Necromancer of The Shadows

A day before Ashley and Anastasia received Evan's return message from Sylvan…

"By the way, that friend of yours was sent to Earth because of the Blood Dungeon as well," The black figure said.

Evan was momentarily confused upon hearing the black figure's words, unsure of whom it was referring to. However, after a moment of thought, someone came to mind, and his eyes narrowed.

"Are you talking about Valery?" He asked.

"Yes," The black figure confirmed. "When she used the Tower of Ascension in Arora World to enter the World Domain, the spirit of the Tower of Ascension immediately noticed the anomaly within her. Specifically, the faint aura of the Monarch Core lingering in her core. The spirit of the Tower of Ascension was also aware of the ongoing crisis involving the Eldritch Creatures on Earth. So instead of sending her to the World Domain, it redirected her to Earth, believing that she might be able to solve the issue of the Eldritch Creatures and protect the Blood Dungeon."

A thoughtful expression appeared on Evan's face as he processed the black figure's words. After a brief pause, he asked.

"If Valery was sent here to solve the problem of the Eldritch Creatures, then why didn't you send her to Azragoth World to destroy the World Passage?"

The black figure shook its head.

"You must be joking. When she was sent here, she was just an S-ranker. Even though there was something unusual about her core, it was still impossible for her to destroy the World Passage, even if I had sent her to Azragoth World," It said and continued.

"The reason the spirit of the Tower of Ascension sent her to Earth was to help other hunters resist the relentless attacks of the Eldritch Creatures and to buy enough time until you use your title 'The Owner Of Eldoria City' to enter the World Domain, and come here to solve the matter yourself."

Evan wasn't particularly surprised by this explanation, as he had already deduced most of it and simply wanted to confirm his assumptions.

What intrigued him the most, however, was the Blood Dungeon. From everything the black figure had told him, it was clear that its actions were primarily aimed at protecting the Blood Dungeon. This, as the figure mentioned, was one of the directives it had received from the Will of Utopia.

Not long ago, Evan had been inside the Blood Dungeon, climbing the Bloodline Inheritance Steps. Although he had only explored a small part of the dungeon, its peculiar and mysterious nature had quickly become apparent. Yet, he still couldn't comprehend why it was considered so vital.

"What's so important about this Blood Dungeon?" He asked after a moment of contemplation.

The black figure didn't provide an immediate answer. Instead, it responded with a question of its own.

"After climbing the 10,000 steps of the Bloodline Inheritance Steps, what did you learn about it?"

Evan raised an eyebrow at the unexpected query but decided to respond truthfully.

"Each step of the stair contains the bloodline of a different race, along with a fragment of that race's soul. If I successfully defeat that soul fragment, I can absorb its bloodline into mine, thereby advancing the progress of my Bloodline Awakening. At the same time, repeatedly fighting against these soul fragments helps to temper my soul."

"That's a fairly accurate description," The black figure said with a nod. "It explains the basic purpose of the Bloodline Inheritance Steps."

The figure's tone then shifted slightly as it asked another question. "Do you know how many steps there are in the Bloodline Inheritance Steps?"

Evan had pondered this question even before he started climbing but couldn't come up with an accurate guess so he shook his head.

"You have just completed the first level of Blood Assimilation a few minutes ago," The black figure said. "Check how many bloodlines you need to absorb to initiate the second level of Blood Assimilation."

Evan blinked in surprise at the statement and immediately opened his status window, looking at the details of his Blood Assimilation skill.

When his eyes fell on the number of bloodlines required to initiate the second level of Blood Assimilation, his body froze, and his mouth hung open in disbelief.

"This…" He muttered, staring at the status window with a dazed expression.

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---) Number of Bloodlines needed to absorb to initiate the second level of Blood Assimilation: 10,000,000

---) Current Progress: 10,000 / 10,000,000

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"Ten million…" He whispered. The sheer magnitude of the requirement made his head spin. The number of bloodlines he needed to initiate the second level of Blood Assimilation had increased from an initial ten thousand to ten million.

Suddenly, he recalled the black figure's earlier question and his eyes widened as realization dawned.

"You asked me how many steps there are in the Bloodline Inheritance Steps… Since each step contains a different bloodline, and I need ten million bloodlines to initiate the second level, does that mean there are ten million steps?"

The possibility sent a shudder through him. Initially, he had assumed that the number of steps wouldn't exceed one hundred thousand.

But if his guess is correct and there are indeed ten million steps, he is not sure if he can endure the constant onslaught of soul fragment attacks to climb all the way to the top.

"No," The black figure shook its head, "There are not ten million steps."

Evan exhaled in relief at this clarification. However, the black figure's next words made his body stiffen.

"The Bloodline Inheritance Steps contain the bloodline of every single race that has ever existed since the beginning of the universe. The number of steps can be counted in the tens of billions, perhaps even trillions. Even I am not certain of the exact figure."

Evan's breath hitched. The revelation left him stunned, his face a mask of disbelief. The idea that the stairs held the bloodlines of every race in existence was almost too vast to comprehend.

After a moment, he refocused on his purpose for climbing the stairs and asked in a subdued tone.

"Since there are billions—or even trillions—of steps… does that mean I need to climb all of them to fully awaken my bloodline? And more importantly, why must I absorb all these bloodlines to achieve a complete awakening?"

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