomit!
The force driving his rotation instantly switched to the opposite direction, braking again.
Okay...
Alan, transformed into a human spinning top, gradually understood.
This mysterious starry sky wasn't without gravity.
It was that gravity's direction was not fixed.
The direction of gravity could be adjusted at will based on one's will.
If that were the case...
Alan decided to do a test.
Just as his body was about to switch from clockwise to counterclockwise rotation, he cried out in his mind:
"Gravity points to my feet!"
The mysterious starry sky seemed to tremble slightly.
Alan then felt his feet sink!
His body fell involuntarily!
It was like jumping from a tall building.
That's right! The direction of gravity was indeed controlled by his thoughts!
Alan breathed a sigh of relief.
Enduring the panic brought on by weightlessness, he remained focused and commanded gravity to point upwards!
The speed of his descent slowed, and the opposing gravity field brought the familiar braking sensation.
After reaching the lowest point, Alan bounced back up, like a human cannonball launched into the sky.
Now, he had mastered the laws of gravity here.
His mind had calmed, and he enjoyed the fun of a trampoline.
After bouncing up and down for a while, Alan had enough and sent out a mental wave.
Commanding gravity to point towards his center of gravity.
The gravity field in the starry sky, like countless invisible threads, uniformly pointed towards Alan's physical center of gravity.
Alan felt a slight suffocation.
He also felt a slight pressure on his skin, as if wrapped in an invisible membrane, tight and tight.
Fortunately, it wasn't intense, and he quickly adjusted.
Gravity pointed toward the center of gravity, meaning Alan could freeze himself at this coordinate point, motionless.
Next, he carefully adjusted the direction of gravity.
He slowly turned around and faced the riverside cottage.
The scene before him startled him slightly.
Where was the house?
A silver-gray, faintly glowing bubble-like object hovered quietly before him.
It was about five meters in diameter, with a smooth surface. Where were the doors and windows?
Wait a minute!
Alan panicked.
Where did I just come out of?
Could it be that this large, opaque bubble was the riverside cottage... as it looked from the outside?
With a try-it-out attitude, he manipulated gravity and pushed himself toward the large bubble.
His trembling fingers gently touched the mercury-like outer wall of the bubble.
Before he could exert any force, a trance washed over him.
Swoosh!
Alan's figure vanished into thin air.
The starry sky returned to silence, devoid of human presence.
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When he regained consciousness, Alan found himself back in the cabin, standing in front of the door.
He opened the system page to check his status.
Thankfully, his health remained good!
"Huh..."
Alan breathed a sigh of relief, finally relieved.
That brief, strange experience had made him wonder if it had truly happened, or if it was just an illusion.
Mustering up his courage, Alan grasped the doorknob again.
Swoosh!
After a moment of trance, he returned to the starry sky.
"Okay... it seems it wasn't an illusion."
Alan muttered to himself, floating in the void.
"So, what the hell is this place?"
In this vast and boundless void, only two things kept him company.
The spherical cabin behind him.
The Blood Vein Galaxy in front of him.
Alan frowned in thought.
What was the origin of this mysterious cabin?
He didn't know.
He did know some of the story of the Blood Vein Galaxy.
The Blood Vein Galaxy is the underworld of the sorcerer.
In ancient times, the Blood Vein Galaxy was the only final resting place for all the dead souls in the world.
Until the gods rose up, established the kingdom of God, and promised devout believers that they could return to the kingdom after death.
The monopoly of the Bloodline Galaxy on the Hades was finally broken.
After
A crucial factor in the war between the original sorcerers and the gods was the dispute over the fate of souls after death.
Only souls that enter the Bloodline Galaxy can nourish the sorcerers' cultivation.
If people cease to honor their ancestors and instead worship various deities, their deceased souls will enter the divine realm and become servants of the gods, no longer engaging in the system of atavistic meditation!
This would be tantamount to severing the source of the Bloodline Galaxy and destroying the very foundation of the sorcerer's cultivation!
If the sorcerers do not resist, and this continues unabated, the Bloodline Galaxy will wither, leaving the world knowing only the gods, not their ancestors.
The sorcerer's legacy will also wither and die, replaced by missionaries of various gods.
In such a world, all supernatural powers emanate from the gods, and humans are merely lambs tamed by the gods...
Original sorcerers, refuse to accept such a future! They joined forces to challenge the gods.
Their resistance ultimately succeeded.
The gods were banished and sealed, and the church declined.
The warlocks preserved the Bloodline Galaxy and once again became the masters of this world, the sole transcendental class.
Alas, the dragon slayer ultimately became a dragon...
Alan sighed and withdrew his thoughts.
Just as most divine kingdoms lie outside the human realm, the Bloodline Galaxy, so crucial to the warlock world, is actually not within this world either.
The Bloodline Galaxy, according to legend, is a river of souls that traverses the astral plane.
Based on this, Allen suspected he was currently in the astral plane.
The astral plane is the most special place among all the planes of the multiverse.
Much like the outer space that enveloped all other planets in Allen's previous life, the astral plane connects all other planes.
Including the prime material plane, where the warlock world resides. There are also the four elemental planes of water, fire, wind, and earth.
‐‐Heaven, Hell, and the Abyss can all be transported to each other through the Astral Plane, a "transit station."
‐‐The environment of the Astral Plane is unique.
‐‐It is said that creatures living there do not age.
‐‐However, there are still natural lifespan limits.
‐‐In the Astral Plane, if two equally young people stood before you, you would have no idea who was the grandfather and who was the grandson.
‐‐The Astral Plane is a plane where spiritual power outweighs material power.
‐‐You can change the direction of gravity at will through your own will, gaining the ability to fly freely through the starry sky.
‐‐It is said that all skills that require mana, including spells and magical weapons, are automatically activated instantly in the Astral Plane.
‐‐Alan attempted to cast the "Wind Creation Spell."
‐‐As expected, no incantations or hand gestures were required.
As soon as the thought crossed his mind, a fierce wind erupted from his fingertips.
"Yes, this is the Astral Realm!"
Alan muttered to himself.
After figuring out the plane he was in, Alan became even more curious about Feng!
From the Warlock World to the Astral Realm, there was a dimensional barrier.
Only the Plane Teleport spell could cross this barrier.
How powerful must Feng be to be able to freely enter and exit the riverside cabin in the Astral Realm?!
This enchantress is unfathomable!
Alan felt...for the sake of his own safety, it would be best not to offend Feng.
Putting aside distractions, Alan once again gazed upon the Bloodline Galaxy.
With a mindset almost reminiscent of a pilgrimage,
Alan controlled gravity to point behind him, transforming into a human spacecraft, traversing the starry sky and soaring towards the Bloodline Galaxy.
The closer they got to the Bloodline Galaxy, the higher the concentration of magic power.
The spiritual connection between the ancestral spirits in the river and Alan grew stronger.
In this environment, the effectiveness of Anti-Ancestral Meditation was undoubtedly higher than in the riverside cabin!
But it was also more dangerous.
The excessive concentration of magic power placed a tremendous strain on Alan's body, nearly bursting his blood vessels and muscles from the surging tide of magic power!
The countless ancestral spirits in the river also posed a threat to Alan's mental health.
It was like billions of voices screaming in his ears, frantically pouring out their resentment at him.
Alan's brain was overloaded, on the verge of a mental breakdown!
"Wild Will" and "Soul-Calming Meditation" were activated one after another, helping him resist the mental interference from the ancestral spirits in the river.
With his exceptional physical strength and mental attributes, the seventh-level Soul-Calming Meditation could only barely sustain him.
So, he had no choice but to stop here.
Continuing closer to the Bloodline Galaxy, he feared he might lose control and regress to his ancestral form!
After adjusting to the environment a bit,
Alan sat down and tried to meditate!
After a moment, he was secretly surprised!
The closer he got to the Bloodline Galaxy, the more efficient his cultivation became.
The meditation efficiency here was twice that of the riverside cabin.
One day of cultivation was equivalent to sixty days in the outside world!
Of course, the closer he got to the Bloodline Galaxy, the more likely he would regress to his ancestral form!
Alan had to control his greed and know when to stop!
He wouldn't venture near the Bloodline Galaxy again until he was sure he could withstand greater pressure.
Right here, sitting in meditation...
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Endless void, the galaxy swirling.
In a blink of an eye, Alan had already been outside the cabin for two days.
The results of these two days of practice were equivalent to 120 days in the outside world!
In addition to his daily meditation, Allen also took advantage of the river's high concentration of magic power to repeatedly practice various spells and martial arts.
After his magic power was exhausted, he could sit quietly by the river for a while and the depleted magic pool would be refilled.
Although this place was beautiful, it was a pity that he couldn't communicate.
Today was his last day here, and Feng was coming to pick him up.
Alan didn't want Feng to discover him, so he could leave.
With a hint of reluctance, he turned and left the river.
Returning to the cabin, he pulled a small shell-shaped crystal from his pocket.
He had accidentally picked it up while strolling by the river.
The shell, the size of a coin, radiated a chill in his palm.
The outer surface had a frost-like pattern.
When Feng had brought him to the riverside cottage, he'd mentioned that near the Bloodline Galaxy, one could occasionally find shell-like objects formed from condensed magic power.
Magic Shells are divided into two grades: ordinary and flawless.
The magic power contained in each is a thousand or even ten thousand times that of an equal weight of magic stone!
Like magic stones, magic shells possess various properties.
They can be used to enhance spells and magical martial arts of corresponding attributes.
It's said that even the most common magic shell can increase the power of skills of the same attribute by one level!
Magic Shells are used to enhance skills, similar to spell materials, and are disposable.
Few would be willing to spend them so lavishly.
The magic shell in Alan's hand appears to be of ice attribute.
It appears perfect overall, but unfortunately, there are some flaws on the inside.
Alan believes this should be an ordinary "Ice Magic Shell."
Theoretically, it can be exchanged for 1,000 Ice Magic Stones.
However, this is just a guideline.
Magic Shells are so rare that no one would be willing to exchange them for Magic Stones.
At least not Alan.
This wonderful journey into the astral realm left him with wonderful memories.
This exquisite and lovely Ice Magic Shell would make a great souvenir.