Chapter 533: Chapter 507: Secret History of the Blood Clan

Necro unusually remained silent, saying nothing, which was an implicit agreement.

Shen Tang pondered for a moment and softly asked, “What exactly happened back then? The Blood Clan was so powerful, how could they encounter… a calamity of extermination?”

Try as she might, she couldn’t identify a possible culprit. The strength of the Blood Clan was truly against the heavens, and wanting to annihilate their entire clan would likely require… the combined might of the entire Beastman Continent!

“Someone wanted to obtain the power of the Blood Clan.” Necro stirred the crimson pool water, his deep voice tinged with a chilling coldness, “More accurately, they wanted the blood of the Blood Clan.”

Shen Tang was surprised, “Who is it?”

Necro was not in a hurry to answer.

He squinted his eyes, gazing at the void in the distance as if lost in memories, and slowly said, “The Blood Clan has always lived in seclusion, not depending on any power, unwilling to be disturbed by the outside world, but what did thousands of years of uneasy peace trade for? It was endless persecution by those people!”

His voice carried extreme hatred, as if angry at their cowardice, “Our ancestors were too naive. Peace is never something you beg for. Only by killing all those who covet the power of the Blood Clan, and making this land void of any resistible enemies, can the Blood Clan usher in true peace and glory!”

“The unfinished business of our ancestors will be completed by me. I want this continent to slaughter itself, plunging into endless chaos!”

Shen Tang was stunned by his increasingly insane rhetoric.

Momentarily forgetting to maintain her persona, she subconsciously retorted, “It’s not like that. Trying to stop killing by killing is the most foolish and helpless act, it cannot truly solve the problem, but will rather implicate more innocent people…”

Necro turned to stare at her, his dark eyes cold as ice, “Oh? When the Blood Clan was forced to self-detonate in revolt, no one said such words to them.”

For a moment, Shen Tang was at a loss for words, suddenly not knowing what to say. She had not experienced the catastrophe of the Blood Clan’s extermination, and saying these words instead seemed like making idle comments.

She looked at the blood beads floating in the air, her voice dry and dull, “So, that’s how it is… You mean, back then, the ancestors of the Blood Clan, to prevent the enemy from succeeding, chose to self-detonate one after another, turning into these blood beads? But how were they brought here?”

Necro said, “True-born pure-blood Blood Clan are extremely rare, most of the Blood Clan are later generations converted by us. Hundreds of years ago, those people captured mostly the later generations, whose power was far inferior to the pure-bloods, resulting in unsatisfactory experimental results.”

“But the pure-blood Blood Clan are naturally proud, unwilling to become test subjects even if it meant death, and thus chose to self-detonate, becoming these things.”

“Some surviving Blood Clan carried these blood beads away from their homeland, living incognito and integrating with other races. For hundreds of years, many tribesmen, fearing the hardships caused by their Blood Clan identity, intermarried with the beastmen of other races. These days, I am afraid I am the only pure-blood Blood Clan left in the world.”

Necro’s deep voice betrayed no emotion, “However, their century-long dormancy has not been in vain. The Blood Clan never forgot the anguish of their past extermination. For hundreds of years, they have been secretly gathering strength, finally launching a counterattack against this continent—”

He said this, looking at Shen Tang meaningfully, “That force is what you call… the rebel army.”

As if he didn’t notice Shen Tang’s face turning slightly pale, he looked up again at the blood beads floating in the air, raised his hand to grasp at them, capturing nothing, “The rebel army has grown stronger under my control, not only reclaiming the Blood Clan’s old lands but also conquering more territories. I have brought these ’ancestors’ back to their roots, to the royal palaces of the Blood Clan, making this their burial ground…”

Shen Tang quietly listened to Necro recount the Blood Clan’s past events.

It turns out the High Priest of the Yiyuan Empire was not exaggerating, the Blood Clan indeed faced a massacre hundreds of years ago and was considered extinct in the eyes of the outside world.

Yet there was one thing she didn’t understand, which Necro intentionally avoided.

Shen Tang questioned again, “Who exactly conspired against the Blood Clan back then?”

“It was all the greedy and foolish rulers on this continent.”

Necro turned his head to look at her, his voice cold and deep as the abyss, “And your Night Glow Empire’s founding emperor was one of the culprits!”

Shen Tang’s heart shook violently, her face full of disbelief.

Necro sneered coldly, “Your ancestor emperor was merely a despicable, shameless person! She deceived the trust of the Blood Clan ancestors and stole the core treasure that the Blood Clan had protected for generations, the Earth Core!”

“Impossible! The ancestor emperor was not like that!” Shen Tang almost blurted out in rebuttal.

She had also read the history of the Empire. Though the Night Glow Empire had become increasingly corrupt over the centuries, the founding emperor was undoubtedly a brave, wise, and resourceful monarch.

She, together with the founding heroes of the Yun and Lu families and other great families, established the Night Glow Empire, saving countless displaced people, and leaving numerous heroic and glorious acts.

The world praised her for her intelligence and virtue, indeed a wise ruler, and during her lifetime, she was of upright conduct, how could she be the deceitful thief Necro claimed she was?

Yet according to the Yiyuan High Priest and Necro, the Earth Core was indeed guarded by the Blood Clan, and centuries ago, it appeared in an unknown underground relic on Night Glow Empire’s territory.

Back then, she used the scepter passed down through generations of emperors to open the relic, which meant the Earth Core was indeed placed there by the first emperor.

Could it be that the ancestor emperor was truly a thief?

Or was there another hidden truth?

People always believe what they want to believe.

Perhaps what she and Necro know is not the truth, or only part of it.

Shen Tang quickly found a contradiction, “If according to what you said, the Night Glow ancestor emperor conspired with other rulers to harm the Blood Clan, intending to seize the Blood Clan’s power and the Earth Core, what use is it to them? At least in the past few hundred years, the Night Glow Empire has not become stronger, rather it has gradually declined, facing the crisis of extinction. In my view, they don’t seem to have gained any benefits.”

“Hmph, of course, those fools won’t gain anything.” Necro sneered, “Because they’re just being used as pawns!”

“…What do you mean?”

“Someone wants the blood of the Blood Clan and the Earth Core, so they cultivated a batch of loyal dogs to plant on this continent, turning them into pawns at their disposal.”

“Is that why you rebelled against the empires?”

Necro closed his eyes, saying nothing more.

Shen Tang felt sympathy for the Blood Clan’s genocide years ago, but she was more heartbroken and angry for the innocent soldiers and civilians of the Empire who died tragically.

She clenched her fists, unable to pretend any longer, and questioned, “But the Night Glow Empire is no longer the empire it was. After centuries of change, the culprits of that time are long gone, and the current people only seek to live peacefully! And do you know how many innocents died because you led the rebel army to launch several brutal battles!”

“So what?” Necro didn’t care, “What does that have to do with me.”

Shen Tang let out a short, cold laugh, “Just with what you said today, how are you any different from those who killed the Blood Clan back then?!”

Necro’s expression changed abruptly, and his gaze toward her turned icy and murderous, “In my eyes, this filthy, disgusting world should be completely destroyed!”

Shen Tang’s heart skipped a beat at that sinister gaze, her hair stood on end, and she instinctively took two steps back.

The sound of splashing water echoed as Necro rose from the pool, approaching her step by step, his voice low and indifferent, “Xiao Cui Hua, I am of the Blood Clan, the Blood Clan thirsts for fresh, delectable blood, and I—enjoy a world where blood runs like rivers!”

He stood before her, pinched her chin, and studied her pale face with a suddenly gentle and devilish smile, “However, now that I have you, I don’t think it’s necessary to destroy this world anymore.”

“…”

Necro released her and turned to walk outside, “Alright, these things you shouldn’t have known, and I hate being lectured. You just need to stay by my side; no need to worry about other things.”

“Besides, we should leave.”

Shen Tang took one last look at the Blood Pool, then turned to follow Necro.

As they left the ruins of the palace, the main door sealed shut once more.

Even though the sky was still bright, a cold and bloodthirsty aura clung to Shen Tang after they left, lingering around her for a long time.

The tense atmosphere between the two made her even more uneasy, as if something ominous was brewing.

“I’ve told you the Blood Clan’s secret, but you mustn’t tell anyone about it.” Necro turned to look at her, his voice low and dangerous, “Do you understand?”

Shen Tang quickly nodded, “I understand, I won’t tell anyone!”

“I can’t trust a verbal promise.”

Necro pulled the female into his embrace, his long fingers brushing her fair neck, his gaze growing deeper, “Do you remember what I said? There’s always a price to pay for prying into secrets.”

A long-lost fear surged back up within her.

Shen Tang’s eyes widened, her voice trembling, “What… what do you want to do?”

The man stared at her intently, like a hungry wolf eyeing a plump prey, his eyes full of conquest and aggression.

His pitch-black pupils gradually turned a dark red, narrowing into vertical slits, the fangs of the Blood Clan slowly emerging, and even his ears became elongated.

Shen Tang’s breath hitched as she felt an indescribable danger!

Instinctively she wanted to flee, but the man’s arm was tightly wrapped around her waist, rendering her unable to move!

Necro, entranced, caressed the female’s white neck, clearly seeing the blue artery pulsing beneath. Biting into it would surely be exceedingly delicious, “Let me drain your blood, then grant you mine… transform you into a Blood Clan solely belonging to me!”

Damn it.

This time, Shen Tang was truly frightened.

This bastard man wanted to turn her into a Blood Clan?!

Seeing the female’s panicked face, Necro seemed dissatisfied, saying, “Don’t be afraid, I’ll be very gentle, it won’t hurt much, and becoming a Blood Clan will make you stronger!”

Shen Tang certainly didn’t believe this bastard man’s sweet words. If she became a Blood Clan, she would be under his control for life, completely losing her freedom!

Moreover, she would crave his blood immensely. If she couldn’t receive his blood for an extended period, she would suffer greatly, and might even die!

He wanted her to never be able to leave him! To be controlled by him!

Sure enough, even after maxing out affection to deep love, this leader of the rebel army wasn’t easy to fool. The price to attain the secret was indeed large!

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