Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 244 Condensing Dragon Armor
Jiang Ye closed his eyes, and the profound and mysterious text of the secret technique appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness. Each character seemed to be alive, moving and combining in his consciousness, expounding the supreme method of devouring all things and condensing dragon armor.

"Try the gentlest one first, Aoki Heart."

Jiang Ye reached out, and the emerald green crystal floated to his front. According to the secret technique, he formed a hand seal, and the primal force within his body circulated along a specific route, eventually forming a miniature black hole-like vortex in his palm.

"Devouring heaven and earth, transforming into dragon armor!"

The moment the vortex touched the Heart of Green Wood, the emerald crystal trembled violently, turning into countless green light spots that were sucked into the vortex. Jiang Ye felt a surge of life energy flow into his body, coursing along his meridians.

"Ugh," Jiang Ye groaned, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. This energy was more violent than he had anticipated, and a tearing pain shot through his entire body.

While refining this precious material, Jiang Ye did not forget the lower-grade materials. He circulated the power of the world, transforming tens of thousands of low-grade materials into torrents of energy, which he then integrated into his body. These low-grade materials only played a supporting role.

Jiang Ye gritted his teeth and persevered, circulating energy according to the secret method.

Gradually, energy began to condense on the surface of his body. Fine blue lines appeared on the surface of Jiang Ye's right arm. These lines writhed like living things and eventually formed a blue energy-like scale the size of a fingernail at his wrist.

"Success!" Jiang Ye opened his eyes, looking at the scale with delight. Although it was only in its rudimentary form, he could already sense the defensive power it contained.

He pressed on and began to devour the second material—Flame Essence.

This time, however, things didn't go so smoothly. The instant the liquid flames entered his body, Jiang Ye felt as if he had been thrown into the core of a star, his skin instantly turning bright red. The surrounding temperature soared, the air distorted, and the ground began to melt.

"Ah!" Jiang Ye let out a painful growl, blood seeping from all seven orifices, as if he were in a sea of ​​hellfire.

The energy of the Flame Essence was too violent, almost burning him to ashes from the inside out. He felt like his body was a powder keg about to explode, and he could be shattered into pieces at any moment.

In that critical moment, the Creation Jade Disc, which had been dormant in his sea of ​​consciousness, suddenly began to sway gently, releasing a wisp of cool energy. This energy, like a clear spring, flowed through his entire body, and wherever it reached, the raging flames instantly calmed down, as if they had been tamed.

Finally, three crimson energy-like scales formed on Jiang Ye's left arm, shimmering with intense light, as if recounting the thrilling battle that had just taken place.

"That was close."

Jiang Ye was panting heavily; he hadn't expected that consuming only the second material would be so dangerous.

Although Jiang Ye has a clone, he won't die even if this body is destroyed, but those materials will be truly damaged!

"The Jade Disk of Creation?"

Jiang Ye never expected that this Jade Disc of Creation, which had been quietly hidden deep within his sea of ​​consciousness and seemed completely still, would always be able to unleash its power to turn the tide at crucial moments.

"As expected of a primordial treasure." Jiang Ye murmured to himself, his eyes filled with surprise. He had not expected the Creation Jade Disc to possess such powerful restorative abilities.

The biggest challenge in cultivating the "Dragon Devouring Armor" is that every time you devour rare materials, you are fighting against the most violent forces in the world. If you are not careful, your body will be destroyed.

Jiang Ye had already prepared for several failures! The materials he absorbed were mostly backups of those he had.

But now, with the help of such a heaven-defying treasure as the Jade Disc of Creation, Jiang Ye felt full of confidence. When he looked at the remaining precious materials, his eyes became firm, and he was determined to use the power of the Jade Disc of Creation to complete his cultivation in one go.

……

After resting for a while,
Jiang Ye stood in one of the spaces of the World Ring. This time, the surroundings were empty and silent, except for a jet-black transistor floating in front of him. The liquid inside the transistor was viscous and dark, with a faint purple glow, and it seemed to be slowly wriggling as if it were alive.

Jiang Ye's expression was solemn, his gaze fixed intently on the transistor. "One gram of Dark Demon Water is worth a powerful weapon, and this one weighs five grams, which is equivalent to five powerful weapons..." he muttered to himself, becoming extremely focused.

This Dark Demon Water was born in a perilous place in the universe. It is extremely poisonous. Even if a powerful being of the universe is invaded by just 1 gram of Dark Demon Water, he will be completely corroded in a very short time. Even his soul may be eroded and turned into a wisp of dust in the universe.

But it also has weaknesses:

First of all, this Dark Magic Water is a single-use product; every time you use a little, it's gone.

Secondly, this Dark Magic Water cannot last—once exposed to cosmic energy, its toxicity will slowly dissipate, eventually rendering it ineffective.

Third, it is difficult to control – if too much is used at once, the enemy may instantly discard the contaminated part of the divine body, resulting in a waste of most of the toxicity.

Therefore, although Dark Magic Water is terrifying, its value still cannot compare to some truly heaven-defying treasures.

“However, for me, its greatest function is not killing, but… devouring!” A hint of madness flashed in Jiang Ye’s eyes.

The secret technique of "Dragon Devouring Armor" is to devour everything to strengthen oneself. The extreme corrosiveness of the Dark Demon Water can be used to temper the dragon armor, making it more resistant, and may even make the dragon armor poisonous!
"let's start."

Jiang Ye took a deep breath, his golden armor covering his entire body, and then carefully released the seal on the Dark Demon Water Transistor—

"If there's even the slightest leak, my body will be finished." Jiang Ye took a deep breath. He didn't even dare to absorb the Dark Demon Water within his inner world, for fear that he might accidentally cause it to collapse and he would perish, which would be a truly unjust death.

The original core resides in the avatar of the Ancestral Dragon, within the World Ring, a world unto itself.

Even if Jiang Ye himself perishes, a new one can be born. This world is also a brand new world ring, so it doesn't matter if one world collapses.

"Turn it on." Jiang Ye gently opened it.

Snapped!
The moment the seal shattered, an extremely cold aura spread out, freezing the entire space and swallowing up even the light, plunging the surroundings into darkness.

"What terrifying corrosive power!" Jiang Ye's pupils shrank slightly. He dared not be careless in the slightest and immediately activated his secret technique. A devouring black hole appeared in his palm and slowly approached the drop of suspended dark demon water.

"Tsk!"

The moment they made contact, the Dark Demon Water suddenly went berserk, transforming into countless black threads that frantically burrowed into Jiang Ye's palm. His right hand instantly turned pitch black, and his skin rotted and peeled off at a visible speed, revealing stark white bones.

"Ugh!"

Jiang Ye groaned, veins bulging on his forehead.

The pain was far beyond what he could have imagined; it felt as if a million venomous insects were gnawing at his flesh. Even more terrifying, this corrosive force was rapidly spreading along his right arm.

At the critical moment, the Jade Disc of Creation in his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly emitted a clear light, and a warm energy flowed throughout his body, temporarily stopping the spread of the Dark Demon Water.

Jiang Ye seized the opportunity and fully activated the secret technique of "Devouring Heaven and Devouring Dragon Armor".

The blue and red scales that had already formed on his body simultaneously lit up, forming a mysterious array on his right shoulder. The energy of the Dark Demon Water was forcibly guided to this spot, causing a violent collision with the existing scales.

"Refine it for me!" Jiang Ye gritted his teeth and roared, his eyes flashing with brilliant light. His whole body erupted with energy, and the patterns on his red and blue scales began to change, gradually turning into a deep black.

(End of this chapter)