Chapter 142 – Offering and Gaining!
"Jiang Zhe, do you understand the classifications of weapons beyond the Immortal level?"
"Treasure, Supreme Treasure, and Supreme True Treasure," Jiang Zhe answered. "Palace Master, I've had some opportunities—my teacher explained these to me—so I'm well aware of the value of this top-tier treasure."
The Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master nodded, a smile growing on his face. "Treasures aren't really suitable for someone at my level anymore. Normally, I'd send them straight to the clan treasury. But this one is different.
If it went into the treasury, it would just sit there gathering dust. Very few are suited to use it—until I met you. I realized this treasure armor was practically made for you."
"Huh? For me?" Jiang Zhe was surprised.
Activating treasures and supreme treasures is usually tied to one's comprehension of the laws.
Some even require mastering an entire lower-level origin law, which means starting at the Immortal level just to fully unlock the treasure's true form.
Not to mention, Jiang Zhe didn't yet possess World Force, and his own power's quality was still quite low.
For a moment, he couldn't figure out what made him compatible with such a treasure.
The Palace Master didn't explain directly but continued describing the power of "Panling."
"This top-tier treasure—I'd even call it a separate tier: a Peak Treasure. Its hardness far exceeds ordinary Supreme Treasures. Even a Universe Master would struggle to destroy it."
"And unlike most treasures and supreme treasures that rely on law comprehension to activate, 'Panling' depends on the level of your life genes."
"'Panling' has three forms:
First Form: Requires a life gene level of 10x. It can withstand attacks up to 10 million times the power of a World Lord, reducing physical attacks to one-thousandth and soul attacks to one-tenth.
Second Form: Requires 100x life gene level. It can handle attacks up to 1 billion times a World Lord's power, similarly weakening attacks.
Third Form: Needs 1000x life gene level. It can endure attacks up to 10 billion times a World Lord's power."
The Palace Master warned specially, "Remember: if the damage exceeds each form's limit, the armor's weakening effect plummets—reducing attacks by only half, one-tenth, one percent, or even shattering with a 'bang.'
Of course, if the 'Panling' armor breaks, that means you're taking an attack on the level of a Universe Master. At that point… well, may fortune be with you."
After his instructions, he gently pushed the armor toward Jiang Zhe.
Jiang Zhe quickly tried to support it with his mental power, but its terrifying weight was far beyond what he could handle.
Fortunately, Oriana spread out her World Force to help hold it up, saving Jiang Zhe from embarrassing himself in front of the Palace Master.
The Palace Master raised an eyebrow, glanced briefly at Jiang Zhe's chest, then looked away with a smile.
"Now do you understand why this armor is tailor-made for you?"
Jiang Zhe nodded. "This armor is suited for beings with naturally high life gene levels—special lifeforms. In human hands, it's basically useless."
Before reaching the Universe Master level, the highest life gene level possible was 100x, which wasn't enough to unleash this treasure's strongest form.
But awkwardly, a Universe Venerable with a 10x life gene level could already strike with power around 1 billion times that of a World Lord.
So for ordinary human experts, this treasure armor was utterly useless.
It was only suitable for freaks like Luo Feng or Jiang Zhe, who crazily boosted their life genes—mainly useful in their early stages.
"Exactly. Keeping it with me serves no purpose, and putting it in the clan treasury would just have it sit there. I'd rather give it to you," the Palace Master said seriously. "Jiang Zhe, all I ask of you is to survive long enough to reach the Venerable level."
"With your 1000x life gene level, once you become a Venerable, your divine body will have the strength of 10 billion World Lords. It'll be much easier for you to stand at my level."
"I can wait—ten eras, dozens of eras. I'll wait for you to become a top Universe Overlord and help shoulder the burden that's on me, Ancestor Tree Venerable, and Star Prison Demon Lord."
"So hurry and advance to World Lord."
"I'll recommend to the clan that, no matter the cost, we prepare a clone for you. The future belongs to you—it rests on your shoulders!"
The Palace Master suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Zhe, patted his shoulder, and gave him an encouraging smile.
Many Immortals, and even some Venerables, had probably never seen the Palace Master so warm and approachable.
Jiang Zhe was deeply moved.
This was a person just like Chaos City Master—wholeheartedly thinking of the clan.
Jiang Zhe responded with his actions, having Oriana put away the "Panling" armor.
"Palace Master, I won't let you down!"
"Go on, continue your cultivation." The Palace Master waved his hand, ready to use space means to send Jiang Zhe away.
Jiang Zhe hurriedly said, "Wait, Palace Master—I have something else to report."
The Palace Master paused. "What is it?"
"The greatest opportunity in the Blood Luo World—the secrets of the Beast God's path—could give our human race another method to reach the Universe Master level!"
This wasn't a reckless, heat-of-the-moment decision. Jiang Zhe had long planned to turn in a set of Beast God statues. There was no point hoarding something he couldn't use.
He originally intended to report to his teacher, the Lord of Darkness, hoping to trade them for more Supreme Treasures.
But since the Palace Master had given him so much already, Jiang Zhe decided to let him share the credit—returning the favor.
This way, it wouldn't harm the Palace Master's reputation either.
Imagine if the Palace Master had been guarding the Blood Luo World for so long yet never discovered the secret of the Beast God statues—people might mock him for being blind.
And don't think the human race had long known the statues' secrets and just left them there waiting for a destined person.
The old Beast God himself had stored 64 such statues inside his mini-universe.
A set of statues revealing one-eighth of the universe's origin mysteries should have been placed right in the human race's Chaos City for the Venerables and Universe Masters to study.
The Palace Master stayed calm but was surprised. "You know about the Beast God's path?"
By clan convention, cultivating the Beast God's path was meant to be kept secret, so a mere Universe-level youth knowing was astonishing.
"Palace Master, that's exactly why I took the apprenticeship," Jiang Zhe said with a smile.
"What type is it?" the Palace Master asked.
"The Thunder Beast God's path. Once I finish digesting my recent insights, I'll fully comprehend the fourth picture of the Cosmic Chaos Monument. Then, following my teacher's plan, I'll switch to the fusion of Thunder and Time laws."
The Palace Master nodded, believing him a bit more.
"You actually found the Golden Beast God's inheritance on Blood Luo Continent?"
"Please see for yourself, Palace Master."
Jiang Zhe waved his hand, and eight Beast God statues appeared in the hall from his world ring.
A divine aura and pressure spread out, but it didn't affect the two of them.
The Palace Master recognized them at a glance and looked disappointed.
"These are the idols worshipped by the natives. Their divine aura is rare, yes, but they can only guide one into the Beast God's path at the very entry level.
Plus, not everyone can resonate with this 'divine aura.'"
He even patiently gave an example.
"There was a Universe Overlord named Xilodo, a powerful cultivator of the Golden Sky Beast God's path. He also left behind a similar statue, but very few could be led by it into the Golden Sky fusion law's threshold."
"These statues… since you took them, just keep them as mementos. If they were Thunder Beast God statues, they'd still be somewhat useful to you."
Jiang Zhe shook his head repeatedly. "This is precisely the Golden Beast God's inheritance. The key is the secret patterns on the scales, which reveal the mysteries of the Golden Sky fusion law. Try inscribing them."
Because it was Jiang Zhe speaking, the Palace Master patiently tried.
His divine power shaped a hundred-meter-long one-horned lizard Beast God in midair.
Then, using his fingers like blades, he began carving the complex patterns on each scale.
One scale, ten, a hundred…
As he progressed, the Palace Master's expression grew increasingly serious. Finally, he gave a muffled grunt, and his carving was interrupted—the hundred-meter statue collapsing.
But his eyes were brighter than ever.
"The universe's oppressive rules! Ha, so that's the constraint!"
"These patterns on the Beast God statues really do have something special! Jiang Zhe, you were right—they describe the mysteries of the Golden Sky fusion law!"
"This is a huge contribution! You've rendered great service!"
The Palace Master lost his composure for once, with much of his mind already diving into the virtual universe to contact Chaos City Master.
It would be difficult to comprehend these patterns' mysteries with a human body…
But without doubt, those eight diagrams contained the Golden Sky fusion law's secrets.
💎 Aftermath
Jiang Zhe suddenly found himself back on the first floor of Heavenly Eclipse Palace.
"The clan's market prices sure are stable. The buyback price for each statue is still 10 Supreme Treasure points… My current balance is 90."
"That's nearly 24 Qianwu Country Lords—enough to trade for 10 high-grade Supreme Treasure blades. Ridiculous!"
"If my assets got exposed, even Universe Overlords in the clan would be jealous and come to try to mooch off me."
"And there's still a Beast God inheritance token that lets me pick any attribute: Thunder or Earth Sky? I'll decide after I reach World Lord."
Jiang Zhe was very satisfied.
Truth be told, the rewards weren't that extravagant.
These eight Beast God statues could bring the clan far more benefits.
If some Universe Overlord comprehended the Golden Sky fusion law from them and broke through to become a Universe Master—
That alone would be worth countless treasures.
Still, Jiang Zhe was content.
"Lord Jiang Zhe, this way please."
A four-armed World Lord steward came to guide him to an F-class universe ship.
But just then, Jiang Zhe saw a silver pyramid ship fly over outside the palace—what a coincidence.
He turned and said to the steward, "Please ask the Immortal escort to wait a moment. I'd like to meet a friend first, if that's alright."
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