Expecting disciples or juniors to carry on is ultimately just a matter of leaving behind an inheritance because one finds it hard to make great progress in this life.

If one can make progress oneself, that is what truly matters!

Yet, just as they had this thought in mind, they sensed the hostile and dangerous will from most of the other True Men around them.

It was their warning.

——Dare to make a move, any of you?!

In the eyes of truly large powers, the inheritance of the Seven-Star Peak is not absent; what is lacking are the prodigies who can innovate and elevate the power further.

And among them, there were as many as five or six such geniuses.

As prodigies born in the Golden Era, each of them had a considerable hope to break through the Seven-Star level, with even a slim chance of advancing further.

For the True Men from small powers, their juniors are even more important, as it took great effort to ride the Golden Era train. If such a junior were to perish here, the lack of successors would be the end!

Should anyone dare to forcefully strike for mere gain and kill their most valuable successor... they indeed deserve death!

Instantly, those True Men were all deterred and calmed down.

But this information at least allowed the True Men present to relax slightly.

——Although the Secret Realm is collapsing, the Secret Realm Master still cares about trials and inheritance, at least representing that basic rules still exist inside.

No matter if this elder is a malicious Evil Spirit shackled by rules, or genuinely wishes for inheritance and hopes to select the strongest genius.

At least it shows he won't randomly kill people.

What's left is to wait for Elder Jin to arrive.

At this moment, the perspective of the True Men finally aligned with that of the Trial Takers.

In an instant, the world in the Trial Takers' eyes changed again.

The second trial began.

...

[The second trial begins]

[Hint 1: The second trial consists of nine difficult problems, with increasing difficulty. The height achieved corresponds to difficulty and completion score.]

[Hint 2: There is no differentiation in difficulty for the second trial; all Trial Takers face the same examination questions. Rewards are based on completion rate, with penalties below eighty percent.]

[Failure to complete the difficult problems within the limit is considered passive, and certain penalties will be based on trial performance.]

[Hint 3: Apply blood to the Spirit Body and activate it with Spiritual Power.]

[The Spirit Body can substitute for the Trial Taker to withstand backlash when the Array goes wrong and penalties after each problem.]

[Even if the Spirit Body is damaged, its core still has related abilities. By applying Lifebound Spirit Beast blood, it can substitute for the Trial Taker to bear penalties. Using this method to avoid punishment will increase the penalty severity.]

[Hint 4: During the second trial, ascent is only allowed through solving difficult problems; other climbing methods are restricted.]

[Hint 5: Trial Takers can use the Compass for Array Pattern Imprinting.]

Having confirmed the communication in his mind, Dongfang Bufan's expression became noticeably serious.

——There are penalties in this round...

——So this Spirit Body, it's used to substitute the penalties in the second trial?

He extended his hand and retrieved a roughly one-foot-long object from the Space Ring, resembling a puppet.

This object was the B-level Spirit Body awarded as a reward for the first trial.

Without any hesitation, Dongfang Bufan directly bit his finger and smeared the Blood Pearl onto it.

It appeared very coarse, entirely dark brown with a noticeable fibrous texture, but as Dongfang Bufan's blood touched it, the patterns on it began to emit a blue glow as if the hidden Life Force within was activated.

A sense of bloodline connection arose from his Sea of Consciousness.

He took a deep breath and finally took out the Inheritance Compass, infusing Spiritual Power into it.

The compass radiated brilliantly, unexpectedly scattering a large array of Spirit Patterns in the air.

Swoosh—

Those Spirit Patterns emerged under the compass's brilliance, densely occupying most of Dongfang Bufan's field of vision.

He swept them with Spiritual Power, confirming there were thirty-three Spirit Patterns in the air, the vast majority being One-Star, with only three being Two-Star Spirit Patterns, mostly Water and Earth Attributes.

Dongfang Bufan was thoughtful: "So that's the setup."

——This is the mechanism of this round.

Strictly speaking, according to the contents of the True Intent Inheritance, array formation requires initiating corresponding Array Patterns from one's 'Sea of Consciousness' and then forming them externally.

However, it was evident that these Trial Takers who received the inheritance didn't have many Spirit Patterns related to array formation in their Sea of Consciousness.

Therefore, in the second round, this compass essentially acts as an artificial Sea of Consciousness, storing various Spirit Patterns for solving the next problems for Trial Takers to mobilize.

This has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that everyone's Spirit Pattern Library for array formation stands on the same starting line.

The disadvantage is that recognition relies entirely on personal skill.

For Spirit Masters, if the Spirit Patterns were engraved in their Sea of Consciousness, they would naturally be well understood and easy to invoke, but even though the compass is recognized by Spiritual Power, the Spirit Patterns within are not their own, requiring careful Perception of their use.

Additionally, projected below were seven Spirit Patterns faintly arranged in some Rule format, along with six ghostly blue points of light shining at different positions.

This was the first examination question.

[Question: Create an oasis in the desert using an Array.]

[Specific requirements as follows...]

[Time limit: Two hours.]

[Relevant Spirit Stones and Spiritual Materials have been distributed to the Storage Ring.]

[Disruptive items exist within the Spiritual Materials, Trial Takers please take note.]

Dongfang Bufan began to carefully scrutinize the Array.

The so-called True Intent Implantation is not cramming; it comes with understanding and experience.

Though minimal, it at least allows him not to face the knowledge with complete bewilderment.

Even if he only had a slight passing interest in array formation initially, after the True Intent Implantation, he gained the most basic recognition of the related knowledge, and after ten hours of digestion...

In his current view, the Array before him was not complex. By examining the semi-completed Array, he could confirm the primary Ability of this Array was "Water Gathering and Soil Stabilizing."

This question doesn't require him to start drawing a Spirit Rune Array from scratch; it's clearly a fill-in-the-blank question.

Hence, as long as he uses the techniques from the inheritance to fill in the appropriate Spirit Patterns and Spiritual Materials at those six positions illuminated by ghostly blue light, it can be completed.

——It seems, as a system specially focusing on Spiritual Power and Spirit Patterns, the Blue Star's Spirit Masters indeed have an advantage in this aspect, with considerable compatibility with this inheritance.

Dongfang Changfan focused his consciousness into the Storage Ring and saw numerous materials.

Although he did not recognize the Spiritual Materials that might be from Otherworldly species, he could judge their Attributes and strength by their aura, with most being Tier One or Two Spiritual Materials, along with various colored stones similar to Ethereal Crystals.

Additionally, these Spiritual Materials seemed to have undergone processing and could be directly utilized.

Dongfang Changfan closed his eyes, released his Spiritual Power, and meticulously sensed each Spirit Pattern and material before him.

An hour later, he opened his eyes, manipulated his Intention, and filled in the compass's six Spirit Patterns into corresponding positions, then retrieved Spiritual Materials and Spirit Stones from the Storage Ring.

Not too adeptly, he began using his Spiritual Power and simple Techniques taught in the inheritance to perform basic processing and integration of the materials and Spirit Patterns—a unique method that condenses Spiritual Power at the fingertips, allowing slight interference with the Ether flow within the materials to better integrate them together.

After finishing the preparations according to his mental blueprint, Dongfang Bufan placed them within the Array and crucial nodes.

Yellowish-brown soil laid at the bottom as the base of the Spirit Rune Array, while the upper part was inlaid with blue gemstones, forming the semblance of an oasis.

Once the setup was completed, it was time to activate.

Dongfang Bufan organized the situation in his mind, confirming the match with his expectations.

With Spiritual Power injection, Spirit Patterns interconnected, ultimately activating the Two-Star Water Attribute Spirit Pattern at the heart of the Grand Array. The entire Array radiated a profound aura, gradually gathering nearby Water and Earth Attribute Ether.

Excellent, aligns with his previous concept.

After all, he's one of the geniuses selected from a region, he ought to manage such small matters...

However.

At this moment.

Communication resonated in Dongfang Bufan's mind.

[First question completion rate: Seventy percent]

[Penalty initiation]

Seventy percent? 70%?

How could it be?!

Before Dongfang Changfan could sort it out, the mutation arrived.

Boom—

A red lightning bolt, two fingers wide, suddenly descended from the sky, with no pause shattering the surrounding Force Field, striking Dongfang Changfan.

"…!!!"

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