Chapter 249: Earth Deity Legacy

Chapter 249: Earth Deity Legacy



Huff!

Li Yuan had just stepped into the square area.

Before he even approached the majestic steps of the main hall, he felt an invisible fluctuation appear out of thin air, about thirty meters away from him.

"Hmm? This is not good." Li Yuan's mental energy was exceptionally powerful, and he immediately sensed the anomaly.

Just as he was about to retreat, it was already too late.

~Buzz! This invisible fluctuation instantly invaded Li Yuan's body, seemingly containing a destructive force that made Li Yuan's heart tremble, and he had no power to resist.

In an instant, Li Yuan was suppressed by this force, and his entire body froze in place.

Unable to move!

"What? What's happening?" Li Yuan was shocked. This was something not mentioned in the Flame Clan's intelligence.

Could the intelligence be false?

However, this destructive restraining force was too powerful. Even if Li Yuan instantly unleashed all his power... he still couldn't move a single bit.

"I'll take the risk." Li Yuan made his decision in just a few seconds.

Since he had already come this far.

"Divine Legacy, how rare? In the entire Seven Star Civilization, not a single deity has been born yet." Li Yuan's eyes gleamed with determination. "Even if I obtain the Divine Legacy, it doesn't guarantee I'll become a deity, but I still hope for a significant improvement."

In the future, even if he goes to the Skysoar Realm and receives the so-called 'Martial God Legacy', it's still just a legacy formed by the Demigods of the Seven Star Civilization, which may not compare to a true 'Divine Legacy'.

Such an opportunity is too precious to pass up.

One must take risks!

It's easy to die from reckless adventures... but when a great opportunity presents itself, one must seize it!

Moreover, Li Yuan wondered if even the deities selecting their successors would consider his talents and give him a chance to obtain the inheritance.

Time passed.

One minute later, a silent vibration reverberated in Li Yuan's mind, conveying a simple message: "The test is about to begin. If you pass the first two trials, you live; if you fail, you die!"

Instantly, Li Yuan understood that he had to pass at least the first two out of the three upcoming trials.

Just two seconds later, a gust of wind blew across the 200-meter-wide square, carrying countless yellow sand that swirled towards Li Yuan. Suddenly, numerous earthen-yellow figures took shape, densely packed, surrounding Li Yuan from all sides.

"Sand warriors?" Li Yuan was stunned, and he immediately scanned the area with Divine Palace Scanning.

They were all 25th-level beings.

"Thirty-six of them?" Li Yuan's gaze swept across the area, confirming the presence of thirty-six earthen-yellow warrior figures.

"Kill!" The first earthen-yellow warrior roared.

Although he didn't speak in the language of the Seven Stars, Li Yuan could sense the meaning he was trying to convey.

"Kill!"

"Kill!" The thirty-six earthen-yellow warriors shouted in unison, charging towards Li Yuan from all directions.

Boom! Li Yuan's palm instantly summoned the Black Heaven Spear, and his Origin Power Armor covered his entire body. Threads of earthen-yellow light emerged from the armor, transforming him into a god of war.

At this moment, Li Yuan understood the nature of the first trial—he had to defeat or even kill all thirty-six guardians standing before him.

Thirty-six 25th-level warriors?

"Let's see how difficult this Earth Deity Legacy trial is," Li Yuan thought as his figure darted forward, swiftly moving through the guardians like a gust of wind.

He burst out of the encirclement.

"Hua!" As he broke free, Li Yuan's long spear whistled forward with terrifying power, piercing the head of one of the guardians.

Boom! It was as if he had struck a giant sandbag, and the guardian's head exploded under Li Yuan's attack.

But the guardian didn't fall.

The sand that had scattered reassembled, forming the guardian's head once more!

"Ha!"

"Boom!" The other guardians charged, their long spears whistling menacingly.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" Li Yuan swung his spear, easily blocking their attacks with his strength.

But Li Yuan's heart grew anxious.

"Why can't I kill them? The black beasts in the canyon had no life features either, but they were almost like real lifeforms. Striking their vital spots would kill them, but why not these guardians?" Li Yuan struggled to remain calm.

The spear's light was blinding, and Li Yuan effortlessly pierced through the guardians' bodies, causing their heads to explode, chests to rupture, and arms to break... But no matter what he did, even when their bodies completely exploded, they quickly regenerated.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!" The number of guardians was astonishing, totaling thirty-six. Even if a few were momentarily disabled by Li Yuan's attacks, others would quickly fill their places.

Despite the limited space, at least ten guardians could attack Li Yuan simultaneously.

"Dodge?" Li Yuan gritted his teeth.

The square was only so big, just 200 meters across. With the speed of a 25th-level Origin Warrior, Li Yuan could dash from one end to the other in an instant.

"I'll risk it," Li Yuan decided with cold determination. He had no other choice.

According to the message, failure meant certain death.

"Puh!"

"Puh!" The Black Heaven Spear in Li Yuan's hand unleashed terrifying power. The spear's light shimmered like starlight, swirling and converging, easily blocking the guardians' attacks.

True Intention Ultimate Move—Star River Cyclone! In terms of skill and power, Li Yuan far surpassed these guardians.

Especially with his Perfect Star Vein circulating within him and resonating with the Earth Pulse, Li Yuan's spear technique's might surged.

"Bang!" The spear's light clashed with one of the guardians' weapons, and the terrifying force caused cracks to appear on the guardian's arms.

The difference in their strengths was astonishing.

The guardians' skills, only revealed their Fourth Stage Middle Tier abilities... But their numbers were overwhelming, and their immortality forced Li Yuan into a defensive stance.

Time passed.

One by one, the guardians fell and rose again, as Li Yuan gave it his all, his Origin Power within rapidly depleting... The Origin Energy Sea had barely been opened, and the Origin Martial Artist's power only provided a slight direct boost to his strength.

However, the Origin Power could continuously eliminate fatigue from his muscles and bones, and when fused with his flesh, it caused his body's defense to skyrocket... If an Origin Martial Artist's Origin Power were to be completely depleted, their combat strength would at least be halved.

"What should I do?"

"Even after killing them repeatedly, my strength doesn't seem to decrease." Li Yuan tried numerous methods, growing increasingly anxious.

Initially, Li Yuan had thought that with each attack, the guardians' strength would gradually diminish until they were completely defeated.

But that didn't happen either.

Weakness? They were all condensed from sand, with no apparent weaknesses.

"Kill!"

Thirty-six guardians swarmed Li Yuan from all directions, like puppets... They only knew how to fight and kill.

And Li Yuan? He could only endure!

Endure to the bitter end!

"There must be a chance."

"There must be! The inheritance trial can't be designed to be impossible to pass."

"Perhaps it's a timed trial, and as long as I persist for a while, I should be able to pass." Another possibility flashed through Li Yuan's mind, giving him greater motivation to keep going.

But!!

One minute, two minutes... ten minutes... thirty minutes... This was an incredibly long battle.

So long that Li Yuan's heart trembled.

He could easily block the guardians' attacks, but he couldn't completely ignore them... His stamina and Origin Power were constantly depleting, and each battle was a torment for Li Yuan's psyche.

In the blink of an eye, forty minutes had passed.

"Kill!" The thirty-six guardians continued to roar, relentlessly besieging Li Yuan.

"Haven't I met the requirements yet?" Li Yuan was on the verge of going crazy.

This was undoubtedly the longest battle he had ever experienced in his life, even longer than the battle in the Flying Snake Valley... In that battle, at least he could see hope.

"Endure."

"Hold on until the end." Li Yuan's Origin Power had already been largely depleted, yet he persisted.

Fortunately, the four Star Veins were circulating, especially the Perfect Star Vein, which made Li Yuan's Origin Power recovery speed astonishing.

According to the Divine Palace Panel, his cultivation efficiency was 13, a level that many six-star vein experts of the same tier couldn't reach.

In the blink of an eye, another ten minutes passed... Li Yuan's Origin Power was finally completely depleted.

Even with the Star Veins still circulating and recovering, it was far from enough to keep up with the battle's consumption... He could only rely on his physical strength.

"Pff!"

"Pfft~" Li Yuan's spear technique was exceptionally fierce, still striking each guardian.

This was an arduous and protracted battle.

After a full forty minutes, Li Yuan fought with all his might, his body already exhausted to the extreme. His spear technique's speed had slowed significantly compared to the beginning, and he was only holding on due to his incredibly high skill.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh~" A guardian's long spear whistled, aiming straight for Li Yuan's head!

If it were before, Li Yuan could have easily dodged it.

But now? Li Yuan was truly exhausted, and could only watch as the long spear pierced towards him.

Without the enhancement of Origin Power, this strike was enough to severely injure or even kill Li Yuan.

"Is this the end?"

"To think the Earth Deity Legacy would be this difficult, and I might die in the first trial of the inheritance test." Li Yuan's heart was filled with reluctance, yet he had no other choice.

All strength eventually runs out.

But just as the guardian roared, and the spearhead touched Li Yuan.

Whoosh~

A gentle breeze blew by, and in an instant, the thirty-six guardians' bodies turned into sand and scattered.

The entire plaza fell silent.

"Me? I passed?" Li Yuan was stunned.

Hum~

An invisible fluctuation instantly transmitted into Li Yuan's mind: "Congratulations, you have passed the first trial of the Earth Deity Legacy with a 'Perfect' evaluation. Please enter the main hall to undergo the second trial."

"Perfect?" Li Yuan suspected that he had already met the trial's standard long ago.

However, this so-called trial was designed to push him to his limits.

In reality, under the pressure of life and death, this nearly two-hour-long frenzied battle had indeed greatly honed Li Yuan's spear technique. Unbeknownst to him, it had already improved to the 45% of the fifth stage.

"Phew!"

Li Yuan exhaled, his entire body collapsing onto the ground, closing his eyes.

He was utterly exhausted.

He had endured for so long purely out of his survival instinct, and now that the trial was passed, he could finally relax.

"Phew!"

"Phew!" Li Yuan closed his eyes, his psychic consciousness instantly descending into the 'Mind Palace'.

Lying on the ground, he began to cultivate the 'Great Sun Sky Dharma Sutra'.

...

Two hours later, Li Yuan was still lying in the plaza.

He slowly opened his eyes, his fatigue completely gone.

"The observation method is truly amazing." Li Yuan thought to himself, then looked towards the distant main hall: "The second trial is in the main hall? Although my body's fatigue is gone, my Origin Power was completely depleted before, and now it's only recovered by a third."

Sitting cross-legged, he began to circulate his four Star Veins, frantically absorbing the external Origin Power... After the first trial, Li Yuan dared not be careless.

In his peak condition, Li Yuan cautiously stepped onto the fifty-five-step staircase leading to the main hall.

From the outside, one could not glimpse the interior of the hall, but as Li Yuan entered, a hum reverberated, and the scene within the hall became instantly clear.

It was an ancient hall, not as majestic as it seemed from the outside. At the end of the hall stood a golden pillar, about ten meters tall and at least three meters in diameter, with countless mysterious patterns engraved on its surface, emitting an invisible psychic fluctuation.

"A Spirit Pillar?" Li Yuan's pupils constricted, instantly recalling the copper pillar at the base of the Zhuque Building in Kunlun Martial University.

The similarities between the two were striking.

The Spirit Pillar was the treasure that guarded Kunlun Martial University, but since Li Yuan had the ability to observe, it seemed less important.

"Could this second trial be a test of willpower and mental strength?" Li Yuan's mind briefly entertained this thought.

The next moment, a boom reverberated. The golden pillar at the end of the hall burst into a dazzling light, enveloping the entire hall and Li Yuan in its radiance.

Wave after wave of powerful mental pressure descended upon him.

"Is this really a test of mental strength and willpower?" Li Yuan wondered silently.

The light contained an invisible impact, its power astonishing. An ordinary Origin Martial Artist would likely faint instantly, but Li Yuan easily endured it.

Humming silently, as if sensing Li Yuan's effortless endurance, the golden pillar's radiance intensified, and the mental pressure it emitted increased.

"Endure!" Li Yuan knew he had no choice.

Retreat?

Leaving the hall would likely mean failing the test and certain death. But how much mental pressure could he withstand to pass the test? There were no hints.

So Li Yuan had only one option—to endure!

The longer he endured, the better.

In just a minute, the light from the golden pillar had almost materialized, and the terrifying mental pressure caused Li Yuan's face to change. He gritted his teeth and braced himself.

It was truly terrifying.

"I suspect that an ordinary Origin Martial Artist would have suffered a mental breakdown in an extremely short time," Li Yuan said expressionlessly.

With a mental strength of 32.8 and a willpower of 33, Li Yuan's mental fortitude was considered exceptional even among Skysoar Warriors.

As time passed, the pressure intensified!

The mental pressure became increasingly terrifying, reaching the peak of the Skysoar level and continuing to rise, causing Li Yuan to feel an incredible oppression.

Under such terrifying pressure, an ordinary Origin Martial Artist would likely faint and lose consciousness instantly.

If it were an ordinary Tier 1 Warrior, they would directly suffer a mental breakdown, becoming insane or even dying.

"Endure!" Li Yuan gritted his teeth and continued to persevere, feeling his thoughts slowing down.

As time passed, Li Yuan's face turned pale.

The golden pillar, an unknown treasure, continued to emit increasing mental pressure, swiftly surpassing the Skysoar peak and approaching the Demigod level.

Finally, when it reached a certain limit, a boom sounded.

Li Yuan felt his heart tremble, and darkness engulfed his vision as he fainted.

...

After an unknown duration, Li Yuan regained consciousness, feeling like his mind was about to explode.

Pain!

Enduring the mental pressure to the limit was, in essence, a form of torture for one's mental fortitude.

At the end of the hall, the golden pillar that had previously emitted dazzling light had returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

"I'm still alive, so I must have passed the second trial, right?" Li Yuan's consciousness remained alert.

Suddenly, two invisible fluctuations transmitted a message: "Congratulations on passing the second trial of the Earth Deity Legacy with a 'Perfect' rating. You will now proceed to the deepest part of the Nexus Realm to undergo the third trial."

"If you fail to pass, you will be given a gift and can leave the inheritance site."

"Of course, if you pass all three trials but still choose not to accept the legacy, you will still be given a gift and may leave."

Li Yuan paused.

He understood that his performance in the second trial was perfect, as only Tier 1 Life Forms could enter the Nexus Realm, and even if one quickly advanced to Tier 2, their mental fortitude would still be formidable.

However, a thought crossed Li Yuan's mind: "If I pass all three trials but still don't want the legacy, can I leave on my own?"

In the deepest part of the Nexus Realm, a mysterious place, there was a vast hall.

On a meditation cushion, a girl in a fiery red robe sat cross-legged, quietly cultivating.

Around her, strands of flames flickered.

Suddenly, a gentle voice spoke: "Lan Yue, the inheritor of the Earth Deity Legacy has appeared, and he is exceptional. Even without the legacy, he may have the potential to become a deity, far surpassing you."

(End of Chapter)

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