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Stephen's body reacted instantly. The divine blood refused him.
Sekhmet felt a wall of power inside Stephen's flesh. He should have stopped. Instead, Bloodlust made him push harder.
Stephen suddenly froze. His injured shoulder twitched. Only once.
But Elena noticed.
So did Sofia.
Stephen looked toward Sekhmet. His expression changed completely.
"You entered my blood? How?"
Sekhmet felt the connection break almost immediately. He had not controlled it. He had barely touched it. But for one moment, his Blood Control had reached the blood inside a Mid-Rank God.
Sekhmet looked at his own hand.
Blood Control Lv3.
Blood God Will.
Bloodlust above ninety percent.
The combination was doing something his normal rank should never have allowed.
The System responded before he asked.
[Blood God Will is amplifying Blood Control beyond normal Rank limitations.
