From the moment Qiu Xinli became aware of the world, she had known that she would be the Autumn Family's next "Blade Holder."
Among the five Royal Noble families of the City That Never Sleeps, the Mercury Family and the Autumn Family both served the God of Life. Although the God of Life would bestow "Dual Chosen," both families knew perfectly well that "Dual Chosen" merely sounded good in name.
In reality, the "Dual Chosen" had one primary and one secondary candidate—and the "secondary" one was merely a recipient of Divine Favor.
Compared to the other proper Chosen of God, they could communicate directly with the gods and hear the Divine Oracle, but they lacked the overwhelming power of a true Chosen of God.
Yet over the past fifty years, five consecutive generations of true Chosen of God had failed to descend upon the Autumn Family.
Under such circumstances, the Autumn Family had still not been expelled from the ranks of the Royal Nobles, nor had it been completely devoured by the Mercury Family. It could even occasionally gain the upper hand in its struggles against the Mercury Family, precisely because of the Divine Artifacts under its control.
"White Bone View" and "Impure View."
These Divine Artifacts both took the form of long blades. Their power was formidable, and they governed slaughter. Once they acknowledged a master, they could grant their wielder enough combat power to contend with a Chosen of God head-on.
Thus, the Autumn Family could do without a family head or a Chosen of God, but it absolutely could not do without a "Blade Holder."
Qiu Xinli still remembered the expressions that had flashed across her father's and the family elders' faces when, at the age of five, she was chosen as the "Blade Holder" and first