Chapter 258: Cultivation & Vampire Power

The shock was too much for most of them.

Alex gripped his fist as he saw this. He knew all of this was in his hands. There might be other factors, but he was the one that triggered it.

The guilt he tried hard to suppress started coming out.

"This… is all my fault. My father often told me in the past that the higher your position, the more burden you will carry.

I never thought much about his words before, but now… I get it."

"There are too many factors at play here. Most of it is not under our control, Alex.

It's not like we are the ones leading these people. As the leader, Elvira's father should have known better that there was something possessing his wife.

It's not that I blame him; I just want to tell you that too many things are outside of our hands."

"That might be true, but I just know we can do better."

His gaze then turned to a middle-aged woman singing a lullaby, trying to calm her baby. Her eyes were wet as tears dropped non-stop, making Alex's heartache.

He could guess the woman's husband had probably died in the incident.

"Have you ever seen carnage like this in your world, MingYue?"

"No. Even though I know some villages were massacred by rogue cultivators or those learning demonic cultivation, I never really encountered one."

"This is the second time for me, just like that day. Only the difference is this time, almost everyone around me is a stranger." Alex said as his fist clenched even tighter.

"My friends, neighbors, everyone I knew was torn to pieces, some even eaten alive, while I could only just desperately try to run away with my family without doing much."

"I had a similar talk with my brother before. He raised a good point: strength.

In the end, only those who are strong can do anything they want, while the weak can only bow to the strong." seaʀᴄh thё nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Let's be one then… Let's become the strongest in existence, more than any progenitor, to a level no one has ever seen before."

"You are quite ambitious, Alex, but I like that. Let's aim high, as high as we can."

Alex's ears perked up, and his mood started getting better.

It was the first time MingYue had said something like this, even though he knew it didn't have any special meaning.

He then left some more medical supplies and left the area to the promised location.

Thalia didn't tell them much; she only pointed in a direction and told them to fly toward there.

When Alex asked, "Till where?"

She answered with, "You will know when you see it."

They then started moving toward the direction at full speed.

Time passed; even after an hour, they still didn't see anything, only passing through some cities, mountains, and more forests.

That is until they finally reached a big lake with sparkling clear water.

Many big fish swam in the area, but their attention was focused on the thing floating above it.

A huge amount of life energy radiated from it, creating a green fog that made the lake look mystical. In normal people's eyes, even the royalty, there was nothing in this space.

But for Alex and MingYue, they could see a piece of land floating with a small castle perched on top of it.

The castle was adorned with two towers, completely made from an unknown material. There were many intricate carvings on each brick, making it look even more beautiful.

At a glance, it looked like a decoration, but as Alex had learned about runes, he knew it wasn't just that. Each of them functions like a circuit that life forces pass through.

It was clear to Alex that there was a huge formation of runes in the building.

They then saw Thalia waving at them from the balcony.

Alex and MingYue flew toward the place. When they came close, they felt like they were passing through a barrier. It was a similar sensation to what Alex felt when he was passing the array at the Felidaen homeland.

Thalia gave a respectful bow when they landed, "Welcome to my castle, Sir Alex and Lady MingYue.

Now, first, let's start by practicing how to control blood.

It's not that I keep Alucard's essence from you; it's just, as I said, the Vesa there is weird now. So it's better if you become stronger first."

Alex and MingYue agreed with the thought, then followed Thalia inside the castle.

On the way, as they admired the decorations, Alex asked telepathically, 'MingYue, is Vesa still not awake? We are not close to Alucard's essence.'

'No, I get the feeling Vesa will only awaken after we consume the essence. How should we share it anyway?' MingYue asked.

The moment they entered through the barrier, both of them could feel something calling, making their blood boil.

'Let's raise your ration to the same as mine, then we will share it half and half.

Although I don't know how it really works, Alucard's essence will be shared between the two of us.

Doesn't that mean we will reach fifty percent at max?'

'I think we will only find out when we get there.'

They then arrived at a big room shaped like a dome.

Thalia brought them to the middle of the room. She then gestured with her hand, activating the runes around the place.

The next moment, Alex and MingYue found themselves standing in a vast empty field.

Even with their sharp eyes, there was no end to this place; it looked like it stretched to infinity.

"As you already know, blood contains lifeforce, and lifeforce is part of our core being. It's part of our soul.

So, to start manipulating lifeforce, you need to first master your own soul."

"Is this the same as cultivators mastering their soul? We are both cultivators and vampires. How does it works for us?"

"I don't really know how it works for both of you, but based on my experience, at some point, you will need to choose since there is a stage where you cannot do both.