Swallowing the Stars: Primordial Heavenly Dragon

Chapter 23 Inheritance Space

"boom."

The three attacks struck the sleeping alien immortal in front of them, instantly turning him into ashes.

"Phew." The three of them let out a long breath. "After such a long battle, we have finally collected all ten inheritance marks."

"bite."

In an instant, the inheritance marks on the three alien races merged with the nine inheritance marks each of them had obtained, forming a dazzling three spatial teleportation portals. The portals emitted a beam of light that enveloped their respective inheritors.

After another shift in time and space, the three arrived at the final inheritance space and gained the qualification to receive the inheritance.

"Welcome, all inheritors, to this Temple of Inheritance." A mechanical voice, neither male nor female, came from the depths of the Temple of Inheritance.

"Currently, other inheritors have been selected within the Inheritance Realm. In order to select the most outstanding inheritor for our master, please be patient and wait until all the inheritors have been selected before we begin choosing the final inheritor."

An intelligent life form appeared before everyone and spoke the rules. After speaking, it disappeared into the depths of the Temple of Inheritance.

Several months later, the number of powerful individuals from various races in the Inheritance Secret Realm decreased, while the number of inheritors arriving at the Inheritance Temple increased. When the alien race team first arrived, Yan Yong was prepared to eliminate them first, but he was stopped by the intelligent life form of the Inheritance Temple as soon as he made a move.

The other party's goal is to select the most suitable successor, so naturally they won't allow anyone to kill other successors before the succession begins.

The parties remained at peace for the time being until the last group of inheritors entered the Temple of Inheritance, at which point the atmosphere became tense again.

"Welcome, inheritors, to the master's inheritance space. This may be the last chance for inheritance. The most suitable inheritor will be chosen and will receive everything from the master." The intelligent life form said after the inheritance appeared. "The inheritance is divided into three levels. In the first level, you will receive nothing but the insights gained during the inheritance. In the second level, you can obtain a treasure and an amplitude technique. In the third level, you can obtain a supreme treasure and an even stronger amplitude technique."

"By the way, my master was a cosmic overlord in his lifetime, and the treasures he possessed are beyond your imagination," the intelligent life form added at the end.

"What is the test of inheritance? Judging from what you just said, it shouldn't be about me fighting against each other," one of the inheritors asked.

"Bang!"

A deafening roar echoed throughout the entire Temple of Inheritance, and then a staircase tens of kilometers wide and 10000 steps long appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Everyone who ascends this long stairway to godhood can receive the inheritance starting from the first step. Every three thousand steps form a level, and upon reaching the 10000th step, one can obtain all of my master's treasures."

"Ascending the Divine Stairs?"

"Why does this look so much like the lineage of divine generals from the Ancestral God Sect?"

Those who know their stuff revealed the secret.

"No, the Divine General Inheritance is a unique inheritance of the Ancestral God Sect. My master also received the Divine General Inheritance before, so this inheritance is somewhat similar, but it is not the Divine General Inheritance. You will know when you go up. By the way, the inheritance period is only 3000 years. No matter what level you comprehend, the inheritance will end when the time comes." After the intelligent life form finished speaking, it disappeared into the temple.

"Ding ding, Master has received an email from Venerable Qinglian." Just as Yan Yong and the others were about to walk up the steps, they received a reminder from Xiao Ye.

"The Azure Lotus Venerable? How could a Universe Venerable send an email at this time?" Yan Yong wondered.

"Golden Dragon King, you should have received the email from Venerable Azure Lotus, right? Venerable Azure Lotus is the great being who inherited the legacy from our human race. This email recounts his experience of receiving the legacy," King Tianshui explained, noticing Yan Yong's confusion.

"I see." Yan Yong opened the email and carefully examined its contents, finding that it indeed contained the other party's previous experience of receiving the inheritance and some encouraging information.

"With our human race so united, how can we not prosper?" someone in another human group exclaimed.

"These humans are wasting their time down there. My demon race is determined to take this inheritance." A powerful demon race member, who had already climbed the 10th step, looked at the human race members who were still whispering and discussing amongst themselves and said disdainfully.

Three months later, the human experts were still discussing and comprehending among themselves below, and no one went up the steps.

"Hahaha, is the human race going to give up on this inheritance?" A powerful alien race member, who had just finished receiving this layer of the inheritance, laughed as he looked at the human race member who was still motionless below.

Those alien powerhouses who comprehended the comprehension quickly have already reached the 100th level. The first 100 levels are a stepping stone, and the difficulty begins to increase rapidly afterward.

"That's about it. I've almost grasped the essence of these experiences." Yan Yong stood up and began climbing the Divine Ascension Steps.

"Has the Golden Dragon King finished comprehending it?" A human expert asked, watching Yan Yong begin to climb the long steps.

"That's about it. We can go up and study the rest. There's no need to waste time down here." Yan Yong didn't hide anything when asked.

"Alright, let's go up and try to understand as well, so we can look out for each other." King Qin Guang suggested to King Tianshui when he saw Yan Yong preparing to go up, fearing that he might be targeted by other alien races if he tried to understand too quickly.

"That's exactly right." King Tianshui also stood up and followed Yan Yong to begin climbing.

Seeing the three begin to climb the long steps, the other human powerhouses also stood up, ready to follow.

"Humanity is only now beginning to understand; it's too late," a member of the alien race mocked.

A year later, the strongest human race members had reached the 100th step and caught up with the progress of the alien races. At present, the fastest alien race members have only reached the 119th step. It can be said that they have completely caught up with the first tier.

"Damn it, how come these humans comprehended it so quickly?" a powerful alien asked, puzzled.

Three years later, the human race's powerful warriors had reached the 150th floor, not only catching up but also widening the gap with the alien races.

"Damn it, those humans must have received help from that Venerable One who received the inheritance before. They were just studying his experience down there." A powerful figure finally realized.

"This is unfair! We demand a restart! Some of those humans had previously comprehended the inheritance!" someone complained to the intelligent life form in the Temple of Inheritance.

"It doesn't matter. As long as you reach the 10000th floor, you will be the best successor to the master. Those who are not suitable will not be able to reach the third level even if they have the experience of succession." The intelligent life form said indifferently.

Thirty years later, the human race's strongest members have completely widened the gap, having reached the 300th floor, while the alien race has only reached the 180th floor.

"How can humans be so fast? This is too fast!" Some of the alien races, seeing that they could no longer catch up, began to have ulterior motives.

"Fool, this inheritance isn't something only one person can obtain. Even if a human has a Venerable One to guide them, it's impossible for them to reach the 10000th level within 3000 years. You should study it carefully and gain more benefits for yourself." The rational companion immediately stopped the restless alien.

"That's right." The alien race, which had been eager to make a move, also calmed down and began to focus on their own enlightenment, no longer paying attention to the humans.

Three hundred years later, the human race finally reached the 3000th floor, the first level of inheritance. Yan Yong, the fastest, had already reached the 4999th floor and could no longer see the alien race below. Of course, the alien race below could no longer see Yan Yong either, as a group of human powerhouses blocked their view; otherwise, they would have already started jumping up and down in anger.

1000 years later, the human race's strongest warriors had already reached the 6001st floor, which was also the highest floor in the Venerable's guidance. The rest could only be achieved by the human race's strongest warriors themselves. Yan Yong, who was the fastest, had already reached the 7999th floor.

Meanwhile, the top tier of alien races had only just reached the 3000th floor, barely making it to the first level. The slower alien races had only reached the 2000th floor, widening the gap significantly.

2000 years later, Yan Yong finally reached the 8999th floor, and the human race's strongmen also reached the 6999th floor. In the second level, the difficulty of each floor increased dramatically, and the fastest alien race reached more than 4 floors.

"Damn it, why is it so slow? At this rate, we'll only get some insights and experience!" one of the alien powerhouses complained.

"Having these insights and experiences is already quite good, after all, they are the insights and experiences of a universe overlord. If the level weren't so low, then the insights and experiences would be the most important reward. Currently, I feel that my understanding of the laws has greatly improved, and I also have some direction in the fusion of the three great mysteries. If I can break through to the 6000th level, I am confident that I can break through to the Universe Venerable within 10,000 epochs."

In today's first chapter, a reader pointed out a data issue with the book last night. After checking the information, I found his point to be valid, so I've made some changes accordingly. First, I changed the "Kinghood Limit Amplification" to ten times, allowing it to unleash a million times the power of a peak World Lord, and "Kinghood Invincible" to ten million times the power of a peak World Lord. I also changed the data for the protagonist's Heavenly Dragon Armor from earlier chapters, changing the second layer of its secret runes to provide ten million times the power of a peak World Lord. Thank you to this reader for their suggestion.

(End of this chapter)