NOVEL WEB Chapter 507: Thara
He knew these "spoils" meant humans and could even include Uncle Orion. But something didn't make sense—there was no way his uncle was captured that easily.
Unless he did it on purpose. After some more thought, Alex realized this was very possible.
Considering his uncle's personality, he would prefer to get captured by the enemy rather than stay in such a suffocating place filled with so many useless traditions and rules.
Except he did it on purpose. After some more thought, he realized this was very possible.
Considering his uncle's personality, he would prefer to get captured by the enemy rather than stay in such a suffocating place filled with so many useless traditions and rules.
'But it has been such a long time… did an accident happen?'
Alex frowned. He wondered if Ariadne knew about this. Were they still in contact with each other?
'They probably aren't; otherwise, things wouldn't have escalated like this.'
Alex then took out a blood contract.
"Sign this, and I will help you."
The contract's content made the woman's eyes widen. "This is just slavery!"
"Nope. Don't you see I wrote that I will take care of your clan?"
"Take care!? It states you have control over my life and death."
"And so? As long as you don't give me a reason to take it, you're fine," Alex said with a warm smile, but his eyes glinted with coldness.
Thara gulped; she could feel Alex's killing intent. The meaning was clear—if she didn't sign, she would be killed.
Even though she still had a backup plan, Thara didn't want to risk it.
She had seen Selene's capability, and on the way, her army had been decimated.
'It seems I have no choice, but I cannot just accept it like this.'
Gritting her teeth, Thara said, "Then at least put a clause that you will help me take over my clan and not interfere with how I rule."
"Your name is Thara, right?
It seems the Silver Snake Clan isn't that smart. What makes you think you have a choice?
We can force you here and now to do what we want.
Turning you into a puppet, using another soul to possess your body—there are many methods.
Know your place!" MingYue said while spreading her progenitor aura. She focused it all on the woman.
The aura didn't have any suppressing effect as she was a different species, but this didn't mean it had no use.
Thara felt like she was in the presence of a very strong being—one far above her.
Her beast instinct told her she was in front of an apex predator.
With a heavy heart, Thara signed the contract.
FengXue then started organizing the spoils. She took all the Silver Snake bodies and then told her people the situation.
She didn't tell them the complete truth, only that the Silver Snake Clan had taken over the temple for a long time and was the cause of all their misery.
The few who survived were all taken captive to Edonia. This included Thara and her two brothers.
Alex didn't directly let her go. They needed to get more detailed information from her on the situation.
Seeing things wrapping up, FengXue felt empty. The enemy she had been looking for wasn't there.
All her effort and everything she had done, but in the end, someone else had done it before her.
'It seems I've been sealed for too long. Even the people I need to take revenge on are already dead. Not even immortals survive the passing of time.'
She had heard information through Situ Chen from the Xue family. The immortals of the same generation as her brother had either been killed or disappeared.
They left through the rift and never returned.
As for their descendants, it's been so long that they only heard of their ancestors as legends. Some even completely forgot about them because of inner conflict.
"Are you alright, Lady?" Cuiying asked, feeling concerned.
"It's nothing. Let's go; we still have some things to do."
They then walked toward the temple.
The place was in disarray as Selene had wreaked havoc when capturing the residents.
She used her ability, forcefully pulling them toward her, destroying any wall or ceiling in the path.
Selene wasn't worried they would die in the process; their bodies were robust enough to survive it.
"You go check their administration room and look through all the documents. You should know what the others want."
"Yes, Lady FengXue. What about you?"
FengXue needed to give out the rewards she had promised to others who had helped her in the attack.
Not everyone had joined because of the cause.
Each had their own personal goals and ambitions. If she didn't give out their rewards, it would cause further problems in the future.
FengXue had already talked with MingYue. They would take over ShangXie Temple's leadership and then use its foundation and framework to help unify the whole region.
"I will talk with my sect leader. They should be in the dungeon.
Oh yeah, and in case I don't return, just take care of things as I instructed and then look for my sect leader.
Or you can just return to your clan."
Cuiying was caught off guard by her remark. She was confused—there should be no more danger now. Why would she say something so ominous?
But before she could say anything, FengXue had already left.
She walked down toward the basement. There, she saw Alex, MingYue, and the two Sovereigns.
Selene and Dorian were talking with MingYue from the side.
They were surprised, feeling the progenitor aura coming from MingYue.
Meanwhile, Alex was now looking at the formation that the Silver Snake Clan used to transport human bodies.
'They need it fresh. This means their goal is probably lifeforce.
Does this mean their plan is to create something like runes? But other than vampires, they shouldn't have a way to utilize it.'
It wasn't that lifeforce was exclusive to the vampire race, but if others extracted it, the result would be the same as those demonic cultivators. Discover hidden tales at empire