Unrivaled Under The Heaven - Chapter 167

“Since you are taking the scepter, then I will be taking the jewelers” said Diana.

Jason couldn’t help but have a twitched face when he saw the two already taking possession of things.

“Since you guys have already claimed the scepter and jewelry to be yours, am I supposed to take the rag of a robe to myself” Jason asked with a frown.

There was a short silence between the three until Austin spoke up.

“Do you have a problem with that?”.

“Yes I do if you may know” replied Jason.

“It was your fault for being slow so deal with it” said Austin before going forward to take the scepter off the skeleton.

Austin was already one meter away from the skeleton and was just about to hold it when the skeleton, which seemed to be lifeless, suddenly shook and its head lifted with his eyes staring at Austin.

“Looks like someone finally managed to make it into this world, oh it seems like the recent generation is more promising than the previous” said the skeleton as he noticed that Austin was not the only one standing in its palace.

“There seems to be a spirit in the skeleton” mutters Diana which everyone in the room could hear.

“Spirit, am I more of the consciousness of this body that is left behind after my death to help guide those who are interested in my heritage” said the skeleton with a chuckle.

“What is this skeleton talking about” asked Jason to the bracelet.

“It is more of a will that is left in the body of an expert upon death” replies the bracelet.

“So for there to be will left in this skeleton, it means he still has a lot that he needed to do but because his life came to a stop before he could accomplish them, he needed someone who could accomplish it for him” said Jason with a nod.

“What nonsense are you talking about” asked the bracelet.

“If he doesn’t have any motive in mind, then why did he leave his will behind when he should have died completely” reply Jason.

“That… Ah you can think whatever you want to” said the bracelet in annoyance.

“Since you are here, I guess you want to have my legacy” asked the skeleton.

“Legacy, we are here to hunt for treasures but you also want to offer that as well, I guess we have no choice but to take it too” replied Jason with a smile.

“There is no treasure in this world that comes close to competing with my legacy children” said the skeleton with a chuckle.

“Since your legacy is more important than the treasures here, then I think I will be going for that. So let me have it” replied Jason.

“Yeah, since it is deemed important, I also want it too,” added Austin and Diana following suit.

“I see that you all want to inherit my legacy but there is a take in getting it” said the skeleton.

The three couldn’t help but frown over what the skeleton said and Diana being the brain of the team asked the skeleton.

“What do we have to do in order to take your legacy”.

“Simple, for you to claim my legacy, you will have to prove yourself worthy of it by passing a test” replied the skeleton.

“I knew it would come to these” said Austin as he prepared himself for what was to happen.

“Come to what? Asked Jason.

“You see whenever a legacy is left behind by an expert, there are trials that one needs to undergo before they are acknowledged to take the legacy” explains Austin.

Just as he was explaining things to Jason, three doors suddenly appear before them with an ancient aura excluding from them.

“Feel free to step inside when you are ready” said the skeleton with an excited look on his face.

“And what are all these doors?” asked Jason with a frown.

“This is the doorway to the trail ground where you would be tested to see if you are worthy of inheriting my legacy” replied the skeleton.

“I see, do you mind giving us a hint of what the test would be so that we will be able to prepare ourselves” said Jason and Austin nodded in agreement to Jason’s request.

“I am sorry but there is no way that I would be able to tell you what the test would be. It is left for you to discover that by yourself” replied the skeleton before resting his back on the throne.

The three look at each other before nodding their heads in determination before picking the door. The moment Jason stepped inside, he was transported directly to a wide room that is devoid of any life source with a door in the distance.

“What am I supposed to do now?” said Jason as he looked around him.

“Welcome to the trial ground. Your test is to make your way to the door ahead of you without making any wrong move cause if you do, this would be the consequences for doing so” said a voice.

After the voice has spoken, an illusionary being suddenly appears before Jason as he tried making his way to the door before but made a wrong move after walking for a while and a bolt of lightning struck him from above taking its life in the process.

Jason felt a cold chill run down his body when he saw the scenery before him.

“Make your move when you are ready” said the voice.

“This trial is going to be a little troublesome for me” muttered Jason as he stood still while watching the floor only for him to see that they were made of two colors which were mixed together forming a kind of pattern on the ground.

“If I am not mistaken, the trial you are being given happens to be a puzzle one” said the bracelet.

“Puzzle,” asked Jason with a confused look on his face.

“It is more of a chess kid, please tell me you know how to play chess” replied the bracelet before asking the question.

“Well I have dedicated my time to training so how am I supposed to learn how to play one” said Jason with an awkward laugh.

“You are beyond saving kid, if you don’t know how to play one then how are you supposed to make it to the door” asked the bracelet.

“Since I have been refining my body with a lightning strike, I think I will be able to take some hits,” replied Jason.

“Do you think you would be able to face the might of this lightning?” said the bracelet.

“Is it by any chance different from the one in the lightning tower? Asked Jason with a confused look on his face.

“If you want to compare the two then I will say the might of this lightning is fivefold more powerful than the one in the lightning tower so do you still want to give it a try” reply the bracelet.

“Are you kidding me, only those who are seeking death will be so brave as to face such lightning” said Jason as he discarded the idea of facing the lightning.

“Haha, I thought you would man up for once and face the lightning since you can use it to advance your Supreme Heavenly Lightning technique” advises the bracelet.

“Not going to happen, I would rather remain in the first stage than to risk my life just so I could cultivate the second stage” replied Jason as he didn’t agree with the bracelet.

“Alright if you say so but I want to remind you that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity if you were to miss it, I don’t think that you would be able to come across one anytime soon” said the bracelet.

“Then so be it” replied Jason as he still refused to temper his body with the lightning strike.

“Since you claim to have explored this world for so long, is there by any chance that you know one or two about chess?” asked Jason.

“I do but this chess before you is not one of those ordinary games that are played for fun, this chess before you is operated by an array formation, any wrong move would trigger the formation which will lead to the lightning striking down on you” reply the bracelet.

“Do you think you can handle it?” asked Jason.

“I am seventy percent certain that I will be able to get you to the door” reply the bracelet.

“That should be more than enough for me” said Jason.

He was just about to tell the bracelet to direct him when he remembered something as he spoke up.

“Don’t you dare play any tricks with me”?

“Relax, since you have made up your mind not to face the lightning, what else can I do other than to do as you say” reply the bracelet.

“Good, now let’s begin with the trial” said Jason as he took a deep breath before taking a step forward.