Chapter 1235
The Curtain Falls
With over ten thousand individuals, the scene resembled a vast sea of humanity. Nearly a hundred thousand powerhouses from various races of the Universe Ocean were gathered in the Corridor of Life and Death, a dense mass. They were all discussing...
“After the Human Galaxy Lord and Bixue, the one who broke through the second bottleneck is actually Master Shuisong! This is too...”
“An inconspicuous Universe Master from the Second Reincarnation Era actually caught up from behind.”
“Shuisong.”
“Shuisong... extraordinary potential.”
“The First Reincarnation Era and the two Holy Lands must be furious.”
“Especially the First Reincarnation Era, it would be strange if they weren't mad. The top three are from the Original Universe, East Emperor Holy Land Universe, and the Second Reincarnation Era. They have the most candidates in the First Reincarnation Era, but they don't have a single one in the top three.”
All races were praising.
“Done!”
Luo Feng stood smiling before the crystal pillar. He had just perfectly solved the 3000th endgame in the crystal pillar. As soon as he succeeded... Luo Feng looked up into the distance. Duan Dong River should appear now.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~”
Countless azure light dots condensed out of thin air. The surrounding temperature plummeted, and it even gave a subtle ‘freezing sensation’ to the soul, making all the powerhouses shiver. They all looked up to see countless azure light dots in mid-air... like falling snowflakes.
“What's happening?”
“This...”
“Something big is about to happen!”
These countless azure light dots, like falling snowflakes, suddenly surged madly towards Luo Feng. “Rumble!” A crystal pillar suddenly split open and emerged from the ground behind Luo Feng. In an instant... three crystal pillars surrounded Luo Feng. Countless azure light dots rapidly condensed, forming a palace that enveloped Luo Feng's head.
Golden, red, and azure, the three-colored palace shone dazzlingly.
At this moment, Luo Feng seemed like an emperor among the nearly hundred thousand powerhouses in the Universe Ocean.
“How!!!”
“No!” The Seventh True Master of the God-Eye Clan immediately roared in anger, his eyes filled with terror, “The chance to transcend reincarnation... belongs to my God-Eye Clan, it belongs to my God-Eye Clan, damn it, damn it!!!”
“This, this...” A giant beast from the First Reincarnation Era, coiled up, directly shed tears of pain and howled, “Are you going to exterminate my Yan Beast lineage? Even the last chance is to be stripped away? I'm unwilling, unwilling!!!”
Despair.
Almost all the powerhouses from the First Reincarnation Era present were in despair. Their numbers accounted for the vast majority of candidates, and they were also the most eager to receive the inheritance, because the great limit was approaching. If they even lost this inheritance opportunity, they would truly face annihilation!
They were unwilling to perish, unwilling for their entire race to disappear in reincarnation...
They struggled!
They fought!
For this, they would do anything, even initially bullying Luo Feng, wantonly attacking him to affect him.
But fate played a cruel joke on them...
They all understood the scene before them: Luo Feng had already broken through the third bottleneck!
There are four bottlenecks in total. If one breaks through the fourth bottleneck, they directly obtain the inheritance, with no competition. The third inheritance represents the status of a ‘core candidate’... Compared to him, the chances of those peripheral candidates who only broke through the first bottleneck were almost negligible.
“Galaxy!” A white light figure condensed in mid-air, transforming into a dazzling Duan Dong River clad in magnificent white armor.
At this moment, Duan Dong River no longer had that cold, lonely feeling... instead, he was radiant.
“Only one epoch has passed!” Duan Dong River closed his eyes, but tears were already flowing.
A moment of silence.
All the powerhouses present looked up at Duan Dong River.
“Only one epoch has passed...” Duan Dong River sighed softly, “Even with time acceleration in a small universe, the limit is ten thousand times. You have actually broken through the third bottleneck! I never expected... on this dead end, when forced to abandon everything and walk this dead end, I could still find a junior like you.”
What!
The expressions of all races changed drastically.
Could it be that Duan Dong River was going to directly bestow the inheritance upon Luo Feng?
This, this, this is absolutely unacceptable!
“I am unworthy of my ancestors.” Duan Dong River closed his eyes, his body trembling slightly, his face filled with pain. Then he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Luo Feng, “I am unworthy of them. It was I... who led the Duan Dong River lineage into extinction. My Duan Dong River lineage was noble and powerful, with endless epochs of glory, once standing at the most dazzling peak.”
“But I led my lineage into a dead end.”
“I am a sinner.”
“But I had no choice...”
Duan Dong River looked at Luo Feng, “You, your talent and comprehension are no less than mine. Regardless, at least this time, the inheritor I can find... will not be inferior to me.”
“You, in just one epoch, have already broken through the third bottleneck.”
“Congratulations, Galaxy!” Duan Dong River looked at Luo Feng.
Luo Feng held his breath.
“If you can directly reach the fourth bottleneck, they...” Duan Dong River swept his gaze, “each and every one will be eliminated and killed to celebrate your acquisition of the inheritance.”
The nearly hundred thousand powerhouses present trembled.
Eliminate and kill every single one?
Before, it was said that those who met the requirements could continue... but now, it seemed Duan Dong River was not a benevolent person. Once an inheritor was found, all other candidates were useless.
“Three epochs.” Duan Dong River looked at Luo Feng, “The time for comprehending the Rhinoceros Emperor Game is three epochs in total! Within these three epochs... if you can break through the fourth bottleneck, even if I die, I will have no regrets towards my ancestors.”
“Remember... within three epochs...”
As Duan Dong River spoke, his figure dissipated.
The entire corridor fell silent.
The gazes of countless powerhouses towards Luo Feng were filled with jealous madness, worshipful shock, and malicious hatred...
“Three epochs?” Luo Feng then closed his eyes, continuing to fully comprehend the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
...
Years passed.
In the corridor, every few millennia, only one powerhouse would painstakingly break through the second bottleneck.
As for those breaking through the first bottleneck... there were none left. Clearly, the vast number of Undying Gods and Universe Venerables who couldn't break through had reached their limits; no amount of time would allow them to break through.
Bixue Venerable! He was second only to Luo Feng in breaking through the second bottleneck.
Master Shuisong! He ranked third.
Master Luchong! His breakthrough secretly filled Purple Moon Holy Land with anticipation.
Xueyou! The only Undying...
Master Youzan! Another hope for the East Emperor Holy Land.
Master Wuliang! She actually broke through the second bottleneck as well, which was a huge surprise. The God-Eye Clan never expected Master Wuliang to break through just before the three-epoch limit. This was an unexpected joy! It made the entire God-Eye Clan so excited they wanted to cry... Master Wuliang, a woman, had become the God-Eye Clan's greatest hope.
...
Time was flowing.
28,000 years, 28,500 years, 29,000 years...
As the final limit of three epochs approached, all sides were anxious, worried that Luo Feng might actually break through the fourth bottleneck.
...
“He must not succeed.”
“He must not succeed, if he does, all hope is lost, lost...”
“No.”
“I'd rather die than see Luo Feng perish, to give my race a hope.”
“The last shred of hope, don't cut off the last shred of hope for my race.” Everyone was silently praying.
Even some Universe Masters went mad and attacked Luo Feng midway.
The result...
The three-colored palace merely vibrated slightly, and they were directly annihilated into dust.
...
Virtual Universe.
The white-robed man looked at Luo Feng, truly surprised.
Luo Feng's progress speed was terrifying.
This...
During this Rhinoceros Emperor Game solution, he watched Luo Feng's speed get faster and faster, his comprehension constantly improving, his talent progressing at an extremely terrifying rate! It was like a piece of scrap iron rapidly transforming into refined steel. He couldn't believe... that a powerhouse's transformation could be so fast, especially in the final stages, Luo Feng was like a phoenix undergoing nirvana, continuously breaking through. His comprehension astonished even the Original Ancestor.
“He had a short cultivation time before, but this time he studied for 30,000 years, which is nearly 30,000 epochs under ten thousand times time acceleration. Is it because the time was long enough?” The Original Ancestor thought to himself, “No, countless powerhouses throughout history have cultivated longer and never been this outrageous.”
“Could it be that the Earthling lineage is inherently special in terms of soul?”
“And Luo Feng, is he the most dazzling among the Earthling lineage?”
The Original Ancestor mused.
The Earthling lineage is a very special one, highly skilled in mental state and will. Once they gain insight, they break through extremely quickly.
“Zuoshankai's modification of Earth caused some humans in my human race to change, giving rise to the Earthling lineage.” The Original Ancestor frowned, “Looking at the Original Universe, and even the entire Universe Ocean... those I cannot see through, besides the ancestors of the two Holy Lands who have never appeared in the Universe Ocean, are Zuoshankai.”
“Zuoshankai...”
“What is his plan?”
“Everything about Luo Feng is connected to him. He also cultivated Blaze Emperor and Puti before.” The Original Ancestor pondered. He was the creator of the Virtual Universe.
The Virtual Universe encompassed the entire Original Universe.
Its wonder... was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. The Original Ancestor knew many secrets, but he still had many unanswered questions, and Zuoshankai was one he couldn't fathom.
...
Luo Feng was completely immersed in the world of the Rhinoceros Emperor Game and secret techniques. If he was just a layman when he first started studying the Rhinoceros Emperor Game, then as time passed, his will was tempered, and his comprehension itself improved through study... for various reasons, Luo Feng became utterly engrossed, engrossed in studying the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
That pleasure of instantly analyzing, comprehending, and solving from billions of angles...
It was like the cosmic mysteries being solved one by one.
And his own potential, under this tempering... was like an unpolished jade, gradually beginning to shine.
“3890th game!” Luo Feng paused slightly, sensed the time, and frowned slightly, “The three epochs are almost up, is it too late?”
“However...”
“What if it's too late? The Rhinoceros Emperor Game has been of immense benefit to me. Even if I directly approach the inheritance, I am confident I can obtain it.” Luo Feng had a deep-seated confidence. The tempering of nearly three epochs had brought both his will and his hard-to-measure ‘comprehension’ to an extremely terrifying level.
...
“East Emperor Holy Land's Bixue, broke through the third bottleneck.” Similarly, countless azure light dots descended, dazzlingly.
Duan Dong River personally descended.
“My inheritor, I fear only you can contend with Galaxy. Other candidates... unless they undergo continuous transformations.” Duan Dong River looked at Bixue Venerable, “Work hard, don't give up easily.”
“Yes.”
Bixue Venerable was respectful.
He looked at Luo Feng, his eyes filled with an incredibly terrifying light, a kind of absolute madness.
He was fighting!
Fighting!
The only chance in endless epochs, he grasped it tightly. He wouldn't slack off in the slightest, fighting with all his might, burning with passion. Just before the three epochs were about to end, he finally solved the 3000th game.
“Bixue?” Luo Feng glanced at Bixue Venerable, “Contend with me?”
...
The three epochs finally ended.
Luo Feng ultimately only solved the 3911th game. This was already an extraordinary performance, as he had spent a little over one epoch just breaking through the third bottleneck. Breaking through the fourth bottleneck within nearly two epochs was indeed too difficult.
“Three epochs have arrived, the Rhinoceros Emperor Game screening has ended.”
“292 individuals broke through the first bottleneck.”
“5 individuals broke through the second bottleneck.”
“2 individuals broke through the third bottleneck.”
Duan Dong River slowly announced, looking down.
“We came later than Galaxy and them, we should still have time!”
“Yes, give us more time.”
Immediately, powerhouses below shouted. Indeed, some latecomers arrived half a year or one or two years later than Luo Feng.
Duan Dong River looked down, coldly saying, “Even if I give you another epoch, probably not a single one of you can break through the first bottleneck... Even if you break through the first bottleneck, what use are you to me? For this inheritance, Galaxy and Bixue are the most important. The five who broke through the second bottleneck theoretically have a slight chance. The others are just making up numbers.”
“As for you, who haven't even broken through the first bottleneck.”
“According to the rules... all of you, die!”
Duan Dong River waved his hand.
Whoosh!
The crystal pillars throughout the Corridor of Life and Death immediately burst forth with golden light. That golden light could form palaces, but it could also attack... Whoosh~~~ countless light dots invaded the powerhouses. In a blink of an eye, countless powerhouses among the nearly hundred thousand present were annihilated into dust, leaving only the last nearly 300 survivors.
And though the survivors were secretly startled by the power, their eyes were filled with anticipation.
Rhinoceros Emperor Game...
It was finally over. The next step was to begin accessing the inheritance. The legendary Duan Dong River lineage inheritance!
“You all continue forward.”
“To the next grand hall, then you can begin accessing the inheritance.” Duan Dong River looked down at Luo Feng and the other 299 candidates, then pointed into the distance. A rumbling sound was heard as the previously closed gate in the distance rose, and even from Luo Feng's position, the grand hall could vaguely be seen.
“Go.”
Duan Dong River himself transformed into a streak of light, flashing instantly to the distant grand hall.
Luo Feng, Bixue Venerable, Master Luchong, Master Wuliang, Master Shuisong, Xueyou, Master Youzan, as well as seven Universe Supreme Masters, and a large group of other candidates who broke through the first bottleneck, all flew towards the grand hall.
...
Virtual Universe.
One by one, stone pillar holographic projections stood there.
Luo Feng, however, sat cross-legged, having stopped his comprehension, because he was about to access the inheritance and dared not be distracted.
“Three epochs.” The white-robed man stood before a stone pillar, smiling and nodding, “Finally, he solved it before the three epochs were up.”
“6002nd game!”
The white-robed man chuckled softly, shaking his head.