The First Vampire-Chapter 724 - : 722 Bewitch (Below)_1

Chapter 724: 722 Bewitch (Below)_1

Colin fell deep into thought.

It suddenly occurred to him that the first time he publicly revealed his True Blood Form in Silver Moon City, Count Evan mistook him as a druid.

Could it be… that the power that has propelled him into the realm of legend actually derived from the druids?

Mr. Ji seemed to perceive what Colin was thinking and suddenly asked:

“Duke, if I’m not mistaken, you are the ‘Winged Knight’, right?”

Colin did not respond.

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Mr. Ji continued:

“The most distinctive feature of Druids is their ability to mimic animal forms – not ordinary animals, but ancient beasts!

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These ancient beasts have been extinct for a long time, but Druids can mimic their forms, abilities, and characteristics. This is exactly the reason why they can defeat Giant Dragons.

According to historical records, among the ancient beasts, there existed a powerful creature known as the ‘Immortal Blood Bat’…”

Upon hearing this, a flicker of emotion finally stirred in Colin’s eyes.

Immortal? Blood Bat?

Could this really be the source of his ‘special ability’?

That he, in reality, is not a true Blood Clan member, but rather a Druid capable of mimicking the characteristics of the ‘Immortal Blood Bat’?

That Mr. Ji could make such a conjecture did not surprise Colin.

After all, Mr. Ji has seen the true form of the Winged Knight and personally verified Colin’s immortality.

Although Colin neither confirmed nor denied it, Mr. Ji knew from Colin’s changing expression that his conjecture was correct. He continued:

“Duke, after everything I’ve just said, you should be able to guess why the Druids have disappeared, right?”

Seeing that Colin didn’t answer, Mr. Ji nonchalantly chuckled and unilaterally continued his monologue.

“Druids were perceived as a threat by the False Gods! As a result, they cut off the lineage of the Druids!

They let only a weakened and altered form of Arcane magic pass down and sever the hopes of mortals to step into the Holy Field by their own power. They established a vocational system favored by the gods to control mortals and harvest their faith!

So, Duke, you must be cautious.

The Divine Beings will not tolerate the existence of someone like you…”

Colin laughed lightly and asked:

“So what do you think I should do?”

Though he asked this, Colin had, in fact, not been intimidated by Mr. Ji’s words.

In his view, about three or four tenths of Mr. Ji’s claims were trustworthy, the rest being mere speculation, or even fear-mongering with ulterior motives.

Naturally, Colin did find useful some of the information disclosed by Mr. Ji, which is why he was patient enough to listen.

“Duke, I believe that for you, right now is an opportunity that comes once in a thousand years!” Mr. Ji’s tone suddenly became passionate.

“How so?”

“You should know that the Holy Pool in the basement of the Church has already overflowed. This shows that the Lord of Glory is no longer able to receive the Power of Faith.

Either, like the ‘Dark Emperor’ claimed, the Divine Beings are dead!

Or, the Lord of Glory is in great trouble, so much so that he can’t even take in the Power of Faith.

So, I say that, if you do not wish to wait for the False Gods to get free of their hands and deal with a threat like you, you should seize this opportunity, strike first!”

Colin looked at Mr. Ji with an enigmatic gaze and said:

“Strike first? But we’re talking about Divine Beings here, right?”

Mr. Ji gave a calm smile and said:

“Duke, Divine Beings are not omnipotent.

Otherwise, why would the God of War stand by while you schemed to sever the lineage of the Troll Tribe? Why would the God of Destruction allow the Orcs to become fragmented and fight amongst themselves? How could the Goddess of Fate watch the Elves vanish without trace and do nothing about it?

Hence, I think you can be bold!”

Not to mention, with the power and influence you now have, you also have the qualifications to confront the False God!

Do you really think that even if you don’t provoke the False God now, they will let you go in the future?

Just look at what happened to the Druids, or better yet, observe the fate of Emperor Gana, the only other legendary Holy Knight in the history of the Empire of Light, besides yourself…”

Colin, moved by these words, immediately asked:

“How much do you know about the death of Emperor Gana?”

“Regrettably, I don’t know any more than you. But, do you really believe what the history books say? A legendary Holy Knight in his prime suddenly died from an illness?”

Colin seemed a bit disappointed, but pretended to be intrigued, asking:

“Well then, how do you suggest we resist these Divine Beings?”

Mr. Ji, revitalized, immediately responded:

“Your Grace, the False God’s main handicap in this world is the Church!

They disengage from the Druid’s legacy and create a new career system through the Church solely for Divine patronage. But, in fact, this is just a means to harvest the faith of mortals!

To resist, you should start by targeting the Church!

Expose the truth about faith and end the Knight’s lineage!”

Colin rolled his eyes and said,

“You want me to become the public enemy of all the nobles in the Empire!”

Mr. Ji patiently explained,

“Your Grace, as long as you don’t declare the abolition of the Church and the ban of baptism right away, you won’t incite the rebellion of the nobility.

You can start by revealing the truth about the Sacred Pool in the basement of the Church, gradually weakening the Church’s authority among the people, until their faith in the Lord of Glory gradually collapses.

As for the nobles, you only need to guarantee their status and territories, as well as provide them with another Transcendent occupation to choose from, such as a Mage or a Warrior, then they will not oppose you.

Even the nobles will support your action to abolish the Church, because over the years, the Church’s repeated interference in secular power under the guise of the Theocracy has already caused many nobles to despise them… ”

Listening to Mr. Ji eloquently talk, Colin had already confirmed in his heart –

This man is just trying to dig a hole for him to fall into!

The relationship between the nobility and the Church is actually one of conflict but not rupture. Although the nobles hate the Church’s interference in secular power, none of them truly wish for the Church’s complete destruction.

After all, it was Duke St. Sean who killed the ‘Dark Emperor’.

Mr. Ji’s suggestion to replace Knights with Mages seems feasible, but he intentionally overlooked the biggest difference between Mages and Knights-

Bloodline inheritance.

The talent of a Knight can be passed down through generations, for instance, a Holy Knight will only be born into one of the seven great families.

However, it’s different for Mages. While Mages also require talent, this talent cannot be inherited genetically.

A high-level Mage’s offspring might not necessarily be talented, and a powerful Mage can also be born among the commoners.

This would shake the power system established by the noble class through bloodline inheritance, and might even profoundly change the political ecology of the Empire of Light.

And such changes would not go come about gently.

Nobles certainly wouldn’t sit back and watch lowly commoners become powerful beings through the study of arcane magic and even snatch away power that belongs to them.

Yet, whether Mr. Ji didn’t consider this, or did and chose not to mention it, was still unknown.

“…Your Grace, this is actually the small request I wanted to make earlier. Only by abolishing the Knight system can humans walk out of the shackles of the False God and gain true freedom!”

Mr. Ji said passionately, his face radiating a martyr’s glow.

“In this way, even if I die, I will die willingly!”

“Oh,” Colin replied indifferently, “Then you die.”

Crack –

In the next second, Colin twisted off Mr. Ji’s head.

A look of disbelief was still etched on his face.