176: I want the world itself!

"..." Lin Ye did not speak, still maintaining that smiling expression.

The more he did so, the more uneasy the hearts of the many living beings became.

They were shocked to discover that they themselves were all supreme experts who had shaken the ages, and some had even left a profound mark in ancient history.

Yet, such figures, when gathered together, could not see through a youth who was not even twenty years old?!

"What exactly do you want?!" The Old Ones roared; this was not the first time they had asked!

But each time, the only response they received was the eerie smile on Lin Ye's face. That smile was as if he were looking at ants; how many ages had it been since they had seen such a smile!

Whenever a great era arrived, contemporary Prodigies would always enter this Lingxu Battlefield, and naturally, some lucky ones would find their portrait and thus obtain a Legacy!

Countless epochs had passed, and every person who entered, no matter how arrogant their personality, had always been filled with gratitude toward them.

After all, they had handed over their Legacies to them!

And yet, Lin Ye before them actually treated them like ants!

But now, there was clearly no time to continue being angry. The living beings in this Small World could not attack Lin Ye, but they could attack others!

Although the Old Ones were powerful, with a mere hundred people forming their own faction, if all the living beings in this world targeted them...

The outcome was predictable: they would certainly die!

At that time, the rules of this world would likely reselect a faction for Lin Ye.

That would be a loss that outweighed the gain!

"Damn it!" The leading Old One gritted his teeth and said with a tragic expression, "Alright, Lin Ye, stop being difficult. I will also give you my Legacy."

"Before... it was my fault before!"

As he admitted his fault, the Old One looked up at the starry sky and took a deep breath.

He had already forgotten whether the last time he apologized was in the Ancient era or the Myriad Ancient era.

In short, having gone through countless ages, he was simply unable to retain complete memories.

"Old Li..." The eyes of the many Old Ones looking at the leader were filled with melancholy.

"Damn it! Let's do it, what Karma! I'll bear it!"

"Me too. Doesn't Lin Ye want more? Then we'll give him more! Let's see if we can create a terrifying Devil Head that will shake the Ten Thousand Domains!"

"All paths are Dao; who says that the Devil is not one of the paths! I'll bear it too!"

"Me too..."

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Old Ones stepped forward, their eyes filled with a hint of determination.

Clearly, they wanted to gamble. They wanted to gamble that Lin Ye, as a person with great Luck, would not walk down that evil path, and they also directly ignored the so-called Karma.

They had figured it out!

Future generations have their own blessings; they were just projections, so why worry so much? Anyway, it was the original bodies that would bear the Karma; what bad intentions could this group of projections have?

They acted as soon as they decided!

Boom!!!!!! A roar echoed between heaven and earth.

They saw more than a dozen Old Ones simultaneously erupt with golden radiance; this light far surpassed the Legacy that Chu Hao had received earlier.

The other living beings on the Ancient Battlefield were also shocked by the Old Ones' grand gesture!

"Are these old things risking their lives? So many Legacies, and all of it is their entire collection, tsk tsk tsk... This kid really has methods!"

"That's right, he is good material for a Devil Cultivator; look at that Physique, look at these methods!"

"Wait! Look! What is that kid doing?!"

They saw Lin Ye wave his hand casually, and the golden beam of light rushing toward him was deflected once again.

This scene left all the living beings present dumbfounded; they had not expected that Lin Ye could actually discard so many Legacies?

Was this still not enough?!

The principle that being too greedy leads to indigestion is something any Cultivator can understand!

These Old Ones even intended to dump their life's learnings onto Lin Ye all at once, yet he rejected them again without hesitation.

Being rejected one after another, the faces of the Old Ones had completely darkened.

"Kid, are you refusing a kindness?"

"This is enough, right? If you take any more, aren't you afraid of being blown apart?"

"Every one of these things would be world-shaking if revealed, yet you actually rejected them again?"

"Can't such a large amount of Legacy satisfy your appetite? Or are you saying you want all of our old things' Legacies?"

Hearing the last Old One's words, Lin Ye grinned, revealing those white teeth.

"You're right, I do want everything."

As soon as Lin Ye finished speaking, the Old Ones' side exploded in an uproar.

"Impossible!!! Absolutely impossible!"

"Even if this Small World is destroyed, I will not let you obtain everyone's Legacy!"

"That's right, this is not just for our own sake, but also for you, kid. If you accept so many Legacies, I'm afraid your Divine Soul will be shattered directly!"

"Giving you so many Legacies would drown you! Cultivation must be done step by step, do you understand?!"

"Such great greed is definitely not good for you!"

"..." The Old Ones spoke one after another, their tone filled with anger and anxiety.

But Lin Ye just waited unhurriedly for everyone to finish speaking before he slowly opened his mouth: "I think you have misunderstood one thing. I want all of your Legacies? No, I want everything in this Small World!"

"Hehe..." The leading Old One was so angry he laughed: "Kid, I have to say, you are truly greedy, but even if this Small World is truly destroyed, you cannot obtain everyone's Legacy!"

"Rules are rules; they cannot be broken just like that!"

"Do you know how many living beings are present? You want everyone's Legacy? You are truly an ignorant idiot. It seems that my previous statement about you becoming a Devil Head was me overthinking; with your personality, you will probably die on the road before you even grow up."

"Hehe..." Lin Ye chuckled twice and said word by word: "I said it, I don't want your Legacy, and I don't want their Legacy either. What I want is this Small World itself!"

Crack, crack, crack... At this moment, the world within the painting seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Huge cracks completely dispersed throughout the Universe, and no matter how powerful the cultivation of those projections was, they could not stop this process.

They were already preparing to launch an attack on the Old Ones. Didn't Lin Ye want Legacies? Give him as much as he wanted!

The Old Ones were clearly stunned by Lin Ye's words. They completely did not understand what Lin Ye was talking about. Want this Small World? How do you want it?

Boom!!! At this very moment, a terrifying black wave suddenly erupted from Lin Ye's body. The black waves rolled, sweeping across heaven and earth.

Thump, thump, thump... The sound of a heartbeat resonated throughout the Universe; it seemed that something ancient and eerie was awakening. The red clothes on Lin Ye moved without wind, and his face seemed to be covered by a mask.

The mask was blood-colored, resembling the face of a Nine Nether evil ghost, and it was constantly seeping blood.