Outrageous! I started as the Elf King!

Chapter 24 The Empire's Legacy!

A dense multitude of figures appeared in the treasure vault.

Each figure was formed from countless starlight, radiating a bright glow. Even without the fireballs hovering above, they were able to illuminate the entire treasure vault.

"What are they?"

"A ghost? No, it doesn't have any magical fluctuations or any trace of evil aura."

"It is not a real intelligent life form either."

"It's quite like a projection, seemingly close at hand, but actually an illusion."

Lin Yi speculated in her mind, but could never be sure.

Fortunately, he possessed a system, so he asked directly.

He quickly received a reply from the system: "[Host, they are neither ghosts nor mortal beings, but heroic spirits. They are products of a spiritual will, or rather, a power of the mind.]"

The system then provided Lin Yi with a detailed explanation of the information about heroic spirits.

After listening, Lin Yi understood.

"Every intelligent life form has a unique soul and body."

"This is the foundation of life."

"At the same time, intelligent life also possesses the power of spiritual will. This thing seems ethereal, but it actually exists. When the power of spiritual will is strong enough, it can manifest as a heroic spirit... after the original body dies."

To put it simply...

"It means that although the soul and body perish, the will lives on in the world!"

"The system says that heroic spirits can manifest in special circumstances. However, the heroic spirits before us are only a rudimentary manifestation of spiritual will and cannot yet affect reality."

Lin Yi looked at the densely packed heroic spirits before her.

"Special circumstances..."

"The only exception here is me."

"It must be related to the fact that I am a sun spirit."

Just at this time.

Suddenly, all the countless heroic spirits turned their gazes toward Lin Yi.

Immediately afterwards, they knelt down and bowed to Lin Yi.

There are countless beautiful elves, as well as herds of unicorns, tree warriors, forest giants, fairy dragons, phoenix guardians...

Lin Yi knew that they were worshipping her.

Whether they were elves or other intelligent beings belonging to the elven faction, they all knelt before him, the "Sun Elf King."

Although Lin Yi couldn't hear what they were saying, he could understand the spirits' eyes, which were filled with endless sorrow, but at the same time, they were incredibly excited, as if they had seen hope.

Lin Yi felt inexplicably sad.

These heroic spirits must have been citizens of the Elven Empire who sacrificed their lives in that war.

Their souls may have already gone to the underworld.

The physical body has long since perished.

But their spirit and will endure, waiting for him, or rather, waiting for a sun spirit.

After thousands of years, they finally waited, and their undying spirit manifested itself before him as heroic spirits.

Get up!

Lin Yi raised her hand with a solemn expression.

He held these heroic spirits in high esteem.

What incredible willpower it takes to persevere and wait for thousands of years? Without unwavering faith, they would have vanished long ago.

The heroic spirits slowly rose to their feet.

At the same time, the sorrow in their eyes disappeared, replaced by an indomitable fighting spirit.

Some beautiful elves even held their weapons aloft...

Even more, fairy dragons and phoenixes guarded the scene, raising their heads and roaring.

Lin Yi understood, and said solemnly, "Rest assured, I will become the Sun Elf King of this era, reshape the faith of the elven faction, drive out demons and evil creatures, and rebuild a powerful elven empire!"

"I will wash away the hatred of the destruction of the former elven empire with the blood of demons and evil races!"

Upon hearing this, the heroic spirits immediately shouted excitedly. Although they were silent, their excitement and fervor were palpable.

At this moment, the heroic spirits knelt before Lin Yi once more, remaining there for a long time. Finally, their bodies gradually faded into nothingness, ultimately transforming into countless starlight and merging back into the earth.

Upon witnessing this scene.

Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh, "The person is gone, but their spirit lives on. Even time cannot erase that unwavering belief... Damn demons, we'll get rid of them one day!"

Now, he has become the lord of the elven faction.

Becoming a god secretly and staying away from conflict is clearly unlikely.

There will inevitably be a battle in the future.

Just then, Lin Yi suddenly noticed that streaks of brilliant light appeared on the ground of the treasure vault, and quickly outlined a huge magic circle.

"This is……"

Lin Yi's gaze was fixed on the magic circle.

His intuition told him that he was about to receive a surprise.

Sure enough, as the magic circle successfully activated, a dazzling golden light slowly appeared at the center of the circle. Within that golden light, a magic staff that looked entirely like white jade floated.

"I knew this trip wouldn't be in vain!"

Lin Yi was overjoyed: "Although the treasury was completely looted, I still have the empire's legacy left to me, and this wand must be extraordinary!"

A moment later, the magic circle disappeared.

The white jade-like magic wand still hovered in mid-air.

Lin Yi immediately stepped forward and took the wand in her hand.

In an instant, countless ancient pieces of information appeared in his mind, including not only information about the magic wand in his hand, but also many secrets about that war.

"So that's how it is!"

"None of you are any good; I'll wipe you all out sooner or later!"

Lin Yi scoffed fiercely.

Then he looked at the white jade magic wand in his hand...

"The Scepter of the Sun Elf King!"

"It represents the highest authority of the Elven Empire, and indeed the entire Elven faction!"

"When the Sun Elf King was besieged and killed by the Demon God, he used his spatial divine power to seal this scepter in a treasure vault. Only those with pure Sun Elf blood can break the seal."

"Luckily I came, otherwise this scepter would have remained sealed away..."

"At that time, the Sun Elf King's Scepter was the most powerful artifact in the Dark Continent."

"Unfortunately, it was severed by those demon gods!"

The complete Sun Elf King's Scepter was approximately 1.8 meters long, but now it barely reaches 1 meter. At the end of the scepter, there is a clear break, indicating it was forcibly severed by a sharp weapon.

"This scepter has long lost its former divine power."

"Whether it was the spirit of the artifact, or the divine power and magical runes attached to it, everything collapsed and vanished. Only a lifeless half of the staff remained..."

"However, the materials used to forge the scepter are all divine artifacts."

"Even if it doesn't regain the power of a divine artifact, it can still greatly enhance the power of my magical skills."

Lin Yi was in a great mood.

Having obtained the Sun Elf King's scepter, his strength will undergo a dramatic transformation.

Furthermore, for others, a complete artifact and a broken artifact are completely different concepts. If they obtain the latter, they will surely be heartbroken, because repairing an artifact is as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

But for him, it was simply a matter of how much energy crystals he consumed.

Lin Yi asked, "System, how many energy crystals are needed to repair this scepter?"

— [Thirty million].

"..."

The smile on Lin Yi's face vanished instantly.

He retracted his earlier thought; he was now also heartbroken.

(End of this chapter)