Chapter 63 - Will of the Inheritance (2/2)

After hearing the disembodied voice's announcement, Aurus hid Fenrir through the system and activated his [Gale Hover] spell before heading towards the doorway and passing through the long corridor that followed after.

The long corridor only took Aurus around three minutes or so to traverse to the end thanks to Aurus' newly boosted movement speed, greeting him to a wonderful sight afterwards.

After exiting the long corridor, Aurus saw what was basically a miniature ecosystem within a large hall. From what he could see, the hall he was currently in had a radius that was around three to five times bigger than the green jade hall, with a large river running through the center of it.

At the far end of the hall, a large statue of an old human made out of green jade could be seen, as if it was governing over this large hall.

When Aurus looked at this jade statue, he had a feeling that he was compelled to come closer to the statue, as if that was the mechanics of the fourth trial.

And the mechanics it was.

”Please head towards the jade statue in order to start the final trial,” the disembodied voice resounded throughout the large hall, breaking Aurus' awe and admiration for the hall.

Then again, it would serve him no purpose to delay his journey towards the jade statue if the fourth trial also counted time into consideration, just like the third illusion world.

With the [Gale Hover] spell lasting only for 2 minutes, Aurus' journey slowed down halfway, relying on his current movement speed that was boosted by Fenrir's ally skill.

Nonetheless, it was still fast when compared to other sticks, taking Aurus around 8 minutes or so to traverse around 200 meters of distance. It was also the distance from the long corridor he exited from to the jade statue that was currently in front of him.

From afar, it looked like the jade statue was only around ten meters tall, but when one was now close to the jade statue, one would realize that the statue was actually 3 times bigger than that, imposing a slightly suffocating aura on Aurus.

Aurus stood around ten meters away from the jade statue as he tried to see the features of the jade statue's face. The statue was of an old human that had wrinkles all over his face, but his eyes exuded magnanimity, wisdom, intelligence, and the power to peer into the near future.

Of course, that was what Aurus felt. For others, it might be different, but one thing was for sure.

For a statue of this man to be erected in this inheritance, it meant that he was the one who created the inheritance that Aurus and Herellia were taking.

While Aurus was engrossed in his examination of the statue's facial features, a green glow started to emanate from his body, snapping him back to reality from shock.

”Eh...eh?” Aurus was dumbfounded by the current situation. His body was unconsciously glowing a faint green light, which then extended towards the jade statue, as if the green light finally found its father or something.

From then, Aurus' logical and rational regions in his mind kicked off and decided that he would stay in place and wait for bizarre things to happen. If else, how would the inheritance harm him?

A few seconds later, the green light emanated by Aurus' body finally connected with the jade statue, instantly teleporting Aurus into a remote world.

”What the f—” Before he could curse his heart out, his traces were gone from the hall, as if nothing happened.

...

Whoosh!

Aurus instantly observed his surroundings and let out a sigh of relief, seeing that there was no twist to this world. His sense of vision was not tampered at all, with the ground being a flat green color and the walls and the ceiling being a flat white color.

”Why am I here?” This was the first question that came to Aurus' mind. ”Is this also part of the final trial?”

Whoosh!

While Aurus was engrossed in his thoughts, a silhouette appeared a few meters away from him, shocking him a bit when he finally came back to reality.

”Hello Aurus!” An old yet energetic voice could be heard coming from the silhouette, which put Aurus on guard. He took a look at the silhouette and was instantly shocked as he said to himself, ”Eh? Isn't he...”

At that instant, a memory that was formed a few minutes ago appeared in his mind and confirmed what he was seeing. The silhouette in front of him was actually the jade statue...but humanlike!

”Do you recognize me now, Aurus?” The silhouette that was actually the old human Aurus saw, laughed at Aurus' vigilant actions.

”Who are you? How do you recognize me?” In these sort of situations, it was normal for someone like Aurus to keep their guard up.

The old human looked at Aurus for a bit before opening his mouth. ”I'll answer your first question for now.”

Clearing his throat, he then said, ”I'll tell you my name later. Anyways, I'm the creator of the inheritance you're taking.”

”Eh?”