195 – The Golden Talent I Dreamed Of! Cultivation Soars!
by spirapira“This wave indeed… is an explosive kill…”
Wang Ping looked at the contents of this simulation and nodded in satisfaction.
Killing Ruo Lan, explosively destroying the remnant soul of the Great Saint, turning the tables on past enemies he had once been crushed by… finally, it was truly exhilarating, so satisfying.
As Wang Ping felt an immense thrill, the simulation continued.
【Next, you chose to leave the Great Origin Ancient Star and head to the Hell Ancient Star, intending to cultivate in the sea of fire there. Moreover, since there weren’t any overly powerful beings in that place, and with your Supreme Artifact, nothing would happen.】
【Three months later, you arrived at the Hell Ancient Star, found an excellent place for cultivation, and planned to settle in. However, just as you entered, you were attacked by a half-saint. In response, you snorted coldly and directly blew him up, making him bleed and fall completely.】
【This shocked some cultivators on the Hell Ancient Star, as they didn’t expect you to be so formidable. Quickly, news of your presence spread, and no one dared to provoke you.】
【You were very satisfied with this and began secluded tough cultivation. In the blink of an eye, nearly a thousand years had passed, yet you still hadn’t stepped into the level of a Saint. However, due to abundant resources, you relied on middle-grade divine sources and upper-grade divine sources to cultivate in such a luxurious way, saving a great amount of cultivation time and easily breaking through to the half-saint level.】
【After becoming a half-saint, you faced a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation. This horrified many cultivators on the Hell Ancient Star. However, you showed no fear, your eyes sharp as you collided with the Heavenly Tribulation, eventually overcoming it and thoroughly stepping into the half-saint level, becoming a powerful half-saint.】
【Besides, your life-bound weapon also successfully upgraded to the level of a Sacred Weapon by leveraging the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, leaving you quite satisfied.】
【Upon becoming a half-saint, feeling triumphant, you also recalled the matter of the Mo Family Young Master descending to the Lower Realm. If allowed, the Purple Spirit Realm could be annihilated.】
【Therefore, you chose to return to the Great Origin Ancient Star and descend to the Lower Realm. However, after discovering that the Mo Family Young Master had noticed the Supreme Artifact, Black Abyss Demon Spear, was missing following his descent, he didn’t choose to destroy the Lower Realm, which relieved you.】
【Apparently, although the Mo Family Young Master is very arrogant and ruthless, he still wouldn’t easily destroy an entire realm.】
【Nevertheless, despite feeling somewhat better about the Mo Family Young Master, you still managed to obtain the Heavenly Demon Stone from him. After all, such a thing can never be too much and might help the Supreme Artifact, Black Abyss Demon Spear, to evolve again.】
【Subsequently, you returned to the Upper Realm and recalled the impending doom of the Dao Palace. Having received the Dao Palace’s favor in previous simulations and having practiced the Dao Palace’s Emperor Scripture, you didn’t want to see the Dao Palace destroyed.】
【Thus, you went to the Dao Palace and informed them of the future invasion by powerful beings, hoping they could relocate to preserve their legacy.】
【The Dao Palace Master was stunned by your words. However, although you had practiced the Dao Palace’s Emperor Scripture and were a powerful half-saint, he still wouldn’t easily believe an outsider like you.】
【But when you swore by your Dao Heart, the Dao Palace Master was moved. After all, as a prodigy like yourself, there was no need to risk your Dao Heart for such a strange prank.】
【In the end, the Dao Palace Master did partially believe you and secretly relocated some of the legacy. For this, you felt that although the Dao Palace Master didn’t fully trust you, there was nothing more you could say, only letting out a sigh.】
【Afterward, you left the Dao Palace and headed to the Skyholding Mountains. Upon entering the Skyholding Mountains, you fell into a bizarre formation. Even when you wielded the Supreme Artifact, it was to no avail. Hence, you chose to use the Incinerating Heaven Emperor Fist, hoping to attract the attention of the Scarlet Clan descendants hiding in the Skyholding Mountains.】
【Sure enough, after using the Incinerating Heaven Emperor Fist, the formation disappeared, and you were transferred inside the Skyholding Mountains, meeting an old man. This old man was terrifying, his aura unfathomable, making you suspect he was either a Saint or even more powerful.】
【The old man scrutinized you, solemnly inquiring where you learned the Incinerating Heaven Emperor Fist. Without hesitation, you answered truthfully, also explaining your connection with the Dao Palace and that it was the Dao Palace Master who told you about the Skyholding Mountains and the Scarlet Clan. Hence, wishing to learn the latter part of the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture, you offered to help the Scarlet Clan seek revenge.】
【The old man remained silent. Considering you had practiced the Dao Palace’s Emperor Scripture and possessed the Spacetime Dao Body, he chose to believe your connection with the Dao Palace. However, the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture is not to be easily shared, and he hesitated whether to teach it to you.】
【Ultimately, he sighed and led you to follow him. Naturally, you followed along.】
【Soon, you noticed that there were few Scarlet Clan members in the Skyholding Mountains, and almost no one moved around, all being in a state of self-sealing.】
【After bringing you to a great hall, the old man revealed a shocking truth to you. The Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture could be taught to you, but the notion of revenge is meaningless, as their clan indeed bears guilt.】
【This statement left you stupefied, not understanding why the old man would say that.】
【The old man laughed self-deprecatingly, explaining that the Incinerating Heaven Emperor suppressed anomalies and ventured into the Source of Darkness, disappearing. It was just a rumor spread by the followers of their ancestors to maintain the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s reputation and their Scarlet Clan’s survival.】
【Back then, when darkness erupted, their ancestor, the Incinerating Heaven Emperor, indeed acted to suppress the anomaly. However, rather than venturing into the Source of Darkness to slaughter, he chose to throw himself into the Source of Darkness to survive.】
【Therefore, the Scarlet Clan was detested by the Heavenly Dao and suffered the curse of the Heavenly Dao, not a curse of darkness.】
【Hearing this truth, you were silent, astonished that this could be the actual truth. In your mind, the Incinerating Heaven Emperor and the Emperor of Judgement were esteemed figures, yet the thought that the Incinerating Heaven Emperor would voluntarily enter the Source of Darkness to become a source of calamity was shocking.】
【However, you suddenly recalled something and questioned why other emperors who threw themselves into the Source of Darkness and became Dark Emperors did not have their clans cursed.】
【Upon hearing this, the Scarlet Clan elder fell silent, stating that he didn’t know. Regardless, their ancestor indeed entered the darkness voluntarily.】
You saw the old man couldn’t answer and buried your confusion deep in your heart. Then, you asked another question: Why tell such secrets to a stranger like him?
The elder from the Scarlet Clan sighed, saying they couldn’t hold on much longer. Rather than leaving with this resentment, he might as well say it to ease his heart. Besides, these secrets were already known by top-tier powers, so there wasn’t much point in keeping them.
After hearing this, you felt quite complicated. You always had a good impression of the Scarlet Clan, but the truth turned out to be like this.
Next, the elder passed on the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture to you and then told you to leave. Naturally, you had no intention of staying and chose to leave. After you left, the elder passed away, entering a state of meditative death.
After leaving the Skyholding Mountains, you contemplated your next destination. Staying on the Great Origin Ancient Star was meaningless unless you could break through to the Saint Realm. If your cultivation caused too much disturbance, it might attract the attention of terrifying experts.
Therefore, you planned to leave the Great Origin Ancient Star again and travel to either Hell Ancient Star or Azure Wave Ancient Star for cultivation. Eventually, you made a decision and headed to Hell Ancient Star, attempting to break through to the Saint level here or take advantage of the special environment to cultivate the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture.
Three months later, you arrived at Hell Ancient Star and began your daily cultivation. In the blink of an eye, a thousand years passed. During this millennium, you successfully learned the divine abilities recorded in the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture. However, you still needed a long time to break through to the Saint Realm, even though you had resources and a sacred elixir at your disposal.
It was during your diligent cultivation that Hell Ancient Star’s sea of fire underwent abnormal changes. The laws of fire went into upheaval, and a terrifying flame erupted from the depths of Hell Ancient Star.
Caught off guard, you were instantly incinerated by this terrifying flame, reduced to ashes. Not only you, but all the cultivators on Hell Ancient Star couldn’t escape this flame and were burned to ashes.
Because you had the Rebirth Talisman, you entered a countdown to revival. The moment you revived, the Supreme Artifact, Black Abyss Demon Spear, protected you, preventing your immediate death upon revival.
However, you discovered something terrifying. The upheaval of the laws of fire grew more intense, and the terrifying flame became increasingly stronger. Even the protection formed by the Black Abyss Demon Spear couldn’t withstand it and was melted.
You felt a chilling dread and tried to use spatial divine abilities to escape. But to your horror, you found that under the upheaval of the laws of fire and the burning of that terrifying flame, space was completely distorted and couldn’t allow for teleportation.
As a result, you were reduced to nothingness, and even the Supreme Artifact, Black Abyss Demon Spear, was burned and destroyed.
Due to your death, this simulation ended.
The textual simulation stopped here, and many images and insights appeared in Wang Ping’s mind, ultimately leading his figure to appear in Hell Ancient Star.
“What is going on? Why did Hell Ancient Star suddenly upheave, erupting with a terrifying flame that could burn even a Supreme Artifact?”
Wang Ping looked at the eerie white terrifying flame with fear and his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.
This power was too terrifying. To what level did it belong? He couldn’t determine, but it was likely beyond the level of the Saint Realm.
“I originally thought Hell Ancient Star would be an excellent place for cultivation. It seems I was wrong. Hell Ancient Star also hides many secrets. Perhaps in the past, Hell Ancient Star wasn’t a world filled with flames. It might once have had life, but it turned into this due to some reason.”
Wang Ping scanned Hell Ancient Star, his gaze flickering as he thought to himself.
As Wang Ping was contemplating, his consciousness blurred, his vision shifted, and he returned to the real world.
Then, the System’s voice sounded.
“Ding, rewards have been generated successfully. The host may choose two from the following options:
- Life-bound Sacred Weapon.
- Red Talent: Wind Mystique Body.
- Blue Talent: Demonic Cultivation in Turbulent Times.
- Heavenly Demon Stone.
- Half-Saint cultivation.”
“System, I choose 1. Life-bound Sacred Weapon and Half-Saint cultivation.”
After glancing at the reward list, Wang Ping made his choice.
Although increasing cultivation would consume more resources in paid simulations, Wang Ping was now extremely wealthy and didn’t mind it at all.
Anyway, if resources ran out, after raising his cultivation, he could earn more.
Without high cultivation and strong power, Wang Ping felt no sense of security.
Wang Ping now understood that he must quickly raise his cultivation to the Saint level and elevate his combat power to contend with self-sealed Supremes.
The remaining matters can be discussed later.
As Wang Ping made his choice, he felt an additional Sacred Weapon appear in his sea of consciousness.
It was evidently his Life-bound Sacred Weapon.
Additionally, Wang Ping’s cultivation swiftly began to soar. In a short period, it rose to the level of half-saint, giving him a semblance of saintly might.
However, it must be said that the system’s cultivation rewards were truly effortless and without any disturbances.
Otherwise, it might have been detected by that terrifying expert.
At that time, it would become dangerous.
“Let’s continue the simulation…” Wang Ping thought to himself, silently saying, “System, how many resources do I need for a paid simulation now?”
“Ding, detecting that the host’s cultivation has reached the half-saint level, the cost for simulation is five thousand middle-grade divine sources…”
The system’s voice rang out.
“Only five thousand middle-grade divine sources, no problem. System, simulate for me, let me see your limits.”
Wang Ping’s expression was calm as he spoke generously.
“Ding, consuming five thousand middle-grade divine sources, the Life Simulator is activated, refreshing talents…”
The system’s voice resonated once more.
“Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully refreshing Gold Talent: Heaven’s Secret Concealment; and Red Talent: Song and Dance.”
Gold Talent: Heaven’s Secret Concealment: With this talent, the host can shield against most Heaven’s Secret techniques targeting them.
Red Talent: Song and Dance: After singing and dancing, the host’s combat power will be enhanced.
“Damn!”
Wang Ping’s eyes instantly brightened as he saw the newly refreshed talents.
Goodness, this time, he directly refreshed a Gold Talent.
Moreover, it was the Gold Talent he had been dreaming of, the one that could shield against Heaven’s Secret techniques!
In other words, with this talent, the senior transmigrators of the Second-Generation Chat Group could no longer use common Heaven’s Secret methods to locate him.
As long as they couldn’t find him, Wang Ping would be in the dark, while they would be in the open.
Under such circumstances, Wang Ping could grow safely.
Once Wang Ping grew stronger, he could deal with them however he wished… a truly satisfying thought!
“System, I choose Gold Talent: Heaven’s Secret Concealment!”
Wang Ping said with a smile.
“Ding, talent selection successful, Life Simulation commencing…”
The system’s voice sounded again, and Wang Ping felt his consciousness blur, entering an immersive simulation state.
Then, the screen appeared, and text began to surface.
【On the first day, you chose to cultivate on the Great Origin Ancient Star, intending to move to other ancient stars for further breakthroughs after securing an opportunity, eventually becoming a powerful saint.】
【Ten years later, Ruo Lan arrived at the Great Origin Ancient Star, intending to find you. However, she discovered that the Heaven’s Secret Tracker Talisman was ineffective, leaving her shocked and uncertain, her mood heavy.】
【Although Ruo Lan couldn’t find you, you proactively found her. Relying on Purple Talent: Breath Concealment and the secret technique of Concealment, you launched a powerful strike, killing Ruo Lan in one blow. Now a half-saint, you were far more powerful, making it entirely possible to achieve this one-hit kill through a sneak attack.】
【After killing Ruo Lan, you were curious about your current combat limits and wondered if you could contend with a self-proclaimed saint. Although deeply curious, you wisely refrained from provoking such a saint for a direct confrontation.】
【After you killed Ruo Lan, you continued your cultivation. In the blink of an eye, fifteen hundred years had passed, and the Dao Palace was still destroyed.】
【In the blink of an eye, another hundred years passed, and Ye Chen was in trouble again. Only then did you remember this issue. However, after some thought, you decided not to get involved. After all, the purpose of this simulation was primarily to achieve sainthood. If you don’t become a saint, you won’t come out of seclusion.】
【However, something unexpected happened: Ye Chen was rescued by a mysterious powerful figure and did not die. This made you marvel at the fact that Ye Chen’s luck seemed to have increased rather than decreased after reaching the Upper Realm.】
【The descendant of the supreme did not expect Ye Chen to escape and was very angry. Yet, he was even more upset that he couldn’t find the Black Abyss Demon Spear. The means given by the Heavenly Calculator were also useless, making the supreme descendant suspect that the Heavenly Calculator had deceived him.】
【As a result, the supreme descendant felt that staying on the Great Origin Ancient Star, a remote ancient star, was meaningless and chose to return to the central ancient star region.】
【Unbeknownst to you, the supreme descendant had left. You continued your seclusion. In the blink of an eye, more than four hundred years passed, and a revolt erupted on the Hell Ancient Star, giving you a hint of a chance to become a saint.】
【This made you immerse yourself in cultivation, planning to break through the barrier of sainthood and step into the saint level in one go.】
【In the blink of an eye, another three hundred years passed. As you were in seclusion, trying to break the barrier of sainthood, a terrifying tremor occurred on the Great Origin Ancient Star. A terrifying dark aura suddenly descended upon the Great Origin Ancient Star.】
【This woke you up. In such a situation, continuing to break through might lead to a cultivation deviation. You were forced out of seclusion and saw the scene outside. The endless darkness enveloped the Great Origin Ancient Star and beyond, with countless dark creatures emerging from the darkness, surrounding the entire Great Origin Ancient Star.】
【These dark creatures, the weakest of which were at the Void God Realm, included some of exceptional power whose auras had reached the level of saints. This made you extremely solemn, speculating on the origins of these dark creatures.】
【Not only were you alarmed and forced out of seclusion, but all the strong individuals on the Great Origin Ancient Star as well. Even those from holy lands and longevity families were horrified, hurriedly summoning their self-sealed ancestors.】
【Soon, all the self-sealed ancestors emerged, looking at the dark creatures surrounding the Great Origin Ancient Star with silence and sighs. The Source of Darkness erupts every few epochs, causing countless dark creatures to appear and affect many ancient stars.】
【In this catastrophe, ancient stars guarded by strong figures might withstand it, and ancient stars guarded by figures above the supreme realm have a high chance of repelling the dark creatures unless they encounter terrifying dark beings.】
【However, not every ancient star has a supreme guarding it. Some ancient stars find it difficult to resist even weak armies of dark creatures, resulting in the massacre of most of their inhabitants. It would then take a long time for such an ancient star to recover its vitality, with its cultivation world suffering heavy losses.】
【This time, the Source of Darkness erupted again, and the Great Origin Ancient Star was clearly affected. In this dark turmoil, many orthodoxy sects might be destroyed. They could only hope that their orthodoxy would not be wiped out and that the dark creature armies affecting the Great Origin Ancient Star this time were weak, without those terrifying entities.】
“Has the Source of Darkness exploded again? How dangerous…,” Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, furrowed his brows, and sighed.
“I hope we can survive this crisis… After all, I’m so close to sainthood. Dying here would be too regrettable. Although, even if I die, with the insights gained, I can become a saint in the next simulation. But becoming a saint in one go is still more satisfying.”
Wang Ping thought to himself, continuing to gaze at the screen.
【Soon, the war broke out. The Saints were the first to strike, killing large swaths of dark creatures. But no sooner had they killed a large number of dark creatures than more emerged, making everyone’s scalp tingle.】
【At the same time, these Saints were quickly targeted by dark creatures with saint-level combat power, causing a terrifying great battle. Additionally, half-saints, divine lords, and those below also joined the life-and-death struggle against the dark creatures.】
【At this moment, no one could escape. Only by fighting to the death and exterminating the dark creatures could they survive. Otherwise, if they were defeated, hiding anywhere would be useless, as the dark creatures would find and kill them.】
【You watched the terrifying battle with a solemn face, having no intention of participating. Instead, you thought about how to escape the Great Origin Ancient Star. However, through spatial perception, you discovered something wrong: the entire Great Origin Ancient Star was enveloped in darkness, making escape impossible.】
【Meanwhile, you were also targeted by powerful dark creatures. These powerful dark creatures charged towards you. With a helpless sigh, you could only choose to confront them.】
【Soon, you killed these dark creatures, attracting the attention of more dark creatures. At the same time, your actions shocked many cultivators on the Great Origin Ancient Star. They had not expected such a powerful half-saint to be hiding on the Great Origin Ancient Star.】
【More importantly, you practiced the Emperor’s Scripture, specifically the Dao Palace’s Emperor Scripture. This made them suspect that you were a surviving member of the destroyed Dao Palace. You paid no attention to their gazes and continued fighting, casually killing a dark creature capable of contending with a half-saint.】
【This shocked everyone even more. You were an overwhelmingly powerful half-saint. Even the saint-level ancestors in battle cast surprised glances at you.】
【Next, the battle continued, growing increasingly fierce. More powerful dark creatures emerged, pressuring the saint-level ancestors. At the end, the number of saint-level dark creatures even surpassed that of the Great Origin Ancient Star. If not for the major forces revealing their foundations, they would have been overwhelmed.】
【Just as the terrifying battle grew even fiercer, another saint-level dark creature walked out from the darkness. Although this dark creature’s strength was only equivalent to a newly ascended saint, its terrifying saintly might still struck fear into the hearts of cultivators below the saint level.】
【Because they realized something: all saint-level ancestors were occupied, and none could stand against this new saint-level dark creature. And with their combat power, fighting this terrifying dark creature would result in instant death.】
【Seeing this, you frowned, knowing you couldn’t remain uninvolved. You also felt a surge of battle intent, planning to fight this dark creature to test your strength and see if you could surpass your level to defeat a saint.】
【For this reason, you proactively attacked this newly ascended saint-level dark creature, intending to crush it. As you engaged it, you felt immense pressure. Nevertheless, you remained fearless, unleashing your incomplete Spacetime Dao Body, forcefully using three types of laws and the divine abilities recorded in the Dao Palace’s Emperor Scripture to fight it, causing the heavens and earth to collapse.】
【This scene astounded numerous cultivators. They never imagined you possessed the legendary physique and comprehended three types of laws, enabling you to battle a saint-level dark creature. Even the saints cast shocked glances at you.】
As strong beings of the Saint Realm, they naturally understood how shocking it was for a half-Saint to battle a Saint. Even though this dark creature didn’t possess any divine abilities, only pure strength and dark laws, which made it weaker than ordinary Saint Realm beings, its power level was still at the early Saint level. Being able to fight it indicated that your combat strength had reached this level, which was truly terrifying.
With such prowess, throughout the entire Upper Realm, those who could match you were extremely rare.
While everyone was in shock, you continued to battle this dark creature, equivalent to an early Saint level. From time to time, you triggered the critical strike effect of the Purple Talent: Infinite Blade, causing the dark creature to bleed profusely.
However, you found it difficult to kill him using your current methods. Thus, you decided to no longer hold back and used an even more terrifying divine ability. This was the divine ability recorded in the later chapters of the Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scripture: The Nine Transformations of Burning Heaven.
As you cast the Nine Transformations of Burning Heaven, a terrifying killing power erupted. Coupled with the critical strike effect of the Purple Talent: Infinite Blade triggering again, it exploded instantly, directly blowing up this powerful dark creature, causing it to fall completely.
This shocked everyone once again. They didn’t expect you to actually slay a Saint, even though it was just a dark creature, it was still a Saint. Moreover, the emperor-level divine ability you used had quite a history and controversy.
However, now was not the time for them to focus on these things, as they continued to fight their battles. As for you, having just defeated this powerful dark creature, you didn’t even have time to breathe when another crisis appeared.
Five more terrifying dark creatures were charging at you, each no weaker than the previous one, some even stronger.
In response, your face turned rigid, knowing that if you continued relying solely on your own strength, you would eventually die at the hands of these dark creatures. Though hesitant, knowing the consequences of using the Supreme Artifact: Black Abyss Demon Spear, you decided to take it out.
When you summoned the Supreme Artifact: Black Abyss Demon Spear, the five dark creatures charging at you were instantly killed by you. The terrifying power of the Supreme Artifact was fully evident. This caused all the Saint Realm beings to be moved and greatly surprised, not expecting you to possess such a valuable item.
Among them, the Mo Family was particularly shocked, with their expressions constantly changing. After all, the Black Abyss Demon Spear was the Supreme Artifact they had longed for, but they didn’t find it in the Lower Realm at the time. Little did they imagine it would fall into your hands.
However, you had already demonstrated terrifying combat strength and wielded the Supreme Artifact: Black Abyss Demon Spear, so they didn’t dare to say much. At this moment, attacking you would be seeking their own demise.
Not to mention, at this critical time, everyone needed to unite to combat the dark creatures, otherwise, everyone would die.
The other strong beings were also somewhat envious of your Supreme Artifact: Black Abyss Demon Spear, but they ultimately didn’t have intentions of attacking you. Among them, the strongest, the Zhang Family Ancestor, just looked at you deeply without taking any action.
Seeing this, you felt slightly relieved. Though you guessed that they wouldn’t attack at this time, you still remained vigilant. After all, Supreme Artifacts were too precious to ensure that no strong being would stealthily attack you to seize the Black Abyss Demon Spear.
For instance, it was rumored that the Zhang Family Ancestor was a half-step Great Saint Realm strong being. At this level, he had speeds you wouldn’t be able to react to and could potentially kill you. If he were to seize the Black Abyss Demon Spear, he could greatly harness its power and potentially lead his clan out of the darkness and escape the Great Origin Ancient Star.
Next, you wielded the Supreme Artifact in continued battles against the dark creatures. Then, a despairing situation occurred. These dark creatures seemed endless, with increasingly powerful ones appearing, causing the cultivators on the Great Origin Ancient Star to fall in droves.
Even gods and half-Saints couldn’t hold on, and even Saints began to fall.
You, too, were targeted by dark creatures equivalent to the Saint King level. At this level, you could no longer easily suppress them with just a Supreme Artifact. Moreover, you weren’t just targeted by one Saint King level dark creature, but several powerful dark creatures.
‘This dark chaos is truly dangerous…’
Wang Ping sighed inwardly upon seeing this simulation, knowing that this calamity would be hard to overcome.
Weapons, in the end, are just weapons; without someone to wield them to their full potential, their power is limited.
Though Supreme Artifacts are powerful, they have their limits.
While a Supreme Artifact can deter a Saint King, making them reluctant to confront it head-on, it’s not easy for a Supreme Artifact to kill a Saint King.
And when it comes to the Great Saint level, it’s even less likely. A Great Saint can suppress a Supreme Artifact with their own power.
Of course, if two Saint Kings or Great Saints fight, one with a Supreme Artifact and the other without, the one without the Supreme Artifact would likely be overpowered and killed.
In short, a weapon’s strength also depends on the user’s capability.
While you were struggling in a fierce fight against several powerful dark creatures, the situation suddenly changed. The Zhang Family’s half-step Great Saint unexpectedly launched a sneak attack on you. Although you were somewhat wary of him, you were too engaged in the intense battle with the dark creatures to react in time, resulting in a successful ambush.
As a result, you were killed instantly, without leaving a whole corpse. After your death, the half-step Great Saint from the Zhang Family attempted to take the Supreme Artifact: Black Abyss Demon Spear.
However, as he was about to seize the Black Abyss Demon Spear, your Red Talent: Death Whisper was triggered, unleashing a terrifying strike on him. Although the power difference meant that even the passive effect of the Purple Talent: Infinite Blade couldn’t harm him, it only managed to knock him back slightly.
But that was enough. After the half-step Great Saint of the Zhang Family was knocked back, he was once again entangled by the terrifying dark creatures, preventing him from attempting to seize the Black Abyss Demon Spear.
After your death, the Black Abyss Demon Spear also fell into a state of chaos. After all, the promises you made to it were still vivid in its memory, yet you had died.
However, despite being a demonic artifact, the Black Abyss Demon Spear was a principled Supreme Artifact. It knew that it was you who had freed it. In its anger, the Black Abyss Demon Spear chose to cooperate with the dark creatures to attack the half-step Great Saint of the Zhang Family.
Although the half-step Great Saint of the Zhang Family was not afraid of the Black Abyss Demon Spear with his cultivation, he still had to face the powerful dark creatures, making the situation perilous for him, leaving him deeply frustrated and regretful for his failed ambush.
As for the other Saint Realm experts on the Great Origin Ancient Star, each one began to distance themselves from the Zhang Family Ancestor. They held him in contempt and fear, worried that he might suddenly attack them…
Time flew by, and an hour quickly passed. During this hour, the cultivators on the Great Origin Ancient Star were nearly annihilated. Even ordinary cultivators were being slaughtered, turning the entire Great Origin Ancient Star into a living hell…
The Saint Realm cultivators couldn’t hold out either, with more than half falling. Although the Zhang Family Ancestor killed many dark creatures and temporarily sealed the Black Abyss Demon Spear, his condition was extremely poor…
It was at this moment that you revived. After reviving, you saw the miserable Zhang Family Ancestor. Filled with hatred for him, you rushed at him without hesitation. You knew that today was a death sentence for sure…
Determined to drag him to death with you, you charged forward. The Zhang Family Ancestor was both shocked and angry, not expecting you to have such a means of revival. Although he considered it a suicidal move on your part. Even in his poor condition, killing a Semi-Saint like you would be easy…
However, something unexpected happened. As you charged, you broke through the barrier at any cost, invoking a Heavenly Tribulation…
With the emergence of your Saint’s Tribulation, horrifying tribulation clouds gathered over the Great Origin Ancient Star, even dispersing some of the darkness…
Due to your Tribulation covering the region, it became even more terrifying. After all, the Heavenly Tribulation cannot be disturbed. The more cultivators that are within its range, especially strong ones, the more powerful the Tribulation becomes. Even a Great Saint would fall under such a Tribulation…
Seeing you bring the Tribulation, the Zhang Family Ancestor’s scalp went numb. He wanted to flee, but it was too late. Both he and the dark creatures were locked onto by the Tribulation…
In the end, the horrifying Tribulation exploded, and you, the Zhang Family Ancestor, and all the dark creatures fell within it. No number of lives would be enough to survive such a Tribulation…
Due to your death, this simulation ends.
The text simulation came to a halt here, and many images and insights appeared in Wang Ping’s mind. Finally, he found himself hovering above the Great Origin Ancient Star, witnessing the scene where the terrifying Tribulation shattered everything.
“As expected, still dead… But forcing myself to become a Saint this time, I wonder if it will affect the rewards obtained in the simulation,” Wang Ping thought to himself as he observed the scene.
If he only got a low-grade Saint reward, he’d be very disappointed…
Well, he couldn’t really say disappointed, as he had the option not to choose…
However, if he couldn’t even select the near-breakthrough Semi-Saint cultivation state, he’d be incredibly frustrated…
As Wang Ping was contemplating, his consciousness flickered, and he returned to the real world.
Then, the System’s voice resounded…
“Ding! Rewards generated successfully. The host can choose two from the following rewards:
- Saint Realm cultivation (Heavenly Tribulation not yet passed, flawed Dao foundation).
- Semi-Saint cultivation (On the verge of breakthrough).
- Golden Talent: Heaven’s Secret Shield.
- Red Talent: Dance and Song.”
“System, I choose 2. Semi-Saint cultivation (On the verge of breakthrough) and 3. Golden Talent: Heaven’s Secret Shield,”
Wang Ping made his choice without hesitation after glancing at the rewards.
With Wang Ping’s selection, he felt his cultivation increase significantly, nearing the transformation of his body, mana, and soul to a Saint level…
At this moment, with just a bit more persistence, Wang Ping could achieve a perfect breakthrough and successfully pass the Tribulation to become a Saint…
Soon after, Wang Ping felt additional information appear in his mind.
It was about the Golden Talent: Heaven’s Secret Shield, which could selectively block the prying of heavenly secrets—extremely useful…
“Not bad, not bad,”
Wang Ping nodded in satisfaction, planning to continue his simulation.
He vowed not to stop until he became a Saint!