Selling Out One's Master for Glory

What a tiger!

But the problem is, isn't this Her Royal Highness the Princess's race not the nearly extinct Long Tiger Clan of Franca?

It's clearly a fox, so how can it act so ruthlessly?

Are you mixed race?

If Lu Xiu hadn't had the special training she received the previous two days, she would have been forced to watch helplessly as Lu Xiu self-destructed right in front of her.

This is actually a minor issue.

Lu Xiu also respected individual destiny.

But she has to die out there! How is she going to explain this to the Nine Provinces officials if she's stuck in this dead forest?

---- The Her Royal Highness the Princess of Franca exploded after just one meeting with him?

If this gets out, whose responsibility will it be?

I already have enough of a strange reputation! I really don't want to Title a "diplomatic mission killer" on top of that.

Thinking of this...

Facing the shocked gazes of the Franca group, and looking at the still somewhat bewildered Her Royal Highness the Princess before her, Lu Xiu finally couldn't help but ask, "----Are you really Silver Fox? Actually, you're a hybrid, right? And a hybrid of the Long Tiger Clan bloodline, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Rosalind finally snapped out of her daze and instinctively replied, "No—I am a pureblood Silver Fox."

"You're not mixed-race, yet you're still so arrogant?" Lu Xiu said irritably.

"Sorry----"

Upon hearing Her Royal Highness the Princess Franca's imposing manner instantly weakened, and all traces of her previous attempt to display her inner strength vanished.

Her Fox Ears drooped slightly, a hint of embarrassment and lingering fear on her pretty face. "I never expected the aftereffects to be so severe. Actually, before—"

As they talked...

Rosalind suddenly realized something and looked down at her ample chest.

Lu Xiu's fair, delicate hand was pressed there.

Rosalind blushed slightly and whispered, "Um—Miss Lu Xiu— "

Do you think I wanted this?

Lu Xiu glared at her lightly and said, "Relax a bit! This isn't just ordinary Blood Frenzy Art, it's out of control!"

You're just spacing out like a block of wood, not paying attention to anything. If I let go now, you'll explode again in the next second!

Rosalind tensed instantly, finally realizing something; after all, she wasn't a novice. "Sorry, now—"

Lu Xiu took a deep breath and then said, "Relax your body, and then follow my guidance to slowly calm your agitated blood and qi."

Rosalind was stunned again upon hearing this. Should she use external force to calm her out-of-control blood and qi?

How could this be?

wrong.

Now that's what she's doing.

Thinking of this...

Rosalind immediately closed her eyes, cleared her mind, and began to cooperate with Lu Xiu's Mental Strength guidance, gradually calming the raging blood and qi that had already been ignited within her body.

About a minute later.

Lu Xiu released her grip, jumped back two steps, then looked at Rosalind and shook her head helplessly.

She thought she had been bold enough.

Unexpected.

The person in front of me is even bolder.

On the other side.

Jian Li and Shen Nian also put away their weapons and returned to Lu Xiu's side.

Until this point.

Behind Rosalind, Lucy and her entourage, who had been stunned, suddenly realized what was happening and rushed forward to surround Rosalind.

"Your Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Lucy looked anxious and asked, "Are you alright? How are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"

Rosalind did not answer.

Her Fox Ears twitched slightly, and she still seemed a little dazed.

Much later.

She then realized what was happening, slowly raised her hands, glanced down at them, and then clenched her fists tightly.

The tearing pain had long since disappeared.

It felt as if everything that had just happened was merely a dream.

Feel the incredibly smooth flow of Qi and blood within my body.

The blankness in Rosalind's eyes gradually turned into shock.

Not only has her raging blood energy, which was on the verge of spiraling out of control, been calmed down, but even the aftereffects of using Blood Frenzy Art seem to have been resolved.

Her physical condition is better than ever before!

even.

She could perform that Blood Frenzy Art again!

"You----"

Thinking of this, Rosalind suddenly looked up, staring at Lu Xiu in disbelief. "How did you do that?"

"Mental Strength."

Looking at Rosalind's incredulous face, Lu Xiu replied, "Don't tell me you guys really just relied on your physical strength to endure the Blood Frenzy Art— "

He was only halfway through his sentence.

Lu Xiu suddenly remembered Rosalind's expression as if she were about to die in front of her, and her words trailed off.

She roughly knew what was going on.

"----Never mind, it seems you guys really did that."

Lu Xiu bent slightly and sighed, then straightened up and said, "Just think of it as a slight anomaly caused by my higher Mental Strength attribute. I can use my Mental Strength to help you control the flow of your qi and blood."

Can Mental Strength control the flow of Qi and blood?

Rosalind stood there, stunned.

Lucy and the others behind her didn't look much better.

What's the meaning?

But soon...

Lucy seemed to realize something and suddenly reacted.

She quickly stepped forward, then looked at Lu Xiu not far away. "Wait! Miss Lu Xiu —in that case, does that mean you can also Blood Frenzy Art yourself?!"

"Otherwise, why would I be looking for you?!"

Lu Xiu subconsciously replied, then suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait, so you guys didn't know?"

"Don't know what?" Rosalind, somewhat bewildered.

Let me sort this out first.

Lu Xiu raised her fair hand. "So I've already learned your Blood Frenzy Art, and you had no idea? I didn't invite you here to demonstrate how to Blood Frenzy Art, but to ask you if you also encountered the problem of your blood gradually heating up and becoming difficult to control when you use Blood Frenzy Art. You didn't even know about this?"

I thought you guys knew my progress, turns out you knew nothing? And then you just blurted it out before I could even finish speaking?

Rosalind et al.:

I understand----

He actually learned it!

He learned the Blood Frenzy Art in just two days, a technique that pure-blooded humans could never master.

None of them heard what Lu Xiu said next.

These few words kept echoing in my mind.

Much later.

Rosalind finally managed to ask, "You—you really learned it?"

Lu Xiu was too lazy to waste any more words and simply demonstrated it once.

Accompanied by an explosion of Mental Strength.

moment.

The energy and blood within her body were pushed to the critical point of almost igniting, and a wild yet tamed aura instantly spread from Lu Xiu's body.

This manic state, this unique aura— Rosalind and the Frans were all too familiar with it!

The Frans' innate skill that grants them a near-death experience.

Blood Frenzy Art!

And it was the most perfect Blood Frenzy Art! There wasn't a single trace of it going out of control!

In the history of Franca, even the purest-blooded Silver Fox could not achieve this.

When they unleash their Blood Frenzy Art, it's like walking a tightrope; they inevitably exude a frenzied aura of impending explosion.

But the girl in front of me didn't seem to feel anything at all; judging from her expression, she didn't seem to feel any pain.

The person in front of me is a pure-blooded human!

This is absolutely unreasonable!

"----Sir, Lord Ancestor?"

Rosalind is a pure-blooded Silver Fox, with even more acute senses.

This, coupled with the actions Lu Xiu had just taken to calm her blood and qi, further reinforced the process.

She instinctively shouted it out----

Because subconsciously she felt that perhaps only the ancestors of the various ethnic groups in Franca could have accomplished this.

--?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiu slowly formed a question mark.

no.

Does this mean we don't need to acknowledge ancestors?

Meanwhile, upon hearing Rosalind's words, Jian Li and Shen Nian could no longer maintain their roles and abruptly turned to look at Lu Xiu.

Why are you all looking at me?

Lu Xiu looked at the two people beside her who suddenly stared at her, her face darkening. "I'm a pure human, where would I get Beastfolk genes from!"

"Oh----"

Shen Nian replied with a drawn-out tone, then couldn't help but glance at the top of Lu Xiu's head, seemingly imagining what Lu Xiu would look like with fluffy ears.

While Jian Li remained silent, her gaze silently followed the movement downwards, landing on Lu Xiu's back, where she was clearly imagining a tail.

Lu Xiu gave the two of them a slight glare.

Meanwhile, Rosalind finally realized what had happened from that sudden "Ancestor."

Her face flushed bright red instantly, and even the Fox Ears on her head stuck shamefully to her silver hair.

"Feel sorry----"

Rosalind looked at Lu Xiu, and said awkwardly, "Because it was so unbelievable, I subconsciously—"

Although Lu Xiu's display of Blood Frenzy Art was indeed unbelievably perfect, it was still too bizarre and embarrassing for her to acknowledge a pure-blooded human as her ancestor in front of so many people, especially since this human was not even twenty years old.

Lu Xiu remained silent.

In any case, the Her Royal Highness the Princess's image in her eyes has completely collapsed.

She just felt the other person was a bit silly.

"Miss Lu Xiu ----"

Rosalind noticed Lu Xiu's gaze and knew that her image had been ruined.

She took a deep breath, struggling to suppress the shame in her heart, and then couldn't help but ask, "How did you manage to do that? Without the Ancestral Bloodline of Franca, a pure-blooded human shouldn't have been able to succeed at all—"

Lu Xiu really learned it.

That is beyond doubt.

What she was most curious about now was how Lu Xiu had managed to do it.

Lucy and the others also looked at Lu Xiu.

They even turned a blind eye to the fact that their Her Royal Highness the Princess addressed Lu Xiu as an ancestor.

Lu Xiu has calmed down from her Rampage.

That unique aura vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.

She casually deactivated her Rampage, once again surprising everyone in Franca.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Xiu decided to explain it simply in a way that the other person could understand.

"Mental Strength constraint—bypassing Ancestral Bloodline —directly controlling qi and blood—"

After hearing Lu Xiu's explanation, Rosalind couldn't help but mutter to herself.

This was a line of thinking they had never even considered.

Seeing her reaction, Lu Xiu continued, "You've probably noticed that this is a modified version of yours, unlike yours which relies entirely on Blood Frenzy Art. When I was helping you calm your blood and qi, I roughly guessed what your Ancestral Bloodline was used for—an igniter, right?"

You can't use your vast Mental Strength to precisely control your qi and blood like I can, but you can directly burn the Ancestral Bloodline within your body to act as a fuse, forcibly activating the qi and blood throughout your body—right?

Upon hearing this, Rosalind realized what was happening and nodded.

She wasn't surprised that Lu Xiu could see through this, after all, Lu Xiu had even created a modified version of the Blood Frenzy Art.

Although she still found it incredibly unbelievable—

"You're right, this isn't exactly a secret among the higher-ups at Franca."

Rosalind admitted, "One of the functions of Ancestral Bloodline is to ignite the blood—"

"No wonder you don't know the function of Mental Strength ----"

Lu Xiu sighed and continued, "Then, after you Frans activate Blood Frenzy Art, will your blood and qi continue to heat up over time? Or, to be more precise—will you gradually head towards self-destruction, becoming completely unstoppable?"

Rosalind: "Yes—the longer the Blood Frenzy Art rushes, the more frenzied the blood becomes, until it exceeds the limit and completely goes out of control. That's why the Frans only use Blood Frenzy Art in desperate situations."

Is there a solution?

Lu Xiu looked at her and asked another question.

This is the key point.

Rosalind shook her head: "No----"

"You don't have any either? That's strange."

Lu Xiu stared at Rosalind's fluffy Fox Ears on her head. "If the Ancestral Bloodline is just a trigger, then every time you guys Blood Frenzy Art, it should be a self-destruction."

Although I just saw your demonstration, it was indeed a self-destruction, but you yourselves said there are successful examples internally, right?

Rosalind: "----"

According to you----

Is there really that little trust?

Franca's Blood Frenzy Art seems to have left a very bad impression on the Architect in front of him; he needs to change that.

"Although the temperature increase is indeed unsolvable, we were still able to successfully Blood Frenzy Art —this is mainly related to another function of our Ancestral Bloodline."

As Rosalind pondered this, she explained, "It's essentially Beastial Ancestral Regression."

Lu Xiu realized something. "Beastification?"

"Right."

Rosalind said softly, "Miss Lu Xiu, our ancestors were Beastfolk —so at the moment of activating the blood-burning energy, the Ancestral Bloodline is also activated, forcibly putting our bodies into a primal state close to that of ancient beasts. In this state, our body's resilience will increase exponentially."

"----Understood."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiu suddenly realized. "So in the end, it's still about stubbornly resisting, right?! What a brute!"

"Um, that's roughly it----"

Rosalind lowered her head awkwardly. "The higher the physical fitness and the stronger the body, the higher the success rate of the Blood Frenzy Art and the longer it lasts."

However, if one cannot withstand the pressure, or suffers from aftereffects like I did, one will lose control entirely.

The reason why most Franca races fail in their Blood Frenzy Art is that even after transforming into beast form, they cannot withstand the first wave of ignition.

Our Silver Fox Clan has the highest success rate in Blood Frenzy Art because we rarely intermarry with other races, resulting in a purer Ancestral Bloodline. Because once intermarriage occurs—and during the process of reverting to an ancestral form, regardless of which ancestor is reverted to—the body's resilience will be significantly reduced.

Lu Xiu thought for a moment, "----So you think that the gradual increase in blood and qi is unchangeable, and the only way to get through it is to rely on a stronger body?"

In modern gamified terms, it would mean having high physical attributes.

I think it should be like this.

"I see."

Lu Xiu seemed to be deep in thought.

If that's the case.

Her physical attributes are indeed not high.

Her highest attribute is Mental Strength, followed by strength and agility.

To some extent.

She is indeed quite fragile.

No wonder he couldn't last sixty seconds after Rampage.

"What level of skill is it if I can't even last 60 seconds?"

Thinking of this, Lu Xiu suddenly asked, "My Blood Frenzy Art ability can keep me unharmed for about sixty seconds, after which I will get injured."

Upon hearing this question, Rosalind and Lucy and the others behind her exchanged bewildered glances.

The air outside the Wooden Cabin was still for a few seconds.

"Sixty seconds----"

Rosalind said in a complicated tone, "Miss Lu Xiu, even for the purest Silver Fox clan, it's already quite remarkable that we can maintain our Blood Frenzy Art state for thirty seconds."

You said you could last sixty seconds without getting hurt or suffering any lasting effects—that's legendary in Franca.

Lu Xiu blinked.

Okay.

After all that trouble...

They're even worse!

but.

This reminded Lu Xiu of something; she had previously been thinking—if she had the Visual Mindscape skill, could she wash away her perception attribute?

Just like she had always thought that as long as you have enough strength and speed, physical fitness is not important at all.

But in retrospect, every attribute is meaningful.

This includes the Mental Strength attribute, which was previously overlooked by other players.

It was still her physical constitution and senses that she had previously overlooked.

We still need to develop in the direction of the "bucket" (referring to a specific product or service).

On the other side.

After a brief question and answer session.

Rosalind finally managed to process the series of disruptive news she had just received.

She looked at Lu Xiu, who was deep in thought with her head slightly lowered, and took a deep breath.

Previously.

She only wanted to gain Lu Xiu's friendship; she never really thought about or dared to think about anything else.

But now.

But she had no choice but to think about it.

Because it's just so incredibly tempting.

Rosalind suppressed the shock surging within her and barely managed to regain her previous posture, her Fox Ears, which had been drooping guiltily, standing upright once more.

She suddenly bowed deeply to Lu Xiu, then solemnly asked, "Miss Lu Xiu —may I ask, could you teach us this modified version of the Blood Frenzy Art?"

Before Lu Xiu could speak...

Rosalind continued, "As long as you're willing to teach, Franca can grant you any request! For example, all the materials Franca players obtain from clearing Monster Hunter dungeons can be given to you free of charge! Or whatever resources you need, Franca can provide them! As long as Franca has them—I can make the decision."

Shen Nian and Jian Li glanced at Rosalind with some surprise.

Rosalind pursed her red lips, simply looking at Lu Xiu.

As a core member of the royal family, she was all too aware of the value of Injury-Free Blood Frenzy.

If Frans could master this perfect, stable Flawless Blood Frenzy without any backlash, it would no longer be a trump card for mutual destruction in desperate situations, but a divine skill for regular burst damage.

This means that the entire fighting force of Franca will experience an unprecedented and terrifying leap!

And now, this hope, enough to change the National Fortune of Franca, stands right before her—any price is worth paying to get Lu Xiu to agree.

Upon hearing the Her Royal Highness the Princess's words...

Lucy and the others behind her all held their breath.

5

Lu Xiu came to her senses.

She looked at Rosalind in front of her, not overwhelmed by the series of generous offers.

Although she was quite interested—she did need the materials.

However, this matter is a bit troublesome.

Thinking of this...

Lu Xiu asked, "Can you clearly sense the flow of qi and blood within your bodies now?"

Rosalind paused for a moment. "Sensing Qi and Blood?"

"Right."

Lu Xiu nodded, then added, "I'm not saying that you should rely on stimulating your Ancestral Bloodline to sense it; that's pure cheating."

I mean, can you control your qi and blood purely through your own Mental Strength?

Speaking of which...

Lu Xiu briefly described the feeling of controlling her qi and blood with her Mental Strength.

After hearing this, Rosalind tried to close her eyes and use her Mental Strength to sense her body.

But those Frans were clearly all brutes— their Mental Strength couldn't possibly be up to par.

Not long after.

Rosalind opened her eyes, her Fox Ears, which had just stood up, drooped weakly again, and she shook her head: "No—"

Is it that flexible?

Lu Xiu couldn't help but glance at her Fox Ears, which were sometimes standing up and sometimes lying down, and said at the same time, "I can't teach that. My improved version is based on Mental Strength control."

Your Mental Strength is simply not up to the threshold; even if I were to teach you, you wouldn't be able to learn.

Rosalind:

The light of hope on her stunning face vanished instantly, Take Their Place by disappointment and resentment.

So it really won't work?

The members of the Franca Delegation behind her, including Lucy, also looked dejected.

The hope of a resurgence was clearly within reach.

"But----"

Just when Rosalind was about to give up completely.

As Lu Xiu looked at them, a bold idea suddenly flashed through her mind.

Can their Ancestral Bloodline be imitated?

"Although I can't teach you, I can let you experience what Flawless Blood Frenzy without any backlash feels like, but that requires your complete cooperation."

"Feel the perfect Blood Frenzy Art?"

"Yes, to put it simply, I can use external force to help you ignite your Ancestral Bloodline, but not in a crude way like you do; instead, I will use a more stable method."

And this will allow you to understand exactly how much you need to activate your Ancestral Bloodline to achieve Flawless Blood Frenzy, instead of acting like a reckless brute and going all in right away—"

".--

Rosalind's beautiful eyes lit up. Although she didn't fully understand, she vaguely felt that this might change Franca's current situation, so she asked directly, "How do we need to cooperate?"

"Relax your body first."

Lu Xiu approached Rosalind once again.

Lu Xiu noticed this just as she was helping her calm her blood and qi.

She seemed to be able to use her Mental Strength to directly induce Blood Frenzy Art state in the Frans.

This is much simpler than controlling pure-blooded humans like Jian Li and Shen Nian.

Lu Xiu is currently completely unable to get these two into Blood Frenzy Art state.

Because the Frans have the Ancestral Bloodline as a cheat code.

But they didn't.

"And don't resist."

As Lu Xiu pondered this, she raised her hand.

But the next second...

You don't need to straighten your back!

Lu Xiu suddenly glared at Rosalind: "This time you don't need to stick to her—"

"Oh----"

Rosalind was a little embarrassed.

Lu Xiu raised her hand again, pointing it at everyone in the Franca Delegation.

The next second.

A vast and invisible Mental Strength swept out once more, directly locking onto Rosalind in front of her, as well as Lucy and several other Frans behind her.

And almost at the same time.

Rosalind, Lucy, and their entourage felt their Ancestral Bloodline being forcibly pushed to a critical point by the external Mental Strength.

A violent aura instantly rose from Frans's body!

But it was unlike any other time I had ever faced a life-or-death situation.

This time.

Neither of them experienced excruciating physical pain, nor did they show any signs of losing control.

Rosalind's beautiful eyes widened as she looked at her hands, feeling the power within her body, her face filled with disbelief.

The people behind her were also stunned.

They thought Lu Xiu was only helping Rosalind, but they didn't expect that Lu Xiu would put all the Frans present into a state of Blood Frenzy Art at once.

"So it's possible to control and activate Ancestral Bloodline to this extent?!"

Behind Rosalind.

Lucy stood there blankly, feeling the surging power within her body, then stiffly looked up at Lu Xiu, who was deep in thought.

It looked like just raising their hands—yet it effortlessly and painlessly put them all into a state of Blood Frenzy Art.

Lucy suddenly remembered her suspicions from not long ago.

At the time, she felt that her Her Royal Highness the Princess didn't need to be so exaggerated.

Because it's so exaggerated, there's no guarantee that we'll get any real benefits from Lu Xiu.

But now it seems...

I was so conservative back then.

What kind of pervert is this?!

And this is more than just an experience.

After trying it a few more times, they felt they could control that feeling of their Ancestral Bloodline almost igniting.

After all, that is their Ancestral Bloodline, their racial talent.

This means that perhaps I should stay with Lu Xiu for a while longer.

Lu Xiu guided her several times.

Even if their Mental Strength is not up to par, they might still be able to unleash Flawless Blood Frenzy!

On the other side...

While maintaining the Blood Frenzy Art state of the Franca group remotely, Lu Xiu herself fell into deep thought.

"So this is how the Ancestral Bloodline of the Frans were?"

This is clearly impossible to imitate.

Anyway, Lu Xiu has no choice now.

Because she can stimulate, but she can't give herself a blood transfusion.

pity.

Sixty seconds passed in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that Rosalind and the others' fair skin was flushed, clearly indicating they were nearing their limit, Lu Xiu severed her Mental Strength.

Rosalind and the others immediately opened their eyes, then looked at Lu Xiu with reluctance.

They wanted to linger a little longer, to remember that feeling of their Ancestral Bloodline about to ignite.

But soon...

They didn't care anymore; Lu Xiu only severed their Mental Strength, but didn't help them calm their blood and qi.

They closed their eyes again and began to calm their blood and qi.

But there was still no pain.

After all, Lu Xiu wasn't as reckless as they were, always going all in and unleashing the Ancestral Bloodline.

"----It seems that after being stimulated, they can calm their blood and qi on their own, and quite quickly at that."

Seeing that they were alright, Lu Xiu stopped worrying about them.

After Rosalind and Lucy regained their composure and opened their eyes again, they immediately looked at each other, both seeing excitement in each other's eyes.

The two exchanged glances for a moment.

A bold and crazy idea instantly took shape in Rosalind's mind.

She looked at Lu Xiu, then suddenly bowed slightly and asked solemnly, "Miss Lu Xiu, may I ask—do you need any guards or attendants?"

"----ah?"

Lu Xiu was pondering the Ancestral Bloodline of these Frans when she heard this and didn't immediately understand. "What do you mean?"

beside.

Shen Nian and Jian Li, who had been observing from the sidelines, also looked over.

"If you need Guard, we Frans can serve as your Guard —a thousand, two thousand, or even more, and you can wear maid outfits if you wish."

Rosalind explained, "They can sign a system contract to work for you for ten years, obeying your every command, and you can also restrict them from passing on any Nine Provinces -related intelligence to outsiders if you need to."

We only have two requests. The first is that, when it's convenient for you, you can occasionally let them enter Blood Frenzy Art state, just like you did before.

The second point is that when Franca's life or death is at stake, they should be allowed to return.

"----If you need our Her Royal Highness the Princess, our Her Royal Highness the Princess is also available!"

At this moment.

Lucy was probably too excited and blurted out, "Although she can't sign a system contract, she can be a maid if you agree!"

Rosalind abruptly turned to look at Lucy: "----?"

Lu Xiu: "----?"