"Father didn't tell us the family secret for his own reasons. Could it be that my family is being hunted down because of the secret of our bloodline?" Charlotte furrowed her brow and said seriously.

The masked man no longer showed any intention of fleeing. Instead, he straightened his disheveled clothes meticulously, as though satisfied with the suspense he had built, and then spoke mysteriously: "You're right, all of this is because of the secret of your family's bloodline..."

Upon saying this, the masked man paused for a moment, then said softly: "Because your family... is Cain's descendants!"

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Charlotte and Rossi nearly denied it simultaneously, refusing to believe the masked man. Not just the siblings, but Lin Tian and Zhang Lingyu didn't believe it either. Cain is the Ancestor of the Blood Clan, but the issue is, Charlotte and Rossi initially were not of the Blood Clan; they were pure humans.

Indeed, Charlotte quickly said: "I was human before becoming Blood Clan; none of my family members were Blood Clan. You turned me into Blood Clan, you know that well, and Cain is the Blood Clan's Ancestor. How could we be Cain's descendants?"

The masked man didn't rush to explain but looked calmly at the siblings. After Charlotte finished, he blandly retorted: "Was Cain born as Blood Clan?"

"This..." Charlotte was stunned, and not only her, but Rossi and Ai Wei were stunned too. They were all of the Blood Clan; since becoming Blood Clan, they knew Cain as the Ancestor of the Blood Clan, a sacred existence, but no Blood Clan had ever said how Cain became Blood Clan.

Lin Tian also suddenly thought of this question. Were the four Zombie Ancestors born as Blood Clan? If not, what identities did they have?

"Lord Cain is the Ancestor of the Blood Clan, and you are Blood Clan, how dare you recklessly discuss the Ancestor of the Blood Clan!" Ai Wei said very gravely.

"The Ancestor of the Blood Clan? Hmph!" The masked man snorted coldly, sneering, "It's true that Cain is the first Blood Clan in the world, but before becoming Blood Clan, he was human."

"When Cain was human, he left behind a direct lineage that has been continuing to this day. That lineage of Cain's descendants is... her family!" The masked man suddenly pointed at Charlotte, speaking with absolute certainty.

Charlotte's heart was shaken, and she took a few steps back, muttering to herself: "My family is of Cain's bloodline... Cain's bloodline..."

"What evidence do you have?" Rossi regained his composure for a moment and asked solemnly.

"I have no evidence," the masked man answered very directly, not waiting for Rossi to speak again, he continued: "But, if I tell you one more secret, you'll believe you are Cain's bloodline."

"What secret?" Charlotte and Rossi asked in unison, while Lin Tian and Zhang Lingyu exchanged a glance and refrained from acting for now; this was related to Charlotte's family history, and she had the right to know.

The masked man took two steps and looked at Charlotte and Rossi with a deep gaze, saying: "This secret pertains to why your family is being hunted."

Upon hearing this, Charlotte and Rossi became even more solemn, their emotions fluctuating so violently that they nearly revealed their true Blood Clan forms.

"This matter traces back to the Thirteen Blood Hosts. After the millennial holy war, the Thirteen Blood Hosts have been in slumber until now, but the strength of the Hosts is beyond doubt. Some Blood Clan followers have always been plotting to resurrect the Hosts, bringing the Thirteen Blood Hosts back to the world, and restoring the former glory of the Blood Clan."

"Where there are followers, there are opponents. Most Blood Clans oppose resurrecting the Thirteen Blood Hosts because doing so would bring about the destruction of the existing Blood Clan."

"And the key to resurrecting the Thirteen Blood Hosts is your family's bloodline!" The masked man said with some excitement, his eyes flashing with crazed light.

Hearing this, Lin Tian vaguely understood, and he probed: "Cain used his blood to create the second-generation Blood Clan, and the second-generation Blood Clan created the Thirteen Blood Hosts. The Hosts murdered their kin, absorbing their bloodline and power, transforming, and their power long surpassed the second-generation."

"Generally speaking, the closer a Blood Clan is to the first-generation lineage, the stronger they are. That is to say, the purer the bloodline, the closer to Cain, the stronger the power. And Charlotte's family is Cain's direct lineage, and it has propagated through regular human means, with an exceptionally pure lineage."

"Although one is human and one is the Host, their bloodlines are incredibly close. I believe, for this reason, there is a legend that Charlotte's family bloodline can awaken the Hosts. Is my analysis correct?" Lin Tian said indifferently, seemingly inquiring but indeed with a certain tone.

The always composed masked man's face showed rare surprise. He calmed his emotions and said: "What you said is correct, the truth is just that. Their bloodlines are the key to the Hosts' awakening. But the existing high-ranked Blood Clans already possess powerful forces. They hold great power and don't want the Hosts to revive because the revived Hosts would wipe out these high-ranked Blood Clans."

"Therefore, high-ranked Blood Clans are unwilling to accept this. They've been trying to take action first, constantly searching for the legendary Cain's descendants. Years ago, various Princes and reclusive elders, those high-ranked Blood Clans, finally tracked down the whereabouts of Cain's descendants, which is your family's hidden place," the masked man said, looking at Charlotte.

"The subsequent events you are familiar with. Your family began a difficult escape, but with the powerful forces of the Princes and reclusive elders, no matter where your family fled, they would relentlessly pursue, until in that forest, they caught up with your family."

"Then, merciless heavenly fire descended, turning the forest into Purgatory in an instant. The flames devoured every life of Cain's descendants, regardless of age or gender, the smell of charred bodies filling the entire forest; the ferocious scent even scared the fiercest wolves away."

"The horrific scene, the painful cries, could even make death retreat, but the high-ranked Blood Clans showed no mercy; they ruthlessly slaughtered every member of Cain's descendants to entirely sever Cain's lineage, ensuring the Thirteen Blood Hosts could never resurrect and never threaten the power held by high-ranked Blood Clans!" the masked man said coldly.

Charlotte clenched her fists tightly, her body trembling, with nameless grief and anger intertwined within her heart. The always dominant Lady Lord shed two lines of silent tears.

"Ah!"

Ultimately, Rossi couldn't help but let out a painful roar, like a wounded beast. He instantly transformed into his Blood Clan true form, his eyes blazing with the fires of hatred. He dashed outside at unprecedented speed, breaking through any previous limits, even Lin Tian was slightly surprised; Rossi's potential was truly enormous.

However, surprise aside, Lin Tian couldn't let Rossi go to his death. He suddenly shouted, "Rossi, stop! This is an order!"

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