Hei Lou Lan and the Hei Tribe elders advanced through the rounds within Eighty-Eight True Yang Building. They obtained rewards, Gu recipes, and exceedingly rare Gu worms, becoming completely immersed in excitement.
The first round… then the tenth… then the fifty-fourth.
At the fifty-fourth round, Hei Lou Lan's group encountered an extremely difficult challenge. Unless one was an expert in Enslavement Path, it was impossible to pass.
After suffering defeat, the Hei Tribe elders gathered together trembling beneath Hei Lou Lan's furious outburst.
"Useless trash!.. If any of you possessed even half the Wolf King's skill!.. You are a disgrace to Hei Tribe!" Hei Lou Lan kicked and beat Hei Qi Sheng until the latter was covered in blood.
"Tribe leader, it was because of my incompetence— I deserve death!" Hei Qi Sheng coughed blood, but it seemed Hei Lou Lan disliked his words even more and continued kicking him.
None of the Hei Tribe elders spoke. They remained silent as they watched the miserable scene unfold.
"You idiots are no better. Worthless garbage! Why are you all standing there?.. Speak! Tell me a proper method to break through the fifty-fourth round!.. Otherwise, I'll reduce your benefits!.. Hei Tribe does not feed useless people!" Hei Lou Lan roared so loudly the windows trembled from the force of his voice.
The elders felt bitter.
If they had a solution, they would not be standing here in such a miserable state while being beaten and berated by Hei Lou Lan. It was not as though they enjoyed this in the first place!
"Tribe leader… if you permit me to speak." Hei Bai spoke in a low, nervous voice.
"Hmph. More trash… speak." Hei Lou Lan snorted while glaring at Hei Bai with a soul-piercing gaze.
"Tribe leader, the fifty-fourth round requires a Gu Master skilled in Enslavement Path, and Hei Qi Sheng clearly isn't at that level… but what about the Wolf King?.. He is attending the banquet and seems inclined to join our Hei Tribe. If you command him as alliance leader, he will have no choice but to obey." Hei Bai shut his eyes at the end, waiting for the blow, yet it seemed Hei Lou Lan was convinced.
"The Wolf King?!.. That sounds acceptable. He wants to join my Hei Tribe?.. Fine then, but he must contribute something in return." A trace of cold cunning appeared in Hei Lou Lan's eyes, causing the Hei Tribe elders to shiver.
"Well done, Hei Bai. At least none of us will be beaten!"
"What does the Wolf King have to do with us?.. Wasn't he arrogant before? Let's see how he handles Lord Hei Lou Lan!"
Immediately, Hei Lou Lan sent a message to Zhang Shan Yin, inviting him to explore Eighty-Eight True Yang Building together.
Hei Lou Lan laughed while patting Fang Yuan on the shoulder.
"Wolf King, with you here, this round will be easy as nothing… You are not of the Huang Jin bloodline, but that is fine. You may use the Guest Token to enter…"
Fang Yuan's will controlled Beast Tamer Gu and accepted the Guest Token, but inwardly sneered.
In truth, Fang Yuan did not need the Guest Token at all! He had already refined a portion of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building. If he wished, he could take all the rewards from every round without any issue!
Hei Lou Lan pushed open the door and immediately vanished. Fang Yuan followed after him, and his vision changed into a lake.
The sky was blue, and in the center of the lake stood an island covered with Serpent Lions.
At the same moment Hei Lou Lan was exploring Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, Fang Yuan appeared inside the Imperial Court master control chamber.
Killer Move— Ink Transformation!
A massive vortex of ink formed above the control table, and from within emerged Fang Yuan's Ten-Edge Owner Token.
Fang Yuan used this killer move for a long period while maintaining focus on Hei Lou Lan's group exploring Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
Although a Ten-Edge Owner Token was already sufficient to enter the inheritance space and even control ten floors of Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, Fang Yuan was still unsatisfied.
"The inheritance space contains countless true inheritances, and some of them possess at least one Immortal Gu or more… Most importantly, there is Giant Sun's All Living Beings Luck inheritance, Wisdom Gu, and Eighty-Eight True Yang Building itself!"
Fang Yuan might not obtain Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, but what about Wisdom Gu? What about the All Living Beings Luck inheritance?
Especially since Wisdom Gu had already been refined by Giant Sun. Without question, if Fang Yuan obtained the Wisdom Gu inheritance, Giant Sun's will within it would cooperate in refining it!
"Although Giant Sun is truly a bastard and tampered with Wisdom Gu, he was not a Supreme Grandmaster in Refinement Path… his methods can be removed once I reach rank eight. Until then, I can enjoy the benefits of the Light of Wisdom from rank nine Wisdom Gu!"
"And the All Living Beings Luck inheritance also contains many Luck Path Immortal Gu. Without doubt, I can create an incomplete Luck Cooking Pot with them, and the benefits of that would be extraordinary." Fang Yuan thought with anticipation as he took out the Owner Token.
The Ten-Edge Owner Token became a Fifteen-Edge Owner Token. Yet Fang Yuan activated Ink Transformation once again.
The vortex of ink formed anew, and the Fifteen-Edge Owner Token sank into it.
Fang Yuan possessed enormous wealth, and after modifying the killer move Ink Transformation, its efficiency had risen fourfold while the cost had dropped by more than half!
Hei Lou Lan's group continued advancing alongside Fang Yuan's Human Path clone. Their progress was excellent, and in a single journey they reached the eighty-first round.
But in the end, they returned to rest. They did not possess limitless primeval essence or boundless stamina.
When Hei Lou Lan returned to the central control chamber within Sacred Palace, everything appeared completely normal.
Meanwhile, Fang Yuan appeared in an empty region.
The surrounding environment was pure darkness. There was neither sky nor earth. Fang Yuan silently floated in the air.
Far away, countless green and red starlights shone brilliantly. Fang Yuan turned his head and stared at those stars with intense interest.
"The true inheritances… and there are also peerless inheritances…"
Fang Yuan observed carefully while slowly moving through the empty space.
In his hand, he held the Fifty-Edge Owner Token as he followed the resonance emanating from it.