Chapter 1323: Chapter 1319: Secret History of the Divine Race
"As the Divine Race continued their research, they finally felt relieved because the results showed that as the genes of the Divine Race weaken, the power of the divine within them also diminishes. Once it reaches a certain degree, the divine power will completely disappear!
The inheritors of the Divine Race bloodline, without divine power, naturally pose no threat to the Divine Race’s rule. No matter how these inheritors live and multiply, they cannot awaken the divine power within them! It’s precisely because of this that the Divine Race stopped investigating those who carry their bloodline, a principle that has persisted until now."
Old Guo’s words were clear and methodical, but Ye Tian sensed something peculiar.
So Ye Tian immediately asked, "Master, what exactly is this ’degree’ you mentioned?"
Old Guo answered directly, "50%!"
"50%?" Ye Tian furrowed his brows, "That’s much more than I expected!"
Ye Tian originally thought that as long as the Divine Race bloodline occupied 10% of one’s body, the carrier could wield divine power.
Yet Old Guo’s answer was 50%!
In other words, if a child born from the union of Divine Race and humans has 50% Divine Race bloodline, they can use divine power!
However, if this child then combines with a human, their offspring would only have 25% Divine Race bloodline, and thus naturally cannot use divine power!
Conversely, if this child combines with a Divine Race, their progeny would have 75% Divine Race bloodline, and naturally could use divine power...
Upon realizing this, Ye Tian was filled with emotions.
Being pureblood Divine Race himself meant both his parents were of the Divine Race, and with his daughter having 50% Divine Race bloodline, she could also use divine power!
No wonder during his battle with Elder Nan Feng, he received power from his daughter. This power’s intensity shows that his daughter has perfectly inherited his strength!
Seeing the expression on Ye Tian’s face, Old Guo smiled and said, "Ye Tian, I know you are filled with doubts, and I also know you’ve gleaned some information from my words. But this isn’t the time to delve into that. What I’m telling you now pertains to the ’Black Hole Clan,’ so just listen to what I’m saying about the ’Divine Race’."
"..."
Old Guo was still reluctant to divulge too much, so Ye Tian didn’t argue and instead focused intently on what Old Guo was about to say.
Old Guo continued, "Because only those with more than 50% Divine Race bloodline can wield divine power, the workload of the Divine Race has significantly reduced. Their database only records the marriage and progeny of pureblood Divine Race; there’s no record of the marriage and progeny of mixed-blood Divine Race, as they pose no threat!"
Daichong remarked, "In that case, the Divine Race seems quite careless because mixed-blood Divine Race with more than 75% Divine Race bloodline should also have descendants with over 50% Divine Race bloodline, shouldn’t they? They too can wield divine power, right?
If the Divine Race excludes these mixed-bloods, there could be a major error on record! The Divine Race has ruled the world for thousands of years; bloodlines spreading should be quite common!"
In response to Daichong’s question, Old Guo didn’t deny it. He said, "You’re not wrong, however, the Divine Race is so few that those who would bother with such statistics are even fewer! Most of the Divine Race believe that even if your scenario exists, they wouldn’t affect Divine Race’s rule, and thus, they dismiss it as trivial!
In thousands of years of Divine Race history, they’ve been doing exactly that, disregarding the kind of Divine Race you mentioned, and the rule over the world remained unchanged—just moving from the spotlight to behind the scenes."
Tian Qi quickly asked, "Old Guo, the Divine Race’s actions are to maintain their rule, right? But how does this relate to the Black Hole Clan and the situation in the southern city?"
"Of course, it’s related!" Old Guo continued, "In the Divine Race’s official records, there’s only a distinction between ’Divine Race’ and ’humans,’ and no mention of ’demigods.’ That is to say, those with exactly 50% Divine Race bloodline are also considered ’Divine Race’ due to their divine power, while those below 50% bloodline aren’t recognized by the Divine Race!
However, the rulers of the Black Hole Clan don’t agree with this! Since the ancestors of the Black Hole Clan also had Divine Race blood, but it diluted over time, none of them could wield divine power anymore!
Nevertheless, the Black Hole Clan rulers still consider themselves as ’demigods,’ and are obsessed with becoming true Divine Race, leading to the events about to unfold."
"I see!"
Ye Tian nodded, finally understanding the whole story, connecting all the clues...
Old Guo continued, "Although the common members of the Black Hole Clan aren’t interested in wielding divine power, the rulers are obsessed with it, sacrificing their tribesmen’s lives for their research!
After the death of the Rakshasa Queen, the Black Hole Clan even retrieved her body, but ultimately, a dead Divine Race did nothing to help them obtain the bloodline or power.
So the Black Hole Clan gave up research on the Rakshasa Queen’s body and instead focused on another stray Divine Race—on you, Ye Tian. From then, they’ve been watching you!
Later, the Black Hole Clan’s research made a breakthrough—they could obtain total divine power and bloodline, but required massive energy and a living Divine Race sacrifice!"
"Massive energy? Divine Race sacrifice?"
Old Guo’s words suddenly made everything clear to Ye Tian.
The so-called massive energy would inevitably come from the Spirit Vein Stone, and the Black Hole Clan’s initial target wasn’t the Spirit Vein Stone, but the "Yin-Yang Cloak" in his possession. But then they realized the Spirit Vein Stone held far greater power than the "Yin-Yang Cloak," leading them to steal it from under Jiangcheng’s ground!
As for the living sacrifice, that would naturally be him and his children...
"Yes, that’s their goal! I believe you know what those two items are, Ye Tian, so I won’t elaborate!
The situation now is that the East Wind Elder of the Black Hole Clan has fully activated the Spirit Vein Stone’s power and has also taken your newborn daughter, everything ready but for the signal!"
Hearing about his daughter, Ye Tian’s heart tightened.
The reason he was desperate to return to the southern city, besides his brothers’ safety, was primarily the safety of his beloved wife Yun Xinyan and newborn daughter...
Of course, in front of others, Ye Tian couldn’t fully express his emotions. From any perspective, his wife and child held far more importance to him than his brothers!
"Initially, the Black Hole Clan planned to use you and your daughter as living offerings, but because you were hard to control, they feared potential errors during the final ceremony. So, they abandoned you and focused all their attention on your daughter.
Once your daughter was born, they saw the opportunity and were quick to abduct her. Besides your daughter being the main sacrifice, the Black Hole Clan’s grand plan also required accompanying sacrifices, which were the Black Hole Clan’s Martial Artists, the former Thirteen Guards.
The Thirteen Guards existed solely for this moment, yet even at the end, they remained in the dark..."
Old Guo’s words struck a chord in Tian Qi’s heart, as he was once one of the Thirteen Guards, kept in the dark by the elders.
Luckily, he had defected from the Four Great Elders; he now had a new life and no longer feared their domination!
"The Black Hole Clan’s grand plan was devised by the Four Great Elders, and the final beneficiaries were only those elders, with nothing to gain for other clan members!
According to the initial agreement, once the grand plan succeeded, Elder Bei Feng would receive divine power, as he was quite weak among the Divine Race. Only by merging with stronger divine power could he accomplish his desires!
As for the other three Elders, one would gain the Divine Race bloodline. However, as to who would ultimately obtain it, Elder Dong Feng, Elder Nan Feng, and Elder Xi Feng each harbored ulterior motives, leading to a ’coin flip decision’!
However, things took an unexpected turn—the potential recipients of divine power or bloodline all perished, leaving only Elder Dong Feng. No matter how you look at it, the Divine Race bloodline and power would belong solely to him! He became the sole victor of this war!"