Inheritance

"Haaaa! Finally complete!"

Oak opened his mouth, and a hot breath came out.

His meridians now had three coils.

He had successfully reached Second Rank within a single day.

If he included the entire time he had spent here, it would be two days. Now, he had confidence in leaving this place.

But even so, he wanted to check if he was truly capable.

After all, the beast waiting outside was Fourth Rank Beast.

His father, at Third Rank, couldn't even stand a single blow from the beast. Even a genius like Arvin couldn't stand a single blow.

If he truly wanted to escape, he had to make some preparations.

So, the first thing he did was to cut his finger and release a drop of blood on the ring of his index finger.

It glowed golden for a split second before he received a large amount of information in his mind.

Unlike Spatial Bag, the Space Ring could only be opened by those with blood contracts.

Unless the previous owner had died. In that case, the ring would lose the effect of the contract and could be obtained by anyone.

One could also reestablish the contract with their blood.

Just like Oak. After reestablishing the contract, he got several information on items inside the ring.

There was a huge, like a mountain-sized collection of crystals. When he checked them, a new idea appeared on his mind alongside the quantity amount.

He just needed to think about it with his Spiritual Sense, give the ring command with the Spiritual Sense, and he could extract the required amount.

All of this could happen within a mere second, thanks to the special function of this ring.

It was almost like giving AI the command with their mind. This wasn't truly a technology wonder, but if it were, then his previous world would go crazy over it.

He also found other things. While he was busy checking the ring, something interesting was happening with Arvin.

After two days of journey, Arvin had returned to his home.

The first thing he did was to find his father and tell him about the experience.

"Impossible!"

The word that came out of his father made him dumbfounded.

"Why do you say that, Dad?"

"I said that bird can't reach Fourth Rank. Do you even have the proper understanding of the ranks? You were able to reach Third Rank so quickly, not because of your talent."

"If that were the case, then there wouldn't be any fight force resources in this world. But there are these battles. Why is that? It's because resources are as important, if not more important, than talent."

"Two years ago, I was barely a Fourth Rank, but within two years, with my Three Stars Martial Spirit, I managed to reach Sixth Rank and can reach Seventh Rank within two or three years."

"But I could've reached the Seventh Rank. Do you know why?"

Arvin shook his head.

His father sat on a large chair. He wore a dark coat, giving him a gloomy vibe. Except for the two feather marks on his face, most of his body was hidden by the coat.

"I can't go out in this state."

His father said while throwing down his coat. It revealed his broad chest and big muscles. But it also revealed several feather burn marks over his body.

Although Arvin had seen this before, he was still surprised by how many more marks had grown on his father's body.

"Two years ago, I had an adventure. I found a special technique that can refine the blood of the Monster Beast and help me improve my strength."

"Not only that I could also get the special ability of the beast. I didn't know it had this kind of side effect. Of course, that wasn't so important for me. What's important was the effect of those birds."

"They were only Third Rank, but they managed to push me to the Sixth Rank. During that time, I also learned a little bit of alchemy and used the remaining blood to form some pills for you."

"Those pills I gave you were the result of those monsters' blood. But I had left an egg there. I left it for you. I know that the egg would one day crack and a baby Purple Flame Bird will emerge."

"I asked you not to kill it because this technique could not only turn their blood into essence but also merge with the monster beast. The Purple Flame Bird has a lot of potential."

"With your talent and its talent merged, you could've easily reached the Ninth Rank within two or three years. That was my plan. And you are telling me that within just two years, it reached Fourth Rank."

"That's absurd."

Hearing that, Arvin was dumbfounded. He didn't think his father would be crazy enough to merge his son with a bird.

"But, will that make me just like you?" He shuddered at the thought.

His father angrily smacked him on the head and said.

"What's wrong with looking like me? Yeah, I can't go out like this, but I have reached Sixth Rank from Fourth Rank within two years with just my talent."

"Do you think I could've done this if I didn't have that technique?"

Arvin paused for a moment and nodded.

Even with his talent, it took him so many resources to reach Third Rank. His seniors were still stuck in Third Rank for almost two years and couldn't make any progress.

They were four years older than him, and the Senior Sister even had Four Stars Martial Spirit.

"Then, Dad, why don't we go there together?"

His father snorted.

"Humph! That's exactly what I am planning to do. Although I am not sure why it evolved, there must be a secret near that area. After all, I found that technique in that area."

"Umm! Let's go, Dad!"

.........….

At this moment, Oak was completely unaware of Arvin and his father's conversation. He was fully immersed in his new gains.

This was so massive that if most of them were combined, they could easily outmatch the gain he had from the Golden Skeleton.

And that included his improved body, cultivation, and even mindset.

Because the things inside the ring were truly impressive.

First of all, it had almost fifteen different skills and techniques.

Among them, there were five techniques and ten skills. None of them were Common Rank, and the lowest ranking technique was Rare Rank Intermediate Grade.

The highest-ranking technique was Epic Rank Top Grade. It was even better than Golden Blazing Sun Scripture.

The only problem with this technique was that it was supposedly too hard to master without its lower technique.

The lower technique was only a Rare Rank Advanced Grade.

Its name was 'True Blood Devouring Technique'.

It was an overwhelming technique that could devour the blood of the monsters and use it to improve their strength.

This technique had almost no side effects except that it only showed how to comprehend the Devouring Force.

According to Arlong, the owner of the skeleton and the ring, he found this technique first, but couldn't learn it.

It was only after he found its lower-rank technique called 'Blood Devouring Technique' that he was able to practice this technique.

The lower rank technique had one measure of weakness. It couldn't eliminate the negative effects of the blood on the user.

Because it requires the person to drink the blood and refine it in the body.

While the True Blood Devouring Technique was created to condense a Devouring Force that would break down the blood of the monster and condense a large amount of essence that can be used by a cultivator.

It would also separate negative and positive features that could be obtained by the cultivator later on.

It was truly a powerful technique, but even someone of Arlong's strength couldn't practice it properly.

To practice it, one must comprehend Devouring Force. If the comprehension of the Devouring Force wasn't strong enough, it couldn't devour the blood of powerful monsters.

And, since Arlong was already a powerful cultivator, he couldn't use the blood of weaker monsters.

But this disadvantage didn't exist for Oak.

At least, not in the future.

Because his Martial Spirit would give him an extra ability of 'Devouring Soul' in the future, which would help him comprehend the Devouring Force.

Until then, he didn't need to practice this technique.

Instead, he could focus on merging this technique and the Golden Blazing Sun Scripture with his Star Dragon Dominating Technique.

Then, the only thing left was Domination.

A power that he knew almost nothing about.

But he wasn't worried anymore.

He seemed to have realized that he had gained more than enough on this trip.

Because this was only the tip of the iceberg. There were many things in this ring, including the blood of several monster beasts, treasures, talismans, pills, weapons, and formations.