Eight hours later.

[Fifth Level Completed]

[Difficulty: Supreme]

[Reward: Beast Meat x5, Clean Water x5, Qi Recovery Powder x2.]

As the fluctuation whispered in his ears, Lin Guang let out a long breath, opened his eyes that were burning with dark golden flames, stood up to stretch his slightly stiff joints, and rubbed his brow with fingertips shimmering with the colors of a starry river.

A corner of the compass was occupied by this Spirit Pattern.

——The precision requirement of this level is simply daunting.

This level of interference requires a significant amount of energy just to clearly perceive its patterns.

Either bear the intense interference while observing and engraving, or spend a considerable amount of energy to figure out the entire Spirit Pattern's structure before confidently drawing it out.

Lin Guang felt like he was staring at a screen full of dense lines of code, then poking a readable program onto a disc with a needle.

Of these two options, an ordinary Spirit Master with purple talent couldn't achieve either, capable only of staring blankly, or attempting with all their Contracted Spirit Beast's strength to block surrounding field interferences.

But since Lin Guang dared to draw the Spirit Pattern directly without the help of his three partners, it was because he was not ordinary.

All along, Lin Guang seemed particularly adept at this affair.

Ever since awakening his [Heart of Terra] talent and acquiring the three core talents from the system… he became extremely proficient in drawing Spirit Patterns.

Upon careful consideration.

Just as Kong Guofeng said, Lin Guang indeed seems innately proficient at this kind of behavior akin to recording and outputting information — just like how fish are born to swim and birds to fly; it is an instinct engraved in the soul.

After acquiring the [Heavenly Mending Record: True Understanding of the Needle Dao], and under Kaiwen's guidance in setting up Spirit Rune Arrays with systematic training, this talent has been fully exhibited.

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Guang had already left his peers far behind in this field, to such an extent that ordinary people could hardly fathom his level.

Especially when combined with his extraordinary Spiritual Power and willpower…

In this way, impossible became possible.

Lin Guang looked up at the sun above him, estimating that there was still some time before rest, and continued to inject Spiritual Power into the compass. The "count" on the compass was about to be filled, and he wanted to confirm the difficulty of this test question.

The next moment, a mysterious and intricate Two-Star Spirit Pattern was projected into the air by the compass, only about the size of a woman's fist, with patterns quite blurry and details subtly fluctuating, as if the compass was significantly damaged here.

Objectively speaking, it didn't look like something meant to be completed, really appearing more like a malfunction.

But… it didn't stop him.

After a quick mental calculation, Lin Guang quickly moved his thoughts and opened the leaderboard.

[First Place: Ju Zuojing, Thirteen Thousand Three Hundred Zhang]

[...]

[Twenty-Fifth Place: Jiang Nalan, Six Thousand Eight Hundred Zhang]

[Twenty-Sixth Place: Lin Guang, Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Zhang]

[Twenty-Seventh Place: Zhao Yue, Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Zhang]

[...]

The first place position hadn't changed for quite some time, but the top twenty-four of the leaderboard could be described as tumultuous, with no one able to thoroughly maintain their advantage, where even a minor mistake could result in a drop of several places.

Only the bottom eight positions never changed, all having chosen the "Supreme" difficulty.

According to the rules stated, the scoring of each level is not solely based on difficulty; speed is also an important component.

Reaching the fifth level with such a low score might likely be due to spending too much time on each level.

Among the eight, Jiang Nalan still maintained a slight advantage over Lin Guang, possibly similar to Lin Guang by perfectly drawing each Spirit Pattern without any mistake, and even faster than Lin Guang.

Zhao Yue slightly trailed behind the two, but the gap wasn't substantial.

While the other participants were far behind these three.

Lin Guang wasn't surprised about not being faster than Jiang Nalan.

These people all had an additional year of cultivation over him.

Furthermore, high-grade talents, especially like Jiang Nalan who was already in the top 300 rankings, might naturally come with several Dao Marks, with Spiritual Power strength and special functionalities at levels ordinary people could hardly imagine, each akin to a complicated plugin. Adding many rare Spirit Patterns and Mystical Techniques could also assist in drawing Spirit Patterns.

The additional benefits in drawing Spirit Patterns he had were normal, otherwise, how would he be considered one of the top three prodigies of Fenghai Province's generation?

Just as Lin Guang closed the leaderboard, a sudden fluctuation echoed in his mind.

[Test taker's talent is detected as outstanding, granting a final opportunity to change difficulty.]

[Accept?]

"...…"

Lin Guang remained slightly silent.

Somewhat higher-level inheritances usually had something akin to an intelligent system like an Array Spirit to host operations and adapt to changes; this he was aware of.

These should have been detected during prior assessments to ensure no surprises occurred.

However, this was the second time this Inheritance Secret Realm sent a difficulty change notice to him.

No matter how it seemed, it felt somewhat deliberate, even… biased.

Is there such a reluctance for me to continue on Supreme difficulty?

Is this out of kindhearted advice, or perhaps…

Looking at what the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence saw, and the "count" feedback from the compass, he still had no hesitation and directly gave the negative answer in his mind.

Having reached this step… how could he possibly stop?

...

Twelve hours later.

Lin Guang suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, a silent fluctuation resonated in his ear.

[Difficulty: Supreme]

[Reward: Fierce Tiger Pill x1, Beast Meat x5, Clean Water x5, Inheritance Core Permission (1%).]

Inheritance Core Permission?

Lin Guang raised an eyebrow.

According to the rules, the first person to reach the summit of Celestial Ladder Mountain would receive the inheritance.

What role would this so-called "core permission" play in the upcoming trials? What use did it have?

After a moment, Lin Guang shook his head, forcing himself to refocus.

No matter what use this permission had, just because it's a "reward" for a high-difficulty trial, along with the name, it was undoubtedly of utmost importance.

And that's not all.

After the Spirit Pattern drawn for the sixth level shrank and stabilized on a side of the compass… the six Spirit Patterns on it began to flicker inconsistently.

Then.

The three One-Star Spirit Patterns from levels one to three, and the three Two-Star Spirit Patterns from levels four to six, started to intertwine under some force, melding together.

And at this moment, the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence could see the count in the information on the compass was finally full.

[6/6]

The next moment, the inheritance compass in Lin Guang's hand lit up with a somewhat dazzling white light without him injecting Spiritual Power, and the patterns on it underwent complex changes, with subtle mechanical movement sounds emanating from within.

Ka ka ka——

Soon, the mutation ceased.

The slightly damaged compass, at this moment, seemed completely renewed.

[Name: Inheritance Compass·Supreme]

[Introduction: Essential to the Inheritance Secret Realm, has triggered the automatic repair function; the status of the Spiritual Artifact is excellent and can carry the core permission of the inheritance.]

[Spiritually bound to owner]

[Current permission held: 1%]

Upon attempting to inject Spiritual Power into it, Lin Guang slightly widened his eyes and couldn't help but quip:

"You call that slight malfunction?"

At this time, the Spiritual Power consumption required for drawing Spirit Patterns on the Inheritance Compass was even less than one-fifth of before, with interference greatly reduced.

Although still incomparable to drawing within his own Sea of Spirit, it was a heaven and earth difference from before.

Lin Guang even faintly felt that the Spiritual Artifact seemed to have acquired auxiliary functions, and he felt that his drawing was incomparably smooth, as if there was a force aiding him in drawing Spirit Patterns together.

Even the Three-Star Spirit Pattern appearing in his sense now was clear to the smallest detail!

Unleashing a long breath, Lin Guang's lips curled slightly as he glanced at the state of mind, gathering himself.

The Three-Star Spirit Pattern in the next level was evidently no match for the current Two-Star Spirit Pattern!

This time, the road to counterattack won't be as hard as the previous times!

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