CH 438

438: Bloodlines Repulsed

The others in the group left the virtual world in low spirits soon after as well. Fortunately, the individual challenge had not started yet, so they still had a chance.

Even though they failed the team challenge, they could still be picked for the special mission if they performed well in the individual challenge. Then from there, they could try be recruited to the hall and be a member.

It was just that faring poorly in the team portion meant their odds were that much lower. If everyone started with a 50% chance of being selected, then with the team loss, those odds dropped to 20%.

There team results were poor, and although the individual challenge ranked higher, it was still going to be difficult to get chosen for the special mission.

Unlike the rest of the group, Feng Wu wasn’t feeling down about it. Wasn’t a failure just a failure? She had no interest in entering Star Marshall hall and didn’t care about the team challenge at all.

But now that she thought about it, what was her master doing? She hadn’t seen him in a while. She went to look for her master.

At a hotel room in Zhongyang. . .

A slightly overweight man and a beautiful woman sat opposite each other.

“You failed.” The woman’s eyes were cold.

“There was a situation and I underestimated the danger level in the sea god’s tomb.” He replied with an expressionless face.

“Why did you auction the key I gave you?” She asked coldly.

“It was safer to mix with the crowd than to stand out.” Hart,[notes] who was the slightly overweight man, responded.

“Your mission to was to obtain the heart of water, but you failed. His Royal Highness is deeply dissatisfied with you. I hope you don’t make any more mistakes.”

“You spent a lot of effort to get me into the tomb, but instead of vying for the artifacts, you wanted me to get the heart of water. Since when did your kind need any of the elements to develop?”

“There is no need for you to worry about that. We have received word the humans have found where the heart of wood is located and that they will likely send someone to retrieve it soon. You must find a way to seize it and atone for your failures.”

“I understand.” Hart nodded.

Partnering with the blood clan wasn’t a once and done thing. From the day he decided to cooperate with them, Hart knew it would be impossible for him to ever sever ties.

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Feng Yanran was in an exquisite villa in Xingguang Holy academy’s courtyard watering some tiny flowers. The already blooming flowers gave off a wonderful fragrance that was quite relaxing.

“Yanran, why don’t you participate in the extreme survival challenge? You can’t just stay home all day!” Feng Tianxing carried a plate of refreshments to the round table in the garden to sit down.

“Mom, my classmates have changed since Milty and Oleen’s death. It wasn’t as though I made Oleen like me. It’s clear I did nothing wrong! Why are they treating me so badly?!”

Feng Yanran felt the gossip at school was unfair. She didn’t dare go back to her dorm and had taken to staying at her mom’s house when not in class. She really hadn’t done anything. Was it her fault Oleen liked her?

It wasn’t as though she could stop someone from liking her, so why were people trying to blame her for their deaths? Clearly it was all Milty’s doing. The problem was between Oleen and Milty.

Oleen and Milty’s families had even appeared at school and asked for her to be expelled. The school didn’t agree with the request but the matter still boiled over. Most of the boys stopped chasing after her, while those students she had a good relationship with began avoiding her.

It was a change Yanran, who had been popular since entering school, found hard to accept.

“Silly girl, you don’t have to pay attention to them. What do they know? Mom knows it wasn’t Yanran’s fault and Mom has already explained everything to the school. There is no evidence you had a relationship with Oleen. So rest easy. No matter what those other students think, as long as you don’t violate any school rules, you will be fine.”

Feng Tianxing coaxed her daughter as she pulled her to her side.

“I’m not worried about being punished, I just don’t want them to look at me like that.” Yanran gave a long drawn out sigh.

“Darling child, you’ve been wronged. Rest assured, soon they will regret treating you this way.”

“I. . . ”Yanran was about to say something when a weak spell suddenly hit her. Her entire body ached and the blood on her face drained away. The pain was so powerful she felt like she was in hell.

“Yanran!” Feng Tianxing hurriedly pulled her daughter to her and walked her back to her room. She gave Yanran a cup filled with bright red liquid.

Yanran’s color returned after drinking it.

“Mom, it hurts so much! When will my body get better? I don’t want this anymore!” Yanran cried out sadly.

She had been tortured since she was a child because she was of mixed blood. The human and nonhuman blood were similar, but weren’t of the same race. Combining them together resulted in a cursed blood.

The clash between the two bloodlines made her miserable because it created a phenomenon called mutual blood rejection, which made her weak and suffer unbearably. She would have surrendered to the pain and died long ago if it weren’t for the fact that she didn’t want to worry her parents.

Feng Tianxing moved the cup away once Yanran finished drinking. The cup had been filled with the blood of virgins.

Since she’d been little, Yanran had drunk virgin blood in order ease the pain caused by the conflict between her two bloodlines.

The pain grew more intense as she got older. To deal with it, she had to drink more concentrated blood.

Tianxing kept several virgins below the grounds of her home specifically to provide Yanran with blood. They were all rural women with ordinary backgrounds that no one would miss, so even if they went missing, they wouldn’t attract attention.