The warmth of a gentle touch was felt on her palm; someone was holding her hand.

Qin Ruqing turned her head and saw her third sister’s soft face.

Lu Wei asked, “Qingqing, do you want to switch places?”

Qin Ruqing was momentarily stunned but quickly understood her sister’s intent.

Some of the human prodigies had already started testing at the boundary stone.

According to their team order, it was likely Qin Ruqing’s turn soon.

Although her third sister might not fully grasp why the Beast Race was suddenly acting up, she could vaguely guess that the Beast Race was probably looking for the “Chaos Heir,” who was most likely her.

That’s why her third sister suggested changing places, hoping to buy her more time.

Qin Ruqing shifted her gaze and noticed Qi Rong and Tang Zifeng not far away, also watching her.

Upon catching her glance, Qi Rong blinked wildly, clearly full of questions but unable to ask due to the circumstances.

As for Tang Zifeng, his eyes were overflowing with concern, evidently very worried about her.

In response, Qin Ruqing said nothing but subtly shook her head.

There was no time to explain now, so she could only address it later.

Seeing Qin Ruqing’s reaction, Lu Wei and the others knew she had made a decision and stopped speaking.

Before long, the queue moved forward, and it was Tang Zifeng’s turn.

Qin Ruqing straightened her posture and focused her gaze.

She was curious about Tang Zifeng’s progress, as he had presumably already received the inheritance.

She wondered how much his strength had increased and if he could now forge a divine weapon.

As Qin Ruqing pondered, she observed Tang Zifeng’s hand seals with a raised eyebrow, her eyes revealing a trace of surprise.

Tang Zifeng had performed a seal she had never seen before!

The seal summoned his innate weapon, a large bell, but instead of the bell crashing into the boundary stone as Qin Ruqing had imagined, the bell’s impact was directed at Tang Zifeng himself.

The bell’s illusion trembled, and the entire bell seemed to merge with Tang Zifeng!

Qin Ruqing’s fingers brushed lightly, suppressing the urge to use her Dao Physique energy to activate her spiritual vision.

With the Beast Emperor searching for her, she was unsure if revealing her Dao Physique would attract attention.

Even without spiritual vision, her current sensitivity to the rules allowed her to sense that Tang Zifeng and his innate weapon had reached a state where their spiritual energy fluctuations, breathing patterns, and even rule transmissions were perfectly synchronized.

This meant Tang Zifeng had not merely fused with the bell but had become one with it — he was the bell, and the bell was him, indistinguishable and truly unified.

Was this the new inheritance Tang Zifeng had received?

Becoming truly one with his weapon, a genuine “weapon cultivator”?

In Qin Ruqing’s view, Tang Zifeng’s face was distinct and sculpted, like a finely detailed painting with every angle carrying a certain charm.

She looked on with admiration, nodding in approval.

Tang Zifeng, now one with his innate weapon, seemed to exude an even more mysterious aura, almost like a high mountain flower.

Tang Zifeng, standing before the boundary stone, slowly opened his eyes and quickly mouthed what seemed to be an incantation.

As soon as his body’s air pressure dropped, an invisible sound wave spread out, stirring up a powerful air wave.

Those close to him, who were unprepared, were actually pushed back several steps by the air wave.

After stopping, they covered their chests and looked at Tang Zifeng in astonishment, apparently not understanding how a weapon cultivator could produce such a powerful attack.

Looking ahead at the boundary stone, due to the sound wave attack, a brilliant golden light burst forth, and soon, a crack about ten feet three inches long appeared.

“Wow, Brother Tang is amazing!” Qi Rong exclaimed in awe.

He was a body cultivator, focusing on strength and explosive power, and even so, it was hard to produce an attack with such power as Tang Zifeng’s.

Upon hearing Qi Rong’s voice, Qin Ruqing glanced around, taking in the astonished looks of everyone else.

She smiled slightly.

No wonder these people were surprised.

Up to this point, the crack created by Tang Zifeng was the longest.

In everyone’s impression, he was just a weapon cultivator who wasn’t skilled in attacks.

But now, the length of this crack clearly exceeded what they thought a weapon cultivator could achieve.

It was obvious that Tang Zifeng had gained great fortune in the immortal tomb!

In the present world, weapon cultivators, even those who were master weapon refiners, were mainly skilled in crafting spiritual weapons and rarely possessed strong offensive power.

The looks from the crowd changed from astonishment to envy.

Even the elders of the aristocratic families, who were watching with their hands tucked away, showed approving gazes.

Fifth Sheng said slowly, “I heard that in ancient times, the path of weapons was not merely auxiliary but a primary path of attack. When cultivated to the extreme, the unity of man and weapon represents the highest realm.”

“This kid is not bad. If we could recruit him into the Fifth Clan…”

Before he could finish, Feng Qinxue scoffed lightly, “Your Fifth Clan is always thinking about recruiting people, but none of them ever join… This kid clearly intends to follow the Qin family. In his eyes, your Celestial-grade skills are nothing.”

Fifth Sheng’s beard twitched, and he almost couldn’t hold back, finally managing to retort with a grin, “As if your Feng Clan could recruit him. The new generation is pushing out the old, and he wouldn’t look up to you.”

After Fifth Sheng’s comment, both he and Feng Qinxue fell silent.

A phrase coincidentally surfaced in their minds…

The new generation pushing out the old, with Qin Ruqing rising unstoppable, most likely being the true inheritor of Chaos.

If that were the case, the originally ordinary silver-grade Qin family would soar to great heights.

The team testing in front of the boundary stone had gradually become shorter, and it was now Feng Mingyue’s turn.

But Feng Qinxue merely glanced at him and then withdrew her gaze, instead chatting casually with Fifth Sheng.

“Could your clan’s Lingyu be the inheritor of Chaos?”

The two high-ranking Celestials spoke in such ambiguous terms, clearly not intending to disclose the identity of the Chaos inheritor to the public, leaving it for others to guess.

Based on current observations, Qin Ruqing seemed to be the most likely candidate, but there were other possibilities as well.

What happened during the inheritance process and the specifics were known only to those involved.

Fifth Sheng hesitated and shook his head, “That child… has a lot of reservations and is unwilling to get close to us. I do hope he has such fortune.”

If Qin Ruqing were the inheritor of Chaos, whether the risk outweighed the benefits or vice versa was hard to say.

After all, the Qin family was not a major family and could not offer her much support.

If the news leaked, she might be devoured by the Beast Clan, and there might also be those among the human race with ulterior motives.

However, if the inheritor were replaced by Fifth Lingyu, it would be entirely different.

Born of the Celestial grade, with natural legitimacy, and with the full support of the Fifth Clan, even if the Beast Clan wanted to act, they would have to weigh the strength of the human race’s Celestial grade.

The two high-ranking Celestial continued their conversation intermittently, and the person in front of the boundary stone for testing finally became Qin Ruqing.

Both Fifth Sheng and Feng Qinxue fell silent and watched attentively.

Qin Ruqing made a hand gesture and then paused.

How could she release an attack that could securely rank in the top three without exposing her Dao Physique?

The balance of this was quite challenging.

Qin Ruqing didn’t pause for long, and to outsiders, it looked more like she was gathering strength.

Soon, a halo appeared at her fingertips.

Her hand movements changed, forming a golden lotus.

Those who knew Qin Ruqing a little understood that she had a great skill in controlling fire and used a golden lotus technique with immense power.

Now, Qin Ruqing was using this well-known method.

The golden lotus petals fluttered, spinning in the air at a speed neither fast nor slow, flying towards the boundary stone and eventually slowly merging into it.

The crowd’s expressions turned strange.

Qin Ruqing actually chose to use this technique?

Although powerful, it seemed repetitive and even somewhat mismatched with the astonishing performance Qin Ruqing had shown on the path of inheritance.