Age of Adepts

The dead vampire came from the Rother family.

It was also a vampire family that had recently joined Mary.

Although he wasn't considered the most powerful individual within the family, he was able to occupy a good rank within the vampire community with his 2nd advanced rank.

Yet this was the kind of guy who was instantly killed in front of Mary without even a chance to resist!

Sniffing in the thick, bloody scent, all of the high-ranking blood clans present squeaked and screamed in fear.

"All of you, shut up!" Mary sat on top of a high-backed wooden chair, her scarlet, bloodshot pupils sweeping over all the High Bloods as she coldly said, "From today onwards, if I hear anyone dare to suggest breaking away from the Crimson Family again, they will be killed without pardon!"

With that, Mary pointed a finger at the puddle of blood on the floor, and the purple and black blood that had exploded into various places reunited like an image rewound, congealing into the form of that 2nd order vampire.

"Rother, he's yours...you tell me how to punish him!" As soon as Maryblood's eyes turned, she stared coldly at a 3rd order vampire sitting to her left.

"Since I have chosen to join you, there is no longer a so-called Rother family. Therefore, everything is subject to your will!" Faced with Mary's terrifying blood sorcery, Rother couldn't help but feel slighted and hurriedly stood up and bowed.

Honestly, it wasn't surprising to kill this vampire.

But Mary's method of 'resurrecting' this vampire just now was far too bizarre and unbelievable!

Since ancient times, there were rumors within the Blood Race that High Blood Masters had unquestionable power of life and death over their vampires. Originally, Rosser thought that this was just a legend, but now it seemed that this was probably a strange blood power possessed by the High Blood Master.

A blood power that specifically targeted subordinate vampires!

Thus, with his heart filled with fear, Rother hurried to make his attitude known, while deep down his awe for Mary grew deeper.

"You sure do understand things. Just as well, for the sake of his first offense as well, lower his title from Earl to Viscount and allow him to wear the title in the future."

The base title of a rank 2 vampire was an Earl, and now being reduced to a Viscount meant that he could only enjoy the resources and power of a rank 1 vampire within the family. And the lowest person who could enter the chamber today was a 2nd rank count, so after being demoted, that vampire could only leave the chamber with his head hanging in frustration.

Within this small chamber, there was one 4th rank, seven 3rd rank, and twenty-two 2nd rank entrenched within it.

This was also the result of most of the vampire families coming one after another after Mary became a 4th rank blood witch. In fact, that 2nd rank vampire had spoken the minds of most of the higher ranked blood clans, and with such strength, she was indeed qualified to create a new family that belonged solely to the vampires in the powerful Scatterland Tallinn region!

Unfortunately, as much as their hearts were burning, Mary, the 4th Order Blood Lord, did not move at all, directly suppressing the backlash in the most terrifying and brutal way possible.

Considering the lovers' relationship between Mary and that Grim Sorcerer, the many vampires were able to accept it despite their reluctance. As long as Lord Mary existed for a day, the interests of the entire bloodline would still be maximized within that Crimson Family.

Even some high-ranking blood clans that had just joined the family were secretly thinking that if Lord Mary could show her power and subdue that legendary fire witch. In this way, not only would the Blood Clan not have to travel to other lands, they might even be able to take the opportunity to annex the massive Crimson Clan as well.

While the eyes of these foreign blood clans were flickering and their minds were uncertain, the veteran guys who had followed Mary long ago were smiling bitterly one by one. The outsiders might still have some small thoughts about the relationship between Mary and Grim, but they, the blood knights and blood elves, knew it all too well.

Trying to divorce the relationship between the main mother and the head of the family, these outsiders had the wrong plan.

They knew their own business, and they had been eaten to death by that legendary master. The relationship between them was not something that could be shaken by just a little bit of resources and benefits.

Therefore, looking at those outsiders who looked like they were eager to try, the three Blood Marquises, Soros, Issa and Sparrow couldn't help but shake their heads in secret, feeling sad for their lack of wisdom. The old fox, Winelier, who had been promoted to the peak of the 2nd rank by Mary using her Blood Lord authority, was even twirling the beard on his lips and sneering a bit.

The current him, all of his power and ability came from Mary's gift. Therefore, in effect, he was also the most loyal to Mary out of all the Bloods.

And Mary's move to deal with that 'nonsense' vampire with her thunderbolt just now was also from Winlier's idea.

At the same time that Mary was using her terrifying power to shock the crowd of bloods, she was also talking silently with Winlier.

"Master, the situation in front of us is most likely a conspiracy by those old guys..."

"Old man? You mean those 4-steps in the Scattered Earth Tarin?"

"Yes!"

"What do you perceive?"

"These vampire clans were all more or less, overtly or covertly oppressed by those 4th rank forces before they joined us. Seriously, they were all forced to join us only after they were desperate!"

"Wouldn't that...be good for us?" Mary was confused, "Would those old guys be so kind?"

"Good intentions, perhaps, but more than that, it contains 'misfortune'..." said Winelier with a wicked look on his face, "They may not have expected you and the Lord of the House to be Your lordship's relationship will be so strong that you are creating conflict by strengthening your subordinates. You think that Lord Grim is the head of the Crimson Family, but the strongest branch within the Crimson Family is under your leadership. This will invariably create suspicion and concern between you and Lord Grim. And what they are thinking right now is increasing the centrifugal force between you and Lord Grim..."

"Bastard, I said how did these bloods come over so readily, but it turns out that they all harbor misfortune. Hmph, let's see how I'll fix them later..."

"By the way, Master, what was that hand you just played? How on earth is it possible to kill and revive a vampire out of thin air?"

"Hmph, that's a blood supernatural ability I obtained after advancing to 4th level Blood Witch - Blood Symbiosis. This way, once any vampire subordinate affiliated to me dies, I'll be able to temporarily preserve his soul and then reshape a body for him with the aid of a blood aura."

Hearing Mary's simple explanation, Winelier's eyes brightened fiercely and became extremely excited.

"Master, if your blood energy can really do this, wouldn't it be able to wear out your enemies alive with the help of many blood underlings?"

"Hmph, it's not as simple as you think." Mary said coldly, "A means like annihilating the soul may be difficult for low-level enemies to do, but those 4th-rank old guys have absolutely no problem. If they annihilate all of your souls together, I won't be able to bring you back even with my empty powerful blood energy."

Winlier gazed at the thought and eventually agreed with Mary's view.

High-ranked witches' methods were bizarre and unpredictable, and the idea of defeating them with ordinary human tactics was too simple and crude. But no matter what, Blood Symbiosis could still be considered one of the more powerful blood energies that Mary could possess.

"Master, since you don't want their scheming to proceed, let's give them something to do!" The old fox, Winlier, smiled wickedly, "The four vampire clans that came to cast their votes have contributed a total of five small bits and one medium-sized bit to us, so why don't we pick one of these bits to use as a millstone to hammer the entire Bloodline team?"

"Let's pick that medium-sized bit, then!" Mary's coquettish and gorgeous face showed a hint of the pride of a high-ranking blood witch: "Now, it's hard to find anything that interests me inside those small bits!"

"Yes, I'm going down to make arrangements!"

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Throne of Fire.

It had been half a month since Grim had returned from the Spirit Realm.

And for such a long time, he had been busy sorting through the recent harvest.

The Water of Origin, Water Soul Jade, Starfall Gems, the Wood Heart of the Thousand Year Tree Demon, Fae Mushrooms, Ogre War Hammer, Dripping Blood Spear, Feather Serpent God's Corpse, Divine Power Crystals, Giant Egg....

Among such a large number of items, except for the Millennium Tree Demon's Wood Heart which was a Tier 3 item, the rest of them were considered excellent treasures even within a Tier 4 item or resource!

But how to deal with them took some thought on Grim's part.

The first priority was naturally those fae mushrooms.

They all came from that Swamp Wise Man Moat, and after eating them for a long period of time, they would increase their basic attributes by 1-2 points, and the aftereffects were very slight.

Once such an item was successfully transplanted, it would immediately become a strategic resource for the Crimson Family.

A 1-2 point improvement in one's aptitude might not be much to a lower-ranked wizard, but to those higher-ranked wizards it had a completely different meaning, and even calling it a dramatic turnaround would not be an exaggeration!

So as soon as he returned to the family, Grim called Emelia over and asked her to lead the few Demon Spores who had surrendered to the family to choose a site to try out these exotic mushrooms. To this end, the Crimson Family also found an area similar to a swampy wetland in the Alois region, and set aside nearly a hundred miles of it as a restricted area for the few Demon Spores to experiment with cultivation.

And in light of Emelia's performance in the Spirit Realm, Grim also bestowed the millennial tree demon's wooden heart upon her.

Emelia was a plant-based sorcerer, and that piece of wood heart was also an excellent material for plant-based systems, so it was naturally appropriate to build a handy wand.

With the aid of Woodheart, I'm sure Emelia's sorcery abilities will change drastically!

And the second thing Grim handled was the Starfall Gem.