The System Awakens: Rise of the Champion - Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: The King Of Night – 2
“…Say it,” Damian commanded.

“You…” the strongest countess, Lillian Brenlith, slowly said, as though the words were heavy in her mouth.

“You are… one of the N-Night Kings… The…” Lillian Brenlith stuttered, gulping before finally speaking the words:

“The Great Progenitor of Vampires.”

It was as if the heavens and the world of Nightingale were acknowledging the title of the Great Progenitor of Vampires, one of the Great Night Kings, a being whom even the God Kings would fear.

As soon as Lillian Brenlith, the strongest vampire, spoke the truth about the great existence standing before her, the entire world seemed to fall silent.

In the next instant, hundreds of lightning strikes painted the red sky, the moon loomed large, and a thunderous roar resounded across the world of Nightingale, as if welcoming the king with a celestial trumpet’s song.

Not just the gods and goddesses of the lower plane, but even those from the higher plane could feel it.

The moment the Progenitor of Vampires emerged into existence, the karma of the universe shifted rapidly, growing, strengthening, increasing by the second.

At this moment, every powerful being capable of sensing the grand changes in the universe realized that something had appeared, something so special and unique, an existence of such influence, it could even affect the universe itself.

It was safe to say that Damian now had the entire universe’s attention. Everyone wanted to know who this entity was.

Even dozens of gods and goddesses were staring at the newly ascended Progenitor of Vampires as if looking at an absolute monster.

They didn’t understand what was happening.

They might be gods of the lower plane, but they were still gods, representatives of the very concepts and realities of the universe.

Other than the Administrator of the System or the System itself, they were the entities with the most knowledge about how the universe worked.

Yet even they had no idea how a being could become the Progenitor of both Vampires and Humans at the same time.

Firstly, evolution and transitioning directly affect the soul.

If a being doesn’t have a strong enough soul, they can’t evolve or transition.

And if they try to do so forcefully, the process will destroy their soul entirely, erasing their existence.

To transition into a Progenitor, a being must possess a high level of soul power and strength.

But to transition into a Progenitor a second time…

Just how powerful was Damian’s soul?

How could a being even possess such soul power?

Not even the gods possessed souls that powerful, and they draw their power directly from the universe.

Secondly, this should be impossible.

It goes entirely against the natural order of the universe.

No being should be given such power.

A Progenitor is a godlike existence in their own right, each one holding the potential to rise and stand on equal footing with the gods of the higher plane without even achieving godhood.

This is one of the main reasons why it’s an unspoken rule that Progenitors cannot achieve godhood.

Just having the potential of one Progenitor is an extreme thing, it means the being has the potential to grow strong enough to stand against the gods of the higher plane.

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Even Progenitors have their own hierarchy based on their potential and abilities.

For example, the Human Progenitor is weaker and has less potential than the Vampire Progenitor.

But even the weakest of the Progenitors, the Human Progenitor, still has the potential to challenge the gods of the higher plane.

Damian had attained the potential of two Progenitors.

And not to mention, even before he became the Progenitor of Humans, he was already growing at such an insane rate that the gods concluded he could become a prominent figure in the higher plane.

But now…

they didn’t even know what to call him anymore.

What kind of existence was he?

What baffled the gods even more was that, for a Progenitor to come into existence, it must be acknowledged by the Will of the Universe itself.

And when we say the Will of the Universe, we mean the primordial entity that maintains the continuum of the universe and everything within it.

If Damian became the Progenitor of Humans, that means he was acknowledged by the universe.

And if he just now transitioned into the Progenitor of Vampires as well, then that too was acknowledged by the universe…

The more they thought about it, the more ridiculous it became.

Not far from the gods, Raiya, the World Tree of the world of Nightingale, looked at Eden. “Do you feel that, Eden?”

“Yeah… he’s incredible. To think he would influence the karma of the universe this much, this early… my calculations are way off. I clearly underestimated how much influence he has over the karma of the universe,” Eden muttered.

If it were anyone else who defied her predictions, estimations, knowledge, and the countless possibilities she could form in her mind just from gathering information across the universe, she would’ve gone ballistic.

She would’ve gotten to the bottom of it.

She had never been wrong about anything happening within the universe.

No being had ever been special enough to defy her powers.

Except for her most favorite being… Damian.

She wasn’t even mad that Damian had defied her.

In fact, her heart brimmed with happiness.

Back to the thousands of noble vampires kneeling down, every single one of them could feel who he was.

They didn’t need anyone to tell them or make them understand.

But still, hearing it from the strongest vampire gave it an even greater impact.

Damian wasn’t in any condition to think clearly.

His mind was slowly being overtaken by overwhelming lust.

It was already difficult for him to stop himself from jumping on the countess.

“…Take me somewhere alone… Take me to the castle of the King of Vampires,” Damian commanded through gritted teeth.

“NOW,” Damian roared, his voice striking like thunder.

In the next instant, the fastest vampire, Countess Akira Kaminari, activated her bloodline ability.

Lightning cloaked her body like armor before she vanished leaving behind a trial of sparks.

At the same time, Damian’s very existence transformed into lightning, streaking after the countess. Moments later, the remaining four countesses followed suit.

Within seconds, Damian, no, the Vampire King, and the five countesses stood inside a massive, ancient stone castle, in its grand throne hall.

Damian sat upon a colossal throne.

His hands gripped the armrests tightly as if he was trying to suppress something with every ounce of strength.

A pained expression twisted his face.

The need to procreate was clearly getting to him.

The five countesses stood at a distance, silently watching him.

They knew what had happened.

They understood that the man they had brought to Nightingale in the hopes of solving their extinction problem had not only resolved it, he had become something greater.

He had become the Progenitor of Vampires: an absolute being, the father of their entire race.

A being to whom they would submit without question.

Damian closed his eyes and took several deep breaths, trying to regain control.

“This is too much… even for me,” Damian muttered, shaking his head.

After a few moments, he tried to distract himself from the wild thoughts of what he wanted to do to the five countesses.

He turned his attention to his newly awakened abilities, granted to him upon becoming the Vampire Progenitor.

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[Racial Trait: Instantaneous Regeneration]

[Effect: As long as either your brain or heart remains intact, you can regenerate from any form or type of injury instantly.]

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[Racial Trait: Pseudo Immortality]

[Effect: As long as you are not killed, you can live forever, for all eternity.]

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[Racial Trait: Night Vision]

[Effect: As a Progenitor Vampire, your vision is far superior to that of an average noble vampire. You can see clearly even in total darkness, and detect the presence of blood from hundreds of kilometers away.]

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[Racial Constitution: Progenitor Vampire Physiology]

[Effects:

-Rapid Growth Potential: As the Progenitor of Vampires, you develop many times faster and more powerfully than even the most talented noble vampires.

-Enhanced Physique: Your body is naturally far stronger, with greater reflexes, speed, vision, agility, endurance, stamina, and heightened senses than any other vampire.

-Procreative Body: Your body is extremely attuned to procreation, as the act of procreation gives you many times more pleasure. You can perform the act with near-infinite stamina and possess an almost limitless libido.

-Essence Production: As the Progenitor of Vampires, your body produces near-infinite amounts of evolutionary and reproductive essence, granting you the ability to produce near-infinite offspring through procreation, creation, or transitioning.

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[Racial Constitution: Blood of the Night King]

[A constitution unique to the Night Kings, the progenitors of the creatures of the night.]

[Effects:

-Grants you the ability to command all creatures of the night as long as they are weaker than you.

-Grants you immense potential, immense learning speed, immense adaptability, and immense survivability.

-Anyone especially vampires who drinks your blood will experience a power boost. Prolonged consumption boosts their growth and potential significantly, but causes addiction as a side effect.

-Grants you universal awareness, allowing you to sense significant events that affect the karma of the universe.

-Grants you a unique connection to the regulators of the universe.

-Grants you the ability to go without consuming blood for tens of thousands of years, unlike other noble vampires.

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[Racial Constitution: Night King’s Charm]

[Effects:

-A constitution developed due to the influence of the Blood of the Night King, altering your body to appear as the most compatible and charming partner for procreation to the opposite sex.

-Prolonged procreation with you causes beings to become obsessed, with female vampires being more heavily affected.

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[Racial Constitution: Night King’s Aura]

[Effects:

-A constitution shaped by the influence of the Blood of the Night King, causing your very existence to emit an aura that makes beings weaker than you crumble and break down in fear and intimidation in your presence.

-The stronger you grow, the more powerful the Night King’s Aura becomes.

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[Racial Ability: Fog Walking]

[An ability possessed by all noble vampires, but as the Progenitor Vampire, your Fog Walking is many times more effective.]

[Effect:

-Grants you the ability to create fog centered on yourself. Inside the fog, whatever happens cannot be sensed, seen, or heard by anyone outside unless they possess special abilities or superior senses.

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[Racial Ability: Shapeshifting]

[An ability possessed by all noble vampires, but as the Progenitor Vampire, your Shapeshifting is many times more effective.]

[Effects:

-You can transform your body to become as young or old as you wish.

-You can alter your appearance such as body shape, height, weight, hair, or any body part at will, and however you alter your appearance, it becomes your real form.

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[Racial Ability: Blood Empowerment]

[Effect:

-Drinking the blood of other beings will instantly refresh you, boost your energy, regenerate fatigue, and very mildly increase your base strength.

-The stronger the being from whom you drink, the stronger the effects.

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[Racial Transformation: Swarm of Bats]

[A racial transformation possessed by all noble vampires, but yours is many times more powerful as the Progenitor Vampire.]

[Effects:

-You can transform into a huge swarm of bats which you control freely.

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[Racial Transformation: Blood King’s Descent]

[A unique racial transformation possessed only by the Progenitor of the Vampire Race. Similar to the ancestral transformation of noble vampires, but unlike them who can only use one bloodline ability they were born with you can use all bloodline abilities you have assimilated simultaneously. These abilities serve as the base for the transformation.]

[Effects:

-All your base physical attributes are tripled.

-All the bloodline abilities you possess, and your energy output, are strengthened and amplified by three times.

-The more you train and grow stronger, the more powerful your Blood King’s Descent transformation becomes.

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[Racial Ability: Noble Vampire Creation]