Chapter Seventeen: Unable to Advance

  Duke Rhein is worried that Li Xie's blood is tainted by the Dark Summoner, fearing for his safety. Now knowing it has nothing to do with the Dark Summoner, he wants to help Li Xie because he is concerned about Li Xie's body.

  Li Xie has already become a treasure of the Tudor dynasty, as one of the pillars of the dynasty, Duke of Rhein, careful care is necessary!

  In fact, he was previously angry with Cano and removed Cano to throw him to Li Xie's side, not to monitor Li Xie. Along with those one hundred elites, they were all given to Li Xie to provide support and protection for Li Xie.

  Li Xie saw that Duke Lain already believed him, so there was no need to be subtle. He pointed directly at the 3,000 Crazy Lion Army and said: "I want them to give me some blood, not much, just a bucket will do."

  "This is easy!" Duke Rhein agreed, it's just a bucket of blood, three thousand people each squeezed one drop, that's not just one bucket.

  "Haha, thanks first then, bro!" Li Xie immediately took out a bucket that had been prepared in his spatial ring.

  Upon seeing the bucket, Duke Rhein nearly fell over and fainted!

  The God of Earth is back! That damned Earl Saber, he... He took a bathtub that's one meter high!

  Under the gloomy face of Duke Rhein, Kano secretly smiled as he carried the bathtub that Li Ye had brought out to hold blood. In fact, it wasn't even full, this washing tub had a capacity of at least around 1,000 liters, if they really wanted to fill it up, these three thousand Crazy Lion troops would have to bleed until they fainted!

  It was Li Xie who was too greedy, and Kano wasn't so ruthless after all.

  However, he also extracted 100 liters of blood from the three thousand mad lion warriors. The black-eyed vampire advanced to a yellow-eyed vampire, requiring 100 liters of human blood. The bodies of people in this world are much stronger than those on Earth, and the energy contained in their blood may be several times that of an Earthling's. Who knows, these 100 liters might help Li Xie advance to orange eyes!

  "Haha, thanks a lot, bro!" Li Xie chuckled and put the blood into his spatial ring, which was said to be vacuum-sealed, allowing for long-term preservation.

  "It's nothing, just don't bring such a big bucket next time, it's scary!" Marquis Laine smiled and clasped his hands together: "I'll also be in Rose City ahead of time, my brother, if you have time, come find me in Rose City."

  "Absolutely!" My brother, can't we find time to blackmail this lord?

  "Fall in!"

  Marquis of Rhein let out a loud shout with his qi, his voice piercing through the sky like a thunderclap in the heavens.

  "Armorize!"

  Three thousand troops shouted in unison, their voices so loud that they shook the clouds in the sky!

  Suddenly, the three thousand soldiers on the edge saw the mad lion turn into golden light and attach itself to their bodies. In an instant, the soldiers who were originally wearing only tight-fitting military uniforms had a full set of armor added to their bodies, with the mad lion's helmet and fiery red cloak. Wasn't this exactly what Kano wore for the first time?

  And then they each summoned a proud horse covered in black scales, weren't those the same horses they rode when we first met Kano?

  It turned out that the armor was actually transformed from the Great Earth Lion, and the fine horse was also their magical pet!

  Watching the three thousand fierce lion cavalry galloping away, their majestic momentum piercing through the sky, Li Xie suddenly felt a little envious. He envied them for having demonic pets that could be kept as pets, worn as clothes, and ridden as mounts!

  "Kano, get me a large Earth Lion and also bring several horses!" The black horse ran extremely fast, Li Xie didn't have time to ask Duke Laine for them, could only ask Kano instead. After all, Kano was once the commander of the Crazy Lion Army!

  Kano let out a wry smile and spread his hands: "Sir, haven't you noticed that I'm not wearing any armor, nor have I summoned my magical pet?"

  "Huh? What's going on?" Kano said, and Li Xie also realized this point, and the guards outside the Earl of Ye's mansion were also like this.

  "This is the rule of the Crazy Lion Legion." Kano explained with a helpless expression.

  The Earth Lion is a unique magical beast of the Tudor Dynasty, which has evolved over hundreds of years to form a lion army. The six-stage magical beast that is most suitable for large-scale combat and also the strongest, the Earth Lion, is used as a summoned magical pet, and is the symbol of the Lion Army! In recent years, it has also introduced the third-stage magical beast "Black Scaled Horse" as a war horse!

  And these two magical beasts are not owned by everyone in the Lionheart Legion, only the elite of the Lionheart Legion, the three thousand troops led by Duke Rhein, have them equipped.

  These two demon beasts are the exclusive elites of the Lionheart Legion, and it is not allowed for anyone else to possess them within the dynasty. If they leave the Lionheart Legion, they must also cancel their contract with the demonic pet in order to leave.

  Kano, this leader who was dismissed by Duke Rhein, would naturally not be an exception.

  "Sir, actually I'm just a Sixth-Order Sword Saint for now, but sir, I will definitely protect you with my life." Kano said solemnly.

  As for this rule, Li Xie naturally thought of the inhumanity within it. His demonic pet had worked hard to level up, but once he left the Crazy Lion Army, he would be reclaimed. It could be said that all his efforts were in vain. However, for the sake of the Crazy Lion Army, sacrificing some personal interests was unavoidable. As for what was right or wrong, Li Xie found it difficult to evaluate.

  He patted Kanou's shoulder lightly and Li Xie smiled, "No demonic pet is no big deal, don't worry, I'll find you two high-level demonic pets sooner or later, one for summoning and one to play with!"

  "Sir wants me to find a magical pet, but it seems like Sir is giving me a magical pet instead."

  "Heh heh, remember, follow Earl Evil, eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks!"

  "Hmm! Master Meng is above, following Earl Ye, eating and drinking spicily!" This remark made Kano absolutely convinced that he had followed a kind-hearted and generous master. From Li Ye's actions of giving his servants ten gold coins and relieving the poor, Kano recognized that he had followed a good master. And seeing Li Ye accumulate twenty million in just a few hours made Kano realize that this master was not an ordinary rich person!

  Following a kind, generous and wealthy master, how can one not enjoy good food and drink?

  "Heh heh, Master Mian is on top! Go back!"

  The Earl's Manor.

  Li Xie was alone in his bedroom and ordered everyone not to enter. He also called Kano to guard the door from outside.

  Having done all this, Li Xie took out the bucket of blood from the space ring.

  What he needs to do now is to upgrade himself!

  He himself had never been upgraded, and didn't know what kind of phenomenon a vampire's promotion would bring. Afraid that others would think it was shocking and unconventional, he made everyone leave. At least, the identity of a vampire was something Li Xie still needed to keep secret!

  "I knew I couldn't collect so much blood, I should have brought a smaller bucket! Getting a bathtub, it's hard to drink!"

  Li Xie looked at the bathtub with a hint of melancholy, but the bloody smell in the bathtub reached Li Xie's nose, and it was like sweet wine, emitting wave after wave of enticing fragrance. He couldn't help but pick up the bathtub and carefully drink the blood inside, afraid to spill a single drop.

  He took a few sips and suddenly exclaimed: "I'm done for! I forgot to ask if they have any infectious diseases!"

  "Huh, really stupid!" Li Xie laughed at himself again: "If vampires could be killed by contagious viruses, then there wouldn't be any vampires! Besides, this isn't Earth, so there shouldn't be any messy viruses created by scientists."

  Li Xie no longer cared, carefully drinking the blood in the bathtub.

  Blood gushed in, just like a clear spring flowing all over Li Xie's body. Li Xie only felt that his whole body's meridians were comfortable, every cell seemed to be breathing, and the blood on his body was cool and refreshing, like a cold wind on a summer day, making him feel very invigorated!

  "Tsk tsk..."

  He licked his lower lip, and Li Xie finally drank the 100 liters of blood in one breath! He didn't feel full at all, it seemed that vampires had an abnormally strong absorption of blood.

  Apart from the feeling of hunger, what made Li Xie puzzled was that after drinking 100 liters of blood, he only felt comfortable and refreshed, with no other feelings!

  It's just like having drunk a bottle of fine wine!

  Li furrowed his brow and hastily went to the copper mirror to check, his eyes were still black, deep and dark, but not a hint of yellow.

  "This is unscientific!" Li furrowed his brow: "How could I possibly not have leveled up?"

  "The Vampire Handbook" clearly states that the lowest-level vampires only need to drink 100 liters of blood to upgrade to yellow-eyed vampires!

  Li Xie had already drunk a hundred liters, and still contained a hundred liters of blood with more energy than the people on Earth! Even if he didn't directly upgrade to an orange-eyed vampire, the yellow-eyed vampire was absolutely impossible to escape from!

  How is it possible?

  Did something go wrong in between?

  Li Xie hastily pulled out a book that looked like it was woven from purple metal threads, the "Vampire Handbook", to take a look.

  I flipped through the conditions for vampire upgrades, and it's completely correct! Indeed, drinking 100 liters of blood can upgrade to yellow eyes, and direct bloodsucking is not required, as long as you drink fresh blood with energy.

  "Is the problem with the energy contained in the blood?"

  Li Xie had no experience with vampires before, and what he read in books was vastly different from the "Vampire Handbook". For a while, Li Xie didn't know where to find the problem, and could only conclude that it was due to the energy contained in the blood. Because vampires can advance levels by absorbing the energy contained in the blood, and now he hasn't advanced, isn't it because the blood lacks the energy that makes him advance?

  "But this isn't right! The physical quality of ordinary people here is several times that of Earthlings! And the blood I absorbed belongs to the elite of the military, containing energy that is definitely incomparable to the blood of Earthlings! Why can't I become a Yellow-Eyed Vampire?"

  "What's wrong after all? Can't the blood of the people on the mainland of gods provide me with energy?"

  "It doesn't make sense! I'm bleeding and crippled, but drinking blood really can restore me!"

  "What's wrong with me?! I'm a vampire! You can't tell me that I'll be stuck as the lowest rank of vampire in this other world, can you?!"

  Li Ye thought more and more depressed, turned "Vampire Handbook" over and over again, but still couldn't figure out the problem!

  "Grandma's, find an opportunity to deceive more blood and try it out!" Li Xie made up his mind, no longer thinking about the upgrade issue, but putting the problem on a more easily accessible issue - demonic pets!

  To enhance one's strength and at least have the ability to protect oneself, having a high-ranking magical pet is the best way when it's temporarily impossible to upgrade in the vampire rank!

  But this also involves a problem, signing a contract with the demon requires magic or aura! And Li Xie currently has no fluctuations of magic or aura in his body at all!

  That is to say, he can't sign a contract with the demon beast!

  But there is one thing he can do now! That is to have a destined beast!

  The Benming beast needs fresh blood nourishment for forty-nine days and then signs a contract with the soul, without the need for magic or Dou Qi!

  "Must I use that unknown egg?" As soon as Li Xie thought of the unknown egg being worth over 50 million gold coins, he felt a bit reluctant. Thinking about having to torture himself every day until his nose bled made him even more unwilling. He muttered to himself: "Forget it, let's see if we can upgrade by getting more blood first. For now, what needs to be done is to equip Wu Kan and the others with strong gear. Once my subordinates are powerful, I, as their master, won't need to lift a finger to dominate! Heh heh, 2 million gold coins, not spending it would be a waste!"