Chapter 690
[Ascended Demon's Core] [+1000% All Stats] is what my appraisal skill shows hovering over the largest black orb.
My curiosity grows at the sight of this, as pretty much all of the gear I'm wearing far surpasses this buff. However, a greater and Arch Demon's core both fall with it, surrounded by shattered blood-bonded gear from the demon that surpassed 5000% buffs.
There must be a reason that it had all three, it definitely wasn't for the stat increases.
I follow the falling gear downward by deactivating my Astral Form.
From a staggering 2600 meters in height, the pure mana and divine energy form compacts and shrinks back down into my Greater Form, then back into nothing more than my physical body.
Green and yellow threads spin in my core, and they fight for dominance inside my body, causing violent microscopic tears all over my flesh every second.
My entire being feels hot and unnatural, but I can tell that if I let up on regenerating for even a second, the energy inside will tear away every bit of physical matter holding on.
It's a very odd sensation, as every second I continue to hold on, my True Core attempts to adapt to the changes taking place. My Divine Absorption ability continues to morph my genes, making it slightly easier to stay standing with these many green threads ravaging through me.
This doesn't stop me from reaching forward and touching the Ascended Demon's Core, watching it fall into my open palm.