Chapter 476 - Sworn Brotherhood

Chapter 476: Chapter 229: Sworn Brotherhood "They say that alcohol brings out the boldness in people—with Magic Potion flowing, Aragon pulled out the heavy-duty stuff, and after a couple of drinks, at first, Lu Hong didn’t feel much. But as the drink’s aftereffects kicked in, Lu Hong got dizzy, and spilled his guts all too clearly, like spilling beans. The three of them drank for seven days straight, each recounting their own growth experiences without any secrets left between them—although when it came to his own crossing and the system, it was buried deep in Lu Hong’s heart, unmentioned, otherwise things would really have blown up.

After seven days of drinking, they slept for three days.

Aragon was the first to wake up, groggily, his head still throbbing a bit. He activated his Magic Power to cleanse himself and then he finally felt better.

After waking up, Aragon recalled everything that happened on the drinking table and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Damn it!"

Lu Hong and Augustus were startled by this exclamation and jumped up.

The three of them looked at each other.

It seemed like...like spying on the Maid bathing when I was six years old...

...wetting the bed at eight...

The expressions on Augustus’s and Aragon’s faces gradually became horrified—they were so freaking embarrassed!

And Lu Hong felt his scalp explode too, as he seemed to have mentioned things he shouldn’t have, like how many times he had been with Anna in one night and other intimate secrets...

Absolutely insane!

"So, uh..." Lu Hong scratched his head, "we didn’t say anything, did we?"

"Right, right, just had some drinks, didn’t talk about anything."

"I think so too."

The three instantly reached a consensus.

But can things that have already happened really be treated as if they didn’t happen?

Of course not!

After a brief silence, Aragon couldn’t hold it in any longer and sighed, "Sorry, I can’t do it."

Then Augustus also raised his hand in surrender, "Me neither."

Lu Hong rolled his eyes and clapped his hands, "So what do we do?!"

They fell silent again.

Time passed and then Aragon smacked his forehead, "How about we become sworn brothers? Once we’re brothers, there won’t be anything awkward."

"Yeah!" Augustus was pleased with the suggestion, "I agree!"

"Well, then I guess I have nothing to object to."

Thus a ceremony of brotherhood was born.

Each of them reported their ages, with Augustus being the oldest, Aragon next, and Lu Hong the youngest.

"Big brother!"

"Second brother!"

"Third brother!"

The three embraced, "From now on, we share our fortunes and face our difficulties together!"

The brotherhood ceremony complete, it was only appropriate to celebrate with a drink, so a table full of alcohol was set up again.

This time, everyone was very careful, not drinking heavily like before.

At this point, Augustus asked, "Second brother, about your entry into the Power Path, were you also commissioned by Soth to come over and kill the third brother?"

"How could that be!" Aragon shook his head repeatedly, "I was following my mother’s orders to search for my father’s lost bloodline—that is, my sister, Auli."

At this, Lu Hong’s face changed slightly.

Aragon smiled at Lu Hong, "Third brother, I heard it was you who brought her into the Power Path."

"If it was, what would you do?" Lu Hong looked at him, feeling torn—on one hand, the sister he had brought in, Auli, and on the other, his newly sworn second brother.

"Do you know where she is?" Aragon did not answer Lu Hong’s question but continued to press on.

Lu Hong, of course, was not willing to disclose directly, "She is safe now, no need for you to worry."

Facing Lu Hong’s defiance, Aragon’s smile grew even broader, "She is my sister, possessing the top-tier Holy Light bloodline. Don’t you think she should return to her family to receive quality nurturing?"

"I have already found a suitable path for her. You, as her brother, haven’t fulfilled a single duty of yours, and yet you talk about care?"

"Third brother, you can’t say that. If I had known where Auli was, I would have brought her back immediately and never let her wander outside."

"Go back for what?" Lu Hong raised an eyebrow, "To let your mother figure out a way to torture her? To kill her?"

Aragon’s brow furrowed slightly, and his face gradually grew solemn.

Augustus grew anxious on the side, thinking, is this new alliance already falling apart? This had just been formed, and now they seemed on the brink of becoming enemies?

While regretting his own base ideas, Augustus tried to mediate, "Second brother, third brother, don’t let emotions cloud your judgment. Sit down and talk this out nicely, we’re all brothers after all."

"Even if we’re brothers, I can’t simply send a living person to her death." Lu Hong pursed his lips and retorted.

"What do you mean by ’seeking death’? Our father misses her a lot, and I hope she can come back too. We will do everything to make up for the lost years."

"What about your mother? Why don’t you mention her?"

"Erm..." Clearly, Aragon knew his mother’s stance as well, reluctantly saying, "My father and I will protect her properly."

"Then it’s still better for me to take care of her. At least she’s safe," Lu Hong shrugged, outright denying Aragon’s entire proposition.

"But she has the Holy Light bloodline. If she doesn’t receive the right guidance, wouldn’t that be a waste of talent? You don’t understand, it’s extremely difficult for a high-tier bloodline to produce offspring!"

"I know, I know. You slept with over two hundred girls, and not one got pregnant. You mentioned it last time we drank."

"Motherf*cker!" Even Aragon, usually well-mannered, couldn’t help but curse, "Can we not talk about that?!"

"Alright, alright, we won’t mention it." Lu Hong waved his hand, then continued, "I’ve already guided Auli into transitioning into a seeker. The standard is definitely high enough."

Actually, Lu Hong did not truly understand how the seeker profession was ranked, but hearing about it from the Holy King, it seemed impressive enough to believe.

"Seeker?!" Aragon suddenly widened his eyes, "You aren’t fooling me, are you?"

"Why would I fool you? It’s that Holy King I told you about, the one hidden within the ancient sword, he gave Auli the professional initiation."

"Damn!" Aragon cursed again, "To think she could transition into such a rare profession! It seems Auli really is better off with you."

Augustus began to sense the tension easing between them and breathed a sigh of relief, then curiously asked, "What’s so special about the seeker profession?"

"Of course," Aragon explained enthusiastically, "This seeker ranks second in the Golden Temple’s professional lineage. Even my father isn’t sure he can transition someone into this profession. According to the records, a seeker at the Third Transition, named ’Approaching the Holy’, is almost like a reincarnated Heavenly God. Amongst their peers, they nearly have no equals."

The dispute over Auli’s allegiance ended, and finally, Aragon made a request, "Can I see her? After all, she is my sister."

"Let’s wait for now. Wait until you are completely out from under your mother’s surveillance," Lu Hong perceptively noticed a pair of guards lingering a few miles away.

Aragon nodded, "It’s a promise."

"Of course, you are my big brother."

Aragon’s face brightened with a smile, "Good little brother."

"Good big brother!"

"Oh right," Lu Hong went on to say, "Big brother, can you help us drive out those external powerhouses from the Power God Path?"

"Of course, if my little brother asks for help, as your second brother, I am obliged to do it," Aragon readily agreed, but this time Augustus disagreed.

"No, that won’t do. After all, this is also a private matter for the Power God Path. If the second brother helps, and those external powerhouses are driven out, they will claim it was due to the second brother’s imposing reputation. It will make it impossible for the Power God Path to hold its head up high from then on!"

"Then forget it," Lu Hong nodded, agreeing with Augustus’s reasoning. Being a prospective disciple of the Power God Temple, sullying the Power God Path’s reputation would be a disservice to himself. Without Aragon’s help, it would be more effortful, but not impossible.

The three resumed their discussion and continued to celebrate with drinks. Aragon took out precious Magic Potions from his pouch, aiding Augustus to swiftly recover his strength. Lu Hong didn’t fall behind either; he managed to insert several Divine Energy Crystals, aiding his practice to advance rapidly, hoping for an early progression to the Third Transition.

These Divine Energy Crystals, known only to the temples and extracted in very limited quantities each year, were hugely effective. Compared to Magic Power crystals, a crystal of the same size contained almost a thousand times more Spiritual Energy. What’s more, the Spiritual Energy in Divine Energy Crystals was non-discriminatory against professions, being absorbed much more efficiently than transforming nature’s spiritual energy. Additionally, Divine Energy Crystals greatly aided in stabilizing the Divine Soul during the transition to Third Transition, thereby accelerating this process. This was a key reason why Aragon managed to reach the eighth level of the Third Transition at the age of thirty-four.

With these Divine Energy Crystals, Lu Hong’s progression to the Third Transition as a Great War Master was almost a certainty. As long as he absorbed the crystals completely, a breakthrough was inevitable. What remained to be seen was how the Angry Blood Warrior would handle things.