The Witch Hunter System

It was hard to understand the consequences of slicing one's divine soul unless one experienced it. However, it seemed to make one's mind vulnerable and easily subjected to the will of others as far as Vaan was concerned.

Shortly after Vaan appeared inside the subspace, he immediately directed his coercive gaze at the Eighth Progenitor.

"If you can cleanly remove the Blood Ancestor's divine blood from our bodies, we will be freed from his control. However, his divine blood has fused with our bodies. Extracting it won't be easy, Sir," the Eighth Progenitor explained.

"So, it's still possible then," Vaan calmly nodded.

Shortly after, he coerced the Eighth Progenitor into spilling more information. Through the Eighth Progenitor, he quickly learned about the Evernight Territory and its current state of affairs compared to 700,000 years ago.

Naturally, the Fifth Progenitor wasn't happy with the Eighth Progenitor's compliant attitude. Unfortunately, he could not do anything besides verbal complaints—not that the Eighth Progenitor would listen to him.

On the other hand, he didn't want to antagonize Vaan.

Meanwhile, the Eighth Progenitor was too busy trying to get on Vaan's good side to save his own skin. He did not care about any cooperative benefits as long as his damaged divine soul could be repaired.

After all, if he could not repair his divine soul within 500 years, it would all be useless, no matter how many benefits he had.

"Sir, do you think you can fix my divine soul if I cooperate with you?" the Eighth Progenitor hopefully inquired.

Vaan immediately glanced at him.

Ding!

<You have read the target's information with your Fourth Dimensional Sense>

<Your proficiency in perceiving hidden information from the void has slightly increased>

<The Gehennan information has been compiled>

[Target's information]

Name: Edwin Luther

Race: Vampire

Class: Night Lord

Age: Over 750,000 Gehennan Years (+100,000 Pre-evolution Gehennan Years)

Position: Progenitor of the Luther Family

Existence level: Third-stage Divine Being (Suppressed to Second-stage Divine Being)

Abilities: [Blood Control] [Shadow Manipulation] [Higher Regeneration] [Shadow Bat Movement] [Second-stage Divine-rank Shadow Law] [Bat Authority] [Call of the Night] [Shadow Detection] [Summon Shadow] [Devour] [???] [???] [???]

Status: [Fearful] [Anxious] [Damaged Divine Soul] [Mentally Vulnerable]

Note: The target's damaged divine soul is slowly but gradually disintegrating. It is estimated to take 497 Gehennan Years before complete disintegration. Further information is required to restore the target's damaged divine soul.

Note 2: The target is currently mentally vulnerable, making it easier to be subjected to the wills of others. The Boundless Sea and Sky Aura can increase the target's favoritism and likelihood of listening to the host.

Note 2.1: As a first-generation vampire, the target still possesses some of its original traits, thereby subjecting it to the influence of the Boundless Sea and Sky Aura, albeit very limited.

After perusing the Eighth Progenitor's information, Vaan knew he didn't have enough information about the soul aspect to restore damaged divine souls.

However, he wasn't worried about this. He was certain that his knowledge in all aspects would vastly increase once he spent some time in Chaos. After all, a vaster sky had a greater wealth of knowledge.

More importantly, he was currently more interested in the extent of the Boundless Sea and Sky Aura's influence on Vampire Lords.

When Vaan decided to release some of his Boundless Sea and Sky Aura, the Fifth Progenitor didn't show the slightest reaction on the surface.

On the other hand, the Eighth Progenitor's fear and anxiety slightly subsided, replaced by a greater sense of dependence on Vaan. At the same time, his subconscious disdain and hate toward the human aspect of Vaan also disappeared.

'Interesting…' Vaan thought.

"I cannot promise something I cannot do. I know too little about the soul aspect, let alone the divine soul. So, I currently do not have the means to restore your divine soul, Edwin Luther," Vaan calmly admitted before adding, "However, since you have hopes for me, that must mean you believe in my potential as a Soul Master."

"As such, I can at least promise that I will do my best to restore your divine soul within 500 years if you swear to serve me," Vaan stated.

"Sir, if you can really extract the Blood Ancestor's divine blood from my body and restore my divine soul within 500 years, I swear I will faithfully serve you for as long as I live," the Eighth Progenitor promised without hesitation.

The Eighth Progenitor seemed to have forgotten that Vaan was the very reason for his damaged divine soul.

However, the Eighth Progenitor didn't blame Vaan for that. It was his fault for challenging a Soul Master. Furthermore, a damaged divine soul as his punishment was considered quite light.

In fact, it could even be considered a blessing if Vaan restored his divine soul and allowed him to be served since Soul Masters had great destinies. Following such beings were bound to be more glorious than terrorizing a backwater realm.

Nevertheless, after the Eighth Progenitor made his vow, the Fifth Progenitor felt his worldly views collapsing. He couldn't believe what he heard.

After all, the Eighth Progenitor didn't promise to work with the Soul Master but to serve him for life.

Although the Fifth Progenitor could understand why the Eighth Progenitor made the choice, considering the future aspect of a Soul Master, the choice was still made far too hastily.

It didn't seem like something the Eighth Progenitor would normally do. After all, such an important life choice would require careful consideration.

Nevertheless, after Vaan confirmed the Eighth Progenitor's stance, he shifted his attention to the Fifth Progenitor. He had already learned the necessary information to negotiate with the Vampire Lords and gain their cooperation.

"Fifth Progenitor, I believe there is no need to discuss additional benefits, right? After all, defeating the Blood Ancestor is already the greatest benefit to you. With the Blood Ancestor gone, you will have the whole Evernight Territory to split among yourselves," Vaan coolly stated.

"That's true…" the Fifth Progenitor reluctantly admitted with a forced smile, knowing he wouldn't be able to gain additional benefits from the human side.

"As long as your side doesn't invade our world and backstab us after defeating the Blood Ancestor, simply defeating the Blood Ancestor is indeed our greatest benefit to us Vampire Lords."

"However, you still haven't answered the most important question – How can we defeat the Blood Ancestor?" the Fifth Progenitor solemnly asked.

"If we add Hecate into the fight, what do you think of our odds of winning?" Vaan coolly replied.

The Fifth Progenitor's expression immediately changed.

Indeed, if Great Devil Hecate could really join the fight against the Blood Ancestor, their victory was almost guaranteed.

However, that was under the presumption that they could gain Great Devil Hecate's cooperation.