Chapter 1256 - 113: Divine Bloodline, Gene Progenitor_2

Chapter 1256: Chapter 113: Divine Bloodline, Gene Progenitor_2

He raised a scalpel, intending to first peel off a bit of skin tissue and collect some fresh blood in passing.

Clang.

But in the end he couldn’t even cut Duncan’s skin.

"Transcending the Extraordinary into the Sacred?"

"No."

"This is the immunity of a Divine Spirit." Airenicas was shocked by the power of a True God.

Duncan was immune to all enchanted weapons of +3 or lower, and Mortal weapons had no effect on Him whatsoever.

If Airenicas wanted to cut his skin, he’d have to first find a weapon at least of High-tier Marvel level.

If the Divine Format level were higher, only a Legendary Weapon could penetrate His defenses.

Duncan said nothing; he merely raised a finger and lightly slit his own arm. A strand of Divine Blood seeped out, but in an instant it healed over.

What a terrifying Regeneration Ability.

Airenicas’ pupils constricted slightly as he carefully collected that bit of blood. Divine Blood was something even a Legendary Mage could hardly get their hands on.

For Mortals to enhance their attributes, aside from training to raise their class level, there were relatively few ways to break through; they usually relied on equipment. But there were also Legendary Level tomes that could be Activated once every hundred years, permanently increasing one’s inherent attributes.

Beyond that, there were all manner of template enhancements—such as Dragon Vein bloodlines, Purgatory bloodlines, God-blooded creatures, and so on.

The most extravagant way was to use Wish to enhance inherent attributes, requiring a sacrifice of Power of the Soul and the expenditure of a large amount of wealth to conduct a ritual.

The attribute enhancement of Duncan’s Human Form was very close to the inherent enhancement of Wish; that is, it used Power of the Soul as a consumable—only he did not need to pray to any elemental Demigod. He just gave himself a light "ding" and the enhancement was done.

The Power of the Soul he reaped by cutting people down was automatically converted into inherent attribute enhancement.

Typically, this kind of enhancement could only be used by the very top-tier Spellcasters, because both Wish and Miracle were 9th-circle Spells.

"Your Majesty."

"I will cast Spells on you to test your body’s resistance to Magic, as well as your reaction under magical stimulation."

Airenicas first reported respectfully, then only began casting after Duncan nodded his assent.

Crackling arcs of lightning appeared.

Invalid.

His Spell immunity was too high, and his various elemental resistances were too high as well.

A thin sheen of cold sweat appeared on Airenicas’ forehead as he bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is immune to all conventional Magic. I’m afraid I must make some preparations before we can proceed with the next experiments."

He had once stimulated the divine essence of a Slaughter Divine Son through painful torture, but this was ineffective on Duncan, because if you couldn’t break through his defenses, you couldn’t Activate the instinctive protection of his Divinity.

All his previous understanding had been overturned.

Airenicas had never imagined that a Demigod could be this powerful; he didn’t know whether Demigods were this strong, or whether this particular Your Majesty was terrifyingly strong.

"No need to waste Mana."

Duncan said calmly, "Start with the study of Divine Blood first."

Spells of 7th circle and below were basically ineffective; only Spells of 8th circle and above might be able to penetrate his Magic resistance.

If Airenicas wanted to stimulate his divine essence, he would probably have to go up to Legendary Magic.

"Yes."

Airenicas quickly moved to the experiment platform and began analyzing the collected Divine Blood. He had dissected a vast number of creatures and possessed a high level of research into bloodline abilities; otherwise he would never have been able to seize the bloodline Divinity of the Children of Baal.

How is this possible?

Your Majesty’s blood actually flowed with Magic Power akin to Dragon’s Blood?

No, that’s not it!

There was also a trace of giant-like bloodline strength?

The deeper Airenicas studied, the more shocked he became; he was beginning to doubt whether Duncan was even human.

Unlike other Legendary Mages, Airenicas had once been a High Elf, then was stripped of his elven racial identity because of his crimes; that is to say, he had spent an extremely long period of time studying racial bloodlines, trying to restore his strength and mend his shattered soul.

During this time he had tried many methods, including human bloodlines, elven bloodlines, draconic bloodlines, and so on. In the end, only divine bloodlines could fill the void in his soul.

He did indeed have a way to seize the power of others, including stealing the essence of their souls.

But Duncan’s Divine Blood gave him another direction that he had once never even dared to imagine: if this Your Majesty were willing, his bloodline could instantly transform a Mortal into a powerful Warrior.

A God-blood template.

The creation of God-blooded creatures.

Airenicas now had a line of thought, but no means of implementing it. The reason was simple: not everyone could withstand this power; Mortals who were too weak would directly explode and die.

Furthermore, Your Majesty could not possibly personally bestow Divine Blood power on each and every one; there had to be another way to propagate it.

Divine Favored.

Only a very small number of elites could become Divine Favored, but this "Primarch" that Your Majesty spoke of—he did not know what it was, and it was even harder to fathom.

He did not know how much time had passed.

Duncan calmly rose to his feet. During this process, the projection pages of the Dimension Space had already fully replicated Airenicas’ research results and had even completed the analysis through the power of the Divine Format. Airenicas was merely a tool; Duncan did not expect him to solve this problem—ultimately, he would still have to do it himself.

The Divine Favored of a Divine Spirit were limited, and Chosen were even rarer to a pitiable degree.

Even a deity as mighty as the Magic Goddess Mystra could only grant a very limited number of Chosen templates, but Duncan required large-scale dissemination.

His Human Form was the embodiment of power.

Even if only the slightest trace of his bloodline power was fused by a Mortal, it could grant them a minimum configuration version of the Slaughterer template.

Duncan needed the first Primarch—or, in the terminology of this world, a Divine Favored—and then, by continually diluting and finding other means of transmission, ultimately allow chosen Mortals to obtain Extraordinary Power, Extraordinary Agility, and Extraordinary Constitution.