Zhang Junbao had a very accurate grasp of Duan Donghe. The purpose of his virtual consciousness was to continue the lineage of Duan Donghe Lineage. All the trials were also to select outstanding successors.
Now Zhang Junbao is simply making it clear that he has to choose.
The continuation of the Duan Donghe Lineage is indeed crucial for the modern Human Race. The difference between having the guidance of an ancient civilization and not having one makes all the difference.
In the Original Universe, not only Human Race, but all races and forces basically figured out their cultivation paths through sheer talent. This resulted in the Universe Supreme Master having a wide variety of cultivation paths, like scavengers picking up scraps here and there.
The Miniature Universe framework is even more imaginative, entirely based on his own imagination. It can be said that becoming the Universe Supreme Master relies not only on talent, but also on luck.
To a civilization like Duan Donghe, with its tradition of powerful lineages, this was nothing more than the behavior of a bunch of country bumpkins.
There's no other way; without a stronger guide, it's already quite an achievement for the strongest beings born in the Original Universe to have reached this point.
Zhang Junbao smiled and said, "How would you know if you don't try? The person I'm talking about is my teacher, the Original Ancestor of the original Human Race in the Original Universe. Back then, he suppressed the entire Universe Ocean with his own power. Is such talent enough to catch your eye?"
A hint of excitement flickered in Duan Donghe's eyes; it would be impossible for him not to be tempted.
Another outstanding successor!
His original idea was to open the trials of the Tomb Ship and let the geniuses and powerhouses of the major forces in the Universe Ocean participate in the trials, so that he could select the geniuses who were truly suitable to inherit the Duan Donghe Lineage.
In reality, the Universe Ocean had already screened him once.
Is it a matter of choosing from among ordinary strong individuals, picking the tallest among the short, or selecting a genius capable of suppressing the Universe Ocean?
"Are you all willing to become disciples of my Duan Donghe Lineage?" Duan Donghe asked.
"That's natural. In this Reincarnation Era, the World Beast have attacked. Although I successfully obtained some of World Beast power, I still don't have complete confidence in eliminating World Beast. The legacy of the Duan Donghe Lineage can bring us a powerful boost to our combat strength. If we can defeat the World Beast, we will naturally be very willing to promote and expand the Duan Donghe Lineage. At that time, the entire Universe Ocean, and even the world beyond this Universe Ocean, will know the power of the Duan Donghe Lineage."
"In the future, when we, as inheritors of the Duan Donghe Lineage, defeat the World Beast, will this lineage not grow stronger?"
Zhang Junbao's words were like an itchy feather, constantly stirring up waves in Duan Donghe's heart.
"The successor I have chosen may become the key to the development of the Duan Donghe Lineage. The first patriarch founded the Duan Donghe Lineage, but he was just an ordinary strongman. The Third Generation Ancestor, however, is the one who truly carried forward this lineage and stood at its peak."
"The ability to acquire the power of World Beast —even within my civilization, only legendary figures at the same level as the Third Generation Ancestor possess such power. And the person before me desires to inherit the legacy of my Duan Donghe Lineage with this very power!!!"
Duan Donghe Wu could already imagine that when Zhang Junbao dominated countless universes in the future, Duan Donghe's fame would be known to everyone.
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. The Duan Donghe Lineage, which I inherited, was nearly severed. If I can find a heaven-defying successor, I believe the ancestors of all generations will agree with my approach."
Countless thoughts flashed through Duan Donghe Wu's virtual consciousness before he finally made up his mind.
"If all of you meet my requirements and pass the test, I can grant you special permission not to kill the others, except for the sole true successor."
"Can there only be one ultimate successor?" Zhang Junbao asked.
If each generation could only have one successor, it would be a miracle that this lineage has survived to this day.
"My original self has perished; I am now merely a virtual consciousness, unable to make many changes. Only the true inheritor of the Duan Donghe can establish new rules."
Hearing Duan Donghe's explanation, Zhang Junbao understood. Everything that the virtual consciousness of Duan Donghe in front of him could do was set up by the real Duan Donghe before his death. If he wanted to control the Duan Donghe Lineage, he would have to become the real successor.
Just like when Zhang Junbao and the others stood on Earth and obtained Hu Yanbo's Yunmo Star Inheritance, their teachers were all dead, and it was up to them to decide how to deal with them.
Although Duan Donghe knew this was just the beginning, Zhang Junbao's proposal was indeed very tempting.
"You can send the message back and have your people come to be tested."
Duan Donghe did not stop Zhang Junbao from transmitting the message. From his perspective, he hoped that all the geniuses in the entire Universe Ocean would participate in the inheritance test.
"That's natural."
Having received Duan Donghe's promise, Zhang Junbao became even more certain of his idea. According to the tradition of Duan Donghe Lineage, anyone else who came into contact with the inheritance would have to be eliminated once the final inheritor was determined.
But Zhang Junbao managed to change things through his own potential, forcing Duan Donghe to make a difference. Once the inheritance is finally obtained, the Human Race will have no rivals in the Universe Ocean.
Those from other races who participate in the inheritance will eventually perish, but Human Race can escape it.
Moreover, he had long planned to bring the Original Ancestor over.
Even the Universe Origin Will could not kill the Original Ancestor. Could the methods left behind by Duan Donghe truly annihilate the Original Ancestor?
Soon, within the Human Race's Virtual Universe Network, several of humanity's top experts gathered once again.
" Junbao, are you saying that you and Luo Feng discovered a test of the inheritance of Ancient Civilization on the Universe Boat?" the Chaos City Lord asked in shock.
"That's right, this is the Rhino Emperor Game."
Zhang Junbao waved his hand, simulating the layout of the Rhino Emperor Game in the Virtual Universe Network.
" The Rhino Emperor Game is a unique chess game similar to the Secret Pattern Diagram School. It is extremely profound, yet also exceptionally ingenious." The avatar of the Original Ancestor looked at the Rhino Emperor Game that Zhang Junbao had conjured, his eyes shining.
This Rhino Emperor Game is very much to his liking.
"The process of unraveling the Rhino Emperor Game is remarkably similar to studying the mysteries of the Universe Origin Law."
"You and Luo Feng's Clone, quickly head to the Giant Axe's Miniature Universe. Giant Axe, you will create an independent spacetime for them with Ten Thousand Times Time Acceleration," the Original Ancestor said.
"I understand!" Giant Axe nodded in reply.
"This is the opportunity for our Human Race to rise again. Duan Donghe promised not to kill our Human Race's strongmen. Original Ancestor Master, why don't you, as an avatar, go to the Universe Boat with us to accept the test? As long as you are the first to solve 6,000 cases, you can directly become the inheritor. The inheritance of Duan Donghe Lineage will then belong to our Human Race," Zhang Junbao said.
"Alright."
" Chaos, you will remain in the Original Universe, and I will escort the Original Ancestor to the Universe Boat," the Giant Axe Founder said, a murderous glint in his eyes.
"Any other forces that dare to obstruct us will be killed without mercy!"
The Original Ancestor avatar, protected by the Giant Axe, headed towards the Universe Boat. However, it was merely an avatar; without the protection of other powerful beings, it would be difficult for it to reach the Universe Boat.
The Human Race's strategy this time is very clear: 'bid rigging'!
By gathering the power of several top Human Race experts, we are determined to seize the inheritance of Duan Donghe.
Inside the Tomb Ship, rows of stone pillars stood, and atop these pillars, Zhang Junbao began to unravel the mystery.
" The Rhino Emperor Game extremely wondrous and complex."
"The rules within seem to have evolved from some powerful fundamental rule in the universe, resulting in numerous variations. The three-dimensional game layout resembles a complex Secret Pattern Diagram, with a great many variations."
"A chess game has 10,081 basic elements. Each basic element appears only once. Any change in any basic element will cause infinite variations in the entire Rhino Emperor Game. A change in one element will affect the whole game."
"The ultimate goal is to construct a perfect, eternally existing, and even indestructible cyclical world based on these fundamental elements."
"This feeling is like... building a framework for a universe!"
"That's right, it's the complete framework of the universe."
After figuring out the rules, Zhang Junbao immediately understood just how genius the person who invented the Rhino Emperor Game was, that they could use a game board to help others comprehend the construction of the universe's framework.
Each of the Universe Supreme Master has its own method of constructing Miniature Universe. Just as the Giant Axe constructs its own Miniature Universe with the axe as its core, the Chaos City Lord uses the fusion and transformation of time and space as its framework.
In a specially created space-time within the Virtual Universe, Zhang Junbao, Luo Feng, the Giant Axe Founder, the Chaos City Lord, and the Original Ancestor gathered together to discuss ways to resolve the Rhino Emperor Game's Situation.
"I have figured out the rules of the Rhino Emperor Game." Zhang Junbao confidently explained the rules he had come to understand.
"That's right, it's exactly the same as what I figured out." The Original Ancestor nodded and said.
"This Rhino Emperor Game starts with the simplest 123-round complete solution, with each round increasing in difficulty, remarkably similar to the Universe Origin. I suspect that the person who created this Rhino Emperor Game did so to simulate the laws of some primordial power, which is quite similar to my ' True Meaning of Taiji.'"
The " True Meaning of Taiji " practiced by Zhang Junbao simulates the operation of the Universe Ocean through the Chaos Yin-Yang Bagua, and the three-dimensional Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram is equally complex.
"This method of simulating primordial power is somewhat similar to my Virtual Universe. I think your 500th game should be solved like this..."
Although the Original Ancestor did not follow the Secret Pattern Diagram School, he was able to create the Virtual Universe Secret Technique. The Virtual Universe needs to maintain the various needs of countless living beings every day, so he is powerful, even heaven-defying, in terms of deducing secret techniques. His understanding of the Universe Origin is also extremely profound.
In comparison, the Giant Axe Founder appeared somewhat cramped.
As the Giant Axe Founder watched Zhang Junbao, Luo Feng, and Original Ancestor analyze one Rhino Emperor Game after another, he even felt that he couldn't keep up with their train of thought.
Seeing Ju Ran's predicament, the Original Ancestor could only shake his head helplessly. " The Giant Axe is too stubborn in his research and deduction of secrets. He is only interested in axes. His comprehension of axes is exceptionally high, but in other aspects, his speed of understanding is even slower than Luo Feng's."
Inside the Tomb Ship, Duan Donghe stared in astonishment at the group who were continuously unraveling the Rhino Emperor Game.
" Luo Feng's speed in solving puzzles is already quite remarkable. In just 500 years, he's already attempting his 1000th puzzle. That's somewhat normal, but what's going on with those two?"
While Luo Feng was solving the 999th game, the Original Ancestor was already solving the 2000th game. Although the Original Ancestor was the Universe Supreme Master and his consciousness operated faster than Luo Feng's, the Rhino Emperor Game could not be solved simply by having a fast consciousness; the most important thing was comprehension.
Understanding and insight into the Universe Origin, and even higher levels of the universe.
"And this Daoist Sanfeng Zhang Junbao has actually solved the 1899th puzzle and is now attempting the 1900th. He's merely Universe Master; logically, his puzzle-solving speed shouldn't be this exaggerated."
As time went on, Duan Donghe became increasingly certain that his decision to agree to Zhang Junbao's request to undergo the inheritance test with Human Race warriors was incredibly wise. Even Luo Feng had exceeded his expectations, and the speed at which Zhang Junbao and the Original Ancestor met their ends was beyond his imagination.
At this moment, Zhang Junbao was unaware of how shocked Duan Donghe was outside. At this moment, his three divine bodies were simultaneously comprehending, and his Origin Clone Universe itself was an existence comparable to the Origin Will of the Original Universe. While others needed to constantly comprehend the mysteries of the operation of the Origin Law, he was more focused on unraveling the mysteries of his own being. This method of comprehension was more than ten thousand times faster than outsiders comprehending the primordial Universe Origin.
The Origin Universe Clone also established a Rhino Emperor Game within its own universe, using the operation of the entire Universe Origin to explore its mysteries. With mutual verification, Zhang Junbao solved the formation at an astonishing speed.
"I've already used the Universe Origin of my Origin Clone to assist in resolving this situation, and even the divine body of the Mechanical Race Father God, controlled by Feitian, has participated in the calculations. Yet, the speed of resolving this situation is still slower than that of the Original Ancestor?"
Ultimately, it's because I haven't cultivated for long enough.
"When I had my Origin Clone and the Mechanical Race Father God, my Original Ancestor body was also supported by Miniature Universe and Virtual Universe."
"However, I also have an advantage that the Original Ancestor did not possess. Original Ancestor mastered were the laws and mysteries beneath the Life Origin in the Primal Universe, while I possess the World Beast Blood. The Life Origin and the Destruction Origin were originally the two fundamental origins that made up the Universe Ocean. The inventor of this Rhino Emperor Game clearly possessed laws and mysteries beyond just the Life Origin Law. Perhaps I can try to unravel the Rhino Emperor Game from another perspective."
While the powerful members of the Human Race were focused on solving the problem, all Two Great Holy Lands powerful figures gathered in the Life-and-Death Corridor during the first and Second Reincarnation Era wore worried expressions. Many of them felt anxious, resentful, or even angry.
"Damn humans! Our Progenitor instructed us to seize the inheritance at all costs, but the speed at which humans comprehend it is far too fast!"
The group of Universe Master from the Purple Moon Holy Land exchanged telepathic messages Lord Lu Chong frowned and said, "There's nothing we can do. From the very beginning, Duan Donghe has been very kind to the Human Race, especially Zhang Junbao. The two of them have been constantly exchanging telepathic messages in private. Judging from their behavior, Zhang Junbao is treating Duan Donghe as an equal, and Duan Donghe even seems to be deliberately trying to curry favor with him."
"The faster the better; if this continues, humanity's advantage will likely grow, and our chances of inheriting our heritage will become extremely slim."
"Before this Reincarnation Era ends, the World Beast will descend. If we cannot obtain the Ancient Civilization Inheritance, we will all perish, let alone survive the cycle of reincarnation."
"Humanity is severing all our hopes of Transcendence of Reincarnation!"
Anger spread between the two great Reincarnation Era and the Two Great Holy Lands. They understood that this kind of public transmission of ancient civilizations would likely not happen again. Now that Human Race was so powerful, if it continued to inherit these traditions, they would only fall further and further behind.
"Kill him! Zhang Junbao must be killed!"
"We absolutely cannot let them continue their peaceful comprehension!"
"You dare to deprive my race of the chance to Transcendence of Reincarnation? You deserve to die!"
The powerful figures from all races, especially those from the First Reincarnation Era and the Two Great Holy Lands, were extremely anxious. They didn't know how many puzzles Zhang Junbao had solved, but seeing Duan Donghe's wide smile, they knew that the speed at which he solved the puzzles had definitely satisfied Duan Donghe.
"Kill!"
Suddenly, as if by prior arrangement, all the forces of the Universe Ocean unleashed their supreme Supreme Treasure, hundreds of Universe Master simultaneously bombarding the direction where Zhang Junbao was located.
Sensing an attack, the Giant Axe Founder immediately opened his eyes, his gaze filled with rage.
"Trying to interfere with my race's enlightenment? You're asking for death!"
Knowing that his problem-solving speed was not fast enough, Giant Axe simply gave up on solving the problem and focused on protecting Zhang Junbao, Luo Feng, and Original Ancestor. When he saw the forces of the Universe Ocean attacking together, he suddenly attacked.
However, just as he was about to block the attack from the Universe Ocean forces, he unexpectedly bumped into a protective shield that emitted a radiant glow, like a huge, hazy palace, enveloping the Human Race.
"What's this?"
"Boom!!!"
A barrage of attacks struck outside the protective shield, instantly causing the void to ripple like the surface of water being pushed aside by countless raindrops.
Yet these very ripples sent a shiver down the spines of all the powerful figures present.
Why are there Supreme Treasure guarding the perimeter of humanity?
"Our combined attack is something even the Strongest Supreme Treasure couldn't easily withstand!"
They saw that their attacks couldn't even make Zhang Junbao open his eyes, and he continued to steadily break through the Rhino Emperor Game.
At this moment, Duan Donghe glared angrily at them, his gaze sweeping over everyone as he coldly declared, "Anyone attacking humans will be eliminated!"
Attacking Zhang Junbao would be like stabbing Duan Donghe in the heart; how could he let them have their way?
Long before Zhang Junbao began his comprehension, Duan Donghe had already anticipated that someone would give up and interfere with others, so he had long ago controlled the Supreme Treasure to guard the perimeter.
Among Human Race, Luo Feng's comprehension speed has already met his requirements, while the Original Ancestor's comprehension speed is even more unbelievable to Duan Donghe. As for Zhang Junbao, although his deciphering speed is not as fast as the Original Ancestor's, don't forget that the Original Ancestor is the Universe Supreme Master, while Zhang Junbao is merely Universe Master.
"Huh? Is it just my imagination? Why do I feel that Zhang Junbao is breaking through the Rhino Emperor Game much faster than before?" Duan Donghe ignored the group of clowns jumping around in the outer Universe Ocean. He noticed the changes in Zhang Junbao.
"Why is his decoding speed more than twice as fast as before?"
Duan Donghe didn't know was that Zhang Junbao had an epiphany: some Rhino Emperor Game chess puzzles, if solved solely from the perspective of the Original Universe's Life Origin, would require a long period of comprehension, but if solved based on the Destruction Origin of the World Beast, the puzzle could be solved quickly.
From that moment on, Zhang Junbao's speed in cracking the Rhino Emperor Game became unstoppable.