[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done":3,"chapter-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-211":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","National Guardian's Gone and We're Done",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1743884,2228,"Chapter 211: Am I Still Me?","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-211",211,"\u003Cp>’If this Vampire Clan’s Ancestor resurrects and descends into my body,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’will I still be me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Cangqing had never feared death,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he was terrified of his body being inherited and carried on by another being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pride buried deep in Xiao Cangqing’s heart would never allow such a thing to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the boundless, dark abyss, every inch of space seemed steeped in the ink of despair,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>where not even a shadow of light could be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the suffocating depths of this darkness, a strange light quietly emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pair of blood-red eyes, like solidified lava, gleaming with a sinister and cold light;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they locked onto Xiao Cangqing’s form, closing in step by step, carrying with them an inescapable aura of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the phantom approached, Xiao Cangqing’s senses were infinitely amplified,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and he could clearly feel the tension and oppression permeating the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no ordinary shadow, but a terrifying creature with the body of a bat. Its form was twisted and massive, a stark contrast to the elegant Vampires known in the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature was covered in rough, uneven black scales,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each one like a brand of age and sin, exuding a heart-stopping ugliness and evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its wings were especially noticeable—a pair of abnormally large, black, leathery wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When unfurled, they were like dark clouds blotting out the sun, not only blocking the already faint light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but also emitting a stench—a mixture of death and decay—that bored straight into one’s soul and nearly suffocated Xiao Cangqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the scent of the abyss, the very personification of despair, making one want to flee, yet an invisible force held them firmly in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bat’s head was grotesque and prominent, its eyes glinting with cunning and cruelty,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if it could peer into the deepest fears of the human heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a hint of hesitation, it suddenly accelerated, becoming a black bolt of lightning as it shot straight toward Xiao Cangqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It moved so fast that even with his Cultivation, Xiao Cangqing could not dodge,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and could only watch helplessly as its cold body wrapped tightly around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a horrifying sensation washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bat’s great, bloody maw, filled with sharp fangs, gaped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its teeth, still stained with wet blood, gave off a foul, coppery stench as they unhesitatingly pierced into Xiao Cangqing’s neck, sinking deep to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Xiao Cangqing felt an unprecedented cold and searing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, viscous fluid flooded into his bloodstream from the wound, spreading through his entire body like ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This power contained an unspeakably strong will, one that seemed to want to devour Xiao Cangqing’s soul\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and turn him into a permanent part of this Dark World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless chaotic images flooded Xiao Cangqing’s mind: wails, despair, struggles...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the memory fragments of the countless victims this creature had devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sought to invade Xiao Cangqing’s consciousness, to drag him into eternal darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP THUMP THUMP...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the sky-piercing tower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>space was compressed by an invisible force. Every wisp of air carried a heavy sense of oppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a great, blood-red mist quietly gathered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it coiled and intertwined like a living entity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>until the entire space within the tower was stained a shocking scarlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist contained endless resentment and desire, chilling one’s heart and making them tremble involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Vampire Clan, dressed in an array of magnificent robes, could not conceal the mix of tension and anticipation on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes were like sharp blades,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fixed in unison upon the square platform in the center,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>where Xiao Cangqing was undergoing a torturous transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this bizarre atmosphere, Xiao Cangqing’s body convulsed violently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each tremor accompanied by a pained groan from the depths of his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were now filled with a fine web of blood vessels, as if burning with the fires of Hell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but they could find no focus, leaving only endless chaos and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth was agape, but he could not make a sound; only a silent scream echoed in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst his painful struggle, his teeth began to change, growing sharper and sharper, like daggers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His two fangs, in particular, miraculously grew past his upper lip, pointing toward the sky and emitting a chilling glint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ears also began to deform during this bizarre transformation, growing long and pointed, able to catch the faintest fluctuations in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the process, Xiao Cangqing’s entire face rapidly lost its human coloring,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>replaced by an unnatural pallor. It was a whiteness that transcended life and death, inspiring a sense of awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more shockingly, within his laid-open chest, the once-shriveled heart had miraculously begun to beat again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around it, a dense network of long, thin blood vessels squirmed like living things, weaving themselves into a complex web that completely remade Xiao Cangqing’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These vessels were no longer simple biological structures; they were more like conduits for some mystical power, granting him an entirely new form of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the heartbeat quickened, the shriveled heart was infused with endless Life Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rapidly swelled, each beat accompanied by a powerful surge of energy that made the entire tower tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At an astonishing speed, the heart was becoming vibrant and alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP THUMP THUMP...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every beat of the powerful heart inside Xiao Cangqing’s body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sound not only shook every inch of space within the tower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but also seemed to transform into invisible ripples that pierced through the thick, blood-red mist,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>resonating strangely deep within the souls of the Vampire Clan members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This resonance was like an ancient Spell being awakened, shrouding the entire tower in an indescribable Magic Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the Vampire Clan members on all sides,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>young and old, strong and weak, all felt the pulse emanating from the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hearts, as if pulled by an invisible thread, began to beat in sync with Xiao Cangqing’s reborn heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rhythm was both powerful and mysterious, carrying an ancient, primal cadence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that immersed every Vampire in an unprecedented state of excitement and anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transformation of the white-haired elder was particularly striking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before everyone’s eyes, his hair turned from white to a thick, lustrous black at a visible rate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if time itself were reversing, returning him to his youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his skin, once as shriveled and wrinkled as tree bark,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was rapidly regaining its elasticity and luster. It became smooth, flawless, and fair as jade, imbued once more with the power of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This change was not merely external; it was internal as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every member of the Vampire Clan could clearly feel that the Corrupted Blood Power within their bodies had been enhanced to an unprecedented degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This power was like a slumbering Demon that had been awakened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>surging rampantly through their veins and bringing with it unprecedented strength and confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... have returned...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Cangqing floated, stiff as a board, in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-06T16:46:32.086Z",1,"novelbin.me","c3373ec157e60974accdb2524722f244d801816d42ff533db16ae707331303aa","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-158","national-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-chapter-157",274,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnational-guardian-s-gone-and-we-re-done-cover.jpg"]