Volume 1 Chapter 31: Wu Yuji

"I apologize for my behaviour earlier. It's just, you looked very similar to an acquaintance of mine. He was also a very peculiar person, especially since he was so fixated on women…"

After a brief moment of exchange and confirmation, Fang Zhaoge finally met someone he could talk with while clearing all the previous misunderstandings.

The donkey-faced youth beside him is also surnamed Lu. However, unlike Lu Shi's very inspiring name, his name is surprisingly decent. The youth's name is Lu Zhe.

Lu Zhe was intrigued when he heard of Lu Shi, and after explaining everything to him about Lu Shi's peculiarity, he ended up showing a strange look.

"That Lu Shi, he may be the descendants of our race's wanderers."

Fang Zhaoge also thought so. Although he actually thought that Lu Shi was an illegitimate son who was dumped by his father because he was down bad on every single beauty he came across, that's not important.

"My friend, it may sound ordinary, but do you really think a human-like donkey like Lu Shi could be born because a female human fancied a member of our race?"

Hearing this, Fang Zhaoge widened his eyes. Damn, that makes so much sense! It's not that he likes to discriminate, but the race of this donkey is scientifically unpleasant in terms of appearance, based on human standards.

It's quite nasty to judge someone by their looks, but Fang Zhaoge doesn't really care. For immortals, mortal's ethics are nothing but fornality, that's all.

Besides, donkeys are not really human's preference, unless someone is wrong on the head. So…

"Yes, it's exactly what you're thinking, my friend. Those 'wanderers' are our kin who couldn't abide by the rules and chose to fool around while forcing themselves upon people. And the worst part, all they want are living beings with big enough holes!"

That's a bit… Fang Zhaoge was speechless as he looked at Lu Zhe. The donkey-faced youth lowered his head, ashamed of his own race.

Damn Lu Shi, so that's why you kept fooling around! You want holes! Lu Shi, you horny dog!

"But don't worry. As Lu Shi is a descendant of a human and a donkey, he won't be interested in any holes. Although it was still bad, at least, his preference won't go astray…"

It was still a bit worrying, but Fang Zhaoge let out a sigh of relief. At least, that guy would only be interested in women.

"Anyway, putting that strange topic aside, I was curious about this whole test. What are these tests for? What will we get when we manage to pass them all?"

"You didn't know yet?"

Lu Zhe was puzzled, however, he still explained everything.

"These seven tests are famous because they were left behind by the legendary Star Gallant, Sword God Chu. Eons ago, when our starfield was still enslaved by the Demons from the outer universe, he was one of the influential figures under the Chaos Sovereign. He fought with two of the seven Universal Devourer Demons and managed to achieve victory!"

"Unfortunately, at the peak of the battle, he was already weakened by the fight, and he perished along with another Universal Devourer Demon, having three Universal Devourer Demons eliminated under his glorious name!"

Lu Zhe was excited as he explained, but Fang Zhaoge got even more confused. Starfield? The Sovereign? Universal Devourer Demons? Outer universe?

There were so many questions, but Fang Zhaoge remained silent. Although Lu Zhe seems trustworthy, if he revealed himself as someone who knows absolutely nothing, who knows if Lu Zhe will have a change of heart?

Cultivators are bound to benefit. Now, Fang Zhaoge was no longer a person who naively claimed himself as invincible. In a cultivation world, to stick out is not only a double-edged sword, it is a decuple-edged sword! Where it will only bring countless dangers!

There are benefits, but most of the time, those benefits end up being calamities…

Thus, Fang Zhaoge merely listened as Lu Zhe chattered along the way.

After he finished, Fang Zhaoge finally understood. The seven tests which are called the Seven Gates of Hell is a test created by the Chaos Sovereign in honour of the Star Gallant, who was famous for his blinding, brilliant sword technique!

Countless formations spread across the starfield, which was basically a cluster of multiple solar systems, to find the fated ones and bring them to undergo the inhumane seven tests for the inheritance.

Fang Zhaoge revealed a weird look as Lu Zhe explained the world he came from. Turns out, it was normal for a solar system to have multiple planets with different standards of power. And the one closest to the star was usually the strongest one.

It was also usual for each world to communicate with each other. Hearing this, he felt like he was out of the box. Communicate? Those guys tried to f*ck us over.

But considering the mysterious Forbidden Zones, perhaps his world wasn't as simple as it seems.

Fang Zhaoge truly was about to explode from all of these mysterious and unexplained terms. It's a contradicting feeling. He was already so powerful, but he wanted to become even more powerful so he could investigate all of these mysteries without fearing those bored, old fossils.

Suddenly, a commotion caught their attention. At the front, the gate that he already saw from afar was actually so massive, much more than he anticipated. The participants exclaimed in awe.

After the participants have gathered, the gate involuntarily opened, revealing a whole new place! It was a gargantuan palace where it could contain even those thousands of meters tall ancient beasts.

"Young Master, the gate of the third test has opened. Shall we go to the brightest orb?"

At the front of the group, a long-nosed servant similar to a crocodile was acting servile, respectfully addressing the cold, indifferent blue demon with long, white hair.

"Brother Ge, that demon is Wu Yuji! His father was the Duanfeng Emperor, the one who dominates one of the 81 solar systems, the Demonic Solar System, in our starfield!"

Fang Zhaoge nodded, not showing any reaction. It's not that he wanted to be arrogant, but his impression fell when he heard that Wu Yuji took over 50 years to comprehend the First Palace of the Assimilation of the Stars.

It sounds quite arrogant, but would you be impressed if you saw a person who took an hour to finish a test when you only took a minute or so?

Thus, the group entered the palace excitedly.

Inside the palace, there are countless orbs, floating about in the extensive space of the palace. Looking at this, Fang Zhaoge scratched his head and looked at Lu Zhe questioningly.

"Brother, what are those orbs?"

"Those orbs contain the wonders of heaven and earth that could nourish your constitution. If you didn't have one, you could even acquire a new one! Rumors said that the least you'd get is the hundredth physique!"

"How can we increase our qualification to obtain a better one?"

It was obvious that each orb was different. Some were so lowkey they did not even glitter. While at the top, several orbs shone like little suns!

"Unlike the previous tests where we underwent harsh training, this test rewarded the participants with body nourishment! And to get more, it will naturally depend on your physique!"

Fang Zhaoge nodded in understanding. So it's all about physique. He looked at his combat power. This should be enough, right?

[Combat Strength: 822.190 divinity (1.644.380.000.000 divinity x500 Amplification x100 Born For Divine ÷1.000.000.000.000 Necklace of Eternity's suppression x10 Blazing Physique)]

Yes, all of the accumulation of what he received from his skills, from the Apocalyptic Rage of the Deities' Demon God, to Seventy-seven Slashes Severing a Million Worlds and the Assimilation of the Stars.

All of those combined increase his strength by over a million times. If not for the Necklace of Eternity, he will be invincible in the Immortal Realms. He could even contend

Against those at the Transformation Realms.

"But what if my strength was lacking because of the suppression? I wonder if the necklace could lessen its suppression. No, the question should be how do I control it."

Fang Zhaoge was concerned, but truthfully, he was worried for nothing. Not to mention Qi Refinement practitioners having the same strength as a Heaven Immortal expert, it was as rare as a Phoenix's feather to see one comparable to a Soul Formation expert.

While he was being concerned, the group has turned restless. Wu Yuji, the infamous son of the Duanfeng Emperor, blocked off the gate to prevent everyone from entering! He has dozens of subordinates comparable to the geniuses in the group. Some even towered over them!

The white-haired blue demon sneered and held his head high, looking at the furious crowd below.

"This opportunity shall belong to me, and me alone. You could either die a pig's death, or f*ck off!"

Below, the pig-looking humans were furious and tried to fight back. Several unique, mysterious techniques were fired, yet the blue demon's subordinates remained indifferent as the majority of them were made out of the demon race.

The sheen on the demon's scales remained still, showing their impressive defense.

It was a futile attempt, and instead, they got massacred by the cold demons. Blood furiously streamed down from their corpses as the demon stood above their bodies in contempt.

Seeing this, the group hesitated. But while Fang Zhaoge was stuck in his thought, Lu Zhe has already jumped towards the site and crushed a demon to death! His donkey hoofs were hard as the finest of steel, crushing the demon mercilessly!

"Brothers! The demon has always acted wantonly as if everything belonged to them. They're overbearing, shameless and cruel! Join me on the battlefield! For an opportunity is not without hurdles! If not, one should ask to themselves if the opportunity was worth it!"

At first, everyone hesitated. But after Lu Zhe crushed an incoming demon coldly, their grudges took over as their mad figures rushed to the front!

Wu Yuji looked at the commotion, acting as if he was a bystander. Instead, he turned his back to it and looked at the glittering orbs in the palace. His eyes greedily inspect them, wanting nothing more than to devour every single thing.

Thus, while the commotion was still going, Wu Yuji walked into the palace, and the orbs started to float to him. His jagged teeth formed a grin as he laughed maniacally.

He was the best prodigy of his solar system! There's no doubt these orbs would be attracted to a talented being like him!

Outside, whilst the group managed to put up a good fight, the demons were too strong. Lu Zhe could block several demons by himself, but the rest of the group was simply too weak to fight against the scaled, decisive demons.

The result was obvious. It's just that…

A rather powerful demon in the demon batch wantonly attacked everyone he saw, and when he looked ahead, an oblivious creature was absentmindedly looked ahead. The demon sneered, he was obviously turned mental because of fear, it's better to finish this useless thing.

Thus, the demon attacked him, not knowing the humongous karma his action will brought to his solar system…