“Too far?” John scoffed with a dismissive look. “If it weren’t for the no-killing rule, they’d already be dead.”
Bonnie fell silent, not saying another word.
The treasure grounds were vast, and it wasn’t easy to encounter other race powerhouses.
The group roamed around aimlessly. Although they didn’t find any items needed to fuse supreme treasures, they did discover a plethora of skill stones, basic talent upgrade stones, and Origin Stones, among other items.
John took everything without leaving a single item behind.
…
Unconsciously, a week had already passed, and the group had amassed a massive collection of treasures.
Among them were over a hundred Spirit Stones, plundered from the Azure Family and the gods.
While the laws of the treasure grounds prohibited direct killing, there were no restrictions on snatching items.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a powerful energy fluctuation swept through the air-it was the aura of a divine being.
Someone had broken through to the demigod level, and they weren’t far away.
Instead of feeling intimidated, John looked excited.
In the treasure grounds, you couldn’t attack ninth-tier or lower powerhouses, but there were no such restrictions against targeting demigods.
He knew that most of those breaking through to the demigod level here were preparing to deal with him.
“Let’s go take a look,” John said, and with that, he leaped onto his sword, flying swiftly toward the source of the divine aura.
Sara and the other two followed closely behind.
Soon, they arrived at a cliff.
A female angel stood there, bathed in Holy Light, radiating waves of divine energy. She looked pure and aloof, like a sacred entity descending from the heavens.
“Godslayer!” She recognized John immediately, her expression shifting. A ripple of spatial energy surrounded her, and in a flash, she reappeared a hundred meters away. Then, with a flutter of her wings, she shot off into the distance.
“Did… did she just flee?” Behemoth was stunned. It was his first time seeing a divine being flee in panic.
John also felt a pang of disappointment. “It seems they plan to wait until all of them have broken through to demigod level before making a move against me.”
“Husband, could it be dangerous for us?” Sara asked, her tone filled with concern.
“Maybe,” John replied nonchalantly, “but we’ve had some upgrades of our own. Let’s find a place to retreat for a while and fuse the supreme treasures.”
He had collected enough Spirit Stones to convert all his magic points into spiritual power, enabling him to fuse The Immortals’ supreme treasure. By then, his strength would have a significant boost, and dealing with those demigods wouldn’t be a problem.
Sara and the others had also collected many items for fusing supreme treasures and could smoothly merge with them as well.
The group found a relatively safe and secluded spot where they wouldn’t be disturbed and began their closed-door training to fuse their supreme treasures.
John took out over two hundred Spirit Stones and began refining them to convert his magic points.
[You have refined a Spirit Stone, converting 10,000 magic points into 1 point of spiritual power.]
…
[You have refined a Spirit Stone, converting 10,000 magic points into 1 point of spiritual power.]
[All your magic points have been converted into spiritual power. You can now fuse The Immortals’ supreme treasures.]
The notifications continued to flash as John successfully converted all his magic points into spiritual power.
“Such immense power!” He furrowed his brows in pain as a massive surge of energy roared through his body.
Buzz!
A powerful aura fluctuation emerged as four supreme treasures of The Immortals-Immortal Bone, Immortal Body, Spirit Sense, and Immortal Sword-rose out of his body, revolving around him in slow, deliberate circles.
This was the process of fusing The Immortals’ supreme treasures.
It took more than an hour before the overwhelming force gradually subsided, with the treasures merging back into his body.
[You have successfully fused The Immortals’ supreme treasures. Constitution +100,000, Strength +100,000, Spirit +100,000, Agility +100,000.]
[You have comprehended a superior cultivation technique: Immortal Sword Art.]
[Immortal Sword Art: Level 1. Enhances swordsmanship comprehension.]
“So powerful!” John opened his eyes, feeling an incredible surge in his overall strength.
After fully integrating the supreme treasures, his spirit attribute had increased significantly, and he had regained his magic points, which had now been completely converted into
spiritual power.
At this point, his spiritual power attribute had reached 349 points, and the magic points required for his skills had all been transformed into spiritual power.
Fortunately, the Wrath of the Gods talent skill cost reduction still applied to spiritual power, ensuring that he wouldn’t run out quickly.
“Why did I comp
another superior cu tion technique?” John looked at the
acquired Immortal Sword Art with a hint of frustration.
Leveling up a cultivation technique required consuming a huge amount of skill points, and breaking through to lower-tier god status demanded that all cultivation techniques reach
level 10,000.
He currently had three superior cultivation techniques, and raising each to level 10,000 would cost over 27 million skill points.
He felt immense pressure.
Over the past few days, John had collected more than 90,000 skill stones in the treasure
grounds and had refined them all.
“Let’s upgrade the Immortal Sword Art and see if I can unlock any new skills.” After a brief moment of thought, John decided to increase the level of his Immortal Sword Art.
The skill point cost for the first thousand levels of the cultivation technique was still manageable for him.
The 90,000 skill points were enough to boost the Immortal Sword Art to level 1,000.
[Consumed 10 skill points. Immortal Sword Art has been upgraded to level 2. Swordsmanship
comprehension +1.]
…
[Consumed 10 skill points. Immortal Sword Art has been upgraded to level 100.
Swordsmanship comprehension +1.]
[You have comprehended 1% of the Sword Law. All sword skills and attacks now inflict 1% true
damage.]
“I’ve comprehended the Sword Law?” John was surprised and delighted.
It turns out that not only the primary elements could manifest as the power of laws-
swordsmanship could as well.
It seemed that techniques like saber arts, spear arts, and archery could also manifest into the
power of laws.
John continued to level up.
[Consumed 100 skill points. Immortal Sword Art has been upgraded to level 101.
Swordsmanship comprehension +1.]
…
After reaching level 100, each additional level required 100 skill points.
This amount of consumption was still acceptable for him.
[Consumed 100 skill points. Immortal Sword Art has been upgraded to level 200.
Swordsmanship comprehension +1.]
[You have comprehended 2% of the Sword Law. All sword skills and attacks now inflict 2%
true damage.]
…
When Immortal Sword Art reached level 200, he comprehended another 1% of the Sword Law.
For every 100 levels increased, Immortal Sword Art added 100 points to swordsmanship comprehension, which translated into a 1% comprehension of the Sword Law.
Keep going!
John, excited, continued leveling up.
[Consumed 100 skill points. Immortal Sword Art has been upgraded to level 300.
Swordsmanship comprehension +1.]
[You have comprehended 3% of the Sword Law. All sword skills and attacks now inflict 3%
true damage.]
…
[Consumed 100 skill points. Immortal Sword Art has been upgraded to level 500.
Swordsmanship comprehension +1.]
[You have comprehended 5% of the Sword Law. All sword skills and attacks now inflict 5%
true damage.]
…
[Consumed 100 skill points. Immortal Sword Art has been upgraded to level 1000.
Swordsmanship comprehension +1.]
[You have comprehended 10% of the Sword Law. All sword skills and attacks now inflict 10%
true damage.] [You have comprehended the ultimate skill: Return of Ten Thousand Swords.]
[Return of Ten Thousand Swords: Level 2 (Blessing of the Archmage level +1). An ultimate
swordsmanship skill that commands tens of thousands of sword energies, dealing 1200% Strength sword damage + 600% Spirit magic damage to enemies in a wide area. Consumes 100 points of spiritual power. Cooldown: 10 minutes. Each level upgrade requires 10,000 skill
points.]
“An ultimate skill? This is…” John gulped, dumbfounded. Ultimate skills could only be comprehended by demigod-level powerhouses at the very least. Yet, here he was, still at the seventh tier, and he had already unlocked one.
This was insane!
He couldn’t help but marvel at his luck.
With Return of Ten Thousand Swords, the skill could unleash an attack with 1200% Strength
and 600% Spirit damage amplification. Based on his current attributes and the damage boost from Sword Control, he could deal over 14 million damage to his enemies, which would be
enough to pierce through a demigod’s physical resistance.
Additionally, the attack included 10% true damage from his Sword Law comprehension and 15% true damage from his physical attack skills.
Most importantly, Return of Ten Thousand Swords could continue leveling up, with each
additional level requiring 10,000 skill points.
“Damn it, I’m out of skill points!” John lamented. He had just spent over 90,000 skill points
upgrading Immortal Sword Art.
But it was fortunate that the treasure grounds were filled with a large number of skill stones.
He could slowly collect more.
He glanced at the three still in closed-door training. Half a day had passed, and they had yet
to fully fuse with their supreme treasures.
During this period, another wave of demigod energy surged nearby.
There was no doubt-this new presence was also here to deal with him.
Now that he had fused with the supreme treasure and comprehended an ultimate skill, he felt
no pressure even against multiple demigods.
He even considered launching a proactive attack to hunt down these demigod powerhouses.
However, he was concerned for Sara and the others’ safety and decided to wait until all three
had fully merged with their treasures.
–
Another day passed, and the three of them finally awoke, one after another.
Buzz!
A powerful surge of dark elemental energy erupted-Bonnie was the first to comprehend the laws of darkness, fully merging with the demon race’s supreme treasure.
She slowly opened her eyes, excitement and joy brimming in her gaze. Noticing John beside
her, she hurried over, dropping to one knee with a look of utmost reverence. “Master, words cannot express my gratitude. From now on, no matter how many members the Dark Humans have, they will be at your command.”
“Stand up.” John smiled, reaching out to lift Bonnie to her feet.
Her strength would be a great asset to him.
Soon, another surge of dark elemental energy spread throughout the area. Sara had also
successfully comprehended the laws of darkness and fused with the demon race’s supreme treasure. She happily ran over to John.
Now, only Behemoth remained.
Once he awakened his bloodline, he could fuse with the Beast Clan’s supreme treasures, which
would greatly enhance his strength.
After another half day, a blood-red mist roiled through the air, exuding a powerful energy
that dwarfed the dark elemental energy from Sara and Bonnie’s breakthroughs.
Both women were shocked.
Sara stared at Behemoth, who was writhing in pain within the blood mist, and exclaimed,
“Could this be the power of Behemoth’s bloodline?”
Bonnie, eyes sparkling with curiosity, fixed her gaze on Behemoth and asked, “Did you notice
those golden streaks flowing through his blood?”
“Golden Behemoth!” Sara cried out in disbelief.
John looked puzzled and asked, “What’s a Golden Behemoth? Is it really powerful?”
The two women nodded simultaneously.
Sara explained, “Husband, the Golden Behemoth is the most powerful and rare existence
within the Behemoth clan. I never expected that Behemoth actually possesses the Golden Behemoth bloodline. You’ve hit the jackpot this time!”
“Really?” John looked at Behemoth with curiosity. He wondered what kind of transformation
would occur once Behemoth fully awakened the power of the Golden Behemoth bloodline.
Whoosh… Finally, the blood mist dissipated completely, merging into Behemoth’s body. The Beast Clan’s supreme treasures-Monster Bone, Monster Claw, Monster Core, and Monster Spirit-emerged one by one, growing larger until they matched his massive frame before slowly integrating back into his body.
His size expanded by another thirty percent.
“Roar…” Behemoth roared to the sky as he awoke. The sound was like thunder, sending gales
howling and powerful energy rippling through the surroundings. Regardless of his exact strength, his sheer presence alone was already overwhelming, completely crushing Sara and Bonnie in terms of aura alone.