Gerhart and his group returned by evening to the manor, where they received plenty of food.
"Mmm! It is good stuff!" Honorius exclaid as he ravenously ate his food.
"I am glad you like it, young man. I helped make it myself." Bertrand gave a soft smile.
"So you fought a Corrupted Ma Yang, and he could fight both of you? How enviable." Havre bit her lips in frustration, also wanting to fight him.
"Mya, that guy was ridiculous. If it weren't for master's insane blessing, Ray and I would be hard-pressed against him." To-ri awkwardly scratched her cheek.
"But our lord is even more incredible. He instantly killed an Echo with a punch. I don't know how strong the Echo was, but he is bound to be stronger than Ma Yang." Ray warily said.
"Will we claim the bounty tomorrow?" Qold asked Hope.
"Not imdiately." Hope shook her head. "I feel an inauspicious on. We should prepare before accepting the reward."
"Inauspicious on, you say? Is it dangerous?" Qold frowned.
"The reward itself is not dangerous, but I sense a hidden threat lurking. But I can't pinpoint it. I am not strong enough in divination and unsure about the threat level. Hence, we decided to postpone for a day." Hope shook her head.
"Then it could be the Royal Family or perhaps another Echo. We should wait for the master to return from the dungeon and raise your talent." Qold said.
"Master sure is hardworking and kind, going to the dungeon to fetch all the remaining energy just so he can bless us," Ariyana muttered.
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Gerhart entered the city, bypassing the city curfew with a few swift movents, jumping over the tall city walls before entering the Dungeon Explorer guild and diving into the dungeon solo.
Going to the 1st-floor Obelisk, Gerhart touched it and used his ownership rights to check the situation.
"Hm... No one on the 60th layer, hah? Good enough." Gerhart muttered and teleported to the 60th-floor boss room.
Since Gerhart was the owner, he could teleport to all the Obelisks, and no dungeon monsters would attack him. However, just in case, to avoid being bothered, Gerhart purposely activated the 60th-floor boss chanism, summoning an Elite Lich and making the doors close.
When the Final Boss and its subordinates saw Gerhart, they imdiately knelt. "Master."
"I apologize for summoning you. I will unsummon you soon." Gerhart said.
"Yes, master." The undead motionlessly replied.
Gerhart didn't pay them any more attention as he started absorbing massive amounts of energy from the dungeon for an hour, leaving only ten million for it to operate. He then checked the energy he had and smiled.
Energy: 9,135m
"Good," Gerhart muttered and turned to the waiting undead.
"Thank you for waiting. You may return." Gerhart said.
"Thank you, master." The Lich replied, disappearing.
The doors opened, luckily no one bothering him as Gerhart casually conjured so loot to sell before teleporting out.
After selling the loot, Gerhart left the guild under the cover of night and returned to the manor by running at a ridiculous speed.
Upon returning to the manor, Gerhart called his eager core mbers to the main hall, including Stella, to evolve their talents again.
On that note, after blessing Stella-
Stella:
Space Storage(Unawakened) -> Superior Space Storage(Evolvable)
Favored of Space(Unawakened) -> Adored by Space(Evolvable)
Elite Space Magician(Unawakened) -> Superior Space Magician(Evolvable)
And that's it. Stella's race surprisingly remained a Sli Girl(Cleaner) without a sign of mutation. Thankfully, she didn't destroy anything, so Gerhart continued evolving her talents with the others.
Learning from a past mistake, Gerhart fiddled with the blessing options and blocked the sexual talents from being given. He didn't need to enhance them in that departnt.
Bertrand:
Superior Butler -> Great Butler
Superior Pugilist -> Great Pugilist
Superior Lizard Warrior -> Great Lizard Warrior
Calvin:
Superior Knight -> Great Knight
Superior Battle Instincts -> Great Battle Instincts
Born General -> Born Great General
Ray:
Veil of Mysteries -> Great Veil of Mysteries
Superior Assassin -> Great Assassin
Superior Dagger Dancer -> Great Dagger Dancer
Superior Blood Hunter -> Great Blood Hunter
Qold:
Superior Warlock -> Great Warlock
Mind of Clearwater -> Great Mind of Clearwater
Adored by Demons(Succubi) -> Blessed by Demons(Succubi)
Ariyana:
Master of All -> Great Master of All
Thinktank -> Great Thinktank
Superior Technomancer -> Great Technomancer
Honorius:
Great Builder
Great Architect
Great Earth Magician
Stella:
Superior Space Storage -> Great Space Storage
Adored by Space -> Blessed by Space
Superior Space Magician -> Great Space Magician
To-ri:
Initial Aspect of the Cat Goddess -> Beginner Aspect of the Cat Goddess
Initial Boundless Agility(New)
Initial Absolute Dexterity(New)
Initial Domain of Charm(New)
Initial Domain of Luck(New)
{Unique Talent - Initial Domain of Charm: Gives attunent to the Universal Domain of Charm.}
{Unique Talent - Initial Domain of Luck: Gives attunent to the Universal Domain of Luck.}
Hope:
Initial Claircognizance -> Beginner Claircognizance
Initial Super Intelligence(New)
Initial Phenonal Instincts(New)
Initial Domain of Ti(New)
Initial Domain of Possibility(New)
Havre:
Initial Sword Saint -> Beginner Sword Saint
Initial Boundless Agility(New)
Initial Absolute Dexterity(New)
Initial Aura Sovereignty(New)
Initial Domain of Blades(New)
Sword God Bloodline(Human Variant)(100%)(New!)
Energy: 9,135m -> 6,496m
Once everyone finished evolving their talents and leveled up, the group was noticeably different. Those with regular talents were more refined and powerful. One look at them, and people could tell they were extraordinary people. However, to Gerhart's surprise, none of them awakened any bloodline. They were just that, gifted individuals. That wasn't to say it was too bad, but that ant Gerhart had to buy them bloodlines if they wanted to reach the level of Hope, Havre, and To-ri. (Save for Qold and Stella. They had a different route.)
The three won awakened four Initial Compound Talents, and Havre developed the Sword God Bloodline. Accordingly, their changes were the most significant, especially Havre.
To-ri beca more charming, and her air of luck significantly increased. Two of her talents were geared toward Agility and Dexterity, while the other two were weird ones geared toward the Domains of Luck and Charm. Gerhart didn't know what those did, but it didn't take a genius to know To-ri's Bloodline is not for combat. Her entire thing was to bless others with luck and fortune through sex and dancing, so it did make sense. It was only too bad she couldn't have proper guidance to unleash this power. For now, she was aimlessly guessing how to use her powers.
Hope had a different air about her. It was as if she knew everything, and nothing could surprise her. In a way, her combat prowess didn't directly increase, but her utility was that much better, even gaining the domains of Ti and Probability. But just like To-ri, Hope lacked guidance, relying on the intuitive usage of her abilities.
Like Hope and To-ri, Havre gained golden tattoos, appearing sharp and electric. Her refined and flawless appearance and temperant upped by a level, and her edge was sharper. True to her talent description, she is the top talent of the sword, a pure combatant.
When Gerhart looked at Havre's bloodline, he sensed that in pure combat prowess, it was superior to the Tyrant Bloodline. However, the Tyrant Bloodline held an edge over her bloodline, and that was survival and reproductive capabilities.
In the test of ti, a powerful bloodline with poor reproductive abilities might be initially strong, but it was bound to deteriorate before going extinct. In contrast, one that can maintain its bloodline purity for generations and has high adaptivity could survive longer. That was likely why the Tyrant Bloodline outlived all other bloodlines, maintaining dominance for thousands of generations.
Thinking of this, Gerhart understood the importance of the Epito of Masculinity. It was how the Kerus Dynasty maintained the purity of its bloodline even with only one surviving male descendant, surviving many disasters over many years. The other bloodlines, however, would not last more than a couple of generations without an entire clan to maintain bloodline purity!
That was also why he found so many bloodlines he never heard about in the dungeon. It was because they all went extinct! They rarely resurfaced on individuals, giving them vestiges of past glory and a chance to revive.
Gerhart suddenly rembered his bloodline vision. His great-ancestor likely fathered over a hundred pure-blooded children, and these children fathered thousands of pure-blooded children, giving that vision of thousands of Tyrant Bloodline warriors attacking monsters in the wild.
"Now I get it. Now I understand the true terror of the Tyrant Bloodline. It is not to be the most powerful but to outlive and out-reproduce the other party, mass-producing top-level and almost unkillable warriors that can also mass-reproduce. Truly, this is a tyrannical bloodline." Gerhart thought.
While he was thinking about that, everyone already finished evolving their talents. It took several hours of guarding them, but it was worth it.
"Havre, please guard while I evolve the rest of my talents. The rest can go and rest in other rooms." Gerhart said and stood up from the staircase.
"Yes, my lord." The other core mbers nodded and returned to their various rooms.
Gerhart also returned to his room, and under Havre's protection, he evolved the last two talents- Strength Supremacy and the Epito of Masculinity. Yes, he also developed the Epito of Masculinity. Although it was cringy, it was still a serviceable talent- And it made his nightlife much more fun. Naturally, his Strength rose to SSS grade as a freebie. With this, he had no corner to improve.
Energy: 6,496m -> 5,487m
By the ti the improvent wave ended, it was morning. The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.
"Thank you, Havre. Please rest- Oh." Gerhart noticed Havre was out of it again, a big wet area between her legs.
"Right. It has been several days of abstinence for Havre, and this talent has the sole purpose of wooing won and passing on the bloodline." Gerhart helplessly thought.
He was indeed feeling helpless about this ridiculous talent. It made even a Sword Saint helplessly attracted to his D.
"Havre, do you want to do it?" Gerhart directly asked.
"... If you would allow it, my lord." Havre blushed with a mixture of sha and excitent. She was ashad of herself for falling for the sa thing again but excited that she could finally scratch that annoying itch.
"Then strip and co here," Gerhart grinned, opening the blanket to invite her in.
Havre stripped with lightning speed before hopping inside the bed.
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Qold, who was neglected and starving for several days, figured her master finished evolving and wanted to give him so morning service. But just when she was close to the door, she heard obscene noises from inside. She slled a scent that sent her Succubus Instincts on overdrive and didn't hesitate to enter the room, witnessing an awe-inspiring scene.
She saw the mighty Sword Saint, defeated in a disgracefully delicious way.
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