Chapter 443: Inheritance Obtained

Jienasi died, and he died extremely peacefully.

Perhaps for him, as long as there was someone in this world who could inherit the Five Elements Thunder Dao that he had exhausted his entire life to study, he would have no regrets in death. If not for this, he would not have set up those three progressive trials—only a heaven-sent genius capable of transforming Thunder into the Five Elements would be worthy of wielding his mantle.

Chen Fan stared at the brilliant orb of memory that had condensed in the void after Jienasi's soul dissipated, and he reached out to touch it gently.

"Hum—"

The orb shattered upon contact, transforming into billions of streams of light that surged into Chen Fan's Sea of Consciousness like a galaxy flowing in reverse. Contained within were all of Jienasi's insights and deductions regarding the power of the Five Elements, all of which now became Chen Fan's own.

It took Chen Fan a full half-month to digest this all-encompassing orb of memory.

When he opened his eyes again and rose from his meditation, a sudden, drastic change occurred within his Personal Domain.

A towering tree full of vitality shot up from the ground, its branches and leaves lush; in an instant, the tree ignited with raging flames, crimson as blood; the flames rolled, then suddenly transformed into surging, endless water, flying up and down within the domain in a continuous cycle.

Chen Fan looked at the wondrous sight of "Thunder giving birth to the Five Elements, the Five Elements rotating," and his heart was filled with deep emotion.

The geniuses of this world are truly as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river. If he hadn't experienced it himself, who could have imagined that the incomparably domineering Thunder could actually transform into the origin of the Five Elements?

Just then, the Chaos Golden Book that had shattered into pieces in his Sea of Consciousness began to re-condense under the guidance of Jienasi's lingering will.

This was Jienasi's final gift; in his dying moments, he had actively burned his last Soul Origin, injecting it as nourishment into those fragments, which allowed this Rule Battle Soldier to be reforged.

Chen Fan beckoned with one hand, and the ancient, weathered Chaos Golden Book flew into his palm.

With this golden book as the core, Chen Fan's control over the power of the Five Elements instantly rose to the realm of perfection.

Previously, he had to condense Thunder Qi outside his body and go through cumbersome steps to transform it into the Five Elements;

But now, the Chaos Golden Book had become his internal "energy conversion hub." As the power of Thunder flowed through the book, he could transform it into any of the Five Elements attributes with a single thought.

From now on, Chen Fan could be an unstoppable Gold-type Ability User, or an Earth Ability User capable of bearing great burdens. As long as he wished, he could switch between the five attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth at will.

Of course, the theoretical foundation for the fusion of two, three, or even five attributes was now in place, but this deeper application would still require him to slowly develop and study it in the future.

Feeling the power surging like the sea within his body, Chen Fan was shocked to realize that his cultivation had actually touched the bottleneck of the Eighth-Order Late Stage.

"This..." A wave of wild joy surged in Chen Fan's heart.

He had only just broken through to the Eighth-rank Mid-stage, and now he was about to advance again?

"No rush." Chen Fan quickly calmed down, a hint of steadiness flashing in his eyes. "The foundation must be stable; forcing growth is not a good thing. I will polish it further and let the accumulation lead to a breakthrough."

Resisting the urge to immediately absorb Thunder to break through, Chen Fan turned and walked out of his Personal Domain.

The great hall outside remained the same, ancient and empty. He scanned his surroundings, finding nothing particularly noteworthy, save for a Space Ring covered in cracks lying quietly on the stone platform in the very center of the hall.

Chen Fan reached out to touch it, and the ring turned to dust at his fingertips. Clearly, in the long river of time, this space implement had long since completely decayed.

"What a pity." Chen Fan sighed softly and was about to return the way he came, but his footsteps suddenly paused.

"Where is that Thunder Spirit?"

He frowned slightly. The Thunder Spirit was a spirit body born from the Thunder Crystal Mineral Vein; there were no Thunder Crystals here, so it was impossible for it to have vanished into thin air.

"Could there be more to this place than meets the eye?"

Chen Fan's mind stirred, and the vertical eye in the center of his forehead slowly opened as the Taiyin Dizhen Eye was quietly activated. The pale purple gaze pierced through the thick walls, instantly seeing the scene behind them.

It was an ocean of Thunder Crystals!

Countless Thunder Crystals were piled into mountains, emitting heart-palpitating purple electric light; the quantity was likely in the hundreds of millions!

"This... could Jienasi have emptied the entire Blue Star, or even the Thunder Crystal Mineral Veins of other dimensions?" Chen Fan was completely stunned.

What made his heart race even more was that deep within the massive Thunder Crystal mountains, there were many other colored Thunder Crystal stones scattered about. These were Divine Thunder Crystals condensed from Attribute Divine Thunder, each one worth a fortune, enough to make Martial Saint-level powerhouses fight to the death.

And at this moment, Chen Fan saw at least a hundred of them!

"Oh my god, I'm rich!"

Chen Fan was ecstatic, his gaze quickly locking onto an inconspicuous hidden compartment in the corner of the hall. Opening the compartment, a passage opened up, leading directly to that ocean of Thunder Crystals.

Chen Fan suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked around, soon finding the Thunder Spirit at the top of the highest Thunder Crystal mountain. It was currently lying on its back, greedily gnawing on a Divine Thunder Crystal, its body glowing with intense thunder light.

"Little guy, I found you."

Chen Fan's figure flickered, and he used Teleportation to appear before it, scooping it up into his palm with a large hand. The Thunder Spirit struggled in terror, but it was firmly restrained by Chen Fan's Thunder power and could not move.

Chen Fan smiled faintly: "From now on, follow me, and you can absorb these Thunder Crystals as you please. But in exchange, you must become the soul of my future Thunder Rule Battle Weapon."

The Thunder Spirit had already developed intelligence and instantly understood Chen Fan's words. For an innate spirit body, becoming a Battle Soldier's soul was its destiny, but it was also the best possible outcome. Although it lost its freedom, it could fuse with a supreme treasure and retain its intelligence, which was far better than being killed and having its essence extracted.

It let out two soft chirps, the terror in its eyes turning into submission, and it obediently stopped struggling.

Chen Fan tossed it into his Personal Domain to let it eat Thunder Crystals on its own, then began his frantic "transportation work."

He filled every Space Ring he had and cleared an empty space in his Personal Domain, piling up millions of Thunder Crystals, only then managing to empty the Thunder Crystal mountain.

Meanwhile, most of the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race's Thunder-type Ability Users were still stuck at the first or second trials, complaining bitterly.

The one with the fastest progress was Jietafu, who was at the Martial Saint Late Stage.

After going through countless hardships, he had finally managed to subdue a strand of Attribute Divine Thunder and stepped into the third trial he had dreamed of. However, the scene before him made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

The third trial was completely empty; let alone a legacy, there wasn't even a ghost to be seen.

Just as he was filled with confusion, the array patterns carved on the walls of the secret chamber suddenly extinguished, and the entire space began to shake violently.

"Trial over!"

A cold, mechanical voice echoed in the secret chamber.

The next second, Jietafu felt his vision blur, and he was forcibly teleported out of the secret chamber, returning to the surface. Following closely behind him were the other dispirited members of the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race.

For this past month, Geluote had been guarding the spot, and seeing everyone emerge, he immediately rushed up to them anxiously.

"Where is the legacy? Which one of you obtained the legacy of Lord Jienasi?"

By now, through consulting records, they had long understood that this place was the legacy site of a predecessor of the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race.

Geluote's eyes were filled with hope, yet he was met only with silence. Everyone hung their heads, shaking them in frustration.

"None of you?" Geluote's gaze sharpened as he scanned the crowd repeatedly, finally confirming the fact he least wanted to see—Chen Fan was not among them.

"Could it be... that the legacy was obtained by that Human Race brat?"

Geluote's face turned livid in an instant, and his fury soared to the heavens.

"Everyone, listen to my orders!" he roared fiercely, "The moment Chen Fan appears, take him down immediately! Dead or alive!"

He could no longer care about any alliance between the two races. If he allowed a member of the Human Race to obtain the supreme inheritance that belonged to the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race, he, Geluote, would become a sinner for all eternity!

A moment later.

"Hum—"

Three figures appeared out of thin air before the crowd; they were none other than Chen Fan, Guifuzi, and Qingyou.

As soon as Chen Fan appeared, he felt dozens of hostile gazes surrounding him, but his expression remained indifferent, as if he were looking at a group of ants.

"Chen Fan!" Geluote stepped forward, his aura surging violently as he locked onto Chen Fan, "Did you take the inheritance inside?"

"And what if I did?" Chen Fan's lips curled slightly, his tone carrying a hint of amusement.

Geluote suppressed his rage and said in a deep voice, "I won't make things difficult for you. Hand over half of what you obtained inside, and I can let this matter slide."

"Oh?" Chen Fan raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard a massive joke, and said, "And what if I say no?"

"Then don't even think about leaving today!"

Geluote erupted completely, pushing his Otherworldly Ability to the limit! His ability was related to "Qi"; before his voice even faded, the air within a thousand zhang instantly solidified, forming an invisible cage that pinned Chen Fan firmly in place.