Chapter 553: Inheritance of the River of Blood [V6C83 – Sorrow of a Silent Parting]

The River of Blood was the fount of the vampire race’s power. However, it had started falling into a gradual silence at some point, especially in the thousand years that the humans had risen to power. Even the awakening of a primo could hardly produce any ripples on the Sacred River.

This was an extremely dangerous sign because, if the river were to fall into a slumber, the entire vampire race would suffer a gradual decrease in power. Although high-ranking vampires couldn’t see any obvious effects on the short term, the core characters of the race had already noticed some clues. For instance, the Queen of the Night’s hibernation periods were growing longer and longer.

Habsburg’s successful ignition of the Flaming Crown blood seal shook the entire world of darkness. The ripples of this incident had only just begun, and there were many undercurrents not only among the vampires but even in the Evernight Council. It was during this subtle period that the river of blood was actually activated again.

The Sacred River breaking its silence was good news to the entire vampire race. Moreover, those who had been recognized by the river would usually...