Chapter 732 Thoughts & Choices
Unlike other vampires, Vampire Lords did not need to consume blood to survive. All vampiric beings in the Divine Blood Realm were capable of self-sustaining through the blood energy derived from their divine blood.
Their divine blood was like nuclear furnaces or the sun, capable of producing vast amounts of energy for a long time. However, this was also under the assumption that they didn't lose or deplete it for various reasons.
Otherwise, they would still need to consume blood or other sources of energy to replenish their divine blood.
In particular, blood was a delicacy to them as it could improve their divine blood.
Thus, even though Vampire Lords didn't need blood to survive, most of them still had bottomless desires to consume blood. After all, it could improve their power and satisfy their tastebuds.
Nevertheless, consuming blood was just one of many ways for the Vampire Lords to improve their power. Moreover, it was the simplest yet crudest way to do so.
Blood cultivation was all about the transformation of blood.
Consuming the blood of other races could speed up the transformation of a vampire's blood. However, it would also introduce impurities into their blood system, affecting their power and control of blood.
The medicinal power of magical plants and natural refinement were the main methods of maintaining blood purity.
Although every Vampire Lord knew that, most of them still preferred to consume the blood of other living beings in large quantities as it was simple and guaranteed swift power advancement.
However, it was also this self-destructive greed that caused them to be put into forced sleep in the past.
That said, there were a few exceptions among the Vampire Lords who got caught up in the same situation by association despite walking the pure paths.
As such, they were also the ones who hated the Blood Ancestor the most.
The Blood Ancestor didn't put them all into forced sleep to protect the sustainability of the livestock. He schemed against them to monopolize the blood and reign supreme in the Evernight Territory.
"Regardless of how you all feel, I stress these words for the last time â Do not oppose the Blood Ancestor; we are not his opponent. I don't care how you deal with your family when you go home. However, the livestock in the city is off limits," the Second Progenitor reminded.
In another location, Yvonne Drusilla the Sixth, Hestia Tepes the Eleventh, and Marianne Vlad the Thirteenth gatheredâor rather, Yvonne and Hestia looked for Marianne privately.
"Old Thirteenth, what did you think of Old Second's words?" Yvonne sought the Thirteenth Progenitor's opinion.
Out of the thirteen Vampire Lords, they respected Marianne Vlad the most.
After all, Marianne Vlad was someone who strictly pursued the pure path. She had never consumed the blood of another living being. Despite that, she was still the strongest within their group.
Although they wanted to be like her, Yvonne and Hestia didn't have the same self-discipline. They tried to follow the pure path but belonged to the impure path as they would give in to their blood-craving occasionally,
If Vaan learned of their aspiring lifestyle, he would have compared their abstinence to men's idea of No-Nut-November from one of his past lives.
"Old Second's words can't be trusted," Marianne Vlad directly stated with a sharp look. "If conquering the Human World was that simple, he would have monopolized it with the Blood Ancestor. It wouldn't be our turn."
"He is just trying to borrow our hands to deal with the obstacles impeding their conquest," Marianne Vlad figured.
"I also thought as much," Hestia Tepes nodded.
After listening to the Thirteenth Progenitor's opinion, she was more confident in her thinking. It was just as she suspected.
Since there were dangers in the Human World, it was impossible for them to spearhead it for the Second Progenitor. They wouldn't allow themselves to be exploited by him.
"Since that is the case, what will you do, Old Thirteenth?" Yvonne asked.
Marianne Vlad silently gazed into the northern distance for a moment before firmly stating, "I will find refuge in Hecate's domain."
"Oh?"
The Sixth Progenitor and Eleventh Progenitor were surprised. However, Marianne's choice also made the most sense upon further thought.