Inside the grand hall surrounded by countless Sealing Star, Zhang Junbao and his companions gazed at the magnificent being with a human body and a snake tail in the distance, their hearts filled with doubt.
"Judging from its appearance, this great being should be human," Luo Feng said in a low voice. "But none of the Four Pinnacle Races have ever controlled the Star Tower. How could this human being have brought us here from inside the Star Tower?"
"Although this person before me has the body of a snake and the upper body of a human, he is somewhat different from the 'snake-people' among the beastmen. Instead, he resembles the ancient human ancestors such as Fuxi Nüwa in Huaxia mythology." Hong's tone carried a hint of doubt.
"Could it be that he Earth Lineage?"
"Since this great being has summoned us here, he must mean us no harm. Why don't we come closer?" Zhang Junbao said.
Luo Feng and the other two understood and agreed with Zhang Junbao's statement, and walked towards that great being.
"Senior!" Zhang Junbao and his three companions approached him and bowed respectfully.
"Sit!"
This great being, exuding an ancient aura, pointed to the ground beside him and spoke.
But his opening remarks surprised Zhang Junbao and the other three.
Because he wasn't speaking Universal Language, but rather the Huaxia Language of Earth. Although Zhang Junbao had already guessed who the person in front of him was, it was also his first time here.
Are you filled with doubt?
"It's puzzling how much this Star Tower seems to favor you, especially you, little one. The Star Tower seems to have an endless calling to you, yet you can't bring yourself to acknowledge it as your master."
Luo Feng was taken aback. "Senior understands the Huaxia Language of my Earth. Could you perhaps be one of the Progenitor of our Earth Lineage?"
It's no wonder Luo Feng thought that way. After all, there are many legends about ancient sages in the ancient civilizations of Earth, and some mythological figures are quite similar to the powerful figure in front of him.
Other powerful beings in the universe generally communicate in Universal Language, but he spoke in Earth's Huaxia Language, which naturally made Luo Feng prone to misunderstanding.
"Hehe, I've been waiting for you for far too long."
"My name is ' Puti,' I am the guardian of this Star Tower, and also your guide."
"I just didn't expect that this time, four leaders would emerge from the Earth Lineage. Although Luo Feng, you obtained the secret manual, you are the one who truly has the right to inherit the Star Tower."
"But the other three, although they didn't obtain the secret manual, still surpassed the previous inheritors, which truly shocked me." Puti sat there, his purple beard hanging down, gently stroking it with one hand, his words revealing a hint of shock.
"Especially you, little one, I actually sensed a subtle, unfathomable aura emanating from you."
Puti looked at Zhang Junbao with curiosity in his eyes. It was quite intriguing that a Universe Master like himself couldn't fully see through Zhang Junbao Puti, a mere World Lord.
"Hehe, Senior Puti, the universe hides countless secrets, which even the most human effort could not fully unravel, could it? Everyone has their own secrets, but I'm sure you won't take my little secret to heart," Zhang Junbao said respectfully.
"Hahaha... you little brat, would I steal your treasures? At the World Lord level, you actually possess two Supreme Treasure. Looking across the universe, I'm afraid few can compare to you." Puti laughed loudly, his entire body radiating a terrifying aura.
"I've heard of you, Zhang Junbao! I used to use the alias ' Tipu ' and stayed among the Human Race."
Although you are the disciple of the Chaos City Lord and your talent surpasses Luo Feng's by a considerable margin, the Supreme Treasure you possess were not bestowed upon you by Chaos. He does not have the courage to withstand the pressure from the entire clan and bestow two Supreme Treasure upon you.
But instead, he bestowed upon Luo Feng a Supreme Treasure. How interesting.
"The secrets hidden behind you are so profound that even I cannot see through them," Puti laughed.
The way he looked at Zhang Junbao was as if he were annotating a rare treasure.
Zhang Junbao was shocked. This Puti was indeed the eldest disciple of Sitting Mountain Guest. He had seen through many of his secrets just by meeting him.
He didn't know whether what Puti couldn't see through was the Soul Splitting of the Demon Lord Luan Shen hidden within his soul, or a trace of aura left behind by the Original Ancestor.
These two things would probably require a deep exploration of Zhang Junbao's soul to discover.
"I'm just curious, with your talent and strength, why would the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual allow Luo Feng to cultivate it? With your talent, passing the test of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual shouldn't be difficult."
Puti was also filled with doubts. He had sensed the approach of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual cultivators and wanted to investigate. However, upon investigation, he discovered that four people from the Earth Lineage had arrived, and each of them possessed talent far superior to the previous inheritor.
Zhang Junbao was even more outstanding than Luo Feng. This puzzled Puti even more.
"To be honest, I did obtain the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual first. However, because I acquired a special cosmic secret technique before obtaining the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, I was unable to cultivate the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual."
Because Luo Feng was suited for cultivation, this secret manual was given to him.
Zhang Junbao obtained the Ancestral God Clone Secret Technique on Viska Star, naming it ' One Qi Transforms into Three Purities '. This technique can not only create Clone but also elevate the Life Gene Level. Therefore, like the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, it is subject to the limitations of the Universe Origin.
A secret technique of this level, such as the " Nine Tribulations Secret Manual," can only be practiced by one inheritor at a time, and each soul in the universe can only practice one secret technique of this level.
After Zhang Junbao cultivated the " One Qi Transforms into Three Purities " technique, he obtained the Clone Secret Technique and the method of improving the Life Gene Level, but he also lost the qualification to cultivate the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual Scripture.
Good and bad fortune are intertwined; no one can know what the future consequences of their choices will be.
"If that's how it is, then so be it. Just as the teacher said, everyone in the universe has their own destiny. In that case, you're probably not destined to be with the teacher."
Zhang Junbao understood that not being able to inherit the Star Tower meant he couldn't become a disciple of the Sitting Mountain Guest. However, he didn't believe that this completely severed his chances with the Sitting Mountain Guest.
After all, he knew some of the secrets about the Sitting Mountain Guest. This extremely mysterious Universe Supreme Master in the universe was a God King who was reincarnated in the Original Universe.
Unfortunately, he was rejected by the Original Universe, which destined him to have little chance of achieving greater things.
Therefore, we draw upon the Earth Lineage to seek opportunities for breakthroughs.
In this way, I might have a chance to get to know the Sitting Mountain Guest.
Once he becomes powerful in the future, his Earth Lineage could Sitting Mountain Guest, not to mention his connection with Luo Feng.
"Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; who can predict them? I do not regret my choice."
"Since you speak Huaxia Language with us, senior, could it be that you Earth Lineage?" Zhang Junbao asked.
"Hahaha, as expected of a genius of Earth Lineage, such a high level of mind is truly admirable."
I am a disciple of the creator of the Star Tower, and I am his eldest disciple.
"The leader of the Yan God Race is the second disciple of our master."
"Our teacher created the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, transforming the Earth to give birth to countless soul-mutated beings, all for the sake of his three disciples."
"And Luo Feng is the third candidate in the history of your Earth Lineage. The first two candidates failed. If you succeed, you can become the third disciple of your teacher, just like the leader of the Yan God Race. You will also be the true leader of your Earth Lineage."
If you fail, you will perish just like the previous two candidates!
Puti's words left Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God Shen bewildered.
"He created the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, the Star Tower, and guided the birth of the Yan God Race and the Earth Lineage! Is this the ' Alien Race powerhouse' that the Giant Axe Founder spoke of when he discovered Earth?"
Although Luo Feng and the other two knew of the existence of this powerful Alien Race, they never imagined that he was related to the Star Tower.
"This Star Tower was a treasure prepared by our teacher for his three disciples. He originally thought there would only be one qualified candidate, but unexpectedly, there are four this time."
If Luo Feng perishes, the two of you can also cultivate this Nine Tribulations Secret Manual and attempt to inherit the Star Tower.
"The two of us?"
Hong and Thunder God were dumbfounded. How could they have imagined that Puti had led them and Luo Feng in here just to save trouble?
In the past, each candidate would take billions of years to be selected, but now that both Hong and Thunder God meet the requirements, Puti naturally wouldn't let them go.
If Luo Feng can't hold out, then let Hong and Thunder God take over.
Originally, Puti's greatest hope was that Zhang Junbao could cultivate, but Zhang Junbao said that he was unable to cultivate, so he could only place his hopes on Luo Feng and the other two.
"No, Luo Feng will definitely succeed!"
"That's right, he absolutely will not perish!"
Hong and Thunder God both spoke firmly.
"Do you know how honored you are to become your teacher's disciples? I know you were taken in as disciples by the Giant Axe Founder, the Lord of Void Gold, but compared to your teacher, even the Giant Axe Founder pales in comparison."
"What? This Alien Race powerhouse is even stronger than Master Giant Axe?" Hong was shocked.
"The teacher is already the Universe Supreme Master. Is there Universe Supreme Master?"
"Hehe, you should know that even the Universe Supreme Master are divided into different levels. Your Human Race's Original Ancestor was also the Universe Supreme Master, yet he was able to subdue the entire Original Universe and the Universe Ocean all by himself."
The Giant Axe is nothing compared to the teacher.
Although he was shocked, Hong could understand. The Giant Axe Founder had said that he could not understand how the Sitting Mountain Guest were transforming the earth.
Even the Sitting Mountain Guest couldn't decipher the secrets of the Giant Axe, so how could it possibly compare to him?
"Teacher, as one of the strongest beings in the universe, you have long received invitations from various forces, yet you have chosen to become the leader of those forces, but you have always been too lazy to pay attention to them."
"To be the leader?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.
"The strongest forces in the universe, such as the Human Alliance ( Hongmeng Alliance ), the Demon Race Alliance, the Zerg Alliance, and many other alliances, are all at the pinnacle of the universe because they have the Universe Supreme Master."
Secondly, there are those slightly weaker groups like the ' Nine Domains Alliance,' whose difference from the top forces lies in their status as the Universe Supreme Master.
" The Nine Domains Alliance boasts 50 million King-level Immortal, over 100,000 Universe Venerable, and more than 10 Universe Master. If you, Teacher, were to become their Grand Alliance Leader, do you know what would happen?"
Hong and Thunder God haven't joined the Hongmeng Alliance yet, so they don't know the true strength of humanity, but Luo Feng does.
Within the Hongmeng Alliance, there are 3 million King-level Immortal. Although the Universe Venerable is unknown, it is probably less than 100,000. If we don't count the Universe Supreme Master, the strength of this Nine Domains Alliance even surpasses that of the Hong Alliance.
They will be far more powerful than the Human Race!
"That's right. As you know, some powerful Universe Overlord possess combat strength comparable to Universe Master. If they perish, even Universe Master cannot resurrect them. The resurrection of the Universe Supreme Master also requires a considerable price."
"But the teacher can easily resurrect the Universe Overlord. Whichever faction the teacher joins, that faction will become a truly powerful alliance in the universe."
"Cosmic supremacy means absolutely nothing to the teacher; the Yan God Race Lineage and the Earth Lineage are the crystallization of the teacher's efforts."
If you succeed and become the teacher's third disciple, your future will be limitless. Becoming the Universe Master and ruling over the Earth Lineage will not be difficult.
Now, do you two still hope Luo Feng succeeds?
Puti said this both to let Luo Feng know the magnitude of his opportunity and to test the character of Hong and Thunder God. After all, faced with such a great temptation—the identity of the disciple of the Universe Supreme Master being, even more powerful than the Giant Axe —how many people in the universe could resist such an allure?
Kill Luo Feng and seize his opportunity?
Puti's words were both a test and a reminder to Hong and Thunder God that their choice was permissible.
With Luo Feng dead, the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual can be cultivated by the next person.
If the two of them successfully cultivate and pass the test of the Star Tower, they will be able to become the third disciple of the Sitting Mountain Guest.
Hong and Thunder God exchanged a glance and smiled simultaneously.
"Senior Puti, this is indeed a very tempting opportunity. But the four of us from Earth came together, we are not just brothers, we are even closer than blood brothers."
The opportunity Luo Feng received is no different from the ones I and Thunder God received; senior, there's no need to continue tempting him.
"Since Luo Feng, our future teacher, has guided the Earth Lineage, enabling us to surpass other races in the universe in terms of mental state, wouldn't it be a disgrace to him if we couldn't even see through this?" Hong bowed to Puti and said respectfully.
"Although the opportunity is good, if I were to seize Luo Feng's opportunity, my mental state would hardly improve. Although Brother Hong and I have not had as many opportunities as Junbao and Luo Feng, we both believe that our luck is not too bad."
"Opportunities are for you to find yourself. Stealing your brother's opportunities is nothing but trash!" Thunder God grinned.
"Since I chose to hand over the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual to Luo Feng, it also means that I gave up all opportunities related to the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual. Senior Puti's test underestimates our Earth Lineage," Zhang Junbao said.
"Hahaha... Very good. As expected of the Earth Lineage the teacher values, your mental cultivation is indeed remarkable. You can even see through the gains and losses of such opportunities."
Originally, the Star Tower's recognition of its master was an absolute secret. If Luo Feng successfully recognized it as his master, I would eliminate the three of you. You must not reveal your teacher's secret.
However, given how admirable your character is now, I will plead with the teacher to allow the rest to live, provided that some of you successfully convert to Christ.
Only then did Zhang Junbao and the other two realize that they had unknowingly walked through the gates of hell.
If Puti were to obliterate him, it would likely be a true obliteration, one that even the Universe Master could not resurrect.
To protect the secret of the Sitting Mountain Guest, Zhang Junbao had no doubt that he would do so.