Chapter 43

"Your identity is extraordinary." "The Liu family doesn't have the qualifications to have you serve them." "Joining any family can only make you a guest scholar." "After awakening your bloodline, you will find that they are a bunch of clowns..."

Lu Li recalled the words Lu Ling had said before, and now everything became clear. He understood why there were so few impurities blocking his meridians, and many other doubts were resolved. It turned out he had such a significant background? His father was actually such a powerful warrior.

The more powerful the bloodline warrior, the purer the bloodline in their body, and the higher the chance of their offspring awakening their bloodline. Since almost every direct male descendant of the Lu family can awaken their bloodline, the probability of Lu Li awakening his bloodline would also be very high.

Lu Li recalled the intense tremors of the altar during his awakening, and the boiling of the blood within his body. He secretly regretted it deeply. If it weren't for the beast tooth, he was certain he could have awakened the Vajra bloodline and obtained the bloodline divine skill and divine armor.

"That's not right..."

Lu Li suddenly remembered something and asked in surprise, "Sister, since our Lu family is so powerful, and Father is a direct descendant of the Lu family, why hasn't the family come to look for him, or for us? And where is Central State? Is it in the Northern Desert?"

"Central State!"

Lu Ling sighed slightly and said, "I don't know where Central State is. Father said that to go to Central State, we must use the giant teleportation array of the three royal families of the Northern Desert. So... I asked you to join the three royal families of the Northern Desert and become their guest scholar, only then can you be teleported to Central State, to our family, the Lu family!"

"As for... why the family hasn't come to look for Father, or for us, I don't know. Perhaps the family is too far away, or perhaps they don't even know that Father is here, or that we exist."

"I asked you to join the fifth-grade royal family to be teleported to Central State, to seek help from our family and rescue our Father. Only the family can send powerful warriors to save Father and Mother!"

Lu Ling's words made Lu Li even more excited. From childhood, Lu Ling never talked about Father and Mother. Now that she had mentioned it, Lu Li naturally asked until he got all the answers. He asked, "Where are Father and Mother? Sister, since you said Father can sweep away Human Emperor-level warriors, and there are no Human Emperor-level warriors in the Northern Desert, who else could harm him or confine him?"

"Father and Mother are in the north!"

Lu Ling pointed to the north and said, "They are inside the Ice Abyss, at the bottom of the abyss. No one in the Northern Desert can enter the bottom of the abyss, including the powerful warriors from the super families who came this time. So, apart from seeking help from the family, no one can save Father and Mother."

"Ice Abyss!"

Lu Li's body trembled again. This was the first absolute place in the Northern Desert, where it was said that even Human Emperor-level warriors would not return if they entered. His parents were actually inside the abyss?

Lu Li took a deep breath and asked in a trembling voice, "Father and Mother have been missing for fifteen years. Sister, are you sure they are still alive?"

"Sure!"

Lu Ling took out a beautiful white jade token from her chest and handed it to Lu Li, saying, "This is Father's token, which contains a thread of his divine soul. If Father were to fall, this token would shatter. So Father is definitely still alive, just trapped at the bottom of the abyss and can't get out..."

Lu Li took the token and saw a dragon and phoenix dancing on it, which made him even more excited, his eyes burning.

Because of his excitement, his body trembled uncontrollably, and it took a long time to calm down. He asked, "Sister, how did Father fall into the abyss? Was he being pursued by enemies?"

"No!"

Lu Ling shook her head and said, "He went in on his own, to rescue Mother. The year you were born, I was only four years old, but I remember it clearly. Father encountered a powerful enemy, and Mother was injured. That's why you were born early, but she fainted from excessive blood loss. When Father returned after defeating the enemy... Mother was already gone."

"Father told me some things and then took Mother to the Ice Abyss. He said there was a spiritual medicine inside the abyss that could save Mother, but it has been fifteen years..."

As she spoke, Lu Ling was already in tears, her beautiful face filled with longing and worry. Lu Li listened to Lu Ling's words, and a scene appeared in his mind...

A man returned after slaying his enemy, only to find his wife covered in blood, lifeless. Beside her was his newly born son, and his daughter, who was crying. He fell to his knees, looking up to the sky and roaring in sorrow, the sound shaking the surrounding ice mountains.

To save his wife, he had no choice but to entrust some matters to his four-year-old daughter. Then, he painfully left his four-year-old daughter and newborn son, carrying his cold wife and rushing into the Ice Abyss, breaking through countless mystical beasts and jumping into the abyss...

"Father, Mother!"

Thinking of this, Lu Li's eyes welled up with tears. He rarely cried, but this time he couldn't hold back.

Thinking of Father being trapped in the Ice Abyss for fifteen years, of Mother's uncertain fate, and of his sister, who lost her parents at four but still carried Father's heavy burden and raised him, he felt a deep sense of guilt.

He suddenly knelt on the ground, his head resting on his sister's knee, and said with a guilty face, "Sister, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I failed to awaken the Vajra bloodline."

"It's not your fault..."

Lu Ling wiped away her tears and sighed, "The beast tooth was left to you by Father, this is fate. Hmm... that's not right, Father is so powerful, why didn't he leave you other treasures, but only a beast tooth? And... you said you obtained a bloodline divine skill?"

"Yes!"

Lu Li straightened his body and nodded, saying, "I indeed have some new information in my mind, it's the bloodline divine skill, Blood Ignition. But why don't I have a bloodline mark on my neck?"

Lu Ling looked left and right, confirming that there was no bloodline mark on Lu Li's neck. She thought for a moment and said, "Take off your shirt and take a look."

Lu Li stood up and took off his shirt, revealing a muscular body. Lu Ling stood up with her cane and circled around Lu Li. When she reached his back, she suddenly exclaimed, "This, this, this..."

Lu Ling, though young, had always been very steady. Even when Di Han, Di Huo, and others came to kill, she remained calm. Now, she said three "this" words in a row, showing how shocked she was.

Lu Li turned around and frowned, asking, "What's wrong?"

"Bloodline mark!"

Lu Ling pointed to Lu Li's back and said, "Your bloodline mark is on your back, and it's very large, like a dragon? And it's... silver!"

"What?"

Lu Li's eyes widened in disbelief, and he hurriedly went to the room to look in the copper mirror. After a few glances, he was shaken to his core.

His back suddenly had some silver patterns, which covered half of his back, forming a mysterious silver dragon coiling pattern.

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Black, Gold!

These are the nine colors of the bloodline mark, representing nine grades. Red is grade one, gold is grade nine, but his is silver?

Moreover, bloodline marks are always on the neck, which is common knowledge in the Northern Desert. Whether someone is a bloodline warrior is determined by whether they have a bloodline mark on their neck.

So, Lu Li turned his head and asked doubtfully, "Sister, did I really awaken my bloodline? What is this thing on my back?"

Lu Ling was also confused. She thought for a moment and said, "Whether you have awakened your bloodline depends on whether you can use the bloodline divine skill. Try to release the bloodline divine skill and see."

Lu Li closed his eyes and focused on the bloodline divine skill in his mind. After waiting for half an hour, he shouted, "Blood Ignition!"

"Hum!"

The silver dragon mark on Lu Li's back suddenly glowed brightly, radiating a powerful aura. A strong energy spread from Lu Li's body, and his muscles visibly bulged. His eyes even turned silver.

"Um..."

Lu Ling exclaimed in surprise. At that moment, she suddenly felt that Lu Li seemed to have turned into a human-shaped dragon. Lu Li's appearance and aura made her body tremble, and she felt a sense of suffocation.

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