Chapter 59

As the war god left, Xiao Zhan shook his head and began to explore the secrets of the war god armor. Wearing the armor, he not only felt no weight at all but also felt as light as a swallow. It felt as if he wasn't wearing armor but a set of clothes. However, the dull sound when his feet touched the ground told him that the armor was definitely not light.

In addition to feeling no weight, the war god armor was also very comfortable. He performed the 36 moves of the Star Gathering Fist, and each move flowed smoothly without any hindrance. During this time, he completely felt no presence of the armor. As he executed the fist techniques, Xiao Zhan felt that the armor not only felt like human skin, allowing him to clearly sense the changes in the surrounding environment, but could also autonomously absorb and refine the elemental energy of heaven and earth, then send it into his body.

He remembered that the war god had said that the war god armor could make his cultivation level match his mental power. His mental power was 5 million Fates, so his true essence should also match this. Of course, Fates were the units of power from his previous life, and converting them to Crystals, it would be 5 million Crystals, far exceeding the peak of the Tribulation Breaking Realm. Originally, his true essence was only 1000 Crystals, but with the enhancement of the war god armor, it reached 500 times that.

Although these were all virtual and not his true strength, Xiao Zhan was still very excited. It was hard to imagine that even with the restrictions, the war god armor still had such a powerful enhancement. If there were no restrictions, how powerful would it be?

After a while of excitement, Xiao Zhan thought of a very practical problem. He didn't know how long he had been in the war god temple, especially the time spent on the 999 steps, which was hard to estimate, causing him great concern. Thinking of this, Xiao Zhan summoned Xiaomi.

As soon as she appeared, Xiaomi was very happy, constantly looking around with a very curious look. After a while, seeing that Xiaomi was still very excited, Xiao Zhan had to say, "Xiaomi, how long have I been in the war god temple?"

Xiaomi, who was currently examining the armored warriors in the hall, giggled and said, "Master, there's no need to worry. Time is stationary on the 999 steps. You've been in the war god temple for less than a day, so there's nothing to worry about."

Xiao Zhan sighed in relief and said, "Xiaomi, what did you talk about with the war god?"

Xiaomi smiled and said, "Nothing much, just learned about the war god temple."

Xiao Zhan, with great interest, asked, "What does the war god temple have?"

Xiaomi, excitedly, said, "The war god temple stores the highest-level martial arts of the War Clan from ancient times to the present, including the manuals of the four greatest warriors of the War Clan. Compared to the martial arts in the martial arts pavilion, those are just a bunch of outdated items, garbage, and not worth anything."

Xiao Zhan's eyes gleamed with joy and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go copy the manuals!"

"No rush! No rush!"

Xiaomi pointed at the armored warriors standing in the hall and giggled, "Each of these armors is a holy artifact. Why not collect them all and wear them for fun when you have nothing to do?"

"Holy artifacts?"

Xiaomi explained, "These are the armors left by the holy warriors of the war god lineage throughout history. Although they are far inferior to the war god armor, they are already the best armors in the world. Moreover, these armors have a common characteristic: only those with the war god bloodline can wear them. Now, there are only two left in the war god lineage, so leaving them here is just a waste. It would be better to collect them all and keep them as your collection."

Good things should naturally be enjoyed by oneself. Xiao Zhan agreed with Xiaomi's suggestion and nodded, "Since these are all holy artifacts, it shouldn't be easy to collect them, right?"

Xiaomi raised her little face and said proudly, "It's a small matter, leave it to Xiaomi."

After saying that, she waved her hand, and all the armored warriors in the hall disappeared. However, two female armors beside the throne remained. Before Xiao Zhan could ask why, Xiaomi happily said, "Master, let's go!"

She then skipped ahead, leading the way, leaving Xiao Zhan to shake his head and follow helplessly.

The place where the war god temple stores martial arts is called the Martial Hall. The storage of martial arts manuals here is different from the martial arts library, as they are categorized by type. Common martial arts like swords, spears, and halberds are grouped separately, while less common martial arts are grouped together.

Since Xiao Zhan wanted to learn sword techniques, he naturally had to go to the sword library. However, before that, he had to see the martial arts left by the four greatest warriors of the War Clan. Now that he had obtained the *War God Record*, getting the other three would be wonderful.

The manuals left by the four greatest warriors were stored separately. However, when Xiao Zhan, full of anticipation, arrived at the storage place, he was very disappointed. In the separate chamber, he only saw a solitary sword manual, and the other three were nowhere to be found.

Xiao Zhan frowned and said, "What manuals did the four greatest warriors leave? Why is there only one?"

"The *War God Record*, *Heavenly Demon Technique*, *Demon Manual*, and *Dark Moon Sword Manual*. As for why there is only one, it is unknown. However, Master has already obtained the *War God Record* and *Heavenly Demon Technique*, and the *Demon Manual* is missing."

Xiao Zhan was taken aback and said, "When did I get the *Heavenly Demon Technique*?"

Xiaomi giggled and said, "Master, have you forgotten? When you became a disciple, didn't your cheap master already give you the *Heavenly Demon Technique*?"

Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up, and he was very excited. However, he quickly frowned and said, "The ring can't be opened, so it's as good as not having it."

Xiaomi consoled him, "Master's 'Universal Unlock' has been upgraded to level 4. Successfully opening it shouldn't be difficult."

Xiao Zhan nodded, then grabbed the *Dark Moon Sword Manual*. As soon as his eyes touched the four characters on the cover, a fierce sword intent immediately shook his soul, making him feel as if he were on a battlefield, surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with the aura of destruction filling the sky and earth.

Xiao Zhan felt a chill run down his spine. Recalling the ferocity of the *Overlord Sword Path*, he immediately stopped flipping through it and said with a lingering fear, "How is this sword technique?"

Xiaomi was very sure and said, "This is a sword manual about the path of slaughter and destruction. Its value is comparable to the *Overlord Sword Path*, and it is very powerful." Seeing that Xiao Zhan wanted to put it in the ring, Xiaomi stopped him and said, "Master, why not copy it? If you take the original, what will the Dark Moon Clan learn when they come?"

Xiao Zhan thought for a moment and nodded, "Then leave it to you. After copying, we'll go to other libraries. Since we are in the treasure house, we can't leave empty-handed. Let's try to copy as many as we can."

In no time, with Xiaomi's superb skills, a copy that looked exactly the same on the outside appeared. Of course, it was only the same on the outside; the copied sword manual used ordinary paper and could not compare to the original. After putting away the copied *Dark Moon Sword Manual*, Xiao Zhan went to the library specifically for sword techniques.

As soon as he stepped into the library, the space inside was many times larger than the reading rooms in the martial arts pavilion, and the manuals stored there stretched as far as the eye could see. The sheer number of sword manuals was unexpected. Through Xiaomi, he learned that the worst of these manuals could help one cultivate to the Black Tortoise Realm, and the best could make one a supreme warrior.

This was too exaggerated! The martial arts were divided into Immortal Martial, Void Martial, Black Tortoise, Ascetic Martial, Holy Martial, and Supreme Warrior, which was the Holy Martial. The vast number of sword manuals were all at the Black Tortoise level or higher, and the War Clan had managed to collect so many sword manuals!

However, after Xiaomi's explanation, Xiao Zhan was relieved. The War Clan had existed for billions of years in the Tianyuan world, and no one knew how long it had existed before coming to Tianyuan.

Choosing which manuals to copy was a challenge for Xiao Zhan. With his current cultivation, he didn't know how to make the right choices. Looking at the vast number of manuals, he was happily troubled.

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