Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4499

Chapter 4499: Blade at the Neck (Part 1)

"You were right about one thing, traitor." The Dead King lifted the ruins that Colurra’s body had become with one hand, holding him by the neck. "Like there can be only one sun and one king, there can only be one Orpal!"

He called upon the silver fire that blazed above his head and activated his newfound bloodline ability, Feast Soul. Orpal’s silver flame released a beam of energy that its twin orbiting Colurra’s head answered in kind.

The two pillars of silvery energy battled for dominance for a few seconds before the strong flame empowered by Life Maelstrom overtook the weak, dwindling fire connected to Colurra’s life force.

Orpal’s Feast Soul burned at its victim from the inside out and stole everything that the former Treant was. The transformation from Upyr into Vurdalak had turned Colurra into a nigh-identical clone of Orpal, and their life forces were a perfect match.

Mana, strength, and vitality moved from the loser to the winner like spoils of a blazing war. When the process ended, Colurra was dead, and his corpse resembled a dried-up mummy.

Orpal, instead, was bigger, stronger, and his insatiable hunger for power tormented him a tiny bit less.

"I knew it!" He laughed in a frenzy. "I knew my powers couldn’t amount to so little! I’m part vampire, after all, and I need to feed to increase my strength. My problem was that no one in this world is a meal worthy of me.

"According to Night, I have even absorbed one of Colurra’s mana organs. I can now manipulate plant life to some extent! I might not have exterminated those parasites of the Undead Courts, but this is still a great victory.

"It’s thanks to them and their ploy to probe my minions’ minds that I finally uncovered what might be the strongest among my bloodline abilities!"

’Yeah, too bad that the mana organ looks nothing like the one Colurra possessed.’ Night said via their mind link. ’The transformation mutated and corrupted the Treant, and what you inherited from him is the result of that corruption.

’This will take some time and lots of experiments to understand if your new power is better, equal, or worse than the original.’

’It’s more than I had until a second ago, so it’s plenty enough.’ Orpal replied.

"One mana organ from each of my meals. The Vurdalak truly is the king of the undead and the most perfect Divine Beast." He actually said. "And this is just the beginning."

Orpal turned to Jorl, looking at him with a hungry spark in his eyes.

The Storm Griffon wielded his maces and infused himself with Life Maelstrom, preparing for the fight.

’He has Moonlight, but I won’t get down on my knees and beg for mercy. I-’

"What are you doing?" Orpal asked in honest confusion. "I’m not going to eat you. I already have Life Maelstrom."

"Yeah, but you lack my Light Raider, Focus Point, and physical might, to name a few." Jorl replied. "Those might come in handy."

"I won’t deny I gave it a thought, but it’s a dumb move, and you and I know it, Jorl." Orpal shrugged. "I would lose your strategic mind, your charisma in handling our troops, and your invaluable knowledge.

"And for what? A gamble that might as well give me one of your bloodline abilities I don’t need. Do you think me stupid enough to risk a certainty for a possibility?"

"No." Jorl replied, putting his Dusk Wraith maces away.

’Also, he doesn’t know I’ve started turning into a Vurdalak, and even if he did, he can’t eat me unless I complete the transformation. Being a Upyr is my best insurance that Orpal won’t get funny thoughts about me.’

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