landbeastnovel Chapter 422 The Final Successor!
Chapter 422 The Final Successor!
Chapter 422 The Final Successor!
Chen Yuan was able to solve the thousandth puzzle so quickly thanks to the analytical capabilities of the Primordial Eye.
In fact, this also stemmed from a coincidence. Chen Yuan's initial purpose was not the Rhinoceros Emperor's Game, but rather he was interested in the stone pillar that contained the endgame puzzle.
He suddenly remembered a plot point from the original story: when the people from the Eastern Emperor Holy Land interfered with Luo Feng's comprehension, they accidentally violated the rules, resulting in the Mist Lord being directly killed by the secret technique contained within the stone pillar.
In other words, these stone pillars not only contain the remnants of the Rhinoceros Emperor's Game, but also likely contain some secret runes related to esoteric techniques.
Over the years, Chen Yuan discovered that the data contained in the black-veined stone pillars had an increasingly high rate of duplication, making it difficult for the Primordial Eye to successfully enter the next level. Therefore, he began to look for other targets.
These stone pillars performed quite well in the original work; their secret runes alone were enough to instantly kill a fifth-tier universe master, something that ordinary true god-level secret runes probably couldn't do.
According to his guess, it is most likely a Void True God level secret rune, and less likely an Eternal True God level one.
Following the principle that a thief should never leave empty-handed, Chen Yuan subconsciously activated the Primordial Eye when he was solving around the 800th round, preparing to extract some experience from these stone pillars.
As a result, it was discovered by chance that the Eye of Primordial Chaos was also effective against the Rhinoceros Emperor's Bureau.
Chen Yuan also found it strange at first.
Because the Rhinoceros Emperor's Game is essentially a calculation problem that requires him to fill in the correct answers in the corresponding blanks, while the Primordial Eye's function is merely to analyze the essence and collect data.
Logically speaking, the two shouldn't be closely related.
However, the result was that after Chen Yuan collected the information about the endgame through the Eye of Primordial Beginning, he actually integrated the endgame into his mind automatically.
Through this integrated information, he was able to re-examine the aftermath from a macro perspective. Once the perspective shifted and the micro and macro views were combined, Chen Yuan instantly deduced a series of ways to complete the situation.
If he used to experiment with each basic element one by one, now each deduction involves the basic elements along an entire path, increasing efficiency many times over.
This is why, after 800 games, Chen Yuan's speed in solving games accelerated, and even the first bottleneck could not stop him.
"I never expected that simply changing my perspective could greatly increase my problem-solving efficiency."
Chen Yuan thought to himself, "It seems that the correct way to solve the Rhinoceros Emperor's puzzle is to memorize all the basic elements of the puzzle and form a complete picture in my mind. However, this also relies heavily on computing power."
The basic elements contained in a single endgame puzzle are in the hundreds of millions! Without excellent computing power, even if an ordinary person knows the correct solution, they cannot solve it.
Chen Yuan also relied on the analysis of the Primordial Eye to automatically arrange these basic elements in his mind, saving a lot of effort.
Otherwise, relying solely on Irele's computing power, while he could certainly do it, it would be far from as easy as it is now.
As time passed, two years after Chen Yuan broke through the first bottleneck, he successfully solved the 2000th endgame and broke through the second bottleneck!
Meanwhile, the other participants were still battling it out with the first 123 rounds, with the fastest one having just finished solving 120.
The game is incomplete; they haven't even touched the first endgame.
Duan Donghe had no interest in the other participants at this point, and instead focused all his attention on Chen Yuan, repeatedly marveling at the speed at which the other party solved the puzzle.
"Break through the first bottleneck in one year, and the second bottleneck in three years."
At this moment, Duan Donghe's expression was one of pure amazement. "The increased difficulty of the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation seems to have no effect on him. Breaking through the bottleneck is as easy as eating and drinking. What kind of comprehension does he possess?"
"Could it be that after countless cycles of reincarnation, my Donghe lineage is finally about to welcome a being who surpasses the three generations of patriarchs?"
Yes, in his view, Chen Yuan's performance has surpassed that of the three generations of patriarchs. If nothing unexpected happens, he will most likely become a god-king level being in the future, and may even reach the second level of god-king realm.
"If that's the case, then my Duan Donghe lineage will not only not decline, but will instead return to its peak under Yuan Chu's rule, and may even reach a new height!"
Duan Donghe's eyes revealed a hint of excitement. "I have indeed sinned in causing the Duan Donghe lineage to be driven to the brink of destruction, but I have also found an extremely outstanding successor, so that the lineage will not be cut off."
"As long as Yuan Chu obtains all the inheritance, I, the 192nd inheritor, Duan Donghe Zhenkan Wu — can face all my ancestors with equanimity."
As the spirit of inheritance, Duan Donghe's original body had actually perished countless years ago, and he is now merely a virtual consciousness.
Even as a virtual consciousness, he still retains all his memories from his previous life, including all his emotions!
Therefore, Duan Donghe also felt great pain for the sins he committed in his previous life. The reason why his consciousness has been holding on and is unwilling to dissipate is to continue the legacy.
Only in this way can he leave with peace of mind.
And now, he finally saw the dawn of success. A life born from the primordial universe was so talented that its performance even surpassed that of the ancestors of Duan Donghe.
If it weren't for the restrictions imposed by the inheritance rules, Duan Donghe would have loved to hand over the inheritance to the other party right now and then simply disappear!
"Fortunately, given Yuan Chu's speed of comprehension, this time will not be long."
Duan Donghe watched Chen Yuan's figure and nodded with satisfaction when he saw that the other party was solving the puzzle as quickly as ever.
His obvious action immediately caught the attention of the other four participants.
"Lord Duan Donghe."
A humanoid being with fiery red skin couldn't help but ask, "Judging from your expression, you seem quite satisfied with the Primordial Lord's achievements? Could you reveal how many unsolved puzzles the Primordial Lord has already resolved?"
Duan Donghe turned to look at the fiery red-skinned life form. He knew that the other party was the fastest at solving the game besides Yuan Chu, having almost fully understood the entire game in just three years.
If it weren't for the freak Yuan Chu, the other party's comprehension would actually be quite good, and there is hope that he could break through the third bottleneck within the three-epoch time limit.
"Mangxia," Duan Donghe said, recognizing the other party's name. "You want to know Yuan Chu's current achievements? I'm afraid you'll be too disappointed if you find out."
"To be honest, even if all four of you combined, there's absolutely no way you could surpass Yuan Chu. Do you still want to know?"
The fiery-skinned Lord of Life, Mangxia, smiled bitterly upon hearing this. Although he was prepared, he still couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard Duan Donghe admit that he was far inferior to the Lord of the Primordial Beginning.
Shaking his head, the Lord of Mangxia said, "Please tell me clearly, so that I can give up completely."
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"Alright." Duan Donghe nodded, then a smile appeared on his face: "Yuan Chu has already solved 2000 endgame puzzles and is currently analyzing the 2001st one."
"Oh, 2001 has also just been solved."
Upon hearing this answer, the remaining four participants, including the Lord of Mangxia, all wore expressions of shock: "Case 2001? How is that possible!"
Although they had considered that the gap between the two sides would be large, they did not expect it to be this large!
They're still studying those complete games, but others have already solved 2001 endgame puzzles!
Upon hearing Chen Yuan's score, the remaining four, looking at their own solutions, instantly lost the desire to continue.
There was no way around it; the gap was too large, and no one had even considered catching up. At this point, the four participants, like Duan Donghe, had already tacitly accepted that the Primordial Lord would become the final inheritor.
If that's the case, why are they still arguing?
As for affecting the Primordial Lord's solution—that's a joke. What is the Primordial Lord's strength compared to theirs? They'd probably be instantly killed before they even made a move.
"It seems that the demise of this clone of mine is inevitable."
Lord Mangxia shook his head, his expression quite nonchalant. "Since failure is inevitable, we can only try to make up for the losses—hmm, let's take this Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau with us."
"A game that can enhance understanding—if I promote it to the entire race, then in time, the overall strength of my race will surely see a qualitative improvement."
The other three participants were also moved upon hearing the words of the Lord of Mangxia.
Indeed, the Rhinoceros King's Game is so magical. If they were to record all the games and bring them back to their clan, it would surely enhance the clan's strength.
In this way, even if their clones perish and the treasures are lost, the Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau alone can make up for the losses.
Upon realizing this, the four cosmic lords exchanged glances and then simultaneously began recording all the remaining parts of the Rhinoceros Emperor's Game.
After all, time is precious, and no one knows when Duan Donghe will announce the results.
But it's easy to imagine that there's not much time left, since the Primordial Lord solved two thousand incomplete puzzles in just three years, and all the incomplete puzzles combined only amount to 10080.
Judging by the opponent's speed in solving the puzzles, it might not take many years before they can solve all the endgame puzzles.
Not to mention, the requirement for Duan Donghe is not to solve everything, but only to achieve a certain progress.
Fortunately, simply memorizing the situation of the Rhinoceros King Bureau is much easier for them and doesn't take much time.
These four cosmic rulers raced against time, first memorizing all 123 complete matches, and then turning their attention to the 10th match.
080 endgame puzzles.
Time passed slowly amidst the busy work of the participants. Chen Yuan was single-minded and did not care about the actions of the other participants; his eyes were only on the unfinished games.
Five years have passed since the Rhinoceros King's Challenge officially began, and Chen Yuan has successfully solved three thousand intricate puzzles.
To be honest, the first three thousand puzzles were not difficult for him. Even the third bottleneck only troubled him for three days before he easily solved it.
However, starting from game 3001, the difficulty of the Rhino King game began to rise sharply. From this point on, the subsequent games began to test more people's comprehension, and the proportion of computing power began to decrease.
With Chen Yuan's comprehension, if we don't consider other bonuses, he's currently only slightly better than the original ancestor.
In the original story, the Ancestor took about three eras to solve 6000 puzzles. Although Chen Yuan had better conditions, his puzzle-solving speed was significantly slower. Of course, this slowness was relative to his previous speed.
In fact, Chen Yuan only took eight years to reach the fourth bottleneck, and then spent another two years breaking through it.
When he began analyzing the 4001st game, it was exactly the 15th year since the Rhinoceros King's assessment began.
From this moment on, even Duan Donghe couldn't help but feel nervous. It now seemed that Yuan Chu's breakthrough of the fifth bottleneck ahead of schedule was a foregone conclusion, and given the opponent's exaggerated speed of solving the problem, it would probably happen within the next hundred years.
After breaking through the fourth bottleneck, Chen Yuan's difficulty in the endgame indeed soared again. Five years later, he had only solved 4200 games, and his efficiency dropped again.
However, at this moment, the four participants, including the Lord of Mangxia, finally memorized the entire Rhinoceros Emperor's Bureau and replicated it in the clan's miniature universe through their clones, which relieved them.
Now, all they need to do is patiently wait for the Lord of the Beginning to finish his assessment.
However, they weren't really clear on the specific conditions, so the Lord of Mangxia asked again, "Lord Duan Donghe, how is the progress of the Lord of the Primordial Beginning? How many more problems does he need to solve to end this early?"
Duan Donghe glanced at the four people and casually said, "For the Lord of the Universe, as long as he solves five thousand cases, he can determine the final candidate and end the assessment ahead of schedule."
"Yuan Chu—he is currently solving the 4203rd puzzle."
Upon hearing this answer, the four Lords of Mangxia exchanged glances, their expressions filled with relief.
I never expected the Lord of the Primordial Era to solve so many puzzles so quickly. He solved more than 4200 puzzles in just over 20 years. It's truly terrifying.
Fortunately, they all managed to memorize the Rhinoceros Emperor's Technique before the assessment ended, so even if their clones perished, it wasn't a complete loss.
Now, all they need to do is wait for Chen Yuan to finish his assessment early.
So the four of them waited with Duan Donghe. 42 years later, Chen Yuan solved 4999 unsolved puzzles and finally touched Chengwu's neck.
This level is far more difficult than any previous game. Even though Chen Yuan obtained the overall graphic structure of the endgame using the Eye of Primordial Beginning, it was still extremely difficult to solve.
One year, two years —
Ten years, twenty years —
Seeing Chen Yuan seemingly stuck, everyone present couldn't help but tense up, including Duan Donghe. Even though he knew that with the difficulty of the Five Oaths Neck puzzle, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to analyze it for thousands of years, after witnessing Chen Yuan's astonishing speed in solving the puzzle, he still couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he saw him stuck.
After all, Duan Donghe was well aware that the Rhinoceros Emperor's Bureau required extremely high levels of comprehension as one progressed. If one's comprehension was insufficient, it was possible that one would never be able to break through the Oath Neck.
Of course, judging from Chen Yuan's speed in solving the puzzle, his comprehension could not be lower than that of the Fifth Prince, and this is indeed the case.
Although the Five Thousand Formations were extremely complex, Chen Yuan, through painstaking research, finally succeeded in cracking them after twenty-one years!
"It's done!"
A hint of joy flashed in Duan Donghe's eyes. "From the start of the assessment until now, it has taken a total of 83 years. You really didn't disappoint me."
"With the realm of the Lord of the Universe, you solved the five thousand incomplete puzzles of the Rhinoceros Emperor. In the beginning of the universe, your talent is rare throughout history. Counting the hundreds of thousands of reincarnations in the universe, it is probably difficult to find anyone who can compare with you."
"Congratulations! You have completed the third stage of the assessment and are exempt from subsequent assessments, directly becoming the 193rd member of the Duan Donghe lineage."
Successors!
Chen Yuan, who had just come back to his senses from the Rhinoceros King Bureau, immediately showed a hint of joy on his face after hearing Duan Donghe's words.
The inheritance he had longed for was finally about to be his!