novelraw Chapter 25 : The Second Divine Art
Chapter 25 : The Second Divine Art
Chapter 25: The Second Divine Art
“It was bestowed upon us by Lord Divine Envoy.”
Divine Envoy?
Ze’s mind instantly flashed with Lei’s figure.
He remembered that long ago, when Lei had returned, the people of the Great River Tribe had referred to Lei as a Divine Envoy!
An uncontrollable surge of anger rose in his heart.
Lei actually…
had actually bestowed the grace granted by God upon these unknown mortals!
“Has Lei gone mad?!”
Ze almost growled.
“He actually shared divine grace with you!”
However, the young man revealed a confused expression. He shook his head and corrected him.
“Lei? Who is that?”
“The one who bestowed this sacred grace upon us is the Divine Envoy—Lord Ya!”
“What?!”
“That’s impossible!”
This time, not only Ze, but everyone behind him from the royal city cried out in shock.
Especially Ya’s direct descendants!
At this moment, their faces were filled with disbelief and the shock of betrayal!
Xing·Ya, the current head of the Ya family,
suddenly rushed out from the crowd, extremely agitated.
“Nonsense!”
“How could our ancestor bestow divine grace upon outsiders like you!”
“We are her bloodline!”
“Her descendants!”
He could not understand it, nor could he accept it.
Their ancestor Ya, the eldest daughter of Apollo!
She possessed sacred blood and great divine grace.
Why would she rather grant divine grace to these strangers than bless her own children and grandchildren?
One must know—
Ya and her husband had three sons and three daughters.
Now most of these descendants had already entered old age, yet not a single one had ever received the favor of divine grace!
“It’s you!”
“You must have deceived our ancestor with sweet words!”
“You tricked her into giving away what rightfully belongs to us!”
“I demand that you return divine grace immediately!”
“That is not something you deserve to possess!”
Faced with these sudden accusations and demands,
the leading young man frowned tightly. His gaze became vigilant and firm as he refused without hesitation.
“I don’t know you, nor do I understand what you’re talking about.”
“This power was personally bestowed by Lord Divine Envoy Ya after witnessing our devotion and character.”
“It has nothing to do with you!”
Although Ze was angered that Ya had granted what belonged to God to people of another tribe,
he still could not help but let out a sigh of relief.
At least…
it had not been directly bestowed by God Himself.
“How is Ya…?”
Ze wanted to know.
How Ya had lived during these twenty years after leaving.
The young man’s expression dimmed, revealing sorrow, as he answered in a low voice.
“Lord Divine Envoy… has already returned to the sea of stars.”
Boom!
Ze stood frozen in place, his mind blank.
Now even Ya… was gone.
At this moment, the young man carefully removed a bundle from his back and took out the item wrapped in soft animal hide, presenting it with both hands to Ze.
They were two stone tablets.
Ze recognized them at a glance.
One of them was the very tablet he had given to Ya back then—the one that recorded God’s maxim and the original granting of authority!
His gaze first fell upon the side with the carving.
The scene of their father sharing divine grace remained unchanged, as if time had left no mark.
However, when he flipped it over, his pupils suddenly contracted!
The upper half of the tablet
still bore that divine maxim.
“Desire is the root of human suffering, because desire can never be satisfied.”
The middle section of the tablet
recorded the original divine art—“Bestowal of Authority.”
And the lower half of the tablet—
the previously blank space had been filled with new content!
As he read carefully,
the shock on Ze’s face grew more intense.
Because the content in the lower half was clearly another… divine art!
He had never imagined that within these twenty years,
Ya had, by her own strength, created the second divine art in this world!
Seeing this, the young man handed over the other stone tablet.
Ze took it. On it were words left behind by Ya.
Through what was recorded on it, Ze finally understood the origin of this second divine art.
Back then, Ya had left the royal city in utter despair.
She traveled eastward.
Eventually, she was blocked by a continuous mountain range and stopped at a small tribe at the foot of the mountains.
By chance, she revealed the power of divine grace, and was revered by the people of that tribe as a Divine Envoy.
That stay lasted twenty years.
During those twenty years, the figures of En, Wa, and their father constantly lingered in her dreams. The tragedy of siblings killing one another clung to her like a nightmare.
She always felt that things should not have ended this way.
So, in order to prevent the next generation from being driven by endless desire again,
she conceived an idea.
She wanted to change all of this!
Thus, she began to study day and night the first divine art bestowed by God—“Bestowal of Authority.”
After countless attempts,
she succeeded!
She named this brand-new divine art:
“Divine Grace Art”!
Through the tablet, Ya clearly explained the fundamental difference between “Divine Grace Art” and “Bestowal of Authority.”
Bestowal of Authority granted the “authority” itself.
Just as their father Apollo had done.
He had divided and bestowed the authority of “Leo” that he possessed.
Those who obtained a portion of that authority drew their power directly from the Leo constellation in the starry sky.
As long as the stars did not perish, their power would never be exhausted!
This was why their father could, by himself, develop an entire tribe into a dynasty.
And why Lei could, by himself, confront nearly a thousand warriors of the Great River Tribe.
They were the embodiment of the Leo constellation in the mortal world!
On the other hand, Divine Grace Art granted “divine grace.”
It was power, not authority.
Through “Divine Grace Art,” the caster could pray to the stars and receive divine power in return.
This power allowed the caster to possess a physique beyond mortals and to unleash flames or starlight.
However, its strength was limited, and its connection to the stars was far inferior to those who possessed authority.
It was more like a bestowed gift rather than true possession.
After reading all of this,
Ze let out a long breath.
At this moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He was astonished by Ya’s extraordinary talent, yet also felt a sense of relief.
He had always worried—
that after their generation of authority-bearers died,
the dynasty would completely lose its connection to God, losing the protection of divine grace.
Because the authority they possessed was itself divided authority.
This also meant that they could not, like their father, use “Bestowal of Authority” on others again.
For they themselves were products of that bestowal and could not become its source.
And now, the emergence of “Divine Grace Art” provided a solution!
Although the “divine grace users” created through it were far weaker than “authority-bearers,”
at least divine grace could be passed on!
Ze looked at the young man, his tone softening considerably.
“Ya…”
“Did she leave anything else for you to give to me?”