Human Emperor Appears, Inheritance Fails? (Final Chapter of This Volume)

At the beginning of the Seventh Stage's trial, Shen Zhui heightened his vigilance.

It wasn't because the Seventh Stage had become more difficult. Quite the opposite.

After entering the Seventh Stage, the soul-rending pain suddenly vanished!

Shen Zhui could clearly feel his soul continuing to merge with the Warship Core, but the pain had receded. Even the jumble of sounds and images from before had disappeared.

"Hm? What's going on? Could I have already succeeded in recognizing the master?" Shen Zhui couldn't help opening his eyes, his face full of confusion.

He consulted Emperor Sha Ya, but Emperor Sha Ya merely shook his head. "The Hope Boat was forged by its master based on the World Boat. I don't know what exactly happens in the nine stages of recognizing the master, either. Normally, by the Sixth Stage, inheritors can no longer spare the attention to speak with me, leaving behind only a few scattered words. But every person's experience is different."

Shen Zhui could only suppress his doubts and continue merging with it.

With the terrifying pain assaulting his soul gone, the fusion with the Warship Core suddenly accelerated.

But Shen Zhui grew even more vigilant!

He had a feeling that things weren't so simple.

"Buzz~" The Warship Core suddenly shook violently within his Sea of Consciousness.

Without the slightest warning, the terrifying pain multiplied as it shook!

"Boom!" Like heaven collapsing and earth splitting apart, the pain exploded within his Sea of Consciousness. In that instant, Shen Zhui's soul was almost torn into countless pieces!

"Ahhh—"

A short, frantic scream rang out. Shen Zhui, who had been sitting cross-legged perfectly well, toppled straight to the ground.

Only then did Shen Zhui finally understand why the Seventh Stage was so difficult to endure.

The pain endured by the soul, state