222 Absorbing the Sword Bloodline Foundation (2/2)

However, the first one in fall from the traitor group wasn't one of those who shouted, but the one who remained outside. Herken had given him the same treatment as the bandit leader after seeing the guy's happy face when he heard about killing anyone who left the tents. That was the face of a maniac who loved to harm others for his own pleasure.

Yale waited until the leader stabbed the ground and the girl tried to grab something inexistent before acting.

”You are truly fools.”

At that moment the illusion disappeared, and they saw Yale moving his sword in their last moments before falling to the ground with their head detached from their bodies. Yale showed himself because he didn't plan to assassinate them in secret; he wanted them to be perfectly conscious of who killed him.

In fact, Yale even quickly soul-searched them because since the moment they also tried to kidnap Wyba, there was no way Yale could think they were just victims forced by the marks on their souls; Lar could be a target due to her position in the Larken Clan, but kidnapping Wyba was clearly their decision. Of course, no one would be able to sense the Death Law's ripples of his Soul-search if Yale didn't want, so he didn't fear Herken discovering it.

”Herken should be dealing with the other; I need to be quick.”

Yale started Bloodline manipulation and looked for the bloodline foundation of those two; that part was the one he needed to absorb to create the Sword Bloodline. One can create more blood, but the bloodline foundation couldn't be restored, and for those who have inherited it without a compatible soul, it was also a big weak point in front of someone who could steal it.

After all, the legacy bloodlines were created by Yale's past life to help Yale's current life; the fact others benefitted from it was just a side effect. Yale was the only one who could use the legacy bloodlines at their full potential, and the true power would only be released when the five were together.

The only exception was Lar; she could use the Sword Bloodline at the full potential because she was its co-creator.

While absorbing the bloodline foundations of those two traitors, Yale experimented an increase in the recreation of the Sword Bloodline that he believed that would have needed a few years to accomplish without absorbing the bloodline foundations from the traitors.

They weren't the best geniuses of their generation, but they were still members of the Larken Clan with incredible powerful bloodlines; they couldn't compare to a random member.

”I already caught this one and let him powerless. Kill him with your sword, but I doubt that this guy isn't considered evil.”

The guy had his face full of anger when Herken dragged him inside the tent, but then he saw the corpses of his two companions, and he started to feel fear and deep hate.

”Do you know what you did? We are members of the True Larken Clan; you killed two of us! Two members of the True Larken Clan! We are different from those rightful bastards who called themselves members of the Larken Clan; they are all fake. They need to die or turn into our slaves! You killed two of us, so you now need to kill Lar, Wyba, and Herken before killing yourself and we may forgive your family from a cruel death; they will only be slaved and treated like animals for being related with you. Don't say that we aren't magnanimous; they at least will live while begging for their deaths. Go! Obey me or suffer under the True Empire's might. Long life to the True Empire.”

The guy started to laugh crazily, and Yale gave him the same ending as the other two, but he ensured more pain while soul-searching him. Those threats didn't effect on Yale; in a dire situation, he could use Origin Link and reverse the situation although he hoped not needing to use it because that was a one-time use trump card.

”Herken, awake everyone. This is something they must know.”

Herken nodded and left the tent; he knew that such matter couldn't be hidden from the others and it was better if they learned about it without delays.

At the moment Herken left the tent, Yale started absorbing the bloodline foundation of the last traitor.

After finishing absorbing it, Yale noticed that he had completed the foundation of the Sword Bloodline inside his body; he just needed to use that foundation to create the bloodline. That was the last step and wasn't a difficult one.

Yale was impatient to do it because at that moment he believed that he would advance to the Practitioner Rank; he doubted that there would be any other sub-quest before the usual final one of advancing the stage.