Trap (Part Two, Fourth Update 2)

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Little Jack's wounded heart was rapidly repairing itself. The Blood Spirit Sword had pierced his heart, instantly plunging him into a critical state. The Blood Spirit Sword had sucked away ninety percent of the blood in his body, leaving him utterly drained. Just then, a drop of Yin Xuege's Essence Blood merged into his heart, rapidly healing his wounds while injecting a vast amount of life energy into his body.

Little Jack's bodily tissues underwent bizarre changes. An evil, demonic force began to emerge from his marrow. A majestic, noble, supreme, and domineering power within his bloodline quietly awakened under the pull of that evil force. His skin suddenly turned scarlet. Clusters of flame erupted from his body, rapidly etching countless golden characters the size of fists beneath his skin.

Throwing his head back, Little Jack let out a sharp cry. His clothes suddenly exploded, and a pair of Natal Bat Wings with a wingspan of more than three meters unfurled behind him. Clusters of astonishingly hot, scarlet Blood Flame spurted from his wings. The sudden surge of heat frightened Yin Xuege into unconsciously retreating several steps.

Relying on the secret bloodline-transmission technique of the Blood Demon Clan, Little Jack was successfully transformed into a Blood Demon Physique!

At the same time, however, a strange and domineering power in his bloodline had been stirred. Little Jack's Blood Demon Physique underwent a bizarre transformation. His aura lacked the sinister, bloody chill characteristic of a Blood Demon; instead, it was filled with the domineering madness of surging flames. His aura was so scorching and violent that he seemed like a volcano on the verge of eruption, brimming with danger.

"Blood! I need blood!" Little Jack's body suddenly shriveled. The mysterious power in his bloodline had been activated, and his strength was soaring, but Yin Xuege's single drop of Essence Blood was not enough to give him sufficient power to evolve and mutate. His body was rapidly shrinking and withering. He looked like a tiny sapling on a raging fire, about to be burned to ashes.

"Fennice! Sander! Bright! You finally have a chance to put your uselessness to good use!" Through the mysterious soul connection between the 'elders' and 'children' of the Blood Demon Clan, Yin Xuege accurately grasped the mutation taking place within Little Jack.

Hunger—endless, bottomless hunger. A change Yin Xuege could not understand was taking place inside Little Jack's body, but it was a wonderful, beneficial change. As long as Little Jack was supplied with enough blood and power, he would become incredibly strong, with terrifying potential and talent!

Ordinary blood could satisfy Little Jack's needs, but through the mysterious connection between their souls, Yin Xuege suddenly realized that the blood of Fennice and the others, who possessed wondrous powers just like Little Jack, would have a marvelous catalytic effect on him.

Yin Xuege's position in the Yin Clan was extraordinary at that moment. With a single order, not only were Fennice and the other two thrown over at the greatest possible speed by the Yin Clan Warriors, but nearly a hundred other young men and women who had just been captured—each possessing wondrous powers—were sent over as well.

Little Jack had been burned into a daze by the flames spewing from his Natal Bat Wings, but he suddenly caught the sweet, rich fragrance of blood that shared the same origin! He let out a sharp screech. Four canine teeth suddenly extended more than an inch, and he lunged at Fennice's petite body.

"Even a starving dog looks better than this!" Farnburg had appeared beside Yin Xuege at some point. Watching Little Jack sprawled atop Fennice, gnawing and biting wildly, he shook his head. "So this is your first Bloodline Son? Great Ancestor above, you have to teach him how to eat like a noble! Right now, he looks like a mad dog. He doesn't resemble a noble member of the Stuttgart Family at all!"

Yin Xuege rolled his eyes at Farnburg. "I'm a member of the Yin Clan!"

Farnburg immediately changed the subject. "Fine. Once your Bloodline Son has eaten his fill, take him and advance toward the city center! What is the Great Berlin City-State doing? Not a single heavyweight has shown himself? Damn it, is the Yin Clan really going to take down the Great Berlin City-State just like this? This is completely unreasonable. Hundreds of millions of civilians—how much would they be worth?"

Humming an elegant waltz with ease, Farnburg tiptoed along with exaggerated aristocratic steps like a penguin, practically hopping as he led a large group of Headless Knights toward Government Hill. Along the way, countless Yin Clan Warriors and Blood Servant troops roared into the Great Berlin City-State. The terrified, despairing screams of ordinary humans rang out everywhere, accompanied by the muffled thunder of explosions.

In barely fifteen minutes, the Yin Clan Warriors had efficiently bound large numbers of young men and women and driven them out of the Great Berlin City-State, adding them to the enormous prisoner convoy outside the city.

More and more Hell Three-Headed Dragon Eagles appeared in the sky. At least five hundred of them dove and shrieked above this district, spewing blazing dragonfire that effortlessly destroyed the fortifications built by the human soldiers in the streets. Large numbers of human soldiers and hunters fled in all directions, screaming. A tiny portion of them had their blood sucked dry in public and died horribly, while the rest abandoned their weapons in terror, knelt on the ground, and became prisoners.

Little Jack let out a blissful roar. In barely fifteen minutes, he had completely devoured the Essence Blood from the hearts of more than a hundred young men and women, including Fennice and Bright. The golden characters beneath his scarlet skin grew increasingly distinct. Dense flames covered his entire body, and scorching firelight surged rapidly toward his brow. Soon, a red crystal the size of a baby's fist condensed there, tightly fused with his skull.

Layer upon layer of flame churned within the red crystal. Faintly, more than a dozen incomparably profound divine characters, containing endless mysteries, could be seen flickering inside it. Little Jack's emaciated body had become much more robust and well-built. He raised both hands high, and his Natal Bat Wings suddenly cracked, then unfurled with a clatter until they stretched nearly ten meters wide.

Feeling the blissful ecstasy coming from Little Jack's soul, Yin Xuege nodded in satisfaction.

"All right, Little Jack. Now everyone's one of us! Wumu, Wumu, you damn big wolf—bring your people over!"

Yin Xuege's Bat Wings shook behind him, and he lightly sprang into the sky. "To the Great Berlin City-State's government offices! Great Steward Yin Wufeng, you said the Great Berlin City-State's treasury is beneath Government Hill? Fine, take us there and let's see how much wealth they have in their treasury."

Wearing heavy armor and drenched in the blood of countless kills, Wumu charged over with a hoarse roar. He raised his Two-handed Horse-slaying Sword excitedly and hacked his way at the very front, leading Yin Xuege toward Government Hill.

As they charged, a muffled peal of thunder suddenly rang out. Six streaks of golden light shot into the sky from Government Hill. Yin Tianjue, Farnburg, and the others, who had drawn near Government Hill and were loudly issuing their challenge, were suddenly enveloped by vast clouds of silver-black mist.

Countless bronze-colored blade lights burst from the dense fog. More than a thousand Yin Clan Blood Servant troops near the clouds of mist were silently shredded to pieces by the blade lights.