"The Blood Clan Progenitor's movements have always been unpredictable in the past."
"I think he will definitely go into hiding this time and leave it to the Blood Clan to turn more new vampires."
Xiao Cheng understood very well that the most important task right now was pinpointing the Blood Clan Progenitor's location, but the Progenitor would never appear in his true body.
Many Transcendent factions possessed abilities similar to Appraisal. If the Blood Clan Progenitor's true body appeared in Rome Huchen, there was a high probability his new ability would be exposed.
Once this new ability came to light, no faction on Earth would tolerate him.
When that time came, he would have to fight Transcendents from all over the world, and the Blood Clan would face slaughter by every faction.
Anyone with half a brain facing this situation would surely choose to keep a low profile for a while, emerging only once they were invincible, at which point they could effortlessly sweep away all opposing forces and become the sole voice on Earth.
"Salty Fish, can you ask that old aunt of yours where the Blood Clan Progenitor is?" Gong Qian asked in a low voice.
Ever since Yu Xian told her that an aunt he had imagined was present here, she constantly had a creeping sensation that gave her goosebumps, as if someone were peering at her.
Yu Xian looked toward Zhenwo Changjing, but she shook her head slightly and said, "You already harbor killing intent. I cannot help you."
"But if the Blood Clan Progenitor doesn't die, countless people will die in the future!" Yu Xian said earnestly, looking at Zhenwo Changjing.
Zhenwo Changjing did not dispute it, nor did she relent. Watching her remain entirely unmoved, Yu Xian sighed helplessly and replied to Gong Qian, "Auntie doesn't want to say."
"Could she be angry because I called her an 'old aunt'?" Gong Qian asked, surprised.
Yu Xian glanced at Zhenwo Changjing and shook his head. "It shouldn't have anything to do with that. She's just... kindhearted."
"Kindhearted?"
Gong Qian was dumbfounded, at a loss for how to even comment.
Just then, Yu Lie instructed the researcher to contact logistics to collect Bat's corpse, and then spoke up: "All right, let's head back to the conference room first. We need to consider this matter thoroughly from all angles."
The crowd followed Yu Lie out one after another. Yu Xian took one last look at Bat, let out a sigh, and turned to leave.
"Are you leaving?" Zhenwo Changjing asked, looking at Yu Xian.
Yu Xian turned back, looking at Zhenwo Changjing in confusion. "Auntie, is there something else here?"
"Perhaps you could try dripping Final Origin Blood onto that victim," Zhenwo Changjing suggested.
A possibility instantly struck Yu Xian. He walked over to Bat, who had already turned into a desiccated corpse. Black blood instantly pierced the tip of his finger, and a drop of Final Origin Blood separated from the black blood, landing squarely between Bat's eyebrows.
The nearby researcher, holding the phone while still contacting logistics, widened his eyes in disbelief at the scene before him.
The blood Yu Xian placed between Bat's eyebrows slowly seeped beneath the skin, and Bat's body gradually filled out again.
Yu Lie and the others, who had just been about to leave, turned back in succession, watching this unbelievable sight.
Just then, Bat slowly opened his eyes. He rose from the floor, saw everyone staring at him, and said calmly, "Looks like my vacation is over again."
"Little Yu, is this the Final Origin Blood?" Xiao Cheng asked.
Yu Xian nodded. Yu Lie and Xiao Cheng had seen the Final Origin Blood back at the perfect creature facility, so it wasn't surprising that they recognized it.
"Is Bat still himself now?" Yu Lie asked the core question.
Bat glanced at Yu Xian, and seeing Yu Xian nod in assent, he replied, "From the perspective of self-awareness, I think I'm still me. However, I must obey his orders. His orders take priority over my own thoughts. The reason I can move freely right now is likely because Salty Fish hasn't given me any orders yet."
"Little Yu, wasn't your Final Origin Blood unable to resurrect living beings before?" Xiao Cheng asked curiously.
Yu Xian nodded. "Yeah, this is likely a change that occurred only after Super Heart awakened."
After Super Heart was activated, the Seven-Apertures Exquisite Heart was strengthened as well, making the effects of the Final Origin Blood it produced vastly more potent.
"Everyone present, remember to keep this ability secret. All right... let's head back to the meeting first," Yu Lie said, sweeping his gaze across everyone.
Everyone naturally understood how terrifying Yu Xian's ability was. Although one had to obey Yu Xian's orders after resurrection, it was essentially equivalent to having an extra life. And judging by Bat's current state, as long as Yu Xian issued no commands, it wouldn't heavily impact the resurrected person.
Yu Xian, however, was not quite as optimistic. While Bat wasn't affected by the Final Origin Blood right now, Final Origin Blood would still slowly twist a person's perceptions over time.
He feared that Bat might one day end up like Zhou Tai No. 2, even kneeling before him and spouting nauseatingly fawning words.
"Rest assured. As long as you do not wish it, that will not happen," Zhenwo Changjing said beside Yu Xian, having clearly seen through his worry.
Yu Xian breathed a sigh of relief, his mood gradually brightening.
Even though many thoughts flashed through his mind, discovering that Final Origin Blood could revive others was still good news to him.
"Your Final Origin Blood can only affect the soulless. If used on a deceased being who possessed a soul, you will only resurrect their body. You must keep this in mind," Zhenwo Changjing added.
Yu Xian knew this. Some beings developed a true soul once they became powerful enough, but the vast majority of living creatures did not actually have souls.
For instance, Su Zhuo had no soul; she had self-awareness and psychic power, but no soul.
A soul was an energy carrier, born only when psychic power grew potent enough to condense into substance. Therefore, living beings whose psychic power wasn't strong enough basically never possessed souls.
For beings with souls, the soul separated from the body after death. After some time, without new psychic power to replenish it, the soul would naturally dissipate.
For creatures without souls, however, death was the absolute end—like a snuffed-out lamp, everything was over and done with.
Of course, nature also harbored mental entities like the Namo race. In truth, those were soul bodies; miraculously possessing an extremely stable energy structure, they could even feed on the emotions of other living creatures as sustenance.
The group returned to the conference room.
Just as Yu Lie sat down, his phone rang.
He instructed Xiao Cheng to chair the meeting temporarily and stepped outside with his phone.
Quite a few people covertly observed Yu Xian, some even asking those around them for information about him.
"Holy crap, everyone look at the Island Nation's news!" Tianshu shouted in shock, bringing his phone up from beneath the table onto the desktop.
Everyone pulled out their phones. Moments later, the entire room was stunned: the Island Nation's blood banks had been tainted by vampires, and overnight, hundreds of thousands of wild vampires had been created.
Only this morning did the Island Nation discover that hospitals everywhere were strewn with desiccated vampire corpses. Countless doctors and nurses had been scared out of their wits on the spot by the horrifying scene.
Without a doubt, the blood and power of these people had all been drained away by the Progenitor!
Chapter 154