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「Blood Race Royal City.」

From below, the city seemed ancient but otherwise unremarkable. However, a view from the sky revealed seven pools of water within the massive Royal City.

The seven pools were arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper.

Snowflakes fell.

Landing in the pools.

They dissolved without a trace.

Clearly, this was not a hot spring.

Yet the water in the pools hadn’t frozen; it flowed slowly.

The seven pools reflected the moon.

This was the source of the Blood Race’s evolution: the Blood Pool!

There were seven pools in total. The largest one was situated in the center, encircled by the Royal City, with sturdy walls built around it. Flowers even bloomed in the water.

In the very center of the pool was a small island.

The island was not large.

A bamboo grove grew upon it.

Next to the grove, a bamboo house stood with considerable elegance.

It was a picturesque scene, yet it was located in the very heart of the Royal Hall. Like a single green leaf in the bustling mortal world... and it was so damn green!

SPLASH!

A figure walked across the water’s surface.

The moonlight illuminated a delicate silhouette.

"I have long heard that the Seventh Princess of the Dark Night Elf Clan grew up in the cold pools beneath the ancient trees since she was a child. It seems the rumors are true..." a soft voice sounded from the bamboo house.

Then, the door to the bamboo house opened.

An old man wearing a robe decorated with an ink-wash landscape painting emerged. On his forehead were two dazzling, sharp golden horns.

"Unfortunately, no matter your reason, you should not have set foot in the forbidden grounds of my Blood Race!" The old man extended a hand, pushing out a seemingly ordinary palm strike.

The figure on the water was struck and fell into the pool.

PLOP!

A soft splash.

Ripples spread across the water.

But soon, the figure surfaced again, her white dress soaked through and clinging tightly to her body.

Water dripped from her long, black hair.

DRIP!

DROP!

It was a somewhat tragic, beautiful sight.

Yet, a faint smile played on the figure’s lips.

"Hmm?!" The old man’s eyes flew open, a crimson light flashing within them. "The Seventh Princess of the Dark Night Elf Clan is a weakling with strength less than Rank Five. Although my, Bloodthirst’s, palm strike only used ten percent of my power, there’s no reason she should have survived... unless, you are a fake!"

"Trying to kill a princess of the Elf Race right off the bat... You’re pretty ruthless, old man!" The young woman tilted her head up, and her black hair began to turn silver-white.

Moreover, her face was also changing.

In an instant, she transformed from the Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, into Gao Xiaomeng.

The dress clinging to her body quickly morphed into a suit of silver-white battle armor, adorned with faint golden cloud patterns.

"Meow!" came the cry of a cat.

"A cat?" The old man’s brow furrowed slightly. He then looked around and suddenly seemed to realize something. "So, it was you!"

"That’s right, it’s me! Now, you can start gathering the powerhouses of the Blood Race!" Gao Xiaomeng nodded and beckoned to the old man with her finger.

"Hahaha, a mere little Cat King like you doesn’t seem to be a worthy opponent for me. Why would I need to disturb the other clan members?" The old man laughed.

"Is that so? If you won’t call them... then I will!" After speaking, Gao Xiaomeng opened her mouth wide and spat out a ball of black energy.

"The Source of Evolution?!" The smile on the old man’s face slowly froze.

But that wasn’t all.

After Gao Xiaomeng spat out the black energy, it instantly fell into the pool, creating an immense whirlpool.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

The current swirled violently.

As if a flying dragon were about to leap from the water.

"You... You’re devouring the energy from my clan’s Blood Pool?!" Watching the whirlpool, the old man naturally understood what was happening immediately.

The ball of black energy Gao Xiaomeng had spat out was the catalyst!

A catalyst!

Appearing above the Blood Pool.

Energy of the exact same origin.

A mutual attraction was only natural.

And so, it instantly mobilized the energy within the Blood Pool!

"No, not devouring. Borrowing!" Gao Xiaomeng corrected.

"Borrowing?"

"That’s right. The energy of this Xiaomeng Queen alone isn’t enough to activate the Spatial Channel. It’s only possible by borrowing the energy of the Blood Pool!" Gao Xiaomeng said with a smile.

"Spatial Channel?! You... What in the world are you?!" As the old man spoke, he had already taken a step, planting his foot directly on the lake’s surface.

The lake’s surface roiled with waves.

But standing on the water, he was as steady as a rock.

And he wasn’t just steady.

He was also speeding forward, rushing toward Gao Xiaomeng’s position. At the same time, a Blood Crystal, like a Ruby, was forming in the palm of his right hand.

"Too late. I told you to call for help, but you didn’t. Regretting it now?" Gao Xiaomeng didn’t move, standing calmly in place.

"Die!" the old man roared.

He thrust his right palm forward.

The water of the entire lake seemed to be lifted up.

It was a lake... tsunami!

The crashing waves rose five or six meters high.

Amidst the waves, a speck of red light.

It shot forward piercingly.

But just then, the clear cry of a dragon rang out.

ROAR!!!

The sound shook the heavens.

Then, a streak of white light shot out from the lake water, chomping down on the speck of red light and completely engulfing it.

BOOM!

BOOM!

...

Thunder roared.

The giant wave crashed down.

It smashed against Gao Xiaomeng.

Drenching her completely once again.