Doomsday Roulette

Ye Zhongming glanced at the box that Haman Dan had produced, unsure of what was inside. It was likely something that the other party had prepared in advance.

Though they spoke of cooperation, fundamentally, Haman Dan was the one in need, so he naturally had to express his sincerity. This box was probably his way of doing so.

Haman Dan opened the box to reveal several items.

“I know you must be a significant figure in the China Zone, so I won’t bother with ordinary items. I hope you will like these.”

As he spoke, he took out a crystal-like object, causing Ye Zhongming's eyes to widen slightly.

This was a Bloodline Crystal!

“Ye, you must know this is a Bloodline Crystal, and it’s a specialty Bloodline Crystal from our West Asia Zone—Sand Hand.”

Haman Dan’s gaze swept across Ye Zhongming’s face, capturing a hint of interest deep in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face.

“I know that with your status, you must already have a Bloodline, but that does not matter, because this Sand Hand Bloodline is an auxiliary Bloodline, or you could say it's a fusion-type Bloodline.”

Ye Zhongming remained silent, but doubts filled his heart.

He was someone who had been reincarnated, having lived for ten years in his past life. Although he wasn’t a master, he was aware of various pieces of information, yet he had never heard of auxiliary Bloodlines or fusion-type Bloodlines. He only knew that Bloodlines were divided into explosive-type and sustained-type Bloodlines.

“Hey, buddy.” Haman Dan's casual attitude towards titles was evident, “I know you’ve never heard of it, but you should understand that every region has its unique characteristics. This thing serves that purpose; I’m not trying to deceive you.”

Ye Zhongming nodded. This made sense; Haman Dan would need to help him through difficulties, even assisting him in reclaiming the Star Spirit. If he were to deceive him now, that would be foolish.

“Bloodlines are unique and upgrading them is extremely difficult, but this auxiliary Bloodline offers another powerful possibility for a Bloodline. As long as you activate this Bloodline, the Sand Hand Bloodline will merge with your original Bloodline, enhancing the various abilities of the primary Bloodline.”

Listening to this introduction, Ye Zhongming found it hard not to be tempted. The effectiveness of his hell messenger Bloodline hadn’t been as pronounced as before, so if he could enhance it through this, it would certainly be a good thing.

“No side effects? Are there any restrictions?”

This was something Ye Zhongming had to consider. If using this auxiliary Bloodline came at the cost of being unable to upgrade his Bloodline afterward, it would be a loss.

“No side effects, but there are restrictions.”

Haman Dan held the Sand Hand Bloodline Crystal in his hand and said seriously, “Maybe because the power of this crystal incited envy from the gods, you need to sacrifice a skill when activating the crystal.”

Hearing this, Ye Zhongming's expression immediately turned sour. Sacrifice a skill? What if he had to sacrifice the exclusion technique? Would he still be alive?

“Don’t worry, the skill you sacrifice is controllable. You can even find a less valuable skill to learn and then sacrifice it. Of course, I wouldn’t recommend that, because this type of sacrifice isn’t traditional. Instead, it transfers the power of that skill into the Bloodline.”

Transferring the power of the sacrificed skill into the Bloodline? Wouldn’t the Sand Hand auxiliary Bloodline then need to merge with the primary Bloodline too?

Ye Zhongming was left confused by this explanation.

Haman Dan coughed a couple of times, feeling he wasn’t articulating very clearly, and said, “In any case, there won’t be any bad transformations. The only uncontrollable aspect is the way the transformation manifests. You can understand it as a three-way fusion: primary Bloodline, Sand Hand, and skill, creating an entirely new Bloodline.”