Chapter 429 - 216: Divine Blood Memory, Taking the Stage

Chapter 429: Chapter 216: Divine Blood Memory, Taking the Stage

The key was that Su Ya only had a quarter Succubus Bloodline. If it could be fully awakened, the speed of her power growth could reach a whole new level.

Peng Yan’s progress was even greater than Su Ya’s.

The honest, burly fellow had actually already advanced to become a Tier Five Legendary Knight.

A Tier Five Legendary Knight with Dual Elements Power was practically invincible, as long as he didn’t face a being of the second tier.

"It looks like you two haven’t been slacking off," Pei Ze said to them with a smile.

Receiving Pei Ze’s praise, both Su Ya and Peng Yan broke into irrepressible, joyous smiles.

Peng Yan scratched his head and rumbled, "Su Ya said that since you’re already an Elemental Mage, my lord, we’ll lose the right to even be your followers if we don’t work harder."

Su Ya shot Peng Yan an exasperated glare.

’This muscle-head, why did he have to blurt out what we said in private?’

Fortunately, Pei Ze just smiled warmly and paid it no mind.

Su Ya seized the opportunity. "My lord, I heard you’re preparing to build a Wizard Tower. Is there anything we can do to help?"

"That’s right, that’s right," Peng Yan quickly chimed in. "All I’ve been doing lately is training. I’m about to go stir-crazy. My lord, if you need anything done, just give me the word!"

Pei Ze couldn’t help but laugh. He shook his head and said, "Not at the moment."

Before they could look disappointed, he added, "Don’t worry. If something comes up, I’ll definitely keep you busy."

"Besides, the Wizard Tower will be completed in six months at most. When that time comes, you’ll both be moving in."

With the boost from the Element Pool, the training of both Legendary Knights and Wizards would become twice as effective.

Living and training in the Wizard Tower would be a great boon to Su Ya and Peng Yan’s strength.

Su Ya and Peng Yan knew this as well and were instantly overjoyed.

A Wizard Tower wasn’t a place one could just waltz into.

Such places often held a Wizard’s greatest secrets.

Aside from the owner’s servants and followers, very few outsiders were permitted to stay within a Wizard Tower for any extended period.

Filled with delight, Su Ya and Peng Yan soon departed.

Watching their retreating figures, a thoughtful look flickered in Pei Ze’s eyes.

He had long considered researching bloodline modification to enhance his followers’ strength, but he had always been tied up with other matters and had yet to act on it.

But things were different now. Once the Wizard Tower was built and he had a dedicated Experimental District, he could finally put bloodline modification research on the agenda.

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SQUEAK!

A piercing shriek was cut short.

Without so much as a glance at the Fierce Rat as it turned to ash, Gu Lin pressed her lips together and continued forward.

After passing through a dim passageway, she soon arrived before a cavern.

Two Blood Fangs, creatures resembling flayed humans with their raw, red muscles exposed, lay sprawled at the mouth of the cave. They jerked their heads up at the sound, but upon seeing it was Gu Lin, they slowly lowered them again.

Watching this, Gu Lin’s lips twitched in a slight grimace.

’These two Blood Fangs were Annie’s creations, acting as temporary guards specifically to deal with any witless monsters that wandered by.’

’Despite their hideous appearance, their actual combat strength surpassed her own as a Level 1 Crystalized Wizard. A one-on-one fight would be a complete wash; they could crush her without any trouble.’

Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, Gu Lin walked past the Blood Fangs and into the cavern.

The spacious cavern was surprisingly bright. Numerous fluorite stones were embedded in the walls, constantly emitting a bright, yellow glow.

Annie was seated on a stone chair, quietly flipping through a book. Her every movement exuded an elegant, dignified beauty.

Even Gu Lin, who had witnessed Annie’s cold-blooded ruthlessness when dispatching enemies, had to admit that in this moment, the vampire maiden possessed the dreamy, noble air of a high-born lady.

Tearing her gaze away from Annie, Gu Lin turned to look at the four or five Elf Maidens sitting to one side of the cavern.

Silver Moon Elves, to be precise.

Not long ago, these Silver Moon Elves had furtively approached the cavern, only to be captured with ease by Annie.

Upon later interrogation, it was revealed that the Silver Moon Elves had discovered traces of them killing infected creatures and had come to investigate.

"We were just curious as to why a Wizard would appear in the Dark Territory."

That was the answer given by the maiden named Julis.

However, it wasn’t just Annie; even Gu Lin didn’t believe that answer.

"They still won’t tell the truth?"

Gu Lin sat down next to Annie and asked in a low voice.

"Why haven’t you used your methods to interrogate them?"

’Gu Lin was a bit puzzled.’

’With Annie’s abilities, extracting information from these Silver Moon Elves should have been ridiculously easy.’

’A single Hypnosis Skill, for instance, would guarantee the Silver Moon Elves answered every question truthfully.’

’And yet, Annie had done nothing.’

Hearing Gu Lin’s question, Annie replied coolly without looking up, "There’s no need."

"I can guess, even if they don’t tell me."

"The Silver Moon Elves and the Dark Elves are notorious mortal enemies. For them to appear here, at this particular time, can only mean one thing: Shahani Moon-Bow is also preparing to make a move, to seize the opportunity to eliminate her rival."

"They were likely investigating us because they detected a Wizard and feared the Star Realm Alliance might also want to intervene."

Shahani Moon-Bow was the goddess worshiped by the Silver Moon Elf Race and a well-known rival of the Spider Goddess.

However, Shahani was only a low-tier Divine Spirit, far from being a match for the Spider Goddess, who was a Middle-tier Deity.

If not for the fact that the Silver Moon Elf Goddess was not the only Divine Spirit in her Divine Plane and possessed numerous allies, she would have been eliminated by the Spider Goddess long ago.

Having been suppressed for so long, it was only natural that Shahani couldn’t resist making a move now that an opportunity to eliminate her rival had suddenly presented itself.