Chapter 43

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"Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn." Xiaobai was almost furious. After being severely tricked by the protagonist succubus, the effectiveness of the vampire sword indeed restored his external injuries, healing the large wounds on his stomach and chest. His intestines, which had been torn apart, had also been restored. However, the problem was that his internal injuries were much more severe than his external ones.

As the protagonist succubus said, in an instant, his entire body was filled with positive energy. This positive energy corroded his blood vessel walls like a strong acid, continuously inflicting damage on him.

Numerous capillaries in his body had already burst. During the intense struggle with the protagonist succubus, even a slight movement could cause massive internal bleeding. Thanks to this, Xiaobai could now be renamed Xiaohong. His face was flushed red from subcutaneous bleeding, looking festive but feeling anything but.

Xiaobai was truly on the verge of collapse. His movements were much slower, his reactions lagged, and his strength was weak. Every slight movement caused unbearable pain. Several times, he was knocked to the ground by the protagonist succubus, and his internal injuries worsened naturally. At first, he spat blood by the mouthful, but now it was by the bucket.

But Xiaobai still fought, still struggled. Each time he was knocked down by the protagonist succubus, no matter how difficult or painful it was, he would stand up again and continue. To be honest, it was only because the protagonist succubus didn't want to kill him. Otherwise, he would have been dead a thousand times over.

"Can't you just help out and lie down for me?" In the end, the protagonist succubus was also annoyed. Yes, Xiaobai had helped her a little on the arena before. She had told him that she would spare his life in the next fight. But even as a ghost, one shouldn't be so ungrateful and push things too far, right?

"No, no, this time, I, I must win, I must..." Xiaobai struggled to stand up. But then the protagonist succubus poked him with the sword hilt, and he fell to the ground again.

"I really don't want to kill you," the protagonist succubus squatted down and said by Xiaobai's head:

"Killing you is troublesome and offers no benefits. But if you don't admit defeat, I'll have to kill you. Because if I don't kill you, this match can't end. We can't be trapped here forever. Think about it, Xiaobai. Do you think you should die in this hellish place?

How old are you? Are you willing to die so easily? You're not like me, with no ties. You have a whole family in the Mokawei clan. What will happen to your parents, your sister, and your brother if you die? Will they be happy to see you die?"

"But I only have a mother..." Xiaobai looked at the protagonist succubus, half surprised and half puzzled.

"Then it's your mother," the protagonist succubus waved her hand, not caring at all: "She raised you with great hardship. Are you going to let her lose her child before her time?"

"But, but... the glory of the family..." Xiaobai stared at the protagonist succubus, speaking hesitantly.

"Only the living can talk about glory. The dead have nothing." The protagonist succubus stared at Xiaobai and said: "If you live, you can go on adventures, save, destroy, love, hate, slay dragons, and kill gods. The glory you can achieve is countless. If you die, you are just dead. You have nothing."

Perhaps it was the protagonist succubus's voice that scared him, or the content of her words. In any case, after she finished speaking, Xiaobai was stunned for a moment. When the protagonist succubus was almost impatient, he finally lay down dejectedly and said, almost to himself: "I lost."

After that, Xiaobai closed his eyes, and two streams of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes to his ears.

"Yay—ha! I won, I won, I won, I won! Did you hear that, referee—this pale-faced guy admitted defeat! I won! Oh yeah!!"

The protagonist succubus cheered, raised her hands, ran around Xiaobai a few times, then slid to the ground, making a V sign with her hands: "I'm just that cool! Hahahaha... Of course, Brother Xiaobai tried hard, yes, very hard. But he's still a bit worse than me, hahaha... What noble vampire family, still got overturned by me? Referee, where do I collect the prize? I'm going to melt all the prize money into a gold statue, just like the current me and Xiaobai!"

Xiaobai suddenly felt confused and began to doubt whether it would have been better to die earlier. But then, he fainted due to his severe injuries. Next, he was teleported outside the arena, to the Mokawei family's ancient castle.

At the same time, the protagonist succubus cheered a few times but received no response. The surroundings didn't change.

She was puzzled: "What's going on? I've already beaten Xiaobai. Shouldn't this gladiatorial match have a result now?" Just as she was thinking this, she felt her body floating uncontrollably. She was about to call out but felt a fierce energy suddenly injected into her body.

Despite the rough and inhumane action, this energy was very compatible with the protagonist succubus. She didn't feel any discomfort at all. Her initial shock turned into a moan of pleasure: "Ah~ hmm~"

She could clearly feel this energy enhancing her body comprehensively. Whether it was memory, reaction, logical thinking, speed, endurance, strength, or perception, everything was rapidly improving.

Her physical appearance also changed. Her body became more muscular, her wings and skin color became deeper and more vivid, changing from light red to fiery red. A pair of sharp, long horns pierced through her disheveled fiery red hair. Her appearance became more masculine, and now, no one would mistake her gender on the street—this was what the protagonist succubus was most satisfied with.

More importantly, the protagonist succubus could sense a stronger connection to the Abyss. By focusing, she could feel the chaotic, insane, and profound will of the Abyss. It was everywhere, always present. Most demons or infernal beings couldn't sense its existence.

During this time, the protagonist succubus vaguely heard a voice:

"Accept the blessing of the Abyss, all attributes increase by 2 points, and gain the active skill 'Abyssal Power.' Due to increased compatibility with the Abyss, the required Abyssal energy for advancing to a higher demon is reduced." The words were unclear, but in any case, it was a good thing...

By this time, Xiaobai, who had returned to his family's ancient castle, had already received treatment and returned to normal. He looked at the magic mirror, where the protagonist succubus was receiving the blessing of the Abyss, and sighed inwardly. The servant standing behind him frowned, looked at the magic mirror for a while, then at his young master, and couldn't help but frown, leaning forward and whispering in Xiaobai's ear:

"Young Master, shouldn't we find an opportunity to... deal with this ungrateful thing?"

After saying this, he made a downward slashing gesture. Xiaobai thought for a moment and then slowly shook his head:

"You're thinking wrong. Still thinking wrong." He said: "Our Mokawei family has dominated the top spot in the arena for thousands of years. Generation after generation, the champions have been from our Mokawei family. I used to think it was just a matter of glory. But now, I understand many things..."

He turned his head and looked at the servant:

"Uncle Mobius, do you think what is the greatest reliance for us vampires, as outsiders, to stand in the Abyss?"

"This..." Xiaobai thought for a moment and said: "It's the will of the Abyss. No matter who we offend, we must not offend the will of the Abyss itself. Otherwise, even the vast Abyss will have no place for us—But we compete for the top spot in the gladiatorial arena, which means—"

"—Yes, the champion of the gladiatorial arena receives the blessing of the Abyss." Xiaobai nodded and sighed: "We strive to enhance our connection with the Abyss, so we fight for this position. But we are not demons. Although we have been transformed by the Abyss into half-infernal beings, we are not the true lineage, we are still outsiders. For a group of outsiders to hold the top spot in the Abyss for thousands of years, do you think the will of the Abyss would be happy?"

"..." Xiaobai found it hard to speak. But at the same time, he felt a bit unwilling: "But the will of the Abyss is chaotic and complex. Who can truly understand its thoughts? Young Master, are you overthinking it?"

"Perhaps. But if not, why would this guy receive such great benefits?" Xiaobai pointed to the protagonist succubus in the magic mirror, who was constantly posing: "In previous years, when the family's seniors won the top spot and received the blessing, the power of the Abyss was not mobilized so much. At most, it was a third, or even less.

I just looked up some books and found that at the beginning, the family's seniors received about the same amount of blessing. But the closer to recent times, the less blessing they received. Moreover, our family's living conditions in Sannatos have been deteriorating. What do you think this symbolizes?"

"Then... should we let this guy live?" Xiaobai looked at the magic mirror, where the protagonist succubus was almost flying, and said unwillingly.

"Let him live." Xiaobai closed his eyes, somewhat unwillingly: "The will of the Abyss favors him. He can be considered a favorite of the will of the Abyss... Let him live."

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