At the deepest part of the ruins, there was a huge empty room with dimensions exceeding a hundred meters in length, width, and height.

“Before revealing the complete inheritance of this facility to you, I hope you can promise me one thing,” the crystal man led Xu Zong to the entrance of the room and turned around to face him.

“Tell me.”

Xu Zong didn’t agree easily.

“If you have the opportunity to enter the universe in the future, I hope you can help me return to my homeland!”

The crystal man said with an extremely solemn tone, “The universe is vast, and I don’t know why I ended up on this remote planet called Earth. I can’t return to the Fire Empire on my own. I need the help of a strong individual. However, the strong people on Earth are too weak, so I can only choose to cultivate myself.”

“So, you chose me?”

“Yes, you are the only person on Earth who has cleared three consecutive assessment levels of the Celestial Level within a short month. Your progress is remarkable, and you would be considered outstanding even in my Fire Empire. Other Earthlings haven’t even passed the first level, so they have no value for cultivation.”

“Aren’t all the emperors of your Fire Empire gone?”

“The Fire Empire was created by the immortal ancestor. The emperor has always been the successor realm lord while the ancestor roamed outside. Over the long years, there have been more than three hundred successors. The death of an emperor wouldn’t cause the empire to collapse.”

“Is this a trade?”

“Yes, if you don’t agree, I won’t give you the inheritance.”

“A verbal agreement has no binding force.”

Xu Zong rolled his eyes.

In this Swallowed Star world, there was no such thing as a heavenly oath.

“But what if the Fire Empire has already disappeared into history?”

“At the very least, I hope you can help me find the direct descendants of the Fire Empire. If you can’t find them at all… then forget it.”

Speaking to this point, the crystal man said with a touch of melancholy.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zong understood in his heart that the main program intelligence of this ruin was probably an advanced intelligence with emotions.

“Alright, I agree.”

Xu Zong almost agreed without thinking.

To obtain the inheritance of a medium-level civilization in the universe with just one promise was simply a profitable deal. There was no reason to refuse.

And if his guess was correct, he probably wouldn’t need to search for the Fire Empire in the future.

“There is one more thing.”

The crystal man continued, “Regardless of the first layer of the Fire Hundred Forms that you have already transmitted, I hope that you will be the only one to use the inheritances you obtain in the ruins, including the basic explanation of the Secret Mark Master that you just obtained.”

“Doesn’t this restriction have no binding force?”

“Yes, so I will gradually pass on the inheritance to you in stages. The Celestial Level will pass on the first part of the inheritance to you, the Star Level will pass on the second part, and so on, until you become the realm lord. Then I will give you the final inheritance.”

“Is there no immortal inheritance?”

“The immortal inheritance is not with me, but with the emperor. The highest level I can provide is only up to the realm lord level.”

“I understand. That’s it then. I won’t leak the subsequent inheritances.”

“Good.”

The crystal man nodded, and his eyes emitted a strong red light.

“Crack! Crack!”

Suddenly, the entire ruin trembled slightly, and the floor of the huge empty room opened in various directions, revealing a passage leading to the second underground floor!

“So, the true inheritance is underground in this room!”

Xu Zong suddenly realized, but he felt that something was not right.

“But didn’t all the passages on the surface open? Wasn’t it for the people inside to evacuate?”

“The assessors of the first level can evacuate because the inheritance of the first level is only the most basic things that many forces in the universe possess. But below, it is the core inheritance of the Fire Empire, and it must not be lost. So I closed all the doors below and didn’t allow anyone to enter.”

“Does that mean there are still people below?”

Xu Zong was suddenly startled, and his expression became dangerous.

When powerful individuals from the universe descended on Earth, even if it was just a Star Level, Luo Feng could still intervene. But if it was at the Universe Level, Earth would have no way to resist!

“There are none.”

The crystal man sighed and shook his head.

“When the enemy invaded, all the lives on the central administrative star died. If there were any surviving descendants of the Fire Empire, I wouldn’t have come to you.”

Uh, that makes sense.

Xu Zong suddenly realized and felt relieved. It was a good thing there weren’t any.

“Follow me!”

The crystal man led the way and walked down the stairs that appeared, heading towards the room below.

Xu Zong followed closely behind.

After descending about a hundred meters, they arrived at the first underground floor of the ruins. Before them was another huge empty room with dimensions exceeding a hundred meters in length, width, and height.

“These are… corpses?”

Xu Zong paused.

In the center of this room, there were four bodies of a race that resembled humans to some extent. Each person had four arms, horns on their foreheads, and slender tails at the base of their spines. Among them were both males and females, all with a look of horror on their faces.

“These are the bodies of the Star Level assessors who were still undergoing assessment when the enemy invaded.”

The crystal man sighed deeply.

“Their souls scattered when the enemy invaded.”

So that’s how it is.

Xu Zong understood.

Then his eyes lit up, and he quickly approached and began searching the bodies of the Star Level assessors. In a short while, he found four spatial rings.

Xu Zong used his mental power to penetrate them and took a rough look. There seemed to be many good things inside!

“To think that each Star Level assessor has a spatial ring. Wasn’t the reward for the first level’s third assessment a spatial ring? Are they this wealthy?””It’s only natural. Rune Masters are highly sought-after professions in the universe. Even a first-order Rune Master can generate immense wealth, only a few professions such as Artifact Refiners can compare.”

The Crystal Man said proudly.

“A first-order Rune Master?”

“I’ll explain it to you later.”

“Alright, do you want me to bury them?”

“If you’re willing, then bury them.”

The Crystal Man sighed deeply and walked to the corner of the room, standing still.

Following that, the wall directly in front of the room suddenly lit up like a large screen.

“Xu Zong, welcome to the location of the core inheritance!”

After the screen lit up, a very handsome young man appeared on it, bowing slightly to Xu Zong.

Like the corpses on the ground, he also had horns and a tail. His appearance had a strong artificial beauty, unlike a living being. He was dressed in a suit, blending in with the local customs.

“Why are you dressed like a butler?”

Xu Zong asked curiously.

“Of course, after all, I’ll be following you from now on.”

The handsome young man chuckled.

With a “click”, a drawer suddenly popped out from the wall below the screen, inside was a black bracelet.

“I’ve copied my main program into this smart brain. From now on, I’ll be with you for a long time, helping you with all the trivial matters in life, so you can focus on cultivation.”

Of course, his main body would still remain in these ruins.

These ruins themselves were a testing facility, not a spaceship, and couldn’t be moved. He couldn’t just abandon this facility.

Xu Zong stepped forward, replacing his previous auxiliary smart brain with this bracelet, transferring all the data over, and then asked.

“What’s your name?”

“According to Earth’s terms, you can call me Sui Ling.”

The handsome young man said with a smile.

With this name, it was clear that he was the most important one in the testing facility of the Sui Fire Empire. It made sense, otherwise, he might not have the inheritance of a Domain Master.

“Alright, Sui Ling, introduce me to the inheritance you have!”

Xu Zong put his hands on his hips, looked around for a while, saw nothing else, and brought the topic back to the main point.

“Alright!”

Upon hearing this, Sui Ling immediately showed a proud smile.

“The inheritance that my facility has is divided into two types. The first is the Warrior’s inheritance, which is the complete Sui Fire Hundred Styles, divided into five levels. The first level points to a 20-fold increase in power, which you have already obtained. The second level points to a 40-fold increase in power, and so on. The final fifth level points directly to a 100-fold increase in power!”

Xu Zong nodded secretly. A 100-fold increase in power was already a very good inheritance. After all, in the universe, those who can comprehend domains and laws are still a minority. Most warriors rely on technology and power to fight their enemies. If he took out the secret manual that pointed to a 100-fold increase in power, he could definitely sell it at a high price! Unfortunately, he couldn’t sell it.

“And the second, and most crucial inheritance, is the Rune Master’s inheritance!”

Sui Ling’s expression became even more proud.

“Xu Zong, do you know what a Rune Master is?”

“Is it a profession that engraves runes on Force Weapons and Mind Weapons?”

“Exactly, do you know what a rune is?”

“Um…”

“A rune is the external manifestation of a law!”

Seeing Xu Zong hesitate, Sui Ling didn’t beat around the bush and gave the answer directly.

“The reason why Rune Masters can give weapons great power is because runes conform to the laws. When a rune is engraved on a weapon, the user of the weapon can use the weapon to conform to various laws, greatly increasing the attack power!”

“Some powerful creatures naturally possess runes on their bodies, which is a symbol of their conformity to the laws! They naturally practice the laws twice with half the effort and easily comprehend them.”

“And Rune Masters are those who analyze the essence of runes, study runes in a simple and understandable way, and gradually approach the laws. It can be said that Rune Masters are the profession closest to the laws, and they are easier and faster to approach and comprehend the laws than ordinary warriors and Mind Teachers!”

“Powerful Rune Masters can not only create entry-level weapons, but they themselves are also powerful warriors and Mind Teachers. They can even engrave runes on their own bodies, making themselves more in line with the laws, enhancing their own strength, and even increasing the speed of comprehending the laws!”

“And you should know that any weapon, without a rune engraved on it, is just an ordinary weapon. Only when a rune is engraved on it can it be considered an entry-level weapon! All weapons need Rune Masters to engrave runes, so Rune Masters are also one of the most profitable professions. In my Sui Fire Empire, practitioners have a space ring each when they reach the high rank of the Celestial Level. Under normal circumstances, only those at the high rank of the Stellar Level can have a space ring each. This is evident!”

“You are currently at the Celestial Level, with the attribute of wind, so I will give you all the inheritance of a first-order wind attribute Rune Master. I hope you can advance as soon as possible. In this way, you will be a sought-after existence in the universe.”

(End of Chapter)