Chapter 230: It’s Only Natural That I Kill Him
The sects and clans dared not get themselves anywhere near the Count after hearing what happened to the WuTang Clan.
A Celestial Realm being, which was above Invincible Vajras, was no joke.
However, when they heard that the Count suffered quite a loss at the Yunxuan Villa, all those sects and clans became emboldened.
That was why they dared to send people to go after the Count in the first place.
However, everyone that went after the Count ended up dead. Worse still, they became nourishment for the Count to heal his injuries.
At the end of those fights where he became surrounded by the Special Task Force, he had already regrown his lost arm.
He was considered having recovered to his peak state by then.
The vampires were considered unnaturally blessed beings when it came to such regeneration abilities.
“Count Dracula seems to be something special, after all,” Lu Xuan commented after hearing Yang Chengsi’s report.
The Great Ancestor of the Luo Clan was hit by a beam of sword aura outside the sword formation, and he almost died on the spot.
Yet, not only did the Count go all the way into the sword formation, he was even trapped inside both the illusory and sword formations for quite some time. He eventually managed to escape by losing just one arm.
One could imagine just how eerily powerful the Count actually was.
If it had been some other cultivation forces that stood in his way, said forces would have been eliminated almost right away, with the Count razing the entire place inside-out.
Yang Chengsi’s expression remained grim as he elaborated. He was not in a mood half as jovial as his master, after all.
He was only a common Invincible Vajra, and the reports telling how the Count had been able to kill Invincible Vajras like he was slaughtering livestock only served to send a bone-chilling cold down his spine.
The whole thing felt like there were a pair of evil eyes staring at him in the dark of night.
“The fighters from all sects and clans are now looking for Count Dracula, but even if they are able to find any leads regarding his whereabouts, no one has been able to get their hands on him yet,” Yang Chengsi continued.
He had long ordered his underlings in the criminal alliance to find the Count without even needing Lu Xuan to order him to do so.
But then again, there was simply no way those people could have found the Count’s whereabouts, given their level of powers.
Lu Xuan’s phone rang at that moment, and the one who called was none other than the Dragon.
“I’m finally able to get you on the phone, Mr. Lu.”
The Dragon sounded rather anxious.
Lu Xuan turned his phone off altogether throughout his period of isolation, and no one was able to find him.
He saw Ming Yueyao present at the other end of the video call as well.
“I have very, very grim news to tell you, Mr. Lu. Count Dracula, one of the three elders of the Vampiric Empire behind the Association of Lore Seekers, has come to Huaxia. We suspect that he is looking for you,” the Dragon continued.
“I’ve heard of the news, and your speculations are spot on. He’s most probably here for me,” Lu Xuan answered plainly, looking unfettered.
The Dragon looked at Lu Xuan and said, “It’s good that you know. The entire world of cultivators in Huaxia was thrown into chaos by that vampire, and it seems like no one can stop him. It’s also unfortunate that I have to stay in the capital and can’t be elsewhere. I’ve been giving the matter a lot of thought, I have come to the conclusion that you are the only one for the job, Mr. Lu.”
The Dragon dared not leave the capital and the Inner Palace at all at the moment. The Count was simply moving too quickly. One could even describe him to be like a gust of wind at the moment.
If he were to leave the Inner Palace and the Count actually was crazy enough to hit Zhongnanhai, the consequences would be too dire to even imagine.
If the Count were to be just a common Invincible Vajra, he would have nothing to fear. He would not have needed to fear even if it was about a dozen or dozens of Invincible Vajras hitting the Inner Palace. No one would have been able to come out alive on his watch, after all.
However, things were different with the Count, as he was of the Celestial Realm.
If the Count were to be crazy enough to assassinate the members of the Inner Palace, none in Zhongnanhai would have been able to stop him.
They were only able to fight to a tie with the Count using armament like runic ammunition and runic cannons, after all.
They would only be able to repel the Count at best.
It was precisely due to this that he had to shoulder the responsibility of ensuring the Inner Palace’s safety, so it was impossible for him to leave.
With the exception of the Dragon, the only man capable of posing a threat to the Count to any extent in the entire world was Lu Xuan and no one else.
The Dragon witnessed how Lu Xuan had been able to wreck the American Seventh Fleet using the Advent of the Thunder Dragon, after all.
There was no doubt that Lu Xuan was a fighter at the Celestial Realm as well.
The looks of things at the moment suggested that no one below the Celestial Realm would be able to do anything, and only a being at Celestial Realm could take on another at Celestial Realm.
“Relax. If he’s here for me, then it’d only be natural for me to kill him,” Lu Xuan replied plainly.
The Count intended to take revenge for the association and assert the indomitable pride and influence of the Vampiric Empire, and Lu Xuan needed to make his stance as well.
The Count was just the scapegoat needed for Lu Xuan to make his point.
The Count would serve as the perfect example.
Furthermore, the existence of the Count posed a great threat to his family, and he was not going to let anyone pose a threat to his family.
“That’s good to hear.” The Dragon let out a sigh of relief.
“But then again, the Count is near impossible to track at the moment, and we can’t get a hold of him at all. I’ve asked the military for help, putting the military satellites to work. We must find him, or the consequences will be dire.”
If someone like Count Dracula were to go on a killing spree, he could easily level a city in a short period of time. He truly was a walking nuclear weapon.
The fact was especially prominent, given that he was a bloodkin, which meant that he could kill while boosting his powers by using the blood of his victims. That was what made him so utterly terrifying.
“No need for that,” Lu Xuan shook his head and said.
“The Count has quite a score to settle with the WuTang Clan, and he definitely isn’t gonna let them off so easy. I just need to wait for him at the Clan.”
The Dragon found what Lu Xuan said to be sensible, but he had no idea when the Count was going to hit the Clan again.
“There’s another thing I’d like your consent for, Mr. Lu.”
The Dragon paused and recalled yet another matter.
“Please, go on,” Lu Xuan replied.
“We know that the count lost an arm back in the sword formation of the Yunxuan Villa, and we’d like to recover that arm for research.”
The Dragon looked at Lu Xuan, feeling rather embarrassed.
Lu Xuan knew immediately what the Dragon was up to. The Dragon wanted to learn of the difference between those at the Celestial Realm and those of Invincible Vajra Level by looking into the arm.
It would even be better if they were to be able to unlock the secrets through said research, for that meant fostering a huge number of fighters at the Celestial Realm.
Such was the train of thought at the side of science.
They also intended to look into the secrets that made vampires what they were. The fact that the Vampiric Empire was emerging yet again meant that they were about to become mortal enemies of the entire world of cultivators in Huaxia.
They had no choice but to take the matter seriously.
“No problem. I’ll make some calls and have my people hand the arm to you guys.”
“Thank you for understanding, Mr. Lu,” the Dragon said.
After Lu Xuan hung up the call with the Dragon, Yang Chengsi then said cautiously, “Master, that arm should be worth a city. If we were to auction it, we’d gain riches beyond our imagination. Even the American government would probably be tempted, and we’d definitely be rewarded handsomely for it.”
Lu Xuan looked at Yang Chengsi and said, “I have no use for that thing. It should only work in my best interest, which is for it to fall into the possession of the authorities and eventually be used for boosting the powers of cultivators throughout Huaxia.
“I have no lack of money, and doing one such favor for the country will be of use to me in the future.”