FATE: Target of Grand Master

"First, Feng Yan, you go first."

Gilgamesh stood up and released a teleportation spell, instantly teleporting himself and Feng Yan out of the temple.

"They're outside."

Not wanting to miss this rare opportunity to watch a good show, the group quickly ran out of the temple at Morgan's prompting.

Everyone looked up and saw a flying vehicle made of gold and emeralds, resembling a "shining ship" soaring through the sky, hovering above them. This was Vimana.

Fueled by mercury and powered by solar crystals, it can fly at high speeds, defying the laws of physics. It also possesses powerful attack capabilities, is equipped with a Noble Phantasm launching system, and even has excellent offensive and defensive weapons such as ancient nuclear warheads.

At this moment, Gilgamesh and Feng Yan were standing on the deck of Vimana, and the howling air currents made it difficult for Feng Yan to open his eyes.

Seeing Feng Yan's slightly disheveled appearance, Gilgamesh felt somewhat relieved and said solemnly, "Master Feng Yan, I will only give you one chance. What you need to do is demonstrate that you can control Vimana when I temporarily transfer ownership to you. Specifically, you need to control it with your will. We are about 2000 meters above the ground. To ensure that Uruk is not damaged, if you cannot control Vimana before it falls less than 20 meters to the ground, I will consider you incapable of controlling it. Any questions?"

"no."

Feng Yan's answer was very straightforward.

"Very well. Now, prepare to take possession of Vimana!"

Gilgamesh crossed his arms over his chest, let out a loud shout, and immediately, the entire Vimana began to free fall.

Without a doubt, the moment Gilgamesh temporarily transferred ownership of Vimana to Feng Yan, Vimana lost its ability to stay airborne, its power and weapon systems shut down, and the entire Ark began to fall.

Feng Yan quickly steadied himself, closed his eyes, and began to try to control Vimana with his mind. However, he couldn't even rekindle Vimana's flame, let alone control it.

At this moment, Feng Yan was like someone who had downloaded an extremely exciting adult game, but was unable to start playing it because he didn't know the password to the compressed file.

Gilgamesh, standing to the side, maintained his smile, arms crossed, as if he had anticipated everything.

1500 meters, 1000 meters, 500 meters, 300 meters, 100 meters, 50 meters, Vimana was getting closer and closer to the ground. Fortunately, it was already dark, and Gilgamesh released a spell to deliberately block the public's view. Otherwise, Uruk would be in a state of panic right now.

Seeing that manipulating Vimana with his mind alone was ineffective, Feng Yan decided to take a gamble and communicate with Vimana using his mind.

Vimana! I know that compared to your previous masters, who were either gods or heroes, I am but a mere mortal. But! Even a mortal has the perseverance of a mortal. I want to obtain you, control you, and then take you with me to become one of the final seven Grand Masters. I believe this will be a magnificent adventure, a journey worthy of your soaring and witnessing.

That's all I have to say. Please tell me, are you willing to accompany me on this journey?

40 meters, 30 meters, just as Gilgamesh was about to take back ownership of Vimana, the engine suddenly started, and Vimana actually hovered 22 meters above the ground.

"How is this possible! Hey! Vimana, are you really going to acknowledge this bastard as your master?"

Gilgamesh was shocked by his old friend's "betrayal" and for a moment forgot that Feng Yan, who had been called a bastard, was standing not far in front of him.

At this moment, Feng Yan was filled with excitement. He was panting heavily to relieve the feeling of weightlessness brought on by the high-speed fall, and happily patted Vimana, who was supporting him.

"Master Feng Yan, have you ever thought that Vimana is not like an ordinary treasure? If it doesn't have a space storage function like my Royal Treasury, it's not a convenient thing to use Vimana on a daily basis."

Gilgamesh made a last-ditch effort, citing daily use and transportation as reasons.

Gilgamesh was right. If Vimana could not be conveniently carried around, its function as a flying vehicle would be greatly reduced. However, he forgot that Feng Yan had an ability called "Thumb Compression," which could compress anything he came into contact with to the size he wanted. It was not impossible to compress Vimana to a size that could be carried around, but it would almost exhaust all of his magic power after each compression.

But this is Vimana!

What does it matter if I deplete my mana bar just to get it!

Gilgamesh was now completely out of excuses. He could only swallow his anger and grit his teeth as he announced that Feng Yan had passed the test.

After permanent ownership of Vimana was acquired, its characteristic of exhibiting corresponding functions based on the holder's strength became apparent.

When Gilgamesh was the wielder, the power system could reach speeds that defied the laws of physics, and the weapon system was also fully open. However, now that Feng Yan is the wielder, Vimana can only reach the speed of sound. Due to the lack of the "Gate of Babylon," the weapon system's Noble Phantasm firing system has lost its effectiveness, and strategic-level weapons are also unusable. Only the defense mechanism can still function normally.

Even so, Vimana is still a pretty good flying vehicle for Feng Yan.

When the crowd outside the temple saw Gilgamesh's expression, which was more uncomfortable than if he had swallowed a fly, they naturally understood the outcome. In order not to offend the King of Uruk, they could only keep their congratulations to Feng Yan to themselves.

"Xia Yan, it's your turn."

Gilgamesh's tone was extremely unfriendly, as if Xia Yan was about to face not a reward from the king, but a punishment.

Xia Yan understood Gilgamesh's feelings very well and didn't pay too much attention to the king's tone, saying, "I'm ready."

Contrary to expectations, Gilgamesh did not present a test like the one he had envisioned, where he challenged Feng Yan to obtain Vimana. Instead, he simply retrieved the Chains of Heaven from the Royal Treasury and explained, "Last time in the Underworld, you were able to use the Chains of Heaven because I lent them to you, but this time is different. I will temporarily transfer ownership to you. You must rely on your own strength to make the Chains of Heaven effective. If you fail, you will receive another reward."

After saying that, Gilgamesh threw the Chains of Heaven at Xia Yan.

Xia Yan stretched out his arm and had the Heavenly Lock wrap around it several times, then tightened it forcefully, as if he hadn't forgotten how he used it in the Underworld.

Gilgamesh felt a mix of emotions upon seeing the chains of heaven more compliant than when he was in the underworld.

"Try attacking me."

Gilgamesh's tone sounded somewhat lacking in confidence.