Chapter 482: Bad News from the Qin Imperial Guard
[Qin's Secret Teachings, Volume Two: Plot Items, Cursed Items, Bloodline Inheritance Skill Books.
Authored by Qin Wanglong, captain of Qin Shi Huang's Imperial Guard, this book records the martial arts secrets of the Qin Dynasty. It is said to contain various information, from Qigong boxing to imperial stratagems. Legend has it that if all three volumes are collected, one can obtain 'Invincible Power' and even 'Undying Body'.
Originally, Volume Two belonged to the Krauser family but was later stolen by Billy and fell into Geese's hands. However, since Qin's Secret Teachings requires a Qin bloodline to break its curse and unleash its power, even with all three books, it remained unusable. Therefore, with the mindset of 'If I can't use it, no one else should either,' Geese ultimately chose to burn all three secret teaching books in '94, leaving only a few scattered pages in the world... But because he was the final holder, Volume Two, which should have been completely incinerated, reappeared due to the influence of the rules.
Only a Qin bloodline can break the curse and activate the true contents of the secret teaching book.]
[Additional comment: Ancient encrypted compressed file, direct application of technology is recommended.]
This item was the main conflict in the early Fatal Fury series and the primary reason Geese would ruthlessly attack his fellow disciples.
This Volume Two was originally in the hands of Geese's half-brother, the Emperor of Darkness, Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim. However, at the current point in time, as described in the item's description, it has been completely burned.
Fatal Fury related materials clearly state the fact of its destruction, yet in The King of Fighters series, a resurrected Geese still harbored a grudge over it.
Some people might misunderstand, thinking Krauser's Emperor's Punch came from this Volume Two. But in reality, Krauser, without a Qin bloodline, could not decrypt this ancient encrypted compressed file. At most, he only read and learned some superficial methods for cultivating imperial aura. His powerful combat ability was entirely the result of his talent and training, largely unrelated to this Volume Two.
Coincidentally, Cheng Tian actually knew a bit about these so-called Qin's Secret Teachings, and he had gained an even deeper understanding recently due to a certain skill.
Rather than being a boxing manual or cultivation technique, Qin's Secret Teachings was more like a complete set of bloodline-restricted, exclusive resurrection ritual materials.
The so-called Undying Body actually corresponded to soul-exiting through integrated mental power, and soul-possession to invade others' bodies, indirectly achieving immortality.
This aspect was reflected in the original plot: the souls of Qin Wanglong's sons, Qin Konglong and Qin Hailong, the authors of the secret manual, were passed down by residing within the secret teaching book. They successfully attached themselves to two twin descendants of the Qin bloodline and occupied their bodies for a considerable period.
Doesn't that sound familiar?
It's practically like stuffing Vega into a secret manual!
Cheng Tian even reasonably suspected whether the so-called Qin Dynasty cultivation methods were a variant of mental power combat techniques!
Of course, the major prerequisite for all of this was to be able to break the curse of the secret manual.
Geese, unable to break it and unwilling to let others benefit, simply burned it. Afterward, in the King of Fighters universe, he regretted it so much that he began researching the remaining pages, which was quite embarrassing.
But Cheng was different... He could use technology!
Since only descendants of the Qin bloodline could break the curse, then he would artificially create obedient Qin bloodline descendants!
"Can you understand it?"
Cheng Tian handed Volume Two to Bazett.
Clearly, the Great Qin Seal Script was not within the space's automatic translation scope. Bazett, an Irishwoman, looked at the complex square characters before her, a visible look of confusion on her face.
"The space is really something, giving me the original version directly. It's a wonder Krauser could find someone to translate the Seal Script... but perhaps only the original counts as the true compressed file."
As Cheng Tian spoke, he prepared to have staff help him find a few people in the audience—
The captain of the Great Universe Team, Kim Kaphwan, and his two disciples, Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge.
Although Kim Kaphwan was unfortunately eliminated during the preliminary rounds, becoming the only original King of Fighters team not to advance, he surely wouldn't easily give up the chance to watch the matches up close and would not immediately return to his country.
At this current point in time, the contemporary twin brothers of the Qin clan, Qin Chongrei and Qin Chongshu, who originally possessed Volume Three of the secret teaching book and were subsequently possessed by their ancestors, had gradually broken free from their ancestors' soul control due to the destruction of the manual.
Among them, Qin Chongrei had become a disciple of the Eight-Level Saint Fist Master Tung Fu Rue, becoming Terry's fellow martial brother.
Qin Chongshu, on the other hand, joined Kim Kaphwan's dojo, continuing to purify his mental power by learning righteous Taekwondo.
However, Qin's Secret Teachings was quite sensitive with Terry, and Cheng Tian had just dealt with Geese. Pulling out a complete secret manual right afterward would look suspicious, so it was more reliable to try and get Qin Chongshu's blood through Kim Kaphwan.
If that didn't work, Cheng Tian also had a last resort.
Kim Kaphwan's dojo still had those two greedy, unfilial disciples, didn't he? As long as the money was right, it shouldn't be a problem for Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge to find a way to get something from their junior brother.
However, what Cheng Tian didn't know was that the moment Qin's Secret Teachings Volume Two reappeared, the ancestral spirits, which were almost dissipating from the Qin twins, suddenly found an anchor point to stabilize their existence again, instantly halting their dissipation.
Although the contemporary brothers had regained control of their bodies, these two ancestral souls also stopped depleting and dissipating, choosing instead to hide themselves.
And almost simultaneously, the two brothers, who were in two different places watching the King of Fighters tournament via live television broadcast, suddenly had a very strong urge to go to the main arena.
Krauser, who saw news of Geese's death on TV, immediately got up and ordered his subordinates to prepare a private jet. He was going to Southtown to take over all of the Geese family's assets!
Geese's body was carried away, taken over by Billy Kane, who immediately prepared to return to Southtown with the body.
There was no time for sadness, nor was there any need to hate Bazett, because he knew better than anyone what Geese's death meant.
Returning in time might still offer a chance to get a share; if he delayed even a little, everything would be snatched away.
Moreover, given Geese's ability to make enemies during his lifetime, there would certainly be no shortage of people interested in desecrating his corpse.
Just as Billy refused the organizers' help and hastily left the main arena with his boss's body, the Art of Fighting Team and the Psycho Soldier Team simultaneously stepped onto the ring.