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"Although it sounds extremely crude, it's quite feasible. The only question is, who should be the bearer of my vampire power?"
Although he wanted to criticize Wang Hao's brief description of the plan, after witnessing the secret technique that separated Heroic Spirit' skills and even Noble Phantasm, he gained some confidence and interest in the plan.
If the true Heroic Spirit were to descend, it would be impossible to separate him using that kind of secret technique. However, he is currently descending only as a wisp of the Heroic Spirit's will combined with the magic power of the Greater Grail. The strength of each aspect is much lower, which makes such separation possible.
He was at least confident that he could use that secret technique to temporarily separate the Noble Phantasm formed from the power of the vampire legend from his body, but he could only do so temporarily.
Therefore, a suitable vessel needs to be found to seal the vampire's power, and such a vessel is not easy to find.
The requirements for this vessel are extremely high, because if it fails, the vampire's power will return to his body, potentially causing a significant backlash, which is something he doesn't want to see.
"Since I've come to see the Grand Duke, I'm naturally fully prepared."
Wang Hao smiled mysteriously. He had already made plans for this, found a suitable vessel, and the other party was right here.
"What? Your Majesty, you want to pass on the power of vampires to me?"
Darnic had just come out of the conference room when he was summoned by the Grand Duke, who gave him a very surprising surprise as soon as he entered.
The Grand Duke actually wants to pass on the power of the vampire to me!
Although he had long harbored the idea of wielding the Grand Duke's power, he hadn't had a chance to implement it yet. Why was the Grand Duke now going to transfer the vampire's power to him ahead of schedule?
Had his intentions been exposed? Was the Grand Duke testing him?
As a seasoned cunning schemer, Darnic had to be on guard, fearing that his intentions would be exposed and provoke the Grand Duke's intervention.
Although he was First-Rate Magecraft, his strength was far inferior to that of Heroic Spirit, let alone a top-tier Servant Heroic Spirit like the Grand Duke. If the Grand Duke harbored murderous intent towards him, he probably wouldn't even have the chance to use Command Spell.
"As my Master has descended to this world, you know very well my aversion to such filth and filth. It just so happens that you, a living person, are suitable to bear the power of a vampire. I also want to experience the feeling of restoring my own pure perfection!"
This is also my reward to you!
The Grand Duke was a ruler who disliked beating around the bush and playing word games, so he made no attempt to conceal his intentions and told his Master what he meant.
In addition, he had been quite satisfied with this Master these past few days, so he decided to treat this as a reward for his subject!
"Thank you for your gracious gift, Your Majesty!"
Once he was certain that the Grand Duke meant him no harm, Darnic felt relieved and readily knelt on one knee to accept the favor, though he was actually extremely excited inside.
In his view, the greatest strength of the Grand Duke, this Heroic Spirit Servant, lies in his vampire power. He had originally harbored the idea of seizing the Grand Duke's power, and now that such an opportunity had presented itself, he certainly couldn't miss it.
Then Darnic regretted it so much he was green with envy!
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wang Hao, shouldn't we discuss this further and wait until we have a perfect plan before starting? If we proceed now, and something goes wrong, I'll be finished. This Holy Grail War still needs me..."
Darnic felt very uneasy, tied to a lab table, especially since Mr. Wang Hao next to him was looking at him like he was a Xiao Bai, which made him realize that he might have been tricked.
"Don't worry, it'll be finished soon. Besides, dying isn't that easy. At most, you'll be crippled, but you won't die!"
Wang Hao offered a gentle smile to comfort him, but his words only made Darnic, who was tied to the experimental table, feel more uneasy. If his magic power hadn't been completely suppressed, he would have wanted to unleash his full power and fight those two bastards to the death.
You guys are really treating me Darnic, like I'm not even human!
"Waaah..."
Seeing that Darnic was about to say something, Wang Hao roughly shoved the boots that Danick had taken off earlier into his mouth, almost causing Darnic to choke.
"Grand Duke!"
Wang Hao gestured to the Grand Duke beside him and waited quietly, waiting for the Grand Duke to use a secret technique to separate the vampire's power from his body.
The Grand Duke was a Ruthless of few words. Without saying much, he decisively used a secret technique to forcibly separate his A+ rank Noble Phantasm, " Inheritance of Blood," from his body.
"Huff huff..."
Gasping for breath, the Grand Duke's face was ashen, and his aura had plummeted. Clearly, the process of separating the Noble Phantasm was not easy, and even someone as strong as the Grand Duke had almost driven himself to the brink of collapse.
Fortunately, he succeeded in the end!
"Don't disappoint me!"
He removed a dark red blood clot, which reeked of a strong bloody smell, from his body and handed it to Wang Hao. Without delay, the Grand Duke quickly recovered from his own damage and stabilized the Servant verge of collapse.
Fortunately, he was within his homeland, where he received tremendous support in all aspects, allowing him to accelerate his recovery with the help of his homeland's power. Otherwise, with such injuries, he probably wouldn't have been able to participate in this Holy Grail War.
"Come on, Mr. Darnic, it hurts a little, bear with it!"
Taking the dark red blood clot, Wang Hao casually sliced open Darnic's sternum and began manipulating the beating heart inside, merging the blood clot separated from the Duke into it.
That wasn't all. Wang Hao began to purify the vampire's power inside the blood clot, and in doing so, he also purified Darnic's soul.
Honestly, this guy is no good. He's not much better than Zouken Matou. In order to maintain his youth, he repeatedly merged with the souls of infants. He's a complete scumbag.
He wouldn't show any mercy to such scum, so he directly erased his consciousness, then used his own true spirit as the foundation to nurture a completely new consciousness, and then corrected his memories.
Simply put, aside from his physical body, Darnic's soul and consciousness, his software, have all been replaced. In other words, the original Darnic has been erased, and he is now merely a substitute for Darnic.
After working for quite a while, and once the Grand Duke had recovered sufficiently, he finished on his end as well.
"How?"
The Grand Duke stared intently at Darnic, who lay on the experimental table, a spear materializing in his hand, as if he were about to strike ruthlessly if anything went wrong.
The Grand Duke had changed dramatically compared to before; his kingly aura was much stronger, and he had become more cheerful, losing the coldness he had previously possessed.
His complexion was no longer the sickly pale it used to be, but a vibrant white, and the dark circles under his eyes had disappeared. Clearly, without the interference of the vampire's power, his overall condition had improved considerably.
"I have fulfilled my mission!"
After casually replying, Wang Hao released Darnic from his restraints and awakened him.
"Power, this is power, absolute power!"
Upon awakening, Darnic immediately sensed a terrifying power within his body that was completely different from what he remembered, but many times stronger.
With this power, he was even confident that he could go toe-to-toe with Servant.
Truly, it lives up to the legendary power of vampires!
"Bang!"
Just as Darnic was lost in his own world, a fist slammed into him, slamming his entire body against the wall behind him, causing the whole castle to shudder.
If this secret underground laboratory hadn't been enhanced beforehand by Wang Hao and the Grand Duke, the sheer force of the impact would have been enough to reduce the entire castle to ruins.
"Hey, are you awake yet? Still not? Looks like I'll have to give you a few more hits."
Wang Hao darted to Darnic, who was pressed against the wall, and asked him with concern. When Darnic did not respond, he simply went all out and started punching him repeatedly, especially in the face!
"..."
The Grand Duke behind him twitched his lips, unsure of what to say, but he could tell that the experiment had been very successful. The vampire's power was indeed quite compatible with Darnic, greatly amplifying Darnic's abilities.
Otherwise, with Darnic's small frame, he wouldn't have been able to withstand such a heavy punch; he would have been reduced to a bloody mist long ago.
"Is it that fragile?"
Looking at Darnic, who had completely lost consciousness, Wang Hao felt somewhat dissatisfied, dissatisfied with Darnic's power.
Through those few punches, he had a basic understanding of this guy's strength. In terms of physical attributes alone, he had completely reached the Earth Realm level, and was even at the Earth Realm Peak.
Although this was already quite good, it still fell short of Wang Hao's expectations. He had originally thought he could elevate this guy to the Heaven Realm.
"Tell him to come see me immediately after he wakes up!"
His face twitched slightly, and the Grand Duke chose to leave.
In his view, Darnic had perfectly integrated vampire power, was already very strong, especially in terms of physical attributes. Even now, he wasn't very confident that he could defeat him.
Yet, this Darnic was utterly powerless against Mr. Wang Hao. Just how monstrous was this guy?
Could it be that he has truly reached the legendary Divine Realm?
Wang Hao casually tossed Darnic aside, instructing the android guarding the door to look after him, before leaving.
After all, he's very busy and has a lot to do; he doesn't have time to waste here.
"Oh, so someone's learned to slack off. Looks like her previous talk of avenging her father was just empty words. She really is just a little girl!"
Passing by an open space, Wang Hao saw Kariya Matou giving Rin Tohsaka a full-body massage, and a rather wicked smile appeared on his face.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't Kariya Matou pervertedly groping a little Loli, it's just a simple massage to soothe muscles that Breaking the Limit, after all, the Eight Extremities Battle Physique isn't so easy to cultivate.
"You bastard, how dare you say that? She's a girl, how could you teach me that kind of technique?"
Seeing Wang Hao's wicked smile, Loli Rin almost couldn't resist throwing the bitter Hundred Herbs Liquid in her hand at him.
She really longed to cultivate and become stronger through that bastard's technique so that she could avenge her father, but she never expected that her cultivation technique would be so crude and brutal.
Is this something for men to cultivate?
She was a beautiful young girl, a future God Level figure, yet she had to undergo cruel Body Refinement. If she hadn't seen the heaven-defying power of the Eight Extremities Battle Physique, she would have given up long ago.
I may have accepted my fate, but I was still extremely unhappy inside.
In her opinion, this bastard was definitely making things difficult for her, Rin Tohsaka.
"Silly little Loli, this is actually the most suitable cultivation method for you. It's determined by your body and personality. I don't have the time to make things difficult for you. Besides, I think you should have a deep understanding of this after you've practiced it for a while!"
Wang Hao's smile grew increasingly malicious, but what he said was all the truth.
To be honest, Rin Tohsaka is somewhat similar to Sakura Haruno, one of the heroines of the Naruto World. Both are extremely suited to training in Taijutsu, especially the kind that is fierce Tyrannical Dao.
Furthermore, during the Fifth Holy Grail War, this girl's mastery of Bajiquan was quite impressive. Combined with Reinforcement Magecraft, she was practically a human demolition machine, her greatest achievement being nearly demolishing the school.
She eventually even earned the title of "Devil Muscle Rin".
Therefore, the Eight Extremities Battle Physique is the most suitable training method for Rin Tohsaka.
This Rin Tohsaka speechless, and she even began to question her own conscience: was she really a violent tomboy?
After a day of arduous training, her strength has indeed improved rapidly. She has even grasped some of the tricks of the Eight Extremities Battle Physique. Given some time, she is confident that she will truly master it, and her strength will inevitably advance by leaps and bounds.
Clearly, the Eight Extremities Battle Physique was indeed very suitable for her, but she was still very dissatisfied.
"Then why does Sakura train in summoning magic? Couldn't she just sit there comfortably and meditate?"
Rin Tohsaka looked at her younger sister Sakura Matou, who was sitting cross-legged on the grass meditating. Compared to her sister, Sakura's training process was far too arduous and tragic!
Mingdu born of the same mother, so why are they treated so differently?
"You are physically stronger, making you best suited for enhancement Magecraft that directly affect the body. Therefore, you are best suited to the path of Body Refinement."
But Sakura is different from you. Her magical attribute is an ethereal quality, best suited for summoning beings that don't exist in this world, such as Heroic Spirit. Therefore, she's best suited to the path of a summoner. And..."
Wang Hao paused, then chuckled wickedly, "You really think Sakura's training is easier than yours? In that case, let me show you Sakura's training process."