Chapter 4

1

"Tesha-chan~"

"Lilith!"

Two girls stood at the edge of the stadium, waiting for the referee's command.

Lilith raised her fists excitedly and said, "If we can restrict their movements, I can make them crawl!"

"The Dark Flame is a flame that attacks the soul. As long as it can break through the magical barrier, anyone would fall! Don't worry, I won't let them move freely," Tesha said, casually twirling the red-haired white jade pen in her hand.

"Your pen is so beautiful, let me borrow it!" Lilith looked at the jade pen in Tesha's hand, her eyes shining.

"Don't touch it recklessly. I only take it out if it's a competition!"

"Mmm... Don't be so stingy!"

"No!" Tesha still refused, it was a gift from her grandfather, a treasure, and also his blessing for her to leave the mountains.

Two minutes later, the match officially began. The opponents were magic users specializing in wind and fire. Wind could enhance firepower to a certain extent, but excessive wind could also cause a lack of oxygen for the fire. This combination was obviously a difficult coordination.

After the two teams paid their respects, Tesha took the initiative. The red-haired jade pen moved elegantly without touching the ink, yet it produced black markings as if ink had splattered.

Tesha learned magic from her grandfather and also learned calligraphy. By using a brush as a medium, she could break the limitations of using real paper and ink to draw magic symbols. As a magic user, her technique was considered good. Some highly skilled magic users were called "mages" and could transform their fingertip gestures into magic symbols.

Magic combined with spells could achieve various abilities, like summoning winds and rains. It was just more intense than elemental magic. However, disrupting the enemy's magic flow, reducing the magic's damage, and restricting their movements were also effective. But if the opponent's willpower was strong enough, the power of the magic would be greatly reduced.

However, despite their strong muscles, their willpower might not be as strong.

From their appearance, they both looked like long-range attackers. As long as we didn't let them create distance and fly their kites, victory was already ours.

The reality was not much different from what I had expected. When Tesha restrained the enemies, the dark flames swiftly penetrated through the interaction of wind and fire, injuring their souls. Immediately, both of them fell to the ground, and the victory was declared.

The next match was Hanya's solo performance. With Hanya's abilities and the power of the contract, the inter-school competition in The Human Realm was not a challenge. The division of magic levels only applied to The Human Realm, as humans had inferior aptitude compared to gods and demons. The divine level was considered the pinnacle for humans, but not for gods and demons. The divine level of humans was similar to the abilities of ordinary gods and demons. Therefore, even her father had to be respectful in front of the Fist Demon King.

In The Human Realm, it took twenty years for a person to reach the Saint level. Gods and demons were born with powers equivalent to the Intermediate level or even higher. The starting line was different, and the growth of gods and demons could not be compared to humans. Only those with exceptional talent could stand side by side with gods.

Obtaining the Dragon Spirit Contract was already equivalent to being half a god. Their growth speed was beyond ordinary people's reach. After this period of time, they would at least be at the Intermediate Saint level.

This match didn't require much attention. The representative team of The Chishin Academy was already destined to take the first place. The only thing to watch out for was those people from influential families who might try to gain an advantage.

Losing interest in the match, I left the restaurant, basking in the gentle sunshine.

2

After leaving, I had a bad feeling somewhere, and I followed my intuition as it roamed around. Looking at the coming and going people and cars, there was nothing special. It was just cars and people. What was this feeling all about?

"Miss, can I borrow a lighter?"

In a dim alley, a man held a cigarette and asked in a teasing tone, if it wasn't for my feeling, I wouldn't think there was something special about him. But I had a strong feeling that it was deep within this alley.

"What are you looking at? Go away." The man gave me an annoyed look as if he wanted to shoo me away.

Since that was the case, I could study later. Just as I was about to leave, the feeling suddenly intensified. When I turned my head and saw the man embrace the glamorous girl and walk into the dark corner of the alley, the two of them were intimately entwined. Doing such things in broad daylight didn't require concealment. Could it be..."Black, come and take a look, he is very likely to be..."

"It's him!"

Taking a big step forward, I grabbed the man and pulled him away from the girl.

"Roar!" With long fangs and green pupils, he was a duke-level vampire, and I was the one who bit him.

In vampire society, from top to bottom, from the king down, those who were bitten were bestowed blood to become lower-level vampires. Because Cain was banished to The Human Realm and influenced by Western culture, he established the hierarchy of duke, marquis, count, viscount, and baron, all of whom followed the king's orders. They had independent thinking, but everything was subject to the king's will. Their identity was marked by "iris color," corresponding to the colors green, blue, yellow, gray, and black. Those below the rank of baron had black eyes, and the only difference was that those below the rank of baron gradually lost their sanity and became walking corpses.

The king would inherit the red iris color inherited from the Demon Dragon by Cain, and only vampires born through equal-level mating could balance and inherit the corresponding "iris color." The crown prince's iris color is purple-red, which only shows red after becoming king. According to records, the vampire society's pyramid was broken when the five duke-level vampires turned into purple-red eyes, and the suspended king ruled over the vampire clan for a long period of time.

It was impossible for anyone obstructing his prey to be spared. The man retaliated with one hand, but I couldn't let him go. I grabbed his neck with my left hand and pressed down on his shoulder with my right hand. He clutched my wrist with one hand while still not letting go of his prey with the other.

The power of a green-eyed vampire wasn't weak. It seemed that as a new-born vampire, he couldn't control his powers. If it was a mature green-eyed vampire, it would be impossible for me to capture him with my current strength.

"Who are you?" The man's tone was quite resentful as he struggled fiercely.

"Let her go."

"You'll release her if I ask!"

Without a word, flames of dark scarlet ignited in my hand. The sensation of thousands of needles piercing flesh forced him to let go of the girl, who was so scared that she stumbled and ran out of the alley.

But at this moment, two green-eyed vampires with blood on their mouths emerged from the darkness of the alley.

"Darn, there are two more. What a trouble," the uncomfortable feeling from earlier should be them. How dare they cause trouble in a place where I'm present. The heart of a king for millions of years doesn't allow others to not take him seriously.

I released the vampire in my hand and asked, "Where is your queen?"

"Who are you? How do you know about our queen?" They were very curious. Becoming vampires brought them pleasure that was almost forgotten within a few days. It was strange to see someone who could identify them and ask about their queen directly.

"Go ask who woke him up from his slumber," I replied.

"What business do you have with His Majesty?" one of them asked politely.

"Kill her!" This sentence carried a strong provocation. Provoked, they all showed their fangs and green eyes, wanting to demonstrate their power.

I also had long fangs. As a descendant of the Qin family, who are regarded as dragon people, I had dragon fangs, but they could never grow out in their entire lives.

Facing their demonstration, I kicked the vampire I had just captured to the ground and showed them my fangs and crimson eyes.

The red eyes, like blood, were even more terrifying and frightening than the queen's iris color. They couldn't help but tremble. In fact, even if they had the complete power of a duke and even if their power surpassed mine, as long as they looked into my eyes, they wouldn't dare to move. This was the control left by Cain in the vampire bloodline, used to control the absolute command of those below him. Only if they had the willpower as strong as the crazy purple-red eye dukes of that era could they resist the curse in their bloodline.

"A king? Impossible, there is only one king. How can there be a second king?"

With force on the sole of my foot, I stepped on the vampire on the ground and said, "When you can fully control the power of the vampires and your own bloodlust, then we can discuss who the king is."

Step by step, I approached them, but they couldn't help but move backward. The control in their minds that wanted to submit was continuously accusing them.

"Alright, tell me, where is she?"

"As duke vampires, we have an obligation to protect the king. We cannot let you kill our queen," the man being stepped on on the ground stood up with a trace of remaining willpower. Although his eyes were constantly shifting, they were firm for that brief moment.

"What is your name?" Having a willpower that resisted me, there might be some potential.

"I won't tell you."

"Then you can tell me where your queen is.""No way!" the man said confidently, even though the cold sweat on his back had soaked through his autumn clothes.

"Killing her was a lie, I just wanted to talk to her. No need to be so guarded."

Swish! A pair of standard "bat wings" extended from his back. In fact, they were dragon wings, known as Heaven Dragon Wings in the dragon clan. The dragons were divided into three types: Heaven, Earth, and Sea. Sea dragons were the original dragons, with long scales and snake-like bodies that eventually evolved into wings that could soar in the sky. From there, they further evolved into wingless land dragons, as they were not born in the water and did not have scales, but rather had strong muscles.

Originally, Bai and I belonged to the sea dragon type. Actually, why did we know about this classification? In fact, there were not many dragons in the Three Realms, and it was difficult to find them all for comparison. But this classification had been branded into our brains as common knowledge since we could remember.

The appearance of the "bat wings" indicated that he had gained control over the powers of a vampire. His whole body transformed into countless bats, scattering in all directions. This was a common tactic used by vampires to disrupt their enemies, with the simple objective of diverting their attention and then launching a surprise attack from behind.

I turned my body to the side and forcefully grabbed his attacking fist from behind with my right hand. However, the power in this fist began to exert its true strength.

A faint growl emerged from deep within my throat, and the protagonist's thought of "retreat" suddenly grew stronger. The nascent sense of rebellion was mercilessly suppressed.

"Since you won't speak, let me convey this message: 'Qin Yang, the boy from the ruins. I want to find her. Come to the tournament hotel, room 6402.'"