Within one of the worlds in the Star Divine Palace.
Venerable Tuijin sat on his throne, his consciousness connected to the entire world as he studied the inheritance.
During this process, however, a vast, mighty will suddenly descended upon the world.
"Giant Axe Founder."
A faint silhouette took shape along with that will, appearing at the front of the great hall before him.
"I need to borrow your world to study. If there's anything you don't understand, you may ask me as well." As Giant Axe Founder spoke, he also glanced at the artifact spirit beside him.
But the artifact spirit said nothing.
The silhouette vanished.
That mighty will left the palace, but continued sweeping across the world.
"You certainly are trusting, abandoning your defenses completely," the artifact spirit finally said.
"What could I do even if I didn't?" Venerable Dai Jin shook his head, giving the artifact spirit a look that said it did not understand.
In truth, Giant Axe Founder's will was far stronger than his.
However, with his home-ground advantage, he was not entirely incapable of resisting.
Under the Star Divine Palace's mechanisms, he could completely exclude interference from other wills within this palace.
In other words, without his permission, that silhouette could not have formed just now.
Elsewhere in this world, he could contend with Giant Axe Founder. On his home ground, however, he had an impregnable stronghold from which he could continuously send out his consciousness, while Giant Axe Founder would inevitably expend something transmitting his from afar.
Although he would still be at a disadvantage, he was not entirely without a means of resistance.
But the Star Divine Palace's inheritance was not everything. As a human, he still had to get by within his race, and Giant Axe Founder was unquestionably the Human Race's