Time gradually passed,
Er Ha and the Elemental Phoenix were still exchanging blows with skills,
While the other Beast Tamers were also clearing the stages one by one, starting their battles with elemental creatures,
However, their strength was not on the same level as Chen Shu's, belonging to a normal difficulty trial...
At this moment, the Spirit of the Ruins' attention was entirely on Chen Shu,
It had originally thought victory was assured, but reality proved to be different from its imagination,
The Elemental Phoenix it had created was continuously suppressed,
Not only was the opponent's attribute abnormal, but its stamina was also quite vigorous, showing no signs of fatigue during prolonged combat,
"We can't keep fighting like this..."
The Spirit of the Ruins sighed in its heart,
The Elemental Phoenix consumed a large amount of the ruins' energy every second, and being constantly suppressed was a pure waste.
"Final strike!"
It also issued a command to the Elemental Phoenix in its heart, deciding to determine the victor.
At this moment, the Elemental Phoenix let out a clear cry, its internal elemental power surged, and its aura instantly grew significantly stronger.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu sensed the opponent's intention and also instructed Er Ha to prepare to unleash its ultimate move, [Elemental Annihilation].
"Ao ao!"
The five Er Has shook their heads and whined, their eyes radiating brilliant light simultaneously.
In an instant, both sides' killing moves were fully charged!
The three Elemental Phoenixes flapped their wings and spat out a seven-colored ball of light from their mouths, as if tearing through space, heading straight for Er Ha!
The five Er Has opened their mouths wide and unleashed five streams of colored light in unison.
The ultimate moves of both sides instantly collided,
Terrifying energy overflowed, and the entire world seemed to fall silent, leaving only a dazzling expanse of colorful brilliance.
After a while,
"Defeated..."
The Spirit of the Ruins, observing the collision of the skills, already understood the outcome.
Its mind trembled, and its gaze was fixed directly on Chen Shu, muttering,
"Could this be Gu Shun in disguise?"
The opponent, clearly only at the King rank, could defeat a creature at the pseudo-legendary peak; even in the ancient cultivation era, such a heaven-defying individual had never appeared.
It naturally thought that the elder was pretending to tease it...
"That's not right either... Gu Shun wouldn't be this idle..."
The Spirit of the Ruins pondered, recalling Chen Shu's actions outside the ruins earlier, further negating its own speculation.
Gu Shun, as a disciple of the Human Emperor, wouldn't behave like such a ruthless bandit...
And while it was contemplating, it failed to notice that the rabbit beside Chen Shu was staring intently at it...
Although the two were separated by a barrier and not even in the same space,
The rabbit's gaze was sharp, as if it had locked onto its location.
"Still not right..."
The Spirit of the Ruins pondered over and over, unable to guess Chen Shu's identity, and mused,
"Could it be that a monstrous talent has truly emerged in the new era?"
At this moment, a spatial anomaly interrupted its thoughts, causing it to raise its head.
"Hmm?"
The next second, the Spirit of the Ruins' expression trembled as it saw streaks of spatial blades being swung, attempting to cleave through the barrier before its eyes.
The opponent had discovered it?!
As it was about to act, thousands of spatial blades merged into a colossal dimensional slash, forcefully breaking through the spatial barrier concealing it.
"Holy crap!"
The Spirit of the Ruins, witnessing Chen Shu's smile, couldn't help but tremble inwardly, feeling a hint of fear.
Why did it feel like it had encountered a bandit breaking into its home...
Chiiii—
A sharp tearing sound echoed, completely severing the space between them, leaving no obstruction.
"Hiya..."
Chen Shu smiled slightly, trying his best to appear amiable...
"You... What do you want?!"
The Spirit of the Ruins instinctively retreated half a step, feeling a surge of apprehension in its heart.
Although it was a high-ranking legendary creature from a thousand years ago, it was now merely a wisp of a remnant soul, long past its peak strength.
"Don't be afraid..."
Chen Shu smiled and said, "I'm here to participate in the trial, Senior."
"..."
The Spirit of the Ruins' forehead was covered in black lines, thinking, Is this how you participate in a trial?
"That said, I wish to accept the inheritance of the ruins and contribute to humanity!"
Chen Shu straightened his posture, his expression solemn, his eyes gleaming with a faint light, displaying an image of unparalleled righteousness.
"You?"
The Spirit of the Ruins truly hesitated to let the opponent take over the ruins, quickly stating,
"I'm managing the ruins quite well right now..."
The reason the Starry Sky Ruins had chosen an inheritor back then was because its location had been pinpointed by a great ominous beast. To preserve the ruins, it was forced to select an inheritor, which would allow the ruins to perform a grand spatial teleportation.
"To be frank, the current era is too chaotic; it has completely become the territory of ferocious beasts."
Chen Shu was not surprised and continued to persuade,
"As long as they free up their hands, they will eventually find out all the ruins..."
Half an hour later,
Under Chen Shu's eloquent discourse, the Spirit of the Ruins fell into complete silence, constantly pondering something.
Chen Shu looked on with satisfaction, feeling that his words had touched the opponent's soul...
"Great Ominous Beasts... New Era Beast Emperors..."
The Spirit of the Ruins' thoughts churned. With Chen Shu's words, it also came to understand the current situation.
Although most of what the opponent said was nonsense, one point was correct: ferocious beasts would indeed not allow the ruins to exist peacefully.
After all, this was one of humanity's hopes for a comeback.
"Are you truly the successor designated by Gu Shun?"
It sized Chen Shu up repeatedly. If the opponent's strength hadn't been unable to defeat a legendary, it might have even thought this guy was a usurper...
"Indeed."
Chen Shu took out a gray round stone he carried with him and said,
"This is something the elder left me; it contains his power."
The Spirit of the Ruins flapped its wings, sniffed the round stone, and began to believe him to some extent.
Chen Shu spoke again, "Furthermore, I possess a pure heart, which also meets the conditions for the ruins' inheritance, correct?"
"What?!"
The Spirit of the Ruins stumbled, even falling from the air.
Having lived for so many years, it had never encountered such a shameless person...
"A pure heart."
Chen Shu maintained his natural expression, showing no sign of flaw.
The Spirit of the Ruins rubbed its forehead with its wing and said faintly, "I saw all your actions outside the ruins earlier."
"Ah, really..."
Chen Shu's expression froze; he had not anticipated this turn of events...
"Actually, I went against my true intentions..."
He sighed, a look of melancholy on his face, and said, "My previous actions were just to boost morale. You don't know how much this generation of humans likes that kind of swagger; it's really hard to lead them..."
"?"
The Spirit of the Ruins' gaze remained filled with doubt, not easily fooled.
Seeing this, Chen Shu could only bring out his trump card,
"To tell you the truth, I am actually the inheritor of the Starfall Ruins. The Star Spirit chose me because of my pure heart!"