"The alternation of history needs a witness, and you just happened to arrive at this historical juncture!" The True Spirit of the War Lord's expression was indifferent, as if Jiang Yuan's existence was dispensable.
"Is that all?" Jiang Yuan's mind was racing. Although he was a little disappointed that people said there was nothing special about him, this made him feel much more at ease.
The True Spirit of the War God remained silent, waiting for Jiang Yuan's reaction.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Yuan asked again, "Then how does one become a tomb keeper? Is it just a matter of passing a test?"
The face formed by the true spirit of the War God turned away, paused for a moment, and then said, "I don't have much time left. If you are willing to accept the test, then we can begin immediately!"
"How difficult is the test? Does it require risking one's life?" Jiang Yuan had to be cautious. He only had one life, and he couldn't afford to gamble with it. Besides, Ning Yanlan was waiting for him.
"The first tomb keeper forged the twelve golden statues, the second tomb keeper nurtured the Flame of Life in the Earth's core, the third tomb keeper extracted the Sigh of the Earth, and the fourth tomb keeper refined the elixir of immortality!"
The Lord of War continued, "The first tomb guardian had already reached the peak of the Profound God Realm when he forged the twelve golden figures, taking a total of seventy years; the second tomb guardian nurtured the Flame of Life at the seventh level of the Profound God Realm, taking a total of fifty years; the third tomb guardian extracted the Sigh of the Earth at the third level of the Profound God Realm, taking eighty-seven years; and the fourth tomb guardian refined the Elixir of Immortality at the first level of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, taking three hundred and twenty-seven years."
"You can judge the difficulty of the test yourself from these data!"
Jiang Yuan frowned deeply. The warlord's calm and collected words sounded so heavy to him. The shortest time was fifty years, and the longest was three hundred and twenty-seven years. How long was that? A person's life is only a hundred years long, and only about fifty years are truly meaningful. This test meant that he would have to pay the price for a lifetime.
"I give up!" Jiang Yuan said after careful consideration.
Or rather, he doesn't need to consider it, because he simply wouldn't go to such great lengths to complete a meaningless test.
“Yes, you can give up!” The warlord didn’t seem surprised by Jiang Yuan’s answer.
Jiang Yuan was somewhat surprised, but he still calmly said, "In that case, I'll take my leave now!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuan turned around and was about to leave the ancestral temple.
But at that moment, the voice of the Lord of War rang out leisurely.
"If the trial of the fifth tomb guardian is not initiated, everything in the tomb of the War Lord will be destroyed along with the tomb, including your teammates in the inner sanctum of the War Lord!"
Jiang Yuan's forward movement came to an abrupt halt, while the War Lord continued, "The War Lord's Tomb was originally an existence that existed on the fringes of the battlefield rules. Now that the ultimate battlefield has arrived, without a guardian to protect it, the War Lord's Tomb cannot open or close on its own, forming a closed state where one can only enter but not leave. The final result for the War Lord's Tomb will be that it will be completely crushed by the battlefield rules!"
“So, I had no choice!” Jiang Yuan’s expression was gloomy.
"Yes, you have a choice! As a disciple in purple robes, I can send you away. After all, you are half a member of the Jiuli tribe, and the Jiuli tribe has the right to live!" The warlord's tone was full of arrogance, as if he could disregard all other lives except for his Jiuli tribe.
"So you've got a choice!" Jiang Yuan was speechless after being retorted.
"Alright, before my true spirit dissipates, I'll send you away from the Tomb of the War Lord!" The War Lord turned around, his majestic face still bearing an indifference to life.
Jiang Yuan remained silent for a long time before finally giving in with resignation, "There's no rush to leave. Since we've come to the Tomb of the Lord of War, wouldn't it be a shame not to try the Lord of War's test?"
The Lord of War and Jiang Yuan stared directly into each other's eyes, their gazes seemingly transcending time and space.
"Before I give you the test, I need to remind you of something! The Three Sovereigns' genes in your body will increase the difficulty of the test, so I suggest you give up the power left behind by the Three Sovereigns!" Before announcing the test, the War Lord specifically reminded Jiang Yuan of the advantages and disadvantages of his bloodline.
Jiang Yuan thought about it carefully. The Three Sovereigns genes in his body were very important. Without the Three Sovereigns genes, he would not be able to keep the fortune of the Nine Provinces. Abandoning these two things was impossible for him.
"Lord of the Army, the test is already difficult, I don't mind if it's even more difficult!" Jiang Yuan estimated the time it would take the previous four tomb guardians to complete the test. Even if there was an influence from bloodline, it wouldn't make a difference, since they were all unable to complete it anyway.
The Lord of War understood, and all his true spirits began to shrink until they returned to the size of a normal human face before stopping. "Every trial is within my true spirit. The moment I disappear, you will understand what the fifth trial is!"
Soon, the true spirit of the War Lord slowly dimmed, and in just a moment, it turned into a wisp of green smoke and entered Jiang Yuan's forehead.
"Is this the test of the Lord of War? It's insane!"
A message popped into Jiang Yuan's mind: it was the test to become the fifth tomb keeper.
Blood Spirits! Every drop of divine blood power obtained by the Gravedigger from the Tomb of the Warlord is imbued with the Warlord's killing intent, and these divine blood powers with unique killing intent will gather into Blood Spirits when there are enough of them.
Jiang Yuan was enveloped by an immense killing intent, and the suffocating feeling almost made him lose his way within the jade slip.
"this!"
He was deeply shocked. He never expected that the test for the fifth tomb keeper would be completely different from that of the previous four. The others only had to make some kind of item, but when it came to him, it was killing.
If it were just a change in the test method, that would be fine, but why must it be to form a blood elf? He had never heard of forming a blood elf through killing. Isn't that nonsense?
"No wonder the previous four took so long to complete the test; it's simply asking the impossible!"
Jiang Yuan shuddered. He seriously suspected that accepting the test was like jumping into a fire pit. If he could really form a blood spirit through killing, wouldn't it take forever?
"This is the method of rebirth of the Five Elements!"
Suddenly, a slightly surprised voice rang in Jiang Yuan's mind.
"Sky Eye, why are you out here?" Jiang Yuan had dealt with Sky Eye's intelligence several times before, and he could recognize its voice immediately.
"Host, it's best not to risk your life. This is the Five Elements Rebirth Method. If you help it fulfill the external Five Elements conditions, the one who spreads the spell might possess your body!" Heavenly Eye warned solemnly.
"Possession? What's going on?!" Jiang Yuan was shocked. He never doubted the words of the Heavenly Eye.
The Heavenly Eye entered assessment mode and coldly spoke after a while: "The Five Elements Rebirth Method is an evil method that uses the power of the five elements to reshape the physical body and then uses some other means to be reborn. It is very likely that its rebirth is based on your death!"
"The Twelve Golden Men belong to the Metal element, governing flesh and blood; the Flame of Life belongs to the Fire element, supplementing vitality; the Sigh of the Earth belongs to the Earth element, giving birth to breath; the Elixir of Immortality belongs to the Wood element, generating life force; and what you must accomplish is the Blood Spirit!"
"It is the element of water, which gathers the souls of the living!"
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