nownovels Chapter 484 - 266: Profound Yellow Tripod Advances, Martial King Attacks
Chapter 484 - 266: Profound Yellow Tripod Advances, Martial King Attacks
"This time, let’s see if you can hold back!"
In the Chu Royal Palace, Wei Fan was waiting for the Martial King from the Desert Martial Alliance to come find trouble with him. He had Deng Yuchang threaten the sects within the Chu Kingdom in his name, aiming to further pressure the Desert Martial Alliance.
To eradicate the Demon Fiend, the Human Race must first resolve its internal issues. Without eliminating the Martial King of the Desert Martial Alliance, the Human Race cannot wholeheartedly engage in war with the Demon Fiend.
"However, I must prepare some things for you!"
A subtle light flickered between his brows, and the rarely used Profound Yellow Tripod appeared in his hands.
In the battle at Eagle’s Woe Cliff, the reputation of the Profound Yellow Tripod even surpassed his own, its terrifying power shook the Jianghu.
Although it’s just a Top Divine Soldier, its power is not weaker than Martial Venerate Divine Soldiers. Moreover, after breaking through the Martial Venerable Realm, Wei Fan even refined the Profound Yellow Tripod to become a Martial Venerate Divine Soldier, yet he hasn’t used it, cautious of arousing suspicion from the mindful.
Now, having become a Martial King, refining the Profound Yellow Tripod into a King’s Soldier will likely prevent others from linking it to the Profound Yellow Tripod of Eagle’s Woe Cliff.
After all, in such a short period, no one can elevate a divine soldier to a King’s Soldier level.
As for the Jiaolong Sunset Bow and the Tiger Soul Saber, he will also elevate them to King’s Soldiers, but not yet.
The Jiaolong Sunset Bow and Tiger Soul Saber were used too frequently during his Martial Venerable Realm, and it’s not suitable for them to appear as King’s Soldiers so soon. The main issue is that the refining of King’s Soldiers is extremely difficult, and currently, he lacks sufficient power to refine several King’s Soldiers.
[Purple Profound Martial Scripture - Martial King Chapter (First Layer)]
[Ordinary Power: 270,000 years]
[Martial King’s Power: None]
Wei Fan looked at the panel; after breaking through to Martial King, the Golden Body Power disappeared, replaced by Martial King’s Power.
As for Ordinary Power, it’s still present, but only 270,000 years remain. During this time, although he has killed many, he hasn’t gained much power.
Originally, Ordinary Power was at 370,000 years, but learning arrays consumed 100,000.
Yes, learning arrays cost him 100,000 years.
The difficulty of arrays was far more challenging than he imagined, but it was essential to learn; the study of arrays is something that Martial King-level powerhouses must master.
Because arrays are not only used to set up grand arrays, refining Martial King Divine Soldiers also involves arrays.
The most notable difference between King’s Soldiers and Martial Venerate Divine Soldiers is the presence of arrays, which can multiply the weapon’s power when enhanced by arrays.
The first step in the birth of a King’s Soldier is to inscribe Dao Marks on a Top Martial Venerate Divine Soldier; only Top Martial Venerate Divine Soldiers can bear the power of Dao Marks. After inscribing numerous Dao Marks, these marks form an array.
Once the array is formed, further refinement of the weapon is needed to produce an Elementary King’s Soldier.
This process can take three to four hundred years for many King-level experts to refine their own King’s Soldier.
Indeed, the actual time-consuming aspect is the array.
The study of arrays is vast and profound; even if a Martial King’s life is spent, they cannot truly comprehend arrays.
Though Wei Fan exhausted 100,000 years of power to study arrays, he can only claim to have an initial understanding, not a true grasp of arrays, as the arrays he obtained are just some basic concepts.
Holding the Profound Yellow Tripod, he willed the panel to flicker:
[In one year, you broke through to Martial King and wish to elevate the Profound Yellow Tripod to a Martial King Artifact, inscribing Dao Marks using your Heart Spirit as the pen, with the tripod body as the canvas]
...
His Heart Spirit easily entered the interior of the Profound Yellow Tripod; this was the first time he entered its interior since breaking through to Martial King. The dense divinity present caused the entire tripod body to become active, radiating divine light.
Inside the tripod, some things resembling Dao Marks were almost formed but lacked maturity.
"Dao Marks are about to self-form!"
Wei Fan was startled, this sight was familiar to him; it was how the Human King Bell was born.
This should be a benefit from the transformation during Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, with the Profound Yellow Tripod evolving alongside, something he values highly. The connection with his Primordial Spirit is incredibly close, so he’s not surprised by this change.
Focusing his Heart Spirit, he swiftly inscribed the first Dao Mark on the Profound Yellow Tripod—the tripod body buzzed in resonance, light soaring heavenward.
Soon, the second and third Dao Marks appeared, making the Profound Yellow Tripod increasingly mystical.
The passage of time was unknown until Wei Fan finished inscribing all Dao Marks he learned from Array Initial Understanding onto the Profound Yellow Tripod, ending the inscription.
At this moment, upon sensing the tripod, its power had nearly doubled.
Just this step alone consumed over 20,000 years of power.
Wei Fan didn’t concern himself with the power consumption, continuing to activate these Dao Marks and form arrays on the Profound Yellow Tripod.
Finally, when the Profound Yellow Tripod emitted the aura of an Elementary King’s Soldier, Wei Fan stopped the addition of power.
[100,000 years of power, the Profound Yellow Tripod transformed into an Elementary King’s Soldier]
[Profound Yellow Tripod (Elementary King’s Soldier)]
[Ordinary Power: 170,000 years]
[Martial King’s Power: None]
"Elementary King Soldiers, in terms of the Profound Yellow Tripod’s material, should be more powerful than average Middle-Level King Soldiers. It’s sufficient for my cultivation; if the level increases further, I won’t be able to exert its full might!"
"The Profound Yellow Tripod should be used sparingly, including the Human King Bell!"
These trump cards are prepared not only for the Desert Martial Alliance but also for the Demon Fiend, and especially for Feng Hua!
He doesn’t know where Feng Hua wants to take him, but he can guess there must be treasures or divine skills involved; otherwise, Feng Hua wouldn’t regard it so highly.
And he doesn’t have much of a relationship with Feng Hua. Even if the interface doesn’t react to Feng Hua, precautions are still necessary; someone with no interface reaction isn’t necessarily good.
The reason he hasn’t sought out Feng Hua after breaking through the Martial King is, aside from the desire to stay temporarily in the Wilderness, primarily to guard against Feng Hua. He wishes to enhance his strength further before going with Feng Hua.
This Feng Hua comes from the outside world, whose background is completely unknown. Given the outside world’s terror, it’s not surprising if Feng Hua possesses a Martial Saint’s means.
In those normal places outside, according to Feng Hua’s tone, Martial Kings under fifty are abundant, and thus, Martial Saint powerhouses absent in the Wilderness might be plentiful outside.
Without understanding Feng Hua, being unprepared might lead to an unknown death.
Of course, he doesn’t think Feng Hua is entirely bad; caution is merely a necessary mindset.
The next day, Ji Qingyue and Dongfang Ye entered Chu Kingdom’s land, summoning scattered disciples, while Wei Fan no longer lingered in the Imperial Palace, hurrying to the territory Deng Yuchang allocated to the Yunhua Sect to help rebuild the sect’s mountain gate.
After two more days, Deng Yuchang formally ascended the throne, changing the country’s name to Da Liang.
At this point, five days had passed since Wei Fan destroyed the Chu Imperial Family’s Song Family, and Wei Fan also departed from the Yunhua Sect’s new site, heading to the Capital City to participate in Deng Yuchang’s enthronement ceremony, bolstering Deng Yuchang’s position.
However, no disturbances occurred, as neighboring countries, including Daqian and Dragon Kingdom, sent envoys to participate in the ceremony, supporting Deng Yuchang’s accession to the throne.
That night, after the banquet, Deng Yuchang found Wei Fan: "The situation seems grim; only two days remain before the seven-day deadline, yet among the twenty-six peak sects within Da Liang, only five sects agreed for their disciples to join the Demon Suppression Bureau to combat the Demon Fiend."
The seven-day deadline was set by Wei Fan for the sects within Da Liang: within seven days, they must either agree for their disciples to serve in the Demon Suppression Bureau against the Demon Fiend, or relocate out of Da Liang, or else face extermination.
Wei Fan remained expressionless: "What about the rest? What are their choices?"
"Two peak sects directly relocated, rebuilding their mountain gates elsewhere. The remaining nineteen neither agreed nor relocated!"
That’s what’s troubling Deng Yuchang; neither leave nor join the Demon Suppression Bureau suggests these sects don’t believe Wei Fan dares to exterminate them but have gained the confidence not to fear Wei Fan’s threat, hence their refusal to compromise.
With Wei Fan currently being so prominent, unless a Martial King acts, no one would face Wei Fan’s threat with confidence.
Wei Fan chuckled: "It seems they’ve found experts to deal with me. I can settle accounts with the Desert Martial Alliance!"
The next day, Wei Fan left the city ostentatiously, slowly flying toward deserted regions.
The experts from the Desert Martial Alliance have likely arrived, yet, considering common people, dared not act against him in the city.
"Indeed, they’ve come!"
Several dozen miles from the city, his golden Primordial Spirit alerted him to being watched.
"The Primordial Spirit didn’t issue a warning; the opponent poses little threat to me!"
His martial arts spiritual sense had long been extraordinary, sensing crises mysteriously.
After flying for a while, a figure appeared ahead.
This person had sword-like brows and star-lit eyes, his features like jade, eyes glinting like stars. He carried a giant sword almost his height on his back, surrounded by phantom sword auras, a terrifying sight.
This attire was very familiar to Wei Fan. He raised an eyebrow: "Beidou Sword King? I thought it would be someone from Guangling Sect coming, but it’s you."
This outfit was precisely the hallmark of the Beidou Sword Sect.
At this moment, the interface began flashing:
[Beidou Sword King: Martial King First Layer, Sect Leader of Beidou Sword Sect, has fallen into the Demon Dao, cultivated Demon Skill]
[Kill him, gain 50,000 years of Ordinary Power, 100 years of Martial King’s Power]
It indeed was the Beidou Sword King, but he had cultivated Demon Skill.
The opponent’s power explosion made Wei Fan uncertain whether to feel joy or sorrow; with the Martial King’s cultivation, who knows how many lives were sacrificed to accumulate it.
He already despised the Desert Martial Alliance’s people, and this increased his aversion, his gaze growing colder.
The Beidou Sword King’s expression was indifferent, standing with hands behind his back in the high air, his eyes glowing faintly: "This year, the Desert Martial Alliance is under the Beidou Sword Sect’s watch; naturally, it’s my turn to kill you.
Intentionally luring me here, let your backing emerge, or else I can obliterate you with a single sword!"
He looked down at Wei Fan, surrounded by phantom sword auras, exuding a horrifying pressure, causing the skies to stir.
As the sole Martial King born after the Holy Fall battle, the Human Race’s youngest Martial King, the Beidou Sword King had his pride, offering Wei Fan a chance to summon his own backer before directly acting against him.
Wei Fan’s figure began to rise, flying toward the firmament.
Given a Martial King’s destructive force, engaging in low-altitude combat can sink the earth for a dozen miles; prolonged battles could destroy dozens of miles.
Wei Fan called out: "Let’s battle in the high skies!"