Chapter 514: Vlad's Memories? The Ocean of Information Hidden in Memories |
Baaaah~
When Yu Yuan brought Mona out of the ritual hall and returned to the experimental area.
What he saw was Mie Mie continuously emitting [Dawn's Call] to heal the researchers' mental trauma.
Although he had thought beforehand that this summoning might pose a danger to the surrounding area.
The ritual hall had been chosen as far away from the experimental area as possible.
But the Mental Shock caused by that blood-red shadow, even after being weakened by the Altar of Life and other measures, still affected the experimental zone.
Especially that Gold-tier vampire's roar, which carried a certain contaminating property.
Many researchers had developed signs of spiritual contamination on their bodies.
It was a good thing Yu Yuan reacted quickly and had Mie Mie purge the contamination from everyone in time.
"Jiu Feng, what's the situation now?"
"Master, we returned just in time. Mie Mie's purification ability is also quite powerful. Currently, all personnel have completed the contamination removal process. It's just that many people's spirits have been impacted and may need some time to recover. Also..."
"Also what?"
"Also, I'm worried that some people might develop psychological issues. After all, even if the spiritual contamination from a Gold-tier life form is cleared in time, it can still affect their psyche, even alter and distort it."
Yu Yuan understood Jiu Feng's concern.
"I understand. Don't worry about this. I'll come by from time to time to check everyone's mental state. If there are problems, I'll treat them promptly."
"By the way, what about Miller?"
Yu Yuan remembered clearly that Miller had been torn apart on the spot by the Mental Shock from the blood-red shadow.
He had died miserably!
"Master, rest assured. I didn't have time to attend to it earlier. I'll summon him out now."
Soon, Miller appeared before Yu Yuan with a pale face.
His face still carried a look of horror.
Perhaps because Mie Mie's [Hoofprint Spring] and [Dawn's Call] had a healing effect on the spirit.
Miller's complexion gradually began to recover.
"Master..." Miller forced a bitter smile.
"What the hell was that thing? It was way too terrifying."
Yu Yuan showed him the silver-glowing blood trapped in the [Canary's Cage].
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a clone made from the blood of some Gold-tier vampire. Most likely, it's the Vampire Progenitor himself. Even if it's not him, it's one of his closest kin."
"Only that would explain why it has a direct blood relation to so many Silver-tier vampires."
Miller's eyes lit up.
"Doesn't that mean the grade of this blood is the best choice—above Silver but below Gold?"
Yu Yuan nodded heavily.
"Exactly. That's what I think."
"The influence of its spiritual level has been completely severed by me. No need to worry about any side effects. You can study it with confidence."
Miller stared at the blood in the cage, his eyes practically glued to it.
"This is the best material for creating Bloodsucking Werewolves!"
"Master, rest assured. I'll start working on the Werewolf Genetic Modification Serum right away."
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This was a world bathed in blood.
An ancient castle stood atop a towering mountain peak.
In the sky above, a blood moon hung in the air.
The entire castle was shrouded in deathly silence.
"My dear wife, my dear Lilith, merge with me. Let us never be separated!"
A tall, fair-skinned, handsome blond man gazed affectionately at the woman in his arms.
The woman in his arms had blood-red fleshy wings growing from her back, and she was now on the verge of falling unconscious.
She struggled to stay awake, staring at the man.
Unbelieving.
"Vlad... what... what are you trying to do?"
Hearing Lilith's question, Vlad burst into loud laughter.
"What do I want to do? Didn't I just say? Let us merge together! That way, we'll never be separated. You'll never leave me."
As he spoke, a sickly, manic gleam flashed in Vlad's eyes.
"Vlad... don't..."
Lilith wanted to say more, but Vlad's pupils had already glowed with a crimson light.
He revealed an exaggerated smile, opened his mouth wide, and bit down on Lilith's neck.
"No..."
Gulp, gulp, gulp—
The sound of blood being swallowed echoed through the castle.
Vlad continuously gulped down the blood from Lilith's body.
The aura emanating from Vlad grew stronger and stronger.
Feeling his power increase, Vlad's swallowing grew faster and faster.
When he finally lifted his head, a gleeful smile spread across his face.
The Lilith in his arms had already become a desiccated corpse.
Then, Lilith's body dissipated.
A sphere, a transparent gel-like substance, and a blood-red civilization shard emerged from Lilith's form.
Vlad snatched all three items into his palm.
"Haha, I knew it. I knew Lilith must have a bloodline tributary and a civilization shard. I just didn't expect there to be Ether too... Haha..."
"Heh heh~"
Madness flickered in Vlad's eyes.
"Did you really think I didn't know what you father and daughter were planning? Once she reached the Silver-tier peak, you were probably going to devour me! But what a pity..."
Vlad's other hand reached out, revealing two more civilization shards.
"This civilization shard from Lilith was personally given to her by the Blood Duke—the 'Blood Energy' shard. Combined with the 'Life' and 'Slavery' shards I have, three civilization shards are enough to fuse into a perfect Civilization Core. I can start creating the new race I envisioned earlier."
"A Civilization Core (Perfect), the authority of a bloodline tributary, plus Ether.
"As long as I ascend to Gold Rank, I'll be able to separate this Bloodline River from the Blood Duke's grasp, forming an independent Bloodline River.
"My race will also gain recognition from 'Civilization.' Haha..."
In a state of heightened excitement, Vlad muttered to himself as he carefully brought the three civilization shards together...
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The memory cut off, and Yu Yuan's consciousness returned to his body.
But his mind was in violent turmoil.
"It's actually a memory related to the Blood Clan Progenitor, Gurlad... Could that blood-red shadow be Gurlad's Silver-tier clone?"
This discovery left Yu Yuan utterly dumbfounded.
After he had released his Psychic Ability—[Diagnosis: Amnesia]—on the blood-red shadow, he had obtained a fragment of the other's memories.
But this memory was truly earth-shattering.
How was this possible?
As the Blood Clan Progenitor, a Gold-tier supreme being, why would Gurlad personally deploy a Silver-tier clone to guard the Bloodline River?
And by some dumb luck, Yu Yuan had captured it.
This was way too surreal!
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Even if this secret concerns Gurlad, that doesn't mean the owner of the blood-red shadow is Gurlad himself.
"Maybe the other party just knows this secret about Gurlad!"
No matter how naive Yu Yuan was, he wouldn't actually believe that Gurlad's clone was so easy to capture.
That guy was an old fox!
But if it wasn't Gurlad.
Then this Gold-tier existence must be extremely close to Gurlad, and Gurlad must have absolute trust in him/her.
If that were the case, it would make perfect sense for the other party to know Gurlad's secret.
For now, Yu Yuan could only speculate along these lines.
However, this memory corroborated the content of the book he had read earlier—"The Blood Duke and the Secret History of the Blood Clan."
The Blood Clan Progenitor Gurlad had indeed killed Lilith to obtain the capital needed for ascending to Gold Rank.
Recalling the scene from the memory.
"Three civilization shards fused into a Civilization Core is the Perfect grade, granting the ability to create a race. But for that race to gain recognition from 'Civilization,' it requires an independent Bloodline River."
"Gold Rank Authority, separation..."
The gleam in Yu Yuan's eyes grew blindingly bright.
"Since the Blood Clan's Bloodline River was separated from the Blood Duke's possession.
"If I were to separate an independent Bloodline River from Gurlad's grasp, that would..."
"Not be too much to ask, right? After all, I'm just inheriting Gurlad's fine tradition..."
A smirk curled at the corner of Yu Yuan's mouth.