Chapter 14

"Does Qinglian know what this totem is?" Hu Gao frowned, looking like his totem was not simple at all.

"I remember!" Qinglian seemed to have thought of something and suddenly exclaimed, "This... This is the Bloodlight Snake that appeared once ten thousand years ago?"

"Wow!"

As the words "Bloodlight Snake" fell, the red snake on Hu Gao's head instantly burst into a strong bloodlight, almost filling the entire room, but it dissipated in an instant.

"Bloodlight Snake? What kind of totem is that? Is it powerful?"

A flash of bloodlight appeared in Hu Gao's eyes, making him even more puzzled. It had only appeared once ten thousand years ago, and it sounded like something very impressive.

"I'm not very clear about the specifics of the Bloodlight Snake totem. I only read about it in ancient texts. It first appeared during the Post-Ice Age Chaos. At that time, its owner reached the Skybreaker realm and the peak of martial arts in less than two hundred years. It is said that later, he challenged another veteran Skybreaker realm martial artist with a mutated totem and defeated him in less than ten moves. He then consecutively defeated several other veteran Skybreaker realm martial artists with mutated totems, becoming famous throughout the world."

Qinglian sighed, "The Bloodlight Snake, this mutated totem, began to gain fame from that time. If I'm not mistaken, it currently ranks ninth on the list of mutated totems."

"List of mutated totems? What is that? I saw very little about mutated totems in 'Totem Original Interpretation.'"

Qinglian smiled, "The book you have is over ten thousand years old, so it naturally doesn't have much detail. Every appearance of a mutated totem draws a lot of attention, so people started to collect information about these totems and rank them based on their power. However, this list isn't entirely reliable, as totems are not the only source of a martial artist's strength."

"Really that impressive!" Hu Gao was equally amazed and sighed, feeling excited as if he himself were that world-renowned supreme expert. He retracted the Bloodlight Snake into his body but then frowned, "Ninth on the list of mutated totems, the Bloodlight Snake is so powerful but not first?"

Qinglian was speechless, "According to the latest list of mutated totems, there have been over three thousand types of mutated totems in history. So you can imagine how terrifying it is for the Bloodlight Snake to make it into the top ten."

"Three thousand types?!" Hu Gao exclaimed, never expecting there to be so many types of mutated totems, completely beyond his expectations.

"Exactly, the world is vast and boundless, and there are countless types of totems. Having over three thousand types of mutated totems is not an exaggeration. Of course, not all mutated totems are extremely terrifying; they just have some special functions or come with some special techniques."

Qinglian continued, "Big brother, you must not reveal to anyone that you have the Bloodlight Snake, a mutated totem. Otherwise, it will surely bring great disaster. And unless absolutely necessary, don't use the totem's attack."

"I know!" Hu Gao also understood the severity of the situation. The Bloodlight Snake ranking in the top ten meant a lot, and any rational person would know that.

But this wasn't his biggest trump card. If people knew he had dual totems, they would go crazy. Suppressing his thoughts, Hu Gao asked casually, "Qinglian, mutated totems are so powerful, but I wonder if anyone has ever condensed dual totems?"

"Definitely not. The highest one can achieve is a higher totem grade; it's impossible to condense two totems at once, no matter how talented one is." Qinglian's answer was very firm, without any hesitation.

Hu Gao was devastated. Given Qinglian's extensive knowledge, if she said it didn't exist, there was probably no record of it. But he still asked, "Then can a person only have one totem?"

A look of longing flashed in Qinglian's beautiful eyes, "It is possible. It is said that when one's cultivation reaches the Skydevourer realm, they can harness spatial power and condense a spatial heart, thus awakening a second soul and condensing a second totem. The more spatial hearts one condenses, the more totems they can have, but the limit is nine."

"Spatial heart?"

"Yes, this involves powerful spatial forces, far beyond our reach. I can't explain it in detail to you; these things are too distant for us. Martial artists must not aim too high. But it's already very impressive that you can condense a mutated totem. You truly live up to being a successor!"

"I owe this to Qinglian. If it weren't for you, I couldn't even enter the meditation state!" Hu Gao sighed. This time, successfully condensing the totem was no easy feat. But he was also curious; with Qinglian's powerful mental strength, shouldn't entering meditation and condensing a totem be a piece of cake? There must be some secret, but he didn't want to press the issue now, leaving it for the future to uncover.

"Hehe, it's an honor to help big brother. I... I'll leave first and come to see you tomorrow." As they talked, Qinglian's face had already turned from white to red, her recovery ability astonishing Hu Gao.

"Say hello to your grandfather for me." As she left, Hu Gao thought for a moment and added this sentence. Now alone, having a powerful backer was not a bad idea.

"Okay, see you, big brother."

Watching Qinglian's figure, carrying an empty basket, bouncing away, Hu Gao touched his nose and muttered, "Is it really good to have such a good girl as a sister?"

Shaking his head, he returned to his room, lay back on the bed, crossed his legs, and half-closed his eyes, organizing his thoughts. Qinglian's visit today brought him a lot of information and changes, and he needed some time to digest it all.

First, Hu Wushuang probably doesn't have a mutated totem; otherwise, the Hu family wouldn't be in this situation. With the help of the transmission elder, it's not impossible to defeat him in three months, and during this time, he should still be safe.

Second, the Lang family is really strong. They can send a teenager not much older than him to raid the Hu family's forbidden area and even force the judgment elder to kneel. At this rate, the Hu family is in a precarious position. Hu Gao had no good feelings towards the family that wanted to sacrifice him. If he gets a chance to train, he should try to escape.

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