All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 437 - 80: Artifact Refining Prodigy (4800, today’s first update)

Chapter 437: Chapter 80: Artifact Refining Prodigy (4800, today’s first update)

An Jing did have a method that could easily deal with Martial Meridians, and it was inevitably the "Divine Skill Token" he held, an accessory that stored the Heart Sword Formation of the Zuohuan Sect.

If An Jing was willing to use this trump card of his, then annihilating the mere four Martial Meridian demons would be a piece of cake.

But An Jing was not so foolish as to waste it at will.

For other Grandmasters, a Divine Skill Token was meant to be used against peers of equal strength, to force an opponent to reveal their life-saving trump or to save their own lives.

Unless it was a Divine Skill at the peak of the Divine Repository facing off against someone just entering the Divine Repository, and one tried to achieve a certain victory, otherwise, a single Divine Skill was nothing more than a minor inconvenience to a Divine Repository True Person.

However, for An Jing, this was the key to preserving his life in the hands of the Purple Mansion Divine Repository!

Others might not be able to escape, but he could use the Great Void Passage to go to another world!

So unless it was absolutely necessary, An Jing would definitely not use it lightly.

Besides, An Jing’s trump card was naturally a major caliber weapon from the Tianyuan Realm.

According to the practical tests involving Martial Meridian Grandmasters from the Zuohuan and Huangyang Sects, the Tianyuan Realm weapons performed well. Common Grandmasters would have a hard time getting away without exerting some effort. If it were rural Grandmasters who insisted on showing off and resisting stubbornly, they might even get blasted to death.

Even if the bodies and Demonic Qi of Martial Meridian demons were fiercer, they lacked the wisdom and skill of Martial Meridian Grandmasters and could only be called "wild Martial Meridians."

Wild Martial Meridians encountering the absolutely overpowering violence of the Tianyuan Realm’s armament would inevitably be blown to smithereens.

The only problem was that the explosive power sufficient to overturn Martial Meridians could probably also destroy the exquisite spirit atmosphere within the Primordial Spirit Cave. An Jing was quite keen to rely on the Ten Thousand Gold Formation surrounding the Primordial Spirit Immaculate Wood to cultivate the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban.

Thus, unless other methods were ineffective, An Jing would not resort to indiscriminate bombing.

Since that was the case, An Jing could also try purchasing Thunder Talismans in the Tianyuan Realm.

An Jing had once used Thunder Talismans to kill an Evil Born Demon at the Martial Meridian boundary. His personal experience was that the Thunder Method’s suppression of Heavenly Demons could almost be described as achieving threefold effects with one part effort. Using even Qi Refinement Talismans, he could easily inflict fatal damage on Martial Meridian demons.

Even if the number of Heartless Demon Sheddings were four times that of the original and not grievously wounded like the Evil Born Demon, An Jing’s financial power was far more than four times richer than before, and his strength had increased by far more than tenfold.

"My Five Soldiers True Thunder is also a Thunder Method. Although it might not have the same origin, since both are Thunder Method, my use of Thunder Method could perhaps also have an additional effect," An Jing pondered. "Moreover, Subdue Evil, I remember you took the Annihilation Divine Thunder True Intent that left my master in a sorry state and went to decipher it, right? Have you had any success now?"

"Yes."

Subdue Evil’s reply was quite straightforward, "But this Sword Intent is too strong. Your physical body and Soul and Spirit can’t bear it for long. Last time, we used only a fragment to deal with the incarnation of Heavenly Demon Decay, so the side effects weren’t severe. But if I were to activate its original Sword Intent, your organs and Soul and Spirit would both be partially disintegrated by the Annihilation Divine Thunder."

"I initially thought we’d have to wait until you achieved the Nine Prohibitions in Qi Refinement and unified body and soul, acquiring the second Divine Skill, Resonating Shang Sound, to barely bear it. But now, there’s this Primordial Spirit Lotus Platform!"

Looking at the Primordial Spirit Lotus Platform in the Water Mirror, Subdue Evil spoke with anticipation, "If you can refine this fledgling magic treasure, not only will I have a place for sustenance, but it can also be used to harbor the Divine Thunder True Intent."

"Is that so?"

An Jing could tell that if Subdue Evil assisted him, it was indeed possible to activate the Annihilation Divine Thunder True Intent. Moreover, killing a Heartless Demon Shedding should not be a problem, but the side effects were too great, and it was somewhat not worth it.

If dealing with Heavenly Demon Decay, Heavenly Demon Questioning Heart such as the avatars of Great Heavenly Demons, it might be worthwhile. But for ordinary Heavenly Demons, it would be better to put in more thought and use some conventional methods.

"Then let it be a trump card for times of crisis," An Jing decided. He was not afraid of his organs and Soul and Spirit being disintegrated. Painful and consuming Essential Origin Qi, yes, but he had cultivated his foundation so deeply for the very reason of being able to bear the loss at a critical moment. "Besides, I also need to stock up on more Thunder Talismans in the Tianyuan Realm."

"In addition, the Dragon Storing Bottle also needs to be created sooner."

"Caution is best."

Subdue Evil agreed, "Although your reserve of Spirit Qi already far exceeds others at your level, when facing multiple Martial Meridian demons, the more prepared you are, the better."

"As long as we are prepared, we can burst forth with power and kill a Heartless Demon Shedding in seconds, then travel to the Tianyuan Realm to recuperate for three days before returning to move below the mountain and continue the assault."

"Hmm." An Jing nodded slightly; this was also his plan. "But speaking of that, are these Heartless Demon Sheddings really weak? Why are you not worried at all, Subdue Evil? Even the advice to prepare more is like you’ve already got them in the bag."

"Actually, they are quite strong. Although the Heartless Demon Shedding’s physique is somewhat weaker, its Demonic Qi is much more potent than that of ordinary demons, easily capable of infecting and corrupting an entire town.

"But... how to put it?"

Subdue Evil pondered for a moment before saying, "It is heartless, which is to say, it has no brain."

"Heartless Demon Sheddings usually appear in insect-like demon spirits. Insect Demons, when eroded by a Heavenly Demon, choose to pupate and shed themselves to break free from the corruption."

"Some succeed, leaving the Demonic Qi in the pupae, and the emerged entity undergoes a transformation and ascent, turning the Heavenly Demon’s invasion into a tribulation and opportunity, stepping towards higher realms—those left behind pupae are then ’Heartless Demon Sheddings.’

"Since they contain none of the Insect Demon’s memories and soul, these Heavenly Demons have overwhelming Demonic Qi but no brains, only acting according to a very simple pattern akin to puppets."