Jin Shu!


    It was. This is part of my blessing. I was blessed by the Goddess of Knowledge and Communion. I have awoken a wealth of knowledge and the ability to commune with others via telepathy. Due to the knowledge I received as part of my blessing, I have full control of my ability and do not need to get accustomed to it.


    Not quite, but I do know what our blessings are, among various other bits of knowledge.


    Yours is the blessing of the God of Technology. With your blessing, you have perfect control of all of your own creations and can peer into the inner workings of the creations of others to deduce their methods of creation and their functions.


    Su Bing has the blessing of the Goddess of Death and Secrets. Hers is a very grim blessing—it allows her to grow stronger by killing. It has another ability, but I have no knowledge of the second part of her blessing, likely due to it coming from the Goddess of Secrets. There is something else I learned about Su Bing as well, but I''ll wait until she awakens before I tell you.


    Hehe! Yin''er gained the blessings of the Goddess of Fortune. With it, her luck is increased to the highest degree possible in the mortal realm. However, along with this blessing comes a potential negative impact on her control over her powers. Due to her luck, she will randomly activate abilities that she shouldn''t yet be able to use. Like what happened just now—her speed was due to a special technique inherent to her species; however, it can normally only be used when they reach a level of cultivation much higher than her current realm.


    That is her aura of luck. It causes herself and those enveloped inside of it to become luckier. When she has a better handle on her blessing, she will be able to retract or expand her aura at will.


    I do know what her ability should be; however, hers seems different from the one in my knowledge. The Monarch Winged Tiger is a special species of Demonic Beast born from a rather average species of Winged Tigers. Their main ability is to passively influence weaker creatures into worshipping them as rulers. Yin''er''s ability seems to be a mutated version of that, which allows her to actively control those weaker than herself.


    My son, Star, has awakened.


    Mommy!


    No, this is still my ability. I can link multiple beings together so that they all may be able to speak to each other telepathically.


    I can hear Mommy''s and Big Brother Jin Shu''s voices in my head? That''s so cool!


    Yin''er too! Yin''er can hear everyone''s voices!


    Star, would you like to know what your blessing is?


    You were blessed by our great ancestor, the God of the Plains! Your blessing is quite unique in that you did not get any fancy abilities like the rest. Instead, your bloodline will be constantly purified until you reach the level of Divine Beasts!


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    I didn''t get any special abilities?


    You did not; however, do you know what a Divine Beast is, Star?


    I don''t. What is it?


    A Divine Beast is the highest form a beast can achieve. They are extremely powerful and terrifying. I''m sure Jin Shu has heard of a few of the famous Divine Beasts.


    Are you talking about the four Divine Beasts that are said to each represent one of the four regions?


    Yes, those ones. Do you mind telling the kids some of their legends?


    Sure, but I only know one legend. It goes like this: In each region, there is said to exist a terrifying, sleeping beast of unimaginable power! Those beasts are called the Four Divine Beasts. The Western Region is said to be inhabited by the White Tiger, the Eastern Region by the Azure Dragon, the Southern Region by the Vermillion Bird, and the Northern Region is home to the Black Tortoise. The legend states that these four Divine Beasts will one day awaken when the world is in peril, to fend off a great threat. In fact, the legend says that the reason the Four Divine Beasts are sleeping is that they were injured in a great battle. Together with four brave heroes, they fought off terrible creatures that descended from the heavens to destroy our world!


    Yin''er wants to see the White Tiger!


    I want to see the Azure Dragon!


    I don''t think they can understand you, Jin Shu. But this should help; I''ve linked us together with telepathy.


    Let me try asking this again then. Are you two the Black and White Guards of the Underworld?


    Uh? Telepathy? That is an uncommon ability. We are indeed the Black and White Guards of the Underworld, two of many, anyways.


    So, why are the Black and White Guards here? I don''t think any of us need to be escorted to the Underworld, do we?


    We are here for that little lady stuck to your back, aha!


    To take her to the Underworld?


    Oh no, unfortunately, she cannot travel to the Underworld, at least not at her current realm of cultivation. We are here to deliver her master''s inheritance to her.


    My master? Since when did I have a master?


    Yes, your master is the Goddess of Death. Since you are the first to bear her blessing, you are now nominally her first disciple. Once you master her inheritance and can travel to the Underworld, you can then officially become her first and only direct disciple.


    Can... can I refuse?


    Refuse!? Why would you refuse to become the direct disciple to a God!?


    You bastard! How dare you shout at the young miss!