Chapter 404: Lonely Life Spirit, My Master Takes Me Away

Jiang Chen brushed aside the mist before his eyes and finally saw the true scene.

Everything seemed to be making sense.

Looking back at the great war that once occurred in the Creation Realm and now in the Fusishi Jie, the Creation Scepter was clearly the main player.

The former God of Life fell, leaving only the Creation Scepter.

The deities, seeking to obtain this scepter and gain a chance to become the new God of Life, found it an infinitely great temptation for the higher deities.

Likewise, Human Race professionals also covet the Creation Scepter; by studying the power of higher deities, they have a chance to ascend to the transcendent level and become transcendent‑level strongmen.

The allure of the transcendent level is equally powerful for the Human Race's Divine-level professionals.

And Demons and Dragon Race, for similar reasons, desire to evolve and become stronger.

A world‑shaking war involving the four factions broke out in the former Creation Realm.

Countless strongmen joined, engaging in fierce battles to seize the Creation Scepter.

The war's conclusion nearly destroyed the entire Creation Realm; the last deity, to halt the conflict, sacrificed themselves, unleashed a forbidden skill, and turned the Creation Realm into today's Fusishi Jie.

In the war, many strongmen of the four races were buried in the Fusishi Jie, becoming corpses.

The Creation Scepter also suffered severe damage in that battle.

The handle of the Creation Scepter merged with the Creation Lightning of the Fusishi Jie, becoming the last hope.

As for the most important "Life Core" within the Creation Scepter, its whereabouts are unknown; it vanished without a trace.

Jiang Chen examined the mural piece by piece; up to this point, the records matched exactly what he knew.

Next, the mural began to depict the part concerning the Life Core after its departure.

"This…," Jiang Chen said, looking at the mural, suddenly feeling a chill of horror.

In the mural, the Life Core traversed time and space, arriving at an inexplicable place.

It seemed void here, and the Life Core floated there.

Then a giant hand appeared, reaching for the Life Core.

Though the Life Core had sustained no damage in the war, it was exceedingly fragile before the giant hand.

It was crushed like a toy.

The Life Core exploded, collapsing space.

Countless fragments scattered, and among them a beam of Light once again pierced time and space, landing in the Human Race's world, onto an island.

Later, a Human Race strongman discovered the island's anomaly and established the Creation Academy upon it.

Seeing this, it matched again the scene he saw when extracting the Initial Fruit.

This Light is the most crucial energy within the Life Core.

And those shattered shells are the material that composes the Life Core, serving as its container.

Only when the two combine does a complete Life Core form, enabling the full Creation Scepter.

This Light contains endless life divine power.

It brought vitality to the ancestral land, but the vitality was so intense that the ancestral land ended up devoid of life.

The animals, beasts, grasses and trees that the eyes see and feel are all composed of life divine power.

The only living being in the ancestral land is the life spirit.

When the Light descended, it was already here; thereafter, under the influence of life divine power, it lived on to the present, becoming what it is now.

It is also because of the life divine power that it became a servant of the God of Life.

And Jiang Chen, wielding the Creation Scepter, represents the authority of the God of Life.

Whether Jiang Chen is the God of Life or not, holding the authority as if a deity were present makes Jiang Chen the master of the life spirit.

The life spirit's purpose here is to seek a new heir for the Light.

Yet all these years, no one could satisfy the Light's demands, until Jiang Chen's arrival.

Jiang Chen shook his head slightly; he never intended to become the God of Life.

He is of the Human Race; he could never become a deity, their pursuits are entirely different.

Now, if Jiang Chen wishes to repair the Creation Scepter, he must locate the fragments of the Life Core scattered after it shattered.

The piece Jiang Ruo previously brought, smaller than a fingernail cap and truly a fragment of debris, is one of the Life Core's fragments.

Over the years, the life spirit has obtained many fragments through such trades.

It was because of that that the Creation Scepter could be restored to its damaged condition.

Jiang Chen thought of the giant hand that emerged from the void, which easily crushed the Life Core.

One can imagine how sturdy the core of a Mythic Weapon is, yet it was still easily crushed by him.

Jiang Chen cannot imagine what kind of being the giant hand's master is.

He had just lifted a corner of the mist, only to encounter even more mysteries.

He sighed lightly and looked at the life spirit, "You can't leave the ancestral land, can you?"

The life spirit nodded, "My existence, little servant, requires the illumination of life divine power."

Its existence is closely tied to the Life Core.

Now the primordial power within the Life Core resides in the ancestral land, and the life spirit is also confined here.

It requires Jiang Chen to reach Level 90, after which he can wield the Creation Scepter and use life divine power to allow the life spirit to leave.

Jiang Chen understood, "What are these trials about? Where did those stone tablets come from?"

Whether it's the Initial Fruit scene or the mural before him, neither mentions the stone tablets used in their trials.

Jiang Chen is also certain that the stone tablets were not made by the life spirit.

Because the characters on them differ entirely from this world's script, resembling ancient Chinese characters.

The life spirit shook its head, "I don't know either; ever since I have memory, they have already existed."

It seems we can't get anything more from his mouth.

The life spirit took Jiang Chen on a tour of the ancestral land.

The ancestral land is actually a Secret Realm, existing in an isolated space, with its Entrance on the island where the Creation Academy stands.

Inside, aside from layer upon layer of trials, there is nothing else.

When Jiang Chen was about to leave, the life spirit stared unblinking at him and said, "Master, if in the future you can Control the life divine power, could you take this humble servant away."

Jiang Chen replied outright, "Sure."

A look of joy appeared in the life spirit's eyes, "Thank you, Master."

It has lived here far too long and has been lonely for far too long.

Although the life divine power granted it a long lifespan, it also bestowed infinite loneliness.

The life spirit possesses self‑awareness, and it also wants to see the world outside.

Beyond the ancestral land, people have basically finished their journey.

Now only Yi Qianfan, Lin Zhenzi, Lin Caier, and Yi Ning remain.

Lin Caier worried a bit, "It's been so long, why hasn't Jiang Chen emerged yet."

Yi Ning held Lin Caier's small hand, "Don't worry, he'll be fine."

Lin Zhenzi hummed, "This kid's fate is tougher than a turtle's; he even came back from the Fusishi Jie, let alone the ancestral land."

Yi Qianjue also laughed, "Don't worry, as long as no animals are slaughtered, there won't be danger in the ancestral land."

At this point, half a day passed since Lin Caier emerged.

Even if there are more trials ahead, they should be nearly over by now.

Finally, after several hours, a faint spatial ripple began to ripple.

The ancestral land Entrance closed along with it.

Jiang Chen had just teleported out, and the soft, warm body immediately leapt into his arms.

A familiar scent reached his nose; Jiang Chen gently embraced Lin Caier, "What's wrong?"

Lin Caier nudged against his chest, saying nothing.

Lin Zhenzi asked, "Jiang Chen, how's it going."

Jiang Chen knew what he was asking, "I guess… I got it!"

Lin Zhenzi was referring to that "light," which is actually the life divine power.

Jiang Chen indeed obtained it.

"How much did the attributes increase?"

Jiang Chen checked; while in the ancestral land he already knew his attributes had risen dramatically.

So he wasn't very surprised, and said calmly.

"Strength, Agility, and Spirit each increased by 16,000; Constitution rose by 32,000."

"Vitality increased by 50%."

He said it plainly, yet Lin Zhenzi and Yi Qianfan both showed shocked expressions.

Lin Zhenzi said, "Your attributes… they're going to soar to the heavens."

Yi Qianfan added, "Your attributes are probably… more than double those of peers at the same level."

Double?

That's underestimating Jiang Chen.

Lin Zhenzi, however, knew some inside details and what Jiang Chen went through during the Second Transcendence.

Although he didn't know Jiang Chen's exact numbers, he was clear that the increase wasn't merely double that of peers.

Yi Ning walked over and said to Jiang Chen, "Congratulations, you've completely broken the limit; the probability of Profession Ascension at the Third Transcendence has risen sharply."

The more attributes that break limits, the higher the chance of Profession Ascension at the Third Transcendence.

Jiang Chen whispered, "You too."

Lin Caier looked up and said to Yi Ning, "Sister Ning, you too; you'll definitely achieve Profession Ascension at the Third Transcendence."