After realizing Charle's extraordinary abilities, the Vampire Earl suddenly understood.
No wonder he had smelled the aura of Ancient Dragons on him.
Indeed, only a freak capable of dazzling an entire era of wizards was qualified to come into contact with creatures like Ancient Dragons.
It was even possible that, just as Dumbledore had a phoenix devoted to him, that Ancient Dragon might be devoted to Charle!
"But I'm no ordinary man either. I'm not some common Vampire Earl..."
"Vampires who drink human blood and vampires who drink Dragon Blood are entirely different beings."
"Whether in body or magic, under my master's teachings, I became a vampire from another dimension long ago!"
Bloodlight surged across the Vampire Earl's shattered body. His flesh, which had been split into five pieces, rapidly fused back together.
Strands of new flesh sprouted from the wounds in an instant. Injuries that had nearly dismembered him healed at a visible rate, and within moments, he was restored to his original form.
Not only that, his body had grown nearly twice as large as before. Fine scales resembling dragon scales had appeared across him, while dragon-like spikes and horns grew from his head. He looked like a fusion of a vampire and a fire dragon.
With a low Dragon Roar, the Vampire Earl bellowed.
"To force out my Dragon Blood form, little wizard, there will likely never again be a prodigy like you in the Wizarding World."
"But no matter how terrifying you may become in the future, you have yet to reach that level."
"Next, you'll see what makes me special!"
When Charle saw the Vampire Earl rapidly recover from his injuries and enter his "second phase," veins instantly bulged on his forehead. His expression twisted with extreme rage.
"Was I not clear enough?"
"How dare