[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dimensional-keeper-all-my-skills-are-at-level-10":3,"chapter-dimensional-keeper-all-my-skills-are-at-level-10-dimensional-keeper-all-my-skills-are-at-level-10-chapter-257":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},130755,198,"Chapter 257 257: Source Bloodline","dimensional-keeper-all-my-skills-are-at-level-10-chapter-257",257,"\u003Cp>\"So 'that's' why you let it get stolen…\" Klaus muttered, his eyes narrowing as the final piece of the puzzle clicked into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Saintess nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew that no matter how hard we tried, the 'bloodline would never submit' to anyone we chose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice remained steady, but there was something almost unsettling about her certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I let it escape, believing that the one 'destined' to claim it would eventually find it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something more personal. More bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'But'… I just didn't expect the one to steal it would be 'Little Darion'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, there was something akin to emotion in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A softness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But also—bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His betrayal still hurts my little heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed a hand over her chest, her usual unreadable expression replaced by a hint of nostalgia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Klaus could tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn't disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus remained silent for a moment, digesting everything she had just revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't shocking that she had orchestrated such a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the Old Saintess, the most experienced, the most calculating figure in their guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every action. Every decision. Every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was always a part of something bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What really troubled him was the implication she had just made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was measured, cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're saying… that after all this time—after 'countless' failures and deaths—Max somehow 'got' the bloodline that no one else could claim?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Saintess's gaze darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers tapped softly against the armrest of her chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, finally, he voiced the question neither of them wanted to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're saying… the bloodline 'chose him'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words hung in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unspoken weight pressing down on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if that was true—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that monstrous, uncontrollable, forbidden bloodline had willingly chosen Max—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he wasn't just a successor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't just a prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Saintess met Klaus's gaze, her expression utterly unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—her voice, calm but deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are only 'two' known types of bloodlines that can sustain a power like ours. The 'Bloodline of a Saintess' and the 'Progenitor Bloodline'. That is common knowledge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice lowered, turning heavier—weighted with something deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There exists 'another' bloodline. One greater than the two we know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body instinctively tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because—he had never heard of anything beyond the Progenitor Bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, the Old Saintess continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words came slow. Measured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is called the 'Source Bloodline'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unnatural, suffocating silence filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus's mind raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't just some powerful bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't just an ancient inheritance lost to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was talking about something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The legends say,\" the Old Saintess continued, \"that this bloodline is the 'origin' of 'all' bloodlines in our world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze remained steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That every power, every inheritance, every lineage we cultivate can be traced back to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus exhaled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers clenched instinctively, his mind running through every piece of knowledge he had ever learned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing—not a single text, not a single legend, not even the deepest secrets of the guild—had ever mentioned this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, before he could respond—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Saintess spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I 'suspect'… that 'Max possesses the Source Bloodline'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breath hitched in Klaus's throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire posture shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'You're saying… he has the origin of all bloodlines?'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation. Without doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is also why he could 'suppress me and you' despite his so-called 'ant-like' strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her next words sent a chill down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the Source Bloodline is absolute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloodline above all others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A power that was never meant to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—Max had it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, everything—the suppression, the unnatural pull, the way his presence commanded submission—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max wasn't just strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was something entirely beyond their comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus's mind raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all his years as the leader of the Black Lotus Guild, he had never heard of such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had studied every record, read through every diary of their ancestors, scoured through every ancient tome the guild possessed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not once had there been any mention of a Source Bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice came out slow. Cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand… If this bloodline is real, then why has it never been recorded in any of our texts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Saintess chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she had expected this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if this was the most predictable thing he could have asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned back slightly, her fingers tapping idly on the wooden chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because, Klaus,\" she said, her tone almost amused, \"even in the 'Four God Nations', only a 'handful' of individuals have ever heard whispers of the 'Source Bloodline'. Let alone a 'puny Lower Domain' like ours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her next words made Klaus's blood run cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only learned of it through an 'ancient dimension'—one that belongs to our guild.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in a lower voice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or should I say… our 'palace'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus's fists clenched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Lotus Guild was once something far greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A force feared by nations, by emperors, by gods—the Black Dragon Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if there was anything older than the guild itself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the remnants of that palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient dimension, filled with secrets, knowledge, and mysteries lost to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place so sacred, so forbidden, that even some seniors in the Middle Domain would never enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough said,\" the Old Saintess suddenly declared, pushing herself up from her chair. \"Let's go. I want to see what floor he reaches in the tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without another word, she stepped toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klaus followed, his expression calm, but his mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whirlwind of thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I've learned more about our bloodline in the last few minutes than I ever have since becoming the leader of this guild,' he mused bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The irony wasn't lost on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had spent years, decades even, searching for answers about their origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—in the span of a single conversation, the foundation of everything he thought he knew had shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, amidst all the uncertainty—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One question loomed above all else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A question he couldn't ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A question that clawed at the edges of his rationality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If Max truly possesses the Source Bloodline… then what does that make him?'\u003C\u002Fp>",1075,"2026-05-29T02:56:42.303Z","2026-06-01T04:29:01.835Z",1,"novelbin.me","72becff0805420b6a094d3e32181fc4c39ff190a27806ad1861c93bcadd1ebfd","dimensional-keeper-all-my-skills-are-at-level-10-chapter-258","dimensional-keeper-all-my-skills-are-at-level-10-chapter-256",1648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdimensional-keeper-all-my-skills-are-at-level-10-cover.jpg"]