Chapter 100: Legacy Part One (Happy New Year's Eve!)

“I am already a dead man. Though my consciousness, sustained by the Sun Crown Pearl, has persisted for over a thousand years, it has reached its limit and now teeters on the brink of collapse and dissolution.”

“Though the Basara Kingdom has fallen, its legacy must not perish by my hand.”

The old man sighed deeply, as if recalling the former glory of the Basara Kingdom.

“Why me?” Li Jie asked.

“Because I see in you the hope for the Basara legacy to continue.”

“You are not the original owner of this body, are you?” The old man’s eyes fixed on Li Jie.

A shudder ran through Li Jie’s heart.

“How did you tell?”

Li Jie steadied his spirit and asked in a low voice, while summoning his power, ready to strike at any moment.

“The three primal energies of this body show a clear dissonance; the aura of the mental energy is not harmonious with that of the physical and blood energies. This indicates that your consciousness originates from an external source occupying this body.”

“Not only that, your mental energy is somewhat at odds with the entire world, which suggests that you come from another realm.”

The old man replied.

“How many people in this world can discern that?”

“All great warriors who have mastered the three primal energies.”

Li Jie was silent.

Though his greatest secret remained hidden on his profile, he had not expected that his true nature as a foreign consciousness in this body would be discovered so easily.

No... In a world like this, with such characters... could it really be that he was merely a clone crafted by a profile?

For the first time, doubt crept into Li Jie’s mind.

“Is there a way to hide it?”

After a moment’s silence, Li Jie spoke again.

“As long as you break through the minor three primal energies realm, and your mental energy grows strong enough, this discordance will disappear.”

“A powerful mental energy is also what allows a warrior of the minor three primal energies realm, under certain conditions, to usurp another’s body.”

As he spoke, the old man reached out and lightly tapped the air.

A hum arose.

A glowing orb, composed of countless pulsating runes, descended from the white flame hovering above the altar.

“Will the discord among the three energies affect my future path of martial cultivation?”

Li Jie had not forgotten that his body in the main world was also not his original form.

“No.”

The orb slowly settled into the old man’s palm.

“After the demon invasion destroyed the Basara Kingdom, I have held a pessimistic view about the future and fate of this world.”

“At that time, the Basara Kingdom was the most powerful nation in this world, a repository of the finest essences of all civilizations. Yet, this once flourishing realm was utterly destroyed by the demons within only three days.”

“It was as if they had no strength to resist.”

The rune-laden orb slowly dispersed in the old man’s hand. The runes circled the altar, flickering and radiating an eerie light.

“Since the Basara Kingdom fell so easily, the human civilizations currently inhabiting this land, which are far weaker than Basara once was, stand no chance against the demons’ onslaught.”

“This world will eventually fall under the demons’ dominion, sooner or later.”

Suddenly, Li Jie found himself bound by an invisible force, unable to move even his palm. All his martial skills, including the power of his demonic body, were suppressed by this energy.

“The world may be ruled by demons, the humans on this earth may perish, but the legacy of the Basara Kingdom and the heritage of the three primal martial arts must not.”

“That is my responsibility as the king of Basara.”

“You have come from an outside world and are the most likely person in this realm to break free from its confines and escape. Thus, I entrust you with the entire Basara legacy, hoping that before this land is tainted by demonic energy, you can flee. In doing so, the Basara legacy will not be lost, and the name of Basara will live on through the inheritance.”

At this moment, the altar, the suspended flame, and the old man’s body all emitted a faint glow, as countless intricate runes flashed within the radiance.

“I thought you were going to usurp me.”

Li Jie suddenly realized he could speak.

“I once desired to do so, but my consciousness, preserved for a millennium, no longer possesses the strength.”

“Do you think I would believe you just because you say so?”

“As a king, I disdain lies. Believe it or not, it is your choice.”

As the white light emanating from the old man’s body grew stronger, his figure gradually dimmed.

“Aren’t you afraid that I will never truly leave this world, and that the Basara legacy will be destroyed by my hand after all?”

Watching the old man’s figure fading away, Li Jie suddenly said,

“I choose to take that risk.”

“After all, the outcome cannot be worse.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the old man completely vanished.

“Remember... After I die, you are the new king!”

Buzz!

With the old man’s final disappearance, all the runes on the altar converged into a single sphere of white light.

The last thing Li Jie saw before losing consciousness was that sphere of white light surging into his body.

A searing white light.

The midday sun is the harshest, especially over the desert.

“Why is there someone here?”

“Looks like he’s fainted?”

“Let’s take him with us. Leaving him here, the sun will roast him alive sooner or later. We can’t just watch him die.”

A caravan lifted a figure lying in the desert onto a camel-drawn cart.

Thud, thud, thud.

The caravan moved through the desert, where scattered stones rattled the cargo on the cart.

Inside one of the covered compartments, Li Jie listened to the noisy jolting and slowly opened his eyes.

At first, his gaze was hazy, but then his memories returned in full.

“Basara Kingdom...”

Li Jie sat up and checked himself, relieved to find his cultivation and strength intact.

[Name: Li Jie]

[Level: 0 (0/10)]

[Skills: Idle (1), Ghost Bat Technique (3), Water Flow Blade Technique (1), Hundred Poisons Vajra Body - Martial Arts Volume, Hundred Poisons Vajra Body - Remnant Volume (temporary dungeon skills), Basara Ancient Texts (1)]

[Specialties: Ghost Bat Technique – Bat Shadow, Agile Body, Three Primal Spirit Body]

“Basara Ancient Texts and the Three Primal Spirit Body?”

“And my low-grade martial aptitude has disappeared.”

Li Jie suddenly realized that a new martial art had been added to his mind.