Ding!System Notification: You have selected Southern Border White Hound as your primary bloodline. Bloodline fusion has begun.
As the system notification echoed, Wu Tian seemed to hear an enraged canine howl, mixed with the savage roar of a leopard.
In the next instant, it felt as if thunder exploded within his organs. His vision spun violently, and he nearly lost consciousness.
Fortunately, the pain came quickly—and left just as fast.
Soon, the system notifications rang out once more.
Ding!System Notification: You have inherited the Cloud Leopard bloodline talents: Wind Step, Mist Breath, Night Vision, and Razor Claws.
Ding!System Notification: Bloodline fusion successful.
Ding!System Notification: Your Southern Border White Hound bloodline has evolved into a monster bloodline.
Ding!System Notification: Bloodline fusion has caused partial talent fusion and evolution. Please review the details.
As the notifications continued, the intense pain caused by the bloodline conflict gradually faded. In its place came a cool, soothing sensation flowing through his body, as if he were soaking in a warm spring—utterly refreshing.
Except…
His paws felt itchy.
"Why did I choose the Southern Border White Hound bloodline in the end?"
"Have I already gotten used to being a dog?"
"No way. Absolutely impossible."
"In my previous life, I was a proud, upright man!"
"How could I adapt to being a dog so quickly?"
The moment that thought surfaced, Wu Tian's fur stood on end.
"Wasn't becoming an elegant and powerful Cloud Leopard way better?"
"Why did I choose the White Hound?"
"Wait—could it be—"
"No, impossible. Definitely impossible."
"I didn't choose it because I like being a dog. It's because the Moon-Devouring Qi Circulation Art suits a canine body better!"
"If I turned into a Cloud Leopard and my acupoint count changed, what then?"
"And what if Chi Li Mu and that senior couldn't recognize me anymore?"
"That's right. I had reasons. Absolutely not because I've grown accustomed to being a dog."
After reassuring himself repeatedly, Wu Tian finally recovered from his identity crisis.
"Next time—next time I get a new bloodline option, I definitely won't choose dog again."
"I swear!"
Only then did he calm down enough to examine the drastically changed system panel.
Name: Wu TianAge: 4Bloodline: Southern Border White HoundRealm: Qi Nourishment Realm, Second Layer
High-Level Talents:
Wind Escape (1%)
Undying Body (1%)
Mid-Level Talents:
Foresight of Fortune and Disaster (30%)
Devour the Mountain (6%)
Devour Spirits (2%)
Low-Level Talents:
Razor Claws (1%)
Night Vision (1%)
Skills:
Flame Eye Spell (30%) – Superior
Thunder Voice Spell (32%) – Superior
Wish Art (61%) – Secret
Soul-Shaking Art (28%) – Secret
Note: Perfected skills are hidden.
"Where did my Thousand-Mile Movement go?"
"What about Poison Immunity? What about Feeding on Radiance?"
Wu Tian immediately noticed that several of his talents seemed to be missing.
"And what about Wind Step and Mist Breath from the Cloud Leopard bloodline?"
"Did the system eat my talents?"
"…Wait, why did I just call the system a dog? Dogs are good things. I shouldn't insult dogs like that."
After grumbling for a while, he finally found the relevant system logs.
Ding!System Notification: Your talents 'Thousand-Mile Movement' and 'Wind Step' have fused and evolved into the High-Level Talent 'Wind Escape'.
Ding!System Notification: Your talents 'Poison Immunity,' 'Mist Breath,' 'Feeding on Radiance,' and 'Verdant Renewal' have fused and evolved into the High-Level Talent 'Undying Body'.
Wind Escape (High-Level Talent):You are favored by the wind. You can command its power, travel upon it, and vanish within it. Wherever there is wind, there can be your presence.
Effect: Wind-attribute affinity greatly increased. Cultivation speed and power of wind-based techniques significantly enhanced.
Undying Body (High-Level Talent):You possess terrifying vitality. By absorbing natural energy, you can rapidly purge negative effects and injuries, restoring yourself to peak condition.
Note: What does not kill you makes you stronger—but you can still be killed. Please value your life.
Wu Tian stared blankly at the two high-level talents.
After a long while, he finally let out an ecstatic bark.
"Woof! Woof! Wooooof!"
He was practically losing his mind with joy.
After using the system for so long, Wu Tian had already realized something:Even talents of the same tier could differ enormously in quality.
For example, Foresight of Fortune and Disaster was technically mid-level, yet it was in a league of its own.
Now—
"Wind Escape is impressive, but Master Man Xiong and other high-level cultivators have similar techniques."
"But this—Undying Body—five mid-level talents fused into one high-level talent?!"
"What kind of monstrous ability is this?!"
"This is absolutely on the same level as Foresight of Fortune and Disaster."
Overwhelmed with excitement, Wu Tian leapt forward—
A violent gust erupted.
His body vanished.
The cave entrance burst open as a streak of wind swept through the area.
"Woof—woof—woof!"
Joyful barking echoed across the cliff, yet no white hound could be seen.
"My Wind Escape is completely different from Master Man Xiong's Netherwind Art."
"His art allows flight, but not concealment within wind. It's primarily a killing technique that assaults the soul."
"Mine is pure survival."
"Turning my body into wind itself—leaving no trace."
Soon, a breeze passed over the stone platform, and Wu Tian reappeared. His tongue hung out as he panted heavily.
"This high-level talent consumes way too much stamina!"
In just a short burst, he felt completely drained.
"But that makes sense."
"I'm only at the second layer of Qi Nourishment. I'm barely a monster, yet I already possess abilities comparable to great cultivators or major demons."
"If I could use this endlessly, I'd already be a full-fledged demon lord."
Wu Tian felt no disappointment—only satisfaction.
"Let's try again."
This time, he didn't fully dissolve into the wind. Instead, he wrapped wind around his body, lifting himself into the air—just like Man Xiong did.
At first, he was cautious, afraid of losing control and falling to his death.
But soon, he got the hang of it.
Wind supported his body as he ran through the sky, faster and faster.
"Hahaha! As fast as the wind is, that's how fast I can go!"
He played recklessly, sometimes letting himself fall before catching himself with wind again—up, down, spiraling through the air.
This method consumed far less stamina than full Wind Escape.
"Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic!"
Wu Tian barked joyfully, his voice echoing through the mountains.
That day, Man Xiong went to the Patrol Hall to receive mission tokens in preparation for descending the mountain the next day.
When he returned—
He saw a dog running in the sky.
His mind went completely blank.