Free Web NovelChapter 1147: Chapter 1147: Ninefold Inheritance
"No." Lin Tian gently shook his head.
"Why?" Liou Qingcheng asked in surprise, not at all expecting Lin Tian to refuse.
"Some things have been happening recently, and it’s best not to go out. I’ll call Nanqiu back to ensure your safety," Lin Tian said seriously, his tone not at all joking.
Upon hearing this, Liou Qingcheng’s little mood was instantly swept away. She quickly sat down next to Lin Tian and softly asked, "What exactly is going on?"
That Lin Tian was taking this so seriously was enough to show the gravity of the situation, and Liou Qingcheng naturally had no hesitation in believing him. However, she wanted to help alleviate Lin Tian’s worries.
"Nothing much," Lin Tian said with a grin, "the weather’s nice today. If we’re not going to the racetrack, we could just grill something on the balcony at home. How’s that?"
"Sure." Liou Qingcheng nodded and playfully said, "Then you can try my cooking skills."
Lin Tian was originally planning to personally go to Xianglong Building to pick up the two women, but even before he left, they’d already arrived at Liou Qingcheng’s place.
The group of four went to the supermarket again, buying ingredients, adjusting the charcoal, and setting up the barbecue grill.
During this time, Lin Tian told them about what he discussed with Jian Qicai the night before. Mei Ruyan had no particular reaction, whereas Bai Shishi was visibly excited.
Putting aside the whole Bai Family, within a year, Bai Shishi had transformed from only owning a single card game venue and a struggling cosmetics company to becoming a business tycoon. She enjoyed the feeling of wielding power and fortune—it was indescribable. Adding an entertainment company was naturally something she was pleased to see happen.
"If things are truly as Jian Qicai says, we can completely swallow Wang Entertainment ourselves, so why cooperate with them? Giving them 30% still feels worthless to me." Bai Shishi finished speaking and took a sip from a glass bottle of beer. The way Yanhong took small sips was truly tantalizing and made one’s blood boil.
Lin Tian swallowed his saliva before saying somewhat painfully, "I don’t want to overwork you all again. Those three companies we absorbed from the Wang Family back then were already exhausting enough for you all."
Bai Shishi gave him a sideways glance and said teasingly, "At least you have some conscience." freeweɓnøvel.com
Liou Qingcheng focused on handling the ingredients at the barbecue grill, seemingly oblivious to the sweet exchanges between the two.
Lin Tian chuckled, and before he could speak, Bai Shishi said, "But it’s okay. Let’s give Heyue 30% first, and later we can swallow Heyue entirely."
"Huh?" Lin Tian was taken aback, "Isn’t that a bit too ruthless?"
"Not at all," Bai Shishi said with a smile, "Heyue is just a music company and has a good reputation in the industry. Acquiring them would improve our benefits, and it’s actually pretty good for them too."
Lin Tian did not respond, just quietly looking at her, as if he couldn’t get enough of her beautiful face.
Bai Shishi ignored his gaze and said with a smile, "Besides, business is like war, with survival of the fittest. Is there anything wrong with my approach?"
She ended by giving Lin Tian an ’innocent’ blink, and truth be told, her eyes were as black as ink and white as snow, genuinely pure.
"Right, right, whatever you do is correct, and I’ll unconditionally support you," Lin Tian said with a smile.
Over the year, Bai Shishi’s perspective had changed significantly. Before, she merely wanted to hold onto Xianglong Tea House, but now she was looking at the whole of Kanyue City, even considering the entire Celestial Dragon Continent, and later, the world. Devouring a listed entertainment company at will—such audacity and courage were what made major achievements truly possible. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
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Wang Entertainment, Chairman’s Office.
Wang Sicong removed his upper garment, standing bare-chested with his arms extended in the center of the office.
His physique had become more robust, and not just by a little. All his flab had disappeared, replaced by solid eight-pack abs, giving him a much more resolute and majestic appearance. The air in his eyes was like that of a sovereign overlooking everything.
Additionally, originating from his left palm, a series of blood-red patterns emerged on his skin, densely clustered like a school of fish in water, converging towards his heart.
These patterns looked unique, identical to those in the Wang Family’s subterranean chamber, making anyone who saw them feel goosebumps and blood boil.
These patterns weren’t tattoos but the imprints of the Wang Family’s legacy! They manifested beyond the skin, etched into the marrow. This meant his Inner Strength did not originate from the Sea of Qi but from these imprints.
Even if his Sea of Qi were destroyed, as long as these family imprints existed, his Inner Strength would not vanish, unless one were to crush his heart!
Because this power wasn’t cultivated by Wang Sicong himself but inherited, any attempt to explain would be exceedingly complex.
Kun Yun circled around Wang Sicong repeatedly as if appreciating a flawless piece of art, never seeming to get enough.
"Unexpectedly, your wretched talent can flawlessly take in the family heritage, quite a surprise," Kun Yun said with a narrow-eyed smile, his raspy voice indeed unpleasant to hear.
"How much of the heritage did he absorb?" Wang Sijing asked.
Kun Yun squinted at Wang Sicong again before smiling, "About ninety percent, truly surprising."
"What?" Wang Sijing stood up excitedly from the chair, "That much?"
Bloodline inheritance, as the name implies, is a method where the higher the blood fit, the higher the success rate of inheritance.
Typically, when family experts realize their life span is limited, they select a site to craft a heritage array. They sit in the center to pass on and ascend, with a special Spirit Jade in their mouths to preserve the body for a century, ensuring the Golden Core remains intact.
Members of the family within a hundred years can undergo blood baptism to accept the legacy. This process is excruciating; blood almost depletion aside, immense bodily pressure occurs, almost driving the legacy into the marrow.
According to Wang Sicong, the sensation is like someone hammering your bones to bits with an iron mallet.
Those who endure successfully complete the legacy, their power surges, without side effects like those suffered by the Martial Sect grand elder.
If the inheritance fails, the blood drains, turning one into a desiccated corpse, bones shattering inch by inch.
The success rate hovers around fifty percent. Generally, a successful inheritance reaches six abilities of ancestors, seven is rare, eight has only happened a few times in history. As for nine... it has never been heard of.
After inheritance, the predecessor’s spirit disperses with the wind, ceasing to exist in this world.
