This time, Luo Fan directly had 500,000 clones transform into special lifeforms without souls and head to the Inkling Peak Realm to search for the Dark Star Demon Master.
Although he did not care about the life or death of these million clones,
he did not even care about the life or death of the Space Worm clone.
However, after they died, nurturing them again and sending them back to their original locations was still quite troublesome.
Just like now, because all the clones had died,
the clones on those Universe Masters and geniuses of the human race who were undergoing trials at the General's Residence in Eternal Ancient City had also died.
Luo Fan would no longer be able to take them away at critical moments.
Those Immortal beings and Venerable-level geniuses were still fine. Even if their souls were destroyed, they could be revived.
But those human Universe Masters could not.
So, if they failed to reach the third stage, Luo Fan planned to persuade them to give up.
Of course, he believed that before that, he would reach the fifth stage in advance and obtain the inheritance of the Wu Kingdom.
At that time, some peripheral inheritances could be passed on to those human Universe Masters first.
After obtaining the inheritance, he might even be able to allow others to join the Wu Kingdom.
…
Soon, a large number of clones arrived at the Inkling Peak Realm.
Luo Fan directly had the clones begin traveling through wormholes to different dangerous regions to search.
It had only been a few days since he was killed.
Even a Universe Strongest could not have moved too far from that location.
All 500,000 clones gathered at the place where Luo Fan had died.
His corpse was long gone.
The top-tier soul treasure he originally carried had also disappeared.
As for the rest, there were no losses.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan immediately ordered the 500,000 clones to use the place of his death as the center and begin searching outward for traces of the Dark Star Demon Master.
Although he had many clones,
the Inkling Peak Realm was simply too vast.
He could not determine which direction the Dark Star Demon Master had left in.
Moreover, searching for a single being within a range of tens or even millions of light-years was extremely difficult.
Therefore, Luo Fan also sent some clones to spread out around the two Holy Lands to see if there were any traces of the Dark Star Demon Master.
Just as they had discussed earlier, that mysterious soul master must have come from one of the two Holy Land universes.
…
At this moment, the Dark Star Demon Master did not know that Luo Fan was not dead.
This was not the first time he had annihilated someone's soul in this manner.
As a soul master, this was not the first time he had used such a method to kill.
Having lived this long, he had already annihilated the souls of countless beings.
Therefore, he was very familiar with the process of soul annihilation.
He could guarantee with absolute certainty that Luo Fan had been soul-annihilated by him!
He was now preparing to head to Eternal Ancient City to take a look,
to try and see whether he could obtain the inheritance.
This might be his only chance to repair his small universe.
He would definitely go and try.
If he succeeded, he might even be able to, like the Purple Moon Ancestor, transcend reincarnation!
Whether he could establish a Holy Land universe did not matter to him.
After all, he had no race.
What he truly desired was to break free from the constraints of Purple Moon.
Although, in his view, he could already live forever,
this was exchanged for his freedom.
It could be said that he was serving as someone else's dog.
Only slightly better than a soul slave.
His life, just like a soul slave's, was in someone else's hands.
With a single thought from Purple Moon, he would have to die.
Originally, he had already given up and resigned himself.
But now that news of an inheritance had suddenly appeared, he had to try.
The Dark Star Demon Master traveled extremely fast, far beyond Luo Fan's expectations.
A Universe Strongest already had an extremely long teleportation range.
Other Universe Strongests did not dare to teleport freely in the Universe Sea,
because some dangerous regions could even kill a Universe Strongest.
But the Dark Star Demon Master was different.
He only needed to avoid the very rare dangerous regions that could harm the soul, and he could teleport freely.
Therefore, his speed in the Universe Sea was absolutely the fastest.
Even the former Original Ancestor was not as fast as him.
Some dangerous regions in the Universe Sea could trap even the Original Ancestor.
But the Dark Star Demon Master was not afraid of material attacks at all and simply kept teleporting.
Very quickly, he arrived at the Universe Boat.
At this time, Luo Fan was still searching around the place of his death for traces of him,
but he had found nothing.
After all, according to Luo Fan's inference, the Dark Star Demon Master should not have been able to go that far.
He also knew that within such a short time, the range a Universe Strongest could cover was limited.
But this time, he was wrong.
The Dark Star Demon Master was not an ordinary Universe Strongest.
…
As time passed, the areas explored by the clones grew larger and larger.
At this moment, Luo Fan's face was full of confusion.
He truly could not understand how the Dark Star Demon Master had left so quickly.
That special lifeform, Demon Thought, could not have just hidden somewhere, right? (TL/N: Demon Thought is an actual name btw.)
Wait!
Luo Fan recalled the information about Demon Thought once again.
He seemed to have overlooked a problem.
Demon Thought was completely immune to material attacks!
For those dangerous regions that only had material attacks, a special lifeform like Demon Thought could continuously teleport!
At this realization, Luo Fan immediately overturned the range he had previously determined.
Now things were a bit troublesome.
Given the teleportation range of a Universe Strongest, from the time he was killed until now, the opponent could have gone to any location within the Three Great Desperate Lands.
Searching like this would be quite difficult.
Luo Fan indeed lacked experience in this regard.
Although he himself and the human experts could travel quickly in the Universe Sea using wormholes,
the wormhole secret technique only had such effects because the system had enhanced the Space Worm clone.
As for other special lifeforms, although some also possessed wormhole techniques, they could not construct them in certain places.
Although Luo Fan had never seen those special lifeforms, they were recorded in the "Creation Template."
However, he had overlooked that special lifeforms immune to material attacks could also rapidly traverse dangerous regions in the Universe Sea.
After all, such special lifeforms did not currently exist in the Universe Sea.
In the Original Universe, the Ancestral God Religion might have them, but Luo Fan had never seen them.
Special lifeforms without physical bodies had extremely strong survival abilities,
but their talent was not particularly high, and reaching the Immortal level was already quite good.
That was why Luo Fan had not considered this point before.
Now that he realized it, there was still no good solution.
He could only disperse the clones once again.
However, he still concentrated most of the clones within the Inkling Peak Realm.
In any case, it made no difference to him where the clones explored.
…
Soon, as time passed, Luo Fan had already reached the fourth stage of solving the game!
It had taken him just over a year to reach the fourth stage!
Qing Qiong appeared before Luo Fan. Although his expression remained calm, there was a trace of excitement in his eyes that could not be concealed.
"Do you wish to begin the fourth assessment and accept my inheritance, or continue the assessment?"
"If you reach the fifth stage, you will be qualified to accept the inheritance of the Wu Kingdom."
"My suggestion is to continue the assessment."
"Although the inheritance of my Star Abyss Sect is considered top-tier even among ancient civilizations,"
"it still cannot compare to the inheritance of the King."
"So, make your choice."
Although Qing Qiong hoped that Luo Fan would accept his inheritance,
his primary task was to pass on the inheritance of the God King of Wu Kingdom.
As for the Star Abyss Sect's inheritance, it was merely incidental.
He could not possibly let Luo Fan accept two inheritances.
Would that not mean that the Star Abyss Sect would be absorbed into the Wu Kingdom?
He still did not wish for his lineage to be annexed.
Even if it was by his King's lineage.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan said directly,
"I want to continue the assessment. After reaching the fifth stage, I will begin the next round of assessment."
"I hope to accept the King's inheritance."
Hearing this, Qing Qiong felt a trace of regret in his heart.
"Alright!"
With a wave of his hand, a layer of light barrier appeared around Luo Fan once again.
Then he disappeared.
Luo Fan did not hesitate and continued solving the game.
As for the reward for reaching the fourth stage, he still had not claimed it.
After all, claiming it would cause him to enter a state of enlightenment, which would be somewhat wasteful.
The people around also noticed this.
Other than reporting this matter to their respective forces, they had no other options.
…
Purple Moon Holy Land.
At this moment, Purple Moon was in an excellent mood.
Because not long ago, he had received a message from the Dark Star Demon Master.
He said that Luo Fan had already been soul-annihilated by him.
Although the Dark Star Demon Master was not of his race,
Purple Moon still trusted him greatly.
After all, the imprint of his life was in his hands.
As for the Dark Star Demon Master saying he would go accept the assessment and obtain the inheritance,
although Purple Moon was somewhat unwilling, he did not refuse.
He knew what was required to rebuild a small universe.
Such treasures were extremely precious. Even Eternal True Gods could not afford them.
And this was only for reconstruction.
As for allowing a Universe Strongest whose small universe had been destroyed to regain one,
Purple Moon had never even come into contact with such a treasure.
However, he could completely eliminate the Dark Star Demon Master before the latter transferred his life imprint.
So even if the Dark Star Demon Master could nurture a new small universe, transferring the life imprint would still require his cooperation.
At that time, he could first make the other party hand over any transferable inheritance.
As for what to do after obtaining the inheritance, Purple Moon was still considering.
In any case, there was no rush.
At this moment, the Master of Blood Blade brought news that several clones had entered the General's Residence to undergo inheritance trials in the Purple Moon Holy Land, preparing to report to the Purple Moon Ancestor.
Although Purple Moon was aware of everything happening within his small universe,
he would not constantly monitor the situation within the Holy Land.
"Ancestor, news has come again from the General's Residence in Eternal Ancient City."
"The human race's Hunyuan Master previously…"
The Master of Blood Blade was referring to the sudden death of Luo Fan's clone.
Upon hearing this, Purple Moon nodded in satisfaction.
Although he trusted the Dark Star Demon Master, it was still good to confirm once more.
"It seems that the human Hunyuan Master was indeed soul-annihilated by Dark Star," he thought.
But at that moment, the Master of Blood Blade continued,
"However, later on, the human Hunyuan Master used some unknown method to send another clone to the General's Residence to continue accepting the inheritance."
"Although it previously appeared to be soul annihilation, it is also possible that the clone died for other reasons."
Upon hearing this, Purple Moon froze for a moment.
"Wait, are you saying that the Hunyuan Master is not dead?"
he asked in disbelief.
He did not believe that any Universe Master could escape Dark Star's soul annihilation.
The Master of Blood Blade nodded.
"Yes, not only that, he has now reached the fourth stage."
The Master of Blood Blade was unaware that the Dark Star Demon Master had attempted to assassinate Luo Fan.
After all, Purple Moon had not revealed this matter.
"How is that possible!"
"How did he do it!"
At this moment, Purple Moon no longer cared to continue listening to the report from the General's Residence.
He did not even wait for the Master of Blood Blade to call him. He directly summoned the divine power clone of the Dark Star Demon Master.
"Dark Star, what is going on? The Hunyuan Master is actually not dead!"
The Dark Star Demon Master had initially been somewhat puzzled.
But upon hearing Purple Moon Ancestor's words, the black mist surrounding the black crystal immediately surged.
"How is that possible!"
"I am certain that I annihilated his soul!"
At this moment, the Master of Blood Blade was still present. Hearing this, he was stunned.
Purple Moon signaled him to repeat what he had just said.
After hearing it, the Dark Star Demon Master was filled with disbelief.
"He died and then appeared again?"
"Could it be that some Universe Strongest revived him?"
Upon hearing this, Purple Moon's expression became somewhat serious.
This was very possible.
After all, Luo Fan's clone had indeed died before, and it was due to soul annihilation.
Reappearing afterward could very likely be due to being revived by the Giant Axe.
For such a genius, if revival were possible, the Giant Axe would definitely revive him immediately.
However, after being revived, he still maintained such terrifying speed in solving the game.
This was not what Purple Moon had expected.
After pondering for a moment, Purple Moon said,
"Forget it, go and carry out the assessment first."
"Blood Blade, contact those Universe Strongests and peak forces in the Original Universe."
"Directly promise them that if they can unite to attack the human race, I will give them the complete inheritance leading to the limit of Universe Strongest!"
"Half will be given in advance. After successfully destroying the human race, especially the Hunyuan Master, the other half will be given!"
"At the very least, they must affect the Hunyuan Master's speed in the assessment!"
Upon hearing this, the Master of Blood Blade immediately agreed and went to arrange it.
The Dark Star Demon Master returned to his original residence.
…
Time passed, and soon another year went by.
As Luo Fan perfectly solved the 5,000th Rhinoceros Emperor Game, a system notification sounded in his mind.
"Mission complete. Do you wish to claim the reward?"
Luo Fan still did not claim it.
The clone in the General's Residence also depicted the perfect solution of the 5,000th game on the colorful pillar of light before him.
At the moment the clone completed the depiction, Qing Qiong appeared once again before Luo Fan.
This time, his face was filled with emotion and shock.
He had never seen a prodigy like Luo Fan.
This speed of solving was simply outrageous.
"Come, let us proceed directly to the next assessment!"
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