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Chapter 502: Unveiling the True Might of the Shadow Demon Spear
Chapter 502: Unveiling the True Might of the Shadow Demon Spear
Chu Ning began his examination with the two ancient treasures he had acquired.
Although he possessed numerous treasures, the only bona fide ancient artifacts he had obtained were the Yellow Courtyard Seal acquired during the Golden Core stage and an unnamed ancient treasure dagger.
As for the Yellow Wind Banner, it had been damaged when he obtained it, and he had restored it himself.
The Five Elements Spirit Sword and the Seven Spirit Drills, while no less powerful than ancient treasures, were forged by him.
Among the previously acquired ancient treasures, the ancient treasure dagger had usage restrictions, requiring the infusion of essence blood and only capable of storing three drops.
It was serviceable for occasional use during the Golden Core stage, but after advancing to the Infant Soul stage, the frequency of battles between cultivators increased, necessitating continuous use of magical artifacts.
This ancient treasure, with its limited usage of three times and underwhelming might, had barely seen any use by Chu Ning.
Eventually, it was given to Cen Zikin.
As for the Yellow Courtyard Seal, he had used it more frequently during the Golden Core stage and shortly after advancing to the Infant Soul stage.
However, as the power of the Five Elements Spirit Sword surpassed that of the seal, and with the restoration of the Yellow Wind Banner, Chu Ning used it less and less.
Especially now, with his array of magical abilities and techniques, the seal's power was hardly necessary.
However, the two ancient treasures before him were renowned throughout the Western Alliance Continent and had always been in the hands of late Infant Soul stage cultivators.
Chu Ning had indeed witnessed the extraordinary might of these two artifacts, and his interest was naturally piqued.
Chu Ning picked up the Ice Soul Cold Mirror first. It had been refined by Yan Qichang into a natal magic weapon, bearing his imprint.
Although its owner was now deceased, the imprint remained.
For a time, Chu Ning was unable to activate it.
Immediately, he began to use his spiritual sense and magic power to erase Yan Qichang's imprint on the mirror.
As expected of a treasure wielded by a powerful cultivator, it took Chu Ning, with his current spiritual sense and magic power, a substantial amount of time—nearly half a day—to completely erase the imprint.
With the imprint gone, Chu Ning immediately felt he could wield the mirror at will.
As he channeled his magic power into it, the ancient treasure transformed from small to large, becoming a nearly three-foot-wide mirror.
Its size was comparable to the giant cauldrons used in alchemy.
However, the icy blue radiance emanating from the mirror seemed somewhat lacking in power to Chu Ning.
It was far less impressive than when Yan Qichang had wielded it.
Chu Ning shook his head.
"Unbelievable. It turns out that this artifact requires ice-attributed magic power to unleash its full potential.
With my Five Elements Chaos Formula and Ice Spirit Root, cultivating ice-based magic is not a problem.
However, my magic power is not inherently ice-attributed, resulting in a significant decrease in its effectiveness."
As he pondered, a hint of regret crept into Chu Ning's mind.
Neither he nor Cen Zikin possessed ice-attributed magic power, which meant that the mirror's full potential would remain untapped in their hands.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Chu Ning suddenly recalled that he had an ice-attributed companion.
He reached into his spirit beast bag and summoned Bailing.
After briefly explaining the Ice Soul Cold Mirror to Bailing, he asked, "Can you wield this type of human cultivator treasure?"
Bailing smiled upon hearing his question.
"If it were another treasure, I might struggle to wield it, but this one is an ice-attributed ancient treasure, and I can indeed use it.
Spirit beasts and demons are almost always single-attributed, similar to your Heavenly Spirit Root.
Unless it's a spiritual artifact like the bracelet given to me by my master, which can amplify our spirit beast's magical abilities, we typically cannot wield artifacts of a different attribute.
Since this treasure is ice-attributed, I should be able to give it a try."
Hearing Bailing's response, Chu Ning promptly handed over the Ice Soul Cold Mirror.
Bailing took the mirror and immediately infused it with her spiritual power.
The mirror radiated a brilliant blue light, and although its power was slightly weaker than when Chu Ning had activated it earlier, the difference was not significant.
Seeing this, Chu Ning nodded, and Bailing's face lit up with delight.
It was remarkable that Bailing, who had not yet reached the eighth-stage Transformation, could elicit such power from the mirror, considering that Chu Ning's magic power far surpassed that of a mid-stage Infant Soul, nearing the late Infant Soul stage.
"Indeed, this treasure is suitable for those who cultivate ice-attributed magic," Chu Ning remarked.
"Why don't you keep it and study it? Once you truly advance to the eighth stage and achieve Transformation, I believe you'll be able to unleash even greater power from this treasure."
"Thank you, Master!"
Bailing happily accepted the mirror, her face beaming with excitement.
She then immersed herself in studying the treasure.
Seeing this, Chu Ning turned his attention back to the other treasure in his hand—the Shadow Demon Spear.
Like the mirror, it had been refined by Gao Tianyi and bore his natal imprint.
Following the same procedure, Chu Ning spent half a day erasing the imprint.
Subsequently, he directly infused the spear with his magic power.
The Shadow Demon Spear erupted with black radiance, and to Chu Ning's relief, there seemed to be no hindrance in wielding it.
As he continued to channel his magic power, the spear gradually transformed into a shadowy apparition.
At the same time, Chu Ning felt that although the black radiance was not as dazzling as before, its power had increased.
It even seemed to possess the ability to tear through space and strike its target.
However, there was a slight shortfall in achieving that feat.
It was as if his magic power was insufficient.
"No, it's not that my magic power is insufficient; I still have reserves and haven't exerted my full strength.
It feels more like something else is missing."
Chu Ning recalled the two instances when Gao Tianyi had transformed the spear into a shadowy apparition.
It seemed that it was also incapable of launching attacks that shattered space.
"Does this mean that even Gao Tianyi couldn't unleash the full power of this artifact?"
Chu Ning retracted his magic power and carefully examined the nearly foot-long spear before him, a hint of intrigue flashing in his eyes.
Recalling carefully, Chu Ning confirmed that his earlier sensation was correct.
Indeed, this artifact possessed even stronger might that could be unleashed.
However, Gao Tianyi was a late-stage Infant Soul cultivator, and he had obtained this treasure many years ago.
Logically, if he could truly bring out its stronger power, he would have found a way to do so long ago.
If someone of his caliber hadn't been able to unravel its mysteries, it was definitely not a simple matter.
Holding the spear, Chu Ning inspected it closely, his gaze eventually settling on the end of the handle.
He reached out and carefully felt around that area before pulling out a grayish-black, round bead-like object.
"This should be a Demon Spirit Stone," Chu Ning mused as he examined it, sensing the dense demonic energy emanating from it.
He had seen this before in some artifact refining manuals, especially when he was forging the Seven Spirit Drills, and had perused many demonic artifact refining techniques used by the Demon Path.
He also knew that this item was a necessity for many Demon Path cultivators when refining high-level magical artifacts, often enhancing their power.
Another function of this stone was to allow cultivators who hadn't cultivated specific demonic arts to still wield demonic artifacts with the aid of the demonic energy provided by the stone.
"Could it be that the demonic energy of this Demon Spirit Stone isn't sufficient?" Chu Ning pondered for a moment before shaking his head again.
"It's probably not just because of the Demon Spirit Stone, either. If a higher-grade Demon Spirit Stone could unleash the full power of this artifact, then with Gao Tianyi's status as a late-stage Infant Soul cultivator from the Demon Path Alliance, he would surely have found a way to obtain one.
As for me, if I want to use this Demon Shadow Spear in the future, I'm afraid I'll need to get my hands on a few more Demon Spirit Stones."
As Chu Ning thought along these lines, he was about to put the stone back when a sudden idea struck him.
He reached into his storage bag and took out a jade box.
Unsealing the box layer by layer, he opened it and took out a pitch-black bead that was saturated with demonic energy.
Holding the bead in one hand and looking at the Demon Shadow Spear before him, Chu Ning proceeded to insert the bead into the now-empty slot from which he had removed the Demon Spirit Stone.
"This item is formed from the demon body of an extradimensional demon, and later, in the deep abyss at the back of the Everlasting Sect, it absorbed countless amounts of demonic energy.
In terms of the abundance of demonic energy, few things in this world can surpass it.
I wonder if it can bring out the full power of the Demon Shadow Spear."
And in the next moment, Chu Ning's eyes lit up.
As soon as he embedded the demon bead into the Demon Shadow Spear, the black radiance emanating from it surged violently, its might overwhelming.
Chu Ning felt as if the power level of this ancient treasure had risen by a whole notch.
"So this thing really is useful?" Chu Ning was pleasantly surprised. Holding the Demon Shadow Spear, he didn't dare to immediately channel his magic power into it.
The fact that this demon bead was indeed useful to the artifact made Chu Ning worry that it might be related to the extradimensional demon.
Naturally, he had to be cautious.
However, after carefully sensing it for a while, Chu Ning could only detect that its power was substantial, and there didn't seem to be anything else amiss.
At that, Chu Ning cautiously began to inject a small amount of magic power into the Demon Shadow Spear.
As he did so, the black radiance grew more and more intense.
Gradually, the spear once again became like a shadowy apparition.
And the next moment, Chu Ning was startled to find that the Demon Shadow Spear suddenly released a powerful devouring force.
Alarmed, Chu Ning tried to stop infusing magic power into it immediately.
But to his dismay, this devouring force was extremely powerful, and his magic power was completely beyond his control.
Chu Ning's expression changed drastically as he frantically circulated the Five Elements Chaos Formula, attempting to regain control of his magic power.
However, to his dismay, all his efforts were in vain.
His magic power was being relentlessly devoured and absorbed into the Demon Shadow Spear.
Fifty percent... sixty percent... seventy percent... eighty percent... ninety percent...
The Demon Shadow Spear absorbed a full ninety percent of Chu Ning's magic power, becoming almost insubstantial.
But to Chu Ning's delight, he regained control over his magic power.
The long spear seemed to have absorbed enough magic power, and Chu Ning could sense that it was ready to launch an attack that could shatter space at any time.
With a thought, Chu Ning drove the Demon Shadow Spear forward.
In that instant, the Demon Shadow Spear disappeared from view.
Then, in the blink of an eye, it reappeared several feet away.
It even gave Chu Ning the feeling that if the space had been larger, this artifact could have traveled a hundred feet in the same instant.
"There's absolutely no magical power fluctuations from attacking with a magical artifact, and it's somewhat similar to when I use spatial secret techniques.
This treasure can truly shatter space!"
Chu Ning stared at the reappeared Demon Shadow Spear, his face a mix of shock and joy.
"Slash!"
In the next moment, Chu Ning's mind stirred, and he slashed downward.
Instantly, the Demon Shadow Spear transformed from its shadowy state back into a solid form, turning into a black beam of light that slashed downward.
As the black radiance fell, the spiritual energy in the entire space fluctuated violently, and the hidden might of the spear even seemed capable of cleaving the entire space apart.
Its power was actually three percent stronger than when Gao Tianyi, a late-stage Infant Soul cultivator, had wielded it!
"Perhaps, this is the true form of the Demon Shadow Spear!" Chu Ning couldn't help but murmur.
(End of Chapter)
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