From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 1: Killing the Master, Then Completing the Apprenticeship

Naberai Catacombs

Upon opening his eyes, the first thing Modi saw was a line of place names that had a very distinctive soul-wandering feel, followed by the ceiling of the tomb.

He was already used to this.

After all, I've been in this world for so long, and this is the first thing I see every morning when I wake up. It's hard not to be familiar with it.

He rolled out of bed, cast a cleansing spell on himself as usual, and then walked to the mirror to carefully tidy his clothes.

Today is the day he completes his apprenticeship, so we can't be careless; his attire must be serious.

If he's lucky, this solemn black robe can serve as his mourning attire when he attends his teacher's funeral.

If he's unlucky, this outfit might allow him to die with some dignity.

Smoothing out the wrinkles in his clothes and meticulously buttoning them up, Modi glanced at his reflection in the mirror and silently recited a phrase:

"Good luck."

He took a one-handed axe from the tool rack, picked up a lamp, and left the tomb where he lived.

Two years have passed since he was transported to this world due to the explosion of the game pod.

When Mo Di first learned that he had transmigrated into the [Eternal Realm: Old Eight's Secret Family Bucket Integrated Pack] that he was currently playing, he was filled with despair.

As a veteran player who had experienced almost the entire modpack, he naturally knew exactly how many overpowered storylines and extraordinary characters the author had crammed into it.

Take his teacher, [Blood Mage Devia], for example. This crazy woman had an unhappy childhood, was abused by her parents, and killed her father and mother after awakening her Blood Mage talent.

If that were all, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the key point is that from then on, her mentality became increasingly distorted.

Upon seeing a seemingly happy family, she would kill the parents in front of the child and take them as her apprentice.

However, this does not mean that she will raise those children; their role is to provide them with supplies and offerings.

Modi's self-created character was originally an apprentice... If he had known beforehand that he would be transmigrated into this character, he would never have set it up this way.

Devia is just one of many crazy people; there are quite a few who are even crazier than her.

"With the astonishing actions of these divine beings, the continent of Itniti, already coveted by the demon gods, will soon be plunged into chaos."

Walking through the narrow passage, Mordy recalled the events he had experienced and couldn't help but worry about the future of this world.

He made up his mind that once he was strong enough, he would leave the initial world and escape to other worlds in the [Eternal Realm] worldview.

As a groundbreaking masterpiece that surpasses other games, The World of Eternity has a vast world view that is not limited to a single world.

Without presets, the world, story, and characters in each save file will be randomly generated.

Even the creator of "Old Eight's Secret Family Bucket" only preset a few worlds with the help of AI, and could not possibly modify the entire universe.

Modi sometimes felt that the game world was not something that humans could create at this stage, and he always felt that it was actually an alien technology.

But there's no use thinking about it now. He's already transmigrated into the Realm of Eternity, so he can only treat it as a real world.

The first step to escaping the continent of Itniti begins with completing one's apprenticeship.

"It's been three days since the last apprentice was summoned by Devia to be sacrificed. Judging by her frequency of sacrifices, it'll probably be my turn today."

Mordy knew that Devia had recently been performing a sacrificial ritual that was extremely taxing, and that he was the only apprentice left in the entire catacombs.

Having read various guides online, he knew that Deviane wanted to summon a demon god through a blood sacrifice ritual.

This was the best time for him to escape, but it was also the time when Devia was at her weakest.

He had already tried the escape option once when he first experienced the modpack. Although he successfully escaped, he also attracted Devia's relentless pursuit.

At that time, she had already attracted the attention of the demon god, and her power had greatly increased, forcing Modi to hide and flee.

Therefore, he must seize this opportunity to complete his plan to kill his master and successfully graduate.

"Teacher, if it were you, you would understand me, right?"

It doesn't matter if she doesn't understand; Modi will help her understand.

He hadn't walked far when he stopped, and a stench of decay wafted towards him from ahead.

In the dim light of the lantern, a figure staggered out of the darkness.

The withered skin and highly decomposed body were all signs that it was the deceased.

Modi vaguely remembered it; it was a resurrected zombie, and a pitiful fellow at that.

A father rushing home to celebrate his daughter's birthday ran into Devia, and... just like that, he lost his life.

Upon learning that he had a happy family, Deviane sneaked into his house that very night and resurrected his body in front of his daughter and wife.

Although she only had time to kill his wife because of the town guardians who arrived, Mordy still remembered the despair on the little girl's face at that time.

The rotting corpse stopped and, using its tattered vocal cords, uttered a hoarse voice: "Master... is looking for you..."

Despite the unclear words, Modi understood its meaning and nodded, saying, "Lead the way."

"Come with me..."

The two traveled one after the other through the narrow passage.

A few minutes later, they arrived at a large gate.

"We've arrived," the corpse turned stiffly, its lifeless eyes fixed on the battle axe in his hand. "We can't bring...weapons..."

"I understand," Modi said expressionlessly, seemingly intending to hand the axe to it. "Thank you for your hard work... If I have the chance, I'll go and see your daughter for you."

The words had barely left his mouth when the battle axe was swung out.

The axe blade easily pierced through the corpse's fragile neck, and Mordy didn't even feel any resistance.

The moment the axe was sheathed, the rotting corpse collapsed to the ground, its head severed from its body.

Having completed an execution, Modi felt no emotion and did not rush to leave, remaining standing in the same spot.

As he expected, a book with a scarlet cover appeared out of thin air in his hand, and the pages turned on their own until a brand new page appeared.

Affected by this eerie book, the corpses on the ground quickly turned into blood mist and merged into the pages of the book.

This process lasted less than five seconds.

A line of blood-red text appeared on the page: [Hall Jenkins].

"With a major battle looming, there's no point in keeping it; melt it down."

With a thought, the bloody words on that page vanished, and the bloody mist that formed it seeped into another dark red page.

There was also a line of text on that page: [Transcendent - Blood Mage Apprentice - Ed Moore].

This book, or more precisely, this page belonging to Ed Moore, is Mordy's trump card.

"The Bloodstained Book" is the name of this book.

Similar to the Old Man's Ring, [Eternal Realm] also offers a choice of starting relics when creating a character.

Modi was very glad that he chose the Bloodstained Book as his starting relic when creating his character.

Its function is to burn the flesh and memories of the dead and refine them into power and knowledge, which are then carried on the pages of a book.

The pages can devour each other, concentrating the power of many pages onto a single page, which is what he just chose to do.

When the pages of the book are placed on Modi, he gains the power and abilities of the corresponding character... Of course, there are many limitations.

Currently, Modi can only withstand the power of one superhuman at most, and only for three minutes at a time. Beyond this limit, his body will collapse.

The page titled "Ed Moore" was, of course, a primary battle page that he had carefully cultivated by consuming numerous useless pages.

It came from his former friend, an apprentice who was brutally murdered by Devia.

He was Modi's only friend in this world, and after his death, it was Modi who collected his body.

so......

"Carrying the wishes of my deceased friend, I will not lose."

Modi's gaze was firm. He kicked open the door and walked inside, carrying his battle axe.

Behind the door is a spacious main burial chamber, which has now been converted into a venue for sacrificial ceremonies.

In the center of the tomb, on a pool of blood, a woman with waist-length white hair, wearing a matching black robe, is barefoot and has her back to him.

Noticing the commotion outside the door, the white-haired woman took a few graceful steps and turned to face him.

"You've finally arrived." The girl named Devia showed a bright smile. Judging from her appearance alone, no one would associate her with the word "madwoman."

"The ceremony is about to begin. Do you want to do it yourself, or should I give you a hand?"

"No," Modi refused on the spot, "I'm here only to get a certificate of completion of my apprenticeship."

"And I'll also attend your funeral, teacher."