Chapter 868: Chapter 41: Whoever Dares Slander Master Zhao Is a Traitor! (Part 3)
"The Han Dynasty, from now, has probably been over five hundred thousand years, yet we can still see its remnants. The Divine Sect in those times was indeed glorious." Zhao Xing mused.
He casually made a gesture, a gust of Gang Wind blew toward the interior of the Treasure Vault.
As the Gang Wind passed through, numerous items completely disintegrated into particle form, dissolving thoroughly.
"What remains must be at least Eighth Rank Treasures." Zhao Xing looked on hopefully.
As the Gang Wind swept by, eventually all the piles of remnants inside the Treasure Vault vanished.
"Hm? Something came out!" Suddenly, a flash of purple light flickered before Zhao Xing’s eyes and flew out towards the door.
"Oh, it’s a big catch!"
Upon witnessing this scene, Zhao Xing was instantly thrilled.
The ones that fly off on their own evidently possess an ’Artifact Spirit’!
"Where do you think you’re going!"
Instantly, Zhao Xing cast out the Sky Net.
"Pff~"
The Seventh Rank Sky Net was penetrated by the purple light just like that.
It couldn’t hold a bit.
"Go!"
Zhao Xing immediately performed the Thunder Skill, the Heavenly Thunder Finger struck that purple light, knocking it away.
"Clang clang clang!"
The Soul Extinguishing Bell kept vibrating.
Derivation God Decision’s First Level functioning at full power!
Zhao Xing was already exerting all his strength!
"Buzz~"
The purple light finally slowed down.
At this moment, Zhao Xing clearly saw the item wrapped in the light.
It was a Divine Lamp shaped like a lotus!
Entirely black, within the lotus, a purple moon flickered.
As the Soul Extinguishing Bell rang, a figure struggled within the purple moon.
"Thud gu lu! Ji gu la!"
A voice emerged from within the moon.
Zhao Xing couldn’t understand what it was saying.
Thus he continued casting.
"Thud gu lu! Ji gu la..."
The voice gradually weakened.
Zhao Xing gradually understood what the voice was trying to express, something like ’I surrender, stop hitting’.
"Acknowledge me as master, and I’ll spare you!" Zhao Xing squeezed out a drop of blood, casting it towards the purple lotus lamp.
He was confident that this Artifact Spirit certainly knew what this meant, because blood acknowledgment was a commonly used Ancient Method for subduing Artifact Spirits and Divine Weapons.
Even if it didn’t understand the language, it should understand the meaning given the situation.
"~#@#..."
The voice within the moon continued speaking.
Seeing that it refused to accept his blood acknowledgment, Zhao Xing snorted:
"Don’t bother crying to me, there are only two paths: acknowledge a master or be obliterated."
He continued to activate the Soul Extinguishing Bell!
"Clang clang clang~"
Waves generated by Soul Power, like tides, looped endlessly, surging towards the purple moon.
"Buzz~"
Ultimately, the Artifact Spirit had no choice but to absorb Zhao Xing’s drop of blood.
Buzz~
The purple light slowly weakened, a faint connection formed.
Zhao Xing closed his eyes, beginning to receive the patterns and words, as well as sounds, transmitted by the Artifact Spirit.
This wasn’t any Secret Technique, but indeed the language and sounds from the Han Dynasty period.
About fifteen minutes later, Zhao Xing could already communicate with the Artifact Spirit.
"What’s your name, and what kind of lamp is this?"
A woman’s illusion clad in a Magic Robe was mirrored within the moon: "Master, my name is Chuchu; I am the Artifact Spirit of the Purple Moon Soul Lamp."
"Purple Moon Soul Lamp?" Zhao Xing’s eyes suddenly lit up, he split out a clone and ran over, holding the Purple Moon Soul Lamp to examine it. "Turns out it’s this Treasure."
"Such a good thing indeed, I have the Soul Armor for soul defense, yet lacked a soul attack treasure, and now this Purple Moon Soul Lamp can perfectly fill that gap."
Although the Soul Extinguishing Bell could be cast, if there’s a Treasure, who would want to go into battle unarmored?
"Master, do you need Chuchu to introduce the functions of the Soul Lamp?" the Artifact Spirit asked.
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded, "Go ahead and tell me about it."
"The Purple Moon Soul Lamp has four functions."
"Firstly, when the Primordial Soul leaves the body, holding the Purple Moon Soul Lamp can stabilize the soul’s form, as long as the lamp remains lit, the soul remains intact, before the power of the Purple Moon Soul Lamp is depleted, all attacks will be borne by the Soul Lamp."
"Secondly, the Purple Moon Soul Lamp can act as a beacon, guiding the soul back to the direction of the physical body, greatly enhancing the mobility of the Primordial Soul’s excursion, no matter how far from the body, it can find its way back."
"Thirdly, the Purple Moon Soul Lamp is crafted from special material, Purple Yin Soul Crystal, when wielded against enemies, it can amplify the strength of soul-related attacks. For example, the Secret Technique master just cast, if executed through the Purple Moon Soul Lamp, can enhance the power several times over."
"Fourthly, the Purple Moon Soul Lamp inherently contains a top-level Array, capable of unleashing the nine Yin Fire, Taiyin Wind, Nether Soul Stab, Burial Soul Mountain, and Nether River, five types of spells."
After listening to the Artifact Spirit’s introduction, Zhao Xing found it matched what he knew.
Holding the Divine Lamp, Zhao Xing walked back into the Treasure Vault.
"Chuchu, do you know if there are any hidden compartments, secret treasure spots inside here?"
"None left." Chuchu shook her head while standing on the moon, "In the inner vault, there used to be several treasures, but Chuchu can’t tell how long ago that was."
"This Treasure Vault is supported by the Purple Moon Divine Lamp. Before master arrived, there was another person who stayed outside for thirty years, but he could never get in."
Zhao Xing nodded.
The Netherworld Soul Sect’s treasury had an internal and external division; it seemed Yang Dang acquired the external treasury, while consistently using the Purple Moon Divine Lamp’s protective Array for training, allowing his Life Soul to reach Fourth Grade Perfection, tougher than typical Fourth Grade Life Souls.
However, Yang Dang’s prowess was ultimately lacking; his Life Soul wasn’t as strong as Zhao Xing’s.
Nor did he have as many Treasures to suppress the power of the Purple Moon Divine Lamp.
In the end, he died unable to open the inner vault.
Yet even if he had opened it, with Yang Dang’s prowess, it would have been impossible to subdue it.
"Yang Dang, you rebelled brilliantly." Zhao Xing looked at this subterranean space, "If you hadn’t rebelled, I would never have obtained this Treasure."
Beifeng County had existed for hundreds of years, this long, the Treasure Vault had remained undiscovered by others, until these past decades, it was inadvertently discovered by Yang Dang.