78: Humanoid artifact

The difference between the Spirit Martial Realm and the Xiantian Realm lies in this:

A Spirit Martial Realm expert can infuse a certain amount of Divine Soul power into the Spiritual Qi they release.

This makes their Spiritual Qi seem to gain a certain spirituality.

Some killing moves possess even greater deterrence.

Although Lei Jianbin’s cultivation had not stepped into the Spirit Martial Realm for so many years,

his mastery of this Saber Technique had already reached the point of Major Achievement, at least over all these years, Lei Jianbin’s Saber Technique Realm had already reached the Major Achievement stage.

Now, with the help of demonic power, Lei Jianbin instantly stepped into the Spirit Martial Realm.

Although it was a new Domain of power, Lei Jianbin was well-versed in it.

The saber strike he just unleashed—

In Lei Jianbin’s view, it was a perfectly executed state.

Even if the Jiang Chen in front of him was a Spirit Martial Realm expert of the same Realm, he would only meet a bitter end in the face of his saber strike.

However, Lei Jianbin overlooked one thing.

There was another possibility.

That was, Jiang Chen’s strength was even higher and stronger than his current Realm.

Boom!

The Spiritual Qi around Lei Jianbin exploded.

His body was also sent flying by the surging power, and he was slammed against the stone wall.

“Pfft!”

Lei Jianbin spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The Azure Lightning Fire Blade in his hand clanged as it fell to the side.

This was a Fourth-Grade Spiritual Artifact.

It was also obtained from the Tian Po Sect.

Although Lei Family Fortress had some strength, it was impossible for them to forge a Fourth-Grade Spiritual Artifact.

It was the wealth promised by the Tian Po Sect that was too much, even giving Lei Family Fortress an illusion of hope to dominate.

This caused Lei Family Fortress to join the Tian Po Sect without hesitation.

He never expected that after decades of stability, he would encounter a monster like Jiang Chen.

“As expected… an Earth Rank Martial Skill!”

Lei Jianbin lay on the ground, his eyes filled with awe, regret, and longing.

If he were the one who had mastered the Earth Rank Martial Skill,

would the situation today have been reversed?

Jiang Chen walked out of the dust unscathed.

Hearing Lei Jianbin’s murmuring, he didn't hesitate at all and stomped on Lei Jianbin's head, crushing it.

“Ding… Kill Value +1”

“Ding… Cultivation Value +1000”

“Ding… First time killing an enemy beyond your Realm, gaining an additional martial arts scroll activation.”

Three notifications.

Jiang Chen’s heart was slightly pleased.

Jiang Chen glanced at his Cultivation Value.

With a thought,

he Breakthrough to Xiantian Realm Fourth Layer.

Some time ago, while Cultivating diligently at home, with the efforts of the four girls, he had also successfully reached Xiantian Realm Third Layer.

After his Cultivation Breakthrough,

Jiang Chen also took off Lei Jianbin’s Storage Ring.

He picked up the Azure Lightning Fire Blade that Lei Jianbin had dropped.

“The weight of this blade itself is average.”

“But this blade used a special forging Materials, and it can actually use Body Tempering Qi to increase its weight!”

“As expected of a Fourth-Grade Spiritual Artifact.”

Jiang Chen sighed softly in his heart.

Of course, the Body Tempering Qi that the Azure Lightning Fire Blade could bear was only around ten thousand catties.

But to some extent, this added an extra ten thousand catties of force for a Martial Artist.

When he fought Lei Jianbin earlier,

if Jiang Chen’s Physical Body had not been amplified ten thousand times, making his defense appear in an unsolvable state,

he might have been injured by this Azure Lightning Fire Blade.

Ordinary Body Cultivators already expend a lot of energy just Cultivating their own strength, and while their Physical Body defense might be relatively outstanding, it definitely wouldn't reach Jiang Chen's level.

“Although I could feel the sharpness of the Azure Lightning Fire Blade just now, it couldn’t harm me.”

“Judging by this, my Physical Body defense can at least rival a Fifth-Grade Spiritual Artifact!”

In other words, Jiang Chen’s body was a Humanoid Spiritual Artifact.

He could directly confront a Fifth-Grade Spiritual Artifact head-on.

This also gave him a clearer understanding of his own body.

The reason everything had to be explored by himself was because Jiang Chen had no master, but fortunately, none of this affected him.

After collecting all the Storage Rings he could find from the other people at the scene,

Jiang Chen then walked towards the depths of the underground fortress.

The place where the battle just took place was only at the entrance.

He arrived in front of a three-zhang-high gate.

These Lei Family members truly had perseverance; they actually dug so deep underground.

Perhaps it was related to the structure of the mountain, maybe it was originally hollow in the middle.

Jiang Chen punched the gate.

With a loud boom,

the gate shattered like a broken stone tablet, collapsing into rubble.

“Hmm?”

When Jiang Chen saw what was behind the shattered gate, it was a series of huge cages.

There were at least thirty or more cages.

All of these cages held powerful demons.

Some were wild demons.

Some were demons created by the Lei Family and the Tian Po Sect!

At the very front,

a woman in white was tied to a wooden stake.

Rough hemp ropes bound the woman’s body.

The person who tied the ropes was very ruthless, leaving bright red marks on the woman’s plump body.

The woman seemed to sense Jiang Chen’s arrival.

She slightly raised her head, and beneath her disheveled hair was a pure and beautiful face that was pitiful and evoked sympathy.

Beside the woman, there was also a stone platform, on which various demonic bloods and some foul-smelling potions were placed.

“Save… save me…”

The woman in white struggled to open her mouth, her voice extremely faint, but Jiang Chen heard it clearly.

However, as soon as the woman finished speaking,

it seemed someone triggered a mechanism in the dungeon.

Clang, clang… In an instant, all the demons in the dungeon were released.

And more than half of these demons were of Xiantian Realm strength!

“Roar!”

The demons rushed out of their cages, charging towards Jiang Chen, baring their fangs and claws, looking extremely ferocious.

Jiang Chen wielded the Azure Lightning Fire Blade in his hand, stepping with Teng Snake Step, and charged towards these huge, fierce-looking demons.

Swish!

The long saber in Jiang Chen’s hand continuously swung out.

The demons in front of him fell one after another.

“Ding… Kill Value +1”

“Ding… Cultivation Value +100”

“Ding… Kill Value +1”

“Ding… Cultivation Value +80”

“Ding…”

When the last demon’s corpse fell,

Jiang Chen also arrived in front of the bound woman in white.

In the woman’s eyes, there was a hint of surprise, breaking free from despair.

As if she had seen a glimmer of light in the darkness of desperation.

“Thank you, Young Master, for sav…”

The woman in white was about to thank Jiang Chen.

But she saw the great saber in Jiang Chen’s hand cleave directly towards her head.

The words of gratitude were forcefully swallowed back.

“Pfft!”