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Qing Hongyue was stunned for a moment; the Celestial expert who asked was exactly her supporter. She quickly said, "Master, Brother Su has proven himself stronger than all the others. We admit that he should have the key."

"Huh?"

The twelve Celestials were dazed for a moment, not expecting such an answer. Qing Hongyue had been a famous Star Lord for tens of thousands of years, an ever proud warrior. Her master knew that she never yielded to anyone; and yet, she succumbed to someone in the Star State?

"Is it because of his ultimate treasure?" asked her master again, after a long silence.

She gave a slight head shake; she had already realized what the Celestials were doing. It was clear that they didn't think Su Ping was qualified to claim the key; they had every reason to doubt since they hadn't seen his terrifying combat ability.

Qing Hongyue shook her head and said, "I didn't fail because of his ultimate treasure. He's simply stronger than me."

"Brian, do you think the same?" asked another Celestial State expert.

Brian slightly changed his expression, and said with his head lowered. "Yes, master."

The twelve Celestials were shocked into silence.

If Qing Hongyue were the only one who said that, they would've considered her a conspirator. However, Brian had been a famous Star Lord for years, and there was no need to lie about that.

More importantly, Su Ping was able to make them admit their defeat. That was uncanny! Shen Huang's eyes glittered. He looked at the Celestials who suspected him first, and sneered. "Guys, what do you have to say right now? You think I've bribed your disciples?" His peers had grim looks as they thought deeply. None of them responded. "Are you all mute?!" Shen Huang rumbled furiously, causing ripples to echo throughout the void.

All the Celestial State experts turned to see him; those who suspected him looked at each other. One of them said, "This whole thing is unprecedented; please forgive us for our suspicion, Shen Huang." "Shen Huang, our accusation was presumptuous, but there is no need to overreact," said another Celestial State expert in earnest.

Shen Huang sneered and said, "Reckless? You smeared both myself and my disciple, and you think you can get away that easily?"

"What do you want?" asked one of the Celestials with a frown.

"If you do something wrong, you apologize and compensate; even a three-year-old knows that. You still need to ask me?" said Shen Huang coldly.

"Indeed. You should compensate for smearing Shen Huang. We are the rulers of the universe; our dignity must not be tarnished with such ease. Besides, you didn't have any evidence for your accusations!" someone defended Shen Huang.

Once the man ended, Shen Huang's other friends also spoke in his favor.

"Humph. They think Shen Huang's disciple will surely get the legacy because of the key?"

The Celestials who suspected him earlier became grim. Shen Huang had suddenly flown into a fit of rage and very likely demanded compensation because his disciple had a good chance to receive the legacy. If that was the case, the Golden Star Zone would have two Celestials, and they could conquer other star zones.

One of the Celestial State experts casually offered an ancient scroll. "I have a scroll with an ancient painting, which is said to contain secrets about the disappearance of the ancient Realm of Deities. I'll give it to you as compensation, Shen Huang.' It was like a painting, but it hadn't decayed one bit in a million years.

Shen Huang raised his eyebrows, and casually accepted the painting. He said, "I'm not short of such treasures; I forgive you for the insult. Still, my disciple is too young to stand for your humiliation. Give him something if you want to make amends."

The other Celestials changed their expression. They realized they had made a reckless move upon seeing the attitudes of Shen Huang and his allies; the Celestials with neutral standing would probably leave them to fend for themselves.

"This is an Ascendant State spear that contains part of an ancient soul; it'll be my gift for your disciple. Hopefully, he will win the legacy in the end," said one of the Celestials with a sneer as he tossed a top secret treasure. Shen Huang raised his brows, and accepted it. The item would be of little significance when Su Ping reached the Celestial State, but he probably couldn't demand anything better.

After all, Su Ping was only a Star State Warrior; a top Ascendant State treasure was an already lavish compensation.

The other Celestial State experts followed suit; they offered some Ascendant State treasures and then left, as they were unwilling to stay any longer. "Congratulations on picking a great disciple, Shen Huang," someone congratulated the Celestial expert.

The remaining Celestials also congratulated him.

Shen Huang put on a smile, not caring whether or not they meant it. He only had one question at the moment: How was Su Ping able to defeat Qing Hongyue, Shuai Qianhou and all the others?

Still, he didn't have the time to ask. Once the round of formalities ended, Shen Huang said, "Su Ping, activate the stone plate to enter the real land of inheritance for the last trial. The rest of you, get ready for the second test."

Everyone had faces of bewilderment as they looked at each other, then stared at Su Ping enviously.

Su Ping nodded. He felt that the stone plate in his hand seemed to have been freed; there was some sort of special law hidden deep within. He tapped into it, and was immediately enshrouded by a vortex.

In the blink of an eye, Su Ping disappeared from sight.

The Celestials concurrently transferred the token-bearing survivors on the branch continents to the central continent.

More than twenty people arrived in an instant.

Loulan Lin and the others were stunned to see the new people around them. They didn't realize what had happened until they saw the Celestial's faces above them.

Soon after, Loulan Lin searched the crowd, but there were no signs of Su Ping.

Could it be…

Loulan Lin's heart was heavy.

Loulan Jue and Loulan Hai were the same. Su Ping had done both of them a great favor; neither of them expected him to die on the central continent.

"Don't worry. He got the key and left for the third test," said Diaz in a low voice after approaching them.

All of them were dazed and wide-eyed. "Really?"

Diaz felt utterly frustrated and depressed. His lips twitched when he heard their hopeful questioning. "Why would I lie to you?"

He felt sorry for himself. Had he reached a point where nobody believed him even though he was speaking the truth?

All of them noticed Diaz' depression, and found it to be rather strange. The man seemed more disappointed than the others. Shouldn't he and Su Ping be close?

But they were smart enough not to ask the question. They were shocked and thrilled. Su Ping would rise as a new Celestial State expert if he did win the legacy!

If that came to pass, the Loulan family would have a Celestial State guest! Even if Su Ping decided not to be their guest anymore, the Loulan family would still benefit a lot from it.

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Loulan Lin was really excited. She felt happy for Su Ping, even though she knew it was probably impossible for her to ever catch up with him again.

A Celestial State expert then gave a reminder, "The second test is about to start. Please get ready."

A dark channel full of lightning bolts soon appeared above everyone's heads. The people who had just been teleported from the other continents were still curiously asking who had found the key. Very soon, Su Ping's name was spread amongst the crowd. Everyone made silent note of Su Ping's name as they looked up at the vortex.

Is this the place for the third test?

Su Ping stood on an open ground. Facing him was a ragged, ancient bronze temple.

The dilapidated walls next to the temple suggested that a huge war took place.

There were even spider webs on some of them, giving the place an ancient feel.

There was no sign of any living creature. There were dried up worms on the ground; some of them were even fossilized in amber.

Some people came here, but they didn't win the legacy…

He saw corpses on the ground; some were leaning against the wall, while others were sitting cross-legged. They seemed to be either meditating and cultivating.

There was no way to tell how long the ancient temple had existed. It was probably not the first time it had ever shown up.

Not even the Celestials know much about this place. My master's information is finally unlocked; I have to ignite nine lamps in the ancient temple to open the legacy's pathway."

Su Ping's eyes glittered. He took out the ultimate treasure and cautiously walked into the temple.

There was a majestic statue at the top, which depicted a slim old man in a blue robe. Underneath his legs was a ferocious ancient beast that only existed in the encyclopedia of ancient animals from the Federation.

The beast had a snake's neck and a lion's body, covered in scales; it had multiple mouths and eyes on its abdomen. The records stated that the beast had Celestial State potential.

There were nine lamps flanking the old man's statue, dry and covered in spider webs.

According to my master's memories, I have to ignite nine lamps with laws. Let's give it a try.

Su Ping released the law of space to cover the first lamp. A fire was soon lit up on the lamp, as if it had found the needed fuel.

However, the flickering fire died out very soon.

It takes laws as fuel… Su Ping was dazed; his eyes glittered. He suddenly thought that he could tear off those lamps if he didn't pass the trial, as they should be very valuable.