Chapter 771: Phantom Annihilation Demon Ring

The disturbance came from a spirit ring in Xiu Xiu’s claws.

The instant Xiu Xiu raised its claws, one of the spirit rings suddenly acted up. It became a streak of light and shot toward Lin Hao.

The spirit ring morphed into a divine needle, as fine as the tip of a hair.

It made no sound as it tore through the air, and its speed was so extreme that an ordinary person would never have noticed it.

The divine needle was cunning and strange, moving as if it had a life of its own, aiming to pierce Lin Hao’s skull.

If this needle were to hit its mark, never mind Lin Hao, even a god would likely be slain!

It was too sudden, too bizarre.

But Lin Hao detected its presence immediately, shifting his body to dodge it.

It wasn’t until after Lin Hao had moved that anyone else understood what had happened.

It all happened in a flash—it was simply too fast.

Xiu Xiu was the first to react. The moment Lin Hao moved, it moved as well.

It tore directly through the void, its small claws reaching for the divine needle that continued to attack Lin Hao.

“Ngh…”

But it immediately let out an aggrieved cry. Its little mouth began to lick its claws.

The divine needle had actually pierced straight through Xiu Xiu’s claws!

The divine needle was like a resurrected divine object, vowing not to rest until it had killed Lin Hao.

Hah!

At that moment, Lin Hao let out a sharp cry. His body paused, and his right hand formed a claw, grabbing for the divine needle.

As Lin Hao’s claw shot out, purple arcs of electricity sparked at his fingertips.

The electric arcs intertwined, forming runic symbols.

Facing this divine needle, even Lin Hao didn’t dare to be careless. He directly used his bloodline power to manifest the supreme esoteric principles of Artifact Refining.

The divine needle crashed into the runic symbols, buzzing fiercely as it tried to break free.

But Lin Hao’s hand was like an Ancient Divine Mountain, suppressing everything. It could not escape.

At the same time, strand after strand of purple runes coiled around the divine needle, refining it.

The divine needle began to vibrate even more violently.

Only then did Xi Chenghua and the others see clearly what was happening.

“The Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring!” Dugu Shang, utterly shocked by the sight, spat out the name.

Xi Chenghua’s expression changed drastically, while the others looked on in confusion.

Hearing this, Bai Yu asked Dugu Shang, “Xiaoshang, what’s the story behind the Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring?”

Dugu Shang’s mouth twitched, but he didn’t answer Bai Yu.

“Legend has it that three thousand years ago, a genius of Artifact Refining appeared in the Jinglian Saint Institute. His Artifact Refining Mastery was unfathomable, and he could directly nurture Tier Four Spiritual Artifacts,” Xi Chenghua explained.

At these words, Bai Yu’s face changed. “What?! You mean he’s the one who created this Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring!”

Bai Yu had also heard rumors of this Artifact Refining genius. He had run rampant across the Nine Yang Continent with the Spiritual Artifacts he refined, and wherever he went, even the masters of the Holy Lands trembled in fear.

“That’s right. Three thousand years have passed, and this Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring has been nurtured to the point where it’s about to transcend being a Spiritual Artifact and become a Spirit Treasure.”

A Spiritual Artifact at its peak was trying to kill Lin Hao. The sight shocked everyone.

“Rumor has it that the young man’s surname was Shu. It seems he was an ancestor of Shu Fangge!”

“It’s a good thing Shu Fangge is unconscious. If he were to activate this Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring, the consequences would be unimaginable.”

“But this is an existence infinitely close to a Spirit Treasure, and it has gained its own spirituality. How can the Young Master possibly resist it?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd fell silent, their eyes fixed on Lin Hao.

Purple runes coiled around the divine needle—the transformed Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring—which was now imprisoned by Lin Hao’s five fingers. It buzzed and hummed, but it could not break free.

Lin Hao’s other hand also moved, forming one ancient Technique after another, making the world-in-his-palm in his other hand even more brilliant.

Within it, Hongmeng Purple Qi swirled, constructing a strange world that no one dared to look at directly.

As he drove Technique after Technique into it, the Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring stilled. The divine needle was gone, replaced by an ancient ring.

The once-plain ancient ring was now entirely purple, with faint runes surfacing within it.

“He’s Refining the Illusion-Annihilation Ancient Ring!”

Dugu Shang was horrified.

Lin Hao was actually trying to refine an ancient ring that was infinitely close to becoming a Spirit Treasure. This was unheard of.

Just then, he heard Lin Hao say, “I’m borrowing a few things from your spirit ring.”

As Lin Hao spoke, Dugu Shang saw his own spirit ring tossed back to him. However, some of the materials that had been inside it were now floating in the air, being directly refined by Lin Hao’s other hand.

At the same time, the other two spirit rings from Xiu Xiu’s haul also hovered in the air. One by one, materials materialized from them and were then refined by Lin Hao.

These spirit rings, branded by Sealed Martial Realm Martial Artists, held no secrets from Lin Hao. He could take whatever he wanted.

“The rumors said that not only is Lin Hao’s Alchemy Mastery profound, but his Artifact Refining mastery is also formidable. It seems the rumors were true!”

Dugu Shang was stunned as he watched Lin Hao refine those materials with a single hand.

As for Xi Chenghua and the others, after their initial shock, they had become numb to it all.

Countless materials were refined by Lin Hao and then infused into the world-in-his-palm. Everyone could see endless Hongmeng Purple Qi roiling where the Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring was located. Needless to say, it was changing internally.

This transformation continued for an hour. Lin Hao opened his five fingers, and a purple light flashed, but in the next moment, the light vanished.

There was nothing in the void. Everything had vanished.

But Dugu Shang’s gaze was fixed on Lin Hao’s hand.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring had been successfully refined by Lin Hao and had merged with his finger.

SWOOSH!

Xiu Xiu appeared before Lin Hao, presenting two storage spirit rings and whimpering, “Ngh… ngh…”

Its little face showed a mix of vexation and a desire to curry favor.

The Illusion-Annihilation Demon Ring was an existence infinitely close to a Spirit Treasure, but unfortunately, Xiu Xiu couldn’t eat it. Now that Lin Hao had obtained it, its chances were even slimmer. It was asking Lin Hao to take out the Spiritual Artifacts from the other two rings as compensation.

The spirit rings branded by Ascendant Hehe and the Jade-faced Ascendant held no secrets from Lin Hao. After a quick glance, several Spiritual Artifacts appeared in the air.

SWOOSH!

Xiu Xiu was incredibly fast. It snatched them up with a single claw and immediately began to eat them.

Lin Hao paid it no mind. With a thought, the world-in-his-palm reappeared.

An hour later, the two storage spirit rings had become four.

Lin Hao gave them directly to Xi Chenghua and the others.

After the four of them put on the rings, the rings actually fused directly with their flesh and blood, disappearing from sight.

Afterwards, Lin Hao refined Xu Zihao’s spirit ring again, bringing it to the same quality as the other four.

Just as he finished all this, Shu Fangge and the others woke up.

When Shu Fangge awoke and saw Lin Hao still standing there, completely unharmed, he was first startled, then his expression changed drastically.

“Where’s my spirit ring?!”

His body had long been restrained, but now he couldn’t even sense the spirit ring connected to his very bloodline. This shocked him to the core.

It wasn’t just him; Ascendant Hehe and the Jade-faced Ascendant were in the same predicament.

“It’s right here.” Bai Yu proudly made the spirit ring on his finger appear, as if showing off a treasure.

“Haha, I have yours right here.” Zhao Yuanzhong was also excited, similarly revealing the spirit ring on his finger.

Although Xi Chenghua and Lao Xuexin didn’t speak, they too made their spirit rings manifest.

PTUI!

Ascendant Hehe and the Jade-faced Ascendant spat out blood.

They had nurtured those spirit rings for hundreds of years. The rings contained the entire foundation of their respective secret sects, and now, their Divine Sense imprints had been erased!