Chapter 24: The Empire’s Legacy!
Dense figures appeared within the treasury.
Each figure was formed from the convergence of countless starlight, emitting a bright radiance. Even without the fireballs suspended in the air, they could illuminate the entire treasury.
“What are they?”
“Wraiths? No, there are no magic fluctuations on them, nor the slightest hint of evil aura.”
“They’re not real intelligent life forms either.”
“They’re more like projections, seemingly close at hand, but actually illusory.”
Lin Yi speculated in his mind but couldn’t be sure.
Fortunately, he had the System, so he asked directly.
Soon, he received the System’s response——【Host, they are neither undead nor living beings of this world, but Heroic Spirits. They are products of spiritual will, or rather, mental power. 】
The System then explained to Lin Yi in detail the information about Heroic Spirits.
After listening, Lin Yi understood.
“Every intelligent life form has a unique soul and body.”
“These are the foundation of a living being.”
“At the same time, intelligent life also possesses spiritual will. This thing seems illusory, but it actually exists. When spiritual will is strong enough, it can manifest as a Heroic Spirit… of course, after the body dies.”
“Simply put…”
“It means that even though the soul and body have perished, the will remains in the world!”
“The System said that Heroic Spirits can appear under special circumstances. However, these Heroic Spirits in front of us are only the initial manifestation of spiritual will and cannot yet affect reality.”
Lin Yi looked at the dense Heroic Spirits before him.
“Special circumstances…”
“The only special circumstance here is me.”
“It should have something to do with me being a Sun Elf.”
At this moment…
The dense Heroic Spirits suddenly turned their gazes towards Lin Yi.
Then, they actually knelt down towards Lin Yi.
There were countless beautiful elves, as well as groups of Unicorns, Treant Warriors, Forest Giants, Elven Dragons, Phoenix Guards…
Lin Yi knew that they were worshipping him.
Whether it was the elves or the intelligent beings belonging to the Elf Faction, they were all kneeling to him, the “Sun Elf King”.
Although Lin Yi couldn’t hear what they were saying, he could understand the look in the Heroic Spirits’ eyes, filled with endless sorrow, but also immense excitement, as if they had seen hope.
Lin Yi felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.
These Heroic Spirits should all be citizens of the Elf Empire who perished in that war.
Their souls may have already gone to the Underworld.
Their bodies have long since perished.
But their spiritual will remained in the world, just to wait for him, or rather, to wait for a Sun Elf.
After thousands of years, they had finally waited. Their undying spiritual will manifested before him as Heroic Spirits.
“Rise!”
Lin Yi raised his hand with a solemn expression.
He held enough respect for these Heroic Spirits.
To persist and wait for thousands of years, what kind of powerful spiritual will was needed to achieve that? If they didn’t have a firm enough belief, they would have long since disappeared completely.
The Heroic Spirits slowly rose.
At the same time, the sorrow in their eyes disappeared, replaced by an unyielding fighting spirit.
Some beautiful elves even raised their weapons high…
And Fairy Dragons, Phoenix Guards roared with their heads raised.
Lin Yi understood in his heart and said solemnly: “Rest assured, I will become the Sun Elf King of this era, reshape the faith of the Elf Faction, expel the demons and evil creatures, and rebuild the mighty Elf Empire!”
“I will wash away the humiliation of the Elf Empire’s destruction with the blood of demons and evil races!”
Hearing this, the Heroic Spirits immediately cheered excitedly.
Although silent, their excitement and fervor could be seen.
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At this time, the Heroic Spirits knelt down towards Lin Yi once again and did not rise for a long time. Until finally, their bodies gradually faded, eventually turning into countless starlight and merging back into the earth.
Seeing this scene…
Lin Yi couldn’t help but sigh: “The people are gone, but their spirit lives on. Even time cannot erase that firm belief… D*mn demons, I’ll k*ll them all sooner or later!”
Now, he had become the Lord of the Elf Faction.
Secretly becoming a god and staying away from disputes was obviously impossible.
There would be a battle in the future.
At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly noticed that brilliant rays of light appeared on the ground of the treasury, and quickly outlined a huge magic array.
“This is…”
Lin Yi’s gaze was fixed on the magic array.
His intuition told him that he was about to receive a surprise.
Sure enough, as the magic array successfully activated, a brilliant golden light slowly appeared in the center of the array. Within the golden light, a magic staff made entirely of white jade was suspended.
“I knew this trip wouldn’t be in vain!”
Lin Yi was overjoyed: “Although the treasury has been completely looted, there is still the empire’s legacy left for me. This magic staff must be extraordinary!”
After a while, the magic array disappeared.
The white jade magic staff was still suspended in mid-air.
Lin Yi immediately stepped forward and grasped the staff in his hand.
In an instant, countless ancient pieces of information appeared in his mind, including not only the details of the magic staff in his hand, but also many secrets about the war from that year.
“So that’s how it is!”
“None of you are good things, I’ll k*ll you all sooner or later!”
Lin Yi cursed fiercely.
Then he looked at the white jade magic staff in his hand…
“The Sun Elf King’s Scepter!”
“Representing the supreme authority of the Elf Empire, and even the entire Elf Faction!”
“When the Sun Elf King was besieged by Demon Gods, he used spatial divine power to seal this scepter in the treasury at the moment of his death. Only a pure Sun Elf bloodline can break the seal.”
“Fortunately, I came. Otherwise, this scepter would have continued to be sealed…”
“At that time, the Sun Elf King’s Scepter was the most powerful artifact in the Dark Continent.”
“It’s a pity that it was broken by those Demon Gods!”
The complete Sun Elf King’s Scepter was about 1.8 meters long, and now it barely reached 1 meter. At the end of the scepter, there was a clear break, which could be seen to have been forcibly cut by a sharp weapon.
“This scepter has long since lost its former artifact power.”
“Whether it’s the artifact spirit or the divine power law origin and magic runes attached to it, they have all collapsed and disappeared. Only half of the staff body remains like a dead object…”
“However, the materials used to make the scepter are all divine level.”
“Even if it’s no longer an artifact, it can greatly enhance the power of my magic skills.”
Lin Yi was in a great mood.
With this Sun Elf King’s Scepter, his strength would undergo earth-shattering changes.
In addition, for others, a complete artifact and a broken artifact are completely different concepts. If they obtained the latter, they would be heartbroken because repairing an artifact is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
But for him, it was just a matter of how many Energy Crystals to spend.
Lin Yi asked: “System, how many Energy Crystals are needed to repair this scepter?”
——【Thirty million】.
“…”
The smile on Lin Yi’s face instantly disappeared.
He took back his previous thoughts. He was also heartbroken now.
