Inheritance Considerations

By the time he returned to the tavern in Heaven Dou City, the sky outside had begun to brighten. Dawn would arrive soon.

Xiao Yun sat cross-legged in his room, deaf to the sounds outside the window—his entire focus was on sensing the earth-shaking changes within his body. The sea of qi in his Dantian was incomparably vast, his Eight Extraordinary Meridians and Twelve Main Meridians completely unobstructed. The Spiritual Power within him moved at his will, and he wielded it with perfect ease. There was none of the unstable foundation that came from increasing one's strength too quickly.

As he sensed the Azure Sword Lotus radiating hazy spiritual energy within his Dantian, he could clearly feel the boundless energy contained within it.

This feeling of his body evolving was entirely different from a Soul Master's advancement. From his observations, at least most Soul Masters did not possess particularly strong physical bodies. Without deliberately defending themselves, they could very well be killed by certain weapons. The most obvious example was Tang San's group. At the Soul Dueling Arena in Suotuo City, they had used Zhuge Crossbows to kill a group of Soul Masters whose strength far surpassed their own, without using even a trace of Soul Power.

Yet the same method was almost impossible to use against the current Xiao Yun. He had more than a dozen ways to handle such a situation. Whether it was enduring the attack head-on with a spiritual energy barrier, knocking it away with Mysterious Jade Hand like Tang San, or evading with movement techniques, he could do so with ease. After all, Xiao Yun had now entered the realm of Qi Transformation into Spirit and possessed his own Spiritual Sense. Under normal circumstances, any movement within ten meters of him would be detected by his Spiritual Sense.

If he spread his Spiritual Sense outward, the range he could perceive would increase dramatically. Xiao Yun gave it a try. With the strength of his current Primordial Spirit, he could spread his Spiritual Sense across a radius of one thousand meters. Within that range, every movement made by anyone could be sensed by him.

There was another aspect as well. Xiao Yun felt that his lifespan had greatly increased. Originally, through the health-preserving Cultivation Methods he had practiced over the years, his maximum lifespan had only been around one hundred years. Now, however, he had at least five hundred years to live. As his strength continued to increase, that would rise significantly further.

Noticing the filth covering his body, Xiao Yun immediately went to the Bathroom in the guest room and took a bath. Refreshed and invigorated, he left the room, went to the dining hall for a lavish breakfast, and then leisurely departed the tavern.

After making a simple disguise, Xiao Yun came to a place near the Main Gate of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, intending to monitor the Shrek Academy group and see where they would stay after being rejected by Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He wondered whether they would head directly to Blue Tyrant Advanced Academy to seek refuge with Liu Erlong. But given Flender's temperament, unless he had truly run out of options, he would never directly seek refuge with Liu Erlong.

At the same time, Xiao Yun was considering how to deal with Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others. Since they believed he had improper intentions toward Xiao Wu and the other two girls, he would grant them their wish and poach their people.

Xiao Yun found a nearby Tavern, chose a seat by the window, and began savoring tea after ordering a cup.

At the same time, he considered whom he could invite into the Vast Wilderness World for training. This was extremely important. They would form the foundation of his future sect, so he could not choose casually. They needed sufficient talent, luck, and comprehension. The Shrek Seven Devils had originally all been quite suitable candidates, but the actions of Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun had made them completely hostile toward one another. Those three among the Shrek Seven Devils were now his sworn enemies, leaving him no choice but to turn his attention to the remaining girls.

As for Oscar, Xiao Yun did not hold much hatred toward him. However, Oscar was a Food System Spirit Master and did not possess much suitable combat ability. Xiao Yun also had no inheritance that could attract him.

As for Xiao Wu, she was too deeply tied to Tang San. He definitely could not handle her all at once and could only proceed step by step. As for Ning Rongrong, Xiao Yun did not particularly like her personality. Before she had undergone any hardship, her temperament truly was not very likable, and he did not have a suitable inheritance for her either.

That left only Zhu Zhuqing as a more suitable choice. On one hand, she still greatly desired enough strength. On the other, her relationship with Dai Mubai was not particularly deep. At the very least, she had not truly fallen in love with Dai Mubai yet. As long as he could rapidly increase her strength, he could pull her away from the Shrek Seven Devils—or plant an insider among them. Besides, once Xue Qinghe confirmed Dai Mubai's information, she would definitely take action. At that point, there was a strong chance Dai Mubai would be unable to remain at Shrek Academy. After such a major upheaval, it would be even easier to talk Zhu Zhuqing over.

As for her inheritance, that was simple as well. Among the fire-element inheritances was that of Spirit Cat Fairy, the Golden Flower Spirit Cat. Its upper limit was level 160, a full rank higher than the God Kings of the Douluo World. With this inheritance, he could certainly bring her under his command. If he became strong enough in the future, he could even let her inherit the Geng Metal White Tiger, one of the Four Innate Spirits. That was far stronger than whatever second-class God inheritance of the God of Speed she was supposed to receive.

Outside of Shrek Academy, there were even more suitable candidates. Whether among the Five Great Elemental Academies, the Royal Academies of Heaven Dou and Star Luo, or even Spirit Hall, there were quite a few fitting choices.

One particularly excellent candidate he had encountered recently was Xue Qinghe—Qian Renxue. In the Vast Wilderness World, there was an Angel inheritance especially suited for her: the inheritance of Six-Winged Angel Gabriel. The angelic power she possessed was vastly stronger than that of the Angel God in the Douluo God Realm. Moreover, Gabriel possessed the unique Law of Time and Space, one of the highest-order types of power. However, Xiao Yun had yet to obtain Gabriel's War Spirit and naturally had not received Gabriel's inheritance. Otherwise, he would certainly have found a way to invite Qian Renxue to join his sect.

Thinking of the inheritances he already possessed—Nine Heavens Profound Maiden, Siming Divine Monarch, Nine-Headed Giant Serpent, and Hundred Flowers Fairy—there were only these four relatively high-level inheritances. As for ordinary god-level inheritances, he only had Jade Rabbit, Impermanence, Huo Wu, and Flower Spirit. Though these four inheritances could only reach the level of ordinary gods, they were still far stronger than the Titled Douluo of Douluo Continent. After all, in the animation, aside from the Shrek Seven Devils, only Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong had managed to reach level 100 and become gods.

Even top geniuses such as Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi had stopped at level 99, unable to break through to level 100 and become gods for their entire lives. That showed just how difficult Becoming a God truly was.

However, every inheritance existed in only a single copy. Once granted, it could never be taken back. Naturally, Xiao Yun had to be extremely cautious when choosing inheritors.

Just as Xiao Yun was still thinking, he suddenly sensed a familiar aura appearing on the distant street. It was the Shrek Academy group.

Xiao Yun shifted his body and turned his back to the Shrek group to prevent Tang San from discovering him. Tang San's Purple Demon Eye possessed extremely strong observational ability and could easily detect his covert surveillance. Fortunately, Xiao Yun's cultivation had reached the realm of Refining Qi and Transforming Spirit, granting him Spiritual Sense. He could directly use it to monitor the Shrek group from afar.