Chapter 567 : The Brightest Star in the Night Sky

"Princess Lianlora is still alive? Then wouldn't she be... hundreds of years old?"

"The magic within her body gives her a long lifespan. She only passed away a hundred years ago. But even if her physical body has perished, her soul remains in the mortal world. It will probably take another few hundred years for it to dissipate."

A long life isn't necessarily a good thing.

"Magic... then isn't she very similar to Dorothy?"

Daiyi didn't know, but Felyn knew very well.

It was precisely because Dorothy possessed a massive amount of magic in her body that she was considered a human vessel sent by the Demon King, a monster.

But why did the dragon-slaying hero, Lianlora, also have such strong magic in her body?

According to what Dorothy herself had said, she could also live for hundreds of years, and her body would not age.

"Now that you mention it, there are indeed some similarities." Daiyi also noticed the similarity between the two. "I just don't know how much magic Her Highness Dorothy has..."

She was about to say she didn't know the extent of Her Highness Dorothy's magic reserves.

But she suddenly remembered something.

Earlier at the manor, she had used her divine art "Omniscient Insight" to probe the magic within Dorothy. At that time, she was anxious for Dorothy to stop burning her magic and had overlooked one point: she could only see the magic rapidly disappearing, but couldn't specifically see how much magic Dorothy had.

In "Omniscient Insight," Dorothy's magic could not be detected.

The magic within Dorothy's body had already exceeded the upper limit of what Daiyi's current divine art level could probe.

If that was the case... Daiyi felt that the third possibility she had just thought of was very likely to be true.

The King had also discovered that the immense amount of magic in Dorothy's body was very similar to that of the dragon-slaying princess Lianlora, perhaps even more, which is why he would think she was the best candidate to be the next empress.

This way, the King's actions could be explained.

He had already determined that Dorothy would be the next ruler, so he had to bind Felyn to her.

Otherwise, Dorothy might not even want to be the ruler at all.

Daiyi brought the topic back on track, not telling Felyn her thoughts.

"The winner can go to Princess Lianlora's boudoir and receive her soul's blessing, which can greatly increase the divine affinity within your body and allow your strength to improve rapidly."

"Besides receiving the blessing in her boudoir, you can also choose any divine weapon from her room."

"There are even divine weapons?"

Divine weapons were different from sigil armaments; they were real weapons and items used by gods.

Some high-grade divine weapons had been by a god's side for a long time and would even gain their own consciousness under the influence of the god's power.

"These are treasures obtained by Princess Lianlora from slaying the dragon. That evil dragon was keen on collecting divine weapons lost in the world."

Felyn frowned. "Speaking of which, the Hero's Festival is held once every ten years. They give away one weapon each time. How come they still haven't given them all away?"

"On one hand, there are indeed quite a lot of divine weapons. On the other hand..." Daiyi paused. "After death, the right to use the divine weapon returns to the Empire, and it continues to be given to the next winner, so..."

It sounded a bit ominous.

"And because of this, some divine weapons prefer their previous owner and will reject a new one." Daiyi tried to say something lighthearted to make the atmosphere less heavy.

"Ah, I get it. I can already see the future."

Felyn's body lay completely on the lounge chair, rocking back and forth gently, a creaking sound coming from beneath him.

"If I win and go to choose a divine weapon, I will definitely meet a female divine weapon, no, a female-type divine weapon. She'll be either tsundere or yandere, in short, she'll have all sorts of problems."

"And for various strange reasons, I'll have to choose her."

Felyn felt like he had already gotten the script for his life. He placed his hands behind his head, basking in the moonlight.

"That sounds pretty good," Daiyi chimed in. "It would be great if it could take human form."

Felyn frowned, feeling that it sounded very troublesome.

Please don't let it take human form.

The two of them just lay quietly on the balcony like this, not speaking for a long time.

Felyn wasn't sleepy. The cedar scent from Daiyi was very refreshing, making his mind wander.

Olivia and Adelina would be arriving in the capital in a few days, and he would be able to see his sister again then.

Eitani was obediently hiding in the dungeon to avoid suspicion from Silvana's Demon King father.

Seraphinia also seemed to be lying low. She had quietly left the Empire, and he didn't know where she had gone on a business trip.

After thinking about the several young ladies, Felyn's thoughts once again returned to Daiyi.

The young lady beside him tonight was very eye-catching.

He turned his head slightly and found that Daiyi was also looking at him.

Their gazes met, and both of them turned their heads away in embarrassment.

"Felyn, you saw the sigils and divine art I used today, right?" Daiyi was the first to break the awkward silence.

"Mhm..."

"The sigils I used, including the ones I gave you before, were all modified by me." Daiyi's voice slowly grew softer. "I actually fuse and splice multiple sigils together to create a new sigil that combines the powers of different gods, which is why it's so powerful."

Daiyi bit her lip lightly. Her hand unconsciously moved closer to Felyn's side.

Her toes curled slightly, and the sound of her heartbeat grew louder.

"Do you think... I'm a weirdo?"

"A weirdo?"

Privately altering sigils was already the greatest disrespect to the gods.

Not to mention Daiyi had fused so many sigils. If others found out, they would definitely stand up and denounce Daiyi as a heretic.

Before this, Daiyi had never told this to anyone.

"Mhm... for doing something so taboo, are you afraid of me?"

But today, she wanted to hear Felyn's answer.

Felyn frowned, turned to look at Daiyi, and also said softly, "I am."

Daiyi's body instantly stiffened, her fists clenched tightly.

The lounge chair stopped rocking, and the wind paused its flow.

Daiyi's dark green eyes fell from the stars, as if sinking into the sea, losing their luster.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, struggling in the air.

Daiyi used all her strength and slowly opened her mouth: "I understand. I won't use these sigils in front of you anymore..."

Felyn shook his head. "I'm not afraid of you using the sigils, but I'm worried about why you're asking for my opinion."

In Felyn's heart, the Daiyi of the past walked her own path, never caring about the gazes and opinions of others.

But today, she had asked him. She had begun to seek his approval.

Felyn was worried if Daiyi had encountered some difficulty, or if she had been bullied by someone again, which was why she asked.

But what Felyn didn't know was that Daiyi had not encountered any difficulties or setbacks.

She once could ignore anyone's opinion, could not care about anyone's views, could bear the condemnation of the entire world alone, and walk steadfastly on the path she believed was right.

But now she couldn't.

There was a person living in her heart.

Because there was a person living in her heart, she was no longer alone. She also wanted to gain the approval of that person in her heart.

Daiyi didn't want Felyn to hate her, so... that's why she asked Felyn.

"Felyn, then what do you think of the sigils I used in the manor tonight..."

Felyn didn't let Daiyi finish. He took Daiyi's hand and pulled it to his chest.

"To be honest, I'm still thinking about the way you released the sigil in the manor."

"Eh?" Daiyi's body trembled slightly, not stopping Felyn's action.

"You disarmed the knights' armor and weapons with a single snap of your fingers. It was... it was so cool."

Felyn spoke his truest thoughts, holding Daiyi's hand tightly and grinning at her.

Daiyi stiffly turned her head, somewhat unable to believe what she had heard.

Her lips slowly parted, and a blush that belonged only to a girl in love appeared on her face.

The dark green eyes ascended back into the sky, instantly climbing to the pinnacle of the universe, becoming the brightest and most moving star in the night sky.

(End of Chapter)