Chapter 440: Inheritance of the Gods
Long Ao found it hard to imagine just how brutal the war of the gods must have been all those countless years ago.
Here lay the corpses of over a thousand Divine Dao Martial Artists. This meant that countless years ago, far more than just a thousand Divine Dao Martial Artists had participated in that great war.
"Dark Qilin, if even you can't obtain the inheritance here, what makes you think I can?"
"Of course you can't. But we can leave first and tell the Qilin God what's happening here. I believe that with the power of our race, we can definitely obtain this inheritance—the inheritance of the gods."
Before Fire Qilin could speak, the Dark Qilin, Dark Night, continued, "As a member of the Qilin Race, are you telling me you're unwilling to do something for the Qilin Race?"
'Shameless.'
Long Ao cursed viciously in his heart. He knew exactly what the Dark Qilin was trying to do.
The Dark Qilin wasn't a fool. He knew just playing the emotional card wouldn't be enough to persuade Fire Qilin to agree. That was why the Dark Qilin was using their race to pressure him.
And just as he expected, upon hearing the words "Qilin Race," Fire Qilin fell silent. He too had considered what it would mean if the Qilin Race could obtain the divine inheritance here.
"Cang Ye, it is our mission to make the Qilin Race the most powerful race in all of Heaven and Earth. I hope you can see the bigger picture."
'Shameless.'
'Utterly shameless.'
Long Ao had seen shameless people before, but never anyone as shameless as the Dark Qilin. It was shamelessness to the extreme. If he weren't wary of the other's strength, Long Ao would have already stepped forward and started cursing him out.
At this moment, Fire Qilin finally looked up, smiled, and said, "Dark Night, you're right. Making the Qilin Race stronger is our mission, and it's something we must do."
The Dark Qilin's face lit up with joy, but before he could speak, Cang Ye continued, "However, I won't be troubling you with this matter. You should just stay here obediently. As for how the race decides to deal with you, that's not for me to say."
Pfft.
Long Ao burst out laughing. He had called the Dark Qilin shameless, but the Fire Qilin was even more so. 'Is the entire Qilin Race this shameless?'
Hearing this, the Dark Qilin's expression turned grim to the extreme, as ugly as it could possibly be. This time, in order to break the Seal and escape, he had even revealed the secrets of the Tomb of the Gods to the two of them. But what was the result?
"Cang Ye, you win this round."
But at this moment, the Dark Qilin suddenly let out a sinister laugh, a cold and chilling sound. "Cang Ye, don't think you can just leave because you got in. I can tell you this clearly: without my help, you have no hope of breaking the Seal here! HAHAHAHA, HAHAHAHA!"
"I'll give you a chance to think it over. Call me when you've made up your minds. I'm a bit tired, so I'm going to take a nap."
Watching the Dark Qilin turn and walk away, Cang Ye's expression also became extremely grim.
"Brother Qilin, can we really not leave?"
He nodded. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Fire Qilin knew it was likely true. "We were too careless," he said. "We didn't investigate properly before coming in. I've already sensed it. The Seal here is far too powerful, and it's even connected to the aura of the gods. Trying to break the Seal with just our strength is simply impossible."
"Not even with the Dark Qilin's help?"
Shaking his head, Cang Ye, the Fire Qilin, sighed deeply. "If it were possible, I would have agreed to the Dark Qilin's offer just now. The Tomb of the Gods... if I'm not mistaken, this Tomb of the Gods was sealed by some powerful expert, trapping the souls within so they cannot break out."
'Sealing the Tomb of the Gods?'
Long Ao was startled by Fire Qilin's words.
He found it hard to imagine what kind of Martial Artist could seal the soul of a Divine Dao Martial Artist.
"Brother Qilin, are Divine Dao Martial Artists also divided into different Realms?"
Fire Qilin nodded. "Things have already reached this point, so there's no harm in telling you. As far as I know, the Divine Dao is divided into the Five Realms of Divine Dao: Void God Martial Artist, Condensing Spirit Martial Artist, Human God Martial Artist, Earth God Martial Artist, and Celestial Divine Martial Artist."
'The Five Realms of Divine Dao.'
His heart skipped a beat. Long Ao had never imagined that the Divine Dao would have five major Levels. He asked, "Brother Qilin, can you sense what level of strength these Divine Dao Corpses had?"
"Ninety-five percent are at the Void God Realm. There are no Martial Artists here at or above the Human God Realm."
Long Ao nodded. Although he was shocked to learn about the Five Realms of Divine Dao, he was also self-aware. He knew that with his current strength, he still had a long way to go before reaching the Divine Dao Realm. He needed to reach the Great Emperor Realm first.
Without the Qilin needing to say more, Long Ao had already guessed it. The Divine Dao Martial Artist who sealed the souls of these Martial Artists had to be at least a Human God Martial Artist, and possibly even an Earth God Martial Artist or a Celestial Divine Martial Artist.
In any case, there was no way they could break a Seal cast by a Divine Dao Martial Artist with their power alone. 'Are we going to be sealed here just like this?'
"Long Fu, what should we do now? Is there a way to leave this place?"
Inside the Dragon Seal Space, Long Ao asked, getting straight to the point.
At this moment, the thing Long Ao cared about most wasn't the so-called inheritance of the gods, but simply getting out of here.
"Master, I sensed the Tomb of the Gods here earlier, but I didn't expect there to be a Seal from a Human God Martial Artist. With just your and the Fire Qilin's power, even if you add my strength, it's impossible to break the Seal."
'Just as I feared.' Hearing that even Long Fu couldn't break the Seal, Long Ao's expression instantly turned cold. 'Am I really going to be sealed in here?'
He couldn't accept it. He absolutely couldn't accept it.
"Master, focus on your Cultivation for now. I will try to find a solution."
"Alright." Things had already come to this, so Long Ao knew it was the only option. He left the Dragon Seal Space, glanced at the Tomb of the Gods before him, and let out a deep sigh.
"Brother Qilin, what should we do now?"
"I don't know. We can only take it one step at a time and see how things develop," the Fire Qilin said helplessly. He too was frustrated to the extreme.
From the very beginning, the Fire Qilin had never imagined that the Tomb of the Gods he entered would have a Seal from a Divine Dao Martial Artist. Regardless of that Divine Dao Martial Artist's Level, breaking the Seal with their current strength was a nearly impossible task.
What on earth were they supposed to do?
Both Fire Qilin and Long Ao sat quietly in the tomb space, gazing at the many graves of Divine Dao Martial Artists before them. They were unable to obtain the inheritance of the gods, and the feeling was agonizing.
It was like a man, starved for three days and nights, suddenly seeing a pile of steamed buns he could only look at but not eat. The torment was excruciating. Both Long Ao and Fire Qilin felt it was nearly unbearable, but the memory of the Dark Qilin being attacked by the Divine Dao Corpses made them force themselves to hold back.