Henrietta was a hybrid. A human with half an Evil Spirit's soul.
This isn't something that one can get through mingling with an Evil Spirit, however. After all, a human with a physical body and a spirit with none had no way of reproducing.
Then, how is the half-hybrid made, you ask? Simple.
It's by entwining the fates of two newborns, giving each other half of their soul.
Xu Tao knew of this method long ago—not by experience, but through reading ancient documents. As such, he was also aware of the Trial of the Bloodline—a test to see who would inherit all the power of the two fates combined.
'This is a vicious method that forfeits one life to increase the strength of the other...'
A method he found natural for Evil Spirits to use among themselves, but rare across other races—especially with humans. After all, the human race provided the least "benefit" in such exchanges.
'But that is in the past.' Xu Tao narrowed his eyes, staring at a few faces among the crowd.
