Jason has been very happy lately because a series of good things have happened.
Not only did he recently break through to the Midgod with Lightning Element, but also, just fifteen years ago, Veronica gave birth to his daughter.
Veronica had previously been reluctant to have children due to childhood trauma, but perhaps nearly six hundred years had erased those memories, and the couple finally had a daughter.
Jason named his daughter Monica.
Monica is cute and quiet; she looks like Veronica but has a personality like Jason.
Wine-red hair, medium height, black eyes, fair skin.
Jason deliberately prevented Monica from living a life of excessive luxury when she was young. For this reason, Jason and Veronica even took their daughter to settle in "Cangbai City," a provincial capital in the Rhine Empire.
Jason found a job with the city's garrison, while Veronica became an instructor at the city's warrior academy.
Monica, on the other hand, became a magician.
Jason tested her affinity when she was young; it was moderate in the Wind Element. She did not inherit Jason's death and destruction talent common in the Rhine Clan, nor did she inherit Veronica's affinity for Fire Element.
Jason suspected that the Azure Dragon Bloodline was too powerful, completely overshadowing the Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend's bloodline.
However, a moderate Wind Element is acceptable; anyway, I can become a dragon warrior when I grow up.
Jason has also secretly promoted some forms of "compulsory education" over the years.
In terms of magic, the availability of elemental affinity testing has been increased; however, testing for the Four Edicts remains limited to certain major powers due to the exorbitant cost of the equipment.
Regarding Battle-qi Jason forcibly released a batch of basic Battle-qi manuals, enough for most people to cultivate Battle-qi before reaching the Seventh-level Warrior. At the time, some major forces openly or secretly opposed this, but Jason directly suppressed them.
Monica's natural Divine Power and elemental affinity were both quite average. It was only thanks to Jason's previous magical education reforms that she was able to be admitted to the magic academy in Cangbai City.
Having studied at the academy for seven years, fifteen-year-old Monica is only at the level of a third-level mage, which is average among mages of her age, but a bit too weak for the daughter of Deity-level.
Jason and his wife didn't mind. They brought Monica to settle in Cangbai City because they wanted her to experience more of society when she was young. As long as she had the right attitude towards cultivation, she would achieve great things in the future.
Because their home was in the city, the family could have dinner together every day.
"Mom and Dad, I want to learn to sing!" Monica said to her parents after finishing her meal.
You've been singing the whole time.
Veronica was clearing the dishes, while Jason was maintaining his weapons and armor.
"I want to be a singer," Monica whispered.
"Is it because you like singing, or because you don't like cultivating?" Jason put down what he was doing and asked solemnly.
"It's not that I don't like cultivation; I'll also study magic in the future, but I feel like I'll probably never achieve anything in magic in this lifetime, so I want to make singing my future career." Monica shrank back, bracing herself for her parents' criticism.
"Oh no, oh no, this child is going astray! Quick, think of something!" Veronica Soul Transmission, but remained calm on the surface as she walked over. "You can cultivate to the Saint-level first, then you'll have time to sing. You can sing for thousands of years without any problem."
"When will that be!"
Monica was still young and didn't yet understand what the Saint-level was. She thought that breaking through to the Saint-level was difficult, but not unattainable.
Over the years Jason, Jason and Veronica had been trying to instill in their daughter the idea that "the Saint-level is nothing special," much to the secret amusement of their neighbors. But the couple didn't care; they were both destined to die of old age.
"With your talent, and if you work hard enough and have a bit of luck, you can break through in three hundred years," Jason said calmly, but his divine sense was already conversing with his wife. "Let's hold on for now; perhaps the child is just having a passing fancy."
"You're all so old and you haven't even broken through to the Saint-level yet," Monica said defiantly.
Jason and Veronica exchanged a glance without refuting, but they had already been discussing it for a long time through telepathic communication.
"How about we upgrade our level?"
"The child is too young; it's not the right time yet."
"How about we activate her Dragonblood Warrior bloodline first?"
"Alright."
Monica was still wondering if she had just acted out and upset her parents when she noticed a change in their expressions.
"Monica, you're fifteen now, it's time to tell you some things," Jason said solemnly, placing his hands on his daughter's shoulders.
Monica's eyes widened, her lips parted slightly, revealing an expression of insecurity.
"Could it be that you two really eloped and have been hiding from your mother's former fiancé's pursuit?" Monica blurted out.
Veronica tapped her daughter on the head. "Where did you hear that? Your father is from the Rhein Imperial Family! What enemy would dare to hunt down their royal family in the Rhine Empire!"
"That's what some of my classmates said. They said that you two are so powerful, yet you have no relatives. You moved to Cangbai City with your child without any warning, and no relatives or friends have visited you for years. It fits the description of an eloping couple in a novel."
Jason and Veronica publicly claimed to be in their sixties, with strength levels of Eighth-level Warrior and Seventh-level Warrior respectively. They were reclusive martial arts masters, and Jason was a member of a collateral branch of the Rhine Clan.
Jason and his wife communicated again via telepathy and came up with a very reasonable excuse.
"Yes, we were indeed on the run from our enemies, but we didn't elope." Veronica sighed, tears welling in her eyes. "My mother's hometown was in the Holy Union. When she was being hunted down by our enemies, your father, who happened to be passing by, risked his life to save her. Later, he took me to the Rhine Empire, where you were born."
How romantic!
Veronica tapped her daughter's head again. "You should be lamenting my tragic past, and then worrying about whether my enemies will retaliate."
"Dad's so strong, and he's a distant relative of royalty, no one will dare to retaliate against us." Monica held her parents' hands with blind trust.
Jason also wanted to emulate the original storyline, having Monica shoulder the responsibility of avenging her parents, break through to the Saint-level at the age of thirty, become an unparalleled powerhouse, and destroy the Radiant Church.
But having said all that, Veronica prepared to continue.
"My enemy is none other than the Radiant Church!"
"The Radiant Church!?" Thanks to her parents' upbringing, Monica had little contact with religion.
"I am actually a member of the Four Ultimate Warriors, the Dragonblood Warrior Clan!" Veronica said. "The Four Ultimate Warrior Clans were once at the height of their power, but suddenly declined."
My grandparents' investigation revealed that it was a joint operation by the two major papal courts. However, the Radiant Church discovered our grandparents' actions and sent assassins to kill them. In the end, everyone except me who knew about this was killed, while the Baruch Clan members who remained with the Radiant Church were kept in the dark.
Monica's eyes widened. "Then why did the two major Vatican societies want to exterminate the Four Ultimate Warrior Clans?"
Veronica paused for a moment and briefly discussed the matter with her husband using their spiritual senses.
"I don't know either. Maybe you'll find the answer when you're strong enough."
Monica clenched her fists. "I will cultivate diligently, and once I reach the Saint-level, I will uncover the truth and avenge my grandparents!"
Jason and Veronica were relieved.
"Facing the Radiant Church, the Saint-level is not enough; at least Deity-level strength is required! But don't be discouraged. The Dragonblood Warrior Clan itself is inherently talented, and breaking through to Deity-level is not impossible!" Veronica took out the "Dragonblood Secret Manual".
Monica trembled as she accepted the Dragonblood Secret Manual.
Jason then handed over a flask of Dragonblood: "This is the Dragonblood of the ' Unicorn Crystal Dragon,' a Peak Saint. It can help activate your bloodline."
In the current Yulan Continent, the only top-tier dragon race Jason can find is the Unicorn Crystal Dragon.
As a water-attribute dragon, it also aligns well with the water-attribute bloodline of the Dragonblood Warrior.
Of course, Jason had specially collected this bottle of Unicorn Crystal Dragon blood after his breakthrough to godhood. Back on Crescent Island, the Unicorn Crystal Dragon blood collected after that great battle only amounted to a small bottle.
"And what about Mom?"
"I am also Dragonblood Warrior, but my aptitude is not very good, and I have never had the strength to take revenge on the Radiant Church." Veronica looked dejected.
"I will become Deity-level being and avenge the Baruch Clan!"
The Netherworld, the territory of the Rhine Clan.
Jason and Delisha are having a private talk.
"After more than two hundred years, we have finally found a way to activate the ' Thunderwing Angel ' bloodline." Jason took out a book and handed it to Delisha.
Jason had already integrated the Divine Beast Bloodline that Delisha had given Jason into his body, but the method to activate the bloodline had been under research for a long time before a breakthrough was achieved.
Merging bloodlines is not difficult. Back then, Beirut only took a few thousand years to fuse the Four Divine Beast Bloodline into the original Four Ultimate Warriors. Jason had the biological foundation from his previous life, plus the magic of the Coiling Dragon World, and the information given by Delisha, so he managed to merge bloodlines in just over a hundred years.
By activating his bloodline, Beirut could simply copy the Four Divine Beasts Clan, but Jason had no reference point and could only figure it out on his own.
After numerous attempts, he dissolved the lightning-attribute magic crystal powder into his bloodline, allowing the Lightning Element to stimulate his body. He then deduced a "Thunderwing Battle-qi" that matched his bloodline, finally managing to activate it.
Jason is currently Lightning Clone fused with his bloodline. After activating his bloodline, he can transform into a "Thunderwing Angel" with golden wings on his back and an extra eye on his forehead, similar to the transformation of the Dragonblood Warrior.
When a divine beast reaches adulthood, it will be directly given its "true name of race" and the name of its supernatural power by the Laws of Heaven and Earth. If the offspring of Divine Beast Bloodline, they can also awaken related knowledge.
However, Jason can only activate his bloodline at present, and cannot yet achieve godhood autonomously after ancestral baptism like the Four Divine Beasts Clan. Therefore, he has no related memories and does not know the name of this bloodline, so it can only be temporarily named "Thunderwing Angel".
"Transform and let me see." Delisha took the Thunderwing Battle-qi and commanded sternly.
Jason revealed his "Thunderwing Angel" form.
"Hmm, it looks a lot like that powerful figure from back then." Delisha had seen this divine beast in its true form before.
Even if it only activates the bloodline, the transformed body strength can be raised to the level of a low-grade mid-level Midgod Artifact. It is much stronger than Saint-level magical beast, and I wonder what level it is among divine beasts.
Of course, Jason has only just learned to transform, and his physical strength will increase slightly over time.
This level is certainly not comparable to the Four Divine Beasts Clan, but it is definitely stronger than the Heaven-Swallowing Beast and the Ba-Serpent.
"The quality of Divine Beast Bloodline isn't just determined by physical strength, but also by 'talent' and 'supernatural abilities,'" Jason said. "Right now, I can only demonstrate one 'talent'—' Heaven’s Will Proxy' —as for 'supernatural abilities,' I have no clue yet."
The supernatural power "Heaven’s Will Proxy" grants extremely powerful regenerative abilities after unfolding the Thunderwing Angel form, affecting both the body and soul, and also providing strong resistance to the Profound Mysteries physical attacks of the seven elements.
Compared to the Four Divine Beasts Clan in the original work, Jason's talent should be far weaker than the Vermilion Bird Clan's "Rebirth through Fire"; however, because it can provide physical defense to a certain extent, it is generally considered to be a very strong talent.
Jason estimated that this mythical beast's "supernatural powers" might be even stronger.
Delisha double-checked the bloodline fusion method.
"I will be fusing bloodlines later, and you will protect me from the side."