Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 222 Recovery
Jiang Ye pondered, "What level of detector should I buy this time? At the level of tens of billions of points? At the level of hundreds of billions of points?"

At present, Jiang Ye has many items he wants to purchase. First and foremost is the corpse of the Immortal Zerg warrior, which is crucial to his subsequent plans; secondly, the detector, in the vast universe, accurate and powerful detection capabilities are key to gaining the upper hand; in addition, the essential items needed for Dark Thunder King to restore his divine body are also urgent.

……

All of these cost money.

“A radius of 3 million kilometers is sufficient for a large detection range.” Jiang Ye frowned slightly, thinking to himself, “At the same time, we also need to purchase a special ultra-small range detector. The small-range detection effect of the large detector is really unsatisfactory. Only by using a large and a small detector together can we ensure that nothing goes wrong.”

"The large detector... there are currently two options, one worth 1000 billion points, and the next level up requires 1500 billion points. The small detector can't be skimped on either, it'll cost a lot." Jiang Ye's lips curled up slightly, he had a plan in mind. With a detector worth hundreds of billions of points, and upgraded by the Qiankun Cauldron, he didn't believe there was anything more advanced than that.

"Look at my other find this time." Jiang Ye's figure flashed and he disappeared from the spot in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already in a world within a world ring.

As far as the eye could see, there was a vast, boundless desert. And in the center of this boundless sea of ​​sand, a divine body radiating endless pressure lay quietly. Even in its slumber, that invisible pressure still chilled the soul.

"Dark Thunder King".

Jiang Ye stood quietly before the divine body with a smile on his lips, and murmured softly, "At that time, you were seriously injured, and the best choice was to self-destruct immediately. After self-destruction, there might be a possibility of resurrection many years later. Although you would be burdened with a huge resurrection debt, at least you would still have a glimmer of hope. But you pinned your hopes on escaping, and unexpectedly, you ended up falling into a deep sleep."

To be killed and forced into a deep sleep is extremely rare in the universe. How could Dark Thunder King have predicted that Jiang Ye's control over the damage from the Devouring Abyss Sword would be so precise and nuanced?

The final sword strike, perfectly aimed, eroded his divine body, causing him to fall into a deep sleep.

"From this day forward, you will be my servant, Jiang Ye." Jiang Ye looked at the Dark Thunder King before him and directly unleashed the "Dragon Eye Soul-Seizing Technique." Unlike when he controlled the Zerg Queen Yekana, Yekana had fallen into a coma due to the bombardment wave.

As soon as Jiang Ye took control, Yekana woke up and began to resist.

However, Dark Thunder King was too badly injured, so badly that he lost consciousness. At this moment, he was like a fish on a chopping board, completely powerless to resist.

moment--

"Success." Jiang Ye smiled.

Looking at the Dark Thunder King lying unconscious on the desert, Jiang Ye's brows furrowed. Yes, he had controlled the Dark Thunder King, but it did not help the Dark Thunder King's injuries at all. The Dark Thunder King was still seriously injured and in a deep sleep. A Dark Thunder King in a deep sleep was of no use to him.

"I need to restore his strength and get his immortal divine body back to its full potential," Jiang Ye pondered. "Treasures that can promote the recovery of a divine body in the universe are extremely expensive. It seems I'll have to spend a fortune again?"

"However, with this King's Limit and his help, my plan can begin to be implemented step by step!"

This time, a total of 54 alien kings and immortals were killed on the Yanji Continent. The battle armor, weapons, and treasures in the world rings were indeed very diverse. For example, the Dark Nether King had a set of silver battle armor. This set of silver battle armor was worth 50 billion Chaos Units in the Hongmeng and could withstand 50% of material attacks!

The difference between 50% and 90% may seem small.

In reality, "reducing by 50%" only doubles the Dark King's material defense. "Reducing by 90%" however, means it becomes 10 times stronger than before!
This shows just how valuable items like General Armor and King Armor are. If General Armor and King Armor could be used on a large scale, their prices would be astonishing. Even so, King Armor was once priced at 5 billion in Hongmeng.

……

Jiang Ye spent more than two days confirming the price of his spoils through the virtual universe network and HarmonyOS.

The Dark Thunder King's wealth is estimated to be around 6 billion Chaos Units. (Jiang Ye took the ring off the Dark Thunder King's finger, forcibly broke through, and carefully examined the Dark Thunder King's treasures.)

The combined wealth of the other 52 individuals who were granted the title of king totaled 2300 billion units.

Among them, the Dark Nether King's ultimate title alone contributed over 90 billion Chaos Units, not even counting the Beast God Inheritance Order!

Overall accumulation.

29 billion Chaos Units, plus a Beast God Inheritance Order!
"It's still much more rewarding to deal with powerful figures like Dark Nether King who have had extraordinary encounters and possess great abilities," Jiang Ye muttered. "Killing a few dozen ordinary Kings would only yield a few hundred billion Chaos Units, and it would also cause turmoil. Killing too many Kings might attract the attention of some super beings."

"Ugh."

"The Dark King is the best, but those with fortuitous encounters are even more difficult to kill, the bigger the encounter, the more ruthless their trump cards." Jiang Ye thought to himself.

"For example, if someone were to kill me, that would probably be true."

"But killing me won't be that easy," Jiang Ye thought to himself. "If I'm forced into the most dangerous situation, I'll summon the Chaos City Lord! The appearance of the Chaos City Lord will leave everyone dumbfounded! If it weren't for Jiang Ye, he would only feel sorry for the Starry Sky Cloak, but if he lost any of his primordial treasures, he would go crazy. However, with the Chaos City Lord around, trying to steal my treasures is simply a pipe dream."

Stealing the Devouring Abyss Sword is acceptable.

Stealing the Starry Sky Cloak? Jiang Ye will have to call for reinforcements!

“However, if we were to have the Chaos City Lord as our teacher, then I, the chosen one of the Heavenly System, would be a complete failure.” Jiang Ye shook his head.

Jiang Ye looked down at the mountain of chaotic world rings piled up in front of him and couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh, I have to sell things again. Luckily, I haven't taken the treasure from the sacrificial tower yet, otherwise I could have made hundreds of billions more."

At this moment, Jiang Ye's heart was filled with a happy kind of trouble.

……

Two days later

After Jiang Ye carefully investigated how to awaken and restore the sleeping Dark Thunder King, he learned both good news and bad news.

The good news is that although Dark Thunder King is a King-level expert, the so-called "King-level limit" is achieved by using a body amplitude-type secret technique to instantly increase the quality of "immortal divine power," but the overall total energy remains unchanged.

The reason for the significant increase in strength is that the body has shrunk and the density of muscles and bones has increased.

As for the Dark Thunder King, who was in a slumbering state, he had naturally long since deactivated the divine body amplification-type secret technique. At this moment, his divine body state was that of an ordinary peak-level King-level expert who had fallen into a slumber.

Therefore, restoring Dark Thunder King is no different from restoring a peak-level King-level expert.

The bad news is -

The Dark Thunder King's recovery has two stages: awakening from slumber and full recovery. Once awakened, the Dark Thunder King gains self-awareness and can actively absorb the mysterious power contained in various treasures to quickly recover. However, while asleep, it cannot actively absorb power, and the required treasures are much more expensive.

The "awakening phase" requires 63 billion mixed units. Although it only increases the state from 12% to nearly 2%, the cost is very high.

The "recovery phase" requires 58 billion Chaos Units. While this may seem small, it represents the entire wealth of many peak-level King-rank experts—a sum accumulated slowly over countless years. For those severely injured King-rank experts, it's preferable to cultivate peacefully for hundreds of millions of years rather than waste so much wealth. This is also why King-rank experts never unleash their divine power unless in the most dangerous situation.

In the void, at the O26 military base.

"I'm speechless!" Jiang Ye complained, sitting atop the icy mountain range. "He contributed a total of 60 billion Chaos Units to me, and he didn't even help me out a bit, yet he's already consumed over 120 billion Chaos Units."

call……

Jiang Ye took a deep breath and comforted himself.

He's at least a peak-level King-ranking expert! A living peak-level King-ranking expert still has room for improvement. With my resources... it will definitely be much faster than him cultivating alone. Maybe his strength can even increase further. When I give him a few powerful treasures, he'll be invincible as a King-ranking expert.

In terms of resources, how could Dark Thunder King, an immortal of a different race, compare to Jiang Ye, who was born into a human race?

With such a powerful clan and Jiang Ye being a direct disciple of the Chaos City Lord, the resources he received were indeed astonishing.

He only needed to give a little to his soul servants, and they would have an inexhaustible supply.

In the days that followed, Jiang Ye began large-scale buying and selling. Fortunately, most of these treasures were frequently used by those at the King level, so they sold well and were not difficult to sell.

Half a month later.

Jiang Ye earned a total of 7900 billion Chaos Units from the Mechanical Race spaceships. He spent about 12 billion to purchase various precious materials that fully restored Dark Thunder King's strength, and about 1100 billion Chaos Units to purchase two detectors, one large and one small. He also spent 1000 billion to purchase 30 units of Immortal Zerg warrior corpses.

Since Yekana is already immortal, it's unrealistic to expect another million immortal Zerg warriors. The highest number that an immortal Zerg queen can control with her soul is one hundred thousand. However, an immortal Zerg queen with a strong soul can control a larger number of immortal Zerg warriors and use the power of laws to attack, thereby creating a more powerful destructive force.

Therefore, Jiang Ye plans to create 300,000 immortal Zerg warriors.

One hundred thousand Immortal Shadow Zerg require 250 billion Chaos Units.

One hundred thousand Immortal Tiger Beetles require 25 billion Chaos Units.

One hundred thousand Immortal Mantis Hunters require 5 billion Chaos Units.

Another 100 billion, leaving 460 billion mixed-element units in cash, which Jiang Ye didn't squander.

After all, to improve upon the "Dragon Devouring Armor," one needs to collect millions of rare materials, and this amount of wealth is far from enough.

This made Jiang Ye sigh: "The external means such as assisting plant life and mechanical weapons are all obtained by spending countless treasures, and countless treasures... can only be purchased by spending wealth!"

Within a world contained in the World Ring.

A nutrient tank, 50 meters long and 40 meters wide on the outside and slightly wider than a car on the inside, was parked on the desert. Jiang Ye was looking at the sleeping Dark Thunder King lying on the desert next to him when an invisible force of the world extended out, directly supporting Dark Thunder King and then slowly falling into the nutrient tank.

"Beep!" Jiang Ye gently pressed the button.

wow——

The transparent cover on the surface of the nutrient tank closed automatically, and at the same time, a large amount of strange liquid substances began to be automatically released inside. Many of these substances were ground up and dissolved in some liquid. The most expensive item was a "Three Forbidden Poirot Leaf". Of these treasures worth 63 billion, that leaf alone accounted for more than 5 billion Chaos Units.

"Hiss hiss hiss~~" The liquid enveloped the entire Dark Thunder King, and mysterious power began to flow into its body. Then the liquid began to churn slightly, and bubbles appeared one after another.

"It's starting," Jiang Ye said softly.

"Dark Thunder King, if you hadn't become my servant, you would probably have been asleep for countless years." Jiang Ye looked at the nutrient pod in front of him, then smiled. "Of course, if you were given the choice, you probably would never choose to become my servant. No matter how weak you are, you are still yourself; no matter how strong you are, you are still a servant... But alas, this is the law of strength and weakness. You were killed by me and fell into a deep sleep. Who can you blame? You can only blame yourself for not being strong enough!"

Time passed by minute by minute.

The liquid inside the cabin was gradually fading in color. After about three days, Jiang Ye, who had been standing to the side, clearly sensed a faint fluctuation of consciousness in his soul servant.

"It'll be soon." Jiang Ye smiled slightly.

Once there was a fluctuation in consciousness, it happened quickly; just one hour later, Dark Thunder King's consciousness was fully restored.

"Whoosh!" The liquid in the nutrient tank instantly became completely clear, and the strange substance was completely swallowed up.

The transparent hatch opens.

Dark Thunder King flashed and landed on the desert. Looking at Jiang Ye in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh, "Once you fall, you become a slave for life. But your master was willing to use precious treasures to awaken me. He can be considered a good master." After his soul was controlled, he would naturally develop a good impression of Jiang Ye and respect him immensely.

Dark Thunder King realized that he was a servant and that he was being controlled, but he felt no resentment. His soul's most fundamental nature made him believe in his master and naturally think that his master was good and that he had to listen to his master in everything.

This is what it means to be a slave to the soul!
A servant who is completely loyal, from the soul.

Unlike slaves controlled by biochips, who, though controlled, often harbor resentment and a desire to change their fate, soul slaves have no such possibility.

“Master.” Dark Thunder King bowed respectfully.

"Hmm." Jiang Ye looked at the Dark Thunder King before him. The Dark Thunder King's armor was purplish-black, and his mask was also black. He bowed with utmost respect and humility, but his height of over eight meters made Jiang Ye feel as if he were talking to a giant three stories high, which was indeed slightly unpleasant.

“Shrink it a bit, until it’s about my height,” Jiang Ye said.

"Yes, Master." Dark Thunder King's body shrank rapidly, and after a moment he became a little over 1.7 meters tall. He bowed slightly, just like a proper old butler.

"Mm." Jiang Ye nodded.

Immortal gods can easily change the size of their divine bodies, but this will affect their strength; they can only unleash their true power at their original size. For example, if Dark Thunder King's size were shrunk to this extent, his strength would be reduced by 30%!

"It's like this normally, and it will revert to its original size during battle," Jiang Ye said.

"Yes, Master," Dark Thunder King replied respectfully. "However, I have just awakened, and my divine body is less than 2% intact, resulting in severe damage to my strength."

(End of this chapter)