298: Chapter 298 True Immortal Inheritance

Hearing this, Yaochi Holy Mother's beautiful eyes flickered as she shot Lu Yuan a deep look, a knowing smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

"Husband is indeed brilliant and resourceful, having calculated even this step."

"I understand. I certainly won't let you down."

Her figure flickered, transforming into a faint streak of light that slipped toward the two grand halls, quickly vanishing into the mist.

Having sent Yaochi Holy Mother away, Lu Yuan turned his gaze toward the deepest part of the Secret Realm.

There, an Ancient Bronze Palace floated within the endless Void Realm.

It was simple and weathered, exuding the most ancient and terrifying aura, as if it were suppressing the Luck of the entire Secret Realm.

"The True Immortal Insightss are right there."

Lu Yuan no longer hesitated. With a movement of his body, he activated the Xing Character Secret, transforming into a streak of extreme speed that instantly crossed ten thousand miles to arrive before the Ancient Bronze Palace.

Standing before the massive bronze gates, Lu Yuan felt a pressure emanating from the depths of his Soul.

Before entering, he habitually communicated with the System.

Knowing oneself and one's enemy is the only way to emerge victorious in every battle.

"System, query the Legacy trials within this Ancient Bronze Palace."

[Targeted intelligence acquisition Rank set to: Purple.]

[Destiny Points required: 1000.]

[Confirm?]

"Confirm," Lu Yuan said without hesitation.

[Purple Intelligence: Within the Ancient Bronze Palace lies Old Man Miesheng's core 'True Immortal Insights' Legacy.]

[To obtain this Legacy, one must pass the final trial—defeating a remnant Soul left behind by Old Man Miesheng.]

[Detailed Intelligence: This remnant Soul is not an ethereal body but is parasitic within a 'Humanoid Puppet' personally refined by Old Man Miesheng.]

[The material of this Puppet is comparable to a top-tier Transcendent Spiritual Treasure; it is indestructible, possesses immense strength, and is proficient in all the Divine Abilities Old Man Miesheng had in life. Its combat power is extremely high, having touched the threshold of the Void Immortal Peak.]

[Engaging it in a direct confrontation is not a wise choice.]

[Weakness Hint: Although this Puppet is powerful, its core power source is an 'Immortal Spirit Stone' embedded in its chest.]

[The Host can utilize an extremely deep understanding of the Law of Space to perform the 'Retrieving Objects from a Distance' method to directly remove the Immortal Spirit Stone.]

[Once the power source is lost, the Puppet will instantly be paralyzed, and the trial will be broken.]

"Retrieving Objects from a Distance? That's somewhat interesting."

After reading the intelligence, a confident and playful arc curled on Lu Yuan's lips.

This was practically a custom-made cheating guide for him.

With his comprehension of the Law of Space, pulling off this move would be far too easy.

"Let's go."

He took a deep breath, pressed both hands against the heavy bronze doors, and pushed with sudden force.

Rumble—

The doors, sealed for hundreds of thousands of years, slowly opened with a dull grinding sound.

Lu Yuan stepped inside.

The interior of the hall was vast and silent, with ancient murals covering the surrounding walls, recording the life of Old Man Miesheng.

In the center of the hall sat a figure cross-legged.

He wore gray robes, had an aged face, white hair that reached the floor, and eyes tightly shut. He looked like an ordinary old man on the verge of death.

However, the aura emanating from him caused the surrounding space to remain in a state of solidification.

This was the Humanoid Puppet.

The very moment Lu Yuan stepped into the hall...

Buzz—

The "old man" abruptly opened his eyes.

Those eyes had no pupils or whites, only two slowly rotating black vortices that emitted a heart-palpitating, deathly cold light.

Boom!

A terrifyingly peerless pressure erupted from him, instantly sweeping across the entire hall.

That was a terrifying aura belonging to the Void Immortal Peak, perhaps even with half a foot in the True Immortal realm! The entire hall trembled violently under this pressure, as if it would collapse at any moment.

He slowly stood up. Though his movements were slightly stiff, with every motion, the surrounding void let out a strained explosion.

"Latecomer..."

A raspy, mechanical voice, as piercing as metal grinding together yet filled with endless vicissitudes, echoed through the hall.

"To obtain this seat's True Immortal Legacy, you must survive ten moves against me without dying."

"Do you dare?"

Before the words finished, a heaven-towering killing intent erupted from the Puppet. One palm was already raised, with the Law of Destruction condensing in the center, as if it would strike with a lethal technique in the next second.

Looking at this overwhelmingly powerful Puppet, Lu Yuan's expression was as calm as water. He showed no fear and didn't even bother to waste words.

"Ten moves? Too much trouble."

He merely gave a faint cold snort, a trace of disdain hanging on his lips.

"Playing with Puppets in front of me? You're a bit too green."

At the instant the Puppet was about to strike, Lu Yuan raised his right hand and made a grasping motion toward the Puppet's chest through the air.

"Great Dao of Space, Retrieving Objects from a Pocket!"

Buzz—

Space did not fluctuate violently; not even a single ripple appeared.

This was an extremely profound, back-to-basics technique of spatial application.

It directly ignored spatial distance, material barriers, and the layers upon layers of spiritual Qi shields, "teleporting" the palm into the target's interior.

The Puppet was just about to crush this arrogant intruder with a palm strike when its figure suddenly stiffened.

At its chest, that top-grade "Immortal Spirit Stone"—which was originally protected by layers of Restrictions, emitted brilliant immortal light, and provided a continuous source of power—had vanished without any warning!

It was as if it had never existed!

The next moment.

Lu Yuan slowly withdrew his hand. In his palm, there was now a fist-sized, crystal-clear stone that seemed to have a galaxy flowing inside it, emitting an astonishing immortal Qi.

Crack... Crackle...

Having lost its core power source, the Humanoid Puppet that was originally overwhelmingly powerful enough to suppress a Void Immortal Peak saw the black vortices in its eyes instantly stop rotating, its light rapidly extinguishing.

Its arm, which had just been raised with world-destroying power, slumped down weakly. Its entire body stood frozen in place like a Puppet with its strings cut, unable to move another inch.

All the pressure vanished into thin air at that moment.

"This..."

The moment the Puppet was paralyzed, an illusory figure slowly drifted out from within it.

That was precisely that wisp of Old Man Miesheng's obsession.

At this time, this ruthless man who had once dominated an era and struck terror into the heavens wore an expression of disbelief, even daze, as he looked at Lu Yuan and then at the Immortal Spirit Stone in his hand.

"The... Great Dao of Space?! And such profound spatial attainment that it's nearly at the level of the Dao?!"

Old Man Miesheng was completely shocked.

The trial he had set was intended to test the successor's combat power, perseverance, and comprehension of Laws.

After all, to achieve Immortal Ascension, one could not do so without supreme combat power.

He never expected that this young-looking kid would take an unconventional path, ignoring all martial ethics to directly dismantle his strongest Puppet from the source!

What kind of terrifying comprehension of the Law of Space was required to achieve this?