Chapter 10: An Unexpected Reward
"Squeak!"
The golden rat, initially a bit panicked, heaved a sigh of relief after witnessing this scene.
Even a hint of pride surfaced. It had mastered the Law of Earth, activating the Three Mountains and Five Peaks Seal, which complemented each other. Even the sharp halberd before it couldn't break its defense.
"Oh?"
Seeing this, Xuantian's face was indifferent. A low-grade innate defensive spiritual treasure was naturally not that easy to break. However, at this moment, he had more than just the Gengjin Star Halberd in his hands.
"Yang Gold Law!"
A blinding white light erupted from Xuantian's body, emitting a terrifying sharp edge that seemed to cleave the stable space of the prehistoric world.
His inner spiritual energy poured into the Gengjin Star Halberd, pushing this innate spiritual treasure to its limit. In an instant, the prehistoric sky seemed to be dim, and countless phantoms of ancient stars evolved.
Among them, the Greedy Wolf Star, representing killing, was particularly bright. The endless essence of the stars was infused into the Gengjin Star Halberd, making the power of this low-grade innate spiritual treasure almost approach the level of a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure.
And this was just the beginning.
Buzz!
The innate gold spirit bead activated, and the endless golden essence within it also flowed into the Gengjin Star Halberd, making the sharpness of this low-innate spiritual treasure almost condensed into substance, breaking through the limit of low-innate spiritual treasures.
Immediately, with the treasure-hunting rat looking as if it had seen a ghost, the Gengjin Star Halberd suddenly cut down a dazzling white light, the power of which had exceeded the limit of low-innate spiritual treasures, and fell straight down!
"???"
Faced with this terrifying power, the treasure-hunting rat instinctively felt a frantic alarm. It instinctively tried to dodge, but the innate spiritual treasure was so swift that in an instant, a blinding white light slashed across the Three Mountains and Five Peaks Seal.
Amidst a roaring sound, the countless phantoms of the ancient sacred mountains instantly shattered. Even the incredibly heavy Three Mountains and Five Peaks Seal was slashed backwards by the blow.
Immediately, a scream was heard as the Gengjin Star Halbred, undiminished in momentum, struck the treasure-hunting rat's massive form.
With a swish!
Like a sharp blade slicing through tough leather, the treasure-hunting rat's seemingly sturdy frame seemed surprisingly resilient.
However, even this terrifying blow left a horrific wound on the rat, spilling countless golden blood. It was severely wounded on the spot. This was because the treasure-hunting rat was a prehistoric Innate species.
If it had been any other Golden Immortal creature, it would have perished on the spot. Even so, the injuries sustained by the treasure-hunting rat were still extremely serious.
However, Xuantian's expression remained indifferent, and he was about to chop down the seriously injured treasure-hunting rat with the Gengjin Star Halberd again.
The prehistoric innate species have always been arrogant. For example, the Black Turtle of the North Sea would rather be killed by the Heavenly Dao Sage than transform into the four poles of heaven and earth.
There is also the Mosquito Taoist in the Blood Sea. He refused to surrender even when the Sage attacked him.
He even took the time to go to the Western Realm and bite the Twelve-Rank Merit Golden Lotus down to the third rank.
This shows that the character of the prehistoric innate species is to rather die than surrender. Now that the cause and effect have been established today, it is natural to kill the treasure-hunting rat in front of him.
"Squeak!"
But to Xuantian's surprise, before he could slash with his halberd, the treasure-hunting rat before him let out an anxious squeak. Its expression seemed resigned, almost begging for mercy. Then, as if making a difficult decision, a soul mark transformed into a small golden rat, emerging from the rat's body and slowly landing in front of Xuantian.
"What is this?"
Xuantian was slightly startled by the soul mark before him. The treasure-hunting rat before him seemed different from the other prehistoric creatures, a fearful one, clinging to life and death.
After all, the soul mark was absolutely crucial. Once refined, it could control life and death.
Offering it up now signified the rat's surrender.
Despite his doubts, Xuantian quickly refined the soul mark. In an instant, he could sense the rat's soul.
With a single thought, he could instantly annihilate its spirit. In other words, he had successfully subdued a prehistoric, innate treasure-hunting rat.
"Greetings, Master!"
The treasure-hunting rat prostrated itself on the ground, a gesture of submission. After refining the spirit mark, the two could now communicate seamlessly. However, its tone was noticeably weak; evidently, the horrific injuries it had sustained had left it on the verge of death.
"This is the source of Heavenly Dao's merit. Refine it and heal your injuries. From today on, your name will be Xiao Jin!"
Xuantian was naturally generous with his servants. With a wave of his hand, a golden light of merit emerged and sank into the treasure-hunting rat before him.
The next moment, the rat's horrific injuries were instantly healed by the power of the source of merit. The power of Heavenly Merit was itself the most fundamental essence, a panacea.
Of course, this meager amount of merit was a drop in the bucket for Xuantian, possessing the Fourfold Merit Wheel.
"This...?"
But at this moment, the treasure-hunting rat, Xiao Jin, was completely astonished. After all, this was Heavenly Merit.
Since the beginning of time, the number of times Heaven had bestowed merit had been rare. What was the origin of his own master? Not only was his body incredibly powerful, but he actually used Heavenly Merit to lavishly heal his injuries? For a moment, shock and emotion washed over him, and any resentment he had felt completely dissipated.
"Master, follow me!"
Just then, Xiao Jin seemed to have thought of something, his expression slightly anxious.
Although Xuantian was surprised, he quickly settled himself on the treasure-hunting rat's back. He already possessed its spirit and could even sense its thoughts, so there was nothing to worry about.
The next moment, he saw Xiao Jin, like a drop in water, burrowing directly into the earth. The once thick earth now felt like an ocean.
The treasure-hunting rat unleashed its earth-moving magical power, weaving through the earth's spiritual veins. This experience was completely different from flying with the wind, and Xuantian was amazed.
If he remembered correctly, during the Investiture of Gods Tribulation, Tuxingsun seemed to have mastered a minor earth-moving magical power. It was with this power that he thrived during the Investiture of Gods Tribulation, traveling thousands of miles a day.
Xiao Jin's earth-moving magical power was naturally thousands of times greater than Tuxingsun's. In an instant, he had traveled thousands of miles.
Whoosh!
Soon, Xiao Jin stopped. This place seemed to be a leyline node, vast and cavernous, dotted with countless stalactites, emitting a brilliant glow. The treasure-hunting rat, familiar with the route, made its way directly to the deepest part of this leyline node.
As it opened an innate restriction, the sight before it caused a look of astonishment to cross Xuantian's face. Within this innate restriction lay countless scattered spiritual fruits and spiritual materials, resembling a treasure trove.
However, what truly caught Xuantian's eye was a nest resembling a bird's nest in the core area of this post-natal restriction.
Within the nest, a nest of golden little rats slept peacefully, their fur radiating an intense golden glow.
Upon seeing this nest of golden little rats, a gentle expression crossed the face of the treasure-hunting rat, Xiao Jin.
"This is... a nest of treasure-hunting rats?"
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