A Way to Balance Power

The ultimate goal of the Divine Envoy Inheritance is to be Feng Wang. Even if one becomes the sole Divine Envoy, one is comparable to an ordinary Universe Venerable.

Lu Yan'an would absolutely never master the secret technique Divine Envoy Inheritance. For a genius like Lu Yan'an, the limit of Feng Wang was merely a starting point; how could he gamble his future for such a small gain?

However, the inheritance of the Time Divine Envoy is exactly what Lu Yan'an urgently needs! He has no shortage of various secret techniques, except for one thing - a secret technique for Body Amplitude. And the Inheritance Secret Technique by the Time Divine Envoy is exactly a secret technique for Body Amplitude, so he did not hesitate and immediately began the inheritance of this Divine Envoy's secret technique.

"As expected of the secret technique used by the Ancestral God Religion to cast its net, it is indeed incredibly exquisite!" After carefully examining the Time Divine Envoy's Inheritance Secret Technique, Lu Yan'an couldn't help but comment. He truly didn't possess Body Amplitude Secret Technique of this caliber! Although he had acquired many secret techniques at the level of Universe Master, most of those techniques were either comprehension-based or focused on Mental Power Amplitude. In terms of exquisiteness, none could compare to the Time Divine Envoy's Inheritance Secret Technique!

"After mastering this Inheritance Secret Technique, one can actually increase the Body Amplitude by 50 times?" Lu Yan'an was somewhat shocked. Although this was far from being comparable to the 100-fold Mental Power Amplitude Demon Sound Divine General Inheritance, it was still an extremely terrifying Body Amplitude Secret Technique inheritance! It should be noted that the Golden Horned Beast secret technique "Ben Zun Tian Di" inherited by City Lord Luo, even when cultivated to its limit, only achieved Body Amplitude of 36 times.

"The bottom line for mastering this technique is 30 times the Body Amplitude, meaning that to ensure this Body Amplitude Secret Technique doesn't reach mastery, I can only cultivate it to a maximum of 30 times the Body Amplitude before stopping! No, to be on the safe side, 29 times!" He slowly pondered and planned. This was no joke; if he accidentally cultivated this technique to mastery, he'd have nowhere to turn!

"It seems the company is aware of the situation here, and they deliberately guided me to carry out this mission! The Divine Envoy Inheritance just happens to align with my cultivation path. I don't believe there's nothing fishy about this!" Lu Yan'an also sensed the deliberate nature of this mission; the company had intentionally assigned him this task!

Given his status and authority Domain Lord Original Secret Realm, he probably wouldn't even be qualified to inspect a decent detector. Yet this time, when he was buying detectors, he unexpectedly saw a complete range of models, and he could even afford them all. He himself wouldn't believe there wasn't something fishy about this!

"Forget it, these are probably all arranged by the teachers. Anyway, I've already taken the benefits, why should I care about these trivial details? I'll just submit the task first!" Thinking this, Lu Yan'an raised the Virtual Universe Network terminal in his right hand and took a picture of the body of the King Jueguang and the appearance of the Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal, and uploaded it.

"Alright, the tasks here are all complete. Let's get ready to leave!" With that, he glanced one last time at the figure still sitting cross-legged there. Then, he left...

In the Virtual Universe, in the Original District of Yu Xiang Mountain, at Lu Yan'an's manor.

Inside the study.

Lu Yan'an had just plopped down at his desk when he heard the familiar voice of the Lord Shen: "It's an email from the Virtual Universe Company. Judging from the subject line, it's about the Highest Points Mission."

"Um."

Lu Yan'an gently tapped the screen and opened the email.

The email content is--

"You have completed the first stage of the Highest Points Mission. After evaluation by all members, Lu Yan'an, your final completion rate for the first stage of the mission is 90%, which earns you 90 million points. You are also eligible to continue to the second stage of the mission."

"Comment: The mission itself is to find the Divine Envoy Inheritance. You're resourceful, know how to maximize your advantages and minimize your disadvantages, and utilize the advantages of your Clone for exploration."

"Although you did use your Clone to explore, your performance was less than satisfactory! The Clone even nearly fell into a trap and were destroyed, which is the only point deduction! You must understand that in such a complex environment as the universe, nothing is truly impossible to destroy. Even with Clone, you still need to have a sense of awe for the environment!"

"Considering multiple factors, although you have perfectly met our requirements, we still rate your completion at 90%! You still lack a sense of awe for the universe!"

Lu Yan'an was so angry at this comment that he laughed! He lacked reverence for the universe? This comment seemed to make sense, but it was utter nonsense!

He wouldn't have placed his Original Core outside the Mizong Galaxy if he lacked reverence. With his Original Core unharmed, he was in no danger of perishing. As for his Clone's fear of Soul Attack, that was irrelevant to him! He could easily withstand Soul Attack from Venerable below the Venerable level, so how could Venerable Level being appear in the Mizong Galaxy?

The worst part is that there's no way to appeal these things. Even if there were an appeal, he wouldn't expose all his secrets for ten million points!

"I'd heard long ago that the highest level's ratings and evaluations were completely unreliable, and seeing it today, it's certainly true!" Lu Yan'an shook his head, clearly not impressed by the so-called "highest level."

"Drop!"

Lu Yan'an's right-hand smart screen suddenly notified him of a new email, and the voice of the Lord Shen followed. "It's an email about the second round of the mission."

He raised an eyebrow and opened a new email with the subject line "Second Stage of the Highest Points Mission".

Content--

"This task is the second stage of the Highest Points Mission."

"Mission Background: In the Virtual Universe, there exists a Land of Sinking, a sacred place for Illusionist. This Land of Sinking corresponds to the real-world addresses 'Nielun Universe Kingdom,' 'Extreme Darkness Star Field,' and 'Nirvana Planet'! Standing at the highest point of that Stairs of Sinking, do you feel a sense of loneliness and isolation?"

"Task requirements: 1. Reach the summit."

2. Survive. (Note: The death rate in this level is extremely high, please choose carefully!)

..."

After reading the task, Lu Yan'an was immediately drawn to the words "Stairs of Sinking".

"My Lord Shen, didn't I reach the top of the Stairs of Sinking in the Virtual Universe before?" Lu Yan'an asked, somewhat confused. Before participating in the Peak Genius Tournament, Lu Yan'an had participated in the Stairs of Sinking trial and successfully passed the trial of Thousand Kinds of Life Predicaments, climbing to the last step!

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Upon hearing Lu Yan'an's question, the Lord Shen remained silent. After a long while, his voice rang out. "If possible, I suggest you abandon this mission!"

"Hmm?" Lu Yan'an was visibly taken aback upon hearing the Lord Shen's words. Then, with a hint of doubt, he continued, "Is there any other explanation?"

"The Thousand Kinds of Life Predicaments you faced on the Stairs of Sinking were merely zero-risk trials used to select Illusionist with the appropriate aptitude and lay the foundation for their path as Illusionist! As for truly reaching the top, with your current strength, it's simply impossible!" The Lord Shen's voice paused, then continued.

"The Stairs of Sinking, built after Thousand Kinds of Life Predicaments, is no longer a platform for selecting aptitude. The trials after the thousandth step can be summed up in just five words!"

"Which five words?" Lu Yan'an asked with great interest.

"The pinnacle of illusion!" the Lord Shen continued to explain. Clearly, it was extremely familiar with this Stairs of Sinking!

"The ultimate form of illusion... is reality! When an illusion can be created in a single thought, and there is no longer any distinction between reality and illusion, then illusion has truly reached an unbelievable level. Under such pursuit, even ordinary Universe Venerable will be unable to distinguish between illusion and reality, and thus easily lose their lives!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan'an's expression changed slightly.

The ultimate illusion? Reality? If one cannot even distinguish between illusion and reality, then it is indeed easy to lose one's life; even a being as powerful as Universe Venerable will not be spared!

"I don't know what the higher-ups at your Virtual Universe Company are thinking? Sending a mere Domain Lord level brat like you to your death! Don't they know that even Universe Venerable can get lost in the latter half of the Stairs of Sinking!" Lord Shen roared madly, the more he learned, the more terrified he became of this hellish place!

"Why don't you just give up? Being sent down to the Universe Country as an Inspector is much safer than going to that godforsaken place," the Lord Shen advised.

"So, this is probably what those higher-ups wanted, right?" Lu Yan'an knew that the higher-ups weren't just decided by the Lord of Darkness or the City Lord of Chaos alone. Everything required rules, even among the highest levels! The higher-ups didn't want to break ties on matters of principle, and this mission was actually a matter of saving face! It preserved the dignity of the City Lord of Chaos and the Lord of Darkness while also ensuring Lu Yan'an's obedient demotion to the Universe Country —a result of a multi-party power struggle and a balance of power!

"Heh, if it really were a hand-to-hand combat with Venerable, I'd have to give up on this mission. But this is an illusion!" When it comes to trials involving illusions, his confidence returns.

"The existence of Heart Power provides a guarantee for my life! If that's the case, why shouldn't I give it a try?" A glint suddenly flashed in Lu Yan'an's eyes, a sense of eager anticipation!

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