Chapter 253: Queen Lina Absorbs the Nature Godhead Fragment and Becomes a Sub-God!
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"We do possess a small amount of divine power," Lina replied.
Both she and Philna had already begun their journey toward godhood, so naturally, they possessed some divine essence.
"Oh? How did you acquire it?" Seito asked instinctively.
"It comes from our elven Tree of Life," Philna explained.
The Tree of Life of the Elven race was, without a doubt, a god-level artifact. Their entire race relied upon it, and in turn, they had received its blessing. This was true for every single elf.
Seito nodded, accepting this. A path to godhood born from the Tree of Life was perfectly logical.
Whoosh—
Seito took out the Godhead fragment! It detached from his right hand and hovered in mid-air.
The two Elven Queens were taken aback.
"Such dense divinity!" Philna exclaimed in awe.
Lina's eyes sparkled with brilliance. The aura of divinity radiating from the Godhead felt truly exquisite—especially to them! After all, they were Elves. Elves were attuned to nature, so the essence of this Godhead made them feel incredibly at ease.
"This is a Nature Godhead fragment. I intend to bestow it upon one of you," Seito announced, stating his purpose.
The moment those words fell, both Elven Queens composed themselves immediately.
"Are there any conditions?" Philna asked.
She didn't for a moment believe Seito would simply hand over such a treasure for nothing. Lina felt the same.
"There are," Seito nodded. "Once you absorb this Godhead, you must become my Sub-God."
"Sub-God?"
The two women froze. As elves who had lived in the God Domain for a long time, they were well-versed in ancient history and naturally understood the implications of becoming a Sub-God.
After a brief moment of thought, Philna spoke first: "Very well. Becoming a Sub-God is hardly a major issue."
"I have no objections either," Lina added.
The condition was merely to become a Sub-God, to which they both readily agreed. Besides... the path to godhood was right before their eyes—they would be fools to let it slip away. They thought of how the Floor Masters of the God Domain had spent years searching for Godhead fragments only to return empty-handed. To pass up this opportunity would be sheer idiocy.
"Very well. Decide between yourselves who will use this Godhead fragment," Seito said, handing the item over to them.
The two women exchanged glances and fell silent. Both of them desired the Nature Godhead fragment, yet there was only one. They had to discuss it.
"Big sister, you should use it," Lina said first, her eyes filled with sincerity.
She genuinely wanted Philna to use it; when she was young, Philna had taken care of her—even her name was given by Philna.
"No," Philna shook her head. "You should be the one to use the Nature Godhead fragment. Currently, the elven Tree of Life is on the 11th floor, and as the Floor Master, the value of you using this fragment is naturally higher than mine."
Philna truly felt that her using the fragment held little significance. After all, her current authority wasn't as high as Lina's. Lina was the Floor Master of the 10th floor and the Elven Queen of the 11th, where the Tree of Life was located. By every metric, Lina was the better candidate.
"But..."
"No more talking." Before Lina could protest, Philna cut her off directly. "I really cannot accept this Godhead fragment."
"Fine," Lina sighed and began to absorb the fragment.
Ten minutes later, the Godhead fragment vanished. Lina opened her eyes, sensed her current state, and spoke the same words as the other Executors: "I feel my body has changed, but I can't put my finger on the specifics," she murmured.
"That's normal," Seito smiled. "Let's move on to the main event."
As he spoke, he nicked his right index finger. Whoosh. A drop of golden divine blood floated out from the wound and flew straight toward Lina's lips. Without hesitation, she swallowed it.
[System Notification: Elven Queen "Lina" has absorbed your divine blood and become a Sub-God of the God of Space.]
The system notification rang out, and Seito felt a subtle connection establish itself between him and Lina.
"So this is the prerequisite for becoming a Sub-God..." Philna murmured, observing Lina with curiosity.
Lina stood frozen. What had she just felt? The moment she swallowed Seito's divine blood, her divine power had skyrocketed! The total volume was dozens of times greater than before! At the same time, a system prompt appeared before her.
She turned her gaze to Seito, shocked. "You have already ascended to godhood?!"
Philna: "???"
Philna was stunned. Hearing Lina's words, she was utterly bewildered. Ascended to godhood? How was that possible?
"You didn't know?" Seito's expression turned peculiar. He felt like he had been quite straightforward just now. Plus, his blood was gold—that wasn't power a mere human could possess.
"How could we possibly have known?" Lina complained subconsciously. There were humans with colorful blood, after all. They had assumed the rich divine power in Seito's blood was something he obtained only after absorbing the Godhead. They never imagined he had already achieved godhood.
"Fine, don't be so surprised," Seito smiled lightly. "It's nothing major."
How is this 'nothing major'?! the two women thought. But they didn't push the issue, given his divine status.
"I'll be going now. If you have questions about godhood, just go ask SunnyCat (Haruno)."
Seito stood up. The two Elven Queens stood up in unison.
"Goodbye." They bowed simultaneously.
Seito returned the gesture, silently lamenting how elegant these two queens were. Without another word, he teleported away.
Ten minutes later...
God Domain, 50th Floor.
Boss Labyrinth Entrance.
Arriving at the entrance of the 50th floor's Boss Labyrinth, Seito stepped inside and headed toward the 60th floor.
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