Upper Limit of Strength

"It is Luo Lun."

Aina noticed the guest's presence from afar.

"The leader of the Blood Alliance?" Xia Lun was a bit surprised. "Why is she here?"

"I am not sure. It is not like I know everything," Aina said, poking Xia Lun's arm with a hint of dissatisfaction. "Xia Lun, you need to use your own brain more. You cannot just ask me about everything... or sooner or later, you will turn into an idiot like Liana."

"I was just asking casually. I did not actually expect you to answer." Xia Lun patted Aina's head. "I just wanted us to have a bit more interaction."

"Fine, I will believe that excuse for now." Aina gave a soft snort, looking reasonably satisfied.

Mo Lini ran over with Little Lan balancing on her head... Little Lan's body bobbed up and down on Mo Lini's head, a sight that was quite relaxing to watch.

"Hmm?" Xia Lun suddenly sensed that someone was faintly probing him with their perception.

However, his aura was completely concealed at the moment, so it would not be an issue.

Xia Lun glanced at Aina beside him, but she did not show the slightest reaction.

Xia Lun then noticed Luo Lun not far away, and could not help but feel a bit helpless.

Her eyes were completely closed... Wasn't this a bit too blatant? This was practically announcing to Xia Lun that she was the one probing him.

Xia Lun remained silent, focusing only on keeping his aura well-hidden.

Suddenly, Aina raised her arm and gave Xia Lun's backside a hard smack.

Smack—

Xia Lun was startled. For a brief moment, he lost control of his aura, and a trace of it leaked out...

"Aina, what are you doing?"

"As your wife, isn't it perfectly normal for me to want to cop a feel out of nowhere?" Aina looked up and asked with an innocent face, looking like she was practically begging to be ravaged.

By the time Xia Lun turned back around, Luo Lun was already sprawled on the ground, vomiting uncontrollably.

Ah...

Xia Lun hurriedly retracted his aura, pinched Aina's cheek reproachfully, and walked towards Luo Lun.

"Are you alright?" Xia Lun reached out a hand to Luo Lun.

After all, he had accidentally terrified her. Even if a jealous Aina were to tie him to the bed and humiliate him later, he would just have to bite the bullet and accept it.

Luo Lun did not accept his kind gesture, stubbornly standing up on her own.

Xia Lun's gaze carried a hint of appreciation; she was a promising talent.

Catching a glimpse of Xia Lun's aura... was like being intimidated by the might of a dragon. If one could not overcome the fear in their heart, they might never step out of the shadow cast by Xia Lun for the rest of their life, making it difficult for their strength to ever break through again.

But as it stood now, Luo Lun's strength might actually take a step further.

After getting up, Luo Lun subconsciously took a few steps back, looking at Xia Lun with dread in her eyes.

What just happened?

Luo Lun could not fathom that she would be frightened to such an extent just by a wisp of someone's aura.

Could it be that the poison from Ned's dagger had not been completely purged and had suddenly flared up?

The more Luo Lun thought about it, the more convinced she became that this was the cause, and her wariness toward Xia Lun gradually relaxed.

Xia Lun noticed a faint light glowing at Aina's fingertips.

"Concept substitution," Aina explained to Xia Lun via telepathy. "A minor spell that is simpler than altering memories."

"But why did you want me to scare the kid?"

Although Luo Lun did not look like a child by any stretch of the imagination, in Xia Lun's eyes, she was indeed no different from one.

Aina stuck out her tongue and did not reply.

Aina definitely had her own considerations. She seemed to appreciate the kid quite a bit, so she probably would not intentionally harm her... Xia Lun decided not to say anything more.

"Xia Lun... Miss Luo Lun accidentally fell from a tree and smashed a hole in Liana's house," Mo Lini immediately reported what had happened at home, trying very hard to make herself look useful.

Fell from a tree? Accidentally or intentionally?

Xia Lun gave Luo Lun a surprised look.

"I... I will find a way to pay for the damages," Luo Lun said, a bit embarrassed. "When Miss Liana returns, I will do my best to agree to her demands."

Well, knowing Liana's personality, she might just demand that Luo Lun offer her body in return or something like that...

"That won't be necessary." Xia Lun waved his hand dismissively. "There is no need for compensation, Miss Luo Lun."

That girl Liana would not be coming back anytime soon anyway.

"Is that really okay? That is quite impolite of me." Luo Lun gave a generous bow without trying to feign politeness. "May I take my leave now?"

"Please go ahead."

Luo Lun left in a massive hurry; she clearly still had things to do.

However, she failed to notice a blood bat trailing behind her.

"She is the leader of the Blood Alliance?" Xia Lun asked Aina beside him. "She feels a bit different from what I imagined."

"She is quite an interesting person, isn't she?"

Xia Lun suddenly remembered the incident where Luo Lun went to assassinate the king.

Aina had said that this girl possessed frontal combat abilities no weaker than Dorian's.

Xia Lun had previously been amazed that an assassin could fight head-on against a vampire duke under Aina's command. If that was the case, just how terrifying must her specialized assassination skills be? To think the human race had produced such a frightening powerhouse... Yet in reality, this person did not know how to assassinate at all; what she excelled at most was frontal confrontation.

But it had to be said, for her to possess such strength at this age was already quite heaven-defying. Her actual age was about the same as Mo Lini's.

"Are you interested in her?" Xia Lun suddenly asked Aina.

Aina had never shown such an attitude towards any other human before.

"I am still observing. If she is willing, I can bestow upon her the power of the vampires and make her my subordinate... It would be a bit of a pity if an outstanding talent failed to reach the heights she deserves simply because of lifespan limitations," Aina said lightly.

Everyone's strength has an upper limit. Talent, race, and so on—this limit is determined by many factors... but many people begin to age before they can even touch their limits.

The reason long-lived species are generally stronger than the human race is that they have enough time to cultivate and reach their maximum potential.

It is like a water cup that everyone pours water into... but due to lifespan limitations, the cups of humans begin to crack before they can be filled.

Before reaching the limit, the increase in strength is rapid... but once the limit is reached, making further significant improvements becomes quite difficult.

Take Liana, for example. She reached her limit a long time ago. Now, if she wants to continue refining her strength, she can only rely on accumulating it bit by bit... It is already quite an achievement just to keep from regressing.

This is a biological limiter. The world could never allow anyone's power to expand endlessly without bound.

Naturally, there will also be those who start pursuing forbidden powers that do not belong to them.