Chapter 888: Reawakening, Mysterious Sound

This feeling is just like being in a dream, and indeed, it is a dream!

From the initial clarity to the descent of haziness, perhaps only a moment passed before Xia Duo pierced through the haze and regained consciousness; at this time, he was already situated within the dream.

Just like the previous Bloodline Awakening experiences, the moment he became aware of his own existence, he was a drop of water in a mountain stream, and as the stream flowed continuously, his form also grew steadily.

Until passing through mountain ranges and jungles, crossing canyons and plains, Xia Duo felt all things growing within his body, nourishing the civilizations on both banks to multiply endlessly.

Finally merging into the East Sea, following the rising water vapor from the surface, his consciousness and form began to ascend from the water toward the sky!

His breathing turned into storms, his trembling turned into thunder; he felt he had become the master of weather, with storms and thunder constantly accompanying him, raising clouds with a single thought, and spreading rain with a single thought.

After the thunder and rain passed, Xia Duo's consciousness already filled the space between heaven and earth; a portion fell with the raindrops, merging into rivers, while another portion turned into great winds and small breezes, brushing across the land of Shenzhou.

Afterward, everything returned to the beginning of the dream, starting from a single drop of water, repeating the cycle.

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Even though he had experienced such dreams of embodying the source of his bloodline many times before, Xia Duo still felt it was quite novel when experiencing it once again.

With every additional cycle, he would also gain new insights, whether it be the order of all things growing or the laws of geography and hydrology.

After so many times, there was still no end in sight; perhaps this is the gap between man and Nature.

In the dream, he did not know how much time had passed, nor how many times the cycle had repeated; just when Xia Duo seemed about to forget himself, the dream suddenly became hazy.

Immediately after, Xia Duo woke up!

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"Hoo—"

Xia Duo let out a long breath; the feeling of consciousness returning to his physical body was truly good, and afterward, he subconsciously touched beneath him, "Luckily, it's not wet!"

While feeling relieved in his heart, Xia Duo also began to check the harvest of this Bloodline Awakening; this was the first time he had consciously known that a Bloodline Awakening might occur, and he did not know if this would bring any extra gains.

Of course, having said that, Bloodline Awakening is like a lottery; even if you know the prizes in advance, who can guarantee the specific harvest!

What Xia Duo looked forward to most was the Thunder Control ability; from the dream during his awakening, he knew he was capable of controlling thunder and calling wind and rain.

It was just a matter of whether he could draw it, which depended on whether his luck was strong this time.

Xia Duo relaxed his body, carefully sensing the power of his bloodline instinct deep within; there was wind, there was water, and some characteristics derived from wind and water, but there was simply no thunder!

"What a pity!"

Afterward, Xia Duo checked the resonance between his bloodline and the Magic Net; he could now influence the Seventh Layer of the Magic Net, and some Magic Net Strings would automatically respond as his bloodline ability was triggered.

This was the advantage of bloodline ability, and also its limitation.

This awakening brought Xia Duo's bloodline ability to the 7th-ring level as well, consistent with his active Spellcasting Level; if he could influence the Magic Net Eighth Layer, then Xia Duo could barely be called a Senior Arcanist.

After checking his bloodline ability, Xia Duo opened his eyes; the Cloud Qi Vision granted by his new Soul State allowed him once again to see those mysterious existences that were like light and mist, as if they existed yet were vanishing.

Perhaps it was Faith Power, or perhaps something else.

It was still the same as what he saw yesterday; the flocculent Cloud Qi drifted ethereally, entwining his whole body. Although his bloodline had awakened, this Cloud Qi did not seem to have been consumed.

Or was it perhaps a reflection of some real-time state?

Xia Duo guessed casually without any psychological burden, after which he gathered his stray thoughts, focused his mind, and entered a state of extreme concentration.

In an instant, he once again perceived his soul; similar to what he saw yesterday, his soul, like his physical body, was still emitting a thin glow, illuminating a small space around his soul.

Only, compared to yesterday, he did not feel any strange pain in his soul today.

This discovery made Xia Duo feel very happy, and at the same time, the stone that had been hanging in his heart all night finally fell to the ground.

Afterward, observing and perceiving further, he discovered that in this small space around his soul, there seemed to be some mysterious sound faintly present.

But when he wanted to hear it clearly, he was surprised to find that there was nothing.

This situation was somewhat similar to the Cloud Qi; initially, before his soul state had transformed, the Cloud Qi could not be looked at directly, and once he actively observed it, it would vanish without a trace.

Only when not paying attention could he discover a few traces.

And now, this mysterious sound within the space illuminated by the soul glow seemed to possess the characteristics of Cloud Qi as well.

Listen carefully, and you happen to hear nothing; listen inadvertently, and you can hear it instead.

Perhaps only when the soul or something else advances further will it be possible to hear this mysterious sound within the soul space as a normal state!

For a time, Xia Duo looked forward to the next Bloodline Awakening even more!

With the Seven Towers helping to promote it, perhaps this day would come soon!

……

Continuing to observe and perceive for a moment, Xia Duo could not maintain the state of extreme concentration and soon exited the soul perception state.

As his consciousness returned to the outside world, he felt a deep exhaustion strike from the depths of his heart, impossible to block; this was somewhat similar to over-casting spells, an exhaustion of energy.

However, Xia Duo already had experience; this kind of mental fatigue caused in a short time was different from the over-casting of spells that must be relieved by deep sleep.

This kind of fatigue could be relieved by other means, such as Bonu Tea, certain special Elf incense, or spices specialty of the Beilaila Family Territory.

Of course, no matter which one, none were as thorough as recovery through deep sleep.

Xia Duo had just woken up from a deep sleep and really did not want to sleep again; this would make him feel very awkward, so he decisively took out that hollowed-out Mithril Tea Can, took three Bonu Original Leaves, and began to brew tea.

"There are only less than thirty leaves left; I don't know if I can hold out until the next batch!"

After casually lamenting that life was not easy, Xia Duo took out the Spellbook that Archmage Greta had exchanged with him yesterday—"Greta's Mind Protection".

While waiting for the tea leaves to steep, he would use this book to divert his attention so as not to accidentally fall asleep.

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The opening of "Greta's Mind Protection" introduced the operating Principles of mind spells; seeing this, Xia Duo could not help but feel his spirits lift.

This was something he had not even come into contact with in the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】!

Although he had learned a mind spell called Judgment Spell in the Projection Plane, that was only a spell, and the spell itself had quite a few limitations, limited to use by personnel of the Judgment Court.

Moreover, there was very little research material regarding the underlying Principles of mind spells; at least, Xia Duo had not discovered any.

The Principles of mind spells that he understood were merely those he had researched based on that single set of Judgment Spells.

At this moment, seeing Archmage Greta, this native Mage of the Main Plane's introduction to the Principles of mind spells, Xia Duo was truly overjoyed.