Gulp!
After swallowing the blood, Gray squinted his eyes and lay in the bathtub, waiting. He had experienced the heat rising from his stomach many times.
Boom!
A terrifying reaction appeared in Gray's stomach and quickly spread throughout his body. However, Gray's eyes suddenly opened and he looked at the hot water in the bathtub in shock.
Crack!
He saw that the hot water that was originally steaming had already disappeared, and there were even specks of white ice crystals.
At this moment, Gray's body was exuding an ice-cold aura. The water in the bathtub was rapidly freezing into ice!
"What's going on?"
Gray was shocked.
After swallowing the blood of the Ice Soul Beast, a terrifying reaction indeed appeared in Gray's stomach. However, it was not a heat that could burn a person, but a coldness that could freeze a person.
This was Gray's first time encountering such a situation.
In the past, whenever he swallowed the blood of any blood fiend, his body would emit a terrifying heat, as if he was being roasted over a fire. However, this time, he felt an unusual coldness invading his body.
"Although I have swallowed a blood fiend with the ability to freeze, I have also swallowed Hanhu's blood before. I did not feel this coldness. What is going on?"
Gray's heart was full of doubts.
He tried hard to recall the books he had read about cultivation and blood fiends. Finally, a word popped out in his mind.
"Attribute modification. This is an attribute modification that only occurs when a desolate-level bloodline is implanted!"
In a book about blood techniques, it was mentioned that every level up from the desolate-level to the king-level would increase one's strength by leaps and bounds.
Perhaps it was to adapt to such a powerful ability and avoid hurting oneself when using it. When a desolate-level or king-level bloodline was implanted, one's body would be modified accordingly and gain resistance to such abilities.
Those implanted with a fire-type bloodline would be modified to have a higher resistance to fire. This way, when they used their fire-type abilities, they would not be hurt by the overly powerful flames they used.
Similarly, those implanted with a lightning bloodline would be modified to have a higher resistance to lightning.
The person who was implanted with the poison bloodline would be modified to have a strong resistance to poison.
The person who was implanted with the frost bloodline would be modified to have a strong resistance to the cold.
…
In his current situation, he was clearly being modified to have a strong resistance to ice.
"This is an attribute modification that only happens when a desolate-level bloodline is implanted. In other words, I did ingest the blood of a blood fiend. No, I should say that I fused with the bloodline of a blood fiend."
For a long time, Gray had a suspicion that the process of him swallowing blood was the process of implanting the corresponding bloodline, but he had never been able to confirm it.
Now that he had swallowed a desolate-level ice-type bloodline, his body's elemental transformation had finally proven that he could indeed swallow the blood of the corresponding blood fiend and implant the corresponding bloodline.
Moreover, this method of transplanting the bloodline by swallowing the blood of blood fiends had broken the conventional iron law of not transplanting bloodlines beyond one's level. His current strength was only at the Mad level, but he had already transplanted a desolate-level bloodline, which was the best proof.
Although the cold wasn't scorching, it still had the effect of making Gray feel sleepy. Gray's mind was drowsy.
Half an hour later.
When Gray felt that his body was no longer cold and his mind had become clear, he found that he was frozen in the bathtub.
The water in the bathtub was completely frozen by the cold emitted from his body while he was drowsy, turning into a block of ice.
Surprisingly, even though his entire body was frozen in ice, he didn't feel cold at all. There was only a refreshing feeling.
Crack!
With Gray's current strength, it was naturally impossible for him to not be able to break free from the ice. With a slight force, countless fine cracks appeared on the ice, and he easily broke free from it.
His body was still extremely tired. Although the reaction was different from when he swallowed the blood fiend's blood, the result was the same. His body became extremely tired, as if he had stayed up for several days and nights.
"How should I deal with this?"
Gray rubbed his temples and forced himself to be alert. He looked at the block of ice in the bathtub.
How could he explain that the bathwater had frozen when he was taking a bath?
After thinking for a while, he finally dug out all the ice blocks and put them into his rune space bag. He left the castle and found a deserted place to throw them away.
After resting for a day, Gray went to the forest near the castle the next day.
He did some simple exercises and didn't feel any changes in his body. Obviously, the Ice Soul Beast's body was not stronger than the Jasper Lizard's in the same realm.
This didn't matter. From the beginning, he didn't expect the Ice Soul Beast's body to be stronger than the Jasper Lizard's in the same realm.
After all, the Jasper Lizard was a special blood fiend with a trace of dragon's bloodline. Its body was quite strong compared to other blood fiends in the same realm.
"It's time to test the blood fiend's ability!"
Next, it was time to test the Ice Soul Beast's ability.
"I wonder if the Ice Soul Beast's blood will increase the power of the Frost Wind Blade as I expected."
Gray took a deep breath.
According to his estimation, after swallowing the Ice Soul Beast's blood, the Ice Soul Beast's ice ability would merge with the Frost Wind Blade and increase its power.
Of course, this was only Gray's estimation. He would only know after testing. After all, the direction of the transformation after swallowing the Ice Soul Beast's blood was not controlled by Gray.
Swish!
Gray used the Frost Wind Blade.
Suddenly, a cyan wind blade that looked different from the previous one appeared.
The cyan wind blade had a jade-like icy-green color. It looked like a piece of art that was completely polished out of jadeite.
It was beautiful and full of strong ornamental value, making people want to touch it with their hands.
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!
Puff! Puff! The icy green Frost Wind Blade slashed out and left a trail that extended for more than 20 meters. All the trees along the way were cut in half and fell to the ground.
The trees that were cut in half, and even the trees that were a few meters away, were all turned into white ice sculptures.
There was a row of fallen trees in the middle, and on both sides were trees that were completely turned into ice sculptures.
"The power of the ice has increased!"
There was no doubt that the power of the Frost Wind Blade had increased tremendously.
Previously, only the trees that were cut in half would be frozen. Now, not only were the trees that were cut in half, but the trees within a few meters of the Frost Wind Blade were also frozen.
The power of the Frost Wind Blade had indeed increased, and by a lot.
The power of the Frost Wind Blade had increased from the ordinary Murderous Level to the Mad Level. It was even more powerful than the Wind Blade. After all, the Ice Soul Beast had merged with the ice ability of the special Ice Soul Beast.
"Good. Just as I expected, the Ice Soul Beast merged with the Frost Wind Blade and increased its power."
Gray heaved a sigh of relief.
The Ice Soul Beast's ice ability had indeed merged with the Frost Wind Blade and increased its power. There was no phenomenon of the Ice Soul Beast's ice ability existing on its own.
Fortunately, this was the case. Otherwise, swallowing the Ice Soul Beast's blood would have been meaningless.
If he wanted to have the most powerful attack in the Mad Level, he already had it. The Jasper Lizard's plant ability was such an ability.
If the Ice Soul Beast's ice ability existed on its own, it would at most give him one more attack method. Although it would increase his combat strength, it would not be significant.
However, it was different when it merged with the Frost Wind Blade.
The power of the Frost Wind Blade was already at the Mad Level. Now, with the addition of the special Mad Level ice ability, the power of the Frost Wind Blade had increased tremendously.
According to his estimation, his most powerful attack right now was probably no longer his plant ability, but when he used the Ice Wind Blade with all his strength.
The Wind Blade ability was already at the Mad Level. If it merged with the special Mad Level ice ability, its power would definitely surpass the special Mad Level plant ability.
"Wild Wind Blade."
Swish! Swish!
Swish! Thinking of this, he activated the Wild Wind Wolf Blood Beast ability that he had gained after reaching the Mad Level.
Suddenly, dozens of green Frost Wind Blades whizzed out and swept toward the forest in front of him.
Puff! Puff! Crack! Crack!
After the attack, a world of ice and snow appeared in front of Gray.
All the trees in the arc-shaped area were cut down and collapsed.
The fallen trees were all turned into ice sculptures. Looking at this scene, it was as if he was in a world of ice and snow.
"A world of ice and snow in this area."
Gray narrowed his eyes. He thought of the use of the enhanced Wild Wind Wolf Blood Beast ability.
The newly formed ability not only had the ability to cut through the wind, but it also had the ability to freeze the ice.
In this area, even if one could avoid the cutting of the Wind Blade, it would be difficult to avoid the spread of the cold air.
In other words, if one could not escape from this area in an instant, there would be no way to escape from this ability.
"The ice ability has been greatly enhanced. Its power has surpassed the plant ability. The Wild Wind Blade now should be called the Wild Wind Ice Blade."
Gray's face showed a hint of joy.
From now on, his most powerful attack method would be the mutated Wild Wind Ice Blade, not the plant ability.
"Its power has surpassed the special blood beast ability, but it is still a bit away from the Barbarian Level."
He could not help but think of the last battle with the Three-headed Snake.
Judging from the destructive power at that time, the power of the Wild Wind Ice Blade was still a bit away from the Barbarian Level.
However, the gap between them wasn't that big. Gray estimated that once he enhanced the wind elemental ability of the Frigid Ice Blade to the level of a special blood fiend, the power of the Frigid Ice Blade would be enhanced to the level of a Barbarian.
"I must take the blood of the special wind blood beast, but now I only have the blood of the Knife Weasel. Should I take the blood of the Knife Weasel?"