178: Chapter 178 The Tower of Inheritance and the Inheritance Tournament, Silver Dragon Central City!

This news from Skin Bear made Li Fan pause.

Black Abyss Star Pirate Group?

Has Blue Star already been targeted by Cosmic Star Pirates?

Not long ago, Li Daguo had just told him about the Cosmic Star Pirates and expressed deep worry.

He never expected that what they feared would actually happen.

They were truly targeted by Cosmic Star Pirates!

If that was the case,

this Jia Yan must also be a Cosmic Star Pirate, and his previous claim of having no ill will toward Blue Star was a lie!

"Can you detect the current location of this pirate group?" Li Fan asked with a frown.

Skin Bear shook his head, "No."

Hearing this answer, Li Fan felt a slight sense of loss.

If he could know the location of this pirate group, he planned to board the Dark Star and use Annihilation Eye to reap a big harvest. This would not only resolve the crisis facing Blue Star but also accumulate startup funds for his upcoming journey into the cosmos.

But unfortunately.

the location could not be determined.

After a brief silence, Li Fan continued to ask Skin Bear, "How long will it take to completely absorb all the energy of this spaceship?"

Skin Bear paused for a moment and replied, "At maximum power, it can be fully absorbed in one hour."

Li Fan nodded. "Good. One hour from now, I will enter the virtual network and go to the Silver Dragon Federation to register the Blue Star Civilization."

That's right.

He planned to first register the Blue Star Civilization to stabilize its safety.

One Black Abyss Star Pirate Group wasn't terrifying because its existence was known.

What was terrifying was the possibility of other unknown pirate groups being on their way.

So the best method was to register the Blue Star Civilization as quickly as possible to gain the protection of the Silver Dragon Federation.

Of course.

he had no intention of letting the known Black Abyss Star Pirate Group off the hook.

Although Skin Bear didn't know, someone definitely did!

That's right, Jia Yan!

He could absolutely use Jia Yan to trace the source and find the location of the Black Abyss Star Pirate Group.

He was unwilling to let this piece of meat delivered to his door just slip away!

But naturally, as stated before, he still needed to handle the safety issue of Blue Star first.

...

In the blink of an eye.

night arrived.

The Dark Star had completely finished absorbing the energy.

Li Fan found Li Daguo to arrange an absolutely private seclusion space, and then prepared to enter the Cosmic virtual network.

Just like when he was at the base before,

Li Fan did not plan to expose the Dark Star. Instead, he used the Dark Star's spatial technology to enter the spatially folded Dark Star.

Soon.

under Skin Bear's guidance,

Li Fan successfully logged into the virtual network.

The same as the first time he logged into the Blue Star Local Area Network, the scene before him upon entering was just an empty area, and he couldn't see much else.

But what was different this time were the several options available.

However, only the 【Wushan Seat】 server was lit up.

After asking Skin Bear, he learned that to access other or larger servers, more permissions were required.

And obtaining permissions generally only had two methods: one was spending money, and the other was relying on strength. If one's cultivation realm reached a certain standard, they could freely access any server.

For the current Li Fan,

neither seemed quite sufficient yet.

Of course, there was no need for that for the time being.

The Wushan Seat alone was enough for him to explore thoroughly.

Immediately after,

Li Fan also noticed the inheritance pagoda option.

Behind the inheritance pagoda option, a line of small red text now appeared:

["Synchronized to Wushan Seat Cosmic Server!"]

It seemed the situation inside the inheritance pagoda had been locked within the Blue Star Local Area Network before, and now that he connected to the Cosmic Server, the data had synchronized as well.

Regarding this mysterious inheritance pagoda, Li Fan couldn't help but ask Skin Bear about it.

Skin Bear paused for a mere second before giving the answer.

"In the Great Universe, every Domain Seat possesses an inheritance pagoda."

"The current master's inheritance pagoda belongs to the Wushan Seat's inheritance pagoda."

"The inheritance pagoda is a joint project between the Cosmic Cloud Company—the company that controls the virtual network—and Cosmic powerhouses. Its purpose is to find a suitable candidate to pass down their entire skill set after these Cosmic powerhouses accidentally perish. It is a screening mechanism."

"The strength of these Cosmic powerhouses generally requires at least Immortal Level. If the master is confident, he can attempt it."

Listening to the answer provided by Skin Bear,

Li Fan was profoundly shocked.

He hadn't expected the inheritance pagoda to have such a significant background.

If understood simply, the inheritance pagoda was equivalent to a transit station. Some Cosmic powerhouses signed contracts with the Cosmic Cloud Company before death, asking the company to help screen suitable successors in the form of an inheritance pagoda after they died, helping to pass down their inheritance.

"What are the invitations inside the inheritance pagoda? There are Ordinary Invitations and Golden Invitations. Does obtaining a Golden one give a better chance of obtaining the inheritance?" Li Fan continued to ask.

Skin Bear slowly explained, "Before answering the master, I need to explain the process of obtaining an inheritance from the inheritance pagoda."

"The inheritance pagoda is merely a screening device; the final inheritance is stored with the Cosmic Cloud Company."

"To obtain the inheritance, one must stand out among the vast number of competitors."

"At that time, the Cosmic Cloud Company will initiate the Inheritance Competition."

"Everyone can watch the competitors' progress by viewing the competition. Generally, only the top three are qualified to observe the inheritance. Who can absorb more depends entirely on talent."

"Even if one ultimately fails to absorb or adapt to the inheritance, they can still receive extra rewards."

"Of course, every time an Inheritance Competition is launched, the buzz is extremely high. Even if one doesn't make it to the top three, there's a chance to be noticed by some major forces, leading to a rapid rise in status."

"And the invitations are actually the qualifications to participate in the Inheritance Competition. Obtaining an Ordinary Invitation grants participation qualification, while obtaining a Golden Invitation grants the qualification to compete, along with the right to advance directly without competing five times."

Skin Bear's explanation instantly enlightened Li Fan.

So the invitation was just a qualification to participate.

This was somewhat contrary to Li Fan's initial guesses.

However, after Skin Bear's detailed introduction,

he developed a very strong interest in this Inheritance Competition.

Setting aside the Immortal Level inheritance—which, according to Skin Bear, belonged to the top echelon of existences even within the Wushan Seat—the allure was immense.

Besides the inheritance itself, there was also massive exposure.

Experience told him that a good platform was extremely important.

Although he could improve step-by-step until he was invincible by grinding time on his own, having a good platform and more resources would allow his progress to be much faster. Why wouldn't he want that?

If he could use the Inheritance Competition to access a broader platform, his rate of improvement could accelerate.

Therefore, he absolutely had to participate in this Inheritance Competition!

Immediately after,

Li Fan inquired further with Skin Bear about more details regarding the inheritance pagoda and the Inheritance Competition, obtaining another crucial piece of information.

That was the issue of the age of participants.

The Inheritance Competition mainly targeted the younger generation.

Since the base lifespans of various races in the universe differed, the inheritance pagoda determined whether someone was young and qualified to participate based on that race's base lifespan.

Using humans as the standard,

any human under fifty years old could participate.

This meant Li Daguo and Huang Lan could also participate.

Their current strength should be sufficient to obtain invitations.

He could bring parents along to participate then.

Shifting his gaze back to the initial interface,

Li Fan focused again on the Wushan Seat.

The most pressing matter was registering Blue Star first.

Quickly,

after finding the Tianlan Star Domain and clicking on the Silver Dragon System server,

a prompt immediately appeared before Li Fan's eyes:

"Connecting to Silver Dragon System Server. Please select login location."

"【Silver Dragon Central City】【Greedy Wolf Star】【Muqing Star】..."

There were numerous login locations, densely packed, making one's eyes swim.

According to Skin Bear's introduction,

Li Fan chose Silver Dragon Central City.

Because the headquarters of the Silver Dragon Federation was in Silver Dragon Central City, handling registration there would be more efficient.

Of course, the main reason was actually convenience for withdrawing money.

The cards left by the Dark Star's original owner were all high-end unregistered cards.

Although the money inside might not be much anymore, the customer tier was still there.

Ordinary small stations were simply not qualified to handle clients with such high-tier cards.

Soon.

As Li Fan selected Silver Dragon Central City,

the scene before his eyes shifted, and the surrounding environment instantly transformed into boundless starry skies.

Looking up ahead,

in the center of countless stars, a vast and boundless continent appeared before Li Fan's eyes.

The intense visual impact made Li Fan's heart pound uncontrollably.

This was Silver Dragon Central City!

And although it was called a city, its actual area was likely larger than ten thousand suns!