Ultimate Supreme Soldier King

Chapter 1557 1552: The Bloodline's Holy War [Third Update]

Su Chen glanced at him indifferently, "Did I promise you anything?"Su Chen's nonchalant words struck Harlow Nopheler like a bolt of lightning, "You said if I exert 'Death Energy' on you again you would..."

"I only said I would consider it, never promised to fulfill it," Su Chen said coldly.

"You!" Harlow Nopheler was nearly spitting blood, as the head of the Nopheler Family, when had he ever been toyed with like this?

How many people have treated him with such unflinching disdain, even mocking and humiliating him?

"Pfft!" Another mouthful of fresh blood spewed from Harlow Nopheler's mouth.

This was probably the most he had bled in nearly five hundred years!

"However, if you truly desire my blood, it's not impossible," Su Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What are you thinking?" Although Harlow Nopheler was weak, he wasn't about to miss any opportunity.

"I've already made it very clear before; I need information regarding the Fraser Family and the Werewolves. The more detailed the information you can provide, the more satisfied I'll be, naturally, the more I can fulfill your needs. I think with the abilities of your Bloodline, it shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

Indeed, Su Chen had found the right people this time.

The Bloodline had long lives, their tendrils hidden in darkness spread across the world, in every trade and with their descendants everywhere.

In terms of information proficiency, they likely surpassed the Langsha Organization and the Mist Organization.

However, they operated far more discreetly than the latter two, as they are the Bloodline, lurking deep in darkness, their range of activities more limited than those organizations in the Dark World.

Because their mortal enemy still existed in this world.

The medieval holy war had greatly weakened the Bloodline.

That is why now, in the Bloodline family, even the heads of the noble Thirteen Clans are only at the strength of a Marquis.

This is because during that thousand-year-old battle, the Bloodline lost a significant amount of their top powers, with top experts from each family either falling or slumbering.

They had no choice but to withdraw their forces and push the younger members to lead the family, hiding them amongst the secular and the populace.

Similarly, the forces that fought the Bloodline did not fare well either.

That force had dominated the entire Western world, an unshakeable shadow over the Middle Ages.

Yes, it was so for the Bloodline.

But for that force, it was their most glorious peak.

Divine right of kings, the Pope's power surpassed that of a Monarch.

A monarch of an empire could only legitimately ascend the throne with the Pope's coronation.

If they could not receive the Pope's blessing, they would be illegitimate, not permitted by 'God'.

The Pope became the most powerful person of that era, even a king had to act according to his face, and during the crowning, had to kneel on one knee to express respect and devotion to 'God'.

In reality, it was respect and submission to the Pope.

That force had a resounding name, the 'Holy See'.

And their Pope was viewed as the representative of 'God' on Earth.

It was during this period that the Pope initiated the 'Holy War', the first large-scale extermination of the Bloodline!

Moreover, because the power practiced by the Holy See inherently countered the Bloodline, they had overwhelming superiority over the Bloodline at the start of the war.

But the then-Pope was far too arrogant.

He boasted to eradicate all darkness in the world, clearing everything 'God' would not tolerate.

Eventually, this provoked the Bloodline, Werewolves, and Humanity's Wizards who craved immortality to unite against the Holy See in a grand sweeping war.

Historically referred to as the 'Medieval Dark Dawn War', also recorded among the Bloodline as the 'Holy War'.

And during that battle, the Holy See showcased its terrifying power, the man known as the 'Pope', 'God's' representative on Earth, made Harlow Nopheler, then merely an Earl of the Bloodline, tremble.

How strong is a Blood Prince?

That man wielded a scepter, one man against five!

In the end, both sides were hurt, the Holy See representing the Bright Camp declared they suppressed darkness and claimed victory, ultimately gaining a massive following of believers.

However, it was also due to that 'Pope's' decision that after the war, the Holy See's power declined to the extreme, finally breaking and ending the Holy See's dominion over the Middle Ages.

In contrast, representing the Dark Camp, the Bloodline, Werewolf Clan, and Human Wizards declared they had won.

The shameless Holy See had relied on their restraining powers to slaughter dark creatures, finally incurring the Dark God's displeasure, who granted the dark beings the power to end worlds, breaking the Holy See's dominance over the Middle Ages and establishing a new order.

As a price, the dark beings who obtained power beyond the Holy See's fear, fell into slumber.

This is the version of 'The Tale of the Holy War' passed down by both sides.

But the truth of the matter is known only to those who lived through that era.

At least, for Harlow Nopheler, who participated in the war, it is an unshakable shadow.

Even a mighty Blood Prince, could still fall one day?

Returning to the point, it was because of the Bloodline, Werewolf Clan, and Human Wizards once being in the same camp that made the Bloodline incredibly familiar with the Werewolves.

Werewolves are powerful, but mostly strong-limbed, simple-minded, especially the beast-transformed Werewolves, possessing terrifying destructive power, but their intelligence drops to its lowest point, only Werewolves at or above the Wolf King's strength can remain conscious.

The Bloodline, considering themselves a noble race, naturally looked down on the stinking Werewolves.

And Human Wizards, a bunch that abandoned their race for immortality, were similarly dismissed by the Bloodline.

Yet, they had to admit, those Human Wizards were extraordinarily powerful and terrifying, if not for the Human Wizards' assistance during the Holy War, the Bloodline might have suffered even greater losses.

But over a thousand years have passed since the Holy War, the Bloodline has been silent for so long, their descendants and vassals have already permeated every corner of the world, they are everywhere.

Aside from direct descendants granted the Initial Embrace, receiving 'Immortality', most of their peripheral members are still ordinary people.

The Bloodline still exists, as does the Holy See, and even in today's era, the Holy See has not ceased its hunts of the Bloodline.

It's just that in certain areas the Holy See's influence is insufficient, even unable to infiltrate. Wherever there are those who believe in the light, there naturally are those who believe in the dark.

However, they only hold faith, without Dark Power, nor are they dark creatures, even those of the Holy See, cannot use the Light Power to 'purify' them.

For those who believe in darkness are at most in disagreement with the Holy See's beliefs.