Chapter 72

The weapon tiers of Zhenxuan Continent are very simple, known to be divided into three major ranks: Mundane Weapons, Treasure Weapons, and Spirit Weapons.

Whether it's Mundane Weapons, Treasure Weapons, or Spirit Weapons, they are generally divided into four grades: Supreme, High, Medium, and Low. There is no comparability between weapons of different ranks. Even among weapons of the same rank, the quality can vary greatly, leading to significant differences in power.

For example, if two martial artists of the same cultivation level and martial skills face each other, the one with a Low-grade Treasure Weapon will surely win over the one without.

Take Ye Zhen's Phantom Snake King Armor, for instance. Although it is impervious to water and fire and difficult to damage with blades, it still falls under the category of Mundane Weapons. However, it can be considered a Supreme-grade Mundane Weapon.

However, even a Supreme-grade Mundane Weapon is no match for a Treasure Weapon.

Treasure Weapons can only be fully utilized by those at the peak of the True Essence Realm or the Spirit Induction Realm. However, even most peak True Essence Realm or Spirit Induction Realm cultivators may not possess a Low-grade Treasure Weapon.

Treasure Weapons are extremely precious. They require a vast amount of rare materials to forge, and the forging techniques are extremely complex, with a low success rate.

Acquiring a Low-grade Treasure Weapon can instantly boost one's strength by more than 20%. Starting from Treasure Weapons, one can use pure True Essence or Spirit Energy to nurture them, making them more responsive.

If nurtured for a sufficient amount of time, a Treasure Weapon can be nurtured to its full potential, becoming as much a part of the body as an arm or a leg. When used, it can trigger a resonance of power, allowing the user to unleash a powerful, mutually destructive move—Treasure Weapon Spirit Burst!

By using one's own power to trigger the power of the Treasure Weapon, causing it to explode instantly, it can deal damage one to two times greater than the user's own strength, or even more.

Chu Jun's shout of "Great Sun Sword, Burst!" was precisely a Treasure Weapon Spirit Burst.

However, as he watched the Great Sun Sword explode in a burst of light, Ye Zhen's brows furrowed again. The Treasure Weapon Spirit Burst is a mutually destructive move. Could this person really be planning to die with the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King?

This person, who possesses a Treasure Weapon, must hold a high position in the Lishui Sect.

In the sky, the moment Chu Jun roared, the Great Sun Sword exploded into a ball of light. Countless rays of light, capable of piercing through metal and stone, radiated outward from the Great Sun Sword, like a blazing sun.

Sensing a fatal threat, the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King let out a shrill and angry cry, its hundred-meter wingspan enveloping its body.

Almost simultaneously, Chu Jun, whose right eye had become a bloody hole and whose body was covered in wounds, flipped out a talisman. A burst of spiritual light flashed, and the talisman exploded.

"Qiankun Blood Escape Talisman, Escape!"

With a fierce cry, Chu Jun bit his tongue and spat several mouthfuls of his life essence blood onto the burst of light from the talisman. Instantly, a massive amount of blood-blue light enveloped Chu Jun, and he shot away like a streak of light, faster than lightning.

Mutually destructive?

Ha! No way!

Chu Jun had a bright future ahead of him; how could he die with a mere feathered beast!

The Qiankun Blood Escape Talisman was a life-saving item given to him by his father, the sect leader. It could instantly transport him a thousand miles away, but it should only be used as a last resort.

This Qiankun Blood Escape Talisman consumed his life essence blood. One mouthful of life essence blood was enough to deplete years of cultivation, and it could not be replenished with ordinary rare materials.

After spitting out that mouthful of life essence blood, combined with his previous severe injuries, Chu Jun's face had turned as pale as paper.

Before using the Qiankun Blood Escape Talisman, Chu Jun glared hatefully at the mountain where Meng Xiaoyue was.

This glance made Chu Jun's face contort in extreme rage, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.

Because he saw Ye Zhen!

Ye Zhen was standing beside Meng Xiaoyue, smiling at him!

"Ahh!"

Spitting out blood, Chu Jun let out a piercing and furious roar—once again, he had been tricked, once again, he had been toyed with by Ye Zhen.

And not just once.

It turned out that Meng Xiaoyue's sudden standing up was also a lure.

This made Chu Jun, who prided himself on his intelligence, even angrier, and he spat out more blood, which mixed with the Qiankun Blood Escape Talisman.

"Ye Zhen, in my lifetime, I will kill you!"

Chu Jun's roar was like the wailing of a wounded ape!

The cost was too high!

Today, being tricked by Ye Zhen was a disaster beyond measure.

His Medium-grade Treasure Weapon, the Great Sun Sword, which he had nurtured for seven years to reach full potential and achieve power resonance, was destroyed by Ye Zhen.

His right eye was also lost to Ye Zhen, and his body was covered in wounds.

He was forced to use the Qiankun Blood Escape Talisman to escape, spitting out several mouthfuls of life essence blood. Under normal circumstances, it would take years of cultivation to recover.

What a disaster!

In his furious roar, Chu Jun disappeared into the distance, carried by the Qiankun Blood Escape Talisman.

Almost the moment Chu Jun activated the Qiankun Blood Escape Talisman, the full power of the Great Sun Sword's Treasure Weapon Spirit Burst was unleashed.

Like a rising sun, it radiated with a million rays of light!

Even though the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King used its wings to protect itself, and a thick layer of dark green spiritual light enveloped its body, it was all in vain!

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Like a thousand swords firing at once, the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King's protective spiritual light was instantly reduced to nothing, and beams of light pierced through its wings, directly into its flesh.

In an instant, the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King's body was riddled with hundreds of bloody holes, and it let out helpless cries as it fell to the ground.

Boom!

The Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King's body crashed heavily onto the ground, creating a large pit, and the blood gushing from its body quickly formed a large pool of blood.

On the mountain, Ye Zhen and Meng Xiaoyue watched this scene in shock and amazement!

The Treasure Weapon that Chu Jun had destroyed was definitely not a Low-grade Treasure Weapon; at the very least, it was a Medium-grade Treasure Weapon, or even a High-grade Treasure Weapon.

What kind of status does someone who possesses a Medium-grade or High-grade Treasure Weapon have in the Lishui Sect?

However, this thought quickly faded from Ye Zhen's mind. An enemy is an enemy, even if it's a king, if there's a chance, Ye Zhen would pull him down and stomp on him.

What Ye Zhen was now concerned about was something else. Should he be a bit more greedy?

When a beast reaches the Earth Rank, it has a certain chance of forming a demon core, and the higher the rank, the stronger the beast, the greater the chance of forming a demon core.

A demon core is a valuable treasure. When used with specific pills, it can directly increase one's cultivation. Even if sold for silver, it is very valuable.

In the Qiyun Sect, a Low-grade Earth Rank demon core can be exchanged for 10,000 contribution points, worth 100,000 taels of silver.

The Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King is the king of the Silver-threaded Demon Eagles and has reached the Medium-grade Earth Rank, so the possibility of it having a demon core is very high.

What made Ye Zhen even more eager was that the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King was convulsing, and with each convulsion, hundreds of bloody holes on its body spewed out blood. It was clearly on its last breath.

"Better to die bold than to live timid!"

With a determined heart, Ye Zhen made his decision.

"Xiaoyue, wait here. I'll be right back!"

As he spoke, Ye Zhen moved like lightning, heading straight for the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King, which was about to die.

At this moment, the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King seemed to notice Ye Zhen's approach. It struggled weakly, causing more blood to spurt out, and its head tilted, falling to the ground in infinite sorrow, like a tiger fallen on flat land being bullied by dogs.

Seeing the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King, which could no longer make any movements, Ye Zhen was overjoyed.

A fisherman's gain!

This was truly a case of the clam and the oyster fighting, and the fisherman benefiting. Ye Zhen was so happy he wanted to laugh out loud.

In a flash, Ye Zhen leaped onto the neck of the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King, drew a sharp blade, and plunged it into the wound on the neck, finishing off the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King before searching for the demon core.

The moment the blade pierced the brain of the Silver-threaded Demon Eagle King, the beast's body trembled, and its eagle eyes, filled with defiance, lost all their light.

Almost simultaneously, the Spirit Dragon Pearl on Ye Zhen's chest suddenly moved, and a new change occurred.

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