215: Dangerous inheritance

Upon hearing this, Karona and the others nodded.

"As expected of a god's Legacy ruin, the requirements are truly outrageous. We just got lucky!"

After a moment of emotion, everyone immediately turned their attention to the opened ruins.

They then began to fantasize that a god's Legacy ruin surely contained many good things.

Not to mention several Divine Artifacts, because these items were said to be rare even for gods, but there should at least be a few demi-divine artifacts!

And as for gold coins, there should be at least tens of billions, right? Thinking of these things, Arthur and the others' spirits clearly became excited.

However, since it was a ruin, there was still a possibility of encountering danger. Before entering, Arthur and the others all activated their legendary ring of protection as a precaution.

After all, magic items could defend autonomously, but they also had a reaction time.

Although it was very short, perhaps less than 0.1 seconds, for a Legendary Expert, it was already enough to launch an attack.

And the Legacy ruin of a god, if one encountered danger, it certainly couldn't be underestimated.

So, it was better to activate the shield first!

After making preparations, Arthur's group walked in.

Leading the way was Victor. According to him, as Arthur's guard, dangerous tasks like scouting should best be left to him!

Behind the main door, it was originally pitch black, but as Arthur's group entered, it was as if a switch had been triggered. In the blink of an eye, the dome suddenly lit up, illuminating the world behind the door as if it were daytime.

With Arthur's Legendary-level strength, merely the change in light had almost no effect on him, and he adapted in less than a second.

He then surveyed the world behind the door, which was simply a grand hall!

Unlike Arthur's imagination, the world behind the door was not exceptionally magnificent; instead, its appearance was quite ordinary.

Aside from the entire hall being the size of a football field and entirely cast from Purple Vein Divine Stones, which were incredibly rare and expensive, there was nothing else to indicate its extraordinary nature.

The entire hall contained neither mountains of treasures nor various Qi and magic Secret Manuals.

After a careful scan, only the one-meter-high triangular platform in the center of the hall was somewhat eye-catching.

Because on the platform sat a ten-centimeter spherical orb, its surface resembling the Milky Way, dark yet shimmering with subtle light, giving it a mysterious feeling.

Since only that orb in the entire hall was somewhat special, Arthur and the others went directly to its side.

Upon closer inspection, Arthur discovered that the one-meter rhomboid platform supporting the orb actually had several lines of ancient text.

Seeing this, Arthur and the others unanimously turned their gaze towards Doria.

The latter proudly puffed out her chest, striking a 'watch me' pose, and immediately began to decipher the meaning of the ancient text.

A few minutes later, Doria, after confirming multiple times, explained to Arthur:

"The general meaning of the ancient text here is that any destined person who picks up the Legacy item on the platform, which is that black orb,

and places it against their forehead, then uses their Mental Energy to perceive it, can obtain the Legacy of the God of the Desert.

After obtaining the Legacy, they will gain the right to acquire treasures!"

"And that's it!"

Arthur was somewhat surprised; this God of the Desert was too casual.

Moreover, this Legacy was obtained too easily. Shouldn't a god's Legacy require some sort of trial?

Only testing strength and attributes at the entrance was enough!

The item was obtained too easily, and Arthur was temporarily disbelieving.

Besides, who knew if this orb was dangerous? What if it exploded if he put it directly against his forehead?

It wasn't just Arthur who was conflicted; Karona, Olivia, and the others, after hearing Doria's words, stared intently at the mysterious, star-shimmering black orb.

They wondered what to think!

Just as Arthur was pondering whether to let Sunny try it as instructed, he suddenly noticed that the Portable Shop, which usually had almost no presence, was reacting again.

The red dot representing the Portable Shop in the upper right corner of his vision had begun to flash red again!

The last time the Portable Shop had such a reaction was when Arthur unified the Doreen Peninsula and the shop gained a new function: Instillation.

So Arthur dared not neglect it and quickly clicked the red dot to check. He saw a red dot indicating a situation appear in the Portable Shop's usage log.

Clicking further, he found that a line of text had been added to the shop's usage log. That line of text was deep crimson, as if warning Arthur of something.

"Warning: The black orb ahead is extremely dangerous. It contains not only a godhead fragment of the God of the Desert but also a Clone and all memories of the God of the Desert.

If a compatible Legendary Expert absorbs this Legacy, there is a very high probability they will be subjected to Possession by the God of the Desert and become a Demigod Expert within one or two years."

The shop's usage log usually recorded Arthur's purchases, but now it even had this warning effect, which pleasantly surprised Arthur, meaning his future safety had increased significantly.

Because in the current world, gods exist, and there are all sorts of strange and wonderful methods. It's possible some method could be used by an enemy against Arthur.

With the Portable Shop's reminder, Arthur could avoid danger!

For a Legacy like today's, with Arthur and his companions' current strength and experience, they simply couldn't discern that this Legacy was a trap, a means for the God of the Desert to perform Possession.

If Arthur had been unaware and let Sunny undergo the Legacy, Sunny would very likely have been subjected to Possession by the God of the Desert.

Possession movements are very subtle, and outsiders generally cannot detect them.

Furthermore, after Possession, with the blessing of that godhead fragment, the God of the Desert would quickly become a Demigod Expert. If such a person were kept by their side, one could imagine how dangerous that would be.

Thinking of all this, Arthur couldn't help but shiver, and then repeatedly congratulated himself internally for having the Portable Shop.

Since he understood the danger of the black orb, he certainly couldn't let Sunny undergo the Legacy.

But he couldn't come here for nothing. After much thought, Arthur suddenly remembered that he still had one copy opportunity.

If he copied the black orb, Arthur would not only obtain the godhead fragment but also learn the reason for the gods' disappearance over ten thousand years ago from the God of the Desert's memories.

This was already a huge gain!

Since he wasn't sure if the God of the Desert within the black orb could perceive the outside world, Arthur did not reveal the specific situation of the black orb.

Instead, he stepped forward:

"Since no one can decide, let me first take a look at what this black orb actually is."

As Arthur had always been in a dominant position within the team, no one objected to his words; they merely looked at him with some concern.

As soon as Arthur finished speaking, he pretended to walk forward and carefully examined the black orb, then inadvertently touched it to copy it.

Although from the Portable Shop's warning, the current God of the Desert should not be able to exert Demigod-level power.