276: Taoism manifests, the key to the ruins

"Everyone, head immediately to where the golden light is shining!" Xie La commanded.

And on the other side, Yafei did the same.

He and Xie La arrived in Xinglan City almost one after the other. Upon hearing news of the Great Saint Relic, he immediately had all of his subordinates rush towards the direction of the cave.

At this moment, Shen Mo's expression was strange.

He could clearly feel that the spiral-shaped disk had reached its most crucial moment.

In fact, the Wanmu Clan's efforts over so many years were not in vain; they were on the verge of finding the correct way to open the disk.

But at this moment, as they blasted open that massive disk, everything turned into naught.

"Boom!"

As the Wanmu Clan members and those other people blasted open the disk, a violent roar instantly erupted from all around.

Countless berserk Star Beasts surged out from the space contained within that disk.

Those who rely on brute force to break into a Great Saint Relic are not worthy of obtaining the Great Saint's Dao Fruit.

This is a universal truth.

Only those who gain the recognition of the relic or tomb owner can enter the great tomb and receive the inheritance.

And at this moment, it was clear that neither the Wanmu Clan members nor those from other races were candidates for receiving the inheritance.

The Wanmu Clan members originally had a chance, but now, they had no chance at all.

Even worse, they were instead attacked by more violent Star Beasts.

Because in the relic's judgment, they were the ones who brought this disaster.

Countless berserk Star Beasts surged out, along with the Heaven and Earth Star River, and countless divine palaces rushing forth from within.

They seemed to carry supreme power and might, surging out rapidly from within.

It was Shen Mo's first time seeing something of Great Saint-level make a move. Oh, it couldn't even be considered Great Saint-level; it was merely one of the opponent's relics, yet it seemed to contain countless Dao Rhymes.

Inside, there seemed to be a world of rare beasts, with countless Star Beasts surging out, carrying supreme Dao Rhymes and auras.

Shen Mo and Tina, among others, watched with bated breath.

"As expected of a Great Saint-level figure's relic." Tina said softly, letting out a gentle breath, seemingly quite shaken.

It is said that Great Saints who fall in the entire starry sky are extremely rare.

At their realm, they have basically glimpsed the Great Dao and cannot possibly fall.

Unless they offend someone of the same level, or even stronger.

Even among those of the same level, the chances of a decisive victory are very small.

At their level of strength, their superiority can no longer be judged by mere power.

Instead, it is determined by Dao Rhyme!

The more Dao Rhymes one possesses and controls, the stronger one's power.

Conversely, the level itself becomes secondary.

As Tina spoke, Solo whispered, "Seventy-two Dao Rhymes should be considered an extremely powerful expert in the Great Saint Realm."

As he spoke, casualties had already begun to appear among the strong individuals of the surrounding races.

"Ah!"

Countless tragic screams emerged from the mouths of those people in the cave.

Many people simply couldn't withstand the assault of these Dao Rhymes.

Those Star Beasts, on the other hand, were secondary.

Because there is no Great Saint Relic without Star Beasts and berserk beasts guarding it.

After all, the Great Saint's Dao Rhyme can help them improve, and their help in guarding the great tomb is precisely the cycle of heaven and earth, a win-win outcome.

And as those Dao Rhymes attacked, Wood Emperor and others on the other side were also in an extremely sorry state.

It was impossible to say that Wood Emperor had no ulterior motives.

The reason he was willing to bring these powerful individuals from various races here was, firstly, to use their power to break the deadlock, and secondly, to use this opportunity to enter the great tomb.

To him, since their Wanmu Clan was the first to discover this great tomb, how could they not have any advantage?

Beside him, a green little grass hovered, helping him avoid the sudden attacks of those Dao Rhymes.

This little grass was something Wood Emperor and his people fortunately discovered next to the great tomb.

Or rather, it was discovered right on top of the disk.

It was a seed, and Wood Emperor cultivated it into a little grass, precisely to use its opportunity to enter the great tomb.

Because he speculated that this little grass might be the key to entering the great tomb!

And while Wood Emperor pretended to be in a sorry state, avoiding the attacks of those Dao Rhymes, Shen Mo and Tina, among others, also noticed something amiss with him.

"Hmm?! Is that a manifestation of Dao Rhyme beside him?" Tina said with a surprised expression.

Just because others didn't know this didn't mean she didn't.

That little grass was clearly a manifestation of Dao Rhyme, but how could it appear beside Wood Emperor?

He shouldn't have reached the realm where he could manifest Dao Rhyme yet!

That was the limit of the Emperor Realm, a power of comprehension that could only be revealed when one reached the Great Saint-level.

Mastering the manifestation of this Dao Rhyme basically meant that Wood Emperor was certainly entering the Great Saint Realm, and it was only a matter of time.

But clearly, Wood Emperor had not yet reached that level.

Otherwise, he wouldn't need to snatch the Dao Fruit.

Only those who cannot break through to above the Emperor Realm, or whose own potential has reached its limit, would need a Dao Fruit.

Once one obtains a Dao Fruit, it means inheriting the other party's Dao.

And clearly, Wood Emperor had not yet reached the level of Dao Rhyme manifestation; otherwise, he would absolutely not be willing to inherit someone else's Dao Fruit.

Isn't his own Dao Fruit fragrant?

Why covet someone else's?

Moreover, if one obtains someone else's Dao Fruit and does not refine it thoroughly enough, it can easily affect one's own level.

Tina's eyes narrowed slightly, then her beautiful eyes opened slightly, and she whispered, "I see! Wood Emperor obtained the key to this Great Saint Relic!"

"That little grass was left behind by a Great Saint expert."

"As long as one can cultivate this little grass and comprehend the power within it, one can gain the qualification to command Dao Rhymes and enter inside!"

"It's just a pity that Wood Emperor only cultivated the little grass and didn't comprehend the power within it, so he couldn't enter the Great Saint Relic."

It must be said that Tina had guessed correctly.

The seed of this little grass was left behind by the expert of the Great Saint Relic.

And Wood Emperor and his people studied it day after day, finally cultivating this little grass, but they didn't have enough time to comprehend the power of Dao Rhyme within the little grass.

Otherwise, today's winner would undoubtedly have been Wood Emperor and his people.