752: Chapter 753 Inheritance in the Present World

Xiao Ruobai retracted his halberd and stood tall, his War God Blood-Qi slowly receding. Wiping the blood from his face, he collected the five dao seeds left behind by Xu and walked toward Hanyu and the others.

Though his aura fluctuated slightly, it remained as steady as a mountain; he had not sustained any heavy injuries.

“Senior Brother Xiao!” The group hurried forward, their eyes filled with admiration and concern.

Dong Li grinned. “You’re way too fierce! To think you could take down Xu, who was in the top ten. That Void Technique looked so eerie, yet you actually found a flaw and counter-killed him!”

Xiao Ruobai smiled faintly and shook his head. “His Void Technique was strong, but he relied on the Void Realm too much. Once the connection to the Void Realm is broken, he becomes vulnerable.”

At the same time, above the entire Dao Source Secret Realm, the heavenly pride list suddenly trembled violently!

The tenth name on the list—Xu! The light of this name suddenly extinguished, fading and disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

From bright to dim, then completely erased.

In just a single breath, the entire Secret Realm fell into a moment of dead silence.

The next moment, it erupted!

“Xu has been eliminated?!”

“One of the top ten on the heavenly pride list is gone?!”

“Who did it?! Who could kick one of the top ten directly out of the Secret Realm?!”

Countless Prodigies who were fighting, competing, or in secluded cultivation all snapped their heads up. Looking at the empty spot on the list, their hearts were filled with terror and their scalps went numb.

Atop a mountain peak, the giant axe in Ao Zhan's hand suddenly halted, his eyes full of disbelief:

“What?! Xu was eliminated?! His Void Technique was superb; who could eliminate him so quietly?”

Xuan Yi’s body shook, his expression turning solemn to the extreme. “Xu's Void Technique was top-tier even among the top ten!”

Demonic flames surged around Mo Cha, a flash of suspicion and wariness in his eyes. “Could it be Ling Guzhou? But his Sword Dao and Void Techniques clash; he might not have been able to eliminate Xu so easily!”

As for the ordinary Prodigies, they were in a total uproar, discussing fervently with panicked expressions. “Even Xu from the top ten was eliminated?! Who did it? This is terrifying!”

“Xu's Void Technique was so strong, yet he was actually eliminated. What level of combat power must that be?”

Panic, awe, shock, and disbelief swept through the entire Secret Realm in an instant.

Even top Prodigies like Ling Guzhou, Ao Zhan, Gu Shitian, and Huang Jiutian, after their initial shock and speculation, all coincidentally retracted their arrogant and overbearing auras by several degrees.

A true hunter could become another's prey at any moment; no one could remain absolutely safe anymore. Meanwhile, within the dense forest, Xiao Ruobai withdrew his hand, his expression calm as usual.

“Let's go.”

The six figures flashed and completely disappeared into the depths of the forest.

Xu's elimination was like a drop of ice water falling into a boiling pot of oil; after briefly stirring a violent reaction, it was quickly masked by an even harsher reality.

The struggle for dao seeds did not stop. Instead, due to the reshuffling of the list and the warning brought by the fall of a top expert, it became even more treacherous and intense.

The survivors moved more cautiously, and their methods of plundering became increasingly ruthless and hidden. The names and numbers on the heavenly list jumped constantly, recording every moment of gain, loss, life, and death.

However, after this bloody competition had lasted for about seven days, another change occurred deep within the Secret Realm.

“Rumble...”

The sound did not come from any specific direction but originated from deep within the earth of the Secret Realm, as if a giant beast that had slumbered for eons was turning over, or some massive mechanism was being officially activated.

A low rumbling echoed through every inch of the Secret Realm. Unlike the sharp violence when the dao seeds erupted, this sound was heavier and more distant, carrying an ancient and vast charm.

Immediately following this, in various places throughout the Secret Realm, those special locations that were already hazy with Spiritual Qi and heavy with Dao Rhyme burst forth with divine light that pierced the sky!

In the east, deep within a wasteland shrouded year-round in Gengjin Qi, a rusted mountain shaped like an inverted giant sword saw its surface sand and rust peel away layer by layer, revealing a metallic mountain body beneath that was as translucent as jade, with Sword Qi soaring to the heavens.

At the summit, an illusory phantom of a giant sword slowly condensed, emitting a sharp Sword Intent that could sever all things. Ancient seal script faintly appeared at the hilt—Heaven Slaughterer.

In the west, at the center of an endless forest, a sky-propping ancient tree that had long since died—with a diameter exceeding a hundred zhang—saw its dried bark crack inch by inch, revealing wood inside that flowed with the emerald light of life.

On the trunk, natural patterns twisted and combined to form profound diagrams of sacrifice and longevity. A vast aura of life and natural Dao Rhyme permeated the area, causing all the trees in the forest to sway and the grasses to grow wildly.

In the south, the lava sea churned as a dormant volcano erupted. However, it did not spew magma, but endless crimson runes and fire laws.

The runes interlaced in the air, transforming into the phantom of a Three-Legged Golden Crow. It cried out to the heavens, its voice piercing the clouds, raining down droplets of fire that contained the truth of Absolute Yang.

In the north, beneath the Profound Dark Ice Abyss, a cold tide surged backward. A block of eon-old unmelting profound ice shattered, revealing a miniature palace carved entirely from ice, crystal clear and translucent.

Inside, the phantom of a Moon Palace Fairy seemed to dance gracefully. Cold moonlight and Taiyin Cold Qi interlaced, turning the surrounding thousand miles into a kingdom of ice and snow.

In addition, a towering altar carrying the heavy Qi of Earth Virtue rose from the ground, and a floating island in the sky, surrounded by the ethereal intent of wind and clouds, appeared.

An Ancient Tomb filled with eerie Soul Power fluctuations cracked open, and meteorites engraved with the orbital paths of stars lit up...

Eighty-one locations!

Exactly eighty-one ancient Legacy ruins manifested at this moment, triggered by the continuous washing of the Dao Rhyme tides and some unknown rule!

Each ruin emitted a different yet equally vast and profound Great Dao aura. Their scale and grandeur were far beyond those scattered dao seeds or small opportunities from before.

This sudden turn of events caused the Prodigies, who were originally focused on hunting each other and fighting for dao seeds, to instantly turn their gazes toward these grander and more enticing targets.

“Legacy! It's the complete Legacy left behind by ancient powerhouses!”

“Eighty-one locations! Heavens, these are the true core opportunities of the Secret Realm!”

“While dao seeds are good, how can they compare to a complete Legacy? Obtaining just one can establish a supreme dao foundation!”

“Go! Seize the initiative!”

Greed instantly overrode all fear. Countless figures once again turned into streaks of light, lunging toward the Legacy ruins that they sensed were most compatible with their cultivation attributes or were simply the closest.

Bloody struggles soon began. To snatch the opportunities, assassinations, brawls, and betrayals broke out simultaneously around the outskirts of every ruin.

Only the strongest or the luckiest could reach the threshold of the Legacies amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood.

Happy holidays everyone, three chapters today!