Chapter 91: Baby

The underground palace was silent. Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei both stared in shock at the light screen before them. It was a long while, until the light dissipated, that they slowly came back to their senses.

“What a cruel punishment, to extinguish all life within eighty thousand miles,” Zhou Yuan said, his voice a little low.

“And the reason was simply that a Heavenly Talent from the Saint Race died here,” Su Youwei added, her pretty face slightly pale. The actions of the so-called Saint Race were truly too tyrannical and ruthless.

“I really don't know what exactly the Saint Race is, to possess such power that eighty thousand miles of living beings could be exterminated with a single word,” Zhou Yuan said slowly, his expression solemn.

This world was too vast, containing too many things he didn’t know.

As he lamented inwardly, Zhou Yuan looked at Yaoyao beside him and was immediately stunned. Her bright eyes at that moment seemed to be filled with an icy coldness.

“Sister Yaoyao?” Zhou Yuan quickly called out.

Hearing Zhou Yuan’s voice, Yaoyao seemed to awaken as well, the coldness in her eyes completely receding. She looked at Zhou Yuan with some confusion and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Zhou Yuan scratched his head. Had it been a mere illusion earlier?

“It seems the image in this crystal must be a record from when the Battle Puppet Sect was destroyed.” Zhou Yuan didn’t dwell on it, his gaze quickly shifting to the other two jade boxes.

“Surely these two jade boxes won’t contain more recording stones, right?”

Zhou Yuan muttered to himself, then carefully, stealthily opened the second jade box.

The moment Zhou Yuan opened the jade box, a black and white light suddenly shot out, as fast as lightning.

The sudden turn of events startled Zhou Yuan. The Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand rapidly expanded, its tip whipping up a fierce wind as he thrust it towards the black and white light.

The two collided, causing Zhou Yuan’s palm to tremble. The black and white light bounced back, then suddenly curved, trembling slightly, and shot directly towards Su Youwei, who was standing nearby.

“Youwei, look out!” Zhou Yuan exclaimed in alarm, quickly shouting.

However, the black and white light was too fast. Just as Su Youwei reacted, it surged forward, piercing directly into the center of her forehead.

Witnessing this, Zhou Yuan’s eyes instantly reddened, appearing as if they would split, and he quickly rushed towards Su Youwei.

As he lunged, Su Youwei’s delicate body stirred. She extended her jade-like hand to touch her brow and hurriedly said, “Your Highness, I’m fine!”

Zhou Yuan quickly went to her side, looking at the spot between her eyebrows, and asked, “What was that just now? Are you alright?”

“I don’t know what happened,” Su Youwei said, her graceful brows furrowing.

Yaoyao also walked over. She examined Su Youwei from head to toe, then said, “Check your Qi Mansion.”

Upon hearing this, Su Youwei nodded, closing her eyes slightly as her mind sank into her Qi Mansion. After a careful inspection, she finally detected something unusual.

Inside her Qi Mansion, a black and white light was suspended. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that within the black and white light was a sword shadow, black and white in color. On the sword shadow, three ancient seal characters were faintly visible.

“Yangming Sword.”

The sword shadow trembled slightly, faintly emitting an astonishing fluctuation. However, the entire sword shadow was dim, as if its energy had been completely depleted.

Su Youwei opened her bright eyes, exclaiming in surprise, “A sword shadow has appeared in my Qi Mansion!”

Zhou Yuan wore a bewildered expression.

Yaoyao, however, seemed to be in thought. She said, “Something that can enter a Qi Mansion must be a Heavenly Origin Weapon.”

“Heavenly Origin Weapon?” Su Youwei’s plump little mouth parted slightly. An Origin Weapon of that grade was probably impossible to find in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, yet now one had drilled into her Qi Mansion?

After her shock, Su Youwei looked at Zhou Yuan with some apprehension and said, “Your Highness, perhaps I should try to remove it!”

Such a precious treasure, she thought, would surely be of immense help to Zhou Yuan.

Yaoyao chuckled softly, saying, “Origin Weapons capable of reaching the Heavenly Origin Weapon level all possess sentience and choose their own masters. This Yangming Sword likely has Yin-Yang attributes, which is why it chose you as its host.”

“Even if you take it out, Zhou Yuan won’t be able to subdue it. Forcing it would be counterproductive.”

Zhou Yuan clicked his tongue and smiled, saying, “This is your destiny; there’s no need to remove it.”

Although Heavenly Origin Weapons were rare, Zhou Yuan felt no regret. Only what suited oneself was truly powerful. Moreover, he was happy for Su Youwei that a Heavenly Origin Weapon had chosen her as its master.

After all, it was infinitely better for it to be in Su Youwei’s hands than in the hands of some adversary.

“Can you summon the ‘Yangming Sword’ to take a look?” Zhou Yuan was even more curious about the power of the Heavenly Origin Weapon. After all, although his Heavenly Yuan Brush was said to be a Saint Origin Weapon, even after awakening its second Origin Mark, it had only reached the lower-grade Profound Origin Weapon level.

If news of such a Heavenly Origin Weapon were to spread, not only would experts of the Alpha Origin stage from the Great Zhou Dynasty flock to it, but even powerful figures from other dynasties would come swarming. After all, possessing a Heavenly Origin Weapon would undoubtedly bring an astonishing boost to one’s combat power.

Su Youwei tried, but ultimately shook her head, saying, “The Yangming Sword seems to have entered some kind of dormancy; I can’t summon it right now.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan felt a bit disappointed, but he didn’t press the matter. Instead, his gaze turned to the third jade box.

“Let’s see what kind of treasure this last jade box holds,” he wondered.

This time, Zhou Yuan was even more careful, his Genesis Qi surging as he remained fully on guard. Only then did he slowly and cautiously open the third jade box.

Unexpectedly, there was no movement from the jade box this time. It wasn't until Zhou Yuan had fully opened the box that the three of them saw a silver sphere inside.

However, upon closer inspection, they realized that the silver sphere was formed from numerous silver liquids. Moreover, the liquid was constantly flowing, as if it possessed some form of sentience.

“What is this?” Zhou Yuan asked, surprised.

Yaoyao looked closely, an intrigued expression appearing in her beautiful eyes. “What a peculiar object,” she said. “It seems many Origin Marks are inscribed within this liquid.”

“Oh?” Zhou Yuan was startled, his Genesis Qi surging in his eyes, and only then did he notice the faint Origin Marks indeed present within the silver liquid.

“To be able to inscribe Origin Marks onto liquid?” Su Youwei exclaimed repeatedly in amazement. How profound must one’s mastery of Origin Marks be to achieve such a feat?

“Then… what exactly is this thing for?” Zhou Yuan asked, puzzled.

Yaoyao pondered for a moment, then said, “Try dripping some blood on it?”

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth. He bit his fingertip, squeezing out a drop of blood that fell onto the sphere formed by the silver liquid.

As soon as the blood dropped, it quickly merged into the silver liquid.

The three of them watched intently.

Suddenly, the silver liquid pulsed with light. Then, the liquid slowly rose, flowing like mercury, and gradually transformed into a formidable silver battle armor that covered every part of a body.

Numerous Origin Marks flickered on the armor, profound and recondite.

Zhou Yuan stared dumbfounded at the silver battle armor that had transformed from liquid. The armor had sharp, chilling lines, and every part of it exuded a murderous aura. Faint, intangible oppressive fluctuations emanated from the armor, making one’s heart palpitate.

“What on earth is this?”

“Transforming armor?”