SWDnovel Chapter 62 Confidence
Chapter 62 Confidence
After Marcus left, Zhao Chen often flew off the planet to hunt void creatures.
His soul perception spread outwards from his body, covering tens of thousands of miles of starry sky within his detection range. His fiery eyes swept across the starry sky, and his golden pupils suddenly caught sight of a group of slowly moving black dots.
These were three Nascent Soul stage Void Spiders, leading hundreds of Golden Core stage Void Scorpions, migrating towards the planet Gela. This was the largest beast horde he had ever seen in the border star region, and the first time he had faced three Nascent Soul stage opponents at once.
Without any hesitation, the God-Slaying Spear appeared in Zhao Chen's palm, the Chaos Bell hovered above his head, and the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife was hidden in his spatial storage, waiting for its chance. With a flash of golden crow light, Zhao Chen charged directly into the center of the beast horde.
Three Void Spiders at the Nascent Soul stage, each equivalent to a peak second-generation divine body angel. In the past, Zhao Chen might have had to go through a lot of trouble to deal with this.
But now he is already in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and his strength has been completely transformed compared to before. The Pure Yang True Fire has changed from bright gold to deep gold, and the baleful aura on the God-Slaying Spear is so intense that it can be seen with the naked eye. The Chaos Bell's defense is so strong that even a Nascent Soul stage Void Mantis cannot break through it.
By the time Zhao Chen made his move, the nearest Void Spider hadn't even reacted before the God-Slaying Spear pierced its head. The instant the Devouring Talent activated, everything the Void Spider possessed transformed into the purest energy, surging into Zhao Chen's body. Then it vanished completely, leaving not even a corpse behind.
A Void Spider even sprayed out silk threads imbued with spatial properties, attempting to entangle him. But Zhao Chen shattered the threads instantly with a shake of his Chaos Bell. Seizing the opportunity, Zhao Chen swiftly pierced its abdomen with his spear. Devouring was activated, and in a short while, this Void Spider also vanished into nothingness. The last Void Spider, realizing it was no match, turned to flee, but Zhao Chen used the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife to decapitate it in a single strike, instantly devouring it.
In just three breaths, all three Nascent Soul stage Void Spiders were annihilated, leaving nothing behind.
The remaining Golden Core stage Void Scorpions were utterly no match for them. The God-Slaying Spear moved with impunity, each scorpion vanishing beneath its tip with a single thrust. The entire battle was devoured without a trace of blood or debris. A quarter of an hour later, all hundred-plus Void Scorpions had been consumed, leaving the surrounding starry sky empty, as if those Void creatures had never existed.
Zhao Chen hovered in the void, sensing the energy that had just surged into his body. The essence of the three Nascent Soul stage Void Spiders was astonishingly rich. After Zhao Chen digested it, his spatial perception expanded dramatically. The color of the Pure Yang True Fire deepened, and the baleful aura on the God-Slaying Spear was so dense that it was almost tangible. The bottleneck of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm seemed to be teetering on the brink of collapse. Zhao Chen was now only one step away from the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.
Gripping the gun barrel tightly, a thought suddenly surged in Zhao Chen's mind—he wasn't afraid even if he faced Hua Ye now.
Hua Ye is at the peak of the third-generation divine body, which, in the cultivation system, is roughly between the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and the early stage of the Void Refinement stage. Zhao Chen, on the other hand, is currently at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, only one minor realm away.
But he also possesses the Pure Yang True Fire, his three natal magic weapons—the Chaos Bell, the God-Slaying Spear, and the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife—as well as the Immobilization Technique, Staff Transfer, Staff Dissolution, and Demon-Slaying Technique from the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends, the extreme speed of the Golden Crow Escape Light, and the infinite endurance brought by his Devouring Talent. Being invincible among his peers is not just a figure of speech.
With the Golden Crow bloodline and the Primordial Techniques, his combat strength can never be measured by his cultivation level.
But being able to fight doesn't mean you should fight now. Keisha's situation isn't at its most critical yet, and the Demon Cave hasn't stabilized either. He needs to wait a little longer, until he breaks through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and until the Demon Cave has the ability to protect itself.
After putting away his gun, the Golden Crow's escape light shone brightly, and Zhao Chen returned towards the direction of Gela Star.
When they returned to the demon's lair, Goron was already waiting at the camp entrance.
"My lord, news has come from Marcus. He sent word that he can bring a batch of food and medicine next month, but he requires us to prepare some void crystal cores. There are people in the inner region who are buying them at high prices."
Zhao Chen nodded: "I have plenty of crystal cores. Give them to him."
He paused, then asked, "Have any void creatures approached the camp recently?"
"No. With you going out so many times, the surrounding void creatures should have been mostly cleared out."
Zhao Chen hummed in agreement and walked into the stone house.
Zhao Chen sat down at the stone table and took out thirty-six array flags from his storage ring. He had crafted these flags using the array formation technique from the Earthly Fiend Arts, which took him three days to complete. Each flag had a simple energy circuit engraved on it.
The formation to be set up is not a profound immortal formation, but a more practical and simple arrangement that can temporarily block out void creatures.
Zhao Chen handed the array flags to Golong and instructed him, "Insert them around the demon's lair according to the diagram I drew. After you've done that, come find me, and I'll activate the array's core."
Gronn took the banner, somewhat doubtful: "Your Majesty, can this thing really stop the void creatures?"
"We can't stop them, but we can make them temporarily disoriented. That should give you enough time to react."
Goron didn't say anything more and went out with the battle flag.
After Goron left, Zhao Chen took out the "Medicine" and "Talisman Water" spells from the Seventy-Two Transformations and began to practice them.
As the population of the Demon Cave increases, injuries and illnesses are inevitable. His medical skills allow him to quickly diagnose ailments, while his talisman-making skills enable him to use magic to create talismanic water to treat minor injuries and common ailments. Zhao Chen doesn't need to become a divine healer; being able to handle everyday minor illnesses and injuries is enough.
In just five days, he mastered both spells. Zhao Chen used the Talisman Water Technique to refine a batch of Talisman Water and gave it to Goron to distribute. At first, the orcs and dwarves were skeptical of it, but after drinking it, some who had diarrhea recovered and others who had fevers subsided, and they no longer doubted it.
Zhao Chen did not continue learning new spells. Each of the Seventy-Two Transformations required time to hone, and his most important task now was to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Once he broke through, he would have plenty of time to learn them slowly.
As night fell, Zhao Chen flew into space as usual and sat cross-legged on a meteorite. With the "Great Sun Golden Crow True Explanation" activated, his Devouring Talent was fully unleashed. Thousands of nearby stars emitted a continuous stream of stellar power, surging from the void and converging on him.
Zhao Chen closed his eyes, feeling the energy flowing through his body. In his sea of consciousness, his primordial spirit sat cross-legged, golden light flowing around him, growing brighter and brighter.
Late stage of Nascent Soul, almost there.
Once he breaks through, he can fly directly back to the Angel Nebula, pierce Hua Ye's throne with a single spear thrust, and bring Keisha over.
Zhao Chen opened his eyes, glanced in the direction of the Angel Nebula, and pondered silently. Then he closed his eyes and continued to absorb the power of the stars.