Chapter 158: Do You Want to Marry Jiayi?

One hundred high-level primordial beings, and they are all Walkers Below the Gods?

Moreover, these one hundred Walkers Below the Gods possess the rare divine office specializing in fierce assault?

The quality of their divine offices is on par with his.

Their foundation is one major tier stronger than his; even if he borrows the pseudo-god domain of his black flame combustion, it would still fall far short of their sixth-level pseudo-god domains.

One could say any single one of them is far stronger than him now; easily annihilating a group of them would not be difficult for them.

Yet this man with blood-red long hair possesses only the basic divine office of Weapon Commander; even without using his black flame clone, logically he should not be inferior to him.

How dare he face one hundred alone?

Relying on just one divine technique?

In the next moment, Lin Qing saw a full hundred figures, each unfolding a pseudo-god domain, recklessly pressing down upon the man with blood-red long hair.

In an instant, various terrifying sixth-level auras had already spread everywhere.

Under the pressure of a sixth-level pseudo-god domain, a domain one tier lower is of little use, allowing movement at best with great difficulty.

The man with blood-red long hair merely raised his head slightly.

In the instant he raised his head, strange flowing lights suddenly flew out from his body surface; these fast-dancing streams of light, within the pseudo-god domain, began circling his body continuously, following strange laws and trajectories, colliding and connecting with one another.

In the blink of an eye, the dancing streams of light seemed to transform into a light sphere spinning wildly, with a radius of merely a few meters.

"Commanding Divine Weapons, combined with the special domain of Concealed Artifacts?" Lin Qing immediately recognized what the opponent was doing.

One of the three abilities of the Weapon Commander, 'Concealed Artifacts', is a special domain supported by one's own strength and domain, into which divine weapons are integrated, which can also effectively enhance the domain's power.

But as a Weapon Commander, he also knew clearly—

No matter how many divine weapons are contained, it can enhance power by at most a few times; it cannot compare to a pseudo-god domain one level higher.

"Boom!!"

At this moment, the one hundred high-level primordial being Walkers Below the Gods also unleashed ranged attack methods; under the eruption of various lights, a full hundred terrifying forces fell simultaneously, crashing down to attack the wildly spinning light sphere!

The terrifying momentum of these one hundred people striking together seemed as if they were about to shatter a Shanfeng!

Merely this sight alone was enough to make one's heart tremble.

Lin Qing felt that even if he had reached the level of a high-level primordial being now, if he did not flee, he would be utterly annihilated on the spot.

Yet the man with blood-red long hair remained motionless, still maintaining the strange light sphere formed by the divine weapons and the domain at his original spot.

Under the sky-covering, ground-shaking torrent of terrifying forces, this light sphere appeared very insignificant.

However—

"Boom boom boom boom boom——!!"

Attack after attack struck the wildly spinning light sphere, nearly drowning it, but after the energies dissipated one by one, the light sphere was still spinning, appearing completely undamaged, like an unyielding stone struck by streams of water!

"This..."

Since this information appeared like a memory, Lin Qing could also clearly know exactly what had just happened.

After the hundred terrifying attacks fell, the light sphere merely trembled slightly, then directly deflected those attacks, appearing very stable.

"Is this the second divine technique?"

Lin Qing could hardly believe this scene.

One hundred Walkers Below the Gods at the high-level primordial being tier, launching a frenzied assault at this moment, but no matter how they combined their efforts, they could not break this seemingly insignificant light sphere.

"What is the principle behind this?" Lin Qing found it hard to believe.

Just then, the one hundred Walkers Below the Gods vanished, and the light sphere re-dispersed into streams of circling flowing lights, revealing the man with blood-red long hair within.

"This divine technique is the foundation of my strongest defense method, named 'Spinning Star'."

The man with blood-red long hair turned his head slightly, looking toward Lin Qing's direction, and said in a faint voice: "Theoretically, only a primordial-level divine office holder, and one specializing in fierce assault among the rare divine offices, can break it instantly by cultivating ninety-nine divine weapons to form a perfect Spinning Star; otherwise, one must wait until my strength is exhausted."

Lin Qing's eyes lit up as he listened.

No wonder...

No wonder one hundred Walkers Below the Gods at the high-level primordial being tier could not break it even when working together; originally, the defensive upper limit of this divine technique is this high!

Any primordial-level divine office holder must be a high-level primordial being; plus the huge advantage of a primordial-level divine office, equivalent to leading by two major tiers, is required to directly shatter this divine technique's defense?

"The greatest flaw of this divine technique is the excessive consumption, and the mental drain is also considerable,"

the man with blood-red long hair said: "So you had best be a Walker Below the Gods; with the energy recovery speed provided by the pseudo-god core, as long as your spirit can hold out, this move can last quite a long time."

Lin Qing could also see this.

Just now, the man with blood-red long hair held out for only one or two seconds before the besiegers vanished, and his internal energy was nearly empty.

The more heaven-defying the move, the more astonishing the consumption naturally is.

"Spinning Star requires multiple divine weapons of specific structures; exactly how many are needed depends on how much you can bring into play."

The man with blood-red long hair said: "The technique of Spinning Star is merely the surface; the key lies in the application of the essence of life-force power. Therefore... to learn this move, you must first understand the essence of these three sixth-level life-force powers."

As he spoke, he tapped with his fingertip, and a wisp of dim green qi, a smear of misty white light, and a stream of water radiating intense vitality appeared.

Lin Qing could not help but be stunned by what he heard.

This move... actually requires first understanding the essences of three sixth-level powers?

He felt something was strange.

If one could comprehend the essence of a sixth-level power, even just one, it could directly cause one's life level to evolve into a high-level primordial being!

Comprehending the essence of sixth-level powers is something countless primordial beings dream of; therefore, this is also the most perverted advantage of Walkers Below the Gods. If one could achieve this, why take the long way around?

But...

Divine techniques are indeed a huge advantage.

"Pursuing the essence and the path of divine techniques, taking the long way around, is the most distant shortcut in the universe's starry sky."

The man with blood-red long hair spoke with a cold tone: "If you do not have sufficient comprehension and talent, it is better to give up. If you have aspirations for the Universe God series of divine offices, then you must take this path even more."

He said slowly: "If you are from a second-level civilization, you should understand my meaning."

Lin Qing's heart stirred involuntarily.

Regardless, he could draw on the advance; at worst, he would just spend more time using the False Divine Core to master several more Essences.

For the Divine Titles in the Universe God series, once one reaches the Primal stage, the 'Divine Scion' trial must be contested against other Divine Envoys.

And those other Divine Envoys are almost certainly from Type-II civilizations!

The reason is simple—

Every single Divine Envoy must be an Authority Awakener.

Relying solely on naturally born Authority Awakeners, the entire Milky Way probably has only a handful.

Therefore, the most Authority Awakeners must come from those awakened by Star Origin Stones.

Type-I civilizations almost have no Authority Awakeners.

Thus, one can deduce—

Almost all Authority Awakeners originate from Type-II civilizations and civilizations above Type-II.

So...

Divine Envoys must also be almost entirely concentrated in Type-II and civilizations above Type-II!

Lin Qing didn't need to think to know this.

By the time he attempts the 'Divine Scion' trial, his competitors will inevitably all be from Type-II or even higher-level civilizations!

He even suspected...

That the Milky Way has never had legends about Divine Envoys perhaps because geniuses from Type-II civilizations infiltrated various Perfect-Class Life Planets and took the hidden Divine Titles of those Life Planets?

Of course... he was only guessing.

But regardless, his future opponents will not be the so-called geniuses of these Type-I civilizations, but the geniuses of higher civilizations!!

No wonder the Floating Island Guardian said he had almost no hope of becoming a 'Divine Scion'.

Lin Qing was also very clear in his heart.

The moment his Authority awakened and he obtained the hidden Divine Title of Divine Envoy, his destination was still unclear, but his starting line had already completely crushed the geniuses of these Type-I civilizations.

"Divine Titles and Holy Words are merely the foundation; to compete with geniuses from Type-II civilizations..."

In this moment, Lin Qing understood his choice in his heart: "Then I must pursue the path of Divine Arts and the Essence of Power..."

He continued to read the inheritance information of the Divine Art.

"In the universe, the key to all kinds of Divine Arts is the most clever learning of the Essence of Power."

The man with blood-red long hair glanced at the three Life-System Powers floating at his fingertips. "These are three Powers of the sixth tier of the Life System. At the moment I left the Whirling Star inheritance, there were still 1,419 Powers of the sixth tier of the Life faction in the universe. I chose the three most suitable Powers among them and, using their Essences as the foundation, created the Whirling Star Divine Art."

He spoke slowly: "After comprehending the Essences of these three Powers, there is hope to form a simplified version of the Whirling Star Divine Art using thirty-six Divine Weapons."

"Comprehending the Essences of three Powers is only a simplified version?" Lin Qing was stunned.

However, this suited him even better.

He was not afraid of the difficulty of cultivation; he feared only that it would not be strong enough to compete against other Divine Envoys in the future.

"The simplified version of the Whirling Star Divine Art is still quite good; only those one level higher than you and skilled in fierce attacks have a sliver of hope to forcibly break through."

The man with blood-red long hair said calmly: "It is enough for you to roam invincible beneath the Star Beings."

Lin Qing understood his meaning.

Those who could cultivate this Divine Art would inevitably become High-Grade Primal Beings, attempt the Primal-Level Divine Title trial, and contend with other Weapon-Bearers; relying on a Divine Art is also a huge advantage.

Once one becomes a Primal-Level Divine Title Holder, with this Divine Art, only then can Star Beings break through the defense, and naturally, it is enough to roam invincible beneath the Star Beings.

"As for the most perfect Whirling Star..."

The man with blood-red long hair moved his fingertips slightly, and six strange Powers condensed again in the void before him.

A total of nine Life-System Powers floated before him.

"Comprehending the Essences of these nine sixth-tier Life-System Powers gives hope to cultivate the perfect Whirling Star Divine Art, just like I did just now," the man with blood-red long hair said.

Lin Qing was stunned.

The man with blood-red long hair said: "If you can master the perfect Whirling Star Divine Art, when you encounter my inheritance in the future, you can directly receive my First Divine Art and Third Divine Art."

In the next moment, the silver-white ground and the blood-haired man before his eyes began to slowly blur.

Only that voice remained, still echoing in his mind:

"Remember, my name is... Feng Xue."

Lin Qing then slowly opened his eyes.

The Divine Art inheritance had ended; the complete cultivation method for this Divine Art was now in his memory.

The rarer the Divine Title, the more precious and rare the Divine Art.

However, Divine Arts of regular Divine Titles are also very rare.

This is mainly because true experts can almost all obtain rare Divine Titles; with the advantage of a Divine Art, how could they fail to fight for a rare Divine Title?

The powerful Divine Art inheritance of the Weapon-Bearer is not only of extremely high value but also of extremely high cultivation difficulty.

"Feng Xue?"

Lin Qing murmured, and only then did he leave Floating Island Number 99999.

"Only the last one, Floating Island Number 00001, remains..."

After being expelled from the Floating Island, Lin Qing floated in mid-air. After a moment of thought, he flew directly toward Floating Island Number 00001.

Floating Island Number 99999 and Floating Island Number 00001 were very close, only a few hundred kilometers apart.

Not long after flying, Lin Qing saw Floating Island Number 00001.

The area nearby was very desolate; no one came over, after all, this Floating Island had long been thoroughly explored, with absolutely nothing special about it, let alone an inheritance.

If not for the Floating Island Guardian's reminder, he had planned to learn a Star-Level Combat Technique or acquire another set of Holy Words of the Order System.

"Huff."

Lin Qing flew directly into Sky Island No. 00001. Amidst the churning and shifting mist before his eyes, he appeared inside the main hall of a palace.

Above was a night sky like a black curtain, where countless stars shone like brocade, each twinkling in the darkness, clearly a simulated starry ceiling.

Although the hall was vast, it had long been searched countless times by others.

"Where is the inheritance..."

Lin Qing scanned the surroundings but found nothing.

Suddenly—

He felt something and looked up, only to discover that amidst the twinkling stars in the sky above, faint, strange lines seemed to connect between them. After these lines connected and combined, they vaguely formed a colossal figure.

Lin Qing gazed upward at this scene, faintly sensing a familiar aura.

—An aura sharing the same origin as the divine office of God's Earthly Walker.

"Is this the inheritance?"

Relying on the shared aura of his own God's Earthly Walker status, Lin Qing carefully distinguished the same stars and star-river lines in the starry sky, attempting to outline the clear details of this figure.

Gradually, the colossal figure composed of stars became clearer and more real.

Time passed unknowingly.

At the moment when this colossal figure in the boundless starry sky perfectly aligned with his own divine office aura—

"Boom!!"

Billions of stars in the starry sky twinkled simultaneously at this moment, transforming into a magnificent existence spanning the boundless starry dome.

It was a Cosmic God composed entirely of countless stars.

Previously, when Lin Qing cultivated the Heart-Forging Art given to him by Zhao Jiayi's father, he had used a star map to visualize a Cosmic God figure, but the clarity paled in comparison to the simulated starry sky of Sky Island No. 00001 by an immeasurable margin!

At this moment, this incredibly towering and vast Cosmic God seemed alive; its eyes, connected by countless stars, moved slightly—

Just like that, it looked at Lin Qing.

In an instant, a wisp of starlight pierced the void, falling from the firmament.

The starlight plunged directly into Lin Qing's brow; he immediately felt as if something new had appeared in his mind.

It was a peculiar secret technique, but he did not know its function.

"Haha..."

A laugh suddenly rang out in the hall. A black-haired man appeared before Lin Qing, clearly the Sky Island Guardian. "It's been too long." The black-haired man looked at Lin Qing with interest. "Finally, someone has obtained this detection secret technique."

"Detection secret technique?" Lin Qing asked in confusion.

"Yes."

The black-haired man smiled. "Many great powers in the universe, to prevent their inheritances from being spied upon, will use special rituals to invite a sliver of the Cosmic God's magnificent consciousness to descend, forming a special detection secret technique. This tests whether one is qualified to receive the true inheritance and also prevents the inheritance from being lost."

"Oh?"

Lin Qing suddenly felt a stir in his heart and said, "I once obtained a secret technique called the Heart-Forging Art, which can use the Cosmic God to temper the mind. Before cultivation, it also requires a star map containing the Cosmic God."

"Heart-Forging Art?" The black-haired man laughed. "Among you Earthlings, there was a young girl with considerable potential for authority who obtained the Heart-Forging Art in a real-world ruin. This is the most basic method for awakening mental power in that ruin. Did she give it to you?"

Lin Qing was slightly stunned and asked, "Yi Leina Duo?"

"That is the name." The black-haired man smiled. "Pity her authority was just short of meeting that ruin's requirements."

Lin Qing understood.

!.

Zhao Jiayi's father and Yi Leina Duo's relationship was clearly not ordinary. It seemed Zhao Jiayi's father obtained the Heart-Forging Art from Yi Leina Duo?

Or even...

Perhaps Yi Leina Duo knew Zhao Jiayi had chosen him, so she specifically gave it to him?

Lin Qing shook his head slightly, suppressing these thoughts in his heart, and asked again, "After mastering this detection secret technique, can one receive the inheritance? What inheritance? You can reveal a little bit."

Based on his understanding of this Sky Island Guardian, regarding important information like inheritances, the other party would most likely not speak.

"What? You think I won't say?"

The black-haired man laughed and said playfully, "This is a complete set of Divine Skills."

"Divine Skills?" Lin Qing was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be..."

"Yes, it is the Divine Skills of a God's Earthly Walker."

The black-haired man smiled and said, "How about that? Is it a huge benefit? The Divine Skills of the Cosmic Envoy and Starry Sky Demon series are extremely rare, let alone the Cosmic God series. Even in a Level Two Civilization, this is truly an incredibly precious treasure."

Lin Qing took a deep breath, slowly suppressing the shock in his heart, and nodded, saying, "Indeed, it is a huge benefit..."

"Right?" The black-haired man smiled and said, "Of course, the premise is that you can truly master this detection secret technique. I think... the hope is slim."

"Slim hope?" Lin Qing asked in confusion.

The black-haired man sized him up and said, "Probably a few percent chance."

Lin Qing was stunned.

"Out of my kindness, I'll give you two suggestions."

The black-haired man smiled and said, "First, the entry level of this secret technique is very difficult, and subsequent cultivation is even harder. Actually, the secret technique itself is useless; it is purely a test of your comprehension. Moreover, the secret technique has a spirit. If your Divine Child Trial fails, the secret technique will vanish directly from your mind, making you forget it completely."

"If your Divine Child Trial succeeds, the secret technique will also raise the cultivation difficulty based on your foundation."

"So if there is hope, you had better succeed early."

The black-haired man smiled mysteriously. "Additionally, the essence of this secret technique is detection and testing. If you want to enter it quickly, you can try breaking through the Yu Xingyuan simulated by the Star-Transmitting Tower. The more layers of the Yu Xingyuan you break through, the greater the hope of entering the secret technique."

"The Yu Xingyuan simulated by the Star-Transmitting Tower?"

Lin Qing asked somewhat puzzled, "My Star-Transmitting Tower doesn't have this function. Do I have to wait for Earth to connect with the universe and link to the Second Universe Network?"

"Why make it so complicated?" The black-haired man looked at him. "Figure out the specifics yourself. Whether you succeed or not is up to you."

Lin Qing nodded slightly, preparing to ask Yi Leina Duo or Chu Hongjun after leaving.

"You should go now."

The black-haired man smiled and glanced at Lin Qing. "With your talent and opportunities, even without much effort, you could dominate a Level One civilization. As for higher levels… that's up to you."

"Understood." Lin Qing nodded.

…

This journey to explore the treasures of the Sky Archipelago had ended.

After Lin Qing's consciousness withdrew from the Second Universe Net, he slowly opened his eyes in reality.

Outside the house, the newborn sunrise illuminated the land.

Lin Qing pushed open the door and stepped onto the rooftop on the fourth floor, gazing at the distant sunrise, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"This time… the gains were huge…"

He felt a bit troubled. "But I need to cultivate so much."

Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.

First, there were seven sets of Sacred Characters to engrave.

It was said that engraving Sacred Characters was a tedious task like water dripping through stone—gradually inscribing them into life, even the soul, requiring not only immense energy but also painstaking, meticulous craftsmanship.

A single set of Sacred Characters required at least several years just to accumulate the energy; the actual engraving and carving took less time, but was still troublesome.

"If I prepay, seven sets of Sacred Characters… I have no idea how long it would take."

Lin Qing sighed inwardly. "Worse still, there's the Divine Technique 'Whirling Stars'—it demands understanding the essence of nine forces. Mastering the Whirling Stars technique itself is already a challenge, and even prepaying for it is relatively simple…"

Moreover, there was the most important secret technique for detection.

This technique was tied to the entire set of Divine Techniques for the Divine Walkers. For the initial trial of the 'Divine Child,' he absolutely had to learn it to have any chance.

Without needing to think, he knew that geniuses from Level Two civilizations, beyond their basic Divine Offices and Sacred Characters, had certainly cultivated Divine Techniques.

With only the Second Divine Technique, 'Whirling Stars,' he had no confidence he could compete with them.

This was precisely why the Sky Island Guardian believed he had no hope of becoming a 'Divine Child.'

Just thinking about it revealed how absurdly difficult it was.

In Level One civilizations, geniuses were lucky to obtain even a few sets of Sacred Characters; without the treasure opportunities of Earth Civilization, they had no hope of acquiring Divine Techniques.

Before those Level Two civilization geniuses, he was truly nothing.

"Take it slowly."

Lin Qing mused inwardly. "It would be best if I succeeded before the next treasure exploration in two years. If not, I'll wait longer… Ideally, I should have sufficient power before Earth connects to the stars."

If he succeeded, even if Earth was temporarily occupied, he could reclaim it in the future.

…

After returning to reality, the Black Flame Avatar began burning life energy to study the newly learned Sacred Characters.

Lin Qing planned to have the Black Flame Avatar first study engraving the Sacred Character 'Hidden World.'

Lately, he had drawn too much attention—he needed to conceal the Black Flame Avatar carefully. Each time, he confirmed no one was scanning with his Pseudo-Divine Domain before descending deep underground.

This time, he hid the Black Flame Avatar even deeper, thirty kilometers beneath the surface.

Penetrating solid matter like rock with mental force consumed considerable energy, and the penetration distance shrank to a fraction.

At thirty kilometers deep, his domain just reached the limit. To penetrate with mental force would require painstaking, slow effort. Even a Starborn's mental force wouldn't go to such lengths unless they knew he had secrets underground.

Moreover, he now constantly maintained a small-scale Pseudo-Divine Domain to guard against mental scans.

"Once the Black Flame engraves 'Hidden World,' it'll be much simpler."

Lin Qing mused inwardly. "Engraving Sacred Characters shouldn't be hard for me personally. I can prepay to master the techniques and experience perfectly, and repaying the debt mainly requires energy—which I can accelerate a hundredfold with Starlight Source Stones."

Normally, accumulating energy for engraving Sacred Characters took several years.

But that was just the simplest form of energy accumulation—seemingly tedious, yet for him, with enough Starlight Source Stones, it could be sped up a hundredfold!

Several years could be reduced to less than ten days.

The required proficiency in engraving could also be perfected through prepayment.

The two most critical aspects of engraving Sacred Characters—energy and proficiency—were nothing to him.

"As for the Black Flame Avatar, though he can't prepay, if my speculation is correct, I can do this…"

Lin Qing mused inwardly. "Let the Black Flame Avatar begin learning to engrave Sacred Characters. After I prepay and gain perfect experience, I'll repay the debt using Starlight Source Stones—less than ten days—and then cleanse it with Pseudo-Divinity."

"Then, for the Black Flame Avatar, proficiency can come from the prepayed experience, and energy from Starlight Source Stones…"

Lin Qing couldn't help but feel eager. "In this way, the Black Flame Avatar could rapidly engrave one set after another. If all goes well… six sets of Sacred Characters could be done in under two months."

The experience he gained through prepayment was memory—he knew it, so the Black Flame Avatar knew it too.

It was as if the Black Flame Avatar had also prepayed the memory-based experience.

"Hmm, starting with the basics shouldn't be hard."

Lin Qing immediately began burning life energy through the Black Flame Avatar to enhance his insight and study the Sacred Character 'Hidden World.'

…

December 30, 2122, 1:55 a. m.

As soon as twenty-four hours passed, the sky islands above Earth in the Second Universe Net vanished again, completely hidden.

The next opening would be at 1:00 a. m. on December 29, 2124.

"Lin Qing."

At that moment, Lin Qing's small-scale Pseudo-Divine Domain suddenly sensed a mental force scanning him from an unknown distance, followed by a mental voice:

"Enter the Second Universe Net."

It was Yi Leina Duo's voice.

"Understood."

Lin Qing immediately linked his consciousness to the sensor and logged into the Second Universe Net.

……

After entering the Second Universe Network, Lin Qing appeared once again within this virtual world that was nearly identical to the real world.

"Lin Qing, a subordinate space has invited you to enter. The three people inside are all two-star universe citizens; judging by their numbers, they are Qi Lingxiao and the other two," Chen Guang reminded.

Lin Qing immediately nodded and said, "Agreed."

A moment of dizziness passed before his eyes, and he found himself in a spacious living room, simply and elegantly decorated, clearly in Earth style.

Sitting on the living room sofa were Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and Yi Leina Duo.

"Lin Qing, sit down; it is safer to talk here," Qi Lingxiao said with a chuckle, showing no airs of a senior powerhouse.

Chu Hongjun glanced at Lin Qing without any objection.

Yi Leina Duo noticed this and smiled with interest: "Dean Chu, don't you often say that people should be divided into three classes and nine ranks for true fairness? I thought that since Hall Master Qi invited Lin Qing to sit, you would at least say something."

She had no objection because she originally viewed Lin Qing like her own junior; what did it matter sitting with family?

But Chu Hongjun's reaction surprised her a bit.

"Junior?"

Chu Hongjun looked at her and said in a calm voice, "I do not view him as a junior."

Lin Qing could not help but be slightly stunned.

"Do not view him as a junior?"

Yi Leina Duo was somewhat puzzled. "Dean Chu's divine position ability is special; did you perhaps see Lin Qing's extraordinary potential? Do you feel he will eventually sit with us?"

Chu Hongjun did not answer her, only saying, "Is there any need to discuss such a small matter?"

"True." Yi Leina Duo smiled, then turned to look at Lin Qing and said gently, "Lin Qing, how was your harvest in the Sky Islands this time?"

"It was okay," Lin Qing said. "Do you need me to state my harvest?"

"Give a general idea, no need for too much detail; we need some estimation," Yi Leina Duo said softly.

"Six sets of Life-class Holy Letters, one set of Order-class Holy Letters," Lin Qing said.

In fact, his actions in the Second Universe Network were an open card; everyone knew which floating island he had gone to, at most being uncertain about what inheritance the floating island held and whether he had successfully passed the trial.

So, saying it out loud was nothing.

"Seven sets of Holy Letters?" Yi Leina Duo looked at him.

Chu Hongjun and Qi Lingxiao also glanced at him.

Lin Qing understood why they were looking at him like that.

Seven sets of Holy Letters were indeed somewhat strange.

Because awakened beings can only inscribe three sets, while primordial beings can inscribe six sets.

Even if considering the future and inscribing Holy Letters for three sets of primordial stages in advance, the choice would still be six sets of Holy Letters.

The remaining four exploration slots would then be left for divine techniques and star-level combat arts.

Lin Qing did it on purpose; otherwise, he could have simply said that he failed the trial for one set of Holy Letters and actually obtained only six sets.

He just wanted to test how much these three knew.

"There are two sets of Holy Letters I haven't decided which one to choose yet," Lin Qing casually covered up with a sentence.

Yi Leina Duo, Chu Hongjun, and Qi Lingxiao exchanged glances, then she smiled and said, "I see, then you should consider it. Consider it yourself; no need to tell us. We have not yet broken free from the contract restrictions, so many things are inconvenient to say and inconvenient to inquire about."

Lin Qing fell silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Then I understand."

Chu Hongjun then looked at Lin Qing and spoke: "The first nine floating islands were fine, but why did you go to 00001 on the tenth floating island? This behavior was actually somewhat abrupt and strange in your actions today; how do you plan to explain it?"

"Because I felt that floating island 00001 had secrets."

Lin Qing said, "It is the largest among the lower floating islands, yet no special characteristics were discovered; this itself is very strange. I felt my strength was sufficient, so it might be quite special."

Upon hearing this, Qi Lingxiao, Yi Leina Duo, and Chu Hongjun did not press him on whether he had any harvest at floating island 00001.

It was as if they did not care... or perhaps as if they did not want to know.

Yi Leina Duo even directly skipped this topic and asked, "Do you want to marry Zhao Jiayi?"

(End of this chapter)