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Chapter 390: Chapter 387: Inheritance Land
The kilometer-long Heavenly Dragon Wood, like a prehistoric beast, spanned the sky, shuttling through the void at a tremendous speed.
Occasionally visible through the clouds, it provoked exclamations of amazement from the ordinary people on the ground who witnessed this spectacle.
Through the Aries Star Palace, Gu Jinlai could clearly sense the speed of the Heavenly Dragon Wood—such a speed...
was definitely more than four times the speed of sound.
Moreover, given its massive size.
If it were to fly just a little lower, it wouldn’t need to make a move; merely sweeping across a human city would provoke a blast powerful enough to split the city open, causing untold death and destruction.
"The most critical aspect of Saint Level creatures is their size, but at the Earthly True Immortal Level, the most terrifying thing is the ’Dao’ they comprehend on their own,"
Zi Yang, watching Gu Jinlai observing the Heavenly Dragon Wood’s flight, remarked with a smile, "Since ancient times, many wise sayings passed down among humans include ’Human will prevails over the heavens’, ’My destiny is not dictated by heaven’, and ’Supplanting the will of heaven with one’s own heart’, all of which refer to the Power of Dao wielded by Earthly True Immortals. The Dao of an Earthly True Immortal indeed has the power to change heaven and earth. For Mu, its evolutionary path is the Innate Divine Beast Yinglong, whose Dao can summon storms. Hence, Mu can traverse through the midst of thunderstorms unscathed and even harness the power of the tempestuous thunder to replenish what the Aries Star Palace consumes."
"Thunderstorms..."
Something stirred in Gu Jinlai’s heart, "Among human Saints, there is a body type known as Thunder Origin Body. Could this be the foundation of the Dao of Thunderstorms?"
"Thunder Origin Body?"
Zi Yang paused, then continued, "I don’t know much about the Cultivator System, but often the original Holy Bodies are transformations from Innate Divine Beasts."
After a moment of thought, it said, "In ancient times, Innate Divine Beasts were revered as Innate Sacred Beings, worshipped and believed in by humans as their totems. Although these divine beasts had no need for human worship, humans, as the All Things Spiritual Leader, found some kind beasts willing to approach humans and offer help. This is why the bodies of Saints are also known as Holy Bodies."
"So, does the Cultivator System take after the Innate Divine Beasts?"
"Right."
Zi Yang nodded, "Just like how the initial Heavenly Master System was actually based on the Demon Spirits, it’s just that humans, with their inherent talent and spirituality as the All Things Spiritual Leader, have excelled and surpassed the original models on both of these paths. As a result, at one point, Demon Spirits and Divine Beasts had both become prey for humankind."
Gu Jinlai knew what it referred to.
Divine Weapons.
The primary material for Divine Weapons was Innate Divine Beasts.
While these materials could be the remains of a perished Innate Divine Beast or the exuviae left behind after their evolution, compared to the latter which were hard to come by...
Hunting Innate Divine Beasts to make Divine Weapons was obviously more convenient.
With the creation of the Forbidden Ruined Beast, the hunting of Divine Beasts by humans was no longer an impossible task.
Gu Jinlai didn’t know how to evaluate this fact. 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
He could only choose to stay silent.
Carrying the Aries Star Palace, the Heavenly Dragon Wood maneuvered through the sea of clouds and soon arrived at a large uninhabited island with a diameter of over a hundred miles.
No!
There were traces of human habitation on this island.
But now, the entire island was overrun by thousands of Devils.
"Mu, show us your Innate Divine Ability,"
Zi Yang looked at the Devils sprawling across the island and spoke with a smile.
"Roar!"
The Heavenly Dragon Wood, soaring in, let out a roar, and above in the Sky Dome, the wind and clouds began to change.
Positive and negative ions stirred wildly in the atmosphere, soon giving rise to an enormous Thunderstorm that engulfed the entire island.
The island was over a hundred miles across!
Yet the thundercloud stormed over the entire hundred-mile span; the scale of it...
sent chills down Gu Jinlai’s spine.
Initially, he had thought that using missiles with speeds of twenty or thirty times the speed of sound, equipped with nuclear warheads, he could quickly break through defenses to strike and kill the Demon Emperor. But now, seeing this...
A hundred miles of thunderclouds!
Even if equipped with nuclear warheads of tens of millions of tons yield, exploding fifty miles out, what harm could they ultimately do to the likes of Heavenly Dragon Wood and other Earthly True Immortal, Demon Emperor Level beings?
"Boom!"
Thunder roared!
The Devils on the island howled in terror, but countless bolts of lightning fell from the clouds.
The lightning, heated to tens or even hundreds of thousands of degrees, fell relentlessly, striking the Devils with deadly precision.
Minutes later, the Thunderstorm began to abate, and the black clouds spreading over a hundred miles, shrouding the entire island, dispersed, leaving behind not a single Devil remaining alive.
"This is Mu’s Innate Divine Ability: Thunderstorm,"
Zi Yang said. "Once an Earthly True Immortal finds its own Dao, their powerful innate abilities can transform qualitatively through the power of the ’Dao’. Especially when the ’Dao’ reaches Perfection, they have the ability to replace the will of heaven with their own, shake the foundations of the Great Dao of heaven and earth, and release a power that transcends any divine skill. Cultivators call this Great Divine Power, and those who wield such power are known as Great Divine Ability Users, existences second only to True Immortals."
"Is Mu a Great Divine Ability User?"
Gu Jinlai inquired.
Zi Yang just smiled and made no reply.
Soon, Mu had carried the Aries Star Palace down to a valley on the island.
In the valley, faint ripples of space could now be seen spreading out in all directions, a sign that the Demon Realm Rift was about to open.
"Take a moment to adjust your condition and get ready to receive the inheritance,"
Zi Yang spoke, while it began to control the Aries Star Palace.
With a slight rumble and vibration, a section of the main structure of the Aries Star Palace separated from Mu’s body and levitated, flying toward the spreading space ripples, and unfolded itself.
Soon, this part of the structure had extended into a large platform hundreds of meters in diameter.
The platform radiated splendid light, like starlight sprinkled down from the stars.
This starlight, intertwined with the emerging Demon Realm Rift, brightened further and in just two days, had formed a towering pillar of light, soaring into Yunxiao.
By the third day, as the Demon Realm Rift was about to truly open, columns of light tens, even hundreds of meters high split down the middle, transforming into a diamond-shaped door.
Sharp at both ends with a spacious center.
Visible ripples in space emanated in waves, as if the door led to another world.
"Is this the Star Gate!?"
Gu Jinlai gazed at the splendor that was extreme in its brilliance, yet somehow confined by some unknown energy, and couldn’t help but feel astounded.
"Yes, this is the Star Gate, the direct route to the Aries Star Lord’s Inheritance Land,"
Zi Yang nodded with a smile, "Please enter, someone there will guide you to accept the inheritance and help you become the true Aries Star Lord."
Gu Jinlai glanced at Zi Yang, then at the Heavenly Dragon Wood perched to one side.
He sensed that something was amiss.
But, if the Heavenly Dragon Wood intended to harm him, it needn’t go through all this trouble.
As for coveting the treasures on him?
That was even more nonsensical.
The most valuable thing he carried was the Cheng Ying Mecha.
And given the value of Qingxin Jade Dew in this era, many Heavenly Masters would willingly trade three hundred portions of Immortal Essence Gold for it.
"Go on, we will wait here for your return."
Zi Yang had a hopeful smile.
"Alright."
Gu Jinlai nodded and took a step forward, entering the Star Gate.
Crossing the Star Gate felt almost the same as crossing the Demon Realm Rift.
Considering that the Star Gate itself utilized a special relationship between this world and the Demon Realm... or rather a kind of spacetime dislocation for transmission, such a feeling was within reason.
Very soon, Gu Jinlai’s figure had already appeared in a...
Vast valley.
The entire valley was likely tens of miles in size, and one could faintly see a large number of building remains in the surroundings.
Because these building remains had been uninhabited for many years, they had merged with nature, with numerous trees and ivy-like plants engulfing the original shapes of the buildings.
After a moment’s observation, Gu Jinlai’s gaze was drawn to a tower a kilometer away.
The tower, hundreds of meters tall, was like a straight trident piercing into Yunxiao.
Especially since a stream of light shot up from the tower’s peak to a height of a thousand meters.
After reaching a thousand meters, the light quickly dispersed, rippling out in all directions, forming a phantom that resembled a protective shield.
Yes, a protective shield!
Gu Jinlai sensed carefully and indeed, there was an energy Protection Shield enveloping several tens of miles around.
It was just unclear what specific function it had.
"This is really... sci-fi."
Gu Jinlai marveled softly, "If I hadn’t read the complete Creator’s Inheritance, I might have thought that the creators were high-tech Aliens."
At this time, a beam of light descended, forming a projection of a noble and elegant woman.
"Oh, another inheritor has come?"
She spoke indifferently, "I hope you can succeed."
As she spoke, she waved her hand.
The platform under Gu Jinlai’s feet, resembling a square, began to twinkle with light, following special patterns.
Gu Jinlai raised his eyebrows at the woman’s words, "Again? Have others overcome the three challenges and reached this Inheritance Land before? Does the inheritance involve danger?"
"You’ll soon find out."
The woman did not answer.
"Wait a moment."
Gu Jinlai was about to say something, but the surrounding light suddenly intensified.
Immediately after, Gu Jinlai felt his surroundings drastically change and dimly felt...
He seemed to have entered the True Spirit Realm.
No, that’s not right!
"I’m in the True Spirit Realm!?"
Gu Jinlai was somewhat alarmed.
He had entered the True Spirit Realm without activating his True Spirit!?
"I hope you can guide the Star Lord back and become a new coordinate for His Majesty, the Star Lord,"
the woman murmured to herself.
"Coordinate!?"
Coming from Blue Star, Gu Jinlai’s capacity for information and imaginative power far exceeded those of this world’s inhabitants.
He quickly guessed what was happening.
He looked up abruptly, fixing his gaze on the woman formed of light and shadow, "You’re not looking for inheritors, but for a Dao Mark, a locator for the Aries Star Lord to descend, with the hope of bringing back the Star Lord who has lost his way in the spirit world to reality!?"
