Supreme Blood Monarch

Lucas could not cultivate his way back to rank 1 in the little time he had before Others came for him he had no clue if gary was even backed by any organization or sect to begin with.

so he began to refine more essence as soon as Gary left, wasting no time at almost all of the the blood essence Lucas currently possessed came from different members of his clan, ranging from rank 1 to rank 6 mid-stage. However, since Lucas was barely at rank 1, he could not make use of any of it.

Rank 3 was the stage Lucas had originally reached, but curiosity had gotten the better of him, leading him to dare a glimpse at a battle that resulted in the death of his ancestor battle against beast that surely surpassed the ten realms, which had even damaged his soul. If that beast had not perished, it could surely discover his location at will. Yet, no matter how much Lucas wished it, there was nothing he could do about that, given his pitiful cultivation. soon after He began to refine the blood pumped from his heart well runes that functioned as his heart. He simply infused his blood with blood essence His body, reforged by the black drop of blood could naturally produce blood essence without his intervention if he wished it to , but at he's current rank and state of he's soul the blood essence produced by he's body can be described as diluted.

His reforged body was already as durable as the body of a rank 5,.Any close-combat fighter foolish enough to challenge him up close would find themselves swiftly dealt with."i can deal with almost any close combat fighter now I just need to avoid mages.

If this was at the time when the golden order had atacked I would definitely been able to escape with my sister instead of running like a coward.

After Lucas ended his cultivation session, he realized he could use small amounts of his blood essence to reform his skin, as long as he did not exhaust his blood essence so he began to experiment.

Gary returned home and praised the goddess of wisdom and love for granting him the insight necessary to escape that wretched situation. Being the faithful and loyal man he was, he immediately reported everything that had transpired in the cave, including the knowledge contained in the cultivation technique he had received. He packed his bags and ensured his family did the same before fleeing the continent temporarily.

Lucas had not yet reached rank 1, but he had no choice but to leave the cave where he had lingered for what felt like an eternity. He slowly walked towards the exit and activated his blood world traversal technique. He appeared in a blood-red replica of his location and began to run, only to realize he had no clue where he was headed. He decided to go straight west who knows—he might encounter an extremely powerful skeleton monk willing to take him under its wing.

As he journeyed to the west he decided to change he's appearance again incase he stumbled upon a village or city as he wandered.

Lucas surveyed his new appearance: long blonde hair framed his face, accompanied by his striking black eyes. And atop of his muscular build. He wore a long black trench coat, which fitted him perfectly with a black scabbard which hung from his waist, housing a katana with a sleek black hilt. On his feet, he sported black laced sneakers. This was the style he had copied from Gary, adapting himself to blend in with the locals of the continent he had found himself in.

In that moment, Lucas realized he didn't need to wander westward, hoping to accidentally discover a village or city that would welcome outsiders. Instead, he could head in the direction where Gary and the screaming child had fled. Now looking like any other ordinary human he felt no need to flee he turned and headed east.

As he walked, Lucas focused on empowering and purifying the blood essence he had recently acquired. Using the rank 3 essence he had gained by absorbing the blood essence of his deceased family. Lucas saw no reason to keep it in his essence pool until he reached rank 3, where he could finally utilize it. While it wouldn't significantly enhance the strength of his rank 1 essence, it would elevate the strength of his rank 1 blood essence to that of a rank 2s.

 Despite not being able to use rank 2 essence having yet to reach rank 1 Lucas could still manipulate rank 1 essence. Even if empowered, the essence remained rank 1, allowing him to utilize it with greater effort.

As Lucas continued his cultivation while walking, He remained slightly alert to his surroundings. After thirty minutes of pacing, he realized with growing unease that he still hadn't reached the cave from which he had originally departed. "That's strange; I thought I had only walked west for about ten minutes," he mused. An unsettling realization dawned on him—something was off. Stopping in his tracks, a splat sounded as Lucas activated his blood world traversal ability, preparing to assess the situation.