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Chapter 1166

Chapter 1166: The Stars Will Fade (Part 1)

Renault finally broke the silence . He said to the chairman with a nod, “The war on the void continent doesn’t look good . It seems we’re ready to abandon it?”

The chairman smiled faintly but didn’t reply, only gesturing for Renault to continue .

“Since we’re planning to go from a resource-battle to a bloody battle, the calculation of accomplishments should also be adjusted accordingly . Princes should only oversee the bloody battle and not be responsible for the outcome . ”

The chairman said, “That’s true . ” He gave it some thought before saying, “People like Princess Haimi used to be Holy Son Edward’s opponent in the past bloody battles, but human experts mature much faster than us . Maybe we should differentiate a bit?”

Renault replied indifferently, “Bloody battles are a tradition we maintain to train our youngsters . We’ve already set up a perimeter, are we going to pick weak opponents for them as well?”

The chairman laughed . “You’re right, I was overthinking it . I accept your viewpoint . ”

Shaska and Amiro nodded toward Renault, indicating that they agreed to his suggestion .

Renault turned to Medanzo and Habsburg, opening a blood-colored domain with a tap of his finger .

The other powerhouses looked away tactfully, allowing the vampires to discuss the matter amongst themselves .

Renault said, “Habsburg will keep all of his spoils from the battle, and the other participating clans must each fork out ten percent for him . He may also request an extra reward of his liking . ”

Medanzo said coldly, “It’s just a bloody battle, and you’ve already made sure he’s just there as an overseer…”

Renault said decisively, “If you don’t want Howard to get the benefits, just give them to Habsburg . ” He turned to the latter and said, “What do you want?”

Habsburg remained silent for a good while . He then looked at Medanzo, saying, “Roman of the Federran clan, I want his blood power . ” Asking for a vampire’s blood power was no different from taking his life .

Medanzo was furious . “Habsburg, he’s a grand duke! You were the same just two years ago!”

Habsburg’s sapphire eyes were so cold that they looked almost lifeless . “You can make a puppet like this anytime if you spend some effort . ”

Renault raised his brows ever so slightly . He didn’t have any impression of this Federran clan; perhaps it was a vassal clan of the Dracula family . For clans of this nature, even the clan lord would be a vice-duke at best . If they had produced a grand duke, Renault’s descendants would have reported this as an important case . Their clan’s status would rise meteorically and enter the sights of the great dark monarchs .

One had to know that even for the twelve major vampire clans, their elders and clan lords would stop at the grand-duke stage if their crest in the River of Blood remained dim and no one could light it up .

The Federrans had produced a grand duke yet kept it a secret . The most likely reason was that they had a bloodline problem; for instance, the person in question could no longer be considered a descendant of the Federran clan . It could also be some other disease that couldn’t be confirmed by their clan’s blood pond .

Besides, producing a grand duke wasn’t as easy as Habsburg made it out to be . Ignoring the vast amounts of resources involved, only the blood ponds from the twelve major vampire clans possessed this capability .

Renault realized that there were unspoken assertions in this conversation . “Habsburg, reason?”

No matter how that grand duke reached his current position, he was already a grand duke . Even a great dark monarch would need a valid reason in order to punish him .

Habsburg said coldly, “I was injured while fighting Prince Greensun . The best way to treat my condition is to absorb blood power . ”

This reason wasn’t fit for public ears, nor could they do it openly, but the two great monarchs could understand the concept . Throughout the long years, they themselves had done such things before in perilous situations .

“As for why I picked Roman? I’m not really interested in his under-the-table deals with the humans and demonkin, but every time he tracks my movements, I fall into dangerous situations . That makes me very unhappy . Last time, Roman went to Flaming Beacon Continent, and there, I almost fell into Li Xitang’s trap .

“Recently, he went to the Imperial Capital, and Zhang Boqian charged at me immediately . And that was in the presence of their excellencies Medanzo, Klaus, and Noxus . ”

Medanzo’s expression turned odd . He opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something but didn’t know how to put it .

Habsburg’s explanation contained a lot of holes if one were to argue, but great monarchs didn’t really need a perfect logic to make their decisions . It was the same for Renault .



He nodded, saying, “Fine, I’ll send someone to notify Roman to report to you . ”

Medanzo seemed to have given up on dissuasion . He said in a sinister tone, “Habsburg, you better make it clean . Things will blow up if he escapes . ”

Habsburg smiled at Medanzo . “I understand . ” Yet his cold eyes contained not a single hint of a smile .

Renault said at this point, “I’ll be going back into deep slumber after the bloody battle . ”

The other two said nothing further .

With an agreement reached, the council meeting came to an end .


The chairman and the various powerhouses left the scene, leaving only Medanzo and Renault .

Medanzo said angrily, “Dear Renault, you spoil the children too much . ”

Renault’s gentle expression turned cold and harsh . “Medanzo, old friend, I think it’s Lilith’s idea to grant Young Habsburg the same authority as you and I . ”

Medanzo straightened his back . He seemed like he was about to leave with a swing of his sleeve but ultimately decided not to move . “You’re quite generous, aren’t you? This kid might be Nighteye’s rival in the future . ”

Renault sighed with a softening expression . “Dear old friend, we have fewer and fewer opportunities to sit down and talk to our heart’s content . So, I still have to say it even if you’re unhappy . You’ve always disapproved of Habsburg, haven’t you? Why else have you neglected to investigate his true age?”

Medanzo was startled .

Renault continued, “The information my descendants gave me says he’ll enter his middle-age in twenty or so years, but don’t you think there’s something wrong there? Habsburg should be fairly similar to Edward of the Perth Clan . ”

Medanzo’s face turned pale all of a sudden . A bloody smell drifted up to his throat as his old injury was agitated .



He recalled that Lilith had seen Habsburg before . There was no reason the Queen of the Night wouldn’t notice something Renault could, yet she didn’t mention anything .

Medanzo said, “Are you trying to imply that he’s the awakened consciousness of a certain expert?”

Renault shook his head . “That doesn’t seem to be the case, either . Sigh, too many of our race’s inheritances have been lost in the Sacred River . Haven’t we lost a good part of our memories as well? But old friend, there are two things you probably still remember .

“First, the family seal in the River of Blood isn’t limited by the primogenitor's strength . Besides, the Flaming Crown is the darkest of flames, it’s definitely not weak . Back in the year, Samael remained at the prince rank for so long because he wasn’t willing to devour his own brother .

“In addition, even if the entire race doesn’t, we as the second-generation primogenitors must remember that the rankings in the River of Blood aren’t permanent . Speaking of which, my clan’s ranking is tenth, but when was the last competition for these rankings? Was it a thousand years ago, or two thousand? Back then, Andruil was still an impetuous little boy!” Renault stood up laughing at this point, but Medanzo was in no mood for that . His face remained stiff and gloomy .

Renault patted Medanzo’s back, saying, “My dear old friend, it’s not embarrassing to revere strength . Habsburg and Edward aren’t too different in age . That means they have a hundred active years before them . ”

These final words were the key . Medanzo seemed convinced as he vanished from the table with Renault .

Habsburg walked out of the hall and climbed down the ninety-nine steps of the building .

He reached out to grab his chest as soon as he arrived on flat ground . The blood amber was one of the hardest things in the world and where the essence of a vampire prince lay . A fine crack had appeared in the amber just now, then healed in the blink of an eye . It was as though nothing had happened, and it didn’t even hurt him .

However, Habsburg knew that the origin blood he had split off far away had once again collided with heaven’s mystery, or as it was better known in the Evernight world, fate .

He simply couldn’t understand it . “Lin, why would someone like you, who can see fate itself, look down upon it . ”

Imperial Capital .

At noon on the fifth day after Zhang Boqian’s return to the capital, Lin Xitang was finally able to move again . It was after the inner attendants had taken away the meal table and the time to see the Imperial doctor hadn’t arrived yet . The entire Divination Pavilion was drowned in silence .

Lin Xitang stood up from his recliner and stretched his limbs . Although the Imperial doctor would massage his muscles every day to prevent atrophy, he felt his feet weak after an entire month of inactivity .



The marshal walked out of the pavilion and, just as the Emperor had said, met no resistance along the way . He only needed to walk another fifty meters from the foot of the mountain to leave the forbidden zone . In that direction were the residences of the divination specialists in the Empire’s employ .

At this moment, he noticed a boxed carriage with no familial colors come to a sudden stop nearby . Seemingly waiting for him, the driver of this elegant vehicle opened the door respectfully .

Lin Xitang wasn’t surprised, either . He simply walked over while asking, “Where to?”

The driver bent his back, saying, “This lowly one was ordered to send you anywhere you want to go . ”

Lin Xitang smiled . “Prince Greensun’s residence . ” With that, he climbed into the carriage .

The driver closed the door calmly and jumped up to his seat, almost as though he was taking an ordinary trip with his master .

Unending Palace, Wave Hall .

The minor assembly hosted by the Radiant Emperor was just coming to an end .

The two civil officers of the cabinet were writing swiftly on the side tables, organizing the key points of the meeting and turning some of the details into perfect clauses . They had been handling military affairs since the series of proclamations yesterday . Only now did they get some time for urgent civil affairs .

The clans and families took this opportunity to form little groups and discuss some lighthearted topics . Prince Greensun’s majestic figure stood tall over the hall’s rear window . It would seem his attention had been attracted by the tall cotton tree therein .

Behind a pearl-curtain was the Radiant Emperor’s desk . Currently, he was flipping through a book in idle leisure, writing down a couple of names from time to time .

An inner attendant entered from a side-door and whispered something into the Emperor’s ears . Receiving a nod from the Emperor, he led a different attendant into the room .

That person reported in an extremely soft voice, “The duke has gotten up… yes, he’s doing well… he has gone to the monarch’s residence . ” The inner attendant’s shrill voice wasn’t clear when suppressed to a whisper . It wasn’t really clear what he had said before the words, “monarch’s residence . ”





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