9. Divine Blood awakening

Aiden followed the assistant and received a brief warning.

The awakening process was absolutely safe, but people would have different reactions, so it would not be unexpected to experience slight pain; he must not panic.

In addition, there might be some slight physical changes in one's body after the awakening process, so he shouldn't be alarmed if such a thing happened to him.

Soon, Aiden found himself outside an eerie room marked with a large sun symbol, with a line waiting outside of it.

The line moved rather quickly, and soon it was Aiden's turn to go inside. Aiden didn't hesitate and stepped inside, but although he walked in confidently, he couldn't help but flinch when the door closed behind him with a loud thud.

As Aiden walked forward, he saw a man fully covered in a dark cloak, even his face completely hidden, giving the figure a strange and illusory feeling. The man's cloak was lined with golden thread depicting glorious symbols of the sun and an enchanting lyre.

Just as Aiden was hesitating on whether to move, a hoarse yet welcoming voice escaped from behind the hood of the cloaked figure.

"Calm down, little one, there is nothing to fear."

The voice sounded old, and although it was trying to calm him down, when he saw the hooded figure's head turn toward him, Aiden felt goosebumps crawl all over his skin. Despite this, Aiden suppressed these uncomfortable feelings and walked toward the hooded figure. Seeing this, the figure chuckled.

"At least you're not a coward."

Aiden didn't know how to respond to such words, and fortunately, the hooded figure didn't seem to be looking for one either. Instead, he turned around and brought out an exquisite goblet, but instead of wine, what was contained inside was a strange glowing golden liquid.

The second Aiden laid eyes on the goblet, time seemed to freeze. His heartbeat sped up as his pupils dilated.

"Huff! Huff!"

At the same time, his breathing became crazed and erratic, almost like that of a wild beast's. Aiden's mouth opened as every last fiber of his body seemed to go berserk.

Although Aiden had never encountered this substance before, something deep inside of his body knew exactly what it was. There was only one thing that could leave him so crazed and have all his body cells agitated.

"The blood of a god..."

Aiden spoke in disbelief, almost not believing his words, but it was impossible to deny his genetic instincts.

The thing in front of him was the blood of a god.

Although there may be other substances, it didn't change the fact that the main component was the true blood of the gods! Aiden's body was twitching at him and screaming for him to take and consume the drink without hesitation.

The blood of the gods was the best elixir to increase your strength, and Aiden knew that. Aiden was sure that if it wasn't for the eerie and intimidating aura emanating from the hooded figure, he would have rushed at him like a crazed beast and snatched it out of his hand.

The hooded figure looked at Aiden and secretly nodded his head. He was slightly impressed by Aiden's composure at this moment in time. He had seen on multiple occasions trainees coming in contact with the blood of the gods that they lost all composure, becoming no different than feral monsters. If he had known that the only thing maintaining Aiden's sanity was not composure but instead fear, his expression would definitely change.

Fortunately, the hooded figure didn't want to torture Aiden, so after showing some brief appreciation, he quickly spoke up.

"Boy, there is no need to resist the urge. Go ahead, drink it."

Receiving the final confirmation, Aiden didn't think anymore and reached for the goblet. His hands moved faster than they had ever done in his life, and he gulped down the blood of the god. Aiden instantly felt a warm feeling slide down into his stomach.

At the same time, a warm fuzzy feeling began to spread all over his body. Instantly, his cells squirmed and were overwhelmed with a feeling of pure pleasure. The feeling of biological ascendance was so euphoric it was hard to put into words.

But Aiden's pure joy didn't last forever. The fiery feeling in his stomach started to go wild and rage and writhe all through his body.

"Badum! Badum! Badum!"

His heart started beating like a deafening war drum as creaking and popping sounds started echoing out from his bones. Aiden fell onto his knees. His skin turned as red as a boiling prawn as the veins started writhing all over his body like a nest of twisting snakes. The hooded figure watched this and frowned.

"This is not normal. Although they are supposed to show a level of reaction, it should never be to this level."

Realizing there was an issue, the hooded figure reached out to touch Aiden, but before he could, Aiden let out a deafening roar.

"ARGH!"

A pained and tortured cry escaped from his mouth along with a streak of golden gushing flames.

It wasn't just his mouth either; soon, a raging stream of golden flames was gushing out of his eyes and mouth, streaking all over his body, wrapping Aiden in a sea of flames. For Aiden, it was like he had been placed in a pit of magma, his skin and flesh constantly being scorched, torched, and reformed.

At the same time, he wanted to curse the assistant that had brought him here and told him what to expect during the awakening process.

Slight pain my ass!

Where the hell was the slight pain?! This was jsut pure torture!

Although the pain was horrific, Aiden didn't dare give in and lose consciousness. His instincts were warning him that such a thing was unacceptable.

During a process that was no different than a biological transcendence, losing consciousness would be no different than suicide. Even if he didn't die, his path towards godhood would definitely be cut off in the future.