Chapter 272: Absorbing New Authority, Post-Battle Harvest!

Chapter 272: Absorbing New Authority, Post-Battle Harvest!



Above the ice layer.

The unease in Star Guardian's heart grew stronger.

"No way!"

"I must retreat first!"

With his decision made, he prepared to leave immediately.

At that moment, Jiang Shen's expression lit up beneath the water.

[Five points of divinity detected. Two authorities discovered. Absorb?]



[Absorb!]



Jiang Ning silently commanded in his mind.

In the next instant, he felt the black finger, wriggling like a maggot, instantly stripped of the divine objects on its surface.

As the divine objects were peeled away, the black finger instantly lost its divine essence, turning into a dry strip of flesh.

[Divinity]: 5

[Authority]: Blood and Flesh Regeneration (96.13% missing) Divine Descendant Affinity (Fragmented, severely incomplete.)



[Divine Descendant Affinity]: Blood and Flesh Blessing, can enhance the progress of the descendant's physical body, allowing control over the Divine Descendant. (Note: This authority is severely incomplete, with weak effects. More must be collected from other deities.)



Jiang Ning glanced at his panel, slightly startled, and then closed it.

He sensed that the Star Guardian above the ice layer was rapidly retreating.

After killing the Wind Deity Messenger, he couldn't let the Star Guardian of the Worshipping God Sect escape.

It was common knowledge that within the Inspection Office, a sixth-rank martial artist from the Worshipping God Sect was worth fifty thousand contribution points, equivalent to fifty thousand taels of silver.

As for fifth-rank martial artists, there was no need to mention them, as they were considered insignificant.

After all, the strongest person in Luoshui County was Hong Minghu, a fifth-rank Inner Strength Realm martial artist.

There was no need to mention those below Hong Minghu.

Fifth-rank martial artists weren't like common vegetables, easily found on the street.

However, not mentioning them didn't mean there was no reward.

Killing a sixth-rank Bone Tempering Realm martial artist from the Worshipping God Sect was a significant achievement.

Not to mention a fifth-rank martial artist, especially one who was a Guardian or Guardian Deity.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning collected the color-changing cloak from the Wind Deity Messenger, which could blend with the environment.

In his eyes, this was one of the most valuable items on the two Guardians.

It must be worth a fortune!

Above the ice layer, the Star Guardian moved swiftly, his speed incredible.

He was like a gust of wind sweeping across the snow-covered ground.

The swirling snow couldn't keep up with his figure.

Suddenly—

Crack—

Crack—

He abruptly heard the sound of the ice layer cracking beneath his feet.

The sound emanated from below him, rapidly spreading in all directions.

"What's this?"

He stopped in his tracks, staring at the snow beneath him. The thick layer of snow was rising, and cracks were spreading across the frozen blocks.

The next moment—

Boom—

The surging lake water erupted from beneath him.

In an instant, he was submerged.

Through the water, he saw Jiang Ning standing with a sword in hand.

He also noticed the floating black blood and flesh remains beside Jiang Ning.

"That is..."

At this moment, the Star Guardian's heart trembled.

He understood where his unease had come from.

As his thoughts raced—

"Can't fight head-on!"

"Run!!!"

He made an instant decision.

The next moment—

He turned and tried to break through the water.

However, as he moved, he felt the terror of the lake water.

It was as if he had stepped into a muddy swamp, restricting his movements.

With every movement, he felt a tremendous force pushing back, reducing his speed by seven to eightfold.

His speed in the water was barely faster than an ordinary person swimming.

"What kind of technique is this?!" He was astonished.

On the other side, Jiang Ning observed the Star Guardian's actions, studying him briefly.

A smile then appeared on his face.

This was his domain in the water.

It was also the first time he tried to control water in motion.

With his water manipulation, the lake water rose several zhang, engulfing the Star Guardian.

At this moment, the lake water became his territory.

Within the water's enclosure, the opponent's movements were severely restricted, their speed greatly reduced.

His strength could only be exerted to five or six-tenths of its full potential.

Seeing the Star Guardian's sluggish speed, Jiang Ning was satisfied.

At this moment—

Boom—

The Star Guardian burst forth with inner breath, shattering the lake water that trapped him, and his speed instantly soared.

He swam through the water like a fish, covering nearly ten zhang in a single breath.

His speed was no less than that of a person running on land.

"The inner breath is indeed powerful!" Jiang Ning was secretly amazed.

Then, his mind moved.

The still lake water suddenly began to riot.

The water within a few hundred meters started to rapidly converge towards the center, its powerful impact making it difficult for the Star Guardian, who had just burst forth with inner breath, to move.

The lake water that had just been shattered was pushed back by the water behind it.

The rapidly surging water slapped against his body, constantly forcing him to retreat.

Behind him, the lake seemed to have transformed into an abyssal vortex, constantly devouring the water within.

"What kind of technique is this!!!" Star Guardian's heart was suddenly filled with despair.

He was well aware that Jiang Ning, who could swiftly kill the Wind Deity Messenger in his Six-Armed Divine Descendant Form in the water, was not someone he could match.

The Divine Descendant Form.

The Guardian Deity's Six-Armed Divine Descendant Form had the most significant and obvious boost in strength.

However, his Divine Descendant Form did not enhance his power to the same extent as the Six-Armed Divine Descendant.

His strength increase was inferior to that of the Six-Armed Divine Descendant.

Normally, their strengths were on par.

The Wind Deity Messenger was no match for Jiang Ning.

How could he possibly defeat Jiang Ning?

Especially after witnessing such a divine and unusual technique, he was even more certain of this fact.

On the other side.

Jiang Ning looked at his masterpiece, feeling even more pleased.

The lake water continuously converged towards the center, forming a water prison trapping technique.

Even without taking action himself, it wouldn't be easy for Star Guardian to escape this water prison trapping technique.

"Let's try this!"

In a flash, Jiang Ning's heart stirred.

Instantly, Star Guardian felt the omnipresent lake water suddenly seemed to be filled with vitality.

It rushed towards his ears, nose, and other orifices, entering his body.

The inner breath in his dantian erupted, instantly sealing off all his body's orifices.

"Cough, cough—"

"Cough, cough—"

He coughed several times before finally coughing out the lake water that had entered his body.

"You demon!!!" He looked at the distant figure hidden in the lake water, his eyes filled with fear.

At this moment, Jiang Ning's figure swiftly approached him in the water.

"Is it over?" he muttered to himself.

Suddenly, his heart became unusually calm.

Ever since seeing the remains of the Wind Deity Messenger in his Six-Armed Divine Descendant Form, he knew that the only thing awaiting him was death.

His previous actions were merely his desperate struggles before his demise.

After a few breaths.

Jiang Ning appeared a zhang away in front of him.

Looking at Star Guardian's calm and emotionless face, he couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.

Jiang Ning's approach gave Star Guardian ample time to transform.

However, Star Guardian did not make any other moves in response to Jiang Ning's approach.

He merely waited in his original position for Jiang Ning's arrival.

"I underestimated you!" Star Guardian spoke, his voice carrying through the lake water into Jiang Ning's ears.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning waved his hand, and the lake water abruptly parted, creating a two-zhang-long vacuum in the water.

The two of them effortlessly stood on the solidified water surface.

"Impressive!" Star Guardian praised once more.

"Won't you make a move?" Jiang Ning asked.

"There's no need!" Star Guardian shook his head and continued, "I don't want to die as a monster, and I don't want to die without a complete body!"

Hearing these words, Jiang Ning was momentarily speechless.

Looking at Jiang Ning, Star Guardian suddenly laughed.

"Make your move!"

Slowly closing his eyes, he said, "Give me a quick death!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning no longer hesitated.

He raised his hand and swung his blade.

The sword light flashed, and the head instantly flew high into the air.

In midair, Star Guardian's head opened its eyes, filled with astonishment.

Gradually, his eyes dimmed.

When his head fell into the lake, all signs of life had vanished.

A decapitation was the most lethal injury for a warrior of this level.

"It's truly over!"

Looking at the floating head in the lake, Jiang Ning sighed.

A moment later.

In a cave on the wasteland.

Jiang Ning placed the corpses of the two in this cave, and as the lake water flowed in, their bodies gradually froze.

Jiang Ning then withdrew his gaze.

These two were both Fifth Rank Warriors from the Worshipping God Sect.

Killing them was a significant achievement.

However, the Inspection Office was on vacation, and the old senior from the Internal Affairs Department was nowhere to be found.

Jiang Ning could only temporarily hide the two corpses here, allowing the lake water to freeze them to prevent decay.

When the office resumed work, he would bring the two corpses to the Inspection Office to claim his reward.

"And a promotion!"

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

After resolving this matter.

He finally took out the finger filled with divine essence from earlier.

With the divine essence and fragment of authority from the finger absorbed, the finger bone in his hand now resembled a dry stick.

"This thing should be the finger of the deity worshipped by the Worshipping God Sect, right?"

Looking at the dry finger in his hand, Jiang Ning pondered.

Then, he opened his panel and took a closer look.

【Divine Essence】: 5

【Authority】: Blood and Flesh Regeneration, Divine Descendant Favor (Fragment, Severely Damaged, Requires Collection from Other Deities)



Earlier, he didn't have time to carefully examine the changes in his panel after absorbing the divine essence from the finger of the Flesh-and-Blood Deity.

Now, upon a closer inspection, he understood.

The Flesh-and-Blood Deity had once underestimated him.

He was a true holder of Authority, a deity still gathering its Divine Essence.

Through his panel, he had also plundered two Authorities from the Flesh-and-Blood Deity.

One was Blood and Flesh Regeneration.

A unique ability similar to the so-called Immortal Body of the Worshipping God Sect's Divine Descendant warriors, which they gain upon transforming into their Divine Descendant forms.

Today, upon close contact with the deity's finger, he had also acquired another ability of a deity.

A fragment of the Authority known as Divine Descendant Favor.

From the description of this Authority, it was clear that this was the origin of the Worshipping God Sect's Divine Descendant transformation.

And now, he knew that the Flesh-and-Blood Deity possessed two such abilities.

One ability allowed the deity to enhance the physical body and Martial Dao level of others through its own blood and flesh.

The other ability transformed others into its followers.

And now, he himself possessed both of these abilities.

With this realization, Jiang Ning's heart couldn't help but whisper.

"This makes me a mortal enemy of the deity in the future!"

"Taking away his Authority is a struggle for divine power!"

After some thought, he shook his head.

Before this, because he had personally eradicated the Worshipping God Sect's most important stronghold in Luoshui County, the conflict with the sect had intensified, and he had also gained a detailed understanding of the deity's existence.

According to the intelligence, the deity of the Worshipping God Sect was different from the evil gods that had appeared from time to time over the past few hundred years.

It was a truly existing deity, one that had revealed its divine level and bestowed blessings upon its followers, making it highly credible.

As for the true form of this deity, it had never appeared in the world.

Not just this Flesh-and-Blood Deity.

There were also the Ice and Snow Deity in the northern Zhangzhou, the Black Lotus Old Mother of the Black Lotus Sect, and several other famous and well-known deities among the common folk.

None of them had ever appeared, but they had all revealed divine signs.

They were clearly not vague and illusory beings but real and tangible existences.

From what Jiang Ning had seen, heard, and experienced, he was also very certain of the existence of the Flesh-and-Blood Deity.

The two Authorities he now possessed on his panel undoubtedly proved the authenticity of the deity's Authority.

And during his sixth breakthrough in Water Essence, he had sensed and absorbed a certain substance from the world, causing his water manipulation abilities to skyrocket.

He now suspected that the substance he had absorbed might also be a form of Authority.

Some of the traits gained from his cultivation breakthroughs were quite chaotic, and some seemed to lean towards certain Authorities.

Looking at his panel, Jiang Ning fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he gradually snapped out of his reverie.

He took another glance at it.

Attribute Points!

The thought crossed his mind.

His Divine Essence instantly decreased by one point.

In an instant, the Authority column underwent a change.

His gaze immediately fell upon the Authority column.

【Divine Essence】: 4

【Authority】: Blood and Flesh Regeneration (50% incomplete) Divine Descendant Favor (Fragment, Extremely Incomplete)



What happened?

His eyes narrowed.

【Blood and Flesh Regeneration (Incomplete)】: Having completed half of the Authority, even though it is incomplete, it still possesses the preliminary ability to heal all physical injuries at an extremely fast speed. With this Authority, in this realm, any damage to the physical body can be healed at a rapid pace.

Reading this description, he recalled the previous explanation.

The main difference between the two was the speed of healing—faster and extremely fast.

"Let's test it!"

A thought suddenly crossed his mind.

He then took the Spiritual Weapon in his hand and made a slash on his arm, creating a wound about ten centimeters long.

The next moment, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The wound on his arm was healing at a very noticeable speed.

Blood had just seeped out, and the skin and flesh were rapidly mending.

In less than two breaths, the wound on his arm was completely healed.

As he wiped away the trace of blood, he couldn't help but wonder if the ten-centimeter wound he had just seen was merely an illusion.

But the feedback from his body told him otherwise.

Indeed, there had been a ten-centimeter wound on his arm just moments ago.

"Such a powerful ability!" Jiang Ning couldn't help but marvel.

This ability was no different from the so-called Immortal Body of the Worshipping God Sect's Divine Descendant warriors.

"This can also be called an Immortal Body!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

However, he shook his head again.

In his opinion, this still couldn't be considered an Immortal Body.

Just like the Six-Armed Divine Descendant he had just killed.

No matter how strong the self-healing ability was, it couldn't save him from the two fatal slashes.

"If the Flesh-and-Blood Deity were to appear, then that would truly be an Immortal Body!" he muttered.

The Worshipping God Sect's warriors, who boasted an Immortal Body, had their self-healing abilities. One could only imagine how exaggerated the healing abilities of the true deity would be.

Even if their heads were severed, it probably wouldn't be a fatal injury.

Moreover, according to Jiang Ning's understanding, the Flesh-and-Blood Deity had three heads, six arms, and four legs.

It had three brains.

(End of Chapter)

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