At this moment, Ryan could feel explosive power coursing through every inch of his body.
It was a strength he had never possessed before.
Compared to his naturally weak physique, the difference was like night and day.
Ryan had known that awakening a Bloodline would transform his body, but he had never imagined the change would be this enormous.
His five senses had become dramatically sharper; his hearing was clearer, his sense of touch had become more sensitive, even his sense of smell seemed to have improved. But the most obvious change was his eyesight.
Ryan glanced toward the window. Several meters away, a tiny ant crawled across the floor.
Yet in his eyes, it appeared as clear as though he were viewing it through a magnifying glass.
He could even see the fine hairs covering its tiny legs.
Ryan couldn’t help but marvel at the transformation. And this was only the physical enhancement.
With his newly awakened Mental Awareness, he could also perceive the internal condition of his body, allowing him to observe his Origin Energy Sea and guide the circulation of his Origin Sea energy.
On top of that, he had advanced directly into the Elemental Power Realm, Stage One and awakened two extraordinary abilities.
His Bloodline awakening had completely transformed him.
Thinking of this, Ryan struggled to suppress the excitement rising in his chest.
He took a deep breath and calmed himself. With another thought, the spider phantom hovering above his palm instantly vanished.
The next moment...
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dozens of strands of pure-white Spider Silk shot from his right palm.
They twisted and coiled through the air like a swarm of dancing snakes, moving according to Ryan’s thoughts.
The sight was strangely eerie.
Ryan curled his five fingers.
Instantly, the strands of Spider Silk reversed direction and rapidly retracted into his palm before completely dissolving into his body.
Then, His right palm suddenly swelled slightly.
His fingers elongated, and his fingernails rapidly hardened and sharpened.
In the blink of an eye, his nails transformed into curved, hooked claws.
Cold light glimmered across their edges.
They resembled iron hooks forged from the finest metal, sharp enough to tear through flesh and potentially slice through iron with ease.
Ryan stared at them in fascination. Then, with another thought, he straightened his five fingers and brought them together.
The claws began to fuse. The transformation continued from his fingertips to his palm, then spread along his entire right arm.
In the next instant... His entire right arm had transformed into a massive, gleaming black spider blade.
The blade was slender and terrifyingly sharp.
A chilling light flickered along its tip, while the razor-thin edges on both sides were so sharp that they seemed capable of slicing through even a strand of hair without resistance.
Its surface was smooth and polished like a mirror.
Ryan could see his own reflection upon it. His face was filled with disbelief and joy.
His eyes had even begun to grow moist. "Ha..."
A trembling laugh escaped his lips.
"It’s real."
He stared at the spider blade before slowly clenching his fist.
"I really awakened!"
Four years. He had waited four full years for this moment. Four years of ridicule. Four years of humiliation. Four years of being treated as a useless commoner.
Every insult he had endured remained deeply engraved in his memory. Countless times, Ryan had dreamed of this day.
On countless nights, he had imagined awakening his Bloodline overnight and completely changing his fate.
He had imagined becoming powerful. He had imagined escaping poverty. He had imagined his family finally living a better life.
But every morning, he had awakened to the same reality. He was still Ryan. Still weak. Still a commoner.
Still the boy who could only make a living scavenging through garbage.
Yet today... Everything had changed.
The miracle he had dreamed about for four years had finally happened.
And now that it had truly arrived, the happiness felt almost unreal.
A tear slowly rolled down the corner of Ryan’s eye. He quickly wiped it away.
On the Crimson Expanse, awakening a Bloodline was the first and most important step toward becoming a powerful individual.
Without a Bloodline, no matter how hard an ordinary person struggled, the path ahead was incredibly narrow.
But after twenty years of hardship, Ryan had finally obtained the stepping stone he had desperately longed for.
From this moment onward, he finally had the qualifications to change his fate.
Ryan silently clenched his fist. He couldn’t afford to become complacent. Awakening was only the beginning. His strength was still far too weak.
The first thing he needed to do was turn the remaining pills into wealth.
With money, he could acquire more valuable waste materials.
With those materials, he could use the Boundless Creation Furnace to create better cultivation resources.
Then, he would continue improving his strength.
And once he became stronger, he would finally be able to improve his family’s miserable living conditions.
Thinking of this, the excitement in Ryan’s eyes gradually faded, replaced by determination.
He had a long road ahead of him. For now, however, he needed to understand his newly awakened Spider Bloodline.
Ryan immediately began experimenting with his new abilities, repeatedly practicing and familiarizing himself with Spider Silk and Spider Claw Blade.
Every successful attempt deepened his understanding of his Bloodline.
And with each practice, Ryan’s confidence in the path ahead grew stronger.