Assassination Failed

The Zerg inheritor's voice trembled.

"This Demon Flame King actually has a Soul-type Supreme Treasure!"

The Demon Clan powerhouse was so startled that he pulled back his claw. "Good thing I didn't rush in. This Demon Flame King is a monster. He's carrying a Soul-type Supreme Treasure—how the hell are we supposed to assassinate him?"

The open plaza erupted in an uproar. "How are we supposed to kill him now? As long as he doesn't leave Redbud Island, no one can touch him!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down! He's looking this way!"

Yan Ning swept a cold glance around. The murmuring fell silent at once.

Every Alien Race member caught in his gaze instinctively took several steps back, afraid this monster might set his sights on them.

"Heh."

Yan Ning gave a cold snort and turned toward the Inheritance Land.

The crowd automatically parted to make way for him. No one dared to stop him.

In the distance, several Mechanical Clan Venerables communicated in secret. "Report this at once! Demon Flame King may possess a high-grade Soul-type Supreme Treasure!"

"The assassination plan must be reevaluated!"

Meanwhile, in the Zerg Clan's Virtual Universe, Dreamy Nether Lord watched the footage that had been sent back. For the first time, her peerless face turned grave. "Notify all our operatives in hiding. Suspend all operations."

"This human is no longer someone we can deal with easily."

Above Redbud Island, the Five-Colored Aurora still shimmered brilliantly.

But everyone knew that from this day onward, the name Demon Flame King would spread throughout the Ancestral God Secret Realm.

Yan Ning stepped into the fountain, with the secret patterns of the Fire Void Law swirling around him.

As the light flashed, his figure gradually disappeared.

Meanwhile, powerhouses from every race were urgently conferring.

Demon Clan Virtual Space, Sky Wolf Hall.

"Useless! You're all useless!"

Sky Wolf Lord's furious roar shook the void.

"You couldn't even kill a Sealed King. What use are you to me?!"

Below him, the Demon Clan Venerables stood in terrified silence.

"Holy Lord."

A Demon Clan Venerable spoke, steeling himself.

"That Demon Flame King is protected by a Soul-type Supreme Treasure. On Redbud Island..."

"Silence!"

A murderous glint flashed in Sky Wolf Lord's eyes.

"Those damned humans actually gave him a Soul-type Supreme Treasure. Now, killing him would take a Universe Master willing to fight him to the death on Redbud Island. Or perhaps a Universe Strongest attacking by force?"

"For the sake of a Sealed King? Does he think he's worth that?!"

Zerg Mother Nest.

Dreamy Nether Lord lounged lazily on her throne, a wisp of dusky purple energy coiling around her fingertip.

"Looks like only a Universe Overlord can make a move now."

She chuckled and shook her head.

"That little fellow isn't stupid. Why would he leave Redbud Island so easily?"

"Looks like we'll have to call it off."

Meanwhile.

Just as tens of millions of inheritors were making a commotion in the skies above Redbud Island, each of them utterly shocked,

a powerful pressure suddenly descended.

A dragon-like body appeared overhead, stretching across the sky for kilometers. Its enormous wings spread wide as its dragon head emerged, gazing down at them. At once, tens of millions of inheritors landed and bowed respectfully. "Island Lord."

The one who had arrived was the Redbud Island Lord, the Guardian Beast God!

Without exception, the guardian divine beasts who served as Redbud Island's lords were Universe Master-level beings!

Yet one had appeared because someone had tried to assassinate Yan Ning!

"A Universe Venerable actually tried to assassinate Blade River King. Hmph. To carry out an assassination in the heart of the Ancestral God Sect—you certainly have some nerve. You brazenly violated the Ancestral God Sect's orders. Then you can remain dead forever!"

His voice resounded throughout the skies above Redbud Island.

"Even if Venerable Wulong is revived through Reverse Time and Space, the Ancestral God Sect will hunt him down!"

The immense pressure left tens of millions of inheritors pale.

Wasn't that a bit harsh?

Even after Venerable Wulong was revived through Reverse Time and Space, the Ancestral God Sect would still hunt him down?

The Guardian Beast God had just announced this to the entire universe!

Venerable Wulong had really gotten the short end of the stick this time.

Not only had he failed to assassinate his target, but the Ancestral God Sect was going to hunt him down.

He probably wouldn't dare leave Zerg Territory for the rest of his life.

The Inheritance Land.

Amid the endless black mist,

Yan Ning slowly woke up.

He took a moment to absorb the information contained in the inheritance.

"The process of receiving the inheritance is still the same. I can't stay conscious. The Will of the Universe Origin really is terrifying."

With a flash, he appeared on a giant floating rock beyond the black mist and sat down.

His eyes narrowed slightly, a glint passing through them.

"How will the Zerg, Demon, and Mechanical Clans deal with me? After this assassination attempt, they should understand how difficult it is to kill me on Redbud Island."

In the original story, the three races first arranged for Venerables from their own clans and alliances to carry out the assassination.

They had just tried that move.

It hadn't worked.

Their second move would be to send a large number of powerhouses to use Soul Annihilation and enslave him.

That wouldn't be much use against him either.

With the Chaos Bell guarding him, he could completely ignore soul attacks.

Of course, the Alien Races didn't know that.

Going by what happened to Luo Feng in the original story, wherever he appeared—whether on a Primordial Star or somewhere else—he was mercilessly besieged.

Even Universe Masters would personally join in.

That would probably be what he had to face next.

He wasn't particularly afraid of that, either.

With all his Treasures protecting him, escaping wouldn't be a problem.

After that,

the three races would probably pay a huge price to enlist the lone Universe Strongest, Void True Demon God. In the original story, that fellow had attacked the Ancestral God Sect directly, enduring the might of the Five-Colored Aurora Lake to kill Luo Feng!

In other words, as long as he didn't display strength surpassing that of a Universe Venerable and reaching the Universe Overlord level,

the three races probably wouldn't enlist Void True Demon God.

Then he'd be safe for now.

As for enlisting him right away, that wasn't likely. Yan Ning wasn't important enough for that.

Getting a Universe Master to act would already be the limit.

Yan Ning sneered.

"Heh. Just you wait."

With his ability to stay alive, even if a Universe Master personally attacked him, he wouldn't die.

And with the system space, he wouldn't lose his Treasures, either.

Having thought it all through, he closed his eyes and resumed cultivating, focusing on comprehending the Beast God Path.

The Fourth Inheritance was considerably harder than the third, so he would need more time to comprehend it.

Three days later.

Virtual Universe, Golden Feather Hall!

Yan Ning sat facing Golden Feather Venerable.

"Master, it's been a while."

Yan Ning greeted him with a grin.

Golden Feather Venerable waved at him with a smile.

"Enough with the jokes. I came today on important business."

Then he told Yan Ning what he had learned about the Alien Races' plans against him.

He also told him about Emperor Yan's movements in the Yan God Clan.

To his surprise, Yan Ning showed no sign of panic. Instead, he was perfectly calm, as if he had expected this.

"Don't worry, Master. I have a Soul-type Supreme Treasure to protect me, as well as a clone. No one can kill me."

He didn't tell him that he possessed so many Treasures.

After all, there was no good reason for it.

He had only recently arrived in the Ancestral God Secret Realm. There was no reason for him to have so many Treasures.

Even if he wanted to tell Golden Feather Venerable, he would have to come up with an explanation first.

Golden Feather Venerable was still somewhat worried. "You're certainly safe on Redbud Island, but you can't stay there forever. You'll have to go out and temper yourself eventually!"