Translator: CinderTL
Inside the Starry Pavilion:
"How many hours has it been?"
"Almost ten, I think."
"Ten hours and still not finished?" A group of teachers had gathered again.
Most of them were the same ones who had left earlier, but now they had returned.
The reason was simple: this opening of the White Dragon's Court was unlike any other.
Someone had been inside for over ten hours and still hadn't completed the trial.
Buzz! The purple-robed elder, Zi Kun, felt his phone vibrate.
He opened it.
Beep! A black-robed figure materialized on the screen—Qiu Cang.
"Elder Zi," Qiu Cang asked, "has Jiang Ye come out yet?"
"No," Zi Kun replied, shaking his head. "The kid's been in there for over ten hours now."
Hearing this, Qiu Cang turned his gaze to the projection screen.
Only one name remained on the screen:
Jiang Ye (Third Trial)
"Ten hours in the Third Trial," Qiu Cang murmured, his eyes flashing with thought. "Can he really last that long?"
"Indeed."
"That girl Chen Zilu," Zi Kun sighed. "Even she only lasted twelve hours, didn't she?"
Qiu Cang nodded.
Chen Zilu.
She had once obtained a First-Tier Cosmic Civilization Inheritance from the White Dragon's Court!
The event had caused a sensation throughout White Dragon University and even the entire East Sea Province.
But who exactly was Chen Zilu?
Chen Zilu possessed the highest Dao Bone Aptitude, capable of rivaling Transcendent Aptitude. She truly deserved the title of "peerless prodigy"!
Yet now, Jiang Ye's time inside the White Dragon's Court was rapidly approaching hers?
Even Qiu Cang found it somewhat unbelievable.
"Do you think this kid can secure a First-Tier Civilization Inheritance?" Zi Kun asked curiously.
"Hard to say." Qiu Cang shook his head. "The White Dragon's Court rewards performance, not just time spent. History is full of cases where individuals exceeded fifteen hours but only obtained a Mid-Tier Heaven-Rank Inheritance."
"That's true." Zi Kun nodded.
White Dragon University was teeming with geniuses.
It wasn't uncommon for students to endure over ten or even twenty hours in the White Dragon's Court.
But how many had truly secured a First-Tier Cosmic Civilization Inheritance?
Such an achievement might occur only once every few decades.
Otherwise, Chen Zilu's feat wouldn't have caused such a sensation.
Securing a First-Tier Civilization Inheritance in just twelve hours demonstrated her unparalleled excellence!
Suddenly, Zi Kun asked, "Old Qiu, it's been so long. Has Old Zhu contacted you yet?"
"No," Qiu Cang replied, shaking his head.
"And you haven't contacted him either?"
"Nope."
"You two are really..." Zi Kun chuckled, shaking his head. "Stubborn as mules."
He understood the situation perfectly.
Both men were waiting for the other to make the first move, as if calling first would mean losing face.
"Jiang Ye isn't my disciple," Qiu Cang scoffed. "If anyone's anxious, it's Zhu Honglie, not me."
"Given his performance," Zi Kun chuckled, "aren't you tempted to take him as your disciple?"
"That's a matter for later," Qiu Cang snorted, his projection slowly fading away.
Inside a villa at Penglai University:
"This is driving me mad!" Zhu Honglie clenched his fist. "Old Qiu still hasn't called me. The old bastard has some nerve!"
Ten hours.
Zhu Honglie had waited ten hours, yet Qiu Cang still hadn't called.
"Still, the fact that Jiang Ye lasted so long..."
"The inheritance he's obtained must be beyond imagination!" A glint flashed in Zhu Honglie's eyes, and he suddenly grinned.
No matter what, a Heaven-Tier Inheritance was guaranteed!
"Hmph!"
"Old Qiu," Zhu Honglie sneered, "wait until the results are revealed. Let's see if you can still hold back then!"
In the pitch-black void:
Jiang Ye's consciousness slowly awakened.
You have cleared the final trial.
Calculating rewards...
"It's over?" Jiang Ye opened his eyes, staring at the floating text before him.
Memories of the recent events flooded his mind.
"I killed a strong opponent nearing the third breakthrough," Jiang Ye recalled. "Fortunately, I managed to unleash my fourth ultimate move at the last moment."
"Otherwise, it would have been nearly impossible to defeat him."
"It's also fortunate he didn't possess a Substantial Domain, likely only having a mortal body," Jiang Ye thought, secretly relieved.
If the opponent nearing the third breakthrough had possessed a profound physique or higher, Jiang Ye would have stood no chance.
Even so, for Jiang Ye in his current state, facing even an ordinary strong opponent nearing the third breakthrough was far beyond his capabilities.
After all, Jiang Ye had only just reached the early stages of the second breakthrough.
Even with multiple buffs amplifying his combat power several times over, he still held no advantage.
Throughout the entire battle, Jiang Ye was completely suppressed, his flesh, skin, and bones shattered.
That's why, at the critical moment, Jiang Ye unleashed five hundred thousand strands of stellar energy.
What does this mean?
An ordinary second breakthrough expert, even when using their ultimate move, would typically expend between ten thousand and fifty thousand strands of stellar energy.
The more stellar energy used, the stronger the ultimate move.
However, the Guanyuan Acupoint and Star Meridian have limited capacity. Forcing more than fifty thousand strands of stellar energy through them in a short period would have catastrophic consequences.
Jiang Ye, however, had unleashed five hundred thousand strands of stellar energy in an instant, at the cost of self-destruction.
Of course, that alone wouldn't be enough to kill a strongman approaching the third breakthrough.
Fortunately, Jiang Ye was incredibly lucky.
At the critical moment, he successfully executed the fourth ultimate move of the Great Sun Spear Technique—Sea-Burning!
By channeling five hundred thousand strands of stellar energy into this fourth-tier ultimate move, combined with the stacked buffs from Find Joy in Suffering, The More You Fight, the Stronger You Become, Great Accumulation, Sudden Breakthrough, and more, Jiang Ye had gathered the perfect storm of timing, location, and synergy. This convergence allowed him to unleash the most powerful strike of his life.
"I probably won't be able to pull that off again for a long time," Jiang Ye mused, shaking his head with a wry smile. He knew such a scenario was impossible to replicate.
Even setting aside the fact that he couldn't self-destruct his Guanyuan Acupoint in reality, simply maintaining combat for over ten hours would be nearly impossible.
Moreover, the stacked buffs that had amplified his combat power to its absolute limit were unlikely to align again.
In the future, unless Jiang Ye reached the peak of the second breakthrough, he would never be able to unleash such a devastating killing move again.
As Jiang Ye pondered this, the surrounding darkness suddenly receded like a tide.
"Has the settlement been completed?"
Jiang Ye's expression shifted as he looked around.
You have completed the White Dragon Royal Court's assessment.
Please await the inheritance.
"Inheritance!"
"It's finally starting," Jiang Ye said, his voice filled with anticipation. "Will it be a Heaven-Tier Inheritance?"
His eyes sparkled with excitement, more eager than ever before.
He had slain a strong opponent nearing the third breakthrough, defeating an enemy three ranks above his own.
At the very least, I should get a Heaven-Tier Inheritance, right?
If they only give me an earth-rank one, that would be utterly ridiculous.
As he waited, only a moment passed before—
Whoosh! The surrounding scenery suddenly brightened, revealing a magnificent palace before him.
"Hmm?" Jiang Ye surveyed the scene.
The palace floor was paved with white marble tiles, and lifelike phantom images of swirling dragons flickered within the hall. Twelve white jade pillars, each reaching to the heavens, radiated an overwhelming aura of majesty.
At the far end of the hall, a platinum-gold dragon throne rested on a raised platform.
Though the throne was unoccupied, it exuded a cosmic grandeur, its presence as vast and boundless as the cosmos itself.
"Where am I?" Jiang Ye scanned the surroundings. "The inheritance?"
While the palace was grand and imposing, far surpassing the previous White Dragon Main Hall in scale, Jiang Ye saw no immediate signs of the inheritance.
Just as his confusion deepened, a cold, clear voice echoed through the hall:
"Congratulations, you have passed the White Dragon Royal Court's assessment."
"White Dragon Civilization Inheritor."
(End of the Chapter)
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