Extreme Almightiest Young Master
Chapter 2497 - 2476: Destiny Family
Chapter 2476 Destiny Family
"Give me one reason not to kill you!"
Lin Feng looked at Gu Tianhai, his tone icy cold and brimming with killing intent. The pressure he unleashed in that instant was so intense that Tao Tao and Ma Biaohu could hardly bear it, and the mother and daughter who had just been about to step out of the small building directly dropped to their knees!
Staring at Gu Tianhai, Lin Feng knew this abnormal behavior of his absolutely had something behind it. No matter how grateful he might be, he shouldn’t have said what he did just now. One had to know that Gu Tianhai was a cultivator at the peak of the Divine Origin Realm, a man whose pride was extremely strong by nature. It was impossible for him to make such a promise just because his life had been saved!
Crushed beneath Lin Feng’s pressure, Gu Tianhai found it very difficult to even breathe, yet he still forced himself to stand firm. Looking at Lin Feng, there wasn’t the slightest hint of fear in his gaze; on the contrary, his eyes were bright to the extreme!
"Young Master, I want to become a powerhouse. I want to follow you and help you accomplish feats others can’t even imagine. That’s all there is to it!" Facing Lin Feng, Gu Tianhai did not hesitate in the slightest as he spoke out the ambition in his heart, because he knew he only had this one chance. If he missed it, then it would be gone forever.
Hearing Gu Tianhai bare his heart so frankly, Lin Feng was taken aback for a moment. His eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, "You’re certain there’s nothing wrong with your decision?"
"There can be no mistake. I firmly believe in it!" Gu Tianhai continued earnestly, then suddenly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his pupils had turned into a strange misty, cloud-like state. He then explained to Lin Feng, "The Bloodline of my Gu Family is unusual. Some among us can awaken the Eye of Heavenly Way, which can see a person’s fortune. In my eyes, Young Master, your fortune is Heaven-Reaching. Your future achievements will be immeasurable!"
After speaking, Gu Tianhai closed his eyes again, then they returned to normal. The Eye of Heavenly Way was the greatest secret of the Gu Family; the clan had once nearly been exterminated because of it. Yet to gain Lin Feng’s trust, he revealed this secret without hesitation, just to obtain Lin Feng’s acknowledgment. He was unwilling to spend his entire life cooped up here in Ling City. Before, he’d had no opportunity. Now that he’d encountered one, he would naturally fight for it with everything he had!
"Eye of Heavenly Way?"
This was the first time Lin Feng had heard of such a Bloodline ability. Looking at Gu Tianhai, he seemed to understand what Gu Tianhai meant. Gu Tianhai refused to spend his whole life confined to Ling City as the mere owner of a shop. After seeing Lin Feng, he could no longer suppress the unwillingness in his heart. He wanted, like a true man, to achieve Huihuang glory and be revered by the masses!
Once he understood Gu Tianhai’s true thoughts, Lin Feng accepted what Gu Tianhai had said before. After pondering for a moment, he finally spoke: "Have you really thought this through? You’ll follow me for a lifetime. You’re sure you won’t regret it?"
"I’ve thought it through!" Gu Tianhai replied with utmost seriousness.
"Very well, I’ll give you a chance." Lin Feng looked at Gu Tianhai and spoke calmly. But then he merely flicked his finger, and several strands of Flame instantly flew into the bodies of the middle‑aged beauty and Xiaoxiao. Almost in the same instant, the Flame vanished inside them.
Continuing to look at Gu Tianhai, Lin Feng’s smile was icy as he went on, "What just entered their bodies was my Alien Fire. Only I can remove it, and only I can activate it. If I discover you harbor any disloyal intent, the two of them will be buried with you."
"Young Master, to be frank, I like your personality. A real man who wants to achieve great feats doesn’t fuss over minor details. If it were me, I’d do the same!" Seeing Lin Feng act like this, Gu Tianhai threw his head back and laughed, then said to Lin Feng, "Before, I was still a bit timid, worried that Young Master might be too kind. Now I’m truly at ease. Since I, Gu Tianhai, am to assist someone, it will be the true King of Myriad Heavens. And you are exactly the person I’ve been searching for. At this moment, I, Tianhai, swear upon my blood: for the rest of my life I shall stand at Young Master’s side, aiding you in achieving great feats. Should I harbor disloyalty and violate this oath, may I suffer the Divine Punishment of the Nine Heavens, my body and Soul utterly annihilated!"
After he finished speaking, they saw Gu Tianhai forcibly squeeze his own life-bound Essence Blood from his forehead, using it to draw a blood oath sigil in the air—one that originated from the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm. Once a blood oath of this kind succeeded, it would be eternal and unbreakable. All it needed was a single drop of Essence Blood from Lin Feng for the oath to be complete.
Heavens! Is this man insane?
He actually brought out a blood oath!
Tao Tao and Ma Biaohu were utterly dumbfounded by this scene, blurting out their thoughts at the side. No matter how they imagined it, they never would have thought that the person Lin Feng had just saved would be such a man—voluntarily swearing a blood oath to be a slave for life. This wasn’t something a normal person would do. And it was obvious that this Gu Tianhai truly wanted to follow Lin Feng and help him build a great cause!
Yet confusion filled both their hearts. They didn’t understand where Gu Tianhai got the confidence that he could help Lin Feng, and even less why he was so fixated on Lin Feng. Was it really just because of an Eye of Heavenly Way?
"Husband!"
"Daddy!"
The middle‑aged beauty and Xiaoxiao knelt on the ground, crying out in alarm as they watched Gu Tianhai do this. They truly couldn’t understand why Gu Tianhai had to go this far, even swearing a blood oath just to gain Lin Feng’s approval.
At this moment, for the first time, Lin Feng hesitated. He had never imagined there would be someone like this in the world. Yet after wavering repeatedly, he still made his decision, because he felt there were still things Gu Tianhai hadn’t said, and these were things that must not be known by outsiders.
With that thought, Lin Feng waved a single hand, directly forcing Gu Tianhai’s life-bound Essence Blood back into his body, while also retrieving the Flame seeds from the bodies of the mother and daughter.
Just as Gu Tianhai was filled with puzzled confusion, Lin Feng’s eyes suddenly burst forth with a flash of silvery light that enveloped Gu Tianhai’s body. In the span of a heartbeat, Gu Tianhai went limp and collapsed to the ground, while Lin Feng sat motionless, as if having entered a meditative state!
"Husband!"
"Father!"
Seeing him like this, mother and daughter instantly grew so anxious they were about to go mad. They charged over as if their lives didn’t matter, but the stretch of space around Lin Feng seemed cut off from the world; they simply couldn’t enter it. For a moment, the two women wept as if it were raining, completely at a loss as to what had happened.
Even Tao Tao and Ma Biaohu were standing to the side in a daze, likewise not knowing what was going on...
Soul extraction!
This kind of Secret Technique was peerless through the ages; it was another harvest Lin Feng had gained on the road of Samsara. He was going to draw out Gu Tianhai’s Soul, to clearly see Gu Tianhai’s origin!
In the consciousness space, Gu Tianhai’s Soul manifested, identical to Gu Tianhai himself, standing within that space. Opposite him stood the manifestation of Lin Feng’s Soul.
"Speak. No one here will know your secrets." Lin Feng looked at Gu Tianhai and spoke calmly.
"To be frank, my Gu Family is a Destiny Family. Since the opening of heaven and earth, we have assisted countless kings. The Eye of Heavenly Way was left by my ancestor. In the ancestral instructions it is stated that the Gu Family’s fate is to be born following the strong, bearing the mandate to assist emperors. If we harbor disloyalty, the Eye of Heavenly Way will burn us to ash. This is destiny; no one can break it."
Gu Tianhai gazed at this unfamiliar world and had already understood everything. He told Lin Feng all of it, then paused slightly before adding, "If Young Master has any doubts about my abilities, then you can be all the more at ease. My Gu Clan has inherited arts for governing men and assisting lords. With me at Young Master’s side, I can help Young Master accomplish his great enterprise all the sooner!"
"Oh?" Lin Feng looked at Gu Tianhai, genuinely astonished. From the Soul State he could see that Gu Tianhai wasn’t lying in the slightest. It was just that he found it hard to believe there could actually be such a clan in this world. Unbidden, another thought arose in his heart: could it be that there truly was a Heavenly Dao in the dark, step by step pushing him to where he stood now?
For a time, Lin Feng fell into confusion. To be honest, he’d felt this way before; he’d been just as puzzled. But as time went by, he felt more and more as though there was a hand behind the scenes manipulating everything, while he himself was like a chess piece on the board, doing everything according to the other party’s Willpower.
"Young Master?" Seeing Lin Feng dazed, Gu Tianhai opened his mouth and asked.
Only then did Lin Feng come back to himself. He looked at Gu Tianhai and said, "What can your Eye of Heavenly Way see?"
"It can only see a person’s fate and fortune, and even that ability has limits. It can only be used ten times in a lifetime. The reason I used the Eye of Heavenly Way on you was because you saved me before and I wished to repay you. But once I saw your fate, only then did I decide everything that followed." Gu Tianhai answered candidly.
After hearing these words, Lin Feng finally dispelled all doubts in his heart. He looked at Gu Tianhai and said calmly, "Very well. From now on, you may simply follow me. As for being a slave or a servant, there’s no need for that at all."
But Lin Feng hadn’t expected that this statement would be met with Gu Tianhai’s rebuttal. He only heard Gu Tianhai say with utmost solemnity, "A real man stands by his word. Since I, Gu Tianhai, have spoken, then so it shall be. From this day on, you are my Young Master!"
Seeing Gu Tianhai so persistent, Lin Feng could only give a faint shake of his head. Then his eyes suddenly burst forth with silver light, and the entire consciousness space turned silver. When the silver receded, it was instantly empty, with nothing else remaining...
Gu Tianhai suddenly came back to life, and at this moment Lin Feng also opened his eyes, stepped forward, and helped Gu Tianhai up from the ground. Then he said to Gu Tianhai, "From now on, you will follow at my side."
"Yes, Young Master!" Seeing that he had earned Lin Feng’s acknowledgement, Gu Tianhai was overjoyed. In this life he had finally found the right person. He believed that with Lin Feng’s fate, he would surely accomplish great achievements and would surely lead the Gu Family into Huihuang!
"Husband, are you all right?"
"Father, you... how are you?"
At this time, the mother and daughter also rushed over. They examined Gu Tianhai from head to toe, extremely worried about his condition. Only when they discovered that nothing was wrong with him did they finally relax.
"You needn’t worry about me. In this life, following Young Master, our Gu Family will surely gain unprecedented honor. Hurry and pay your respects to Young Master." Looking at the mother and daughter, Gu Tianhai’s eyes were full of tenderness, but what needed to be said still had to be said; propriety could not be neglected.
"We wish Young Master peace and health!"
"We wish Young Master peace and health!"
Hearing him, the mother and daughter immediately bowed to Lin Feng. To them, Gu Tianhai was everything. Whatever Gu Tianhai said, that was how it was. As for other matters, they didn’t need to think about them at all...