Feasting on gold as a midnight snack, indulgence.

But, great nourishment.

Arthur, grinning, watched Baro clutch his right hand and wail continuously, a sense of satisfaction brewing in his heart spread swiftly, refreshing his spirits.

He ate so much.

What for if not for this very moment?

The young Spirit Medium glanced at the words with the corner of his eye—

[Serpent of Death IV: Death intertwined with serpents proceeds simultaneously, death pursues the serpent's tail, serpent's kiss chases the awakening of death, within the repetition of cycles, the most unique promotion method appears, this unique thread in your bloodline suffices to make most God-born and Demon Offspring turn heads, to make those 'Ascend Steper' envious, moreover making darkness, shadow, and entities of death fear, because they, them, He knows that yours is not earthly Talent fused now with the dreadful bloodline, even a demigod is unwilling to confront your sharpness.

Because...

It will be devoured by you!

The enormous amount of gold consumed by you, completely absorbed, initiates the promotion of your bloodline.

At this moment, you have gradually grasped that unique 'Divine'.]

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[Effect: 1, Awakening; 2, Shadow Concealment; 3, Body; 4, Serpent's Gaze; 5, Serpent Speak; 6, Devour; 7, Serpent's Breath; 8, Serpent Shadow; 9, Authority, Cripple]

[Awakening: You have awoken a unique bloodline, now you become extraordinary, and subsequent promotions render you beyond earthly imagination; Physique +50 (3+2+5+10+30), Spirituality +50 (3+2+5+10+30)]

[Shadow Concealment: When you are in the shadows, in darkness, you will gain a Stealth Correction Level of +12, and can easily control shadows and darkness within a 1000-meter radius to form entry-level power for attack, defense, and support.]

[Serpentine Body: Your body's joints and muscles can be as flexible as a serpent's, and can allow the entire body to writhe and coil like a serpent, while facing swords, firearm, explosion, blaze, Defense Level +10, against acid liquid, toxin, Defense Level +12, facing thunder, Defense Level +49; and when food is sufficient, your body will grow rapidly beyond limits in a manner that matches physique, defense, lifespan, simultaneously you can freely control your body size, even in winter you can easily control the instinctual slumber, of course, if you choose to hibernate, your body will grow faster; and if you refuse to hibernate, growth speed remains unchanged, while your appetite becomes better, 'food' becomes a crucial resource for your essential bloodline promotion; 0/10000]

[Serpent's Gaze: Meeting eyes with others through Serpent's Gaze, creatures below fourth order will be instantaneously deterred, and if panic ensues during deterrence, they will also fall into illusion, creatures caught in illusion will be pulled into the Realm of Death, directly pronounced dead; creatures of fourth order or above will require a will judgement, but if the will judgement fails, they will also be deterred, panic, illusion, likewise pulled into the Realm of Death, pronounced dead!]

[Serpent Speak: Able to communicate with serpents using serpent's hiss, command ordinary, secret technique, entry-level serpents, even mythical serpents will be deterred by you, even without serpent's hiss communication, serpent creatures will still revere you, intensely longing to follow you]

[Devour: Now you can consume objects within a 1000-meter radius by mere touch without opening your mouth, and you can ignore toxins, acid corrosion, dark energy contained within consumed food at entry-level and below, even stones, metals can be digested and absorbed by your stomach, transformed into the purest nutrients to nourish your body, and the acid liquid in your stomach can quickly dissolve even demigods]

[Serpent's Breath: The gas you exhale can transform into a fourth level rank toxic miasma at any time, your saliva will rapidly corrode the earth, during hibernation you can turn the entire South County into a miasma swamp kingdom, but if you are unwilling, you remain an ordinary person, you can kiss your beloved lady anytime]

[Serpent Shadow: Breath of Death and Bloodline resonance, Ascend change, fourth level improvement, make your already changed shadow fully promoted, it can transform into 666 serpent shadows, silently attack those you wish to within your sight, and upon the death of the attacked, they transform into the purest 'Aura of Death' and bring it back]

[Authority: Bloodline promotion allows you to completely grasp the authority of 'God of the Inner Sea' possessed by Xitidar, fourth level rank you have already made the authority truly complete, you can easily manipulate water on a large scale, and when you stand over the inner sea, you can make the inner sea churn ceaselessly, also borrow life within the inland river to heal wounds, and command the creatures within to serve you, now you, are 'God of the Inland River']

(Note 1: Physique and Spirituality brought by Awakening are absolutely safe, with consumption of more food, hibernation, will grow slowly)

(Note 2: During Shadow Concealment, rapid running does not affect stealth level, and under illumination, total exposure, there is still +6 Stealth Correction Level)

(Note 3: Current Serpentine Body can reach 36 meters, current normal lifespan 2048 years, maintain human condition state, natural extra Defense Level +6, when you unleash limitation, reaching 36 meters, natural extra Defense Level +18, targeting Thunder Defense Level extra +81, simultaneously, for next phase bloodline promotion, you need more gold, mystic side items, misfortune items as 'food'.)