I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1489

Chapter 1489: Chapter 1491: Time Gem Chapter 1489: Chapter 1491: Time Gem “`
Hearing the words of the Taoist Man's phantom in midair, Song Jian was first taken aback, then came to a realization. Many people believe that inheritance is just about Martial Arts Secret Scrolls, but in fact, the content it encompasses is very complex, far beyond what one or two secret scrolls can cover. Sometimes, it even requires the personal transmission of skills by the inheritor to fully take over the mantle.

Song Jian should have been the most outstanding candidate in this assessment, but unfortunately, he is not a man of this era.

“If you were within a hundred thousand years from this era, I would still have ways to you inherit my mantle, but a million years, this is far beyond my capabilities…” In the midair, the complex gaze of the Taoist phantom looked at Song Jian with a shake of his head and a sigh.

Finding a suitable inheritor is also a very difficult matter. The number of Human Race prodigies who have entered the inheritance ground has already exceeded one hundred thousand, but only a handful have made it to the end, and Song Jian is the most excellent among them.

Song Jian's brow furrowed slightly. Although he had spent more than half a month raising his Aura Skills to level ten, in reality, he still held hopes for the inheritance of a god-level powerhouse; but now, all that had come to nothing.

“What a pity!” sighed the Taoist phantom. But soon, he pointed towards the empty space at Song Jian and a golden light blossomed from his fingertip. Before Song Jian could react, the golden light was already drilling into his forehead.

“It seems you possess a Swordsmanship inheritance, this is some of my understanding of swordsmanship, I hope it can be of help to you!” the Taoist Man nodded and said, “Within the land of inheritance, there are some miscellaneous items. If you find them useful, feel free to take them all. Alright, your trial ends here. You can leave at any time!”

After speaking, the Taoist Man shook his head and his figure slowly faded away in the air.

In Song Jian's sea of consciousness, a golden object shaped like a seed sparkled. This was the Taoist Man's insight on swordsmanship, the comprehension of a god-level powerhouse, something that couldn't be directly transmitted to Song Jian, for if it were, the massive flow of information would burst the sea of consciousness of Song Jian, who had only a third-order Combat Power.

Now, these insights condensed into a seed of comprehension. In the future, as Song Jian utilized his sword techniques and meditated on his cultivation, he would gradually merge the Taoist's insights into his own, turning them into something personal. This would be a lengthy process, but for Song Jian, it was an extremely precious treasure.

The test continued. The Taoist phantom could only see that Song Jian was a man from a million years later, but he failed to notice that the world he lived in was just a segment of a constantly cycling history.

As the Taoist phantom disappeared from view, the surroundings also slowly started to change, as if a gust of wind had passed, blowing all the undead creatures in front of Song Jian away like sand, and the dark environment in front of him cracked like glass, and then exploded fiercely apart.

Song Jian's vision blurred, and he found himself suddenly back in the great hall.

At this moment, of the dozens of stone pillars in the hall, five had turned into a rock-like gray, while the others still emitted a faint golden glow.

These five gray stone pillars depicted the scenes that Song Jian had “cleared”.

Looking at the remaining dozens of stone pillars, Song Jian couldn't help but shiver. With so many stone pillar scenes, if he had to fight through each one, he really might suffer a mental breakdown.

The hall was now brightly lit, every torch burning vigorously. Even the torches that had not been lit before were now ignited, lighting the great hall like daylight.

At the end of the hall, there was a high platform with about thirteen seats, each around ten feet tall. These seats looked similar to the divine throne in Song Jian's Divine Country, only the style was somewhat different.

On the second seat to the left, the statue of a Taoist Man sat upright, turning his head to look at the hall, with a faint smile on his face.

The appearance of this Taoist Man was identical to that of the phantom that had been floating in midair throughout the trial.

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The Taoist Man's statue sat serenely on the divine chair, in front of him, there was a treasure chest emanating a purple-gold glow that caught Song Jian's eye.

“A legendary quality treasure chest!” Song Jian was thrilled, this must be the reward for the trial, for outsiders like them even if they passed the trial, they couldn't become inheritors, hence, this treasure chest in front of them was their reward, to ensure they didn't leave empty-handed.

“This is indeed a pleasant surprise!” Song Jian muttered to himself, stepping forward as his right hand gently pressed against the chest.

A beam of purple-gold light shot up into the sky.

“Click, Click~”
The treasure chest opened in response, revealing dozens of items inside.

“I've struck it rich!” Song Jian's eyes gleamed as he first picked up an item radiating a purple-gold light.

“Time Gem (Legendary), Accessory, Attributes: Spirit +10, Stamina +10, Intellect +10. Skill 1: Time Shield (Passive), when taking damage, automatically reflects 10% of the damage received, and the remaining 40% of damage will be deducted over the next ten seconds; Skill 2: Time Rewind (Active), can be cast on a target, reverting the target back to its state ten seconds prior; Cooldown: 12 hours; Usage restriction: Each time a skill is activated, it will consume the Time Power within the gem. If it's not replenished, after the contained Time Power is depleted, the gem will lose its effect; Item description: This gem from the River of Time is a stone that has undergone a transformation after tens of thousands of years of erosion by time itself, becoming a gem imbued with the Power of Time! Value: Exchangeable for thirty thousand merit points;”
“What a great find!” Song Jian's eyes shone brighter; although he naturally had strong offense and weak defense, the attributes of the Time Gem were average, but both of its skills could be considered divine level.

Time Shield was a passive skill, which bounced back 10% of damage upon taking a hit, and the remaining 40% of damage would be deducted over the next ten seconds–a key factor that could nearly make it impossible for anyone to instantly kill him in the future. As for the second skill, it could be immensely useful on both himself and his enemies.

“It's a pity, this item can only be handed over to Xuan Tian Sect to exchange for merit!” A trace of reluctance flickered in Song Jian's eyes.

The item's value was evident from the merit points it could be exchanged for; thirty thousand points were enough to purchase two or three legendary quality items.

Just as Song Jian was about to put the gem into his inventory, the Time Imprint on his chest suddenly burst into light, and strands of luminescence floated out, converging in the air into an Infinity Symbol.

System: The Time Imprint is requesting to absorb the Time Power from the Time Gem, do you allow? Yes/No
Song Jian was startled; he hadn't expected the Time Imprint to be able to absorb the Time Power contained within the Time Gem. These were items from a secret realm, and though they seemed to be in Song Jian's hands and could be put into his inventory, they were actually items from two different dimensions!

Absorb!

Without hesitation, Song Jian chose Yes. Thirty thousand merit points were precious, but the Domain Power was more important to him compared to the Time Imprint.

It was known that the stronger the Domain Power, the easier it would be to advance to the Demi-God Realm and transform Domain Power into Power of Law when advancing. Although it might not seem significant now, this could solidify Song Jian's path toward the Demi-God Level.

As Song Jian confirmed his choice, strands of Time Essence were extracted from the Time Gem, merging into the Infinity Symbol. This process lasted a good ten seconds before all the Time Essence in the Time Gem was completely drained. The Infinity Symbol, which had started as a mere phantom, now appeared more solid, resembling a gemstone carved out of jade.

Chapter end

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