Chapter 460 The Final Trial
The star system's five planets are each a different color: red, yellow, blue, green, and purple, with the purple planet being the one farthest from the star.
The five planets vary in size, with the yellow and green ones being much larger than the smallest red one.
Tian Xun, leading Lin Shen, flew toward the closest purple planet. As they neared, they discovered that the mountain ranges on this purple planet unexpectedly formed some sort of text.
Upon closer inspection, the text was exactly as Ye Kong had said; it was a set of rules left behind by the Little Wine Emperor.
The content was essentially what Ye Kong had mentioned, indicating that one must tame the mutated Nirvana Creatures on each of the five planets to obtain what the Little Wine Emperor had left behind.
The difference was that the Little Wine Emperor did not mention inheritance, only that one could obtain something he left behind.
The text clearly pointed out the locations of the mutated Nirvana Creatures, and Tian Xun, at Nirvana Level speed, took them into the core of the purple planet.
This planet was certainly many times smaller than the Giant Ring Star, but not too much smaller when compared to the Human Mother Planet.
Had it not been for the mountain range-text indicator, finding the hidden Nirvana Creatures would not have been an easy task.
To their surprise, the Nirvana Creature in question wasn't hiding at all; it was suspended openly at the peak of a mountain.
"Is this the mutated Nirvana Creature mentioned by the Little Wine Emperor?" Lin Shen looked at the entity on the mountaintop with a strange expression, if it could even be called an entity.
Atop the mountain, a purple robe stood against the wind, its sash seemingly dancing and fluttering. However, upon closer examination, the purple robe was still, and there was no wind around.
The purple robe was fixed in the air as if an invisible being was wearing it, spreading its arms wide as if suspended midair.
Rather than a robe, it looked more like a cape fashioned in the style of a robe, but there were no buttons or such on the robe, which was entirely open.
It was called a purple robe, but only upon a close look did one realize that the robe itself was actually white at the base; it was the rows of purple text that covered nearly the entire fabric that made it seem purple from a distance.
Lin Shen initially thought there would be something peculiar about the text on the robe, or that it might possess some mysterious strength.
In fact, the text was just a ritual used for sacrifices.
The entire text was a prayer to a deity known as the "Jade Emperor," but there was one part of the prayer that appeared particularly archaic, and both Lin Shen and Tian Xun could not fully recognize it.
Tian Xun knew a few characters, and Lin Shen knew a few as well, but putting them together, they still couldn't make out the whole meaning. Furthermore, the characters they did recognize, when combined, didn't seem to have any coherent significance, and the pronunciation was difficult to articulate smoothly.
"Is this the mutated Nirvana Creature?" Lin Shen asked Ye Kong.
Ye Kong said with a cold face, "Indeed, on each of the five planets there are similar mutated Nirvana Creatures. It's unknown by what means the Little Wine Emperor imprisoned them on these planets. You can use any method to tame them, but if you attack them, the restraints on them will vanish, and they might kill you."
"So what you mean is, we don't actually have to attack them, right?" Lin Shen keenly sensed the implied meaning in Ye Kong's words.
"We had also wanted to reach this place through the trial, and we got some information during the trial. To tame them, one does not need to resort to violence. You can try to wear it, and if you can wear it, it means you have gained its recognition; if you cannot wear it, even killing them is useless, as they cannot be subdued."
"Have you ever tried that?"
"I've tried many times, as long as we don't attack it, there isn't much risk, the most that can happen when trying to put it on is being repelled."
Lin Shen's gaze turned to Tian Xun, who still lacked the ability to subdue Nirvana Level creatures; it looked like it was up to Tian Xun to act.
Lin Shen had quite a bit of faith in Tian Xun, who possessed powerful verbal abilities, almost like mythological deities who could turn words into reality.
Perhaps her abilities could make the Purple Robe acknowledge her as its master.
"Release her restraint and let her give it a try first," Tian Xun said while examining the robe.
Lin Shen released the acupoints of Ye Xing and spoke to her, "As long as you cooperate, I promise not to harm you, but if you harbor any other intentions, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Ye Xing glared at Lin Shen fiercely as if she already loathed him immensely.
If it weren't for being captured by Lin Shen, Tian Xun wouldn't have coerced the Night Ghost Tribe's secrets from her, perhaps their operation would not have failed, nor would they have launched an attack prematurely, and they certainly wouldn't have been forced to leave Giant Ring Star where they had lived for so many years.
"Little Star, do as he says," Ye Kong suddenly spoke up.
"Big sister..." Ye Xing looked at Ye Kong in astonishment.
"You've lived under our wings for too long and don't know the struggles of the world," Ye Kong said indifferently, "No one can always do as they wish in life. There will always be people and circumstances that force you to do things you don't want to do. It's time to learn patience, starting now."
Ye Xing clenched her teeth and walked towards the Purple Robe.
She approached the Purple Robe, floating in the air, turning her back towards it and sliding her hands through the sleeves that unfolded.
The way the Purple Robe hung suspended in air really did seem quite accommodating for someone to put it on.
That Little Wine Emperor had imprisoned it in this posture suggested that he indeed intended for someone to tame it this way.
Lin Shen had thought that when Ye Xing put on the Purple Robe, something unusual would occur.
But Ye Xing had put on the Purple Robe, and yet there was no reaction from it, strikingly, the robe still did not move at all.
To be precise, Ye Xing had only passed her arms through the sleeves and her body against the robe; it wasn't accurate to say she had really put it on.
Seeing that the Purple Robe didn't budge, Ye Xing exerted her strength, hoping to make the robe move with her body, but no matter how much force she applied, the robe remained motionless, without even a hint of a response.
"Use all your strength," Tian Xun instructed.
Ye Xing gritted her teeth and unleashed all her strength, a black carapace appeared on her body, and her mouth hummed a faint song.
Ye Xing strained to make the Purple Robe move with her body, and it was clear she was trying hard, but the robe remained utterly still.
"Don't waste your time, Ascender's strength doesn't even qualify to touch it, you must at least be a Nirvana Being to do so," Ye Kong stated.
"This is interesting," Tian Xun said as she motioned Ye Xing to come back and walked towards the Purple Robe herself.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Be careful," Lin Shen quickly repressed the defenceless Ye Xing and anxiously said to Tian Xun.