Divine Inheritance

"So that's how it is. Thanks. In about three hours, we'll be eating again.

I'm not sure if you'll have time, but if you do, come out for a bit. I'll treat you to the Barbecue we had before!

First, to thank you for the gifts you gave us, and second, to apologize for our earlier rudeness!"

"Meow~"

The strange cat nodded, indicating that it would go.

Lin Hao and the other person then followed the rope out of the fog.

After more than forty minutes of feeling their way around, they finally made it out. Along the way, they ran into Yan Lingji, who had come looking for them. The three chatted briefly before emerging.

"Young Master, what was going on inside?"

As Tuoba Hongshan reeled in the rope, he asked with a curious expression.

"Inside are the ruins of an ancient sect. This space used to be their base, and the strange cat is the guardian of the sect's inheritance!"

Lin Hao gave a rough introduction. Everyone here was a fiercely loyal subordinate, so he wasn't worried about the secret being leaked.

He chatted with them for a while to satisfy their curiosity and specifically told them to prepare some Barbecue.

Afterward, Lin Hao took Long Xiaoyao and Yan Lingji into their tent. They needed to look through those books!

He had found many books this time, but only thirty-three of them could be read. The rest crumbled apart at the slightest touch!

After exchanging a few words, the three began reading separately. They did not study the books closely, merely skimmed through them.

Half an hour later, the three compared what they had learned and gained a general understanding of the place.

This ancient sect was called the Flame God Sect, and it had been destroyed around twenty thousand years ago.

Moreover, the sect had been passed down for over five thousand years. It had lasted so long because, like Spirit Hall, it controlled a divine inheritance!

It was obvious from the sect's name that this was the inheritance of a god called the Flame God.

The place of inheritance was the Red Palace guarded by the strange cat. The Flame God Sect had existed solely to inherit the divine position!

Unfortunately, during its more than five thousand years of existence, not a single person who met the Flame God inheritance's requirements had appeared!

There were three requirements for inheriting the Flame God's legacy. It was not many, considering gods such as the Asura God and Rakshasa God required the Nine Trials of God!

The first was obtaining the recognition of the Nine Lives Cat. That strange cat was the guardian of the Flame God inheritance, not of the Flame God Sect!

The second was being female and possessing a martial soul with both fire and illusion attributes, each accounting for fifty percent!

The third was reaching level ninety-nine, becoming a Limit Douluo. After all, that was a prerequisite for becoming a god!

However, the Flame God inheritance had one special restriction: no natural treasures could be consumed, unless they were bestowed by a god!

Each requirement on its own did not seem too difficult, but putting them all together made things much harder.

Becoming a Limit Douluo was already incredibly difficult and depended entirely on luck, not to mention all these restrictions!

As a result, although the Flame God Sect had been powerful and endured for thousands of years, producing quite a few Titled Douluo and even three Limit Douluo, not one of them had been able to inherit the Flame God's divine position!

That would have been fine. So long as the sect continued on, someone who met the requirements would eventually be born!

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, a group of soul masters with water attributes infiltrated the Flame God Sect and slaughtered everyone they saw. A fierce battle erupted, and in the end, both sides perished together.

And so, the Flame God Sect, which had once dominated an era, vanished into the river of history, until no one had even heard of its name!

"The Flame God... a divine position born from the fusion of fire and illusion. At the very least, it must be a second-class god. I'm a little tempted!"

A brilliant light shone in Lin Hao's eyes. He had never really dared to stir up chaos on the Douluo Continent.

Instead, he had chosen to proceed gradually because he feared that those bastards in the Divine Realm might simply descend and kill him!

Now that he had come into contact with divine inheritances, this was a good sign. Lin Hao was delighted!

There was also some information about the Nine Lives Cat. It was said that the cat had been the pet of the First Generation Flame God, the one who had created the Flame God divine position!

It could have followed the First Generation Flame God to ascend to the Divine Realm, but to ensure the Flame God divine position would be passed down smoothly, it had chosen to remain on the Douluo Continent as its guardian!

The Nine Lives Cat had lived for nearly a million years, and its size had never changed much because the First Generation Flame God and several later Flame Gods had infused it with divine power.

It could be said that it was a Soul Beast jointly modified by several generations of Flame Gods. There was only one of its kind in the entire Douluo Continent, even in the Divine Realm. Each tail represented a strand of divine power!

While this increased its strength and lifespan, it also came with an unfortunate price: it could not speak human language. However, the Nine Lives Cat did not care about that!

Lin Hao was rather glad he had not come into conflict with that strange cat. Otherwise, he might not even have known how he died!

Besides that, there were other gains that made Lin Hao feel these books were the greatest harvest of this trip!

In addition to descriptions of Soul Beast species and knowledge about martial souls, they also contained the locations of many ancient sects, along with information about all kinds of dangerous regions and ruins!

Although tens of thousands of years had passed and many things had changed, there was no guarantee that nothing had slipped through the net!

In short, Lin Hao had gained tremendously this time, greatly increasing his strength.

He could only say that Xiao Wu truly was a lucky charm. Anyone who provoked Xiao Wu was making an enemy of him, Lin Hao, and all of them had to die!

Lin Hao had decided that after killing Da Ming and Er Ming in a few days, he would first pin the blame on Tang Hao and let the news spread for a while.

Then he would immediately capture Tang Hao and kill him in front of Xiao Wu to brighten her mood!

As for what Tang Hao thought, Lin Hao did not care in the slightest. From the moment that man had reincarnated as Tang San's father and still dared to share the name Hao with him, Lin Hao had never intended to spare him!

Lin Hao even wanted Tang Hao to be grateful that he would deal with him so easily.

Take Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, for example. He definitely would not let those two die so easily!

While Lin Hao was lost in thought, Long Xiaoyao suddenly looked at Yan Lingji and said:

"Flame Girl, if I remember correctly, your martial soul has both fire and illusion attributes, right? What is their ratio?

And after coming here, you should never have consumed any natural treasures for cultivation, right?"

The moment he asked those two questions, both Lin Hao and Yan Lingji's eyes widened, their faces showing a hint of excitement!

"The fire and illusion attributes each account for fifty percent. I indeed haven't consumed any natural treasures, but I did consume them in my previous world!"

Yan Lingji answered, then added:

"Besides, my talent is only good enough to support my cultivation up to this point. Without consuming natural treasures, it would be impossible for me to reach level ninety-nine!"

"System, Yan Lingji consumed them in her previous world. Would that affect this world?"

Lin Hao hurriedly asked in his mind.

It will not affect anything. This is the special treatment granted to special subordinates. The imperfections created in their bodies by the natural treasures they consumed before were cleared away the instant they were summoned!

"So that means the strength of these special subordinates can actually still be increased if they consume natural treasures?"