In the end, Cheng Hao and Lin Xi chose the fifth path, which was to head to the Astral Islands.
Thousands of other World-level cultivators made the same choice as them. They were all led to a mysterious place by the silver-armored woman.
Cheng Hao saw an enormous abyss of darkness in front of him. The bottom of the abyss swallowed up all light, making it hard to see what was down there.
Above the abyss of darkness, however, were a series of islands that were hovering in the air. Each island was roughly three hundred meters in size, and there were hundreds of thousands of them hovering in the air!
These islands hung in the air in a dense cluster, constantly swiveling in the air. Some of the hundreds of thousands of islands hovered at high altitudes while others hovered at low altitudes.
The lowest level had 99% of the islands. Cheng Hao gave it a cursory glance and estimated that there were more than three hundred thousand of them!
The next level had more than twenty thousand islands.
The third level had more than three thousand islands.
The fourth level had more than a hundred islands.
The fifth level only had twelve islands.
The sixth level was the highest level, and it only had a single island!
"These are the Astral Islands." The silver-armored woman pointed at the hovering islands. "Every single one of these islands has a World-level cultivator!"
"The World-level cultivators of the Astral Islands can only issue challenges to World-level cultivators of the same level or lower."
"If you are able to win ten consecutive battles against World-level cultivators of the same level, you will be able to rise to a higher level. However, if you are defeated even once, even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will drop down a level. "
"If you wish to become a citizen of the Brightshore Kingdom, it is quite simple," the silver-armored woman said. "So long as you are able to collect a complete set of legacies, you will become a citizen of the Brightshore Kingdom."
The silver-armored woman continued to explain to them, allowing them to understand the rules of this place.
The Astral Islands had ninety-nine types of legacy treasure fragments scattered about. Quite a few World-level cultivators had legacy treasure fragments in their hands. If you were able to defeat them and collect a complete set of treasure fragments, you would be able to acquire a complete legacy and leave the Astral Islands.
Of course, if one was extremely confident in his own strength, he could choose not to leave the Star Island and collect a few more sets of inheritances.
In the end, Cheng Hao and the others were assigned to the Star Islands on the sixth floor. Each of them had their own island. Although reluctant, Cheng Hao and Lin Xi were separated. Fortunately, they were not far apart, only a few islands in between.
The island that Cheng Hao was on was only about three hundred meters in radius. There was an elegant little courtyard on it. There were many carvings on the courtyard, which had a special charm. The moment he landed on the Astral Island, the Astral Island recognized him as its master.
There was a reclining chair in the courtyard. Cheng Hao lay down on the reclining chair and waved his hand. A golden jade slip flew out of the room and landed in his hand.
Some rules of the Star Island were recorded in the jade slip. For example, one could only fight with creatures of the same level or the first level once a day. Another rule was that one would be killed by the restriction formation if he didn't get the inheritance treasure fragment within a month.
Aside from these rules, the jade slip also recorded the other three hundred thousand plus Astral Islands, as well as the inheritance treasure fragments that the cultivators on each of the Astral Islands had!
Cheng Hao skimmed through the ninety-nine legacies. He completely ignored the top-ranked legacies. Given his current level of power, there was no way he would be able to acquire them.
"The top-ranked heartforce legacy and the second-ranked spacetime legacy are both in the hands of the World-level cultivators on the sixth and fifth floors. The top-ten legacy fragments are all located on the fourth floor. I have no chance at all."
After a simple scan, Cheng Hao locked onto the ninety-first Gale legacy.
The Gale legacy was a supportive technique for those who trained in the Grand Dao of the Wind. When training in this technique, one would be able to transform one's body into a gale for a short period of time and become one with the Grand Dao of the Wind. It was extremely effective in helping one gain insights into the Laws of the Wind.
"I've already mastered all ten profound mysteries of the Laws of Thunder and the Laws of Fire. My combat power is already comparable to an ordinary World-level cultivator's. If I can master all ten profound mysteries of the Laws of the Wind as well, my combat power will definitely increase dramatically. I'll probably be ranked as a mid-tier World-level cultivator!"
"Aside from the Gale legacy, the Yi Wood legacy, the Weakwater legacy, and the other Five Elements legacies aren't all that powerful. The competition shouldn't be too fierce. I can start with these legacies first!"
Just as Cheng Hao was planning on memorizing the legacies, a series of messages began to flow into his jade slip. Cheng Hao casually scanned through them, only to find that they were all messages from various World-level cultivators challenging him to a duel.
"These people really are impatient. I just arrived and don't have any legacy fragments on me. They want to challenge me to a duel? Most likely, they want to rob me of all the cultivation resources I have on me!"
Some of the cultivators of the Astral Islands had most likely been here for quite a few years. Given that they were unable to leave the Astral Islands, it was only natural that they were extremely lacking in cultivation resources. Newcomers like Cheng Hao were nothing more than children who came to give away wealth to the older cultivators.
"A duel on the fourth floor. This is a duel on the third floor. Oh, there's a duel on the first floor as well. Let me see who it is … hey, Lin Xi!"
Upon seeing Lin Xi's duel, a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Cheng Hao's lips. Through the golden jade slip, he accepted Lin Xi's request for a duel.
Rumble!
As soon as Cheng Hao accepted the duel, a spatial ripple spread out. His body instantly vanished from the Astral Islands, arriving at a desolate island that was covered in a thick layer of snow.
The entire island was covered in snow, and nothing else could be seen. This was a world of ice and snow.
Rumble!
Space twisted. A second after Cheng Hao appeared on the island, Lin Xi's body emerged from the spatial ripple as well.
First, she scanned the surrounding environment. Then, Lin Xi flew down and landed in front of Cheng Hao.
The two of them didn't speak. They just sat there quietly on the snowy ground, watching as the snowflakes drifted down from the skies and landed on the ground. For a time, the entire desolate island was completely silent.
"Which legacy do you want to collect first?" After a long while, Cheng Hao was the first to speak.
He knew that Lin Xi had challenged him to a duel because she wanted to exchange some information with him and discuss their next plans. However, this woman, who was as cold as ice before him, didn't seem to have any intention of speaking. It was as though if he didn't speak, she would just sit there and wait until the duel ended.
"The legacies ranked first and second, as well as the sword legacy ranked twelfth. I want all of them!" After a moment of silence, Lin Xi turned slightly to the side. She looked into Cheng Hao's curious eyes and spoke in a very serious tone.
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