Not long afterward, Sousa witnessed more of Howard’s tricks.

The Dark Gospel was two hundred years older than Sousa, and his accumulated combat experience was much more abundant. He had been roaming the edge of the battlefield all this time, avoiding a direct clash or any form of retaliation. He would even expend essence blood to flee when there was simply no way to evade. In short, he wasn’t going to come into direct contact with Sousa.

Howard was surrounded by several prowling beasts. These creatures were formed of blood energy and possessed different abilities.

These creatures were vivid and lifelike, possessing different abilities. Some of them would increase Howard’s speed and acceleration, or help him redirect a blow. These sanguine beasts doubled Howard’s power and agility, making it difficult for Sousa to attack him

Sousa’s thoughts went back to their last battle. He had just become a great dark monarch back then, but he simply couldn’t capture Howard despite the clear rank advantage. This vampire primogenitor had been secretly fighting with the...