Chapter 263

"You first go build a residence, then head to the Inheritance Land," the Guardian Beast God said, looking down from the throne. "Go."

"Yes, Island Lord," Xiao Yu said respectfully, bowing, then stepped back.

He left the Island Lord's palace and returned to the mountainous area beside the river.

"Condense!" Xiao Yu used the Seven-colored Divine Power within his body to swiftly condense a mansion on the mountain, its architectural style like an Earth garden, with vast courtyards on all sides, small bridges, flowing water, rockeries, and abundant flora.

Though this mansion resembled a Jiangnan garden of Earth in style, its material, forged by Xiao Yu's Seven-colored Divine Power, was incredibly hard—ordinary Seal Kings could not destroy it, and even a Universe Venerable would have to expend all effort to shatter it.

This mansion would be Xiao Yu's dwelling on Zijing Island; under the veil of the Five-colored Aurora Lake, the interior would be entirely his domain, and no other strongman could enter without his permission.

After the mansion was completed, Xiao Yu returned to the plaza in front of the Island Lord's palace.

"Inheritance Land." Xiao Yu walked straight into the fountain on the left.

Space-time shifted, and the scenery before Xiao Yu changed; before he could discern the surroundings, a terrifying pressure enveloped him.

That oppressive force was heavier than a neutron star pressing on his body, and it also carried a soul-level pressure.

After a long while, Xiao Yu finally stopped.

"Yes." Xiao Yu stepped into the Black Mist, and an incomprehensible force acted upon his whole body; even though his will now surpasses that of most Universe Venerables, he still could not resist this mysterious power.

"Third Rank." A vast, resonant voice rang directly in Xiao Yu's mind, and the voice again plunged him into a strange illusion.

Such a level of soul pressure was child's play for Xiao Yu; he already saw the surroundings—a void, with Black Mist all around.

He saw lines of Secret Patterns of laws surfacing; the Fusion Principle of the Eight Lower Origin Laws and the two Higher Laws of time and space began from the basics, and Xiao Yu unintentionally began to demonstrate them.

"Enter the Black Mist and receive the inheritance," Venerable Jiu Feng said.

"I have met Venerable Jiu Feng," Xiao Yu said with a slight bow.

That mysterious force instantly left Xiao Yu's body.

Xiao Yu's previously cultivated Primordial Soul Secret Method also did not actively defend against this mysterious force; under its control, Xiao Yu slightly extended his right index finger, and a seven-colored Immortal Divine Power erupted from the fingertip, quickly condensing into a Secret Pattern of law.

"Do you see the Black Mist around you?" Venerable Jiu Feng pointed at the surroundings from afar.

Venerable Jiu Feng is one of the Seven Star Overlords of the Hongmeng Alliance, his strength comparable to the Lord of the Eclipse Palace, and he has received the complete Divine General inheritance.

Venerable Jiu Feng looked down at Xiao Yu, smiled, and said, "You must be the Time-Space King of our clan!"

Xiao Yu nodded, looking at the surroundings; this Black Mist could not be detected even by his Seven-colored Divine Power.

He progressed step by step from the basics, interpreting all his insights; as time went on, more and more Secret Patterns of laws emerged, strands of law Secret Patterns winding around, forming something like a beautiful Law World.

In the void, a powerful figure clad in purple armor with a wolf's head perched on a floating meteor. This individual was one of the strongmen of the werewolf tribe, a branch of the Human Race, Venerable Jiu Feng.

In the illusion, the deeper mysteries of the Fusion Principle were continuously revealed to Xiao Yu in the most meticulous manner; the originally profound concepts were torn apart, explained piece by piece in detail, as if a super-strong being were directly injecting his own insight process into Xiao Yu's mind.

It was many times better than the effect of viewing the Hun Dun Stele.

After an unknown amount of time, the force dissipated.

The surrounding Black Mist also repelled Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu was deeply nostalgic for this feeling; he wished he could experience it again.

He tried hard to recall, but the inheritance he had just received was hazy; he could only remember a part of the Third Rank, a bit more than he had previously comprehended.

The Jiu Feng on the meteor said, "Stop standing there like a fool. The Inheritance Land is incredibly mysterious; before each inheritance, it first examines your law insight progress. If you have fully comprehended the First Rank, it will begin the Second Rank inheritance. Which rank are you receiving?"

"Third Rank." Xiao Yu answered truthfully.

Xiao Yu had only just begun cultivating the Fusion Principle for seven hundred years, a span equivalent to a typical Realm Lord's three and a half million years of cultivation; mastering the Fusion of all Eight Lower Origin Laws up to the Third Rank was indeed not particularly fast.

"After you return, immediately contemplate carefully, and further study the Beast God Path. Some memories that seemed forgotten after the previous inheritance will reappear," Venerable Jiu Feng said with a smile.

"Thank you for the guidance," Xiao Yu said sincerely. Venerable Jiu Feng had no obligation to tell him these things; since the elder had shown goodwill, Xiao Yu naturally expressed gratitude.

"Also, is the inheritance's effect good?" Venerable Jiu Feng asked, looking at Xiao Yu. "I can tell from your expression; it seems this inheritance is better than all the long years of your cultivation and insight, but that's actually an illusion."

"Hmm, I understand," Xiao Yu said. "Without the repeated cycles of cultivation, insight, careful study, and constant reflection, there wouldn't be such sudden enlightenment now."

To think that inheritance alone, without cultivation, suffices would be a grave mistake.

"It's good that you understand," Venerable Jiu Feng said. "Hurry back to cultivate and gain insight! The spatial portal is right behind you."

At once, Xiao Yu turned his head and saw a region in the void rippling with transparent waves; he stepped forward and was instantly transported away.

"Time-Space King? This must be the Ape Three Sword who, during the Realm Lord era, killed the Mechanical Race King and forced him to retreat from the Star Tower! He's truly extraordinary; in just a few hundred years he has already broken through to Immortal. How strong might his power be now?"

Zijing Island.

Emerging from the fountain's water curtain, Xiao Yu transformed into a streak of light and flew toward the mansion.

Back at the mansion, Xiao Yu sat cross-legged beside a stone table in a pavilion, looked up at the sky, and thus began his meditation.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye three months had gone by.

"Indeed, as Venerable Jiu Feng said, the cultivation results are good. The path of merging the Eight Lower Origin Laws with the Higher Laws is truly progressing well at the Third Rank, and some previously vague memories are gradually clarifying with insight," Xiao Yu thought to himself. "But I clearly should have received the inheritance of the Thunder and Space Fusion Principle; why did it become the inheritance of the Eight Beast Gods? Could it be related to the Primordial Universe's favor toward perfect-genome life?"

Xiao Yu pondered endlessly without finding an answer, and for now there was none.

Afterwards, Xiao Yu continued to contemplate and cultivate within the mansion, not only the Fusion Principle but also the Space-Time Origin Law. Cultivating on Zijing Island proved more efficient than in the Primordial Universe, and relatively safe; even Alien Universe Sages dared not act here, and if they did, they could not escape the punishment of the Five-colored Aurora Lake.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye ten years had passed.

All the inheritances Xiao Yu had previously received were now fully comprehended; even those without memory, aided by various secret methods and the overt laws of the heavens, he also grasped many insights.

Yet the speed was slower by countless times.

"It's time to go see the Glory World," Xiao Yu thought, and with a flick of his hand, the auxiliary light brain appeared, which was the virtual receiver of the Glory World.

(End of Chapter)