Chapter 299: Harvest and Departure
Looking at the Thunder God's Hammer before him, Yu Tianlin's expression was extremely complicated.
At this point, Yu Tianlin had actually already started thinking about a future divine inheritance. He had been wondering which god's inheritance he should pursue, and whether he should deliberately head to Slaughter City to obtain the Slaughter God Domain and gain the qualification to inherit the Asura God's position.
But the current situation made it clear that he no longer needed to worry about choosing a divine inheritance, because from the moment he absorbed the Spirit Ring of the Thunder Hell Prison Vine, he had already formed a connection with the Thunder God. In the future, he only needed to focus on advancing toward the Thunder God's divine position.
Yet that was exactly what troubled him.
If it were another divine inheritance, he would only need to complete the assessments issued by that god under the guidance of the high priest who served them. After passing a total of 9 assessments, he could formally inherit the divine position.
But Yu Tianlin was different. He was accepting the Thunder God's inheritance, yet the Thunder God had already fallen, and the divine position itself had shattered. Although he only needed to reforge that shattered divine position, how was he supposed to do that exactly? No one could guide him, and there were no assessments to follow. He could only figure it out on his own.
"It looks like I'll have a lot of trouble in the future…"
After muttering to himself, Yu Tianlin quickly cast aside his confusion, and his gaze became firm.
"But I will succeed!"
Although this path was far more troublesome than inheriting a complete divine position, it was still much easier than becoming a god entirely through his own efforts.
For example, the first Sea God had managed to create a divine position from nothing without any inheritance to rely on. In comparison, Yu Tianlin only needed to reforge the shattered position of the Thunder God, which was clearly far less difficult.
"Thunder God, huh? I will reach that realm."
After taking one last deep look at the Thunder God's Hammer before him, Yu Tianlin reached out and grabbed the golden orb that had been circling around it. Then he turned and left.
"And Thunder God's Hammer, when I return here next time, I will be qualified to wield you."
Yu Tianlin had already learned from the information he received that the key to controlling the Thunder God's Hammer lay in his first Spirit Ring. With his current first Spirit Ring only at 4 golden patterns, there was no possibility of wielding the Thunder God's Hammer at all. Only when it reached at least 7 golden patterns would he barely qualify to attempt it.
7 golden patterns meant 700,000 years.
Judging by the density of the 4 golden patterns on it now, once his first Spirit Ring reached 7 golden patterns, the entire ring should turn orange gold. At that time, he could come back here and attempt to wield the Thunder God's Hammer.
As Yu Tianlin left, the Thunder God's Hammer continued floating alone at the center of the cloud vortex, quietly waiting for his next arrival.
Inside the cloud vortex, Yu Tianlin, protected by the power of his first Spirit Ring, flew steadily toward the outside.
Now that his first Spirit Ring had 4 golden patterns, even though he still could not control the Thunder God's Hammer, it was no problem for him to protect himself while passing through the cloud vortex. When he had entered earlier, he needed to rely on the crack created by the self detonation of the Thunder Saint Dragon's left arm bone, but now he could simply fly out openly.
After passing through a stretch of clouds filled with dazzling white heavenly lightning, Yu Tianlin finally emerged from the cloud vortex and swept his gaze across the surroundings.
Not far from the cloud vortex, dozens of huge Spirit Beasts were besieging Yu Yuanzhen, but Yu Yuanzhen looked completely at ease. His small figure moved through the surrounding beasts with astonishing agility, and none of them could touch him at all.
Moreover, even while surrounded by so many Spirit Beasts, Yu Yuanzhen still had the leisure to keep watch on the cloud vortex. He had already noticed Yu Tianlin emerging, and immediately broke free from the encirclement to rush to his side.
"Tianlin, it looks like your gains this time were enormous."
With just a glance, Yu Yuanzhen had already more or less understood Yu Tianlin's current condition.
"Your first Spirit Ring has reached 100,000 years, and it even has 4 golden patterns. Did your Spirit Ring mutate? And your Spirit Power has also broken through to level 60. Good, very good!"
After noticing that Yu Tianlin had broken through to level 60, Yu Yuanzhen's gaze immediately locked onto Yun Xi, who was hiding behind many of its subordinates.
"Very good, I'll hunt Yun Xi for you today and make it your sixth Spirit Ring!"
"Grandpa, I already have a better source for my Spirit Ring. Let Yun Xi go for now."
Yu Tianlin quickly stopped his grandfather and said, "Let's leave this place first."
"Oh?"
Yu Yuanzhen was briefly surprised that Yu Tianlin would say something like that. Although he was curious about the "better Spirit Ring source" Yu Tianlin mentioned, he quickly reacted, assuming Yu Tianlin had obtained something inside the cloud vortex and wanted to leave as soon as possible.
If that was the case, then they should retreat first.
"Yun Xi, my grandson and I are leaving now. Do you dare to chase after us? I don't think you would."
After throwing out those words, Yu Yuanzhen picked up Yu Tianlin with one hand and openly flew toward the outer area without any attempt to hide.
During that time, the dozens of Spirit Beasts opposite them stirred restlessly, clearly unwilling to let Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianlin retreat so easily, and seemed ready to pursue. However, Yun Xi still suppressed them in the end.
At present, Yun Xi was badly injured and in terrible condition. It only wanted to ensure its own safety and had no wish to provoke Yu Yuanzhen further. Now that Yu Yuanzhen was taking the initiative to leave, it was exactly what Yun Xi wanted, so naturally it would not allow its subordinates to chase them.
Strictly speaking, the only reason Yun Xi's subordinates had not rebelled despite its current weakened state was because most of them were sub dragon species carrying a portion of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bloodline.
Under normal circumstances, when the leader of a Spirit Beast group was suddenly severely injured and its combat strength dropped drastically, countless subordinates would turn against it without hesitation.
"All of you, stay vigilant during this period. Do not allow human Spirit Masters to approach this place. I need time to recover."
It was not until Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianlin had gone far enough that their figures completely disappeared from view that Yun Xi finally gave orders to its subordinates.
"Now return to your respective territories."
After issuing the command, Yun Xi returned to its own territory with a face full of frustration to recover from its injuries, while the surrounding subordinates also gradually dispersed.
For a time, the high sky above the Thunder Gorge, which had been so lively just moments ago, fell quiet again. Only the cloud vortex continued to rotate slowly, endlessly exhaling lightning.
In the distance, aided by Yu Yuanzhen, the two instantly crossed a vast distance and arrived directly at the entrance of the Thunder Gorge before descending.
As soon as they landed, Yu Yuanzhen eagerly asked, "Tianlin, what exactly is inside the center of that cloud vortex? And what is that golden lightning mark on your forehead?"
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