Chapter 346 - 134: Slaying God
Secret chamber.
With a wave of his hand, Fang Rui’s Spiritual Essence surged, sealing the entire chamber.
’This time, it’s not a major breakthrough into the Super Grade realm to form a Half-Immortal Dharma Aspect, so these preparations are sufficient.’
’Let’s begin!’
Muttering to himself, he closed his eyes, summoned his panel, and tapped the ’+’ sign after "Primordial Scripture" in the Cultivation Technique section.
BOOM!
The third volume of the Primordial Scripture, a Daoist Scripture, blossomed with golden light. Its characters and sentences flowed before his eyes like swimming tadpoles. Fang Rui entered a state of Enlightenment as endless insights flooded his mind.
At the same time, within his Sea of Consciousness, his Spiritual Power surged, continuously vaporizing, purifying, and ascending to a higher state.
About a hundred breaths later.
SWISH!
Fang Rui’s eyes snapped open. "Upper Grade Spirit Master. I’ve made it!"
If one were to say that a Low Grade Spirit Master breaks through the Mystic Gate One Acupoint to open their Sea of Consciousness, creating Gaseous Spiritual Power to cast small, supportive spells; and a Middle Grade Spirit Master’s Spiritual Power turns to mist, allowing them to create Spirit Talismans and cast spells for offense, defense, and agility;
then an Upper Grade Spirit Master’s Spiritual Power becomes flocculent. The power of their Magic is greatly enhanced, and they can even refine a Lifebound Magical Artifact!
’In fact, by mastering the third volume of the Primordial Scripture, I’ve already reached the limit of an Upper Grade Spirit Master. My Spiritual Power is already showing signs of turning liquid, making it comparable to the Peak of Martial Arts First Grade!’
’The only thing I’m missing is a Lifebound Magical Artifact. However, the materials to refine one are hard to find, and my main combat strength comes from Martial Arts, so it doesn’t affect me much for now.’
That’s right—for now, Fang Rui viewed the Spirit Master path as purely for support!
’Now that my Spirit Master path has reached the Upper Grade, it’s like I have an Upper Grade Spirit Master on the verge of the Super Grade, perfectly in sync with me, providing flawless support. With this buff, my strength is boosted by more than ten percent.’
’It’s a shame the Spirit Master path isn’t at the Super Grade yet, so I couldn’t form a Half-Immortal Dharma Aspect. Otherwise, the boost would be even more terrifying!’
’The Spirit Master upgrade is complete. Now, it’s time to form an offensive Divine Technique.’
Fang Rui looked at the Skills section of his panel, at a Martial Art shimmering with a faint golden light. ’Life-taking Saber Technique, you’re the one. Now... break your limit!’
Tribulation Points -10,000!
At the same time, as countless insights into the Sword Path swirled in his mind,
BOOM!
the panel shook violently, sending out ripples as new words suddenly appeared in the Divine Techniques section.
[Name: Fang Rui]
[Tribulation Points: 14176]
[Cultivation Technique: Longevity Scripture (Gold), Primordial Scripture (Vol. 3)]
[Realm: Martial Saint (Primordial Sea), Upper Grade Spirit Master]
[Skills: Divination Skill (Limit-Breaking) (Gold), Life-taking Saber Technique (Limit-Breaking) (Gold), Fang’s Medical Skill (Perfection), Rapid Trace Step (Perfection)...]
[Divine Techniques: Immortality (Gray), Outside the Calculation, Godslaying Spirit Shattering]
...
"The Divine Technique—Godslaying Spirit Shattering?!"
Fang Rui sank his consciousness into it, perceiving the information it fed back. ’Just like the Divine Technique "Outside the Calculation," "Godslaying Spirit Shattering" also needs a power source. I can use Tribulation Points, or my own energy.’
’This is indeed an offensive ability, but not a conventional one. Against enemies who aren’t pure Soul Bodies, I can only use it after they’ve been weakened to a certain extent.’
That’s because this Divine Technique doesn’t target the physical body, but rather the Divine Soul and the True Spirit!
Its effect is utterly terrifying: it annihilates the Divine Soul and shatters the True Spirit, making it impossible for the target to even enter Reincarnation.
’What a great Divine Technique! Once an enemy is weakened to a certain point, their physical body’s defenses for their Divine Soul will drop. Using this move then will be an absolute finishing blow!’
’From now on, I won’t have to worry about enemies using disgusting tricks like feigning critical injury or using Celestial Demon Dissolution!’
’It’s just... such an act goes against the harmony of heaven and earth.’
Fang Rui had read the teachings of the Primordial Path. The ancestors of the Primordial Path once theorized that when the Spirit Master path is cultivated to its absolute peak, one transcends the world. At that time, one must repay their karmic debts to the world.
’No wonder in the myths and legends of my past life, countless Great Powers sought to establish sects, preach the Dao, spread their teachings to all living things, and enlighten the world.’
’My advancements all come from Tribulation Points; I don’t take from heaven and earth. Compared to others, my karmic debt is much smaller. But if I use the Divine Technique "Godslaying Spirit Shattering" too often, I’ll forge a great karmic bond with the world, which will become an obstacle blocking my own great path.’
’Mm, I can’t overuse it, but I can’t be too afraid to use it, either. A nuclear weapon only becomes a deterrent when you have the guts to use it. That’s what makes enemies wary.’
’As for its specific use, I’ll just have to see how things play out!’
And another thing... according to the information Fang Rui received, a Divine Technique created by Limit-Breaking a Skill is the product of refining and elevating the fundamental Rules of this world. In this world, the fundamental Rules for blades like sabers and swords are mostly the same. Therefore, it’s impossible for him to Limit-Break other Saber Techniques or Swordsmanship to farm more Divine Techniques.
’That makes sense. It’s like the saying, "master one trade, understand them all." With my realm of proficiency from Limit-Breaking a Saber Technique, if I pick up any other Swordsmanship or Saber Technique, I can instantly wield it with the power of the Great Success or Perfection Level.’
The reason some Martial Arts listed on the panel were still below the Beginner level was that Fang Rui had only skimmed them hastily to get the panel to register them, without actually memorizing their content.
’Getting back to the "Black Beast" of Two Realms Mountain... this matter is most likely related to Bao Sichun in some way.’
A glint flashed in Fang Rui’s eyes. ’Better to be safe than sorry. If I’m going to stack my defenses, I’ll stack them as high as they can go. Besides increasing my Spirit Master Cultivation and obtaining an offensive Divine Technique, maybe... I can pay a visit to Zhou Changfa and ask for a... ’
...
「One day later.」
"Here, Fang Rui. The thing you wanted!"
Zhou Changfa tossed something over. "I won’t ask what you’re doing with it. Just one thing—don’t stir up too much trouble. I’d still like to live out my golden years in peace!"
"Thanks."
Fang Rui smiled. "Brother Zhou, don’t you know me by now? I’m always amicable and kind to others. I never go looking for a fight."
"Besides, this thing... you could say it’s useful, and it is, but you could also say it’s useless. It’s impossible to cause a huge mess with something like this!"