"Speak, what secrets lie here?" Flame God Luo Ao looked down at the three of them, who were now tightly bound and at Luo Ao's mercy.
"This Top Overlord, if we tell the truth, will you let us go?" Of the three, the Demon Race's Lord Azure Swallow was the first to beg for mercy. They naturally didn't want to perish if they could survive.
"Whether you live or die depends on whether the intelligence you three possess is useful." Luo Ao's words were ambiguous; whether it was useful or not was ultimately up to him to decide.
There was a reason why he didn't kill the three directly to seize the treasure. In this ' Lost Land,' it was possible to find cultivation inheritances from before the Great Destruction. These things weren't treasure materials, and if the recorded inheritance content had already entered the minds of these three, he naturally couldn't choose to kill them directly.
Some of the legacies passed down before the Great Destruction are still quite valuable. For example, the Divine Eye Clan of the First Universe Era obtained a complete ancient legacy, which enabled the birth of seven of the Universe Supreme Master ( True God ) in the universe during a single Reincarnation Era.
While this achievement is also related to the inherent talent of the Divine Eye Clan, the contribution of their ancient heritage cannot be denied.
Human Race, from the early days of this cosmic Reincarnation Era to the present, has only produced two of the Universe Supreme Master, one of whom, the Giant Axe Founder, was only half a disciple of the Original Ancestor. However, after obtaining the lineage of the ancient civilization ' Duan Donghe ' and the inheritance of the ' Wu Kingdom,' the Human Race began to explode rapidly!
This demonstrates the power of a strong legacy.
Some precious heirlooms are far more valuable than one or two Strongest Supreme Treasure!
"This..." Lord Azure Swallow and Black Feather Venerable exchanged glances, all three of them feeling somewhat helpless.
They understood what the other party meant, but unfortunately, they had no "bargaining chips" to survive. In this spacetime, the three most valuable things were precisely three treasures, which the other party could seize by killing the three of them.
"There's no other way but to fool them for now and stall for time..." Although the three didn't communicate telepathically, they already knew that this was their only way out.
By exploiting the limited information they possess and creating an "information gap," they might have a chance to deceive the other party and thus survive.
"This Top Universe Overlord, here we obtained an ancient treasure-refining inheritance, a special product from before the Great Destruction era. Its principles are absolutely different from the treasure-refining techniques currently existing in the universe..."
"That's right, three different stars, each with a portion of the inheritance. To show our sincerity, we can offer one portion of the inheritance first..." The three overlords spoke with unusual uniformity, leaving Luo Ao puzzled for a moment.
"There really is an ancient legacy?" Luo Ao's eyes lit up with surprise. He had only asked casually, but he had unexpectedly gained something.
"Luckily, I didn't kill all three of them right away." Luo Ao was also curious about what kind of inheritance it was.
Inheritance and treasure are different. He could kill three people and still take the treasure. But inheritance is different. Some Inheritance Crystal Ball and other treasures have special 'codes' set. If you try to decipher them by force, the inheritance may be incomplete.
While some ancient inheritances did indeed exist in the present-day Primal Universe, most of them were similar to the 'Secret Pattern Civilization' of the Yanji Continent on the Outer Domain Battlefield, belonging to an incomplete type.
Such inheritance might be incredibly effective for some Immortal God, but it has little effect on Universe Venerable or even Universe Master.
Some relatively complete cultivation lineages can guide the birth of Universe Venerable or even Universe Master, and those are considered quite precious.
If it were the kind of cultivation tradition that could guide the birth of the Universe Supreme Master, it would probably drive all races in the universe into utter madness, causing bloodshed to flow across every corner of the universe.
"This is the inheritance I received..." Although I was bound, I could still use my divine power to retrieve an item from the World Ring.
"This Inheritance Crystal..." Luo Ao frowned as he looked at the Inheritance Crystal that had appeared. This thing was clearly of the style of the current universe, and did not seem to be a product of the pre -Great Destruction era.
"The true inheritance can only be obtained by the first person to arrive. The inheritance treasure was automatically destroyed after I finished looking at it. This inheritance was entered by myself..." Lord Azure Swallow could only explain with a forced smile when faced with the other party's suspicious gaze.
However, her explanation was barely plausible. Many precious inheritances that appear in the universe are actually 'one-time'. For example, the inheritances of Divine Envoy and Divine General Inheritance; if someone were to receive the entire inheritance, the entire Inheritance Land would be destroyed.
"You better not be lying to me!" Flame God Luo Ao's cold gaze swept over the three of them, then he sent a wisp of his consciousness into the Inheritance Crystal.
The mere separation of a wisp of consciousness had little impact on him.
"Hmm? This is... This method of crafting treasures is quite unique. It gives me a feeling that it has a bit of the style of ' Mechanical Flow ' treasures, but it's also a bit different." In Lord Azure Swallow's inheritance, there is a method for crafting spear-type Supreme Treasure.
However, unlike the methods of refining treasures in the current universe, the method in this inheritance first 'creates' a special device similar to a mold, and then various accessories and materials can be added directly. By activating the 'mold', a Supreme Treasure can be directly 'synthesized'.
Besides the 'direct synthesis' method, this special machine also has another method of refining treasures—'upgrading'.
The principle behind 'upgrading' is quite simple.
For example, the most powerful Supreme Treasure Weapon that can be forged in this inheritance is the ' Rainbow-Piercing Spear ', which is among the Top-tier Supreme Treasure. If you have a High-grade Supreme Treasure spear, you can directly transform it into a High-grade Supreme Treasure Top-tier Supreme Treasure – the Rainbow-Piercing Spear – by adding some other crafting materials!
The underlying principles are quite complex, and Luo Ao himself hadn't studied treasure refining, so he didn't understand them very thoroughly. However, he did understand some aspects.
This method of refining treasures has several significant advantages and disadvantages.
The first point, and its biggest advantage, is its user-friendly operation.
With the right mold and materials, even a novice who doesn't know anything about crafting can use this method to synthesize or upgrade Supreme Treasure.
This advantage is still worth noting, after all, in the Primal Universe, apart from his master, the Sitting Mountain Guest, there were only three masters who could refine Top-tier Supreme Treasure, and each of them held a transcendent status.
For example, if the Human Race were to ask the Craftsman God Master to forge a treasure, the other party would not help for free. Not only would they deduct more materials, but they would also charge a 'service fee'. However, with this new method of treasure forging, the Human Race can produce Supreme Treasure on an 'assembly line' without having to depend on the whims of several treasure forging masters.
It can be said that once this method of treasure refining becomes the mainstream in the universe, the status of veteran treasure refining masters such as the Craftsman God Master will be greatly impacted.
"However, this method of refining treasures also has significant drawbacks." Although Luo Ao did not know how to refine treasures, he keenly perceived that the most crucial aspect of this treasure-refining technique lay in the synthesis mold.
With a synthesis mold, any powerful individual can forge treasures on their own. Without a synthesis mold, everything is naturally impossible.
Of course, besides that, this treasure also has a hidden drawback: it's too common.
Just like many World Lord like to use the ' Nine Great Divine Weapons ', once this method becomes widespread, it is foreseeable that there will not be only one ' Rainbow-Piercing Spear ' in the universe.
It's quite possible that a powerful Human Race wields this Star-Piercing Spear Star-Piercing Spear, and another powerful Alien Race wields the same weapon. With such widespread use, the unique characteristics of a Supreme Treasure are lost, and its strength is now determined solely by individual techniques and methods.
"Compared to custom-made Supreme Treasure Weapon, these mass-produced weapons may lack uniqueness, but they are still just as powerful."
Although it may become commonplace, the ' Rainbow-Piercing Spear ' is still a genuine Top-tier Supreme Treasure. Compared to those possibly unique High-grade Supreme Treasure, its power naturally has an unparalleled advantage.
"Where's the synthesis mold? Don't tell me you don't have it!" The inheritance that Lord Azure Swallow took out temporarily saved the lives of the three, but Luo Ao wasn't stupid. He quickly noticed the most important thing—the synthesis mold.
With the mold, even an amateur like him can 'synthesize' Supreme Treasure.
Without a mold, this tradition is essentially worthless.
After all, the complexity and precision of creating the 'synthetic mold' far exceeds that of synthesizing the treasure itself.
Forging a Top-tier Supreme Treasure spear might be possible for the three master craftsmen, including the Craftsman God Master, but creating the mold? Aside from his master, the Sitting Mountain Guest, who might have the skill, no other master craftsman could possibly do it!
Therefore, the mold is the core of this treasure-refining inheritance!
Without molds, relying on slow research and development? It would probably take forever to produce even a basic product.
"There is no synthesis mold. The synthesis mold should have been taken away by the ancient powerhouses. The three of us only received the inheritance..." Lord Azure Swallow was still trying his best to argue, but Luo Ao just sneered in his heart.
Do you really think he's hard of hearing?
Previously, Moon Edge Venerable clearly stated that he would 'kill me to enhance the treasure.' Could Moon Edge Venerable and his two companions really create a 'synthetic mold' within this sealed space-time by themselves?
You must be joking!
"The mold must be on those three, but no rush, let's talk to the teachers first..." Luo Ao was almost certain that the mold was hidden on the three of them, but he didn't know if the mold was very 'fragile'.
If he pushes them too hard, the three of them might self-destruct and destroy the mold, which he won't be able to restore.
"Senior Uncle, I have obtained some information..." Soon, Luo Ao's true body in the outside world directly contacted the Chaos City Lord through the Virtual Universe.
In that special space-time, almost all means of communication would fail, but at least the clones of the same powerful being would have synchronized consciousness. Therefore, communicating with each other through clones was the only way to exchange information.
"Oh? This inheritance seems very similar to the one Long Qi received back then, except his inheritance was of a lower level, at most only at the level of Ordinary Supreme Treasure, while yours can be synthesized into Top-tier Supreme Treasure, clearly a more core inheritance..."
As Luo Ao had expected, this kind of inheritance was not the first time the Human Race had encountered it. In fact, he had guessed this outcome as early as when he met those three long-lost Universe Overlord.
Those three Universe Overlord had no clones, so they naturally couldn't contact the outside world. However, Venerable Long Qi, although only an ordinary Universe Overlord in terms of strength, had four clones, so he could naturally bring the inherited information back to the Human Race.
"Simply obtaining the inheritance is useless. Even Ordinary Supreme Treasure- level molds are beyond the capabilities of masters like the Craftsman God Master. These Top-tier Supreme Treasure molds are even more impossible to create. The molds themselves must be brought out for them to be of any use." The Chaos City Lord's words instantly made Luo Ao understand everything.
"What is the material of the mold itself?" This was Luo Ao's main concern.
"The mold itself can be used to synthesize Supreme Treasure, so its texture is naturally incredibly sturdy, probably much more so than the Supreme Treasure itself that is to be synthesized. However, you probably can't take it out now. We can only hope that we can find the time and space you are in..."
The Chaos City Lord and the others were unaware that his Flame God Clone had already entered, assuming that he had discovered the inheritance together with the Ghost Horn Venerable, hence their exclamations.
After exchanging information again, Luo Ao cut off the communication.
In a secret realm.
"Just as I thought." Flame God Luo Ao's eyes flickered slightly, and a smile appeared on his face. In fact, according to his own guess, the mold couldn't be too fragile. Going out to ask for information was just a precaution.
Seeing this Top Universe Overlord suddenly smile, Lord Azure Swallow and his companions were somewhat puzzled.
"Is this their plan to let us go for now?" Lord Azure Swallow breathed a sigh of relief, but Moon Edge Venerable had a bad feeling.
"You three, how dare you lie to me! You're asking for death!" Flame God Luo Ao instantly unleashed the full power of the Snow Lotus Realm, with streams of Glacier water crashing against the three of them!
At the same time, he himself directly thrust his spear at Lord Azure Swallow!
"Oh no! We've been exposed!" The three were instantly filled with fear, and they burned their divine power with all their might, trying to break free of their restraints.
However, since they couldn't break free before, now that they're all tied up like dumplings, how could they possibly escape?
"Boom!" "Whoosh!"...
The Snow Lotus Realm relentlessly eroded and crushed the three, and with Luo Ao himself unleashing the Myriad Tribulations Spear, they were essentially used as live targets.
Before long, the three of them were starting to give out!
"Damn it! You untrustworthy bastard!" Lord Azure Swallow, a member of the Flame-Tailed Fox clan of the Demon Race, cursed the Top Universe Overlord with grief and indignation.
Of the three, her protective armor was the weakest, merely a common-level Supreme Treasure. Therefore, although her divine body was relatively large, she was the first to succumb to its strain.
"You deceived me, and now you blame me for breaking my promise?" Luo Ao sneered, and slammed another gun down hard.
"Boom"!
Because all three were bound by ice crystal ribbons, they could only use some soul-based attacks to interfere, but it was all in vain.
They are now basically like mosquitoes trapped in a spider web, completely at the mercy of their opponent, who can only play with them and kill them.
The spear crashed down once more, the booming sound resounding. Even the powerful Lord Azure Swallow was quickly weakened by this spear, his divine body reduced to less than half its original strength.
"How could he be so strong!" The three of them were filled with despair.
After just two or three rounds of attacks, Lord Azure Swallow was already completely unable to withstand it, and this was even before Luo Ao used his strongest move.
"It seems we're doomed this time." Both Black Feather Venerable and Moon Edge Venerable felt a sense of shared sorrow as they watched this scene unfold.
They knew very well that it would soon be their turn.