Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 848 - 555: Magic Child’s Gift: Black God Set!

"This is reasonable!"

Yan Chuan let out a sigh of relief.

Chen Ze's rapid rise in the past two days had frightened him quite a bit. Whose Golden Finger skyrockets like that mindlessly?

Can killing Beast Kings lead to limitless improvement?

That's too terrifying.

Even though Yan Chuan believes in the concept of 'Golden Fingers being innocent,' the past two days left him shocked by Chen Ze's 'life-draining power,' unable to accept it.

A truly advanced 'Golden Finger' should be like his 'Purple Mist Palace,' seeking stability rather than speed, progressing step by step, where every bit of improvement is hard-earned by Yan Chuan, making it both solid and reliable.

But Chen Ze's approach is too aggressive, 'gaining without effort,' which weakens one's will. It doesn't seem sustainable and makes people anxious.

It's much better now—

"I suspect this 'life-draining power' mechanism to seize life force is intricately linked with your own cultivation level. For example, if you were already at the Innate Realm when you acquired this superpower, then you wouldn't be able to seize life force from ordinary alien beasts, but Sheng Xuan absolutely could."

"Furthermore, now that you've advanced to Fourth Rank in the Innate Realm, the third and fourth Rank is a significant threshold. I have reasons to suspect that after advancing to Fourth Rank, attempting to hunt one, two, or three Rank low-rank Beast Kings would be similar to hunting postnatal alien beasts, also unable to seize life force."

"To seize life force, it probably requires hunting at least Fourth-rank Beast Kings."

Yan Chuan is experienced.

As proven, his guess was spot on—

[Slayed the double-tailed tiger cat, a Fourth-rank Beast King at the Innate Fifteenth Layer, with a total life of 570, remaining 320 years, absorption complete.]

...

Indeed!

Chen Ze slapped his forehead, smiled bitterly: "Had I known, I shouldn't have prioritized cultivating."

How nice it would be to stagnate below the Fourth Rank. Hunting one, two, or third-Rank Beast Kings could seize life force easily, especially with Yan Chuan's help, along with Chen Ze's 'Three Heads and Six Arms.' Hunting low-rank Beast Kings would be much easier.

Unlike now, where only Fourth-rank Beast Kings can yield life force, increasing difficulty tenfold or more.

More importantly—

"Previously, I only focused on cultivating, neglecting the enhancement of martial arts. Now, although I'm at the Fourth Rank, I might be the weakest among Fourth Rank, unable to defeat the weakest Fourth-rank Beast Kings, let alone slay them."

Chen Ze smiled bitterly.

If he were alone, wandering like Sheng Xuan or like a Lone Traveler, he might fall into a deadlock—

Only slaying Fourth-rank Beast Kings could seize life force to fuel improvement in martial arts and combat strength.

But his current combat strength is insufficient to slay Fourth-rank Beast Kings.

A deadlock.

Difficult to resolve.

Fortunately, Chen Ze has Yan Chuan, and Yan Chuan has Wang Zhengyi, so this deadlock can be solved.

"Once the Demon Ape returns, I'll have it take you around to hunt several Fourth-rank Beast Kings, to get through this difficult period. Junior Brother, don't rush to cultivate. Focus on enhancing combat strength in all aspects. You'll rely on yourself later."

True love is about letting go.

Yan Chuan cannot delay his own cultivation plans to fully assist Chen Ze in beast hunting.

Wang Zhengyi's Demon Ape Avatar is the same.

It can help during the early stage.

After passing the early stage, Chen Ze would still have to rely on himself.

"Mm!"

"I understand!"

Chen Ze nodded, being the most cautious.

...

Chen Ze ascends quickly, and Yan Chuan doesn't envy.

That's a lie.

But Yan Chuan knows clearly that his path has been both quick and stable, envied by others, with no need to envy others.

August 27.

Just before Yan Chuan is about to depart for the martial arts lecture in Yuanzhou Territory, Wang Zhengyi's 'Demon Ape Avatar' and 'Magic Child' Tan Dou return one after another.

The Demon Ape returns first.

Actually, about any treasures the Demon Ape obtained in the Returning Ruins, since Yan Chuan has Wang Zhengyi's body in the North Mansion, he should know immediately, as Wang Zhengyi's body can communicate anytime with his Avatar.

But he didn't know.

Not because Wang Zhengyi was keeping secrets, but because the Returning Ruins Chaos is full of dangers everywhere—

"Chaos is too dangerous!"

"Everywhere there are void turbulence, generated when worlds are destroyed, sometimes even void storms, sweeping in to destroy everything."

The Demon Ape returns to 'North Mansion,' and as Wang Zhengyi emerges, he tells Yan Chuan about the 'Demon Ape Avatar's' experiences in the Returning Ruins: "Void turbulence! Void storms! These are extremely terrifying even in the legends of the Mountain and Sea Realm. Even Great Experts who have crossed Mountain and Sea Pass may not withstand it, but the Returning Ruins is favorable as the integration of the 'Heavenly Ladder' into it has layered the chaos, significantly weakening the turbulence, storms, and various dangers brought by elemental disturbances, allowing Sixth Rank Divine Generals to enter. But it's still dangerous."

"That's how it is."

Yan Chuan nodded.

The integration of the 'Heavenly Ladder' into the 'Returning Ruins' caused the layering of chaos, although shallow chaos is relatively stable and not so dangerous, it still doesn't allow any distraction.

For example, the Demon Ape Avatar entering the Returning Ruins, Wang Zhengyi's body and Alligator Flood Dragon Avatar must sleep, focusing all energy on the 'Demon Ape Avatar,' concentrating fully to handle sudden dangers in the Returning Ruins and fleeting treasures.

"I discovered!"

"It's still not working for me."

Wang Zhengyi shakes his head: "Demon Ape goes treasure hunting alone, while my body can't cultivate, and the 'Alligator Flood Dragon Avatar' has to sleep, which is too delaying. Better to wait until you've reached Sixth Rank, when I'll have the 'Demon Ape Avatar' stay in the 'North Mansion' with you, occasionally going out hunting for treasure, mostly sleeping in the North Mansion, which is optimal."

Wang Zhengyi has avatars, and two of them, both very strong.

But the problem is that he can't multitask, unable to manage three bodies at once. For example, when the 'Demon Ape Avatar' is exploring in the Returning Ruins, Wang Zhengyi's main body and the 'Alligator Flood Dragon Avatar' can't cultivate or manage affairs.

Similarly, when the 'Alligator Flood Dragon Avatar' was cultivating in the Ten Dragon Pond, refining the 'Fire Bud Crystal,' most of Wang Zhengyi's energy had to be focused there, causing his main body and the 'Demon Ape Avatar' to slow down their cultivation and activities.

In this situation, letting the 'Demon Ape Avatar' follow Yan Chuan serves as a bodyguard and fallback for Yan Chuan, and for Wang Zhengyi, it counts as 'waste utilization' and 'rational distribution.'

Such mutual trust between the two is essential for this mode of interaction.

"I couldn't ask for more." Yan Chuan is more than happy for the Demon Ape to follow.

The two chat casually about the dangers in the Returning Ruins.

But what comes next is the main event—

"The 'Returning Ruins' is known as the 'One Place Where All Worlds Return,' and is said to gather the remnants of treasures from countless worlds. But the Returning Ruins is vast, with layer upon layer, and those high-tier treasures that enter often tumble into the deeper chaos, while those left in the shallower layers are of lower quality. Additionally, even each layer of chaos is boundless and vast, and finding treasures relies entirely on luck. Of course, strength is also a factor; luck might lead you to a treasure, but if you're slow to react or weak, you won't be able to intercept it."

So—

Yan Chuan looked at Wang Zhengyi: "So you've been setting up this whole story to say your luck is bad and you found nothing?"

"Haha." Wang Zhengyi laughed awkwardly: "Indeed, my luck wasn't great."

Wang Zhengyi felt like cursing.

A ninth-rank Demon Ape Avatar, with such strong prowess, yet after wandering the Tenth Layer of the Returning Ruins for three days, still came up empty.

On the last day, Wang Zhengyi decided to walk back from the Tenth Layer of the Returning Ruins—

Ninth Layer.

Eighth Layer.

Seventh Layer.

One layer at a time, all the way back to the First Layer, only to leave empty-handed.

"Though I did see treasure light flash by, it wasn't close enough to grab, and the Demon Ape was just a bit too slow to catch up," Wang Zhengyi said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing about the Returning Ruins from Yan Chuan, Wang Zhengyi initially thought it was a massive treasure trove, expecting treasures everywhere and primordial crystals lying around, but entering with such high hopes only to find nothing was a huge letdown.

What a letdown.

But that's just how the environment of the Returning Ruins is: "It's really not that easy to find treasures in the Returning Ruins."

Just as Wang Zhengyi's voice faded—

Inside the Returning Ruins.

With a swoosh, a little Magic Child appeared, tossing two arm guards to Yan Chuan: "These are called 'Black God Arm Guards,' part of the 'Black God Set.' When worn, they automatically blend into the skin, and after absorbing some blood, they fit perfectly, inseparable from the skin, weakening any attack below the War God Realm by ninety percent."

Magic Child crossed his arms: "This is one of the treasures I found in the Returning Ruins, Yan Chuan. You're weak, so take these for protection. Don't get beaten to death before you customize some True Skills for me."

The Magic Child spoke bluntly, but he was genuine in offering the treasure!

Yan Chuan looked at Wang Zhengyi.

Wang Zhengyi covered his face.

He had just said that treasures in the Returning Ruins are hard to find, and unrelated to him, but then the Magic Child showed up to disprove him, tossing two treasures effortlessly, slapped right across his face, it hurt too much.

However, ultimately, it's just a pair of arm guards. Maybe the Magic Child was simply lucky, and the arm guards just happened to appear within reach or pass by. It doesn't necessarily mean anything.

That's what Wang Zhengyi thought, but he didn't voice it.

Luckily, he didn't say it.

Because—

"No need to be polite!"

"These arm guards are extras, look at me—"

As the Magic Child saw Yan Chuan hesitating, he smiled and instantly a full set of black armor appeared on his small body— 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

War Boots!

Armor!

Belt!

Arm Guards!

Helmet!

The pieces were complete, an entire 'Black God Set.'

"..."

"..."

This left Wang Zhengyi speechless.

He was envious.

He was jealous.

Even though Wang Zhengyi had a War God Realm 'Alligator Flood Dragon Avatar' and a ninth-rank 'Demon Ape Avatar,' seeing the 'Black God Set' on the Magic Child still made him envious.

This armor could weaken any attack below the War God Realm by ninety percent!

With this 'Black God Set', a Fourth or Fifth Rank could even fight a Sixth Rank, and a Ninth Rank could battle a Tenth Rank, undoubtedly a crossover treasure. Even though Yan Chuan worked hard to refine the 'Fire Bud Crystal', without the boost from the 'Fire Demon Golden Bell Shield', it would at best reach the Sixth Rank breakthrough. Yet, this 'Black God Set' surpasses even a Sixth Rank Physique, its value is self-evident.

However, beyond the 'Black God Set' and the 'Black God Arm Guards' function and rarity, Yan Chuan was more shocked at how the Magic Child's first venture into the Returning Ruins resulted in such a huge haul.

This single 'Black God Set' was probably worth as much as the seventh-rank Divine Weapon 'God Slaying Spear' auctioned by Feiyu Trading Company in Five Blessings City back in the day.

Seventy Thousand Primordial Pills?

No, no, no!

Even a Hundred Thousand Primordial Pills might not suffice!

It's important to note that among strange weapons and treasures, defensive ones are generally more costly.

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