2561 Defective Metal Piece

Duan Ling Tian did not expect to see the black stone and the dark green jade token to collide suddenly. He had thought the collision would be akin to Mars hitting earth, but contrary to his expectations, the collision did not even produce any noise! He continued to watch as the two items strangely began to merge into one. 'What's this?'

As soon as the two items merged, a flash of light that was even brighter than the scorching sun during high noon appeared, causing Duan Ling Tian to close his eyes. Before he could even open his eyes, he felt a majestic and mighty force landed on him before it sent him flying back! The force felt ancient as though it had seen the vicissitudes of life.

As soon as it landed on Duan Ling Tian, it seemed to have restrained his strength. He could not even mobilize his energy to resist this energy. The energy had landed squarely on his chest, it felt as though he had been hit with a heavy hammer. His internal organs were affected, causing him to throw up blood.

Duan Ling Tian barely managed to muster up some of his strength to stabilize himself after being sent flying a distance away. When he recovered, the first thought that came to his mind was someone had ambushed him. He bellowed, "Who's it?"

However, when Duan Ling Tian carefully surveyed his surroundings, he discovered there was no one around. He only saw a piece of metal-like item hovering nearby.

Duan Ling Tian was baffled. Where did the jade token and black stone go? They seemed to have disappeared after merging together. He only realized what had happened when he sensed a vaguely familiar aura from the metal-like item. The aura was similar to the energy that had sent him flying earlier. 'Is this metal piece the product of the merge between the black stone and the dark green jade token? What's happening? Why did the jade token that third uncle gave me merged with the stone and turned into this metal-like thing?'

Duan Ling Tian tentatively approached the metal-like item that was shrouded in a mysterious light. When he was certain it would not attack him, he carefully reached out to grab it. He studied it carefully and weighed it in his hand. Its end was blunt, making it seemed as though it had been broken off of something. He murmured to himself, "It seems like a defective piece of metal. It's quite thick. Hm? What are these writings and patterns on it? They're incomprehensible…" When he held the piece of metal, he could feel the ancient aura from it. It seemed as though it had existed for a long time.

He looked at the broken piece of metal with a hint of fear in his eyes as he withdrew his Divine Consciousness. He felt as though he was holding onto a bomb. "What the hell is this?"

'Divine Consciousness comes from one's soul. Since it can easily devour my Divine Consciousness, I wonder if it can absorb soul attacks as well?" After mulling over it for a moment, he cast a soul attack on the defective piece of metal.

As soon as Duan Ling Tian's soul attack landed on the defective piece of metal, the same thing happened. The energy from the writings and patterns on the metal piece absorbed the attack. His eyes brightened as he exclaimed, "It's truly capable of absorbing soul attacks!" The fear in his eyes had been replaced with joy at this moment.

'With this, I no longer have to fear soul attacks from Bodiless Celestials in the mundane realms,' Duan Ling Tian thought to himself excitedly. After all, he no longer had to be afraid of Bodiless Celestials who cultivated the Soul Congregation Embodiment technique. He now looked at the item as though it was a treasure despite its appearance. The jade token that had been given to him by Xia Jie from the Divine Offering Land was clearly special. The same could be said about the black stone as well. The product of the merge between two of such extraordinary items was definitely going to be extraordinary as well!

Duan Ling Tian closed his eyes as he recalled what had happened when he held the black stone and the jade token earlier. He murmured to himself, "There's more to this piece of metal than just being able to devour soul attacks. I'm certain it holds other secrets as well. However, my current strength is probably not enough to unlock all its secrets now. It's also likely that this piece of metal appeared due to my 99 Saint Veins!"

He recalled the energies from the jade token and the black stone had surged into his body and circulated in his 99 Saint Veins, otherwise, known as Heavenly Veins in the Devata Realms, before the energies fused into one. It could be said that the defective metal piece was the result of the fusion between the black stone and dark green jade token after their energies had circulated through his 99 Saint Veins.

He thought to himself, 'I guess I've decrypted the secret of the jade token. Now I have to decrypt the secrets of this metal piece. I wonder what is it? What was it broken off from? Nevertheless, this is a huge gain for me. With this defective metal piece, even if I have to face a Nine Tribulation Bodiless Celestial who has mastered the Soul Congregation Embodiment technique, I wouldn't be helpless!' His eyes brightened again when he thought about it. After a while, he put the defective metal piece away in his Spatial Ring as though it was a precious treasure.