News of the Void Hall

Chaos City Lord's spatial teleportation took the five of them directly to a secluded valley in the central region of the Primal Star. A naturally formed cave lay within the valley, shrouded by a concealment restriction Chaos City Lord had casually placed around it. It was safe for the time being.

After landing, Chaos City Lord released Qin Yuan and looked at him with a deep frown. "You took too great a risk just now. A True God Level ruin guardian could have annihilated your divine body with a single palm strike. If it hadn't seemed to hold back, you'd be dead now."

Qin Yuan coughed twice, golden divine blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. He took out a bottle of divine power recovery potion and gulped it down, and only then did some color return to his pale face.

"You're right, City Lord. I was reckless," Qin Yuan admitted. "But given the situation, if I hadn't rescued the Lord of Darkness and Lord Huang Jian immediately, they might not have lasted much longer."

By now, the Lord of Darkness and Lord Huang Jian had also recovered their senses. They rose to their feet and solemnly bowed to Qin Yuan.

"Qin Yuan, I, Darkness, will never forget that you saved my life." The Lord of Darkness's voice was still hoarse, but there was a note of sincerity in it. The usually aloof, taciturn master assassin showed a rare expression of gratitude.

"Me too!" Lord Huang Jian said in a booming voice, slapping his enormous palm onto Qin Yuan's shoulder. "Little brother, if you ever need anything, just say the word! You saved my life, and I, Old Huang, would cross a mountain of blades and a sea of fire for you without so much as a frown!"

Qin Yuan waved a hand and smiled weakly. "You're too polite, seniors. As fellow members of the Human Race, we should naturally watch over and help one another."

Lord Peng Gong watched from the side, his heart full of emotion. How long had this newly risen Universe Master been on the Primal Star? First, he had slain four alien Universe Masters in succession. Then he had forced back the Lord of Stars head-on, just after the latter had broken through to the sixth tier. And now he had risked his life to save Darkness and Huang Jian. With such strength, courage, and loyalty-the Human Race had someone to carry on its legacy.

"All right, everyone sit down and recover," Chaos City Lord said. "We're not safe yet. The Lord of Sky Wolf is still searching for our tracks, and although the Lord of Stars has retreated for now, he may well come back. And..."

His gaze fell on Qin Yuan, and his expression grew serious. "Qin Yuan, what did you obtain in the ruins just now?"

Qin Yuan hid nothing. He took out the scroll of the Void God King Inheritance: Advanced Chapter and briefly recounted how he had previously obtained the Basic Chapter and gone through the two trials. But he did not mention Sitting Mountain Guest's speculation-that information was too astonishing and was not yet fit to be made public.

Chaos City Lord took the beast-hide scroll and sent his divine power into it. A moment later, his expression turned exceedingly grave.

"Void God King... Void Hall..." he murmured, complicated emotions flashing through his eyes. "I've lived in the Primal Universe for over ten billion years, yet I've never heard the name of this God King. But the inheritance he left behind is indeed a genuine God King Level inheritance. And all nine stages of it are hidden in the central region of the Primal Star... that is no coincidence."

Lord Peng Gong cut in. "City Lord, the Void Hall is in the deepest part of the central region, the most dangerous area on the entire Primal Star. It's said that even True Gods don't dare venture there lightly. Are we really going to look for the Void Hall?"

Chaos City Lord was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "It's not that we have to go looking for it. It's that... Qin Yuan must go."

"What?" The Lord of Ice Peak frowned slightly. "City Lord, Qin Yuan may be formidable, but the deepest part of the central region is far too dangerous. Wouldn't sending him alone be sending him to his death?"

"The inheritance's rules are very clear." Chaos City Lord returned the scroll to Qin Yuan. "Only someone who has passed the previous trial is qualified to enter the site of the next one. In other words, the Void Hall is open only to Qin Yuan. Even if the rest of us went, we couldn't get in."

At those words, everyone fell silent.

Qin Yuan tightened his grip on the scroll, but his thoughts were elsewhere. Sitting Mountain Guest's true scheme was very likely hidden within the Void Hall, and there might even be clues about Yuan. No matter what, he had to go.

"City Lord, I'll go to the Void Hall," Qin Yuan said. "But not now. In my current condition, going there would be suicide. I need time to recover, and I need even more to improve my strength."

Chaos City Lord nodded. "Naturally. With your current strength, you can barely contend with the Lord of Stars, let alone the higher-level trials that may await in the Void Hall. You need time, and time is precisely what we lack most."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. "The Lord of Sky Wolf won't give us much time. The forces he has committed to the Primal Star this time far exceed those of the past. Not only has he come in person, but he has also joined forces with powerhouses from the Machine Race, the Zerg, and the Prison Race. His goal is very likely more than a simple contest for Supreme Treasures."

"You mean..." Lord Peng Gong frowned.

"The Lord of Sky Wolf is looking for something," Chaos City Lord said slowly. "Something capable of changing the balance of power in the Primal Universe. According to a message from an agent we planted in the Demon Race, before entering the Primal Star, the Lord of Sky Wolf secretly met with a mysterious being. That being gave him a set of coordinates in the deepest part of the Primal Star's central region."

"The deepest part of the central region?" A thought occurred to Qin Yuan. "The Void Hall?"

"Very likely," Chaos City Lord said gravely. "I'm afraid the Void Hall conceals a treasure that would tempt even a God King. The Lord of Sky Wolf has the same goal as you."

Over the next three days, the five rested and recovered in the secluded valley.

Qin Yuan shared some of the divine power recovery potions he had exchanged for earlier with the Lord of Darkness and Lord Huang Jian. Their soul injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Lord Peng Gong and the Lord of Ice Peak each took a sacred healing medicine as well, gradually returning to peak condition.

Chaos City Lord, meanwhile, kept watch on the outskirts of the valley while staying in contact with the Human Race's upper echelons through the Virtual Universe.

On the evening of the third day, Chaos City Lord suddenly summoned everyone together, his expression unusually grave.

"I've just received word-the Lord of Sky Wolf has found the location of the Void Hall."

Qin Yuan shot to his feet. "What?"

"He discovered an ancient hall hidden in folded space in the deepest part of the central region. Four characters were carved on its gates: 'Void God Hall,'" Chaos City Lord said in a low voice. "It's exactly as we suspected. The Void Hall is the site of the Void God King inheritance's ultimate trial."

"Has he gone in?" Qin Yuan asked hastily.

"No." Chaos City Lord shook his head. "The gates of the Void Hall require a specific 'key' to open. The Lord of Sky Wolf tried every method he could think of, but he couldn't force them open. He hasn't left, though. He's camped outside the hall, seemingly waiting for something."

Qin Yuan's expression darkened.

The one the Lord of Sky Wolf was waiting for was probably him, the "one who had passed the trial." The Void Hall required the inheritor to open it in person, and the Lord of Sky Wolf clearly intended to lie in wait for Qin Yuan to walk into his trap.

"It's a trap," Lord Peng Gong said gravely. "The Lord of Sky Wolf knows that only someone who has passed the trial can open the Void Hall, so he deliberately spread the news to lure Qin Yuan there."

"But how does he know Qin Yuan is the one who passed the trial?" Lord Huang Jian asked, puzzled.

"The Lord of Stars," the Lord of Darkness said coldly. "He fought Qin Yuan and knows that Qin Yuan has grasped a rudimentary form of Time-Space Fusion. And the core of the Void God King's inheritance is the Path of Time and Space. Put the two together, and it isn't hard to guess that Qin Yuan is the Void God King's inheritor."

Everyone fell silent.

Qin Yuan had to go to the Void Hall, but the Lord of Sky Wolf was guarding it. It was nearly a dead end.

Qin Yuan was silent for a long time before suddenly asking, "City Lord, just how strong is the Lord of Sky Wolf?"