13: Chapter 13 The Silver Moon Clan

Northern suburbs of Dongchang City.

This area was now cordoned off, with unauthorized personnel prohibited from entering or leaving.

Inside a temporary base set up by the Tianyuan Army.

Xia Haiping, captain of the Third Detachment of the Fifth Battalion of the Tianyuan Army, was quietly waiting for the results of the blood sample test.

The silver-haired vampire's background in society had already been investigated; she had assumed the identity of a deceased orphan six years ago and arrived at Tianqing Martial Arts School three years ago after passing the martial arts Aptitude test.

However, the Blood Clan had numerous clans and branches, and it was still unclear which specific clan the silver-haired vampire belonged to.

In the previous pursuit, he had personally beaten that silver-haired vampire into a puddle of blood, but without clarifying which clan she belonged to, Xia Haiping could not find peace of mind.

The Blood Clan was not united, being divided by clans, but because of this, the internal cohesion within a clan was exceptionally strong.

If he had provoked one of those extremely protective noble clans, he would need to report to the higher-ups as soon as possible to make preparations.

"Hopefully it's just a wild vampire, or at worst, one of those weak ordinary clans..." Xia Haiping prayed silently in his heart.

He already had enough trouble on his hands and really didn't want to add to his workload.

However, Xia Haiping knew that this kind of prayer was just self-deception; given that vampire's strength, she was at least a noble within the Blood Clan.

Suddenly, a bloodshot-eyed researcher in a white coat shouted excitedly:

"The test results are out! It's the Silver Moon Clan, which was struck from the records a thousand years ago!"

"Silver Moon? Are you sure it's Silver Moon?" a team member standing next to Xia Haiping asked.

"Absolutely certain. The blood sample matches the information in the database perfectly."

Seeing the researcher's confident expression, the team member felt a sense of relief and said joyfully:

"That's great. The Silver Moon Clan was nearly wiped out. Although I don't know why a remnant appeared in Dongchang City, at least they don't have the strength to..."

The team member looked back, only to see Xia Haiping's brow furrowed into a knot, his fingers incessantly tapping the tabletop, and immediately fell silent.

The entire team knew this was a sign that Xia Haiping was deep in thought, and Xia Haiping hated being disturbed while thinking most of all.

The place suddenly fell quiet, leaving only the sound of Xia Haiping's self-muttering.

"To think it's a Royal Clan of the Blood Clan. Why would they go into hiding in a place like this?"

"However, if it's the Silver Moon Clan, it would make sense how they could stay hidden in human society for years without being discovered. It's just that Dongchang City is in trouble..."

One Royal Clan, thirteen noble clans, and thirty-one ordinary clans—this was the common understanding people had of the Blood Clan's branches.

But aside from the military and long-standing martial arts families, very few among the Human Race knew that a thousand years ago, there were originally two Royal Clans: one was the Gold Eclipse, and the other was the Silver Moon.

Noble clans of the Blood Clan possessed unique individual innate incantations, while the Royal Clans also possessed an additional hereditary innate trait.

It was precisely by relying on this innate trait that the Silver Moon Clan became the clan most adept at manipulating blood. Under specific conditions, they could even use blood to change their own Physique, leaving their Blood Clan identity behind to become another race.

Since the phenomenon of the Otherworld Fusion occurred, the world had expanded rapidly. Thousands of races from various Realms suddenly lived in the same world, which was a world-shaking change for any race.

Out of curiosity, the vampires of the Silver Moon Clan lurked among various races to experience the lives of different species.

There seemed to be quite a few fun-seeking vampires with eccentric personalities in the Silver Moon Clan, which brought a lot of trouble to various races.

Their behavior soon annoyed some alien races who valued their own Bloodlines, as well as the Gold Eclipse Clan.

The Gold Eclipse Clan believed the Silver Moon Clan's behavior was a great disrespect to the Blood Clan's progenitor. They joined forces with races such as the Dragon Clan, the Celestial Clan, and the Orc Clan to launch a war of purging against the Silver Moon Clan, vowing to wipe out the Silver Moon Bloodline entirely.

With the betrayal of the Gold Eclipse Clan, who were fellow vampires and knew them inside out, the Silver Moon Clan was soon decimated and vanished from history.

It would be fine if that silver-haired vampire were truly dead, but if she wasn't...

If the Gold Eclipse Clan learned that a remnant of the Silver Moon Bloodline had appeared in Dongchang City, they might infiltrate the city at any cost and turn the place upside down.

Depending on the situation, this could be even more troublesome than provoking those extremely protective noble clans.

The next moment, Xia Haiping stood up abruptly:

"Is this news widely spread right now?"

The team member beside him understood immediately, knowing Xia Haiping was referring to the appearance of the Blood Clan mole in Dongchang City.

"Mainly, it's being passed by word of mouth among the students at the arena, and the propaganda department of Hengfire School is heavily promoting it in the campus news System."

"There were also some witnesses while we were chasing that vampire."

Xia Haiping immediately gave orders:

"First, immediately block all unofficial information channels. Then release a statement emphasizing that the silver-haired vampire was a noble of the Blood Clan and has been completely eliminated."

"Secondly, change some details of the incident. I don't care how you do it, as long as you obscure the fact that the vampire had been hiding in human society for many years."

"Yes, sir." The team member nodded, acted decisively, and left to pass the orders down through the ranks.

Soldiers only cared about executing their superiors' orders and didn't need to ask for reasons.

After everyone had left, Xia Haiping slumped into his chair, looking exhausted, and let out a deep sigh:

"It's impossible to expect a complete information blackout. Hopefully, this will buy some time until we can free up some hands."

Their Fifth Battalion was responsible for guarding the entire Jiangnan Province. News of alien sightings came from various places from time to time. Even with the high mobility provided by the Tianyuan Battle Armor, they were completely short-staffed.

Recently, there had been signs of Zerg activity in Yun City, which could easily cause major problems. Right now, Yun City was his top priority.

By confusing the public and releasing some smoke screens, the Gold Eclipse Clan wouldn't go to great lengths over uncertain information.

After all, unlike the Silver Moon Clan, their actions were limited by sunlight, so it wasn't that easy for them to penetrate deep into Human Race territory.

"It's a pity. The student Old Liu recommended has too low a cultivation level; otherwise, I'd really want to recruit him directly."

At Liu Tai's mention, Xia Haiping had specifically pulled up the recording of the competition and seen the entire process of the incident.

He greatly admired Chen Moxuan's courage and combat awareness in facing an alien for the first time, but the minimum requirement for entering the Tianyuan Army was the Qi Control Realm.

As the elite of the Great Xia Kingdom defending against alien races, every member of the Tianyuan Army was the best of the best. The selection criteria were even more rigorous than getting into an ordinary Grade-A martial arts university.

The benefits of entering the Tianyuan Army were countless. Besides being able to study under the most systematic New Martial Arts, there were extra subsidies every month.

Every soldier who passed the internal tests would also be equipped with a set of Tianyuan Battle Armor worth hundreds of millions. With the armor's enhancement, their combat power far exceeded others in the same Realm.

Although Chen Moxuan had landed a critical blow during the fight against that vampire, causing her severe injuries, the merit he earned was enough to skip the Martial Arts Exam and enter the Tianyuan Army through special recruitment.

However, the Tianyuan Battle Armor required at least the Qi Control Realm to use. In terms of cultivation, Chen Moxuan was destined not to pass the higher-ups' approval.

Being able to master a yellow-grade martial arts to the state of Perfection at this age was impressive, but it wouldn't catch the eye of the Tianyuan Army's top brass.

The power of any weapon mounted on the Tianyuan Battle Armor, powered by True Qi, was enough to rival a Xuan-grade Martial Arts at the level of Major Achievement.

The times had changed. Nowadays, the speed of cultivation improvement was the most important standard for New Martial Arts to measure a Martial Artist's potential.

An eighteen-year-old student still at the sixth stage of the First Realm would not enter their Dharma Eye, regardless of the reason.

"Those old fogies from the Traditional Martial Arts Sect might be interested, but my position makes it inappropriate for me to have dealings with them..."

Since the concept of New Martial Arts was proposed, the dispute between the New Martial Arts Sect and the Traditional Martial Arts Sect had never ceased in the martial arts world.

And the Tianyuan Army, as a force built on the philosophy of New Martial Arts, was firmly part of the New Martial Arts Sect.

"Although I'm not obligated to scout talent for them, while the struggle over martial philosophies continues, the more people who can be called combat-ready for the Human Race's future, the better."

After some hesitation, Xia Haiping decided to send a copy of Chen Moxuan's information to an acquaintance from the Traditional Martial Arts Sect whom he had met by chance.

As for when that old fossil, who was immersed in researching Martial Skills all day, would go online to check his email, that was beyond his control.