Chapter 343: Vampire Progenitor

The vampire pursuing Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo spun around abruptly; no matter who the pursuer was, turning one's back on an unfamiliar creature was a foolish thing.

"I am Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo!"

The suspended Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo forced a smile onto his face; although the newcomer seemed unremarkable, he knew that only a Legend could accept the mission.

He had originally thought the arrival would be a Holy Knight or a Holy Warrior—those who despise evil as a personal grudge—since the reward and difficulty he offered were not comparable.

It was said to be a mithril greatsword, but it wasn't forged entirely of mithril; only a portion of it was mixed with mithril.

Only those who hate evil so fiercely would disregard the amount of reward and traverse vast distances across time to slay the dark, evil creatures.

"Then this one is the target to be eliminated?"

Mu Yi looked at the suspended Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo and the pallid vampire, and roughly understood the situation.

He confirmed with his eyes the person he intended to cut…

Without a word, after Mu Yi and Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo conversed, the vampire instantly realized this was the enemy.

Without hesitation, the vampire flicked its fingertips, forming a blood strand of coagulated blood and lunged at Mu Yi.

Fresh blood strangulation!

"Careful, this blood strand is poisonous!" Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo shouted, and although he knew a Legend would surely be stronger than him, he couldn't help but worry.

The blood strand, accompanied by a sharp whistling wind, descended toward Mu Yi's position.

"Clang!!"

The feeling of missed impact and the splattering sand told the vampire that the attack had been evaded, yet seeing no figure, the vampire did not panic and suddenly spread its wings, soaring into the sky.

"Go down!"

Mu Yi delivered a whipping kick, smashing the soaring vampire back to the ground.

"Boom!"

Like a cannonball slammed into the earth, a huge crater instantly formed.

Mu Yi beat his wings and landed at the crater's edge, but the vampire inside the pit had vanished.

In the next instant, the vampire sprang out from the shadow behind Mu Yi.

He drew the two short swords at his waist and surged toward Mu Yi at blistering speed.

The short swords' sheaths, with their special structure and magical lubrication, allowed the blades to be drawn at incredible speed, and their edges were thin and razor‑sharp, sacrificing a great deal of durability to achieve exceptional sharpness!

It was a special technique that let the vampire ambush enemies in a highly uncanny manner.

"Buzz~"

The thin blade sliced the air, emitting a faint sound like a cicada's chirp.

The vampire's pupils suddenly contracted; the two short swords struck Mu Yi's crimson armor, yet could not advance an inch, as if they had hit something impenetrable.

And in the next second, the vampire felt a foul wind surge toward it!

"Clang!"

Like a sandcastle on a beach, it was instantly engulfed by a wave as furious as a tide; the seemingly solid fortification was no match for the surge.

Frenzy‑filled force shattered all his protective measures, and his chest caved inward under the blow.

The Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo lying on the ground stared in disbelief at the scene; the vampire that had been hunting him was like a rag doll, blasted away and, after smashing a massive tree, became embedded in the earth.

A vampire count, in Mu Yi's hands, was like a toy; a single punch and kick nearly killed it.

"Careful, vampires have extremely strong regeneration; only a special…"

Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo shouted, but discovered that the vampire embedded in the ground was turning to ash and fading away, signifying its complete death.

"..."

Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo's hair was disheveled by the wind; he didn't understand why a vampire that was usually hard to kill—one that could revive even after beheading and heart removal—was so easily reduced to bone‑shattered ash.

Mu Yi casually emitted a burst of Inner Qi into Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo, helping him recover his injuries.

"Nothing is impossible; it's just a little Bat Demon!"

For Mu Yi, there are no undead; before reincarnation, all beings are equal.

Of course, even if one is not a monster like Mu Yi, a typical Lawful Legend already carries various effects; Lawful power shifts from a semi‑hidden state to a manifest one, and when confronting evil chaotic beings, attacks become imbued with aggression and destructiveness.

Such attack and destruction strike directly at the source.

Regeneration beneath Legend is hard to affect these beings that have entered Legend, unless someone like Mu Yi, who early on possesses divine nature and power as a Transcendent, can make it work.

"Where is the mission target? Once healed, take me there!"

Mu Yi looked at the barely standing Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo and again emitted a burst of Inner Qi to aid his recovery.

"Within the ancient castle there are not only the Vampire Progenitor but also many vampire nobles; are you sure you want to go straight there?" Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo advised as politely as possible.

In his view, the Vampire Progenitor was also a Legend, and the multitude of vampire nobles gathered in the castle would be Mu Yi's stumbling block; if they caused Mu Yi's death, he would have no way to handle the situation.

According to his plan, they should retreat now, gather forces, let Mu Yi hold the Vampire Progenitor while they deal with the vampire nobles, so they can more effectively eradicate the vampires in one sweep.

"No need for such trouble; just take me there!"

Mu Yi looked at Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo and understood what he was thinking.

"Where are those vampires?" his voice carried a hint of divinity.

Mu Yi's query rolled like heavenly authority, and Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo instinctively pointed toward the direction of the vampire castle.

Although they had been on the run, he still remembered the general direction clearly.

Mu Yi said no more, spread the bird totem's wings, seized Duo Fei Si Er‑Ke Luo, and flew toward the vampire's lair.

Sometimes words are meaningless; only iron‑like facts can win sincere obedience.

The castle's location was not far; Mu Yi flew for only a few breaths before spotting the so‑called vampire castle.

"Are there any humans inside the castle?" Mu Yi asked.

"No, those vampires regard humans as livestock and would never bring them into their so‑called sacred castle!"

"That certainly makes things easier!"

Mu Yi glared at Dofeiser‑Kelo and said.

"Cover your own ears!"

In Dofeiser‑Kelo's bewildered gaze, Mu Yi drew Cloud Energy from the Human Path; this method was naturally less convenient than when a great army is deployed, but it was sufficient.

"Break!"

Heavy Cloud Energy condensed on his fist blade, then he swung it out forcefully.

"Boom!!!"

A massive air cannon imbued with a destructive aura blasted straight from Mu Yi's fist, hurtling toward the Vampire Ancestor's ancient castle.

The Vampire Ancestor, who had been seated in the castle listening to reports from his kin, suddenly paled, his form turning into a blood shadow that shot upward above the castle.

Just after exiting the castle, a gigantic air mass moving at high speed toward the castle instantly flashed before his eyes…

"Damn it!" the Vampire Ancestor managed to shout.

In the next instant, the compressed gas twisted within the massive air mass exploded outward at a speed capable of destroying everything!

Dofeiser‑Kelo, who was held in Mu Yi's hand, immediately lost all hearing; the immense pressure from the exploding air cannon pierced his eardrums!

Then they saw a gigantic mushroom cloud formed by the violent explosion.

"What a grand fireworks display…"

Only now did Dofeiser‑Kelo understand what Mu Yi meant by "no need"; in the face of such overwhelming power, the so‑called hordes of vampires were meaningless.

"Ooooo!"

In the next instant, a high‑pitched screech rang out, and Dofeiser‑Kelo completely lost all perception of the outside world…

"Oh?"

Mu Yi casually tossed Dofeiser‑Kelo into the Human Path, watching with interest the Vampire Ancestor that appeared before him.

But at this moment he did not look elegant; rather, he seemed a bit disheveled.

Mu Yi's air cannon, delivered via a punch, did not severely wound it, but it tore the Vampire Ancestor's splendid robe.

Beneath the damaged outer robe lay the Vampire Ancestor's pale body, exuding a dark aura.

"Who are you, daring to come to my blood clan…"

Before the Vampire Ancestor could finish speaking, Mu Yi spread his wings and smashed a fist toward the Ancestor's head.

"Thud!"

In the face of Frenzy power, the Vampire Ancestor, whose main traits were Transcendent agility and special attacks, could not resist at all!

The moment its head was shattered, the Vampire Ancestor's passively triggered bloodline power caused it to explode, turning into a swarm of small Bat Demons that swarmed toward Mu Yi.

This is a highly representative ability of the blood clan, though not all blood clan members possess it; as the Vampire Ancestor, it naturally wields this so‑called bloodline power.

The blood clan is an enormous population; besides the many blood clan branches divided by families, castles, and surnames, the staggering number of vampiric offsprings and some blood‑derived entities are also grouped within this evil collective.

Most blood clan members are inherently evil, and their primal thirst for the blood of sentient beings inevitably drives them into slaughter.

Moreover, the blood clan possesses an exceptional talent for immortality, not to mention its myriad bizarre and powerful racial abilities.

This makes them a huge threat to most sentient beings, and is why they are notoriously infamous in this world.

But none of this holds much significance for Mu Yi.

Seeing the flock of small Bat Demons closing in, Mu Yi casually waved a gust of dark wind, instantly enveloping the swarm and blowing them away.

After a swirl of black mist, the gathered Bat Demons coalesced into the body of the Vampire Ancestor.

"Truly… a tremblingly great power!"

The Vampire Ancestor licked his lips; although it was only a simple skirmish, he already realized that Mu Yi was far from a simple opponent.

It was not without defenses against Mu Yi; its own Transcendent agility and the blood clan's superior dynamic sight allowed it to detect Mu Yi's attack instantly.

But it failed to dodge, as if some unseen force had locked the future, turning the destined hit into reality.

Or perhaps it was a matter of causality: Mu Yi's punch was the cause, its shattered head the effect; no force could intervene in this cause‑and‑effect.

In the instant it failed to dodge, it activated a blood spell, attempting to shield Mu Yi's fist.

Yet before the Frenzy attack, the shield was as fragile as a bubble and shattered in the blink of an eye.

It was only a hair's breadth; had its internal blood energy been any slower, it would have turned to dust in an instant, just like the castle on the ground.

Pain, danger, death, a terrifying enemy… a fascinating dread…

"How marvelous…"

"I truly want to taste what your blood tastes like!"

The Vampire Ancestor's body trembled continuously, not from fear but from excitement!

Since ascending to become the Vampire Ancestor, it hasn't recalled how long it has faced such a formidable foe; even the dragons that dwell in this world could not pose such lethal danger to it.

It has long been a figure at the pinnacle of this world's pyramid, and now it has once again met a rival, a rival capable of bringing it to death.

It can be certain that its powerful regenerative ability is meaningless before Mu Yi.

The fact is exactly that; in the face of the Legend Calamity's traits, even Legend‑level regeneration is heavily restrained.

Within the Vampire Ancestor's crimson eyes shone an intensely excited light, a fierce thrill making it shiver!

"Lord Ancestor, we are here to aid you!"

Dozens of figures flew from the ruins of the castle to the Vampire Ancestor's side.

Mu Yi was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected so many vampires near the half‑step Legend level within this castle, the leader even having reached the half‑step Legend stage.

"Your timing is perfect!" the Vampire Ancestor revealed a sly grin.

"My children, offer me your all!"

"Transfer your power to me… I will savor the most enchanting blood on their behalf…"

The vampires that had just arrived could not comprehend what was happening; the power within their bloodlines began to swell, bursting through their bodies and turning them entirely into crimson blood that surged toward the Vampire Ancestor.

"Ancestor, no…"

"Ah..."

In the scarlet light, the vampire nobles wailed as they turned into part of the progenitor vampire's power.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the vampire nobles all turned to ash and dissipated in the air, while the progenitor vampire's vigor surged forth, as if having taken a potent tonic.

Its whole body emitted scarlet light, appearing as if soaked in blood.

"Now, it's your turn!"

In an instant, the progenitor vampire beneath the moonlight vanished from its spot, its claws glowing with scarlet light viciously lunging at Mu Yi's back.