Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1185 - 868: The Curse in the Bloodline

"The ancestor of Reinnaier obtained power because of this, rising from obscurity to lead humanity out of its plight and established an ancient magic civilization."

"And that hero ancestor, the power obtained from the ’God’ included sword techniques and magic that could be taught to humans, as well as the holy sword and bloodline that their clan most prided itself on."

Reiger roughly understood what Yanifet meant.

Undoubtedly, the ancestor of the Reinnaier clan, much like himself, received assistance from the dimensional cube, allowing them to travel through dimensions to other worlds and seek opportunities for power.

Just like he once did, when he first traveled through dimensions to reach the Earth Mistake World, thereby receiving what was called "Blessing" from Loki; the hero ancestor also acquired magic and sword skills in another world, and even assimilated a powerful weapon, bringing it back, which was Moslo’s sword.

Moslo’s sword was indeed very powerful, containing astonishing strength, and to this day, Reiger had yet to see the true display of this sword’s might.

It being called a holy sword seemed to be perfectly reasonable.

And the bloodline of the Reinnaier, Reiger had long known of its extraordinary nature through Liz.

Now it seems that the reason why the bloodline of the hero’s lineage is so remarkable is likely because that hero ancestor or other members of the Reinnaier received this power through dimensional travel in another world.

Since this power was in their bloodline, after generations of inheritance, it naturally created the generally extraordinary bloodline of the Reinnaier clan.

"The Tistis family, as the initial followers and vassals of the Reinnaier clan, also received their own holy sword and bloodline with the help of this royal family."

Yanifet revealed such a shocking secret to Reiger.

"In that era, there were two powerful holy swords and two extraordinary bloodlines."

"Reinnaier held the first holy sword, known as the King’s Sword, the Sword of Light, the Sword of Gods."

"Tistis held the next-generation holy sword, known as the Vassal’s Sword, the Ice Sword, the Lake Sword."

"Thus, the Tistis family has always been the most loyal followers of Reinnaier and never changed as close ministers."

"Because, only this family, like the Reinnaier, possesses a powerful holy sword and an extraordinary bloodline."

Yanifet continued walking forward, speaking as she went.

"However, having an extraordinary bloodline makes propagation not as easy as ordinary people."

"Whether it is Reinnaier or Tistis, the birth rate of newborns is low; in most cases, it’s a single lineage, and only in some cases is there a plurality of newborns."

"As for Tistis, they intermarry with other tribes, so they can still form a large family or tribe, numbering at least a few hundred."

"But Reinnaier is different, being a royal family, they rarely marry commoners, the strength of their bloodline remains undiluted, making propagation particularly difficult, typically a single lineage."

Yanifet’s explanation partly solved Reiger’s doubts.

"Then, what about the second reason?"

Reiger’s inquiry was met with an even colder and ruthless response from Yanifet.

"The second reason is a curse."

Hearing this, Reiger paused.

"A curse?"

He looked at Yanifet with some surprise.

Under his gaze, Yanifet calmly explained.

"Towards the end of the ancient magic civilization, under the ’King of Calamity’, who led to the extinction of this powerful civilization, there were still a total of three Kings of Demons."

"The first was the Fire Dragon King with the greatest strength."

"The second was the Swamp Beast King that polluted the earth."

"The third was the Giant King that devoured everything."

Yanifet unveiled a piece of unknown hidden history again.

"The three Kings of Demons, the Fire Dragon was sealed under the willing sacrifice of the priests at the temple; the Giant mysteriously disappeared before the outbreak of the final battle; the Swamp Beast was defeated by the Tistis family."

"However, after defeating the Swamp Beast King, the Tistis family members also received a curse of power from them, and the essence of their lives was polluted."

"Since then, the Tistis family became very short-lived, the more concentrated the bloodline, the shorter the life, causing many to die in their prime."

This is why, after so many years of propagation, the population of the Tistis tribe remains very small.

The powerful bloodline itself made propagation particularly difficult, and with the added curse of short lifespan, population growth was naturally very unfavorable.

"The first queen integrated the Tistis tribe into the Tistis Kingdom because of this reason, right?"

Since the more concentrated the blood, the more likely one is to die, continuous intermarriage with other tribes to dilute the blood and fully integrate into this country naturally solves this problem.

It incidentally also resolves the issue of propagation difficulty, acting as a two-pronged approach.

But, in doing so, the precious bloodline of the Tistis family would completely disappear with the continuous dilution.

"This is not a bad thing." Yanifet said flatly: "Since it is a cursed blood, then this bloodline is better off without."

Reiger gave Yanifet a deep look and then nodded noncommittally.

"It seems the first queen from the Tistis family was not only courageous but also very extraordinary." Reiger implied: "The Tistis family’s bloodline was cursed and polluted, many would die in their prime, yet the first queen could live so long; this likely wasn’t due to an overly thin bloodline?"

As Yuri once said, after the founding of the Tistis Kingdom, the first queen’s health began to rapidly decline, and she finally passed away at the age of 55 due to illness.

This queen, under the condition of a cursed bloodline, managed to live to 55; now it seems she was considered quite long-lived.

Perhaps seeing too many clan members die young, and with her health rapidly declining due to the curse, is why the queen conceived the idea of integrating the Tistis tribe into the kingdom, completely diluting the Tistis family’s bloodline.

While Reiger thought this, Yanifet sarcastically ridiculed.

"It’s just clinging to life. If you can’t shine on the battlefield, it’s better not to live so long."

Having said this, Yanifet didn’t bring up this topic again.

"Here we are."

She stopped at the deepest part of the cemetery.

Reiger also stopped, looking ahead.

In the deepest part of the cemetery, there was actually a pool.

The pool was not large, about six meters long and four meters wide, filled with water, and the water was exuding a peculiar fragrance.

Reiger instinctively moved his nose, then frowned.

"Blood scent..."

Yes.

There was indeed a scent of blood mixed in that fragrance.

However, this seemed to be exactly what Yanifet was looking for.

"...Hundreds of years have passed, and this still operates well; I don’t know whether to feel happy or sad."

Yanifet stared at the pool for a long time before slowly walking toward it.

On her way to the pool, Yanifet took off the coat draped over her, and right in front of Reiger, she walked into the pool with her enchanting devilish body bare.

At that moment, the pool started to boil, as if suddenly heated to boiling point, countless bubbles appeared on the surface.

"Sizzle..."

Then, the boiling water in the pool slowly streamed and converged toward Yanifet, who was submerged in the water.

Reiger’s eyes immediately glimmered with a transparent light, watching the scene closely.

In the observation of the transparent world, Reiger could see the boiling water permeating into Yanifet’s body.

"What on earth is she doing?"

Reiger wondered in his heart.