HPDBC Chapter 309: Use
Chapter 309: Use
Chapter 309: Use
The metal chain emitting spiritual fluctuations clearly had another purpose. The fluctuations themselves had no effect, but the fact that the Ghoul King could wield it as a weapon and easily rip it through the air showed how extraordinary it was.
At the very least, the chain was far sturdier than the greatsword Li Pin wielded. Just for that alone, it could be reforged into a weapon he could use.
Li Pin turned his attention to the transparent crystal. He took it and held it in his hand, carefully examining it. After inspecting it for a moment, he couldn't discern its purpose.
At that moment, a slight noise came from ahead. It didn't seem like it came from a Ghoul or a Majin.
Upon hearing it, Xing Hui seemed to realize something and quickly called out, "Who's there?"
Hearing their voices, the source of the sound quickly responded, "Xing Hui?"
Soon, a figure emerged from around the corner. They seemed excited to see Xing Hui.
It was a woman who appeared to be under thirty. However, she looked somewhat disheveled, likely from being on the run for too long.
Xing Hui was both surprised and delighted to see the figure. "Xing Ying! It's great that you guys made it out!"
"Are you guys alright?"
Both of them were genuinely relieved for each other's safety.
The Ghoul King was a terrifying creature. Martial Saints were different from Astral Cultivators. Although their qi and blood could attract demonic creatures, the attraction wasn't strong. It was just like how tigers would hunt deers but wouldn't waste time on rabbits. This was why they managed to escape with only the loss of two team members.
After a moment, Xing Ying turned her gaze toward the fallen monster, whose corpse looked like a small mountain. Her eyes were filled with disbelief. "You guys... killed this monster!?"
"It wasn't us," Xing Hui denied quickly. He turned to Li Pin and introduced him respectfully. "This is Martial God Li. It's only thanks to him that we had the courage to return to the mining area once again."
At first, Xing Ying seemed unfamiliar with the title. "Martial God?"
But her eyes soon widened in realization. "A Martial God!? Has a second Martial God appeared in Molong Country!?"
"A second?" Xing Hui shook his head. "I think Martial God Li attained a breakthrough before Shi Shihu. He might actually be the first Martial God in Molong, maybe... even one of the world's first batch of Martial Gods. He might have... might have attained it earlier than the three hundred disciples taught by Martial God Li Pin on Crimson Flame Island."
This world had countless experts stuck at the Extreme Martial Saint stage, many of whom were just one step away from breaking through, lacking only the right guidance.
People were also terrified of death, and any step forward after this was riddled with dangers.
Take, for example, the condensation of the Lifeform Force Field. Everyone knew that the extraction of the Vitality, Qi, and Spirit would undoubtedly result in the death of the practitioner. That was why no one dared to take the risk to attempt it.
However, people later discovered that a strong enough mental spirit, supplemented with external objects, could preserve one's life even after the extraction of the Vitality, Qi, and Spirit to condense the Lifeform Force Field.
Furthermore, they'd also have a chance to return to life from a dying state and thereby condense a Lifeform Force Field. This would form the foundation for the Martial God realm. Those Extreme Martial Saints who would fight in the King of Century Martial Competition in pursuit of every smallest opportunity would definitely dive onto this path in succession.
If they were fortunate enough to have the help of Master Astral Cultivators to simulate the celestial movements with Astral Technique and the support of legendary astral equipment, their paths to becoming Martial Gods would naturally be smooth.
This world never lacked geniuses. Those who had become Martial Saints were already extraordinary to begin with.
However, no matter how exceptional a person was, becoming strong enough to defeat a Ghoul King, a creature as strong as a Top-Tier Astral Cultivator, head on in merely two months... was unimaginable.
Xing Hui, Xing Ying, and Yue Ying exchanged glances. At this moment, the three of them had come to a decision.
The group then went several hundred meters deeper. They then found the seriously injured Yue Ya and Ri Chi amidst a stretch of sand and rocks, enough to completely bury a person underneath.
Xing Hui assumed that Li Pin didn't fully trust them yet, so he quietly handed over a map they had drawn over the past few months, marking several spots where demonic creatures had appeared.
Looking at the map with only one key location marked, they sighed. It was this sole mark that had led them to lose two of their teammates, people with whom they had shared countless life-and-death experiences.
Xing Hui handed the map over to Li Pin."Here, Benefactor...."
"There's no need to address me as such." Li Pin said, accepting the map.
The group exchanged information and quickly arrived outside the mining area, the sunlight landing on them after a long time.
The mines had an overwhelmingly oppressive feeling to them that everyone felt as if an entire lifetime had passed.
The group walked for a while before discovering a camouflaged SUV hidden by the trees.
Yue Ya and Ri Chi were gravely injured, and the medical facilities in Xiangye City wouldn't suffice to heal them. Xing Hui and his team bid farewell, promising that they would come to follow Li Pin once their teammates had recovered, and then they quickly left.
Li Pin didn't think too much of their words. However, Wen Xingchen was filled with emotion.
These were five Martial Saints!
It was a tremendous force, yet Li Pin didn't seem to care and turned them away so easily. If this force were to join Xiangye Territory, even if the neighboring Xiangshi City were to have three thousand soldiers, they wouldn't dare act recklessly.
However, he would never oppose Li Pin's decision in the slightest. After personally witnessing Li Pin's incredible strength during the mine expedition, he realized that Li Pin was their greatest opportunity in Xiangye Territory.
Now it was up to them to see if they could seize the opportunity.
***
At Xiangye Territory.
In the study,Li Pin fiddled with the transparent crystal, trying to figure out what was so special about it.
Over the years, his mental spirit had continuously grown stronger, and his "Clairvoyance" gift had developed enough to perceive simple information from external objects.
Li Pin activated his Clairvoyance gift and focused on the crystal.
As he did so, he quickly detected something. "Hmm!?"
This transparent crystal seemed... to have a memory function! It could record and store information!
Li Pin tried it out, and the result left him a little surprised. "It can really store a portion of a person's memory."
What an ability... recording memories.
It reminded him of the jade strips and hereditary jade talismans described in cultivation novels. The information stored in jade stripes and hereditary jade talismans could be learned by a person immediately as if the information had been channeled directly into one's memories.
"That's not right!" Li Pin quickly realized something. "Memories do not purely contain information like videos and books!
Other than the basic information, the most important part of a person's memories would be their unique understanding and comprehension of certain things and information!"
Just like skills, techniques, and secret arts, which couldn't be comprehended through mechanical memorizing. However, these details could be inscribed within this transparent crystal through its memory ability.
"This is a Skill Crystal that can contain a person's insight!"