At this moment, the invisible barrier in front of the General's Residence shattered like glass.
The surrounding Universe Masters did not hesitate at all and directly flew into the General's Residence.
Basically, the Universe Masters here were all clones. Even if they died, they would only lose a small amount of divine power.
If they could obtain a inheritance or make this ancient city recognize them as its master, then compared to that small risk of losing divine power, it was an enormous gain.
Luo Fan was no exception.
He quickly flew into the General's Residence.
In fact, no Universe Master was a fool.
At this level, even beings who disliked thinking, such as rock lifeforms, metal lifeforms, and plant lifeforms, all possessed powerful intelligence.
Moreover, after reaching the level of Universe Master, their reaction speed was extremely terrifying.
In just an instant, the more than one hundred Universe Masters who had originally been around the General's Residence all entered it.
After entering, Luo Fan began observing his surroundings.
The interior space of the General's Residence was extremely vast, practically a small world.
He was not surprised by such a scene.
After all, even within his own palace treasure there was a hidden internal world with enormous space, let alone the residence of a Universe Boat general.
The surrounding Universe Masters also did not dare to move recklessly at this moment.
Because they had already realized that this place was very likely a inheritance left behind by a powerhouse from an ancient civilization.
Moreover, there was most likely an intelligent entity or a remnant consciousness left behind to guard it.
Thus, none of them dared to act rashly and instead quietly observed in place.
Sure enough, just as everyone was observing their surroundings, a figure suddenly appeared.
He looked like an ordinary human man.
One mouth, one nose, two eyes, two ears.
A completely ordinary human appearance.
His hair was black and his skin slightly yellow.
He wore a cyan-blue armor covered in complex secret patterns and engravings.
At this moment, he floated quietly in the air, calmly looking down at everyone.
Although he emitted no aura or pressure, no one present dared to underestimate him.
After all, just like the rest of the ancient city, flight was prohibited inside the General's Residence.
Yet this middle-aged man could stand in midair and look down on them.
At this moment, no one spoke first.
These experts of the Universe Sea simply watched the man in silence.
Many even had a trace of tension in their eyes.
After casually glancing at everyone, the man spoke.
"My name is Xingyuan · Azure Firmament · Wu · Saint!"
Hearing the suffixes "Wu" and "Saint," Luo Fan's heart trembled.
As expected, he truly was the General of the Universe Boat!
"Wu" was a suffix granted to him by the State of Wu.
"Saint" was a suffix he obtained after reaching the level of Chaos Ruler.
It was a symbol of strength.
As for "Xingyuan" and "Azure Firmament," Luo Fan guessed that one of them was his name.
The other was likely his sect or inheritance.
For example, like the Duan Dong River inheritance in the original story.
The last generation of Duan Dong River also had both "Duan Dong River" and "Wu" in his name.
However, he was only an Eternal True God, so he did not have the "Saint" suffix.
The experts present had all explored the Universe Sea for many years.
Although they had not obtained any complete inheritance, they still knew fragments of information about ancient civilizations.
"This person's name actually contains 'Wu'! That means his status in the ancient civilization was extremely high!"
"Tch, everyone knows that. Can you say something new?"
While everyone whispered among themselves, the man continued.
"Descendants of the endless reincarnation eras, I am now merely a wisp of preserved remnant consciousness."
"I have already fallen countless reincarnation eras ago."
"Back then, I led the Second Army of my state and came to your Universe Sea in an attempt to seize a sliver of survival."
"I knew this path would be extremely difficult."
"But even so, for the sake of my king, we still came."
"This path is the most difficult path."
"Even the strongest warships and the bravest warriors still failed."
"When I foresaw failure, I did not wish for my inheritance to be cut off."
"I, Xingyuan · Azure Firmament · Wu · Saint, am the 1213th generation Xingyuan!"
"I am also the sole inheritor of this generation of the Xingyuan Sect!"
"The ancestors of my Xingyuan Sect all died in battle. The inheritance has been passed down for who knows how long until it reached me."
"If I die, the inheritance will be severed in my hands."
"I have failed my ancestors."
"This Eternal Ancient City has been modified by me and is somewhat different from before."
"I have left behind two inheritances here!"
"I can die."
"But the inheritance of the Xingyuan Sect must not be extinguished!"
"If you feel fear, you may leave now. Otherwise, once you step onto this path, it will become increasingly dangerous."
"Especially at the end. When you come into contact with the true inheritance of my Xingyuan lineage, only the one who accepts the inheritance will survive!"
"Of course, it is also very possible that none of you can accept the inheritance and all will perish!"
"The earlier you leave, the safer it is. The later you leave, especially once you touch even a trace of the inheritance… any being other than successive Xingyuan who dares threaten the inheritance of my lineage will die!"
"Besides the inheritance of my Xingyuan Sect, there is also the inheritance left by my king!"
"This inheritance is the same. The further you go, the more dangerous it becomes."
"Once you begin to come into contact with the true inheritance—"
"Unless you pass, you will die!"
"Even if you possess clone or incarnation techniques, it will make no difference!"
"You may choose whether to accept an inheritance."
"You may also choose which inheritance to accept."
"Or you may leave now!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted.
In everyone's eyes flashed madness, excitement, and worry.
Inheritance!
A true inheritance!
Why were the Seven True Gods of the Divine Eye Clan so powerful?
It was because they had once obtained a complete inheritance from ancient ruins, allowing the seven of them, when joining forces, to unleash extremely terrifying strength.
Thus, in the Universe Sea, the most valuable thing was undoubtedly a complete inheritance that could be cultivated from low to high levels.
And this time, it was exactly such a complete inheritance!
This inheritance was far beyond what the Divine Eye Clan possessed.
The inheritance of a Universe Boat general, and even of beings above that level!
What level of inheritance was this?
These experts of the Universe Sea all knew that those bearing the character "Wu" were already powerful beings.
And this one had even led an army, piloting a Universe Boat to the Universe Sea, a supreme powerhouse of an ancient civilization!
If one obtained his inheritance, could they control the Universe Boat?
Controlling a Universe Boat was an incredibly tempting thought.
If it were truly possible, how many supreme treasures would they gain?
Moreover, obtaining this general's inheritance would likely grant access to numerous supreme treasures as well.
Not only that, there was an even higher-level inheritance!
The inheritance of the king of that ancient civilization!
If obtaining the general's inheritance meant controlling the Universe Boat, then obtaining the king's inheritance, could it grant the method to construct a Universe Boat?
At this thought, everyone became frenzied.
Leaving everything else aside, just the inheritance that allowed one to transcend reincarnation was already incredibly tempting.
Without hesitation, everyone quickly informed the Universe Masters outside the ancient city.
They did not know whether the inheritance had requirements regarding strength.
It would be best to have the strongest experts of their respective factions come.
After all, those who could become the strongest in the universe were the most talented across the entire Universe Sea.
The inheritance would certainly choose those with the greatest talent.
In that case, those strongest experts were the most likely to obtain it.
Not only that, many who reacted quickly had already begun arranging for talented Immortals and Venerables within their clans.
After all, these individuals were born after the destruction of the universe.
Among them, there could very well be unparalleled geniuses.
There was no chaotic airflow here, so even Immortals could come.
…
Virtual Universe, Giant Axe Temple.
"That's the situation. I'll go in first and see what the trial is like. You can decide whether to enter afterward."
Luo Fan briefly explained the situation inside the General's Residence.
At this moment, every human expert present was filled with excitement.
It truly was an inheritance from an ancient civilization!
If humanity could obtain it, combined with the primal universe clone of the Origin Source Master, then the rise of humanity would be unstoppable!
The Chaos City Lord spoke directly.
"I will begin selecting talented Immortals and Venerables."
"I'll prepare them in advance."
"If Immortals and Venerables are also allowed to participate in the trial, we can quickly transport some of them over through wormholes."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Although they also wanted the inheritance for themselves, the most important thing now was to secure it for humanity.
Very soon, the upper echelons of humanity began selecting talented Venerables and Immortals.
With the existence of the Virtual Universe, this was extremely simple for humanity.
Among them, Luo Feng, who had originally planned to go to Artisan God Star to obtain the fourth Heavenly Soul Crystal fragment containing the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual but had instead been sent into the small universe of the Ancestral Starry Sky Beast, was also informed of the news.
Zuo Shan Ke did not hesitate at all and immediately told Luo Feng to prepare.
Once it was confirmed that Immortals and Venerables could also enter to obtain the inheritance, he would send Luo Feng over as well.
In fact, one of Luo Feng's clones had already been prepared.
If Immortals and Venerables were eligible, he would be sent along with the main force of humanity's Immortals and Venerables into the General's Residence of the Eternal Ancient City.
…
Inside the General's Residence.
Many of the surrounding Universe Masters were struggling internally.
Especially those from the Sacred Land Universes.
As well as those from the Second and Third Reincarnation Eras.
As for the Universe Masters from the First Reincarnation Era, their expressions were mostly firm.
If they did not obtain an inheritance and allow their strongest experts to break through and transcend reincarnation, they would perish.
Many from the Second Reincarnation Era shared this mindset.
As for the remaining small portion from the Second and Third Reincarnation Eras, as well as those from the Sacred Land Universes, some were still hesitating.
They knew this was an extremely important opportunity.
But opportunity also meant danger.
No matter how many came, only two could obtain the inheritance.
The rest, if they did not withdraw early, could only die.
It was even possible that no one would obtain the inheritance at all.
If no one obtained it, then everyone would die.
Those from the Third Reincarnation Era and part of the Second Reincarnation Era still had long lifespans ahead, so they were not in a hurry.
Those from the First Reincarnation Era would perish once this era ended, so they were determined to gamble.
As for those from the Sacred Land Universes, they were the most hesitant.
Because in their view, they had no fear of death.
With their Sacred Land Universes, as long as they did not die in the Universe Sea, they could live through countless reincarnation eras.
Moreover, the ancestors of the Sacred Land Universes generally would not allow them to break through to the level of strongest in the universe.
Without breaking through, they could not transcend reincarnation.
In that case, whether they had the inheritance or not seemed meaningless.
Thus, many Universe Masters from Sacred Land Universes planned to leave.
At this moment, the middle-aged man appeared again.
"Those who wish to obtain the inheritance, come and participate in the trial."
"The two inheritances share the same initial trial. They will diverge later."
"Tell me your choice."
"Those who wish to participate, step forward!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a passage appeared before everyone.
Many immediately flew toward it.
However, a few Universe Masters, after struggling internally, turned and flew out of the ancient city.
Luo Fan did not hesitate and also flew toward the passage ahead.
The entrance was pitch black, and nothing inside could be seen.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan stepped into it.
In the next moment, he felt intense spatial fluctuations.
The surrounding space began to twist.
Yet everything around him remained in darkness.
Only a faint light could be seen behind him.
After walking for a while, Luo Fan finally saw a faint light ahead.
Behind him, everything was already completely dark.
Very soon, he exited the passage and arrived in a side hall.
At this moment, many Universe Masters were already there.
"Heh, I didn't expect the Origin Source Master of humanity to come in as well."
"I heard you've only been born for a few epochs."
"You still have over two reincarnation eras left, yet you dare to risk your life here?"
"You probably haven't even enjoyed life yet. Aren't you afraid of dying here?"
A Universe Master from the Divine Eye Clan spoke mockingly upon seeing Luo Fan enter.
The other Universe Masters from various factions also looked toward him.
After all, Luo Fan's reputation had been quite prominent recently.
Many in the Universe Sea knew that the Origin Source Master of humanity possessed clones at the level of a million Universe Masters.
Naturally, Luo Fan would not remain silent.
"I cultivated for one epoch and reached your level."
"Who do you think has a higher chance of obtaining the inheritance?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Divine Eye Clan's Universe Master looked as if he had swallowed something foul.
The surrounding Universe Masters also had unpleasant expressions on their faces.
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