As Alvin was cursing his luck, he suddenly recalled what Joshi had said."What did you say about a hideout just now? Why was I hiding in the forest?"
The three of them fell into silence once again.
"Damn it, say something! Don't act like idiots!" Alvin snapped furiously, seeing them stare at one another.
Alice trembled, clearly frightened by Alvin's shout."B... Boss, you are a wanted criminal of the Celestial Alliance. They've mobilized many Mythic-level magicians to search for you all over Celestia. That's why, to avoid trouble, you decided to hide in the jungle for the time being."
Alvin's eyes widened."Criminal... Mythic-level magicians... What the bloody hell?!"
The golden turtle yawned lazily and said,"The previous you was a little arrogant after reaching the 9-star Demigod level and decided to clash head-on with the Celestial Alliance, a power comparable to the nine empires in Celestia. In the end, even though you managed to kill two of their Mythic-level magicians, you were chased all over Celestia like a dog."
Alvin closed his eyes in resignation."So in total, my whole life is screwed."
Alice worriedly held Alvin's hand."Don't worry, Boss. This might be a blessing in disguise. Now, even I can't tell who you are from your aura and body shape. I bet even if you go and tell them you're Draven , they might just laugh it off, thinking you're crazy."
Alvin frowned."Body shape? What happened to my body... Shit! Where the hell are my muscles?!"
Alvin jumped out of bed in fright as he looked at his skinny arms and feet reflected in the wall mirror. Even his height had shrunk to 182 centimeters, around 10 centimeters less than before. His head and eyebrows were bald like a monk from a Buddhist temple.
Alvin glared at the two brothers and shouted angrily,"Bastards! What in the world did you feed me?!"
The two brothers immediately knelt on the floor in horror upon seeing Alvin's angry expression. They were well aware of what could happen once their boss got angry.
"Calm down. It has nothing to do with them. Your body changed only because of the absence of chaos energy in your body. Your eyebrows and hair will also grow back in a few months," the turtle said.
Alvin sighed in relief after hearing this.He looked at the two brothers on the floor speechlessly."Who asked you to kneel? Stand up."
The two brothers stood up in relief after seeing that Alvin had calmed down.
Alvin then turned to Alice and asked,"Are you sure no one will recognize me if I go out like this?"
Alice gave him a thumbs-up."If not for the two bloodline tattoos on your arms, even I wouldn't believe you're our boss."
"Oh, right. Won't they recognize these tattoos?" Alvin asked worriedly, thinking he should cover them up so no one would find him.
Joshi shook his head."Don't worry, Boss. Whenever you appeared in public, you had your battle armor on. No one except us few knows about the two tattoos or even what you exactly looked like."
Alvin patted his chest with a smile."That's a relief."
Alice looked at Alvin silently for some time and said,"Boss, you're completely different now. Usually, you only speak a few words, and I never saw you show your emotions in front of others like this."
The two brothers also nodded silently. The Draven they knew was a cold-hearted man who never smiled or spoke lively like this.
Alvin scratched his head."Maybe it's because I lost my memories... Well, I think I'm still a little tired. Let me sleep for a while. We can talk later."
Alice nodded. She signaled to the two brothers with her eyes, and the three of them walked out, closing the door.
Alvin lay beside the turtle, which was lying on its back like a human on the white bed, and asked,"You told me there's a way for me to cultivate again, right? What is it?"
The turtle waved its hand, and a golden page from the book floated out of its body and hovered in front of Alvin.
Name: Draven Everheart
Bloodline 1 (Rank: Legendary):
Faceless Dragon God (0.01%)
Void Dragon God (95%)
Black Dragon God (1%)
Others (3.99%)
Bloodline 2 (Rank: Common):
Mountain Simian (Sealed)
Magic Cultivation:
Chaos – 9 Star Demi-God [Sealed]
Fire – Master
Wind – Master
Others (Water, Earth, Lightning, Space, Light, Darkness, Time) – Beginner
Stats:
Strength: 7
Speed: 6
Endurance: 7
Defense: 5
....
"Isn't this the page I saw before? Why are you showing it to me now?" Alvin asked in confusion.
The golden turtle pointed at the Bloodline 1 section and said,"Currently, in your first bloodline, there are three Legendary-rank bloodlines, Faceless Dragon God, Void Dragon God, and Black Dragon God. Among them, the Void Dragon God is dominant. That's why you have the Void Dragon God bloodline."
"What about these bloodlines listed as 'Others'?" Alvin asked.
"Those are low-rank bloodlines mixed into your blood. Ignore them, they aren't significant," the turtle said dismissively and continued,"We're lucky since you haven't purified the Void Dragon bloodline inside you yet, which means remnants of the other bloodlines still remain in your body. Normally, people with bloodlines over 80% would choose only one and suppress the rest. But we have to take a different approach."
Alvin frowned."Why don't people choose to keep the one they want while suppressing the others, when they have multiple bloodlines mixed in their blood?"
"Oh, that's because normal people don't have me to analyze their body from the inside and tell them all this. They can only guess their awakened bloodline from the aura emitted by their bloodline tattoo."
Alvin nodded.
Golden Turtle continued,"So, the plan I've come up with is that we'll increase the purity of the Faceless Dragon God bloodline while suppressing the others."
"Why?" Alvin asked in confusion.
Golden Turtle looked at Alvin seriously."Faceless Dragon God isn't the strongest among the Dragon Gods, but his bloodline trait is a rather unique one and it's the key to overcoming your defective divine bone."
Alvin listened attentively, even though he didn't understand a thing.