Chapter 403: The Five Stars of Revelation

Chapter 403: The Five Stars of Revelation

Ji Xinghuo examined the information on this new interface, which was in the same format as Qinghong's, displaying the abilities and levels of the creature.

Artificial Spirit Creature: Yu Guilingti

Level: Heavenly Disaster-Shock

Abilities: King of Obscurity (Seventh-rank 138,249/1,818,107), Dark Matter Warp (Fourth-rank 83,326/122,011), Shadowless Shadow (Second-rank 7,501/12,911), Dark Vortex Field (Third-rank 14,652/16,699), Lightless Dark Domain (Fifth-rank 35,316/54,409), Spirit Power (Fourth-rank 48,133/100,999), Cold Flame Wave (Fifth-rank 42,772/70,199), and High-Energy Ray (Third-rank 2,320/6,569)



"So it is the Yu Guilingti (Shadow Serpent Spirit)..." Ji Xinghuo read the first line, noting that it was no ordinary spirit creature, but one that had been artificially created.

According to Bi Fenyu, the Yu Guilingti was a modified "Shadow Demon".

This dark matter demon did not naturally fall under the category of spirit creatures.

Through the modifications made by the Shadow Serpent race, its intelligence had been vastly enhanced, giving it characteristics akin to those of a spirit creature.

As he continued to study the interface, his eyes widened in astonishment as he took in the first ability of the Yu Guilingti, along with its upgrade progress.

Seventh-rank!

A seven-digit upgrade requirement!

Ji Xinghuo scrutinized the details of the "King of Obscurity" ability and was even more astonished, though he soon understood why.

"So it's a Solar Eclipse-level ability!"

"No wonder..."

The King of Obscurity was an advanced form of the "Lord of Obscurity", elevating it from a Superlimit ability to a Solar Eclipse ability. Even during the peak of the Shadow Serpent race, only a select few were able to elevate their racial abilities to this level.

At the Solar Eclipse level, the King of Obscurity could freely shift its body between tangible and intangible states, becoming immune to physical attacks and highly resistant to energy-based damage.

It could manipulate dark energy and dark matter on a grand scale.

For a Dark Stringer, possessing the King of Obscurity would drastically enhance their cultivation efficiency, replacing the need for aether energy. In battle, they could directly convert dark energy into stellar power and spirit power, ensuring an endless supply of combat strength!

"This..." Ji Xinghuo was flabbergasted.

Dark energy and dark matter constituted 96% of all matter in the universe. The ability to convert them directly into stellar and spirit power meant a limitless source of endurance!

Such an opponent would never experience lows and would be unafraid of protracted battles. Instead, they would be able to wear down their enemies.

"Truly worthy of being a Solar Eclipse ability!" Ji Xinghuo exclaimed in admiration. He regretted that he was not a Dark Stringer, unable to make full use of the King of Obscurity.

The Yu Guilingti possessed a total of eight abilities.

For a Shock-level spirit creature, this number was exceedingly low.

However, considering that the Yu Guilingti had been confined within the ruins and unable to obtain expansion curios, and that the dark-eating exotic species were not suitable for it, the fact that it had managed to evolve and awaken these abilities on its own, guided by the Ultimate Dark Orb, was already remarkable.

Moreover, the quality of its abilities was extraordinarily high—so much so that Ji Xinghuo found it unbelievable.

"Dark Matter Warp" and "Shadowless Shadow" were Starfall-level abilities.

The remaining five were all Superlimit abilities.

Ji Xinghuo quickly scanned through the information on these abilities. "Dark Matter Warp" was likely an advanced form of the original ability of the "Shadow Demon", allowing it to form its body from dark matter, capable of changing its size and shape. It could further evolve by absorbing dark energy or other dark matter demons, undergoing warps and thus promoting its evolution.

"Shadowless Shadow" was a superior ability that encompassed multiple shadow-type abilities, granting it the capabilities of Dark Touch, Invisibility, Shadow Escape, and Shadow Jump.

"Dark Vortex Field" was the ability that generated the pulling force in the form of a black vortex.

"Lightless Dark Domain" created a zone of darkness.

"Cold Flame Wave" transformed the user into a liquid-like black fire that surged forward in waves, inflicting dual burn and freeze damage, though on a macroscopic level, it manifested as a corrosive effect.

"High-Energy Ray" was one of the most common abilities possessed by the Yu Guilingti, concentrating energy and releasing it as a ray to damage targets.

It was simple yet brutal, and highly effective.

Many Spirit Stringers would integrate High-Energy Ray into their arsenal, allowing them to attack from both close and long ranges.

In summary, Yu Guilingti's abilities were few but extremely refined.

Its strengths and weaknesses were clear.

However, its potential was limitless!

At a glance, Ji Xinghuo could tell that the Yu Guilingti had not displayed its true power. By fusing with some key abilities—not necessarily rare or powerful ones—to compensate for its shortcomings, its strength would surge exponentially.

However, there was an urgent matter at hand.

This Ultimate Dark Orb was one of the Five Stars of Revelation, and its exceptional quality was what had allowed it to nurture such a formidable Yu Guilingti, elevating the Lord of Obscurity to the King of Obscurity.

Ji Xinghuo speculated that it had originally been the treasure of the Shadow Serpent race.

Treasures at the Heavenly Revelation level, even a single star, were priceless. They were difficult to acquire even with aether crystals. Most common Heavenly Revelation one-star treasures were irreproducible, with only a minuscule number capable of mass production.

Similarly, a Three-Star Revelation treasure could also bring about the annihilation of a race.

A Three-Star Revelation artifact has never appeared on Earth, with the highest being a Two-Star Revelation, and only a handful of those exist, including Ji Xinghuo's Photosynthetic Ring.

Even if someone were to obtain a Three-Star Revelation treasure, they wouldn't dare reveal it, as that would be akin to courting death.

At least, Ji Xinghuo had never heard of such a case.

The value of a Heavenly Revelation treasure increases exponentially with each additional star. A Four-Star Revelation treasure is already beyond the reach of a Heavenly King and is typically possessed by a Star Shepherd Sage.

Most Dragon Kings in the True Dragon Empire possess only one or two Four-Star Revelation artifacts.

And as for a Five-Star Revelation...

This level of treasure is simply out of reach for ordinary people. Even in the True Dragon Empire, a Five-Star Revelation artifact is enough to spark turmoil, attracting multiple Dragon Kings and Star Shepherd Sages to fight over it.

This Ultimate Dark Orb was most likely crafted for the Shadow Serpent race's Star Shepherd Sage, but it was left behind after the entire race perished. It's even possible that the orb played a part in their destruction.

This thought sent a chill down Ji Xinghuo's spine.

Such a rare and invaluable treasure, left ownerless, was something he couldn't afford to pass up due to the risks involved. He was determined to make it his own.

Gaining control of the Ultimate Dark Orb was simple, as Bi Fenyu had said; he just needed to infuse it with his spiritual energy to leave an imprint.

However, this was no ordinary Ultimate Dark Orb.

Controlling it required an exceptionally strong spiritual energy, and most importantly, as the Ultimate Dark Orb served both as the breeding ground and prison for the Shadow Serpent spirit, the owner's spiritual energy had to be stronger than that of the spirit to suppress it and prevent backlash.

Ji Xinghuo's gaze fell on the spiritual energy of the Shadow Serpent spirit.

[Ability: Spiritual Energy (Fourth-rank 48133/100999)]



"It's also at the Fourth-rank, just like me," Ji Xinghuo muttered, "but it's much stronger."

He then checked his own spiritual energy.

[Ability: Spiritual Energy (Fourth-rank 7328/100999)]



"Fortunately, I've accumulated over a hundred thousand units of spiritual source energy these past few days," Ji Xinghuo said as he immediately channeled the spiritual source energy into his spiritual energy.

Instantly, his spiritual energy progress soared.

Ji Xinghuo immediately felt his spiritual energy strengthen, the most noticeable change being its range. When he had just reached the Fourth-rank, his range was 150 meters, but over the past year, it had increased to a little over 200 meters. Now, with the infusion of spiritual source energy, the range expanded rapidly.

Spiritual energy served as a tool to convert stellar energy into a wave-like form and project it outward, combining with his abilities to produce various effects.

Amplifying power and developing new abilities.

At the same time, spiritual energy enhanced his perception and mental faculties, bringing about subtle differences that were difficult to describe.

With utmost concentration, Ji Xinghuo's spiritual energy range quickly surpassed 500 meters, and his control over electromagnetic waves deepened. Countless sparks of inspiration flashed through his mind, as if he could now accomplish many things that had previously been out of reach.

On the interface, the numerical values representing his spiritual energy progress fluctuated wildly.

With about a third left until the next upgrade, Ji Xinghuo's electromagnetic sensing detected the return of the Shadow Serpent spirit!

The Shadow Serpent spirit weaved through the shadows, its presence menacing. Dark energy radiated from its body, destroying the ruins along its path, like an invisible wave washing over everything in its way. In the blink of an eye, it reached the outside of the room's metal door.

Boom!

A black wave crashed against the metal door, emitting a loud crash.

Ji Xinghuo remained calm.

While the Shadow Serpent spirit could weave and jump through shadows, it couldn't ignore spatial obstacles entirely. It needed at least a connected hole or crack, no matter how minuscule, to squeeze through.

In the corner of this enclosed space, there used to be an extremely fine crack, an entrance the Shadow Serpent spirit had corroded through the dozens of meters thick metal wall.

However, Ji Xinghuo had already manipulated the metal, melting and deforming it to completely seal off that crack.

The Shadow Serpent spirit couldn't get in.

From the information he received from the Ultimate Dark Orb earlier, Ji Xinghuo had also learned a key point.

The Shadow Serpent spirit was unable to touch the orb. If it made contact, it would be absorbed, and it couldn't exert any influence on the orb itself.

Therefore, the spirit couldn't move the orb.

Otherwise, it would have taken the Ultimate Dark Orb and left the ruins long ago.

This Ultimate Dark Orb had been left behind in this room for over a thousand and five hundred years.

Boom! Boom...

The Shadow Serpent spirit frantically slammed against the door, unleashing waves, lasers, and vortices in quick succession. The entire laboratory trembled, and the alloy-cast door and room were exposed, but with a thickness of over thirty meters, it couldn't break through immediately.

Spirit Power reached (Fourth-rank 100999/100999).

Ji Xinghuo halted the upgrade, and his mind underwent a strange transformation. Closing his eyes, he waited, indifferent to the world outside as the booming sounds of the Shadow Serpent spirit battering the door rapidly faded, along with his own bodily sensations.

In this moment, it was as if only his self-awareness remained, capable of thought, the purest form of "existence."

An unknown duration passed.

Ji Xinghuo regained his perception, and the world returned.

He glanced at the time on his personal terminal; what had felt like an arduous upgrading process had only taken a few seconds.

[Ability: Spirit Power (Fifth-rank 1/303299)]



Spirit Power was a very special ability.

No matter how high the level, it would not advance in rank, only becoming increasingly powerful and exhibiting profound abilities.

Fifth-rank Spirit Power had an effective range of about 1,500 meters. In the first moment, the Spirit Power automatically reacted with electromagnetic oscillations.

Ji Xinghuo's eyes flashed with electric light.

The sensitivity of his electromagnetic perception elevated to a new level, and what was mapped in his brain was not just electromagnetic fields, but also specific colors, shapes, structures, vibrations, conduction, and all the properties and changes of matter, all under his control, as if he knew everything!

This vast amount of information was enough to blow up an ordinary person's brain, but Ji Xinghuo entered a super-frequency thought process and received it with ease.

He only needed to concentrate, and he could find the part he wanted from the countless information streams.

For example, the Shadow Serpent spirit!

At this moment, the Shadow Serpent spirit, in Ji Xinghuo's perception, had its originally complex and flowing black body as if unfolded into two dimensions. All of its movements and energy flows were unveiled before Ji Xinghuo's eyes without reservation.

Then his perception focused on the Ultimate Dark Orb.

The pitch-black and eerie sphere, as enigmatic as a black hole, had its veil of mystery lifted before Ji Xinghuo.

"From now on, it belongs to me!"

Ji Xinghuo's eyes were focused, and his stellar power transformed into a vast Spirit Power that infused the orb. A layer of faint glow appeared on the surface of the orb, and the intaglio image of the Shadow Serpent race began to move slowly, as if it had come to life.

As the Spirit Power input increased, the orb's eerie glow shook violently.

The Shadow Serpent spirit outside the room sensed something and even more frantically slammed against the metal door, but it was still far from breaking through.

Suddenly, its body contracted into a small ball.

This was the prelude to a self-detonation.

It intended to destroy the metal door by self-destructing, taking Ji Xinghuo inside with it, even if the odds of success were slim. It was determined to make a desperate attempt.

Because this was its last chance.

Countless dark energies poured in from the surroundings, and the black globule, the size of a fist, swelled violently. Just as the Shadow Serpent spirit was about to burst open, it suddenly froze, as if a pause button had been pressed, immobilizing it.

Inside the room, the Ultimate Dark Orb had already left Ji Xinghuo's hand and was floating in the air, spinning like a planet.

The eerie glow on the surface of the orb subsided, restoring its calm.

Ji Xinghuo had already imprinted his spiritual energy on it, gaining complete control and becoming its master.

Controlling the orb meant controlling the Shadow Serpent spirit.

The first command Ji Xinghuo gave it was to stop self-detonating. The Shadow Serpent spirit, which had been fiercely resisting a moment ago, immediately obeyed without question.

The spirit unilaterally opened up its emotions to Ji Xinghuo, allowing him to erase or edit them as he wished and rewrite instructions.

Its resistance was directly erased.

Ji Xinghuo retained the memory of the Shadow Serpent spirit, but its memory was almost entirely repetitive. From the moment of its birth, it had been within this city's ruins, never encountering another of its kind and unaware of its origins, acting solely on instinct.

The Shadow Serpent spirit possessed high intelligence and self-awareness, but it resembled a rudimentary artificial intelligence, behaving stubbornly and rigidly.

This was a deliberate design by the Shadow Serpent race.

Thus, they ensured that the Shadow Serpent spirit would not betray its master or break free from the control of the Ultimate Dark Orb.

The Ultimate Dark Orb returned to Ji Xinghuo's hand, feeling cool to the touch, no longer as extremely cold as before.

He caressed the orb and instantly moved outside the door.

"Go in."

At Ji Xinghuo's command, the Shadow Serpent spirit immediately entered the Ultimate Dark Orb, and one could see the black vortex within the orb becoming more substantial.

Then, the entire Ultimate Dark Orb turned transparent and transformed into a faint glow that fell toward Ji Xinghuo's left eye.

He did not dodge, and the glow entered his eye, guided by his Spirit Power.

The pupil of his left eye became even darker.

Ji Xinghuo originally had black irises, so the difference after the integration of the Ultimate Dark Orb was not significant, but the world he perceived, enhanced by the orb, presented an entirely different perspective, leaving him astonished.

"The treasure of the Five Stars of Revelation is indeed extraordinary!"

(End of Chapter)

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