Chapter 771 - Louis (2/2)

The handsome man did not take his words seriously. He replied, “You humans are cunning animals. You will do anything and say anything to survive. Your promise is worthless for me. Did you say you wish to send living humans to me every day? You are merely lying to avoid getting killed.”

“Your Excellency…”

“Enough!”

The handsome man flew into a rage. He gave off a burst of powerful energy, directing an invisible force from palm directed at Camel.

The force lifted Camel off the ground and sent him flying back.

“Take all of them back to the castle. Kill anyone who dares to resist!” The handsome man gave the grisly order.

“Yes, Second Duke!”

His subordinates acted on his order immediately. They took away the mercenaries’ weapons first and then tied them up with ropes. They took Xiao Luo along as well. The Duck Emperor was a duck, so they did not pay any attention to him.

The handsome man turned around to relieve Ghost of the iron claw. He shook his head as he looked her over. Then with a sigh, he said, “Sis, look at you. How did you end up here like this?” He extended his hand and drew Silver Dragon’s dead body closer to him without even touching it. With a smile, he turned to Ghost and said, “This guy is dead. His blood is useless to him, anyway. Why don’t you feed? You only need two mouthfuls of blood to recover. And you will feel no more pain.”

“No, I will not. I want to prove to the entire world that the Sucking Blood Clan can live well without feeding on human blood,” Ghost cried.

The handsome man put his hand on Ghost’s shoulder. “Sis, you are too naïve and childish. If we do not feed on human blood, our life span will be the same as theirs, and our strength will never reach the Martial Emperor level. You should know that we differ from humans, and we cannot improve our strength through cultivation. If we wish to increase our strength, sucking human blood is our only choice.”

“Why would I need to increase my strength?”

Ghost brushed his hand off her shoulder. “Few people can rival me in strength. My strength is already good enough,” she said.

“Few people can rival you in strength?”

The handsome man laughed in a teasing manner. “Sis, that is why I said you are naïve and childish. There are loads of human masters outside of the Dark Forest. At most, you are a Martial Lord amongst them. Above the Martial Lord is the Martial Emperor, then Martial Guru, followed by the Martial Venerable, and finally, the legendary Martial Saint. There are few humans at these levels. But across the Arcana Land, those at these higher levels are still many. If you run into any of them, you will not have any chance to fight back.”

Ghost was dumbstruck and argued, “I am not their enemy. Why would they make things difficult for me?”

“Sis, as your second Brother, I know you very well. You have insisted not to feed on human blood because you know once you do that, you will activate the lifeblood restriction of the clan on yourself. Once that happens, you cannot leave the Dark Forest forever. If you cannot leave, you cannot travel to the Holy Land of the Light Clan to visit our father. Am I not right?” said the handsome man. A light flashed across his observant eyes.

Ghost was exasperated, knowing her brother had seen through her. She shouted at the handsome man, “Louis, do not think you know me very well. Besides, you had better mind your own business!”