Chance Encounter 7000x

The inheritance of the Kongguang Divine General is located within a semi-open secret realm in the heart of human territory. This secret realm is jointly managed by the five major powers and allows other human powerhouses to enter and explore.

After leaving the Outer Battlefield, Zhou Yu first exchanged for some soul-nourishing treasures from the Virtual Universe Company treasury, then boarded a spaceship and arrived at the secret realm.

However, Zhou Yu did not head directly to the inheritance site, but instead arrived at a floating city built within a safe zone.

This city primarily serves as a place for adventurers exploring the secret realm to rest and conduct various trades.

Although it is still quite far from the inheritance site of the "Kongguang Divine General," for Zhou Yu, it is merely a matter of a few teleports.

He arrived ten years early, and after checking the map, he decided to stay here for a decade to wait for the inheritance to begin.

Might as well take a break. Zhou Yu rented a manor spanning about a hundred miles in the most prosperous part of the city and settled in.

Powerhouses fighting in the Outer Battlefield often return to military bases to rest and resupply; after all, one must remain vigilant at all times while out there, which takes a toll on the spirit over time.

Even with Zhou Yu's strength, he did not dare to be too careless while in the Dark Continent, as a passing powerhouse might have a detector stronger than his own and launch a sudden sneak attack.

Of course, Zhou Yu has always been diligent; even when resting, he only takes time out to stroll around or have a drink, spending most of his time comprehending laws.

My progress in the Laws of Space is indeed fast. Zhou Yu comprehended the Laws of Space while resting, yet his progress remained astonishingly rapid.

The version of him in the simulation eventually mastered teleportation, but those tens of thousands of years were not spent solely on that one direction. In order to create his own peak secret technique, he had also dabbled in the other two directions, accumulating significant experience.

Now that Zhou Yu's talent is constantly stacking, he is like a fish in water when it comes to comprehending the Laws of Space.

He had just mastered spatial lockdown not long ago, and he should be able to fully comprehend the final move, spatial strangulation, before long.

Of course, the most difficult part of comprehending the Laws of Space is the final step.

If the difficulty of comprehending the three directions of teleportation, spatial lockdown, and spatial strangulation is one, then combining them into a complete Law of Space is at least ten times harder, if not more.

However, with my talent, I have a high chance of mastering the complete Laws of Space, and with the 'Heaven Rewards Diligence' talent, it is only a matter of time. Zhou Yu felt very confident.

This is the terrifying aspect of the "Heaven Rewards Diligence" talent.

No matter how great the bottleneck, by constantly grinding away at it, one has hope of overcoming it—not to mention that with Zhou Yu's innate talent, the hope of comprehending the complete Laws of Space was already high to begin with.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yu had been in this city for six years. On this day, he came to a tavern in the city that specifically caters to Immortal powerhouses to have a drink.

"Haha, Zhou Yu, over here."

A tall, thin figure with brown skin waved at Zhou Yu.

"King Qingmu, what a coincidence? Running into you again?" Zhou Yu greeted him and walked over.

King Qingmu was also a powerhouse who had come to receive the "Kongguang Divine General" inheritance. After arriving early, he had also been staying in this city.

"It's no coincidence; I never left! I've been in this tavern for three years now, and I plan to keep drinking until the inheritance begins," King Qingmu laughed.

"I admire that," Zhou Yu sighed.

"And you are... Feather Array King?" After sitting down, Zhou Yu looked at the slender woman with wings on her back sitting nearby.

Feather Array King is a King-Sealing powerhouse from the Giant Axe Martial Arena, famous for her skill in soul illusions.

"Feather Array King is also here to receive the Kongguang Divine General's inheritance," King Qingmu explained. At this moment, a faint smile appeared on Feather Array King's lips.

"Prison World King Zhou Yu, our human race's genius of the ten-million-epoch level, I've heard so much about you!" Feather Array King chuckled.

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Zhou Yu's face.

"Prison World King? Is that your title?" King Qingmu looked at Zhou Yu with some confusion, as he had never heard of it.

"I spent some time in the Dark Continent of the 11th Outer Battlefield. I don't know when this title started circulating," Zhou Yu shook his head.

"I don't like this title."

"I see. Feather Array King also just returned from the Dark Continent," King Qingmu said with a smile.

"I heard that your moves, Zhou Yu, are extremely unique. Even peak King-Sealing powerhouses who haven't mastered teleportation find it hard to escape once trapped. Is your ultimate move a peak secret technique?" Feather Array King asked curiously.

"I was lucky to create it," Zhou Yu smiled. At this point, his Array of Time and Space was clearly something that even those who had mastered teleportation could not escape.

"It really is a peak secret technique?" Feather Array King sighed, "Your talent is truly enviable; to be able to create a peak secret technique so quickly."

"My talent is still far inferior to those who create ultimate secret techniques," Zhou Yu replied.

"How long have you been an Immortal? Forget it, let's not talk about that. Come, drink, drink."

King Qingmu poured a full glass of wine for Zhou Yu and said, "This is the best wine here. Although it only costs ten Hunyuan units a bottle, it's not bad. Give it a try."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Zhou Yu said, picking up the glass to taste it.

With their strength, wine worth ten Hunyuan units could only be considered average, so there was indeed no need to be polite.

As the three of them drank, there were other Immortals in the tavern as well.

They were all here to explore the secret realm and were resting; these Immortals were merely ordinary Immortals.

These Immortals remained very low-key, not daring to speak too loudly.

Even if they didn't recognize the three, the aura of a King-Sealing Immortal is far stronger than that of an ordinary Immortal; they weren't foolish enough to miss that.

In a corner, a few other Immortals were sitting together.

"Another terrifying existence."

"I don't know what's wrong with this secret realm, why so many powerhouses have suddenly arrived. Master, should we avoid them for now?"

"Something is a bit off."

A handsome figure dressed in black robes, with two soft antennae on his forehead, said after some contemplation:

"Once things here are finished, we will return to Falling Ink Star."

"Haha, are we finally going back?"

"Sigh, it's been so long since we left; it's time to go back and take a look."

As the group spoke, they quickly rose, settled the bill, and left the tavern.

Their departure did not attract any attention.

As for Zhou Yu?

After drinking with King Qingmu and the others for half the day, he also soon rose and left.

He did not have the leisurely mood of King Qingmu, who would drink until the inheritance began; with that time, he could make significant progress in comprehending the Laws of Space.

In the blink of an eye, several more years passed.

Upon receiving news that the inheritance had opened, Zhou Yu, along with King Qingmu, Feather Array King, and the others, immediately teleported to the location.

No accidents occurred. After verifying their identities at the inheritance site, the group entered the interior and began to receive the "Kongguang Divine General" inheritance.

Light!

Multicolored, brilliant light!

Zhou Yu stood before a staircase, from which rays of various colors emanated.

As these rays shone upon him, he felt a scorching sensation throughout his entire body.

This light shone directly onto his soul; closing his eyes was useless.

Before coming, Zhou Yu had naturally learned about the information regarding the "Kongguang Divine General" inheritance. These rays were the means of selecting an inheritor.

As a lifeform steps onto the long bridge, their soul is tempered and transformed step by step by these mysterious rays. During this process, their consciousness amplitude naturally increases.

However, this tempering is not easily endured. It depends first on whether the soul is strong, and second, whether the soul is "compatible" with this inheritance.

Indeed, while it is generally true that the stronger one is, the further one goes in a Divine General's inheritance, compatibility is equally important.

Some King-Sealing powerhouses might not make it very far, while a seemingly weak lifeform might advance quite a distance.

The person who can ultimately receive the complete "Kongguang Divine General" inheritance must be the one whose soul is most compatible with it.

I wonder how far I can go.

Zhou Yu pondered as he lifted his foot and stepped onto the stairs.

Before coming to receive the inheritance, Zhou Yu's consciousness amplitude was 300—a base of 100 plus a 3x multiplier from an additional secret technique.

Thus, the beginning of the inheritance went quite smoothly, and there was little pressure on the first 300 steps.

But beyond the 300th step, Zhou Yu began to feel the pressure, though it remained well within his tolerance.

Step by step, before he knew it, Zhou Yu had advanced 3,333 steps on the staircase illuminated by endless light.

"The first stage is over."

Zhou Yu stepped into a grand hall, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

His consciousness amplitude had now reached 3,333 times—more than ten times stronger than before!

For an Immortal receiving the Kongguang Divine General inheritance, passing the first stage is already quite impressive; many King-Sealing powerhouses cannot even reach this point.

"Inheritor, congratulations on passing the first stage of the 'Kongguang Divine General' inheritance and becoming a primary candidate!"

A voice suddenly echoed in the hall, followed by the appearance of two mists. As the mists condensed, two treasures were revealed.

A fruit and a top-tier consciousness weapon.

Whoosh!

Zhou Yu waved his hand and stored the two treasures. The fruit was one that aided the soul, extremely rare and precious. The consciousness weapon was nothing special; although it was a weapon typically used by King-Sealing powerhouses, it was far inferior to the "Space Myriad Blade Disk" he had purchased for 50 billion points.

"Continue."

Without hesitation, Zhou Yu stepped onto the staircase behind the palace and began the second stage of the inheritance.

The light in the second stage was even more dazzling. Standing on the stairs, Zhou Yu felt a burning sensation within his soul; with every step forward, this burning sensation intensified several times over.

Zhou Yu pushed forward to the 4,531st step before he felt he could no longer hold on.

I didn't expect to hit my limit so quickly. It seems my compatibility with this inheritance isn't very high, Zhou Yu thought to himself.

He had the "Cultivation Genius" talent, which had boosted his aptitude in every aspect—yet he only made it to the 4,531st step?

I should consume the treasure, Zhou Yu pondered. He immediately took out the treasure he had received upon becoming a primary candidate.

It was a gold and silver fruit, one side scorching hot, the other icy cold.

After Zhou Yu consumed the fruit, two distinct forces surged into his soul, giving him a true taste of being caught between ice and fire.

Yet, amidst this tempering of ice and fire, Zhou Yu felt his soul undergo a transformation. Standing on the 4,531st step, he no longer felt as much agony as before.

"It really works."

Zhou Yu smiled, then immediately took out an ice-blue fruit and swallowed it in one gulp.

This was the "Blue Ice Soul Fruit," a soul-strengthening treasure he had exchanged for with billions of points from the Virtual Universe Company's treasury. In terms of efficacy, it was far superior to the reward he had received for becoming a primary candidate.

Sure enough, the moment the Blue Ice Soul Fruit hit his stomach, Zhou Yu felt his soul shudder, as if it had been wrapped in a film of ice; the scorching heat brought on by the inheritance light vanished instantly.

"It really pays to be willing to spend money."

Zhou Yu sighed inwardly. He had poured all the gains he had made in the Outer Battlefield during this period into this Blue Ice Soul Fruit, and it seemed it was truly worth it.

In fact, many powerhouses would purchase suitable treasures before accepting an inheritance to try and push themselves as far as possible; after all, such inheritance opportunities were rare.

"Moving on."

Zhou Yu did not hesitate and continued to walk forward.

As time passed, Zhou Yu unknowingly reached the 6121st level. At this point, he once again felt a fierce, burning sensation in his soul, as if he would be injured if he took even one more step forward.

"I have to at least reach the 6666th level to get the second-stage reward, right?" Zhou Yu did not withdraw, choosing instead to persist here.

In truth, once one reaches their limit, if there are no suitable treasures to help, there is little point in continuing to push.

These remaining few hundred steps were an absolute chasm.

But Zhou Yu was different.

He gritted his teeth against the pain, constantly and cautiously attempting to move upward. Although he would quickly be forced back, he tried again and again.

Finally, Zhou Yu successfully stepped onto that level.

"Haha, it worked."

Zhou Yu nodded to himself.

This was "Heaven Rewards Diligence." By making a little progress each time, no bottleneck or obstacle was a problem.

"However, I must be careful not to exceed my limit all at once, or I might collapse before 'Heaven Rewards Diligence' even has a chance to take effect," Zhou Yu thought to himself, continuing to move to the next step with caution.

It took Zhou Yu a full thirty-five years to traverse those few hundred steps.

When he stepped onto the 6666th level and entered the second palace, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Finally made it."

Zhou Yu felt a sense of emotion.

"16,579th inheritor, congratulations on completing the second stage of the inheritance and becoming a senior inheritor!"

The voice from before rang out again, though this time it carried noticeably more emotion, with a hint of a smile contained within.

"These treasures belong to you!"

As the voice echoed, mist began to condense within the temple once more.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two treasures appeared from within.

One was a grayish-brown, triangular fruit emitting a unique fragrance.

The other was a set of interlocking ring-shaped weapons. The surface of each ring was engraved with space law secret patterns; the entire set of weapons contained the three major aspects of space law: sealing, killing, and instant movement.

"Heart-Burning Fruit—its value is even higher than the Blue Ice Soul Fruit. And the mental power weapon 'Thousand Origin Ring' is on the same level as my 'Space Myriad Blade Disk'."

Zhou Yu nodded inwardly. To be honest, the value of these two treasures was quite high, worth at least several hundred billion Hunyuan units.

Yet, he was still somewhat disappointed. He did not lack weapons of this caliber right now; only true heavy treasures or supreme treasures could move him.

"It seems that to obtain a heavy treasure, I must pass the third-stage trial." After some thought, Zhou Yu consumed the "Heart-Burning Fruit" and stepped into the third stage.

It took twenty-eight years for Zhou Yu to reach the 7000th level.

After contemplating, he decided not to persist and withdrew directly from the inheritance.

Although Zhou Yu had every hope of passing the third-stage trial by relying on "Heaven Rewards Diligence," the time required would be far too long.

After entering the third-stage trial, his progress was relatively fast at first while the effects of the Heart-Burning Fruit were still active. However, as he went on, each level required a massive amount of time, and the further he went, the greater the bottleneck and the more time it consumed.

Given this situation, Zhou Yu immediately judged that if he were to complete the entire inheritance, he might need at least a billion years to grind through it bit by bit.

Not to mention whether this inheritance could last that long, Zhou Yu himself could not afford to waste so much time here.

With that time, he could study the laws and achieve a much higher level of mastery.

Therefore, once Zhou Yu determined that it would be difficult to pass in a short time, he left decisively.

In the end, Zhou Yu's mental power amplitude remained at 7000 times!