Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 429: -177- Ancient Hall

Chapter 429: -177- Ancient Hall

(Chapter 176 had a bug where Yulster didn’t yet know about Charlotte’s identity; it has been corrected.)

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"Yulster? Are you the leader of the Falling Star Nais Bloodline, who the master mentioned is supporting the Northern Land, together with Viscount Roman Fuer as the commander of the reinforcements?"

After hearing Yulster’s self-introduction, Sebastian’s heart stirred slightly, and he asked without changing his expression.

His face unconsciously showed a hint of cautiousness.

Although he had already known about the other’s arrival through a spiritual connection with Charlotte, and knew his identity through the "Oracle", when the person actually stood in front of him, Sebastian’s spirit involuntary tightened and inexplicably, a sense of urgency arose.

Bloodline...

The being before him, exuding a Blood Favored aroma similar to his own, was a true Bloodline!

Moreover, he was an Earl!

Deity above!

The Dark Night Lady has started to reclaim the Nais Bloodline into the Favored, could it be that she’s planning to recruit those descendants who had once betrayed Her?

Sebastian suddenly felt a sense of instability in his position.

"More precisely... it is in response to the Ancestor’s calling, obeying the Oracle of the Ancestor, that I came to support the ally, Count Castel’s Nais Bloodline."

Yulster replied with a smile.

He deliberately emphasized the words Oracle and Nais Bloodline.

Clearly, this Nais Bloodline also sensed Sebastian’s subtle, competitive caution and, therefore, deliberately expressed his own identity and status in his words...

Being able to listen to the Oracle is itself a proof of being trusted by the gods!

After speaking, Yulster looked at Sebastian, gently closed his eyes to take a deep breath and then slowly opened them again, his crimson pupils filled with interest:

"Lord Sebastian, you carry a familiar scent, reassuring and nostalgic, much like Count Castel..."

"It seems that you, like Count Castel and myself, are also cherished by the Ancestor in this mortal world."

Saying this, Yulster gave a slight smile, purposely displaying the Blood Favored essence of his lineage and emphasizing his Bloodline aura, as if he were silently boasting:

See, I too am a Blood Favored of the True Ancestor, and not just a Blood Favored, I am a Bloodline!

However, upon hearing Yulster’s words, a thought occurred to Sebastian, and his tense expression relaxed.

He still didn’t know the real identity of his master, unaware that his master was Count Castel!

Sebastian immediately came to this conclusion.

Obviously, although the other had been recruited by the great being he followed, this person had not yet fully obtained the same status as him!

Not knowing the true identity of the master was clear proof.

Even... though his identity is that of a Bloodline!

At this thought, the urgency in Sebastian’s heart dissipated quite a bit, and his look toward Yulster now carried a bit of a predecessor’s pride and satisfaction.

Although he still retained some of the initial crisis feeling regarding the instability of his position, it was much better than when he first sensed that same Blood Favored essence on the other.

"Lord Yulster, thank you for your support in the naval blockade just now."

"May I ask... what is this Ancient Hall you just mentioned? I don’t seem to have heard of such a name before."

"And, if I haven’t misremembered, shouldn’t you be at the docks right now with Viscount Roman Fuer, tallying the Legris Family’s navy? Why are you here instead?"

Sebastian’s expression returned to normal, showing a practiced fake smile, and he asked elegantly.

Sensing the subtle changes in Sebastian’s attitude before and after, Yulster’s eyebrows raised.

As a Bloodline Count who had lived for over a thousand years, he sharply detected the subtle changes in the other’s demeanor.

From wary to anxious, and then to a slight air of arrogance and condescension, it was as if filled with the pride of Elves.

Just like those annoying Nais Elf Bloodline!

"I tracked down this place following the scent of the Blood Demon Church, those who revel in chaotic blood sacrifices. That stench, I could smell it from miles away,"

Lord Yulster glanced at the bloodstain in the groove and said.

"As for the Ancient Hall..."

Lord Yulster stepped forward, caressing the ancient patterns on the stone door, a nostalgic expression crossing his face.

He exhaled softly, and then smiled slightly, as an elder reminiscing about the past, he remarked:

"You’ve never heard of it, which is normal. After all, for us ancient Bloodline descendants, you are still much younger, and your experience of history is not as profound..."

Sebastian: ...

For an Elf who had lived for hundreds of years, being addressed in a tone reserved for elders and called youthful was a first.

But thinking about how these folks who preferred to sequester themselves and lived their days out in coffins indeed lived far longer—each a monster more undead than the next, he really couldn’t argue.

Noticing the change in Sebastian’s expression brought an inexplicable pleasure to Lord Yulster.

He didn’t play coy any longer, but paused for a moment and then explained:

"The Ancient Hall was a divine temple massively constructed by the Ancestor before His mysterious disappearance..."

"That was about two thousand years ago. The Ancestor had built over thirty such temples, but most were destroyed during the subsequent civil wars among Bloodlines."

"It’s surprising to find one still intact; it seems it must have sunk underground to be preserved so completely."

"A temple built by the True Ancestor Himself, His old divine hall?"

Sebastian was inwardly stirred and asked.

This time, however, Lord Yulster shook his head:

"I don’t know..."

"In that ancient era, the Ancestor never took initiative in building temples, let alone His own. But these Ancient Halls built before His disappearance are an exception..."

"No one knows why the Ancestor would build these temples, and the divine statues enshrined within them are unclear and of unknown identity."

"Some say these temples were left by the Ancestor as a contingency for His return, others believe they were erected by the Ancestor in honor of a revered elder, meant for that elder’s resurrection..."

"However, whatever the speculation, one thing is certain: the Ancestor left a part of His power in every one of these Ancient Halls."

Having finished, Lord Yulster gazed at the stone door before him and sighed:

"The Blood Demon Church targeted this place probably to steal the power left by the Ancestor, to aid the arrival of the Blood Demon Duke into the world!"

"To possess the power left by the True Ancestor..."

Sebastian thought pensively.

But soon he was struck by another thought:

"Wait... did the True Ancestor also have elders?"

"Why not?"

Lord Yulster countered as he slowly explained:

"Before achieving supremacy, the Ancestor was once a mortal, and being mortal, he naturally had his own elders."

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