I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

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Compared to the ordinary people on Gozo Island who thought they had been hit by an earthquake and were in complete chaos, and the archaeological team who were also affected, Li Mo, who had just shattered the sealing spell with his first move, appeared quite calm.

To be honest, compared to Li Mo from other worlds who had even witnessed battles at the level of gods and demons, shattering a True Ancestor-level sealing technique of the Cricket was really not a big deal. After all, in the Strike the Blood world view, the difference between a True Ancestor summoning a familiar to attack and attacking by attacking himself is actually enormous. The former, with all his might, could destroy a country, while the latter, with all his might, could at most destroy a city.

In a sense, while the vampires of the Strike the Blood world possess advantages such as immunity to sunlight and the ability to summon familiars, compared to vampires in other magical worlds, they lack the powerful magical strength resulting from the extensive research into their innate vampire abilities and blood magic. Li Mo, who has been to many fantasy worlds, has observed that the blood magic and dark magic mastered by powerful vampires are in no way inferior to those of mages and wizards of the same rank. It can be said that the vampires of the Strike the Blood world have both advantages and disadvantages.

In other fantasy worlds, even if Li Mo could shatter the sealing spell with the power of a martial arts immortal, those powerful vampires who possessed strong spells would have made certain contingency plans, so that the sealing effect would not be lost so suddenly as it is now. Apart from causing an earthquake and ocean turbulence on Gozo Island, it did not have any impact on the underground space where Li Mo was located, nor did it create any possible magical traps.

Now, Li Mo calmly watched as the ice coffin in the center of the underground palace shattered instantly after the sealing technique was removed. The sleeping little girl, Aurora, floated in mid-air, her powerful magic spreading out. She slowly opened her eyes!

"Tsk, are you awake now? Is it Aurora? Or the Primal?!"

Looking at the little girl dressed in white, who gave off a delicate and cute feeling, Li Mo sensed that something was off about her aura. After thinking about the information he knew, he raised an eyebrow and asked directly.

In the original Strike the Blood anime storyline, the twelve familiars possessed by the Fourth Progenitor were divided into twelve entities and sealed away. However, the Fourth Progenitor's original consciousness was not destroyed and resided in one of the entities. This entity on Gozo Island contained both the original consciousness and Aurora's consciousness, which coexisted with one being the primary and the other the secondary. Their personalities and ways of doing things were completely different. Li Mo naturally knew this setting and realized that something was wrong.

Upon hearing Li Mo's question, "Aurora," who had awakened from her seal, stared at Li Mo with cold, emotionless eyes, and directly questioned him in a very unfriendly tone:

Who exactly are you?

(Character design image from Baidu Baike)

Chapter 8 The Violent Primordial Beginning

Who exactly are you?

Having just been freed from the seal, the Fourth True Ancestor's Soul Primordial, upon seeing the stranger Li Mo, questioned him in a very impolite tone, completely disregarding any thought of waking up from the seal and being obliged to thank him.

As one of the Progenitors of the Strike the Blood world, the Fourth Progenitor, Primordial, was no pushover. She was created by the Celestials and the three Progenitors in ancient times to serve as a watchdog for the god Cain. However, the first Primordial, Primordial, was divided into twelve bodies upon birth for rebelling against the Celestials and the three Progenitors, each containing a familiar. Her soul, Primordial, resided in one of these bodies.

Later, the Heavenly Realm was destroyed, and the three True Ancestors ruled over their respective regions. The power of the Fourth True Ancestor was coveted by many. A special ceremony was held to gather twelve avatars to resurrect the Fourth True Ancestor and obtain his power, becoming a dream for many. However, this special ceremony for the Fourth True Ancestor was held more than once, yet no one succeeded in obtaining his power. Instead, each time the Fourth True Ancestor was resurrected, his arrogance and various misdeeds were met with direct suppression from the other three True Ancestors.

Even so, the Fourth Progenitor remained unchanged. At her peak, when she summoned twelve familiars, she directly confronted the Celestial Tribe and the three Great Progenitors. Each subsequent resurrection was marked by her arrogant behavior. Otherwise, the three Great Progenitors wouldn't have repeatedly defeated and divided the Fourth Progenitor. It was simply that her own style of conduct was unbearable, leading the three Great Progenitors to defeat and reseal her.

In other words, the Fourth Progenitor's soul was never someone she could easily communicate with. Otherwise, if she had acted with a slightly more diplomatic style, the Strike the Blood world might have gained a fourth Night Empire. After all, the Strike the Blood world already has three Night Empires, and there's no shortage of people who want to become the Fourth Progenitor's loyal subjects.

In contrast, Aurora, this big loli, has a mind like a blank sheet of paper. It's impossible for her to have this current attitude of seemingly regarding Li Mo as an enemy, and just short of taking action to capture him!

"It really is the primordial state!"

Having merely glanced at "Aurora" and confirmed that the body was currently controlled by the Fourth Progenitor, Primordial, Li Mo's expression remained unconcerned. He directly addressed the revived consciousness of the Fourth Progenitor, saying, "Then, could you trouble Miss Primordial to return the body to Aurora? I believe you can fulfill my request..."

Well, Li Mo just didn't have a good impression of the Fourth True Ancestor, Yuan Chu. She couldn't be described with words like "tsundere"; she was a tyrannical loli with the idea that those who obeyed prospered and those who defied perish. Her behavior was hard to tolerate.

Otherwise, the Fourth Progenitor would not have been separated and sealed away from birth until later. Even if she was unsealed only once every hundred or even several hundred years, she would be separated and sealed again after finally regaining her power. The reason is that she was too reckless and did not care about the lives of her subordinates. Otherwise, if she wanted to raise a group of vampire descendants, she would not have ended up being sealed away every time.

—As you can see, the most shameful Fourth Progenitor, Akatsuki Kojou, established the Night Empire on Itogami Island. Even though his various bizarre actions are laughable, the three Progenitors haven't fully committed to targeting him. The reason is that the three Progenitors have already established their own Night Empires. Unless the Fourth Progenitor is extremely reckless and courts death, the three Progenitors won't bother with him much. Unfortunately, the previous Fourth Progenitor, the Primordial One, did indeed constantly court death. If she had just calmed down a little, she probably wouldn't have been constantly sealed away.

Li Mo simply couldn't bring himself to be charmed by this troublesome, tyrannical loli. He much preferred the obedient Aurora, not the other way around. He hadn't come to Gozo Island just to find himself a loli queen, especially not the violent kind who would throw tantrums or even resort to violence—that was the kind of thing only a masochist would like. Li Mo preferred to be in control, not to be the lackey of the Fourth Progenitor.

However, Li Mo was unwilling to accept the Fourth Progenitor Primordial, but he really wanted to have a good chat with Aurora. He felt that if the Fourth Progenitor Primordial was replaced by Aurora, they could continue to have a chat.

"A madman!"

Li Mo's slightly flippant words clearly provoked the Fourth True Ancestor, Yuan Chu. A hint of killing intent flashed in her beautiful eyes, and a strange familiar beast, resembling a combination of a mermaid and a demon bird, appeared behind her.

The twelfth familiar of the Fourth Progenitor! The Demoness's Azure Ice!

This is a special familiar that corresponds to the constellation Pisces among the twelve familiars originally possessed by the Fourth Progenitor, and it is also the familiar possessed by Aurora herself.

Of course, given the unique dual-soul relationship between the Fourth Progenitor and Aurora, when she was awake, she naturally put Aurora's soul into a deep sleep, and her familiar [Demon Queen's Azure Ice] was at her complete control, so there wouldn't be any problems at all.

In any case, the Fourth Progenitor is the master of the twelve familiars and has absolute control over them. Aurora and the other eleven original bodies each seal and control the power of a familiar. In the past, this would have been no problem to deal with enemies. However, when facing the Fourth Progenitor, they are stripped of their control over their familiars and can hardly affect the Fourth Progenitor's actions.

When the familiar [Demon Queen's Azure Ice] appeared, the entire underground palace instantly plummeted to below minus fifty degrees Celsius, enough to freeze ordinary people and even low-level superhumans to death. Moreover, the temperature continued to drop, and even the Gozo Island and the surrounding sea outside the underground palace suddenly changed from a warm Mediterranean climate to a Siberian winter. Many Gozo Island residents who had just been terrified by the earthquake were now shivering in the cold wind and didn't know what to do.

As one of the twelve familiars of the Fourth Progenitor, [The Demoness's Azure Ice] can unleash a vast range of freezing aura, with temperatures reaching absolute zero. At its peak, the Fourth Progenitor could transform an entire nation into a frozen wasteland, or even freeze spacetime for a specific opponent; merely manifesting this power and causing changes in the surrounding environment is nothing special.

Of course, for Li Mo himself, the Human Immortal Martial Arts alone is enough to resist the cold. As for a True Ancestor Beast like [Demoness's Azure Ice], unless it launches an attack with all its might and he himself does not dodge or evade but uses his own body to withstand it, it is just a dream to hurt him.

The problem is that Li Mo is completely unconcerned about the threat from the Fourth True Ancestor, but Liana Kalyana and the others outside Gozo Island are not. Many ordinary civilians on Gozo Island are already shocked by the invisible pressure brought by the familiar [Demon Queen's Azure Ice], and they kneel down or even lie on the ground. Coupled with the sudden change in the weather, these ordinary people will probably fall seriously ill. That is, if a supernatural war does not break out, otherwise Gozo Island may disappear.

In particular, with the appearance of the familiar [Demon Queen's Azure Ice], alarms sounded continuously in the countries surrounding Gozo Island, especially in European countries. The early warning instruments developed by human countries to detect magic power directly reached the [MAX] level. Those who knew that this was at least equivalent to the magic power of a familiar of the True Ancestor level turned pale and reported it without hesitation.

As for the archaeological team on Gozo Island, they were in even worse shape. More than half of them had been suppressed into unconsciousness by the pressure of the True Ancestor's Familiar. Liana Kalyana and Xiaoya City wanted to come and investigate, but they wouldn't be able to get here for a while!

"Oh? Are you angry? What a grumpy little girl..."

Seeing that the Fourth Progenitor had summoned his familiar [Demon Queen's Azure Ice] without saying a word, Li Mo finally understood why the other party kept being resurrected and then sealed. He also felt a great displeasure.

To be honest, Li Mo was also very unhappy with the Fourth True Ancestor's reckless actions. He was not some soft persimmon to be slaughtered. Someone like the most shameful True Ancestor, Akatsuki Kojo, would probably fall for the Fourth True Ancestor's arrogant attitude. However, Li Mo himself knew that the Fourth True Ancestor's situation was not good. Otherwise, when he awakened his reincarnation memories in the Strike the Blood world, he would have thought about whether he could seize the opportunity to become the Fourth True Ancestor.

Now, the Fourth Ancestor's original hostile attitude made him feel very unhappy. He didn't care whether the other party would be further provoked and directly said what was on his mind!

"You're courting death! Then offer your blood as a gift of atonement!!!"

Undoubtedly, the Tyrant Loli was already in a very irritable state of mind. The fact that she had summoned her only remaining familiar, the Twelfth Familiar [The Demoness's Azure Ice], without launching an attack was already a sign of her restraint. Li Mo's words undoubtedly ignited her anger completely.

Of course, the reason why the tyrant loli initially endured it was because she sensed the dangerous aura emanating from Li Mo!

When Li Mo chooses to conceal his aura, ordinary extraordinary beings or even those of the same level cannot tell. However, for the true ancestors of the vampire clan, their instinctive premonition of a powerful being is enough to determine whether the other party possesses the power to threaten them.

In particular, the vast power of blood and qi of a martial arts immortal is like a blazing sun in the eyes of a vampire true ancestor, making it extremely difficult to conceal. Especially since Li Mo had just used his blood and qi to break through the core of the sealing technique, the sense of danger was instinctively felt by the Fourth True Ancestor. She suddenly regained consciousness and suppressed Aurora's consciousness, sensing how troublesome Li Mo was.

The problem is that, besides being wary, the Fourth Progenitor was also eyeing Li Mo, a stranger with an unusually strong vitality. You see, the reason why human nations are wary of vampires is because many vampires see humans as food, especially the blood of the strong, which is a delicacy to enhance their strength.

In this respect, the vampires of the Strike the Blood world are not much different from those of other worlds. While they don't necessarily need the blood of strong individuals to become stronger, consuming the blood of powerful individuals or other extraordinary beings is the fastest way to develop their own clan and enhance their strength. And this isn't unprecedented; the Night Empire, established by the three True Ancestors, has many vampires who have committed numerous atrocities in this regard.

For the Fourth True Ancestor, it was indeed completely ineffective for her to drink the blood of ordinary extraordinary beings. However, when she discovered Li Mo's figure, she was met with a powerful sense of intimidation and an alluring fragrance. The Fourth True Ancestor felt that she could not resist and had a strong desire to use Li Mo as blood food to restore her peak state.

Now, Li Mo's flippant words directly caused the last nerve of the Fourth True Ancestor to snap, and the familiar behind him, [Demoness's Azure Ice], instantly activated its power, and the intense light gave people a dreamlike feeling!

"Freezing ability? Too bad, it's not enough..."

Faced with the primordial, violent attack of the Fourth True Ancestor, Li Mo didn't even blink. He simply raised his right hand, and his blood and qi condensed. In the next instant, he directly cleaved down with his palm like a knife.

Sizzle—!

The tangible power of qi and blood was like a blood-red longsword, directly cleaving through the oncoming dreamlike light. The ear-piercing sound made it seem as if it was not cutting the illusory light, but some kind of solid steel alloy.

But when the two separated beams of dreamlike light fell directly onto the walls of the underground palace, the remaining magic and rocks were instantly frozen. If anyone dared to touch them with their flesh and blood at this moment, they would be frozen into an icicle by the contained freezing power. Even superhumans with considerable strength would be affected.

When she saw Li Mo cleave through the attack of the familiar [Demon Queen's Azure Ice] with his bare hands, the Fourth True Ancestor's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.

Can it directly cleave through the attack of the familiar [Demon Queen's Azure Ice]?

If Li Mo had used some weapon or innate ability, the Fourth True Ancestor wouldn't have been so surprised. After all, the Heavenly Division and the three True Ancestors were no pushovers back then, and the top experts of other demons and humans could exchange a few blows with her at her peak.

Leaving aside the almost extinct ancient demigod race, the Celestial Tribe, and the three True Ancestors who have rarely appeared before the world, even if the top experts of other demons and humans are no match for the Fourth True Ancestor, the Primordial One, the best among them can indeed fight against the True Ancestors. If they are equipped with suitable weapons and some weapons left behind by the Celestial Tribe, even the three True Ancestors would not dare to take on such a tough nut.

Despite the True Ancestors' self-proclaimed immortality—the Fourth True Ancestor, the Primordial One, has resurrected several times—those who truly inherited a portion of the [Celestial Division's] legacy, or even obtained weapons capable of temporarily harming a True Ancestor, cannot truly kill them. However, this doesn't mean they cannot severely injure or seal their opponents. Especially in the world of Strike the Blood, there are also weapons capable of damaging the enemy's soul. Otherwise, the three True Ancestors wouldn't have established the Night Empire instead of ruling the entire world; the reason is that other nations each possess a few trump cards.

Even though the three True Ancestors had reached the pinnacle of the extraordinary beings in the Bloodthirsty World, they were not without weaknesses. Moreover, if they were seriously injured, powerful beings might not be able to resist taking action. As for the Fourth True Ancestor, the Primordial One, she had encountered a considerable number of extraordinary beings, but few posed a real threat to her. Most of the time, she had brought about her own demise and been crushed by the three True Ancestors.

Now, the Fourth True Ancestor has witnessed firsthand the power of the human immortal martial arts from another world, which is completely beyond her own understanding. Even the dignified Fourth True Ancestor is stunned at this moment!

"watch out!"

Just as the Fourth True Ancestor, Yuan Chu, was momentarily stunned, Li Mo, who had easily defused the familiar's attack with a wave of his hand, decided not to waste any more breath on the other party. He planned to subdue this Fourth True Ancestor, Yuan Chu, who deserved a good lesson, before considering how to deal with him. After all, the other party had already clearly demonstrated that he was not someone to be trifled with, so Li Mo naturally intended to use his most proficient method to make him obedient in a calm and peaceful manner.

Li Mo made a decision in an instant, his right hand clenched into a fist and then blasted towards the Fourth True Ancestor Primordial. The terrifying power of the Human Immortal Martial Dao superimposed on the True Yuan Martial Dao was revealed, and the aura behind him directly transformed into the appearance of a Xuanwu!

"Ridiculous—ah!"

When she saw Li Mo suddenly throw a punch at her, the Fourth True Ancestor was initially disdainful when she was awakened. However, when she personally experienced the terror of the combination of the Human Immortal Martial Dao and the True Yuan Martial Dao, it was too late to come up with a better countermeasure. She could only send her familiar beast, [Demon Queen's Azure Ice], to meet the attack.

In the next instant, the Fourth True Ancestor Yuan Chu was horrified to discover that the freezing power of her familiar [Demoness's Azure Ice] was strangely interfered with and could not take effect immediately. She naturally did not know the power of the martial arts avatar that Li Mo had stacked. The Xuanwu Avatar could interfere with extraordinary powers such as water and ice. Especially for someone like the Fourth True Ancestor Yuan Chu who was driving her familiar to use freezing power, the interference effect was even better. Even a brief moment could determine the outcome of the battle.

Li Mo's punch pierced through the familiar [Demon Queen's Azure Ice] without any hindrance, causing it to let out a mournful cry and return to the body of the Fourth True Ancestor, which currently possessed two souls. However, the Fourth True Ancestor had no further means of resistance at this moment and directly took the force of the punch, instantly vomiting blood and falling to the ground. For a moment, he was unable to control his physical body, let alone launch a counterattack.

The aftershock of that punch that severely injured the Fourth True Ancestor primordial was directly blasted from a depth of 100 meters underground to the surface, creating a new passage in the underground palace, allowing people inside to see the sky outside!

Chapter 9 Subjugation and Abnormal Movements

At this moment, the underground palace could be seen directly. The power of Li Mo's punch pierced through the new passage hundreds of meters underground. Even without the protection of the magic sealing technique, it was still something that ordinary superhumans could not do.

At the very least, the summoned beasts of high-ranking vampires, high-ranking orcs, or other high-ranking human magic users, when going all out, can probably leave attack marks on the ground that are more than a hundred meters long. But that is completely different from the aftershock of Li Mo's punch that penetrates the ground. One is something that even going all out might not be possible, while the other is something that can be accomplished by the aftershock of a punch.

In this regard, Li Mo did not consider the high-ranking vampires and high-ranking orcs as opponents. Even vampire elders, orcs transformed into divine beasts, and top-tier magic attackers were at best worthy of being observed by him. Or, to put it bluntly, they were cannon fodder who could barely participate in battle. Unless their numbers reached tens of thousands, Li Mo would not consider the likes of high-ranking vampires as enemies, let alone compare himself to them.

To be honest, Li Mo's criteria for dealing with strong or decent enemies are quite strict. He doesn't think those who aren't very strong deserve to be considered enemies. They should at least have some skill. As for high-ranking vampires, it's too much of a stretch to consider them as enemies. They should at least be at the level of vampire elders, otherwise they might be easily crushed.

However, standing right in front of him, Li Mo walked straight up to the Fourth True Ancestor, who had been severely injured and fallen to the ground by a punch. He was prepared to give the other party one last chance, otherwise he felt that using force would be going too far.

"Primordial One, how about it? Are you willing to submit to me?"

Looking at the Fourth True Ancestor, Yuan Chu, who had just been severely injured by a punch and was spitting out several mouthfuls of blood that stained her white clothes, making her appear even more frail, Li Mo had no intention of showing her any pity. He stood directly in front of her, ignoring her still slightly fierce gaze, and spoke in a condescending tone.

"Cough... Bastard! Don't even think about me submitting to you!"

Hearing Li Mo's blunt words, even his own soul felt extremely uncomfortable, and his whole body felt as if it was being torn apart. The Fourth True Ancestor showed no intention of backing down and glared fiercely at Li Mo as he shouted.

Well, the reason why the Fourth True Ancestor was so confident was that she had also experienced several resurrections. She simply did not believe that anyone could break her immortality. Back then, the Heavenly Department and the three True Ancestors had also considered solving the problem of the Fourth True Ancestor once and for all. However, since they had not been able to do it, they could not expect others to do it easily. As a result, the Fourth True Ancestor felt that she would at most be sealed again, but she still had the hope of making a comeback.

In that case, it would be strange if the Fourth True Ancestor originally submitted to Li Mo. If she were so easily subdued, she wouldn't have been resurrected and sealed multiple times; she might have become the trump card of the [Heavenly Department]. Now, facing Li Mo's arrogant attitude, the tyrant loli, who had done the same not long ago, directly expressed her refusal.

Li Mo knew what the Fourth True Ancestor was relying on in his initial resistance, and he looked at the violent loli in front of him with a hint of pity, then without hesitation reached out his hand while sighing:

"Tsk, what a stubborn brat. Looks like I'll have to resort to a more violent slave contract!"

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For Li Mo, if he were merely someone from the world of Strike the Blood, even with the immense strength to face the Fourth True Ancestor, it would still be extremely difficult to subdue him, let alone enslave him.

This is not only because the Fourth Progenitor was originally a tyrannical loli with a bad temper, but more importantly, although the power level of the Strike the Blood world is not low, its methods of enslaving summoned creatures and even other intelligent life are far from reaching the level of those high-level worlds that have considerable expertise in this area, such as a certain World of Warcraft where summoning demons is commonplace, or the D&D world where summoning magic is used in many ways.

Looking at the original plot of the Strike the Blood anime, vampires summon familiars, and witches pay a price to summon demons (not actual demon races with bat wings, but more like a collection of negative consciousness from a higher dimension). However, vampires summon familiars by sacrificing their own life force, which would definitely kill an ordinary superhuman. The price witches pay to summon their own demons is equally high, and the more powerful the demon, the greater the price the witch has to pay.

Most other supernatural power systems involve summoning or contracting creatures for reconnaissance or support. Contracting a creature is generally useless unless you happen to find a very suitable supernatural being. As for contracting or even enslaving a vampire progenitor, in the eyes of the original inhabitants of the Strike the Blood world, that would be a pipe dream, even in dreams it would be considered too outrageous.

Any vampire progenitor, not counting their own familiars, possesses magical power surpassing that of the earth's dragon veins. For ordinary or even top-tier superhumans to enslave them is like trying to tie a Tyrannosaurus Rex with a thin rope. Any brute who actually tried would be long gone. The rest are mostly people who want to become blood companions or blood servants.

Of course, Li Mo was confident in enslaving the Fourth True Ancestor, since he was the one with absolute power. Moreover, Li Mo from other worlds had at least three hundred methods to sign contracts to restrain his magical pets!

"What...what do you want to do?!"

Thus, the Fourth True Ancestor, who had initially maintained a defiant attitude, discovered that Li Mo had directly pointed a finger at her forehead. Instinctively feeling uneasy, she cried out, only to be met with an intense, soul-deep pain that caused her to involuntarily scream. At first, she still had the strength to curse Li Mo, but this quickly turned into a pure, piercing scream: "Damn bastard...no...ahhh..."

Well, the Fourth True Ancestor's original miserable state was somewhat disgraceful for a True Ancestor. However, without personally experiencing the intense pain from the soul level, one would never know the terrible situation the Fourth True Ancestor was in now. It was definitely more unfortunate than being resurrected several times and then sealed away. The three True Ancestors could only attack her by dividing her body and then sealing her away, not by directly using soul-level confrontation methods.

It's not that the three True Ancestors didn't have ways to inflict damage on the soul, but when they faced the Fourth True Ancestor, who had just been resurrected and was causing trouble, they would usually just use powerful familiars. Familiars that target the soul are indeed quite rare, and the three True Ancestors wouldn't need to use such familiars to deal with the Fourth True Ancestor, the Primordial One. Moreover, even if they did use such familiars to attack, the Fourth True Ancestor, the Primordial One, would at most sleep for a longer time to heal his injuries. Once he recovered and broke free from his seal, he would definitely seek revenge on the culprit.