Vampire Cultivation System in a Hidden World of Monsters

Chapter 10 No Names and the Vi Condensation Stage

"No. Wait, what? Why did your mind go there? Do I seem like the kind of person who would cheat?" I said.

"Then where were you all day?" Victoria said with a frustrated look on her adorable face.

"I was in vampire jail. Some other students tried to mug me for my life essence. They attacked me and I defended myself, but some lady accused me of being the aggressor. Turns out the students had important family names, so they entered me into the outer sect disciple entrance exam with the plan to let the families send someone to kill me during the exam," I said.

"Then, after I defeated my would-be assassin, three assassins showed up in the hallway and tried to kill me. And now my girlfriend is berating me. Now you're all caught up."

"What? Those sons of bitches! I mean those assholes! I'm sure their mothers' are very nice. I'm gonna hurt them, and then I'm gonna beat them, and then I'm gonna kill them," she said in a rage.

"Now would be a bad time to tell a joke, so I won't," I said.

"No, jokes are fine. I was actually just kidding about the hussy thing. I just wanted to see you squirm," Victoria laughed. "I knew it had to be something serious that happened."

"You're evil, you know that?" I said.

"I know. What's your point?" She said.

"No point. Just an observation," I said.

"What happened with the entrance exam? I assume you won. What did they give you for it?" She said.

"Of course I won. They gave me lifeblood pills, vitalus pills, and this shitty, I mean, shiny sword," I said, gesturing to the sword in the scabbard.

"Yes. Bloodline names can be earned or claimed based on the age and number of generations in a bloodline, or if a bloodline member has had significant achievements in the vampire world," Victoria said.

"I've been trying to apply for a bloodline name myself, but you need at least one progeny in the bloodline. You are my first officially registered progeny. And you have to reach certain milestones in your Vampiric Evolution Path."

"Why didn't you have any official progeny before?" I asked.

"I wanted to reach my milestones first, because progeny require time and attention that I could be spending progressing in my path," Victoria said. "As you already know, you were an accident. Sorry." She made a sarcastic, sad face.

"What are the milestones, if you don't mind me asking?" I said.

"You need at least one evolved ability, a lifeblood crystal, all your nexus points filled, and to reach the Vi Condensation Stage," Victoria said, obvious frustration in her voice.

"I can help you with two of those," I said. "I have a lifeblood crystal and some of my nexus points filled."

"Already? Holy shit, baby. You're progressing fast! I knew you were fast," she said as she winked at me, "but I didn't know you were that fast. What minor realm are you at now?"

"Uh, Lesser Vampire Master, I think," I said, not really sure what that meant relative to her realm of Princess.

"Damn! Pretty soon you'll be knocking on my door. Then blasting through it!" She said, astonished.

"I'll blast through your door, alright," I said as I winked at her.

"You're so corny. We can do that later. Right now, you need to lay low in here while I take this whole assassination business to the Lead Elder," Victoria said. She kissed me, caressed my cheek, and then abruptly left the room and slammed the door.