Chapter 2568 Rongtian God Emperor
"Can you tell me what this place is, and who you are?"
Lin Feng stood on the metal platform, looking at the blue human head inside the crystal in front of him and asked. This was also the first time he had seen such a situation; he had no idea how any of this was achieved. As for Ding Wan’er and the others behind him, they were all looking at that metal head at this moment as well, but none of them spoke. They stood quietly to the side, watching Lin Feng communicate with that blue head.
"This is a city I built. It has no name, and I am the master of this city. Too much time has passed. I’ve already forgotten what I used to be called." The blue head spoke very calmly, and there was even a very human-like sadness on his face, as if he were recounting something extremely heartbreaking.
When Lin Feng heard this, his brows instantly furrowed, because what the other party said was practically the same as saying nothing. After thinking briefly, he continued to ask the blue head, "You’re being too vague. Can you be more specific?"
"More specific? All right, let me think!" The blue head smiled as soon as he heard that. Then he suddenly looked in a certain direction, and on the ground in that direction a metal wall suddenly emerged. Immediately after, lights kept flashing on that metal wall, so dazzling that they could hardly open their eyes.
It seemed like quite a while passed before that radiance dimmed. Nothing appeared afterward, and at this moment the blue head seemed to have recalled something, and he spoke again.
"I remember now. My name is Rongtian God Emperor. A very, very long time ago, I came to this seabed. At that time there were countless powerhouses in the whole world, and I was one of them. Later, I was hunted down by enemies and fled to this seabed, where I created this city. If I must give this city a name, then let it be Rong City."
The blue head answered Lin Feng’s question, a faint smile on his face as he continued, "In fact, this place has been silent for countless ages. To save unnecessary energy, all of Rong City has been in dormancy. I originally planned to wait for Humans to arrive here so they could inherit my mantle, but I never expected that after waiting endless years, I would finally wait for you."
Heavens!
So that’s how it is!
Countless ages—just how many years is that!
...
Everyone behind Lin Feng was stunned when they heard this, because they finally realized what was going on here. They were all shocked; this place turned out to be like this—a Divine Emperor’s territory. Yet they were all curious what kind of person this Rongtian God Emperor was. Even Tao Tao wore a blank expression; no one had ever heard of Rongtian God Emperor...
"Senior Rongtian, there’s something I don’t understand. Please enlighten me. Your current situation is..." Lin Feng looked at the blue head inside the crystal and asked very seriously, but halfway through his sentence, he didn’t know how to go on, because he couldn’t describe what kind of life form this blue head in front of him actually was.
"I know what you mean. Countless years ago, I waited here alone until my lifespan was exhausted and still no Humans came. So I extracted my Divine Soul and merged it with this Rong City. You could say this Rong City is me, and I am this Rong City. Later, waiting became too boring, so I went to sleep and set Rong City into an automatic defense mode. Only Humans can enter, and now that you’ve come, you finally awakened me."
The blue head seemed to see through Lin Feng’s thoughts and explained to Lin Feng and the others. He hadn’t wanted to become like this either, but in the end he had failed to take that final step, so when his lifespan ran out, this was all he could do. If there was any other choice, no one would willingly abandon their Physical Body.
How is that possible!
Divine Soul fused together with a city!
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Lin Feng and the others had all assumed that the one speaking to them here was just a fragment of the Divine Emperor’s Divine Soul, that it would be like most other ruins—explain a few things and be done with it. They never imagined that it was actually Rongtian God Emperor’s complete Divine Soul fused with the city. This kind of thing completely exceeded all their expectations, because they had no way to comprehend such a situation.
They stood there dumbfounded for quite a while before they gradually came back to their senses. They could barely accept it, because back on Earth, there were similar scenes in sci‑fi movies. But those were just movies, and now it was appearing right in front of their eyes. They still found it incredible!
"God Emperor, I want to know what you need us to do."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Feng asked the blue head, because he suddenly recalled what the God Emperor had said earlier—the God Emperor needed successors. He wanted to know what the God Emperor planned to have them do now that he had seen them.
"I don’t need you to do anything. I simply want to select one among you to become my successor, to inherit all my mantle and complete the things I never finished. This is just a very small test. I forgot to tell you, my legacy is not a legacy of strength, but a legacy in the field of mechanism construction. If any of you is interested, you may all try. If many of you manage to pass and become my successors, that would make me even happier."
The blue head laughed after hearing Lin Feng’s words, then added, "I believe you’ve also seen the current state of Rong City. In fact, it’s only forty percent complete. In my original design, this city was meant to be able to fly, a flying city. That must be quite a spectacular sight!"
After hearing the blue head’s explanation, Lin Feng and the others were once again stunned. They were completely captivated by this notion. A flying city with terrifying, boundless power—what would that represent? Perhaps no one could imagine it. If Rong City were fully completed, it might become an absolutely unique existence in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, an existence beyond anyone’s imagination. With such a city, probably no one other than a Divine Emperor would ever be able to threaten them.
What excited them even more was that this inheritance was not limited to only one person. Anyone could try; as long as they met the criteria, they could receive the legacy. What kind of opportunity was this? It was simply unimaginable. Although it wasn’t a legacy of strength, with such a formidable inheritance in mechanism construction, everything else suddenly didn’t seem that important!
At this moment Lin Feng also nodded slightly. He seemed to understand what Rongtian God Emperor meant. Back then, the God Emperor had fled to the seabed and single‑handedly built this place, spending his entire life and only completing forty percent. So if he wanted this city to be finished as soon as possible, he needed many people to complete it. Under such a premise, the more successors there were, the more likely this place would be completed. When that time came, the entire city could leave this place...
But as he thought of this, Lin Feng became a bit worried, because he was afraid that once the city was complete, Rongtian God Emperor might control it and leave, in which case he would have done all this to make wedding clothes for Rongtian God Emperor. So he immediately used his Divine Sense to calm everyone down and prevent them from acting rashly.
Looking at that blue head, he thought carefully for a moment, then finally spoke: "God Emperor, if this city really is completed, what do you intend to do?"
This was something he had to clarify. If the God Emperor intended to seek revenge, then he would have to have a good talk with him. If he wasn’t planning to take revenge and only wanted to go out and have a look at the world with no particular ulterior motive, then it wouldn’t be a problem for him to let everyone help complete this city. In the future, when he established his Sect, he might even be able to rely on this supercity to establish his prestige!
The blue head looked at Lin Feng seriously when he heard this. Then he couldn’t help but laugh first and said to Lin Feng, "I know what you’re thinking. My lifespan has long since run out. How could those old fellows who gravely wounded me back then still be alive? So after I fused with this city, I never thought about revenge again. The reason I want to take on successors to complete this city is because I want to go out and see what the outside world looks like now."
Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief at that answer. He thought it over and felt that Rongtian God Emperor was right. He also thought of another possibility: when the city neared completion, he could find a way to help Rongtian God Emperor reshape a Physical Body. Once the God Emperor had his own body again, he might no longer insist on directly controlling this supercity. Of course, these were only preliminary ideas; the specifics could be discussed when the time came. As for the people around him, if they could now inherit the knowledge of mechanism construction, that would be an inexhaustible fortune.
After sorting everything out in his mind, Lin Feng decided to accept Rongtian God Emperor’s test, so he said to the blue head, "God Emperor, what kind of test were you talking about?"
Seeing that Lin Feng had agreed, the blue head’s expression lit up with joy. Without saying anything more, a metal panel appeared on the metal platform in front of Lin Feng. On the panel there were many jigsaw pieces of special shapes, each piece bearing a unique pattern.
"This is the test. If within four hours you can complete this puzzle, you may receive my legacy. I need the smartest people, not the strongest." The blue head looked at everyone and said with a smile.
Everyone understood what was going on now. Without a powerful mind, one simply couldn’t grasp the essence of mechanism construction, so the successors had to be the smartest ones. They looked at each other, and in the end, it was still Zhu Tao who stepped forward first...