After hearing that voice's call, Yun Chen headed inside the temple. The inside was like a palace with an exaggerated large hall. On the walls, there were paintings that seemed to tell a story. It could be seen that the story was related to the divine beasts. There were also pictures of the void beast. Yun Chen was very interested but he was interrupted by that voice.
« Welcome, chosen one! I am the spirit of the void temple. You have met all the qualifications to enter here and become the divine beast's guardian. » said the voice.
That voice came from a little ball of light on the other side of the hall where five giant stone statues were erected. They were the statues of the five divine beasts with the void beast at the center. That ball of light was floating in front of the void beast statue.
«Qualifications? Guardian? What do you mean? » Yun Chen asked directly.
«Don't you have a divine bloodline with a purity over seventy percent? Isn't your physical strength comparable to someone at the innate realm or over? » answered the spirit.
«So, those are the qualifications you were talking about! Then, what do you mean by guardian? » Yun Chen asked again.
«There is no rush! Before I answer that question, you must pass my trial first. Most people cultivate the qi and/or the body but they neglect the soul. Your body is very good and your is very pure. Now, I want to test your soul power. » explained the spirit.
«Oh? Is it just soul power? » said Yun Chen while smiling calmly.
«Yes, your soul power must at least be at the same level as the body…. » declared the spirit.
«Then, there is no need for your trial! » Yun Chen interrupted.
«What are you talking about? » asked the spirit in confusion.
«Feel it yourself! » Yun Chen declared.
After saying that, Yun Chen released the soul power of the peak innate realm. The spirit was very shocked by Yun Chen's soul power.
«How could your soul power be this high? Have you also cultivated your soul? » the spirit hurriedly asked Yun Chen.
«Sort of! » replied Yun Chen.
«Since you don't want to say it, then forget it! You have already met all the conditions to become the guardian. I will now tell you the story related to the guardian.
Ten thousand years ago, the nine heavens were under the protection of the five divine beasts. They were revered by the humans, and other races as gods. They even made pacts with these races and propagated their bloodline in order to let them step into higher realms and contribute to the world. But one day, several large space rifts opened in our world and foreign creature flocked from them to invade us. They were called devils. They slaughtered a lot of cultivators from humans and other races. The females were raped to death or used as cauldron. They made a lot of atrocities in our world. So, the divines beasts except the Void beast decided to take action and repel that invasion. But the devils also had an entity that was on part with them. That entity was called the Devil god. His strength was at the same level as the divine beasts, but the annoying thing was their poisonous devil qi. Once you are contaminated with it, your mind will slowly be corrupted until you become a puppet for them. That is what happened to the four divine beasts that attacked the devil god. They turned against the world. But that is also when the void beast took action due to the circumstances of the other four. He doesn't like to fight and even though his strength was weaker than the other four beasts, his skills largely compensated that flaw. But since his comrades were subjugated, he had no other choice. Coincidently, he wasn't affected by the devil qi. So, the first thing he had done was to seal the four divine beasts inside a formation in another dimension that he created. He then destroyed the devil god's body after a fierce fight, but his injured soul escaped. The void beast was also mortally injured after the fight. But before dying, the void beast dogged out the Alpha blood stone that was left after the devil god's body was destroyed and tried to suck the devil qi inside the four divine beasts with it. But that devil qi had already fused with their vital energy and would be produced continuously by their body. So, they were already dead. Since their bodies was producing devil qi without stopping, he used the alpha blood stone as the core of the formation so that the devil qi produced will be automatically absorbed by the blood stone. He also sealed the rifts that were created by the devil invasion and the dimension where he trapped the divine beasts' corpses before choosing his place of death. Here is the place where he chose to die. Its is a special dimension he also created. » the spirit narrated to Yun Chen.
«So that is how it is! But what does it have to do with the guardian you were talking about? » asked Yun Chen trying to understand.
«Even though the invasion was stopped, our world was greatly affected, and the devil god isn't completely dead. He will surely come back after reconstructing his body. But, to regain all his power, he would need the alpha bloodstone used to seal the four divine beasts. And the only way to enter that dimension is by using the token left here by the void beast. The guardian's duty is to carry and protect this token so that it can not fall in the devil's hands. As a last resort, the guardian must go to that dimension and sacrifice himself to seal it from the inside. » the spirit slowly explained.
«I f it was so troublesome, why didn't the void beast destroy those bodies and the alpha blood stone? » Yun Chen asked.
«…. aiya! Even if it was selfish, he couldn't bear to do that since they were life and death brothers and sisters. » finally responded after staying silent for a moment.
«Alright! Then how about the previous guardians? » Yun Chen asked with suspicion.
«You are the first guardian! My spirit was formed by the condensation of the wish of the void beast. So, I will disappear soon and return to the void beast soul, and this temple will disappear with me since my mission was accomplished and only this dimension with the beasts living here will remain. Naturally, you won't be leaving here empty handed. Here are some treasures that the void beast found while traveling in the outer universe, when he was young, using his special ability. » the spirit said before making appear three boxes out of nowhere.
Yun Chen was very shocked when he discovered what was inside those boxes. One of them was something that can't be found in this world and there two others were only listed in legends.
«World tree seed! Earth spirit core! And….. » Yun Chen shouted before stopping on the third box.
«Oh! This is the Chaos wind orb. The Void beast found it in the outer universe. He found it in the chaos world where there was the most violent wind in the outer universe. It has also absorbed the chaos energy of that world. Everything in this universe is derived from the chaos energy. So, the grade of this wind treasure is the highest you could find. Even the Tempest dragon wind crystal which is the first wind treasure in this world can't be compared to Chaos wind orb.
Now, since you are at the third layer of spirit-gathering realm, I don't think you have already found something to fill your element space. What was the element of your spirit root? If your element is the wind, earth or the wood, I will give you the treasure that correspond to it. » the spirit said.
«Really? You will give me the treasure that suit my spirit root if it is within these three elements? » Yun Chen asked with a malicious smile.
«Yes! What? You don't believe it? » shouted the spirit.
«That is right! There is no proof that you will do what you say! » Yun Chen said nonchalantly.
«…..alright! What do you want? » the spirit asked seriously.
«An oath from you! You must swear on the name of the void beast! » Yun Chen replied with a serious face.
The spirit was dumbfounded. But, after some reflection, he concluded that he should prioritize the mission.