I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1053 - 970: Durant and the Snake-man Secret Skill
At this point, the Snake-man Director paused slightly, then said somewhat pensively:
"The two ancestors' idea was probably to use these two things to continuously imbue justice and courage in the descendants of the two Kingdoms, ensuring their descendants wouldn't 'degenerate', thereby making the two Kingdoms better and better.
Unfortunately, though they had noble intentions, without enough courage, knowing what's just isn't enough to act upon it. Those with no sense of fairness, no matter how brave, are merely reckless fools. And with the ordinary human constitution, without the corresponding bloodline endowment, it's impossible to accept two types of power fragments simultaneously.
So over the years, those who were anointed in the Western Carlay Wen Kingdom, although they understood what was right, neither dared to do it nor could accomplish it, often living their entire lives tormented by their own cowardice.
Meanwhile, those baptized in the East Carleighwen Kingdom, though they gained the courage to challenge everything, didn't know what they should do. Either they indulged in the battles of the arena, or they wasted their lives in confusion, with not much of a better outcome."
So that's how it is... No wonder so much ointment and pool water were left unused.
Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but nod slightly, then frowned and asked:
"So once it was discovered that anointment and baptism didn't bring benefits but only pain and confusion, the ointment and pool water from these two things were gradually abandoned, and you even stole them out to use as materials for the bloodline exchange ritual?"
No... What do you mean by steal? I openly took them, okay? If no one noticed, how can you blame me? Besides, I'm a direct descendant taking my ancestors' things, how can that be stealing?
Feeling insulted by Leon's questioning, the Snake-man Director couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, then said with a slightly disgruntled tone:
"In any case, these two items aren't very useful, but over the past six thousand years, they've absorbed the beliefs of countless East and West Kalavin Kingdom citizens, barely serving as 'standards' for the two Kingdoms.
It just so happened that I needed two items that could represent East and West Kalavin Kingdom, so I used them to form the core of the bloodline exchange ritual, maintaining it until now... If it weren't for the bloodline exchange ritual taking up a significant amount of my strength, the two of you combined wouldn't even stand a chance against me!"
"Alright, let's get to work!"
Not bothering with her old friend who habitually talks tough, the red-haired Director moved closer to Leon, secretly taking in a breath of his enticing "scent", and then urged:
"Hurry and bring out all the [Water of Valor] you collected, let Leon soak in it."
"???
"Are you crazy!"
Upon hearing the red-haired Director's words, the Snake-man Director hissed and then raised a finger pointing at Leon, exclaiming in disbelief:
"He's already this brave, and you want him to soak in the Water of Valor? Are you worried he's not radical enough yet and won't have the heart to wipe out the bureau in one fell swoop in the future?"
"It's not as exaggerated as you say..."
After giving the Snake-man Director a glare, the red-haired Director explained:
"Although Leon hasn't chosen his power yet, he's already crossed the threshold of the True God, and while the [Valor] power in the Water of Valor is immense, it's ultimately just power fragments and can't influence him."
"Then why...?"
"I just want him to make up for the missing power fragments and supplement his bloodline with more of the [Valor] power."
Gesturing for the Snake-man Director to take a look at Leon's hair, the red-haired Director continued:
"Don't you get it? Leon's bloodline exchange rate is about the same as Vernon's, so his [Valor] bloodline concentration should not be low, perhaps even stronger than yours as a not-so-great direct descendant.
So when I imprint myself on the Source God Platform, breaking through to connect with the present world, and continue the bloodline exchange, the [Justice] bloodline that comes from me is likely to fall on him."
"Oh, oh!"
Hearing this, the Snake-man Director finally understood and exclaimed with sudden enlightenment:
"You're afraid that if the exchanged [Justice] bloodline falls on me or someone else, it would get killed by the Slaughter King Association, causing the Western Carlay Wen Kingdom's bloodline to break, so you're simply using the baptism pool to cleanse and strengthen his bloodline again to ensure it ultimately lands on him?"
"Yes."
The red-haired Director nodded.
"I told you not to unseal the Abnormal Transformation Secret Technique, and bring along the Luminous Church and the baptism pool for this reason... Leon, after receiving this bloodline, there might be a lot of trouble. Do you want to go in for a soak?"
"Of course I do."
Leon answered without hesitation:
"I've been at odds with the Slaughter King Association for a long time, whether I have this [Justice] bloodline or not, they'd still try to kill me as always, and soaking in a bath will actually bring a lot of benefits... um..."
At this point, Leon suddenly paused, as an image of an athlete with the surname Du flashed through his mind, and he looked at the red-haired Director with suspicion.
"Hmm? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"It's nothing..."
Feeling it shouldn't be that outrageous, Leon shook his head after a moment's silence and then turned to look at the Snake-man Director.
"How should I soak in the pool? Are you going to find a place to bring out the baptism pool?"
"No need, just soak right here."
As the Snake-man Director spoke, he suddenly shrank down a bit.
In Leon's surprised gaze, the Snake-man Director's shoes peculiarly sank into the ground... or rather merged into the ground, the plain white floor of the inner hall, engraved with the pattern of scales, blending seamlessly and intimately with his feet.
And as the black color from the Snake-man Director's shoes rapidly spread, a small baptism pool about four to five meters wide and waist-deep emerged from the Snake-man Director, strangely "flowing" onto the floor.
"Never seen this before, right? It's the [Abnormal Metamorphosis] secret technique of the Snake-man Palace, capable of merging oneself with abnormal objects, and I'm probably the only one who can use it to this extent in nearly a thousand years."
Seeing Leon's surprised expression, which could suppress him, the Snake-man Director couldn't help but feel gleeful as he boasted while filling the baptism pool with water:
"The difficulty of this Snake-man Secret Skill has always been the highest among the Thirteen Secret Skills, and the level everyone can achieve differs greatly, with the weaker ones only able to merge with a few abnormal objects they're most familiar with, and even then, the strength of the abnormal objects mustn't be too high.
But if you master it to a level like mine, you can merge with stronger abnormal objects than yourself, disassemble yourself into multiple abnormal objects, and even merge into abnormal objects under someone else's control.
Olivia wanted to learn back then too, but unfortunately, her talent was a bit lacking and her mind was too cluttered, unable to synchronize with abnormal objects, so..."
"Stop showing off your secret technique!"
Interrupting the Snake-man Director, the red-haired Director said with a hint of disdain:
"What talent? It's just that you can maintain a state of thinking about nothing for a long time, without any thoughts, not getting rejected by thoughtless abnormal objects... To put it bluntly, you're just too dumb! Your mind is too empty!"
"Nonsense!"
Annoyed by the red-haired Director's evaluation, the Snake-man Director stopped filling the pool and argued fiercely:
"I just have a simpler mindset! Simple! How can truly dumb people possibly learn the Snake-man Secret Skill? You're just jealous of me!"
"Heh heh."
"You may act dismissive, but deep down, you are definitely jealous of me!"
After huffing at the red-haired Director, the Snake-man Director gestured towards Leon, who was waiting to bathe, with full confidence:
"The secret skills of the Snake-man Palace can only be learned by someone as pure-hearted as me. You two, with seventeen or eighteen holes in your hearts, taking extra turns in your intestines for a fart, even if you learned until death, you wouldn't gain entry!"
"..."
"..."
No... Why are you two looking at me? Are you playing the roles of Red Qigong and Crazy Ouyang? Isn't this plot a bit too cliché?
As the suddenly silent pair of them looked over at him after arguing, Leon fell silent for a moment, then, amidst their slightly expectant gazes, he suggested with a face full of speechlessness:
"Well... Maybe I should try learning it?"
