I Became the Progenitor Vampire

The calm sea surface, where seven terrifying divine pressures fell like stars made the entire sea area thick like mercury, barely allowing even breaths to be drawn evenly.

Andabella and Betty now had extremely solemn expressions on their faces.

Both of their strengths were remarkable, but in the face of divine dignity, they still felt an almost suffocating pressure.

Yet, both girls showed no hint of fear at this moment, their demeanor outstanding.

Andabella gazed at Lide's proudly erect silhouette, her proud face slightly softened, seemingly recalling the time when he had stood in front of her amidst danger...

Betty's eyes filled with a fighting spirit as she looked towards the seven figures in the distance, Northern Warriors, fearless and undaunted.

Even in their weakest moments, they dared to charge at a giant dragon, the powerful divine pressure not only failed to frighten this warrior goddess but instead ignited a battle spirit within her.

Northern people never back down.

Huhu~

In just a few breaths, Castro approached those figures under terrifying pressure.

The sea area that had been sacrificed to the Extraordinary Magical Beast was now dyed red with blood, and the sea surface was dotted with over thirty bodies of sea beasts.

Moreover, these sea beasts were all Deep Sea Giant Beasts that Lide had never seen before, and a slight sensing revealed that these thirty corpses were all of Extraordinary Level...

An exaggerated and terrifying sight.

The Extraordinary Sea Beasts bled like water pumps from their wounds, their blood containing terrifying energy fluctuations.

The sea life within dozens of kilometers felt this and were incredibly excited, gathering around, but due to the fear of the divine presence, they only dared to hover nearby.

Eventually, a huge circle appeared in this sea area, with the center zone filled with the giant corpses, the surrounding water already stained red.

Outside were densely packed marine lives, too many to see the end,

creating a scene filled with bloodshed.

Lide's gaze swept over the sea surface, and his attention turned to those seven figures emitting terrifying pressure.

These figures floating on the sea surface, the instigators of everything, were not ordinary human divinities, but authentic members of the Sea Clan—Killer Whale Men, Sea Seal Men, Sea Snake Men... among others in the seven figures.

Among them, the most terrifying in momentum was a mermaid in the middle.

Her head was adorned with a beautifully crafted crown made of pearls and gemstones, she held a trident, levitating above the sea surface, her golden hair floated mid-air, full of vitality.

Her azure eyes with sharp murderous intent closely watched Castro coming from afar, the surrounding light twisting under her pressure, extremely frightening.

Seeing this, Lide's expression was cold and calm, with no fluctuation visible on his face.

He turned to look at the two girls behind him.

"If a battle occurs later, you both follow Castro and leave this area first."

The two girls, looking into Lide's profound eyes, felt inexplicably moved inside. Before the imminent great battle, he still thought of them, so considerate...

Lide simply instructed them with a single statement, completely unaware of how sensitive the girls' hearts can be...

After his words fell, he floated up directly and headed towards those seven Sea Clan gods.

His handsome face with distinct facial features showed no hint of fear, but instead was filled with a lofty demeanor, his eyes brimming with a dominating presence that looked down upon everything.

A Main God's pressure permeated out.

Merely seven Sea Clan Gods.

I have a great general, capable of slaughtering gods of the heavens.

And even without Frey, he still carried a ring that could summon the Dark Sovereign.

Whenever he wished, he could bring out a slaughter blade of the Undead Monarch Level to slaughter these foes.

Were these seven Sea Clan Gods enough for him to kill?

Watching Lide approaching alone, the mermaid divine being at the center had a cold gaze.

"State your purpose, stranger of might."

Facing a Main God whose background was not clear, and before they became enemies, these Sea Clan Gods were also reluctant to act rashly.

The Dawn Main God's formidable pressure was as glorious as a prison, facing seven without losing ground.

The scent of deicide he carried after slaughtering divinities was also clearly displayed in front of these few Sea Clan Gods.

The weak have no right to negotiate with the strong.

It was not the time to pretend to be weak; only by showing the strongest side can one gain respect.

Although the tone of the other wasn't polite, Lide still keenly sensed the caution of these Sea Gods.

He didn't bother to answer, knowing the enemy and knowing oneself would secure victory... He directly opened the attribute panel of the opponents, but after a glance, his expression turned extremely grave.

Were the origins of these gods a bit exaggerated?

Virginia Sea

Level: 34/40 (Strength not recovered)

Divine Title: God of the Great Sea

Divine Position: Ocean, Waves, Storm, Disaster

Skill: ???

Divine Arts: ???

Explanation: Divine Main God of the Ocean God System, once a powerful Divine Power God who controlled the force of the ocean, but for some reasons, has not yet recovered to peak strength.

Trident

Quality: High-level Divine Artifact

Attribute: Holding the trident allows one to control the power of the ocean.

Explanation: This is a weapon exclusive to the Sea God, only the master of the ocean can wield it.

Surprisingly, the lead mermaid's Level is as high as 34, and her original Level was an exaggerated 40—Powerful Divine Power!!

The trident in her hand is also a genuine, official Divine Artifact, not a high imitation.

Besides the mermaid, the other six Sea Clan Gods are all at Level 31 with Medium Divine Power...

Lide, initially planning a swift victory, had a subtle expression after reviewing the attributes of the seven gods before him.

This was absurd.

He was just looking for a Demigod Sea Beast, and instead, he stumbled upon the entire Ocean God System!

Seven True Gods, wasn't this a bit too much?

The other six gods were manageable, but Frey could handle it if she went berserk.

Only the Mermaid Main God filled him with vigilance—she was a genuine Divine Main God, and although her Medium Divine Power hadn't been restored yet, such an established Main God wouldn't be lacking in combat power despite her not-so-high Level.

Not to mention that she was holding the trident, a Divine Artifact of countless legends.

Lide inwardly gave up on the idea of swift victory.

A Level 34 Divine Main God, only two levels below Frey.

Even if Frey could win, it would likely come at a significant cost, and there were six genuine gods to assist her.

If a fight really broke out, he might not be able to suppress the entire Divine System...

"State your purpose, stranger," the Mermaid God repeated when she heard no answer.

Lide regained his composure upon hearing this and, after a moment of reflection, spoke slowly.

"Haven't you found that Demigod Sea Beast yet?"

The moment he spoke, the air froze.

The seven Sea Clan Gods' murderous intent surged instantly; they locked onto him, ready to strike with the force of thunder at any second.

Clearly, his words touched on their core interests—Half-body Sea Beast!

Seeing the change in the scene, Lide realized that his simple probe had yielded much information.

Their target was indeed that Sea Beast.

He didn't wait for their response and continued to probe.

"Where did you learn about the fragment?"

This line was interesting. Lide didn't specify it was the Destiny Tablet Fragment.

The meaning could refer to a Divine Artifact Fragment, a treasure map fragment, or any fragment.

If their target was the Demigod Sea Beast and not the Destiny Tablet Fragment, then he might still have some maneuvering space.

But a second later, he confirmed their real target.

For the Mermaid Main God, adorned with a pearl gemstone crown, her trident already began emitting terrifying fluctuations—it seemed ready to strike the next moment.

As she sensed the opponent's murderous intent, Frey didn't wait for Lide's command and instantly shattered space to appear, valiantly guarding in front of Lide.

The overwhelmingly Divine Power of the Level 36 Twelve-winged Death Blazing Angel was as rampaging as an 18-level storm, sweeping across heaven and earth.

The confrontations were forceful.

Frey's appearance made the situation even tenser.

The Trident-holding mermaid, already wary of Lide cloaked in a god-slaying aura, now faced an even more potent Blazing Angel.

This heightened her vigilance to the extreme.

"Stranger divine being, the Destiny Tablet Fragment belongs to the Sea gifted to the Sea Clan, absolutely no one can touch it!"

Her cold tone carried chill murderous intent, with no room for compromise.

Though Lide was strong, were they weak?

Neither side was easy to deal with.

The Mermaid Main God before them was not some unlucky God of Plague, as a Main God of the Sea Clan Divine System, wielding the real Trident.

Moreover, they were above the ocean, their main battlefield, where her combat ability couldn't just be described by her Level 34.

Not to mention, she had the assistance of six Level 31 genuine gods.

Thus, even though the Mermaid Main God was wary of Lide, she was definitely not afraid.

Lide, although few in number, also radiated the aura of the Dawn Main God, and Frey boasted the Medium Divine Power of Level 36.

Numerically outnumbered, their combat power appeared even mightier on paper.

Both parties knew well the terror of their adversaries; a battle would inevitably shake the heavens and earth.

Thus, neither dared to take that step lightly.

Lide furrowed his brows, his gaze intently fixed on the mermaid wielding a trident, and after a moment of contemplative silence, he slowly said,

"Ruler of the Seas, no need to be tense, I bear no ill intentions toward you."

After saying this, he gestured with his hand, signaling to Frey, who was holding her Angel Battle Sword and intently staring at the mermaid, to put away her weapon.

Frey, naturally following Lide's command, swiftly sheathed her Cross Longsword, though her eyes still vigilantly watched the opposition.

Both sides were cautious of each other, and after Lide released a hint of goodwill, the tension eased slightly.

"We are not enemies, my friend," Lide said directly to the mermaid, the Female Sea God, with a dignified tone,

"Ruler of the Seas, your name should be Virginia, right?"

"I have heard of you from a great being, so we should be friends, not foes.

My visit to the Lost Sea is also guided by that great being."

Upon hearing these words, the Mermaid Main God—Virginia Sea, furrowed her brows.

The previous Sea God was heavily injured and fell into a deep slumber during the Battle of the Gods a million years ago; she took over the trident unknowingly to outsiders and became the new Sea God.

Her divine name, apart from a few Ocean God System divinities, was unknown to outsiders; how did this strange Main God know her name?

Her tone was chilly.

"Strange divinity, where did you hear my name? Who is guiding you to collect fragments of the Destiny Tablet? How did they know there are fragments here?"

While speaking, Lide carefully observed the expressions of the mermaid across him, and seeing a slight astonishment on her face, he secretly smiled.

Katherine's origin was immensely significant, as she was the fearsome guardian of the Destiny Tablet fragments.

Moreover, the key point was that Katherine was a mixed-race mermaid, which according to her, infiltrating the Main Plane was her own choice, suggesting that choosing to be a mixed-race mermaid was her subjective decision...

This was rather subtle; normally, if a godly spirit of human identity descended onto the Main Plane, they would choose to be human, and similarly, a dwarf would choose to be a dwarf...

From this, it was straightforward to deduce that before Katherine lost her power, she had significant ties to the mermaids, and she might even have been one of the mermaid race.

Lide's words were an attempt to find alternative ways to resolve the dispute; compared to fighting, his words were as powerful a weapon as his strength.

The situation now was that clashing head-on with the opposition wasn't wise, even though he had Frey, plus the ability to summon the Dark Sovereign, fully matching the opposition.

However, his purpose for this trip was the Destiny Tablet fragments, not to battle with a group of terrifying divinities who also held the home field advantage.

This was a complete Divine System, not just anybody; if there had been only one person on the other side, he might have rolled up his sleeves and gotten to it...

Lide's gaze remained fixed on Virginia Sea, one word at a time,

"That great entity is also from the mermaid race; she came to the Main Plane several years before the ancient arrival and is currently a guest in my city..."

After a pause, he continued,

"And the Destiny Tablet fragments that you are looking for were originally our target. You should have discovered the corpses of two Extraordinary Magical Beasts under the water; that was our offering.

So it is not that we came to seize your spoils, but rather, you are trying to take what rightfully belongs to us..."

Upon hearing these words, Virginia's expression became grave, her keen senses telling her that Lide was not lying, yet her heart now filled with even more doubt.

Mermaids have always been the royal family in the sea, and each Sea God was born from the mermaids.

But she had never heard of any other powerful divinities within the mermaid race.

Furthermore, having arrived on the Main Plane several years before the ancient arrival was not something just anyone could achieve, not even with her previous Level 40.

The rules of the Main Plane were too suppressive, simply beyond the disturbance capacity of regular divinities, even those with powerful divine powers.

Lide continued without pausing,

"As for why I know the traces of the fragments of the Destiny Tablet, it's because that great being was once the guardian of the Destiny Tablet."

"And searching for the Destiny Tablet fragments is the command linked to you from that great existence of the mermaid race; thus, we are not enemies, my friend."

At these words, Virginia's pupils sharply contracted as she suddenly recalled an ancient legend her father once told her, blurting out a name that shocked those other six from the Sea Clan around her.

"Philomis, Your Highness!!"

Lide's eyes hardened, Philomis?

This name was significant in Glory; legend had it that Philomis, in the ocean created by the Creator God, used her blood to create the Sea Clan.

Her status in the ocean was comparable to that of the Life Goddess.

Could it be that Katherine was the legendary existence who created the Sea Clan?

The thought arose, and the veil surrounding that mixed-blood mermaid grew even more mysterious.

But this was not the time to ponder these thoughts. Lide's gaze burned into the Mermaid Main God before him.

"Lord Virginia, that great being did not reveal her true name to me, but she informed me that the Sea Clan are her closest kin.

In the ocean, the lives we encounter are not enemies; should we meet a divinity from the mermaid race, I could reveal her message to you..."

The mermaid Main God's hand, clutching the trident, tightened slightly, and her heart quietly believed in Lide a bit more at that moment...

Lide, without pausing, continued with some emotion.

"In fact, I've always been carrying out the commands of that great being.

Otherwise, I would have already made a move when I first discovered you."

Watching the disbelief in the other's eyes, he smiled slightly.

"Do you think I lack the ability?"

As his words dropped, Lide channeled Divine Power into the ring on his hand, activating the aura left by the Dark Sovereign, though not entirely.

In that instant, an indescribable, terrifying Dignity swept across heaven and earth.

A Level 40 Undead Monarch was an incredible existence; even without appearing, it had already plunged the world into silence.

Along with this, Lide's Divine aura explosively surged, distinctly separate from that of the Dark Sovereign, yet both overwhelmingly powerful.

Frey, seeing this, also released an aura of Medium Divine Power of Level 36...

For a moment, the might of two Main Gods, coupled with a Twelve-winged Death Blazing Angel, swept across the world.

Feeling the overwhelming Divine Power of the Main Gods, Virginia and the other six Sea Clan Gods' expressions changed.

One Main God and a Twelve-winged Blazing Angel they could barely handle together, but with two Main Gods and a Level 36 Twelve-winged Death Blazing Angel, the balance was broken.

If the other party truly wanted to start a battle, they would undoubtedly be defeated.

Having lived such a long life, they might not excel at everything, but their judgment was still sharp; fools did not live to such an age.

The power Lide displayed immediately shifted the Mermaid Main God's attitude toward him.

Initially, when they were evenly matched, it was manageable, but him being in a stronger position and still so kind to them was incredibly rare.

Her heart quietly believed in six tenths of what Lide had just said... Perhaps that Mermaid God was not Philomis herself, but she must be some powerful existence from the Sea Clan not recorded in history.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have shown such deference, and if they were truly powerful, would they discuss things so calmly?

When the weak argue with the strong, it's nonsense, the powerless roaring, but when the strong reason with the weak, it's kindness and amiability... Different statuses and positions, doing the same thing, create entirely different effects.

What the Mermaid Main God didn't know was that Lide was purely for show, currently only at Level 28.

And while the Dark Sovereign was powerful, it was completely uncontrollable; if it sensed the Destiny Tablet Fragment, all his efforts would be in vain, so he wouldn't summon it unless absolutely necessary.

The real power Lide could rely on was just the Level 36 Frey... That's why Lide resorted to winning others over with virtue.

But there was a huge discrepancy in the information controlled by both sides. To the Sea Clan Gods, it appeared that Lide was showing goodwill to them...

After taking a few deep breaths, the Mermaid Main God looked at Lide and slowly said,

"Stranger of great power, the Destiny Tablet Fragment relates to the fate of our Sea Clan; we cannot give it up..."

Lide perceived the softening of the other party's attitude and a sincere smile appeared on his lips.

This same smile had appeared once before when he first faced the Dark Sovereign...

Later, the Dark Sovereign had become his ally, and was now helping him implement the Abyssal Pig Farming Plan.

"No, my friend, I am not asking you to give up the Destiny Tablet Fragment, but rather this fragment is critical for that great existence to regain her strength."

Lide spoke with rightful conviction.

"She has watched over the Destiny Tablet for tens of millions of years and has established a connection with it that is impenetrable to outsiders, sensing the aura of each Destiny Tablet Fragment.

Once she regains her strength, she will guide us in finding more Destiny Tablet Fragments.

Therefore, Lord Virginia, what we are doing is investing in the future, not asking for your concession."

"That great being is one of your people, and although she now resides in my city, her not letting me confront you shows where her loyalties lie.

You can join me in meeting her later, we can form true allies, support each other, and face the increasingly severe ancient catastrophe together."

"And you rule over such a vast expanse of the ocean, is just one Destiny Tablet Fragment enough to meet the needs of your people?

Doesn't the Sea Clan require more bargaining chips to handle the Ancient Invasion? Your urgent need for the Destiny Tablet Fragment must stem from feeling the pressure of impending world destruction, right?

The future is extremely perilous; this one Destiny Tablet Fragment is likely to have a pitiful effect...

And I believe you also need allies, powerful allies!"

These words left the Mermaid Main God deep in thought...

Displaying goodwill, using Kassandra as a link to bridge their relationship.

Flexing strength, showing off one's muscles.

Offering incentives, using the future as bait to stir up their greed.

From Lide's continuous words, not only did the seven Sea Gods find his points very reasonable, even Frey felt he was right...

From the initial fiery confrontation, the scene had now shifted to these Sea Clan Gods seriously considering whether to form an alliance with Lide...

Given his displayed strength, released goodwill, and that highly regarded Sea Clan God, they were all compelling reasons.

It seemed, forming an alliance with such a powerful Main God was not unacceptable, especially regarding the Destiny Tablet Fragment—if they formed an alliance, that wouldn't be an issue at all; they could jointly seize other Destiny Tablet Fragments...