The top human geniuses, including Qin Ruqing, advanced boldly in front of all the high-ranking figures of the human realm to undergo the inheritance selection.

The ancient altar’s light barrier soared into the sky. Once the commotion subsided, everyone had vanished from sight.

The scene left the onlookers feeling a mix of emotions.

It was as if a heart was lifted high with excitement, but due to the uncertainty of the outcome, it remained unsettled and restless.

Fifth Sheng sighed, “With the children gone, we don’t know when they’ll return.”

The main concern was whether they would successfully obtain a valuable inheritance upon their return.

The high-level human leaders were deeply conflicted.

They hoped for their safe return, yet feared that if they came out too soon, it might indicate they had missed out on the inheritance.

Before they could fully process their complex feelings, they suddenly felt a repelling force from the tomb.

The experts, who were originally standing outside the altar, were being pushed away by this force.

“What’s happening?”

“Could it be another anomaly?”

“Why are there so many sudden changes? We never heard of such things in previous Void openings!”

At this critical moment, the two Dao Sovereigns took charge and gave orders.

“The tomb is repelling us. The barrier’s energy has returned. Retreat! Move outside the tomb!” Feng Qinxue commanded sharply.

The powerful figures, accustomed to their own authority, quickly retreated to outside the tomb.

As soon as everyone exited, the previously vanished tomb barrier reappeared, just as Feng Qinxue had predicted.

“Look! The barrier has returned!”

“No wonder we were being repelled!”

Amid their astonishment, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

The Void Realm was of great importance, and if something had gone wrong, it would have posed a significant threat to the entire human race.

Now that the barrier was restored, their previous concerns were somewhat alleviated.

Fifth Sheng stroked his beard and said, “It seems the barrier disappeared earlier to allow the inheritance selection, summoning our top talents to the altar. Once they entered, the barrier naturally restored itself.”

This was the most favorable hypothesis.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Just as they were about to feel a bit relieved, Fifth Sheng suddenly received an urgent message, his expression changing dramatically.

The message read: “There’s unusual activity in the Beast Realm!”

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In the Beast Realm, a group of beastly youths with horns or scales finally arrived at the Beast Realm.

Before them was a gray, misty barrier that obstructed both beasts and humans.

While humans felt discomfort approaching this place, for the beast race, it exuded a divine aura.

The beasts, who valued their bloodline, felt their blood boil slightly as they approached the Beast Realm.

The bull-headed youth looked at the misty barrier with eager eyes and asked, “Your Highness, should we enter now?”

Ebony scolded him, “Idiot, the Ancestors’ Resting Place isn’t a place any random monster can enter!”

The minotaur touched his horns and guessed, “Oh, then only powerful monsters like you can enter?”

Before Ebony could answer, a nearby green-eyed boy with wolf ears said, “Whether we can enter or not, we should show respect since it’s our first time here in Beast Marsh. We should start with a grand ceremony.”

Ebony nodded in approval at the green-eyed youth.

He was indeed smart, unlike the brute minotaur who only had strength and no brains.

“Exactly! Sing the ritual song, dance the ritual dance, and then pay our respects,” Ebony commanded.

What happened next would confuse any humans watching.

These strange, human-like beast youths started howling loudly.

The howls varied in pitch and length, sounding like “ghosts wailing and wolves howling, enough to scare children at night.”

But to the beasts, this was their formal ritual song.

After the singing, they began dancing wildly, using paws or hooves if they had no hands.

When the ceremony was over, Ebony stood up and looked around.

His vertical pupils suddenly contracted and then widened.

The gray fog before them had dissipated…

The clueless minotaur gaped in astonishment, “Could it be that the ancestors have shown their power?”

Indeed, the ancestors had shown their power. As the fog cleared, a powerful aura spread out, and a short, beastly voice was heard.

It simply said, “Come.”

“Come, children, come!”

…..

Meanwhile, the group wrapped in golden light arrived at a mysterious place.

In front of them were six swirling, colorful vortex entrances.

Qin Ruqing remembered the majestic voice she had heard earlier and realized these were the “Rule Caverns.”

Looking around, she saw she was alone.

Each person had six Rule Caverns in front of them, based on her own experiences.

This was a personal choice for everyone.

Qin Ruqing approached the entrances and tried to sense something… but felt nothing.

“What does this mean?” She became alert. “Is this another luck-based challenge?”

During the last Grand Clan Competition, the final test on Destiny Island was all about luck.

She ended up picking the hardest challenge out of thousands.

It was a nightmare.

She hated anything that depended on luck.

“This level of inheritance shouldn’t be so random… I’ll just pick a cave and go in.”

With a determined face, Qin Ruqing chose a cave opposite to her intuition.

Once inside, she felt an overwhelming power of rules.

Her first reaction was to look back; the entrance was still visible.

She took a couple of steps back to test it and sighed in relief.

She could still go back.

Then she closed her eyes and began to sense the rules of the cave.

She felt the wind blowing gently, stirring all things, making plants grow. It was comfortable, serene, and peaceful.

She felt the burning heat of fire, with lava erupting, forest fires, even household fires in stoves.

It was passionate, full of life, destruction, and continuity.

She sensed the waves crashing against the reefs and the mountain streams gurgling down through the forest gaps.

Change, tolerance, healing;

…

Qin Ruqing reopened her eyes and came to a more certain conclusion that this rule cavern should correspond to the Five Elements.

The Five Elements are the fundamental elements of all things in the world and are a type of Great Dao. Among the six rule caverns, it is entirely normal for one to be assigned to the Five Elements.

Qin Ruqing nodded slightly to herself but then hesitated.

The Five Elements rules are indeed suitable for her; she is a Heavenly Fire Spirit Root.

Previously, during the Four Hells, her mastery over fire attribute rules had reached a certain level, and she could no longer accumulate any further.

Qin Ruqing felt that moving forward would involve an extremely specialized and profound level, and since she hadn’t specialized in these types of rules, it was reasonable that she might not be able to make further progress.

So, should she choose the Five Elements rules?

All her main techniques are related to fire, and her innate fire is a crucial means of maintaining her combat power.

Choosing this type would undoubtedly result in a qualitative leap in her strength.

It’s just too suitable.

But Qin Ruqing was still very hesitant—though it was suitable, it felt somewhat lacking.

“Lacking means it’s not right!” Qin Ruqing turned back, “There are still five left; I’ll check them all before deciding.”

She arrived at the second rule cavern.

As soon as she entered, Qin Ruqing felt an overwhelming vitality.

Her body became excited, her blood flow accelerated, and her innate perfect body naturally performed a cycle of operation.

This reaction… Qin Ruqing’s eyes lit up. Could this be my innate rule!?

But as she sensed more carefully, Qin Ruqing hesitated again.

Hmm… isn’t it a bit too gentle? Her personality doesn’t seem to be this gentle.

In fact, it’s somewhat the opposite.

She has a strong sense of aggression and revenge, but sometimes she likes to disguise and appear weak.

From this perspective, this rule doesn’t seem to fit her very well.

However…

Qin Ruqing formed a hand seal, and a hidden, intricate totem on her forearm spontaneously revealed itself, followed by the manifestation of the All Things domain.

But… the feeling of this rule cavern is so in tune with her All Things Domain comprehension.

She felt this as soon as she entered the cavern, and the domain stirred, seemingly ready to operate spontaneously.

Now that she used it, not even a trace of rule power was consumed. It should be noted that last time, she directly drew one-tenth of the rule power from the Wild City to operate it.

A genuine look of struggle appeared on Qin Ruqing’s small face, her brows furrowing into two small hills.

“It’s really hard to choose. This one also feels like that kind of… might work but might not work!”

Qin Ruqing resolutely turned away again, exclaiming, “The next one must be better.”

But the next one was not better.

As soon as Qin Ruqing entered the cavern, she stumbled and almost fell face-first.

Given her current cultivation, her control over her body should prevent such a situation—unless she did it intentionally.

Qin Ruqing’s intuition told her something was off, and she almost turned to leave. But with the mindset of “what if there’s treasure,” she continued to sense.

After a while, a strange expression appeared on Qin Ruqing’s face.

Having gathered so much rule power, she had effectively been studying the rules, and now her level had reached the introductory stage.

Under Qin Ruqing’s perception, this Rule Cavern seemed perfect for people like Xiao Fenhua and her close aid, Cheng Yiming.

Fenhua was extremely lucky, and Cheng Yiming had the Eye of Fortune and practiced divination.

Yes, to Qin Ruqing, this Rule Cavern was ideal for those who relied on luck and fate.

Luck and fate… No way, Qin Ruqing quickly ran out.

She wanted nothing to do with such things!

She ran to the fourth Rule Cavern. As soon as she entered, her hair stood on end, and her body instinctively took a battle stance.

Killing intent!

This cavern was filled with killing intent!

This was likely the opposite of the life-force cavern she sensed earlier.

The previous cavern felt somewhat right but not quite.

This one, filled with killing intent, felt much more appropriate.

Killing, the most straightforward and powerful way to gain strength in this world. With sharp power, she could protect herself and her loved ones.

No more being manipulated, threatened, or intimidated…

Most importantly, it was the ladder to ambition and desire.