Chapter 86: The Colosseum
"So the Elves of the City of Light won’t inherit the Tree of Cradle’s Bloodline Memories, since they don’t possess an Original Bloodline!"
As those thoughts ran through his mind, Rios looked at Lily hesitantly.
There was a question he had wanted to ask for a long time...
But he had always been afraid to ask it.
In the end, he made up his mind and asked,
"Lily, do Immortal-grade Trees of Abyss have Bloodline Memories? And if they do... when do they obtain those memories?"
After learning from Lily that Bloodline Memories existed and came together with one’s bloodline, a strange sense of doubt began to grow inside Rios.
As the owner of an Immortal-grade bloodline, he hadn’t received a single memory from his bloodline since the day he was born into this world.
Even worse...
He had already awakened his Bloodline Essence, yet he still hadn’t received any memories!
At first, when the System told him about the Bloodline Essence and the Bloodline Trial, he had assumed that the memories from his Bloodline Essence would naturally come after completing the Bloodline Trial.
And every time he questioned the System afterward...
The System refused to answer.
But now...
Lily had shattered every one of those assumptions, planting even more doubt inside Rios.
He had hoped that those memories were simply delayed.
That he had progressed too quickly.
That reaching the peak of Master Level (3) in less than a month was the reason.
But even that hope was destroyed by Lily’s next answer.
"Hahahahaha! Of course Immortal-grade Trees of Abyss possess Bloodline Memories!" Lily laughed so hard that she clutched her stomach and wiped a tear from the corner of her eye.
"Sir, if Immortal-grade Trees of Abyss, which possess one of the greatest bloodlines in the universe—the Abyss Bloodline—didn’t have Bloodline Memories, then no other bloodline in the entire universe would deserve to have them."
Lily quickly regained her composure, stood up straight, and continued,
"As for when Immortal-grade Trees of Abyss obtain their Bloodline Memories...
The very first Bloodline Memories come the moment they gain consciousness.
Or, just like other living beings, shortly after birth."
She then raised a finger.
"And as Immortal-grade Trees of Abyss grow older or become stronger, they continue to receive more Bloodline Memories.
Until their Bloodline Essence is awakened.
At that point, they receive a massive influx of Bloodline Memories, along with the defining trait of the Abyss Bloodline...
Power of Abyss..."
Lily then shook her head apologetically.
"That’s all the information I have, sir. If you want to know more, I’m afraid you’ll have to buy the information... or search for it yourself."
Rios looked at Lily for several seconds before lowering his head and staring at the ground beneath him.
Pure anger filled his heart.
Not only had something stolen his memories...
He had also just discovered that he possessed another power called the Power of Abyss...
A power that had also been taken from him for some unknown reason.
If all of this had been taken from him without his knowledge...
If he had only just found out about it...
Then how many other things had been taken from him that he still didn’t know about...?
A rage unlike anything he had ever experienced surged within him...
A rage that nearly tore his veins apart...
"Hmmm..."
...
Hoooo...
Rios drew in a deep breath...
Then slowly let it out...
Then did it again...
Again...
Again...
Again...
...
...
His body remained perfectly still.
His expression remained unchanged...
Calmly facing the world while concealing a raging storm beneath the surface.
The only part of him that moved was his nose...
As it continued the rhythm of inhaling and exhaling.
Thanks to the astonishing realism of The Eternal Night Heaven...
Everything felt completely real.
Rios slowly closed his eyes and gradually calmed himself.
He remained like that for several minutes...
Until the Nine Lotus Leaves Technique appeared beneath him once again.
Only then did Rios slowly open his eyes with an eerily calm expression and mutter to himself,
"It’s useless...
There’s no point complaining...
No point getting angry...
No point thinking about it endlessly...
Without strength, none of this matters...
Without strength, you’ll never obtain the truth...
Without strength, you’ll never reclaim what’s rightfully yours...
Without strength, you’ll remain a nobody...
Those with Immortal bloodlines are not rare...
Geniuses are not rare...
The Nine Immortal Trees are not rare...
Those who possess a System are not rare...
Those with mutated bloodlines are not rare...
So...
What makes you different?"
Rios slowly shook his head and said with a trace of frustration,
"Become stronger.
Only then will you earn the right to know the answers."
After making sure his mind had become completely clear through the Nine Lotus Leaves Technique, Rios closed his eyes once more.
He activated the Gene Tracking Technique and the Fourth-Level Cosmic Law of Life Comprehension Technique.
Then he spread his spiritual sense throughout the surroundings, sensing the power of Life all around him, and threw himself into comprehending the First Stage of the Cosmic Law of Life with even greater determination and resolve.
He swore that he wouldn’t leave this place until he had comprehended the Cosmic Law of Life to 100%.
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Elsewhere...
The Eternal Night Heaven — The Eternal Colosseum Hall
"Ladies and gentlemen! Dear audience! Dear viewers from every corner of the universe! Welcome... to the Eternal Colosseuuuummm!"
A figure with a square, flat head and four faces resembling screens gripped a metal handle before him and shouted at the top of all four of his voices.
He was the announcer of the Colosseum Arena and was currently standing directly above the arena.
Below him stretched a colossal colosseum capable of holding several million spectators.
The arena itself was roughly the size of a small village.
The instant the announcer’s voice echoed throughout the stadium, everyone leaped to their feet and roared at the top of their lungs.
"HURAAAAAAAHHHH!"
After the crowd finally calmed down...
"Ladies and gentlemen!
Today’s event is a Monster versus Human match!
And this isn’t just any ordinary battle...
This is going to be an explosive, destructive showdown!"
The announcer’s booming voice echoed through the arena once more as he pointed toward the left side of the stage.
"Representing the Human side...
From the Realm of Utopia...
A Heaven-grade genius blessed with a Heaven-grade mutated bloodline...
From the Immortal Flame Wings Empire...
One of the Empire’s Imperial Heirs...
Iris Lagnaaaaaar!