Chapter 4898
You really want to know?
Deep within the Temple of Eternal Silence, inside an ancient stone hall.
This is also the exit point of the Eternal Ruins.
In the center of the stone hall, a huge circular portal floats in mid-air, its frame made of dark gold metal and its surface engraved with ancient Star Hunter script.
Inside the door was a swirling silver vortex, which was now calmly flowing with a faint light.
Cliff, the former captain of the Third Holy Guard, was sitting by a stone pillar to the right of the teleportation portal, his silver-gray armor gleaming coldly in the dim light of the hall.
He has been waiting here for nearly two Beast Sea calendars (equivalent to two years in this world).
"Boring...so boring!"
Ya murmured softly, unconsciously tapping the ground with the hilt of his knife.
He was so bored. This godforsaken place was almost deserted; it was so quiet you couldn't hear a sound.
He would almost go crazy if he didn't make even the slightest sound by tapping like that.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have bothered with this 'bodyguard' thing; let whoever wants to be a bodyguard take it!"
As the captain of the third team, he should have been patrolling the perimeter of the temple or guiding newly recruited Holy Guards in the training grounds, leading a fulfilling and carefree life.
But at this moment, all they can do is guard this teleportation portal every day, waiting for that outsider who "might" emerge alive from the Eternal Ruins.
In his view, the possibility of this was almost zero!
No, it's zero!
Within the Star Hunter clan, how many exceptionally talented geniuses have perished?
Many powerful predecessors have perished within the Eternal Ruins, never to return.
Those who returned were essentially dead.
And that Ling Feng?
How could he possibly come out!
That's simply impossible.
And is he going to stay here for the rest of his life?
"Oh my god, I must be crazy! How could I have agreed to such an incredibly stupid task!"
Ya closed his eyes, and the scene of Ling Feng breaking into the Land of Eternal Silence appeared in his mind.
That kid, in his three-eyed giant ape form, was indeed quite capable. He was able to defeat You and Lian despite being outnumbered, and he could even remain calm in front of him and the two vice-captains. In the end, he even dared to use hostages as bargaining chips to negotiate terms.
Such courage is rare even among the younger generation of the Star Hunter clan.
But that's it.
The Eternal Ruins are not a place where courage alone can lead to survival.
That place is the graveyard of laws, a forbidden zone that even a Hunter Ancestor-level expert must never set foot in.
"What exactly is the Eighth Hunting Ancestor thinking...?"
Ya opened his eyes and his gaze fell on the teleportation portal.
The silver vortex remained calm, without the slightest ripple.
He recalled the expression on the face of the Eighth Hunting Ancestor when he gave him his mission.
The usually dignified and imposing Lord Hunting showed a hint of... anticipation in his eyes when he mentioned Ling Feng?
But what exactly is he expecting?
Can a scruffy, foreign monkey accomplish what even the hunting ancestors couldn't?
Ya shook his head, trying to clear these thoughts from his mind.
"Sigh... I thought I could latch onto the coattails of the Eighth Hunting Ancestor, but now it seems it's all ruined. My future is ruined. My talent, if not unparalleled, is definitely among the best. Am I really going to have to stay in this place forever? The heavens are jealous of talent!"
Just as he screamed in despair—
hum!
The silver vortex inside the portal suddenly trembled violently!
"Ok?"
Ya suddenly straightened up, his right hand instantly gripping the hilt of his knife, his eyes sharp as an eagle's.
He stared intently at the portal, and the silver-gray star power around him began to slowly circulate, forming a thin film of light on the surface of his armor.
Two Beast Sea Eras have passed, and this is the first time this portal has reacted so violently.
Could it be that the kid is about to come out?
Ya held his breath, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but more than that, he felt incredulous and bewildered.
That's... impossible!
The vortex spun faster and faster, and the silver light at its center grew from faint to intense, eventually transforming into a dazzling beam of light that shot out from the doorway, illuminating the entire stone hall as if it were daytime!
"This energy fluctuation..."
Cliff's pupils constricted slightly.
He had been guarding this place for some time, but he had never seen such a bizarre scene.
And the aura of that pillar of light...
It was an ancient, noble, and pure aura, seemingly originating from the very beginning of all things!
"What...what's going on?"
He instinctively took a half step back, staring intently at the light screen in front of him, not daring to even breathe.
Just as he was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a figure slowly emerged from the pillar of light.
The figure went from blurry to clear, stepping out of the portal step by step along the silver-paved path.
As he completely left the teleportation range, the pillar of light behind him suddenly receded, the teleportation portal returned to calm, and only the faint light from the runes on the ceiling illuminated the appearance of the newcomer.
Ya was stunned.
Standing before him was not the three-eyed giant ape he had expected.
He is a young human being.
The young man appeared to be in his early twenties, with a tall and straight posture like a pine tree. He wore a black outfit of unknown material, with dark gold patterns subtly visible on the hem and cuffs.
He had a handsome face with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Although his face was a little pale, he did not look weak at all. Instead, he exuded a calmness that came from having experienced many hardships.
What shocked Ya the most was the aura emanating from the young man—a vast and ancient aura!
This aura was so pure and majestic that even the star veins within the cliff's body trembled involuntarily.
That should clearly be...
Ancestral lineage!
Ya swallowed hard. This was clearly an aura that could only be sensed from the Hunter Ancestors!
"You... cough cough, may I ask who you are, senior...?"
Cliff's voice was hoarse, and he almost unconsciously bent over.
Clearly, he had already identified the person in front of him as an old ancestor of the Star Hunter clan who had been dormant in the Eternal Ruins for a long time.
Yes.
At the very least, they should all be figures of the previous generation's Hunting Ancestor level!
The young man blinked, as if he had just come back to his senses from some kind of daze.
He looked at the cliff, his eyes first showing a hint of confusion, then turning into wild joy!
"Captain Cliff! Haha, it's you!"
Ling Feng strode forward, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement, "I'm out! I'm really out!"
In fact, when Ling Feng was enveloped by that pillar of light, even he himself did not know what he would face next.
As he rose into the air, his consciousness gradually faded.
Unable to move, he was enveloped by the beam of light, rising higher and higher, ever higher.
When he finally woke up and stepped out of the pillar of light, the first thing he saw was the cliff.
This also means that he has finally emerged from the Eternal Ruins!
Everything that had happened before felt like a very long dream.
"What did you call me?"
Ya stared intently at Ling Feng, but his vigilance suddenly increased.
This voice... does sound somewhat familiar.
But the appearance and aura of the person in front of him were completely different from that three-eyed monkey named Ling Feng!
"stop!"
With a low shout, Ya drew his sword, its silver-gray blade slicing a cold light across the hall. "Who exactly are you!"
In fact, his voice trembled slightly. It was the trembling of his stellar veins in response to the aura of his ancestral veins.
This made him even more certain that this guy couldn't possibly be that Ling Feng.
When did Ling Feng acquire the bloodline of the Star Hunter clan, and even condense such a noble ancestral lineage?
What a fuss!
I don't have any!
Ling Feng paused, only then realizing what was happening.
Yes, when I entered the Eternal Ruins, I was still in the form of a three-eyed giant ape.
However, after undergoing an ultimate rebirth, it directly transformed back into its original form.
He looked down at his hands, which were human hands with long, slender fingers and a faint golden light flowing beneath the skin.
No wonder Ya didn't recognize him.
The transformation from a rugged three-eyed ape to a handsome young man is quite remarkable.
"Captain Cliff, it's me! It really is Ling Feng!"
Ling Feng quickly explained, "Something happened within the Eternal Ruins, which is why I transformed into human form. But your aura doesn't lie; sense it carefully!"
Ya narrowed his eyes and frowned, saying, "Nonsense! I only sensed the ancestral... ancestral vein energy, how could you possibly..."
"oops!"
Ling Feng slapped his forehead. "Sorry, sorry, I forgot to put some away."
He shook his head and smiled, quickly concealing his ancestral aura. Then he activated his own Chaotic Creation World and said loudly, "Captain Cliff, you should have figured it out by now."
"This...this creation world!"
Ya stared intently at Ling Feng. While the attributes of each person's creation world might be similar, the presentation of that creation world is unique.
He had fought Ling Feng before, so he naturally recognized his Creation Realm.
Moreover, as Ling Feng concealed the aura of his ancestral lineage, the chaotic origin power belonging to him flowed out, which was also extremely familiar to Ya.
"It really is you!"
Ya's eyeballs were almost popping out of their sockets.
In fact, he almost knelt down just now.
The aura of ancestral lineage—that can't be faked!
"You...how could you have become like this!"
Ya stared intently at Ling Feng, still somewhat unable to believe his ears.
Ling Feng was immediately dumbfounded. "Captain Ya, didn't I already say that my appearance has changed for some reason?"
I'm not talking about appearance!
Ya rushed towards Ling Feng in an instant, but realizing that he was probably no match for Ling Feng, he quickly retreated more than ten steps.
He took a deep breath and stared at Ling Feng with extreme vigilance. "How come you have the aura of an ancestral lineage on you?"
"Oh……"
Ling Feng smiled faintly, "Within the Eternal Ruins, I met a senior of the Star Hunter Clan. Later, I became his godfather, and he taught me..."
Ling Feng's gaze sharpened, knowing that the "Ancestral God Technique" was of great importance and naturally could not be spoken of casually.
He smiled and continued, "My godfather taught me the method of cultivating star veins and then connected my meridians for me, which is how I acquired the rudimentary form of the ancestral vein. So, it's just a rudimentary form, not the real ancestral vein."
After all, the Ancestral God Technique is one of the highest inheritances of the Star Hunter Clan, and only the Ancestral Hunter level experts and their direct descendants are qualified to cultivate this supreme technique!
The saying goes, "To possess a treasure is to be guilty," and Ling Feng dared not reveal it casually.
"The embryonic form of the ancestral vein?"
Cliff's hands began to tremble slightly; his worldview was about to collapse.
"My God, who is this powerful expert who was able to open your meridians!"
He recalled the meaningful look in the eyes of the Eighth Hunting Ancestor.
Did the Eighth Hunting Ancestor know from the very beginning that Ling Feng would definitely be able to come out?
These high-ranking officials have so many secrets!
"Uh..." Ling Feng scratched the back of his head, feigning profundity, and said, "Captain Ya, do you really want to know?"
"This……"
Ya's expression froze, his lips twitched slightly, and he quickly shook his head, saying, "Never mind, I don't want to know!"
Knowing too much about certain things may not only bring no benefit, but could even lead to one's death.
Having served as the captain for so long, Ya must know a thing or two about it.
He's not at a high enough level, nor does he have enough power, so knowing this wouldn't do him any good.
Ling Feng observed the cliff's reaction and had some guesses in his mind.
This guy was obviously assigned to wait for him here.
Is it that person, the Eighth Hunting Ancestor?
My adoptive father said that he had also given guidance to the Eighth Hunting Ancestor, so their relationship must have been quite good.
Therefore, if I want to borrow the Pillar of Creation, I will probably have to rely on the assistance of the Eighth Ancestor.
As for Ya, although he had vouched for him before, his abilities were clearly far from sufficient.
He only said he would help me, but whether he could actually help is another matter.
"I really didn't expect that when others enter the Eternal Ruins, they either die or go insane, but you actually came back perfectly fine, and even condensed the rudimentary form of the ancestral vein!"
Ya stared wide-eyed at Ling Feng. Although he was somewhat envious, he wouldn't dare to enter the Eternal Ruins even if he had a thousand lives.
"It was also due to luck, and also because I met my godfather."
Ling Feng clenched his fists. Indeed, if he hadn't encountered Xi, he would never have survived.
I only hope that the nine-colored glass pearl I left him can help him.
"Since you have recognized an ancestor of the Star Hunter clan as your godfather, you can now be considered a member of my Star Hunter clan."
Cliff chuckled dryly. "I remember you came here to borrow the Pillars of Creation, didn't you?"
"Yes!"
Ling Feng nodded repeatedly, "Captain Cliff, are you going to take me to see the Pillar of Creation now...?"
"Heh...hehe..."
Cliff's lips twitched slightly. "I would like to, but I'm not qualified. However, I said that if you can get out, I will definitely help you to the end. I always keep my word."
He sheathed his sword and said in a deep voice, "To be honest, I was actually sent by the Eighth Hunting Ancestor to pick you up. He said that as soon as you came out, he would take you to see him, so I think the Eighth Hunting Ancestor must be very interested in you, and he will definitely help you."
Ling Feng nodded. Back then, when he forced his way into the Land of Eternal Silence, the Eighth Hunting Ancestor could have easily killed him, but he did not.
So, in a sense, this senior should still be trustworthy.
In addition, there's the relationship with Xi.
"it is good!"
Ling Feng nodded. "Then I'll trouble Captain Ya to lead the way."
"No problem, no problem."
Ya looked at Ling Feng with a newfound respect.
Ling Feng now possesses the rudiments of an ancestral lineage, has an ancestor of the Star Hunting Clan as his adoptive father, and is also favored by the Eighth Hunting Ancestor.
Not to mention, he was the first person to emerge from the Eternal Ruins unscathed.
With all these identities combined, even if he were to be exceptionally promoted to the Ninth Hunting Ancestor, he would probably be qualified.
"Brother Lingfeng, I haven't yet congratulated you on successfully escaping the Eternal Ruins and becoming the first person in all time of my Star Hunter clan!"
Cliff chuckled and said, "After I have met the Eighth Hunting Ancestor, I will personally lead you to the Holy Pillar and help you begin your journey home!"
"Haha, thank you very much!" (End of this chapter)