Free Web NovelChapter 4: The Backbone of the Salvatore Family
The Backbone of the Salvatore Family
[Blue-Grade Family Member detected. Legacy Investment available!]
[Investing a Low-Grade Profound Rank cultivation technique, Crimson Sunset Scripture, will yield a reward: Peak Earth Rank cultivation technique.]
Victor couldn’t help but look toward Nux.
The hall was still filled with the lingering scent of blood and shattered stone from the confrontation moments earlier.
Yet Victor’s attention was no longer on the destroyed floor or the remains of Rowan Blackwood.
Instead, it was fixed entirely upon the young man standing before him.
The Eternal Legacy System’s panel silently appeared before his eyes.
{Name: Nux Salvatore
Cultivation: Peak Spiritual Awakening Realm
Fate: Blue
(Note: This clan member possesses a special physique. If the seal is removed, his aptitude can be upgraded to Gold.)
Comprehension: Genius
Bone Structure: High Grade
Cultivation Realm: Peak Spiritual Awakening Realm
Physique: Abyssal Bodhi Slaughter Physique (Sealed)
Abyssal Bodhi Slaughter Physique:
The more one kills, the faster one’s strength grows. This is the Path of Slaughter.
The stronger one’s benevolence, the greater one’s comprehension becomes. This is the Path of Enlightenment.
Fortune:
A born God of Slaughter. His heart is as cold and still as a frozen abyss, capable of slaughtering all living things. Yet he also possesses a Buddha’s heart that seeks to save the world. He carries boundless killing intent within him.
Talent Grades:
Ordinary < Commoner < High Grade < Genius < Heavenly Pride < Peerless < Monstrous < World-Shaking < Heaven-Ruling }
Victor’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Even with his current composure, he felt genuine surprise.
The destiny grades of clan members were divided into:
White, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Red, and Black.
Destiny wasn’t determined by a single factor.
It was the result of countless variables intertwining together.
Luck.
Talent.
Bone structure.
Comprehension.
Karmic fortune.
Potential.
And countless invisible influences hidden within fate itself.
According to the Eternal Legacy System’s standards, even a White destiny was already above average.
Green represented genuine geniuses.
Blue represented individuals capable of standing above their generation.
Heavenly prides.
Monstrous talents.
The kind of people powerful sects would fight over.
Many Holy Sons and future successors of major powers possessed no more than Blue-grade destiny.
The fact that Nux possessed Blue destiny was already shocking enough.
But that wasn’t what truly caught Victor’s attention.
His gaze lingered on one particular line.
Gold after the seal is removed.
His heartbeat quickened slightly.
A Gold destiny.
That was an entirely different concept.
Individuals with Gold destinies possessed the qualifications to contend for the title of Child of Destiny.
Favored by heaven.
Blessed by fate.
Capable of overturning worlds.
As for Red and Black...
Victor shook his head inwardly.
Those levels were beyond his current reach.
Such beings only needed one thing.
To survive.
As long as they didn’t die prematurely, even destiny itself would eventually become a toy in their hands.
Across countless worlds, perhaps only a handful could ever appear.
For now, there was no point thinking about such distant matters.
His attention returned to Nux.
The boy’s potential was enough to elevate the future of the entire Salvatore Family.
A faint smile appeared on Victor’s face.
Then he considered the system reward.
A Peak Earth Rank cultivation technique.
The value was extraordinary.
After a brief moment of thought, Victor made his decision.
His spiritual sense moved.
A jade-colored cultivation manual suddenly appeared in his hand from within his storage ring.
The appearance of the manual instantly attracted everyone’s attention.
Even Max couldn’t help staring.
Because he recognized it immediately. freewёbnoνel.com
The family’s ancestral cultivation art.
The treasure that had supported generations of Salvatore Patriarchs.
Victor looked toward Nux.
"Nux."
The young man immediately straightened.
"Uncle."
Victor nodded.
"You performed very well just now."
His gaze swept over the bloodstains on the floor.
Then returned to Nux.
"The backbone of the Salvatore Family must never bend."
A brief silence followed.
Then Victor extended the manual.
"Take this Crimson Sunset Scripture."
The entire hall became silent.
Many clan members widened their eyes.
The Crimson Sunset Scripture was a Low-Grade Profound Rank cultivation technique.
A treasured inheritance of the Salvatore Family.
For generations, it had been one of the family’s greatest foundations.
The technique absorbed the essence of sunset clouds between heaven and earth, refining one’s True Spiritual Power while strengthening the body.
When cultivated to perfection, its power could rival some High-Grade Profound Rank techniques.
Throughout the family’s history, only direct descendants with exceptional accomplishments or individuals who had rendered extraordinary service could learn it.
Receiving such a technique was an enormous honor.
Nux stared at the manual.
His red eyes trembled.
For a moment, he didn’t reach for it.
"Uncle!"
His voice carried obvious emotion.
"I am not worthy of receiving the Crimson Sunset Scripture."
Victor remained silent.
Nux continued.
"I haven’t done anything for the family yet."
His fists clenched.
His nails dug into his palms.
"Ever since Uncle entered seclusion, as a direct descendant of the Salvatore Family and your nephew, I could only watch the family decline without being able to change anything."
Pain flashed through his eyes.
"As a member of the Salvatore Family..."
Before he could continue—
Nux suddenly dropped to his knees.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Three heavy sounds echoed throughout the hall.
His forehead slammed against the stone floor three consecutive times.
Even Victor was caught off guard.
By the time he reacted, it was already done.
"Patriarch!"
Nux’s voice choked.
His eyes had become red.
"Please restore the glory of the Salvatore Family!"
The words exploded from his chest.
The next moment—
Something unexpected happened.
Every member of the Salvatore Family knelt.
One after another.
Like waves crashing across the sea.
Their bodies trembled.
Many lowered their heads.
Others stared directly at Victor.
Tears gathered in countless eyes.
Years of bitterness.
Years of humiliation.
Years of helplessness.
Everything erupted simultaneously.
"Patriarch! Please restore the glory of the Salvatore Family!"
"Patriarch! Please restore the glory of the Salvatore Family!"
"Patriarch! Please restore the glory of the Salvatore Family!"
Three thunderous roars echoed throughout the hall.
The sound shook the windows.
The ceiling beams vibrated.
Many shouted until their voices turned hoarse.
For years, they had suffered.
The glory of the old Salvatore Family had become a distant dream.
The families that once bowed respectfully before them now openly mocked them.
The Guardians had departed.
Businesses had collapsed.
All they could do was endure.
Endure.
And endure again.
Yet now Victor had returned.
To many of the younger generation, Victor wasn’t merely a Patriarch.
He was a legend.
A symbol.
A living miracle.
Many had grown up listening to stories about him.
Stories of how he swept through Aurelia City.
Stories of how he elevated the Salvatore Family.
Stories of how no enemy dared challenge him.
Now that legend stood before them once more.
All their bottled-up emotions exploded.
Even Max slowly lowered himself.
He intended to kneel alongside everyone else.
However—
Victor instantly appeared behind him.
A hand landed on his shoulder.
Before Max could kneel, Victor lifted him back up.
"Patriarch..."
Max’s voice was hoarse.
His eyes were bloodshot.
Years of guilt were visible within them.
"I, Max Salvatore, am incompetent."
"I’ve failed the Salvatore Family."
"I’ve failed Big Brother."
His lips trembled.
"Please..."
"Restore the glory of the Salvatore Family!"
The sight caused many clan members to lower their heads.
Victor looked at his younger brother.
Then his voice turned rough.
Cold.
Filled with authority.
"Stand up."
The words echoed through the hall.
Nobody moved.
Victor’s eyes swept across the kneeling clan members.
His voice rose.
"Stand up!"
"All of you, stand up!"
Boom!
The aura of an Astral Manifestation Realm expert erupted from his body.
Golden True Essence surged outward.
A majestic pressure filled the hall.
Yet it wasn’t oppressive.
Instead, it gently lifted every kneeling family member to their feet.
To everyone present—
Victor appeared like a mountain supporting heaven itself.
Unmovable.
Unbreakable.
A pillar that would never collapse.
His golden eyes swept across every face.
He saw despair.
Pain.
Hope.
Determination.
Then he spoke.
"You have all done well."
Silence filled the hall.
His next words struck directly into their hearts.
"I see the backbone of the Salvatore Family within you."
His voice echoed like thunder.
"The Salvatore Family’s backbone has not bent!"
Many people’s eyes reddened again.
Even Nux clenched his fists.
Victor continued.
"And you say the Salvatore Family has declined?"
A faint smile appeared.
Confident.
Absolute.
"No."
The single word shook everyone’s hearts.
"As long as I am here..."
His golden eyes shone brilliantly.
"The Salvatore Family will never decline!"
Boom!
The declaration exploded throughout the hall.
For a brief moment—
Everyone felt something return.
Something they had lost years ago.
Confidence.
Faith.
Belief.
As long as Victor stood before them...
The Salvatore Family would never truly fall. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
"We obey the Patriarch’s command!"
Nux was the first to bow.
Then he rose.
The others quickly followed.
Victor nodded slightly.
"The Salvatore Family has always produced the strongest individual of every generation."
His gaze swept across the younger generation.
"I do not wish to see that title belong to anyone else."
"Cultivate diligently."
He handed the Crimson Sunset Scripture to Nux.
This time, Nux accepted it.
His grip tightened around the manual.
Determination filled his eyes.
"I will absolutely not disappoint Uncle’s expectations."
Victor nodded.
Then he turned toward everyone else.
He knew a family could not thrive if only one person received opportunities.
Hope had to belong to everyone.
"From this day onward—"
His voice rang throughout the hall.
"Any Salvatore Family disciple with exceptional talent and sufficient contributions to the family may obtain the Crimson Sunset Scripture."
"No direct bloodline status is required."
The moment those words fell—
The hall exploded.
"Long live the Patriarch!"
"Thank you, Patriarch!"
"Does that mean we can also obtain a Profound Rank cultivation technique in the future?"
Excitement spread like wildfire.
Many younger disciples nearly lost their minds from happiness.
At that moment, a familiar notification appeared.
[Ding! The Salvatore Family disciples are filled with confidence and enthusiasm for the future.]
[Family Fortune has increased by 100!]
Victor’s eyes flickered.
Family Fortune had already proven its value.
The Family Resource Gift Pack awaited him at 500 points.
The Celestial Destiny Dragon required the same amount.
Every increase was significant.
Meanwhile, the younger generation remained ecstatic.
A High-Grade Yellow Rank technique could sell for millions of Origin Stones.
A Profound Rank technique?
Those were priceless treasures.
Many cultivators spent their entire lives chasing one.
Yet now they possessed a chance to obtain one through their own efforts.
Then another notification appeared.
[Ding!]
[Legacy Investment successful.]
[You invested the Low-Grade Profound Rank cultivation technique, Crimson Sunset Scripture, into a Blue-Grade clan member.]
[Reward triggered: Earth Rank cultivation technique—Autumn Sovereign Heavenfall Scripture!]
Victor’s eyes brightened.
An Earth Rank cultivation technique.
Far beyond anything currently possessed by the Salvatore Family.
A new cultivation manual immediately appeared within the System inventory.
Without hesitation, Victor chose to learn it.
In less than a single breath—
The profound mysteries of the technique flooded into his mind.
Every line.
Every movement.
Every principle.
Completely mastered.
Autumn Sovereign Heavenfall.
When autumn arrives—
All things wither.
