Chapter 251
Li Mu lay in the bathtub, soaking in hot water and blowing bubbles. As his whole body relaxed, he considered what to do next.
Because of the Demon God Infant avatar, the Belloc he had transformed into was very likely the sole direct heir of a great noble.
As long as he took down William, Belloc might go from an orphan to the heir of a great noble.
That was the logic, but actually carrying it out was somewhat troublesome.
First, how could he let the two direct blood relatives in the Royal City know of his existence?
Second, he had no idea what attitude those two direct blood relatives had toward Belloc.
Finally, even if they chose Belloc as their heir, Belloc had already had his blood drawn and soul refined by him. Who knew whether that bloodline curse passed down only among great nobles would see through his true identity? He might fail to gain any benefits and lose his life instead.
Yet those who could be called great nobles numbered only seven dukes in the entire Maya Empire.
How could he treat such pie falling from the sky as though he had not seen it and simply step over it?
Besides, even if he did not want to compete with William, would William really spare him?
William had not acted against him directly only because he was wary of the bloodline curse.
Once William held great power and had no more reservations, unless Li Mu abandoned this identity, he would have no choice but to flee for his life.
Since that was the case, he might as well strike first and take down William.
First, he needed to find a way to deceive the bloodline curse.
Second, he needed to find out what exactly had