Elven cultivators

The coalition forces were surprisingly efficient.

In just two days, the contribution points for destroying the space nodes were distributed to all participants.

Upon receiving the news, Anton went to the Burning Beacon Hall immediately.

The three elders, Roman, and Cedric did not follow.

They all entrusted the disposal of their contribution points to Anton.

This is an unreserved trust in one's own family patriarch.

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The hall of the Burning Beacon was as noisy as ever.

Figures of various races moved back and forth between the stone counters, their eyes fixed on the crystal panels, searching for items with expressions ranging from anticipation to contemplation.

In front of the crystal panel in the corner, Oru was intently entering item information.

To date, his team has not successfully completed the mission of destroying a space node, and therefore has not received any contribution points.

Currently, the only way to trade resources with others is by selling items that they brought from their tribe.

"It's a pity I only have one Thunder Prison Pillar, otherwise I might be able to ask Lord Anton to help me forge another extraordinary magical equipment."

Orlu felt a little regretful.

Just then, a commotion broke out in the hall.

Oru was interrupted from his thoughts and turned to look, only to see many people craning their necks to look in the direction of the gate.

He was a little confused, so he looked over and then his eyes widened.

"It's Lord Anton!"

The once bustling hall suddenly quieted down the moment Anton entered.

The elites from various races who were queuing, talking, and browsing the crystal panels almost simultaneously stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes toward the entrance of the hall.

"It's the Meteor Dragon Sword Saint..."

"Is that him? He looks so young."

"Elves are naturally young-looking, but I heard he's not even two hundred years old, which is quite young for elves."

"A legend who's not even two hundred years old... his talent is just too outstanding."

"More than that, he single-handedly took down more than thirty dragons and even injured the peak legendary Azure Abyss Dragon. His strength surpasses that of many veteran legends!"

"I never expected that such a genius could emerge from such a remote place as Eldron Plains."

Whispers, like an undercurrent, surged in from all directions.

Amazement, awe, curiosity, jealousy... all sorts of gazes focused on Anton.

At this moment, he was undoubtedly the center of everyone's attention.

Watching this scene from not far away, Oru subconsciously puffed out his chest, deliberately rubbed the totem on his back, and revealed a hint of smugness in his expression.

This is a magical equipment that Lord Anton personally crafted for him!

Anton remained unmoved, ignoring the discussions, and walked straight across the central open space to the inner exchange area.

He found an empty crystal plate and stuck the identity plaque into the groove.

Pale blue ripples appeared on the surface of the crystal plate, and lines of glowing text emerged from the ripples.

His gaze swept over the upper right corner, where the balance of contribution points was displayed.

A rather astonishing number.

The contribution points for destroying space nodes are allocated based on each team's contribution in the battle.

In that battle, he killed more than half of the dragons killed by the allied forces, and finally joined forces with Valin to kill the Azure Dragon.

The contribution points will naturally be in the highest tier.

Even Valin might not have more than him.

According to his agreement with Valin, the figures on this list already deduct the share from the corpse of the Azure Abyss Dragon.

Anton directly opened the redemption page and searched for "Prisoner of Lightning Pillar".

The entry is still there.

The Thunder Prison Pillar was not redeemed by anyone.

Without hesitation, Anton exchanged for six Thunder Prison Pillars in one go.

The exchange price for this item wasn't high; in the end, it only cost less than one-sixth of all contribution points.

After that, Anton also exchanged for the blueprint for the Thunder Cage magic array.

This thing doesn't require many contribution points, just a tiny fraction.

In this way, everything needed for the breakthrough was gathered.

Anton suppressed his joy and did not leave immediately, but stared at the exchange list with a thoughtful expression.

The war in the warp served as a wake-up call for him.

Don't be fooled by his sweeping victories; it's only because his strongest opponents were veteran legends.

When faced with true legends at the pinnacle—such as royal dragons like Irad—his strength proved somewhat insufficient.

At this stage, he is not yet able to compete with the legendary players at the peak of their careers on his own.

Although his strength will definitely increase significantly after advancing to the second level of the Golden Core stage, he still needs to find ways to add more trump cards.

The best trump card is naturally the Jia Shen Divine General.

However, it will take some time before it is successfully refined, and it cannot be expected in the short term.

We have to start from other aspects.

Anton didn't think for long before he came up with an idea.

Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover!

The Heaven-Turning Seal has already proven how immediately powerful and effective a mystical artifact can be in enhancing a cultivator's combat strength.

If it weren't for the Heaven-Turning Seal suppressing the Azure Abyss Dragon, he wouldn't have been able to strike so easily.

If he could have another offensive mystic weapon, it would undoubtedly further enhance his strength.

Acting on his idea, Anton immediately searched for entries on the crystal panel and quickly found his target.

Dragon's Heart Essence and Blood.

The entry is filled with dozens of records, each line indicating the type of dragon, its rank, and the price of its corresponding blood essence contribution points.

From lower-ranking dragons to higher-ranking dragons, from newly crowned legends to seasoned legends, everything is available.

Unfortunately, it lacks the dragon heart essence of royal dragons and legendary dragons.

But that's normal.

To his knowledge, since the outbreak of the Dragon Slaying War, there has only been one instance of a royal dragon and a legendary dragon dying in battle.

It was precisely the Azure Abyss Dragon, Irad.

Since the Azure Dragon's corpse had already been devoured by the sword pellet, it naturally wouldn't appear on the exchange list.

The quality of the dragon's heart essence is related to the quality of the final product; the higher the quality, the stronger the magical weapon will be.

Therefore, Anton prioritizes selecting the blood essence of veteran legendary dragons, and only then selects pillar legends.

Fortunately, the allied forces have killed a considerable number of dragons over the years, and their reserves of dragon heart essence are quite substantial.

In the end, he chose ninety-nine portions of Dragon Heart Essence Blood, all of which were either veteran legends or pillar legends.

After that, Anton estimated the materials he had on hand and exchanged a lot of rare materials from the list that could be used to refine the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.

By the time all this was done, most of the contribution points had been used up.

Anton checked again and found that he could exchange his remaining contribution points for another Myriad Wood Source Heart, so he exchanged it without hesitation.

Anton didn't touch the last bit of money left. He saved it up to use it to exchange for other resources after he destroyed the next space node and gained more contribution points.

After completing the exchange, Anton went to the storage area at the back of the hall and handed over his identity badge.

Not long after, someone delivered the resources.

After checking and confirming that everything was in order, Anton packed his things and left the Burning Beacon Hall without stopping.

Without making a big fuss about using the Flying Cloud Ship, Anton directly used his sword escape to leave the Annihilation Fortress and headed towards Ure Valley.

The Thunder River Basin is much closer to the Dark End Fortress than to the Eldron Plains.

With his current sword-escape speed, traveling at full speed, he arrived at Ure Valley in less than two days.

As expected, after ten years of recovery, the thunder energy in Ure Valley, which had been completely depleted, has returned to its peak.

Lead-gray clouds hung low like a curtain, shrouding the entire valley in eternal gloom.

Dark purple lightning flashed and crackled deep within the clouds, and the air was thick with a scorching and restless atmosphere.

Anton flashed and landed in the center of the valley.

He took out the Thunder Prison Pillar and the blueprint for the magic array, and began to set up the magic array according to the markings on the blueprint.

Having experience in setting up a mountain-protecting formation, the mere cage of imprisoning lightning was a piece of cake for him.

In just half a day, Anton had set up the cage of imprisoning thunder.

hum!

The moment the magic array was activated, the seven lightning pillars lit up simultaneously.

The purplish-black light climbed upwards along the inscriptions on the pillar, like blood surging in veins, and finally converged at the crystal at the top of the pillar.

The crystal lit up, and seven purplish-black beams of light shot into the sky, tearing through the clouds.

The leaden-gray clouds began to swirl.

From its initial slowness to its later rapid speed, it quickly formed a huge vortex with a diameter of several miles.

At the edge of the vortex, purplish-black arcs of electricity snaked around like a swarm of snakes, emitting a crackling sound that sent chills down one's spine.

At the very center of the vortex, a ball of deep purple lightning was gathering.

The cage that imprisons thunder is complete.

Anton nodded in satisfaction, looked away, and sat down cross-legged.

Everything is ready.

Boom!

The first bolt of lightning struck down with a deafening roar.

The purplish-black lightning bolt, like a sword of divine punishment, tore through the sky and struck Anton squarely.

A surge of violent energy rushed into his limbs and bones in an instant, rampaging along his meridians like molten iron flowing through his blood vessels.

The familiar, excruciating pain surged forth like a tidal wave.

Anton remained expressionless, his consciousness sinking into his dantian, guiding the destructive energy towards the golden core, crashing into the outermost layer of the core's aura.

The five-colored mist trembled violently for a moment, and suddenly loosened under the impact of the thunder power, with a small portion of it turning into mist and dissipating.

Anton skillfully mobilized his magic power and rushed forward, instantly refining the wisp of evil energy into new magic power.

Time passed amidst thunder and excruciating pain.

One bolt of lightning after another crashed down, striking that stubborn shell again and again.

Under the continuous impact, Dan Sha was like a stubborn rock being repeatedly forged by an iron hammer, with more and more cracks appearing and larger and larger fragments peeling off.

The Golden Core, like a thirsty sponge, greedily devoured every strand of peeled-off Dan Sha, constantly growing stronger.

Anton was so engrossed in the refining process that he was completely unaware of the passage of time.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the dantian, only a single wisp of the five-colored mist that had enveloped the golden core remained.

It is as thin as a cicada's wing, yet it stubbornly clings to the surface of the golden elixir, like the last bastion, refusing to yield.

Anton took a deep breath, his divine sense focused like a needle, guiding the next bolt of lightning to crash fiercely into that last wisp of Dan Sha.

boom!

An invisible roar exploded in his dantian.

The last wisp of Dan Sha, like shattered glass, transformed into countless tiny specks of light, scattering and falling in all directions. In an instant, it was refined by magical power and completely integrated into the energy.

At this point, the Golden Elixir was no longer concealed.

The shell is broken!

A wisp of mist rose from the golden elixir, instantly circulating throughout the body's meridians and acupoints.

Anton clearly felt that the magical power within his body was surging at an incredible speed.

If the Qi Sea was like a stream before, it is now a rushing river.

When the surge of magical power finally subsided, Anton focused his mind and looked inward. He found that the size of the golden core had not changed, but the five-colored mist that had originally covered it like smoke had completely disappeared. In its place was a very faint but extremely solid halo, which surrounded the core like a crown.

The golden core itself was also clearer than before, exuding an indescribable vitality and life force.

Golden Core Stage Two, achieved!

Anton opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

The moment that breath was exhaled, it condensed into a thin, five-colored ribbon in the air, which coiled in the void like a dragon for several breaths before slowly dissipating.

Anton could feel that the magical power within his body was at least three times greater than before his breakthrough.

Feeling the surging magical power within his body, a genuine smile of joy appeared on his face.

After advancing to the Golden Core stage, Anton's biggest problem was that he didn't have enough mana.

Controlling the sword light consumes mana.

Using supernatural powers consumes magical energy.

Using magical artifacts also consumes magical power.

Many times, due to the problem of mana depletion, he had to start taking pills halfway through a fight.

This situation occurred not long ago during the battle at the space node.

Fortunately, such predicaments should occur much less frequently in the future.

Anton then had a slight thought, and a wisp of dark gold sword light leaped out from his chest, swirling and dancing in the sky above Wulei Valley, emitting a clear and cheerful buzzing sound.

A sharp, piercing aura poured down from the sky, cutting countless fine sword marks into the surrounding cracked rock walls.

Anton focused his mind and quickly grasped the situation.

At this moment, the sword light's single-target attack power was not much weaker than that of a newly promoted legendary swordsman.

Two hundred and fifty-six sword lights were unleashed simultaneously, equivalent to two hundred and fifty-six newly promoted legends launching an attack at the same time.

Of course, in real combat, sword light is an inanimate object and cannot flexibly apply laws and adapt to changing circumstances like intelligent beings. Its true combat power is far inferior to that of a true newly emerging legend.

Even so, in the face of such a massive numerical advantage, any defense will be forcibly breached.

He is now confident that he can face the Azure Dragon Irad alone without needing to join forces with Valin.

"I should now possess the strength of a top legend."

Anton smiled faintly.

He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the dissipating thunderclouds, looking towards the horizon.

The outer barrier has been broken; the next step is to condense the true seal of magical power.

The so-called True Seal of Magic Power is the deep integration of one's understanding of the power of laws with the Golden Core, forming a mark inside the core.

This mark is a bridge for cultivators to communicate with the laws of heaven and earth.

Once successfully condensed, cultivators will have greater control over the power of laws, and their supernatural abilities will be greatly enhanced.

This seal is also key to breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

The formation of the true seal of magical power cannot be separated from three elements.

The first is naturally the cultivator's mastery and understanding of the power of laws.

The more laws a cultivator uses to fuse with the Golden Core, the more powerful the final condensed Mana Seal will be.

The nascent souls that will be nurtured in the future will naturally be more powerful and have a higher potential for achievement.

However, due to limitations in their own talents and the type of cultivation techniques they practice, coupled with consideration of the difficulty, most cultivators will only choose to fuse one of the five elements.

Only a very small number of exceptionally talented cultivators will choose to fuse two or three laws.

A cultivator lacking talent who forcibly merges multiple laws will only fail to condense a true seal of magical power until the end of their lifespan, ultimately turning into nothing but dust.

Those who can integrate the principles of the Five Elements are extremely rare.

But Anton wouldn't dwell on it too much.

His own cultivation technique, the "Primordial Return to the Source," encompasses the five elements. Coupled with the long lifespan of the elves, if he still doesn't dare to challenge the highest difficulty, then his path of cultivation would be wasted.

After he condensed his golden core, the reason he chose to cultivate five supernatural powers at the same time was to prepare for condensing the Five Elements True Seal.