Cosmic-Level Demon God
Chapter 260 - 168: Divine Scheme to Deceive for Crystals, Spirit Transforms into Telekinesis!_2

Chapter 260: Chapter 168: Divine Scheme to Deceive for Crystals, Spirit Transforms into Telekinesis!_2

In the state of Divine Residence Inner World, he couldn’t escape immediately, trapped within it!

"With my god’s protection, how could I lose to you!"

The Esotericist turned the tide, a smirk forming at the corner of his lips.

By keeping Qin Shi tightly controlled, he could freely use flesh and blood system methods and torture him slowly.

"I have plenty of energy, I’ll have fun with you later!"

The Esotericist’s eyes grew icy cold as he recalled almost getting killed by two strikes.

He was about to step forward, drawing an Esoteric Ritual at Qin Shi’s feet to sacrifice him.

To pay the enormous cost of summoning the deity this time.

"Since that’s the case, I won’t pretend anymore."

Qin Shi tried a few times, finding that relying solely on his Breaking Three Limits physique, he indeed couldn’t break free from the bondage.

The pressure from the half-blood sun was too heavy, constantly interfering and affecting his senses.

It even had an erosive effect, gradually polluting his spirit.

"It seems that the martial arts path without advancing to the Specialized Level really can’t deal with these annoyances from the spiritual ability pathway."

Qin Shi accepted the reality and then showed a bright and sunny smile towards the approaching Esotericist.

In the martial arts pathway, he was a numerical monster!

In the spiritual ability pathway, he was also a supermodel brother!

His spiritual power spread like mist, multiple halos forming behind his head, the symbolic emblems of the four supporting gods lit up one by one, each emitting a different dazzling brilliance.

The half-blood sun trembled instantly, as if sensing some unusual terrifying aura, shrinking a circle in an instant.

Crack! Crack!

The space originally illuminated and covered by the half-blood sun cracked like a shattered mirror.

The symbolic emblems of the four pillars, infused with Qin Shi’s spiritual power, grew increasingly bright, dazzlingly radiant, like enormous celestial bodies suspended in the sky, starting to encroach on the territory occupied by the half-blood sun.

"Damn! I almost forgot he follows both pathways!"

The Esotericist froze, remembering the spiritual glow he glimpsed from Qin Shi when he had closed his eyes.

The half-blood sun he revered was crushed by the four supporting gods, utterly powerless to resist.

The originally open Netherworld rift rapidly closed, like a robber sneaking into a heavily guarded national defense department, realizing they had trespassed wrongly.

Which heretic wouldn’t fear Dongxia’s Four Pillars?

"My god has also abandoned me!"

The Esotericist couldn’t help but feel despair, thinking:

"Why did I have to encounter this freak who follows both martial arts and spiritual ability pathways, both of which are monstrous!"

Bang!

With the four pillars’ symbolic emblems, Qin Shi was no longer immobilized by the half-blood sun’s confinement.

He swung the Perfect Level Electric Shock Saber, delivering a light slash, shattering the twisted and horrific imagery into pieces!

Like slicing through a giant bubble, with a "pop" sound, the oppressive pressure vanished.

"If my Perfect Level Electric Shock Saber could absorb Netherworld creatures, could it develop the ’Godslaying’ trait?"

Qin Shi pondered while lifting his eyes to the Esotericist.

He eyed the Black Lotus Armor, cracking his knuckles, and proceeded to strike directly!

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

The Esotericist, driven to a dead end with nowhere to escape, was pummeled into the ground like a gopher.

The Perfect Level Electric Shock Saber swung like a thousand-pound sledgehammer.

Like forging iron, repeatedly hammering the Black Lotus Armor!

The persistently circulating membrane was extremely tough, continually absorbing the force and weakening Qin Shi’s attacks layer by layer.

But the Esotericist himself wasn’t as durable, as if he were placed in a large iron pot and violently shaken, his internal organs shattering, blood seeping from his mouth and nose.

After seventy or eighty strikes, he was nearly unrecognizable, turning into mush.

The armor, losing its life force supply, gradually dimmed.

The astonishingly strong membrane quietly dissipated.

"It’s a bit dirty, but it can still be used after a wash!"

Using his spiritual power, Qin Shi lifted the armor and shook out the shredded flesh within.

Then he found Wu Tao, left with half a breath, whom the Esotericist had used as a sacrifice to summon a god.

This rare archer in the martial arts pathway now had less than forty percent of his flesh and blood remaining, just a hand, a leg, and half a face, with the rest sacrificed to the god of the Life Sect.

Qin Shi looked down for a moment, lightly saying:

"Seems like you won’t survive, so I’ll help you out."

He activated the electronic tag on Wu Tao’s watch, calling for a rescue team to at least bring the body back.

"In return, you won’t need your water pouch and rations, so I’ll take them."

Qin Shi used the water pouch to wash the blood-stained armor.

Then he saw Wu Tao weakly gasping, waved his hand, and walked into the dense dusk.

"Haa... So the inheritor of Nanhuang Daoist School is this strong?"

Wu Tao’s eyes showed a mixture of reluctance and regret.

His consciousness faded into darkness.

...

...

Upon returning to the cave, the other team members had likely been taken by the rescue team, leaving the space empty.

Outside lay numerous corpses of battle dogs. Qin Shi, not taking a break, pried off the red crystals embedded in their foreheads with his Perfect Level Electric Shock Saber and scanned them with his watch.

Collecting this material could add a few points.

"Let’s see what’s up with the Black Lotus Armor."

Qin Shi sat down by a rock.

He carefully examined the Black Lotus Armor, which had shrunk to a palm-sized ball.

The thing, originally dark red, had a surface between keratin and scales, with a faint pulse as if alive.

But once recognized as the master and absorbing life force, it would automatically unfold, initiate its defensive mode, and generate a membrane to envelop the entire body.

"Extremely tough material, capable of withstanding piercing and cutting attacks from Specialized Level, any kinetic energy in the attacks can be diminished."

Qin Shi carefully admired it, noting the dense, flesh-like fiber structure that could absorb impacts up to fifty thousand kilograms and quickly repair itself if life force was abundant.

No wonder it’s so durable!

It almost exhausted me!

Qin Shi murmured internally; slashing seventy or eighty times in one go was quite taxing for him.

If not for his strong stamina, he might not have gotten rid of the Esotericist.

"It contains six ’cores’; this is just one component of the set."

Qin Shi discovered several core slots inside the Black Lotus Armor.

One must complete sacrifices to gain blessings from gods to fill them up.

"Feels like a greedy game’s cash trap, splitting the equipment into multiple parts, embedding gems, enhancing levels, refreshing attributes... just thinking about it makes my gut ache."

Qin Shi decided to accept Wu Tao’s ’gift.’ Though he had no affinity with the Life Sect’s god, the Four Supporting Gods were always watching him, and he might collect enough blessings someday.

After tallying the main loot, he returned to the Divine Residence Inner World, venturing into the Netherworld.

Each time he swept through a spiritual ability pathway, Qin Shi would not forget to stack the Legendary Talent [Steel of the Heart].

Also, to see if he could obtain a "Skill Book" from the opponent.

The last Hypnosis Master Gray Viper he dealt with taught him "Spiritual Shock."

The abilities of this Life Sect Esotericist far surpassed the previous one, so he expected to get some good stuff.

The Netherworld was still an endless, deep ocean; as Qin Shi’s spirit advanced, the once tiny "island" expanded rapidly. Now dozens of square meters in size, it had become a small, well-equipped residence, and the original raft had turned into several small boats.

"If I successfully condense the Holy Embryo and my spiritual power transforms, the changes will be even larger. With the [Steel of the Heart] stacked up, I might upgrade the small boat into an aircraft carrier!"

Qin Shi painted a rosy picture for himself, jumping into a small boat and rowing hard to track the Esotericist.

The Netherworld’s imagery was a reflection of the mind.

The Life Sect Esotericist looked like a large, wriggling blood-red worm, crawling on the ground.

Using [Steel of the Heart], Qin Shi forcefully extracted the Esotericist’s spiritual power, absorbing it completely.

Then he swung the Spiritual Blade, slicing it into several pieces.

A ball of light exploded, as expected, giving him another "Skill Book."

Before Qin Shi could inspect it, a loud noise erupted in the Inner Realm.

He exited the Netherworld, his fog-like spiritual power condensing from gas into solid.

The core, the size of a fist, appeared in his brain.

Like a curled-up infant or a newborn celestial body.

The strands of mist, refined, transformed into highly concentrated arcs of light.

"This is Telekinesis. You’ve touched the threshold of the Holy Embryo from the Meditation Level."

The emotionless Super Xiao He answered Qin Shi’s confusion.

"Spiritual transformation into Telekinesis allows you to open ’Spell Slots’. Absorbing Netherworld dimension energy, nurturing the Spiritual Inner World, and... improving your mining efficiency."