Chapter 507: The Vampire Bloodline River, Changing the Summoning Target, the Mysterious 'Gatekeeper' |
The chains burrowed into the vampire's soul following Mona's fingers.
Like a contract.
As the chains disappeared, the vampire's soul had already turned a deep purple.
It stood silently behind Mona.
Becoming Mona's contracted servant.
The power of the 【Dark High Priestess】 talent began to manifest.
Within the ritual circle, the vampire blood also illuminated the patterns etched into it.
The energy fluctuations within the vampire's bloodline grew increasingly intense.
Splash... splash...
A blood-red river slowly materialized within the ritual circle, accompanied by the sound of flowing water.
Its aura was mysterious and surging.
Arriving together with this river was a mysterious dimensional world.
Yu Yuan knew that this was the Spiritual Dimension, because he could faintly perceive some suffocating auras from it.
Looking at the blood-colored river, a smile curled at the corner of Mona's lips.
Yu Yuan's eyes also lit up, and he murmured to himself:
"We sacrificed a vampire, and it finally appeared! So this is... the Vampire Bloodline River..."
Through the sacrifice and ritual, they had finally secretly opened a backdoor into the Spiritual Dimension.
The vampire's Bloodline River had fully manifested; the first step of the ritual was complete.
This Bloodline River was clearly just a tributary, because near this main branch, there were many other tributaries, both large and small.
Some of these tributaries were wide, some were thin, and some had even completely dried up.
But like an upside-down tree, no matter how many branches there were, they all shared a common source, which was also the origin of the Bloodline River.
The source of the Bloodline River was shrouded in golden light, and Yu Yuan sensed a terrifying aura from it.
This tributary was clearly the one belonging to Duke Yegu's lineage, and its surface was quite broad.
It was intertwined with three other wide tributaries, forming the main body of the Blood Clan's Bloodline River.
Mona stepped forward, arriving before the deer-headed altar platform at the center of the Altar of Life.
Her palm pressed against that blue crystal, and the energy fluctuations emanating from her body grew stronger.
The ritual circle emitted a blood-red glow, empowering Mona.
Rustle—
The sound of the water in the bloodline tributary became clearer.
It was like a response, like a murmur, like a question.
The mysterious blue crystal on the deer-headed altar platform gave off a faint glow.
The vampire blood on the Altar of Life began to vaporize.
Tiny points of spiritual light rose from this blood, coalescing into a bright, luminous orb that floated before Mona.
Mona grasped it with an instinctive understanding.
The moment Mona caught the orb, a deep purple light burst from her body. Using the orb as a medium, it connected Mona to the bloodline tributary.
She had established a connection with the vampire's bloodline tributary.
The 【Dark High Priestess】 talent was taking effect.
Mona possessed the ability to distort the 'Spiritual Nodes' of the bloodline tributary.
Mona began to perceive and explore the connection point between the bloodline tributary and the source.
The effects of the 【Bloodline Tracing Summoning Ritual】 continued, causing powerful imprints to emerge along the bloodline tributary.
Yu Yuan also sensed the presence of Moon Shadow's Breath's imprint.
What was surprising was that she had only just recently advanced to Silver Rank.
Yet her position on the bloodline tributary was already in the lower-middle part of the upper reaches.
Mona, however, paid it no mind at all.
On the Virtual Light Screen, the 【Forgotten Corner of Fate】 was glowing faintly, striving to conceal the ritual's fluctuations here.
Mona's gaze locked onto the junction of this bloodline tributary and the bloodline source.
A powerful aura manifested here; this should be the spiritual imprint left by Duke Yegu in the Bloodline River.
This was also the optimal summoning target for this Bloodline Tracing Ritual.
Mona was about to begin channeling and summoning the spiritual imprint of Duke Yegu within the Bloodline River.
But she suddenly stopped.
Mona perceived that not far from Duke Yegu's imprint, at the junction of the many tributaries and the source, a very faint and hidden aura lurked.
That aura was extremely subtle; if Mona hadn't had her spiritual perception amplified several times over under the enhancement of her 【Dark High Priestess】 talent, she probably wouldn't have discovered its presence at all.
Mona immediately ceased her actions and began to sense it.
The next moment, Mona's eyes widened in disbelief.
Worried that direct verbal communication might cause trouble, Mona sent a message to Yu Yuan through the 【Commander System】.
[Wolf Mother: Leader, I've detected a new aura. This aura is quite subtle, but the mystery and threat it poses to me far exceeds that of Duke Yegu.]
Yu Yuan was already somewhat surprised to suddenly receive a message from Mona.
After reading the content of the message, his brow furrowed.
He simultaneously received a second message from Mona.
[Wolf Mother: I checked the spiritual trajectory relationships within the Bloodline River. This aura has bloodline connections with the Silver-tier individuals of other tributaries, but it doesn't belong to any of them. It's like a rock lying dormant at the bottom of the Bloodline River, silently observing everything among the Silver-tier. Rather than a living being, it's more like a gatekeeper hidden within the Bloodline River, standing between the Silver and Gold ranks...]
"Gatekeeper..." Yu Yuan's eyes flickered, and an idea struck him.
He thought of a possibility.
[Wolf Den · King: Reconfirm the life rank of this aura. Be sure to distinguish clearly whether he is Silver-tier or not, and whether he has a direct bloodline connection to Duke Yegu's lineage.]
This time, after the message was sent, Mona's reply didn't appear until more than twenty seconds later.
[Wolf Mother: The life rank of this aura is confirmed as Silver-tier. It has been confirmed that he has a direct bloodline connection to Duke Yegu.]
A look of excitement spread across Yu Yuan's face. He licked his lips, his gaze sharp and filled with aggression.
[Wolf Den · King: Change the plan. He is the summoning target!]
[Wolf Mother: Understood!]
Mona distorted the Spiritual Nodes within the Bloodline River, locking the ritual's summoning target onto that obscure aura.
Murmuring under her breath, she began the summoning chant:
In the name of darkness and death,
By the blood of the kin as the bond,
With the Bloodline River as the guide,
The kin, here call.
Great Elder, the most indispensable pillar of the Blood Clan, your kin need your arrival.
Elder, Elder!
Your kin yearn to see your form,
Appear here, and speak with him.
Only Mona's low chanting filled the meeting hall.
"Awaken! My great Elder, your kin beseech your arrival..."
As Mona chanted the final line...
Whoosh~~
The temperature within the ritual hall plummeted. The candle flames eerily froze, turning from bright yellow to a ghostly blue.
Within the Bloodline River, a figure slowly rose from the riverbed.