Just as Ricky had expected, Mike came out of the collision black and blue, spattered with the red of his blood. His chest ached with every move, which indicated that he must have broken some of his ribs, and his momentum and aura were rapidly diminishing.
In sharp contrast, Jasper seemed unscathed.
It was clear who had won the battle.
Of course, if this were a battle of life and death, the end would have been much different.
A thin, bitter 'smile made its way to Mike's face as he stood by the altar, watching his blood drip on the floor. He didn't want to admit defeat, but he had no choice.
"It looks like Jasper has won, just as you expected, Ricky,"
remarked the Dragon Intent Grass.
"Although Jasper is my friend, I feel sorry for Mike that only one person can inherit the Law of Universe," sighed Ricky in reply.
Mike was a person who took pride in his humility and willingness to admit his own failure. Thus, he voluntarily came forward and told Jasper, "You won this battle, fair and square. Now, Master Adrian's inheritance is yours!"
"Thank you!"
Nodding gratefully, Jasper smiled and added, "Since you agreed not to fight me to the death, I believe I owe you a favor."
"From this day onwards, you are the inheritor of both the Law of Change and the Law of Universe. Your favor is worth a lot. There's no way I'll turn you down!"
Honestly, Mike only treated Jasper well because the other man had the inheritance of the Law of Universe. If he had won the battle, things would have gone differently.
Jasper couldn't wait to get his hands on the inheritance, so he hastily approached Adrian's statue. Its hands shone with a bright white light—the inheritance of the Law of Universe.
With no hesitation, he let the Eight Diagrams' power he possessed seep into his hands and used it to grasp the two glowing spheres of light. This was the physical manifestation of the inheritance.
He then sat down with his legs crossed and the glowing spheres safely ensconced in his hands.
Although he didn't need to comprehend the inheritance fully in this place, he still needed to have a basic knowledge of it. At the very least, he must know more about this land of legacy.
Two hours later, Jasper abruptly stood up with a wide grin on his face. He looked at Mike, who looked back at him glumly.
"Why the hell are you smiling like that? Are you mocking me?"
Mike grumbled unhappily when he saw the grin that lit up Jasper's face.
"Ha-ha, don't get mad, mate! I can't help but smile because there's an excellent opportunity that I want to share with you."
Jasper laughed, which confused Mike even more.
"What are you talking about? Are you going to give me the Law of Universe's inheritance?"
he answered playfully.
"That's right! I'm going to give you the inheritance of the Law of Universe. Will you dare to accept it?"
Jasper asked Mike, his eyes deep and intense.
And when they heard this, both Mike and Ricky became shocked and perplexed.
The other man didn't look like he was joking, but they couldn't understand what he was talking about.
'Maybe the Law of Universe's inheritance doesn't suit Jasper? Does he not want it?'
Ricky wondered to himself, although the Dragon Intent Grass heard him.
"But how is that possible? Except for the Law of Chaos, the Law of Universe is the most complete kind. Adrian would not have left as many array spaces if that weren't the case,"
it replied. "The Eight Diagrams may have a lot of exceedingly powerful laws, but none of them should conflict with the Law of Universe at all.
No, he must have some other reason..."
"What the hell are you saying now? It's shameful enough that I have lost. Please, don't make fun of me,"
uttered Mike in all seriousness.
He didn't believe that Jasper would just give him the inheritance after all the trouble he had gone through for it.
"I'm not making fun of you. It turns out that Master Adrian left two inheritances!"
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