Ranked Thirteenth
"Those two little guys failed. I told you, it was pointless for them to go! Did those two human kids really think they could get the treasure of this highest peak by sheer luck?"
"Hehe, they're heading towards the second highest peak now, and they've also visited other mountains and lakes along the way, but there's been no reaction!"
"They have now reached the second highest peak."
"Haha, no reaction, not a single reaction." Several inheritors nearby laughed loudly.
Even King Tianyu, who had been following Lu Yan'an, couldn't help but say, "Huan, these treasures aren't so easy to open! You must know that these 108 supreme treasures are what the Ancestral God Religion has attracted successive generations of inheritors to. Since the birth of the universe, only 35 of them have been opened, meaning they only open once every very, very long time. The conditions are extremely harsh. Shall we leave? Look at all those Alien Race around us, they're all waiting to watch the show!"
Lu Yan'an looked around and found that the various Alien Race Venerable were staring at him and his companion with mocking eyes. The ridicule in their gazes was extremely unsettling, and it was no wonder that King Tianyu couldn't stand it and wanted to leave. Most people with a thinner skin would have already scurried away under their gazes, but only someone as confident as Lu Yan'an could ignore such stares.
Even King Tianyu, who was standing to the side, hadn't expected that he would be "fooling around" with this "illusion" even though he had only known him for less than a day. But there was nothing he could do since he was already here, and it was too late for anything else, so he could only accompany him to the end.
So the two flew over one mountain peak after another, and one lake after another.
Lu Yan'an kept flying over, landing, taking off again, and landing...
Failure! Failure! Failure!
After a series of failures, they didn't miss any of the highest peaks, from the first to the tenth and their side peaks. They also explored many other places along the route, which took them more than five hours. Of course, for Immortal God, five hours is not a long time, equivalent to about half a minute for ordinary people.
"It's really difficult to unlock the top-ranked treasures. Apart from the unfriendly looks from those Alien Race, the rest is alright." For Lu Yan'an, this trip to explore the 108 peaks was based on the idea of "might as well take what you can," so he had to give it a try no matter what.
"We need to speed things up! We're only on the 10th peak, and I'm really starting to feel the mocking stares from those Alien Races," King Tianyu complained beside Lu Yan'an. For him, coming to these 108 peaks was undoubtedly an unexpected disaster. Compared to Lu Yan'an's confidence in finding treasures, he hadn't prepared himself mentally for the trip.
"Don't worry, I'm here to protect you. If we end up with nothing, I'll be the one who'll be embarrassed, not you!" Lu Yan'an comforted him, and then he led the way, flying towards a distant canyon.
For over five hours, they were being watched. Although the vast majority of inheritors were just bystanders enjoying the spectacle, some felt either "jealousy" or "resentment." These particular emotions weren't actually directed at Lu Yan'an and his companion, but rather at the Human Race! Because the Human Race was the pinnacle of the races, and they had also caused much bloodshed in the universe.
Kill Alien Race! This is the general policy of the Human Race against external enemies! This directly leads to the fact that humans show no mercy when killing other Alien Race, and the hatred continues to accumulate, eventually creating extreme hatred of Alien Race among some other races.
Lu Yan'an remained unperturbed by their varied emotions. He simply gazed calmly at his surroundings, and this composure was undoubtedly his best weapon at this moment. He knew all too well that this treasure trove was completely enveloped by the Ancestral God Religion's Supreme True Treasure, the "Five-Colored Aurora Lake," and no matter how much these Alien Race hated him, they couldn't do anything to truly harm him.
Since that's the case, what's there to be afraid of! All these people can do is disgust them with these looks; there's nothing else they can do.
Lu Yan'an and King Tianyu wandered around the Treasure Land. At one point, Alien Race even flew up to Lu Yan'an's side and directly provoked him. Lu Yan'an just sneered and then retorted with a soul-searching question.
"Go ahead and do it if you dare!"
The latter would often be speechless, then snort coldly and leave! You must understand, those who are not of our kind are bound to have different intentions. We are all fighting for our respective tribes; it's not a matter of right or wrong. If you really dare to make a move here, I would truly respect you as a man! Coming up here and only spouting meaningless drivel is irritating to anyone.
If you have the guts, then take action; if you don't, then shut up. Your enemy won't be truly harmed by your words or condemnations. To be afraid of the sword of Damocles hanging over your head and instead launch a barrage of verbal attacks is nothing but the choice of a coward. All principles are the same; this is the underlying logic of the universe.
"They're all just cowards who talk big but have no guts!" Lu Yan'an sneered, looking down on these Alien Race even more.
As the two strolled casually, Lu Yan'an finally reached the 13th highest peak. He didn't have high hopes at the time, after all, the examples of the first 12 peaks were right there, or rather, he didn't have any hope for the first 20 peaks.
And just as Lu Yan'an and King Tianyu landed atop the 13th highest mountain...
"Rumble..." The entire mountain trembled, attracting the attention of countless inheritors. The entire Treasure Land was in an uproar.
The two were immediately dumbfounded. What was going on? They hadn't even moved, yet they felt the entire mountain shaking. Had a treasure chest been opened?
The entire mountain was trembling, and the tremors were getting stronger and stronger.
"Treasure."
"The treasure is about to be opened."
"The treasure has been opened." The Alien Race were originally watching the spectacle with amusement, or the inheritors who were searching for treasure, all took to the air with serious expressions. Everyone looked in this direction, and for a moment, the sky in the distance was filled with figures of various races from all over the universe.
Even the two notoriously ill-tempered Monster Race Universe Venerable had been there before arrived here as soon as the mountain peak began to tremble.
"What's going on!" The Monster Race Universe Venerable, whose aura caused other Alien Race races to prostrate themselves, stared wide-eyed. It immediately spotted the two inheritors standing on the distant mountain peak and exclaimed, "It must be one of the other two inheritors. It must be!" After carefully examining the two, it became even more furious.
"It's actually a human!" it roared inwardly. As one of the Four Peak Races, the Monster Race had only one feeling towards humans, who were also peak races—disgust. Especially at the Venerable level, after learning a lot of information, their hatred for the Human Race had become even stronger, almost to the point of being completely irreconcilable! The other Venerable beside it had the same expression; they were unwilling to accept that humans had obtained this top 20 treasure.
Moreover, this is the 13th highest peak!
One of the top 20 treasures, each one possesses value exceeding that of Ordinary Supreme Treasure, with Supreme Treasure value increasing the higher the ranking. This is Supreme Treasure, and none of the powerful figures present were not envious. However, it's a great pity that no one dared to act recklessly under the cover of the "Five-Colored Aurora Lake"!
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