Yuan's Ascension

Chapter 786: A Bountiful Inheritance (2)

"Thank you for the reminder, Master," Wu Yuan's heart tightened.

Indeed! He was no longer that youngster who had just become his master's disciple. Now he was increasingly dazzling, virtually invincible among those below the Astral Monarch level in strength. Even ordinary Astral Monarchs would find it difficult to kill him.

But his enemies would also become increasingly terrifying.

If his talent was exposed, the Voltari Temple would stop at nothing to assassinate him. And in this vast world, there were far too many mysterious and strange abilities.

"Master, now that this crisis has passed, I should return the Nine Star Lotus Platforms to you," Wu Yuan said.

"That won't be necessary. You can keep them," Sovereign Kua Chi smiled. "How could I take back something I've already given you? Don't worry, I don't place much importance on a single mid-grade Dao Instrument."

"Yes," Wu Yuan replied, but inwardly was once again impressed by the wealth of Sovereigns.

"Oh, by the way, Sovereign Cang Feng has already issued orders to allocate you an eldritch nation's worth of Faith power," Sovereign Kua Chi informed him.

"Oh?" Wu Yuan's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Master."

"Work hard, both Sovereign Cang Feng and I have high hopes for you. Becoming a Sovereign will be a difficult hurdle with you comprehending a Great Dao, but the Megaverse Crossroads will be an opportunity. The stronger you are, the greater your chances of obtaining great fortune in the Megaverse Crossroads," Sovereign Kua Chi said with a smile.

"You may go now. If you encounter any problems you can't solve, come see me again."

"Yes." Wu Yuan's body refiner self departed.

...

In the depths of the Black Devil Blood Hollow, within that special space, nine black-robed figures stood.

Before them was a massive light screen projection, showing many Archimmortals and Archdeities still struggling to comprehend the Dao pattern diagrams in the third trial.

However, none of the nine black-robed figures paid any attention to those candidates. They were all waiting anxiously.

"Big Devil? Any news?" The shortest figure, Ninth Devil, asked impatiently.

"Ninth Devil, you're too anxious. How long has it been since Ming Jian began the eighth trial? How could there be results so quickly?" another burly figure said in a deep voice. "It's been less than a day."

"How can I not be anxious?" Ninth Devil shook his head.

"Hmm?" Big Devil, who had been silent with his eyes closed and head slightly bowed as if deep in thought, abruptly raised his head. His eyes flashed with a piercing light, and the corners of his mouth curled into an irrepressible smile. "Haha, excellent! Excellent!"

Instantly, the other eight figures trembled, their eyes widening as they turned to look at Big Devil.

"He's here!" Big Devil announced solemnly.

Whoosh! In the distant void, space rippled slightly, and a black-robed figure appeared. It was Wu Yuan.

At this moment, Wu Yuan wore a black helmet and battle armor that was a mix of jet black and golden yellow. The armor covered his chest, arms, and legs, with ornate Dao patterns etched even on his boots.

Like a war god of extraordinary bearing, he stood there treading on air, an invisible aura of pressure spreading throughout his surroundings.

After becoming the Blood Hollow’s master, Wu Yuan could equip this armor with a mere thought within the realm.

"It's the Sovereign!"

"Sovereign." The moment he appeared wearing this armor, the eyes of the black-robed figures below all reddened instantly. It was too similar. In that moment, all nine black-robed figures were reminded of that great Sovereign who had once led them to conquer the Dao Realm.

After such an immeasurably long wait, this day had finally arrived.

"Big Devil pays respects to Master," Big Devil was the first to react, bowing respectfully.

"Second Devil pays respects to Master."

"Third Devil..." The other black-robed figures all bowed in turn, each showing utmost reverence.

A moment of silence fell.

The nine devil marshalls. Wu Yuan sighed inwardly. Truly worthy of being Sovereign Black Devil's most loyal generals of the devil army, faithful unto death.

Through the Black Devil Blood Hollow, he could sense the auras of the nine black-robed figures, each one distinct.

Except for Big Devil, who was somewhat special, the other eight black-robed figures were all Astral Monarch powerhouses, all living beings.

"Everyone, please rise," Wu Yuan said with a smile.

The nine devils all stood up.

Wu Yuan approached the group. Though he was only a High Immortal, he was now the master of the Black Devil Blood Hollow and could mobilize terrifying power within it. If he wanted, he could easily slay Astral Monarchs.

"Congratulations on successfully receiving the inheritance, Master," Big Devil said excitedly. "We all knew that with Master's heaven-defying talent, you would surely succeed."

As for Ninth Devil, even without mastering Sovereign-level ultimate techniques, he could unleash ninth-stage Astral Monarch strength relatively easily just by relying on the mana nurtured by his first-degree immortal root.

If Ninth Devil could master Sovereign-level techniques, that would be quasi-Sovereign level strength Unfortunately, crossing this threshold was incredibly difficult.

Big Devil introduced the eight devil marshalls to Wu Yuan one by one. Six were qi refiners and two were body refiners.

Among the eight devil marshalls, half possessed first-degree immortal roots, but only Second Devil and Ninth Devil could unleash ninth-stage Astral Monarch strength.

However, the other six possessed seventh-stage Astral Monarch strength at minimum, and were all considered late-stage Astral Monarchs.

"From today onwards, the eight devil marshalls will follow Master into battle, obeying Master's commands," Big Devil said solemnly.

"We shall obey Master's commands," Second Devil, Ninth Devil, and the other six devil marshalls bowed respectfully.

Wu Yuan inwardly marveled.

Sovereign Black Devil indeed hadn't lied about leaving behind a great treasure trove for him. Even without mentioning the other treasures, just these eight late-stage Astral Monarch-level followers alone were priceless. Moreover, among them was one with Sovereign potential.

"You are all my Seniors in a sense," Wu Yuan smiled. "In the future, I'll need much guidance from you on various matters."

"Master, there's no need for such courtesy," Ninth Devil laughed. "If it were someone else inheriting the Sovereign's inheritance, we might have been unwilling to submit. But if it’s you, Master, we are all convinced. Master has comprehended the Great Dao of Spacetime, reaching the mid-stage Astral Monarch level in just a few thousand years of cultivation, which is deeply admirable to us.

Moreover, we believe that Master likely possesses an Apotheosis root.

Currently, Master is only a First Tribulation High Immortal, so it's normal that your strength doesn't match ours," Ninth Devil sighed. "But with Master's talent, even if it's difficult for you to become a Sovereign in one step due to the limitations of the Great Dao, you'll definitely be a Supreme Astral Monarch at least.”

Whysee's Thoughts

For reference:

Type of Lifeform

Phases

Title/other names

Stages

Lifespan (years)

Mortal

Tribulation

High Immortal (pseudo-immortal)

1-3 Tribulations: ordinary, 4-6 Tribulations: peak-stage

1,000,000

Sempiternal

Archimmortal (early-stage sempiternal lifeform)

Heavenly Immortal (complete 7-8 tribulations)

7th Tribulation: 1st-3rd stage, 8th Tribulation: 4th-6th stage

100,000,000+

Astral Lord (complete 9 Tribulations)

7th-9th stage

Billions of years

Astral Monarch (mid-stage sempiternal lifeform)

Stages are based on overall strength - factors include mana/immortal root degree, Dao comprehension, techniques.

Immortal root: 2nd degree = base-level Astral Monarch mana, first-degree = first-level Astral Monarch mana, Apotheosis = Apotheosis-level Astral Monarch mana

As long as heaven and earth (till end of current samsara cycle)

Dao Field of Greater Law: 1st-3rd level = early-stage Astral Monarch, 4th-6th level = mid-stage Astral Monarch, 7-9th level = late-stage Astral Monarch, 9th level = peak-stage Astral Monarch

Techniques (power varies by 1. degree of mastery - small, great, complete/full, 2. strength of technique itself): early-stage Astral Monarch, mid-stage Astral Monarch, peak-stage Astral Monarch, Sovereign-level