421: Chapter 421 Inheritance of a Cosmic Powerhouse

"He is also an Azure Dragon Divine Envoy," Zang Yu said with a slight smile.

For some reason, seeing this smile, the chill in Xiao Weiqing's heart intensified. When he had seen Zang Yu again at Shenxiang Mountain, Zang Yu already seemed like a different person. Could it have been then?

The former Zang Yu was unable to control his Mental Energy because it was too powerful. Since Mental Energy is the external manifestation of a powerful Divine Soul, didn't that mean the Zang Yu he first met in Jingdu Prefecture was already an Azure Dragon Divine Envoy?

Looking at the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy beside him, he stood half a body length behind Zang Yu, clearly following Zang Yu's lead.

What exactly was going on?

Seeing Xiao Weiqing's furrowed brows, Zang Yu smiled slightly.

"You don't understand?"

Xiao Weiqing didn't answer, his heart on guard.

Swoosh~ Swoosh~~

Xie Zhiyuan, Dongfang Baichen, and Princess Palace Master Yun Shu took to the air, arriving at Xiao Weiqing's side to form a confrontation with Zang Yu and the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy.

Zang Yu ignored them and said to himself:

"A long time ago."

"A Universe Powerhouse was defeated while competing with others for a treasure. Heavily injured, he fled with a group of followers. Before he died, unable to bear the thought of his Legacy being lost, he slipped into this Incubation Ground and left his Legacy behind."

"And he told his followers to do their best to select a successor, to Cultivate them with all their hearts, so they could avenge him in the future."

"Later, guess what happened?"

Zang Yu laughed, his eyes seemingly holding some ridicule.

Xiao Weiqing listened silently, not saying a word.

"That Universe Powerhouse died too quickly to make many arrangements, and he also underestimated the greed of human nature."

"His followers fell into infighting."

"One group of followers insisted on the Universe Powerhouse's orders to prepare for selecting and cultivating a successor in the future. They believed they should lie low until a sapient civilization appeared to select a successor for the Universe Powerhouse. This group of followers belonged to the Conservative Faction."

"Another group of more radical followers felt that civilization in this Incubation Ground was developing too slowly. At that time, there was a type of seemingly powerful but brainless Yao Beast on Blue Star with pitifully small brains that couldn't develop any kind of civilization at all."

"They thought it would be better to destroy them and nurture a new civilization according to what they wanted."

"This idea was sternly rejected; the Conservative Faction believed they should not interfere with the evolution of life."

"And another group of followers were considered neutral."

"But unexpectedly, the Radical Faction followers directly destroyed those creatures."

"Destroyed?"

Xiao Weiqing exclaimed.

"Yes, destroyed."

"If I remember correctly, a powerful Star Lord threw a large rock at Blue Star."

"And then..."

"Boom~~"

"Most of the creatures on Blue Star went extinct."

Xiao Weiqing was expressionless, but his fists tightened slightly. He asked, "And then?"

"Then, the Conservative Faction and the Radical Faction started fighting. For some reason, both sides fought with True Fire, and after one battle, few people remained."

"Later on."

"The two factions only then realized they had been deceived; that rock was actually thrown by the Neutral Faction."

"It was done to make them fight so that they could all be eliminated."

"Why?"

Xie Zhiyuan asked; this didn't make sense.

Zang Yu chuckled, "As I said, that Universe Powerhouse underestimated the greed of human nature."

"Among his followers, someone had thoughts they shouldn't have, feeling that waiting for tens or hundreds of millions of years to select a successor like a nanny was very foolish."

"Could it be that they couldn't accept the Legacy themselves?"

Xiao Weiqing frowned, "Did the Neutral Faction succeed?"

"No."

"They failed."

"In the end, the Conservative and Radical Factions fought with all their might and perished together with the Star Lords of the Neutral Faction."

Xiao Weiqing was shocked, "Perished together?"

"Correct, perished together."

"The Radical Faction's methods were questionable, but like the Conservative Faction, they were loyal to that Universe Powerhouse and had no ulterior motives."

Xiao Weiqing asked, "Are you talking about the Star Dome?"

Zang Yu nodded, "Yes, I just remembered that you've been there."

"You should have brought back the primal divine light of the Azure Dragon Star Lord then; it would have saved me a lot of trouble."

The figure of that giant appeared in Xiao Weiqing's mind. "That was the Azure Dragon Star Lord?"

"Yes."

"That's not right," Xiao Weiqing countered. "Since they are external Star Lords, how could they withstand the rules of the Incubation Ground?"

"Oh? It seems you know quite a lot," Zang Yu laughed. "Indeed, external Star Lords, or rather, Star Lords who didn't achieve a Breakthrough within the rules of the Incubation Ground, would be repelled by the Incubation Ground. But it's not like there's no way."

"What way?"

"Lowering one's Realm!" Zang Yu replied.

"Lowering one's Realm?"

Xiao Weiqing didn't quite understand.

Zang Yu explained, "It's the primal divine light. Because of the Divine Soul, the Star Lord Realm exceeds the rules of the Incubation Ground, so the Divine Soul must be separated from the Divine Body. This is also the origin of the primal divine light."

"Once outside the Incubation Ground, the primal divine light can be refined again. However, the Divine Soul will be damaged this way, and future achievements won't be very high."

Then.

Zang Yu continued, "After that battle, the Star Lords were almost all killed or wounded. The last Star Lord of the Conservative Faction anchored the four Great Divine Halls to Blue Star before dying."

"When a sapient civilization appears on Blue Star and the number of sapient lives reaches a certain level, the Divine Halls will emerge, bringing Blue Star into the era of Cultivation."

"Which is what you call the Spiritual Qi recovery."

"If that's the case, then why do you restrict our Cultivation?" Xiao Weiqing asked.

Zang Yu laughed, sounding somewhat mocking. "Do you think you are a chosen civilization that can receive the Legacy of a great Universe Powerhouse for nothing?"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Weiqing pressed.

Zang Yu smiled and didn't answer.

"I'm afraid this Azure Dragon Envoy belongs to the Neutral Faction," Xie Zhiyuan said coldly.

Zang Yu glanced at Xie Zhiyuan and didn't deny it.

"I see."

Xiao Weiqing understood what Xie Zhiyuan meant; the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy had developed thoughts he shouldn't have.

"What about the Yao Race? Was that your doing too?"

The one speaking was Dongfang Baichen.

"No, the Yao Race and Human Race have been in opposition since ancient times and also exist within the Incubation Ground. The Human Race hunting the Yao Race, invading the Yao Race—this kind of thing is all too normal in the vast Universe," Zang Yu shook his head.

"Continue," Xiao Weiqing signaled.

Zang Yu didn't refuse, "Originally, everything was going smoothly. We guided the Cultivation of the Blue Star Civilization and were regarded as gods by the Blue Star people. Later, I would send out a Blue Star Genius to open the Star Dome and obtain the long-awaited Legacy."

"But unexpectedly..."

At this point.

Zang Yu's face turned cold, a rare occurrence, before he said, "Eighty years ago, a man named Dongfang Hao appeared. After entering the Star Dome, he seemed to have discovered something unusual."

"Afterward, in just a few short years, he broke through to the Ninth Realm, attacked Azure Dragon Island, and demanded that I reopen the Lingshen Peak."

"You refused?"

Dongfang Baichen asked.

"Do you think I shouldn't have refused?"

The others fell silent. From Zang Yu's perspective, refusing was only natural.

"Afterward, he engaged in battle with us."

"Us?"

Xiao Weiqing caught the key point in Zang Yu's words.