Chapter 557

Even in the Eternal Life Realm, such a stroke of fortune is extremely rare!

Think about it—how could Fang Yu possibly gain the attention of an Immortal in the Eternal Life Realm and have them impart even a portion of their magic power?

Such a thing could not possibly exist in the Yuhua Sect or even across the entire Central Great World, for the top expert of the Central Great World, Exalted Linglong, is merely a True Immortal of the tenth layer of the Longevity Secret Realm—belonging to the Longevity Secret Realm, not the Immortal Realm.

In the Immortal Realm of the Eternal Life Realm, it begins at the Heavenly Immortal realm; both Void Immortal and True Immortal are still within the Longevity Secret Realm.

Unless Fang Yu leaves the Central Great World and arrives at some other Great World—like the Central Great World, King Great World, or Saha Great World—where ancient Heavenly Immortals truly exist, would such an opportunity arise.

But even then, it would be exceedingly difficult.

And now, Fang Yu has received a portion of the power legacy of Wan Shou Dao Ren; with the Star-Picking Hand in his hands, he can unleash power exceeding one hundred million Yellow Great World steeds.

Among the legacy Fang Yu previously received, the terror of Wan Shou Dao Ren was revealed—a single giant hand truly destroyed countless stars, slaying the gods and demons within them, not the hollow claim that "the myriad heavens collapsed and the Dao shattered," when in truth nothing was lost after all that fighting.

"The Star-Picking Hand is divided into six turns; once all six turns are perfected, the full power legacy can be unlocked. I have only received the first turn, yet even now I stand a chance against ordinary Wan Shou Realm ancient titans."

Fang Yu felt his own strength—his Star-Picking Hand had only reached the first turn; six turns would make him invincible, requiring continuous cultivation.

"Congratulations, Fang Yu, you have received the master's legacy. When your physical body reaches an extremely powerful level, you will be able to unleash the sixth turn of the Star-Picking Hand—I will be eagerly awaiting that moment."

The yellow bear stood beside Fang Yu, murmuring praise and filled with deep emotion.

"May I ask, friend, who exactly is Wan Shou Dao Ren?"

Fang Yu, seeing the yellow bear, spoke.

"My master, Wan Shou, is an ancient god-demon from the Chaos."

The yellow bear, listening to Fang Yu's words, gazed as if lost in distant memories. "Long before Pangu opened heaven and earth, the universe was a formless Chaos—but Chaos was not empty. Within it, ancient and powerful god-demons were born: Pangu, Nüwa—these were called Chaos God-Demons. The strongest, of course, was Pangu."

"After Pangu opened heaven and earth, life emerged within the cosmos—these were the god-demons born of heaven and earth, known as Primordial God-Demons."

"Later, the Three Thousand Great Worlds were born; during the formation of each Great World, some god-demons emerged—these are the ordinary god-demons."

"Thus, god-demons are classified by origin into Chaos God-Demons, Primordial God-Demons, and ordinary god-demons. My master is a Chaos God-Demon."

The yellow bear looked at Fang Yu.

Fang Yu nodded.

This world had Chaos God-Demons, Primordial God-Demons, and ordinary god-demons—Wan Shou Dao Ren was a Chaos God-Demon; his power was unimaginable.

"My master's origin was excellent, meaning greater potential and strength from birth. But even beings of humble origin can become renowned figures of the Three Realms. Ordinary creatures from countless races, after enduring countless calamities, have risen to greatness equal to my master. You, Fang Yu, are no different—you are human, yet you still have the chance. Do not belittle yourself."

The yellow bear said.

Fang Yu nodded.

He would never belittle himself—anyone from the Eternal Life Realm would never do that.

Even the fellows from the Taiyi Sect, even when they lost, still yelled, "You're done, you're done!" As for the gods of the Divine Clan—the Divine Lords, Divine Kings—none ever belittled themselves; even after being crushed by him, they still screamed for Fang Yu to kneel and become their dog.

People of the Eternal Life Realm possess confidence from within—they never belittle themselves.

"My master experienced much."

The yellow bear's gaze grew distant as he continued recalling, his thoughts drifting far into the distant past.

"He knew Pangu, Nüwa, and others—great beings like the Peng Bird were merely his juniors. He founded a Men Sect, with many god-demon disciples listening to his teachings. He had many titles: Wan Shou Dao Ren, Star-Picking Divine Lord, Right Hand True God."

The yellow bear's thoughts drifted. "When you achieve the Heavenly God realm, you too will become my master's disciple."

Fang Yu hummed in agreement—since Wan Shou Dao Ren had taught him the Star-Picking Hand, it was indeed proper to call him master.

But he felt he had accumulated too many masters across the realms—he had joined Yuhua Sect in the Eternal Life Realm, entered Tai Xuan Men in the Shrouding Heaven Realm, had no sect in the Perfect World, and now in the Manghuang Ji Realm, he first joined the Black-White Academy and was about to become part of the Star-Picking lineage?

There was nothing wrong with that—on the path of cultivation, the more accomplished are your teachers.

But Li Ruoyu paled in comparison to Wan Shou Dao Ren.

Even Feng Feng Baiyu, the Zhang Sect leader of Yuhua Sect, was far inferior before Wan Shou Dao Ren—though Feng Feng Baiyu, when losing, would just cheat, making him a profoundly mysterious figure.

"Wan Shou Dao Ren—was he born with only one arm?"

Fang Yu's mind flashed with many thoughts as he asked the yellow bear.

"No—when my master was born in the Chaos, he had two arms. But later, in a great battle, one of his arms was severed. He considered it a great disgrace, and ever since, he has remained one-armed. Yet this very loss led him to breakthroughs in the Star-Picking Hand within the Chaos, making it even more mysterious. After this breakthrough, the Star-Picking Hand's profundity ranks among the top ten of all techniques since Pangu opened heaven and earth."

The yellow bear said. "You don't need to dwell too much on those ancient times—my master lived through multiple eras. Now it is the age of the Three Thousand Great Worlds and countless small worlds, ruled by the Heavenly Court. That era is too distant from you. Focus on achieving the Heavenly God realm first. And now, you might as well try the War God Hall."

Fang Yu hummed, and immediately the space around him shifted—he was transported directly to the War God Hall by the yellow bear.

"Now that you have the Star-Picking Hand, the first through sixth levels of the War God Hall seem easy for you—but you still must pass the trials to earn the magic treasure rewards."

The yellow bear's voice echoed through the void.

"Alright."

Fang Yu now wanted to test just how powerful his Star-Picking Hand truly was.

He entered the first level of the War God Hall, where a beam of Jin Guang coalesced into a Jin Jiashen general.

The Jin Jiashen general had a cold expression, splendid armor, and radiated the aura of a Purple Mansion.

"So you're the one trying to pass the trial? Prepare to endure my…"

Before the Jin Jiashen general could finish speaking, Fang Yu slapped forward—his Star-Picking Hand casually clenched, instantly crushing the Jin Jiashen general into specks of light.

Instant kill.

Using the Star-Picking Hand to slay this Jin Jiashen general was indeed overkill.

"Fang Yu, congratulations on passing the first trial."

Soon, the yellow bear's form appeared. "Shall we head to the Magic Treasure Hall now?"

"Human-grade magic treasures aren't worth it. Store them for now—I'll keep advancing."

Fang Yu shook his head.

Continue advancing.

The second trial revealed another Jin Jiashen general—but this one was clearly far stronger than the first.

"So you're the one trying to pass the trial? Prepare to endure my…"

Before this Jin Jiashen general could finish speaking, Fang Yu pierced his body with a single Star-Picking Hand.

The Star-Plucking Hand was no simple great palm strike—it could also kill at range. In an instant, a bolt of star-plucking force annihilated the golden-armored divine general of the second trial.

"Continue."

This time another golden-armored divine general appeared, and the moment he showed up he was bristling with rage.

"Little brat, you've already slain two of my avatars—I'm angry now!"

"Oh."

Fang Yu still did not use any other divine ability—no Great Severing Art, no Great Devouring Art, no Great Five Elements Art, no Great Slaughter Art—just a simple Star-Plucking Hand.

A hand that could pluck the stars—what need to fear a mere avatar of some demon god across from him?

In the blink of an eye, that golden-armored divine general was destroyed once again.

Fang Yu had now seen it clearly: the first three levels of the War God Palace were all avatars of a single demon god.

This demon god's true body was clearly extremely powerful—likely at the realm where even a single hair could spawn an avatar—but unfortunately it had run into Fang Yu, and was defeated utterly, a wretched, miserable sight.

The Star-Plucking Hand was indeed extremely powerful.

The fourth level.

That golden-armored divine general appeared once again.

"If my true body were here, just one breath from me could blow you into powder!"

The golden-armored divine general's eyes held arrogance. Having been slain three avatars in a row, this golden-armored divine general was extremely displeased, and this time, while speaking, he charged at Fang Yu to kill him.

In an instant he was right before Fang Yu, the two golden-gourd great hammers in his hands smashing straight down at Fang Yu.

But Fang Yu still used only one move. Wherever the Star-Plucking Hand passed, those golden-gourd hammers shattered on the spot, and Fang Yu's two hands—one Star-Plucking Hand, one Mysterious-Yellow Heaven-Covering Hand—landed on the golden-armored divine general's body.

The golden-armored divine general simply crumbled apart and dissolved into nothingness.

"Do you still wish to continue? You can now obtain two human-grade magic treasures and two earth-grade magic treasures."

The voice of the yellow great bear appeared once again.

"Continue."

Fang Yu continued to challenge the trials.

War God Palace, the fifth trial.

The divine general that appeared this time was already extremely powerful. If the golden-armored divine generals of the first and second levels only had Purple Mansion realm strength, and those of the third and fourth levels had the strength of a Ten-Thousand Manifestations True Person, then the golden-armored divine general of the fifth level now had the strength of a Primordial Spirit Dao Lord at Great Perfection, seemingly only one step away from the Return-to-Void Earth Immortal realm.

The divine power contained within this golden-armored divine general's body was even more formidable. The moment they met, he didn't even bother with harsh words, and directly launched the most ferocious assault at Fang Yu.

Fang Yu stepped forward, reached out and tapped once—it was the Star-Plucking force, the fusion of the Wusheng Killing Sword and the Black Emperor Water Sovereign Daoist Gang Qi.

The golden-armored divine general had just charged over when he saw an endless, surging Jianhe carrying a terrifying aura of annihilation, and his expression instantly changed drastically.

"Next time I will come back again."

As the words fell, his body was annihilated.

A golden-armored divine general comparable to the peak of the Primordial Spirit realm could not withstand even one move from Fang Yu.