Super God Golden Crow Record

Chapter 20 First Test of Magical Treasures

These three natal magic treasure embryos were nurtured in Zhao Chen's dantian for a full three years.

For three years, Zhao Chen did not leave the mountaintop. Every day at dawn he would capture the purple aura, at noon he would draw upon a wisp of the sun's essence, and at night he would absorb the moon's radiance.

Day after day, year after year, his cultivation had become so solid that there was no room for further advancement, and he was ready to form his core at any time.

What truly delighted him was the transformation of the three magical treasures.

The God-Slaying Spear hovered to the left of his dantian, its shaft a deep blue, slowly rotating. With each rotation, a wisp of true essence was absorbed into it, while a more refined, sharp aura was exhaled. That sharpness traveled along his meridians, giving his claws a subtle edge of sharpness as well.

The Chaos Bell, dark and steady, rested on the right side of his dantian. It calmly and steadily absorbed true essence, and the fine patterns on its surface gradually became clearer, with faint runes flickering within. Each time the bell trembled slightly, an invisible ripple spread out, making his bones and muscles even more solid.

The Immortal-Slaying Gourd hovered directly above the dantian, near the heart. The three transparent throwing knives swam within the gourd like three small, incredibly agile fish. They absorbed true essence the slowest, but with each absorption, the knives' transparency increased, making them even more concealed.

"It's time to test their power." Zhao Chen stood up and looked towards the canyon.

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Spreading his wings, Zhao Chen flew towards the outer edge of the canyon.

His speed was several times faster than three years ago. With both wings flapping, his forty-two-zhang-long body streaked across the sky like a black lightning bolt. His hundred-zhang wingspan cast a huge shadow behind him, and wherever he passed, the void creatures in the Qi Refining stage scattered and fled.

Zhao Chen already knew this area inside and out.

After flying for about fifteen minutes, the senses detected the first target: a Void Centipede in the Qi Refining stage, basking in the sun on a giant rock.

Qi Refining Stage. With Zhao Chen's current strength, killing it is as easy as crushing an ant.

But Zhao Chen did not rush over directly.

Instead, with a thought, the Immortal-Slaying Gourd opened. A transparent throwing knife flew out silently, merging into the air and drifting towards the strange insect.

Three hundred zhang, two hundred zhang, one hundred zhang...

The throwing knife was getting closer and closer.

The strange insect was completely unaware.

It's now!

The throwing knife suddenly accelerated, like a transparent bolt of lightning, piercing straight for the strange insect's head!

"laugh--"

A barely audible sound of flesh being pierced. The strange insect's body stiffened, and it died instantly, without even having a chance to struggle.

Recalling the throwing knife, Zhao Chen landed beside the corpse. The knife was clean, without a trace of blood.

"Good stuff!" His eyes lit up.

This Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife is incredibly effective against Qi Refining stage enemies, killing them with a single strike. Moreover, it's completely silent; the enemy won't even know how they died.

Having devoured the Qi Refining stage void creature, its flesh and blood transformed into body-refining energy, slightly strengthening his physical body. There was no reaction in his dantian; Qi Refining could no longer increase his cultivation, so Zhao Chen could only focus on body refining.

But that didn't stop him from being excited.

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Go deeper.

Soon, their senses detected a second group of prey—three Foundation Establishment stage Void Centipedes, resting in a valley.

He was at the same level as me, in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Of the three, the largest one is over twenty-five zhang tall, with a deep purple carapace, and should be in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. The other two are around twenty zhang tall, and are in the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Zhao Chen did not rush over.

Instead, he first released three throwing knives, each heading towards one of the three strange insects. At the same time, he summoned the Chaos Bell, which grew to three feet in size and hovered above his head, ready for battle.

The throwing knife approached silently.

Five hundred zhang, three hundred zhang, one hundred zhang...

It's now!

All three throwing knives accelerated simultaneously!

The two early-stage monsters were caught off guard, and the throwing knife pierced their skulls, killing them instantly. However, the mid-stage monster twisted its head sharply the moment the knife pierced its skull, and the knife, which was originally aimed at its head, only pierced its shoulder.

It let out a deafening roar, twisted wildly, and dozens of spatial blades slashed wildly in all directions!

Zhao Chen was prepared.

The black light barrier lowered by the Chaos Bell steadily blocked the spatial blades. At the same time, it took out the God-Slaying Spear and charged towards the wounded monster.

The monstrous insect had gone mad, lunging at him recklessly. Its legs were like sharp blades, creating spatial rifts with each swing.

Zhao Chen did not back down.

He thrust his spear forward!

The spear's beam stretched for hundreds of feet, its eerie blue light slicing through the sky, aiming straight for the monstrous insect's head!

The strange insect dodged to the side, but Zhao Chen's sharp claws had already reached out and viciously grabbed at the wound on its shoulder!

"laugh--"

The claws pierced the flesh, and blood splattered.

The strange insect struggled frantically, but Zhao Chen refused to let go.

The Xuan Yang Flame spewed from its mouth and burned into the wound.

Fifteen minutes later, the strange insect finally gave out and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Standing on the corpse, Zhao Chen noticed something unusual when he looked at the God-Slaying Spear.

The dark blue spear seemed to have a faint, almost imperceptible, dark red pattern on its shaft. The pattern was so faint that it was almost invisible without close inspection, but Zhao Chen could sense an indescribable aura emanating from the spear—cold, sharp, and carrying a subtle killing intent.

"This is... the aura of killing?" A thought flashed through his mind.

The inherited memories mention that offensive magical artifacts can be sharpened by killing enemies and absorbing the energy of slaughter. The more enemies killed, the sharper the artifact becomes, and it can even give birth to the laws of slaughter.

He had just killed that mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator with the God-Slaying Spear, and the spear had absorbed a trace of killing intent.

"nice one!"

Zhao Chen's eyes lit up even more.

True essence can nurture a magical weapon to grow, absorbing materials can evolve it, and killing enemies can make it even sharper—with these three paths running in parallel, the future of the God-Slaying Spear is limitless.

Zhao Chen began to devour the corpses of the three Foundation Establishment stage monster insects.

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The flesh and blood of the two early-stage Foundation Establishment monstrous insects entered his stomach, transforming into body-refining energy and further strengthening his physical body. The energy contained in the flesh and blood of the mid-stage monstrous insect was even more concentrated, and after surging into his limbs and bones, his perception of the surrounding space became clearer.

His true essence remained unchanged, but Zhao Chen didn't care.

The increase in strength is not only reflected in true essence.

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Next, Zhao Chen used the area outside the canyon as a training ground.

Every day, he would hunt down a dozen or so Qi Refining stage void creatures and two or three Foundation Establishment stage creatures. He used them to practice the coordination of his three magic weapons, the control of his throwing knives, and how to maximize his advantages in battle.

His knife-throwing skills became increasingly proficient. Initially, he could only control three knives to attack three targets at the same time, but now he can attack the same target with three knives simultaneously, blocking all escape routes from different angles.

His magical artifacts were becoming increasingly coordinated. When encountering Foundation Establishment stage monsters, he would first use flying knives to launch a sneak attack, followed by a frontal assault; when surrounded, he would use the Chaos Bell for defense, the God-Slaying Spear for a strong attack, and the flying knives for harassment.

What pleased him most was the change in the God-Slaying Spear.

During this time, he killed over a thousand Qi Refining stage creatures and more than three hundred Foundation Establishment stage creatures. With each kill, the God-Slaying Spear absorbed a trace of killing energy. The dark red patterns became more numerous and denser, from initially being barely visible to now covering the entire spear, like fine blood vessels.

The aura emanating from the gun also changed.

Before, it was merely sharpness; now, in addition to sharpness, there is also a chilling killing intent. When he holds the gun, that killing intent naturally emanates, making the enemy tremble before the battle even begins.

"If this continues, once the killing aura accumulates enough, the God-Slaying Spear will be able to unleash its true killing intent," Zhao Chen thought with anticipation.

A year later, his body had grown to 48 zhang in length and his wingspan was 115 zhang.

His strength has increased significantly since the beginning of the year.

The murderous aura on the God-Slaying Spear is still accumulating, but one day it will become a true weapon of slaughter.

Zhao Chen spread his wings and flew back to the mountaintop.

Within his dantian, two magical treasures were slowly rotating, absorbing and releasing true essence.

They are just beginning to grow.

One day, they will become true treasures.