Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 120 Xuan Yin Armor

Ling Xuan and Herodo worked together seamlessly, constantly changing their moves.

Ling Xuan would occasionally launch powerful attacks with his sword, his sword intent soaring and each swing carrying an overwhelming force, forcing Venerable Tianhua to defend with all his might.

Herodo controlled the unicorn lizard, sometimes using a barrier to solidify his defenses. The golden barrier was as solid as a rock, withstanding the Venerable Tianhua's repeated frenzied attacks.

The warhammer struck the barrier with a dull thud, and the crimson runes on the barrier shimmered, dissolving the impact.

Occasionally launching surprise attacks, the unicorn lizard would rush towards Venerable Tianhua like lightning, striking his warhammer with its hard head and disrupting his attack rhythm.

Just as Venerable Tianhua's warhammer was about to strike Ling Xuan, Ling Xuan cleverly deflected it at an angle, while at the same time, the unicorn lizard's long tail lashed out at his side.

He could only hastily retreat to defend, swinging his warhammer in an arc to try and block the long tail's attack. However, this gave Ling Xuan an opportunity, and the Heaven-Slaying Blade, carrying a sharp blade intent, went straight for his weak point in defense.

Under the combined attack of the two masters, Venerable Tianhua gradually found himself stretched thin, and his divine power was continuously extinguished.

74%, 72%...66%...

Ling Xuan had fought against both Venerable Tianhua and Hirodo in a short period of time. He felt that Hirodo's attainments in the Path of the Beast God were extremely high, and his strength was even a notch above Venerable Tianhua.

If I hadn't come, Herodo might have ended up with all the treasures here.

Of course, this is only in comparison of offensive power and defensive capabilities.

In actual combat, the treasures of both sides and their physical size must also be considered. If the difference in divine physique is too great, it is not impossible to turn defeat into victory.

Venerable Tianhua roared and slammed his warhammer forward. The energy vortex, with its powerful suction, attempted to pull Ling Xuan and the unicorn lizard towards him and deliver a fatal blow.

Ling Xuan sensed the danger, dodged the center of the energy vortex, and at the same time swung his Heaven-Slaying Blade, sending a golden blade of energy toward the energy vortex in an attempt to destroy it.

Herodo also controlled the unicorn lizard, spitting out a golden beam of light that shot towards the energy vortex.

With a deafening roar, the golden blade energy and golden beam of light collided with the energy vortex, creating a massive explosion. The energy shockwave spread outwards, shaking the entire temple.

Venerable Tianhua was violently slammed against the temple wall by the shockwave with a muffled thud, feeling as if all the bones in his body had been broken.

Just then, Venerable Tianhua, panting heavily, scanned his surroundings and suddenly noticed a brick on a stone wall that was different from the others. The brick was slightly darker in color than the others, and its surface faintly emitted a faint spatial transmission fluctuation.

The fluctuation was extremely faint, like a candle flickering in the wind. If he hadn't happened to be nearby at that moment and hadn't mastered the complete laws of space, it would have been almost impossible for him to detect it.

Ignoring his injuries, a resolute glint flashed in his eyes. With his last ounce of strength, he raised his warhammer high and slammed it down onto the peculiar stone wall.

With a loud "boom," the stone wall shook violently, and a tiny spatial crack appeared where the brick was, with a faint white light shining through the crack.

Without the slightest hesitation, Venerable Tianhua transformed into a streak of light and plunged inside, leaving behind a roar filled with resentment: "You're ruthless! Just you wait!"

His voice echoed in the temple, but his figure had already passed through the crack and vanished without a trace in an instant.

Seeing this, Herodo manipulated the golden unicorn lizard to transform back into 999 rhomboid metal pieces. These pieces rapidly reassembled in mid-air, forming a thick golden shield. "It seems this trial isn't necessarily a matter of life and death." Herodo breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Ling Xuan, secretly rejoicing. If he had truly fought the Void Blade Venerable, he felt he would have been the one to die.

He bowed respectfully to Ling Xuan and said, "Venerable Void Blade, I have learned my lesson today, and I concede defeat."

Having said that, he didn't linger any longer, turned around and walked towards the spatial rift, his figure gradually disappearing into the hall.

After Herodo disappeared, the ground beneath Ling Xuan's feet suddenly trembled slightly, followed by another shift in space and time.

A moment later, the spatial transformation ended, and Ling Xuan found himself in an extremely small space.

The two previous battle environments were extremely spacious, enough for the three top overlords to fully display their skills. But this space now looks like just a small room with a diameter of less than one kilometer. The surrounding walls are smooth as a mirror and exude a cold metallic luster.

Fortunately, Zhou Heng's clone is an energy-based life form, and its size can change at will; otherwise, it would have been extremely uncomfortable to be squeezed in this cramped space when it first entered.

With a thought, Ling Xuan shrunk his body to about two meters, and his gaze was immediately drawn to a black suit of armor floating in the center of the room.

The armor hovered in mid-air, supported by a faint white halo below, like a masterpiece of art.

The armor was entirely black, as if it had been forged from the deepest darkness of the night. However, it was not a dull, lifeless matte finish. The surface of the armor seemed to be covered with a very thin layer of ink-colored fluid, which shimmered with an ethereal glow under the dim light of the room, shifting and changing like a beast lurking in the night, ready to awaken at any moment.

He took a deep breath and carefully extended his spiritual power towards the divine armor. The moment his spiritual imprint touched the surface of the armor, there was no resistance or obstruction as he had expected.

The recognition process went exceptionally smoothly. Almost the instant the mental imprint was solidified, a massive flow of information surged into Ling Xuan's mind like a flood bursting its banks—the Xuan Yin Armor was a top-tier treasure armor.

Its core capabilities are threefold: First, "Mysterious Shadow Escape," which allows the wearer to instantly blend into the surrounding environment by activating the energy within the armor. Both the figure and the aura can be perfectly concealed, making it difficult for even the Lord of the Universe, who controls space and time, to see through it.

Secondly, there is the "Yinli Counterattack". When attacked, the armor can reflect 30% of the impact force back to the opponent. At the same time, it can also absorb some of the attack energy and convert it into its own defense, making the defense even stronger.
Thirdly, there is "invulnerability to all attacks," which is quite common. Most treasure armors have this effect, which is to weaken attacks.

However, while it's easy for this divine armor to recognize its master, activating it is difficult, requiring a level of understanding of the laws comparable to that of a top-tier cosmic overlord.

Fortunately, the Xuan Yin Armor does not have special requirements for laws, and although Ling Xuan's cultivation of the Void Scripture is insufficient in the breadth of the foundation of laws, its depth is sufficient to make up for it.

This Xuan Yin Armor is quite a good match for Ling Xuan.

He replaced his ordinary treasure armor with the Xuan Yin Armor.

"Good baby." Feeling the sense of security emanating from the Xuan Yin Armor, Ling Xuan felt wonderful.

Top-tier treasures are exclusively for the rulers of the universe. It's extremely difficult for even a top-tier universe overlord to obtain a top-tier treasure, let alone a suit of armor.

Ling Xuan was lucky this time. Most of the universe lords were busy besieging the Northern Prison Lord, which gave him a chance to pick up the scraps.

After putting on the Xuan Yin Armor, a large white door appeared in front of him. Ling Xuan stepped inside and reappeared on the original star the next second.

"We've already obtained a top-tier treasure on this primordial star, so we probably won't be getting anything good anytime soon. Let's move on to the next primordial star."

(End of this chapter)