Chapter 199: Family Inheritance

Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Family Inheritance

Divina pulled Phoenix’s hand back, placed a hand on his shoulder, and rested her gaze on Jeremy.

"Jeremy, Lucius, may I address the two of you directly by your names?"

"Of course you may."

Jeremy had no objections, and Lucius didn’t refuse either.

Divina’s bone structure and appearance were both top-tier, radiant and ethereal. Her height was also prominent, roughly nearly 1.80 meters, with a powerful aura.

Last time at the Magic Tower, Jeremy had seen her from afar, but they didn’t interact throughout the event; this time could be considered their first official meeting.

However, the relationship between the two families was very close.

After all, his cousin who hadn’t returned to the country yet—Jelius—was Divina’s childhood sweetheart.

The two of them, due to their mutual affection, had arranged an engagement right on the day they came of age, practically bonding them together.

Toward this future sister-in-law, Jeremy held considerable respect.

On His Majesty the Emperor’s side, he had also announced the start of free entertainment. Divina casually deployed magic power to block out the tactless people intending to swarm them, her tone noticeably softening a bit: "Last time at the Magic Tower was too rushed, I didn’t get to properly greet you." She took out two exquisite brocade boxes from her storage ring and offered them to the two, "Here, consider this a meeting gift."

"It’s nothing too precious, you are not allowed to refuse."

Her attitude was very firm, and the current setting wasn’t the place to push back and forth either. Jeremy considered it for a few seconds and still decided to accept it.

"Thank you, Sister Divina."

Lucius also chimed in with a word of thanks.

Divina waved her hand, "Why the politeness? If we’re really talking about thanks, I’m the one who should be thanking the two of you. After Nix enrolled, he changed a lot. Previously, aside from me and our parents, getting him to speak half a sentence to anyone else was as hard as taking his life. Last time we met at the Magic Tower, he proactively brought you guys up. I purposely teased him, lying that I would transfer his school, and he even threw a tantrum. Thinking about it, he definitely cares about you guys a lot. You two must have expended a lot of effort recently, otherwise he wouldn’t be like this."

Phoenix... threw a tantrum? And because of them?

Jeremy and Lucius looked at each other, both somewhat astonished.

To tell the truth, having known each other for so long, they had never seen what Phoenix’s angry state looked like.

Faced with this situation of family inquiring, Jeremy replied both politely and seriously.

"Phoenix is very good, he works very hard at the academy, and we get along very well. You don’t need to worry, Sister Divina."

"With you there, I am naturally at ease."

The two stood in place talking for a while. After the Emperor’s speech ended, Leon and Evelyn also walked over.

Since the time his identity as the Magic Tower heir was made public, Leon still maintained his mysterious appearance as before. For no other reason than he was just used to it.

It wasn’t until he got close to Jeremy that he proactively removed the mask concealing his aura and blurring his presence.

Divina had previously met them at the Magic Tower and also knew they were members of the same team, so she didn’t reject their approach, enveloping both of them within her magic power as well.

Seeing Phoenix standing motionless like a wooden block, his hand still tightly gripping the brim of his hood, Divina channeled a bit of magic power into him, helping the medicinal effects of the potion he just drank take effect faster.

"Right..." Remembering something, Divina turned to the group and said, "Before Nix turns twenty-one, he must return to the family’s forbidden land to awaken his bloodline power. In the latter half of this year, he might temporarily suspend his studies. Probably for about four or five months, he won’t be able to accompany you. Did he mention this?"

"He did," Jeremy indicated he knew.

Aside from the royal family, the four major Ducal families all had guardian deities protecting their families.

The two White Tiger deities of the royal family corresponded to Holy Covenants 06 and 07.

Among the living bearers of Holy Covenant 06 in the world today, aside from Evelyn’s younger sister Thalira and His Majesty the Emperor, the only person possessing the White Tiger deity’s blessing was Kathy.

Kathy’s mother was a cousin of the reigning Emperor, so she also carried a portion of the royal White Tiger bloodline.

But from the age of six, upon awakening her Mark for the first time, she was proactively chosen by the White Tiger deity. As for Evelyn, being able to awaken her bloodline and receive a second Holy Covenant was because she had an innate seal in her body, requiring a special ritual to awaken. During the bloodline awakening process, there was a probability of triggering the White Tiger deity’s trial; if passed, one could receive a second Mark.

In terms of talent, Kathy’s innate aptitude was undoubtedly extremely outstanding. Otherwise, with that meager White Tiger bloodline, she couldn’t have awakened so early at the age of six to receive the White Tiger deity’s blessing.

Even though Evelyn had now been chosen by a White Tiger deity protecting the royal family, awakening Holy Covenant 07 and becoming a Dual Mark bearer.

Relying on this advantage, her talent could be on par with Kathy’s, but expecting her overall strength to surpass Kathy’s in a short time was probably unrealistic.

As for Phoenix’s ancestors, they belonged to the Angel deity lineage. If, during the process of fully awakening his bloodline power, he underwent the trial and received the Angel deity’s acknowledgment, he would have the same probability as Evelyn to become a Dual Mark bearer.

But if he failed, his realm would revert to zero due to backlash, potentially even turning him into a cripple and forcing him to embrace death.

It could be said that risks and rewards always go hand in hand.

Although the second Mark awakening, compared to forcibly changing a Mark, carried an insignificant price, not everyone had the opportunity for a second awakening.

Just the mandatory requirement of possessing a divine bloodline was already extremely strict. In the entire empire, aside from the Magic Tower and the Divine Temple, only the royal family and the four major Ducal families met this condition.

Counting across the entire continent, including other alien races, such existences didn’t exceed twenty people either. ℯℯ𝑙.

Furthermore, even with a divine bloodline, not everyone was qualified to awaken.

Aside from the conditions mentioned above, many other harsh conditions were also required.

To this day, over hundreds of billions of years, despite there being precedents, the records across the entire continent showed fewer than ten people successfully transitioning from a single Mark to a Dual Mark.

Now, adding Evelyn, it was exactly a round number of ten people.

Regarding matters related to Dual Marks and changing Marks, Jeremy had only recently found out from the pile of ancient tomes at Lomita’s house when he dropped by not long ago.

Afterward, he also asked his parents about his and Sylas’s Mark issues.

The answer he received was that although he and Sylas carried the Dragon’s Bloodline and also had the chance for a second awakening, the two brothers were different from the children of other families. They had to pass the age of twenty-one before they could attempt the awakening.

This meant both brothers had a chance.

Currently, Jeremy was only 20 years old, still more than half a year away from coming of age. Calculating the time, it would fall right into the first few days of the summer break; since it was still early, he couldn’t be bothered to care about it.

However, Divina’s words just now inadvertently reminded him.

Whether it was him, his younger brother, or Leon, all had the chance to become Dual Mark bearers.

As for Lucius, already being the heir to the Lunaris clan, theoretically, he would also have the blessing of the Moon God bloodline.

But he was currently already a Dual Mark bearer; if he awakened the Holy Covenant of another True God again, he would become the only person on the continent to possess a Triple Mark.

However, bloodline awakening and receiving family inheritance both strictly required going to the family’s specific inheritance land.

Lucius currently still had no intention of returning.

On Leon’s side, he also needed to reach the coming of age. His birthday was on January 15th, only half a month away.

If they were truly to compare progress, the results of Leon’s trial would probably be faster than Phoenix’s.

"Young Master, His Majesty the Emperor is calling you over," the servant standing nearby softly reminded her.

Divina nodded, then gave Phoenix a light push toward Jeremy, who was standing closest.

"During this holiday, I’m handing this hood-wearing elf over to you guys. If he does anything wrong, deal with him strictly."

Seeing Divina was busy, Jeremy didn’t say much more, replying, "Certainly."

After Divina left, Phoenix started to become drowsy under the effects of the medicine.

It was still not time for the banquet to end; they couldn’t even exit the main gates of the Royal Palace yet. But just standing rooted here forever wasn’t a solution either. Leon decisively reached out and hauled Phoenix over his shoulder, taking him from Jeremy.

He hauled Phoenix over his shoulder with one arm, pointing toward the lounge in the distance, "I’ll take this guy to the lounge to rest. Are you guys coming along?"

Jeremy didn’t go with them, "You guys go ahead. I still have some business; I’ll come find you after handling it later."

Leon nodded, "Alright."