Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 277 Inheritance
"Each year's Heavenly Ranking will have only 108 recorders, and there will always be only 108. 108 civilizations will compete for 108 positions... Once a civilization loses its position, it will lose its value and be devoured or destroyed by higher-level civilizations... Just like our civilization... Destroyed, all of them destroyed..."

As the old man spoke, the sliver of reason that had finally returned to his eyes seemed to be turning cloudy and crazed again.

"108 civilizations competing for 108 ranks!?"

Ji Fuyou's pupils contracted sharply.

108 civilizations!?

Red Star, civilization, was divided into 3.

Federation, Black Gold, Griffin!
Many people initially speculated that the upcoming Civilization Trial would take place among these three civilizations, with the victor standing out and advancing to the Middle Celestial level.

But now it seems...

Their competitors are far more than just black gold and griffins!
There are a full 107!
The Federation will compete with 107 other civilizations for 108 positions on the next Celestial Ranking!?

At this moment, the old man, who was on the verge of madness, somehow managed to maintain a sliver of rationality.

"A newcomer to the Heavenly Ranking War, regardless of which civilization you represent, you ultimately slew that monster for me..."

The old man stared wide-eyed at Ji Fuyou: "In that laboratory, there was another powerful monster, merely... a domestic fowl... yet it evolved to an unparalleled level thanks to the divine water. It was it... that destroyed the last hope of our civilization..."

He suddenly reached out and, under Ji Fuyou's horrified gaze, forcefully inserted his fingers into his own brain.

Inside, bursts of purple light seemed to be rapidly converging, as if about to form a crystal.

"I'm giving you my most precious legacy! Promise me, kill it for me, kill it..."

His expression was one of madness.

"You destroyed us, so we'll destroy you, ha ha... ha ha ha..."

Amidst the manic and chaotic laughter, the old man's voice suddenly stopped at one point.

Immediately afterwards, his body collapsed.

but……

He condensed a purple crystal stained with blood into a physical form and extracted it from his mind.

As his body fell, it slipped from his hands.

This scene deeply moved Ji Fuyou.

unimaginable!

A person actually inserted his hand into his own brain and dug out something he had been trying so hard to condense.

This cruel and bloody scene was presented so vividly to Ji Fuyou, shocking his vision and cognition.

What kind of madness and resentment would drive someone to this point?

especially……

The scene before him was like a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of the Heavenly Ranking War.

The old man, through his dying moments of madness, showed him just how cruel and bloody the Heavenly Ranking War truly was, and just how far it could go.

a long time……

Ji Fuyou was just recovering from the shock of the old man's death.

He glanced at the old man's corpse, then at the purple crystal that was clearly not formed under normal circumstances...

He stepped forward and put away the blood-stained crystal.

He glanced once more at the small house, which was covered in dust in many places, and then moved the old man's body inside.

Near the mountain wall, they dug a hole with the Cold Moon Sword and buried the old man inside.

After doing all this, Ji Fuyou let out a breath: "I hope you can be freed from this and reunite with your civilization in another world."

After saying that, he turned around and left the small house.

……

On the way back, Ji Fuyou's emotions remained unsettled for a long time.

He believed that as his strength continued to improve, he might have a chance to grow to the point where he could fight against that star-devouring monster in the future.

But now it seems...

That doesn't seem to be the case.

His competitors are no longer just one or two civilizations, but a total of 107!
Even setting aside the somewhat familiar Black Gold Empire and Griffin Republic, there are still 105 alien races competing with them.

Moreover, according to the old man, this competition goes on for more than one or two rounds.

At least in their civilization, this competition has already lasted for four rounds.

Judging from the fact that their civilization almost developed a potion that was close to mass-producing martial saints and spiritual saints, it can be inferred that there are definitely beings above martial saints in this civilization.

But in the end, they still couldn't hold on until the end.

What about Akahoshi?
How many rounds can the Red Star Civilization last?
Ji Fuyou didn't know.

The only thing he was certain of was that, regarding the Heavenly Ranking War...

He probably won't be able to escape unscathed.

"call!"

Ji Fuyou regained his senses slightly: "We... still have time. Since it's a competition, the strength of our opponents won't be too far apart. At the very least, they should all be around the same level... In other words, apart from the Griffin and Black Gold, the strongest among the other 105 opponents should be at least a Martial Saint or higher, a demigod-level creature that has refined divine power."

A difference of a great level may not be impossible to bridge.

What's more...

There's still time.

Although he has only just been promoted to Martial Saint, if he maintains this momentum and continues to grow, he may well be able to enter the realm of demigods before the Civilization Trial arrives.

Thinking of this, Ji Fuyou regained his rationality and then turned his gaze to the purple inheritance crystal.

This crystal contains the old man's most precious legacy, and it records...

"Weapon crafting techniques?"

Ji Fuyou was slightly taken aback.

It's not a cultivation method, nor a skill or secret technique, but rather a method for forging divine weapons and treasures!?
The most suitable person for this weapon-refining technique should be Lu Chang'an. But...

"This is a purple inheritance crystal!"

Based on the value of red heritage stones, which are valued at around 1000 billion yuan, purple heritage crystals would be worth 1 trillion yuan!

What kind of concept is this! ?

Nine out of ten countries in the world do not have an annual fiscal revenue that reaches this figure.

They entrusted such a heritage crystal to Lu Chang'an, who had just joined their large group...

"I can't even accept it myself."

After Ji Fuyou finished speaking, he did not hesitate any longer and directly digested the information in the inheritance crystal.

next moment……

The techniques for forging weapons and treasures were infused into his spiritual world.

What the old man was most proud of was not life science, but his weapon-refining skills.

He condensed all his expertise in crafting weapons, the materials required for these weapons, and his knowledge of material identification into the inheritance crystal, which was then absorbed by Ji Fuyou at this moment.

Although this information was focused on weapon crafting, Ji Fuyou was able to see only a small part of the cultivation system of this civilization by digesting the weapon crafting techniques.

"This civilization has actually mastered the mass production technology of Asura Stone, Demon-Suppressing Iron, and Frost Iron. They even have the method to synthesize Purgatory Black Iron and Flash Silver..."

Ji Fuyou was processing this information.

This civilization's technology can divide a piece of Hellfire Iron into three parts, supplementing it with materials such as Asura Stone, and finally forging three Hellfire Iron weapons, each of which is no less powerful than a real Hellfire Iron weapon.

Although a large number of Asura Stones will be consumed during the process, it can ultimately indirectly reduce the cost of Purgatory Iron and Silver Weapons.

cost……

It is only about half the size of the original weapon.

"Weapons made of Wuji Xuanjing and Lengyue Xuanjing are called divine weapons. Judgment Divine Iron... they call it Judgment Heavy Iron... it's called a high-grade divine weapon. Above that, the Dragon Fang Blade, forged with a dragon tooth as its core, and the Wrathful Dragon Halberd, refined from a dragon horn, are considered top-tier divine weapons..."

Ji Fuyou digested everything.

Dragon Fang Flying Sword, Wrathful Dragon Halberd.

Above these two weapons, the ultimate divine weapons are the Dragon Slayer Sword, forged from dragon crystal, and the Heaven-Reliant Sword, imbued with the essence of phoenix blood.

"Judging solely from the level of divine weapons, Crimson Star is currently two levels below the civilization to which this old man belongs."

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

wrong!

There should be three tiers!
This is because the concept of "Three Heavenly Sacred Artifacts" is also mentioned in this lineage.

A sacred artifact that surpasses even divine weapons!

Or rather, a semi-divine artifact!

Those semi-divine artifacts were the ultimate weapons in the civilization the old man belonged to.

However, even the old man himself could only process the raw materials of this weapon to bring out its extraordinary properties, but he could not truly forge it.

"Three levels!"

Ji Fuyou felt a slight unease.

If the weapons are three levels inferior, the strength might also be three levels inferior.

Even setting aside the "demigod" level, there's still a two-level difference.

Ji Fuyou estimated that one level comes from the application of one's own strength and skills.

To put it simply, the opponent's advanced-level martial artist probably possesses power comparable to a Red Star Master-level martial artist.

Another level...

It should be between Martial Saint and Demigod.

There might be another realm here.

It's just that Chixing knew too little about the mist, which is why he thought that the level above Martial Saint was Demigod.

or……

They mistakenly believed that cultivating a life force field made one a Martial Saint, but the Martial Saint in the other world was not the same as the Martial Saint that Akahoshi spoke of.

While pondering, Ji Fuyou had already absorbed most of the information in this inheritance.

After digesting some of the information, he quickly realized that something was amiss.

"Even though both are forged using Limitless Mystic Crystal and Cold Moon Mystic Crystal, it seems that weapons forged by the weapon-refining technique are different from those forged by ordinary people..."

Ji Fuyou pondered this in his heart.

This difference does not lie in the attributes of the Wuji Sword itself.

However, it lies in the additional attributes bestowed upon it by the weapon refiner.

Ji Fuyou digested the information about the Wuji Sword and quickly concluded the differences between the two.

"Reforging the Wuji Sword using weapon-refining techniques can increase its attack speed by 10% and also enhance the effects of the Holy Armor Technique?"

Increasing attack speed for the floating creatures is understandable, but the latter is somewhat baffling.

"Not only the Wuji Sword, but also the Dragon Pattern Sword."

Ji Fuyou quickly digested the information about the Dragon Pattern Flying Sword.

Then, my vision gradually brightened.

"The Dragon Pattern Sword was forged from the spine of a dragon. Using the correct forging method, a trace of true dragon energy can be extracted. When using the Divine Beast Bloodline Awakening Technique, if this trace of true dragon power is activated, it can stimulate the Qilin bloodline, making the evolution of the divine beast more thorough. This not only greatly reduces the divine beast's need for spiritual 'activity', but also significantly increases the divine beast's attack power..."

These two supernatural phenomena almost completely resolved most of the drawbacks of the existence of mythical beasts.

After he no longer needs to maintain the "activity" of the divine beast at all times, his mental burden can be significantly reduced.

Furthermore, the divine beast's attack power increases, coupled with its own powerful life force field...

His combat power could probably leap to a level comparable to a newly promoted Martial Saint!
(End of this chapter)