"Captain Gerard, I've finally found you."

The white-haired hunter turned his head and saw a woman dressed in a black nun's outfit, with a high slit up to her thigh, her top tight and snug, yet revealing the lower half of her snow-white chest. Her face was pure and holy, with blood-red eyes.

But Gerard dared not underestimate this woman and politely nodded, saying, "Good day, Deputy Director Selai."

"It's Deputy Director Selai of Blood Tears." She reached out and pinched Gerard's nose, earnestly saying, "I must emphasize Blood Tears, it's the only thing I can be proud of!"

The preference for titles in the Blood Moon differs from other realms. Mages in other realms often have unique titles when they reach the Holy Domain or Legendary level, perhaps from folklore or official recognition, but at least a nickname that reflects personal traits.

Only in the Blood Moon, where the Extreme Master of Blood Moon desires the Blood Saint Moon Shadow to conceal themselves in the city, flashy titles clearly violate this principle. Furthermore, strong members of the two Blood Moon clans often hold various positions, such as Hunter Captain, hospital director, research institute director, or Church Main Priest, so people use titles instead of names, forming a tradition over time.

Just from her position, it was evident how powerful this woman pretending to be a nun really was—Blood Tears is one of the four major research institutes of the Blood Moon, specializing in mechanical and biological mecha, with 80% of human modifications nationwide requiring their patented products. The production value of Blood Tears Research Institute is even higher than that of Kaimon City.

Even though they are both Blood Saint Three-winged, Gerard, as a fighting Hunter Captain, is evidently far lower in status compared to Selai.

"You've looked after my junior." Selai held her hands against her chest, "I only asked an old classmate for a favor, but you ended up frequently visiting the hospital to check on her."

Gerard felt a bit embarrassed: "This..."

"You were supposed to take care of my junior, right? Not to visit that disabled girl named Selena, right?" Selai said, tapping her lips, "Otherwise it's strange, you're a Blood Frenzy Hunter Captain, and that disabled girl comes from a foreign country that needs to be eliminated. I've been considering whether to help my junior solve this problem..."

Gerard's expression hardened, and he quietly looked at her.

Suddenly, Selai burst into a fit of laughter, slapping Gerard's chest forcefully, "Don't be so fierce, old classmate, you scared me! Since you and the junior both like that disabled girl so much, why would I ruin your toy? I'm a proper priest, certified by the church, you know, worshipping the all-kind and benevolent Extreme Master of Blood Moon!"

"So, could you continue looking after my junior~"

"You really do care about her."

"Of course, that's my most beloved little junior~" Selai turned around in a circle, cupping her face with both hands, her cheeks displaying a climax-like flush, "Those crimson lips, egg-white-like face, jelly-like eyeballs, slick and soft tongue..."

Suddenly, both of them felt a surge of blood boiling inside them. Soul Bodies naturally have no blood, but they do have Magic Blood condensed through the Blood Embrace ritual, which, upon entering the Void Realm, stains their souls and simulates the effect of blood.

Following the guidance of the blood, they saw a cluster of flickering blood light above. By the time they flew over, dozens of Holy Domain beings had already gathered there, including the enigmatic Blood Saint Clan and the lively Moon Shadow Wolves, with their numbers still increasing!

The Moon Shadow Clan was already skilled at creating atmosphere, and together with many talkative Blood Saint Clan members, the air was abuzz with chatter, making it a rare sight in the Distant Realm.

After half an hour, a voice gently echoed in their souls, causing their blood to boil and stimulating their tails!

"Silence."

The Blood Moon Holy Domain members looked over, seeing a slouched young man with black hair, wearing a white shirt and jeans, as if he had just walked out of a bedroom, slowly approaching the blood light. Upon closer inspection, one would notice that he only had one blood-red eye, the other being pitch black!

He spoke wearily, "I'm the Deputy Director of Sin of Blood, Baiyu Guduo. The Extreme Master of Blood Moon has tasked me with leading this operation, ensuring we break through Dream Heaven in three days."

"Is it really him?"

"So that's how Baiyu looks..."

"Wow, can I go over and ask for an autograph?"

The crowd buzzed with astonishment upon hearing the sullen young man's introduction. Among the four major research institutes, the Sin of Blood is the most mysterious, as it delves into slaughter, plagues, curses, and death! Recruiting for the Sin of Blood Research Institute is extremely stringent, and people only know the names of the director and deputy director—nothing else!

At this point, Baiyu looked far into the distance and scratched his head, "It seems it's not only the Extreme Master eager to resolve the issue swiftly, it's troublesome."

Following his gaze, Gerard could only see a speck on the horizon.

"It's Paradise's Curse Elf Mage." No one knew what miracle Selai used to observe from afar, saying, "The Divine Lord is indeed greedy. Clearly, the Curse Elves are the descendants of ancient elves, and the Time Heritage is almost handed to them for free in Paradise, yet they come to seize the Soul Heritage..."

"Your information isn't very accurate," Gerard calmly replied. "It's said that the three female mages most likely to acquire the Time Heritage are a Blood Saint Clan member, a Meiwa, and a human..."

"So the Time Heritage will end up in our Blood Moon's hands? Wonderful." Selai gently clapped her hands, causing her white rabbits to tremble, "However, Meiwa, Blood Saint... I recall my junior taking a Meiwa student."

Gerard thought for a moment, "But that Meiwa university student only became a mage four months ago, how could they be on the Time Continent now."

Selai thought and nodded, "True, Siflin only became a Two-winged Mage a bit over two months ago, and hasn't even condensed the Golden Wings yet."

Baiyu said, "Paradise's Curse Elf, and the Earth Abyss's Parasitic Mage are gathering. At least three forces are vying for the Soul Heritage, not to mention the rogue forces outside... We'll have to rely on your courage later."

The Moon Shadow Priests chanted in unison, "The Blood Moon has arrived, and we shall be reunited in the Promised Land."

"Then..." Baiyu placed his thumbs into his mouth and bit down, unexpectedly drawing dark red blood! He rotated his thumbs in the air, drawing a complex compass pattern in three seconds, then spread his hands outwards, expanding the pattern rapidly to cover all the Blood Moon Holy Domain!

"Do not resist, check 'I have agreed to the above agreement'." Baiyu's weary voice now carried a sense of sanctity: "The time of death has come, the Twins to mend all; the time of blood drip has come, maids to activate all; the time of withering has come, priests to awaken all souls..."

"Miracle: Blood Moon Alliance!"

An invisible connection linked the Blood Moon Holy Domain together, with Baiyu leading the Holy Domain beings towards the blood-red lightning bolt embedded in the golden giant bubble, reaching out his hand, as the blood-red lightning surprisingly shrank and fell into his hand!

Many mages believe that the blood-colored lightning is the handiwork of the Divine Lord, but it isn't really.

Even for the Divine Lord, it's quite difficult to extend power into the Distant Realm, and mortals can never imagine how firm the chasm of the Void Realm truly is.

However, a miracle of this scale can be achieved by using small tools granted by the Divine Lord, in combination with dozens of Holy Sanctuary Mages—provided that their powers are perfectly unified!

"Ha!"

Baiyu straightened his back, his figure suddenly becoming much taller. He yelled loudly, commanding all the rainbow power of the Blood Moon's Holy Domain, infusing it into the blood-colored lightning!

Blood Magic, when at a higher level, has a hidden characteristic unknown to most: the Blood Trace Curse!

No matter what it is, as long as it continues to be harmed by Blood Magic, with layers of Blood Trace covering it, its resistance to Blood Magic can be continuously lowered. The reason Blood Moon Mages let this lightning strike the golden bubble for so long is to leave enough Blood Traces on it!

Initially, the Blood Trace accumulation hadn't reached its limit, but there seemed to be an issue inside the Spectral Inheritance. The Extreme Master ordered it personally, and they had to initiate it prematurely!

A beam of blood light then nearly illuminated the entire Distant Realm, all observing mages felt their eyeballs were about to burn, followed by the rumble of a heaven-shaking-thunder!

Snap!

The blood-colored lightning once again struck into the golden bubble, seemingly not much different from before.

But when Baiyu retrieved the blood-colored lightning, the golden bubble, which should have immediately recovered, now revealed a small, crooked opening roughly the size of a fingertip.

But even such a small opening is enough to become the root cause of the Dream Heaven's collapse!

"Restore magic power," Baiyu said. "Prepare for a strong attack."

*

"Could only delay until now..."

Igula gazed at the golden bubble as various earth-shattering sounds echoed continuously, his expression solemn.

In the Spectral Inheritance, he advised Ash's friend, the Swindler Holy Sanctuary Mage, not simply to deceive the Technique Spirit, but more importantly to delay time.

Holy Sanctuary Mages are important figures in any kingdom. If they die, they will undoubtedly be investigated in detail, especially during the inheritance period. The death of a Holy Sanctuary Mage is often related to the Spectral Inheritance, so it's strange not to investigate.

Other kingdoms might not know, but Igula knows that the Kingdom of Blood Moon has a 'Death Reappearance' miracle, and other kingdoms likely have similar wonders. This means if they use Dreams Come True to slaughter the Holy Sanctuary Mages, the Spectral Inheritance's control takeover will soon be exposed.

By not killing the Holy Sanctuary Mages but only depleting their souls to the brink, they are left bedridden and immobile for half a month. Such severe injury is normal, and as long as they don't speak out, the secret of the Spectral Inheritance can continue to be hidden.

Even if they spoke out, they would think some Divine Lord had taken over the inheritance, raising questions about whether this Divine Lord belongs to their kingdom. This back-and-forth investigation would take considerable time.

If luck is on their side, by the time Ash returns, the Divine Lords may not have discovered the Spectral Inheritance's theft. But Igula underestimated the Divine Lords' attentiveness towards the Spectral Inheritance. To know that those Holy Sanctuary Mages were only kicked out after a few hours means that in about six hours, the Divine Lords of various nations realized the Spectral Inheritance had been preempted and assembled Holy Domain combat power to seize it!

So, what should I...

As Igula was pondering, he suddenly heard a distant shout.

"Mr. Bokin, over here, over here!"

Igula turned his head, seeing a flaming Beastman flying over.

Qikara!?

"We were just thinking about how to find you, and then, lo and behold, here you are! This means we're meant to make this hit!"

Igula raised his eyebrow: "You?"

"Me and Mr. Harvey," Qikara said, "and a group of like-minded good friends I just met!"

"What good friends?"

"Friends looking for an opportunity to raid and loot in Dream Heaven!" Qikara's simple face was full of slyness: "They rush in for the meat, and we follow behind picking up scraps—isn't that okay? Of course, if luck favors, it might be us eating the meat. How about it, Mr. Bokin, I heard you used to be in the same rob-and-steal field as us, interested?"

"Don't compare my noble endeavor of helping others realize wishes to your unskilled robbing," Igula pondered. "However, if you and Harvey are both in..."

After a moment of contemplation, the Swindler slowly revealed a sweet smile: "I'm very interested."

"Let's agree in advance; whatever I snatch from the Spectral Inheritance this time, you're not allowed to command me to hand it over!"

"How could I take a liking to those few little things of yours? I'm only keeping a few Technique Spirits of yours temporarily as your substitute guardian because I fear you'll get carried away. I'll return them later."

The Beastman widened his eyes: "Will you really return them?"

"Absolutely, once I feel you've become more mature, I'll return none of them."

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