Chapter 144: Well, That

This was caused by the Fourth Progenitor's Primal Soul having powerful control over her own Familiars.

The No. 12 Vessel had absolutely no ability to resist the awakening Primal Soul, and thus fell back into a deep slumber.

After simply adapting to the body, the Primal spoke in a cold, sharp tone.

"Who are you?"

"Was it you who forced me to awaken?"

The sudden awakening clearly made the Primal feel displeased; she, who had been sealed within an ice coffin and simultaneously bound by Agulora's shell, felt extreme disgust for her current state.

And toward Su Nian, who had forced her to awaken in such a state, she naturally harbored great malice.

Su Nian turned his head to look at No. 12, or rather, the Primal, and sighed as he spoke.

"As expected, you still have morning grumpiness."

Su Nian had long anticipated this scene; he was still able to see the messy things inside No. 12's body.

There were Familiars, and there was also a sealed, malice-filled soul.

It was only natural that the effect of Rule Breaker was too good, causing the seal holding that Primal Soul to break open all at once.

As for the method of judgment? There was no need for any other judgment; one could tell just from the tone of voice.

According to Su Nian's limited understanding of Strike the Blood, the No. 12 Vessel didn't even have a name yet at this time, making her roughly equivalent to a child who had lost their memory.

Calling it memory loss was still a bit absolute; she should be a child without much memory and without any experience.

And how could a child possibly speak to others in such a tone, full of malice yet mixed with majesty?

After hearing Su Nian's words, the Primal frowned, then continued to look at Su Nian coldly.

At this moment, Su Nian considered the situation, pondered for a moment, and said.

"How about we make a deal?"

After all, the information in Su Nian's memory regarding the Primal was too scarce, and as the Primal Soul of the Fourth Progenitor created by Cain, she might have quite a bit of information regarding Saint Annihilation.

Su Nian still preferred a fair and just deal.

Moreover, looking at the Primal like this, she didn't seem like someone easy to talk to; it would be better to have a simple, straightforward deal.

The Primal sized up Su Nian's body, her gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.

She was observing Su Nian's physique in detail, and a trace of joy was faintly revealed.

"What kind of deal do you intend to make?"

Seeing this, Su Nian shrugged his shoulders and said.

"I will set you free and guarantee that you obtain power not inferior to your prime, and in exchange, you must hand over everything of the Fourth Progenitor to me."

In this world, even the Four Great Progenitors were at most at the Five-digit level, and that was even counting the Familiars.

Without Familiars, even a True Ancestor would have nothing else besides vast magic power and an immortal life force.

But for the current Su Nian, wanting to bestow Five-digit power upon someone was simply something he could do with a snap of his fingers; he could just buy a Five-digit Divinity.

At most, it would cost a few million Thousand Eyes Gold Coins.

Moreover, the Divinity Su Nian bestowed brought all-around amplification, so it was definitely a huge profit for the Primal.

Opposite him, upon hearing Su Nian's words, the Primal suddenly narrowed her eyes, concealing the rainbow-colored light revealed within her pupils.

At this time, she chuckled softly.

"Interesting, too interesting. You came at the right time; it just so happens that I can hand over everything of the Fourth Progenitor to you now."

"Oh?"

Su Nian raised an eyebrow, hearing the malice in the Primal's words.

At this, the Primal, sitting on the platform where the ice coffin was placed, suddenly laughed.

"I will hand over everything of the Fourth Progenitor to you right now, so you too... help me take back all of my power!"

As soon as the words fell, a transparent soul emitting a faint blue light suddenly appeared from No. 12's body, attacking Su Nian in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this scene, Su Nian stood there as if scared silly, muttering without moving.

"Hmm... so how did she interpret her own words?"

"And how did she dare to attempt to possess me?"

"Has she been locked up for so long that even her intelligence has been locked away?"

Su Nian said somewhat speechlessly; he hadn't even had time to react before the Primal's soul was burned to nothing by the Sun Sovereignty: Xu Dog within Su Nian's body.

Of course, the Sun Sovereignty was quite intelligent; it only burned away the harmful trash, such as the Primal Soul that had just had zero intelligence.

The power of the Fourth Progenitor, which was actually beneficial to Su Nian, was perfectly preserved and not burned away.

Su Nian truly had not expected the Primal Soul to court death this quickly.

If she had been even a little slower, could he have turned her into a Creature Card?

At least there would have been a chance to save her; now, there is no need to even save her, she can be directly diagnosed as beyond saving.

However, there was at least one good thing: at the very least, the Fourth Progenitor's power and her status had been acquired.

Now, in the eyes of this world, even if observed by Little Garden, Su Nian was the Fourth Progenitor.

Subsequently, Su Nian looked at the No. 12 Vessel beside him, who was looking at him with curiosity but also timidly.

"Are... are you going to absorb me?"

As the Vessel for the Twelfth Familiar, and also the No. 12 who sealed and monitored the Primal Soul, she still had her own consciousness, but she didn't want to lose her form and become a Familiar so soon.

The girl, an artificial Vampire, looked at Su Nian with some worry.

"Absorb? Why? And why would I give up a cute loli to turn her into a giant Familiar instead?"

"Anyway, compared to a Familiar, I like you like this a bit more."

Su Nian ruffled No. 12's soft hair as he spoke; looking at No. 12, Su Nian seemed to remember that she didn't seem to have a name yet?

"By the way, do you have a name?"

"Name? What is that?"

The Twelfth Familiar looked at Su Nian with a blank expression; her few memories consisted only of her mission as the No. 12 Vessel and the container for the True Ancestor.

She knew nothing else; her lack of common sense was severe. It seemed she needed some proper lessons.

"In that case, you shall be called Aurora Florestina."

Decretia was Leticia's surname; Su Nian had originally intended to plan for the Fourth Progenitor to belong to Leticia.

However, due to the wise maneuvering of a certain Primal Soul, it ended up on Su Nian himself, though Su Nian did not mind the power of the Fourth Progenitor.

Still, it was no big problem; once he returned to Little Garden, he could just share it with Leticia. It was not a major issue.

So, bestowing Leticia's surname upon her in advance should be fine, right?

Even if there were a problem, so what? Leticia was Su Nian's possession now anyway.

In fact, however, Spirit Status sharing was something only done by those who were extremely intimate and trusted each other.

Moreover, it held great symbolic significance, much like the Queen Hera, who shared her Spirit Status with Zeus within the Greek God Group and jointly wielded the Authority of the God King.

As for bestowing a surname upon someone else in Leticia's stead... that was not something one could do in an ordinary relationship.

As for Aurora, that was the name from the original Strike the Blood, meaning the sleeping beauty, Aurora.

It actually fit the characteristics of the No. 12 Vessel quite well—a sleeping beauty who had slumbered for who knows how many years.

"Aurora Florestina?"

After hearing Su Nian's words, the young girl lowered her head to think seriously for a moment, then nodded toward Su Nian.

"Thy suggestion, I accept. From now on, I am Aurora Florestina."

A second ago she had been timid and fearful, yet now she was full of acceptance. This child—perhaps he could trick her into coming back to be raised as a pet.

Of course, that had been Su Nian's plan from the start; he wanted all twelve of the loli Familiars.

"Alright, Aurora, return."

Su Nian reached out his hand toward Aurora, rubbed her head, and then pinched her cheek.

The next moment, Aurora turned into a streak of light and flew toward Su Nian's back, lighting up one of the wings of light on his back.

Twelve wings of light represented the twelve Familiars; each time a Familiar returned, one wing of light could be illuminated.

Feeling Aurora—or rather, the Twelfth Familiar, Al-Meissa—having returned to his blood and growing by absorbing his power within it.

Su Nian moved his mind, driving the power of the Fourth Progenitor to summon Al-Meissa.

A mermaid with wings on her back appeared, holding a treasure vase. With her stunning beauty and alien form, the existence like a demon bird unleashed that terrifying power into the surroundings.

Layers upon layers of ice covered the surface of the ground.

"Five-digit peak-level power?"

Su Nian muttered softly, estimating the current power of Al-Meissa. How should he put it?

It was certainly much stronger than the original Fourth Progenitor's Familiar, as Su Nian himself was, after all, a Four-digit level existence.

How could a summoned Familiar be weak?

"But it still hasn't reached the Four-digit level. It's likely because the Sun Authority within my body isn't from the Zodiac."

If it were the Zodiac, especially Pisces, then Su Nian estimated that Aurora would likely break through and become a Four-digit existence right now.

She might even have obtained the inheritance from the Sun Authority: Pisces.

But since the only Sun Authorities Su Nian possessed were the Dog of the Eleventh Earthly Branch and the Dragon of the Fifth Earthly Branch, they didn't match the Zodiac at all.

Perhaps, could the twelve star Familiars allow him to freeload a Sun Authority from Shiroyasha?

Decided. When he got back, he would show off to Shiroyasha and brag about his twelve loli Retainers.

Just then, as Su Nian was wantonly unleashing the Twelfth Familiar, Al-Meissa, into the surroundings.

Suddenly, the gate of the Underground Mausoleum made a cracking sound and vanished directly.

Inside the mausoleum, Su Nian, who was controlling the Familiar, turned his head and looked curiously at the gate.

At the entrance, several figures stared at Su Nian in astonishment.

They said in shock:

"The Fourth Progenitor has actually awakened!"

(End of chapter)