The Blood Realm was one of the powerful Great Realms at the forefront of Zero Interval. Every generation of Blood Ancestors had inherited a place on the Apostle rankings.
Its overall history stretched back ten thousand years. Even after enduring the prehistoric apocalyptic catastrophe seven thousand years ago, the Blood Realm had suffered less than twenty percent damage, making it the least damaged nation in all of Zero Interval.
The primary reason was that the Blood Realm was simply too brimming with vitality. Destruction did not truly exist there. As long as blood remained, life could regenerate without end, and cities could rise again from ashes.
The central city of the Blood Realm was known as the "Crimson Capital." It had likewise been built in the style of modern human civilization and shared a similar aesthetic with Washington, D.C. Those with legitimate residency within the Crimson Capital were all Higher Blood Realm Creatures with extraordinary blood flowing through their veins.
However, there was one aspect in which the Blood Realm differed from other realms.
As the ruler of the entire Blood Realm, the Blood Ancestor's true appearance and original form were unknown even to Blood Realm creatures. Nor did the Blood Ancestor reside permanently within any magnificent building, instead infiltrating every level of society under various identities.
Only figures above the rank of count knew this, and anyone wishing to meet the Blood Ancestor needed to be contacted by the Blood Ancestor first.
"Albert is dead? The culprit appears to be from the Ghoul Realm. Being able to kill a marquis-level figure in such a short time means they must be quite formidable among the Ghoul Realm. But... was it truly one of Xing Shi's subordinates?"
Inside a private booth in a bar on the city's outskirts, a cold and