Volume 4 Chapter 262
by Need_More_SleepVolume 4 + Chapter 262: Bestowing Despair
Before Xia Yi’s very eyes, Elizabeth crushed the Seed of the World Tree, extracted Miu Miu’s soul, eroded it through the Divine Authority of Blood, and finally absorbed it into her own body.
“……”
Xia Yi’s expression froze, as if the pause button had been pressed.
“So that’s how it was. Miu Miu had stored her soul in advance within the Seed of the World Tree, then entrusted it to you, preparing ahead of time for Herman’s plan,” Elizabeth said, unable to suppress a sigh of admiration.
“What a brilliant strategy. By doing so, she preserved hope while concealing this memory… What a pity, what a pity. In the end, I still discovered it, and it even became a stepping stone to help me ascend to godhood! The irony is simply exquisite!”
The aura surrounding the Vampire Ancestor began to change.
At this moment, she did not have the leisure to fully digest Miu Miu’s soul, but even so, it was already enough to further repair her damaged remnant soul.
Elizabeth’s realm advanced from the seventh tier to the absolute peak of the seventh tier, practically stepping into the eighth tier.
Though she was still somewhat short of her peak strength from the Mythic Era, a quasi–eighth-tier existence was utterly unrivaled in this era.
“Miu Miu…”
Xia Yi softly called Miu Miu’s name.
She had clearly promised Miu Miu that she would save her, but…
“Xia Yiyi, Miu Miu is already dead. Completely erased from this world~”
Elizabeth spoke in a light, cheerful tone, stating an incomparably cruel truth.
The smile on her face deepened, filled with boundless delight.
“She has become a part of me and will never return… Oh, but if you want to see her, I can read her memories right in front of you, imitate her personality, recreate her emotions, and play the role of Miu Miu · Borgia. After all, I am the one who understands her best in this world.”
“Damn you, aaaaah!”
Xia Yi’s body had already reached its limit, yet she suddenly erupted, lunging toward Elizabeth.
Bone-chilling killing intent surfaced in the Dragon King’s Eyes. Bathed in a murderous aura, Xia Yi nearly unconsciously unleashed the Dragon King’s pressure.
“How many times must I say it? You are not my opponent, Xia Yiyi.”
Elizabeth raised her hand and blocked Xia Yi’s incoming punch.
Power approaching that of the Dragon King was terrifying enough that any other Upper Race would have been reduced to minced flesh in an instant.
However…
This was the Vampire Ancestor using the Body of Burning Blood.
Elizabeth blocked the attack.
Scalding blood pierced through Xia Yi’s draconic scale armor, nearly igniting her. If contact continued, her arm would be burned away entirely.
“Holy Sword, fight alongside me…”
Xia Yi tried to summon the holy sword to continue fighting, but just as the sword’s sigil began to glow, a blood spear descended from the sky, piercing her body and interrupting the summoning.
“Playtime is over, Xia Yiyi,” Elizabeth narrowed her eyes. “It’s time for you to experience what it means to face bottomless despair.”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Several more blood spears fell in succession, relentlessly piercing Xia Yi’s body.
“Ugh… ah!”
Sweetness filled Xia Yi’s throat as she spat out a large mouthful of blood, staining her clothes crimson.
The petite dragon girl resembled a white flower on the verge of withering, one simple action from Elizabeth would be enough to snap her life away.
“Xia Yiyi, you do know, don’t you? Not only dragons, vampires too can convert other races into vampires through special rituals.”
Elizabeth casually clenched her hand, gripping a blood spear.
Pure moonlight spilled over the Sea of Blood, illuminating the silver-haired vampire and the crimson-stained dragon princess.
“That ritual is called the Embrace.”
“You…”
Each breath Xia Yi took felt like blades slicing through her lungs, nearly causing her to lose consciousness.
Yet she still forced herself to raise her head, glaring viciously at Elizabeth.
Enduring the agony of torn organs, she expressed her resolve.
“I will never… bow… to you!”
Such a gaze truly made one marvel at just how resilient the Silver Dragon Princess’s spirit was.
Even under such near-death suffering, she still refused to yield.
“No, you will,” Elizabeth said calmly. “Under the Embrace I grant you, you will become my exclusive possession, my exclusive little blood bag for life.”
Elizabeth was utterly certain.
She had no interest in directly eroding Xia Yi with the Divine Authority of Blood, after all, what pleasure was there in tormenting a puppet?
From the moment she learned of Xia Yi’s betrayal, she decided she would watch Xia Yi retain her sense of self while being gradually transformed into a vampire, becoming her retainer, driven by instinct to serve her willingly.
Bound by the shackles of a blood retainer, unable to break free, unable to resist, unable to escape… until death itself.
This was the despair the Vampire Ancestor bestowed upon Xia Yi · Christie.
“Of course I know you are unwilling to accept the Embrace. But there is one exception, when one is on the brink of death. Even the strongest will is infinitely diminished, while fear of death is infinitely amplified, dominated by primal survival instinct. To live, one will choose the Embrace… I know it well. You are not ready to die yet.”
Pshhk!
A blood spear pierced straight through Xia Yi’s heart. Her silver eyes lost their light, dimming completely.
The little princess felt the entire world drifting away from her, death’s icy chill rapidly spreading to every corner of her body.
“Begin accepting the Embrace, Xia Yiyi. You have no other choice.”
Under the moonlight, the Vampire Ancestor extended her hand toward the silver-haired dragon girl.
…
…
Falling.
Falling endlessly.
Xia Yi did not know where she was. She felt herself falling through darkness, the light above growing farther and farther away.
She seemed to understand, the light belonged to the world of the living, and she was drifting ever farther from it, approaching death.
Suddenly, a hand reached out, it seemed to be… Elizabeth.
That woman was pulling her from the abyss of death through the Embrace. Perhaps this was the only salvation.
Xia Yi did not want to die.
Even as her spirit and will resisted the Vampire Ancestor, she resisted death even more.
There were still people she wanted to see.
Driven by instinct, she raised her hand.
Just as she was about to touch Elizabeth, countless black butterflies flew in, gathering together and seizing the falling Xia Yi before Elizabeth could.
Upon touching the black butterflies, Xia Yi, who had long been watched over, finally saw the Legendary Beast that followed her.
At that moment, she understood, what she had seen were never butterflies.
They were flies.
The voice of the Legendary Beast echoed in Xia Yi’s mind, and she spoke the words aloud,
“Shadow of Gluttony, devour my body.”
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