The Jiang Family's Heritage!

Clang-clang—

The train sped across the wilderness. In a VIP carriage near the rear, an old man and a young man sat facing each other.

Jiang Zhe touched the S-Class Combat Suit on his body, still somewhat dazed. Before he could even process it, his journey as a martial artist had begun in a rush.

More than half an hour earlier.

Jiang Lie said, "In just ten days, you completed the construction of your Xingyi Style?"

Old Master Jiang's face twitched. The whole thing felt surreal.

Tsk... my teeth hurt!

This brat had completed in ten days what I'd spent the first fifty or sixty years of my life struggling through!

That required an explanation of the Jiang Family's secret inheritance.

The Jiang Family's ultimate arts were unlike Hong and Thunder God's Ultimate Secret Manuals, which came as complete sets, perfectly linked layer by layer. One only needed to cultivate them step by step to rise all the way to the heavens.

Instead, they consisted of seven separate secret manuals, each rated S-Class or SS-rank, with tightly interwoven connections between them.

Their strongest form was the construction of the "Six Arts." Once all types of force were integrated, every movement could reach an extremely high level of force amplification.

Take Jiang Wu, for example. He chose the three major true forms of "Tiger + Bear + Eagle" as his primary focus, while using another style for his footwork.

He had dabbled in the Chicken-Form Step, but he had not dared make it his main focus.

With his comprehension, adding even one more type of force at this stage would make it impossible for him to control them. The Xingyi system he had painstakingly built would collapse.

Jiang Sisi primarily cultivated the two true forms of "Tiger + Chicken," taking the path of agility, speed, and crisp strikes. Her movement was like the wind, and her fast blade was like the wind.

Put simply, the Jiang Family's secret inheritance was like a foolish child.

I may not be as smart as you, but this poor student has more "stationery." I also work hard enough to create one "low-level" secret manual after another and stack them together.

Its core philosophy was—use quantitative change to bring about qualitative change!

In just ten days, Jiang Zhe had executed this principle exceptionally well. He had gathered the five external true forms of "Tiger + Bear + Eagle + Dragon + Chicken," nearly graduating.

Jiang Zhe nodded, then shook his head. "Not really, right? I'm still missing Thunder Sound, and I'm lacking a lot in the details of each true form."

"Second Brother and Sis Si taught me Bear, Eagle, and Chicken. I taught myself Dragon from the manual over the last two days. As for Tiger, I just learned it."

Those humblebragging words made everyone in the martial arts hall clench their fists.

Jiang Chengxiong: My biological son! Can't hit him!

Jiang Chengbai, Jiang Chengying: My biological nephew! Can't hit him!

Jiang Wu, Jiang Sisi: Our younger cousin! Can't beat him!

Old Master Jiang was even more pleased. Especially when he heard that Jiang Zhe was practicing the Six Harmonies Dragon Roar Lance, his eyes lit up, and cold energy surged around him uncontrollably.

Practicing the lance was good. Its upper limit was higher.

The Jiang Family's only two SS-rank secret manuals were the Six Harmonies Dragon Roar Lance and the White Tiger Wind Summoning Blade.

But the former was stronger. Once cultivated to its perfect limit, it could unleash 5 Times Force Amplification.

Moreover, this lance technique's origin could be considered to share the same lineage as Hong's World Destroyer.

He himself did not have that capability, but if his grandson Jiang Zhe's talent was high enough, perhaps he could glimpse Hong's secrets!

Jiang Lie immediately waved his hand. "There's no need to touch Thunder Sound yet. It's a breathing technique, similar to the work chants shouted during manual labor. It counts as an extra question among the Six Arts."

He then asked rather solemnly, "Have you decided that you'll use the lance from now on?"

"I like long weapons, and heavy weapons too. They... are very charming!" This was the conclusion Jiang Zhe had reached after serious consideration.

"Overwhelming people with sheer momentum, huh?" Old Master Jiang summarized with a smile.

Jiang Zhe licked his lips and smiled bashfully.

Come to think of it, his hands had been itching for the past two days, always wanting to smash something. The Iron Whip was endlessly satisfying to use—the Skull-Shattering Maniac!

But there was one problem: it was still a little lacking as a primary weapon.

So Jiang Zhe set his sights on the King of Weapons—the lance. He also needed to cultivate his waist and hips, the body's Power Core, and it was simply a perfect match for the Six Harmonies Dragon Roar Lance!

Of course, he had to remember—whips were for entertainment, lances were for life!

"Good! Good! Very good!" Jiang Lie praised repeatedly. "The lance and whip, is it?"

"Old Wu, bring out my two treasures."

"Also, load the files for the Six Harmonies Dragon Roar Lance and Black Tiger Whip Technique, along with their corresponding video materials, onto the Tablet Computer. I'll be taking it with me later."

He glanced at Jiang Zhe again and continued, "Prepare a complete set of S-Class equipment as well. Get the sizing based on Little Zhe's build. They're all for him. He'll be leaving with me for the Wilderness Zone shortly."

Jiang Zhe: ???

On the train heading toward the Southern Military Region, Jiang Zhe had already accepted the fact that he was about to begin a trial in such a hurried fashion.

He even... relished it.

Killing monsters could earn benefits.

He was not talking about Earth's currency, but hard currency that could help one advance one's Life Gene Level.

For him, the earlier he completed the cultivation of the Life Blueprint, the greater the benefits.

His reverie continued for a while.

Jiang Zhe then shifted his attention to the two "treasures" his grandfather had brought, his eyes full of curiosity.

Two Four-Edged Golden Maces lay horizontally on the table. Their surfaces were engraved with rough, blurry, and simple "extraneous" patterns.

The moment he saw them, Jiang Zhe's heart began pounding uncontrollably.

Based on his "experience," the two golden maces seemed to be Primal Energy Weapons, because the fluctuations around them resembled those surrounding his grandfather!

There was also a long lance, placed at an angle beside his grandfather.

Jiang Zhe licked his lips. He had already realized that he was now facing the Jiang Family's heritage!

The long lance was not a Primal Energy Weapon. It lacked that special charm, of that Jiang Zhe was certain, but the material used to forge it was definitely extraordinary.

In other words, it came from the universe.

Not everyone in the universe used Primal Energy Weapons either. Their prices, reaching billions or even tens of billions of Black Dragon Coins, were daunting—and that was only for first- and second-tier Primal Energy Weapons.

Therefore, many down-and-out martial artists used weapons forged from alloys—the metals divided into five tiers, A, B, C, D, and E, corresponding to the various realms before becoming immortal.

The dark silver metal long spear was over eight feet long and had an extraordinary design, as though a dragon had been carved directly onto it—

The base of the spear butt was the dragon's tail, while the shaft was covered in patterns of dragon scales and embedded with eight dazzling gemstones, making it easier to grip. The crucial spearhead section was the dragon's head, and the spear tip was the "sharp tongue" it spat out.

There was also a hollow, transparent channel running from the spear tip to the butt. If this terrifying blood groove pierced an opponent, even if it was not a fatal wound...

A killing weapon!

Terrifying!

But this spear was far too long.

At roughly 2.6 meters long, it would not be easy to use even for his sixteen-year-old self, who stood 1.8 meters tall, unless he grew to two meters.

Ahem... Jiang Zhe was quite filial. He was already thinking about "taking over."

Actually, compared to the golden maces that seemed to be Primal Energy Weapons, wasn't this long spear merely a little more exquisite? Like a work of art?

No! No! No!

What truly shocked and intrigued Jiang Zhe was the ornament hanging beneath its spearhead. Connected by a thumb-thick iron chain was a metal pendant the size of a monkey's head.

He recognized the form of this spear—the Skull-Piercing Lance!

Of course, the metal pendant was neither a weight nor a skull, but a rust-covered Alchemy Furnace.

Yes, a Furnace-Carrying Spear.

He had read about the name of this type of spear in a book.

And the Jiang Family's treasure that could accelerate Gene Primordial Energy cultivation was called "Slag."

Coincidentally, Jiang Zhe could also sense the special fluctuations emitted by the Alchemy Furnace. He could see the mysterious patterns on its body, which even the rust could not conceal.