Chapter 543: So That's All?!

Though the sound was grand, it carried a bone‑deep indifference and alienation, the natural bearing of one who has long occupied the heights and gazed down on all beings, and the detachment after eons of solitary loneliness.

Yet beneath that indifference, Ye Wuque keenly caught a faint hint of awe and approval.

Obviously, the residual thought of this Treading Fate Imperial Qilin was somewhat surprised and appreciative that Ye Wuque could endure such terrifying pressure to reach here.

Ye Wuque's mind stirred slightly.

It seems that before, it was not that no living being had ever found this place or sensed its peculiarity.

But most likely the vast majority cannot even enter this Cave, or once inside, cannot withstand the terrifying pressure and Fate Rejection, retreating early or even collapsing.

Reaching within a thousand zhang is probably already an extremely rare Heavenly Pride.

And being able to reach a hundred zhang may already exceed this Mind Imprint's expectation?

At that moment, the pale‑golden Mind Imprint Light Shadow seemed to sense something and emitted a faint, questioning "yi".

"This aura…"

Guangying's gaze seemed to pierce Ye Wuque's flesh and land deep within his Soul Space.

"You have… Ao Kun's aura… What is your relationship with Ao Kun?"

Guangying's voice was no longer calm, taking on a clear note of doubt and inquiry.

Ye Wuque felt a jolt in his heart!

This Mind Imprint could actually sense the aura of Ao Kun's True Dragon Bone and directly uttered Ao Kun's name!

It should be known that Ao Kun was a monarch in the history of the Golden Emperor Dragon Clan, his name taboo throughout Zhutian Wanjie, and few know it.

This further confirmed Ye Wuque's earlier conjecture… this Treading Fate Imperial Qilin has a close connection with senior Ao Kun!

Ye Wuque was just about to speak, to explain the karmic link with senior Ao Kun and why the True Dragon Bone was on his body…

However, before he could speak, deep within his Soul Space, that segment of True Dragon Bone that had remained silent, merely transmitting vibrations, seemed fully stirred by the name Ao Kun, or rather sensed the familiar, same‑level aura in the Mind Imprint before him—

"Ao!!!"

A roar that seemed capable of shattering eons and shaking Zhutian erupted from Ye Wuque without warning!

It was not merely a sound, but a Dao Rhythm roar that struck the soul and contained supreme Dragon Might!

Immediately after, a golden, towering, domineering object that seemed to condense the power of Zhutian and its dominance autonomously shot out from Ye Wuque's forehead, hovering in the void directly before the pale‑golden Mind Imprint Light Shadow!

It was that segment of True Dragon Bone from the Great‑Achieved Golden Emperor Dragon King Ao Kun!

The True Dragon Bone was only about a foot long, its whole body forged from the most perfect gold, its surface flowing with natural Dragon Patterns that embody the Dao of power; at this moment it trembled slightly, emitting a soft yet supremely noble golden light, facing the Treading Fate Imperial Qilin's Mind Imprint Light Shadow from afar.

Seeing the True Dragon Bone appear, the Mind Imprint Light Shadow seemed rather surprised, and Guangying flickered slightly.

Then, a miraculous scene unfolded.

Between the True Dragon Bone and the Mind Imprint Light Shadow there was no sound or divine thought transmission, yet Ye Wuque could clearly feel that they were engaging in a silent exchange by a method he could not comprehend but of extremely high level!

It was a communication based on the same‑level life essence, shared memory, and a profound bond!

Ye Wuque stood quietly in place, undisturbed.

He could feel that the True Dragon Bone transmitted to the Mind Imprint not merely simple information, but also complex emotions.

There was the excitement of a long‑awaited reunion, reminiscence of the past, deep sorrow, and endless regret…

And after the exchange, the Mind Imprint Light Shadow dimmed a few shades, likewise conveying similar, even more intense feelings of lament, helplessness, despair, and profound sigh.

That sigh seemed to pierce eons of dust, containing powerlessness before Fate's impermanence, reminiscence of bygone splendor, and a deep dread and despair toward some Great Terror.

The exchange did not last long, seeming only to swap the core information and emotions.

A moment later, the True Dragon Bone ceased trembling; it seemed to have fulfilled its purpose, gave the Mind Imprint Light Shadow a slight nod, then turned into a beam of golden light, flew back into Ye Wuque's Soul Space, and fell silent again, though that silence now carried a hint of relief mixed with deeper sorrow.

At this moment, when the Treading Fate Imperial Qilin's Mind Imprint Light Shadow cast its gaze again at Ye Wuque, its attitude had undergone a dramatic, earth‑shaking change!

Previously it was a lofty, condescending scrutiny, bearing detachment, indifference, and a hint of praise.

Now, what the Light Shadow reveals is an obvious closeness, recognition, even… a gentleness as if regarding a junior of its own family!

"Human youth," Guangying's voice sounded again, this time the bone‑deep indifference and alienation had largely faded, its tone becoming calm and solemn, "Since you share this karmic link with Ao Kun and have earned his bone's approval and following, then… my inheritance, you are naturally qualified to claim it."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wuque was first slightly stunned, then a wave of indescribable astonishment and shock rose in his heart.

"This… is enough?!"

Well, well!

He had thought that to obtain the inheritance of a Great‑Achieved Treading Fate Imperial Qilin, there would inevitably follow a series of extremely harsh, possibly life‑or‑death trials.

Such as battling its lingering combat imprints, solving its Fate riddles, or fulfilling some unfinished wish of its.

After all, this is the complete inheritance of the Ten Fierce Emperor Beasts!

Placed in the world, it would cause countless Immortal Dao traditions to rack their brains, sparking a cataclysmic upheaval sweeping Zhutian Wanjie!

In the end… the residual thought of this Treading Fate Imperial Qilin, after merely exchanging with Ao Kun's True Dragon Bone and confirming Ye Wuque's karmic link with Ao Kun, directly, plainly, and without hesitation decided to grant him the inheritance?!

This smoothness… is almost unbelievable!