Chapter 747 - 746: Advancing to a Treasure Artifact

Chapter 747: Chapter 746: Advancing to a Treasure Artifact

Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at the scene before them. Lin Yun, who was only at Spirit Realm Minor Achievement, had actually blocked a strike from a Celestial Saint Realm Saint’s Mark.

Even Xiao Naihe stared at Lin Yun in disbelief, roaring in fury, "Impossible! This is impossible... How could you possibly block a strike from a Celestial Saint Realm expert?!"

Everyone thought it was impossible, but the truth was laid bare before their very eyes.

However, after a brief moment of shock, Meng Liuli and the others began to worry again. It was true that Lin Yun had successfully caught the blow, but he hadn’t managed to shatter it.

Judging from Lin Yun’s current state, he was still struggling immensely. Blood gushed wildly from his arms, and he had already spat out several mouthfuls of it.

In other words, Lin Yun was only holding the attack back. If this stalemate continued, he would sooner or later be utterly annihilated by the strike. A blow from a Saint’s Mark was no laughing matter.

Gritting his teeth, one could clearly see his arms beginning to slowly buckle, as if he could no longer bear the immense pressure descending from the heavens.

The pressure on Lin Yun was unimaginable, as if he were trying to hold up an entire mountain. Noticing Lin Yun’s exhaustion, Xiao Naihe burst out laughing again. "Haha! Lin Yun, no matter how much you struggle today, there’s no way you’re getting out of this alive! Just accept your fate and die!"

Xiao Naihe probably hadn’t even realized it himself, but when facing Lin Yun, his once-absolute pride had been shattered, piece by piece.

Now, when facing Lin Yun, Xiao Naihe no longer dared to confront him head-on. He could only rely on the advantages his status afforded him to suppress Lin Yun, just like with this Saint’s Mark.

In Xiao Naihe’s mind, as long as Lin Yun could be killed, his desire would be fulfilled, regardless of whether he did it with his own hands or not.

Enduring the immense pressure, Lin Yun ignored Xiao Naihe’s taunts. At this moment, even if he didn’t want to admit it, there was no way around it. ’Facing the full-powered strike of this Saint’s Mark, I’ve really reached my limit.’

If it had been anyone else—never mind someone at Spirit Realm Minor Achievement, even a cultivator at the Limit of the Spirit Realm—they likely wouldn’t have been able to hold on for so long.

After all, Xiao Naihe’s Saint’s Mark wasn’t left by a Saint of the Earth Saint Realm, but one of the Celestial Saint Realm. Even if it could only unleash half of its creator’s true strength, the power gap with Lin Yun was still immense.

His arms were completely covered in blood. Though he was filled with bitter reluctance, the sheer disparity in power left Lin Yun helpless.

It was just as the saying goes: in the face of absolute power, everything else is meaningless.

Just then, the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear, which was plunged deep into the ground of the main plaza, suddenly let out a resonant dragon’s cry. Immediately after, its entire white shaft erupted in a blinding, blood-red light.

This change in the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear baffled everyone. ’It isn’t even in Lin Yun’s hands, so why is it transforming like this?’

Xiao Naihe, as well as Qingfeng Saint and the three others battling in the void, quickly noticed the spear’s sudden transformation.

"This is..." Xiao Naihe’s two guards exclaimed almost in unison, their eyes fixed on the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear as it radiated a dense, red light.

"What an exciting young man." The Flowing Water Saint’s smile grew wider with excitement as she watched the scene, muttering to herself.

This bizarre transformation of the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear filled Xiao Naihe with bitter resentment. ’Why? Why can this ant, someone I should be able to crush with ease, create one miracle after another?’

’Even with my Saint’s Mark activated, I still can’t just wipe him out effortlessly. Why can Lin Yun always do the impossible?’

"Damn it! You ant, do you really think you can stand against the Saint’s Mark of a Celestial Saint Realm expert?" Gazing at Lin Yun, Xiao Naihe’s voice was laced not only with potent fury, but also with bitter jealousy.

The spear’s bizarre transformation was the sign of a breakthrough—the sign of a Celestial Spirit Soldier advancing to become a Treasure Soldier.

It was common knowledge that a weapon with an Artifact Spirit didn’t need an Artifact Refiner to advance. The speed of its advancement and the level it could ultimately reach depended entirely on its master’s power.

Feeling the ever-increasing power of the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear, the look of reluctance on Lin Yun’s face vanished instantly, replaced by an indomitable Battle Intent.

’So what if it’s a Saint’s Mark from the Celestial Saint Realm? It’s just a strand of the creator’s Elemental Power. If I can’t even overcome this, what hope do I have of ever getting revenge?’

"Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear, fight with me!" Blood still dripped from the corner of his mouth, but a smile now touched Lin Yun’s lips. While his hands remained locked in a desperate struggle against the giant, descending handprint, he roared.

At Lin Yun’s roar, the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear’s vibrations intensified, cracking the very ground around it. The blood-red light grew so blinding that no one could look at it directly.

"This is the aura of a Treasure Soldier... and a top-grade one at that..." the Saint from the Spiritual Light Pavilion murmured in astonishment as the aura emanating from the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear grew increasingly sharp.

Though it had only just advanced to the rank of Treasure Soldier, the aura radiating from the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear already surpassed that of an ordinary one, placing it in the upper echelons of top-grade Treasure Soldiers.

And it didn’t stop there. The moment the Saint from the Spiritual Light Pavilion finished speaking, the body of the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear transformed into a streak of blood-red light and shot skyward.

The cry of a dragon echoed from within the sanguine light as it circled rapidly around Lin Yun’s body. At last, the intense, blinding radiance slowly faded.

When everyone looked at Lin Yun again, they found him tightly gripping the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear, now a fully-fledged Treasure Soldier.

The spear was completely transformed from its time as a Celestial Spirit Soldier. Its once bone-white shaft had turned a deep, rich blood-red, as vivid as if it were freshly drawn.

The shaft and tip were now a seamless whole, both looking as if they had been steeped in blood for centuries.

Feeling the complete metamorphosis of his spear, Lin Yun’s heart surged with heroic pride. He pressed the tip of the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear firmly against the giant palm and shouted in a cold voice.

"Dual Dragon World Destruction..."

As his voice fell, a resounding dragon’s cry echoed forth. In that instant, two Dragon Shadows burst from the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear and slammed violently into the giant palm.

For some unknown reason, both Dragon Shadows unleashed by this Dual Dragon World Destruction were blood-red, resembling two thoroughly enraged dragons.

Compared to his previous uses of the technique, these two Dragon Shadows possessed a terrifying new aura, like that of a Divine Dragon unleashing its full might.

As if to obliterate any obstacle in their path, the two blood-red Dragon Shadows opened their cavernous maws and charged ferociously toward the giant palm.