Chapter 1239: The Hope of the Clan

At the entrance of the Tomb Mausoleum Ship.

Bei Zhenxingzhu of the Dongdi Holy Land and other powerful beings waiting at the entrance were shocked when they saw candidates like Lei Yi Demon God and Tie Bu Demon Master returning. They heard a cold voice: “You all must leave the Tomb Mausoleum Ship immediately. The entrance will soon be closed. If you don’t leave now, you will have no chance to escape.”

“The entrance is closing?”

“This contact with the inheritance will only allow one survivor—the next Dandong River! All others will perish. It seems even the escape route will be blocked.”

“Go!”

Bei Zhenxingzhu and his large group immediately flew outward. Nearly a hundred powerful beings had just exited the entrance when suddenly—clank!—the gate slammed shut. The Tomb Mausoleum Ship had no more exits, leaving the nearly a hundred powerful beings from various races outside, looking back at the entrance with deep sighs.

“Lei Yi Demon God, we admire you.”

“Lei Yi Demon God, we never expected this inheritance to be guided entirely by you, even causing the Divine Eye Clan such a huge loss. Haha, the Divine Eye Clan must hate you deeply now.” The other powerful beings all looked toward Lei Yi Demon God, none of them showing any hostility.

First, without Lei Yi Demon God, when would they have discovered the inheritance of the Dandong River lineage?

Second, Lei Yi Demon God was only targeting the Divine Eye Clan, and in fact helped them eliminate a major enemy.

Moreover, the current Lei Yi Demon God possessed the Bingya Fortress, making him extremely difficult to kill. Once he fully assimilated the ‘Zhen Shen Realm,’ Lei Yi Demon God would absolutely become one of the most formidable Cosmic Sovereigns in the universe… and being a lone wolf, various factions naturally wanted to befriend him.

“What I want is for them to hate me. The more they hate me, the more thrilled and happy I become.” Lei Yi Demon God snorted, “I became a Cosmic Sovereign, yet was still bullied by the Divine Eye Clan, even killing my only bosom friend, Kong Luo. In this life, I have no clan, no other desires, only the wish for the Divine Eye Clan to regret their actions, to suffer endlessly, even to be wiped out entirely!”

This caused the other powerful beings to exchange glances, secretly astonished.

What immense hatred! Poor Divine Eye Clan!

…

“Esteemed Lords, when the Bingya Fortress was drawn into the abyss, the Second Lord immediately sensed something was wrong and ordered us with avatars to self-destruct immediately! Thus, the immortal deities, Cosmic Sovereigns, and even the Cosmic Lords with avatars all self-destructed to escape.” Lord Wiliang respectfully reported to the five Lords’ manifestations around him.

“The abyss’s power is extremely strong, likely containing illusion-type attacks.”

“The Second Lord and the Seventh Lord were struggling to cope at the time, ordering us to self-destruct and leave immediately.”

The survivors described the situation.

The five Lords nearby had extremely grim expressions. They already knew the details. This was the greatest opportunity for their Divine Eye Clan to transcend samsara, yet unexpectedly, Lei Yi Demon God emerged midway, not only cutting off their opportunity but also causing the deaths of the Second Lord and the Seventh Lord—two Cosmic Sovereigns—and the loss of two crucial supreme treasures.

Their Seven Lords had a combined combat technique. Now with two missing… even if the remaining five united their attacks, their power would significantly decrease.

“Damnable!” The Sixth Lord’s eyes were icy cold.

“Lei Yi Demon God, that damnable Lei Yi Demon God destroyed our Divine Eye Clan’s hope. Back then, we should have killed him at all costs!” The Fifth Lord growled furiously.

“Back then, who knew that Lei Yi Demon God could get so lucky, discovering the Tomb Mausoleum Ship first.” The Third Lord rasped, “A Lei Yi Demon God without supreme treasures and of average strength… Afterward, he wasn’t even bold enough to show himself? It was purely his luck, otherwise this incident wouldn’t have happened. Damnable! He destroyed our Divine Eye Clan’s greatest hope and caused the deaths of Old Seven and the others…”

“Old Two and Old Seven…” The First Lord murmured slowly, showing pain on his face.

“If our clan has no hope of transcending samsara, we must drag Lei Yi Demon God down with us!” The Fifth Lord gritted his teeth in fury.

“Calm down.”

The First Lord opened his eyes, shaking his head, “Revenge comes last. The great deadline is approaching… Our clan must strive with all our might for a sliver of survival, striving to transcend samsara, that is our greatest goal. If we cannot transcend samsara, our Divine Eye Clan’s glory will forever vanish, probably even unknown to anyone after several samsara eras.”

…

While the Divine Eye Clan was in agony, the Dongdi Holy Land and the human race of the Primeval Universe were filled with anticipation.

The ancient ancestor of the Dongdi Holy Land personally conversed with Lord Bixue and Lord Youzan, clearly showing his anticipation…

The Founding Sovereign of the Axe, the Chaos City Lord, also met with Luo Feng…

The Ancestor of the Purple Moon Holy Land also met with Lord Luchong…

All factions were filled with expectation, placing heavy burdens on the candidates. Each candidate was extremely fervent. Since they had already decided to contact the inheritance, it was essentially a path of ‘almost certain death,’ as the greatest hope lay with Luo Feng and Lord Bixue, while other powerful beings were almost certainly doomed. What they needed to do was, before death, try their best to send information back to their clans.

…

“It’s difficult to transcend samsara. Even the Primordial Ancestor had no confidence in succeeding, and compared to the Primordial Ancestor back then, I am somewhat inferior, let alone transcending samsara.” The Founding Sovereign of the Axe looked at Luo Feng, “Countless samsara eras have passed, and only two Holy Universes have emerged. The difficulty of transcending samsara can be imagined. Though I, the Axe, am extremely confident, I dare not claim to be able to transcend samsara within three samsara eras. This opportunity is the greatest chance for our human race, and now you are the candidate with the highest chance.”

“Our human race has risen from weakness, under the leadership of the Primordial Ancestor, emerging among the strong races of the Primeval Universe, becoming one of the peak races.”

“We humans have experienced countless wars, wars with other races, facing extinction multiple times, until the rise of the Primordial Ancestor… Now, our human race is strong, countless human descendants can freely wander and play in the virtual universe, can utilize vast resources for cultivation, even making many races our vassals.”

“Our human race is the strongest race.”

“At least we have the strongest hearts! We have never accepted being weak…”

“Our human race refuses to be erased in the river of time.” The Founding Sovereign of the Axe looked at Luo Feng, “What we humans aim for is eternal existence, even surpassing those two Holy Lands, reaching the level of the ancient civilizations, creating a more glorious and powerful civilization!”

“And this… is an opportunity!”

“Every rise of a powerful being has some crucial turning point. Similarly, the rise of a race also has crucial turning points… Your current opportunity is the crucial turning point for our human race’s destiny. This turning point splits into two paths; which path our human race’s destiny takes depends on you.” The Founding Sovereign of the Axe looked at Luo Feng, filled with expectation.

Luo Feng nodded solemnly: “I will do my utmost!”

…

Birds chirping, exotic beasts roaring, this was a paradise-like world filled with birds and flowers. In the distance, one could see some birds showing off their feathers as they flew with wings fully spread, leaving behind trails of fiery rainbows or dazzling colorful lights…

In the distant underbrush, faintly visible were the figures of exotic beasts, or in the farther lake, occasionally revealing glimpses of these creatures.

“This is the inheritance space,” Dandong River stood midair, his gaze distant, “The place where each generation of Dandong River accepted their inheritance.”

Powerful beings from various races hovered behind him.

The entrance through which they entered had already closed and sealed, clearly leaving no way out. However, Luo Feng and others were too preoccupied to care, each filled with anticipation for the inheritance they were about to receive, while also secretly astonished… If this inheritance space was truly where each generation of Dandong River accepted their inheritance, then its existence spanned an immeasurably long time.

“Though called inheritance space,” Dandong River sighed, “It can absorb energy, all kinds of energy, including the chaotic currents of the Cosmic Sea, maintaining the space’s stability and the propagation of life within.”

Though astonished, Luo Feng and others quickly calmed down.

Because… they had become accustomed.

Although generally, even powerful beings including Cosmic Sovereigns couldn’t directly absorb chaotic cosmic currents, only ‘small universes’ or the ‘Primeval Universe’ could absorb these chaotic currents and transform them. However, this law didn’t apply to the ancient civilization. Like the Cosmic Ship, like this inheritance space…

They could exist for an extremely long time, even small universes generally existing for three samsara eras, while this inheritance space had existed for countless samsara eras.

“Now… you will begin to contact the inheritance,” Dandong River pointed into the distance, “Look!”

Everyone looked toward where he pointed.

In the distant desolate plains, suddenly rose countless light gates. On each gate were some images. If one looked closely at those images… one could vaguely see a powerful being controlling thousands of golden beams attacking a distant scene. Observing other images revealed other scenes.

“My Dandong River lineage’s inheritors throughout generations, some excelled in close combat, some in long-range attacks, some in forging weapons, some in controlling machinery… almost encompassing nearly all categories from my homeland,” Dandong River pointed into the distance, “There are a total of 820 entrances over there. Entering them will grant different basic inheritances.”

“Each entrance can only be entered by one individual to receive the inheritance.”

“Yin He chooses first, Bixue second… and so on,” Dandong River directly said, “This is merely the basic inheritance, to verify whether you are suitable for my Dandong River lineage. When the final inheritor is decided, only that final inheritor will be qualified to receive the true core inheritance, the inheritance known only to each generation of Dandong River.”

“Begin choosing,” Dandong River directly ordered, looking at Luo Feng, “Yin He, you choose first.”

“Yes, Dandong River,” Luo Feng slightly bowed, then transformed into a dazzling streak of light, soaring through the sky toward the 820 gates in the distance…