Chapter 467 - 464: The Five Children’s Inheritance

Chapter 467: Chapter 464: The Five Children’s Inheritance

As Magic Power flowed into their palms, their blood began to burn, glowing with a golden-red light.

The Thief Master stood quietly to the side, his eyes filled with gratification, but also a trace of sorrow that he couldn’t quite erase...

The five bleeding palms were stacked together, their blood mingling as it flowed. Soon, under the surge of their combined Magic Power, a cloud of golden-red bloody mist rose above their hands, slowly coalescing into a complex, patterned design.

This was the process of forging the Bloodline Oath, which required the five of them to construct the Oath Demon Pattern together.

The pattern of the Oath Demon Pattern wasn’t overly complex, but constructing it was far from easy. It required multiple people to work in concert, and the more people involved, the greater the difficulty.

After all, everyone thought and acted differently, and their habits for constructing Demon Patterns would vary.

If they were constructing it alone, it would be no trouble. But five people building it together was a different story.

Time slowly ticked by. With each collapse of the bloody mist pattern, Feng Hao and the others lost more and more blood. But they didn’t give up. Despite their pale faces, they persisted in forging the oath.

"Very good!" The Thief Master’s face filled with gratification and emotion as he watched. "This is the true meaning of the Five Sons’ Inheritance."

Finally, through their tireless efforts, a round, golden-red Demon Pattern materialized above them.

As the final line of the pattern was completed, the Oath Demon Pattern erupted in a dazzling light. At the same time, a unique worldly fluctuation slowly gathered, centering on the Demon Pattern and showering the five of them in gentle rays of light.

The light faded, and the Oath Demon Pattern dissipated into the world.

Feng Hao slowly opened his eyes. When he looked at Lin Luo, Kang Shuai, Wang Tongqian, and Mei Meimei, he saw they had completely changed. An indescribable feeling of closeness washed over him, as if they were his own family.

In a daze, Feng Hao subconsciously called out, "Big Brother, Second Brother, Brother San, Fourth Sister."

"Xiaowu." The other four chuckled and nodded, exchanging a smile. They were all on the same page.

The Thief Master walked over with a light laugh, looked around at them, and nodded in satisfaction. "From now on, you are one. You are also the ninety-ninth generation of the Five Sons of our Thief God Hall."

"We know, we know!" Mei Meimei pouted impatiently. "Hurry up and tell us how to get the inheritance!"

"You little rascal, you have no patience at all," the Thief Master said, exasperated. "The inheritance is right here. It’s not like it can run away, can it?"

Mei Meimei gave a playful smile and stuck her tongue out at the Thief Master.

The Thief Master shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He led them to the foot of the Thief God Statues and said seriously, "The Five Sons’ Inheritances are synergistic, but each one is different. I will assign an inheritance based on each of your strengths."

"The Five Sons’ Inheritance is a type of Inheritance Secret Technique, derived from our Thief God Hall’s five Inheritance Demon Patterns, and was jointly created by five Thief God Ancestors."

"The first of these is Rapid Thought Slash, founded on the ’Rapid’ Demon Pattern."

As he spoke, the Thief Master waved his sleeve, channeling Magic Power into the central Thief God Statue. The next moment, a string of inheritance information formed from magic energy appeared above the statue:

[Five Sons - Rapid Thought Slash]

Boundary: 100

Magic Power Cost: 200 points

Effect: Ignores all binds and restrictions, delivering a fatal blow with the essence of Rapid Thought, dealing 700% Strength damage.

Mark Cooldown: 100 seconds

The moment they saw the Secret Technique’s information, the five of them gasped. This Rapid Thought Slash didn’t just seem weak—it seemed terrible. Aside from its decent growth multiplier, both the 200-point Magic Power cost and the 100-second cooldown were absurdly bad.

But the real key was the phrase "Ignores all binds and restrictions." That alone made it worthy of the title "Inheritance Secret Technique."

"Rapid Thought Slash is the only Secret Technique among the Five Sons’ Inheritances that is restricted to bladed weapons. Among you, only Cankun, Xiaolin, and Xiaofeng use blades. Xiaolin and Xiaofeng use daggers, which aren’t suitable for slashing attacks. Therefore, Cankun is the most suitable candidate for Rapid Thought Slash," the Thief Master analyzed seriously.

Hearing this, Feng Hao and the others naturally had no objections. From any angle, Brother San, Wang Tongqian, was the most suitable choice.

"Haha, you’ve treated me well, Thief Master! From now on, I promise I won’t talk bad about you behind your back anymore," Wang Tongqian said excitedly.

The Thief Master snorted. "Cut the crap and get over to the statue to comprehend it. Comprehending an Inheritance Secret Technique isn’t that simple," he said irritably.

"Okay, okay." Wang Tongqian nodded obediently, then scurried over to the foot of the Thief God Statue and began to earnestly comprehend it.

The Thief Master turned his attention back and waved his hand, activating the inheritance information on the second Thief God Statue:

[Five Sons - Shadow Stream]

Boundary: 100

Magic Power Cost: 200 points

Effect: Releases a Shadow Energy Flow, corroding 20% of the target’s Defense and Gang Qi upon hit, and reduces the target’s perception for 10 seconds.

Mark Cooldown: 60 seconds

"Shadow Stream was founded on the ’Shadow’ Demon Pattern and is suited for Magic-type Mages. Among you, only Kang Shuai and Sanmei are suitable. But Sanmei is completely focused on firearms, so Kang Shuai should be the one to inherit it," the Thief Master continued his analysis.

Kang Shuai didn’t waste any words. With a flick of his long hair and a wave of his folding fan, he walked elegantly and stylishly to the foot of the Shadow Stream inheritance statue.

After seeing Kang Shuai off, the Thief Master proceeded to activate the third inheritance statue:

[Five Sons - Hidden Assassination]

Boundary: 100

Magic Power Cost: 200 points

Effect: Gain 2 seconds of invisibility and deliver a fatal blow, dealing fixed damage equal to 10x your own Breath Concealment (only affected by other types of damage increases).

Mark Cooldown: 30 seconds

"As for this move, Hidden Assassination, it’s clearly constructed from the ’Hidden Thorn’ Demon Pattern. It directly increases damage based on the Breath Concealment stat, and it’s fixed damage, making it extremely lethal."

At this point, the Thief Master’s gaze fell upon Feng Hao and Lin Luo as he mused to himself, ’Xiaofeng has the "Black Pupil" talent, which grants double Breath Concealment when activated. But Xiaolin has a transcendent "Concealment Root System," with a Breath Concealment growth of 18 points per base. Theoretically, they’re both very suitable.’

"Big Brother has a transcendent ’Concealment Root System’?" Feng Hao suddenly blurted out in astonishment.

Everyone was taken aback by his over-the-top reaction. The Thief Master asked, slightly surprised, "What, you didn’t know?"

"Yeah." Feng Hao clicked his tongue and nodded, looking at Lin Luo in disbelief. "Damn, I can’t believe Big Brother has a transcendent root system."

"It’s nothing. Compared to your bloodline talent, it’s not worth mentioning," Lin Luo said with a faint smile, pressing his lips together.

A so-called transcendent root system referred to a situation where one of the roots of a Genetic Tree developed abnormally, resulting in a growth potential far exceeding that of an ordinary person. However, transcendent genes were different from Xi Yueyao’s heterogeneous genes.

Heterogeneous genes were a type of mutation, whereas transcendent genes were more of a genetic trait. Therefore, in modern academia, transcendent root systems were generally classified as a Bloodline Talent.

In fact, it had been proven that no Mage with a transcendent root system had ever been able to awaken a bloodline talent, which further supported the theory that transcendent root systems were a type of bloodline talent.