The Beast God was dead. It wasn't Wang Linchi who had killed him; Linchi didn't possess that kind of power.

However, Wang Linchi felt even worse, because he simply couldn't imagine how he was going to handle the impending apocalypse.

"Saint Master, have your Blessing think of something, see if there's any way for me to survive the end of the world," Wang Linchi said, looking at the Saint Master.

He figured that rather than trying to become strong enough to deal with the Great Ruins, he might as well gamble on his Luck.

The power of the Beast God and the Heavenly Demon was unfathomable. Comparing Wang Linchi to these two was like comparing clouds and mud; they were the clouds, and he was the mud.

The Saint Master remained motionless, showing no reaction at all.

It would have been strange if it did react. This thing was just a stand-in. If it were actually capable enough to respond, Wang Linchi would have been scared to death.

Wang Linchi complained in his heart, Given my power progression, I'm not sure if I can even reach the Mountain Copper Level by the time the Great Ruins hit five years from now...

No, the problem now is I don't even know if I'll live until the Great Ruins arrive.

The world he was in was trying to save itself, and the focal point of this self-rescue was Yan Ming King. That was why he had been able to reach the Morning Star Level in just a few short years. However, the price was the Seven Southern Realms.

This was a kind of strength gained by overdrawing on reserves, a desperate measure when death was imminent, without regard for the consequences of such an overdraft.

But this was only the beginning. A Morning Star Level Yan Ming King was nowhere near sufficient. Next, the entire Great View World would likely have to be sacrificed as the price of the overdraft, to serve as nourishment for Yan Ming King.

Wang Linchi felt a sense of suffocation. He had personally experienced the dire state of the Willow Residence Realm, the most stable among the Seven Southern Realms. While he hadn't seen the conditions in the other six realms, he could well imagine them.

In the coming chaotic era, hiding anywhere will be useless. Even the Secret Realms will inevitably face problems.

In the process of self-rescue, Yan Ming King would likely be the main focus, but not the only one. The world itself would surely target the Secret Realms next, for what it would call 'extracting nutrients.'

In Wang Linchi's view, the greatest source of nutrients wasn't the Great View World, but the Secret Realms formed from World Corpse Fragments and the beings within them.

The Tree of Immortality had entered the Dajing Dynasty and reached the Daylight Level. The Seven Southern Realms alone had added ten Daylight Level entities to the world. Once the remaining three major regions were consumed as nourishment by the protagonist, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say another fifteen Daylight Level entities could be created.

Originally, this might not have been the case. The catalyst was likely the monopoly held by the Dajing Dynasty, which had trapped many exceptionally talented individuals at the lowest rungs, stifling the birth of potential Daylight Level entities.

Ultimately, the world had to resort to indirect measures.

If that's really the case, then perhaps a large group of people will bypass the Great View's directory restrictions due to luck and obtain various secret techniques, Wang Linchi couldn't help but think of himself. The world might not be able to help him directly, but providing some slight support shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so fortunate.

And... I might not be the only one who knows about this.

The Beast God's appearance had been too coincidental, almost as if it had been arranged, specifically placed here to deliver information about the apocalypse.

Wang Linchi wouldn't tell anyone about the Great Ruins. Even if he did, no one would believe him. However, by the time he got out, news of the Great Ruins might already be widespread.

He didn't believe that the Beast God and the Heavenly Demon were the only world wills that had survived in the various Secret Realms. There had to be others.

"The good news is, it's not like I got nothing. The Beast God did give me a heritage," Wang Linchi remarked sarcastically.

Unlike the Beast God who ended his own life, the Heavenly Demon had broken out of its Secret Realm and left, for reasons unknown.

Did the Heavenly Demon give his complete heritage to someone? Wang Linchi couldn't help but think of Yan Ming King, who also possessed The Heritage of the Sky Devil.

I previously thought he had an incomplete Heavenly Demon heritage. Looking at it now, it should be a complete one. No wonder there's a refinement method for the Twelfth Lunar Bone Demon God. Under normal circumstances, one Bone Demon God counts as one heritage, so twelve would be twelve heritages.

As for why it was given, according to the Beast God, it was a rule: whoever found them first would receive it.

Of course, finding the Beast God Temple didn't count; one had to meet the Beast God in person.

Whether the Beast God's heritage was superior to the Heavenly Demon's was hard to judge.

The size of a Secret Realm wasn't a deciding factor; after all, they were all just World Corpse Fragments of varying sizes. The scale of the original world before its demise was the crucial element.

According to the Beast God, his strength was comparable to the Heavenly Demon's. However, it was said that the Heavenly Demon had a Dao Ancestor backing him, so in terms of background, the Beast God couldn't compare.

The Heavenly Demon had an institutional pedigree, while the Beast God was essentially a maverick.

"This heritage the Beast God gave me is pretty underwhelming; it's of limited help to me," Wang Linchi grumbled.

The Beast God's heritage isn't as complete or extensive as the Heavenly Demon's. After all, the Heavenly Demon had someone above him; he must have studied properly.

This heritage of his is the Beast Armor Technique and the origin of beasts, named the Beast Armour Technique. Yes, it's that perfunctory. It didn't even have a name originally; the Beast God just came up with it on the spot.

As for its usefulness, it certainly had some. In terms of both technique and quality, it far surpassed the Beast Armor Technique he currently possessed, and could even perfectly control the power of a Beast Soul.

The Physique of a beast was merely an extension of its soul.

After all, beasts were descended from the Beast God, while humans were latecomers, formed when the Secret Realms integrated into the world.

Other Secret Realms dominated by non-human entities were similar. The Secret Realm where the Tree of Immortality resided, for instance, originally had no humans, only ghosts. Humans only emerged after it merged with the Great View World, which in turn caused mutations among the ghosts.

The Beast Armour Technique is different from the Beast Armor Technique. It doesn't require materials, only Beast Souls. And like the Ghost Pattern, it can integrate into the body, transforming equipment that originally couldn't grow into evolvable companion gear.

The drawbacks are also very obvious: one person can only possess one Beast Armor, and the quality of the Beast Soul determines the Beast Armor's abilities and growth potential.

The Beast God had not only given Wang Linchi a heritage but also pointed him toward a clear path, telling him that there was a Beast Soul of a Beast King Species of extremely high quality within this Secret Realm.

Wang Linchi believed him but had no intention of going after it.

Because that Beast King Species was in its old age and still possessed Morning Star Level strength. What would he be doing going there? Seeking death?

This Beast King Species was The Most Ancient Beast; no other Beast King Species could compare to its Potential. If made into Beast Armor, its power could transform Wang Linchi directly into a Hexagonal Warrior, granting an even more formidable ability called Immortal Will, which provided immunity to all negative statuses, resistance to death, and the ability to create various distortion effects through immense willpower.

Of course, as strong as it was, it couldn't withstand a world-destroying catastrophe like the Great Ruins.

Forget The Most Ancient Beast. That thing is too terrifying. Its Immortal Will is derived from its Domain; I can't even think about winning.

Wang Linchi was certain that if this Most Ancient Beast left the Beast Garden Secret Realm, it would undoubtedly be a Daylight Level entity.

The reason it was currently comparable to the Morning Star Level wasn't because that was the limit of its strength, but because the Beast Garden Secret Realm itself had such an upper limit.

Even the Beast God, before his death, was only at the Bright Moon Level, just a step shy of the Daylight Level. This wasn't due to his actual strength but because he was restricted. If there were no restrictions, he would undoubtedly be an existence above the Daylight Level.

"Finding something adequate will do. More importantly, it needs to be modified..." Wang Linchi thought as he looked at the Beast Armour Technique. This thing definitely can't be applied to my own body. Like the Ghost Pattern, it has to be altered and then loaded onto the Book of Records as something like an Avatar Plugin.

Where am I supposed to find something I can defeat that also has potential, given how few there are?

"Otherwise, maybe you can make do for now? Wang Linchi suddenly thought of the Saint Master. That guy is indeed very suitable, but only just suitable." Nothing more would work, mainly because after the nesting doll effect, it could only receive the amplification from the Beast Armor.

"Alright, I'll look around first. My own cultivation is still the priority, Wang Linchi decided, not intending to actually spend a lot of time searching for a Beast King Species. The Beast Garden Secret Realm was not small, and secondly, after so many years of slaughter, the number of Beast King Species had dwindled, making it not so easy to find a suitable one.

The Most Ancient Beast would certainly be suitable; everything about it was good except for the fact that he couldn't defeat it.

If worse came to worst, he could just find any Beast King Species later to make do, even if it was just to gain some attribute points.

Wang Linchi wasn't someone who insisted on perfection in everything, unless God decided to spoon-feed him.

"Let's go, find a more stable place," Wang Linchi said to the Saint Master.

The Saint Master took Wang Linchi and flew off directly. As for what constituted a stable place, the Saint Master had no idea. He would just keep flying until Wang Linchi told him to stop. The spiritual power consumed was Wang Linchi's, not his.

However, the spiritual power consumption for the Saint Master's flight was far less than if Wang Linchi flew himself. After all, the Saint Master inherently possessed this ability, while Wang Linchi did not have a flying ability and relied entirely on brute force, naturally consuming much more.

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