C68 Bloodline Atavism
C68 Bloodline Atavism
"Tian, yesterday I heard from Yuping about your appointment with Liu Yongjun. On the eighth of March, you will fight him on the Yuloong Mountain, right?"
"That's right." Chu Zhongtian nodded. He suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere. The elders were smiling a moment ago, but now... why the solemn expressions?
"You are too impulsive!" After getting confirmation from Chu Zhongtian, Chu Tianyun couldn't help but sigh.
Yesterday, when Chu Tianyun returned to the family with the Chu Family disciples, he learned that Liu Yongjun had challenged Chu Zhongtian. When Chu Tianyun and the elders heard that Chu Zhongtian had agreed to the challenge, their expressions changed.
There were actually two reasons behind the 11 elders and the patriarch each giving him a treasure. First, there was the obvious one—they wanted to make sure they had a good relationship with him. The second reason was simple yet complicated. They wanted him to raise his strength as soon as possible, with March 8th being the deadline.
To ensure that Chu Zhongtian's strength rose quickly, the grand elder went all out with his reward. Not only did he give Chu Zhongtian the very precious intermediate Level-9 Blood Refining Pill, but the grand elder also gave him three advanced Meridian Enhancing Pills and three advanced Dantian Cultivating Pills.
"Patriarch, could it be that Liu Yongjun has some other hidden technique?" Chu Tianyun's tone and the somber expression on all 11 elders' faces were enough for Chu Zhongtian to understand that Liu Yongjun still had some unknown and terrifying trump card.
"Tian, since you have already agreed to the challenge and it can't be canceled, I'll tell you about Liu Yongjun and some secrets of the Liu Family."
As Chu Tianyun revealed some of the Liu Family's secrets, Chu Zhongtian's facial expression gradually turned somber too.
The Liu Family was the current leader of the three great families in the Qi Country, its strength had already surpassed the royal family's, and it had become the greatest power in the Qi Country. There was only one reason behind their unreal success and might—their bloodline.
Since their bloodline had been passed down for centuries, most of the Liu Family's disciples only had a trace of it. Despite it being the bloodline of the mighty King Storm Bear, most disciples couldn't make good use of it.
However, exceptions, special situations, accidents—whatever you call them. They are bound to happen. Every one to two hundred years, a disciple with a bloodline close to the King Storm Bear would appear in the Liu Family, also known as the bloodline atavism.
Every time a disciple like this appeared, it meant that the Liu Family's strength would increase by leaps and bounds.
A hundred years ago, the Liu Family was ranked last among the four big families in the Qi Country. However, mere ten years after a disciple with bloodline atavism appeared in their family, they became the leader. In just a short period of ten years, that disciple successfully broke through to the Qi Transformation Realm, and in another 20 years, he became a peak Qi Transformer.
Under that disciple's lead, the Liu Family rose to the top and became the leader of the three great families.
One should know that back then, the three great families had more geniuses compared to now. The Chu Family alone had four geniuses with mid Level-8 cultivation talent; much less needed to be said about the Qi and Wang families. Yet, that disciples with bloodline atavism brought the Liu Family to a new height.
Sadly, an unforeseen event led to the accidental death of that disciple with bloodline atavism. Had he lived, perhaps the Liu Family would've been the Qi Country's ruler now, not the Qi Family.
Bloodline atavism could increase a cultivation's cultivation speed and help them breakthrough much more quickly and easily. More importantly, bloodline atavism could also increase the strength of the Liu Family disciple by more than 30%.
Atop all that, Liu Family disciples with pure bloodline could actually transform into the King Storm Bear for a short period; in that form, they could utilize 10% of the King Storm Bear's strength.
Of course, this 10% strength was when the King Storm Bear was at its peak, so even that was alone very terrifying.
"Patriarch, do you know that I have grasped a special kind of power?" Chu Tianyun's narration shocked Chu Zhongtian, but at the same time, he also had some doubts.
Although Chu Zhongtian had gained a power called the force, its might was limited due to his low strength and his inadequate understanding of the power itself. With what little he could use of the force, he could defeat a Leve-8 Qi Refiner at most.
If he were to fight with his life on the line, Chu Zhongtian could barely fight an early Level-9 Qi Refiner. And that was all while being a Level-4 Qi Refiner.
Although Liu Yongjun was only a peak Level-7 Qi Refiner, his strength was equivalent to a peak Level-8 Qi Refiner. If one considered his bloodline atavism, Chu Zhongtian was afraid that Liu Yongjun could match a Level-9 Qi Refiner in strength.
In the entire Qi Country, only Liu Yongjun could help Chu Zhongtian surpass his limits, so how could he have refused to accept the challenge?
Nodding his head, Chu Tianyun continued, "I've heard from Yuping. From what I've gathered, it's called the force."
Speaking to this point, Chu Tianyun couldn't help but sigh and said with a regretful tone, "It's a pity that there are no records of this power in our Chu Family. Since no one has even heard of this power, I'm afraid I can't help you understand it."
When Chu Tianyun heard about Chu Zhongtian's power—a power that could increase his strength by levels—he immediately went to the restricted area in the Chu Family' backyard. There, he interrogated the hidden old ancestor of the Chu Family. Sadly, even the old ancestor didn't know about this power called the force.
"It can't be helped then. From what I've learned after using this power, I can say that it can increase my strength by one minor level; if I'm going all out, it can increase my strength by two minor levels." Without hiding anything from Chu Tianyun and the others, Chu Zhongtian told them the truth.
Chu Zhongtian wasn't a naif idiot; he had his own reasons behind revealing the secret.
First, if he told Chu Tianyun and the others about his true strength, they could determine the gap between him and Liu Yongjun. This could help him set a future cultivation realm target.
Secondly, Chu Zhongtian was sure that due to his mysterious power, the family would pay even more attention to him and provide him with the greatest help they could.
Thirdly, Chu Zhongtian hoped to see the big shot behind the Chu Family. He wanted to know the secrets of the Eternal Continent from him.
"Jumping two minor levels?!" After learning that Chu Zhongtian's power could help him jump two minor levels, all 12 individuals in the hall were shell-shocked. Even a few elders who were calm and composed before were now standing straight with their jaws on the floor.
From what they had learned from the Chu Family participants, they knew that despite being a Level-4 Qi Refiner, Chu Zhongtian had the strength of a Level-7 Qi Refiner. If you add two more minor levels over that... What a terrifying power!
"Patriarch, elders, if we count the force, my combat strength could barely reach early Level-9 Qi Refining realm."
Chu Zhongtian asked in a tone full of doubt, "If what the patriarch has told me is true... some things don't add up. If Liu Yongjun's really a genius with bloodline atavism, his strength should also be close to Level-9 Qi Refining Realm."
"If he is really that strong, why did he retreat back then? Why did he let me enter the safe zone? I don't think he is a soft-hearted person."
"Zhongtian... That is the very reason I'm worried." Then, Chu Tianyun gave a detailed introduction about Liu Yongjun's personal situation.