NOVGO.NET Chapter 271: A Single Road to Survival
Chapter 271: A Single Road to Survival
One by one, members of the Windsor Family stepped forward to receive the World Origin’s blessing.
When Lia approached the Stellar Gem, it lit up brilliantly, enveloping her in shimmering starlight. Threads of pure origin energy surged into her, and her presence began to transform visibly—refined, elevated, radiant.
By the time the blessing faded, her aura had undergone a qualitative leap.
Lia opened her eyes slowly. She looked at her hands as a forbidden fire spell—a technique only 7-star magi could use—gathered within her palm.
But she was only 5-star.
This was the terrifying power of a World Origin’s blessing.
At that moment, the gem’s light dimmed slightly—signaling it had expended some of its power.
Anthony smiled. “The Origin Domain only allows ten blessings per opening. Our Windsor Family has nine direct heirs this generation. That leaves one more slot. Soren, it’s yours.”
Qin Xian gave a nod and stepped toward the glowing gem.
With each step he took, the gem’s brilliance flickered violently, as though it were reacting to his presence. The Windsor elders all exchanged glances, puzzled.
It almost looked like… the Stellar Gem was afraid of him.
But that, of course, couldn’t be true.
Then, the light enveloped him.
In his system interface, new prompts appeared:
– [Receiving Blessing – 10%]
– [Receiving Blessing – 50%]
– [Receiving Blessing – 80%]
Though Hydra wasn’t a data-driven world, the World Origin still translated naturally into quantifiable buffs within his system.
Within minutes, the blessing completed.
A new status appeared:
> [Blessing of Hydra]:
> You’ve been blessed by Hydra’s World Origin.
> • All core attributes +25%
> • All Light-element skills +3 levels
Qin Xian’s pupils contracted slightly. He hadn’t expected much. The Stellar Gem was only a fragment of the true World Origin—its gift shouldn’t have been this potent.
Yet the results were insane.
A 25% core stat boost was already substantial. But the skill enhancement? That was truly terrifying.
His class—Oracle Knight—was an SSS-tier archetype, and his skills were divine-grade. Every skill level increase meant a near-doubling in potency.
Unlike regular skills, divine-level ones couldn’t be upgraded with just usage or practice—they required epiphanies, or “Inspiration.” Even he couldn’t grind them up easily.
But now, all of them had jumped three levels. A single blessing… had given him an astronomical combat power spike.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked toward the Stellar Gem.
If just a fragment of Hydra’s World Origin granted this much, then what of the true Origin itself?
More importantly—
Just before the blessing ended, he’d sensed something even more shocking:
A faint consciousness within the Stellar Gem.
And through his Void Overlord bloodline, he detected a resonance—this gem was linked to something… greater. Something alive.
A hypothesis began forming in his mind:
> Could it be… that Hydra’s World Origin had evolved a will of its own?
> A true sentience?
> A physical form?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
In countless worlds, Void Generals and Lords would directly pinpoint a world’s origin and launch focused attacks. That’s how the Void consumed planets so efficiently.
But Hydra had been different from the start.
Rather than defend their world center, its people had abandoned the Old World and migrated to the Hope Continent. The Blood Legion had attacked the expected origin point—but found only ruins.
Could it be… that the World Origin had moved itself?
Before his thoughts could go deeper, Lia approached, her eyes wide and sparkling. “Soren! How was it?”
She and the rest of the Windsor heirs looked at him with hopeful, sincere faces.
Qin Xian gazed at them quietly.
For all his cruelty, he wasn’t without feeling. The Windsors had treated him with genuine kindness, no strings attached. Even Anthony, wary as he was, had shown respect and integrity.
So he made a decision.
> When Hydra falls…
> I’ll leave the Windsors a single road to survive.
Yes.
They would not perish. They would be reborn—as Void lifeforms. He would convert them, preserve them within his dominion.
That was the clemency of a Void Overlord.