"Finally, it's done."
Purple-black blood converged into slender blood snakes, surging towards the wounds all over Mo Di's body.
They painstakingly pried open his wounds, squeezed into his flesh, and became part of his body's blood circulation.
With each circulation, a portion of the Wendigo Bloodline would merge into his blood.
Before long, all the Wendigo Bloodline in the basin disappeared, and the seventeen or eighteen wounds on Mo Di's body rapidly wriggled shut.
He didn't use Scarlet Healing this time, relying entirely on his own healing ability.
"The Blood Healing Art, combined with the Frostwolf Knight Body Tempering Art, allows me to incorporate the blood of transcendent creatures with the 'frost' attribute to enhance my physical strength, and at the same time, acquire corresponding transcendent abilities. It's hitting two birds with one stone."
The original Blood Healing Art was a technique that used the blood of higher beings to cure diseases and elevate one's essence.
After generations of modifications and improvements by Blood Mages, it eventually became a technique to replace one's own blood with transcendent blood, ultimately transforming into the corresponding transcendent creature.
Mo Di, however, modified it again, combining it with the Frostwolf Knight Body Tempering Art to form a method specifically for incorporating transcendent blood, thereby tempering the physique and acquiring corresponding abilities.
The prerequisite for cultivating this method is to possess Ancient Blood. Without it, at best, there would be a bloodline conflict; at worst, immediate death.
The reason for this is that Ancient Blood possesses powerful compatibility; all foreign bloodlines can only submit to it and obey its command.
This is the value of the Ancient Civilization's crystallization, and it's also why Mo Di dared to do this.
"It's a pity that due to the Frostwolf Knight Body Tempering Art, I can currently only incorporate transcendent blood with the 'frost' attribute."
He shook his head in regret, and the idea of collecting other Knight Body Tempering Arts came to his mind.
"Since it combines the characteristics of both, this method shall be named the Frost Blood Body Tempering Art, and this stage will be called the 'Essence Refinement Stage'."
Mo Di thought with a touch of dark humor. His idea was to use transcendent blood as essence, refining the essence of all spirits to forge his own body.
"I hope I don't end up becoming some kind of Blood Demon in the future?"
Feeling the powerful strength contained within his body, he realized he had taken another big step towards becoming a melee mage.
If he didn't correct himself soon, he might never be able to shake off that label.
Walking up to a ghoul, Mo Di decided to do something to salvage his mage image.
He pointed a finger, and a magical aura with an evil connotation flashed at his fingertip.
Then, the blood qi stored in his body rapidly depleted, and the ghoul in front of him began to mutate into an Abomination.
"The evil spell 'Abomination Transformation' inherent in the Wendigo Bloodline, along with my self-created Frost Blood Ritual, is enough to transform a ghoul into an existence comparable to a typical Frostwolf Knight."
The ghoul's body rapidly expanded, no longer the skeletal figure it was, quickly reaching a height of 1.8 meters, truly becoming a muscular man.
"Very good, now I have a strongman to act as a deterrent. It's just a bit blood-consuming; I need to find some blood food to replenish."
Mo Di's face was pale. Although he wasn't at the point of needing to lean on walls to walk, he wasn't far from it.
He immediately ordered the Frostblood Abomination: "You, go get me two dishes, fresh ones. Not humans, animals."
The Frostblood Abomination nodded and swept towards the entrance of the underground tomb like a gust of wind... The following days were peaceful, and no one got lost and stumbled upon this place, allowing him to focus on studying blood magic.
Time came to his second month after graduating. On this day, Mo Di was researching content related to transcendent seeds.
A strange pulsation suddenly occurred. He put down his quill, and a flash of inspiration struck him:
'Hmm, a new world!'
Evidently, this feeling originated from the Ancient Blood, indicating that it had completed its positioning.
Suppressing the urgency in his heart, Mo Di summoned several Frostblood Abominations, ordering them to manage everything in the underground tomb during his absence.
He didn't know how long he would stay in the other world, so he could only make arrangements as meticulously as possible to prevent any mishaps.
After finding a bag and filling it with various spellcasting materials and tools he might need, he was finally ready to depart.
'It's time to go.'
Following his instincts, Mo Di activated the Ancient Blood.
Space and time dislocated, up and down inverted.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar modern room, still carrying his sack on his shoulder.
'I can't perceive the process of crossing at all, it's like my consciousness blacked out.'
Coming back to his senses, he adopted a defensive stance, surveying the room while mobilizing his magic power and blood qi to ensure he could handle any sudden situations.
'A modern world?'
He slightly flicked his finger, a magical aura flashed, followed by a wave of magical energy spreading throughout the room.
Malice Detection told him that there was no malice directed at him here.
Exhaling softly, Mo Di began to investigate the objects in the room.
"A... student ID? Let me use my Comprehend Languages."
His finger touched the surface of the student ID, spellcasting materials vanished from his other hand, and at the same time, he gradually understood the content on the student ID.
"Beize University, Mo Di..."
Mo Di narrowed his eyes, once again experiencing the terrifying power of the Ancient Civilization that created the Ancient Blood.
At its peak, that civilization could probably send people to traverse various worlds without worrying about identity issues.
Because the Ancient Blood could handle it for them.
"However, this identity seems a bit inconsistent with me. After all, my appearance doesn't look like a university student at first glance."
Looking at himself in the mirror, Mo Di scratched his head.
Due to long-term residence in the underground tomb, his skin was so fair it was pale. However, his firm, warrior-like features gave him no hint of effeminacy.
There was no trace of the typical university student's innocence in his eyes; instead, they held a determination and wisdom that ordinary university students lacked.
Looking like this, he would probably be stopped and questioned by security guards even when entering the school gates.
"Never mind, appearance is a minor issue. Let's continue gathering information about this world."
This time, he turned his attention to the mobile phone that came with the identity, continuing to use Comprehend Languages to understand this world.
Powered on, no password set. This was good.
He operated it casually at first, then his movements became increasingly proficient, as this phone's usage was similar to his phone before he crossed over.
"What's this? News?"
With a hint of curiosity, he clicked on a news push notification that suddenly popped up. Mo Di scanned it for a couple of seconds, then abruptly sat up straight.
【Mysterious Waiter Appears at Billionaire's Gala, Reveals 'Dragon-Patterned Black Card' to Shock the Entire Venue After Being Humiliated!】
"Ah, this is too much. Could it be the Dragon King's return?"
He exited the news article and looked at the trending topics on the news app.
【Retired Elderly Man Suffers Sudden Heart Attack in Park, Mysterious Young Man Saves Him with Silver Needles】
【Pei Corporation Acquires Rival Company for Hundreds of Billions, CEO Coldly Declares 'Bought for My Wife to Play With'】
Just by reading the first two, Mo Di suspected he had entered the wrong app.
He checked online and found that this app was indeed a mainstream news app, not some novel app.
"...Is there something wrong with my eyes, or has this world gone mad?"
Rubbing his temples, he suspected he had arrived in a world filled with characters like Dragon King son-in-laws, mountain-descending divine doctors, and domineering CEOs.
A clear characteristic of such worlds is that the power of families, corporations, and even mercenary organizations is infinitely amplified, possibly even overshadowing national governments.
Oh, and another is currency depreciation; throwing tens of millions around is commonplace. That news article just now even mentioned a terrifying hundreds of billions.
The actual purchasing power of the currency might be comparable to shadow national currency.
Mo Di scrolled down for a long time before finding an entry that was out of place with the other news:
【Large Fog Suddenly Appears Outside Greenlawn City, Leading to Multiple Mysterious Disappearances!】
"A strange world. However, according to the tropes of such worldviews, there might be some transcendent systems hidden in the shadows."
For example, ancient martial arts, cultivation, or even national martial arts and superpowers.
Closing his phone, Mo Di cast a spell called Aether Vision. After a moment, he sighed.
"No wonder my magic power recovers so slowly. I didn't expect the aether in this world to be so thin."
If the aether concentration on the Eternity Continent was 10, then in this world, it was probably only 1.
The thin aether meant he couldn't even recover his magic power in time. Fortunately, blood qi was not affected by aether; a little flesh and blood was enough to replenish it.
As if by a sudden inspiration, he learned something through the Ancient Blood.
One year. He could stay in this world for a maximum of one year. After one year, he would be repelled back to his original world.
How he would return to the Eternity Continent would depend on what benefits he could gain in this year.
The most urgent task was to first learn the language and writing of this world. Comprehend Languages was useful, but it ultimately consumed magic power.
"Speaking of which, this world is indeed very strange. Someone actually dares to abduct people in broad daylight."
Leaning by the window, he keenly spotted two men who looked like thugs walking side by side towards the alley behind his building.
One of them was carrying an unconscious woman on his shoulder.
After a moment of thought, Mo Di concluded:
"They really don't put me in their eyes. They seem to be asking for a slaughter."
Then, a smile crept to the corners of his mouth. "A chance to learn to read, isn't it right here?"
Downstairs, in the alley, the two men walked quickly. One of them asked:
"You say, what does Young Master Xu want us to do by kidnapping this woman?"
The other man gave him a cold glance. "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, or you might not see tomorrow's sun."
The questioning man pouted, about to complain, when a slightly hoarse voice interjected:
"I'm quite curious about that too. Can't you reveal a thing or two?"
Just like a classic scene from a horror movie, a pale hand pressed on their shoulders, emanating waves of chilling cold.
The two men stopped in their tracks, not because they wanted to, but because they simply couldn't move.
"You, who are you? Do you know we're working for Young Master Xu of the Xu Family?!"
The two men immediately brought up Young Master Xu, attempting to scare off the newcomer.
But it was clearly useless.
Mo Di's smile grew wider. He leaned close to their ears, exhaling a breath of cold white mist. "You chose a good spot. I've checked, there are no surveillance cameras nearby.
And no one else, except... the two of you."
A chill shot from the soles of their feet straight to their heads. The two men were completely terrified and immediately confessed all the information they knew and all the evil deeds they had committed.
"Oh, is that so?" Mo Di's smile vanished, and his tone grew even colder:
"Forcibly abducting women, intentional murder, organ harvesting... You're just two small-time thugs, yet you've committed so many evil deeds.
If I hadn't investigated beforehand, I would suspect this place was a 'metropolis' full of talented individuals."
He made no secret of his killing intent. These two rotten people did not deserve to live.