The extraordinary physiques of superhumans granted Sebastian and Queen Maeve endurance far beyond that of ordinary humans.
Their bodies knew neither fatigue nor restraint. Passion burned freely, without concern for limits or consequence. Newly bound together, the two of them wished only to remain entwined, day after day.
Time flowed silently.
Months passed in the blink of an eye.
Then—
a sudden, overwhelming bloodline resonance struck Sebastian's heart.
The joy that surged from the depths of his soul left no room for doubt.
A brand-new bloodline of the Xiao family had been conceived into the world.
At that instant, the mysterious power long dormant within Sebastian's blood awakened.
His bloodline roared.
A vast, unfamiliar force surged forth like a rising tide, intertwining with his original power and triggering an unprecedented evolution—one that shattered the limits he had faced for over a decade.
Within the newborn child's body, Sebastian's [Ability Absorption] and Maeve's [Power Accumulation] fused seamlessly.
Perfectly.
This fusion did not remain isolated.
It resonated outward—feeding back into the Xiao family's bloodline system like a chain reaction, elevating the entire lineage.
And Sebastian himself—
Finally broke through.
For more than ten years, he had been unable to cross this barrier.
Yet now, through the inheritance and fusion of Power Accumulation, he shattered it effortlessly, stepping into the Fifth Tier—the realm he had pursued without success for so long. (T/N: Just think of the fifth tier as equivalent to an Omega level mutant ability)
Not merely the threshold.
But directly into the mid-stage of the Fifth Tier.
This was not luck.
It was inevitability.
The reason lay in the terrifying compatibility of the two abilities.
Sebastian's Ability Absorption was absolute in defense and versatility—but fundamentally flawed.
Its power was temporary.
Every enhancement depended on stored energy. Once that energy was exhausted, his body would instantly fall back to that of a normal human. Worse still, energy spent could not be recovered naturally—it had to be replenished externally.
In essence, it was a supreme buff-type ability.
Powerful.
But capped.
Even the strongest variant of this power in history had never surpassed the Fourth Tier.
Maeve's Power Accumulation, however, was different.
It permanently strengthened the body.
Every breakthrough expanded the physical limits of flesh itself. Even if training stopped and power declined, the foundation remained.
Just like real muscle.
Neglect weakens it—but discipline restores it quickly.
Maeve's power worked the same way, only far more extreme.
Even during her most decadent years—alcohol, indulgence, and excess—her strength never fell to ordinary levels.
And when she returned to self-discipline for just two months, she achieved feats that bordered on the absurd:
Tanking Homelander's punches
• Enduring his heat vision
• Withstanding the shockwave of Soldier Boy's nuclear explosion at close range
Unharmed.
This was why the fusion changed everything.
Maeve's ability filled the greatest flaw in Sebastian's power.
Now—
Energy absorption no longer merely granted temporary strength.
It could be converted directly into permanent physical growth.
Yes, the cost was far greater.
But the result?
A vastly expanded upper limit.
Sebastian could still apply overwhelming buffs at will—but now, every surge of power also raised his baseline.
His growth was no longer horizontal.
It was vertical.
In a single leap, Sebastian's power value soared past 400,000.
This was not just because of the fusion.
But because Maeve herself already stood firmly within the Fifth Tier.
Her quality surpassed Sebastian's former ability by an entire level.
Her fists had once bloodied Homelander's nose and forced him into retreat.
That alone spoke volumes.
Now, Sebastian stood on an entirely different plane.
Unless he encountered an instant-kill anomaly, conceptual erasure, or some reality-breaking Devil Fruit–level ability—
No one could defeat him through pure melee or raw energy.
And energy?
That was the one thing he would never lack.
Within the fusion furnace of his body, even a small amount of food could be transformed into an endless torrent of power.
Strength fed strength.
Power nurtured growth.
And evolution—
Had finally begun.
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