Chapter 240: Can Divine Blood Increase Someone Else's Divine Power?
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Hearing her agreement, Seito flicked his finger, sending the drop of golden blood into Kirukiru Amou's mouth. She didn't hesitate, swallowing it instantly.
She felt the droplet dissolve within her, a warm current of energy flowing through her limbs. A moment later, she checked her system interface and froze.
"Five thousand Divine Power points?!" Amou looked stunned.
Seito and Kanade Tachibana were equally surprised. Why did this single drop of divine blood grant so much? Seito rested his chin in his hand, thinking. His own Divine Power value was currently zero, but that was just a panel statistic; he was already beyond the standard progression system.
The key was his Godhead—the very entity that had absorbed his four-dimensional stats and Divine Power to come into existence. Now that he was a God, everything connected to him—be it a strand of hair or a drop of blood—was imbued with Divine Power through the influence of his Godhead. That was why Amou had experienced such a significant increase.
[Ding! Player 'Empress' has absorbed your Divine Blood and has become a Subordinate God of the God of Space.]
Seito: "???"
The sudden system notification caught him off guard. How did she become a Subordinate God? He instinctively looked at Amou, only to see her staring back with the exact same confused expression.
"Seito, I've become your Subordinate God," Amou said, pointing to the prompt that had just popped up on her screen.
"Let me check the info on Subordinate Gods." Seito opened the manual next to his personal interface. Flipping past the ranks, he turned to the second page.
[Every Main God of a Pantheon may invite other Gods to become their subordinates.]
[These beings are known as 'Subordinate Gods'.]
[A Subordinate God is a subordinate to the Main God; their level cannot exceed the Main God's, but they can draw upon the Main God's Divine Power to improve themselves rapidly.]
Seito realized the implication immediately. Becoming a Subordinate God didn't seem like a bad thing for Amou at all. For her to ascend to godhood on her own would take a very long time, but with Seito using "Spatial Stripping" to rapidly accumulate Divine Power, Amou would benefit from his growth as well.
He explained this to Amou, who grinned. "If that's the case, you can give me nine more drops of divine blood, and I can ascend to God-level right now!"
"That makes sense." Seito nodded. If Amou ascended, he would be able to open his Divine Kingdom.
"Seito-kun~!" Kanade suddenly chimed in. "I want to be your Subordinate God, too."
Amou had become one, and Kanade wanted to join him as well.
"I'd love that, but I don't have a Godhead that suits you yet," Seito said with a regretful shake of his head. Godheads had to match a person's personality or talent. Amou's competitive nature made her a perfect fit for a "War Godhead." Kanade, however, was quiet and detached—except when it came to him. He needed something that matched her essence.
He had two ideas: a Life Godhead or a Sound Godhead. He leaned toward the latter—Kanade had played the piano since she was a child, and a Sound Godhead would be perfect for her. Unfortunately, he didn't possess one yet.
"I see..." Kanade's voice dropped, sounding a bit dejected, though she understood the logic.
Seito turned back to Amou. "Amou, what level are you at?"
"Level 94. Why?"
"94, huh?" Seito mused. Upon ascension, a person's four-dimensional stats merged into their Godhead, representing the limit of their power. He couldn't let Amou ascend now; she needed to reach the level cap of 100 first. "After ascending, your stats will merge into your Godhead. I'll take you out to grind tonight. If everything goes to plan, you'll be a God within two days."
"Alright!" Amou agreed.
After breakfast, Seito cleaned the dishes with a wave of his hand and used Spatial Shift to transport the three of them.
Sobu High School.
7:10 AM.
Because today was the school festival, the students had arrived early. In Class 1-D, students were busy preparing, surrounded by props for their haunted house.
Kaguya Shinomiya sat at her desk, staring out the window, lost in thought. Ever since she moved into the building below Seito's, she hadn't seen him for an entire week. Shoko and the others said he was busy grinding Bosses. While Kaguya had confirmed this on the game interface, not seeing him in person for so many days left her in a foul mood.
Voom—!
A soft, white, radiant light suddenly bloomed in the center of the classroom, drawing every eye in the room. A beautiful young man, radiating a sacred aura and surrounded by a faint, white halo, manifested out of thin air.
Seeing the students stare in slack-jawed amazement, Seito smirked. The light wasn't a natural "divine glow"—it was just a bit of flashy visual effect work. He offered a faint smile, which felt like a warm spring breeze, bringing a sense of healing to everyone present—a subconscious influence of his newfound divinity.
That smile alone caused countless girls to blush.
"Did you guys miss me?"
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