The Art of Chaotic Divinity

At this moment, everything behind him vanished.

The golden staircase was gone. The sea of clouds disappeared. Even Luo Hanzhou and the others were swallowed by a mass of golden light and vanished without a trace.

It was as though Ling Feng had entered a dark, chaotic void.

Ahead of him, a figure dressed in white slowly approached.

Although the figure was still indistinct, Ling Feng recognized the aura immediately. It belonged to the Great Desolation Sword Saint.

"You truly are impressive. You actually made it through the Ascending Dragon Stairway."

The Great Desolation Sword Saint's voice echoed through the void as his gaze settled upon Ling Feng.

An odd feeling rose in Ling Feng's heart. It was as though every secret he possessed had been laid completely bare before the Sword Saint.

The Great Desolation Sword Saint muttered to himself. "So that's why. No wonder you were able to withstand the Ancestor-Dragon's will. You possess the bloodline of the divine race. It resembles the Jiuli Clan, yet it also seems mixed with something else. In fact, it appears to contain an even higher bloodline..."

Ling Feng simply stood where he was. As expected of someone who had nearly stepped into the Ancestor Realm. His insight was truly extraordinary. Even so, Ling Feng remained silent.

Since even the Great Desolation Sword Saint had failed to recognize his identity as a member of the Heavenly Dao Clan, there was no reason for him to explain it himself.

Suddenly, the Great Desolation Sword Saint looked at him again, surprise flashing across his face. "Hm?"

"The Eight Desolations Undying Body? I never imagined someone would actually cultivate the Eight Desolations Undying Body and stand before me. Interesting."

Those words made Ling Feng's heart pound. Long ago, he had obtained the Eight Desolations Body Refinement Art.

Because the manual was incomplete, he had only managed to cultivate it to the second phase, successfully forming the Eight Desolations Undying Body before reaching a dead end.

After that, he had shifted his focus in body refinement to the Dragon-Elephant Tyrant Body Art, another exceptionally powerful cultivation art.

The Dragon-Elephant Tyrant Body Art specialized in overwhelming strength.

The Eight Desolations Body Refinement Art, on the other hand, focused more on defense.

Ling Feng's eyelids twitched. Eight Desolations. Great Desolation. Could this cultivation art actually be connected to the Great Desolation Sword Saint?

"Heh. The Eight Desolations Undying Body strengthens both inside and out. Combined with your divine race bloodline and a soul source that far surpasses ordinary cultivators, you truly are blessed by heaven."

The more the Great Desolation Sword Saint examined him, the more astonished he became.

At the same time, Ling Feng grew increasingly shocked.

Standing before the Sword Saint, he felt as though he had been stripped of every secret. Aside from his identity as a member of the Heavenly Dao Clan, almost everything about him had been seen through.

"Remarkable. You actually managed to cultivate the Eight Desolations Undying Body using nothing more than a fragment of the manual. Not only that, you've also comprehended Reincarnated Sword Will and Slaughterous Sword Will. Boy, you're an unpolished jade waiting to be refined."

The Great Desolation Sword Saint's expression gradually softened.

Ling Feng took a deep breath before looking up at him. "Senior, could it be that the Eight Desolations Body Refinement Art was created by you?"

The Great Desolation Sword Saint smiled faintly. "Young man, you overestimate me. I devoted my life to the Sword Dao. Although I also cultivated body refinement, my achievements could never compare to those who dedicated themselves entirely to that path."

"The Eight Desolations Body Refinement Art is actually one of the inherited cultivation arts of the Great Desolation Sect. If it interests you, I have no objection to passing on the complete version."

"Thank you, Senior!" Ling Feng immediately bowed deeply. He had never expected such good fortune to arrive so suddenly.

The Great Desolation Sword Saint smiled calmly. "However..."

The Great Desolation Sword Saint paused before continuing, "Everything depends on whether you truly inherit my legacy."

"If you possess the necessary qualifications, everything I own will become yours. If you fail, then I'm afraid you'll leave here with nothing." Still, since you successfully climbed all ninety-nine steps of the Ascending Dragon Stairway, I can at least teach you a couple of sword techniques as your reward."

After a brief pause, his expression turned serious. "Now then...You must decide. Will you accept my inheritance? Uh..."

Ling Feng looked at him in surprise before smiling faintly. "Is there really anything to choose?"

The Great Desolation Sword Saint gazed steadily at him. "Young man, let me finish first. Have you ever heard of the Great Desolation Domain Dragon, one of the ancient Ten Great Ancestor-Dragons?"

"I've heard a little about the Great Desolation Domain Dragon."

Ling Feng rubbed the bridge of his nose. The Despicable Donkey had been right. The Great Desolation Sword Saint really possessed a trace of the Great Desolation Domain Dragon's bloodline.

"Since you have heard of it, then you should understand just how domineering the Great Desolation Domain Dragon's bloodline is."

"If you inherit everything I possess, your own divine race bloodline will most likely be completely erased by the Great Desolation Domain Dragon's bloodline. From that moment onward, only the Great Desolation Domain Dragon's bloodline will remain within you."

"So...."

"You may only choose one."

"Uh..."

Ling Feng felt as though a bolt of lightning had exploded inside his mind.

After enduring countless hardships, entering the Sword Saint's ruins, climbing all ninety-nine steps of the Ascending Dragon Stairway, and finally reaching the Ascending Dragon Platform, he had believed he was about to obtain the Great Desolation Sword Saint's inheritance.

Instead, he was being told that he had to choose between the Ancestor-Dragon bloodline and the Emperor's bloodline.

For a moment, his thoughts fell into complete turmoil.

There was no question that the Great Desolation Domain Dragon's bloodline, as one of the legendary Ancestor-Dragon bloodlines, was unimaginably powerful. But was the bloodline of the Child of the Heavenly Dao any weaker?

The Eye of the Emperor. The countless abilities it had granted him.

The Eradicator of Realms.

Everything he had achieved today had begun with the Emperor's bloodline.

To abandon it...

Ling Feng knew he simply could not do it. For the first time in a long while, he found himself caught in genuine hesitation.