Saint Giles

When he first encountered the Blood Knights, Rayne had been curious about how they had obtained Blood Crystal Power, which was actually Holy Light Power.

Later, after witnessing the strange phenomenon in Faserlin High Tower in Eversong City, he had formed a guess, but he could not be certain.

Rayne had no desire to pry into the Blood Elves' secrets. Even with five thousand Blood Knights under his command, he had pretended not to know. But he now had a plan and had to get to the bottom of this matter. Having subdued Livlin, he could learn the truth from her.

As expected, Livlin answered almost without hesitation.

"The Blood Crystal Sacred Tree."

"Our power comes from the Blood Crystal Sacred Tree."

A look of remembrance appeared on Livlin's face as she said softly, "More than three hundred years ago, my teacher, Archmage Belova, encountered a strange energy creature during a planar journey. It seemed to possess intelligence, yet was difficult to communicate with. My teacher named it the Blood Crystal Sacred Tree, captured it, and brought it back to Eversong City."

"The Blood Crystal Sacred Tree is a Saint Tier Aberrant Monster with an extremely violent temper. My teacher could only imprison it beneath Faserlin High Tower and study it."

"My teacher discovered that if the Blood Crystal Sacred Tree was watered with blood, it would produce seeds after some time."

Rayne's brows shot up. "Watered with blood?"

"Not Blood Elf blood. Beast blood is enough." Livlin explained, "There are many beasts on Vengeance Island, and the Blood Crystal Sacred Tree's craving for blood isn't great. A few hundred beasts a year are enough."

Rayne nodded.

He couldn't help thinking that the Blood Knights' headaches and bloodlust clearly stemmed from the Blood Crystal Sacred Tree's desire for blood.

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