In the deepest reaches of Hurricane Canyon.
The underground stone statue seemed to answer some summons, rapidly rising through the earth.
Qin Yuan's blade light struck the statue without leaving a scratch. Instead, his boundless blade aura was shattered.
"So, you've come!"
Qin Yuan took two steps back, his gaze fixed on the ground. He summoned his God-Slaying Blade Martial Soul into his hand and braced himself.
Before long, a stone statue as tall as a person emerged fully before him. The dust it had stirred up settled back to the ground, and a majestic voice rang out in Qin Yuan's mind.
"You are powerful. Even the wind surge cannot suppress you. Unfortunately, you are not the successor I seek, and I can already sense divinity within you. Since you have received another deity's inheritance, why have you come looking for me?"
The statue was blue-green, carved in the likeness of a middle-aged man and remarkably lifelike.
At a glance, the man was slender and well-proportioned. His carved expression was as unruffled as an ancient well, like the surface of a tranquil lake.
Qin Yuan's heart trembled. "There really is a deity's inheritance here."
When he had first seen wind pressure arising out of thin air, his premonition had already been very strong. Still, seeing its source appear directly before him was deeply shocking.
"My respects, senior. However, I did not come for myself."
The majestic voice rang out again. "Things gather with their own kind, and people flock with their own crowd. Geniuses always have other geniuses around them. I imagine you seek This Seat's inheritance for someone close to you?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, he sighed. "Since you are already a successor to a divine seat and possess such strength, I imagine your trials have reached their