Chapter 556

Ye Liuyun immediately realized that the selection was about to begin.

Once the divine sense shield was lifted, it meant they could communicate with those statues via divine sense.

So he immediately reminded the people around him, while also paying attention to how others were choosing statues.

But before he could get a clear look, he discovered that many stone statues were sending him messages, asking him to confirm receiving the guardianship.

"So many statues choosing me?" Ye Liuyun was momentarily dazed.

Over twenty statues sent him divine sense messages, but these statues were not particularly strong—none even as large as the third-largest stone pillar—so Ye Liuyun made no decision.

At that moment, a genius had already chosen a statue he was satisfied with and reached an agreement with it.

From the statue, a mysterious force suddenly burst forth, enveloping the youth. Then that mysterious power materialized into a form—a demonic beast nine-tailed fox wielding a giant axe.

Yet that youth himself was neither of the Demon Race nor a demon cultivator.

"It seems the statues' selection doesn't consider race! Moreover, it's a two-way choice—both parties must agree."

Ye Liuyun told everyone nearby all the information he had thought of.

Meanwhile, the youth guarded by the nine-tailed fox demon beast's god seal suddenly slapped another youth with a palm.

With a "boom," that youth was struck directly, having no strength left to resist.

"Hahaha, let you snatch my token—now you get your comeuppance!"

He laughed maniacally, then directly chose an inheritance and rushed over. This time, the energy at the passage entrance could no longer stop him; he broke right through.

Everyone watched as he passed through the passage and entered that inheritance.

Meanwhile, the youth he had slapped died on the spot.

Seeing this, everyone present dared not delay any longer and all began making their choices.

Especially Lie Hongxia, who glared fiercely at Ye Liuyun, then also sent divine sense to the female statue that Ye Liuyun had chosen for Liang Xue, to communicate.

"Little brother, it agrees!" At that moment, Lei Ming also cheered.

Ye Liuyun saw only that from the second-largest stone pillar, the statue of the thunder dragon beast suddenly burst forth with energy, shooting straight at Lei Ming and enveloping him; immediately, a huge thunder dragon beast appeared before everyone.

Its massive body and terrifying force actually squeezed Ye Liuyun and the others far away.

Simply the pressure released by the thunder dragon beast was enough to overwhelm everyone; its pressure was far greater than that of the demon race's nine-tailed fox just moments before.

No matter how you say it, being the second-largest stone pillar, theoretically its strength should rank second!

This was also the first relatively large stone pillar to release its guardian power.

After receiving the guardian, Lei Ming did not rush to seek an inheritance; instead, he stayed to guard Ye Liuyun on the spot.

She worried that someone like Lie Hongxia, if she first obtained the Guardian God Seal, would attack Ye Liuyun.

What Ye Liuyun wanted to choose was one of the five largest stone pillars, but none of those five pillars actively sent him divine sense.

Moreover, the statues that had originally sent him divine sense, seeing he wasn't interested, some began to look for other suitable people instead, no longer waiting for him.

Across the platform, geniuses kept obtaining the god-seal guardianship; some continued waiting for an inheritance, while others chose a suitable inheritance and left directly.

At this point, Ye Liuyun also became anxious. If he kept waiting, he might end up with nothing at all!

He couldn't help but glance at Yu Haotian and the others. He noticed Yu Haotian wasn't rushing to choose. Ye Liuyun guessed, given Yu Haotian's temperament, he was surely waiting for the five largest stone pillars to send him an invitation.

Just as he was also thinking of waiting a bit longer, he inadvertently caught sight of Mo Tianheng.

Mo Tianheng's approach was completely opposite to Yu Haotian's—he was using divine sense, repeatedly and proactively communicating in turn with the statues on the five great stone pillars.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun also thought carefully. The statues on those five great stone pillars must at least possess Divine Rank power; for such beings, their standards are high and their pride great, so they generally wouldn't actively seek a junior.

"So, Mo Tianheng's method actually makes some sense. We can't keep waiting; we must seize the time. If the five great stone pillars won't work, I can still choose something else."

Having thought that, Ye Liuyun also sent divine sense to the statues on those five great stone pillars. However, his divine sense swept over them several times, and they gave no response at all.

"What's going on? Is my method wrong?" Ye Liuyun immediately stopped and carefully observed Mo Tianheng.

At that moment, Liang Xue and Lie Hongxia had actually chosen the same female statue.

That female statue's divine sense hesitated for a long time, but ultimately chose Liang Xue. She felt that although Liang Xue's current realm was low, his prospects should be better than Lie Hongxia's, mainly because Liang Xue's bloodline had a very high affinity for spiritual energy—a bloodline not commonly seen.

"Thank you, senior, for choosing me!" Liang Xue bowed to the statue in gratitude.

Meanwhile, Lie Hongxia beside her was so angry she stomped her feet, thinking Liang Xue had stolen her opportunity. Her eyes flared, and she was about to strike Liang Xue.

"No need to thank me—this is also something you fought for!" The statue replied via divine sense, and its power was released, enveloping Liang Xue; afterward, an immortal maiden's image appeared, guarding Liang Xue around her.

This powerful pressure instantly made Lie Hongxia's raised hand quickly drop.

If she attacked Liang Xue now, it would be tantamount to suicide; that immortal's energy could slap ten of her to death with a single palm.

Left with no choice, she had to continue selecting other statues. The larger the statues, the rarer it was for them to proactively send out invitations via divine sense; meanwhile, those that did take the initiative tended to have lower realms, and even top-tier geniuses often looked down on them.

Only in special cases like Lei Ming's, where the statue and he share the same origin, can they instantly click.

Long Nv's communication with that golden dragon was extremely difficult. Seeing this, Ye Liuyun directly took out the Dragon Palace from his storage ring and temporarily lent it to Long Nv. Long Nv held the coiling dragon staff in one hand and the Dragon Palace in the other, then tried again to communicate with the golden dragon.

This time the golden dragon hesitated a moment before agreeing, becoming Long Nv's guardian.

For this, Long Nv felt even more grateful to Ye Liuyun. After returning the Dragon Palace to him, she decided to stay and guard Ye Liuyun.

Thus Lei Ming, Liang Xue, and Long Nv formed a triangle, standing behind Ye Liuyun to act as his protectors.