Chapter 361: Special Treasure

As the thought crossed his mind, Elder Lie Shu laughed heartily. "Haha, Li Yang, your Talent gave me quite a shock! I never imagined your Time Law Talent was this powerful!"

To be able to generate a purple light meant that Li Yang definitely possessed the Time Law Talent—and a very strong one at that!

Even if he only had three Law Talents, all at the level of a born Deity, it would have been absolutely impossible to trigger the purple light.

Therefore, anyone who still believed Li Yang lacked the Time Law Talent would have to be an absolute fool.

After he finished, Elder Lie Shu added, "Li Yang, our clan’s Supreme Elder has requested that you follow me to our VIP Hall to rest."

Li Yang simply smiled noncommittally at Elder Lie Shu’s comment about his Time Law Talent, neither confirming nor denying it.

’Of course. A purple light means I must have the Time Law Talent. Many experts could probably deduce that easily.’

Li Yang didn’t mind others knowing about this particular Law Talent.

Many geniuses could comprehend multiple Talents; they simply chose to focus on one at the beginning.

Take Mixed Void, for instance. He focused solely on comprehending the Space Law, and by relying on it, he became one of the top 100 geniuses in the history of the Human Race!

’With a Talent of that caliber, he could surely comprehend other Laws. His Time Law Talent, in particular, must be incredibly strong!’

Spacetime! Time and Space—the two Laws were intrinsically linked.

If someone was strong in one, they could grasp the other by extension; their Talent in the second Law couldn’t possibly be weak.

Other Laws that seemed unrelated were, in fact, all connected in some way.

Otherwise, would a genius as powerful as Mixed Void only ever master the Space Law? Would so many experts look upon him with favor, with one Sovereign even taking him as a disciple?

Hearing Elder Lie Shu’s offer to lead him to the VIP Hall, Li Yang smiled. "Alright."

He also wanted to find a quiet place to enter the Virtual World and ask his master about the situation.

As Li Yang and the others departed, the Star Moon Stele test concluded. However, the ripples it created would surely be felt for a long time to come.

Li Yang was unaware of and unconcerned with this commotion. Once he arrived at the palace, he immediately contacted his master, Blade Slaughter, the Sect Master.

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"Haha, Li Yang! You should be on Star Moon Race territory now, right? How are things? How much longer until the inheritance begins?" Inside the Virtual World, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master saw his disciple and asked with a laugh.

As Li Yang’s master, he was aware that his disciple was there to receive the Star Moon Race’s inheritance.

Looking at the Sect Master, Li Yang said, "Master, I am indeed at the Star Moon Race’s inheritance grounds, but something has happened."

"Oh? What’s the matter?" At these words, the smile on the Blade Slaughter Sect Master’s face faded slightly. ’Did someone bully my disciple?’

Under his master’s gaze, Li Yang continued, "The Star Moon Race has a Star Moon Stele that can test one’s Talent. I just had mine tested."

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master nodded.

The Star Moon Inheritance, the Star Moon Stele, and the Star Moon Fruit were the three great opportunities of the Star Moon Race. He had even traveled to their territory in the past specifically to trade for a Star Moon Fruit, so he was naturally aware of them.

"So, Li Yang, how did your Talent test go? What color light did you trigger?" the Blade Slaughter Sect Master asked with a smile.

Li Yang answered truthfully, "I caused the Star Moon Stele to emit a purple light."

"Oh? Purple light?"

Hearing this, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master’s eyes lit up. "Only two geniuses in the entire history of the Star Moon Race have managed that. You actually did it, Li Yang? Excellent, truly excellent!"

He immediately understood that Li Yang must possess a powerful Time Law Talent. However, he wasn’t surprised that Li Yang, despite having such a Talent, hadn’t been actively trying to comprehend it.

Comprehending three Laws simultaneously was already a massive drain on one’s time and energy. Trying to comprehend four would be even more demanding and would significantly delay Li Yang’s progress toward becoming a World Master and ascending to the level of the Deities.

"Since it was a purple-level Talent, what treasure did the Star Moon Stele grant you?" the Blade Slaughter Sect Master asked, grinning.

The higher one’s Talent, the greater the treasure bestowed by the Star Moon Stele. His disciple had gone to the Star Moon Race not only to enter their inheritance grounds but also to obtain an incredibly precious treasure.

"The treasure from the Star Moon Stele is exactly what I wanted to discuss with you."

Li Yang stated frankly, "The Star Moon Stele gave me a longsword. It’s a Divine Artifact."

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master nodded, unsurprised. Of the two geniuses in the Star Moon Race’s history who achieved this, one had also received a Divine Artifact.

"However, after I received the Divine Artifact Longsword, an Emperor from the Star Moon Race suddenly appeared. He wanted to trade for the Divine Artifact. I refused, but the Emperor seemed desperate to obtain it. He said I could name any condition, as long as I was willing to trade the Divine Artifact."

"Any condition?" The Blade Slaughter Sect Master was a little confused.

To be frank, a Divine Artifact might be incredibly important and desirable to a Deity, but to the Star Moon Race, which possessed a Sovereign-level powerhouse, it should be of little consequence.

Even if Li Yang refused to trade, the Star Moon Race shouldn’t have made such a generous offer—especially not through an Emperor.

’Is the Star Moon Race, a clan with a Sovereign, really that desperate for a single Divine Artifact?’

"I thought it was strange, Master. The longsword might be hiding some sort of secret, so I wanted to ask you about it."

"Master, this is the longsword." With a wave of his right hand, Li Yang projected a perfect image of the weapon he had received.

"Master, can you see anything?"

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master stared at the longsword, equally puzzled. He couldn’t see anything special about it.

"Even you can’t tell, Master?" Li Yang was taken aback by the Sect Master’s reaction.

’Then again, maybe this longsword is just an ordinary Divine Artifact with no hidden qualities. Perhaps the Star Moon Race is just unwilling to let me walk away with a treasure from their Stele, and that’s why they’re making such a big deal out of it.’

After studying it for a few seconds, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master shook his head. "Li Yang, I can’t see anything out of the ordinary right now. But don’t worry, I’ll go ask around. You can exit the Virtual World for now. I’ll contact you once I have an answer."

WHOOSH!

With that, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master’s figure vanished.

As a powerful Deity who had mastered five Laws, with strength approaching that of an Emperor, he certainly had a wide circle of friends. If he couldn’t identify it, perhaps one of them could.

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Back in the Star Moon Race’s territory, Li Yang waited.

"Soul Ink, can you see anything special about that longsword?" After a moment’s thought, Li Yang sent a sliver of his consciousness into the Soul Crystal to ask Soul Ink.

Soul Ink replied in a detached tone, "I do not know. It is merely a mid-tier Divine Artifact."

’Even Soul Ink can’t tell?’ Li Yang thought to himself.

It seemed the longsword really wasn’t special after all.

He waited in silence. After about five minutes, Li Yang felt a stir.

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master was contacting him. He immediately entered the Virtual World.