94: Chapter 94: Forging Completed! Perfect-Grade New Trait! Vampire Prince!

Rumble—!!!

Rowan's soul and physical body began to tremble simultaneously!

An incomparable power erupted!

This power was millions of times more violent than any Excellent-grade Breathing Technique he had smelted before!

Inside his body, the Level 3 Myriad Manifestations Furnace suddenly began to burn with Blazing intensity!

Upon the phantom walls of the furnace, the Myriad Phenomena patterns flashed wildly, and the illusory purple light at the furnace's core surged!

An indescribable, terrifying suction erupted from the furnace. In an instant, it captured that wisp of [Red Moon] power within Rowan's body and swallowed it into the furnace with brute force, like a whale inhaling water!

Roar—!!!

Inside the furnace, it felt as if billions of blood-colored lights were roaring!

The furnace fire transformed into illusory purple waves, sweeping all those blood-lights in to be frantically forged, tempered, and purified!

[Frost] froze its activity!

[Blazing] incinerated its impurities!

[Insight] analyzed its essence!

[Blood Rage] met violence with violence!

[Wind Breath] accelerated the refining!

[Shadow Escape] neutralized its erosion!

[Bulwark] guarded the furnace body!

[Vitality] harmonized the conflicts!

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Under the command of the Level 3 furnace, the nine Blue traits erupted in unison for the first time, working together to refine this Perfect-grade fuel!

This was an incredibly perilous war, occurring simultaneously in the deepest reaches of Rowan's body and soul.

On the surface of his body, illusory purple radiance and dark red blood-glow flickered alternately. Beneath his skin, it felt as if countless tiny insects were squirming, and the veins on his temples bulged.

Had he not already been a Great Knight, with a body and soul that had undergone the furnace's transformation and become exceptionally powerful, he would likely have been torn to pieces instantly by the backlash of this Perfect-grade Breathing Technique and the furnace's violent refining!

The smelting process was long and painful.

Rowan held fast to the [Frost Heart Realm], his consciousness like eternal ice, calmly guiding this internal war and isolating all pain and stray thoughts.

Under the incineration of the illusory purple furnace fire, the blood-light constantly disintegrated, turning into the most primitive blood-colored fragments.

Countless origin fragments concerning 'blood,' 'life,' 'transformation,' 'control,' 'shadow,' 'dreamscape,' and 'immortality' flew about like streaming light.

The crazed will and pollution associated with the [Red Moon] were stripped away bit by bit, purified, and expelled from his body.

The Myriad Manifestations Furnace kept only the purest essence regarding the [Vampire] life form and the nature of its power.

These essences seemed to possess life, drifting and recombining within the furnace fire. Finally, they slowly condensed into a single point of deep, noble, dark purple light!

It radiated a lethal temptation and boundless majesty!

After an unknown amount of time, when the last wisp of blood-colored fragments had been refined and the last bit of impurity expelled...

The roaring and tremors within the furnace slowly subsided...

That point of dark purple light slowly rose from the furnace mouth and then lightly fell into the sequence of nine-colored radiance rotating around the life seed.

It did not replace any Blue trait; instead, it stood independently, yet faintly became the center around which the nine-colored radiance revolved, emitting a Perfect aura that presided over them all.

[Smelting Complete!]

[Successfully stripped and purified the residual will pollution within the Scarlet Hymn Breathing Technique.]

[Extracted Essence Trait: Vampire Prince (Purple)]

[Vampire Prince (Purple)]:

A Perfect-grade trait, a high-order life form power derived from the origin rules of the Red Moon.

Can devour and fuse with other traits of the same origin.

When conditions are met, it can be sublimated to the extreme into the Legendary-grade trait [Red Moon Proxy (Gold)].

[Effects and Abilities]:

1. Embrace · Vampire Blood Bestowal.

Consume a portion of your own origin blood and inject it into a target's body to complete the Embrace ritual.

The recipient of the Embrace will undergo a painful transformation, shedding their mortal shell and turning into your vampire scion.

Scions will obey the blood bestower, can inherit some basic vampire abilities, and will have their lifespan significantly extended.

As a Vampire Prince, you can control the life and death of your scions at will, sense their status, and even remotely reclaim the bestowed blood; scions cannot resist your will.

Clan Heritage Unique Talent: [Mimicry].

[Innate Ability]: Can freely switch between a vampire body and your original body.

When switched to the original body, you can bypass any detection spells or probing items designed to identify vampire status.

2. Scion Charm.

An exclusive mental authority of a Vampire Prince.

Has a powerful effect on low-tier vampires and those with weak wills, making them temporarily obey commands.

The effect is weakened against beings of the same or higher tier and can be resisted or negated.

3. Shadow Avatar.

Consume blood energy to transform the body into bats or mist.

The bat form is extremely fast, possesses shared vision, and some offensive capabilities.

The mist form moves slower but can penetrate magical or divine barriers and seals.

4. Blood Manipulation.

Can finely manipulate your own blood and the blood of living beings within close range, causing blood to accelerate, reverse flow, boil, or coagulate in a small area.

Can clearly perceive the blood flow of all creatures within the range of your mental power, used for precise positioning and judging life status.

5. Dream Weaving.

Can invade the dreams of sleepers to weave illusions, guide dreams, or steal shallow memory fragments.

6. Crimson Magic.

Master basic Crimson Magic, such as 'Blood Blade,' 'Blood Binding,' 'Blood Healing,' etc.

7. Immortal Body.

Lifespan is vastly increased, youth is eternal, and you are immune to conventional diseases and toxins.

Can actively choose to enter a [Slumber] state.

Lifespan consumption stops during Slumber.

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[This trait does not change your original racial essence!]

[Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique Proficiency +1200!]

The moment the smelting completely ended and the dark purple [Vampire Prince] trait fully stabilized—

An unimaginably massive warm current surged from the furnace, instantly sweeping through Rowan's entire body!

This was not just a replenishment of energy, but a certain comfort and sublimation resulting from his life essence receiving a boost!

He could clearly feel that the Level 3 Myriad Manifestations Furnace had received an unprecedented supplement after smelting the Perfect-grade Scarlet Hymn Breathing Technique!

The furnace body became more solid, the furnace fire more vigorous, and its efficiency in tempering Dou Qi and its command over various traits had all faintly increased by a notch.

The addition of 1,200 proficiency points allowed him to take another giant step forward on the path of a Low-tier Great Knight!

The space occupied by one Perfect-grade Purple trait was roughly equivalent to nine Blue traits.

But the nourishment it provided and the sustenance it gave the furnace far exceeded the sum of nine Excellent-grade Breathing Techniques!

Rowan slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within his pupils, a point of extremely profound dark purple light flashed and vanished.

His entire person seemed to have no major outward changes, but his temperament had become more elusive.

When sitting still, he seemed to blend with the surrounding shadows, carrying an ancient elegance and an introverted sense of danger.

As his gaze shifted, a profound Charm that acted upon the very origin of the soul would inadvertently leak out.

He raised his hand and closed his fingers into a hollow fist.

With a slight thought, no Dou Qi surged from his fingertips, but the air around his palm distorted slightly, as if countless imperceptible fluctuations of life aura were being clearly captured by him.

Within a radius of several hundred meters, the blood flow and heartbeats of every servant, guard, and even the small animals in the manor's courtyard were clearly reflected in his perception like flickering flames in the dark.

A layer of jade-like warm luster passed over the surface of his skin, then faded away.

The [Immortal Body] trait had already begun to subtly nourish his body.

“Vampire Prince...”

Rowan whispered the name of the trait, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curling into an arc of ambiguous meaning.

This did not turn him into a true vampire, but rather endowed him with origin abilities and life form characteristics that rivaled or even surpassed an ordinary Vampire Prince.

More importantly, this was his first Perfect-grade Purple trait!

He could feel that after possessing the [Vampire Prince] trait, he had new Insights into his control over his own power, his understanding of the essence of life, and even his innate succubus skills like [Charm] and [Drain].

This was an enrichment and completion of his life level.

However, this power needed to be used with caution.

The [Red Moon] and the [Sun] didn't exactly get along...

Rowan's mind raced.

Unless necessary, he would not easily reveal abilities related to the vampire race.

Auxiliary abilities like mental control, Dream Weaving, and shadow transformation, however, could be used flexibly.

He stood up and stretched his muscles and bones.

The power within him flowed ceaselessly, more thick and harmonious than before the smelting, carrying an ineffable sense of strength.

It was a pity there was no one to test it on.

A Level 3 Myriad Manifestations Furnace, a Low-tier Great Knight, nine Excellent Blue traits, and one Perfect Purple trait.

The current him was not inferior in the slightest compared to Priestess Aliyah, or Sylvia as a fourth-circle mage a year ago.

Rowan chuckled inwardly.

Certain plans could now begin to accelerate...

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