Chapter 484: Subjugating the Silver-tier Vampire Hammond, the One Chosen by Fate

[Ding... enslavement effect triggered, follower count +1]

Upon hearing the mechanical prompt at his ear, a slight curve finally tugged at the corner of Yu Yuan's lips.

"Really... that wasn't easy!"

Yu Yuan rubbed his slightly sore arm. After several days had passed, he had finally managed to take down this Silver-tier vampire.

He glanced at the Fate Card that remained motionless, feeling a hint of disappointment.

Sure enough, vampires didn't fall under the category of Conquest Cards, did they?

Zhi Zhi reverted to its original form and perched on Yu Yuan's shoulder.

The Parasitic Blood Vine rapidly retracted from the Silver-tier vampire, Hammond.

The imprisonment effect applied to the Silver-tier vampire Hammond dissipated along with it.

Hammond gasped heavily for air.

Yu Yuan tossed several bottles of Rare-tier Blood Brew to Hammond.

As Hammond downed the Blood Brew in one go, the wounds on his body began to heal quickly under the energy of the Blood Brew.

Just over ten seconds later.

The breath that had been faint mere moments ago gradually steadied.

Hammond rose to his feet, bowed respectfully to Yu Yuan, and said, "Master!"

Yu Yuan rubbed his chin as he studied Hammond.

"Hammond, if Xiao Xi and I both give you orders right now, whose orders would you follow?"

This was something Yu Yuan had been pondering for a while.

After all, the strength of vampires lay in the absolute obedience of lower Descendants to higher Elders.

But the effect of the whip also subjugated the target at the soul level.

Upon hearing this, Hammond fell into thought, finally speaking slowly:

"Master, I feel that if it were just an order from the Lord of Moon Shadow, I could resist. But if it came from a higher Elder... I'm not too sure about that."

So that's how it is!

Yu Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

But he supposed that made sense.

The enslavement effect of the whip was derived from the transformation of The Missionary's Enslavement Bit.

The Missionary's Enslavement Bit was itself just a reward from completing a Bronze-tier Fate Card mission.

It was already quite strained and difficult to enslave a Silver-tier creature.

That much was evident from the enslavement of Hammond.

In fact, by the third day of enslaving Hammond, he had already voluntarily offered his submission.

He had been tortured into it!

But Yu Yuan didn't dare trust that!

After all, he was a Silver-tier creature. For now, he might indeed harbor a sincere intention to submit, but who knew what he might think later?

Thus, Yu Yuan forced Hammond to endure another two days until the enslavement effect finally triggered, only then did he feel at ease.

But Hammond had no idea about any of this.

Consequently, the look in Hammond's eyes as he gazed at Yu Yuan was one where fear far outweighed loyalty.

"Then how much do you know about Xiao Xi, the Lord of Moon Shadow?"

"The Lord of Moon Shadow..." Hammond gathered his thoughts while also sensing the oppressive power within his vampire bloodline.

Because before, whenever he harbored any thoughts of betrayal or ill will toward the Lord of Moon Shadow, the bloodline's oppressive force would surge.

But this time, his soul seemed to be covered by a layer of power, blocking the vampire bloodline from probing his consciousness and thoughts.

Immediately, a sense of relief settled within him, and he looked at Yu Yuan.

"Master, the Lord of Moon Shadow belongs to Duke Yegu's lineage. Duke Yegu is one of the strongest figures of actual power beneath the Blood Clan Progenitor and the Archdukes, and he's also the strongest representative of the 'Newborn Faction.' Unlike the 'Old Guard Faction,' which stays behind the scenes and doesn't get involved in factional disputes, and the 'Integration Faction,' which advocates for coexistence and cooperation with other races, the 'Newborn Faction's' ideology is far more radical and subversive. They believe the Blood Clan is a superior race. Enslaving and farming other races, establishing a new order on the Civilization Ladder through violence and mental control—that's the path the Blood Clan should take from now on.

The Lord of Moon Shadow is a key leader of the 'Newborn Faction' at the Bronze Rank, and also a Descendant that Duke Yegu heavily relies on."

"Newborn Faction... Old Guard Faction... Integration Faction..."

Yu Yuan murmured the names of these factions.

"Are there any other factions?"

"Well... yes, Master.

The three factions above are the dominant ones within the Blood Clan. The remaining ones include the 'Blood Faith Faction,' the 'Reform Faction,' the 'Vegetarian Faction,' and so on. However, the number of Blood Clan members who follow these factions is very small, and they're even seen as a disgrace or outliers by the other Blood Clan factions."

"I see..." Yu Yuan looked thoughtful.

"So that means, on the Civilization Ladder, the ones constantly clashing with the Wolf Clan are all members of the 'Newborn Faction'?"

"That's right. Suppressing the Wolf Clan is one of the 'Newborn Faction's' main tasks. Duke Yegu has been planning this for a long time. I heard he deployed quite a bit of hidden power, and in the end, it did succeed."

Yu Yuan was naturally well aware of this outcome. By now, the core elite members of the Wolf Clan at the Bronze Rank had largely been eliminated. Though the remaining Wolf Clan were still numerous, both their strength and talent were worlds apart from that first wave.

At least for now, the Wolf Clan had been crippled.

The decline at the Bronze Rank was only the beginning.

Any observant person could see that the Blood Clan had cut off all the Wolf Clan's elite members at the Bronze Rank precisely to sever the foundation of the Silver-tier werewolves.

Without the influx of personnel from the Bronze Rank, the Wolf Clan's Silver Rank was now like rootless duckweed.

It could be wiped out at any moment.

Of course, even so, eradicating the Wolf Clan entirely wouldn't be easy for the Blood Clan.

But one thing was certain: the Wolf Clan was indeed in a perilous state.

At this moment, Yu Yuan recalled the secret information he had seen before.

"So, how much do you know about the 'Fallen Abyss' and the 'Wild Throne'?"

"Ah... that... what are those?"

Hammond looked confused, clearly unaware of these two organizations.

Yu Yuan pressed his index finger against his temple and rubbed it.

Those factions were even more secretive than he had imagined!

Afterward, Yu Yuan and Hammond continued to learn more about the world of Moon Shadow's Breath.

Yu Yuan also gained a certain understanding of that world.

Just as he had guessed before, the resources in that world were incredibly abundant. Not only were Bronze-tier creatures everywhere, but Silver-tier creatures were also not uncommon.

Other resources like minerals, plants, and so on were several times more abundant than in the ordinary world.

But what intrigued Yu Yuan the most was that there were actually many ruins of unknown civilizations there.

Some of these ruins only had a single mural.

Some were a broken temple.

Others could be a tribe of a few dozen people.

The areas where these civilization ruins were located were exceptionally dangerous. Even the Lord of Moon Shadow had only managed to find two ruins.

The Asles Magic Spider was found and tamed based on clues from one of those civilization ruins.

This was also the first time Yu Yuan learned the true name of the Human-Faced Spider in Xiao Xi's possession.

"So, did she also find the Feather Dragon through clues from the ruins?"

Hammond nodded.

"Back then, in that ruin, there were several murals, but most were destroyed. Only one and a half murals were relatively intact, recording information about the Asles Magic Spider and the Feather Dragon..."

"According to the records, the Asles Magic Spider is connected to some abyssal world. Its abilities mainly focus on perception and imprisonment, including crisis warning. That's why the Lord of Moon Shadow had it guard her personal treasury..."

As he said this, the look in Hammond's eyes toward Yu Yuan began to show some admiration and curiosity.

He was very curious about how this new master of his had managed to empty the treasury right under the Asles Magic Spider's nose.

Yu Yuan couldn't help but let out a light cough.

"What about the Feather Dragon?"

"As for the Feather Dragon, its records are even more profound. It said that it was constantly searching and waiting, waiting for the one chosen by fate to descend."

Hammond's eyes were filled with emotion.

"Because of this, the Lord of Moon Shadow believes the Feather Dragon has the ability to see through fate, and capturing the Feather Dragon has become the most important thing for her..."

"She believes that once she obtains the Feather Dragon, she will be the one chosen by fate."