Soul Tian Di Seizes the Opportunity to Compete for the Land of Inheritance

However, just then, Soul Tian Di concealed his aura and suddenly descended from the void above Black Dragon Island.

Not long ago, his system had issued another mission: head to Black Dragon Island and seize Lin Yang's Artifact Emperor inheritance. Upon completing the mission, he would be rewarded with the Nine Nether Reincarnation Map.

The Nine Nether Reincarnation Map was a spatial treasure of the same tier as the Mountains and Rivers State Map.

However, the Mountains and Rivers State Map combined offense and defense. It could capture and suppress enemies offensively, or shelter one's own side within it to evade attacks defensively.

The Nine Nether Reincarnation Map, on the other hand, could only attack and not defend. It contained eighteen levels of hell. Once a living person was taken inside,

they would not only suffer the ultimate suppression of the eighteen levels of hell, but the countless evil ghosts within would also slowly devour and tear apart whoever had been taken in.

The more powerful experts the Nine Nether Reincarnation Map suppressed, the stronger the evil ghosts within became.

Compared with the Mountains and Rivers State Map's combination of offense and defense, it was somewhat more limited, but its growth potential was higher.

Black Dragon Mountains.

Lin Yang and Gu Yuan arrived at the highest mountain and, sure enough, discovered an independent space.

There was a restriction around the outside of the space, and it was incredibly powerful. Gu Yuan took one look and knew he had no way to undo it.

"Young Friend Lin, can you break this spatial restriction?" Gu Yuan asked solemnly.

Lin Yang nodded slightly. "I can, but it'll take some time. After breaking it, I'll probably need a day to recover my strength."

Gu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as you can."

Lin Yang said no more and began breaking the restriction according to the method he already knew.

Time slowly passed.

Half a day later, Lin Yang had already broken more than half of the restriction. It was estimated that another four or five hours would be enough to break it completely.

Gu Yuan stood guard at Lin Yang's side, preventing any blind fool from coming over to disturb him.

In the void above them,

Soul Tian Di concealed his aura as he watched everything below.

"Lin Yang, Lin Yang, keep slowly breaking that restriction. Once you break it and are utterly exhausted, that will be the moment I strike and seize the inheritance."

Four hours later, the spatial restriction finally reached its end and shattered with a thunderous boom.

"Finally, it's broken." Lin Yang let out a heavy breath. After continuously breaking it for an entire day, even as a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Saint, he was nearly unable to hold on.

This was mainly because the restriction set by the Artifact Emperor was too absurdly powerful. Even though he knew the method to break it, it had still left him utterly drained.

"Yes, it's finally broken." Gu Yuan muttered, taking out a ninth-grade treasure pill and handing it to Lin Yang.

Lin Yang accepted the pill and swallowed it in one gulp. Some of his strength instantly returned.

Just then, a palm imprint that reached the heavens suddenly crashed down from the sky above.

Lin Yang and Gu Yuan were startled. Before they could think, they hurriedly struck out with their palms to meet it head-on.

The palm imprints collided and exploded with a deafening boom. Terrifying energy ripples instantly swept across the entire Black Dragon Mountains, shattering all the surrounding space.

As the ripples dispersed, Soul Tian Di descended from above, a smug smile curling across his lips.

"Ke ke ke, Lin Yang, Gu Yuan, you didn't expect me to follow you, did you? You went through all that trouble to break the restriction, yet this land of inheritance will ultimately belong to me. That must feel awful, hahaha." Soul Tian Di let out a sinister, eerie laugh.

Lin Yang and Gu Yuan looked grave. Soul Tian Di had actually followed them, yet they had not noticed in the slightest.

"Soul Tian Di, don't even think about it. Even if I must give it everything I have, I'll still severely wound you." Lin Yang gritted his teeth.

"Heh heh, Lin Yang, you barely even have the strength to speak, and you still want to severely wound me? Do you have that ability right now?" Soul Tian Di sneered.

Gu Yuan shot Soul Tian Di a resentful look, then pressed a hand onto Lin Yang's shoulder. "Lin Yang, how about we leave first? If we truly fight, your Dou Qi is exhausted, and you can only burn your blood essence. It isn't worth it."

Lin Yang paused slightly at those words. Of course he knew Gu Yuan was right, but he was unwilling to simply hand over the Artifact Emperor's inheritance to someone else. Who could accept that?

However, Gu Yuan was right. If they truly fought, he would be the one at a disadvantage.

After a brief struggle, Lin Yang decided to leave first. Once he had recovered some strength, he would return and kill his way back.

It would not be easy for Soul Tian Di to obtain the inheritance. It would likely take him at least half a day.

Gritting his teeth tightly, Lin Yang exhaled a stifled breath and shouted in a low voice, "Old dog Soul, I admit defeat this time. The next time I see you, I will kill you."

Although Lin Yang's Dou Qi was nearly depleted, he could still temporarily fight by burning his blood essence. If he wanted to leave, Soul Tian Di could not stop him at all.

"Haha." Soul Tian Di scoffed. "Lin Yang, I don't have time to kill you right now. But once I obtain the Artifact Emperor's inheritance, do you think you'll still be able to live the next time we meet?"

Lin Yang clenched his fists at those words, forcibly suppressing his fury. He gave a heavy cold snort. "Hmph. We'll see. Gu Yuan, let's go."

As soon as he spoke, Lin Yang and Gu Yuan tore through space and left Black Dragon Island.

Soul Tian Di sneered and flashed into the land of inheritance.

Land of inheritance.

The moment Soul Tian Di entered, a golden fist came smashing toward his face.

Soul Tian Di's expression changed. He hurriedly unleashed the Heavenly Soul Shield to block it.

The golden fist struck the Heavenly Soul Shield with an explosive bang, cracking it open at once. Soul Tian Di was sent flying several hundred meters by the tremendous force.

"What is this thing? It's so powerful." Soul Tian Di looked grave as he carefully examined the golden puppet before him.

After throwing its punch, the golden puppet moved again. It leaped up and unleashed a Leo Flying Kick at Soul Tian Di.

Soul Tian Di could not take it head-on. No longer holding back, he hurriedly brought out the Immortal King's Corpse Shroud.

With the blessing of two Immortal King phantoms, his strength directly reached the level of a Half-Emperor.

Netherworld Soul-Severing Claw.

An Immortal King phantom clenched its hand through the air, and a black claw imprint clawed toward the golden puppet.

The claw imprint collided with the flying kick, producing another explosive boom. A terrifying shockwave swept out in every direction.

Yet the inheritance space was completely unaffected by the attack, clearly having been specially reinforced by the Artifact Emperor.

Within the shockwave, the golden puppet was completely unaffected by the aftershocks. It launched another attack, throwing a punch at Soul Tian Di.

Soul Tian Di's heart trembled. What was going on? His Half-Emperor attack had not even left an injury on the other party.

What kind of terrifying thing was this?

Soul Tian Di did not dare be careless and hurriedly acted to deal with it.

Fortunately, although this thing's defense was formidable, its attack power was only thirty to forty percent stronger than that of a peak Nine-Star Dou Saint. Soul Tian Di could still defend against its attacks.

However, the troubling part was that its attacks came endlessly, as though it possessed inexhaustible energy. Sooner or later, Soul Tian Di's Dou Qi would run out.

Soul Tian Di blocked another move and swiftly probed with his senses, trying to find the golden puppet's weakness.

He blocked several more attacks.

Soul Tian Di's Emperor Realm soul power had practically scanned the golden puppet inside and out.

Yet he still could not discover where its weakness lay.

A trace of impatience rose in Soul Tian Di's heart. This could not continue.

His mind raced.

At that moment,

Soul Tian Di suddenly had an inspiration and remembered the Great Villain System. He hurriedly had the system analyze the golden puppet's weakness.

As expected, the system came through and directly told him that the puppet's weakness was at the center of its back.

This golden puppet was identical to the iron puppet, but its weakness had been perfectly concealed. Ordinary people simply could not detect it.

Soul Tian Di was overjoyed and immediately attacked the center of the puppet's back.

With one strike, the puppet truly stopped moving and lost its ability to act.

Soul Tian Di let out a heavy breath and rested for a moment.

He then stored the puppet in his storage ring. Once he figured out this thing, it would be a tremendous aid in battle.

After putting away the puppet, Soul Tian Di continued deeper into the secret realm.

Before long, he encountered a flight of stairs. After climbing them, before he could even clearly inspect his surroundings, a sound wave suddenly invaded his mind.

Soul Tian Di's consciousness immediately fell into a chaotic illusion.

Elsewhere, Lin Yang and Gu Yuan landed on a reef near Black Dragon Island.

They were still furious.

"Clan Leader Gu Yuan, I can't swallow this anger. Let's rest for two hours, then kill our way back. Soul Tian Di will surely have to face trials to obtain the inheritance. By the time we return, he will probably have spent more than half his strength. We still have a chance." Lin Yang gritted his teeth.

Gu Yuan thought for a moment and decided it was feasible. He immediately agreed. "All right."

After two hours, Lin Yang had recovered over thirty percent of his Dou Qi.

The two immediately flew toward the Black Dragon Mountains once more.