mijobooks Chapter 312 The Land of Inheritance Opens
Chapter 312 The Land of Inheritance Opens
"Greetings, Lord Temple Master!"
In the square, two hundred eighth-level experts bowed in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.
Even if they were unwilling, no one dared to show the slightest disrespect at this moment.
Duanmu Hong stood with his hands behind his back, his indifferent gaze sweeping across the entire area like a lion king surveying his territory.
After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice booming like a great bell, resounding in everyone's ears.
"Gentlemen."
"The fact that you are standing here shows that you are all pragmatic and that you are the most elite fighting force in our Tianxuan Realm today."
"You have all seen what I have done this week."
"In order to resist the demon race, I did not hesitate to bear the infamy and forcibly conscripted cultivators from all over the world, causing countless people to bleed and sacrifice."
Why?
Duanmu Hong's voice suddenly rose, carrying a moving sense of tragic grandeur and righteousness.
"Because the demons won't give us a way to survive!"
"The world's barrier has crumbled, and the demonic tide is surging forth! If we cannot stop it, the billions of living beings in Tianxuan will become food for us all!"
"Those junior cultivators at the Nascent Soul and Void Refinement stages went to the Void Battlefield, risking their lives to buy us time!"
"And you..."
Duanmu Hong pointed to the two hundred people below, his tone becoming stern.
"I didn't send you as cannon fodder because I believe you have greater value!"
"You are the seeds that have the potential to break through to the ninth rank and become true pillars of the fight against demons!"
At this point, Duanmu Hong's imposing aura softened slightly, and his tone became more seductive.
"Therefore, I have decided to open the forbidden area that has been sealed for millions of years—the [Hall of Soul Nourishment]!"
"There lie the profound insights of a hundred ancient human sages!"
"I'm giving you this opportunity: Go in! Go and comprehend! Go and break through!"
"Whoever gains the approval of the sages, whoever receives the inheritance of the Great Dao, will be the next Ninth-Order Supreme!"
"certainly……"
Duanmu Hong narrowed his eyes slightly and added a meaningful remark.
"Opportunities and risks coexist."
Whether you can seize this opportunity depends on your individual destinies.
……
"Ninth-Tier Supreme!"
Upon hearing these four words, the eighth-level experts below, who had been somewhat apprehensive, instantly began to breathe heavily.
In their eyes, the flame of greed and ambition reignited.
Cultivating immortality, having reached their level, who wouldn't want to go further?
Who wouldn't want to be among the highest-ranking ninth-level beings?
Even knowing there might be a trap, the allure of the words "ninth rank" is like a moth drawn to a flame—it's impossible to resist!
"Thank you for your guidance, Lord! We will do our utmost to live up to your expectations!"
The crowd shouted in unison, their voices filled with fervor.
Seeing this, Duanmu Hong's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile.
Under the cover of that impassioned mobilization speech, he had already completed the most crucial step of the entire plan without anyone noticing.
He has already planted the Soul-Devouring Slave Seal!
This is a formless and invisible method of using the soul.
Those two hundred barely perceptible, eerie green rays of light, like venomous snakes lurking in the shadows, silently burrowed into the depths of the consciousness between the eyebrows of every eighth-level cultivator present, following the fluctuations of spiritual energy in the air.
No one noticed, not even the old monsters whose cultivation had reached the eighth level and tenth stage and who were usually extremely vigilant. They were completely unaware of this deadly intrusion.
Once this mark is planted, these people are no longer "human".
They are containers, vessels for those ancient remnants of souls to be resurrected.
When those arrogant ancient beings successfully possess a body and are about to laugh and celebrate their rebirth, this slave seal lurking deep in their sea of consciousness will instantly erupt, turning those high and mighty "ancestors" into the most obedient dogs in Duanmu Hong's hands!
"Perfect."
Duanmu Hong sighed inwardly, a hint of admiration for the methods of the Old Ancestor Youquan flashing in his eyes.
As expected of an old ghost who specializes in cultivating the soul, his methods are truly superb.
However, despite all his careful planning, Duanmu Hong overlooked one crucial thing.
Or rather, they overlooked one person.
……
At the back of the crowd, Lin Hanzhou lowered his eyes, seemingly listening obediently to Duanmu Hong's instructions, but in reality, a playful glint was flashing deep in his eyes.
Just now, at the very moment that eerie green light tried to penetrate his sea of consciousness.
The golden talent [Primordial Unity] was activated, and the mark was immediately taken control.
In a mere instant, the core control of the slave seal that was originally used to control him had been altered.
Moreover, the original owner who controlled this mark was unaware of this.
This is the domineering nature of the "Primordial Unity".
After dealing with his own troubles, Lin Hanzhou glanced at Ye Ying beside him without making a sound.
At this moment, Ye Ying frowned slightly, clearly sensing something unusual in her mind.
However, he did not specialize in cultivating the soul, and although he sensed something was wrong, he was unable to find the deeply hidden slave seal immediately.
"Don't move."
A faint voice rang directly in Nightshade's mind.
Immediately afterward, before Night Shadow could react, an incomparably domineering force surged into his sea of consciousness!
"This is……"
Nightshade was terrified.
But upon sensing that it was Lin Hanzhou's aura, he immediately relaxed all his defenses.
He knew that his opponent, being a fellow reincarnated being, would definitely not attack him.
Same process, same recipe.
In the blink of an eye, the slave seal in Ye Ying's sea of consciousness was completely "washed clean" and transformed into the shape of Lin Hanzhou.
"That was close..."
Although Nightshade couldn't see the specific process, he could feel the threatening feeling that had been lurking in his back disappear.
His gaze toward Lin Hanzhou held a deep sense of awe and relief.
……
All the clashes happened in the blink of an eye.
From the outside, neither Lin Hanzhou nor Ye Ying looked any different from other cultivators who had been marked with slavery, and even their aura fluctuations were identical.
This prevented Duanmu Hong, who had been monitoring the entire scene with his divine sense, from noticing anything unusual.
"very good."
Seeing that the time was right, Duanmu Hong no longer hesitated.
With a flick of his wrist, a token engraved with ancient array patterns appeared in his palm.
"open!"
With a loud shout, the token transformed into a streak of light and slammed into the massive, silent palace gate at the end of the plaza, a gate that had stood for millions of years.
"Boom—!!!"
The entire square suddenly trembled, and dust billowed up.
With a sickeningly heavy scraping sound, the two bronze gates of the Soul Nourishing Hall, each a hundred feet tall, slowly slid open to the sides.
A desolate and ancient aura whistled out from the crack in the door!
Behind that door lay a bottomless darkness, as if it connected to the netherworld.
But what all the eighth-tier powerhouses present saw at this moment was not darkness, but a road leading to the heavens.