Chapter 2482

Saying so, Shangguan Ting took out another fist-sized, golden-red, round bloodline.

It combined the dazzling brilliance of gold with the vivid red of blood.

But...

Seen from another angle, it turned black-gold.

It carried a noble air in the darkness.

But that wasn't all.

Change the angle again, and it became black-red.

Solemn and dignified.

This bloodline was actually a color-changing bloodline?

It kept shifting between black, gold, and red.

Zhao Chi took it in bewilderment.

But Li Ruanyu widened her eyes in utter astonishment.

She cried out in shock, "Shangguan Ting! You, you've gone mad! How could you give this bloodline away?"

Shangguan Ting didn't care at all: "So what? Giving the most precious bloodline to the man I love most — what's the problem?"

Zhao Chi's face was full of confusion.

Shangguan Ting carefully yet without hesitation placed it in Zhao Chi's hands.

Zhao Chi only felt one cold and one hot, one hard and one soft — two sensations at once.

What was soft and warm was Shangguan Ting's hand.

What was hard and icy was this race's bloodline.

The bloodline was extremely cold.

A piercing chill stabbed straight into his bones.

【You have obtained item: Primordial Shadow Family Race Bloodline ×1】

Primordial bloodline?

Not bad — Zhao Chi liked primordial bloodlines very much.

But... the Shadow Family?

What was the Shadow Family?

It was the first time he had seen a bloodline with the word "family" in its name.

A family bloodline?

Li Ruanyu urged, "Zhao Chi, you can't take this. It's useless to you, but it's very important to Shangguan Ting. This is her family's bloodline — she... she's simply gone mad."

From Li Ruanyu's reaction, Zhao Chi realized this bloodline must be extremely important.

He immediately gripped it tightly with both hands, holding it carefully to keep it from falling to the ground.

Shangguan Ting, however, didn't care at all: "Why can't he take it? The Shadow Family is mine to decide now. I'm willing to give it to Zhao Chi — what's it to you?"

Li Ruanyu shook her head and said, "Shangguan Ting, calm down. Zhao Chi is my man — it's only right that I go to such lengths for him. But you don't need to. The two of us really do compete over everything, but in this matter you really don't need to compete with me. Take it back, don't be impulsive."

Shangguan Ting said disdainfully, "Who's competing with you? Who says I'm being impulsive? I'm not a fool, and I'm not young anymore. I think things through before making any major decision. I don't need you putting on that fake, sanctimonious act of kindness."

Li Ruanyu said angrily, "How can you be so ungrateful? I barely ever consider things for your sake, and you don't understand? You have to oppose me even on this?"

Shangguan Ting waved her hand: "Stop, stop, stop. Li Ruanyu, you're not my captain, and certainly not my instructor — you don't need to lecture me. And you're being strange — am I not allowed to be good to Zhao Chi?"

Li Ruanyu's brows knit tightly: "How could I possibly be unwilling? But I can't let Zhao Chi take a bloodline like yours... you, you really are... this is just too much of a waste."

Shangguan Ting said, "None of your business. Zhao Chi, put it away quickly. Once sis gives it to you, it's yours — keep it safe."

The most bewildered of all was Zhao Chi.

He had no idea what the two of them were arguing about.

Moreover, both women spoke so fast he couldn't get a word in.

After listening for a long while, he still couldn't even grasp half of it.

He was completely in the dark.

Finally, a small gap appeared.

Zhao Chi immediately asked, "Ruanyu, Captain Shangguan, stop arguing for a moment — first tell me what exactly is going on with this bloodline?"

Li Ruanyu turned and said:

"Shangguan Ting is the clan leader of her family, and also the head of the Shadow Family.

"Her wanting to give her family's bloodline to you is a bit excessive.

"Shangguan Ting has always been impulsive. Although from the standpoint of benefit, of course I'd love for you to obtain the Shadow Family's bloodline.

"But the problem is... this bloodline is indeed useful to you, but only to a limited extent.

"Yet it's very important to Shangguan Ting. I can't do this, and I also want to advise you not to accept it."

After saying this, Li Ruanyu again said to Shangguan Ting, "Shangguan Ting, stop messing around — take it back!"

Zhao Chi immediately reached out.

He reverently returned the bloodline with both hands.

But Shangguan Ting stepped back to avoid it.

And she said to Li Ruanyu, "What? As the family head, do my decisions still need an outsider like you meddling? I'm willing to give it to Zhao Chi — so what? Zhao Chi, keep it with peace of mind. When I say I'm giving it to you, I'm giving it to you — I will never regret it."

Zhao Chi already had a rough idea of what this bloodline was.

He had heard Li Ruanyu mention it before.

She and Shangguan Ting were both fallen aristocrats.

Aristocrats meant their ancestors had once been glorious.

GLOSSARY:

Zhao Chi

Li Ruanyu

Shangguan Ting

Shadow Family

Primordial Shadow Family Race Bloodline

They once possessed powerful families.

However, although the strength of a single family is great, it is ultimately limited.

Some families unite to form a vast family cluster.

Such a family cluster becomes even more powerful, absolutely a force that cannot be ignored.

They can deal with the invasion of most demon beasts and also resist very strong enemy lords.

The Shadow Family is such a family cluster.

It includes the Shangguan Family and many other families of various sizes.

Their strength is formidable.

The heritage of nobles is naturally far more ancient and accumulated than that of commoners.

Noble families usually cultivate a single family bloodline.

They concentrate the power of all lords, acquire and decompose vast amounts of bloodlines to obtain massive quantities of genes, and continuously improve one or several bloodlines.

Although the compatibility of most genes is low, and many genes fail to improve.

Relying on the noble foundation, they can still succeed through sheer volume, constantly improving with massive amounts of genes, and eventually accumulate the gene count of the bloodline bit by bit.

Ultimately, they obtain an extremely powerful bloodline.

The master of the bloodline and the bloodline inheritor are capable of birthing this bloodline.

Although the stronger the bloodline, the longer the gestation period.

But as long as a family has existed long enough, the super bloodlines they have accumulated will be continuously replicated.

Then they give the bloodline to the strong within the family to use, allowing more lords to obtain super bloodline races.

Making the family grow ever stronger.

Of course, the main bloodline within the family will continue to be strengthened.

This strengthening will make the gestation period of the bloodline even longer.

But this is worth it.

Ultimately, every family will produce an absolutely powerful main bloodline.

This is also the main reason noble families can maintain their noble status.

Of course.

There are many noble family clusters.

Fierce wars also break out between them.

Families that lose the war naturally decline.

Li Ruanyu and Shangguan Ting are descendants of two fallen families.

Moreover, judging by the situation... they have fallen very thoroughly.