Ignoring the dust filling the room, Qin Xuan walked in immediately.
Buffy's room was large and filled with books about vampires.
From official government-printed Bibles to handwritten diaries, everything was there.
If he had to flip through them one by one, how long would it take?
But who was Qin Xuan?
The possessor of the "I Can Hear the Inner Voices of All Things" ability.
He just needed to ask these books a few questions to know what Buffy had been looking for.
"Excuse me, everyone, what exactly was Buffy looking for using you?"
Bible: He used me to investigate the specific details of Cain's transformation into a vampire.
Vampire Compendium: He used me to research the biographies of the most powerful vampires in history.
Encyclopedia of Vampires: He used me to investigate the influence of bloodlines on vampires.
The Complete Chronicle of Vampires: He used me to investigate the manifestations of ancestral bloodlines!
Vampire Practical Guide: He used me to investigate vampire weaknesses and blood-swapping rituals!
History of Vampires: ...
Based on the answers from various books, Qin Xuan took down the books Buffy had read from the bookshelf one by one.
After flipping through them, Qin Xuan came to a shocking conclusion.
That is, Vladimir likely possessed the ancestral Cain bloodline!
And Buffy's goal was to transfer Vladimir's bloodline to himself after it awakened.
"I, I have an ancestral bloodline?"
"How is that possible!"
Vladimir shook his head vigorously upon hearing Qin Xuan's deduction.
He had never felt any different from other vampires since he was young.
How could he possibly have an ancestral bloodline?
However, Qin Xuan chuckled, "Since you were young, besides your parents and Buffy, how many other vampires have you met?"
"I..."
Vladimir scratched his head awkwardly, unsure how to answer.
Qin Xuan picked up the books and said to Vladimir, "Look here, and here."
"Buffy was researching the external manifestations of ancestral bloodlines."
"Here, and here."
"He was researching the changes in strength after the bloodline reverted to its ancestor."
"Here, here, and here."
"He was researching how to replace bloodlines and absorb bloodline essence."
"If your bloodline wasn't special enough, do you think Buffy would have gone to such lengths to wait for you to come of age?"
"Aren't your parents' pure Cappadocian bloodlines much stronger than yours, a mere teenager?"
Qin Xuan's analysis made Vladimir increasingly excited.
That was the progenitor Cain.
An existence as powerful as a god.
If he truly awakened Cain's bloodline, wouldn't he be invincible in the future?
Vladimir's lips curved upwards as he thought about it.
But then, Qin Xuan poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"Don't get too happy too soon."
"While Cain's bloodline is powerful, it also comes with many problems."
"First, it fears the sun."
"Look what the Bible says."
"After Cain learned how to use blood to gain divine power from Lilith, he also learned that he feared sunlight."
"From then on, he hid during the day and only came out at night, no longer meeting the sun directly."
"And this book."
"After thousands of years of evolution, vampires' fear of the sun is gradually weakening. Once their strength reaches the Count level, they can be completely immune."
"In other words, if your bloodline reverts to its ancestor, no matter how strong you become, you won't be able to live under the sun."
As he spoke, Qin Xuan picked up "Vampire Compendium" from the side.
"Look at this, it says here."
"All ancestral vampires will have an extremely strong thirst for blood."
"Once this desire erupts, it is very difficult to control."
"And the less it is satisfied, the more likely it is to become berserk."
"You're already showing signs."
"And this, and this..."
"There are still many negative issues."
Looking at the problems Qin Xuan listed, Vladimir felt a headache coming on.
Especially the fear of sunlight.
He had endured for 200 years, and his rank was about to advance to Count.
Now he was told his bloodline had reverted to its ancestor and he feared the sun?
Did this mean he could never live in the sunlight again?
"So, according to you, are there no benefits to my bloodline reverting to its ancestor?"
Qin Xuan shook his head.
"There are."
"You will become strong enough."
"The more and stronger the blood you absorb, the stronger you will become."
"In the words of the Bible: possessing immense strength, knowing future events, and seeing unseen paths."
"At the same time, because you are of the progenitor vampire bloodline, you will have a bloodline suppression against other vampires."
"Making them naturally fearful upon encountering you."
"This is so cool?"
"Cool?!"
Qin Xuan sneered.
"Have you forgotten what the prophecy said?"
"Why do you think you became an enemy of the entire clan?"
"And why did you die at the age of two hundred, with your blood drained?"
"Because of my bloodline?"
"Correct!"
"It's just that at that time, only the prophet and your parents knew about this matter, which is why you were able to successfully break away from the clan."
"Otherwise, you probably wouldn't even have had the chance to go to the Dragon Country before being kept as livestock by your own people."
"Whoa, that's terrifying."
"But since only my parents and the prophet knew about this, where did Buffy hear about it?"
"Although Buffy is a descendant of my father, he wouldn't casually reveal such important information."
Vladimir was confused.
Qin Xuan didn't answer Vladimir immediately.
Instead, he walked slowly to Buffy's large wooden desk and slowly pulled open a drawer.
After a brief search, he took out a metal badge.
"This is the clan emblem of the Bruch clan!"
"It belongs to Prophet Balanka!"
Vladimir exclaimed excitedly.
Qin Xuan nodded.
"If I'm not mistaken, the reason Buffy knew about the prophecy was all thanks to Prophet Balanka."
"Buffy first tracked the prophet and, under threat to his life, obtained all information about you."
"As for this clan emblem, it should be what he brought back as a trophy after his insane act of silencing Prophet Balanka."
Although Qin Xuan said these words as a guess, in reality, they were all told to him by this clan emblem.
According to the emblem's account, Buffy not only learned that Vladimir possessed Cain's bloodline that night.
He also learned how, as the first embraced, he could break free from his master's control.
In other words, everything Buffy did, whether it was killing his master or swapping bloodlines,
had been planned since Vladimir was eight years old.
It was just that nearly two hundred years of preparation were ultimately destroyed by Qin Xuan inadvertently.
"Alright, don't be sad."
Seeing Vladimir suddenly fall silent, Qin Xuan gently patted his shoulder.
"Although your parents' deaths are inextricably linked to you."
"The main reason was Buffy's unwillingness."
"He couldn't accept being completely controlled by a vampire, so he resisted."
"It has nothing to do with you having Cain's bloodline."