Chapter 253: Alliance

The massive Universe Boat, unknown from which Reincarnation Era it began, has existed within the Universe Sea.

Regardless of the passage of time, this super supreme treasure from the Remote Civilization remains immortal.

In the deepest part of the Universe Boat Inner Region lies an endless expanse of black mud, as if the ground were all black swamp.

Above it, in the high sky, stretches an infinite sea of magma.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh~~~ massive sheets of magma fall from the high sky; during the fall they quickly solidify and freeze, then turn into black rock, which thereafter gradually softens…

Like black mercury it flows slowly, forming this black swamp.

Above: magma sea.

Below: black swamp.

This is the infamously known dangerous place within the Universe Boat Inner Region, the Yanbing Domain.

At this moment, above the boundless black swamp of the Yanbing Domain, a colossal vessel over ten billion kilometers long hovers in midair.

This is the Tomb Ship that, in the past three eras, has drawn the attention of countless forces and strong ones across the Universe Sea and the Original Universe! By now, nearly three eras have passed since the Tomb Ship manifested, and the Duan Dong River inheritance within the Tomb Ship is nearing its conclusion.

…

At this moment, within the Hall of Life and Death of the Tomb Ship, densely gathered are nearly one hundred thousand strong ones from the various races of the Universe Sea.

The expressions on the faces of these nearly hundred thousand strong ones differ.

Some wear looks of resentment, some crave madness, others are as calm as ash in their hearts. As year after year passes, the gaps among batches of inheritors have widened to a striking degree.

Among them, Luo Feng, already more than a era after the inheritance began, had solved over 3,000 rounds, broke through the third bottleneck, and, with a commanding lead, stood unrivaled.

And until the third era was about to end, the Bixue Zunzhe of the Dongdi Holy Land Universe finally also broke the third bottleneck.

Aside from the two of them, no one else could reach this level.

As the inheritance deadline approached, among the remaining nearly hundred thousand strong ones of all races, only five had broken through to the second bottleneck, and only 293 could reach the first bottleneck.

Out of the nearly hundred thousand strong ones, merely 300 met the minimum requirement! For the over 99% who failed to meet the baseline, the only path awaiting them is the fall—"No!"

The Seventh True Master of the Divine Eye Clan immediately let out an angry roar, eyes filled with terror, "The chance to transcend the Reincarnation Era… belongs to my Divine Eye Clan, belongs to my Divine Eye Clan, damn it, damn it!!!"

"This, this…"

The great beast that dominates the First Reincarnation Era shed painful tears, howling, "Will you extinguish my progeny line? Strip away even the final chance? I am unwilling, unwilling!!!"

Despair.

The strong ones of the First Reincarnation Era present were almost all in despair; they comprised the overwhelming majority of the candidates and were the most eager to obtain the inheritance, for with the Great Limit approaching, losing this chance would truly leave only the path of fall!

They refuse to fall, unwilling to see their entire clan vanish in the Reincarnation.

"It must not succeed; if it does, all hope is gone, gone…"

"Cannot."

"I would rather die, and I wish Luo Feng to fall, to give my clan a hope."

"The last sliver of hope, do not sever my clan's final hope."

Each one silently hopes.

Even a Universe Master went mad midway and attacked Luo Feng.

Result…

The three‑colored palace shield cast by Duan Dong River quivered slightly, then instantly vanished into ash.

Although the countless inheritors were each unwilling and frantic, the outcome was inevitably fixed; when the three‑era deadline arrived, among the nearly hundred thousand Universe Sea strong ones who contested the inheritance, only Luo Feng and the Bixue Zunzhe broke the third bottleneck, the Lord of Deer Insects, the Lord of Water Hymn and three others (five in total) reached the second bottleneck, and an additional 293 reached the first bottleneck.

Aside from those 300, the rest of the nearly hundred thousand strong ones were erased into void the moment Duan Dong River waved its hand.

One by one, strong ones from countless forces of the three major Reincarnation Eras, from the two Holy Land Universes, who had lived through endless ages, ultimately failed to seize this defiant opportunity.

And their careers as strong ones ended here. However, since ultimately no one could break the fourth bottleneck, Duan Dong River's inheritance test continues.

Aside from the seven Universe Strongest and all Divine Eye Clan lineage strong ones eliminated by Duan Dong River, and dozens like Penggong Lord who voluntarily withdrew, Luo Feng and the remaining over two hundred inheritors entered the Second stage of the test.

This stage's sole test is to create a Secret Technique of the Strongest of Universe Rank!

The difficulty of this test is astonishing! Know that among the over two hundred inheritors, the strongest are only at the Universe Master Level, alongside figures like Luo Feng who are Universe Venerable, and even Immortal Gods.

Not having become the Universe Strongest, yet required to forge a Secret Technique of that tier? It is like a massive celestial chasm blocking Luo Feng, the Lord of Deer Insects, the Lord of Youzan, the Bixue Zunzhe, and other strong ones.

In the Universe Sea this is utterly unsolvable; even the Lord of Chaos City, praised by Zi Yue Shizu as the next most promising to break the Universe Strongest, cannot achieve this step.

None can do it, yet Duan Dong River is clearly forcing them to.

Luo Feng, Bixue Zunzhe, and the Lord of Deer Insects, though helpless, can only strive toward this goal.

Clearly, among the remaining over two hundred inheritors, Luo Feng's comprehension and luck are a bit higher. As a brilliant blade flash ignites, a cold mechanical sound instantly reverberates throughout the inheritance arena.

"Candidate's third sword technique created!"

"Inheritor decided!"

"Other candidates… annihilated!"

"Buzz!"

The intangible force instantly descended from the stars high above, landing directly upon each candidate.

"No!" Bixue Zunzhe glared, his face terrifying, "No, it should be me, the one who succeeds must be me!!!"

He then became motionless; his divine body remained, but his soul was extinguished.

"This is—" The Lord of Deer Insects, deep in contemplation, changed expression, then also became motionless.

The strong ones froze instantly.

Each fell, yet their divine bodies persisted.

Simultaneously, the doppelgangers of those with duplicates in other Small Universes, even those within the Original Universe, fell at the same moment.

Except for the ultimate inheritor, all other candidates participating in the test fell at that moment!

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In the time that followed, Luo Feng, as the final victor of this Duan Dong River inheritance, was naturally guided by the incumbent virtual consciousness of Duan Dong River to receive the endless inheritance of the Duan Dong River line.

And in the outside world, the boundless Universe Sea, as well as the various forces of the entire Original Universe, saw countless strong ones becoming restless.

The moment the candidate fell, the entire Universe Sea shook; the Duan Dong River lineage's inheritance, which nearly a hundred forces in the Universe Sea desperately craved, meant for them a chance and method to transcend reincarnation.

Who, who got it?

Is it humanity or the Dongdi Holy Land?

After all, which side obtained the inheritance?

The major forces of the entire Universe Sea were anxiously puzzled, but even the Purple Moon Holy Land did not know.

However, they also understood that, speaking of who had the greatest hope of obtaining the inheritance, there was no doubt it was Luo Feng and Bixue Zunzhe, who led the others in the first-stage inheritance.

The final victor is very likely to come from these two! As for the Dongdi Holy Land, they already had a fairly certain guess, because they knew Bixue Zunzhe had fallen, so there was a ninety percent chance it was that human galaxy overlord!

Compared to the various forces of the Universe Sea, the individual clans, forces, and strong ones of the Original Universe were even more concerned about the final outcome.

Especially the Demon Race, Insect Race, and Mechanical Race, these major peak races that have long harbored great hatred toward humanity, were even more panicked and uneasy.

If Luo Feng ultimately seizes the Duan Dong River inheritance, possessing that inheritance, in the near future humanity will absolutely see a large number of Universe Venerables, Universe Masters, and even Universe Strongest emerge, and the human race will undergo a mad explosive period.

And as human strength grows, they will inevitably expand outward; and if humanity expands outward, the first to bear the brunt will be their three races! After all, the territories of those three races border humanity's! 'If humanity obtains that Duan Dong River inheritance, we are doomed!'

United, we must unite!

Go, we'll split up to contact other forces, and even contact those lone Universe Strongest and Universe Masters!

Yes, contact them, unite; the Remote Civilization inheritance is absolutely something everyone wants. If humanity truly obtains the inheritance, these people will definitely want a share, and we must win them over to stand with us!

The boundless Universe Sea, the entire Original Universe—there are not a few forces or strong ones who harbor this idea.

Some are due to territorial and power struggles; some are purely for cultivating information; each force and strong one is beginning to plot.

And their goal is only one: that Duan Dong River inheritance!

For a time, the entire Universe Sea, including the interior of the Original Universe, was a surging dark flow, as if a storm were approaching.