Within the Corridor of Life and Death, nearly a hundred thousand powerhouses from every race in the universe sea had convened. At a glance, the sight was indeed dense and teeming. At this moment, they were all discussing, "After the Human Galaxy Lord and Bi Xue, the one who broke through the second bottleneck is actually the Lord of Water Song! This is too much…"

"A mere Universe Master from the Second Reincarnation Era actually managed to overtake everyone."

"Water Song."

"Water Song… possesses extraordinary potential." "The First Reincarnation Era and the two Holy Lands must be driven mad right now."

"Especially the First Reincarnation Era; it would be stranger if they weren't completely losing it. The top three spots were held by the Original Universe’s candidate, the East Emperor Holy Land Universe’s candidate, and the Second Reincarnation Era’s candidate. They had the most candidates in the First Reincarnation Era, yet none of them secured a top-three position."

All the races offered their praise.

"Done!"

Luo Feng stood before the crystal pillar, smiling. He had just perfectly solved the 3000th endgame scenario within the pillar in an instant. As soon as the solution was achieved, Luo Feng looked up towards the distance, expecting Duan Donghe to reveal himself now.

"Whoosh~~~~"

Countless cyan light spots materialized out of thin air.

The surrounding temperature plummeted, and there was an implicit sensation of the soul beginning to 'freeze,' causing every powerhouse to shudder and look up. They saw countless cyan light spots in mid-air, drifting down like fluttering snowflakes.

"What’s happening?"

"This…"

"Something huge is about to happen!"

These countless cyan light spots, resembling falling snow, suddenly surged wildly toward Luo Feng. "Rumble!" The ground behind Luo Feng suddenly split open, and another crystal pillar erupted forth. In that moment, Luo Feng was encircled by three crystal pillars, and the countless cyan light spots rapidly condensed, transforming into a palace that enveloped Luo Feng’s head.

Gold, red, and cyan—the three-colored palace shone with unparalleled brilliance.

At this moment, Luo Feng appeared as the sovereign among the nearly one hundred thousand powerhouses in the universe sea.

"How!!!"

"No!" The Seventh True Master of the Divine Eye Race roared in fury, his eyes filled with sheer terror. "The chance for transcendence from reincarnation belongs to my Divine Eye Race! To my Divine Eye Race! Damn it, damn it all!!!"

"This, this…" A giant beast from the First Reincarnation Era, which had been coiled up, instantly shed tears of agony and howled, "Are you going to exterminate my Yan Beast lineage? Are you going to seize even the last chance? I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled!"

Despair.

Almost every powerhouse from the First Reincarnation Era present felt utter hopelessness. They constituted the vast majority of the candidates and were the ones most desperately yearning for the inheritance. With the Great Limit approaching, if they lost even this opportunity for inheritance, they would likely face nothing but annihilation!

They were unwilling to perish; unwilling for their entire race to vanish into the cycles of reincarnation. They struggled!

They fought!

For this cause, they were capable of any measure, even initially bullying Luo Feng and wantonly attacking him to disrupt his focus.

Yet, fate had played a massive joke on them…

The scene before them made everything clear: Luo Feng had broken through the third bottleneck!

It must be known that there were only four bottlenecks in total. If one broke through the fourth bottleneck, they would directly obtain the inheritance, without even needing to compete. As for achieving the third breakthrough, it signified the status of a 'core candidate,' making the possibility for those peripheral candidates who had only broken the first bottleneck virtually negligible in comparison.

"Galaxy!" A white phantom light condensed in mid-air, forming Duan Donghe, shining brightly in his magnificent white armor.

At this moment, Duan Donghe lacked that usual coldness and loneliness; instead, he appeared dazzling.

"Barely passed one epoch!" Duan Donghe closed his eyes, yet tears were already streaming down his face.

Silence reigned.

All the experts present looked up at Duan Donghe.

"Barely passed one epoch," Duan Donghe sighed softly. "Even with time acceleration in a small universe, the limit is only ten thousand times. You have actually broken through the third bottleneck! I never expected that on this path of despair, forced to abandon everything and walk this desperate road, I would finally find a junior like you."

What!

The expressions of all the races changed drastically.

Was Duan Donghe about to grant Luo Feng the inheritance directly?

This, this—this absolutely cannot be allowed!

"I have failed my past ancestors," Duan Donghe closed his eyes, his entire body trembling slightly, pain etched on his face. Only then did he slowly open his eyes and look at Luo Feng, "I have failed them. It is I who… led the Duan Donghe lineage into a perilous state. My Duan Donghe lineage was noble beyond measure, incomparably powerful, possessing the glory of infinite epochs, once standing at the zenith of brilliance."

"But I caused my lineage to face extinction."

"I am a sinner."

"But I had no choice…"

Duan Donghe looked at Luo Feng. "Your aptitude and comprehension are no less than mine. No matter what, the inheritor I find now certainly won't be inferior to me."

"You, in just one epoch, have broken through the third bottleneck."

"Congratulations, Galaxy!" Duan Donghe looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng held his breath.

"If you can directly reach the fourth bottleneck," Duan Donghe swept his gaze across the others, "all of them will be eliminated and executed to celebrate your acquisition of the inheritance."

The nearly one hundred thousand powerhouses present trembled.

Eliminate them all?

Hadn't they been told that meeting the requirements allowed them to proceed? But now it seemed Duan Donghe was clearly not a benevolent figure; once the inheritor was found, all other candidates became utterly useless.

"Three epochs," Duan Donghe looked at Luo Feng. "The total time allotted for comprehending this Xi Huang Game is three epochs! If you can break through the fourth bottleneck within these three epochs, though I may die, I will have no regrets toward my ancestors."

"Remember… within three epochs…"

As Duan Donghe spoke, his figure dissipated.

The entire corridor fell into profound quietness.

The gazes cast upon Luo Feng by the countless powerhouses were filled with envious madness, awestruck admiration, malevolent resentment…

"Three epochs, huh?" Luo Feng immediately closed his eyes, continuing to focus entirely on comprehending the Xi Huang Game.

Years passed one after another.

In the corridor, it took several thousand years for even one powerhouse to barely break through the second bottleneck.

As for breakthroughs to the third bottleneck… there were none. It was evident that the vast number of Undying Gods and Universe Masters who could not advance had reached their limits; no amount of time would allow them to progress further.

Bi Xue Venerable! She was next after Luo Feng to break the second bottleneck.

The Lord of Water Song! He ranked third.

The Lord of Deer Insect! His burst of progress secretly gave the Purple Moon Holy Land something to anticipate.

Xue You! The only Undying being…

The Lord of Youzan! Another hope for the East Emperor Holy Land.

The Lord of Wu Kui! She had actually broken through the second bottleneck as well. This was an absolute surprise! The Divine Eye Race had not expected the Lord of Wu Kui to break through before the deadline of the three epochs approached; this was an unexpected delight! It brought the entire Divine Eye Race to the brink of tears with excitement. The Lord of Wu Kui, a female, had become the greatest hope for the Divine Eye Race.

Time flowed by.

28,000 years, 28,500 years, 29,000 years…

As they approached the final boundary of the three epochs, all factions grew anxious, all worried whether Luo Feng would truly break through the fourth bottleneck.

"He absolutely must not succeed."

"He must not succeed, or if he does, all hope will be gone, gone—"

"He cannot."

"I would rather die than see Luo Feng perish, denying my race even a sliver of hope."

"Don't extinguish the last glimmer of hope for my race." One by one, they prayed silently.

There were even Universe Masters who went mad midway and attacked Luo Feng.

The result…

They were simply shaken slightly by the three-colored palace, instantly annihilated, turning into dust.

Virtual Universe.

The man in white robes looked at Luo Feng, genuinely astonished.

Luo Feng’s rate of progress was terrifying.

This, this…

In this session of solving the Xi Huang Game, he watched Luo Feng's speed increasing, his comprehension constantly sharpening, the pace of his innate aptitude improving at a horrifying rate! It was as if a piece of scrap iron was rapidly transforming into a hundred-refined steel. He couldn't believe that the transformation of an expert could be this fast, especially in the final stages where Luo Feng was breaking through scenarios like a phoenix undergoing nirvana. His comprehension amazed even Yuan Zu.

"His previous cultivation time was short, and this time he studied for thirty thousand years, which, with ten thousand times time acceleration, amounts to nearly thirty thousand epochs. Is it because of the sufficient length of time?" Yuan Zu pondered. "No, countless experts throughout history have cultivated far longer without such absurd results."

"Could it be that the lineage of Earth possesses some inherent spiritual peculiarity?"

"And Luo Feng is the most brilliant among the Earth lineage?"

Yuan Zu mused.

The Earth lineage was indeed a very special one, exceptionally proficient in state of mind and willpower, leading to extremely rapid comprehension breakthroughs.

"Zuo Shan Ke's modifications to Earth caused changes in some humans within our human race, leading to the emergence of the Earth lineage," Yuan Zu frowned. "Looking across the entire Original Universe, even the entire universe sea… the only ones I cannot see through, besides the two Holy Land Ancestors who have never appeared in the universe sea, are Zuo Shan Ke himself."

"Zuo Shan Ke…"

"What exactly is his plan?" Yuan Zu calculated, as he was the creator of the Virtual Universe.

The Virtual Universe enveloped the entirety of the Original Universe.

Its marvel was far more profound than what met the eye. Yuan Zu knew countless secrets, yet many aspects remained incomprehensible to him, and Zuo Shan Ke was one of them.

Luo Feng was completely immersed in the world of the Xi Huang Game and secret techniques. If he had merely been a novice when he first started studying the Xi Huang Game, as time elapsed, as his will was tempered, and as his innate comprehension improved through the study itself… due to numerous factors, Luo Feng became obsessed, fascinated by researching the Xi Huang Game.

That feeling of instantly analyzing, comprehending, and cracking solutions from billions of angles—as if the mysteries of the universe were being unveiled one by one—was exhilarating.

Moreover, his own potential, under this tempering, began to shine like an uncut jade stone.

"38,900th scenario!" Luo Feng paused briefly, checked the time, and frowned slightly. "It’s almost time for the three epochs to end; am I running out of time?"

"However…"

"What if I run out of time? The Xi Huang Game is immensely beneficial to me. Even if I truly begin accessing the inheritance, I am confident of seizing it." Luo Feng possessed a confidence born from his core. Nearly three epochs of tempering had brought his willpower, and his difficult-to-measure 'comprehension,' to an extremely terrifying level.

"East Emperor Holy Land's Bi Xue, breakthrough to the third bottleneck…" Countless cyan light spots descended similarly, shining brilliantly.

Duan Donghe personally appeared.

"My inheritor contender, perhaps only you can truly contend with Galaxy for the third spot. Other candidates must undergo successive transformations," Duan Donghe looked at Bi Xue Venerable. "Work hard; do not yield easily." "Yes."

Bi Xue Venerable was respectful.

He glanced at Luo Feng, his eyes holding a terrifying intensity—a look of absolute madness.

He was fighting!

Fighting!

This was the only opportunity in endless epochs, and he grasped it tightly. He would not relax in the slightest, exhausting everything, burning his essence to solve the 37,000th scenario just before the three epochs concluded.

"Bi Xue?" Luo Feng glanced at Bi Xue Venerable. "Contending with me?" The three epochs finally concluded.

Luo Feng ultimately solved the 39,101st scenario, which was already an extraordinary performance, as he had spent a little over one epoch breaking through the third bottleneck. Breaking through the fourth bottleneck within nearly two epochs was truly too difficult.

"The three epochs have arrived; the screening of the Xi Huang Game concludes."

"292 individuals broke through the first bottleneck."

"Five individuals broke through the second bottleneck."

"Two individuals broke through the third bottleneck," Duan Donghe surveyed those below him and spoke slowly.

"We arrived later than Galaxy; we should still have time!"

"Yes, give us a little more time."

Immediately, powerhouses from below shouted out. Indeed, some of the later arrivals were only half a year or a year behind Luo Feng.

Duan Donghe looked down coldly. "If I gave you another epoch, perhaps not one of you would break the first bottleneck. Even if you break the first bottleneck, what use are you to me? For this inheritance, Galaxy and Bi Xue are the most important. The five who broke the second bottleneck theoretically have a slight possibility. The rest are merely making up the numbers."

"As for you—those who haven't even broken the first bottleneck."

"According to the rules… all of you, die!"

Duan Donghe waved his hand.

Whoosh!

The crystal pillars throughout the entire Corridor of Life and Death instantly erupted with golden rays of light. While this golden light could form palaces, it could also attack. Whoosh~~ Countless light spots swarmed toward those powerhouses. In the blink of an eye, countless powerhouses among the nearly one hundred thousand present were instantly annihilated, turning into dust, leaving behind only the last nearly 300 survivors.

Though the survivors were inwardly startled by the might displayed, their eyes held anticipation.

The Xi Huang Game…

It was finally over. The next step would be to begin accessing the inheritance. The legendary inheritance of the Duan Donghe lineage!

"You all proceed further."

"After reaching the next grand hall, you may begin the conclusion of the inheritance." Duan Donghe looked down at the 299 candidates, including Luo Feng, then pointed toward the far distance. A loud rumbling sound echoed, and the previously sealed massive door in the distance had risen. Luo Feng could vaguely make out the hall beyond from his position.

"Let's go." Duan Donghe himself transformed into a streak of light, flashing instantly toward the distant hall.

Luo Feng, Bi Xue Venerable, the Lord of Deer Insect, the Lord of Wu Kui, the Lord of Water Song, Xue You, the Lord of Youzan, the seven Universe Supreme Masters, and the large group of candidates who broke the first bottleneck all flew toward that hall.

In the Virtual Universe, three-dimensional phantom projections of stone pillars appeared.

Luo Feng sat down cross-legged, having ceased his comprehension. Since he was about to begin accessing the inheritance, he dared not let his mind wander.

"Three epochs," the man in the white robe stood before a stone pillar, smiling and nodding. "Finally, I managed to solve this by the time the three epochs concluded."

"6,002nd scenario!" The man in the white robe chuckled softly and shook his head.

The Xi Huang Game concludes! Tomato seeks recommendation votes, free recommendation votes~~