Ancient God Inheritance (2)

As time continued to pass, the memory ice crystals above the Sea of Death dwindled one by one, while Jiang Lin's aura gradually grew stronger.

On this day, after Jiang Lin absorbed the thirty-seventh solidified memory ice crystal, his eyes slowly opened, and an ancient, primordial aura instantly swept out from around him.

"One hundred and thirty-seven thousand, nine hundred and twenty-one years!"

"In the blink of an eye, I never expected to fully experience Ancient God Cang Xu's life spanning such an immense length of time."

"The lonely cultivation of childhood, the unrestrained flamboyance of youth, the travels of adulthood, the life-and-death battles after coming of age!"

"Compared to my mere dozen or so years, Ancient God Cang Xu's life truly was legendary beyond compare—"

Jiang Lin's face was filled with emotion, but immediately afterward, a trace of disappointment appeared in his eyes. This thirty-seventh memory ice crystal was the final memory segment he could absorb.

The remaining sixty-two memory ice crystals were all illusory, nothing more than empty shells. This was likely why they had been marked with the incomplete tag in the system.

Even so, Jiang Lin had gained tremendously from the earlier memory ice crystals. Not only had he learned the secret arts of the Ancient God Tribe, but he had also memorized quite a few cultivation techniques and immortal arts used by cultivators.

[Ding!]

[The first stage of the Ancient God Inheritance has been completed. Does the host wish to begin the second major stage of the Ancient God Inheritance?]

[Host, please note: the second major stage of the Ancient God Inheritance is the Strength Inheritance. This inheritance is divided into five stages.]

[The minimum requirements to withstand each stage are as follows:]

[First stage: Soul King]

[Second stage: Soul Saint]

[Third stage: Titled Douluo]

[Fourth stage: Second-Class Deity]

[Fifth stage: God King]

"So I can only accept the first stage of the Strength Inheritance?"

Listening to the system prompt, Jiang Lin frowned slightly, but he soon understood the reason.

Although he had received the Ancient God's Memory Inheritance, he himself was not a member of the Ancient God Tribe.

Furthermore, the Renegade Immortal World was far beyond what the Douluo World could compare to. Not only was the world energy resembling spiritual energy in the Douluo World vastly weaker than that of the Renegade Immortal World, even the physical strength of this world's people was far inferior.

If he truly received the Ancient God's Strength Inheritance all at once, Jiang Lin's body would probably shatter on the spot!

"The first stage it is, then. System, begin the inheritance."

[Ding!]

[The first-stage Strength Inheritance passage has been opened. Please proceed there as soon as possible.]

The next moment, a blood-red gate appeared above the Sea of Death space. With a single glance, Jiang Lin spotted the most eye-catching mark upon it: a purple star seal.

Not only that, but behind that purple mark were four illusory star seals. In an instant, Jiang Lin understood the meaning of those marks.

"Does this represent the Strength Inheritance from when Ancient God Cang Xu was a One-Star Ancient God?"

Anticipation appeared in Jiang Lin's eyes. In the later memory fragments, he had personally witnessed just how terrifyingly powerful Ancient God Cang Xu was!

Jiang Lin then leaped up directly, opened the blood-red gate, and stepped inside.

"Th-this is Xuanlan Star?"

The moment Jiang Lin saw his surroundings, he was stunned. This was precisely Xuanlan Star, where Ancient God Cang Xu had broken through to become a One-Star Ancient God!

Yet compared to the desolate surface he had seen later, Xuanlan Star was now brimming with life, its air filled with abundant spiritual energy.

"Inheritor, Xuanlan Star is beautiful, isn't it?"

Just as Jiang Lin was marveling at the scenery before him, ripples suddenly appeared in the space beside him. Then, a black-haired youth carrying a great axe on his shoulder and wearing an ancient sword at his waist appeared before Jiang Lin.

"Y-you're Ancient God Cang Xu?"

Seeing the familiar face of the black-haired youth and the distinctive purple star dot between his brows, Jiang Lin was instantly shocked and involuntarily staggered several steps back.

"Inheritor, it seems you have already accepted my Memory Inheritance. Since that is the case, I shall entrust this segment of the Strength Inheritance to you as well."

Cang Xu was not at all surprised by Jiang Lin's reaction. He merely flicked a finger, and a pillar of blood containing purple starlight flowed endlessly from his fingertip into Jiang Lin's brow!

"Ah!"

Caught off guard as so much Ancient God Power poured into his body, Jiang Lin's meridians instantly tore apart. His dantian was completely destroyed by the Ancient God Power in the blink of an eye!

Moreover, as more and more Ancient God Power flooded in, Jiang Lin's body could no longer withstand it. Before long, crack after crack appeared across his skin, and countless streams of blood burst from those fissures!

Finally, after the limit of Jiang Lin's body's capacity was reached—

"Boom!"

A world-shaking explosion rang out. Jiang Lin's body directly exploded, countless sprays of blood flying out and splattering onto the black-haired youth, Cang Xu, before him.

Yet surprisingly, although the blood fell upon Cang Xu's body, it passed straight through him and landed on the ground behind him, as though Cang Xu had no physical form at all.