Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 231 The Art of Scale Transformation

"Perhaps I can use a secret dragon technique to transform into a native of the Yanji Continent and try to open it," Jiang Ye thought to himself as he stood before the treasure chest.

"However, I'm not entirely sure if I can fool the treasure chest's sensing system... Regardless of whether it works or not, I can't try it here."

Jiang Ye cautiously looked around. From the red walls that appeared, Jiang Ye could confirm that some Yanji natives still remained in this sacrificial tower, and that those natives must be secretly monitoring this place.

"I have to find a way to take this treasure chest with me!" Jiang Ye's eyes fell on the treasure chest, and he calculated in his mind that such a sturdy treasure chest must be worth a lot of money.

Looking around, Jiang Ye noticed several dilapidated walls.

This treasure chest is indeed very well defended; it could even withstand the self-destruction of a peak-level King-rank expert. Keep in mind that this surpasses the power of a normal attack from a Universe Venerable… However, these walls…

Jiang Ye's gaze lingered on the dilapidated walls for a moment, and his plan became clearer.

He turned to look at Dark Thunder King.

"See those walls?" Jiang Ye transmitted his voice, subtly pointing to the target. "Attack with all your might and blast a passage through the space below. The treasure chest and chains are very strong; we can't break through them, but we can find a way to take it away entirely through the weak points in the walls below."

"Yes, Master!"

Dark Thunder King nodded heavily, gripping the Thunder Spear tightly with both hands.

In an instant, every plate of his Thunder Armor burst forth with dazzling lightning, as if a blazing sun had suddenly risen, illuminating the entire treasure room.

Amidst the lightning, Dark Thunder King rose from the ground like lightning, unleashing a deafening roar as his Thunder Spear, carrying rolling waves of lightning, slammed into the wall with overwhelming force.

"boom!"

As if the heavens and earth had collapsed, the powerful Thunder Spear slammed heavily against the wall. The first wave of lightning strike shattered the mysterious sacrificial runes on the wall's surface, sending stone fragments flying like a torrential rain.

Immediately afterwards, the lightning on the Thunder Spear transformed into countless lightning snakes, frantically gnawing at the wall. With each exertion of Dark Thunder King's arm, the lightning snakes burrowed deeper and deeper.

The treasure room trembled violently, the giant chandelier overhead swayed precariously, and dust fell in clumps.

Jiang Ye moved lightly, keeping an eye on his surroundings.

"Again!" Jiang Ye shouted.

Dark Thunder King took a deep breath, his divine power instantly ignited, and the lightning on his body became even more intense, even condensing into a phantom of a thunder beast behind him.

The Thunder Beast roared to the sky, and the Dark Thunder King used this power to stab the Thunder Spear into the wall once more.

Thump thump thump~~~
The metal floor of the treasure room was directly shattered and torn apart, and the treasure chest, located in the center of the floor, was naturally also covered by the violent lightning strike! As the metal floor was completely torn apart, the 12 chains connected to the ground and the treasure chest bound by the chains were obviously extremely strong in defense. In the face of such an attack, the 12 chains and the treasure chest withstood the attack without being damaged.

"Tear!"

The metal floor was blasted through, and a powerful shockwave shot downwards. Below the treasure chamber, the other areas of the altar were far less heavily fortified.

Dark Thunder King, who was already at the limit of the King-level realm, unleashed an attack with his burning divine power, enhanced by the powerful Thunder Armor and Thunder Spear. This attack was in no way weaker than a strike from an ordinary Venerable.

"Boom~~"

A thick bolt of lightning, visible to the naked eye, shot straight down!
Fragments of the metal ground, mixed with 12 chains and treasure chests, were blasted downwards.

The force of the blast created a 3-kilometer-deep crater before the impact subsided, leaving everything within a 3-kilometer radius reduced to dust!
Whoosh!
Inside the pit, seizing the opportunity, Jiang Ye put the treasure chest, which was bound by 12 chains with some metal fragments still attached to the chains, into his world ring to prevent it from being bombarded elsewhere.

It's important to know that this bombardment created a 3-kilometer-long passage, which naturally connects to some of the passages and chambers within the sacrificial tower itself. Once the treasure chest falls down, it will take a lot of effort to find it again.

……

The four powerful natives in the core control room of the sacrificial tower had been monitoring everything from beginning to end.

However, the Dark Thunder King's violent bombardment not only tore apart the treasure room, but also destroyed layers of cabins and a large number of buildings inside the sacrificial tower, causing confusion in the monitoring for a moment, but it quickly became clear.

"hiss!"

They were all stunned when they saw the terrifying power of the Dark Thunder King's attack.

The God Lord Yanxiao was the first to recover from his shock. His Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily as he let out a bitter sigh: "Now, I finally understand the elder's good intentions. In terms of their own strength, I might be able to barely deal with this alien race, but with such heaven-defying weapons, a head-on confrontation would undoubtedly be like throwing an egg against a rock."

Lomon clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, his face full of resentment: "But they stole the treasure chest, which contains the hard work of countless ancestors of my clan. I just can't swallow this anger and let them leave!"

Hershta's expression was solemn as he slowly shook his head: "Lomon, impulsiveness won't solve anything. Think about it, even if Elder Chiyuan, a peak-level King, self-destructs, he won't gain any advantage over them. If we blindly chase after them, not only will we fail to retrieve the treasure chest, but we might also lose our lives and plunge our clan into utter ruin."

Yan Xiao took a deep breath, trying to calm his anger and resentment: "Hersta is right. Elder Chi Yuan sacrificed his life to secure the most precious legacy for us, and we cannot let him down."

Several native experts were very regretful and angry about Jiang Ye obtaining the treasure, especially the God Lord Yan Xiao. When the clan elder Chi Yuan died, God Lord Yan Xiao became the sole supreme leader of their clan, and he also felt the pressure that the survival of the clan brought to him as the leader.

When the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up, but now he's all alone.

"I never expected that alien race could destroy the treasure room." God Lord Yanxiao shook his head and sighed. "I originally wanted to wait for their divine kingdom to teleport away, but now the treasure room is torn apart and damaged, and the chain treasure chest has also been obtained by them. Even the sacrificial tower... was blasted through 3 kilometers, and the entire sacrificial rune structure of the sacrificial tower was massively destroyed, leaving only one or two tenths of its effectiveness. The sacrificial tower is now useless."

“Let’s go back.” God Lord Yanxiao looked at Lomon, Hersta, and Messiah. “The chained treasure chest in the treasure room has been obtained by the alien race, and the most precious thing in the sacrificial tower—the sacrificial runes set up by the Venerable One back then—has become very weak due to this large-scale damage.”

"Yes." Hesta and Messiah both nodded.

“At least we have inherited the heritage of our race,” said the God Lord Yanxiao softly. “With the heritage, the race has a future.”

Throughout China's five thousand years of history, the importance of knowledge and cultural transmission has long been recognized.

But for the billions of races in the universe...

The unique cultivation techniques accumulated by countless powerful individuals over countless years are the most important part of a clan's heritage. If all the top experts of a clan die, and only a few weak immortal gods survive, they will only remember a portion of the techniques, which is insufficient to strengthen the clan.

Without the inheritance of countless secret techniques... they are likely to be annihilated at some point in the long river of time, and as for becoming powerful? There is almost no possibility of them rising to power.

Now that they have inherited the clan's secret techniques... they have a great hope.

"Sacrifice Tower, destroy yourself." The God Lord Yan Xiao looked at the sacrifice tower and gave the order, "You come with me."

"Yes, Master."

……

Within the vast and ancient divine realm, the four gods—the God Lord Yanxiao, Lomon, Hershta, and Messiah—appeared out of nowhere.

"The Divine Lord." "Where are the clan elders?"

"Why hasn't the clan elder returned?" the other princes asked repeatedly.

Lomon, Hershta, Messiah, and the God Lord Yanxiao all had a trace of sorrow in their eyes. The God Lord Yanxiao waved his hand and pointed at the spatial passage: "Bang!"

The entire spatial passage began to collapse instantly.

"The clan elder... fell for the sake of the clan!" God Lord Yanxiao said softly.

The other kings were stunned.

"But the fall of the elders has brought us a legacy!" God Lord Yanxiao roared, his voice echoing across the divine kingdom. "We have brought back all the countless secret techniques of our clan from before the great calamity. With these legacies, our clan will surely become stronger and rise again!"

"Rise!" "Rise!" "Rise!"

These newly appointed kings were filled with grief over the passing of their clan elders, but also with a burning belief and a hopeful outlook for the future.

The race... rises!
……

The God Lord Yanxiao and his group destroyed the spatial passage and no longer cared about what was happening inside the damaged sacrificial tower. Now they only knew how to focus on cultivating the strong descendants of their clan.

Inside the sacrificial tower.

Having obtained the treasure chest, Jiang Ye didn't linger any longer. He took Dark Thunder King with him and hurried along the passage towards the outside of the sacrificial tower.

……

moment
Jiang Ye flew out of the core area passage, then through the ordinary residential area, and finally through the entrance of the sacrificial tower, and finally exited the sacrificial tower.

"We're out." Jiang Ye looked at the large amount of rocks and soil around him and couldn't help but smile.

With a "whoosh," Jiang Ye transformed into a silver streak of light, swiftly leaving the spatial rift and returning to the Yanji Continent. He then boarded a spaceship and flew at near-light speed over the continent.

……

In one of the worlds within the World Ring, the human being and the avatar of the Ancestral Dragon appear simultaneously.

"The Tower of Sacrifice Treasure." Jiang Ye looked into the distance, at the center of the continent—a chained treasure chest.

Jiang Ye thought to himself, "The protection alone cost hundreds of millions of Chaos Units, so the treasure inside must be astonishing. Hmm, let's see if I can use the 'Scale Transformation Technique' to transform into a native of the Yanji Continent, deceive the sensing system, and open this treasure chest."

This "Scale Transformation Technique" originates from the primordial universe. It is a secret technique of the dragon race that Jiang Ye found inside the Ancestral Dragon Pearl. The transformation techniques contained within are incredibly profound. Once mastered, one can accurately simulate the form and characteristics of a target with just a glance, and even perceive and replicate every subtle change in its genetic structure.

Unfortunately, the time was short, and Jiang Ye only learned some basics. When he changed, he not only needed to rely on the genetic residue of the target race, but he could also only maintain the transformation for a few minutes.

"If that doesn't work, then let's see if the Ancestral Dragon's clone can be forcibly dismantled."

The Ancestral Dragon's clone has broken through the first level of the "True Dragon Body" secret technique, possessing a nine-fold increase in body amplitude. With perfect genes and the support of the innate skills Blood Burning and Golden Armor, it can unleash nearly twenty million times the power of a peak Realm Lord.

(10081 times gene multiplier * 9 times body amplitude * 100 times blood burning = 9,072,900 times; Golden Armor +100,000,000, approximately 190 times that of a peak King-level cultivator; Realm is at the 19th level of the Heavenly Bridge, one level lower than an invincible King-level cultivator and several hundred times weaker; Secret Technique is at its peak, one level weaker than a small number of invincible King-level cultivators and ten times weaker; The powerful Devouring Abyss Sword's attack power is increased by one level; The Starry Sky Cloak's evasion ability is increased by two levels.)
Overall, in a real battle, the Ancestral Dragon's clone is currently only slightly inferior to the True King, who is invincible at the King level.

"Try it."

"Change!"

The enormous ancestral dragon instantly transformed into a purple current of energy, swirling and surging in the void. Then, the energy condensed and took the form of the six-armed inhabitants of the Flame Sacrifice Continent.

There are some remains in the residential area inside the sacrificial tower. These are the bones of some peak Realm Lords who are native to the Yanji Continent. The hardest part of their bodies is their bones.

At the peak of the Realm Lord realm, the body is inherently strong, and the skeleton is the strongest among them.

Compared to the physical bodies of immortal gods, the skeletons of world lords are very similar... so muscles decay, but bones can exist for a very, very long time.

Jiang Ye harbored the idea of ​​deceiving the treasure chest by altering his appearance. Naturally, he carried a trace of bone fragments and, through the Ancestral Dragon's Eye of Delusion, used the Transformation Secret Technique to directly simulate the genes of the native's bones, thus transforming them.

"Starry Sky Cloak—Transform!"

The aura of the Zulong Yanji clan member changed, and it turned into the aura of Chi Yuan.

After all, Jiang Ye, a living Yanji clan expert, had only seen Qiu Chika. As for the fallen Yanji natives... Jiang Ye wasn't sure if simulating the aura of the dead would be effective; he always felt it wouldn't be as effective as simulating the living.

"A talisman." Jiang Ye flipped his hand and produced a talisman. The talisman already contained Jiang Ye's spiritual imprint. Since the two clones had the same soul imprint, they naturally recognized each other as masters. The talisman directly merged into his body.

"Everything is settled."

"I have the genes, the aura, and the token. I just don't know if I can open this treasure chest." Jiang Ye walked up to the chained treasure chest.

The twelve chains were also connected to some metal fragments, all binding the treasure chest. The treasure chest was covered with mysterious sacrificial runes. Jiang Ye took a deep breath and gently stroked the treasure chest with his right hand.

"drop!"

The sensor system in the treasure chest begins to identify.

Jiang Ye felt nervous and silently hoped.

"I wonder how advanced this treasure chest's sensing system is. I hope it can be activated."

……

Actually, the sensor system's identification isn't as exaggerated as Jiang Ye thought. It only senses two things: a signal talisman and a life force! As for genetic structure... different life forms do indeed have different genetic structures, but there are quite a few deceptive methods for collecting genes.

The "life force" is different; different life forms contain different forces, and different ethnic groups have completely different forces.

Humans, though their auras differ from one another.

However, the entire human race has a similar aura, belonging to the same type.

The auras of "humans" and "Zerg" are obviously worlds apart, and the aura of life is something that cannot be imitated at all, except for the "innate secret techniques" possessed by a very, very few unique races in the universe.

What are innate secret techniques? Innate secret techniques are special abilities directly bestowed by the universe, some of which cannot be cultivated at all.

However, this "Scale Transformation Technique" comes from the primordial universe.

(End of this chapter)