The sect was awake now.
Not alert.
Not prepared.
Awake like a village waking up to flames already inside their homes.
The emergency bell screamed across Iron Mountain Sect.
DONG—DONG—DONG—
Disciples poured out of buildings, some still half-asleep.
Others were armed.
Some were already shaking.
Rumors spread faster than fear.
"Someone broke the Inner Disciple Tower!"
"Inner disciples are dying!"
"An outer disciple did it!"
"It's Arjun… that trash disciple… he's become a demon!"
But Arjun didn't care about rumors.
He walked through the blood mist like a king returning to claim his throne.
His clothes were different now.
A black robe covered his body.
His hair was messy.
His face was calm.
But his eyes…
His eyes were quiet.
Too quiet.
Like nothing in this world could surprise him anymore.
He stopped at a broken pillar near the sect hall.
The night wind carried screams and distant footsteps.
Arjun lifted his hand and looked at the mark burned into his palm.
The completed seal key symbol pulsed faintly.
Then he spoke:
"System."
"Open Bloodline Lottery."
A crimson wheel appeared in front of his vision.
It wasn't a physical thing.
It existed inside his mind.
But the pressure it carried was real.
Like fate itself had become a menu.
✅ BLOODLINE LOTTERY
Status: UNLOCKED
Chance Type: Random draw
Cost: 2,000 Points per spin
Your Points: 2,940
✅ Available spins: 1 (with extra points remaining)
Arjun stared at the wheel.
There were names floating on it like cursed blessings.
Shadow Wolf Bloodline
Iron Turtle Bloodline
Demon Viper Bloodline
Heavenly Crane Bloodline
Bone King Bloodline
Blood God Fragment(???)…
and many more.
Arjun's lips curved slightly.
"A lottery."
He didn't believe in luck.
But he believed in results.
"Spin."
🎰 SPINNING…
The wheel turned.
Faster.
Faster.
Then suddenly—
It slowed.
It stopped.
The name burned in crimson letters.
✅ BONE KING BLOODLINE (LOW GRADE → EVOLVABLE)
Arjun's pupils shrank.
Then the System chimed again.
🔊 [Bloodline Installed!]🦴 Bone King Bloodline
✅ Effect 1: Bone hardness +300%
✅ Effect 2: Bone regeneration (slow)
✅ Effect 3: Bone resonance sensing (detect fractures/weak points)
⚠️ Special: Evolves by devouring bone essence + killing
Arjun inhaled.
His chest tightened.
His bones started humming.
A deep, ancient vibration ran through his skeleton.
It wasn't pain.
It was change.
His arms twitched.
His spine straightened.
He felt taller.
Heavier.
Sharper.
Like his body had been rebuilt from inside.
Arjun smiled.
"This one…"
"…is perfect."
Because Arjun didn't just punch anymore.
Now his body itself…
was a weapon.
A weapon that could keep fighting even after breaking.
Then the System displayed something else.
🔊 [Bonus Trigger: Bloodline + Devouring Body compatibility HIGH!]
✅ New Skill Evolved Automatically:
🩸🦴 SKILL EVOLUTION: IRON BONE FIST → BONE KING FIST (Beginner)
✅ Each strike damages enemy bones directly
✅ Higher chance to shatter meridians
✅ Fear effect increased when cracking sound occurs
Arjun clenched his fist.
And just from clenching—
CRACK—CRACK…
The air popped as his fingers tightened.
His knuckles looked sharper.
Harder.
Like a beast's joints.
He whispered:
"Good."
Then he checked his points.
📌 Points Remaining: 940
Not enough for another spin.
But enough for something else.
✅ SYSTEM SHOP (UPDATED)
💠 Techniques
Shadow Step (Upgrade) — 700 points
Bone Crushing Grip — 600 points
Crimson Killing Intent (Upgrade) — 900 points
Blood Contract Art (Forbidden) — 1,200 points (LOCKED: requires Bloodline)
💠 Items
High-grade Recovery Pill x3 — 350 points
Poison Fog Immunity Talisman (3 days) — 600 points
Spirit Stone Bundle (Mid-grade) — 800 points
Arjun's eyes stopped on one technique.
Crimson Killing Intent (Upgrade) — 900 points
Power wasn't enough.
He needed dominance.
He needed fear so deep…
it paralyzed.
He purchased it.
✅ Purchased: Crimson Killing Intent (Upgrade) — 900 Points
🔊 [Skill Upgraded!]
🩸 CRIMSON KILLING INTENT (Intermediate)
✅ Effect: Opponents below your realm may freeze, vomit, faint
✅ Enemies at similar realm suffer hesitation + slower techniques
✅ Killing intent can be shaped like a pressure blade (minor)
📌 Points Remaining: 40
Arjun exhaled.
The world around him seemed to darken.
Even the insects went quiet.
Because the air around him wasn't air anymore.
It was fear.
THE ELDERS ARRIVE
A powerful aura descended from the sky like a mountain falling.
BOOM.
The ground trembled.
A group of figures landed in front of the sect hall.
Five elders.
All wearing long robes.
All with cultivation levels far above disciples.
Their eyes swept across the ruined courtyard.
Broken buildings.
Dead bodies.
Blood mist.
Then their gaze locked onto Arjun.
One elder stepped forward.
His voice was cold.
"Arjun."
"You slaughtered inner disciples."
"You destroyed sect property."
"You violated sect law."
Arjun looked at him calmly.
"Correct."
The elder's eyes narrowed.
"You admit it?"
Arjun nodded.
"Yes."
Another elder shouted angrily:
"Then you will die here!"
Arjun smiled faintly.
"No."
The first elder's aura erupted.
"Arrogant!"
Arjun took one slow step forward.
And his killing intent expanded like an ocean.
🩸 CRIMSON KILLING INTENT (Intermediate)
The elders froze for half a breath.
Their disciples behind them collapsed instantly.
Some foamed at the mouth.
Some fainted.
Some crawled away like worms.
Even the elders' expressions changed.
"What is this mental pressure…?"
Arjun's voice was calm.
"This is what you all created."
Then he lifted his palm.
Not to punch.
To claim.
To devour.
To take.
He pointed toward the elder who first spoke.
"Your sect law…"
"…means nothing to me."
The elder laughed.
"Do you think you can fight five elders?!"
Arjun replied softly:
"I don't need to fight five."
He smiled wider.
"I only need to kill one…"
"…and eat his technique."
Silence fell like a blade.
The elders' faces turned ugly.
"What did you just say?!"
Arjun took another step forward.
And his body cracked with power.
🦴 Bone King Bloodline resonated.
His fist clenched.
💥 BONE KING FIST (Beginner)
The air around his knuckles distorted.
Then Arjun whispered:
"Come."
"I'm starving."