Chapter 37: Divine Spark
The metallic ground reflected cold light, and countless Abyssal Blade Demons knelt in terror on the ground. In midair, their leader, the 'Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon,' respectfully led Linley, and the two transformed into streaks of light as they flew toward the location of the divine sparks.
There were a total of three Necropolis of the Gods connected to the Yulan continent.
The one connected to the seabed of the South Sea was the most dangerous and the largest. Since the construction of the Necropolis of the Gods, no Saint-level powerhouse had ever successfully obtained the treasures hidden in the eleventh floor. Linley was the first!
The wind blew, and Linley's long hair drifted freely.
Linley had already returned to his human form, casually draped in a long robe. When the wind blew, it occasionally revealed his bare chest.
"After comprehending the 'Speed Principle,' whether or not I transform into a Dragonblood Warrior doesn't make much of a difference," Linley thought to himself. He held the Violet Blood Soft Sword in his hand. The power of the 'Dimensional Slash' from the Violet Blood Soft Sword could be called a 'miniature Dimensional Blade,' and any Saint-level expert who touched it would die.
The Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon ahead led the way nervously.
Suddenly, the Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon stopped.
"Have we arrived?" Linley asked.
The Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon pointed into the distance and said respectfully, "Milord, the treasure of the eleventh floor of the Necropolis of the Gods is on the mountaintop ahead."
Linley looked in the direction he pointed. In the distance, there was indeed a small metallic mountain, but this mountain was covered with a large number of 'Abyssal Blade Demons,' and even above the mountaintop, a large number of Abyssal Blade Demons were hovering.
"Hmm, what's going on?" Linley frowned.
The Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon panicked and immediately explained, "Milord, at the time, we were worried about intruders. We were afraid they would run around underground and come here. So, at the treasure site, we also arranged for tens of thousands of Abyssal Blade Demons to guard it."
"You thought of everything, didn't you?" Linley said with a faint smile.
The Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon quickly said, "Milord, rest assured, I will have them withdraw immediately." With that, the Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon flew toward the mountain ahead.
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Third Floor of the Necropolis of the Gods.
The cold wind blew. In this Necropolis of the Gods, aside from some corpses of Saint-level experts, only the sleeping Basalisk remained. "Hoo!" "Hiss!" ... Each time, the Basalisk exhaled black streams of air. On the third floor, there was only the sound of its sleeping breaths.
The Basalisk's massive body, coiled and winding among the icebergs, suddenly vanished.
"Unexpectedly, a human actually succeeded?" A demonic-looking man with flowing green hair and a slender figure hovered in midair. He wore a cyan robe with patterns on it. At first glance, the patterned cyan robe looked like snake skin.
"He succeeded, and I am also freed. I no longer have to always be cooped up in this eleventh floor." A smile appeared on his face. "Unfortunately, I still have to wait for Lord Beirut to come. At the very least, I'll have to wait a few more months. Oh well, I've waited this long, a little more time doesn't matter."
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A large number of Abyssal Blade Demons quickly retreated, and Linley himself flew to the top of this mountain.
"Hoo!" A suffocating aura rushed toward him. Linley's eyes lit up as he stared intently at the mountaintop. On the flat boulder were placed a pile of treasures. The most eye-catching were the three divine sparks that emanated the aura of gods.
Besides the three divine sparks, a series of divine artifacts were also placed on the flat boulder, a total of ten pieces.
"Three divine sparks, ten divine artifacts! The great Sovereign is indeed generous enough." Linley felt his heartbeat accelerate at this moment. After all, countless Saint-level experts dreamed of obtaining a single divine spark, and now three were laid before his eyes.
Without further ado, Linley walked directly to the flat boulder and carefully observed the three divine sparks.
The three divine sparks were all the same color—black. However, among these three divine sparks, two faintly emitted light. One emitted a faint cyan light, and one emitted a faint earthy yellow light. As for the last one, it had no light but carried a faint, surging aura.
"One is a wind-type divine spark, one is an earth-type divine spark, and one is a destruction-type divine spark." Linley frowned. "And the divine sparks on this eleventh floor should be Lesser God divine sparks."
"What's going on?" A deep layer of doubt arose in Linley's heart.
"Does the manager of this Necropolis of the Gods know that the person who obtains this treasure has comprehended the principles of both the earth and wind elemental laws?" Linley was well aware that the destruction-type divine spark essentially belonged to those who followed the path of 'destruction and slaughter.'
And Linley, who used a sword, could also cultivate this path.
"Any of the three divine sparks, I can use. And what a coincidence, there are exactly three!" Looking at the three divine sparks before him, Linley felt a shiver run through his heart.
Linley turned his head and looked around in all directions.
He suddenly felt as if everything happening in the Necropolis of the Gods was being watched by some supreme being.
"Perhaps..." Linley looked at the three divine sparks, "These three divine sparks were placed here by a peerless expert after I comprehended the 'Speed Principle.'" Linley couldn't help but have such a guess in his heart, as it was simply too coincidental.
Why were there exactly three divine sparks?
Why weren't they lightning-type, light-type, or fire-type? Yet they happened to match Linley's attributes.
"To be favored by such a peerless expert, I should feel proud," Linley mocked himself inwardly. Linley stopped overthinking it. No matter what, he was currently just a Saint-level ultimate expert who had only just touched the threshold of godhood and hadn't yet become a god.
Many mysteries were beyond his qualification to participate in.
"Now that I can vaguely sense the existence of the divine plane, I estimate that even if I return and train hard, even if it takes decades, I can step into the divine plane." After comprehending the 'Speed Principle,' Linley had a hazy understanding of his current realm.
Linley had also heard from the War God.
Becoming a god through one's own cultivation was a thousand or even ten thousand times better than fusing a 'divine spark.'
"Refining this divine spark also takes a long time. It's not worth it." Linley grabbed the three divine sparks in his hand and then put them into his spatial ring. "Even if I don't use these three divine sparks, I can give them to Delia, to Wharton, and the others."
Given Delia and Wharton's talent, it would indeed be very difficult for them to reach the divine plane on their own.
Just look at how Fain and Desri were trapped at the threshold for thousands of years.
Linley himself was lucky. First, he comprehended the 'Rhythm of the Wind.' Then, by chance, he observed the attack of the Empress and 'imitated' it to create 'Ten Thousand Swords as One.' Finally, because he reached the Saint-level Magus realm, he could clearly feel the internal mysteries of the 'Dimensional Blade.'
The connection of these three.
Furthermore, Linley had also gained some understanding of the two realms of 'Fast' and 'Slow,' and his comprehension wasn't too deep.
In the predicament of being chased by a million Abyssal Blade Demons, Linley finally comprehended the 'Speed Principle.' The realms of 'Fast' and 'Slow' corroborated each other, and his strength was absolutely elevated.
If it weren't for a series of fortunate opportunities, comprehending the 'Speed Principle' would indeed be extremely difficult.
In terms of the power of the principle, the 'Speed Principle' was even superior to the 'Earth Principle.' The 'Speed Principle' could be considered one of the most top-tier principles within the wind elemental laws.
"I wonder how Delia, Taylor, Sasha, and Wharton are doing." Linley couldn't help but think of his family. "And I wonder how Barker is..." Deep in Linley's heart, he was always concerned about Barker's life or death.
Linley sighed inwardly.
Then, Linley looked at the other ten divine artifacts. Among these ten divine artifacts, there were weapons like sabers, swords, and spears, as well as a black book, a strange crystal ball, and... a set of battle armor. A divine artifact-level battle armor.
"Battle armor?" Linley was delighted.
He didn't care much about the other weapons, as he already had the Black Heavy Sword and the Violet Blood Soft Sword. The black book and crystal ball were probably dark or necromantic divine artifacts, and Linley wouldn't be able to use them well anyway.
Linley immediately put all ten divine artifacts into his spatial ring.
"These divine artifacts can be given to Delia, Taylor, Sasha, and the others as gifts." Linley smiled and looked around the mountaintop. "It seems there aren't any other treasures. Oh, right, this one." Linley set his sights on the flat boulder that had held the divine artifacts.
"Great figures are indeed great figures. Even the boulder casually used to hold the divine artifacts is a treasure." Linley also put this boulder into his spatial ring.
This large, flat boulder was the 'Blood Garnet' that had been described in books.
Blood Garnet was almost as precious as Blackstone and was a treasure from another plane. Whether used to forge magical tools or weapons, it was a top-tier material. Using some Blood Garnet, Blackstone, and other materials together could even forge divine artifacts.
Although Linley's 'Black Heavy Sword' was decent, it wasn't actually a divine artifact.
Linley smiled faintly, then soared into the air and flew out of the small mountain.
In the distance, the Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon was waiting nervously. Since Linley hadn't told him to leave, he didn't dare to flee on his own, afraid that Linley would kill him in anger.
"Congratulations, Milord." Seeing Linley fly over, the Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon immediately said respectfully.
Linley glanced at the Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon and then noticed the light red war saber on his back. Linley pointed at the war saber on the Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon's back and said, "By the way, give me this war saber of yours, along with the war sabers of the other two Crimson Abyssal Blade Demons."
"Ah?" The Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon looked at Linley in shock.
"Didn't you hear me clearly?" Linley frowned.
"Milord, this, this war saber was nurtured by our bodies over hundreds of thousands of years. This..." The Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon was reluctant to part with it.
The Abyssal Blade Demon race was entirely made of blades, but the strongest was still the saber on their backs. It was the essence of their entire body, extremely hard and sharp. Back when Linley and the others encountered ordinary Abyssal Blade Demons on the tenth floor, their war sabers were already close to divine artifacts in sharpness.
And the war saber of this Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon had definitely reached the divine artifact level.
When Linley was freely slaughtering Abyssal Blade Demons after comprehending the 'Dimensional Slash,' he also discovered that his Dimensional Slash couldn't damage the war sabers of the Abyssal Blade Demons at all. This showed how sharp and tough their war sabers were.
"Hmm?" Linley frowned and glared coldly at the Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon.
Life and saber, which was more important? This question didn't need any thought.
"Yes, Milord. I will immediately send my clansmen to bring the other two war sabers." The Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon fearfully pulled out the war saber from his back and respectfully handed it to Linley.
"Oh, and among the ordinary Abyssal Blade Demons, help me select a thousand war sabers as well." Linley said casually.
Although the Crimson Abyssal Blade Demon was stunned, he didn't dare to say anything more. After all, Linley had already killed over a hundred thousand Abyssal Blade Demons. A thousand war sabers wasn't much. However, he couldn't help but think to himself that this powerhouse was really too... much. With such strength, why did he need so many war sabers?
"Even if I don't use them, I can give them to the younger generations of my clan in the future," Linley thought to himself.
Even the war sabers of ordinary Abyssal Blade Demons were comparable to the Black Heavy Sword. Such war sabers were definitely top-tier precious weapons in the Yulan continent.
"Unfortunately, my spatial ring isn't big enough," Linley thought to himself.
If it were big enough, Linley might have asked for more. But a thousand war sabers was indeed more than enough.
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After storing a thousand war sabers and three light red war sabers into his spatial ring, and under the kneeling farewell of countless Abyssal Blade Demons, Linley directly entered the passage leading to the tenth floor.