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Chapter 767 Secret Method
Adele, whose neck was being choked, instinctively tried to break free, but Long Hui's palm released a strange power that instantly locked all the meridians in her body.

"Stop struggling!" Long Hui sneered. "I taught you all your skills, I know every single one of your meridians like the back of my hand. Didn't you say you were willing to give everything for me? Now I need your power..."

As she spoke, numerous blue veins suddenly bulged on Adele's neck, starting from where her hand had touched Long Hui's, and began to spread throughout her body. At the same time, the protective energy around Adele became unstable, growing dimmer and dimmer until it went out completely.

“Apostle… Your Excellency…” Adele trembled all over, uttering a painful cry.

She could feel that Long Hui was constantly draining the life energy from her body, making her weaker and weaker, and her mind becoming increasingly confused.

Just as Adele was about to lose consciousness, the thug who was holding her by the neck suddenly released her.

Adele collapsed to the ground with a thud. Weak and powerless, she could only barely open her eyes and saw a person standing in the room, who had grabbed Long Hui, the second prince who had possessed her, by the neck and lifted his tall body up.

Is it...him?

Adele finally saw Luo Jun's face, but she was too exhausted to get up and could only lie on the ground staring blankly at him...

"Long Hui, do you still recognize me?" Luo Jun asked with a sneer, pinching the burly man who was half a head taller than him.

"You...you're the brat who ambushed me!" Long Hui grabbed Luo Jun's arm with both hands, trying to break free, but Luo Jun's forearm seemed to be made of steel and iron, and no matter how he scratched, it wouldn't budge.

"What's with this power?!" Sensing the difference in strength, Long Hui was utterly shocked: "How could this be..."

"That's not your concern." Luo Jun tightened his grip slightly. "I'll ask, you answer. You possessed this second prince because you wanted to inherit the power of thousands of years of heritage..."

"You knew everything?" Long Hui glanced at Adele lying on the ground. "Did she tell you?"

Adele looked a hint of guilt in her eyes when she heard him say that.

"Don't look at her!" Luo Jun scolded, "You have to confess... Passed down for thousands of years, how much energy must that accumulate? In your current physical condition, can you handle it? Do you have any secret methods to resolve the backlash? Tell me."

While questioning him, Luo Jun once again used dice, and once again succeeded in getting the truth out of him.

After leveling up so many times and unlocking so many skills, it's hard to lose this dice roll now!

"There's nothing special about it. The bodies and meridians of the inherited royal family are inherently different from ordinary people, allowing them to withstand greater backlash from vital energy. Although I forcibly occupied this body, greatly reducing my tolerance, I accidentally obtained a secret technique that can suppress the output efficiency of the inherited power, allowing it to be released slowly at a rate that my body can adapt to..."

"Oh? That's interesting." Luo Jun activated his ability to merge similar abilities: "How exactly do I do that?"

However, the result told him that the inevitable event could not be determined.

How is this going?

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that this technique was something I comprehended through possession. It can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words. I don't even know where to begin teaching it..."

"I see," Luo Jun understood. The ability to merge similar events combines the result of the roll, not whether it succeeds or fails. Although they are similar events, the difficulty varies each time due to various factors at the time of triggering. Merging similar events is equivalent to copying the roll five times, but due to the difference in difficulty, success cannot be guaranteed every time.

For example, in a battle, if you dodge five times in a row, the difficulty of the first dodge might only be 50 points. If you roll a 60, you will succeed. If you combine these 60s into the same category, then the next four dodges will also be judged by 60 points. If the difficulty of a dodge is 70 points, then it will naturally fail.

Luo Jun's chance of getting the truth this time was 100, and he thought he could get away with it without any problems. However, he didn't expect that this secret method was something that even Long Hui couldn't explain. Therefore, the difficulty of getting the truth was 101, which is an impossible event. Even if he used the ability to merge similar things, he still couldn't determine it.

If you can't get an answer, that's a bit troublesome. Is there any way to...?

Just as Luo Jun was pondering, suddenly, words appeared out of thin air on a piece of paper on the table.

"What's going on?" Luo Jun asked curiously as he stepped forward to examine the document. He found a bunch of strange symbols written on it, which looked like letters of some kind of phonetic script.

Luo Jun looked at the clothing on the body of the second prince, Long Hui, and noticed similar symbols. He figured it must be the script of this small Southeast Asian country.

"What does it say here?" Luo Jun asked, activating his ability to merge similar entities again.

Long Hui glanced at it, his face showing shock, and remained silent for a long time.

"Speak quickly!" Luo Jun tightened his grip, pressuring him.

Long Hui winced in pain and could only reply, "This is... a message from the palace, meaning that the king... has passed away..."

"Dead?!" Luo Jun was stunned. "So, that inherited power..."

Before he finished speaking, the dragon in his hand suddenly trembled, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Ahhh, it's here, it's here! I can't believe it really is me!"

Then, Luo Jun felt a huge force suddenly surge into Long Hui's body, impacting his physical body and meridians!

Is this the power of inheritance?
Luo Jun examined it and found that the sheer magnitude of this power was comparable to ascension, but its purity and profoundness were insufficient. If an ordinary cultivator could perfectly withstand and digest this power, they would likely become an extremely powerful peak cultivator, but still fall short of true ascension. After all, it was the accumulation of thousands of years; although the quality wasn't high enough, the quantity was already enough to leave all cultivators below the ascension level far behind.

"We can't... let him... succeed!" Lying on the ground, Adele shouted these words with her last strength. Long Hui's attack on her had already utterly disillusioned her with this apostle. She knew that Long Hui was already a veteran at the peak, only one step away from ascension. He had just absorbed a large amount of her vital energy and life force, and was currently at his peak. If he were to absorb such a massive amount of inherited power, he might very well break through that final step and truly ascend to immortality!
At that time, she and Luo Jun would definitely die at the hands of this cold-blooded apostle!
"We can't let him succeed..." Adele struggled to sit up, but her hand slipped, and she fell to the ground again, gasping, "Otherwise, we'll all die..."

However, Luo Jun remained unmoved by her warning. Holding Long Hui in his hand, he did not interrupt the missile attack but instead closed his eyes.

He unleashed his spiritual sense, penetrating deep into Long Hui's body to examine his eight extraordinary meridians, sense the circulation of his vital energy, and carefully monitor how he digested this power!

Just like when he observed Zheng Bailu before.

Yes, Luo Jun fed Zheng Bailu a lot of blood before, not on a whim to see how to overeat him, but because the process of this guy strengthening himself by consuming blood reminded Luo Jun of a treasure he possessed!
The concentrated essence of a saint!

As a mythical treasure, drinking this will grant temporary power comparable to that of a god, but at the cost of the body collapsing from the overwhelming force after a period of time. This effect cannot be avoided by any ability.

The previous Chaos Quest BOSS could only maintain its power for a few minutes after drinking it, and the one-time summons created by trapping it with the Creation of Heaven and Earth could only last for a dozen seconds. Luo Jun was confident that with his saintly body, he could definitely last longer. He had even fantasized about whether he could completely withstand the backlash and permanently obtain god-level power.

However, after witnessing the false god, the Chaos BOSS, Luo Jun realized that there was a deeply unpleasant chasm between mythology and ascension. He himself might not be able to withstand such immense power gained instantly.

To verify this, he once used the Fate-Seeing Glasses to see the difficulty of withstanding the backlash after drinking the concentrated essence of the saint, and the result showed that it was 101.

Luo Jun wasn't sure if this was a death sentence due to the rules, or if he truly couldn't withstand the power of a mythical level. But based on his experience, the effects of Noble Phantasms weren't so absolute; even a bottle of mythical-level poison might not guarantee death.

Therefore, Luo Jun believed that although the description of the Noble Phantasm was terrifying, there should be a way to avoid the so-called backlash effect!

Zheng Bailu was the first to give him inspiration. The old monster's ability to devour flesh and blood to strengthen itself was somewhat similar to drinking the concentrated essence of the saint. So, was the process of him being overwhelmed by excessive energy and collapsing similar to the backlash from the essence of the saint?

Therefore, Luo Jun used his own blood to "suppress" Zheng Bailu to death, while carefully observing the entire process of his collapse. Every inch of bone, every muscle, every drop of blood, every cell—Luo Jun did not miss any detail. After Zheng Bailu completely collapsed, he continued to review and deduce the entire process in his mind, looking for possible breakthroughs.

When he thought he understood the process of the breakdown well enough and had prepared several coping strategies, he activated the Fate-Seeking Glasses again, and the result was still 101.

not enough!
However, Luo Jun did not give up. So when he heard the story of this inherited power, he immediately thought that this was also a breakthrough to decipher the essence of the saint!
Originally, Luo Jun only wanted to ask Long Hui about the so-called secret technique. When he heard that it could not be explained, he was a little disappointed. But he did not expect that the power of inheritance would descend so quickly!
How could he possibly let go of such a valuable opportunity to observe in person!
So that's how it is. No wonder he said it couldn't be explained in words. The circulation of vital energy is incredibly mysterious. While basic techniques like strengthening the foundation and cultivating the source can be learned, once you reach the state of mental concentration, the application of these abilities varies from person to person, and you can only comprehend it yourself.

Long Hui's so-called secret method of limiting flow and digesting power, although not yet a skill of condensing the mind, has already exceeded the basic scope. Given Long Hui's level, he really can't explain it.

This also shows the level of the author of the Supreme Master's Record. The cultivation method of the Heartless Clan is far more mysterious and complex than Long Hui's secret method, but his words seem to have magic power. With just a few words, he can explain profound knowledge clearly.

Because of the limited flow, the fusion of the inherited power and the dragon's radiance was slow, which allowed Luo Jun to observe the process of him receiving the inherited power more closely and clearly.

Finally, Long Hui's power had accumulated to a certain level, and his body was strengthened under the constant flow of vital energy.

Although there was still some distance to go before reaching the final bottleneck, Long Hui was not in a hurry to continue. Even at this crucial moment of fusing the power of inheritance, he remained rational and secretly scrutinized Luo Jun.

This thing that's choking me has been letting me continuously merge with energy, doing absolutely nothing except scanning me through my body!

What exactly is his purpose? Does he want to learn my secret techniques? Yes, that must be it. He's been pressing me about this before... But now, if I advance further and get closer to that final bottleneck, he definitely won't let me go any longer!
The difference between peak and ascension is like heaven and earth. If he were to break through to the peak, this guy would definitely lose control of himself and would nip him in the bud!

We can't keep following the usual routine! To achieve a breakthrough, we must take things by surprise!

Long Hui began to control the progress and continue to exert his power. When he was close to the final stage, Long Hui suddenly released all restrictions and let the remaining power rush into his body!

Because of the long period of adaptation and strengthening, Long Hui's physical condition had become stable. Even with the sudden infusion of a large amount of power, he could withstand it perfectly, instantly boosting his cultivation level and breaking through the final barrier in one go!

boom!
A terrifying aura spread out, and a powerful aura rose from Long Hui's body, even knocking away Luo Jun's hand that was choking him. He floated up from the floor, and when he looked up, his overwhelming aura even blew off the roof of the inn!
"He... has passed away..."

Adele was blown against the wall by Long Hui's imposing aura. Looking at the apostle who seemed like a god descending to earth, she fell into despair.

As Long Hui's most trusted subordinate, Ade knew perfectly well that Long Hui was a top expert in his prime. If he hadn't been injured and reborn many years ago, he probably would have already advanced to the Feathered Ascension realm. Now, he has accumulated his strength and is about to unleash it. After advancing, his strength will probably be much greater than that of a newly advanced Feathered Ascension cultivator, enough to compare with those well-established veterans of the Feathered Ascension realm.

This version of Long Hui is no longer invincible...

"It's over, it's all over..."

Adele is ready to face death...

Just then, a figure flashed by, and Luo Jun appeared behind Long Hui, seemingly holding something in his hand.

Looking at Long Hui again, his once overwhelming aura vanished instantly. His body, which had been floating in mid-air, lost its support and fell to the ground with a thud, collapsing like a rag doll. His neck and above had disappeared, leaving only a neat cut from which blood spurted out.

“Apostle… Lord?” Adele looked at Luo Jun in disbelief, only then noticing that he was holding Long Hui’s head in his hand. The face still held a wild smile, as if he hadn’t realized that he was now decapitated…

(End of this chapter)