High Martial Arts Era 357
by admin## Chapter 357: Nine Yellow Dragons! Liu Bing Breaks Through
“A relic that guards the soul?” Li Yuan’s eyes lit up. A treasure!
Ordinary Void Artifacts, like knives, spears, and swords, can be bought for a few dozen Divine Crystals. But a relic that guards the soul is extremely rare and can’t be found naturally in the mortal world.
According to Qiu Bingzun’s Divine Domain data, refining soul-related artifacts requires two things: Firstly, the materials are hard to find. Secondly, the refining techniques are extremely demanding. This makes these types of artifacts extremely valuable.
Soul-related Void Artifacts can cost hundreds, or even thousands of Divine Crystals.
“Father expected that his direct disciple would only be able to pass the third test after reaching the Heavenly Flight Realm and cultivating for decades.” The girl sighed. “He wouldn’t have imagined that you would pass it so easily, having only recently broken through.”
Li Yuan couldn’t help but smile.
“But your foundation as a Source Warrior is extremely deep.” Gu You said. “The power of the Thousand Heart Lotus Platform is largely dependent on your own soul willpower.”
“Soul and willpower?” Li Yuan pondered.
“If you only had the mental strength and willpower of a Heavenly Flight peak,” Gu You said, “the Thousand Heart Lotus Platform would only unleash a fraction of its power. It would only allow you to face most Demigods without fearing their soul attacks.”
Li Yuan thought about it.
Like a heavy hammer, its power would be vastly different in the hands of a normal person and a master of hammer techniques.
“But your current soul strength is close to that of a Void God.”
“Your willpower likely rivals that of a Demigod peak.” Gu You said. “So, once you refine the Thousand Heart Lotus Platform, it will be enough to allow you to easily resist the soul attacks of an ordinary Void God.”
“In the early stages of cultivation, most people don’t delve deeply into the soul, and their own souls aren’t strong enough to shake the connection between an enemy’s flesh and soul.” Gu You said. “In the Mortal Domain, Demigods generally cannot soul-kill Heavenly Flight Warriors.”
Li Yuan nodded, feeling a sense of understanding.
With his Demigod peak soul and numerous cultivation techniques, even he couldn’t soul-kill a Heavenly Flight peak warrior.
“But as you progress, especially after becoming a god, gods have stronger souls, longer lifespans, and enough time to study souls. Those skilled in soul attacks become more numerous.” Gu You said. “Gods can easily soul-kill True Gods.”
“Even among those of the same level, some super beings who specialize in soul attacks can potentially kill their enemies.”
“For example, there’s a famous God in the Divine Domain, named ‘Lu Ming.’ He is the current City Lord of a Starry Sky Ancient City called ‘Falling Star City.’” Gu You’s eyes had a tinge of nostalgia. “Father witnessed Lu Ming’s attack firsthand. He used the ancient city’s legacy artifact, the ‘Falling Star Bow,’ to soul-kill a god from a distance of one hundred million li.”
Li Yuan held his breath.
Lu Ming, the God? A Starry Sky Ancient City? Soul-killing a god?
It truly sounded formidable!
“The current City Lord?” Li Yuan was curious.
“In the Divine Domain, there are many Starry Sky Ancient Cities. Each ancient city has a long history and deep foundation.” Gu You smiled. “Gods can only live for three hundred thousand years… Naturally, there will be a change of City Lords every few years.”
“This Lu Ming’s rise to power was also extremely arduous… He enjoys making friends with heroes from all walks of life. When you go to the Divine Domain in the future, you might have a chance to meet him.” Gu You said.
Li Yuan silently took note.
The Divine Domain was vast, and some things in it were still far from his reach.
“In short…”
“You need to pay more attention to soul defense as you progress.” Gu You said. “This Thousand Heart Lotus Platform is one of the most important treasures father left you.”
“After all…”
“Father only had one soul defense True Artifact back then, and he used it himself. He didn’t put it in the Ancient God Palace.” Gu You said.
Li Yuan nodded slightly.
Back then, the True Phoenix God fled with his treasures after his Nirvana, and the Ancient Torch God hadn’t fallen yet, so he wouldn’t have left his most important belongings in the Ancient God Palace… The Ancient God Palace was simply a backup plan left by the Ancient Torch God.
“You can slowly cultivate and refine the Thousand Heart Lotus Platform yourself.” Gu You said. “Put it away for now.”
“Yes.” Li Yuan moved his mind, and an invisible soul force wave drew the near-illusory lotus platform directly into his Spiritual Realm.
He quickly imprinted his spiritual mark, claiming ownership.
Whew!
Most of his soul consciousness gathered, forming a body that sat cross-legged on the lotus platform.
“In the past, my soul consciousness was like a nomad on the plains, relying solely on myself to resist enemy attacks.” Li Yuan thought. “Now, with the Thousand Heart Lotus Platform, it’s like a large group of soldiers entering a fortress. My defenses will naturally increase.”
No wonder Gu You placed such importance on it.
“The second relic is a Divine Armor.” Gu You waved his hand again. A beam of light flashed in the void and slowly fell down, finally landing in front of Li Yuan.
It was a complete set of black armor that could perfectly cover the whole body. It emanated a powerful aura, giving off an unshakeable feeling just by floating there.
Heavy as a mountain!
“This armor?” Li Yuan’s eyes lit up. Although he had never seen a Divine Artifact before, he had seen similar descriptions and even some diagrams in the Divine Domain data… But Li Yuan had a feeling that this Divine Armor was different from those ordinary Divine Armors that were worth dozens of Divine Crystals.
“Did you notice?” Gu You smiled. “Refine it first. You will know once you’ve finished refining it.”
“Okay.”
Li Yuan moved his mind, pouring his Source Power into the armor, trying to claim ownership, but was immediately met with strong resistance.
“It’s a Void Artifact. You usually need to be a Demigod mid-stage to refine it.” Gu You said. “This armor is an Earth-type artifact. Your understanding of the Earth Path isn’t high yet… It might take some time.”
“Yes.” Li Yuan nodded.
Logically, a normal successor should have already reached the threshold of the Earth Path when passing the third test… It was only because of his extremely powerful Star Arts that he could pass so easily.
Time flew by.
After a whole hour, Li Yuan used his powerful soul to suppress the spirit of the armor, and also used the ‘All Things God Body,’ increasing the power of his Source Power. He finally managed to claim ownership.
Boom!
A flood of information about the armor rushed into Li Yuan, including everything about it.
“Nine Dragon Mystic Armor? This! What a powerful relic!” A flicker of surprise appeared in Li Yuan’s eyes. He understood the power of this artifact completely.
The Nine Dragon Mystic Armor, judging solely by its defensive power, was only at the fifth-tier mid-stage. Among Void Artifacts, it was considered quite ordinary.
But its special feature was the nine ‘Yellow Dragon Souls’ embedded in its surface.
Yellow Dragons are Earth-type divine beasts in the Divine Domain, on the same level as True Phoenixes and Heavenly Serpents.
The nine Yellow Dragon Souls of the Nine Dragon Mystic Armor only contained part of the Yellow Dragon bloodline. The refiner extracted the ‘soul spirits’ of nine Demigods and integrated them into the armor.
“Activate!” Li Yuan moved his mind, and in an instant, the Nine Dragon Mystic Armor covered his entire body.
Roar~ Roar~ Roar~
Nine Yellow Dragon illusory figures roared, extending out of the armor like nine vast rivers, instantly surging within a hundred meters around Li Yuan… This was still a restrained version. If it were fully unleashed, the nine Yellow Dragons would cover a range of more than ten kilometers.
The nine Yellow Dragons could be dispersed to attack multiple targets.
If they combined their attacks, their power would be even stronger.
“It’s almost like a Domain secret technique.” Li Yuan couldn’t help but say.
The key was that the nine Yellow Dragons of the Nine Dragon Mystic Armor could perfectly combine with Li Yuan’s Domain Star Art, ‘Heaven and Earth River.’ The nine Yellow Dragons swam and attacked within the domain, their power increasing manifold.
“Such armor would be worth at least five hundred Divine Crystals.” Li Yuan couldn’t help but say.
“Father left behind several Divine Armors.” Gu You smiled. “Each with its own unique characteristics. I saw that you cultivated a Domain Star Art, so I thought the Nine Dragon Mystic Armor would perfectly suit you. Combining Yellow Dragons and Domain Star Arts would give you an extra layer of protection, in addition to the armor’s defense.”
Li Yuan understood.
While Gu You couldn’t give him more artifacts according to the rules, he could choose the most suitable ones for him.
Swoosh~
Gu You waved his hand again, a black crystal the size of a fist appearing in his palm. The crystal emitted an eerie aura.
Li Yuan held his breath. He felt a fatal threat from the black crystal.
“This is the one relic that can kill nine out of ten Demigods.” Gu You said. “But remember, don’t use it until you’ve reached the threshold of the Earth Path.”
“Why?” Li Yuan was puzzled.
“This kind of relic is one-time use. It’s extremely unstable inside, and it’s easy to harm yourself while harming the enemy. Your Source Power isn’t strong enough yet. If your Path comprehension isn’t high enough, it’ll be hard for you to perfectly control it.” Gu You said seriously. “But once you master it, even a Void God would be injured if they’re not careful.”
Li Yuan immediately understood.
If this killing relic could be perfectly controlled and unleashed, Demigods would surely die, according to normal logic… The so-called nine out of ten probability was probably due to encountering invincible Demigods like the Alliance Leader.
“Okay, I’ll put them away.” Gu You looked at Li Yuan. “When you were a Source Warrior, you generally stayed within civilization, and the enemies you encountered were mostly not strong. Once you become a Demigod, your own strength will be enough. Looking at the entire Mortal Domain, there will be very few threats to your life… It’s only during the Heavenly Flight stage that you’re not strong enough, but you have the ability to start exploring dangerous places. You could easily encounter powerful Demigods, or even Void Gods.”
“Soul defense relics, material defense artifacts, killing relics… These are all for saving your life.”
“And there’s the Ancient God Palace, which can also save your life in critical situations.”
“I just hope you can successfully pass through this stage.” Gu You sighed.
Li Yuan’s heart warmed.
Gu You was truly always thinking of him.
“Alright, go.” Gu You said. “Contact me when you want to go to the Nine Leaf World, or when you need to fight to the death with a Demigod.”
“Okay.”
…
Receiving the artifacts and relics, as well as 100 Divine Crystals, put Li Yuan in a good mood.
There was nothing worth Li Yuan’s time in the entire Seven Star Civilization.
So, he continued to cultivate diligently in Seven Star Mountain.
Time flew by, and it was June 2051.
In the Heavenly Serpent Hall.
“Xiao Bing, congratulations on your breakthrough.” Li Yuan’s spirit projection smiled at Liu Bing, whose life force was clearly a lot stronger. “You reached level 33 just a month after your breakthrough.”
Half a year after Li Yuan broke through into the Heavenly Flight Realm, Liu Bing finally broke through as well.
(End of Chapter)
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