The black and white energies transformed by the Golden Scissors continuously shuttled within the space, intertwining with the Dragon Pearls. By the sixth day, all seven Dragon Pearls had shattered, fully absorbed by the Devouring Space, and by now Zhang Chen’s experience points had amassed to seven trillion!
Looking at the seven trillion points on the Golden Finger Interface, Zhang Chen’s heart bled. If these were used to enhance the Sun True Flame, it’s likely he would have reached an unimaginable realm, surpassing the Twelfth Tier and entering the realm of fruition. But now he had to use them all to enhance Support Skills. How could he not feel pain?
"Seven trillion points, yet I’m still three trillion short of upgrading the Authority of Wood Element. Where will I find these three trillion points?" Zhang Chen’s gaze swept over the Ascension Pool, but he was reluctant, for it could transform beings into Immortal Bodies and would be of great use to his followers in the future.
He scanned the Golden Scissors, Yin Yang Grinding Disc, and finally focused on the Silver Slingshot: "I’ve already consumed all seven beads, leaving only the lonely Silver Slingshot. It has limited future use, so I might as well refine it now. Since it can complement seven Dragon Pearls, its material must be extraordinary, perhaps providing the points I need."
Zhang Chen summoned the Silver Slingshot into his own Devouring Space and activated the Devouring Power. But now the Devouring Space struggled to shake the Silver Slingshot; it was as immovable as a mountain, and the Devouring Space could only absorb its faint Qi Mechanism, far slower than refining Dragon Pearls by thousands of times.
The Devouring Space refined Dragon Pearls by forming particles, yet with the Silver Slingshot, it could only refine its Qi Mechanism.
"Damn it, refining this Silver Slingshot might take forever. I can’t wait that long!" Zhang Chen saw the immovable Silver Slingshot and hurriedly used the Golden Scissors to shear it, but the scissors left only a shallow mark, taking an indeterminate time to divide and convert the Silver Slingshot.
"Golden Scissors are unreliable! I wonder what material makes up this Silver Slingshot, that it’s so resilient." Zhang Chen put away the Golden Scissors, studying the Silver Slingshot with curiosity.
His gaze shifted from the slingshot body to its elastic line. After a moment, he exclaimed, surprised: "It’s made of Dragon Tendons!"
Considering the seven Dragon Pearls, Zhang Chen pondered: "Made from tendons of seven unknown realm True Dragons, reinforced with Mysterious Golden Threads during refinement."
"The elasticity line is much less hard than the slingshot body, so I can refine it first. It’s from seven unknown level True Dragon tendons, and even if less pure than those Dragon Pearl essences, it should contain substantial points, right?" Zhang Chen thought.
As Zhang Chen entertained various thoughts, the Golden Scissors suddenly flew out, transforming into a black and white Flood Dragon, entwining the bowstring. It snapped in two, and a moment later, it turned to powder, fully refined by the Devouring Space.
Half a day later, with the bowstring refined, Zhang Chen’s Golden Finger Points increased again, rising from seven trillion to eight trillion.
"Seven Dragon Tendons amass only a trillion points; isn’t that too little?" Zhang Chen muttered internally.
Yet considering the situation, it’s not excessive, as a dragon’s essence divides into three parts: one part in the Dragon Pearl, another in the Dragon Soul, and a third in its flesh.
Dragon tendons are but part of the flesh, amassing a trillion points is significant.
"Now I have eight trillion points, only two trillion away from ten trillion. These two trillion points must come from the slingshot body, but it’s a tough nut to crack. My Golden Scissors can’t cut it; how can I quickly refine it?" Zhang Chen gazed at the slingshot in the Devouring Space, showing a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Huh, since the Silver Slingshot is made of metal..." As Zhang Chen sensed the Silver Slingshot, his Authority of Gold Element sensed it, revealing some information.
"This slingshot material comes from a kind of Mithril existing since the creation of time, after enduring Heaven-Earth Water-Fire refining, it reached a powerful figure, who used Secret Techniques to further refine it, forming the slingshot’s material." Zhang Chen realized.
"Being of Gold Attribute, within my Authority of Gold Element scope, it should be subject to my control." Zhang Chen became spirited, activating the Authority of Gold Element. Gradually the silver slingshot disintegrated, transforming into countless tiny particles spread within the Devouring Space.
"I can indeed use Authority of Gold Element to suppress it!" Zhang Chen was overjoyed.
Yet even disintegrating it, Zhang Chen found utilizing the Devouring Space to refine it remained challenging. Those metal particles weren’t easily refined by the Devouring Space.
Zhang Chen wasn’t flustered, directly activating the Authority of Gold Element, simulating previous refinements of Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, suppressing the Gold Attribute Law. With the Authority activation, the Mithril’s inherent Gold Element Law was suppressed, and refining by the Devouring Space accelerated.
"But it’s still not ideal. Even with the Devouring Space now able to refine that Mithril, it might take a couple of weeks, by then my physical body in the Material Realm could spoil." Zhang Chen sensed anxiety: "Now my only hope is in the Power of Blood Dao within my body, hoping it keeps my flesh from decay."
With situations as they were, Zhang Chen had no choice but to cling to hope in the power of blood, otherwise, he’d truly be in a fix. If his body were destroyed, even resurrection techniques would be useless to him.
As time trickled onward, ten days slipped by in a flash. And finally, once all the metal was entirely refined by the Devouring Space, Zhang Chen’s Devouring Space slightly vibrated, emptying completely.
Zhang Chen hurriedly went to check his own Golden Finger Interface, his eyes revealing a look of great joy: "Not bad! Not bad! The experience points have increased by a full two hundred billion, and at this time my points have just reached a trillion."
Looking at the Golden Finger Interface, Zhang Chen was overjoyed, finally no unexpected problems occurred, allowing him to smoothly gather enough points to upgrade the Authority of Wood Element.
Then Zhang Chen, without a second thought, directly tapped on the Golden Finger Interface, and the next moment the interface twisted, then refreshed:
[Authority of Wood Element (Fifth Tier): Reversed Peanut Seed*Plant Body*Rooted in the Earth*Extraction (0/1000000000000)]
[Points: 1000000000000]
[Upgradable]
"A full trillion points, if I upgrade Sun True Flame, how high a realm would that push me to?" Zhang Chen’s eyes showed a hint of regret, but he still pressed down without hesitation.
Then the Golden Finger Interface transformed:
[Name: Zhang Chen]
[Authority of Wood Element (Sixth Tier): Reversed Peanut Seed*Plant Body*Rooted in the Earth*Extraction*Equipment (0/10000000000000)]
[Note 1: You have acquired Equipment Skill]
[Note 2: You can refine any acquired Heaven and Earth Spirit Root into your Authority of Wood Element, granting it incredible power. Heaven and Earth Spirit Root can be used in place of points for upgrades.]
[Points: 0]
Zhang Chen’s gaze fell on the long string of numbers after the upgrade of the Authority of Wood Element on the Golden Finger Interface, and he couldn’t help but take a deep breath: "A hundred trillion points, damn it, this is simply a bottomless pit, who would want to throw points into this pit."
At least Zhang Chen couldn’t do it!
Zhang Chen decided that unless necessary, he would never upgrade the Authority of Wood Element again.
Then Zhang Chen’s gaze fell on the ’Equipment’ at the end, which was a newly developed skill.
Accompanied by information being transmitted over from the Golden Finger Interface, Zhang Chen felt the information it brought, his eyes showing a trace of surprise: "The Authority of Wood Element is indeed amazing! As long as I acquire the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root, I can refine it into the Authority of Wood Element to enhance it."
In Zhang Chen’s Primordial Spirit, there seemed to appear a turquoise light, which was currently empty, just waiting for Zhang Chen to place the acquired Heaven and Earth Spirit Root inside, to enhance the light.
After equipping Heaven and Earth Spirit Root, the light’s power will infinitely strengthen, elevating the authority according to the Spirit Root’s amplification.
Of course, once equipped with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root, it will be deeply bound, and under the light of Authority of Wood Element, the growth of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root will pause.
Because the Authority of Wood Element will siphon off the power of the Innate Spirit Root for self-enhancement, resulting in an inverse relationship between the two.
However, Zhang Chen merely glanced at the Authority of Wood Element and paid it no more heed, as he wasn’t foolish enough to equip a Heaven and Earth Spirit Root onto the Authority of Wood Element.
"Now that I’ve upgraded to the sixth tier, I wonder if I can resist that strange power. Whether I can escape this calamity depends on this time! If it doesn’t succeed, there’s no way I can gather a hundred trillion points; at that point, would you want me to refine Magical Treasures like the Golden Scissors and the Ascension Pool?" Zhang Chen was feeling a bit apprehensive in his heart. The next moment, he activated his Ice Domain, and countless snowflakes fluttered in the domain as if time were flowing backward, tracing some mystical path through the void to suddenly re-form into Zhang Chen’s shape.
Then Zhang Chen’s Primordial Spirit returned to his body, completing a rebirth.
At this moment, a mysterious power began to surge again within Zhang Chen’s body, assailing his flesh, attempting to turn it into a withered bone.