Hughes slowly emerged from the blood pool. He had already condensed a Blood Core and become one of the Six Royal Families of vampires, a member of House of Abraham!
Transforming into a vampire had brought Hughes's strength to a new breakthrough, successfully advancing him to the Twentieth Order.
The Flesh and Blood Furnace and Golden Requiem he cultivated had originally been secret arts of House of Abraham. After becoming a vampire, he was a core member of House of Abraham, no longer an "outsider."
An elder of House of Abraham smiled faintly and said, "Congratulations, Hughes. From now on, you will be a member of House of Abraham. The council of elders is already reviewing your qualifications. Later this year, you will certainly become a member of House of Abraham's council."
"Still, choosing the secret ritual was too dangerous. The First Embrace would actually have been safer."
Hughes said calmly, "I prefer the secret ritual!"
It was common knowledge that vampires could not reproduce. They could only transform new vampires through secret ritual ceremonies or the First Embrace. If Hughes had chosen the First Embrace, he would have gained a "blood relative," someone who could control everything about him, from his birth to his death, even his daily life.
Though secret ritual ceremonies were dangerous, nearly every powerful person who joined the vampire race chose them, including Count Constantine and Grand Duchess Mesu.
Nearly every vampire coveted such powerful figures. If they could become the blood relative of someone like that, not only would their status within the clan rise, but controlling a newly born vampire powerhouse would make them even stronger.
The elder of House of Abraham sighed softly. He was one of those who coveted Hughes. If he could become Hughes's blood relative, he would gain endless