Wain examined the strange man for some time, but he never came to any definite conclusion. Wain didn't know if the man was a human and his body was preserved because of some kind of spell or if it was because of a special race.

'Well, well... Another mystery...' Wain inwardly muttered, 'He looks like a human, but what is it?'

Wain looked at the seven-pointed star tattoo on the man's chest. He was sure it meant something, something important.

'He looks something like that girl that broke into Sven's bar and tried to kill me... So... Can this man, that girl, and Sven be of the same race? They're definitely not the humans, then who?' Wain pondered as he came to the only logical conclusion.

He shook his head before heading toward the well. The blood inside was incredibly clear, with almost no excess.

'Good. Let's go.' Wain muttered to himself, quickly undressed, and jumped into the well.

He decided not only to drink the blood but also to let it fully soak into his body. Wain knew that raising blood purity after 90% was a real challenge, so he used all methods.

'Great!' the Knight of the Bloody Rose exclaimed, 'I can feel it already! I don't know who this man was, but his alchemy skills were excellent! This blood essence is of the highest quality, you can't find a better one! Drink as if your life depended on it, don't worry about the quantity. I'll handle it.'

"I got it. Let's see what it's like to be a vampire, they seem to like the taste." Wain said as he opened his mouth wide.

He used all his power to create a powerful airflow that made the blood swirl as if in a vortex, so Wain drank several liters in a second. Ten liters of liquid should have been his limit, but the blood immediately evaporated as soon as it got to him.

[You have absorbed a large quantity of high-quality blood essence. Your blood purity is increased by 0.5%]

[You have absorbed a large amount of high-quality blood essence. Your blood purity has been increased by 0.7%.]

[You have absorbed a large amount of high-quality blood essence. Your blood purity has increased by 1.1%]

A multitude of messages kept appearing in front of him, but Wain dared not get distracted. He wanted to do everything in one go.

'Damn. I've had over thirty liters already, but all I've accomplished is one measly percentage?! That would have been enough to go from 1% to 90% before!' Wain inwardly exclaimed.

'Don't whine!' the Knight of the Bloody Rose said in a stern voice, 'Thirty liters is only a fraction! You need to drink a few hundred, and you'll do it!

'That's easy for you to say it!'

Wain hurried, so he made a tremendous effort. After ten minutes, he had practically drained the well. A thin layer of blood remained at the bottom, but it no longer mattered.

[Your blood purity has reached the right value! One of the conditions for the beginning of the fourth evolution had been met!]

[Your blood purity has reached the limit. You can no longer raise it!]

[Your blood purity has reached 99%. No further promotion is possible!]

[Unique skill - Forgotten Blood is ready to evolve, but you must go through evolution first!]

Wain took a deep breath as he blew out a blood cloud.

"Well, well... 99% pure blood... That sounds serious, but now I've definitely reached a wall I don't know how to overcome." Wain muttered while getting dressed.

He remembered well the conversation with Sven about blood purity. The higher the level, the harder each percentage was given, but none of this made sense when the blood purity reached 99%. The last step was impossible to do because it was energy, so Wain had no idea.

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"Okay... Maybe I'll know the answer to that one day..." Wain muttered as he headed for the exit, but after a few steps, he stopped, "I wasted some time, but I'm damn tired. I need to do something about it."

Whooooooooosh.

The ring glowed as in Wain's hand appeared the Soul Pearl that he had obtained during one of his trials with Erza.

He crushed it, and streams of pure energy headed toward him. His fatigue was quickly gone, and his strength increased.

[You have absorbed the pure energy of Soul Pearl. Your Majesty is increased to 7.]

Wain nodded as he made his way out of the dungeon and then off the island.

'Damn. It's gotten pretty crowded in here. Why do the first ones always have so little time? When something interesting happens in the world, a lot of people find out about it.' Wain muttered inwardly while looking at the people in the distance.

Some had already fought, others had hurried off to the islands for their rewards, but only a few, the strongest, headed upstairs.

'I hope they've made it by now.' Wain said to himself as a gray mantle appeared on him.

He opened his left eye, swung his arm, and entered the spatial rift.

Though Wain had Dimensional Concept, he could only open portals when he used the third form. Blind Sorcerer's knowledge far exceeded his own.

Whooooooosh.

Wain appeared on the island that is a hundred meters above the entrance to the Great Tree, then he opened a new portal. He moved from one island to another like a shadow. No one could move to the top as fast as he did.

'Found it!

A few jumps later, Wain saw Ern, Erza, and Alas. They ran up the magical stairs to the last, highest island. Wain opened the portal as he appeared before them.

"Wain!" Erza exclaimed cheerfully before running up to him.

"Hey, I've only been gone a few minutes. You had to work really hard to get here, right?" Wain looked at the last island.

"Yeah." Ern nodded as he pointed up, "Look, that's our target. That's where the Royal Spirit is."

Above the island was a massive seal in the shape of a golden leaf. It shone brightly like the sun, and the powerful energy of the Royal Spirit partially flowed to them.