257: Chapter 257 Barbarian Ancestor

Over an hour later, Tang Long repeated the process and entered the Divine Ruins again.

He noticed that a block on the Rubik's Cube in the Moon Mother's hand had turned black.

After entering the Divine Banquet Secret Realm, he tried once more to comprehend the Moon Mother's Divine Power Law, but failed again.

Over two hours later, he found that two blocks on the Moon Mother's Rubik's Cube had turned black.

This time, he didn't try anything with the Sun God or the Moon Mother, but instead walked toward the ancient gods below.

Coming beside the Crystal Concubine, he originally wanted to see if he could comprehend her Divine Power.

After all, the Crystal Spirit trait he received upon entering was quite powerful.

However, he suddenly saw an ugly, one-horned giant across from him, with a large character for 'Barbarian' on his left cheek.

This must be the Barbarian Ancestor, right?

Thinking about it, he had quite a connection with the Barbarian Ancestor. He had started out with the Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique, cultivated the Barbarian Blood Tyrant Body, and later received the Gift of the Barbarian Ancestor.

Even now, the attributes provided by the Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique remained a major pillar of his strength.

Hopefully, He would continue to be helpful.

As he approached, a message immediately popped up again.

[Comprehend the Divine Power Law of {Ancient God. Barbarian Ancestor} immediately? Yes/No]

Tang Long immediately chose yes, and instantly noticed a difference.

[Your {Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique} has reached its peak, suitable for comprehending the power of the Barbarian Ancestor!]

Watching the progress bar appear again and move steadily, Tang Long had a sudden realization.

So that's how it is!

To comprehend a corresponding Divine Power Law, one must have a corresponding max-level Cultivation Technique as support!

If this theory held true, he could indeed try to comprehend the Crystal Concubine's Law next time!

But... something still seemed off.

The max-level techniques he currently had were actually just ordinary ones. What about the other Wuque Methods he hadn't practiced yet?

Did he have to practice until the Spirit Map or Huagai Realm Realm to be qualified?

Some doubts had no answers for now; he could only take it one step at a time.

About ten minutes later, the long and slow progress bar finally reached the end.

[Your foundation is shallow, comprehension insufficient!]

[Trait: Barbarian Blood Tyrant Body Rank increased to LV4!]

[Barbarian Blood Tyrant Body LV4: Enter Tyrant Body state, gain a deflection value of {Self Strength}*4, and reduce damage by {Deflection Value - Opponent's Strength}%, max 50%.]

[Trait: Gift of the Barbarian Ancestor Rank increased to LV2!]

[Gift of the Barbarian Ancestor LV2: Temporarily increases own Realm by two stages for 20 seconds. Cooldown 22 hours.]

[Insufficient Divinity, cannot comprehend again today!]

When he saw the first message, Tang Long's heart sank halfway.

But seeing the Tyrant Body and Gift of the Barbarian Ancestor level up one after another, he was confused again.

How could the traits level up if the comprehension was insufficient?

Until he saw the last message, all the previous mysteries were suddenly solved.

Divinity!

It was actually Divinity!

Damn, so that's where the problem was!

Thinking about it, it made sense. According to Xie Jin, this was the path from Spirit Map to Huagai Realm, involving the taboos of the gods.

With his current Realm and strength, he indeed wasn't qualified to partake in such a feast.

But he had Divinity!

Although it was only 1 point, it was precisely this 1 point of Divinity that allowed him to gain huge benefits!

Level 4 Tyrant Body, four times the deflection value, 50% damage reduction, and the health consumption description was simply gone!

Level 2 Gift of the Barbarian Ancestor, increases two stages, duration increased by 10 seconds, and CD reduced by two hours.

Combined with the Divinity buff, it would be a three-stage increase!

This was absolutely insane!

But just then, he suddenly saw the Barbarian Ancestor's figure becoming increasingly faint, disappearing completely within a few seconds.

The surrounding space instantly flipped, and he fell into the sea once again.

After climbing onto the shore, Tang Long's face couldn't help but twitch.

He had just planned to come and farm the Barbarian Ancestor every day for the next few days.

It turned out this thing actually had an anti-farming mechanism.

Oh well.

Contentment is happiness.

At least he could still take on the Crystal Concubine tomorrow.

That Rubik's Cube turned black once per entry, so there should be a limit on the number of times.

Also, that Governor would probably be coming soon...

How could he think of a way to prevent them from coming?

Tang Long thought for a moment and then directly used his Return skill.

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Song City The Cathedral, meeting room.

High Priest Shang Yuleng was taking out his phone to compose a message.

Liu Zhiming still had a poker face.

Wei Ye sat upright, his expression not very good.

Lv Yang was also staring at a candle flame on the table, lost in thought.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Liu Zhiming had to speak first.

"Everyone, although it's daytime, we can't all be away from Your Excellency Tang Long for a long time."

"Staying like this isn't a solution either. Let's all share our thoughts."

"I'm the oldest, so I'll state my position first."

"I believe it's indeed unnecessary to tell Your Excellency about this matter, or rather, there's no need to mention it for now."

"Your Excellency is seriously injured and needs rest."

"Besides... for something like advancing to Huagai Realm, he surely wouldn't stop us, right?"

Wei Ye sighed, "Since he wouldn't stop us, why should we deceive him?"

Liu Zhiming waved his hand, "How can you call it deception? I just said, we're just not mentioning it for now, and we'll find an opportunity to tell him later."

"Don't forget, The Sect is currently the only one without a Huagai Realm sitting in power."

"Isn't that the reason why so many things have happened in Song City?"

"For the long term, I think we cannot miss this opportunity."

Lv Yang pursed his lips, "The logic is sound, but the question is whether Xu Chaoyang is trustworthy. Why would he want to hide this from Your Excellency Tang Long?"

"Your Excellency has deep conflicts with the Wei Family and Wei Mingzhu; he probably has considerations in that regard."

"Stop deceiving yourselves. Those thorns against Your Excellency Tang Long earlier, I think Governor Xu's shadow might be behind them. Besides, he clearly wants to rebel and wants to drag us down with him. Are we just going to take his bait so easily?"

"Of course he wants to drag us down, but we can't help him. At most, we'll just ignore it and let him toss about. Anyway, the structure of one city, one sect is set; it's impossible for Song City to change to another sect."

"Impossible? Old Liu, when did you become so naive? Once war breaks out, I see everything as possible. If the war goes poorly and the Emperor and Pope attack, what will we do then?"

"So, you don't want the chance for Huagai Realm?"

"I didn't say that."

"If you want it, then don't act so noble. I don't think Xu Chaoyang will drag things out for long. Take a gamble and go with him. If it succeeds, The Sect can remain invincible."

"I'm just afraid some people can't wait to take the news to Your Excellency Tang Long to claim credit."

"Like Brother Shang, who has been fiddling with his phone, who knows what he's busy with."

High Priest Shang Yuleng put down his phone, looked at the three of them, and then chuckled.

"I'm messaging my sister, telling her to go to Jinyue Martial Arts Hall to work tomorrow. Do you all want to check?"

Liu Zhiming quickly smoothed things over, "Brother Shang, let's focus on the discussion, put those things aside for now."

High Priest Shang Yuleng sneered, "I have nothing to say. Whatever result you discuss, I'll agree to it. But about hiding it from Your Excellency Tang Long, I share the same view as Old Lv—I'm afraid it can't be hidden, right?"

Lv Yang's face immediately darkened, "What do you mean?"

"What else could it mean? You've known Your Excellency Tang Long the longest and are the closest to him. Maybe you'll go and snitch right after the meeting, making us look like villains for nothing."

"Me, snitch? I think you're the one who wants to snitch!"

"If I wanted to snitch, would I have gone through the trouble of getting my infamous sister out overnight and sending her to Your Excellency's side?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing."

Liu Zhiming tapped the table lightly, "I actually trust everyone very much. After all... a chance to break through to Huagai Realm, what Spirit Map could refuse it?"

"We're not betraying Your Excellency, just a well-intentioned temporary concealment."

"After all, if one of us can become a Huagai Realm, Your Excellency will truly be safe."

"Otherwise, who can guarantee Your Excellency can survive the next time?"

"Since Your Excellency will be angry about this in the future, I am willing to accept all the punishment."

Wei Ye sighed and nodded slightly.

High Priest Shang Yuleng also immediately said, "Agreed," and turned his gaze to Lv Yang.

Lv Yang hesitated for a moment before sighing, "Then let it be. But as soon as this matter is over, we must inform Your Excellency as soon as possible."