Chapter 81: The Commonplace Bloodline of the Gods

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: The Commonplace Bloodline of the Gods

’Looks like I was right. Their target is the Divine Blood in my body. But their families shouldn’t be short on Divine Blood... could they have used it all up?’

Andre listened to the four of them arguing fiercely within the Light of the Mind, constantly summarizing the information he knew.

’My previous theory was correct. They found the Secret Realm left behind by my ancestor.’

’But why haven’t the Morning Star Great Wizards from their great families made a move?’

’A Morning Star Great Wizard should be drooling over something left behind by my ancestor!’

’Are they worried about destroying the Secret Realm? Are there other restrictions? Or are they being blocked and unable to act?’

Countless questions swirled in Andre’s mind, but they weren’t important. What was important was that the things his ancestor left behind could not fall into anyone else’s hands.

’They lack the Divine Blood needed as a key to open the Secret Realm. And while the two drops of blood I just spat out contain some Divine Blood, it has nothing to do with my ancestor.’

’The Divine Blood in my body is split into two parts. One is the revived Divine Blood from my awakened bloodline inheritance.’

’The other part is from the blood of All Gods that dripped all over the Senbai World after the twilight of the gods. It was passed down genetically to humans after accumulating through mountains, rivers, plants, and livestock.’

’This part of the Divine Blood is called the Bloodline of the Gods in the books of the Wizard Inheritance Hall. Any native creature of the Senbai World has a little of this Bloodline of the Gods.’

’The System has already sealed the source of my Divine Blood. At most, they can only detect the inherited Bloodline of the Gods in my body, not my ancestral Bloodline.’

Listening to the conversation between Selena, Jesse, and the other two in the Language of the Mind, an almost imperceptible smile appeared on Andre’s lips.

Ever since he realized Selena’s group was approaching him with an ulterior motive, he had been rummaging through books about Divine Blood in the Wizard Inheritance Hall.

It was then that he learned his body didn’t just contain the Divine Blood left by his ancestor, but also the blood of All Gods who had died during the twilight of the gods.

But the blood of these Divine Spirits had already lost its great power. It could no longer allow people to become Divine Descendants with awakened Divine Blood, as it had in the few centuries after the twilight of the gods ended.

This was because the blood of these Divine Spirits had lost most of its Power during the transmission process.

Even if this Bloodline of the Gods still retained some power, it couldn’t manifest the Divine Descendant Level abilities from the age of gods—spitting thunder and lightning, wielding Divine Fire, using Breath into Wind, and turning sweat into rain.

At most, it just makes a person a bit stronger, faster, and live a little longer.

It doesn’t even grant basic Extraordinary Power.

But the revived Divine Blood in my body is another matter entirely. Because of my ancestor’s Realm, it still retains some of its essence.

It’s this essence that makes me different, giving me the Ability to become a Divine Descendant once more.

By continuously strengthening this Divine Blood, my own Power will constantly rise, allowing me to obtain Power like my ancestor’s.

This is also how most Divine Descendants in the Pantheon World Group gain their Power—through bloodline inheritance, they receive Power from their ancestors.

Faith... that is a resource that Divine Descendants only obtain after they come of age, launch expeditions, and conquer other worlds.

’The Four Great Clans’ target is the revived Divine Blood in my body, not the Bloodline of the Gods that everyone in the Senbai World possesses.’

’Once these test results come out, they’ll have to search for other Divine Blood, and that process will take time.’

’This is also part of my plan.’

A cold glint flashed in Andre’s eyes.

Just now, regarding the two drops of blood Selena had collected—even if the vibrations from the Atmospheric Burst Technique had forced them to his lips, he could have easily swallowed them back down instead of spitting them out.

But in order to divert their attention, hide his true nature, and stall for time, he had to injure his hand and let Selena’s group take the blood he had specially prepared for them.

That was why he had spat out those two drops of blood, letting them fall to the ground, and pretended not to notice as Selena collected them with a Witchcraft Tool.

’This step won’t buy me much time. I have to build the Ladder of Truth as soon as possible, become an Official Wizard, and then find the location of this Secret Realm.’

’With the two Haoyu Stone Balls in my possession, I can destroy the Secret Realm’s coordinates connecting it to the real world. Of course, it would be even better if I could get control of the Secret Realm’s coordinates myself.’

Andre laid out the next steps of his plan in his mind.

Meanwhile, Selena and the others were still busy trying to come up with an excuse.

This time, Andre had seized the initiative, acting first by suddenly entering Secret Realm No. 1 and catching them completely off guard.

They hadn’t brought the items needed for the excuses they had planned beforehand.

Now, they could only improvise an excuse to shut Andre up. But shutting up someone who studied Demon Pattern Study, Magic Botany, and Pharmacy was clearly not going to be easy.

"What are you four whispering about? You’re not planning to snatch the Earth Element Crystals from me, are you!"

Andre looked at the four of them, their eyes still flashing within the Light of the Mind, and a hint of exasperation showed in his own gaze.

’These four can’t even tell a convincing lie. In a way, I almost feel sorry for them.’

’It’s not that Selena and the others aren’t intelligent, but when it comes to lying, even a child from the mortal world is better than them.’

’Can’t be helped. I guess I’ll have to lead them on.’

"No, we’re not!"

Selena waved her hands frantically at Andre, insisting that wasn’t what they were doing.

"Then what are you discussing? You’re not thinking of making up some lie to fool me, are you?"

Andre swished the two test tubes in his hand, and the movement made the eyelids of Selena, Jesse, and the other two twitch.

"No, no, I was really just here to help Quint."

Seeing that the four of them were still unable to come up with a coherent lie, Rite gritted his teeth, took a step to the side, and distanced himself from Selena and Jesse’s group.

Selena, Jesse, and the others stared at Rite’s action with wide eyes. ’Infighting, at a time like this!’

"Hurry up and think of a plausible reason! We have to stick to it. He has no proof. He’ll still be suspicious, but he won’t dig too deep."

Rite looked at Selena and Jesse’s group glaring at him, his mouth slightly open as he reminded them through gritted teeth.

"That’s right. He has no proof. He can only try to scare us."

After Rite’s reminder, Selena’s group suddenly snapped out of it, as if waking from a dream, and began to think of a suitable reason.

And while they were racking their brains for a suitable reason, Andre recalled Potato into his Servant Bag, held the test tubes, and retreated step by step, disappearing into the earth and rock.

"Where did he go?" After wracking her brain to come up with a reason, Selena looked up only to find that Andre was already gone.

"He left a while ago!"

Rite plopped down on his butt and sighed helplessly as he looked at Selena.

"Gone?" Jesse’s eyes widened.

"Andre is a smart guy. He knew we all have life-saving Witchcraft Tools given to us by our family elders."

"Even though the poison he has is potent, it can’t break through the defenses of these tools. Just now, while he was forcing us to stand here thinking of a lie, he was actually preparing for his own retreat."

After speaking, Rite couldn’t help but sigh again. It was the first time since he was born that he had been so thoroughly outsmarted.

Even though it was just a small instance, the feeling was very unpleasant.

"Well, at least we got his blood. All things considered, it’s not a total loss, right?"

Ferguson sensed that something was wrong, but he couldn’t put his finger on what it was.

"Yes, this is our biggest gain this time. We need to return to the academy immediately, go back to our families, and have the elders run a test. If it’s real, then we’ll open that Secret Realm."

Rite nodded, stood up, and looked at Selena with a fervent gaze.