Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2038

Shannon thought Benjamin would be supportive of her, as that had been the case for the last three years. However, he gave her a negative response for once.

She cocked her head at him and saw him gazing at her with a solemn look.

He reached out and grabbed her hand before she could gather any more of that malice. His tone was more serious than she had ever heard.

"Shannon, promise me, do not continue collecting this malice, and do not try to study it any further."

It was rare for him to speak like this, and Shannon was confused. Instead of refuting, she turned around, straightened her back, and waited for his explanation.

Benjamin had never expected she could collect a sample of malice, which should've been impossible, through her mind domain.

One had to understand that when Vlad first harnessed the malice through the Drakenshade clan, it took him hundreds of years to refine a single malicious creature.

No matter the form, malice wasn't something that could be easily tampered with.

"To collect enough malice, you would have to come into contact with an overwhelming amount of evil. Under such immense malice, even you could be consumed."

Shannon's gaze faltered slightly, and he pressed on, his voice firm but tinged with concern. "I once knew someone. He tried to use his own power to transform the world's malice, to convert it.

"In the end, he was swallowed whole by it, becoming the very malice he sought to control."

She had rarely heard him talk about his acquaintances back when he was the Dragon Vein, but she vaguely knew who it was.

"Who was that person?"

Benjamin looked at her softly, but his words came out stiffly. "He now goes by the name, Vlad Grimshaw."

Shannon's eyes trembled slightly, and despite her lingering doubts, she couldn't help but be taken aback.

"But you told me before that Vlad is the incarnation of human malice. If that's the case, why would it need to consume another person?"

Her brow furrowed as she processed the discrepancy. If Vlad was truly a manifestation of malice itself, why would it require another being to fuel its existence?

"Vlad Grimshaw's name itself, representing power and darkness, is the embodiment of human malice. After his malice devours another person, he can take over their body and powers, even replace that person entirely.