Grand Ancestral Bloodlines
chapter-1172

This was just the tip of the iceberg as well.

In truth, although only Transcended Sky Gods could enter the void, Sky Gods as low as being in the Fragmented Realm could influence it. This was why Ryu had never thought of using the Unbalance Mantra to escape, the likelihood of success was too low.

It didn't matter if only he could enter the void if those Sky Gods could sense him and force his pocket of space to collapse. And, even if they didn't have the strength to collapse his pocket of space, so long as they could sense him, they could track him until his stamina ran out and he was forced to step out or die within the void as the pocket of space collapsed.

However, now, Ryu didn't have to worry about this, so long as he reacted fast enough, escape was no longer a fool's dream. On top of that, there were contingencies.

The Quivering portion of the Quivering Spectral name was actually the opposite of what one might think it did. Rather than destabilizing a region, it stabilized it. When one entered the void with the spectral wings, an ability would activate to solidify the pocket of space. Not only would this lessen the stamina drain on the person entering the void, but it would also make it useless for weaker Sky Gods to attack the void as well as their attacks wouldn't be able to penetrate.

This meant that not only would Ryu be invincible in speed within the void below the Transcended Sky God Realm, those below that Realm also wouldn't be able to harm him so long as he entered the void!

In addition, in the case of an absolute emergency, the Quivering Spectral Wings didn't have to rely on Ryu entirely at all. In exchange for the treasure becoming dormant for a few days, so long as Ryu was below the Seventh Heaven, and his target was also, he could transport himself to an entirely different plane instantaneously to escape.

It could be said that this pair of wings were simply too perfect for Ryu. Compared to the life saving methods of the other geniuses, it required more work on Ryu's part, but its overall value couldn't even be compared, this was especially so due to the abilities of God Treasures.

Despite the power of this treasure, the input required on Ryu's point was very much limited. He could use it at almost no extra cost to his stamina at all so long as his affinities were in line with it. This was the power of God Treasures!

Ryu reached for the glass case and opened it. Almost instantly, his gaze sharpened.

The pair of wings seemed to want to fly away however Ryu's current eyes could see the trajectory of space all too easily. The moment it blinked out of existence, his hand shot forward like a speeding arrow, ripping into the void before pulling out.

Ryu looked at his palm with a smile on his face, a small pair of wings within them. Although it fluctuated wildly with spatial qi, none of it could hurt Ryu. In fact, it felt quite comfortable.

Ryu pressed a finger to his forehead and made a small cut. After so long in the True Martial World, he had also learned how to become the master of their treasures.

A radiant bead of blood came from his forehead and dripped onto the small pair of wings. They quivered once before fusing into Ryu's arm and rushing up his tattooed arm, up his bicep and toward his back.

Ryu blinked with a hint of surprise, not because of the fusion of the treasure, but because he could feel that his Heavenly Chaos Body was baptizing it with Essence and Chaos Qi. Ryu wasn't entirely sure what this meant, but he could feel that the Quivering Spectral Wings were truly becoming a part of him, he could even feel it interacting with his Northern Heavenly Wind and Spacetime affinity.

Ryu stood in silence for a while. He felt that maybe there were some things he didn't quite understand about the evolution of his Bone Structure. His current body didn't have the strength to cause large changes to an Omniscient God Treasure, but what if he had been an Omniscient Sky God already? What would that have meant?

Ryu's gaze flickered before he threw it to the back of his mind.

The Quivering Spectral Wings had called out to him nearly immediately, but scanning through the rest of the treasures, his next choice wasn't nearly as obvious. Now that he had one escape method, he wouldn't take another. Although it would help with his survivability, if he gave up powerful opportunities just because he was too worried about preserving his life then he would no longer be Ryu Tatsuya.

If these wings weren't enough for him to remain alive then he might as well stop cultivating now and accept death. He wouldn't allow himself to grow so pathetic.

There were many weapon treasures around Ryu, all of which he could use thanks to his Dao, but he ultimately struck off weapon treasures from his list.

Right now, Ryu was leaning more toward auxiliary treasures, he wasn't even keen on picking out something like an armor either for the same reasons he didn't want to pick out another escape treasure. What he needed right now was something that could help him bring out his full potential as quickly as possible, and potentially unlock potential he didn't know he had or never had to begin with.

Every since he had baptized his bloodlines with Mortal Qi, he could vaguely feel the origin of his Bloodlines and the memories within them, but even to this point, he hadn't been able to take full advantage of that, and that was despite unlocking his Bloodlines to the equivalent level they had been on Sacrum already.

Ryu felt that there had to be something that helped him.

As his eyes scanned through the Omniscient Treasures, though, he didn't find anything that called out to him clearly.

Ryu sighed somewhat, it was probably inappropriate to hope that he could be handed everything he needed on a silver platter. Plus, if he did some experimenting with Essence, there was no telling what results he could have, maybe he wouldn't even need this treasure.

'Hm?'

Ryu's gaze flickered as it landed on a... tome?

It hadn't really called out to him before. Even now, it looked quite plain, it didn't seem to have any hyper specific affinities and it was very malleable.

The Compendium.

That was its name, nothing more, nothing less.

... Interesting...