Chapter 276
Charlotte knew that the Nais Clan had been laying the groundwork for so long; today, they were bound to make their move against her.
To her surprise, though, the one the Nais Clan had chosen to strike with was not some ordinary bloodline member but the Blazing Sun Third Tier Blood Count.
However, even though the enemy’s power was astonishing, it had not exceeded Charlotte’s predictions.
Having learnt from Agnes that the Blood Count would be among the bloodline members targeting Castel, Charlotte had prepared for the worst-case scenario, facing the Blazing Sun Third Tier bloodline member in the middle of the banquet…
For this reason, Charlotte had even ordered Nisi to set up a total of five high tier divine arts and magic traps throughout the Count Territory, draining the last bit of that cunning cat’s magic power, exhausting it to near death.
And she herself was always ready to undergo True Ancestor Liberation, planning to definitively detain any Blood Counts that might appear!
Charlotte’s plan was comprehensive.
What she hadn’t anticipated was that the assault would not come from the true Blazing Sun Third Tier, but merely a projection of the Blood Count, manifest through a blasphemous divine technique.
This turn of events somewhat frustrated Charlotte.
Had the Blazing Sun True Body arrived, she might have had a chance to detain him using the power of True Ancestor Liberation, but if it was merely a projection of will, that would be much harder.
The most formidable power of the Blazing Sun was the transformation of spiritual power; a remotely arriving projection of will, even if destroyed, would at most lead to minor spiritual harm for the Blazing Sun.
But the progression of events was so theatrical…
The goal of the Nais Clan was to control Castel.
Hence the Blood Count’s will projection chose the method most convenient and most likely to succeed for the Nais Clan—Spirit Manipulation.
Frankly, this wasn’t a wrong judgment; a Starry First Tier Transcendent simply had no power to resist the Blazing Sun Third Tier’s invasion of the Spirit.
But… what if Charlotte wasn’t an ordinary Starry First Tier?
Charlotte’s true strength might not have been formidable, but following her integration with the Blood Holy Scripture, her soul had already undergone certain changes—changes that even Charlotte herself hadn’t completely fathomed—imbuing her with traits akin to those of a deity.
Even without invoking the power of True Ancestor Liberation, the self-defense mechanisms of the Blood Holy Scripture were enough to give any intruder a hard time.
This was something that both Sebastian, whose spirit had suffered injuries, and the disgruntled, fallen Great Knight of the Holy Royal Court’s Judgement Court could attest to.
Watching the blazing projection of will, Charlotte didn’t resist in the slightest, instead allowing the vast spiritual power to rush into her spirit world.
She didn’t intend to immediately use the power of the Holy Scripture to heavily damage the opponent.
The link of spirits was mutual; since he had come, she intended to take control of him instead!
It was a daring and insane idea, but Charlotte decided to give it a try.
The moment the will of Blood Count Humphrey Lachlan successfully invaded, the Blood Holy Scripture deep within Charlotte’s consciousness opened on its own, and a brilliant red light surged in a display of ancient and profound energy that began to emanate from her.
The invading will of the Blood Count quickly sensed something amiss.
Having successfully entered Charlotte’s spirit world, he didn’t find the usual hazy soul world of a Transcendent, but a vast and boundless crimson sea.
“Is this… the spirit world of a little girl?!”
Staring at the nearly infinite Sea of Souls, the invading projection of will trembled slightly, his face showing astonishment.
He had invaded many a spirit world, including that of some powerful Transcendents.
However, even the most powerful Transcendent he had invaded did not possess a soul world materialized as a boundless sea!
The projection immediately sensed something was wrong, a faint sense of crisis bubbling up within…
Bloodline members with their near-eternal lives, the old monsters who had survived to the present, were each most adept at self-preservation.
Upon discovering how peculiar the opponent’s spirit world was, the will projection of Blood Count Lachlan did not hesitate—the moment he realized it, he turned around and fled, rapidly withdrawing from the spirit world.
The movements of the will projection were fast.
Once he decided to leave, he quickly ceased the invasion, returning to the real world.
But, at that moment, a light chuckle suddenly came from behind him:
“Having come all this way, what’s the hurry to leave?”
The will projection’s heart skipped a beat.
He looked around, astonished to find that instead of returning to the room in the Count Mansion, he had arrived at a solemn and majestic ancient castle.
He turned to look behind and, instead of seeing the shelves filled with volumes and a girl sitting behind a desk, he saw a set of steps leading up to a high platform.
Atop the platform stood a dignified throne where a silver-haired girl with crimson eyes was seated.
The girl looked exactly like Countess Castel he had seen, but the golden red eyes and the luxurious black divine robes gave him a shudder of terror.
This was not the real world!
This was the spirit world!
It was the dream-like projection of the spirit world!
Damn it!
How could she have her own dominating dream world?
How could she have silently pulled me into her dream world?!
The will projection instantly understood the situation.
Shock, absurdity, confusion, panic… various emotions flooded him.
Transcendents rarely dreamed, for their spirits and souls had already undergone a transformation, gaining incredible power.
The will projection had not been without experiences of entering the dreams of other beings, but being passively pulled into another’s dream like this meant only one thing: the strength of her soul… far exceeded his imagination!