Upon hearing the system prompt, Li De’s expression froze.
A vague memory inexplicably surfaced in his mind. More than a hundred years ago, the Vampire Progenitor had seemingly set a rule that no vampire could surpass his level due to some incident.
The innate talent of Bloodline Shackles was activated after that event.
However, due to the passage of time, Li De didn’t know the specific reason why the Vampire Progenitor had issued this command embedded within their bloodlines.
Perhaps the Vampire Progenitor had been too weak at the time, fearing rebellion among the vampires, and limiting their power had been the best choice. Or perhaps there were other reasons, but none of that mattered now.
For Li De now, the power of the Bloodline Shackles severely hindered the development of the vampires and had to be removed.
"No wonder last time when I used the Bloodline Shackles to issue a command, I felt something unusual in my bloodline. I never expected it to be a command from the Vampire Progenitor."
Li De didn’t hesitate. The vampires were now unconditionally loyal to him, and thoughts of rebellion wouldn’t even exist.
Therefore, removing the shackles around the necks of the vampires was necessary.
Concentrating his will, he chose the second option: to break the Bloodline Shackles.
After confirming, all vampires suddenly turned towards Li De's direction at this moment.
They could feel the heavy chains in their bloodlines being removed, as if collars around their necks had been taken off, granting them the freedom to breathe.
Sensing something profound, whether it was Odys far at the boundary, Avi, or Fred guarding the Holy Land, they all bowed deeply in Li De’s direction.
Their faces brimmed with excitement.
Fred, the strongest among the second-generation bloodline descendants who had participated in the war against Green City a hundred years ago, could clearly feel that his level, which had been stuck at Level 9, was about to break through.
Becoming an advanced professional seemed just around the corner.
Not only Fred, but all vampires, upon noticing the changes in their bodies, had eyes filled with excitement. They didn’t know what happened, but this must have been a remarkable deed done by their Progenitor.
Praise to the Progenitor!
After breaking the shackles that bound all vampires, the still-sleeping Emi underwent significant changes.
Through the transformation by the vampire bloodline, his originally pale hair turned completely black, wrinkles gradually disappeared, and smooth skin reappeared.
His frail body slowly grew stronger and more robust at this moment.
Li De was witnessing for the first time the process of a human becoming a vampire. Curious, he kept a close eye on Emi’s attribute panel.
Emi Beal (Sleeping, Race Conversion in Progress)
Race Conversion: Vampire, Current Conversion Rate 37%
Current Status — Lacking Energy
Success Probability 33%
Li De frowned; Emi’s attributes were entirely different.
Moreover, his condition was concerning, especially the negative status of lacking energy, which gave him a bad premonition.
The transformation of humans into vampires wasn’t always successful. If they couldn’t withstand the erosion and transformation of the vampire bloodline, failure would occur.
And the sole consequence of failure was death.
The value of a Level 14 Shadow Priest was undeniable. If this failed, the loss would be immense.
Lacking energy, lacking energy, Li De muttered under his breath, then his eyes lit up as if he had thought of something. He took out the Mana-Infused Blood he had been carrying.
"Augustine, feed him the Mana-Infused Blood."
Augustine took it and gently propped up Emi, who now looked at least ten years younger, pouring all the Mana-Infused Blood into his mouth.
Instinctively swallowing, Emi’s previously pale complexion improved significantly after the Mana-Infused Blood went down.
Li De looked at the attribute panel:
Emi Beal (Sleeping, Race Conversion in Progress)
Race Conversion: Vampire, Current Conversion Rate 40%
Current Status — Lacking Energy
Success Probability 38%
Unexpectedly, drinking a bottle of Mana-Infused Blood only slightly improved his state compared to before, increasing the success rate by just 5%.
Still lacking energy.
Li De didn’t hesitate and took out the remaining two bottles of Mana-Infused Blood.
"Augustine, give him all of it."
"Harrison, go to the Blood Pool and bring back two large bottles of Mana-Infused Blood."
Mana-Infused Blood was more beneficial to vampires than any magical potion. Its attributes provided overwhelming enhancements to vampires.
Emi was currently transforming into a vampire, so the effect of Mana-Infused Blood should be even greater on him.
Although he had already consumed several bottles of Mana-Infused Blood, for a Level 14 Shadow Priest, a few bottles were far from enough.
The wealthy Li De didn’t care about such minor expenses. A pool of Mana-Infused Blood could sustain 200 vampires for three years.
Now, with the upcoming plan for humans to support vampires, the Blood Pool wouldn’t lack blood. Good steel should be used on the blade.
Investing in a Level 14 Advanced professional on the verge of Level 15 was worth every bit.
[T/N: Changed high-level mage/professional etc to advanced mage/professional.]
After receiving the supplement of Mana-Infused Blood, Emi’s body transformed again. His already youthful face continued to rejuvenate, and his frail body continued to strengthen.
In just ten minutes, Emi had gone from an elderly man to appearing like a middle-aged man in his fifties.
Moreover, his previously frail body became normal, losing the previous sense of almost decaying old age.
But what made Li De frown was that his attributes changed again:
Emi Beal (Sleeping, Race Conversion in Progress)
Race Conversion: Vampire, Current Conversion Rate 55%
Current Status — Severely Lacking Energy
Success Probability 35%
After consuming two 100 ml bottles of Mana-Infused Blood, not only did Emi not improve, but as the conversion rate increased, the negative status of lacking energy worsened to severely lacking energy, and the success rate dropped again.
Fortunately, Harrison had returned from the Blood Pool with two large bottles of Mana-Infused Blood.
Each crystal bottle was filled with at least 5000 ml of Mana-Infused Blood, totaling over 10,000 ml. Without hesitation, Li De picked up one bottle and directly poured it into Emi.
Watching Augustine’s exaggerated method of pouring, Li De couldn’t help but think of the scene of flooding field mice back in his hometown.
After consuming a large bottle of Mana-Infused Blood, Emi’s condition stabilized again. The negative status of lacking energy turned into abundant energy.
Half a Sun-hour passed, then one Sun-hour, then two Sun-hours.
Time flew quickly. During this period, Emi drank another full bottle of Mana-Infused Blood, and Harrison even made another trip to the Blood Pool, bringing back four large bottles this time.
Under Li De’s somewhat pained gaze, Emi managed to finish off all four large bottles of Mana-Infused Blood.
Towards the end of the transformation, every 1% increase in progress required enormous energy consumption.
If not for the fact that after finishing the last bottle of the four bottles of Mana-Infused Blood, Emi finally reached 100% conversion rate, this Blasphemer would have fallen into a comatose state.
Li De really suspected that this guy’s stomach was connected to a sewer.
Even a horned water buffalo couldn’t drink that much.
Emi Beal (Sleeping, Undergoing Metamorphosis)
All of Emi’s attributes were gone, leaving only a simple name and status bar.
At this moment, Li De slightly relaxed. After all this effort, things finally stabilized.
Reaching this point meant success, and it was worth the huge cost.
That was a total of six large bottles of Mana-Infused Blood. It could allow twice the current number of mage apprentices in the Crimson Mage Tower to advance to formal mages.
This time, he truly spared no expense.
Now, all that was left was to wait for this big boss with the title of Blasphemer to wake up.
Amidst Li De’s pained yet expectant gaze, he was curious to see what kind of surprise his first bloodline descendant would bring him.