While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 44: Another Simulation, Cultivating the Burning Technique, Devouring Heaven Flame, Fire Clan Supreme!
"It's good that Ebi has recovered."

Lu Yu smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Hai Bodong's expression changed, his smile gradually faded, and his expression became solemn.

He said in a deep voice, "I dislike owing favors more than anything in my life. I even suspected you were deliberately delaying to unseal my seal..."

At this point, he shook his head slightly, his tone tinged with self-deprecation, and said, "Now it seems you've even prepared the Restoration Pill; it was I who was narrow-minded."

Lu Yu was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then waved his hand and said with a smile, "Elder Hai, you flatter me. Since I have promised, I will naturally keep my word."

"What a great saying, 'A promise kept!'"

A hint of approval flashed in Hai Bodong's eyes. He then flipped his hand, and a token that was entirely ice-blue and half a fragment of a map appeared in his palm. He tossed them to Lu Yu.

"This is my token and the other half of the map. If you ever need anything in the future, take this token to the Mittel family. Let alone ten things, even a hundred or a thousand, even if you one day attack the Yunlan Sect, I will fight you!"

"This is my promise!"

Lu Yu caught the token and the fragment of the demonic fire map steadily, and couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this, "Old Hai is quite the character..."

He pondered for a moment, then took out an ancient-looking jade slip from his storage ring and said solemnly, "Speaking of which, I do have a favor to ask. I wonder if Elder Hai can help me break the Dou Wang seal on this jade slip?"

Hai Bodong took the jade slip, condensed a wisp of icy battle qi at his fingertips to examine it for a moment, and raised an eyebrow slightly: "This sealing technique... is quite interesting."

His palm surged with fighting spirit, and fine golden patterns immediately appeared on the surface of the jade slip. Then, with a soft "click," the seal was released.

"a piece of cake."

Hai Bodong handed back the unsealed jade slip, a questioning look flashing in his eyes.

"Is there anything else?"

Lu Yu caught the jade slip steadily, smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, Elder Hai, but there are none for now."

"Then I shall take my leave."

Hai Bodong nodded slightly, his fighting spirit began to circulate, and his figure gradually floated into the air.

"Having been sealed away for so many years, it's time to go and meet up with those old friends."

Before he finished speaking, he transformed into a dazzling blue streak of light and vanished into the sky in the blink of an eye, leaving only a faint trail of cold mist in the air.

Xiao Yan then stepped out from behind the ice wall, gazing up in the direction Hai Bodong had gone, his eyes filled with longing: "This is the demeanor of a Dou Huang powerhouse..."

Lu Yu eagerly probed the jade slip with his soul power, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "It really is the Emperor's Seal Technique!"

……

Ten days later, in a quiet room.

Lu Yu sat cross-legged, and a pale blue light screen slowly unfolded in front of him.

"The one-month period has ended..."

He muttered to himself, a look of anticipation flashing in his eyes, thinking to himself, "It's time."

[Ding! Simulation attempts have been refreshed. The host has one simulation opportunity remaining. Do you wish to begin simulation?]

"Start the simulation!" Lu Yu replied without hesitation.

[Ding! Extracting a simulated identity for the host—]

[Selection successful. Please choose one of the following three roles.]

[One, Descendant of the Spirit Gathering Clan—You are the only remaining descendant of the Spirit Gathering Clan in the Great Thousand World. Because of your innate ability to gather spiritual energy, you were imprisoned by a supreme powerhouse and forced to forge a Spirit Gathering Bowl for him day and night.]

[Second, Descendant of the Ice Spirit Clan—You are a descendant of a branch of the ancient Ice Spirit Clan, residing in a cruel lower plane called the Gu Realm, where the strong prey on the weak, and only the fittest survive.]

[Third, Descendant of the Fire Spirit Clan—You are a descendant of a branch of the ancient Fire Spirit Clan. Although you live in the vast world, your mother's love affair with someone from another race has led to severe discrimination within your clan, and your status is precarious.]

Please make your choice——

"The Spirit Gathering Clan?" "They're actually the Spirit Gathering Clan, who were on the verge of extinction in the Great Thousand World?"

A look of surprise flashed in Lu Yu's eyes. As far as he knew, in ancient times, there was a peculiar race in the Great Thousand World called the Spirit Gathering Race.

This race possesses a unique ability: all the spiritual artifacts they create have the effect of gathering spiritual energy. Once activated, they can cover a region of heaven and earth, automatically transforming the absorbed spiritual energy into precious supreme spiritual liquid.

Although it requires a long period of accumulation, it is already an incredible achievement.

It should be understood that in the vast world, Supreme Spiritual Liquid is a highly sought-after commodity, coveted even by Supreme Realm experts. An ordinary Supreme Realm expert could only condense a single drop after a month of arduous effort.

"It's a pity he was imprisoned; otherwise, if he had chosen the Spirit Gathering Clan, he would never have had to worry about cultivation resources."

Lu Yu sighed, then looked at the other two options.

"The Ice Spirit Clan was originally quite good. After the Martial Ancestor caused a great disturbance, the Ice Lord became the clan leader. With the Martial Ancestor as their backer, they can be said to have experienced a second spring. However, this is the Ice Spirit Clan of a lower plane, which is not a very good choice."

"It seems we have no choice but to choose the last one."

Lu Yu's mind raced, and he quickly made up his mind about his choice.

[Selection successful! Identity loading...]

[Simulation begins——]

[In the first year, you were six years old. You possessed a naturally occurring Heavenly-level spiritual vein, a rare talent, considered quite remarkable even among ancient races. For a better cultivation environment, your mother reluctantly brought you back to the Fire Spirit Clan, begging them to take you in.]

Because of your mother's marriage to someone from another clan, she is considered to have "impure blood," but your astonishing talent with a Heavenly-level spiritual vein is coveted by the main branch. The clan elders, under the pretext of "purifying the bloodline," forcibly removed your spiritual vein, rendering you a cripple.

[Your mother fought desperately to protect you, and as a result, you were expelled from the main lineage and exiled to a remote branch. Because of your mother, you suffered endless scorn and hostility.]

The following year, you comforted your mother, telling her that even without spiritual veins, one could still cultivate. You then began studying the Burning Technique, determined to forge an unprecedented path of cultivation.

[In the third year, despite being looked down upon by the Fire Spirit Clan, the branch dared not withhold your cultivation resources because of your mother's Supreme Realm strength. That year, you successfully broke through to the Spirit Wheel Realm and began secretly planning your scheme to find a different kind of fire to reshape your spiritual veins.]

[In the fourth year, after reaching the Divine Soul Realm, you persuaded your mother to accompany you to the Northern Spirit Realm of the Hundred Spirits Continent. There, you found the Nine Netherworld Bird, who had failed its tribulation, a crucial part of your plan.]

[In the fifth year, you found the weakened Nine Nether. You offered to help it break through its limits in exchange for its evolved Undying Flame. To your surprise, the spiritual veins reshaped by the Undying Flame not only reached the Heavenly level, but also unexpectedly awakened the dormant ancestral blood within you, causing indescribable and wondrous changes to your spiritual veins.]

[In the sixth year, upon returning to your clan, you were immediately surrounded by powerful figures from the Spirit Vein Hall. After rigorous testing, they were astonished to discover that you possessed the legendary Divine Vein aptitude, and had the potential to ascend to the Heavenly Supreme realm in the future!]

[It should be noted that the Fire Spirit Clan has only produced five individuals with divine lineages in thousands of years.]

[The Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall immediately accepted you as his disciple. After becoming his disciple, you truthfully recounted your experiences from years past, but concealed the secret of the Strange Fire Spirit Vein. Enraged, the Lord of the Hall immediately killed several Earthly Sovereigns who had persecuted you. This matter alarmed the Fire Spirit Clan's ancestor, who was in seclusion, and he personally came out of seclusion to receive you.]

[As compensation, the Ancestor has granted you special permission to cultivate in the most mysterious ancestral land of the Fire Spirit Clan. There lie the remnants of past Heavenly Sovereigns, especially their natal Heavenly Flames formed after their passing, truly treasures of the world.]

[In the seventh year, you entered the ancestral land to cultivate. The remnant souls of past Heavenly Sovereigns sensed your divine aura and awakened, vying to impart their life's secrets. After careful consideration, you ultimately chose three cultivation methods.]

[One, "Heavenly Fire Forging God Technique"—a superior-grade divine-level soul cultivation technique that uses a different kind of fire to temper the soul, making it eternally indestructible like a flame.]

[Second, the "Heaven-Burning Spirit-Igniting Technique"—a superior-grade divine secret technique that ignites a unique fire within the body, temporarily boosting strength with virtually no side effects.]

[Third, the Ancestral Flame Scripture—the Fire Spirit Clan's clan-protecting cultivation technique, which can only be practiced by those with the Fire Spirit Clan bloodline. It can nurture one's innate Heavenly Flame and forge a supreme foundation.]

[You have devoted yourself to cultivation, and with the help of the natal Heavenly Flame accumulated within the ancestral land, your cultivation level has begun to rise steadily...]

[In the tenth year, you broke through to the third-rank Supreme level, emerged from the ancestral land, and recorded all your gains in the inheritance jade slip.]

[This simulation ends——]

You can choose one of the following three items.

【I. Undying Flame (Supreme Level)】

Second, Heavenly Fire Forging God Technique (Superior God-level)

[3. Your inheritance jade slip]

(End of this chapter)