218: The adventure continues, normal minefield

Lin Chen ignored the stunned and despairing Fire God, choosing instead to greet and converse with the three Foundation Level powerhouses.

"Child, this Fire God possesses some valuable things. Before his death, he was only one step away from breaking through to the Foundation Level. His legacy is quite good and could certainly benefit you."

Fire Lord Yan Fen, as a Foundation Level expert in the path of Fire, had already discerned the Fire God's true nature the moment he saw him.

"However, having been reborn, this Fire God has severed his possibility of breaking through to the Foundation Level. His true spirit has been polluted, and this universe cannot allow him to reach the Foundation Level."

"This is also a good thing. A polluted Fire God makes for a relatively good research subject."

The Other Shore Walker and Weapon Saint, with just a few words, analyzed the Fire God's state and had already arranged his fate.

With Foundation Level powerhouses present, all of the Fire God's previous schemes seemed utterly ridiculous.

In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are but fleeting clouds.

"Great ones, thank you for making the trip. You can take this Fire God. I only need the semi-artifact Fire God Mountain, which has a high probability of being cultivated into a true artifact in the future."

"What trouble? The three of us coming here was a chance we snatched from others. For a period of time, the three of us will serve as protectors for you and Jiuyue, and incidentally, we'll try to piggyback on your opportunities to see if we can gain some fortune in the Gods Graveyard."

Fire Lord spoke their thoughts bluntly.

Lin Chen had no other thoughts on the matter. If their own Foundation Level powerhouses could truly gain opportunities, their strengthening would mean the strengthening of the human race. As a human, he would naturally benefit.

Before he reached the Foundation Level, the stronger the human race's Foundation Level powerhouses were, the more advantageous it would be for him.

Weapon Saint took action, confining the shrunken Fire God Mountain. Through special methods, he separated the Fire God from it, leaving only the pure semi-artifact Fire God Mountain.

The semi-artifact Fire God Mountain had not yet given birth to a spirit. Its original spirit was the Fire God, whose fate was now sealed as a research subject. So now, the Fire God Mountain needs to re-nurture its spirituality and cultivate a new spirit.

Since the Fire God Mountain has already had a spirit, cultivating another one is not difficult. The most important thing moving forward is to cultivate the Fire God Mountain and elevate it into a true artifact.

"The crisis is temporarily resolved. You and that child Jiuyue can continue exploring the Gods Graveyard. Explore boldly. With us backing you up, make as much trouble as you can. It would be best if you could uncover the secret behind the formation of the Gods Graveyard."

"I'll do my best. The Gods Graveyard has existed for so long; uncovering its origin will still be quite difficult."

"Do your best, and go for it."

The three Fire Lords once again concealed themselves. Lin Chen could not sense them, but he knew they were definitely nearby.

With elders protecting him, the Gods Graveyard held no more threats for him.

"Oi, Sister Jiuyue."

"Problem solved?"

"With our clan's great ones making a move, a mere Fire God can't stir up any trouble."

"That's good then. Let's keep moving forward."

"Then let's continue."

The two tacitly avoided mentioning the bet. They would interact as usual, treating it as a joke.

Next stop, the Thunder Pool.

The Thunder Pool is a legacy ground formed after the death of a Thunder-elemental semi-Foundation Level expert. It is similar in type to the Fire God Mountain, both being fixed legacies.

If the Fire God Mountain had a hidden agenda, the Thunder Pool naturally would too.

On the way from the Fire God Mountain to the Thunder Pool, Lin Chen and Jiuyue saw several divine legacies manifest, but they were all legacies of Lower Gods and Upper Gods, which they did not value.

Their goal was clear: after passing through the Thunder Pool, they would go to obtain the Time Main God's legacy. Only after acquiring the Time Main God's legacy would they explore the Gods Graveyard more deeply.

As for the three Fire Lords following behind them, they conveniently collected those legacies.

One doesn't know the cost of living until one manages a household.

Although legacies of Lower God and Upper God levels were nothing to Lin Chen and his companions, for the vast majority of the human race, they were excellent resources.

A single divine legacy, while not guaranteed to produce a God, could certainly cultivate a large number of Ascension to God. With more Deng Shen, some of them would naturally gain opportunities to break through and become Gods.

The larger the base of Deng Shen, the greater the number of Gods.

Any capable clan spares no effort in cultivating the demigods and Deng Shen within their ranks, as this leads to a greater number of Gods in the clan, and thus a higher probability of more Foundation Level powerhouses emerging.

The number of strong individuals decreases as one ascends the ranks, forming a typical thumbtack-like structure.

But as long as the thumbtack is large enough, its tip will grow longer and thicker.

The Thunder Pool had been reached.

Boundless thunder raged. Though called a Thunder Pool, it was in fact a sea of thunder, with various types of lightning constantly forming and dissipating, exuding violent power at every moment.

The Thunder Pool's trial was far more terrifying than the Fire God Mountain's. Once one entered the trial, one had to delve a certain distance into the Thunder Pool before gaining a chance to withdraw; otherwise, one would simply perish within the Thunder Pool.

The Thunder Pool's trial was simple: one only needed to cross the Thunder Pool, reach its center, and defeat a Thunder God Projection one rank higher to successfully obtain the Thunder God's legacy.

The Thunder God's legacy was not a one-time inheritance.

However, the legacy obtained by defeating a Thunder God Projection one rank higher was not the true Thunder God's legacy; it was merely a Main God-level legacy, similar to the legacy left by the Five Elements Main God previously.

The trial was divided into two parts: crossing the Thunder Pool and defeating a Thunder God Projection one rank higher.

The intensity of the Thunder Pool varied for each participant in the trial. Although all participants appeared to be in the same space, they were actually in different spaces.

The intensity of the Thunder Pool's lightning faced by Ninth Order Gods was certainly much lower than that faced by Upper Gods.

This time, Jiuyue did not make a bet with Lin Chen. One guaranteed loss was enough; more would seem contrived.

Lin Chen entered the Thunder Pool, and overwhelming lightning swept towards him. With Spiritual Stealth activated, he cared for no one.

Even amidst the surging lightning, he remained unaffected. The mere lightning capable of killing Ninth Order Gods, when weakened by the Spiritual Stealth state, would struggle to kill even God Ascension First Order.

The Thunder Pool's lightning intensity was divided into three stages.

The first stage: lightning of the same life rank as the inheritor.

The second stage: lightning one rank higher than the inheritor's life rank.

The third stage: lightning two ranks higher than the inheritor's life rank.

During the trial, the lightning intensity continuously increased, appearing formidable. However, any being with a high affinity for the lightning element could easily pass the first stage and, with some cost, pass the second stage.

Any inheritor who passed the second stage would gain a chance to withdraw. As long as they didn't court death, they would generally not die.

Moreover, most inheritors actually regarded the Thunder Pool as a cultivation ground. The endless variety of lightning was simply a sacred place for lightning-element cultivators. Here, one could come into contact with different types of lightning, making it easier to comprehend the Dao of Thunder.

"It's quite normal, no unexpected situations."

Lin Chen entered the Thunder Pool. After the trial began, he found that the Thunder Pool trial was in normal mode, and the lightning he and other Ninth Order Gods inheritors faced was no different.

This was both a good thing and a bad thing.

The good thing was that there were no tricks, and he could easily obtain a Main God-level Thunder-element legacy.

The bad thing was that he couldn't uncover the hidden secrets within the Thunder Pool, nor could he take the Thunder Pool away. After all, such a cultivation holy land, left here for all races to use, was too wasteful.

The human race desperately needed such good things. Thunder-element cultivators born into the human race were quite pitiful; they didn't have a stable cultivation holy land like the Thunder Pool for their practice.

Just like the previous Fire God Mountain, Lin Chen planned to place it in the Five Regions Great World after he refined and controlled it, turning it into a holy land for fire cultivators, allowing it to shine for the human race while seeking an opportunity to ascend to an artifact.