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Chapter 527 The Test of the Lake Goddess
Wu Chang entered meditation again, activating the energy within his body to further enhance the level of the Beichen Tribulation Crossing Scripture.

As cultivation techniques, the Beichen Tribulation Crossing Scripture and the Thunder Technique Fragment are different from spatial magic. In the early stages of cultivation, they are more like pure internal energy cultivation techniques in martial arts novels, which only enhance the cultivator's energy and cultivation speed, without any actual combat ability.

Perhaps that's why the attribute points gained from upgrading the Beichen Tribulation Scripture are so high.

In the hands of ordinary players, the Beichen Tribulation Scripture has limited combat power in the early stages, and its actual combat effect is even worse than a B-level skill.

The difference between Wu Chang and ordinary players lies in the fact that his attack methods are already quite diverse.

Physics, energy, items, skills, talents, titles, and even powers and stats—it has no weaknesses in any aspect, and its arsenal is extremely rich in battle, making it an octagonal warrior.

In his hands, techniques that purely enhance stats, like the Northern Star Tribulation Scripture, are more suitable for him.

As Wu Chang underwent the ritual of rebirth from the sacrificial ground during the Beichen Tribulation Scripture, his consciousness moved in accordance with the cycle of the cultivation technique. With the blessing of inspiration and enlightenment, he kept recalling the array diagram of the Ziwei Exorcising Array in his mind.

Tianquan's literary talent allowed him to see the fundamental workings of the Ziwei Exorcising Array even without the Earth Book. While he understood the array, he also understood the Beichen Tribulation Crossing Scripture, and knew how to further cultivate his skills according to his own condition.

To speed up this process, his body became like a vortex, frantically devouring the surrounding mist.

Within minutes, the fog around him had completely dissipated, forming a fog vacuum, and the dark and hazy lake surface became clear and bright.

Sensing that his comprehension of the technique was slowing down, he had no choice but to interrupt his meditation and open his eyes to observe the changes within the sacred ground.

Seeing that the thick fog near the island was dissipating, he had no choice but to change his meditation spot and move deeper into the lake.

Before he had fully awakened through the journey to immortality and seen through the true nature of the sacred land, a calling voice came from the lake, guiding him into the depths of the lake.

This is a good opportunity to go and see what summoned him and what the other party's purpose is.

As the primordial seed of the deep sea, all water sources are his domain. He swam swiftly in the lake, approaching its depths.

He had planned to cultivate while traveling, but to his surprise, he was like a human fog defogger. Wherever he went, the thick fog seemed to naturally disperse as if avoiding him, which made him frown.

What does that mean? Does it mean that there's a limit to the amount of mist each person can absorb in the Holy Land, and once that limit is exceeded, the Holy Land will stop providing mist?
So, is his baptism now considered complete?

He continued swimming with questions in mind, and soon came to a special body of water.

There was no fog in this area of ​​water, and the surface was so calm that it was as if time had stood still. Not only was there no ripple on the surface, but even when he entered it and stirred the water with his body, he did not create a single ripple.

It is obvious that the anomaly at the sacred site must be related to the waters in front of it.

Just as Wu Chang unleashed his inspiration, searching for the anomaly in the water, a light appeared in the center of the still water, and a young woman wearing a blue robe, a flower wreath on her head, and with brilliant blonde hair emerged from the water.

The girl looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, and her features and profile were about 80% similar to Olivia's. If he saw her from the outside, he would definitely think they were sisters.

The young woman was elegant in demeanor, her eyes radiating a wisdom beyond her years. She looked at Wu Chang like a reclusive sage who had just encountered a passing traveler, and softly said:
“I am Manavi, the guardian spirit of Stellan. What brings you here, stranger?”

Wu Chang's entry into the Holy Land was personally permitted by Olivia, so he naturally didn't need to hide anything from the guardian spirit, and said:
“Beautiful Miss Manavia, I am Sean, the Grand Master of the Stellan Mystic Knights. I have come to the Holy Land to receive baptism by order of Her Majesty Olivia.”

"As soon as I entered the holy land, I felt a calling, and I came in response to the call. May I ask what business you have with me?"

Manawi looked at Wu Chang with a half-smile and said:
"You are the most clear-headed person I have ever met in the Holy Land."

Wu Changqian said modestly:
"Thank you for the compliment. Perhaps it is the spirit of chivalry that keeps me alert and clear-headed at all times."

Manavi stared at Wu Chang, as if trying to see through him, and said in a calm tone:
I'm not praising you, I'm just stating a fact.

“I summoned you here to help you complete your baptism, but I never expected that you could not only remain conscious in the dream, but also absorb the power of the holy land on your own.”

"Logically speaking, you have already completed your baptism, but since your baptism was not presided over by a guardian spirit, its effect could not be maximized, and it can only be considered an accident. Considering your unwavering chivalry, I can perform the baptism for you again."

Upon hearing this, Wu Chang immediately performed a knightly salute and said:
"Thank you for your generosity, Miss Manaway."

Manavie said:
"Ordinary people can only enter the holy land through dreams. Their consciousness cannot remain clear. When we baptize them, we can only randomly select an ability from them to enhance based on the feedback from their vague consciousness."

"Since you were able to enter the Holy Land, it means that your achievements have been recognized by the Queen. In gratitude for your contributions to Stellan, I can allow you to designate a certain ability, and I will help you complete the baptism."

Wu was surprised to see such a good thing, so he showed Manawei his materialized version of the Beichen Tribulation Scripture.

He materialized that the Beichen Tribulation Scripture was not a complete cultivation technique, but rather something akin to true meaning. It could only allow Manawei to sense the level of the technique, so there was no need to worry that Manawei could perceive anything more through it.

"Dear Miss Manavi, I am currently practicing a mysterious Eastern power, but my research on it has reached a bottleneck, preventing me from making further progress. Could you please provide me with enlightenment through baptism?"

As Manavia sensed the contents recorded in the Northern Star Tribulation Scripture, the elegant smile on her face slowly froze, revealing a troubled expression.

"Sir Knight, the Eastern secret techniques you cultivate are far too profound. I have never seen such power before. Helping you complete your advancement would require a large amount of energy from the Holy Land. Could you perhaps use a different kind of power?"

“You are a knight. Besides extraordinary energy, martial arts skills are even more important to you. How about we change direction? I can greatly improve your martial arts skills through baptism.”

Although Wu Chang's Beichen Tribulation Crossing Scripture is only C-level, in terms of the depth of its techniques, it is in no way inferior to many root-level powers.

Manavi could have raised her understanding from C to B, but the cost was too high—so high that it was the first time she had ever bargained since becoming a guardian spirit.

She had never been this troubled before when I helped Julie unlock her spatial magic talent and took her to see the power of spatial origins.

Since the Holy Land of Stellan is Olivia's territory, Wu Chang, as a guest, naturally couldn't make things too difficult for Manavia.

He was always understanding and couldn't bear to put anyone in a difficult position. When he heard that Manavi was going to help him greatly improve his martial arts skills, he first floated up like her, his feet touching the water, and then demonstrated a form of "Musou" to Manavi with his bare hands.

The effect of the "No Thought" style is mainly reflected in actual combat. He worried that Manavie wouldn't understand, so he explained:

"My specialty is a combat technique called Musou-shiki, which I mastered after experiencing countless battles and facing life and death."

"The Musou style does not focus on techniques, but rather on predicting the opponent's attacks and exploiting their weaknesses based on their actions and energy."

"I have reached a bottleneck in my martial arts development and am unable to advance further. I would appreciate it if Miss Manavi could give me some guidance."

After seeing Wu Chang's Wuxiang style, Manawei's face became even more gloomy, and a veil of bewilderment appeared in her deep and wise eyes.

To be honest, she didn't understand it.

She had never seen such profound martial arts techniques. Before becoming a guardian spirit, she was a great knight who was skilled in both magic and martial arts, and she always charged ahead when war broke out.

Becoming a demigod-level guardian spirit brought about a qualitative change in all her abilities. Although she was kind when facing outsiders, she actually looked down on them.

This time, however, the foreign knight's martial arts skills stumped her. She could only understand the surface of them, and even without the foreign knight's explanation, it would have taken her a long time to understand them clearly.

She could understand the concept of the Wuxiang style, but to support such a martial art, one must have a strong foundation, as well as inspiration and combat instincts even stronger than that foundation. At her level, she simply could not master it.

Feedback from the Holy Land told her that, let alone the significant improvement in martial arts she had mentioned, even a slight improvement would be extremely difficult.

Manawi's face flushed slightly. She lowered her head slightly, looking at Wu Chang's body steadily standing on the water, and changed the subject:
“Sir Knight, your understanding and research on martial arts are more profound than anyone I have ever met. You no longer need to improve your skills in martial arts.”

"A knight, in addition to extraordinary strength and martial skills, also needs strong adaptability to support him in fighting in various terrains. Rather than using the baptism on martial skills, it is better to use it to improve the areas that you need to improve more."

Wu Chang's face showed a look of sudden realization, and he humbly said:

"Wise Miss Manavie, I wonder in which area I should improve?"

Manavie said:
“Ordinary knights cannot stand on the water like you and keep their bodies from sinking. I can see that you are an excellent swimmer and have a natural affinity for water.”

"But that's far from enough for battle. As knights of Stellan, we often fight enemies at sea." "I can stimulate your bloodline to some extent, allowing you to move more freely in the water and make the water your home ground."

Having learned about martial arts, she was more cautious this time and didn't speak too definitively.

This time she didn't mention a significant improvement, but instead used the phrase "to a certain extent."

Instead of mentioning enhancing all water-related abilities, fearing that the foreign knight might pull out some strange combat skills or spells, they chose to stimulate the opponent's bloodline power.

What is the power of bloodline? The power of bloodline is an innate ability that is difficult to acquire through training. It is a noble ability that is also difficult to master.

The power of bloodline determines the upper limit of a person's potential; the Stellan royal family possesses the bloodline of a dragon.

This makes the members of the Stellan royal family far more powerful than ordinary people, and the dragon's might in their bloodline is regarded as the aura of a king by ordinary people.

Even for the Stellan royal family, as they marry ordinary people, their bloodline power gradually weakens, and Manavi can easily activate this weakened bloodline.

If the bloodline of the Stellan royal family is like this, what kind of wonder could the bloodline of this unknown foreign knight be?
Moreover, the blood of the foreign knights is related to water; they are guardian spirits and are also known as the goddess of the lake in Stellan mythology. Didn't they just run into her?

With her abilities, she might not even need to mobilize the power of the Holy Land to help the knight awaken his bloodline.

After hearing Manawi's suggestion, Wu Chang paused for a moment, then a simple, honest smile appeared on his face as he whispered:
"This isn't a good idea. I've heard that enhancing bloodline power is extremely difficult. Won't this cause you trouble?"

Manawi had suffered several losses at Wu Chang's hands, and in order to get revenge, and also fearing that Wu Chang would change his mind, she immediately made a promise:
"Sir Knight, please do not worry. We guardian elves often communicate with each other. I have even seen the bloodline of sea monsters among the pirates in the north. The fact that I can say this means that I am confident in this matter."

Seeing this, Wu didn't say much, but simply stepped back and said:
"In that case, I'm relieved. The power of my bloodline is also related to the sea monster."

“My body shape changes when I activate my bloodline power, Miss Manavi. In order not to startle you, it’s best if we leave some space between us.”

Manavi: "Hmm?"

Manavia's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition surged into her mind. What did this mean? Could it be that the bloodline of the foreign knight was so concentrated that it could turn into an animal or monster like a druid?

The next moment, as Wu Chang transformed into a two-hundred-meter-tall sea giant in front of her, the elegance on her face vanished completely, her mouth opened wide, and her pupils vibrated incessantly.

A powerful pressure emanated from the enormous giant in front of her, making her feel as if she were facing a gigantic sea monster. Even the dragon's might, which made people want to kneel down, seemed like a coward compared to it.

This isn't the power of bloodline; it's clearly the monster itself.

Was it really let in by Queen Stellan, or did it break in on its own?

Seeing that Manavia was unable to speak, Wu Chang reverted to his sea giant form and returned to his normal human appearance.

He asked with a hopeful look on his face:

"Miss Manavi, to what extent can you help me raise my bloodline power?"

Manawei stared at Wu Chang for a moment before recovering her senses. She took out the Northern Star Tribulation Scripture that Wu Chang had previously materialized and said:
"Sir Knight, let's talk about the mysterious Eastern power you cultivate."

What a joke! Although she didn't know what bloodline the foreign knight possessed, she knew that the entire Holy Land trembled in the face of that bloodline.

Improving his bloodline is even more difficult than improving the Wuxiang style just now.

Compared to the other two, the Northern Star Tribulation Scripture that the foreign knight initially retrieved was actually the easiest to achieve.

Wu Chang pursed his lips, holding back his laughter. Why didn't he do this earlier? Why did he have to show off his weapons before he would obediently help him improve?

His abilities are so powerful that even an S-rank Book of Inspiration containing the Primordial Spiritual Pivot would feel a chill down one's spine, let alone the baptism in the Holy Land.

"I trust your judgment, Guardian Spirit Miss Manavie."

Upon seeing the Musou-shiki, Manavia's opinion of Wu Chang had already changed, and she began to view him with an equal eye. After witnessing the Sea Giant's transformation, her gaze towards Wu Chang had subconsciously become one of looking up to him.

Because she is the goddess of the lake, she is even more aware of the value of the Primordial Seed of the Deep Sea. When the sea giant appeared, her control over the sacred lake waters failed, and the entire lake waters became the sea giant's domain.

If you really upset the other person, let alone being punished, it will be difficult to even escape from their side.

Manavie said sincerely:

"Lord Sean, improving this Eastern technique requires too much energy from the Holy Land. I need to communicate with the other guardian spirits and come up with a solution."

Wu Chang raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Miss Manavi, do you mean you want to leave first?"

There's something strange about this sacred place. If Manavie runs away, he won't be able to find her for a while.

Manawi trembled slightly and immediately denied it:
"No need, we guardian spirits have a special way of communicating."

She reached into the lake and retrieved a fist-sized silver cup from underwater. She filled the cup with water, tapped it three times, and the faces of the other guardian spirits appeared on the surface of the water, as if a video call had been made.

They communicated in a way that Wu Chang couldn't hear. Halfway through their conversation, Manavia also poured the Beichen Tribulation Scripture into a cup so that the other guardian spirits could sense it.

The guardian spirits' discussion didn't last long. A dozen minutes later, the water in Manavi's cup returned to calm. She turned to Wu Chang and said:

"Your Excellency Sean, because the holy land energy required to perform your baptism is too great, even more so than the baptism of the previous generations of the Stellan royal family, we have upgraded your baptism to the royal level this time."

“Every member of the royal family must complete a trial in addition to baptism. You too must complete a trial in order to receive baptism from the Holy Land.”

Wu Chang shrugged, showing no sign of rejection, and asked:

"what do I need to do?"

Manawei pulled a longsword from the water. The sword looked very familiar; it was the King's Sword that Wu Chang had previously sunk into the lake.

Manavi stroked the King's Sword and said:

“Lord Sean, you brought this King’s Sword into the Holy Land, so you should be aware of its problems.”

"The monarch who possessed it wavered in his faith and broke his oath with it, causing the holy sword's spirituality to be damaged and unable to exert its original power."

"In order to restore its brilliance, it must be burned away with dragon fire to remove the impurities inside and to give it a new spiritual quality."

Manavi looked at the items in the sacred site and pointed towards the foot of the mountain, saying:

"Beneath the sacred ground lies a sleeping red dragon. Go and challenge the red dragon with the King's Sword. Place the King's Sword in dragon flames to heat it, then quench it in the lake water, and it will regain its brilliance."

Manavi handed the King's Sword to Wu Chang, paused for a moment, and said:

"If possible, we would like to make another request to you."

"Of the two people who entered the Holy Land with you, the lady has a special relationship with you. If you can complete our request, we can baptize her in the Holy Land and elevate her to the royal level."

Wu Chang accepted the King's Sword without hesitation and said:
"What other requests do I need to complete?"

Manavie said:
"Please slay that red dragon, take out its heart, and bring it out of the Holy Land to Queen Olivia."

"If killing the red dragon is too difficult, then please pluck the golden scale from its back and bring it back to me."

(End of this chapter)