Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel

"Indeed... only red wine and a tall goblet can match up to the most proper elegance!"

"Completely different from those bastards of the Adam Church who left Curse Divine Skills on my body, this is a truly noble and elegant Blood Noble!"

Gazing at the mysterious female self-proclaimed as Dark Night on the throne, Sebastian couldn't help but feel that every move she made was perfectly hitting his pursuit of art, making him cheer inwardly.

Indeed, if it weren't for his wariness of her unfathomable strength that he couldn't sense at all, and the purpose for which she summoned him, he really would have liked to make her his confidante.

"Dark Night... surely isn't her name. She probably just doesn't want me to know who she is and arbitrarily chose a codename."

"Honestly speaking... that codename is even a bit tacky, lacking the elegance she just displayed!"

"From this, it seems likely that her real name is well-known amongst the Bloodline?"

"It must be an elegant title..."

"I just don't know if she has any understanding of the Curse Divine Skill on me..."

Sebastian's mental activity was as rich as ever.

Of course, on the surface, he still maintained an elegant and fitting demeanor.

But on the other side, Charlotte was starting to feel a bit stretched.

The hell, what's with calling a name tacky?

She felt as though veins were about to pop on her forehead.

Of course, although she felt awkward, Charlotte quickly put aside such meaningless details and seized upon something more crucial:

"Wait, did he just say... Curse Divine Skill?"

She knew about Curse Divine Skills.

She had previously seen descriptions of them in the texts at the Church Hospital.

It was a type of Divine Art, the opposite of Blessing Divine Arts.

Unlike regular Divine Arts, Curse Divine Skills are harder to use, but their effects last longer, some even following the Infected One for life, and can even affect their offspring.

This type of Divine Art typically affects the bloodlines of those it is used on.

With this thought, Charlotte couldn't help but look down at Sebastian again.

She suddenly had a wild guess.

Reconnecting with the "Blood Holy Scripture," Charlotte took advantage of the expansion of the spirit world and actively changed her observational target to Sebastian.

The next moment, familiar text appeared in her vision—

["Blood Holy Scripture" detects an ongoing Divine Skill Ritual—]

[Magic Technique: Blood Curse]

[Caster: Anthea White Vadret]

[Infected One: Sebastian Flameheart]

[Magic Effect: One of the Six Great Clans of the Bloodline, the Curse Divine Skill of the Wildness Clan 'Vadret,' created by Prince Augustine, affects the bloodline; the Infected One will bear the mark of the Ghost Face, intermittently suffer the agony of blood burning, and as time passes will continually be devoured by the curse weakening the bloodline's power, persisting until the Infected One's death.]

[Interception probability assessment: 0%]

[Proceed to intercept?]

It really was a Curse Divine Skill!

Charlotte's heart skipped a beat.

She suddenly understood why she had chosen the weakest star, yet directly summoned a powerful Transcendent.

Because the aura she sensed wasn't the other party's real one at all, but the Blood Curse on his body!

This self-proclaimed Sebastian Transcendent isn't a Bloodline at all!

The reason she was able to summon him is that he was under the curse of the Bloodline, leaving behind the power of the Bloodline in his body!

Absurd!

"So... honorable Dark Night madam, for what matter have you summoned me here?"

Sebastian asked his question for the third time.

He really thinks I'm an old monster from the Bloodline.

Charlotte was certain in her heart.

Having read his thoughts, she knew that as long as she played the role of the "old monster" well, by the time the period for Blood Summon ended, he would naturally return.

But now, she was not content with just that.

Knowing that the other party held Holy Scripture Fragments and was burdened with an ongoing curse divine skill, she felt this might be a good opportunity...

If she played her cards right, she could not only get her hands on a fragment of the Holy Scripture but might even earn the loyalty of a Transcendent who could potentially reach the Third Tier of Blazing Sun in the future!

With this in mind, Charlotte smiled subtly.

Her voice, still so ethereal, echoed in the ancient castle, creating ripples:

"You needn't be nervous, I merely sensed a familiar aura on you and wanted to take a look."

Saying that, she lazily leaned back in her chair, one hand supporting her chin, and the other caressing the armrest of the throne, her deep gaze lingering on Sebastian, and she added with an insinuating sigh:

"Carrying such a thing on one's body mustn't be easy, right?"

Upon hearing these words, Sebastian's eyes nearly instantly blazed with sharp light.

But outwardly, he still maintained his elegance and smiled inquiringly,

"Dark Night Lady, I don't quite understand what you mean."

Charlotte responded with a faint smile.

She shifted lazily to a new position, pausing for a moment of amusement before speaking leisurely,

"Even for bloodlines, the burning of blood is a torture hard to endure."

"Not to mention... the blood power that is constantly being devoured."

Upon hearing these words, Sebastian's body visibly shuddered.

He sharply raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on Charlotte seated upon the throne, losing his composure for the first time,

"Dark Night Lady, can you see the problem within me?"

Charlotte let out a light laugh, her ethereal voice tinged with a hint of mistiness,

"Merely the Blood Curse of Vadret, a toy left by that fellow Augustine."

"Such filthy things are as glaring to me as stars in the dark, there's nothing I can't see."

She can actually see the curse on me!

No, she even knows it thoroughly!

Who on earth is she?

Even the Marquis of Blood from the Northern Territory Dukedom couldn't detect the curse on me, how did she find out?

Wait...

Did she just address a Prince of the Blood Nobles by name?!

Sebastian's heart suddenly pounded.

"Can you... solve the problem in my body?"

Seeming to have thought of something, he hurriedly asked with excitement.

"A mere Curse Divine Skill that seems to have been cast by a little one, solving the problem isn't difficult."

Charlotte replied indifferently.

She... she actually referred to the Pure White Witch as a little one?!

Who exactly is she?

Wait...

Did she just say that solving the problem isn't difficult?

Sebastian's eyes nearly lit up instantly, looking at Charlotte with hope and anticipation.

However, Charlotte changed the subject sharply,

"But why should I solve it?"

Sebastian was briefly taken aback.

Looking at the smiling Dark Night Lady in front of him, he had a sudden epiphany.

"Esteemed lady, what do you need me to do? In exchange for you solving my curse?"

Sebastian bowed gracefully, asking respectfully and earnestly.

Charlotte smiled slightly.

She did not directly propose to sign a contract with him.

Because she knew her current strength was too weak to deal with the Curse Divine Skill on him, even signing a Blood Contract would be in vain.

To coax him into signing a contract now would not only fail to secure his true allegiance but might also reveal her true capabilities.

She needed to use a roundabout strategy.

First, use his power to enhance her own, then when she was able to solve the curse on him, naturally transition to signing a contract!

The Divine Technique Counter from the Blood Holy Scripture was still quite powerful.

Although the current interception probability was 0%, based on previous interception results, Charlotte boldly speculated that if she could progress to the Starry First Tier and further repair the Blood Holy Scripture, she might have a chance to successfully intercept the Blood Curse on him!

If not, then she would continue to strengthen her powers!

Thinking this, Charlotte leaned forward slightly, gently flipping open the materialized Blood Holy Scripture in front of her, and conjured more pages to deliberately make it appear thicker,

"I've lost some things and need to retrieve them."

Saying so, she looked at Sebastian, resting her chin on her hands and smilingly said,

"I want you to find them for me."

"After all... you are not unfamiliar with them."

Them?

Sebastian was slightly taken aback.

He followed Charlotte's gaze to the book in front of her, feeling a sense of familiarity with the tome shrouded in mist.

When the mist gradually dissipated and the crimson pages within the book were revealed, his eyes almost instantly fixed on them:

Could these be...

Curse pages?!