333: Inherited, contracted spirit

This reckoning will still continue for a long time, as investigating those scandalous affairs is quite difficult.

Only a minority of people possess outstanding investigative abilities.

After all, in a world where the strong are respected, few cultivate professions with limited combat power.

However, a Master has infinite lifespan, so he can naturally afford to wait; for him, justice delayed is still justice.

“Galaxy Lord, this is compensation for your disciple. The one who assassinated him has been executed and sent to the front lines, under your command,” Luo Lita said.

He handed the compensation from the War God Clan to the Galaxy Lord.

The Galaxy Lord was very pleased. He hadn't expected such a big commotion this time, that he, a Master of Six Stars, could actually stir up the entire universe's system.

Of course, he knew he was merely the fuse.

Mainly, the assassination of Lin Ye was too dramatic and too distinctive.

He slaughtered a bunch of War God Clan members within the rules, offended them, and then they sent someone far stronger than him to assassinate him, yet they failed.

Sky Thunder King had good reason to use this as a fuse.

See? Even those few leaders now had some impression of Lin Ye.

“What’s the extent?” the Galaxy Lord asked.

“Just don’t violate the rules,” Luo Lita said with a smile.

The Galaxy Lord’s lips curved into a cold sneer.

Purple Thunder King, is it? What big talk, to take that nickname, and even dare to hunt down my disciple! In the endless years to come, you’ll have a hard time.

Making things difficult for someone within the rules? That’s too simple.

If it were during the War, sending him to the Vanguard Camp or Assault Camp would be even simpler.

“Enjoy it, kid.”

Purple Thunder King shivered. He chose his own nickname; wasn’t it fair to pick a domineering one? It was also because his reputation wasn't loud enough for others to give him a nickname, so he could only entertain himself.

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“It’s done.”

Lin Ye opened his eyes in surprise.

Affliction of Fate, the preliminary blueprint has been established.

Affliction of Fate (Completion 0.1%)

One could only say that it truly was a skill from the Fate series; the difficulty of comprehension soared, and coupled with his insufficient foundation in Fate, it took him fourteen years to establish the blueprint.

“No wonder no one has been able to comprehend it for so many years; it truly isn’t a task that ordinary people can complete,” Lin Ye thought to himself.

This skill alone took fourteen years just to establish the blueprint; for him to fully comprehend it himself, it would take tens of thousands of years.

This was even with his own decent comprehension.

After comprehending so many skills, his comprehension had soared.

“Add points.”

Several centuries' worth of points disappeared, and the completion of Affliction of Fate surged.

Soon, countless insights in Lin Ye's mind condensed into the complete Affliction of Fate.

Affliction of Fate, complete!

The moment Affliction of Fate was completed, a seven-colored glow appeared in the space, seemingly celebrating his success.

The other three Inheritors looked bewildered.

“What happened?”

“What’s going on? It’s very strange.”

“The changes in this space, I wonder if they are good or bad.”

The figure of the Guardian of the Lake appeared in the upper opening of the space. At this moment, he was filled with joy.

“You succeeded, you succeeded! In just 14 years, you actually comprehended the Inheritance. Amazing, truly amazing.”

The Lake was somewhat incoherent.

How many hundreds of millions of years? He had stayed here for too long, so long that even sleeping felt boring, so much so that he was sick of sleeping.

Lin Ye nodded slowly.

“I did not fail you.”

The other three Inheritors were in disbelief.

“He succeeded? Impossible, right? Fourteen years, in fourteen years I was still receiving knowledge Inheritance.”

“Impossible, absolutely impossible.”

“I don’t believe it.”

One of them was particularly severe, as if struck by the most fatal blow, his face contorted in rage.

“No, the Inheritance is mine, it’s mine! You deserve to die, to die.”

As if possessed, he directly attacked Lin Ye.

But as soon as the thought moved him, the Guardian Spirit sensed it.

“Since he has succeeded, then you all may leave.”

With a wave of his hand, he cleared the three people’s memories about the Inheritance and then sent them out of the Inheritance Ground.

“This person has fallen into madness; obtaining the Inheritance has become his obsession. It would be best to delete more memories,” the Lake thought to himself.

This person had been persistently participating since he learned of the Inheritance Ground, already for hundreds of thousands of years.

Initially, it was just to advance his law progress, but gradually, the desire to obtain the Inheritance grew deeper and deeper, eventually becoming an obsession.

Even though each entry only yielded some insights into laws and some insignificant rewards, he still spent a lot of time on the Inheritance.

The Lake skillfully cleared his obsession.

For an existence like him, heart demons and obsessions, as long as they were not a Master, could be easily eliminated.

Lin Ye, however, did not know that someone had harbored murderous intent towards him. It was also fortunate that the Lake intervened and saved that person's life, otherwise, a person who had wasted hundreds of thousands of years on the Inheritance would basically be instantly killed by Lin Ye.

He had no skills, no equipment, and presumably, his vessel was not strong either.

Where did he get the confidence?

“Congratulations, you have become the Inheritor of Great Wizard of Fate Lan,” the Lake congratulated.

“Thank you,” Lin Ye clasped his fists.

He was now curious about what the Inheritance of the Great Wizard of Fate entailed.

A powerful being who had existed for countless years, even after being dead for so long, his Inheritance must be extraordinary.

“Besides the knowledge-flow Inheritance, this Inheritance Hall will be yours from now on. Although the material resources were exhausted when the Great Wizard attempted to reach the Supreme realm, the most valuable thing is still the Inheritance Hall itself; it is the Great Wizard's artifact evolution,” the Lake explained.

“Oh? That is indeed very valuable,” Lin Ye said, his heart filled with pleasant surprise.

This one Inheritance alone might almost rival the wealth of his teacher, the Galaxy Lord.

“Of course, there’s one more crucial thing,” the Lake said mysteriously.

“What else?” Lin Ye asked expectantly.

“Me,” the Lake puffed out his chest.

“You????” Lin Ye was stunned. He wasn't into that, let alone that; even if the Lake were a great beauty, he wouldn't be interested.

Such low-level desires as beauty were far less attractive to him than cultivation.

“What kind of look is that? I’m an old monster who has lived for billions of years, widely experienced. I became the Great Wizard’s Contract Spirit when he first became a Master,” the Lake explained.

Lin Ye knew about Contract Spirits; they were similar to Star Spirits, also a type of Contract object.

Contract Spirits are born from living beings but cannot reside in a physical body; they can only form a Contract with others to be sustained by them.

Of course, they themselves are also very powerful existences, retaining most of their previous life's strength and knowledge-based memories, and also have functions like possession, spellcasting, and investigation.

Contract Spirits with extraordinary intelligence can also offer strategies.

“It’s a pity that our Contract Spirits can only form a Contract once, otherwise, I would let you experience the thrill of being possessed by me,” the Lake said.

Lin Ye understood, but the Lake's greatest value to him was its strategic advice and its vast knowledge.

As for combat power, it was not worth mentioning; Contract Spirits have no independent combat ability.

However, within this Inheritance Hall, the Lake could indeed exert its strength.

“Perfect, I actually have some questions I’d like to ask.”