Chapter 565: Lingyao's Opportunity

"I owe you a favor, and now is my only chance to repay it. These three companions beside you must be extremely important people in your life. You can now make one choice: I will impart all of my cultivation techniques to one of them."

Hearing Tian Bing'er say this, Xu Yang's heart was filled with joy.

In fact, Xu Yang and Shi Lingyun shared the same concern. The opponents they currently faced were too powerful, with average levels already surpassing divine-tier. Their cultivation in the Tribulation Transcending Realm seemed insufficient. Receiving Tian Bing'er's divine-tier legacy now would undoubtedly change someone's destiny with ease.

Unfortunately, such an opportunity was only available once.

"Boss, I voluntarily give up this right, but I also have a question: Why is it that whether it's Tian Bing'er, the Sea God, or even the Asura God before them, divine-tier experts can only choose one fixed inheritor, rather than multiple disciples?"

Xu Yang simply smiled faintly, not offering any reply. Instead, he glanced at Tian Bing'er.

"It's very simple. Because you are, after all, native humans of this continent—mortals in the eyes of our Divine Race. Given your physical foundations, if you don't receive the most complete divine power to cleanse and refine your meridians and bones, the partial power gained from the inheritance would completely disrupt your original cultivation foundation, turning you into a mismatched cultivator. This would entirely ruin your original cultivation path, causing you to completely lose the possibility of further advancement."

"And a mortal who has no upper limit or possibility for improvement—how much accomplishment do you think they could achieve?"

After this explanation was made clear, everyone felt enlightened.

"I see, I understand your meaning. Rather than acquiring incomplete divine power inheritance, it would be better to simply refuse such a gift and instead rely on one's own efforts, step by step, to cultivate one's own power." Long Kun finally understood.

As the old saying goes, what suits you best is truly the best.

If a person doesn't care for wealth, even if given a mountain of gold, it would be difficult to earn a fleeting smile, no matter how much was offered.

"Exactly, that's the point. While half-human, half-god beings might be enough to help you dominate a region on the continent, such an unnatural hybrid form cannot last forever." As Tian Bing'er spoke, Xu Yang's team members naturally had their own thoughts. But on one point, they reached a consensus: none of them proactively suggested claiming this inheritance for themselves. Instead, they all considered how to yield to one another.

It must be said that although Long Kun was usually sloppy and unserious, when it came to critical moments involving conflicts of interest, he always managed to show a generous side.

It was precisely because of his presence that Xu Yang's team members, despite their complex backgrounds and distinct personalities, were still able to get along very well. A unique credit for this belonged to Long Kun.

More importantly, Long Kun himself possessed the bloodline power inheritance of the Phoenix lineage, which was the ultimate Yang and fiery attribute power—directly opposite to Tian Bing'er's power. And since he didn't have the self-created Tai Chi protective method like Boss Xu Yang, it was impossible for him to reconcile two extremely opposing elemental powers within himself. Therefore, Tian Bing'er's lineage of inherited power was inherently not meant for him.

With that option excluded, the two girls in front of Xu Yang were what truly put him in a difficult position.

"Sister Ling Yao is more suitable for this cultivation than I am. Boss, let Sister inherit this power." Shi Lingyun also showed humility. From her own perspective, she too was very suitable for Tian Bing'er's cultivation technique.

More importantly, Shi Lingyun possessed the great advantage of the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart. While accepting external inheritances, she could better integrate them with her own power. Her compatibility was definitely higher than Ling Yao's, as the only inheritance Ling Yao had ever cultivated in her life was swordsmanship, which was truly too singular.

The reason Shi Lingyun made this decision was because she clearly knew that Ling Yao needed this fortuitous enhancement more than she did.

Judging from recent battles, Ling Yao was undoubtedly the one with the most sluggish performance among the four team members, and the room for her to exert her abilities on the battlefield was shrinking.

A truly excellent team not only requires the boss to be strong enough, but every member must also have a clear position and role, playing their own indispensable parts. This is the system that a truly outstanding team should demonstrate.

Shi Lingyun did this because she didn't want Ling Yao to fall behind.

Just as Ling Yao was about to refuse Shi Lingyun, wanting to give this precious opportunity to her, Boss Xu Yang quickly stopped her with a smiling shake of his head.

"Both of you, no need to be polite. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. As for now, Ling Yao undoubtedly needs this inheritance more to enhance her strength. Although your talent in swordsmanship is strong enough, your room for growth is already quite limited. The opponents we encounter in the future can only get stronger. Relying solely on the foundation of swordsmanship cultivation will make it difficult for you to exert your full power."

As soon as Xu Yang said this, Shi Lingyun and Long Kun both nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"That's right, there's no need to be polite. We are brothers-in-arms, sharing life and death, so naturally, good opportunities should be given to the most suitable person. You currently possess the most powerful swordsmanship inheritance. If you can combine that with the unique sealing effect of frost power, then your scope of action in team battles will significantly increase! You could even become an indispensable part of the team, second only to the boss! And swordsmanship can perfectly integrate with the aura of sealing frost attributes. This is likely to help you open up entirely new combat domains, allowing you to forge a unique cultivation path of your own, which will be greatly beneficial for your future assault on the divine realm!"

After hearing Boss Xu Yang's authoritative words, Ling Yao finally chose to compromise and stopped being polite with everyone.

After all, she knew very well that if she yielded this inheritance to Shi Lingyun, her own position within the four-person team would become very awkward. In the future, should they encounter danger, she would become the burden dragging the other three down, and that was definitely not what Ling Yao wanted to see.

"Since that's the case, I won't be polite anymore. I certainly don't want to become a useless person who burdens the three of you."

As soon as Ling Yao finished speaking, Tian Bing'er, who had been waiting on the side, slowly waved her hand. She caused an ice sculpture closest to her to float upwards. It locked onto Ling Yao's aura and crashed down without warning.

In the next instant, the giant ice sculpture had completely sealed Ling Yao's body.

Soon, Tian Bing'er's body slowly floated into mid-air. Facing the ice sculpture, she released an incredibly powerful ice-blue primordial energy. This was precisely the necessary method for her to transfer her inherited power using the Law of Annihilation.