Old Ferrero was called out from the laboratory upon hearing that his apprentice had tested his strength on the Testing Slab, and a crack had formed with a score jumping to 20.
To be honest, Old Ferrero was truly surprised, not by his apprentice's strength, but by the fact that he hadn't sensed anything amiss—as if the 20 points were so normal.
Upon arriving at the scene, Old Ferrero made Malin drink a potion and then activated his Spiritual Sight. He immediately discovered the issue—Malin had experienced a bloodline awakening.
If the liberation of a Transcendent is about unlocking power through training, then a bloodline awakening is about obtaining benefits from one's own lineage.
Don't talk about fairness; some are born with poor vision, some with a limp, and some don't even get to be born. Life is unfair from the beginning.
That's why every precious bloodline draws many followers, because compared to it, wealth and status are just trivial toys easily found by the wayside.
