They all call me Great Master-Chapter 658 - 655 Devour!

Arthur suddenly burst out laughing.

Facing Marinda's puzzled look, Arthur waved his hands repeatedly.

"Sorry, sorry, I suddenly thought of something and just couldn't help it," he said.

Arthur went to pour himself some orange tea.

He needed to compose himself.

Marinda looked at Arthur with suspicion.

This lady always felt as if Arthur had just been thinking something very rude.

But at this moment, the lady had no time to dwell on such thoughts.

She had to go back and get ready.

You see, facing the Marquis of Seberlin was no simple matter.

"Contact me anytime."

Having said that, the lady blew a smoke ring and dove straight into it, disappearing from sight.

Meanwhile, Arthur finished his cup of orange tea and, making sure there was no one around, he then turned to look at the object that set his heart racing and his blood boiling—the 'Holy Serpent Shield'—

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[Name: Scales of Xitidar (Perfect)]

[Type: Other Class Item]

[Quality: Legend]

[Attributes: Ingestible]

[Remarks: Xitidar is proud. Having once tasted the sap of the 'Golden Tree', it has transformed from an ordinary serpent into an unimaginable being capable of controlling seas and overturning rivers.

In fact, that's just what it did.

Inside the 'Inner Sea', it rampaged without restraint.

Any passing ships would be treated as toys by it.

Especially when these toys periodically offered it food named 'humans,' it played even more gleefully.

As time went by, Xitidar grew tired of this meaningless game. It submerged its body in the Inner Sea and rested its head upon 'Mt. Elron,' basking in the sunlight.

The warm sun made it ponder a question: It wished to taste the sap of the 'Golden Tree' once more.

Instinctively, it felt that by tasting it again, it would undergo earth-shattering changes.

However, it couldn't get anywhere near the 'Golden Tree' at the moment.

So, it started to choose beings capable of approaching the 'Golden Tree.'

To this end, Xitidar wasn't worried, for it had plenty of choices.

During this time, temples dedicated to it emerged along the shores of the Inner Sea. It was revered as the 'God of the Inner Sea' and worshipped by countless beings.

Then, it chose one particularly delectable piece of 'food' from among the many beings and sent it to the base of the 'Golden Tree.' This piece of 'food' didn't use the small knife it was given to cut the 'Golden Tree' but instead set it ablaze!

It grew angry!

It had been fooled by the food!

It was terrified!

The food suddenly became so powerful, improbably so, that a mere lift of its hand tore off one of its prideful scales.

It fled!

But...

It will certainly return!]

...

[Ingestion: For those with special serpent bloodlines, ingesting this scale will purify the bloodline to a certain extent and fill in gaps within it to some degree, but ordinary serpent bloodline will have no effect upon contact with this scale, and other beings will become bloodthirsty and violent upon touching it.]

(Remark 1: The blaze of the 'Firebearer' has eradicated most of the negative statuses from this scale, making it safe for the suitable consumer without bearing any negative consequences.)

(Remark 2: Bloodline purification and completion occur simultaneously, and are not optional.)

(Remark 3: Swallowing it whole will enhance the effect.)

...

Arthur looked at the "Scales of Xitidar," truly his eyes lit up with joy.

Although "Swift Bird Swordsmanship" had somewhat mended his "Serpent of Death" bloodline, it was still far, far from fully restored.

Originally, Arthur was considering how to truly accelerate the restoration of the "Serpent of Death" bloodline.

He had no leads on this matter.

Unlike other Mystic Side knowledge.

Anything related to bloodlines was the most core secret of various forces and families.

Arthur had originally planned to find an appropriate opportunity to ask Grandma Susan for advice.

But now it seemed...

...that he wouldn't need to!

Without any hesitation, Arthur set up the space with "Demon-Repelling Holy Salt," "Evil-Repelling Brick Powder," and "Barrier Oil."

Then, he gave instructions to the cat, dog, and bird following him.

"Although it's not as crucial as a ritual, you three still need to guard well," he said.

Pendragon: Meow!

Kiri: Woof!

Fujin: Caw!

All of them responded accurately.

Fujin flew to the top of the cabin.

Kiri concealed himself in the shadows.

Pendragon sat in front of Arthur, his originally fluffy fur now slightly bristled, with the airflow swirling and thunder faintly resounding.

Unlike Kiri and Fujin's obedience.

Pendragon was genuinely worried that something unexpected might befall Arthur.

The young Spirit Medium immediately smiled and raised his hand to pat the cat's head.

"Don't worry, it's just a little dessert after a meal," he reassured.

Having said that, Arthur stripped off all his clothes and accessories, and then, his body began to expand, especially his mouth which widened to an extreme.

The traditionally-sized "Kite Shield," a "Scales of Xitidar" large enough to shield half a body, was easily stuffed into Arthur's mouth by him.

The texture was a bit like jelly.

With a slight effort, it melted.

The taste was quite similar to double-skin milk.

Arthur smacked his lips, never really got to savor the flavor, and then fell back onto the deck, sinking into a deep sleep.

Arthur felt somewhat groggy.

He felt as though he was soaking in warm water.

The sensation was extremely comfortable.

It made him want to fall asleep again.

But his instincts told him that he couldn't sleep any further.

If he slept again, he would be facing death.

Fear of death made him begin to struggle fiercely.

Soon, he touched something hard.

Break through this!

Get out!

Live!

His body's instincts made him hit against it over and over again.

Finally—

Crack!

The hard substance shattered.

Light flooded in all at once.

He struggled to crawl out.

His blurry vision prevented him from seeing clearly where he was, let alone what was around him, but he knew he was hungry.

Without hesitation, he ate all of his eggshell and fluids.

But he was still hungry.

Because a rich fragrance had been enveloping him from the start.

Without hesitation, he crawled directly toward the source of the fragrance.

Meanwhile—

Gaze after gaze fell upon him.