Once she settled everything, Gu Lingzhi asked if anyone wanted to back out for a final time. She obtained a resolute no from everyone. With that, Gu Lingzhi smiled and held Rong Yuan"s hand before she waved her hand and absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy from the Inheritance s.p.a.ce. Those who were ready to become True G.o.ds chose their spots.
“Begin.” Gu Lingzhi smiled lightly and began to mobilize all her spiritual energy.
As the spiritual energy circulated around her, the atmosphere seemed to react to her as small booming sounds occurred all around her. The clouds in the sky rolled together and gathered above Gu Lingzhi"s head, turning darker and darker with every second. Not long later, they became a large void in the sky.
Rong Yuan used his spiritual energy at the same time and thunder cracked across the sky. The clouds gathered above him were thicker and darker and they appeared more gloomy than the clouds above Gu Lingzhi.
The two had successfully activated the electricity needed to become a True G.o.d and the crowd cheered from them. Battling spirits filled the area and the rest of the crowd began to activate their spiritual energy as well.
This event was the first connection the Tianyuan Continent had with the Realm of the G.o.ds in a long time and it carried many people"s hopes. Through them, they were hopeful of becoming a True G.o.d as well.
All of sudden, the dark clouds that gathered above the heads of the crowd split apart and a loud crack of lightning tore apart the sky.
Gu Lingzhi faced the bolt of lightning and took the blow from it with determination. A golden light shone off her body for an instant before things returned to normal. She slowly opened her eyes and felt her body cackle with electricity. She smiled to herself in satisfaction.
The lightning was not only a test for whether a person could become a True G.o.d. it was also a gift from nature to her. As long as anyone could survive the bolt of lightning, they would obtain great powers.
At the same time in the Deity Palace of the Realm of the G.o.ds...
Pan Luo rested his chin on his palm and narrowed his eyes as he sat comfortably in his palace.
All of a sudden, footsteps approached him and Qiu Kang entered the palace urgently. Qiu Kang cupped his hands towards Pan Luo and kneeled, “Your Majesty, I have a matter to report.”
Without opening his eyes, Pan Luo instructed lightly, “Say it.”
“Your Majesty, it appears that someone from below is undergoing a trial to become a True G.o.d.”
Undergoing a trial to become a True G.o.d?
Pan Luo waved his hand dismissively. The Realm of the G.o.ds was so large, it was natural for people to enter it.
Qiu Kang quickly added, “It seems that it"s happening in the... Tianyuan Continent.”
At this moment, Pan Luo"s eyes flung wide open, “What did you say?”
Surprised by Pan Luo"s reaction, Qiu Kang started to break out in cold sweat. He nervously stammered, “Your Majesty, I just received the news.”
Tianyuan Continent was below the Realm of the G.o.ds. Qiu Kang lowered his hand in nervousness, not daring to look at Pan Luo.
Pan Luo governed the whole of the Realm of the G.o.ds. In order to control the resources in the Realm of the G.o.ds, Pan Luo had viciously eliminated all hopes of people from the Tianyuan Continent wanting to be a True G.o.d.
However, he had long ago sealed the Tianyuan Continent such that it was lacking in spiritual energy. Now, there was someone undergoing a trial to ascend to the Realm of the G.o.ds. How…how could that be?
Kaboom!
Without the need for Qiu Kang to explain further, Pan Luo sensed the roll of thunder in the distance. He carefully sensed the disruption from afar and realized that there were a number of people forcing their way in.
A thousand years ago, Pan Luo had lost communication with Pan Luming after he found out about the Spirit Tribe. Pan Luo knew that this day would come.
He wanted to see how bold the Spirit Tribe were for them to dare to challenge him.
“It is good that they are here. I was merciful in the past and I did not kill all of you. I should let you reunite with your ancestors this time!”
Qiu Kang silently observed Pan Luo"s expression and he was startled by the darkness that crossed Pan Luo"s face. The resurgence of the Spirit Tribe meant that the peace in the Realm of the G.o.ds was over.
In the Tianyuan Continent…
Everyone stared in shock at the thunder in the distance. The color of the sky had returned to normal and colorful rays of light shone on the ground, onto everyone who pa.s.sed the trial.
Gu Lingzhi took a final look at her friends from the continent before she turned to Rong Yuan and smiled. She slowly eased her way into the light and allowed herself to be carried by it. The light slowly diminished as it carried her and many others towards the sky.
Rong Yuan raised his eyebrows and just as Gu Lingzhi was about to fly out of his reach, he took a step towards her and hugged her from the back, making their way up together.
Gu Lingzhi smiled sweetly before she waved her hand and instructed everyone else to follow her. She believed that they would meet in the Realm of the G.o.ds again!
More and more people jumped into the light and allowed themselves to be carried away as the two leaders floated in the sky. Slowly, the group left Tianyuan Continent.
Tang Xiao stared longingly at the place where Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan disappeared. Lin Chongyuan hugged her tightly and the two shared a bittersweet moment.
“I believe they can do it.” Lin Chongyuan comforted Tang Xiao.
“Yes, they can do it!” Lin Rong agreed. She was disappointed that she could not join the group but that was because she was a descendant of the Spirit Tribe leader. If anything happened to Gu Lingzhi, the Inheritance s.p.a.ce would be pa.s.sed to her.
As they flew further and further away from the ground, the couple reached a height that they had never reached before. Just as they marvelled at the sight of the continent, they reached the end of the light ray and entered a curtain of clouds.
A few seconds later, they refocused their eyes and found themselves standing on a street.
“Huh? Why did two people suddenly appear? Did they use an invisibility technique?” People around them jumped in shock and stared curiously at the pair.
Gu Lingzhi"s heart tightened. As expected of the Realm of the G.o.ds, everyone around her were True G.o.ds.
“That is not right. You must be from Tianyuan Continent from the ray of light around your body!” Someone gasped in shock as he observed the two carefully. In the next second, he attacked them, not giving them a chance to react.
Gu Lingzhi pulled out her sword to block the attack. It was only then that she realized that a light golden hue was around the two of them and it slowly strengthened their physical body.
She recalled Lin Chongyuan"s words. The ray of light after one became a True G.o.d could strengthen their physical body. The man must have recognized that they had just ascended from the light around them.
People surrounding them started to gather around upon hearing the man"s words. Gu Lingzhi abandoned the thought of a battle and she ran off with Rong Yuan after exchanging a look.
“Quick! Capture them! Don"t let them escape! If we catch anyone who just ascended, we would be rewarded with 100 high-grade G.o.d stones!”
Gu Lingzhi cursed under her breath. She had not imagined that the news of her ascending would spread so quickly. Pan Luo was really determined to capture the Spirit Tribe members.
Thankfully, this was a small town and they had a small population. The two managed to shake off many as they ran.
“There is a forest there, let"s go in!” Rong Yuan pointed to a mountain range not far away from the town.
Gu Lingzhi glanced at the mountain and agreed to him without hesitation. As the two ran into the forest, the men chasing them stopped outside of it and cursed.
“Why did they enter the Thousand Mountains Range? Are they dumb? Did no one teach them not to enter the unknown forest?” The first person who spotted the two of them entering the forest grumbled.
The man beside him swallowed his saliva and asked, “What should we do? Should we continue to chase them?”
“Continue chasing? How are we going to do that?” The man glared at him, “You can go in if you dare. I am not going to count on luck.”
With that, the man turned and left without a second thought. Everyone else who chased after Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan had seen them enter the forest without any thought of coming out soon. They left in disappointment not long later.
Rong Yuan and Gu Lingzhi were unaware of what happened outside and they thought they had shaken off the crowd because of their speed.
Whoos.h.!.+
Sharp sounds cut through the forest and Gu Lingzhi and Rong Yuan raised their wariness. They skilfully dodged to the side and avoided a few attacks. However, once they landed on the floor again, they were puzzled that they could not find their attacker.
“That"s strange, where is the enemy?” A streak of strong wood spiritual energy had shot towards them a second ago. Why did the person disappear in the next instant?
“Ignore it. We should hurry and get out of this forest,” Rong Yuan said.
However, a strange sense of insecurity constantly loomed behind the two. The attacks had increased their desire to get out of the forest.
“Alright.” Gu Lingzhi agreed and she heightened her senses to take in her surroundings carefully.
Whoos.h.!.+
The same sound appeared not long later and Gu Lingzhi whipped around to take a look at her attack.
However, she was shocked to find that her attacker was actually a tree branch. This sent a chill down her spine.
“Lingzhi, be careful. It seems like this forest is living!” Rong Yuan had realized the strange occurrence as well and he narrowly avoided an attack by a flower nearby him.
A poisonous thorn was spat out from the flower and Rong Yuan used his sword to block it. A sizzling sound came from Rong Yuan"s sword and a small piece of his blade dropped onto the floor.
Gu Lingzhi"s eyes widened and she exclaimed, “This small flower has such a strong poison to it!”
Before she could finish, another splitting sound tore through the sky and ten tree branches attacked her in all directions.
“Break!” Gu Lingzhi muttered under her breath as she swung the Phoenix Sword down in front of her.