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

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



Above the ice layer.

The Star Guardian's unease grew stronger.

"No!"

"I must retreat first!"

After making his decision, he prepared to leave immediately.

At that moment.

Underwater, Jiang Ning's expression brightened.

[Detected five points of Divinity, two Authorities found. Absorb?]



[Absorb!]



Jiang Ning silently affirmed in his mind.

The next moment.

He felt the black finger in his hand, as if writhing with maggots, instantly stripped of its divine essence.

As the divine essence was peeled away, the black finger lost its supernatural quality and turned into a piece of dried meat.

[Divinity]: 5

[Authority]: Flesh Regeneration (96.13% missing)



Divine Descendant (Fragment, extremely incomplete)



[Divine Descendant]: Flesh Blessing, can enhance the physical body of descendants, allowing control over Divine Descendants. (Note: This Authority is severely incomplete, its effect is weak, and it needs to be collected from other spirits.)



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

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

After killing the Wind Divine Messenger, he couldn't let the Star Guardian of the Divine Worship Sect escape.

It was known.

Within the Inspection Office, a Sixth Rank Bone Forging Warrior of the Divine Worship Sect was worth fifty thousand contribution points, equivalent to fifty thousand silver taels.

As for a Fifth Rank Warrior, it wasn't even mentioned, apparently deemed unnecessary to bring up.

After all, the strongest in Luo Shui County was Hong Minghu, a Fifth Rank Inner Fortitude Warrior.

There was no need to mention those weaker than Hong Minghu.

A Fifth Rank Warrior was not like a cabbage by the roadside, easily killed.

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

Killing a Sixth Rank Bone Forging Warrior of the Divine Worship Sect was a great achievement.

Moreover, this was a Fifth Rank Warrior of the Divine Worship Sect, and also a Guardian and a Guardian Venerable Deity.

Subsequently.

Jiang Ning collected the color-changing cloak from the Wind Divine 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 with incredible speed.

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

The blizzard he stirred up couldn't catch up with his figure.

Suddenly.

Crack—

Crack—

He heard the sound of the ice layer breaking beneath his feet.

The sound rose from below him and quickly spread in all directions.

"What's this?"

He couldn't help but stop, his eyes widening as he looked at the snow beneath him. The thick snow was rising, and cracks were spreading, causing it to break apart.

The next moment.

Boom—

A torrent of water surged up from beneath him.

In an instant, he was submerged.

Through the water, he suddenly saw Jiang Ning standing with a knife.

At the same time, he saw the floating black blood and flesh remains beside Jiang Ning.

"What's that?"

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

He understood where his unease had come from.

As his thoughts raced.

"I can't fight him!"

"Run!!!"

He made an instant decision.

The next moment.

He turned and walked, intending to break through the water.

However, as he moved, he felt an overwhelming sense of terror.

The rising water had already submerged him.

Now, with just a movement of his body, he felt the horror of the water.

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

With each movement, he felt a tremendous force pushing him back, and his speed decreased by seven or eight-tenths.

In the water, his speed was barely faster than an ordinary person swimming.

"What kind of technique is this?!" he thought, astonished.

On the other side.

Jiang Ning observed the Star Guardian's movements and took a closer look.

A smile appeared on his face.

Underwater was his domain.

This was also his first time trying the Water Control Technique in the water.

With his Water Control Technique,

The water rose several zhang, engulfing the Star Guardian.

At this moment, the water became his territory.

Under the water's cover, the opponent's every move was greatly restricted, and their speed decreased.

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

Seeing the Star Guardian's slow speed, Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction.

At that moment.

Boom—

The Star Guardian suddenly burst with inner breath, dispersing the water trapping him, and his speed instantly surged.

He swam through the water like a fish, covering nearly ten zhang in an instant.

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

"The inner breath is indeed powerful!" Jiang Ning thought, amazed.

Subsequently.

His mind moved.

The still water suddenly started to surge towards the center.

Within a few hundred meters, the water rapidly moved, making it difficult for the Star Guardian, who had just burst with inner breath, to move.

The water he had just dispersed was pushed back by the water behind him.

The rapidly surging water slapped against his body, constantly pushing him backward.

Behind him, the lake seemed to transform into an abyssal vortex, constantly devouring the water within its swirling depths.

"What kind of ability is this?!" Divine Envoy's heart was filled with despair.

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

In the Divine Descendant state.

The one with the most significant boost to strength was the Six-Armed Divine Descendant, the embodiment of the Guardian Venerable Deity.

However, his Divine Descendant state didn't enhance his strength nearly as much as the Six-Armed Divine Descendant.

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

Normally, the two of them were evenly matched.

The Wind Divine Messenger was no match for Jiang Ning.

How could he possibly defeat Jiang Ning?

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

On the other side.

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

The lake water continuously converged towards the center, forming the Water Prison Technique to trap his enemies.

With just this ability, even without taking action himself, it wouldn't be easy for the Divine Envoy to escape from the Water Prison Technique.

"Let's try again!"

In an instant, his mind moved.

In a flash.

The Divine Envoy felt the omnipresent lake water suddenly surge with vitality.

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

The Inner Breath at his Dantian erupted, instantly sealing off all his body's orifices.

"Cough, cough—"

"Cough, cough—"

He coughed several times, finally expelling the lake water that had entered his body.

"Demon!" he exclaimed, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at the distant figure hidden in the lake water.

At this moment, Jiang Ning swiftly approached him through the water.

"Is it time to end this?" he muttered to himself.

His heart suddenly became unusually calm.

Ever since seeing the remains of the Six-Armed Divine Descendant, he knew that the only path awaiting him was death.

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

Moments later.

Jiang Ning appeared a zhang away in front of him.

Looking at the Divine Envoy, whose face was calm, devoid of joy or sorrow, Jiang Ning's face revealed a hint of surprise.

His approach gave the Divine Envoy ample time to transform.

However, facing Jiang Ning's approach, the Divine Envoy didn't make any other moves.

He merely waited in place for Jiang Ning's arrival.

"I underestimated you!" The Divine Envoy 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 stood lightly on the solidified water surface.

"Impressive!" The Divine Envoy praised again.

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

"No need!" The Divine Envoy shook his head and continued, "I don't want to die as a monster! And even then, I won't have a complete corpse!"

Hearing these words, Jiang Ning was momentarily speechless, then fell silent.

Looking at Jiang Ning, the Divine Envoy suddenly chuckled.

"Make your move!"

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As his words fell, he slowly closed his eyes, saying, "Give it your best shot!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning no longer hesitated.

He raised his hand and struck with his sword.

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

In mid-air, the Divine Envoy's head involuntarily opened its eyes, filled with astonishment.

Gradually, it became dim.

When his head fell into the lake water, all signs of life were gone.

The decapitation wound 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.

Moments later.

In an underwater cave on the deserted island.

The corpses of the two were placed in this cave by Jiang Ning, and as the water flowed in, the bodies gradually froze.

Jiang Ning retracted his gaze.

These two were both Fifth Rank Bone Forging Warriors of the Divine Worship Sect.

Killing them was a significant achievement.

However, the Inspection Office was on holiday, and the senior elder in charge of internal affairs had also gone missing.

For now, Jiang Ning could only temporarily hide the corpses in this cave, allowing the lake water to freeze them to prevent decay.

When work resumed, he would take the corpses to the Inspection Office to claim his reward.

"And maybe even get a promotion!"

Jiang Ning spoke to himself.

After settling this matter, he took out the finger filled with divinity that he had obtained earlier.

As the divinity and fragments of authority from the finger he had just absorbed, the bone in his hand now looked like a dry piece of wood.

"This should be the finger of the deity worshipped by the Divine Worship Sect, right?"

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

Then, he opened his panel and took a look.

[Divinity]: 5

[Authority]: Blood Regeneration, 96.13% (Fragment, extremely incomplete.)



[Divine Descendant]: Blood Blessing, can enhance the physical progress of Divine Descendants, allowing control over Divine Descendants. (Note: This authority is extremely incomplete, and the effect is minimal. It still needs to be obtained from other deities.)



The changes in the panel after absorbing the divinity from the Blood Deity's finger, which he hadn't had time to examine in detail earlier.

Now, taking a closer look, he understood.

The Flesh Deity had underestimated him.

He now truly possessed authority and was gathering divinity.

In the case of the Flesh Deity, he had also seized two forms of authority from him.

One was Flesh Regeneration.

Similar to the Divine Worship Sect's warriors who transform into Divine Descendants, this is known as the Immortal Body Technique.

Today, he had come into close contact with the deity's fingers and had also acquired another divine technique.

This was a fragment of the authority of the Divine Descendant.

From the description of this authority, it was evident that it was the origin of the Divine Worship Sect's Divine Descendant transformation.

This also meant that he now knew of two techniques possessed by the Flesh Deity.

One technique allowed him to enhance the physical strength and martial arts level of others through his own flesh and blood.

The other technique transformed others into his own followers.

Now, he had mastered both of these techniques himself.

With this realization, Jiang Ning couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"In this way, I might become his greatest enemy in the future!"

"Seizing his authority is a contest for divine power!"

After some contemplation, he shook his head.

Before this, he had personally eliminated the Divine Worship Sect's most important base in Luo Shui County, escalating the conflict with the sect. He also gained a detailed understanding of the divine teachings.

According to the information, the deity of the Divine Worship Sect was different from the evil gods that appeared from time to time over the past few hundred years.

It was a genuine deity who had revealed its divine level and granted abilities to its followers, making its existence highly credible.

However, the true form of this deity had never appeared in the world.

Not only was there the Flesh Deity, but there were also several other famous deities like the Ice and Snow Deity in northern Zhangzhou, the Black Lotus Deity known as the Black Lotus Old Mother in the Black Lotus Sect, and several other well-known deities.

None of these deities had ever appeared in the world, but they had all revealed divine signs.

Clearly, they were not vague and illusory beings but real and tangible entities.

From what Jiang Ning had seen, heard, and experienced, he was very much affirmed the existence of flesh deities.

The two authorities he now possessed on his panel undoubtedly proved the reality of divine authority.

Furthermore, as his water control broke through the sixth limit, he sensed and absorbed a certain substance from the world, enhancing his control over water techniques.

He now wondered if the substance he had absorbed was also a form of authority.

Some of the traits gained from breaking through his martial technique limits seemed chaotic, and some of them seemed to lean towards a certain authority.

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

After a long while, he gradually returned to his senses.

He took another look at his panel.

Attribute Points!

A thought crossed his mind.

Divinity decreased by one point.

Instantly, the Authority column on his panel changed.

His gaze immediately fell on the Authority section.

Divinity: 4

Authority: Flesh Regeneration (Incomplete, 1.2%) Divine Descendant (Fragment, Extremely Incomplete)



Suddenly, he focused his gaze.

Flesh Regeneration (Incomplete): This authority, though incomplete, has been partially restored. Despite its incomplete state, it already exhibits a certain level of effectiveness. Possessing this authority, in this world, allows all physical injuries to heal at an extremely fast rate.

Reading this description, he recalled his previous experience.

The main difference was the distinction between a faster healing rate and an extremely fast healing rate.

"Let's test it!"

He held a divine weapon in his hand and made a quick slash on his arm.

Instantly, a cut about ten centimeters long appeared.

He couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The wound on his arm was visibly healing at an astonishing speed.

As the blood oozed out, the flesh and muscles rapidly closed together.

In less than two breaths, the wound completely healed.

As he gently wiped his arm, the trace of blood disappeared.

There was no sign of injury left.

It was as if the ten-centimeter cut he had just seen was merely an illusion.

But the feedback from his body told him otherwise.

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

"What a powerful effect!"

Jiang Ning couldn't help but marvel.

Such a noticeable effect was no different from the so-called Immortal Body of the Divine Worship Sect's Divine Descendants.

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

Then, 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, it was useless against his deadly strikes.

"If the Flesh Deity were to appear, that would be the true Immortal Body!" he muttered.

The warriors of the Divine Worship Sect were known for their so-called Immortal Body self-healing ability.

This suggested that when the true deity appeared, its self-healing ability would be exaggerated to an unimaginable extent.

Even if its head were to be severed, it probably wouldn't be a fatal injury.

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

It had three heads.

(End of Chapter)

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