Charlotte took another careful look and finally confirmed that the tiny golden "specks" he had seen earlier were actually Bloody Runes.
Charlotte lightly activated Bloody Glory to inspect it and confirmed that it was a Blood Core from the Dolian clan.
The Dolian secret arts were founded upon the Blood Chain Technique. Upon advancing to Transcendence, one could condense a blood chain, which held endless secret techniques and excelled at long-range attacks. Though the Dolian clan was neither one of the Three Imperial Clans nor one of the Six Royal Clans, its secret arts were exceptionally formidable. It had produced many famous Transcendents and rendered countless distinguished services to the Byron Empire.
Princess Mei had no interest whatsoever in this port. She said, "Let's set out! We should reach Strasbourg sooner."
Charlotte hurriedly released Dark Luxury. Princess Mei climbed into the carriage and shut the door behind her. Charlotte rubbed his nose, knowing that as an unrelated man, it was highly inappropriate for him to share a carriage with a princess. He could only climb onto the driver's seat in disappointment.
Fortunately, Dark Luxury's driver's seat was quite comfortable, with a canopy overhead. The Spirit Steeds needed no driving, so after issuing commands to the eight Spirit Steeds, Dark Luxury sped toward Strasbourg. Charlotte leafed through the secret tome and considered how to absorb this Blood Core, feeling quite at ease.
Because he possessed Primal Blood Boiling, neither Bloody Glory nor the secret arts of other clans could be used to devour this Blood Core. He had to cultivate the Dolian secret arts to the Primal Blood Boiling realm and condense a Blood Core before he could begin absorbing this Saint Rank Blood Core.
Naturally, using it this way would definitely cause tremendous waste. A Saint Rank Blood Core could