81: Advanced Top-Grade Spiritual Weapon

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged on a sand dune in the crimson desert. The scorching sand burned his skin through his robes, but he was completely oblivious to it.

His mind kept flashing back to the strange valley he had fallen into after using the random teleportation talisman—that powerful Tier 2 red Soul Spirit Supreme had almost caused him to perish there.

He subconsciously touched the mark on his forehead, feeling a faint connection to the outside world, which finally brought him some peace of mind.

"It seems I cannot act recklessly anymore." Lin Yuan muttered to himself, his voice scattered by the dry, hot wind.

His fingertips unconsciously traced marks on the sand, and a flicker of lingering fear and caution flashed in his eyes. "There are still 29 days left; there is no need to take too many risks."

He slowly closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into his Sea of Consciousness.

Although the towering divine sense tree was dim, its Foundation was undamaged.

On its 3,000-kilometer-high trunk, the leaves representing the Space Law were covered in cracks, and the leaves of the Time Law and Devouring Law were drooping listlessly.

Lin Yuan circulated the Primordial Purple Qi within his body, and wisps of purple energy surged from his Dantian like streams, flowing along his Meridians and finally converging into his Sea of Consciousness.

This violet qi, containing the purest energy from when heaven and earth first opened, gently enveloped the divine sense tree, and every damaged leaf slowly regained its luster under the nourishment of the violet qi.

Half a day passed. When the last wisp of Primordial Purple Qi merged into the divine sense tree, Lin Yuan opened his eyes abruptly.

Nine-colored light swirled deep within his pupils, and his aura was more solid and restrained than before his injury; every movement he made carried a natural rhythm.

"Fully recovered." He clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body rushing through his Meridians.

His knuckles made a crisp sound, and the explosive power contained within his muscle fibers made the corners of his mouth lift slightly. "Now, it is time to carefully explore this area."

Lin Yuan did not act rashly; instead, he sat cross-legged where he was and slowly spread his Divine Thought out like a spider web.

The 3,000-kilometer-high divine sense tree swayed in his Sea of Consciousness, and every branch extended countless threads of Divine Thought, radiating outward with him as the center.

Wherever his Divine Thought passed, every grain of sand in the crimson desert was clearly visible—those grains of sand were not a normal red, but a dark red like they had been soaked in blood and dried over many years, with their surfaces gleaming with an eerie metallic luster.

Although this cautious method of exploration was slow, it had the advantage of being safe.

Lin Yuan's Divine Thought acted like the most precise radar, scanning every inch of land within a hundred-mile radius.

Suddenly, a strong energy fluctuation came from about five kilometers to the northwest, causing his threads of Divine Thought to tremble violently.

"This is..." Lin Yuan frowned and immediately focused most of his Divine Thought to investigate that direction.

In his field of vision from his Divine Thought, two dazzling golden light masses were colliding fiercely, and every clash stirred up visible ripples in space.

"Two Gold Soul Spirits?" He was surprised to find that, without a blood moon in the sky, two Tier 1 Gold Soul Spirits were actually fighting to the death.

The golden light on their bodies was like solid armor, and weapons of different forms condensed on their arms. Every collision caused the surrounding space to distort slightly, and the sand vaporized into smoke the moment it touched the golden light.

What made Lin Yuan's heart beat even faster was that not far from where the two Soul Spirits were fighting, a staff that was pitch black all over with a blood-colored gemstone embedded at the top was stuck in the ground.

The staff was surrounded by eerie black airflow, and those airflows squirmed like living things. Even when his Divine Thought approached, he felt a stinging pain, as if thousands of fine needles were stabbing into his mind at the same time.

【Discovery of Top-Grade Soul Artifact: Soul Eater】

【Level: Equivalent to Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact】

【combat power Bonus: 1200 Yu】

The System prompt rang in Lin Yuan's mind, and his pupils contracted sharply, his breathing unconsciously becoming rapid.

A combat power bonus of 1200 Yu! This was almost 1.5 times the current base bonus of his chaos heavenly extreme sword.

If he could have the chaos heavenly extreme sword devour this Soul Eater staff...

Lin Yuan suppressed the urge to strike immediately, his Adam's apple bobbing as he forced himself to calm down.

He continued to observe the battle with his Divine Thought while secretly adjusting his breathing rhythm, allowing his boiling blood to gradually settle.

Both Gold Soul Spirits seemed determined to obtain this staff, and the battle became increasingly brutal.

One of the Soul Spirits suddenly unleashed all six of its arms, its weapons combining into an airtight net, forcing its opponent into a dead end.

"Screech!" Amidst the teeth-grinding sound of space tearing, the other Soul Spirit was ripped in two.

Golden Soul Power gushed out like liquid, and the victor let out a piercing shriek, greedily devouring the dissipating Soul Power of its opponent.

However, this victory did not come without a price; the golden armor on its body was already shattered, its Soul body was much dimmer, and only one arm remained relatively intact.

"Now is the time!"

A cold light flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes, and the chaos heavenly extreme sword instantly unsheathed, the sound of the sword ringing throughout the desert.

This time, he did not hold back; the three Law powers within his body boiled simultaneously, all poured into this one strike.

"Devour of Time and Space!"

Wherever the sword light passed, space shattered like a mirror, and the flow of time became chaotic.

The Gold Soul Spirit that had just won did not even have time to react before it was shredded into pieces by the distorted power of time and space. The golden Soul Power exploded like fireworks and was then completely absorbed by the Devouring vortex created by the chaos heavenly extreme sword.

【Kill Tier 1 Gold Soul Spirit x1】

【Experience Points + 20 Million】

【Obtained: Gold Soul Crystal x1】

Lin Yuan's figure flashed, and he appeared in the center of the battlefield.

He first picked up the fist-sized Gold Soul Crystal. The crystal felt warm in his hand, and liquid golden flames seemed to flow inside. Through the translucent crystal wall, one could see mysterious runes flashing from time to time in the golden flames.

Subsequently, his gaze fell on the Soul Eater staff—observed at close range, the staff was carved with dense, miniature skull patterns, the mouths of those skulls were silently screaming, and it seemed as if countless painful Souls were imprisoned within the blood-colored gemstone.

"Devour." Lin Yuan did not hesitate to choose to have the chaos heavenly extreme sword devour this staff.

The chaos heavenly extreme sword emitted a joyful hum, and the sword body actively moved closer to the Soul Eater staff, like a hungry beast seeing delicious prey.

This devouring process was more intense than any previous one; the entire sword was wrapped in a purple cocoon of light, and the sword body trembled constantly, emitting a clear, resonant sword hum.

Grim faces protruded from time to time on the surface of the light cocoon; that was the residual Soul Power in the staff struggling.

"Zheng—" When the last trace of purple light was absorbed, the appearance of the chaos heavenly extreme sword changed significantly.

The blade was more slender and sharp, and fine purple patterns emerged on the sword body, flowing slowly like a living thing.

A circle of blood-colored crystal rings was added to the hilt, and when gripped, one could feel a slight pulsation, as if this sword had its own heartbeat.

【Devouring Complete】

【chaos heavenly extreme sword】

【Quality: Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact】

【Base Bonus: 826 Yu → 1260 Yu】

【New Trait: Soul Eater—When fighting Soul Spirits, it can devour the Soul Spirit's Soul Power, reducing the opponent's combat power by 10%】

Lin Yuan stroked the sword body with satisfaction, feeling the surging power within it.

A combat power bonus of 1260 Yu made his combat power jump up a level directly! The joyful emotion transmitted from the sword body made the corners of his mouth lift unconsciously.

"It is time to start the hunt."