289: Chapter 289 The Lack of Laws

A few minutes later, Tang Long sat leaning against a large tree, still feeling lingering fear.

The Huagai Realm Realm expert was truly terrifying.

The pressure from that grab just now had surged from all directions like metal and iron; he had absolutely no power to resist.

If not for the fact that he harbored doubts and didn't immediately go for the kill, he would have likely been crushed into meat paste.

Although Tang Long was not afraid of death, he sincerely resisted dying in such a way.

That guy not only possessed the Huagai Realm Realm, but also had fourth-turn game skills, and had even recognized his abilities.

Previously, Tang Long had thought he was the only person who possessed both game and reality abilities, but now it seemed...

Just as he thought of this, he once again sensed a tangible pressure rapidly approaching. He stood up and turned around abruptly, only to see a black dot appearing in the sky in the distance.

And that person's voice had already reached his ears!

"You little brat, do you think you can run away just like that!"

Tang Long's pupils constricted sharply, and he immediately used a Town Portal Scroll again. However, that freak came too fast; it felt like in the blink of an eye, he had already closed the distance to a few hundred meters.

At the same time, he reached out and pushed again. A massive, black-and-white palm shadow swept horizontally across the mountain Peak where Tang Long was standing, flattening at least twenty or thirty meters of height instantly.

In the haziness, Tang Long's consciousness solidified once again, and he discovered that he had died.

But at the same time, he also saw something even more terrifying.

[ You have died! ]

[ You have suffered severe Soul damage; vitality decreased by 59,300! ]

[ Indestructible Calamity Seal has taken effect! Currently available respawn points: { 1 }, { 2 }! ]

[ You have been afflicted with the Resurrection Gu by { Xu Mingyang }; respawn on the spot immediately? Yes/No? ]

[ If you decline, you will automatically respawn in ten seconds. 10, 9, 8... ]

[ You have selected respawn point 1: Gate of Heavens Legacy Corridor { 0.0 }; respawn successful! ]

[ You possess a heavenly legacy key and may re-select a Legacy Cultivation Technique here. Re-select now? Yes/No? ]

In a flash of white light, Tang Long's figure re-solidified, standing once again within the Gate of Heavens Legacy Corridor, but he was panting heavily.

"What the actual f***!"

"What on earth is this grandson!"

"I used the town portal to Deer Island, putting at least several dozen kilometers of distance between us, yet he caught up in minutes. He's way faster than Old Xie and the others."

"Not only did he slap away nearly sixty thousand of my maximum vitality, but he actually knows the combat-resurrection Resurrection Gu?"

"He wants to kill me once, then capture and interrogate me after I respawn!"

"That's so f***ing terrifying!"

Tang Long calmed himself down on the spot, then carefully checked his body and panel. After confirming there were no other abnormalities besides extreme mental fatigue, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although he had died miserably and paid a significant price, his goal had actually been achieved.

Now he was one hundred percent certain that Xu Chaoyang's father was that Huagai Realm, and not an ordinary Huagai Realm at that.

Just from what he had seen, he had displayed both martial and mystical skills.

Especially the Resurrection Gu he mastered; this was a god-tier skill among god-tier skills.

For instance, in the Doomsday Era, Tang Long had often used it for... interrogation.

That's right, interrogation!

Torturing a prisoner to death, then resurrecting them, then torturing them to death again, and resurrecting them again...

No one could withstand such torment; in the end, they would submit to everything.

If Xu Chaoyang's father was also proficient in this, many of his previous plans would need to be immediately overturned!

If Xu Chaoyang was also good at utilizing this, many key figures would have to submit to his tyranny, and in reality, he would have no chance left.

*Sigh...*

Tang Long let out a long, helpless sigh; the more he thought about it, the more awkward he felt.

He was actually not far from his goal of controlling Dongyu, so why did such a thing suddenly appear to block his path?

...

Wrong!

Tang Long suddenly realized that Old Thief Xu's Resurrection Gu might not be as terrifying as he had imagined.

Because Xu Songling was dead!

Xu Chaoyang's intention to divorce Wei Mingzhu to marry into the Jiang Family, and Old Thief Xu's desire to kill him, this 'Wei Jian', both indirectly confirmed that Xu Songling was indeed dead.

If his Resurrection Gu could be cast at will like a player's, why not resurrect his own grandson?

Tang Long then associated this with the potions researched by the Jiang Family.

After injection, one could use some player skills, but the skills were unknown, and the effects were extremely unstable.

Therefore, he had reason to believe that Old Thief Xu's skills might also have flaws he was unaware of.

Thinking of this, his mood couldn't help but lift a little.

Some details needed to be verified later; worrying about it now was useless.

Now he needed to focus his mind and fleece some more benefits from this Gate of Heavens Legacy Corridor.

[ Selection permission effective! Your { heavenly legacy key 717 } has been voided! ]

[ Please select a Cultivation Technique! ]

"What! It's voided already? It only lets you use it once?"

Tang Long checked the heavenly legacy key in his inventory; it indeed displayed a {Unavailable} status, causing him to sigh again.

It seemed he had been a bit naive; such loopholes were indeed not that easy to exploit.

But it didn't matter; once was enough!

Take the Sun-type Wuque Method first, then talk about the rest!

In the light map that appeared before him, the Sun, Moon, and Origin attribute lines were in the first row.

Below were many spirit lines such as Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Ice, Wind, Blood, Lightning, and Poison.

Tang Long didn't hesitate and directly chose the Sun-type.

It seemed that Sun-type Cultivation Methods were indeed extremely rare; even within the Gate of Heavens Legacy, there were only three Sun-type Wuque Methods.

Sun Ancient Scripture {Spirit Map}, Sun Wheel God King Sword Canon {Spirit Map}, Great Sun True Form Visualization Method {Unknown}.

The first two were marked with the Spirit Map suffix, clearly indicating they could be cultivated to the Spirit Map Realm.

But the last one was actually Unknown, which was quite intriguing.

Tang Long carefully read the introduction.

The first two Cultivation Techniques were created during the Sun Era, the Peak period of the Sun Worshiper religion, by pooling together the most powerful geniuses within the sect.

The theories and experiences for these Cultivation Techniques were very complete, so they had been passed down to this day, and people were still constantly able to steadily step into the Spirit Map Realm by relying on them.

However, the last one was created by a down-and-out Sun Worshiper expert with his life's energy during the God War Era after the Alien God invasion, when the true form of the sun was obscured, and even the world had begun to gradually forget the true appearance of the sun.

This visualization method did not have much content, and the theory was not even complete.

It relied entirely on the Sun Worshiper's incredibly firm faith in the sun, visualizing its former greatness and true form towards the last remaining light and heat of the sun.

What was shocking was that during a certain period, several Sun Worshipers who inherited this Cultivation Technique had appeared one after another, stepping into the Huagai Realm Realm, and later, one was even said to have reached beyond Liberation.

However, brief glory could not make up for its silence spanning tens of thousands of years.

Since that generation of Sun Worshipers rampaged through the world, in the nearly three hundred thousand years that followed, let alone stepping into the Huagai Realm Realm, not even a single Spirit Map Realm expert had appeared.

In the 180,000 years of the New God Era, those who could even master the basics could be counted on one's fingers; this Cultivation Technique had almost completely become a useless technique.

Useless technique...

Tang Long narrowed his eyes and directly chose this so-called useless technique.

Just because others couldn't Cultivate it didn't mean he couldn't.

After all, forbidden techniques like Barbarian Blood and Open Ring, which ordinary people couldn't Cultivate and often died practicing, had almost no difficulty for him.

Besides, he already possessed more than one or two Wuque Methods; advancing to the Spirit Map Realm was just a matter of time, and the Huagai Realm Realm shouldn't be a problem either.

Since he was going to get a Sun-type Cultivation Technique, he couldn't choose a relatively mediocre one; he had to choose one with a high upper limit.

[ You have selected { Great Sun True Form Visualization Method }; the trial is about to begin. ]

[ You must imagine His true form within the light and heat of the Sun God. Countdown: 30 seconds; please prepare. ]

[ 30, 29, 28... ]

Imagine the true form of the Sun God?

What's hard about that? I even saw it face-to-face a few days ago.

Although he said that, he still immediately raised his Spirit Astral, activated Tyrant Body, and applied healing to himself, waiting with full concentration.

As soon as the countdown ended, the entire corridor instantly became blindingly golden.

The temperature rose sharply; the clothes, skin, and hair on Tang Long's body quickly began to smoke, and his vitality began to fluctuate.

"Good grief! Is this trying to roast me like a balut egg?"

Tang Long immediately closed his eyes, gritting his teeth to hold on.

But even with his eyes closed, he could still 'see' a figure appearing at the end of the corridor.

That figure was filled with golden light that one could not look directly at, and behind him were streaks of golden light wheels, full of a sense of holiness and greatness.

Under Tang Long's visualization, the figure's clothing and appearance gradually became clear.

[ The King of Gods is with you! ]

After this baffling prompt, that 'Sun God King' suddenly turned into a streak of golden light and plunged directly into Tang Long's lower abdomen.

Within his Qi Universe, inside his eight Spirit Rings, the golden light pierced in like a sharp blade and condensed into a golden dot in the blink of an eye.

[ The Sun God has revealed His Divine Form to you, but such a gift will not last long; please seize the time to visualize the True Form of the Sun. ]

His Qi Universe vibrated violently; under the torment from both inside and out, Tang Long could even smell his own scent.

But seeing this message, he couldn't help but curse inwardly!

What does this mean? Give me a damn concrete explanation!

Divine Form? True Form?

The form I just visualized was clearly the Sun God...

Does Divine Form refer to His form as a god?

Then does True Form refer to the actual sun in the sky?

That must be it!

He immediately visualized; the golden dot in his Qi Universe indeed began to expand, emitting even stronger spiritual energy vibrations, making him feel like he might explode at any moment.

Fortunately, his defense was sufficient, and his endurance was already very strong; as long as he held on, his vitality would hold.

As time passed, a black hand mark quickly appeared on the expanding golden light, and it displayed various magnificent splendors of scattering light and heat.

However, suddenly, all the splendor and that golden dot instantly extinguished.

[ Sun Law missing; trial aborted. ]

[ Congratulations on passing the trial. ]

[ You have comprehended { Great Sun True Form Visualization Method }! ]

After a very short piece of information flooded his mind, Tang Long opened his eyes, his face full of confusion and scorched skin.

Is it over?

But... why does it feel like I didn't get anything?

Got roasted to medium-well for nothing?