Chapter 24: Chapter 24 : Divine Bleesing
"Hello" said a sweet feminine voice, unfamiliar to Daniel.
Daniel glanced at the girl standing before him—a girl with long blond hair, sky-blue eyes, a medium-sized breasts, and curvaceous hips that clearly owed their shape to rigorous physical training.
Her legs were long and alluring, and although her figure was stunning, her face appeared to belong to a girl no older than fifteen or sixteen.
She wore a tight white outfit that emphasized her private areas, leaving little to the imagination.
"Oh, perhaps you don't know me! Let me introduce myself. I'm Em—"
"I know you, Lady Emma," Daniel said with a faint smile, rising slowly to his feet.
However, despite his calm demeanor, his mind was a bit unsettled. How long has she been here? Did she witness the awakening of my Chaos Core? How did I not notice her presence?
"Hahaha, I didn't expect to be this famous!" Emma laughed, casting a glance at her half-brother.
She had stumbled upon this place entirely by chance, hearing some commotion as she passed nearby. Yet, she hadn't expected to stumble upon such an intriguing surprise.
"I suppose there's no one in the Vorhelm family who hasn't heard of you," Daniel replied nonchalantly, scrutinizing the girl standing before him.
The aura radiating from her body was strong—stronger than that of a typical Rank F Awakened. But it still didn't surpass that level.
So, how didn't I notice her presence? Daniel wondered. Could it have something to do with her talent?
Since the test prohibited the use of artifacts or treasures not originating from here, Daniel was confident that she was relying solely on her innate abilities to mask her presence.
Meanwhile, Emma was also assessing her half-brother. She hadn't noticed it before, but the aura emanating from Daniel was terrifying for someone at their level.
How does he radiate such an overwhelming presence? she thought. Moreover, she couldn't sense any power from him at all, as if he didn't possess any rank.
"Lady Emma, may I ask what you're doing here? Are you perhaps here for revenge?" Daniel asked, a simple yet ruthless smile gracing his face, his eyes briefly glinting with murderous intent.
Although he couldn't kill her, if she was here to cause trouble, he wouldn't mind teaching her a lesson.
"Isn't my little brother a bit too suspicious? I just happened to pass by," Emma said with an innocent expression, widening her eyes slightly for effect.
"..."
Hearing the phrase "little brother" gave Daniel an odd feeling; he hadn't expected anyone to address him in such a manner.
"However, you embarrassed my brother in front of everyone, didn't you? And even called him an animal? As his sister, shouldn't I avenge him?" The atmosphere around her suddenly grew colder and more serious.
"If you want revenge, why not?" Daniel's demeanor also shifted entirely—becoming indifferent and icy.
For a moment, an icy chill ran down Emma's spine.
Even though her instincts warned her to avoid confronting this monster, she felt an undeniable urge to fight him. She wanted to test the strength of her cheap half-brother.
Daniel's eyes gleamed dangerously, the air around him growing heavy, making it slightly harder to breathe.
He was eager to test his newfound strength, and who would have expected this girl to show up in front of him?
However...
"Although I'd love to make you a good dog like Alex, now isn't the time," Daniel muttered as the oppressive atmosphere dissipated, returning to normal.
"Oh? Is my little brother scared? Haha," Emma mocked, a playful glint in her eyes.
"The Great Trial is about to start. I don't have time to waste fighting a child," Daniel said, glancing at the brightening sky.
"Hah, just admit you're scared. Not that I'd expect much from the son of a whor—"
Before Emma could finish her sentence, a terrifying killing intent enveloped her entirely, suffocating her.
Her bones quivered, and every cell in her body screamed in terror.
"Watch your tongue," Daniel warned in a voice dripping with murderous intent.
Under the weight of his killing intent, Emma nodded quickly, signaling her understanding. Only then did Daniel suppress his aura.
"Hah... Hah... Hah..." Gasping for air, Emma looked at Daniel in fear. She hadn't expected him to wield such an overwhelming killing intent.
It was far more terrifying than anything she had ever encountered. How could a mere fourteen-year-old possess such a monstrous killing intent?
"Anyway, where is your brother?" Daniel asked casually, as though talking to a friend.
"Why do you want to know?" Emma asked coldly, her tone devoid of the playful demeanor she had shown earlier.
"He has something I want," Daniel answered bluntly, unbothered by her change in attitude.
The reason Liam and Emma were hailed as geniuses by the Woreholm family council was due to their divine blessings.
Just like in xianxia novels, some extremely fortunate individuals in this world were born with golden fingers, such as unique physiques or spirits, akin to Innate Spirits.
However, one level above these was divine blessing—a mark granted by a god to mortals.
The Hero herself had possessed such a golden finger before she was betrayed and murdered by her dearest companions—the Transcendent Blessing.
The Transcendent Blessing meant possessing the divine blessing of all the gods in this world.
Emma and Liam were also born with divine blessings, making them unique and highly valued. Moreover, their blessings were extraordinarily rare.
If Daniel's memory of the novel was correct, Emma had been born with the blessing of the Shadow God, while Liam possessed the blessing of the Tyrant God.
These divine blessings had similar marks like marks of innate talent but existed within the soul.
Those who bore a divine blessing could, upon awakening, utilize the powers of their respective god at lower levels.
It was as if these individuals were representatives or messengers of the gods—akin to heroes or saints but on a lower tier.
Daniel wanted to do what the Hero had done in the novel— acquire a drop of Liam and Emma's blood essence. This would allow him to use the same technique the Hero had used to obtain the Grail of Heaven.