Two Great Talents

Vampire! The dark sovereigns of ancient legend, elegant aristocrats, and at the same time, the cruelest hunters of the night!

They possessed handsome appearances, outstanding bearing, and refined speech.

Yet they also craved blood to moisten their parched throats, letting that scorching, vivid liquid fill their empty hearts and souls!

Though he had long been mentally prepared, Li Ye's heart still found it hard to remain calm when he truly saw what he looked like now.

Transmigration, Vampire—he had no idea whether this was his calamity or a turning point in his fate.

In truth, ever since he had awakened and discovered that his body, which should have been weak and injured, was completely intact and even brimming with vitality and strength, he had already suspected it.

"A Vampire... Does this mean I'll have to become a night owl from now on?"

Remembering those pitiful Vampires from films who turned to ashes at the sight of sunlight, Li Ye hesitated. He glanced out the window. It was noon, when the sunlight was at its most vicious. He did not know what would happen if he stepped outside.

"Damn it, I can't keep cowering inside the house forever! I'll take the gamble!"

Summoning his courage, Li Ye cracked the door open slightly. At once, a ray of sunlight slipped through the gap and shone into the room.

Staring at that beam of sunlight, Li Ye gritted his teeth and extended his hand.

"At worst, I'll lose a hand! Vampires have near-immortal regenerative bodies anyway. I'm not afraid!"

When his hand bathed in that ray of sunlight, it did not scorch or even turn to ash. Although he felt an intense burning sensation, there were no other problems.

"Not afraid of sunlight?" This discovery let Li Ye breathe a sigh of relief, though he still instinctively felt that he did not like bright sunlight very much.

Now that he had discovered sunlight did him no harm, Li Ye finally relaxed.

At the same time, he began studying the effects brought about by the changes in his body.

First, he found a small knife and cut open his skin. His skin was visibly fairer than an ordinary person's, enough to make countless women green with envy. Once he made a wound, it stopped bleeding and scabbed over at a speed visible to the naked eye. A few breaths later, the scab fell away, revealing the same fair skin beneath it. Where was there any trace of a wound?

"As expected, my body's recovery ability is far more monstrous than an ordinary person's."

But this discovery did not amount to much. On Cloud Soaring Continent, without powerful strength, one could only be an ordinary mortal.

Next, Li Ye tested his strength. He could easily smash a brick, which was equivalent to more than five times an ordinary person's strength. It was quite impressive.

"In terms of strength, I'm about the same as a first-level Spirit Martial Rank martial cultivator on Cloud Soaring Continent."

With the memories in his mind, Li Ye did not need to worry about being unable to adapt to this world. For martial cultivators on Cloud Soaring Continent, the Spirit Martial Rank was the foundation and the entryway to cultivation. Those who awakened their bloodline and activated their Blood Soul underwent earth-shaking changes, their physiques greatly improved. Their strength and other attributes increased tremendously. For example, a martial cultivator who had just activated their Blood Soul would be at the first level of the Spirit Martial Rank, with three to five times an ordinary person's strength.

As things stood, Li Ye's raw strength was roughly equal to that of a first-level Spirit Martial Rank martial cultivator.

Of course, the first level of the Spirit Martial Rank was merely the beginning, the lowest of the low among martial cultivators. Every increase in level raised one's strength by three to five times or more. It mainly depended on talent, but the gap in strength between every level was not small.

However, Li Ye soon made another pleasant discovery. He found that his body now seemed light as a feather. With a gentle leap, he could jump four or five meters high, and with a casual step, he could cover two or three meters. At the same time, his sight, hearing, and sense of smell were exceptionally sharp, allowing him to clearly distinguish every blade of grass and every tree within ten meters.

"In terms of speed and reaction, I can at least match someone at the third level of the Spirit Martial Rank!"

A Spirit Martial Tier Three martial cultivator was at least ten times stronger than a first-level Spirit Martial Rank martial cultivator. They were not even on the same level. Although Li Ye's strength was only equivalent to the first level of the Spirit Martial Rank, there was not much difference between his speed and that of someone at Spirit Martial Tier Three.

This meant that when facing someone at the first level of the Spirit Martial Rank, he held an absolute advantage. The other party would not even be able to catch his shadow, much less fight him. Even someone at Spirit Martial Tier Two would probably only be able to flee with their head in their hands upon encountering him. As for someone at Spirit Martial Tier Three, Li Ye now at least had the ability to put up a reluctant fight.

"Unfortunately, my strength is too weak. That's my shortcoming."

Though delighted, he had not let it go to his head. He knew his weakness well. While a vampire's physique gave him the qualifications to contend with someone at the third level of the Spirit Martial Rank, without activating his Blood Soul, he would certainly be unable to compare to martial cultivators supported by Blood Souls in the future.

"What exactly is this Blood Soul? Is it really impossible to activate?" Though unwilling to accept it, he knew that this body had begun attempting to activate its Blood Soul at the age of three, yet had achieved nothing for more than ten years.

Many children from great lineages began attempting activation while they were still little children. Generally speaking, those who activated it around the age of sixteen were considered poorly gifted, those who did so before fourteen were fairly good, and those who activated their Blood Soul before twelve were geniuses! As for those who activated their Blood Soul before ten, only one had appeared in all of Wuzhou City over the past century! That person was the missing head of the Li Family, Li Kainian.

As for Li Ye, he was already sixteen, yet there had not been the slightest sign of activation. His reputation as trash had long spread throughout Wuzhou City.

After all, even among youths born into ordinary families, quite a few had activated their Blood Souls by his age. Yet he, a descendant of a great lineage like the Li Family, one who had inherited the powerful bloodline of his ancestors, still had not activated his Blood Soul. If that did not make him trash, what did?

He had no clue where Blood Souls were concerned. But Li Ye was unwilling to leave matters at that.

"I wonder if Vampires can level up?"

Suddenly, an utterly absurd thought surfaced in his mind.

The Vampires of legend were far more than merely this strong. Even the legendary True Ancestor-level Vampires were terrifying beings whom even gods feared!

"If I possessed the terrifying strength of a True Ancestor, what bullshit Blood Souls and peerless martial cultivators would matter? They'd all be ants, unable to withstand a single blow!"

But what level of Vampire was he right now?

That truly was a headache-inducing question. After all, he had inexplicably become a Vampire. Only ghosts knew Vampire common sense.

"If that beautiful woman had transmigrated too, that would be great." The image of the gorgeous woman who had turned him into what he was now rose in his mind. He had a feeling that the beautiful woman was definitely no ordinary Vampire! She might have been a Vampire of an extremely high rank!

Just then, a passage of obscure, incomprehensible information surged up from the depths of his mind. In an instant, it overwhelmed Li Ye's consciousness, and he fainted.

He did not know how much time had passed. When Li Ye woke again, it was already night outside the window.

"I was unconscious for half a day? Good thing Aunt Yun didn't come by, or I really wouldn't have been able to explain it!"

A wave of lingering fear washed over him. Li Ye climbed up from the floor, and then the memories from before he fainted resurfaced. At the same time, much information that had not existed before now appeared in his mind.

After roughly sorting through it, Li Ye's expression shifted constantly. There was delight, confusion, and even more than that, excitement and exhilaration.

That information was actually about how Vampires cultivated! It contained a complete method for Vampire survival.

"Unafraid of sunlight... Does that mean I should be a Marquis-level Vampire? But that's not right. If I were a Marquis-level Vampire, I couldn't possibly be this weak. Could something have gone wrong?"

Li Ye could not puzzle it out no matter how hard he thought. Shaking his head, he temporarily set aside those doubts and continued reading.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Ye finally gained a rough understanding of his current situation.

Vampires began with the weakest rank, Baron. Above that were Viscount, Count, Marquis, then Duke and Prince. Of course, there were also the legendary True Ancestors, as well as Ghouls, who were almost not vampires at all and weaker than Barons.

Among them, Baron, Viscount, and Count Vampires were the most common, matching the descriptions in many myths and legends. They appeared at night, and sunlight harmed them. Barons were the weakest; a single touch of sunlight would reduce them to ashes, and they also feared garlic and silver. Viscounts were slightly stronger, but they still could not remain under sunlight for long and became extremely weak in it. Though immune to garlic, silver remained their bane. Only Counts possessed some resistance and could move beneath the sun, though it would greatly weaken their strength. They had no other weaknesses.

As for him, barring any surprises, he should be a Marquis-level Vampire. Other than feeling hotter than ordinary people under sunlight, he felt no discomfort whatsoever. But according to the strict Vampire rank classifications, not to mention a Marquis-level Vampire, even the weakest Baron Vampire should possess strength at least equivalent to a martial cultivator above Spirit Martial Tier Six of the Spirit Martial Rank on Cloud Soaring Continent!

"Why am I so weak?"

However, Li Ye found two things in that memory that delighted him.

First, he did not need to survive on the blood of living people. This made Li Ye let out a huge sigh of relief. After all, he was still normal psychologically. Drinking living people's blood might be fine once in a while, but having it for every meal every day would be disgusting.

Then, Vampires possessed two great innate talents!

The first was that at night, any Vampire's strength would double! There were no side effects whatsoever! This was an incredibly monstrous ability. There were Combat Techniques across Cloud Soaring Continent that could temporarily increase one's strength, but all came with side effects! Vampires, however, could double their strength at night without paying any price at all!

On the night of a full moon each month, they could even increase their strength tenfold! It was enough to defy the heavens!

The second was that Vampires were born knowing illusion and spiritual attacks. They possessed an eye technique called Blood Eyes, a kind of attack somewhat like enhanced mental hypnosis, but far more terrifying. All it took was a single glance. Of course, it was completely useless against opponents with firm wills, powerful spiritual strength, or too great a disparity in strength.

As for other Vampire traits, such as enhanced physique and speed, they were not worth mentioning before these two great talents.

"Even someone at the third level of the Spirit Martial Rank would definitely not be my opponent at night!" A powerful confidence appeared on Li Ye's face!