SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 197

Chapter 197: The Three Hidden Cold Ice-Type Professions!

TL: Rui88

After seeing that Zhou Yi and Zhou Xiaobai left the arena, the group of four led by Zhou Heng also left the audience stands.

The entire national university exchange competition was held in a gymnasium on the Floating Mechanical Island.

At that moment, at the entrance of the gymnasium.

A group of two and a group of four converged from different directions.

Upon seeing Zhou Heng, Zhou Xiaobai smiled obediently, and then called out in turn to the three, saying:

“Dad.”

“Uncle Yang, Lin Jie, Dong’er Jie.”

By age, Zhou Lin was two months older than her, while Zhou Dong’er was two months younger than her.

But Zhou Dong’er was the daughter of the clan leader, and she naturally did not dare to overstep her bounds.

This point might seem somewhat unbelievable to outsiders.

But for a vast family like the Zhou family, which developed for hundreds of years, it was entirely normal.

This was also why, when Zhou Heng made Zhou Dong’er call Zhou Yi “Brother Zhou Yi,” she was so resistant.

Zhou Heng nodded slightly, then looked towards Zhou Yi and extended his right hand:

“Hello, classmate Zhou, I am Zhou Heng.”

According to lineage, Zhou Heng actually was a distant uncle of Zhou Yi.

However, he did not mention that.

After all, although Zhou Yi was a member of the Zhou clan, his father died early.

Zhou Yi himself almost had no connection with the main branch of the Zhou clan.

Since they just met, it was not proper to immediately rely on familial ties.

In fact, in such a situation, having brought along a few of Zhou Yi’s uncles would be best.

However, since Zhou Yi was not very keen on them, bringing them along would only increase the bad impression.

While thinking this, Zhou Heng surveyed the Zhou Yi before him.

Earlier, from a distance, Zhou Yi appeared incredibly outstanding, and now, upon close inspection, he appeared even more exceptional.

He stood 1.9 meters tall, taller than most people, and possessed a robust and well-proportioned physique.

His looks were exceptionally handsome, worthy of being called “sword eyebrows and starry eyes.”

Moreover, although he did not awaken even a trace of the Ice Bloodline,

nevertheless, one could still feel that kind of crushing force from his bloodline emanating from Zhou Yi.

Zhou Heng thought, ‘This oppressive aura, even if the Ice Bloodline concentration were not 10 degrees, would not have differed by much!’

‘Now, Dong’er and Xiaolin would surely be convinced, wouldn’t they?’

Zhou Heng pondered secretly in his heart.

Yet he was completely unaware that, beside him, Zhou Dong’er and Zhou Lin, upon coming into close contact with Zhou Yi,

they were not merely convinced; they were plunged into an incomparable state of shock!

It had to be known that both of them also possessed the Ice Bloodline.

One had a concentration of 3.2 degrees and the other 3.4 degrees, which was among the highest in the clan!

However, at the very moment their eyes turned to Zhou Yi,

the active force of the Ice Bloodline within their bodies, as if encountering a higher-level existence, even somewhat became sluggish!!

Such a bloodline aura was not even possessed by their ancestral grandfathers!

And the “grandfathers” they referred to naturally were the two third-transfer Professionals who fell during the Dark Age and later were resurrected.

These two “grandfathers”—one had an Ice Bloodline concentration of 11.2, and the other 11.6…

Zhou Lin and Zhou Dong’er exchanged glances, each reading the same meaning in the other’s eyes.

This Zhou Yi’s Ice Bloodline concentration definitely was more than 10 points!!

Zhou Yi was not aware of what the Zhou family group thought.

He merely calmly extended his hand and gently shook hands with Zhou Heng:

“Hello, I am Zhou Yi.”

Zhou Heng replied, “I had long heard of your reputation, classmate, and now upon seeing you, you indeed were extraordinary!”

“By the way, this is Zhou Yang, who, like me, also represents the Zhou family.”

Under Zhou Heng’s introduction, Zhou Yi also looked at the slender man with slightly graying hair beside him.

Unlike Zhou Heng, one could clearly feel an immensely strong aura of oppression from him.

Zhou Yi thought, ‘He was at least a second-transfer Professional; his level should have been similar to that of Teacher Su Mei, around level 40 or so.’

Having estimated Zhou Yang’s level and strength, Zhou Yi did not feel surprised by it.

After all, at Suhang University, there were quite a few people of that level.

In addition to strength, Zhou Yi also deduced another implication through Zhou Heng’s introduction.

Since they both represented the Zhou family, why were two people sent over?

Zhou Yi thought to himself, ‘Sure enough, factions were clearly defined within a large family.’

After introducing Zhou Yang, Zhou Heng once again introduced Zhou Dong’er and Zhou Lin:

“Zhou Dong’er, our clan leader’s daughter.”

“Zhou Lin, our great elder’s granddaughter.”

“You are roughly the same age; you can become closer in the future.”

Zhou Heng kept a very humble demeanor.

He did not mention at all the matter of Zhou Yi’s return to the clan; he merely introduced the two girls to Zhou Yi as if introducing ordinary younger members.

And after being subjected to Zhou Yi’s bloodline aura, both Zhou Dong’er and Zhou Lin became much more favorable.

Zhou Lin even took the initiative to call out:

“Hello, Brother Zhou Yi, I am Zhou Lin.”

She was of a gentle type herself; at that moment, with a smile, she revealed two small dimples, appearing exceedingly adorable.

Zhou Heng suggested, “Alright, since everyone has been introduced, shall we find a place to talk?”

Seeing that everyone was introduced.

Zhou Yi nodded, “Fine.”

He stood at the gymnasium entrance, which was not convenient for talking.

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Because the National University Freshman Exchange Competition was held on the Floating Mechanical Island,

outside the gymnasium there were many restaurants, shops, and some resting areas.

Compared to the shops inside Qingjing University on the ground, the prices at these shops generally were higher.

After leaving the gymnasium yesterday, Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan casually bought some things outside, and spent nearly a thousand Zhongxia Currency…

Along the street, Zhou Yi’s group found a place called “Qingjing Yaju” and went in.

This Qingjing Yaju, which integrated leisure and entertainment, had an exceptionally pleasant ambiance.

Upon entering, there immediately was a beautifully-faced waiter who warmly greeted them, “Ladies and gentlemen, what service do you require?”

Zhou Heng clearly frequented such places, and directly commanded, “A quieter lounge, please.”

The waiter replied, “Alright, please follow me.”

Under the guidance of the waiter, the group ascended the stairs.

They then entered a spacious room.

The layout of the room was somewhat similar to that of a villa’s living room, with a large-screen LCD TV hanging on the wall.

And it could be converted into a holographic projection.

In front of the TV were several sofas and a long tea table.

On the tea table, the teapot and teacups were arranged neatly.

Zhou Heng said, “Sit down.”

Everyone sat down on the sofas.

Because guests who chose the lounge generally needed to discuss some commercial matters involving confidentiality, no one would come in to serve them.

Observing the situation, Zhou Xiaobai immediately took the initiative to act as a waitress.

She picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for everyone.

Zhou Heng nodded slightly, “Xiaobai, you have grown up!”

Then he looked towards Zhou Yi and said with a smile:

“By the way, Xiaobai is still your distant cousin.”

“Your father’s ancestral grandfather and my ancestral grandfather are the same person.”

When he looked up this information yesterday, he himself was somewhat surprised, marveling at the wonder of fate.

Zhou Heng sighed, “Unfortunately, your father had gone ahead…”

He did not linger on the topic any further, but directly moved on to the main subject, saying:

“Zhou Yi, you should know that the purpose of our coming here is to have you rejoin the main branch of the Zhou family!!”

“As soon as you come back, you will immediately become the Zhou family’s highest-priority cultivation candidate!”

“All kinds of resources will be provided unconditionally, and we will mobilize the entire clan’s strength to help you enter the third-transfer as soon as possible!!”

“Moreover, with your Ice Bloodline, you are qualified to transfer into the three Hidden Cold Ice-type Professions of our Zhou family!!”

Zhou Yi shook his head, “Three Hidden Professions? I have already transferred; even if they were hidden professions, they had nothing to do with me.”

Zhou Heng replied confidently, “You need not worry about that; we have a way to let you re-transfer.”

Zhou Yi raised his sword-like eyebrows slightly at Zhou Heng’s confident response.

“Re-transfer?”

“Can it still be done that way?”

After a brief moment of thought, he quickly understood.

Re-transferring probably was simply about using some rather special items.

Of course, these special items naturally came from the Creator God.

Just like a Reset Scroll.

Once used, it would reset all one’s learned skills to LV1, and the skill points would be refunded accordingly.

Such items could not be produced by the professionals themselves.

Each one was incredibly expensive and exceedingly rare.

Even in the Suhang University marketplace system, there were not any…

Zhou Heng continued, “Our Zhou family’s three Hidden Cold Ice-type Professions, in total, number three: namely, Ice Archer, Frost Swordman, and Ice Purifier.”

“Each of these hidden professions possessed incredibly formidable power, and the higher the concentration of the Ice Bloodline, the stronger their combat effectiveness could be!”

Upon mentioning the Zhou family’s three hidden professions, Zhou Heng also felt an uncontrollable sense of pride.

A hundred years ago, it was with the help of these three hidden professions that the Zhou family carved out their enormous legacy!!

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