The Rise of the Black Plain

"Maybe I haven't convinced you yet? Perhaps one of my opponents has more potential than I do to take your position? I can think of many possibilities," Minos said as he gazed at the board, trying to understand the game.

The True Celestial was using a good portion of his powers at the moment to prevent him from foreseeing the future and using his other abilities. This was a test he had to complete purely with his interpretative skills.

The blond man said with a smile, "No, you have already convinced me. You are the best in this inheritance."

Minos took his eyes off the board and looked directly at the True Celestial. He didn't expect such a comment.

"That's why I'm here and not with one of your opponents," continued the individual in front of Minos, waiting for him to make his move.

"Then why don't you choose me, senior?" Minos asked, obviously interested in the answer.

If he could end this inheritance now and enter the Upper Realm, hell, that would be the best thing for him!

Instead of going through all the difficulties of winning this phase of the inheritance, then returning to Uzira and continuing to deal with dangers until he became a Celestial, it would be much better to gain direct access to the Upper Realm. Minos would choose this straightforward path without thinking twice!

He knew there should be problematic issues in the Upper Realm. But he would prefer to deal with these issues than have to wait to do so and go through a lot of problems first.

"Because you are weak. You can die at any moment." The man with semi-transparent skin laughed, aware that, compared to the others, Minos was very strong. But to take his place, the young man in front of him would need to grow his strength many times over.

"Can you imagine what level I am at?" asked the owner of the inheritance.

"No. Above level 125, that's all my eyes can see, senior."

He nodded. "I am at level 128, near the peak of the universe. Until you can handle threats at my level, you won't be ready. And until then, you can die at any moment. So I won't choose you until you are ready."

"The others are like insurance." Minos sighed.

"In a way." The man laughed, looking to the side and seeing each of the 32 individuals going through challenges. "That doesn't mean that they wouldn't do better in my position than you.

You might handle some aspects better and have better prospects than they do, but Soli or Forfex might be better overall than you. I will accept them if you fail."

"It makes sense." Minos sighed, thinking about the challenges inside and outside of this inheritance. Everything the Celestial talked to him about made sense. How could he be chosen now if even individuals outside the inheritance could defeat him?

"Since we are talking, senior, there is something I would like to know." Minos changed the subject, aware that investing in that wouldn't take him far. Part of him was also uncertain why the True Celestial was telling him these things, so he stepped back.

"What do you want to know?" The True Celestial saw Minos make the first move in the game, interested in how the white-haired human didn't make a wrong move—the most likely outcome.

'Finding the Nautilus' Compass was indeed a great stroke of luck. Unfortunately, I can't control it, otherwise, this game would be more cruel to you.'

He pondered as he looked through Minos's bones and saw that corporal part of a colleague from the Upper Realm.

Unlike Minos's Incorruptible Heart, the Nautilus' Compass belonged to another True Celestial, someone even more complicated than the blond man in front of the current inheritance.

"What is the purpose of the True Celestials in arranging heirs?" Minos asked one of the many questions he had about how things worked in his universe.

"If I tell you it's to make me stronger, would you believe me?" he replied with a question.

"Make you stronger?"

"I won't go into details. If you want details, reach the next phase of my inheritance. But yes, it can make me stronger. Using your point of view, it's like a cultivation method for us. If you win this inheritance, you won't be my first heir, nor the last. And eventually, you will seek an heir too, to strengthen you."

The True Celestial's words were both revealing and yet said little.

'There are others who have gone through what we are going through… It seems the Upper Realm is not as empty as I previously imagined.' Minos considered the implications.

"Are you truly immortal?" Minos asked his next question from the list of the greatest doubts he had.

"No. It depends." The man immediately corrected himself. "I don't have a life expectancy, if that's what you want to know. But I can be killed if a level 129 being catches me off guard. The only true immortals are level 130 cultivators. But they are a totally different story from ours. They defy reality, and even in the Upper Realm, they are legends."

"What is the universe to the True Celestials?" Minos felt the weight of the man's answers and continued.

"Our method of getting stronger." Surprisingly, the blond man answered directly, without riddles.

'Back to this issue of getting stronger… How does that work?'

"But I'm afraid for me to tell you more, you will have to demonstrate that you deserve it. The test of the current room is almost over. It's time for you to move to the next floor."

Minos had lost track of time when he suddenly looked in the direction indicated by the True Celestial, where he saw something that made his eyes and mouth widen. Behind where he had been all this time was a completely golden hourglass, but 100 times larger and stronger than the one he displayed when using his divine ability.

"This? How is this possible?" Minos asked upon seeing it, but the True Celestial was no longer there to answer, and soon after, the room's door opened.

…

"What is the senior planning?" asked a subordinate of the True Celestial after seeing the man back on the 100th floor. "You even copied that boy's ability."

"That was just a stimulus. Let's see if it can awaken something in him," said the man with golden hair. "That boy saw the end of my test, Huffie. I need to keep a close eye on him.

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