In the Celestial Palace Hall.
Lu Yuan, guided by his bloodline, came before a divine statue three meters tall.
The statue held the Divine Fire in its hand, stood upon a Red Dragon, and each strand of its hair resembled burning flames.
As he approached.
Lu Yuan felt a scorching presence rushing towards him, causing the fine hairs on his face to slightly curl, as if they had been singed.
Most importantly.
He felt a sense of affinity, as if of shared origin, from the Fire God statue before him.
In the next moment.
The statue lightly glowed, emitting an irresistible attraction, directly pulling Lu Yuan’s divine soul into another place.
When Lu Yuan came to his senses again, he found himself in a strange space.
This space was boundless, with nothing except the divine statue.
At this moment, the three-meter-tall statue seemed to come alive, its body rapidly expanding until it became a towering and majestic figure!
"Are you a descendant of mine, Lu Zhong?"
The figure’s voice rumbled, its divine eyes bright as the sun, carefully observing Lu Yuan.
"Junior Lu Yuan greets the ancestor!"
Proper etiquette must be observed.
Lu Yuan cupped his hands and bowed from afar to the figure.
"You are quite remarkable, the only descendant of the Fire God to set foot in this place within a million years."
Lu Zhong said with a complex tone.
However, when he sensed the Five Elements Spiritual Power emanating from Lu Yuan, his brows immediately furrowed.
"Since you are my descendant of the Fire God, why do you practice the Five Elements Technique?"
"Ancestor, you are not aware..."
Lu Yuan recounted in detail the experiences of the Lu Clan, like pouring out beans, listening to which made Lu Zhong’s eyes blaze with fury, his face alternately turning pale and flushed, nearly losing his composure on the spot.
"Is this true? Has my Lu Clan been forced to change its ancestral name, having to hide and barely survive in the world?"
"And other than you, there is only one Qi Refiner in the Visualization Realm left in my clan?"
Lu Zhong stood in place, stunned, never dreaming that the once glorious and mighty Fire God Race would fall into such decline.
"Tell me carefully, who in the Human Race is managing the world as the descendant of the Celestial Emperor?"
"Reporting to the ancestor, the Human Race is now fragmented, with only my Great Wilderness struggling to hold on."
Lu Yuan truthfully replied.
"The Great Wilderness? What is the Great Wilderness?"
To Lu Zhong, it sounded like a celestial script, having never heard the name at all.
When he learned from Lu Yuan the origins and sequences of the Great Wilderness, his body swayed, and the Divine Fire burning on him nearly extinguished on the spot.
He became desolate, as if he had lost all Essence, Qi, and Spirit, seeming to age tens of thousands of years in an instant.
They lost.
Lost utterly!
Even though they fought desperately back then, they still couldn’t change the fate of the Human Race being domesticated.
Moreover, the Human Race’s current situation is countless times worse than that of the Ancient Human Race!
In the Ancient Times.
The Ten Thousand Races stood together, Gods and Demons coexisted,
The Human Race, weak, was treated as mere food and sustenance, struggling to survive in the gaps between races.
But no matter what.
Though the Ancient Human Race lived in hardship, they could at least secretly accumulate power.
Through unremitting efforts of generations of wise ancestors, they finally ushered in a glorious era that belonged to the Human Race.
And in the ancient battle.
With the Innate Gods and Demons joining the fray, the Celestial Emperor, knowing things were unfeasible, left many contingencies.
He instructed the Ancient Gods to leave a trace of Divine Soul Mark, hoping that future generations could lead the Human Race to rise again.
But they never imagined that the Human Race would end up in such a state.
The Ancient Human Race who dared to fight against Heaven back then, are now being domesticated by Heaven as livestock, muddled, numb, completely losing all fighting spirit and resolve.
Under such circumstances.
Even if the Celestial Emperor were reborn, he would see no hope or way out!
Lu Zhong was silent for a long time, then spoke in a low voice.
"Enough, since you all have come this far, it shows that you are the last embers of the Human Race."
"According to the Celestial Emperor’s legacy, you need only defeat us to obtain the Law Fragment we left behind."
"Of course, if you can defeat a hundred thousand Celestial Gods, three thousand Ancestral Gods, ten Celestial Venerables, there might be a chance to receive the Celestial Emperor’s Inheritance."
Lu Zhong revealed a bitter smile, not believing his descendant could reach such heights.
After all, the Celestial Emperor of the Human Race was an unrivaled force, sovereign over the Ten Thousand Races.
If not for the unexpected awakening of the Innate Gods and Demons slumbering in the River of Time, perhaps these Three Thousand Worlds would already be territories of the Human Race.
The method to obtain the Celestial Emperor’s Inheritance is also simple.
It all depends on power.
Whoever has the bigger fist, the greater strength, can get more resources and inheritance!
However, each Celestial Emperor possesses terrifying combat power, unrivaled in the same Realm.
For an ordinary Qi Refiner to defeat them is more difficult than ascending to Heaven.
"Enough, the Origin I left is about to dissipate, if you wish to obtain the inheritance, you must first pass my test."
As Lu Zhong’s words fell.
His form rapidly diminished, finally shrinking to a God about three meters tall.
His aura quickly fell as well, finally suppressing to the same Divine Bridge Realm as Lu Yuan.
"If that’s the case, then I apologize in advance, senior."
After Lu Yuan spoke, his entire aura transformed.
If previously, his presence was unremarkable, appearing no different from an ordinary Qi Refiner in the Divine Bridge Realm.
Then now.
After Lu Yuan became serious, he resembled a Supreme Divine Sword with its sharpness revealed.
His aura deep as the sea, causing even Lu Zhong to take notice!
"My descendant’s cultivation is a bit lacking, but his power is quite decent."
Lu Zhong nodded secretly, a trace of approval in his eyes.
He waved his large hand, immediately causing True Sun Fire to pour forth, instantly turning the entire space into a sea of flames.