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Chapter 888 - 402: I Don’t Like Hearing That

He took out a scroll of parchment edged with gold, "Grand Duke Dracula is willing to guarantee in the name of the Eternal Night Council..."

"Guaranteed by a vampire oath?"

Elise suddenly interrupted, her Star Orbit Compass spinning wildly, "Your Highness, what’s on your cuff?"

Everyone’s gaze focused on Edmund’s right cuff—there was a small, inconspicuous dark red stain.

But Ye Qingzhou’s left eye saw clearly: it was not a stain, but a miniature blood fang mark, the mark of a High-Tier member of the Eternal Night Council.

Edmund quickly moved his hand behind his back, "Exhausted from the journey, accidentally..."

"It’s the mark of a vampire’s initial embrace."

Ye Qingzhou calmly spoke this explosive fact, "Your Highness, you have become Dracula’s ’Blood Child’."

The air in the Star Hall seemed frozen.

Aurelian’s hand pressed on the sword hilt, while Kaine directly drew his sword.

But the most unexpected reaction came from Elise—she raised the Star Orbit Compass above her head, and the star map on the dome suddenly projected a three-dimensional image: countless black moons shrouding the terrifying scenes of the Northern Territory.

"My prophecy last night."

Elise’s voice trembled, "Within three months, if the Eternal Night Council is not stopped, the entire Northern Territory will become a domain of the Blood Race."

Edmund’s expression became ferocious, "Foolish! Do you think Your Majesty has consented to all this for no reason?"

He suddenly tore open his collar to reveal two yet-to-heal bite marks on his neck, "Father needs the Holy Blood that can grant us immortality! The Empire needs eternal rule!"

Aurelian’s heavy sword had already been drawn three inches, frost spreading on the blade, "So the Imperial Family chose to betray humanity?"

"It’s evolution!"

Edmund shouted fanatically, "Lord Dracula promises the Morning Star Family can retain autonomous rule over the Northern Territory, as long as you surrender..."

His gaze suddenly locked onto Ye Qingzhou, "... a small sacrifice."

The temperature in the hall plummeted. Ye Qingzhou felt the icy blue magic power in his left eye almost bursting out, but he maintained a surface calm, "I do not care to hear such words."

"Enough!"

Aurelian suddenly stood up, his heavy sword fully drawn pointing at Edmund, "Get out of my castle. Tell Your Majesty, the Morning Star Family refuses to ally with the darkness."

Edmund retreated with a livid face, "You’ll regret this! The Imperial army..."

"Your Highness might want to look outside."

Ye Qingzhou gently reminded.

Edmund turned to look at the stained-glass window—outside the sky was swirling with at least thirty fully-armed Flame Dragons, all crossbow cannons on the dragon saddles aimed at the Star Hall.

"You... you rebels!"

Edmund’s voice had a hint of fear.

"No, it’s self-defense."

Aurelian coldly stated, "Calvin, ’escort’ His Highness back to the Imperial Capital. Let him convey our stance in full."

After Edmund was taken away, the Star Hall fell into a long silence.

Ultimately, it was Elise who broke the silence, "Laine...the Star Orbit has shown you to be the key to changing destiny."

Ye Qingzhou looked towards Aurelian. The lord’s face seemed to age ten years in an instant, but his eyes remained sharp, "Laine, I was aware of Kaine’s deals with the Blood Race, Your Majesty was gracious to me in the past."

At this moment, Aurelian was full of self-reproach, he could never understand why the once brilliant monarch, whom he had only been able to look up to and yearn for, now had become so afraid of death, even to the point of not being human anymore.

"Fear of death is human nature."

Ye Qingzhou was not particularly surprised by this, as the Emperor, wealthy across the four seas and with immense power, is often more afraid of death than ordinary people, even willing to do many absurd things for the chance of immortality.

Aurelian’s heavy sword smashed to the ground, breaking three floor tiles, his expression unprecedentedly solemn, "Now, the Imperial Family probably has completely leaned towards the Blood Race, many human nobles are no longer reliable, the Northern Territory and even the entire Empire are about to face an all-out war!"

He turned to Ye Qingzhou, "What is your suggestion?"

Whether to continue being human or transformed into the Blood Race, this choice clearly lay before all the upper echelons.

Once the latter is chosen, the Empire will no longer be a land governed by humans, but will become a giant open-air pasture, with ordinary folk reduced to livestock-like existence, forever becoming Blood Food for the Blood Race.

Ye Qingzhou also understood the severity of the matter, he walked to the star map and suggested, "Currently, the Blood Race’s plan is not yet complete, many noble forces still waver, plus the presence of the Holy Sun Church Court, we still hold strategic initiative. My suggestion is to strike directly at the Eternal Night Council’s stronghold before the Imperial army assembles."

Aurelian agreed with Ye Qingzhou’s judgment, but then expressed his concerns, "Currently, no one knows the exact location of the Shadow Dome."

"I know."

Ye Qingzhou’s fingertip pointed out a coordinate on the star map, frost magic automatically outlined the terrain, "I have felt the revelation of fate."

Evidently, after mastering the secret of becoming a Divine Spirit, Ye Qingzhou has now preliminarily succeeded in fusing his magic power and Fighting Spirit, refining it into Original Force, thereby touching the source of the world, gaining a similar ’Foreknowledge’ ability.

Elise’s compass suddenly emitted a dazzling blue light, projecting an image of a frozen black castle—the very scene of the Shadow Dome as foreseen by Ye Qingzhou.

Aurelian pondered for a long while, then suddenly made a shocking move—he presented the "Frost Winter Oath" to Ye Qingzhou with both hands, "From today on, you are fully in charge of combat against the Eternal Night Council. Family resources at your disposal."

Ye Qingzhou did not immediately accept the sword but looked to Elise, "What else does the Star Orbit foresee?"

Elise hesitated for a moment, "Two paths... If successful, the Northern Territory will see a thousand years of peace; if failed..." she pointed to the darkest area of the star map, "...ice and fire will engulf Morning Star."

Ye Qingzhou finally accepted the giant sword.

As his fingers touched the hilt, the frost rune on it suddenly lit up with an unprecedented glow. In the surprised gaze of everyone, he calmly stated the decision destined to enter the annals of history:

"Three days from now, I’ll personally lead the assault on the Shadow Dome. To either end the eternal night or become the Northern Territory’s last Morning Star."

Outside the hall, Xiaohuo let out an earth-shattering roar, seemingly in response to its master’s vow.

And in the unnoticed corner by everyone, Lady Serena’s "Frost Magic Dictionary" silently flipped to the page recording the ancient prophecy:

"When the child of ice and fire holds the winter oath, eternal night shall either come or break dawn..."

In the Frost Iron City armory, Ye Qingzhou gazed at the map laid on the Starfall Steel forging table.

The three-dimensional projection of the Shadow Dome hovered above, each defensive node blinking with dangerous red light.

For three days, he had hardly shut his eyes, the scar beneath his left eye continuously burning—his magic power and Fighting Spirit still fused together, evolving into Original Force with varied forms and attributes.

This is Ye Qingzhou’s trump card, granting him combat prowess completely surpassing ordinary Legendary Powerhouses.

"The Teleportation Talisman provided by mother can only maintain for thirty seconds."

Elise’s fingers passed over the projection, the Power of the Stars flowing at her fingertips, "We can teleport up to fifty people."

Ye Qingzhou rubbed the "Frost Winter Oath" Aurelian handed him.

This legendary giant sword was extraordinarily obedient in his hands, the frost rune constantly remained active.

"Twenty Frost Guards, thirty Flame Dragon Knights..."

Ye Qingzhou nodded at the four peripheral locations on the projection, then ordered, "Divide into four groups to simultaneously destroy the barrier nodes."

The chamber door suddenly opened, Lady Serena walked in silently.

She was rarely wearing a combat robe today, with the "Frost Magic Dictionary" hovering above her left shoulder, she looked at Ye Qingzhou, her tone gentle, "Laine, the Star Orbit shows the blood moon will reach its peak tonight."

Ye Qingzhou noticed her gaze linger on his left hand’s black rune.

The mark had spread significantly recently, ice and fire patterns now extended to his forearm—Original Force was reshaping his body.