"True Ancestor..."
Hearing Natsuki's question, Luo Zhen narrowed his eyes.
The so-called True Ancestors were emperors who ruled over the dark blood clan.
The blood clan referred to vampires, the ageless, immortal denizens of the night who fed on human blood.
In this world, vampires were also counted among the many demon races. However, unlike the legends described, they did not die upon seeing sunlight, dissolve upon touching seawater, or suffer a fatal wound when stabbed through the heart with silver. They simply had to live on human blood.
In reality, vampires were not all that different from humans. They could eat ordinary food, move about freely during the day, and naturally had no trouble touching seawater. Blood was merely their source of power, so vampires could hardly do without it. They also possessed a blood-drinking impulse akin to desire. Saying they were ageless and immortal was an exaggeration, but vampires truly did have astonishing vitality. That much was true.
There were quite a few vampires on Kageno Island as well. They were not as numerous as humans, but since Luo Zhen lived in the Demon Race Special Administrative Zone, he had encountered them several times.
Therefore, Luo Zhen was no stranger to vampires. In fact, he could even be said to be quite interested in them.
That was because, among the many demon races in this world, vampires held an extremely special position.
Why?
It was simple.
They were known as the strongest demon race, occupying a position akin to that of overlords among the demon races, one that was nearly impossible to shake.
There were two main reasons vampires held such a position.
The first was that vampires could summon, raise, and control monsters from another world—"Familiars."
They were summoned beasts capable of dwelling in blood and feeding