Chapter 155: New Body
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Chapter 155: New Body
It wasnt that he believed beasts were better than humanity. From the books hed read in the library, there were easily dozens of humans that had broken the limits of their bodies. They had been struck by heavenly lightning, the divine tribulation. Many of them had failed, but those in the history books were the great successes. They withstood the divine tribulation and ascended past the limits of their human bodies. The legends said they became divinities of their own and ascended into heaven, but Sage knew those were merely legends. The first hand accounts of those saints were not things left behind in normal libraries or for any normal person to have access to. He knew things were far more complicated than that.
No, what he was betting on was a more powerful bloodline. The so called Divine Beasts were creatures that were assured to face a divine tribulation simply by growing up. They were so powerful that simply reaching adulthood would call down a tribulation. A human would struggle and slowly cultivate for hundreds of years, facing endless challenges and consuming countless spiritual herbs, alchemical pills, and other special resources. Those special beasts merely had to pass their time. Their innate nature was more than enough to reach the same point as that desperately struggling human. Humanity was never one to be bound. There was no limit that it could not find a way to breakthrough. On the other hand, Sage had a chance to take a different path. Somehow, his soul had found a way to become more pure than it used to be, and he could use an inhuman body to have a higher starting point.
Before, he was an amalgamation of all the creatures hed merged with. Each of them putting in an equal part. The mess of pieces were jammed together, just as his mind had been. It was a muddled mess of many lives. Most of them were bugs with weak minds, which he thought would make them easier to assimilate. Unfortunately, they diluted his mind with their simple thoughts, turning him into a beast. He became a voracious monster that only wanted to get more powerful at any cost. Merging with more and more insects, killing the cultivators he came across to take their resources, and moving towards the ancestral tomb which he was close to and also knew had powerful treasures.
Now, things were different. Sage had been in control of his metamorphosis and hed learned to tell the strength of different bloodlines. That experiment with venom along with a few others had given him a feel for bloodline purity and he put that to use to winnow out the weak genes. Obviously, he couldnt control his own DNA, it was more of his assumption that what he did had such an effect. Something he wouldnt really be able to confirm until he created some offspring. Not surprisingly, the strongest line was mostly that of the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent. The ancestral memories it contained seemed quite powerful and he always assumed it was a descendant of some great creature, so this was a big confirmation in that regard. Additionally, the abilities that he thought were powerful also mostly came from strong sources. There were also quite a few traits that he kept even though they came from weak bloodlines, things he planned to improve in the future.Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.
Finally, Sage nodded his head to the boy standing in front of him, answering the question about his choice, I did. I thought it would be a shame to not use this ability to its fullest.
Sage lowered his head and serpentine body to the ground in front of the boy, doing his best rendition of a bow delivered by a snake, Please tell me your name, Sir.
His humility raising to the maximum once again in front of this unknown being. He had no idea what the boy could do or what he was, but the feat of snatching away his Beast Bag was already impressive. Crazier still was finding out that the bag seemed to have been made out of a piece of his flesh. That meant the boy wasnt human, and was probably something very powerful.
If I treat him well enough, maybe I can borrow some of his blood essence
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Chapter 155: New Body
It wasnt that he believed beasts were better than humanity. From the books hed read in the library, there were easily dozens of humans that had broken the limits of their bodies. They had been struck by heavenly lightning, the divine tribulation. Many of them had failed, but those in the history books were the great successes. They withstood the divine tribulation and ascended past the limits of their human bodies. The legends said they became divinities of their own and ascended into heaven, but Sage knew those were merely legends. The first hand accounts of those saints were not things left behind in normal libraries or for any normal person to have access to. He knew things were far more complicated than that.
No, what he was betting on was a more powerful bloodline. The so called Divine Beasts were creatures that were assured to face a divine tribulation simply by growing up. They were so powerful that simply reaching adulthood would call down a tribulation. A human would struggle and slowly cultivate for hundreds of years, facing endless challenges and consuming countless spiritual herbs, alchemical pills, and other special resources. Those special beasts merely had to pass their time. Their innate nature was more than enough to reach the same point as that desperately struggling human. Humanity was never one to be bound. There was no limit that it could not find a way to breakthrough. On the other hand, Sage had a chance to take a different path. Somehow, his soul had found a way to become more pure than it used to be, and he could use an inhuman body to have a higher starting point.
Before, he was an amalgamation of all the creatures hed merged with. Each of them putting in an equal part. The mess of pieces were jammed together, just as his mind had been. It was a muddled mess of many lives. Most of them were bugs with weak minds, which he thought would make them easier to assimilate. Unfortunately, they diluted his mind with their simple thoughts, turning him into a beast. He became a voracious monster that only wanted to get more powerful at any cost. Merging with more and more insects, killing the cultivators he came across to take their resources, and moving towards the ancestral tomb which he was close to and also knew had powerful treasures.
Now, things were different. Sage had been in control of his metamorphosis and hed learned to tell the strength of different bloodlines. That experiment with venom along with a few others had given him a feel for bloodline purity and he put that to use to winnow out the weak genes. Obviously, he couldnt control his own DNA, it was more of his assumption that what he did had such an effect. Something he wouldnt really be able to confirm until he created some offspring. Not surprisingly, the strongest line was mostly that of the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent. The ancestral memories it contained seemed quite powerful and he always assumed it was a descendant of some great creature, so this was a big confirmation in that regard. Additionally, the abilities that he thought were powerful also mostly came from strong sources. There were also quite a few traits that he kept even though they came from weak bloodlines, things he planned to improve in the future.Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.
Finally, Sage nodded his head to the boy standing in front of him, answering the question about his choice, I did. I thought it would be a shame to not use this ability to its fullest.
Sage lowered his head and serpentine body to the ground in front of the boy, doing his best rendition of a bow delivered by a snake, Please tell me your name, Sir.
His humility raising to the maximum once again in front of this unknown being. He had no idea what the boy could do or what he was, but the feat of snatching away his Beast Bag was already impressive. Crazier still was finding out that the bag seemed to have been made out of a piece of his flesh. That meant the boy wasnt human, and was probably something very powerful.
If I treat him well enough, maybe I can borrow some of his blood essence
Chapter 155: New BodyIt wasnt that he believed beasts were better than humanity. From the books hed read in the library, there were easily dozens of humans that had broken the limits of their bodies. They had been struck by heavenly lightning, the divine tribulation. Many of them had failed, but those in the history books were the great successes. They withstood the divine tribulation and ascended past the limits of their human bodies. The legends said they became divinities of their own and ascended into heaven, but Sage knew those were merely legends. The first hand accounts of those saints were not things left behind in normal libraries or for any normal person to have access to. He knew things were far more complicated than that. No, what he was betting on was a more powerful bloodline. The so called Divine Beasts were creatures that were assured to face a divine tribulation simply by growing up. They were so powerful that simply reaching adulthood would call down a tribulation. A human would struggle and slowly cultivate for hundreds of years, facing endless challenges and consuming countless spiritual herbs, alchemical pills, and other special resources. Those special beasts merely had to pass their time. Their innate nature was more than enough to reach the same point as that desperately struggling human. Humanity was never one to be bound. There was no limit that it could not find a way to breakthrough. On the other hand, Sage had a chance to take a different path. Somehow, his soul had found a way to become more pure than it used to be, and he could use an inhuman body to have a higher starting point. Before, he was an amalgamation of all the creatures hed merged with. Each of them putting in an equal part. The mess of pieces were jammed together, just as his mind had been. It was a muddled mess of many lives. Most of them were bugs with weak minds, which he thought would make them easier to assimilate. Unfortunately, they diluted his mind with their simple thoughts, turning him into a beast. He became a voracious monster that only wanted to get more powerful at any cost. Merging with more and more insects, killing the cultivators he came across to take their resources, and moving towards the ancestral tomb which he was close to and also knew had powerful treasures.Now, things were different. Sage had been in control of his metamorphosis and hed learned to tell the strength of different bloodlines. That experiment with venom along with a few others had given him a feel for bloodline purity and he put that to use to winnow out the weak genes. Obviously, he couldnt control his own DNA, it was more of his assumption that what he did had such an effect. Something he wouldnt really be able to confirm until he created some offspring. Not surprisingly, the strongest line was mostly that of the Twin Ringed Soul Serpent. The ancestral memories it contained seemed quite powerful and he always assumed it was a descendant of some great creature, so this was a big confirmation in that regard. Additionally, the abilities that he thought were powerful also mostly came from strong sources. There were also quite a few traits that he kept even though they came from weak bloodlines, things he planned to improve in the future.NvlRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Novln.Finally, Sage nodded his head to the boy standing in front of him, answering the question about his choice, I did. I thought it would be a shame to not use this ability to its fullest.Sage lowered his head and serpentine body to the ground in front of the boy, doing his best rendition of a bow delivered by a snake, Please tell me your name, Sir. His humility raising to the maximum once again in front of this unknown being. He had no idea what the boy could do or what he was, but the feat of snatching away his Beast Bag was already impressive. Crazier still was finding out that the bag seemed to have been made out of a piece of his flesh. That meant the boy wasnt human, and was probably something very powerful. If I treat him well enough, maybe I can borrow some of his blood essence
