Volume 3 Original Chapter 172: The gaze of the “Hermit in the Mountain”!
Lin Yan's mind was racing at this moment. Even with his conscious computing speed, he was still a little hesitant and puzzled by the situation he was facing at the moment.
Why did that metal plate appear now?
And why are you here?
Although he only saw it once, Lin Yan didn't even dare to use his telekinesis to investigate, but it was enough for him to make such a judgment.
This is the fragment of the Heavenly Soul Crystal that records the first level of the "Nine Tribulations Secret Book"!
After all, Lin Yan’s current strength is very high, and his superhuman bloodline gives him “super vision”. With his naked eye vision, it is easy for him to clearly see the cell nucleus inside a cell.
Even if you can't see the special features of this black metal plate, you can still make some basic judgments about its material.
He had a general understanding of the many magical material data recorded in the virtual universe network. Even in the knowledge library of the Dusk Star Universe, when searching for books about "pharmacists", he also took a rough look at the information involving some metals and other strange substances.
His authority is completely comparable to that of King Zhenyan, King Tianyu and others. Coupled with this repository of knowledge, he can certainly learn a great deal of information.
But... he couldn't recognize what material it was made of, which already explained the problem.
"Over the years, I have had Irina control the worker bee insect race to carry out a very advanced transformation of the Earth. Now, even if an ordinary immortal god self-destructs on Earth, the impact it causes is extremely limited."
Lin Yan thought to himself: "During this process, no fragments of the Heavenly Soul Crystal containing the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex were found. But now it suddenly appears. This is definitely not a coincidence!"
In the original plot, Lin Yan did not exist. During the time when Luo Feng went to the Virtual Universe Company, the Earth also underwent some transformations, which were entirely funded and labored by the Luo family.
In the process of transforming the earth, because of the large-scale transformation, deep digging of the land, opening of mountain passages, etc., led to the discovery of some relics on the earth. The overall value of these relics is not high, but there is only one item that even the Luo family at that time could not fully study.
It's just a cracked sheet of metal.
According to the survey of the surrounding unearthed during the excavation, this broken metal plate has a history of at least 600 million years underground, but there is no sign of decay.
Even the high temperature comparable to that inside the sun cannot harm it in the slightest. The Luo family judged that it is at least F-grade metal in hardness, but it does not belong to any F-grade metal that can be found in the Virtual Universe Company.
Lin Yan, who is well aware of the plot of the original novel, naturally knows its true origin.
The Earth lineage was nurtured and guided by a powerful alien named "Zuo Shan Ke". The real purpose of this powerful person, who was the reincarnation of the God King, was to cultivate a group of people with special souls that were easier to break through for the sake of "Lie Yuan Shu".
One with the earth, pure in soul, born amazing.
Not only that, the physical weaknesses of the Earth lineage are compensated by the heaven-defying martial art "Nine Tribulations Secret Book".
This set of Nine Tribulations Secret Codex can allow the practitioner's physical genes to continuously leap forward and improve, up to a maximum of 10081 times.
How against the will of heaven?
It is even resisted by the laws of the universe. Once taught, the laws of the universe can directly erase the contents of the secret techniques from the memories of other practitioners.
Only by relying on this special treasure called "Heavenly Soul Crystal" and recording this secret method in the Heavenly Soul Crystal can it be passed on.
The power of the Sky Soul Crystal itself can pass the memory of this secret technique to the practitioner, and it will not be erased by the laws of the universe... but there is only this one chance.
As long as the cultivator is alive... the Heavenly Soul Crystal cannot be passed on to the second cultivator unless the first cultivator dies.
Until now.
There are only two candidates from the Earth lineage, one from the "Mountain and Sea Realm" era and the other from the "Source Star" era. They both died in the final test of life and death.
After the Sky Soul Crystal regained its power, it has been waiting for the third candidate from the Earth lineage.
Only candidates who practiced the "Nine Tribulations Secret Book" were qualified to claim the "Star Tower" as their master.
Once the Star Tower's master recognition process begins, no one can stop it.
The loser will die, and the winner will become the leader of the Earth's lineage, the third disciple of the reincarnated powerful God-King.
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Although the fragment of the Sky Soul Crystal has always been on the earth, it could not "touch" the metal plate when it was swept with telekinesis, as if the metal plate was air.
If detection equipment is used, no information can be detected and no penetration can be achieved.
Even Lin Yan's system opportunity function would not show the existence of the Heavenly Soul Crystal, which shows how extraordinary it is.
What it means is not just as simple as improving the genetic level. The most important thing is the "mountain dweller" behind it, which is a real road to heaven!
What is the concept of the reincarnation of the God King?
That is a great existence that can be regarded as the top in the Origin Continent!
In the original novel, if there were no such character leading the way, the possibility of Luo Feng becoming the future "Lord Luo" would be almost negligible.
As for this treasure, Lin Yan had very conflicting thoughts and simply didn't think about it at all.
At that time, the worker bee insects had never seen this metal plate after transforming the earth. He was puzzled as to where the metal plate had gone, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Yan once thought that this was because of Luo Feng's protagonist luck. This metal plate had been discovered by him before Luo Feng left the earth.
But now——
It appeared before their eyes so suddenly.
Luo Feng spoke up, temporarily interrupting Lin Yan's thoughts.
He smiled and said, "If Hong and Lei Shen saw the Earth as it is now, they would be very happy."
Listening to Luo Feng's words, Lin Yan had a faint smile on his face: "It is very likely that they will have to practice for thousands of years at the cosmic level. By the time they know about this, the Earth should be even more different."
As he spoke, another thought came to his mind.
If the inheritance of the Meteorite Star and the golden-horned beast were the foundation of Luo Feng's life, it was with them that Luo Feng went from being a native of Earth to a peerless genius of the human race in the universe.
If Luo Feng had not obtained the treasure of the owner of the Meteorite Star and had not received Babata's guidance, he would naturally have died gloriously when he encountered the "Golden Horned Beast". Even if not, the achievements of the three of them would obviously be greatly limited, and the probability of even reaching the cosmic level would be very low.
Lin Yan had encountered such a choice before.
At that time, he did not have any hesitation. He never thought of intercepting the inheritance of Yunmo Star, nor did he think of directly killing or taking over the body of the golden-horned beast himself. He also tried his best to help Luo Feng.
Lin Yan has always felt that he is not a selfish person, and has more qualities that are worthy of trust and reliance.
But at a moment, he hesitated.
He raised his head, his eyes deep.
There are gray clouds above the sky, but it does not bring any sense of oppression. The drizzle is like threads, falling into the lake, falling in the bamboo forest, and falling on the two oil-paper umbrellas.
He muttered to himself.
"He's...watching us."
"The God King of Jin is watching us."
The fact that the worker bee insects did not find the metal plate shows that there is a hand behind the scenes controlling everything, and not everything goes on as it pleases.
But Lin Yan had been on Earth for decades and this metal plate had not appeared. When Luo Feng was alone, this metal plate also did not appear.
Just at this moment, when Lin Yan and Luo Feng were walking side by side... this metal plate appeared.
This is no accident.
Lin Yan gradually approached the truth... "He didn't expect me to be a candidate, but he didn't refuse it either."
"The God King of Jin did not make a choice. He was just waiting for the final result."
Lin Yan knows——
As long as he gently reaches out his hand and picks up the metal plate, Luo Feng's fate will be plucked and he will walk into the unknown fog.
And I will follow the trajectory of the original plot and get crucial help from a former god-king on the road to becoming stronger.
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The cosmic sea.
Deep in the endless chaotic air currents, deep in the dangerous land of "Northern China Snow Mist Region"...
A lonely palace was suspended in the air, surrounded by endless air currents. Bursts of green light were emitted from it. Inside the palace, there were faint figures of servants, and each of them was a cosmic master.
This is the real residence of the "Hermit"; the dangerous place of Beihua Xuelan Territory also represents the Hermit.
There are nearly a hundred forces in the universe sea, but no one comes to provoke this hermit.
Everyone knows... that hermits are not to be trifled with.
Main hall.
On the throne, a towering old man who was more than 90,000 kilometers tall was sitting, and under the hall, a strong man from the "Snake Man" clan with a snake tail and a human body was waiting.
The tall old man looked into the distance at the infinite void outside the temple, as if he could see the blue planet in the vast starry sky through the endless distance.
The powerful snake man bowed and said, "Teacher, there is one thing I don't understand."
"You say." The towering old man's voice boomed.
The powerful snake man said respectfully: "The best candidate for the third candidate of the Earth lineage is undoubtedly the human genius Lin Yan. It is too difficult for the Star Tower to recognize the master. If there is anyone who has the possibility of success, his possibility is undoubtedly the greatest."
"Moreover... according to my disciples' observation, Lin Yan should have discovered the special features of the Earth. On the one hand, he was able to resolve the suspicions of the strong men of the human race in advance, and on the other hand, he was able to secretly plan and promote the rapid development of the Earth lineage."
"It can be seen that he is also the most suitable candidate to become the leader of the Earth Clan."
"With such a short period of cultivation, he has already made such a great name for himself among the human race. In terms of talent and luck, he is unprecedented in history."
"If I can become Master's disciple, it will be very easy for me and my second junior brother to surpass you in the future. It will be possible for me to reach the realm of the strongest person in the universe."
The snake warrior's tone was very puzzled: "Why did the teacher hesitate?"
His doubts are not without reason.
This powerful snake man was named "Puti" and was the first servant accepted by Zuo Shanke.
However, after countless years, coupled with the guidance and help of Zuo Shanke, he became the master of the universe... Because he had followed for the longest time and had great strength, Zuo Shanke accepted him as his disciple.
In fact, this Puti is also a strong man from the human race called "Snake Man".
He just didn't want to reveal all his strength and implicate the existence of the Hermit, so he usually kept a low profile and only let one clone stay in the human community for a long time. He also let the clone show the peak combat power of the Universe Master, slightly weaker than the Lord of the Universe in the community, and his pseudonym was "Tip".
If he said that he was qualified to become the eldest disciple only because Zuo Shanke was sentimental about the old times...Puti knew very well that the Yanshen clan and the Earth clan were the core that Zuo Shanke had spent countless efforts to cultivate.
The leader of the Yanshen tribe, he is the second disciple of Zuoshanke.
The future leader of the Earth lineage will become the third disciple of Zuo Shanke!
The Yanshen Clan, like the Earth, was originally bred by a hermit in the human territory and had extremely high physical talents.
This leader of the Yanshen tribe was the most powerful person who grew up after Zuoshanke strictly screened among the Yanshen tribe and became Zuoshanke's second disciple.
Now he is the master of the universe and possesses the treasure refined by Zuo Shanke. He is not afraid of the top existence among humans. He is unwilling to be inferior to others, so he directly takes his tribe away from humans, calls himself the "Yan Shen Clan", and becomes a powerful tribe in the universe.
Following the instructions of Master Zuoshanke, Puti has been selecting candidates for the leader of the Earth lineage, waiting for the emergence of a candidate who can be recognized as the master by the Star Tower.
How could an item as important as the Heavenly Soul Crystal be buried casually in the ground, waiting for the right person to find it?
In that case, even after billions of years, it might not be discovered by anyone. In fact, it all depends on Puti's selection.
The Sky Soul Crystal possesses incredible power. As long as one is a human from Earth and can withstand the test of the illusion, one can obtain this set of secret techniques from the Sky Soul Crystal.
Being able to withstand the test of the illusion is the foundation, which is extremely difficult in itself. Over billions of years, very few people have been able to meet the requirements.
In Puti's eyes, the first two candidates from the Earth lineage were already extremely outstanding. When they failed, Puti even wanted to give up.
I just feel that I will continue to fail like this until one day in the future, the teacher changes his mind and no longer insists that the "Star Tower" recognize me as its master.
This is so difficult!
The Star Tower is one of the most powerful treasures in the universe. Even the human race does not have a treasure of this level, and the recognition of its owner is even more demanding!
The stronger the candidate's soul is, the more terrifying it will be when he recognizes his master. A long time ago, Zuo Shanke searched for tens of thousands of strong people in the universe, including world masters, immortals, cosmic masters, etc., to experiment... All of these tens of thousands of selected strong people died.
After experiments, the final conclusion was reached... There is a possibility of becoming a world master, immortal, or recognizing a master, but there is not even a slight possibility of becoming a universe master.
The biggest test of acknowledging the Lord is the heart and the will!
After learning about Lin Yan's existence, Puti truly saw the hope of success!
Lin Yan's reputation among the human race is so great that almost everyone thinks he will definitely be able to become a master of the universe, and naturally everyone has heard of Puti's clone "Tip".
After learning that Lin Yan’s origin... was from the Milky Way, Puti was overjoyed.
Even if he did not find any connection between him and the Earth, and his authority did not allow him to find out too much information about Lin Yan, Puti firmly believed that Lin Yan's origin could not be the so-called Blue Star, but the Earth lineage guided and nurtured by his teacher!
Therefore, he came directly to the earth in person!
He learned everything.
Even through the reversal of time and space, we saw an astonishing scene that happened more than three hundred years ago.
When the sun just rose in the wilderness area, a faint light filled the earth, and time completely stopped. There was a huge vortex spinning in the sky above the wilderness area, and a faint beam of light enveloped Lin Yan.
Just by watching this scene, the divine body of Puti Universe Lord was directly consumed by 3%, which made him extremely shocked!
You know, if the Lord of the Universe had not been resurrected, there would have been no consumption if he had simply reversed time and space, but at that time he actually consumed such an astonishing amount of divine power!
Puti had limited knowledge, so he reported the matter to the hermit in full, and the answer he finally got was...
That is the arrival of the original cosmic will!
This is a world of difference between breaking through immortality and the advent of the original law, which shocked Puti extremely.
It was a long time later that Puti was sure that at that moment, it was the original will of the universe that descended and bestowed upon Lin Yan's human race the first reproductive and strongest bloodline in the universe!
Talent, fate, will, and even the love of the original universe's will, after meeting Lin Yan, Puti could not think of a second choice for the leader of the Earth lineage.
If there is really someone who can make the Star Tower recognize his master, Puti believes that person must be Lin Yan.
But--
The hermit hesitated.
He neither supported nor refused, and today, this scene happened.
With the Heavenly Soul Crystal being discovered almost at the same time, whoever inherits the "Nine Tribulations Secret Book" will be the third candidate for the Earth lineage!
Another person who is qualified to be a candidate is Luo Feng, another genius from Earth discovered by Puti. He is a member of the original secret realm of the Virtual Universe Company and has possessed the body of a golden-horned beast. He is considered to have great potential, but compared to Lin Yan, he is far inferior.
This made Puti feel incomprehensible.
As the strongest person in the universe, even a pinnacle existence who can refine the most powerful treasures, Lin Yan is nothing more than an ant to his teacher. Even if the teacher says "no" and it does not meet his wishes, Lin Yan naturally does not have the qualifications to be a candidate.
But where does this feeling of "hesitation" come from?
The first two candidates were not worthy of the teacher's concern until they failed, but this time, they took the initiative to interfere. What is the reason behind this?
Main hall.
An old man with a height of more than 90,000 kilometers and a faint black light all over his body, sitting cross-legged on the throne with two crystal horns on his forehead, overlooking the powerful snake man. His eyes were like sunshine, shining into Puti's heart.
He said in a majestic voice: "Everyone will face many choices in life."
“Sometimes, the value of choice goes beyond talent, will, treasures, etc., thus giving life infinite possibilities.”
“It’s not hesitation, but because my choice is… to give them the opportunity to choose, at least at this moment, they are fair.”
"The two tribes I guided and nurtured are destined to have leaders. No matter who the final result is, I hope that he can successfully walk the life and death path of recognizing the master of the Star Tower and become my third disciple as the leader of the Earth lineage."
The sound boomed and penetrated into the soul.
The voice of this powerful alien seemed to have endless magic, which made people convinced involuntarily.
"Yes, teacher." Puti knelt down and responded respectfully.
