Chapter 1714

"Perfect!"

Xu Jingming grinned, and gold-green Lei Guang erupted once more!

With Mu Wanqing's supportive buff.

His divine power circulation speed surged violently at this moment.

Thoughts incomparably clear, combat power skyrocketing in a straight line!

Not to mention the support of a peak heavy-treasure-grade Chaos Pearl, making his combat strength even more formidable beyond compare.

Colt and the others clearly understood this point as well.

Seeing Royce suppressed by Ye Li, they didn't even have the thought of contending with Xu Jingming!

They simply didn't approach at all.

Whoosh——!!

With no one else obstructing, Xu Jingming soon rushed before the giant crystal.

The five-meter-tall golden crystal was even more shocking up close.

The liquid divine energy flowing inside was so dense it seemed about to overflow.

Xu Jingming reached out his hand; the touch was warm and smooth, divine power surging.

"Take!"

His divine will enveloped the giant crystal, directly collecting it into his World Ring!

The divine crystal worth 7 million crystal yuan — obtained!

"Got it!"

Chu Kuang grinned in loud laughter.

Mu Wanqing also let out a breath of relief, a delighted expression appearing on her pretty little face.

"Su Chen!!"

Royce's eyes nearly split open, anxious to death.

But he was firmly pinned down by Ye Li, completely unable to get over!

He could only watch helplessly as Xu Jingming collected that giant divine crystal away.

The deepest part of the Black Stone Ruins.

The black mist human face's ghostly green soul fire flickered, taking in the entire battlefield.

"Eternal Stage Six, yet possessing combat power of the Limit Eternal Stage......

No, with the heavy treasure's support, even the strength of an Invincible Eternal Stage!"

The black mist human face's voice was hoarse, carrying irrepressible excitement.

"Such talent, simply unheard of!"

He recalled the scene from endless ages past——

Back then, he was the chief of the Black Stone Clan.

A World Venerable level powerhouse!

Ruling a star domain, the clan had several Rulers, dozens of Eternal Peak experts.

Originally thought they could settle peacefully in a corner, until...... the human race's great army swept over.

Just because they refused to accept human rule, to become a vassal clan.

That human World Venerable with a single strike shattered the core star of the Black Stone Star Domain.

The clan's Rulers were crushed like ants, Eternal experts falling in swathes.

He resisted with his life, yet still had not the slightest power to fight back.

Finally his divine body collapsed, his divine kingdom crumbled.

Only a wisp of remnant soul luckily escaped, lingering on in this battlefield ruin until now.

"Human race! One of the universe's seven peak clans, truly terrifying."

The black mist human face roared lowly, the ghostly green soul fire full of hatred and unwillingness.

But he soon grew excited again.

"However now, opportunity has come!"

"This Eternal Stage Six little brat, heaven-defying talent."

"If I seize his body, rebuilding from his foundation, my speed of returning to the World Venerable realm will be much faster!"

"Even, there's a possibility of breaking through to an even higher realm!"

The Origin Realm above World Venerable!

Why are the universe's seven peak clans able to occupy the vast majority of the Primordial Universe.

Isn't it because they all have Origin Realm powerhouses?

If he can break through to the Origin Realm.

Then restoring the Black Stone Clan's glory would be an effortless matter.

Thinking of this.

The black mist human face grew so excited his soul fire jumped violently, wishing to act immediately.

But he forcibly suppressed the impulse.

"No, no rush...... waited endless ages, not bad for this moment."

"This concerns my future foundation, must be cautious again and again."

"Test their comprehension once more; if comprehension is also sufficiently monstrous, then it's the perfect possession vessel!"

The black mist human face's thought moved, ghostly green soul fire fusing into the entire ruin.

"Proceed according to plan."

The center of the battlefield.

Just as Xu Jingming had secured the giant divine crystal.

A sudden change occurred!

Boom——!!

The entire Black Stone Ruins trembled violently.

An ancient and vast will descended, enveloping all of heaven and earth!

From the depths of the ruins, a black pillar of light reaching through heaven and earth shot into the sky.

A massive illusory figure slowly emerged within the pillar of light!

The illusory figure stood ten thousand meters tall, its entire body condensed from dense black mist.

One could vaguely make out the image of an old man clad in simple, ancient battle armor.

His features were blurred.

Pale green soul fire flickered in his eye sockets, emitting a heart-palpitating pressure!

The moment he appeared, that terrifying pressure instantly weighed on everyone's hearts with a start.

"This is... the pressure of a Realm Venerate?!"

Xu Jingming's expression froze for a moment.

Although this pressure was incomparably weak, as if it were on the verge of running out of oil and the lamp dying.

But that aura was on a completely different level from Teacher Shuang Mian!

Teacher Shuang Mian is a Supreme Ruler.

Above that, the only pressure that exists is that of a Realm Venerate!

"I am the Black Stone Venerate!"

Sure enough, only a grand and ancient voice rang out, carrying endless vicissitudes:

"Countless ages ago, I fell here.

Today, the ruins open, and thus I awaken."

The illusory figure waved a large hand, and three items appeared out of thin air, floating beside him.

The first item was a divine crystal six meters high.

Golden light brilliant, divine power fluctuations vast!

The second item was likewise a divine crystal.

Larger in volume, divine power even more pure!

The third item was a set of battle armor, pitch-black all over, with blood-colored secret patterns flowing on its surface.

Emitting a heavy defensive aura, clearly having reached the level of a Heavy Treasure.

"It's actually a Realm Venerate-level inheritance manifesting in the world!"

"Hahaha, this trip I truly didn't come in vain!"

"Divine crystals! Such huge divine crystals!"

"That's... a Heavy Treasure! A defensive armor Heavy Treasure!"

"......"

Everyone present looked toward the Black Stone Venerate's massive illusory figure.

Even Royce and Ye Li stopped their fighting.

"This is the preliminary assessment reward!"

The Black Stone Venerate's illusory figure spoke slowly:

"I left behind 128 secret patterns; whoever can decipher them all at the fastest speed shall obtain my inheritance!"

"Additionally, the first to decipher the 20th, 50th, and 100th secret patterns.

Will respectively obtain these three rewards!"

As the words fell, the entire venue fell silent.

Everyone was stunned.

Merely the preliminary assessment's reward.

Is two giant divine crystals and a defensive Heavy Treasure?!

Then if one obtains the final inheritance, just what kind of astonishing harvest would that be?!

"Now, the inheritance trial begins!"

Swish——

The Black Stone Venerate's illusory figure waved a large hand.

Complex, profound secret patterns instantly appeared before everyone.

The secret patterns were woven from countless law patterns.

Emitting a deep, abstruse aura, each one containing different profound mysteries of cosmic laws.

"Comprehend the secret patterns with all your might!"

Royce was the first to react.

Greed flashed in his blood-red pupils; he immediately sat cross-legged and began comprehending the first secret pattern.

Yan Zhu Shen and Tian Yu Shen also didn't hesitate in the slightest, each finding a position and starting to decipher.

As for those scattered divine crystals around the periphery, they couldn't be bothered to fight over them anymore.

Compared to a Realm Venerate inheritance, these are simply not worth mentioning.

"We'll start comprehending as well."

Ye Li didn't hesitate in the slightest either, immediately beginning to comprehend.

Chu Kuang and Mu Wanqing did the same.

And Xu Jingming couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate at the sight.

Good thing he had prepared early, saving up a million cosmic credits!

Otherwise, relying solely on his own comprehension aptitude,

wanting to stand out among so many people would be virtually impossible.