Strings Of Domination

Thud!

Roan's head fell on the ground and rolled away like a bowling ball, only stopping when it arrived before his still breathing comrade on the side who was watching all this sight with widened eyes and trembling body.

'W-What kind of beast is that? It is only at the Infant Rank, so how can it be so fast?' thinking those words in his heart with cold sweat oozing out of his forehead, the Thousand Blood wished to flee and ask for help, but unfortunately, he was unable to run even a meter before he was surrounded from all directions by abyss black creatures.

"All of their bodies are made from solidified black matter? Don't tell me..." feeling as the realization hit him like a train, the Thousand Blood snapped his face toward the cave and widened his eyes.

"It's you!"

"Oh? I am glad you know me, at least we can skip the formalities and jump right to the main case." walking out of the cave's darkness, Nash showed a cold smile while behind him Revio and Erys followed him in silence.

"Her Highness!" the Thousand Blood's eyes turned sharp and lethal the very moment he noticed Erys' figure emerge and quickly glared at Nash and hissed coldly, "Let Her Highness go or else-"

"Or what? You will kill me?" Nash let out a chuckle as he interrupted the creature, his figure still approaching him without any fear; as a fact, his whole body emitted a kind of threat that made the Thousand Blood tremble in fear despite acting he was not fazed at all.

"You... Don't you fear death? If Lord Amael finds you, you will be dead even before you could regret every decision you have taken until now!" th Thousand Blood said with a slightly pale face, watching as Nash approached him with a gaze that could freeze his body on the spot in any second!

'Lord Amael? That must be the expert at the peak Warmaster Rank, huh?' Nash thought in his heart and when he was only a step away from the creature he shifted his eyes slightly upward.

• Happiness: Neutral - 0%

• Sadness: Neutral - 0%

• Fear: Chance Level - 96%

• Anger: Neutral - 4%

'Only 4% more?' Nash was slightly taken aback by just how close he was to reaching the Critical Level, hence why he showed a devilish smile the next instant and lowered his gaze, staring deeply into the crimson eyes that were only inches away from his face.

• Fear: Chance Level - 96% --> 98%

Watching as the fear level increased by two more percentages just because he looked intimidating, Nash felt joy and was ready to say something when suddenly watched as the creature in front of him moved and swung its weapon at his neck!

Compared to someone at the Infant Rank, the speed at which the creature swung his weapon was relatively fast but in the eyes of Nash, who already reached the Warrior Rank such action was rather slow.

"You really are oblivious, huh?" Nash muttered quietly under his breath, watching indifferently as the sharp edge of the sword approached his neck, hoping to sever his head off his shoulders.

However, the very next second, a cold grin emerged on his face and flicked his finger.

Swish!

"What?" the Thousand Blood's expression froze when he felt a sharp pain pierce his shoulder, only to see as his weapon-holding hand fell to the ground next to his feet the moment he lowered his gaze.

"Argh... You fucking piece of shit... I swear you will pay for this!" the creature quickly grabbed his now severed shoulder to stop blood flowing out of it, and stared at Nash with a pale face.

[Target's {Fear} reached Critical Level!]

[Attaching {Life String} on target now possible!]

Hearing the words in his head, Nash showed a satisfied grin and quickly waved his finger to catch the white string, increasing the number of white threads attached to his finger to three!

[Successful attachment!]

"Perfect, now you can die!" Nash said with a satisfied nod, and without waiting for the creature to react, he ordered Erys to behead him.

"Prince-"

Swish!

Thud!

Watching as her sword ended one of her kind's life without her having the chance to resist, Erys felt as her face stiffened and body trembled from great anger. As for Nash, he didn't care about how she felt as he currently underwent a great change that caused his face to glow with both excitement and joy!

[One of your Life String have been severed!]

[Legacy attached to it now will be reaped!]

Whoosh!

The white string suddenly turned bright silver and Nash watched as it slowly began to melt into his body while a unique and strange sensation swept through his body.

[Legacy 'Bloodline Imitation' acquired!]

Whoosh!

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[Reaped Legacy Information]

• Description: A stolen power that was obtained by consuming the lost string that was on the verge of vanishing from all existence.

• Legacy Rank: Infant Rank

{Ability}

° Bloodline Imitation: Capable of imitating other races' bloodline for a limited amount and degree through consuming their blood! (1 drop of blood = 0.5 second)

<The more blood you consume the longer you can use this power, but also the longer its cooldown will be once it wears off!>

<This Reaped Legacy can be raised to the next Rank either by reaping a stronger being's Legacy or killing and drinking the blood of 100 Infant Rank beings from the same race!>

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'Blood Imitation... Imitating other races' bloodlines. Wait, bloodline?' Nash felt confused when he first read the description of his newly acquired power and began to wonder.

According to his knowledge, the Thousand Blood Race had the ability to mimic others' Legacy through consuming others' blood. However, at the moment, he read they were able to mimic not their Legacy but others' bloodlines! The two were completely different things, having completely different meanings from one another!

For instance, let's watch his situation as an example. His Legacy allowed him to get strong both physically and mentally while also letting him consume a so-called Dimensional Essence from the air to achieve different miraculous effects.

However, his not long ago obtained bloodline worked differently. It was no connection with either of his body or the essence around him but was a separate power that allowed him to control others' souls to a limited degree.

Both gave him special powers, but their core and conception were completely different! Comparing the two would be akin to comparing a spoon to a knife; you could use both of them to dine, but in truth, you couldn't use the former to cut a steak properly nor could you use the latter to eat soup!

Hence, seeing as the description talked about bloodline, Nash felt something was wrong. Either has been this Legacy altered by his Strings of Domination during his time reaping it or the Thousand Blood Race had been lying all this time.

To find out the truth, Nash glanced at Erys and asked with a cold voice, "Hey, Erys. Does your Legacy imitate other beings' Legacy or Bloodline?"

"Huh?" Erys flinched slightly when he heard the question asked, and although she wished to remain silent she said, "We can mimic other beings' Legacy, but according to our ancestors once we reach the Overlord Rank, although only for just a few seconds, we will be capable of imitating others' bloodline too."

"Hmm..." Nash touched his chin when he heard Erys' detailed explanation and fell into deep pondering.

"Interesting." Nash showed a smile as he had a small idea why it was he saw 'bloodline' instead of 'Legacy' in his description, but alas, he had way more important things to do hence he could only put the matter aside for the time being and concentrate on the main objective before him.

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{Domination Quests}

/Kill 25 enemies below the Infant Rank with your Souls!/

• Killed Enemies: 0/25

~Reward~

• 15 Domination Points

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/Kill 20 Warrior Rank enemy without help!/

• Killed Enemy: 0/20

~Rewards~

• 25 Domination Points

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/Reap a being's Legacy successfully!/

• Successful Reaping: 1/1

~Rewards~

• 30 Domination Points

<Domination Quests change every 24 hours!>

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Looking at the Domination Quests he didn't look at quite a long time ago, Nash showed a delighted grin and thought, 'With these 30 Domination Points, my total acquired points increased to 70. If I can complete the remaining two, my Domination Art can finally rise into the next Class!'

Although he didn't know just what kind of Class will it reach or what other abilities will it unlock even after having so many heaven-defying powers already, Nash was excited to see the results.

But for that to happen, he first needed to complete the remaining two quests and also avoid being caught and killed during the process, which was harder than said.

'It will be hard, but I am pretty sure with the plan I have come up with, I can do it.' Nash thought in his heart and glanced at the seven figures in front of him.

Five Souls, a Sky Beast, and a Thousand Blood. Including him, they were seven in total numbers, but despite having a disadvantage in numbers Nash was not worried at all as he knew their strength was more than enough to take care of the small army.

"The best way out is always through, huh? Well, it indeed is." Nash showed a confident smile and without saying anything else began to walk forward, quickly disappearing in the distance among the trees with the other six following him from behind.

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