Chapter 402 Dark Mark

Isabel had a very long dream, in which she returned to her happy childhood.

She is a pure-blooded descendant of the Asek family. She was a genius in the clan from a young age and was loved by her father, mother and the entire family. She was also envied and resented by most of her peers in the vampire clan.

Because Isabel is one of the purest bloodlines among vampires.

There are two ways for the bloodline of vampires to continue. One is through normal male-female reproduction. When both parents are vampires, the children born are what are known as pure-blooded descendants.

Due to the nature of vampire bloodlines, pure-blooded offspring are extremely rare, and children like Isabel, whose parents are both pure-blooded vampires, are even rarer.

Another method is through "Holy Embrace," which involves infusing the bloodline of a higher-ranking vampire into one's own body. This savage process assimilates and replaces one's original bloodline, granting a more powerful bloodline.

In the modern world, "Holy Embrace" is the most common way for vampires to continue their bloodline.

Therefore, if a powerful vampire claims to have dozens of descendants, you should not assume that he is particularly strong in any particular function, because he is very likely to enjoy giving "holy blessings" to other people and vampires, which, to put it bluntly, means he likes to bite people.

When Isabel had just come of age, she already possessed the strength of an earl, which finally attracted the attention of the vampire council.

Prince Arthur, the Speaker of the Vampire Council, approached the patriarch of the Asek family and offered to personally tutor this prodigy of the Asek family.

Although the Asek family is one of the oldest clans of the vampires and has the purest vampire bloodline, most of the clan's strong members have perished in the battles before the "Millennium Covenant," and the remaining few have fallen into a long slumber. So how could they refuse the kindness of Prince Arthur, one of the top vampire warriors?

In the end, Isabel returned to the Vampire Council with Prince Arthur and began a life of hardship with a group of other pure-blooded "vampire geniuses".

Arthur used the oldest teaching methods of the vampires. He used various means to make vampire geniuses hate each other, compete with each other, and even fight to the death. He did not oppose it and even secretly encouraged it.

The strongest among them will receive the blessing of "ancient secret techniques," which can fully activate the potential in their bloodline and cause their strength to surge in a short period of time.

Brainwashed by Prince Arthur's theory of "restoring the glory of their ancestors," Isabelle and her companions willingly swore allegiance to their respected teacher, Prince Arthur, and implanted his bloodline mark to stimulate the bloodline potential within their bodies.

Isabel's power broke through the Marquis rank in a short period of time, which made her even more grateful to her teacher. She considered herself lucky because this "secret technique" of activating bloodline potential using bloodline imprints was recognized as one of the "top secret techniques of the vampires". Every time Prince Arthur used it, his strength would be reduced by one point.

All the vampire geniuses worshipped Prince Arthur, and like Isabel, they were willing to die for him.

And then... someone actually died.

Isabel will never forget that stormy, rainy night when, in her haste to report a flash flood, she recklessly barged into her teacher's secret room, only to watch helplessly as a "vampire genius" of equal pure blood was drained of his blood by Arthur, without offering the slightest struggle.

"Oh! It's Isabel. Don't be afraid. You're different from them. I would never treat you like that! Hehehe!"

Prince Arthur casually tossed the tattered corpse aside, and spoke gently and warmly to Isabel without a trace of remorse, as if the demonic old man from just moments ago was not him at all.

Why...why...? Why...why...?

Isabel was stunned; her mind went blank, and she could only keep asking why.

"Of course, it's to restore the glory of our ancestors. We vampires have been lying low for too long; we have lost the power to control the darkness... We need a king, a true king!"

Prince Arthur's benevolent face was full of allure as he spoke in a magical voice, "Don't you feel different from them? Don't you feel your strength growing rapidly? Faster than all the others combined!"

"Teacher... Your Highness, didn't you say... because my bloodline... is the purest?" Isabel regained her senses and answered tremblingly.

"No, no, no! It's not just because of your bloodline, but also because of the power I infused into you!" Arthur Qinmo spread his fingers, and several thin red blood lines penetrated Isabel's body, connecting to the mark implanted in her body. Isabel felt the mark growing.

"Through nearly a thousand years of research, I have finally comprehended the method to control darkness. By using sufficient bloodline power to cultivate a sufficiently powerful 'Dark Mark,' I can control darkness. And the mark on your body... is a unique 'Dark Mark'!"

"Why...me?"

Isabel's emotions gradually calmed down, and she even began to feel a little excited. Which young vampire boy or girl hasn't fantasized about being the hero and hope for the rise of the entire vampire clan?

"Because you are the purest bloodline of the Asek family, and according to the sacred texts, your family was the last to produce a Dark Controller!"

Isabel was fooled by Prince Arthur's words and didn't notice the greed in old Arthur's eyes until she left the secret room.

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