Chapter 339

Chapter 339: The True Use of the True Spirit Domain Chart

If she had been a modern person, Blood Cherry would have only one thought about her power enhancement—"Did you cheat?"

Unfortunately, Blood Cherry wasn’t modern and didn’t understand gaming terms.

Yet her common-sense-bound worldview made the transformation even more shocking.

After sensing the changes within herself, she sat stunned for ages, unable to process what happened.

No one could blame her—the effects of merging spiritual weapons proved overwhelmingly extraordinary.

Even Mu Lin, creator of the True Spirit Domain Chart, marveled at the outcome.

"The Crimson Holy Grail and Slaughtering Blade complement each other perfectly."

The Crimson Holy Grail dealt with blood, genes, and life creation. Using it, Mu Lin could forge crimson demonic creatures from blood.

The Slaughtering Blade’s core function was plunder.

Previously, it stole physical strength, magical energy, or even fate’s hidden fortunes. These stolen energies converted into slaughter-force that enhanced the wielder’s body.

But their fusion created something terrifying—the Slaughtering Blade now absorbed enemies’ genetic data through the Grail’s influence.

Simple theft meant little, but combined with the Grail’s power?

By feeding stolen genes into the Crimson Holy Grail and spending energy, Mu Lin and Blood Cherry could clone near-identical bodies.

This meant every being slain by Blood Cherry’s blade would leave behind templates—archetypes of power she could wield.

If desired, she could even transform into these monstrous forms through the weapons’ synergy, as demonstrated now:

"ROAR!"

"BOOM!"

During her trial, Blood Cherry’s body ballooned monstrously. Dragon scales armored her skin while a lightning-wreathed crimson horn erupted from her forehead.

Within seconds, the lovely maiden became a seven-meter-tall dragon-blooded titan clad in jagged scales.

"Beautiful" no longer applied—she radiated pure dominance, majesty, and bone-chilling terror.

*CRACK*

Her fist clenched with enough force to make air explode between her fingers.

Feeling this world-crushing might, ecstatic triumph flooded Blood Cherry’s heart.

"With such power, I’d never have lost before!"

"Second chances exist," Mu Lin interjected. When the dragon-blooded warrior glanced over, he added casually: "The North-South conflict persists. Should those northern aristocrats act foolishly, you’ll battle them."

"Command me, and I’ll obliterate every foe."

Aurora Essence had cleansed her sister’s corruption. Mu Lin granted her unstoppable power. Grateful beyond measure, Blood Cherry served him unquestioningly.

Moreover, wielding this invincible strength made her fingers itch for combat.

"Failure won’t touch me again."

……

Yan Yunyu was pleased with her new power. Meanwhile, Mu Lin examined it closely and found predictable flaws.

The first issue was genetic locks.

Mu Lin didn’t know about past worlds, but here, many extraordinary bloodlines carried ancestral restrictions. Even with the Slaughtering Blade, Blood Cherry couldn’t steal all genetic info from powerful bloodlines at once.

Blood Cherry had a simple solution.

"Keep killing."

"Once isn’t enough? Kill more. Enough deaths will complete the genetic profile."

"…"

A brutal yet effective approach.

But easier said than done.

Powerful species weren’t pushovers.

Slaying a hundred true dragons might break their genetic lock for the Body of a Dragon. But where to find a hundred dragons? And could she even defeat them?

The Crimson Holy Grail offered hope.

"Bloodline refinement is genetic completion. Pour enough energy into incomplete Templates, and they’ll fix themselves."

"Her draconic transformation came from the Black Water Mystic Serpent."

Here’s the catch:

The Slaughtering Blade gained gene-stealing powers after linking with the Crimson Holy Grail, so it held no Templates yet. But the Grail itself stored Mu Lin’s Templates – Body of a Dragon, Yaksha form, and Crimson Child’s Lair’s power – all given to Blood Cherry. This let her transform into multiple demonic forms.

……

Genetic locks weren’t the only flaw. Killing only gave genetic Templates – strong bodies and innate techniques. Learned skills and technique insights remained out of reach…

"Wait. The Other Shore Flower sea handles memories. If Manjusaka merges with Blood Cherry, the Slaughtering Blade could steal enemies’ techniques too."

Mu Lin’s eyes lit up at this possibility.

But merging blade and flower sea required time. Deeper understanding of the Slaughtering Blade or upgrading the Other Shore Flower sea might do it.

Good news? Mu Lin wouldn’t lift a finger.

He recruited subordinates to work for him, not the other way around.

"Blood Cherry," he ordered, "You know the Template flaw. Work with Lingluo. Merge Other Shore Flower powers into your blade. Then you’ll steal memories and technique insights when killing."

He expected no quick results. Blood Cherry surprised him.

"Steal memories by combining with Chu Lingluo’s Other Shore Flowers? Got it. I’ll borrow her flowers… and slaughter them."

“Hmm…”

Blood Cherry’s words left Mu Lin speechless. He wanted to clarify that the “exchange” he meant wasn’t about violent confrontation. He’d intended verbal discussion—philosophical debates to bridge their gaps.

But before he could speak, a realization struck him: Blood Cherry’s proposal might actually work.

“The Slaughtering Blade’s core power is stealing everything through killing. If it can plunder demon Templates, grabbing genetic details from the Other Shore Flower makes sense…”

When Mu Lin grasped that her idea was not only possible but *better* than his own, he froze.

“Her plan’s superior? Well… I’ve only handled the Slaughtering Blade for hours. She’s been bonded to it far longer. Of course she understands its secrets—and the path of slaughter—better than I do.”

Admitting others’ strengths didn’t bother Mu Lin. He knew he wasn’t all-powerful. Yet this incident revealed the True Spirit Domain Chart’s true purpose.

“To unleash its power, I can’t just stuff random people into divine roles. That drains *my* potential. Even merging spiritual weapons isn’t ideal—they’re lifeless tools. They work now, but I’ll waste effort upgrading them later. With Grandmaster-level Substitute Paper Figures, I could handle dozens… but 365 divine roles? Impossible.

But prodigies? They’d cultivate *themselves*. Their talents might let them grow as fast as me—or faster—filling my weaknesses.”

The more he pondered, the clearer it became. Take Sword Intent: Mu Lin had craved it for ages, believing it would elevate his power. Yet sword cultivators fixated solely on their blades, while he relied on paper figures. Time constraints kept him from pursuing it.

Now, he saw a shortcut.

“If I recruit a top-tier sword prodigy into the True Spirit Domain Chart, their Sword Intent becomes *mine* to wield. My Yin soldiers, ghost officials, even the civil and military judges could use it. Better yet, the prodigy’s presence would let the Sword Intent grow naturally—no effort from me!”

Excitement lit his eyes… then faded.

Sword prodigies—especially elite ones—were rare. To match his pace, any recruit needed immense strength. Otherwise, the divine role was wasted. But why would such talents surrender their freedom? Mu Lin lacked any aura of domination.

“Bribing them? Useless. Powerful clans and sects have more resources. Beating them into submission? Sword cultivators thrive on defeat—they’d just train harder for revenge.”

He grimaced. Only prodigies in desperate straits—like Blood Cherry—might join him. Solve their crisis, and they *might* pledge loyalty. But such opportunities were vanishingly rare.

“And clans can solve problems I can’t…”

……

Knowing the chart’s ideal use yet being unable to act left Mu Lin frustrated. Unaware of this, Blood Cherry went to “exchange” ideas with Chu Lingluo as he’d suggested.

Meanwhile, aristocratic talents from the North Wilderness gathered over Black Wolf’s predicament. Their debate raged: confront Mu Lin… or appease him?