Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel

That was a longing for replenishment of "power" and "law."

The book not only contained fragments of the Blood Holy Scripture but also transformed all forged Divine Power and laws towards the Blood Holy Scripture.

In other words, the Crimson Queen Royena was probably attempting to "complete" the Blood Holy Scripture using those cursed pages as a blueprint and various Divine Power items as materials.

And as for why Royena wanted to "create" the Blood Holy Scripture... Combining the experiences of the past few days, Charlotte had guessed it more or less correctly.

"Unlike other Bloodlines, the Harcos Clan's Bloodline Curse has evolved beyond the typical Bloodline Curse; it has merged with some other power."

"That power... is likely to be from the same source as the white mist behind the odd stone door."

"I was able to use the Holy Scripture's power to purify the 'curse' on them, which is evidence of this, that sensation... it feels similar to when I initially used the Holy Scripture to absorb the white mist leaking from the stone door."

"Clearly, the Blood Holy Scripture can suppress that kind of power. The Crimson Queen Royena probably knows this, hence... her desire to 'replicate' the Blood Holy Scripture."

"But... what exactly is that white mist? How did the Harcos Clan get entangled with that power?"

"Could the disappearance of Stargazer Cosy... also be related to this?"

"No, not just Stargazer Cosy. The Harcos Clan has detailed records of the Blood True Ancestor. Although they seem to have completely forgotten Lilith's existence, just like other Bloodline Clans, the Harcos Clan records do mention—"

"The Blood True Ancestor... once fell into madness..."

"The Blood True Ancestor here is probably Lilith. Why did she go mad? Is her madness... connected to the same power that drove the Harcos Clan into madness?"

Charlotte couldn't figure out the result.

There was no helping it; she still knew too little.

The white mist was too mysterious, and even though the Blood Holy Scripture had the ability to suppress and absorb, her sharp Spiritual Sense told her that substance... was extremely dangerous.

The last time she had felt something similar was at the very beginning of her Crossing, facing her own "old witch" grandmother.

"Let's first absorb this 'Blood Secret Book'. Since it has the same origin as the Blood Holy Scripture, it should replenish the Holy Scripture's power and laws."

Charlotte mused to herself.

The Blood Holy Scripture was her trump card, and since this was an imitation halfway to completion, there was no reason for it to continue to exist. It could perfectly serve as nourishment for the Holy Scripture.

Moreover, the Divine Power contained within this half-product was real. Although Charlotte had bluffed quite a bit this time, the consumption of Divine Power had been truly frightening.

While she had already accumulated a considerable amount of Divine Power by now, she still lacked a stable source of it. Believers could provide it indirectly, but that was too little.

That was the disadvantage of being a makeshift Demigod.

To this day, Charlotte still hadn't figured out how other demigods replenished their Divine Power besides relying on believers.

From the perspective of efficiency, she could only resort to a rather brute method of "seizing" and "absorbing" Divine Power.

This could also be considered a unique ability of the "Vampire Myth."

The Divine Power contained within the "Blood Secret Book" was significant, and after absorbing it, it would be an excellent replenishment for her Divine Power.

With this thought, a radiant glow flickered in Charlotte's hands as her Divine Power started to circulate again.

She used the Bloodline's innate "Devour" ability.

A phantom book emerged in the palm of her other hand.

That book was thicker, more ornate, and even its aura was deeper.

It was the projection of the Blood Holy Scripture.

The moment the projection of the Blood Holy Scripture appeared, the Blood Secret Book in Charlotte's hand felt an impulse to soar towards it and unite with it like a magnet attracted by another.

Charlotte didn't stop it.

Crimson light flickered, and the "Blood Secret Book" rapidly "melted," turning into a stream of golden-red energy, merging into the phantom of the Blood Holy Scripture.

In Charlotte's perception, she felt the Blood Holy Scripture within the depths of her consciousness rapidly flipping open, and new pages appeared within.

Its aura continued to climb, becoming ever more profound.

Meanwhile, Charlotte also sensed a stream of pure divine power being replenished into her body from the Blood Holy Scripture.

It was the divine power absorbed by the Blood Secret Book.

These assorted divine powers were absorbed and purified by the Blood Holy Scripture, turning into the most refined Blood Divine Power.

In the blink of an eye, the divine power she had expended in combat was completely replenished, and even beyond that, her reserves of divine power had significantly increased.

If it could be said that her previous divine power reserves were at 100, now they had likely doubled!

This made Charlotte realize another problem.

No wonder in her perception, the monster's strength was not as mythically powerful as she remembered, it was not just because it was a being forcibly aggregated by divine power, but also because the Crimson Queen Royena's accumulated divine power... the vast majority had been channeled into this "Blood Secret Book."

It was the chaos of laws combined with insufficient divine power that was the main reason Charlotte could kill the monster in an instant.

Of course, all this divine power was now Charlotte's.

As the divine power entered her body, Charlotte's aura became even more profound, and at the same time, a variety of information flowed into her mind along with the influx of divine power.

That... was the power of laws.

Inexplicably, Charlotte felt that her mind contained many new pieces of knowledge, not only the Bloodline inheritance from the Blood Holy Scripture but also a deeper understanding of divine power.

A fiery sensation came from her chest, and Charlotte felt the Divine Fire lit within her heart burn ever more vigorously, and it seemed to subtly have a converging tendency.

She had a slight hunch, knowing that she had "devoured" the Blood Secret Book, and thus had indirectly absorbed the Faceless Divine Statues collected by Harcos.

While she was not yet ready to condense a Divine Position, this allowed Charlotte to gain a deeper understanding of the existence known as a Demigod.

A familiar drowsiness crept over her, and Charlotte's heart skipped a beat.

She knew... she might want to "sleep" again.

The saving grace was that this time the "drowsiness" was not fierce, and with her current position, she was fully capable of suppressing it to a certain extent.

After some consideration, Charlotte opted to temporarily suppress this drowsiness and decided to wait for an appropriate time to "sleep."

The crimson glow twinkled, and "Blood Secret Book" was soon completely absorbed by Charlotte.

However, just as the last page of the secret book turned into light and merged into her body, a dark red halo... suddenly bloomed in the palm of her hand.

In Charlotte's surprised gaze, a notebook made of parchment materialized in her palm.

It was not a creation of divine power, but a tangible object, and it looked quite ancient, bearing the typical style of the elf era.

Not only that, Charlotte could not even feel a trace of energy fluctuations from it, indicating that it was merely a mundane item.

"Was it sealed deep within the 'Blood Secret Book,' that's why... it hasn't been discovered by me?"

Charlotte's eyebrows raised, pensive.

She thought for a moment and, out of curiosity, opened the notebook.

The notebook's parchment had long since discolored and many areas were damaged, but despite this, there were still quite a few well-preserved pages.

On the pages, densely packed, were characters written in a mix of Ancient Elf Language and the continental common language.

Charlotte randomly flipped open a page and began to read:

"Apocalypse year 508, the thirteenth day of the Blossoming Moon, clear."

"Today is the day I was officially appointed as a Legion Commander. The great Your Majesty asked me what name I would like to give to my own legion. After a night of consideration, I decided to still follow my true heart."

"My bloodline... is one that strengthens Blood and Flesh, and my life essence is also closer to that of our great Your Majesty than the other Legion Commanders..."

"To have the honor of becoming a Legion Commander as a handmaiden of Your Majesty, it is Your Majesty's trust in me, as well as a test..."

"I have always hoped to become Your Majesty's support, to be Your Majesty's backbone."

"In light of this, my legion... may it take the name Harcos, a phonetic translation of 'Wall of Blood and Flesh' in Ancient Elf Language."

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