Chapter 204: Lure Them All In, Then Catch Them All in One Net!
"As expected, the Holy Son is formidable. It seems we really do have a shot at gathering all ten golden pearls."
Seeing this, Ye Wushuang didn't hesitate to lay on the flattery.
But Lu Xiaoyao merely waved a hand, looking at Ye Wushuang with a serious expression.
"Holy Lord, from the looks of things now, it seems only those with special physiques have had their physical bodies left unsuppressed."
From the way Ye Wushuang had just fallen into the trap and landed hard enough to grimace and bare his teeth, he had already guessed it: only those with special physiques had not had their physical bodies suppressed.
Or rather, their bodies had been suppressed, but not nearly as harshly.
At the very least, Lu Xiaoyao could sense that his current physical strength rivaled that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.
Granted, it wasn't even a billionth of his strength at his peak — but if everyone here was without cultivation, then a body at the Foundation Establishment Realm would be downright terrifying.
As Lu Xiaoyao spoke, Ye Wushuang abruptly came to the realization and spoke with boundless excitement.
"That's right, Holy Son — it seems this inheritance is yours and yours alone."
But Lu Xiaoyao shook his head.
"It's not that simple. I'm not the only one in this world with a special physique. Several hundred cultivators came in here, and I'd estimate nearly half of them have special physiques."
"In a one-on-one fight, I fear no one."
"But if a few hundred of them came at me at once, even I absolutely couldn't hold them off."
It was only their own Holy Lord who lacked a special physique — among those who'd cultivated normally to the Immortal Stage, how many had no special physique at all?
Hearing this, Ye Wushuang's expression grew solemn as well.
"You're right. It seems we still need to find Old Gu and the others as quickly as possible."
They had originally assumed this inheritance would be much like any other, never expecting that the Tianyang Immortal Venerable's inheritance would be so bizarre.
There was no telling how Old Gu and the others were faring now.
"Anyway, since you're here, Holy Lord — you keep watch for the first half of the night, and I'll take the second half."
With that, Lu Xiaoyao paid no further mind to anything, returned to the depths of the cave, lay down on the mat he'd prepared, and settled in to rest.
Seeing this, Ye Wushuang could only stand watch at the cave mouth.
A sleepless night passed.
Soon it was a brand-new day.
Coming to the cave mouth and gazing at the surroundings, Ye Wushuang instinctively looked toward Lu Xiaoyao.
"Holy Son, how should we act next?"
Lu Xiaoyao didn't answer right away. He raised his head and looked up, only to find the number had already vanished.
This presumably meant all the golden pearls had been found; what came next was the fight to seize them.
So after mulling it over in his heart for a good while, a meaningful expression appeared on Lu Xiaoyao's face.
He gazed at the tallest mountain within the inheritance ground and slowly spoke.
"Holy Lord, why don't we play a big one?"
"Holy Son, what do you mean by that?"
Ye Wushuang swallowed, a creeping unease in his heart.
He had a feeling he was about to hear some earth-shattering scheme from the Holy Son's mouth.
Lu Xiaoyao pointed at that great mountain not far off and spoke.
"Let's go there. We'll set up traps and lure them all over to us."
"To obtain the Tianyang Immortal Venerable's inheritance, we need to gather all ten golden pearls, which means we have no choice but to come to blows with others."
"Either others come to snatch ours, or we go and snatch theirs."
"So let's go on the offensive — lure them all over, and then catch them all in one net!"
Listening to Lu Xiaoyao's mad scheme, Ye Wushuang nearly had a heart attack and keeled over on the spot.
Was this a plan a normal person could come up with?
But in the end, he forcibly swallowed the urge to rant.
Right — as if the Holy Son could be a normal person.
The Holy Son was a peerless prodigy, and it was perfectly normal for a peerless prodigy to have schemes.
"So, Holy Son, have you made any preparations?"
"None. Let's head over and take a look first."
Lu Xiaoyao spread his hands, then took the lead, hurrying off toward that great mountain.
Seeing this, Ye Wushuang heaved a sigh, but in the end he couldn't help but follow.
If we die, we die.
Meanwhile, the other eight golden pearls were being snatched away in a frenzy. Unless one possessed absolutely overwhelming strength, a pearl couldn't stay on a person for more than a few hours before being snatched away — and along with it went the person's own life.
Yet while everyone else was fighting tooth and nail to snatch pearls, the top ten prodigies on the Prodigy Rankings wore an unhurried air.
After all, ten golden pearls had to be gathered, which meant they could wait until fewer people were left before making their own move to seize them.
It was just that, apart from them, no one else thought of this principle.
Meanwhile, Luo Qianxue, Chen Wangu, and Xu Ruoshan had each obtained a golden pearl as well, and by their own formidable strength they had kept their pearls safe.
But they all knew that the three of them alone could never gather all ten golden pearls; they still had to join up with the others.
And before long, Chen Wangu and Xu Ruoshan successfully reunited.
"Old Xu, can you get in touch with that disciple of yours?"
"I wish I could, but inside this inheritance ground, all means of communication have failed."
A look of helplessness crossed Xu Ruoshan's face.
The moment he'd entered, he had tried to contact Luo Qianxue and the others — but he couldn't even draw on his spiritual energy, so how could he possibly send a message?
Hearing this, Chen Wangu's expression grew solemn.
"It seems we can only leave it to fate. And there's no telling just how big this place is."
Chen Wangu said.
Without divine sense, there was simply no way to know the size of the inheritance ground.
And just then, Xu Ruoshan caught sight of something, and looked toward the great mountain in the distance with some surprise.
"Old Chen, look over there — isn't that a fire breaking out?"
On the highest peak of the inheritance ground, a raging blaze had already sprung up.
At Xu Ruoshan's words, Chen Wangu couldn't help but look toward that great mountain as well.
In just a moment, he had guessed at something, and hurriedly spoke.
"Old Xu, let's hurry over there!"
"Why hurry over there? With a commotion that big, wouldn't going over only put us in greater danger?"
Xu Ruoshan was somewhat puzzled — clearly, he hadn't thought of the deeper meaning behind it.
But Chen Wangu spoke with some excitement in his tone.
"Of course I know it's dangerous there. But you have to understand — that spot has probably drawn the attention of many of the cultivators who entered the inheritance ground, and by then a great many of them will likely rush over."
"Xiaoyao and Qianxue and the rest will probably hurry over too — and that place is exactly where we'll all gather!"
By the time Chen Wangu had spelled it out to that degree, how could Xu Ruoshan still fail to catch on?
Before Chen Wangu could even react, Xu Ruoshan was the first to charge off.
Seeing this, Chen Wangu hurriedly shouted, "Wait for me!"
And so the two figures hurried off toward the burning mountain, one in front and the other behind.