Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 228 An Unexpected Outcome of the Inheritance (Part 2)

In the virtual universe, on the mountainside of Thunder Island, in an elegant pavilion, three figures chatted and laughed with each other.

“Qianwu, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen you. Have you become a direct subordinate of Lord Shikong and look down on us?” Venerable Meizhen, with purple skin and silver scalp, said with a smile.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom glared at her, "Meiwei, do you think I'm that kind of person?"

"This is because Lord Time and Space returned to the primordial universe ten thousand years ago. Although I have been in seclusion, I must wait for Lord Time and Space's summons at any time."

"The master has recently gone to the Cosmic Sea again, so I took a break from my busy schedule to come and find you."

"Lord Time and Space has returned from the Cosmic Sea?" Venerable Beiming, who had been silent all along, asked in surprise.

"He came back, bestowed a priceless treasure upon Noah and me, and then left again," the King of Qianwu nodded.

"What? Lord Time and Space has bestowed another supreme treasure?"

"Qianwu, you're just showing off on purpose, aren't you?"

Venerable Meijin and Venerable Beiming both laughed and scolded.

The three of them had been adventuring together since they were at the King level, and had a very good relationship. They grew up to become Universe Venerables, and over the years, they had formed a deep friendship, so they often gathered together.

Tens of thousands of years ago, Qianwu was taken under Zhang Yi's command and was immediately given a priceless treasure, which made the two of them quite envious.

How long has it been since then, and they've already been bestowed with another treasure? How difficult it must have been for the two of them to obtain a treasure.

Now that the Primordial Star has been opened, the two of them ventured into it together for an era and obtained several precious treasures.

Among the human race, very few high-level cosmic beings like them possess supreme treasures, let alone two. This is almost on par with those cosmic overlords.

"You two," the King of Qianwu shook his head, then said, "I have something to tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone else."

"Did Lord Time Travel mention this when he returned?"

Qianwu briefly mentioned that Zhang Yi had mentioned that the Universe Venerable would also possess more than one supreme treasure.

He revealed this matter because he had Zhang Yi's secret permission.

But why Zhang Yi did this is not something he should be considering.

"Qianwu, really? Are you telling the truth?" Just as the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom had predicted, the two were greatly surprised.

"When have I ever lied to either of you?" the King of Qianwu said, glaring at them.

"Just wait and see, I believe the tribe will take action soon."

Venerable Meizhen and Venerable Beiming exchanged a glance and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

They had also heard about Zhang Yi killing the true form of the Lord of Five Chaos in the Cosmic Sea. The Lord of Five Chaos was an existence on par with the Lord of Chaos City, yet he still died at Zhang Yi's hands.

In their eyes, Zhang Yi is now second only to the founder of the giant axe among the human race.

Moreover, they had also heard rumors that Zhang Yi was about to take over as the top leader of Virtual Universe Company.

Since Zhang Yi dared to say this, it means that this matter is very reliable.

When the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom saw the two of them like this, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"If you two knew you had a chance to become the masters of the universe, wouldn't you be so excited you'd fly to the heavens?"

In a side hall of the capital of the Noah Universe Kingdom.

King Noah sat in the main seat of the reception hall in the side hall.

Two guests arrived outside the hall.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Two figures entered the reception room and bowed respectfully.

It was the patriarch of the Zhang Yi family and Lan Qi, a powerful expert at the peak of the King level.

"Get up quickly. Didn't I say before that we should treat each other as equals?" King Noah quickly stood up and said, his tone slightly reproachful.

“Your Majesty, you are too kind,” Lex said, without the slightest hint of arrogance.

He knew very well that the reason why the King of Noah, as a cosmic sovereign, was so polite to him was entirely because of Zhang Yi.

He harbored no arrogance whatsoever.

Seeing this, King Noah was impressed by Lex's shrewdness in dealing with people. No wonder the king had always trusted him to manage the family.

After all, as a cosmic venerable, he still had to save face when facing Lex, who had just broken through to immortality.

"The reason I've summoned you here is because Lord Time and Space has entrusted me with a matter." Changing the subject, King Noah waved his hand, and a beautiful blue armor floated in front of Lan Qi.

"King Qishui, this is a treasured armor that Lord Shikong ordered me to give to you."

"A supreme treasure?" King Lanqi of Qishui was startled. It was only after Lex next to him nudged him that he realized what was happening.

"Thank you, Lord Time and Space. I'm sorry to trouble the King." With that, he tremblingly accepted the blue armor.

This is a priceless treasure! As a genius of the Zhang Yi family and a personal disciple of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master, he naturally knew the value of such a treasure. It was a treasure that even a Universe Venerable would go crazy for.

Is such a treasure something that a mere prince like him could possess?
You should know that he now possesses two great treasures: one is the reward he received for winning first place in the Genius Battle, and the other is a gift from the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

With these two treasures protecting him, coupled with his own understanding of the laws at the limit of the King level, his strength was second only to those invincible Kings.

Now that we have the Supreme Armor, our ability to survive will be further enhanced.

"Remember, when you are out in the world, never reveal his information. Even if you wear it, the Supreme Being of the Universe will not be able to confirm that it is a treasure," King Noah instructed.

"Yes, Your Majesty," King Lanqi of Qishui quickly replied.

In the cosmic sea, the spacetime sphere is traveling at an ultra-high speed of a hundred times the speed of light. If it encounters a wormhole, it will enter it; if it does not encounter a wormhole, it will continue to travel.

After eight days, they entered the spaceship again.

With several hundred years remaining until the end of the first era, Zhang Yi didn't use his authority to take shortcuts to the central location of the core area. Instead, he leisurely piloted the spacetime sphere, roaming within the spaceship.

What is an extremely dangerous place for others poses no danger to him.

Thus, he spent most of his time in seclusion cultivating his skills, and when a supreme treasure appeared, he would seize it.

They made their way towards the core area and also obtained many treasures.

When passing by Flame Lake, Zhang Yi tried to seize the treasure, but was stopped by the Lord of Sealing of Purple Moon Holy Land.

He didn't hold back either, directly using the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique to unleash the top-tier strength of the sixth rank, forcefully forcing the Lord of Fenglong to retreat, and also conveniently pocketing a top-tier treasure.

In truth, if he used the Reincarnation Spear, combined with the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique, he could unleash seventh-tier strength and potentially kill the Lord of Sealing. However, revealing his full power for the sake of a Lord of Sealing is unnecessary.

Besides, he still needs the Lord of Sealing Ridge to transmit his strength back to the Purple Moon Holy Land.

As he had expected, the Lord of Fenglong's transmission of Zhang Yi's top-tier sixth-order strength back to the Purple Moon Holy Land caused a huge uproar.

Even the Purple Moon Ancestor, who had not appeared for a long time, personally issued an order, arranging for the Holy Land Awakening True God and another True God to carry several supreme treasures to the Cosmic Ship in an attempt to once again ambush and kill Zhang Yi.

However, he also knew that since Zhang Yi had reached the sixth rank, the two True Gods in the Holy Land who no longer had miniature universes might not be able to kill him quickly.

To this end, he arranged for the True God of Awakening to contact the Divine Eye Clan, promising them experience in cultivation at the True God level. Ultimately, the Divine Eye Clan dispatched three True Lords to participate in the encirclement and suppression.

As for the three races of the original universe—the Machine Race, the Demon Race, and the Insect Race—who have always been enemies of the human race, even if the awakened true god went to great lengths to provide some cultivation experience, the Machine Race and the Insect Race remained unmoved. After all, each of their races only had one true god, who was the pillar of their race and could not tolerate the slightest risk.

As for the demon race, they are extremely greedy by nature. Moreover, two demons, after being promised great benefits by the Purple Moon Holy Land, left the Primordial Universe and headed to the Spaceship.

Zhang Yi was unaware of all this for the time being. After three hundred years, he rode the spacetime sphere to the center of the core area.

Wow!
Due to a shift in time and space, he was directly teleported by the general to that small island.

On the island, beside the stone table, the general and Duan Donghe still sat in the distance, as if this entire era had not changed.

"The young lord has returned. Did you gain anything from your secluded cultivation in the Primordial Universe this time?" the general asked with a smile.

Zhang Yi shook his head. "I have never fully comprehended the laws of time, and I cannot create a seventh-order secret technique."

“Young King, there’s no need to rush. Take your time. It’s not easy for a Universe Venerable to create a seventh-order secret technique,” ​​Duan Donghe said.

"It is even more difficult for a Universe Venerable to create a seventh-order secret technique than for a Universe Lord to create an eighth-order secret technique."

"The Lord of the Universe created an eighth-order secret technique. In the history of my Duan Donghe lineage, only two people have accomplished this, including the third-generation patriarch who was bestowed the title of 'Saint King.'"

"Yes." Zhang Yi nodded; he naturally knew all of this.

"By the way, how did the trials of inheritance go for some members of my clan?"

Judging by the time, the test should be over by now.

Upon hearing Zhang Yi mention this, both of them couldn't help but laugh.

"Ha ha."

"The result is better than we expected." The general said with a smile, "Originally, I thought it would be good if one of them could obtain the inheritance of the Eternal True God. I didn't expect that not only did several of them obtain the inheritance of the Eternal True God, but your teacher, the Lord of Chaos City, actually obtained the recognition of the inheritance of the Chaos Ruler."

“Yes, your teacher, the Lord of Chaos City, is indeed very talented. I’m even a little tempted,” Duan Donghe said from the side.

"Huh?" Zhang Yi was startled, then his face lit up with joy. "Teacher has obtained the inheritance of the Chaos Ruler?"

"How many others have obtained the inheritance of the Eternal True God level?"

This was far beyond his expectations. He had originally estimated that only the Lord of Chaos City had a chance of obtaining the inheritance, but the result was better than he had anticipated.

"This time, one true god, eight cosmic lords, and one cosmic venerable from your human race are undergoing trials at the Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau."

Within the allotted time, the Lord of Chaos solved the puzzle 3123 and successfully broke through the second bottleneck.

As for the others, they only broke through the first bottleneck.

The solutions provided are as follows: Giant Axe (3001), Lord Peng Gong (2601), Lord of Darkness (2359), Lord of Illusory Gold (2100), Lord of Ice Peak (2012), Lord of Azure East (1987), Lord of Desolate Mirror (1887), Lord of Dragon Journey (1789), and Lord of Heavenly Eclipse Palace (1929).

The general explained in detail the performances of these individuals in resolving the Rhinoceros King's Formation.

"Huh?" Zhang Yi was taken aback; this result was different from what he had expected.

As mentioned in the original work, Peng Gong's master has only broken through the first bottleneck.

The fact that the Chaos City Lord had broken through the second bottleneck surprised him somewhat.

And then there's the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, who solved Case 1929? Keep in mind that he's only a Universe Venerable, yet he's solved more cases than the Lord of the Desolate Mirror and the Lord of Dragon Journey, and he's just one step away from breaking through the second bottleneck.

As for the giant axe, as expected, just as described in the original work, it was not good at solving the Rhinoceros Emperor's Situation, and even less so than the Chaos City Lord.

As for the others, they barely managed to break through the first bottleneck.

"General, stop keeping me in suspense. Which ones have received the inheritance?" Zhang Yi asked with a smile.

"The Lord of Chaos City has broken through the second bottleneck and created several top-tier fifth-order secret techniques. Out of respect for the young king, he has gained the recognition of a Chaos Overlord's inheritance. However, this recognition is only preliminary. To fully obtain the inheritance, he needs to create a sixth-order secret technique."

"To fully obtain the inheritance, the Lord of the Universe created a sixth-order secret technique?" Zhang Yi exclaimed in astonishment. "The inheritance left behind by this Chaos Ruler is too high."

Creating a sixth-order secret technique is no easy feat. Back then, he relied on the law of spacetime fusion to match the realm of a true god, and it took him a great deal of time to barely create it.

"Furthermore, the Lord of Penggong, the Lord of Darkness, and the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace have all received the inheritance of Eternal True Gods," the general continued.

“Hmm.” Zhang Yi nodded. If they were on the Origin Continent, the potential of the three of them would never have been noticed by the Eternal True God. It was only because they were in the Cosmic Sea and were of the same race as him that they barely gained the recognition of the inheritance.

Like the Lord of Chaos City, he has only received preliminary recognition.

However, this is enough. After all, no matter how powerful the Wu Kingdom inheritance that Zhang Yi obtained is, the truly core inheritance and treasures are never allowed to be passed on to outsiders. The parts that can be passed on are most likely not as good as the inheritance of the Eternal True God level.

"Is that all?" Zhang Yi asked.

As for the remaining few, aside from the Giant Axe, the other universe lords hadn't even created a fifth-order secret technique, so naturally they couldn't gain the recognition of the inheritance.

"Haha, the young king has guessed wrong this time. There is another one who has obtained the inheritance of the Eternal True God." Before the general could reply, Duan Donghe said with a smile.

"Who?" Zhang Yi asked in surprise. It shouldn't be like this.

“A giant axe,” the general answered his question.

"What? A giant axe?" Zhang Yi was truly stunned.

The true god's small universe structure is already set, and the future path may not meet the requirements of the inheritance. Moreover, the Giant Axe Rhinoceros Emperor's solution is not high, so how could it gain the recognition of the inheritance?

"General, stop keeping the young king in suspense." Duan Donghe, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and said, "It was Gan Yan who chose to pass on his legacy to the giant axe."

"The reason is that he can completely control his legacy, and the giant axe suits his taste well because he also uses an axe."

"So Yan? With an axe?" Zhang Yi recalled the thin old man in his mind. You really can't judge a book by its cover.

However, the founder of the giant axe was very lucky.

Given Yan's temperament, once he decides to pass on his skills to him, he won't hold back and will definitely impart all his knowledge.

With these legacies, the human race will likely soon have several more true gods.

(End of this chapter)