The black ruler hovered quietly before Mu Yuyi, seeming utterly unmoved by his words and giving no response.
Mu Yuyi did not move either. After saying that, he spoke no further, merely gazing silently at the Heaven-Measuring Ruler as he waited for its decision.
After a long while, the light on the Heaven-Measuring Ruler suddenly withdrew. The enormous ruler, once a hundred meters long, instantly shrank to less than a meter in length. It turned slightly and landed directly in Mu Yuyi's palm.
At that moment, the corners of Mu Yuyi's lips curled up as a slow smile spread across his face.
The Heaven-Measuring Ruler was finally his!
There were two ways to obtain an immortal artifact: forcibly suppress it and make it acknowledge an owner, or earn its recognition.
For an immortal artifact like the World Suppressing Disk, which could never be obtained through recognition, one could only use forceful methods to suppress it before slowly refining it. But for the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, that was merely the inferior option. No matter what, earning an immortal artifact's recognition was the surest way to unleash its full potential.
To the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, Mu Yuyi was the one who had freed it from suppression—no one could compare to him in that regard. Beyond that, Mu Yuyi was powerful and carried the aura of other immortal artifacts. Following someone like him would never tarnish its reputation; he was an excellent choice.
Therefore, the Heaven-Measuring Ruler chose to follow Mu Yuyi with almost no hesitation.
Its intelligence was not particularly high. It could sense Mu Yuyi's goodwill, and that was enough.
"With Southern Bright Continent's companion immortal artifact in hand, will the day I unify Southern Bright be far away?" Mu Yuyi muttered softly as he played with the Heaven-Measuring Ruler in his hand.