Chapter 156

"What level of strength?"

The black-haired man glanced at Lin Qing and said, "That depends on how strong the civilization you want to eradicate is."

"It might be a 1.8-level civilization," Lin Qing immediately said.

The black-haired man shook his head slightly and said, "A 1.8-level civilization is a comprehensive assessment of economy, technology, evolution, population, and territory—it doesn't represent military power… Two civilizations both rated 1.8-level can have vastly different military strengths; some may have sufficient backing and face no survival threats, needing only to develop other aspects."

"This…" Lin Qing was no longer certain.

He paused, then asked, "So what are the approximate lower and upper limits?"

The black-haired man seemed to have grown interested, studying Lin Qing with curiosity, and said, "For a Level One civilization, ignoring other factors, the core strength must at least be a Ultimate Stellar Being."

Lin Qing asked with confusion, "What level is an Ultimate Stellar Being?"

"It's a perfect Stellar Being—you don't even know that?"

The black-haired man glanced at him and casually explained, "The consciousness of any life planet attracts and gathers the sixth energy level from the universe; if a being evolves to the Stellar Self-Formation stage, it can elevate its home planet, thereby drawing in the seventh energy level."

"As for the Ultimate Stellar Being, it's a lifeform of the eighth energy level, capable of elevating its home planet to a perfect planet."

The black-haired man said, "A perfect planet, as the main star of a Level One civilization, given enough time and generations of reproduction, has a strong chance of nurturing geniuses who can sense the eighth energy level—these are all potential candidates to become new Ultimate Stellar Beings."

"I see…" Lin Qing understood.

The forces gathered on a life planet—the highest energy level among them—determine the upper limit of geniuses the planet can produce.

"Of course, the universe is vast and full of wonders."

The black-haired man glanced at Lin Qing. "Even a normal planet can produce miracles—like you, a naturally awakened ability user whose powers exceed the planet's boundaries."

Lin Qing had nothing to say.

He knew the man was mistaken, but he could only accept being labeled a naturally awakened ability user.

"Then how did Earth evolve into a perfect planet?" Lin Qing changed the subject.

The black-haired man said lazily, "Earth is the Primordial Realm—it doesn't need an Ultimate Stellar Being to spontaneously give birth to primitive humans, become a life planet, and then autonomously elevate itself into a perfect planet."

Lin Qing finally understood.

"But earlier you said a Level One civilization must have at least one Ultimate Stellar Being—what about higher levels?" he asked.

The black-haired man said, "A weak Level One civilization might have lost its Ultimate Stellar Being and not yet produced a new one, but a 1.8-level civilization certainly has many perfect planets and almost certainly possesses at least one Ultimate Stellar Being—even multiple Stellar-Class Divine Officials are perfectly normal."

"Stellar-Class Divine Official?"

Lin Qing, upon hearing this, drew a sharp breath and asked, "Is a Stellar-Class Divine Official a Class-Three Cosmic Citizen?"

"That's correct," the black-haired man chuckled at Lin Qing's frown. "Only the most outstanding among Ultimate Stellar Beings can become Stellar-Class Divine Officials. With your current strength, a single breath from a Stellar-Class Divine Official could obliterate countless millions of you."

Lin Qing had no reply.

Even a Primitive-Class Divine Official could kill him with one move; facing a Stellar-Class Divine Official whose power was unimaginably terrifying, one breath wiping out countless millions of him was perfectly normal.

To Earth's former civilization, a Level One civilization might have meant nothing—just a bug easily crushed.

But for Earth's current civilization and for him now, it was terrifying beyond measure.

Even Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and Yi Leina Duo—the three strongest on Earth—are only Class-Two Cosmic Citizens, clearly not Stellar-Class Divine Officials.

Yet the Zhi Star people's Yuan Chen civilization might have multiple Stellar-Class Divine Officials?

"I'll need to at least attain the rank of Stellar-Class Divine Official—or higher—before I stand any chance…" Lin Qing thought to himself.

Of course, that's only if he can reach that point at all.

With his Black Flame avatar and his innate ability, he only felt he had a chance—but whether he could succeed, no one could say.

Just like sensing the sixth energy level gives one a chance to become a Primitive Being.

Such a genius still requires insight, willpower, natural talent, and proper cultivation to have any hope of becoming a Primitive Being.

"In short, first try to assume the role of 'Divine Child.'"

The black-haired man studied Lin Qing with interest. "Even if you fail, it will still be a form of refinement—it will help you better assume the Primitive-Class Divine Official path of the Armament Master."

Lin Qing blinked in confusion. "Divine Child?"

"It's the primitive stage of the Cosmic Divine series of divine offices," the black-haired man said.

Lin Qing understood.

Just like the Star Demon series of divine offices—its basic stage imitates the birth state of a Star Demon, and when elevated to the Primitive-Class, it imitates the juvenile stage: the Primordial Blood Demon.

So it seems…

The Cosmic Divine series: Basic-Class—Divine Servant, Primitive-Class—Divine Child.

But from the man's tone, it seemed he thought Lin Qing would fail?

"Is the Divine Child's divine trial difficult?" Lin Qing asked.

The black-haired man sized him up and said, "Given your current state, even with optimal growth… you have almost no chance."

Lin Qing was stunned: "No chance?"

"Starting from the Primitive-Class divine trial, you must compete with other aspirants," the black-haired man said. "Regular divine offices have no quota limits—you can keep trying. But rare divine offices have limited slots; to stand out among competitors, you must be exceptionally outstanding."

He looked at Lin Qing. "As for the Cosmic Divine series, being a hidden divine office… it's already rare, and competition is even harder. Once you fail, you lose the chance forever—so often, even an entire galaxy may not produce a single Divine Child."

"One galaxy might not even have one?" Lin Qing was taken aback.

"You'll understand later."

The black-haired man shook his head slightly. "But even if you fail, it's not a big deal—it's just a hidden divine office. Failure won't affect your other divine path. You can fully focus on the Armament Master path; the Basic-Class Divine Servant role makes a fine auxiliary. After all, the Cosmic Divine series isn't strong in combat."

He glanced at Lin Qing. "Many powerful beings in the universe once walked the Cosmic Divine path—but even after failing, they still found another path."

Lin Qing fell silent, understanding his meaning.

Cosmic Divine office holders can always pursue another divine path.

Even if the trial for the Cosmic Divine office fails, it doesn't block another divine path.

Like him.

Even if he fails the Primitive-Class 'Divine Child' trial and loses all chance to walk this path, the Basic-Class Divine Servant office still remains.

He still possesses pseudo-divine titles, pseudo-divinity, and other such abilities, which can serve as auxiliary powers.

Then, devote yourself entirely to the path of the Warlord Office.

It's just…

Even the basic-level Divine Offices of the Cosmic God series are so miraculous—they offer him tremendous aid; the Divine Child must be even more useful.

If he can't continue down this path, it would be such a waste.

"No matter what, just do your best…"

Lin Qing took a deep breath, stopped overthinking, and said at once: "Thank you, Elder, for your guidance."

"It's nothing," said the black-haired man casually. "After all, you were born in the Primordial Realm—you can be considered a successor of our civilization."

Hearing this, Lin Qing seized the opportunity: "Elder, Earth is now occupied by foreign invaders, and we, as descendants, can hardly resist. I wonder if you might…"

"No."

Before he could finish, the black-haired man interrupted with a smile: "I'm merely a digital lifeform, confined to the Second Cosmic Net—I cannot influence reality."

Lin Qing said at once: "I wouldn't dream of asking you to go in person—just a slight assist from here would suffice."

"You want me to directly hand you the inheritance, so you can receive it immediately?" The black-haired man chuckled and shook his head. "Rules are rules—I must abide by them. No exceptions. Besides…"

He glanced at Lin Qing. "The Primordial Realm is now merely a planet. After so long, the original humans on Earth weren't our civilization's descendants. Whoever occupies Earth doesn't matter—we're all Homo sapiens."

Lin Qing had no reply, and sighed helplessly: "Still, thank you for telling me all this."

"Hmm. I've warned you enough already."

The black-haired man waved dismissively: "Only you can help yourself. If you truly want great benefits, try the 00001st Empty Island. Whether you succeed… depends entirely on you."

"Understood." Lin Qing nodded.

The black-haired man said nothing more; he jabbed a finger forward, and a speck of light shot straight into Lin Qing's third eye.

As vast memories and an illusory force merged into his body, Lin Qing received the inheritance of the Life System Sacred Glyph: "Mirror of Suffering."

This set of Sacred Glyphs is specifically designed to counter mental illusions.

By transforming the soul into a Mirror of Suffering, one constantly reflects upon oneself. If ensnared by a mental illusion, the reflected self in the mirror will differ from the true self—this discrepancy causes cracks to form in the soul's Mirror of Suffering, inflicting the agony of soul fragmentation, thereby preserving clarity.

But if the illusion is too powerful, forcibly hypnotizing the mind, the Mirror of Suffering shatters completely, and the soul collapses and dissipates.

"First the Source Soul, now the Mirror of Suffering—why do you keep choosing Sacred Glyphs only spies need?" The black-haired man studied Lin Qing with a half-smile.

"Is that so…" Lin Qing shook his head. "I just want to hide my secrets."

"True."

The black-haired man gave a slight nod. "As a natural high-rank power awakener, if discovered, you'll be trouble—even a Level One civilization won't let you go, let alone a Level Two."

"Are natural awakener so rare?" Lin Qing asked curiously.

"One condition for a Level Two civilization's existence is the presence of power awakener. There are barely any Level Two civilizations in the Milky Way," said the black-haired man. "Once a natural power awakener is found, they'll naturally take interest."

Lin Qing recalled the conditions and restrictions for condensing Starlight Source Stones, and understood his meaning.

"Enough. Go."

The black-haired man said: "You still have seven chances to explore Empty Islands. Weigh them carefully."

With a flick of his sleeve, Lin Qing felt the world twist—when he regained focus, he was floating in midair beyond the Empty Island.

"Seven exploration chances remain… I must save one for the 00001st Empty Island…"

Lin Qing pondered briefly, then made his decision: "I'll abandon the Star-Level Combat Art—after all, I can learn it in the Urban Zone anyway. I won't give up the Sacred Glyph and Divine Technique inheritances."

Even if Awakening Beings can only inscribe three Sacred Glyphs, he could acquire the inheritance first.

He and the Black Flame Avatar share consciousness—he can learn what the Avatar can learn. The Avatar is currently Primitive Level and can inscribe six Sacred Glyphs.

So, gather as many Sacred Glyph inheritances as possible.

…

Next, Lin Qing immediately began exploring the next Empty Island—17444th.

The Sacred Glyph on this island is "Source of Life," which grants immense vitality to extend lifespan.

Though Lin Qing doesn't need it, the Black Flame Avatar does.

As the Avatar's power grows, the duration it can sustain Black Flame burns grows shorter. This race, already short-lived, dies faster with each evolution—its growth demands extreme sacrifice.

It can still last forty to fifty seconds now, but when it reaches High Primitive Lifeform, Primitive-Level Divine Office holder, or even Star-Level Lifeform…

Might the Avatar burn out completely in just one second of flame?

Though revival is easy, there are situations where even that step becomes troublesome.

Thus, the "Source of Life" Sacred Glyph is quite useful.

"Extraterrestrial civilizations also seem to need this Sacred Glyph—I wonder if any inheritance slots remain… if not, so be it."

Lin Qing mused silently as he flew at high speed toward the 17444th Empty Island.

Aside from those with naturally endless lifespans, who would refuse to live longer?

The 17444th Empty Island wasn't far; after flying at thirty times the speed of sound for a while, Lin Qing saw the massive island ahead.

Various flying vessels hovered nearby.

Even Primitive Lifeforms stood guard in the vicinity.

Lower-tier Empty Islands are accessible only to Awakened Divine Office holders; mid-tier ones only to Primitive-Level Divine Office holders.

These ordinary Primitive Lifeforms, lacking any Divine Office, could only serve as guards.

"Stop!"

A squad of Zhi Star guards flew over—ten armored guards lined up in midair, blocking Lin Qing's path.

"Hmm?" Lin Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Lin Qing?"

The lead armored guard immediately recognized Lin Qing through his internal nanomachine database.

"Mr. Lin Qing, the inheritance slots for Sky Island 17444 are all gone; you may explore a different sky island," the armored guard said in a low voice.

"Gone?"

Lin Qing glanced at the sky island still shrouded in white mist and said coldly, "Do you think I don't even know this much intelligence? If the inheritance slots were exhausted, the mist would turn into a stable energy shield. Does this look like the inheritance slots are gone?"

The armored guard said in a deep voice, "Young Master Veen is about to arrive. You might not know that the last inheritance slot on this sky island was reserved by the young master long ago; it is an inheritance the young master is determined to obtain."

"Reserved?" Lin Qing laughed.

The last time he encountered such a speechless matter was in his previous life, when someone occupied his seat in the school library with a single pen.

He knew that Young Master Veen was the descendant of a core executive of the Wisdom Star Group; not only was his status noble, but he himself was a genius who had assumed the rare divine post of 'Aurora Guardian' and possessed three sets of Holy Letters, with strength second only to the Wisdom Star Group exploration team captain 'Phantom Demon User · Phalen'.

But so what?

Regarding the exploration of the Firmament Archipelago, all parties had long established rules: no one outside the explorers is allowed to interfere with exploration actions!

Even among explorers, if it does not involve a dispute over sky island slots, they cannot fight arbitrarily.

"What?"

Lin Qing said coldly, "Does the noble Young Master Veen intend to violate the rules?"

The leading armored guard immediately said solemnly, "This has nothing to do with Young Master Veen; it is merely our spontaneous action as loyal attendants. The young master never issued such an order violating regulations; we are willing to accept punishment." The other nine also remained silent with solemn expressions.

"Spontaneous action?"

Lin Qing could not help but laugh in disbelief.

Such an excuse indeed left no room for evidence; it was truly shameless.

Yet these people, knowing full well that breaking the rules like this would lead to expulsion by the rights-protection team formed by all parties, still did it, clearly intending to delay time.

"Get lost!"

Lin Qing shouted coldly, and a hazy light domain instantly unfolded, immediately covering the firmament within dozens of kilometers.

These Wisdom Star guards, at this moment, surrounded him without fear.

They were all Primal Beings, using special armor of the same series as the White Fang Special Battalion responsible for the Second Restricted Zone, but more specialized in protection and restraint.

The Second Universe Network reflects everything, no different from reality, so it naturally reflects these equipments as well.

Ten Primal Beings equipped with this armor working together could even suppress Upper-Department level beings, so they had absolutely no fear of him.

Boom!

However—

"This domain?"

After Lin Qing unfolded his domain, the ten armored guards' faces changed, and the energy fields of their armor rapidly weakened.

This domain...

was far too powerful compared to domains cast by ordinary Primal Beings; it even prevented their domains from affecting the floating energy in this area!

Normally, most High-Level Primal Beings could easily push a Fifth-Level domain to its limit by relying on extremely strong consciousness intensity, while among ordinary Primal Beings, only a very few could possibly achieve this degree!

The energy field of the armor requires coordination with a domain to function; if they cannot even use their domains, how can they coordinate?

"An Awakened Being with such a strong domain? Naturally strong consciousness? Talent? Or Holy Letters?"

Each armored guard looked at Lin Qing in shock.

Although the intelligence stated that this Earth native's domain was very strong, those who had felt it could not reach its upper limit; they never expected it to be this strong!

Points of light immediately condensed in the void around Lin Qing, transforming into divine weapons of the Weapon Master!

Upper-Department level beings would be suppressed by these armored guards because they lacked an advantage in the domain and could not counter the armor's energy field.

But with his domain so strong, even Upper-Department level beings would face severe limitations; moreover, he feared not numbers. These people before him could barely move, which was already good!

At this moment, a telepathic voice suddenly rang out:

"Earthling, Young Master Veen greatly needs this set of Holy Letters. Just give the young master some face, and the young master will owe you a favor; otherwise, your actions will only anger him."

The leading guard stared at Lin Qing, clearly realizing they could not stop this Earthling.

So he could only resort to threats and inducements.

"Face?"

The corner of Lin Qing's mouth curled up slightly, and a mocking laugh was transmitted via telepathy: "What if I don't give it? Do you have the guts to kill me directly?"

In an instant, each divine weapon of the Weapon Master transformed into a streak of light with astonishing speed; under the full thrust of the domain, they easily accelerated to hundreds of times the speed of sound, carving trajectories across the sky, and after continuously striking the armored guards dozens of times, they pierced through the armor made of Third-Tier materials!

One by one, the armored guards died, their consciousness returning to reality.

Blood sprayed as the guards fell from the sky.

With a wave of his hand, the energy-condensed divine weapons turned into streaks of light and vanished within the domain, retracted by him.

This was the Second Universe Network; no matter how many he killed, it would affect nothing, at most damaging Young Master Veen's reputation. As long as he did not break the rules, nothing would happen.

The Three Strong Ones of Earth were merely restricted by extraterrestrial civilizations due to contracts, but that did not mean they could do nothing, nor did it mean they lacked deterrence.

The extraterrestrial civilizations all understood that those three were ultimately Earthlings, and the contracts would eventually expire.

Therefore, even if he revealed a certain level of strength, he would not be targeted.

—This was what Chu Hongjun said personally.

Moreover, just now he merely pushed his normal domain to the extreme, and the divine weapons only exerted two or three tenths of their power.

Otherwise, with a single activation, he could have directly torn through that armor.

With his current strength, Third-Tier materials were already quite fragile before him.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Lin Qing turned his head slightly to look at the distant night sky.

He saw a streak of light flying toward here.

It was unmistakably a handsome, blond-haired Wisdom Star man in special black combat gear; his appearance was clearly that of Young Master Veen, and he radiated dazzling light all over his body.

"Quite fast," Lin Qing said, watching the other's arrival calmly.

Is this the ability of the Aurora Guardian?

"Hmm?"

Vane stopped in mid-air opposite Lin Qing, glanced at the corpses still falling below, then spoke: "Earth genius, I need this set of Holy Word inheritance. Is there anything left to discuss?"

"Nothing to discuss." Lin Qing looked at him expressionlessly.

The opponent excels in speed and killing strikes, but under the domain's constraint, those who rely on speed are suppressed by him. Even if the opponent holds a rare divine office and three sets of Holy Words, Lin Qing was confident.

Even if it were someone else, without using his trump cards, he would not dare claim absolute certainty of killing.

"... Fine, I'm leaving."

Vane glanced at Lin Qing, showed no intention to attack or force a breakthrough, turned around, and flew away.

He had explored the Sky Archipelago many times, already gathered five sets of Holy Words, and obtained one divine skill inheritance of the Aurora Guardian divine office. Originally, he planned to secure the final set, the Life Spring, this year, and not return for the next treasure exploration.

But he also understood that he was suppressed by such an overpowered domain and was likely no match for this Earthling.

So, it was better to use this time to help others; he could earn a bit more too.

"Pity..."

Lin Qing looked regretfully at the fading light of Vane's departure, shook his head slightly, then turned and flew toward Sky Island 17444.

He now deeply loathed the Intelligent Star People. Originally, if Vane had dared to attack, he would have used the opportunity to kill him and vent his anger.

Although killing or not killing on the Second Universe Network made no difference, respawning still required some time, which would perfectly delay the opponent.

Pity, this Vane was quite calm.

Without a conflict over contested rights, according to the rules, no attack could be launched.

The trial difficulty on this Sky Island might be very hard for others, mainly testing endurance and self-preservation abilities.

But for him, there was no difficulty at all. With the pseudo-divine core absorbing energy, his recovery speed was a thousand times faster; how could his endurance be lacking?

Self-preservation ability depends on one's personal strength.

After the trial ended, Lin Qing received the inheritance of that set of Holy Words, 'Life Spring'.

Indeed, it was a Holy Word that enhanced vitality and extended lifespan.

A Holy Word inscribed with Fourth-Tier energy could extend lifespan by three thousand years.

The Life Spring Holy Word inscribed with Fifth-Tier energy extended lifespan by thirty thousand years.

The normal lifespan of a primordial being is merely ten thousand years, equivalent to quadrupling the original lifespan. For the Intelligent Star People, this was naturally extremely precious.

Lin Qing also planned to let his Black Flame Clone learn it first, using it as fuel for Black Flame combustion, allowing the burning duration to reach four times the original.

Once there was no longer any concern about lifespan, he could simply wash it away.

Next, Lin Qing began stepping onto one Sky Island after another, accepting two more sets of Life-attribute Holy Word inheritances, 'Endless Divine Power' and 'Life Affinity', as well as one Order-attribute Holy Word, 'Hidden World'.

It was not that he did not want to seek more Life-attribute Holy Words, but the confirmed Life-attribute Holy Word inheritances totaled only six sets, all of which he had now obtained.

Life and Order belong to the Xiangjin Sect.

Therefore, a Life-attribute divine office holder could also inscribe Order-attribute Holy Words, achieving the same effect.

However, Life must be the main attribute; among the three Holy Words, at most one could be of the Order attribute to remain stable.

These six sets of Life-attribute Holy Words and one set of Order-attribute Holy Words were temporarily sufficient.

'Endless Divine Power' was purely a Holy Word that enhanced physical strength, allowing him to increase his pure physical strength by nearly one tier.

As for 'Life Affinity', according to that Sky Island Guardian, it seemed extremely precious, capable of improving affinity with Life-attribute energy, making it more suitable to pair with the pseudo-divine core.

As for 'Hidden World', it was prepared for the Black Flame Clone.

Once this set of Holy Words was inscribed, as long as one's interference with the surrounding environment was minimal, one would appear as if vanished from this world. Inscribed with Fourth-Tier energy, even a high-level primordial being would need to investigate carefully to possibly detect it.

If inscribed with Fifth-Tier primordial energy, only a Star Being investigating carefully could possibly detect it.

Unless the enemy also possessed specialized counter-detection Holy Words.

It could be said to be the Holy Word most suitable for assassination.

Even the Sky Island Guardian couldn't help but tease him: "You have the Source Soul and the Mirror of Pain, and now you've added 'Hidden World'. Do you really intend to assassinate and lie in ambush?"

Lin Qing's reasons were not solely for this.

His main purpose was actually to hide the Black Flame Clone.

As his strength grew stronger and stronger, merely hiding the Black Flame Clone thousands of meters underground was no longer safe enough.

Enemies could very well search underground; how to conceal the Black Flame Clone became a problem.

Therefore, upon learning of the 'Hidden World' Holy Word, he decided without hesitation—to obtain this set of Holy Words as much as possible.

Seven sets of Holy Words, exactly using seven exploration opportunities.

Three exploration opportunities remained. One must be reserved for Sky Island 00001; for the other two opportunities, Lin Qing planned to learn one divine skill.

According to the intelligence, learning a divine skill was divided into two steps: one must explore two Sky Islands, with one Sky Island responsible for the trial and the other specifically for the divine skill inheritance.

This seemed to be to show respect for the creator of the divine skill.

"Divine skill..."

Lin Qing crossed thousands of kilometers in one breath, flew to Sky Island 26991, and then directly entered the white mist.

Inside this Sky Island, it resembled a desolate, ruined ancient battlefield, with ancient, rustic weapons scattered everywhere.

In the center of the Sky Island stood a huge black stone tablet.

This was the Sky Island for the Commander of Arms divine skill trial.

In the intelligence Zhao Jiayi gave him, only this one Sky Island was marked with the exclusive divine skill of the Commander of Arms.

Pity, the intelligence contained no divine skills for the Starry Sky Demon or the Divine Underwalker.

"Being able to learn the Commander of Arms' divine skill is not bad..."

Lin Qing was still quite satisfied.

The rarer the Divine Office, the scarcer the Divine Arts.

For a Divine Office holder, any combat technique they can learn yields only a negligible boost to combat power; it merely becomes nourishment for their Divine Office, and such techniques are useful only to those without a Divine Office.

Divine Arts, however, are exclusive ultimate techniques of each Divine Office, powerful moves developed through great effort by high-level Divine Office holders of the same lineage.

Even the simplest Divine Art requires one to be a high-level Primordial Lifeform just to have a sliver of hope of learning it.

So, Lin Qing was merely learning it in advance.

On the stone stele were lines of Universe-Wide Script with sharp strokes and an astonishing aura—

【Command one Divine Weapon to receive a simple Divine Art inheritance; command over twenty Divine Weapons to receive the Third Divine Art inheritance; command over fifty Divine Weapons to receive the Second Divine Art inheritance; command over one hundred Divine Weapons to receive the First Divine Art inheritance; command all Divine Weapons on the entire battlefield to qualify as my student.】

The stone stele also bore a signature line—

Commander of the Fourth Army of the Lin Yuan Realm.

"Oh?"

Lin Qing's eyes lit up. "Just command all the Divine Weapons on the entire battlefield?"

This floating island is only fifty kilometers long and wide, and the ancient battlefield is even smaller; his God's Domain can perfectly cover the whole area.

"However, I heard that anyone who learns a Divine Art from a floating island receives only the simplest Divine Art, and the difficulty is already extremely high; without inscribing Holy Characters, almost no one can pass..."

Lin Qing's intuition told him this was certainly not that simple.

"Let's try."

He immediately attempted to use the command ability of the Weapon Commander to control an ancient weapon nearby.

However, this weapon, which looked merely somewhat old, was unbelievably heavy; he exerted considerable strength just to command it, while at the same time a thick killing intent and malevolent energy constantly erupted from the weapon, wildly assaulting his mind and making it even harder for him to command.

"This..."

Lin Qing couldn't help but pause, looking at the ancient weapons scattered across the battlefield, frowning slightly: "Commanding just one is this difficult? How is it possible to command so many?"

Without relying on Black Flame, he felt he could command only a few at most.

One hundred?

Or even command all the weapons on the entire battlefield?

That was sheer fantasy.

"The Azure Sky Archipelago is a remnant of a previous civilization... no wonder the Floating Island Guardian said that even in a Level Two civilization, I barely qualify as an elite, let alone a genius..."

Lin Qing took a deep breath. "Black Flame!"

(End of this chapter)