35: Quasi-holy artifact

"Roaming Dragon!"

The silver-armored man gripped his long spear and charged toward Mo Tianxiao.

Watching the ferocious angry Dragon roar as it charged at him, Mo Tianxiao's cheek twitched slightly; he hurriedly put away the nine tribulations sacred sword and circulated the Demon Emperor Scripture with all his might.

He had just said to practice basic Moves solidly, yet he turned around and unleashed such a flashy attack; this was simply bullying an honest man.

"Devil Emperor Body!"

Facing the silver-armored man's final Move, Mo Tianxiao knew that relying solely on his current Dao of the sword attainments would definitely not be enough to block it; furthermore, the Sacred Artifact was suppressed in this Secret Realm and could not unleash its proper power.

He could only rely on the Moves inherent to the Demon Emperor Scripture.

Boundless power circulated frantically through the dense meridians in his body, and dark gold patterns emerged upon Mo Tianxiao's body.

All the spiritual power within his body transformed into a suit of dark energy armor that covered his body; golden patterns flowed slowly across the armor, appearing like Dao inscriptions, incomparably sacred.

Wearing the entire set of armor, Mo Tianxiao looked much more serious, radiating a trace of majesty.

Clenching his fists and feeling the boundless power within his body that was about to overflow, Mo Tianxiao appeared incredibly excited.

"Is this the Great Emperor Cultivation Technique?"

It gave him the illusion that he was already invincible.

"Come and fight!"

With a loud roar, he swung his fist and Mo Tianxiao charged straight up; so what if it was a Great Emperor in his youth? It wasn't as if he didn't have a Great Emperor Inheritance.

"Boom!!"

Domineering power erupted from his fist, shattering the incoming red angry Dragon like dry weeds and rotten wood; the silver-armored man was also blasted away, crashing into the ruins.

After that one punch, Mo Tianxiao's face turned slightly pale, and the armor on his body flickered, as if it could disappear at any moment.

It was his first time using it, and he had accidentally used too much force, draining the power within his body all at once.

It felt good, but he was truly drained.

The armor on his body gradually disappeared, and Mo Tianxiao hurriedly summoned the nine tribulations sacred sword to support his body.

"Damn it, this consumption is too exaggerated; if I do it again, won't I be directly squeezed into a mummy?"

It felt even more exhausting than staying at Zu Zun Bathhouse for a whole week; he would have to use this Move cautiously in the future.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"Good lad! You almost shattered this split shadow of mine!"

The silver-armored man climbed up from the ruins; the armor on his body had cracked like a spiderweb, with only a few pieces left hanging on him, making him look incredibly disheveled.

"In the same Realm, your strength is very strong, but there is still room for improvement; I hope we have a chance to meet again."

The silver-armored man took a deep look at Mo Tianxiao, and then the split shadow turned into specks of starlight and dissipated.

Now his split shadow was truly shattered...

The surrounding environment fragmented, and Mo Tianxiao returned to the original place; at this moment, only one cave entrance remained in front of him.

Mo Tianxiao took a deep breath, feeling his unharmed body and the abundant spiritual power within him; it felt like a dream.

"Congratulations, young friend, for completing the challenge perfectly; this is your reward."

The Void Emperors Split Soul appeared again and bestowed a ball of light.

"Although it might not be of much use to you, you can use it to exchange for corresponding resources with other Cultivators."

Mo Tianxiao took the item sent by the other party; the ball of light dissipated, and an ancient zither appeared in his hand.

"A zither?"

Mo Tianxiao was a bit puzzled; what kind of reward was this? Was he supposed to learn to play the zither? Wasn't this something women used? As a grown man, was he supposed to become some Nine-Fingered Zither Demon?

"This is the quasi-saint artifact, the Profound Heaven Ancient Zither; it is forged from extraterrestrial black iron, the zither body is heavy, and the tone is deep; the melodies played with this zither are highly penetrating and can to a certain extent ignore defenses, striking directly at the Soul."

"There are many sound-path Cultivators in this world; if you do not wish to use it yourself, you can also send it to be auctioned," the Void Emperor reminded him.

This zither had been placed here for a long time; he estimated that his successor would appear this time, and the Secret Realm might not open again in the future; rather than leaving it here, it was better to give it away.

"Senior, do you not have other weapons? Rewarding me with another type of Sacred Artifact would also be fine."

Mo Tianxiao asked.

It was a Sacred Artifact, after all; it was a pity to send it to an auction, but he couldn't use it, and his Junior Sister wasn't a sound-path Cultivator either.

It would be good if he could exchange it for a Sacred Artifact he could use.

Hearing this, the Void Emperors Split Soul's mouth twitched slightly.

"Young friend, Sacred Artifacts are not some scrap metal; I only had a few pieces back then; due to various reasons, only this one is currently preserved in this Secret Realm."

If it weren't for the fact that the other party had defeated his Soul Transformation stage split shadow, and that a successor might appear this time, he wouldn't have taken out a Sacred Artifact to give to the other party.

Even for a Great Emperor Expert, they mostly used Sacred Artifacts; after all, Emperor Weapons were extremely difficult to refine, and not everyone who became an Emperor could possess one.

"Alright."

Mo Tianxiao put the Profound Heaven Ancient Zither into his spatial ring.

His Revered Master had casually given him a top-tier Sacred Artifact, so he had thought these mighty figures could casually pull out a handful of Sacred Artifacts; it turned out this item was so rare.

"Young friend, follow this entrance and enter the final Legacy land; I have placed good things there waiting for you all; whether you can obtain them depends on your ability."

"How good?" Mo Tianxiao asked subconsciously.

"A hundred or a thousand times better than the zither I just gave you." The Void Emperors Split Soul had a trace of smugness on his face.

"Although it was a failed work of mine back then, it is enough to surpass everything in this Secret Realm, only slightly inferior to my Legacy."

"Is that so? Senior, farewell!"

Upon hearing about good things comparable to a Great Emperor Inheritance, Mo Tianxiao no longer had the heart to chat here with this Void Emperors Split Soul; if he went late, he would only be able to snatch them from others, and he didn't want to ruin his reputation.

Watching Mo Tianxiao leave, the Void Emperors Split Soul rubbed his chin.

"Is this kid that guy's successor? Damn it, he actually found a successor a step ahead of me."

Previously, when Mo Tianxiao was fighting his Soul Transformation split shadow, he had sensed the Great Emperor Inheritance on the other party.

As the saying goes, one can tell the sect or faction by their Moves; being a Great Emperor Expert from the same era, he naturally recognized at a glance who Mo Tianxiao's Great Emperor Inheritance came from.

"Why is it that that shameless guy was able to find a successor a step ahead?"

"No, after this time, I must notify my main body and go fight that guy."

Tens of thousands of years had passed, and he didn't know if that guy had left that place.

While the Void Emperors Split Soul muttered, Mo Tianxiao had already advanced at full speed, arriving at an incomparably vast place; above his head was a starry sky, with densely packed stars twinkling; there were several paths around, and he didn't know where they connected to.

"What? What exactly is this place?"

Mo Tianxiao was a bit speechless; one moment it was a mountain cave, the next a starry sky appeared, and he couldn't use his Divine Sense either; was the Void Emperor playing a maze game with them?

"Da, da, da..."

Just as Mo Tianxiao was planning to choose a direction at random to proceed, a sound of footsteps rang out.

Turning his head to look, a man dressed in white appeared from one of the passages, his expression somewhat puzzled, as if he had also gotten lost and ended up here.

Seeing Mo Tianxiao appear in front, a flash of surprise crossed the white-clad man's eyes.

"Senior Brother Mo, why are you here?"

"Junior Brother Gu?"

Mo Tianxiao's expression was a bit strange; how did he end up running into this guy alone...