346: Chapter 346 Inheritance and Current Status

Six months later.

The pale golden halo gradually faded away, and Zhang Huaiyuan awoke from his meditative state.

"Huh, you finished accepting the inheritance so quickly?"

The ruins intelligence spoke with a hint of surprise.

"The inheritance left behind by the teacher is too profound. I only understood a small portion; I've just recorded the rest to slowly master later."

Zhang Huaiyuan shook his head.

He had roughly studied it; attaining the God of Magic involved knowledge from almost all mainstream disciplines. It would require raising the core knowledge category levels to at least 80 before one could truly master it.

"No need to rush. Even just a little bit of the surface knowledge is enough to use."

The ruins intelligence nodded in understanding:

"Besides that, there are a few other things I need to tell you."

"Please go ahead, Senior."

"As the second inheritor of the master, in addition to this supreme inheritance, your other permissions have also been upgraded."

"First, regarding the recordings of those 10,010 experiments, there is no longer a restriction of once every 100 real years. You can view them at will, at any time."

"Second, if you encounter danger that is difficult to withstand, you can use the token to be summoned back here along with your physical body at any time."

The ruins intelligence smiled faintly:

"Remember, as a Scholar, you are not some vulgar martial artist from the cultivation side; you don't need to use so-called life-and-death crises to temper yourself. So, never put yourself in a dangerous situation. If the situation looks bad, run."

"I understand."

Zhang Huaiyuan nodded.

The two teachers at the Time Traveler Association had also said the same thing to him.

"However, take note that the ruins' summoning is not omnipotent. If you encounter an environment that is heavily sealed, the energy required will greatly increase, and it is even possible for it to fail."

The ruins intelligence glanced at Zhang Huaiyuan and continued:

"The third permission is the right of inheritance to a Tower of Knowledge."

"The Time Traveler Association is a force created by one of the master's avatars in this realm, and the Tower of Knowledge was originally an opportunity the master left for the geniuses of this realm. There are 137 of them on the surface, but in reality, the master stored a main tower in a secret realm that contains all the knowledge of the remaining 137 towers. It can help you acquire enough knowledge in this barren realm."

"Finally, the most precious one, and also the one the master least hopes the inheritor will ever need to use."

The ruins intelligence paused for a moment and took out a folded piece of paper:

"A notice of appointment to the Realm of Truth."

"If you fail to attain Eternity, or become trapped by certain bottlenecks and exhaust your potential, you can use this item in the future to enter the Realm of Truth in the Eternal Realm and become an ordinary Researcher."

Teaching, knowledge, life-saving, a backup plan.

This teacher he had never met had prepared four great gifts for him.

"Senior, please thank the teacher on my behalf."

Zhang Huaiyuan said gratefully.

"I will convey it for you. However, there are thousands upon thousands of similar ruins, and thousands upon thousands of people accepting the assessment at the same time. These are all things you have earned from countless geniuses through your own talent and effort."

The ruins intelligence nodded with a smile, then suddenly seemed to think of something and said:

"Oh right, strictly speaking, you also have a Senior Martial Brother. He is a student the teacher accepted during one of his reincarnations."

"Oh? Was he a disciple the teacher accepted voluntarily?"

A look of longing appeared in Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes:

"He must be a peerless genius. I really want to see my Senior Martial Brother's demeanor."

"Actually, he is... uh... you could say that. He should already know about you."

The ruins intelligence had a strange expression.

If it remembered correctly, the master once said that student was a poor student.

However, the other party has now also attained Eternity, so some things cannot be said carelessly. A small intelligent lifeform like itself cannot afford to offend him.

"Alright, enough small talk. The world you are in seems to be somewhat turbulent. Do you intend to have your main body summoned back to the ruins, or return to take a look?"

"I want to go back and take a look first, Senior."

"Good. Remember, if the situation looks bad, run. For a Scholar, nothing is more important than safety. After all, if you die, you can't do any more research."

"I understand. Thank you for your concern, Senior."

Zhang Huaiyuan nodded.

He could feel that after becoming an official inheritor, the ruins intelligence cared much more about him and treated him as one of its own.

"Then I will return first."

"Good."

...

A moment later, in the courtyard of Holy Radiance City.

Zhang Huaiyuan withdrew his consciousness and immediately saw the Statue of Liberty guarding nearby.

"Your Excellency, you're awake. Huh... your changes seem significant."

A flash of surprise appeared in the eyes of the Statue of Liberty; she saw a certain aura that only her own main body possessed.

"Hmm... I just happened to have some gains. Goddess, how is the situation outside?"

Zhang Huaiyuan asked immediately.

Even the ruins intelligence had taken the initiative to warn him; it seemed the changes in the situation were even more serious than he had imagined.

"It's hard to make a judgment at the moment, but generally speaking, we have the advantage."

The Statue of Liberty described the current situation one by one:

"The faction that was pursuing us earlier seems to want a head-on decisive battle with us. Judging from the surge in energy, they are continuously sending reinforcements to the sixth-layer world outside Holy Radiance City."

"The Scholars of the Association are currently crafting war machines and attack magic arrays with the priests and senior Missionaries of Holy Spirit City."

"From the Origin Star Sea, the High Priest of the Elf Race has arrived with the elite of the Elf Race and a powerful Zerg legion."

"Furthermore, experts from the entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms are continuously rushing here."

"However, the other side seems to have realized this. Three days ago, they used a special method to seal the Ascension Battlefield. For a short period, neither side can send people in or out."

"Sealing the entire Ascension Battlefield?"

Zhang Huaiyuan said with some surprise: "They are capable of going that far?"

"According to the information I gathered, they seem to have used the part of the Ascension Battlefield control they possessed as the price for performing this method. If their attack is fruitless during this time, that stolen control of the Ascension Battlefield will be recovered. At that time, they will be directly kicked out of the Ascension Battlefield and driven back to their original realms."

"Then it seems this decisive battle is for real."

Zhang Huaiyuan frowned:

"It's just, what is the reason for them to be so desperate? Looking at the situation, we have the advantage no matter how you look at it."

"That is unclear, Your Excellency. But we need to be careful."

"That's all we can do."

Zhang Huaiyuan sighed slightly: "I suppose the teachers, as well as the many experts from Holy Spirit City and the Origin Star Sea, must already be prepared. It's not our place to worry."

Beep ———!

At this moment, a rapid notification sound suddenly rang out from the communication device, and a familiar voice came through:

"Junior Martial Brother, have you finished your seclusion? If you have, come to the central temple of Holy Radiance City immediately."