Unlike a vision, a gnosis doesn't have level restrictions; it can be said to be at max level from the start. Because of this, a vision isn't even worthy of being compared to a gnosis.
During the clash between Illustrious's Ice Fist and Xu Peng's Ice Fist, Xu Peng was the first to fail. There was no helping it! After all, once Cold Power collided with extreme Cold Power, the Cold Power would kneel before the Extreme Ice Power like a subject before an Ice Emperor.
"Bang!" Xu Peng was sent flying directly, crashing straight into the outer wall before stopping. Falling to the ground, Xu Peng was buried under the white bricks of the wall, and after being submerged, there wasn't the slightest movement.
The entire field was silent. No one expected that the former trash eldest miss of the Guang Family, Illustrious, would now be so powerful as to knock down Xu Peng—whom Ke Tian had no way of defeating—with a single punch.
A moment later, a wave of discussion broke out among the crowd.
"Wh-what's going on! My eyes aren't playing tricks on me, are they? That Illustrious actually knocked down Xu Peng!"
"It looks like the Xu Family hit a steel plate today! I've long been sick of their arrogant behavior, thinking they could do whatever they wanted just because they have the Fatui backing them, but they didn't expect to run into a tough character!"
"With a powerhouse like Illustrious, who possesses a gnosis, joining the Ke Family today, the Xu Family's life won't be too easy in the future!"
The gloating voices coming from around him made Xu Ritian grit his teeth in hatred. Ignoring these people, Xu Ritian immediately rushed out and dug Xu Peng out from under the white bricks. Seeing Xu Peng covered in frost with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, it was obvious he was seriously injured!
"Third Elder, are you alright!" Xu Ritian shook Xu Peng's body and shouted loudly at him.
"Cough, cough, cough! I-I'm fine! I... I can still fight." Xu Peng, lying on the ground, refused to admit defeat and spoke weakly.
"You... you'd better not fight. I'm afraid this Illustrious might possess the Cryo Archon's gnosis! I think we should retreat for now!" Xu Ritian advised.
As he slowly calmed down, Xu Peng thought about it and also felt that Xu Ritian's words made sense. He sighed and said helplessly, "Fine then! Help me up, we're retreating."
Xu Ritian helped Xu Peng up and slowly walked towards the Ke Family's main gate. Before leaving, he left a harsh word. "Ke Family and Illustrious, you just wait and see. Our Xu Family won't let this go. Next time, we'll definitely make sure you have no peace."
"Hold on, did I say you could leave?" Illustrious said in a deep voice.
Xu Ritian and Xu Peng were stunned. Xu Peng was just about to say: What, are you going to stop us from leaving? Youngster, I was just careless, I was tricked and ambushed by you. You're not being martial-virtuous. Is this good? This isn't good! I advise you to behave yourself and not make such a mistake.
Of course, if Xu Peng had really said that, I'm afraid Xu Ritian and Xu Peng would have died here today!
Fortunately, Xu Ritian was quick-witted and spoke first, saying, "Hahaha! A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! Miss Illustrious, I was just going crazy just now, so I was talking nonsense. I hope you don't take it to heart. If you let us leave today, my Xu Family will surely have a heavy reward in the future."
Illustrious said with a cold laugh, "Oh! Is that so? But I don't need a heavy reward in the future! However, on my wedding day, you not only disturbed my bridal chamber, but also injured my wife and father-in-law. How do you plan to compensate me for this account!"
"What do you want!" Xu Ritian asked.
"Three million mora! Otherwise, don't even think about walking out of this door," Illustrious said indifferently.
"What, three million mora? My Xu Family only has an income of ten million mora a year, and you ask for three million as soon as you open your mouth. Isn't that a bit too much!" Xu Ritian said angrily.
"Bang!" A terrifying aura erupted from Illustrious's body. This aura was so strong that it made it difficult for Xu Ritian and Xu Peng to breathe. In Xu Ritian's eyes, Illustrious seemed to turn into a giant mountain, incomparably tall, causing him to suddenly break out in a cold sweat. His voice trembled slightly as he said, "Don't... don't be like this. I... I'll give it, okay?"
Xu Ritian let Xu Peng stand on his own for a bit, then hurriedly pulled out banknotes worth three million mora from his vision space and handed them to Illustrious. Finally, he took Xu Peng and left the Ke Family as fast as the wind.
Holding the banknotes in her hand, Illustrious laughed. Heh heh heh! I didn't expect to get paid for beating someone up. Sure enough, no matter which world you're in, having strength makes things different!
"Oh, son-in-law! Thanks to you helping out today! Otherwise, I'm afraid my Ke Family wouldn't have escaped disaster!" Master Ke said gratefully to Illustrious.
Seeing his father-in-law about to bow to him, Illustrious immediately ran to Ke Tian to stop him from bowing, saying anxiously, "Oh! Father-in-law, you're going to shorten my life like this! I'm your son-in-law! Isn't helping your Ke Family only natural?"
"Hey! Why can you control elemental power, and you actually used Extreme Ice Power? You don't really possess a gnosis, do you!" Keqing said doubtfully.
Master Ke and Madam Ke also had the same question, looking at Illustrious hoping she could tell them. After all, everyone was family now, sitting in the same boat; they should be honest with each other! Of course, if Illustrious didn't say, they wouldn't force her, as Illustrious was the great benefactor of their Ke Family!
Regarding her possession of the Cryo Archon's gnosis, Illustrious would not hide it, nor was there any need to. As long as her strength was great, who would dare to plot against her?
Illustrious said calmly, "That's right, you all saw it just now, right? I can control elemental power and can use Extreme Ice Power. These undoubtedly show that I indeed possess the Cryo Archon's gnosis."
Regarding what Illustrious said, Keqing asked in disbelief, "Isn't a gnosis something that only the Seven Archons can possess? Why do you have one!"
This sort of thing obviously couldn't be explained by saying it was drawn from the Little Yellow Chick's Myriad World Lottery! After all, this was Illustrious's secret! Illustrious feigned ignorance and said, "To be honest, I don't know why, but a few days ago I suddenly felt like I could control elemental power! When my consciousness explored it, I found out I had the Cryo Archon's gnosis."
Illustrious's explanation didn't satisfy Master Ke and the others. It was obvious Illustrious wasn't telling the truth, but seeing Illustrious's 'dead pig not afraid of boiling water' attitude, it would probably be very hard to get it out of her mouth!
Seeing that Illustrious was hiding something from her, Keqing wanted to press further, but Master Ke raised his hand in front of Keqing to stop her questioning. "Alright! Qing'er, don't press her anymore! I think Illustrious must have her reasons for not saying it. No matter what, she's now a member of our Ke Family! You two should live well together in the future and get along harmoniously!"
"Father-in-law is truly reasonable! I, Illustrious, am grateful!" Illustrious said gratefully to Master Ke.
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