160: Chapter 160 Meteor

Selection??!

Tang Long was shocked to hear this word.

He had looked into it deeply before; the appearance and inheritance of the Gate of Heavens Legacy were completely random. One could say it was all down to luck.

Firstly, its location was different from other heavenly change domains; it was like a star, constantly orbiting the Blue Star.

No one knew where it would land or when it would land.

Even if it landed right in front of you, which Wuque Method inheritance you would randomly get was uncertain.

After all, there were differences between Wuque Methods; most could only be practiced up to the Spirit Map stage, with only a few reaching the Huagai Realm stage. A very rare few even led beyond Huagai Realm.

Then there were the trials.

They were closely related to the attributes of the cultivation method and the conditions of the inheritor themselves.

For example, if a Fire Spirit Body encountered a Water-based inheritance and insisted on charging in, they would certainly deserve their death. Meanwhile, a Spirit Body with the same attribute as the cultivation method would definitely have a much easier time.

Moreover, the higher the grade of the cultivation method, the more difficult the trial naturally became.

Therefore, this series of links was unpredictable, leading to the rarity of Wuque Method inheritances.

But now, you're telling me that some gadget someone just pulled out can turn random into a choice?

Then there's no need to be polite!

Tang Long hurriedly reached out with both hands to take the secret key.

Lyria nodded slightly. "You go do your business; I should leave as well."

Mad Dog quickly called out, "Mistress, do you really have to go?"

Lyria nodded again. "After dawn, if you hear the funeral bell ringing in the city, it means I have killed Jiang Yueyu, and you can return. If not, it means I am dead. You must leave Dongyu, go far away, and never come back."

Golden Scorpion looked bewildered. "Who is Jiang Yueyu?"

Tang Long, however, sucked in a breath of cold air.

He hadn't heard the name Jiang Yueyu either, but combining the cause and effect, it wasn't hard to guess at all.

This woman looked delicate, but she was truly fierce enough.

As a Spirit Map, she was going to fight the Huagai Realm who had sealed her for decades just after getting out of prison.

Sure enough, Mad Dog answered in pain, "It's the High Priest."

Mad Dog wanted to try and persuade her further, but Lyria vanished in a flash.

Although Tang Long knew she didn't die today, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for her.

"Brother Dog, Her Majesty might be a bit reckless this time. There are so many Spirit Maps in The Sect alone; she's all by herself. Why is she in such a hurry to seek revenge on the High Priest?"

Mad Dog shook his head gloomily. "She's not just seeking revenge. She's doing it for me, and one could say, for you too."

"For me?" Tang Long was confused.

Mad Dog sighed. "Years ago, the High Priest started something called the 'God-Son Project.' Ostensibly, it was to find descendants of divine blood and oppose the Pope. But in reality, he was raising special sacrifices for the Red God."

"These sacrifices need to fuse divinity, faith, and the laws of strange spirits. It's said that when the gods consume them, it helps them fight against the Alien Gods."

"And I was an experimental subject for that program back then."

"Because I already had the mark of the Mad God, the Red God didn't accept the sacrifice that time. But after the fight they had today, the Red God will very likely want them to sacrifice me to vent His anger."

Speaking to this point, Mad Dog's gaze fell on Tang Long, the meaning being self-evident.

Tang Long's eyes also went blank for a moment, because everything Mad Dog mentioned, he possessed—except for the faith.

As for faith, perhaps even the High Priest wouldn't expect that he, this 'Saint,' didn't even believe in the Red God.

So when they invited him into Song City in the first place, they had no good intentions at all.

The Sect really is a giant pit.

Fortunately, he hadn't placed any hopes on them at all.

Hopefully, Her Majesty really can kill that old monster. Otherwise, his grand plans will all go down the drain, and he might actually have to run away.

What if she succeeds?

No matter who takes charge of the Songcheng Sect next, that Bishop Lu... would be easier to deal with.

"Brother Dog, how do you know so much?"

Mad Dog forced a bitter smile and pointed to his head.

"A Gods Vessel can speak directly with their god. Mine... his mouth basically never stops. There are many things I can't help but know."

Tang Long was greatly sympathetic, feeling it made perfect sense.

He directly cast another heal and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry. The old guy must have been injured; Her Majesty will surely win."

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Deep in the dense forest, a fierce battle was in full swing.

The explosive roars of clashing forces echoed continuously.

Where the lightning flashed, Miao Manman landed on the head of a giant beast, panting as she shook the beast's blood from her hands.

Applause soon rang out behind her.

Ye Qingzhou, Jiang Yan, Nie Yu, and several masked individuals of unknown identity approached.

"Manman's combat skills are becoming more and more refined. Killing a ninth-rank elite strange beast alone—if this record were made public, I'm afraid even the Sangyu people wouldn't believe it."

"Vice President Miao is truly amazing. That move just now was the legendary Seven Kills Art, wasn't it?"

"It's too domineering. Such a huge beast, and its head was cut off in three strikes."

Miao Manman, however, shook her head slightly.

Others' compliments were just compliments; she herself knew she was still far from it.

The true Seven Kills Art was a perfect combination of ice and wind; not only would it not let the prey bleed, but its power would also be much greater.

At this moment, a masked man suddenly leaned in and whispered a few words into Ye Qingzhou's ear.

Ye Qingzhou quickly called out to Miao Manman, "Manman, pause the hunt. Let's take a break first."

Miao Manman was very reluctant. "Why? The Seven Kills Art needs a lot of killing to be honed; I've only just warmed up."

Ye Qingzhou explained helplessly, "I just received news that something seems to have gone wrong with Gods Blessing. Some soldiers who were killed in action just now failed to resurrect. There's a serious delay in information; it's said to have recovered now, but the military has already scaled back its operations."

Upon hearing this, Miao Manman and the others were very shocked.

"Such a thing happened? Gods Blessing can actually malfunction?"

"President, is the news certain?"

"If we can't resurrect, what kind of Christmas Eve is this? Then... are we still going to continue the hunt?"

"Actually, going back is fine. Being able to experience death once today is already a great harvest."

"Qingzhou, why don't you guys head back first?"

Ye Qingzhou sighed, his mood also somewhat heavy.

There had been enough frustrating things these past two days already. Tonight was Christmas Eve, and he had promised Miao Manman to come out and help her practice the Seven Kills Art, and now this situation had come up.

Now Miao Manman's stubbornness was clearly surfacing again, making him both helpless and irritable.

"Manman, what kind of talk is that?"

"Have I ever left you alone in a dangerous place?"

"But now that Gods Blessing has a problem, forcing the hunt to continue will put everyone in danger."

Miao Manman's expression became increasingly stern.

However, before she could say anything, a very bright light suddenly streaked across the sky.

It was a meteor the size of a peck, shining with multicolored brilliance.

"That is..."

A masked man then shouted, "Young Master, that is the Light of Heavens Legacy. The Gate of Heavens Legacy will open where it falls!"

Nie Yu and Jiang Yan couldn't help but shout as well.

"Gate of Heavens Legacy! I'm not dreaming, am I?"

"It looks like it's about to land. Based on its trajectory, the crash site is at most twenty kilometers from here! We actually ran into such a stroke of luck?"

Ye Qingzhou's eyes lit up instantly. He had heard too many legends about the Gate of Heavens Legacy, but this was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes.

As for Miao Manman, she didn't say a word and directly dashed toward the falling star.