Chapter 299: Inventory of achievements! The wealthy family legacy can come again (requesting monthly tickets, recommendations, and support)_1
“Brother, the elders at home all say you’re fond of ease and hate toil…”
“Brother, why don’t you cultivate.”
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“Today is the day we turn eighteen, and the clan is letting us choose a legacy mental method. Have you decided which one you want to pick?”
Little Gongsun Qianfeng looked at his elder brother with a blank expression. As his cultivation grew with each day, the time he spent with his elder brother became less and less…
The closeness they shared in childhood seemed to have somehow turned into a gap now.
The young man in a black martial arts uniform in front of him said lazily, “Just pick any.”
“Gongsun Qianlong, do you really want to keep giving up on yourself like this?”
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The night was hazy, and barely an hour had passed since Gongsun Qianfeng and three others from the Gongsun family met their deaths.
Within the back mountain of Jiang’s family at this moment.
Pei Jinye sat cross-legged on the ground, carefully sensing the gains of this occasion.
From those gifts of Three Sword Intents bestowed by the Sword Immortal seniors, one was used earlier to deal with that terrifying creature. Now, during the exchange with Gongsun Qianfeng, he had fortuitously comprehended one of the Sword Intents.
It originated from a sudden enlightenment of a sword technique that, with the boost of the Sword Immortal Sword Intent, unleashed unparalleled lethality…
One could only say that the hunched old man was unlucky, bumping right into it.
If it weren’t for Pei Jinye’s fast reaction at that time, the old fellow might indeed have missed his chance at transcendence.
[Spirit·Ragefire] and [Element: Flame] may both be fire attributes, yet the former’s range of application was clearly much larger.
One must admit that the Gongsun family was indeed a wealthy household; even a camel thin from starvation was bigger than a horse, and just a butler like Sea Old had cultivated numerous techniques that opened Pei Jinye’s eyes.
[New skill 1]: Fire Dragon Twin Fists (Beginner 40%) (When executing fist techniques, stimulate Ragefire, condensing a Fire Dragon);
[New skill 2]: Flame Dragon Step (Beginner 40%) (Movement technique, stepping as if a dragon glides);
[New skill 3]: Ragefire Heart Method (Pseudo-Advanced Heart Method) (Beginner 10%) (The greater the rage, the more fierce the burst of flames);
As for other close combat and similar techniques, they weren’t novel for Pei Jinye, completely despising these mundane skills. A total of 260% proficiency was immediately assimilated, saved for future enhancements of Breaking the limit level cultivation techniques…
It’s evident that all the techniques practiced by the hunched old man called Sea Old were dedicated to serving his Extraordinary Abilities.
Also, through his memories, it was discovered that the Gongsun family had their own extremely mature set of cultivation standards.
People like Sea Old, bearing both the butler and Guardian roles, were cultivated from a young age by the Gongsun family. Through layers of selection, one could eventually become the protector of the heir, and the techniques taught were carefully selected to best match the Transcendent abilities.
“Such profound heritage and a large family indeed cannot be compared with a small place like Da Peng City,” Pei Jinye sighed.
The Jiang family could also be considered a powerful clan in Peng City, but compared to the other side, there really wasn’t any comparability.
Even a family like the Wu Family in Nan Du City could make many members of the Jiang family grovel, let alone the Gongsun family from Southern Continent Nagano.
His gaze fell on the last line of the attribute panel.
[Adding Extraordinary-Human Genes: Spirit·Ice General]
[New Extraordinary Ability: Summon Ice General (consumes spiritual power to summon an Ice General matching the user’s level)]
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Pei Jinye wasn’t very optimistic about Ice General.
The Ice General earlier summoned by Gongsun Qianfeng couldn’t even withstand his one strike, and kept exploding and reshaping afterward – quite a useless ability.
But…
Pei Jinye chuckled softly.
“Since the strength of the Ice General matches the psychic power, if my psychic power breaks a hundred or a thousand in the future, won’t the Ice General I summon be more powerful than that guy’s?”
“It wouldn’t just get burst by one sword, right?” He laughed at himself.
But what Pei Jinye cared about wasn’t Gongsun Qianfeng’s Transcendent abilities at all.
What he was interested in was the legacy that the latter obtained from the Gongsun family.
Gongsun Qianlong and Gongsun Qianfeng, the two brothers, had been favored by the family since they were young, especially Gongsun Qianfeng, whose talent had always outshone his brother’s, thus, he received more resources.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become a Second-level Commander in Reserve Duty for Judgement Place at the age of twenty-four, even younger than Xu Tian by four or five years.
His gaze rested on the skill panel provided by Gongsun Qianfeng.
[New skill 1]: Ice Seal Territory (Advanced Technique) (Beginner 10%) (With the support of psychic power, freeze the space around oneself, capable of freezing and slowing down enemies. The current range of application is fifteen meters);
[New skill 2]: Ice-Thunder Shock (Advanced Technique) (Beginner 10%) (In combination with Ice Seal Territory, utilize Thunderbolt to shake the void);
[New skill 3]: Ice Wings (Advanced Technique) (Beginner 0.01%) (Once activated, speed in the air will surge by 300%);
[New skill 4]: Ice Prison Killing Technique (Advanced Technique) (Beginner 0.01%) (Manifests a surrounding encirclement with the utmost intent of frost, which can be used in conjunction with Ice Seal Territory);
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The reason why the proficiency levels of the last two techniques were so low was simply because Gongsun Qianfeng himself hadn’t grasped them yet.
Otherwise, when he activated Ice Wings to escape just then, Pei Jinye might not necessarily have been able to catch up and kill him.
“Worthy of a wealthy heir… truly practicing genuine advanced techniques.”
“It looks like I could plan an Ice-series Transcendent persona for myself in the future… Now I also have the power for aerial combat… But first I need to fully master the Ice Wings.”
Beyond these four advanced techniques, the combined proficiency from various combat and Firearms skills also provided nearly 300% proficiency reserve to Pei Jinye.
However, thinking about the memories provided by Gongsun Qianfeng…
Just like Xu Tian, Yang Qingdan, and Zhao Qianfeng, they all seemed to be missing related information due to the Judgement Place.
This made Pei Jinye even more cautious of Judgement Place’s methods.
The more mysterious it is, the more it indicates an issue…
There must have been instances where the memories of Judgement Place personnel were probed, or they wouldn’t specially manipulate the memory aspect…
Another possibility is…
Those participating in Judgement Place might not even be aware that their memories are under some sort of “protection.”
But regardless, it all indicates the terror of Judgement Place.
This undoubtedly made Pei Jinye even more cautious… These institutions that truly stand at the pinnacle of human society exist, wielding means unknown to the world.
“If there really are gods, then after so many years, have they created a god?”
Pei Jinye quickly withdrew his gaze.
After a bout of recuperation.
He once again pulled up the attribute panel.
[Vitality Value]: 59-61;
[Stamina]: 57-60.5;
[Psychic Power]: 56-63;
The upper limits of all three attributes had increased after this battle.
Especially the upper limit of psychic power, which had accelerated the fastest.
This made Pei Jinye’s “favorable impression” of those elite clan members reach an unprecedented peak.
“I must properly learn from them in the future.”
Narrowing his eyes.
Thinking of the aftermath dealt with by his senior sister Lin Xiawei, Pei Jinye sighed softly.
Of course, he wouldn’t shrink away like a turtle.
From the initial provocation by the Gongsun siblings to the life and death battle, there was nothing in Pei Jinye’s actions that could be found in breach of the Federation’s laws.
In the world of martial arts, someone’s death was very normal.
Even though Gongsun Qianfeng was from the Judgement Place, Pei Jinye was also from the Knight Order.
The immense entities backing both of them were evenly matched in power.
Moreover, what was done was done; what use was there in overthinking?
If the Gongsun family dared to come again, he, Pei Jinye, would dare to keep killing!
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“Seven Stars Extinguish, the dragons are headless; this game is set.”
In a book pavilion of Southern Continent Nagano, a young man wearing a loose robe and with disheveled hair suddenly looked at the stars in the sky and started calculating rapidly with his fingers.
Soon, someone hurriedly ran up from downstairs, and when they reached the top floor of the book pavilion, they stumbled and fell to the ground, but raised their head with a face full of excitement, saying, “Young master, he’s dead… He’s really dead, you can leave the book pavilion now.”
The long-haired youth stood with his back to him, still at the window, eyes half-closed, holding a scroll in his left hand, and his right hand lifted in front of his chest, silently calculating something.
“Young master, young master…”
The long-haired youth slowly spoke: “Listen.”
The newcomer was stunned for a moment, quieted down, but heard nothing.
He looked on cautiously.
The long-haired youth turned around, walked over to the pile of books, and sat down again.
“Qian Feng said, it’s not yet time to emerge from seclusion.”
The newcomer’s throat bobbed, feeling a chill, and he could only say cautiously, “Young master, Qian Feng has already… died. You no longer have to be confined by the family, from now on…”
“He was my brother, my own flesh and blood…” said the long-haired young man softly, “What does it matter if I suffer a little?”
The newcomer paused.
The long-haired young man waved his hand, and the man carefully backed away.
He sat quietly amidst the books.
After a moment, he raised his head.
“The stars are acting strangely, the Gongsun family’s calamity still requires someone to stand against… If one brother dies, then a few more can die… It’s better for them to die than for me.”
The candlelight in the attic suddenly went out.
In the darkness that enveloped the room a moment later, the figure of Gongsun Qianlong also disappeared, nowhere to be found.
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Early morning.
Pei Jinye returned the Autumn Frost Sword to Gu Wutong, attaching the previously mentioned scabbard with it.
Gu Wutong examined the scabbard and exclaimed in amazement, “This scabbard looks extraordinary, it must have been expensive? It’s too valuable.”
“A precious scabbard for a precious sword, just right for it… Money is not an issue.” Pei Jinye pushed it back, “Take it, whether it stays with me or with you, it’s all the same.”
Such a valuable scabbard, if he were to take it out for a fight and damage it, he would feel pained; it was better to give it to Gu Wutong as a display piece.
Gu Wutong was a bit embarrassed, but he wasn’t pretentious: “Then I’ll accept it. But you are being too polite; just lending you a sword and you give such a big gift in return.”
Pei Jinye shook his head with a light smile.
Gu Wutong suddenly said, “I heard about the Gongsun family business, did they… really all die last night?”
“They did,” Pei Jinye nodded calmly, not intending to hide anything.
The incident couldn’t be concealed anyway.
“I heard Gongsun Qianfeng also died…” Gu Wutong could not help but ask.
“I killed him.”
Right after Pei Jinye finished speaking, Gu Wutong suddenly cursed with a laugh, “I knew you would say that. But I’ve heard that it was your Chief Lin who turned the tide in the end. That kid tried a sneak attack but ended up getting killed instead.”
“??? It was really me who killed him, it has nothing to do with my senior sister.”
“Ah?” Gu Wutong looked at Pei Jinye so seriously and nodded earnestly, but he couldn’t contain his expression: “Mhm mhm mhm I believe you, even if it was me, I would definitely say the same thing. It will sound so impressive to talk about later. Heh heh heh, I killed the successor of the Gongsun family, damn, that’s so explosive, so thrilling.”
Pei Jinye had a straight face.
This guy…
Before long.
Brother Bi suddenly came over with a shocked face: “I heard that last night, you, with Gu Wutong and Chief Lin, took out the successor of the Gongsun family?! Is that true?!”
Pei Jinye: “???”
What does this have to do with Gu Wutong at all?