I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

The remnants of the Black Banner Army on the west side were desperately retreating towards the defensive wall, raising clouds of dust.

A cold, electronic voice echoed in my mind.

"This area is a blind spot for fire, allowing us to avoid direct fire from the main wall."

"Enemy troops are still retreating to the west, and their movements are being monitored."

Shen Tian exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the blood mist around him was blown away by the gale.

Shen Tian nodded, his gaze still fixed on the enemy troops retreating to the west.

"Keep an eye on it."

He lowered his head.

His gaze fell on the grayish-white sealed box in his palm.

The sounds of artillery fire erupted all around, but the aura within the sealed box remained completely still.

A wisp of milky white air seeped out from the gap.

The moment this aura entered his nostrils, Shen Tian's life core trembled violently.

The tearing sensation left by the fierce battle with Yan Qiao had also eased somewhat.

interesting.

Shen Tian narrowed his eyes, his interest piqued.

His penetrating power instantly covered the box lid.

Fine, intricate rune paths appeared before his eyes.

Dark blue energy sealed the seams of the box, suppressing the internal energy within, allowing only a small amount to leak out through the cracks.

Shen Tian's eyes locked onto the fatal spot where the array patterns converged.

He gathered the power of the laws at his fingertips and struck down one after another like a sharp blade.

Click.

A dull thud sounded, and the case lid popped open.

boom!

A thick wave of air hit my face, and the milky white airflow almost covered the opening of the box.

Shen Tian's chest heaved violently, and the primordial energy within his body surged, causing his core to vibrate and hum incessantly.

The palm holding the box instantly felt as hot as if it were holding a red-hot branding iron.

He stared intently at it.

On the black velvet cloth, three sections of grayish-white marrow were neatly arranged.

Each section is about the length of a palm, with a surface as smooth and warm as jade.

Deep within, however, streaks of golden blood were slowly moving.

The item doesn't look very big.

As soon as the divine sense reached out, it was blocked by a condensed force inside.

The heavy pressure returned, and Shen Tian immediately focused his gaze.

too heavy!

The layers upon layers of primordial power were brutally compressed inside.

As soon as Shen Tian touched the outermost wisp of aura, his life core vibrated, and the source within his body accelerated its operation.

He raised his hand and grabbed a section of the essence between his fingers.

His gaze pierced through the gray-white surface, fixed on the golden light moving within.

He had seen far too many crystals that were just ordinary sources of energy, the kind he had killed his way through.

But this thing in front of me is completely different.

It directly triggered the most fundamental power at the core of life.

Shen Tian had just killed Yan Qiao, the eleventh-tier Abyss Commander, and the smoke from the battle had not yet cleared from beneath his feet.

He already had the top-tier resources that would allow him to break through to the next level.

Shen Tian looked at the essence between his fingers and grinned.

This eleventh-tier Abyss Commander is indeed rolling in wealth!

He flipped his wrist.

An old animal hide record was shaken out of the spoils and thrown next to the sealed box.

This thing was found in Yan Qiao's personal storage device.

Shen Tian scanned it with his divine sense.

The text above is similar to the local catalogues, but the distorted, detailed symbols are much more complex.

Even with his mental strength, he couldn't decipher all the abyssal inscriptions in a short time.

"Find someone who can read."

Shen Tian gave the order coldly without even looking up.

The source's instructions were immediately transmitted through the communication network to the dilapidated north slope below.

In the distance, the remaining artillery fire exploded into bursts of blinding blue flames.

A short while later, an Abyss officer who had just surrendered was escorted to the outside of the boundary by mech soldiers.

He was completely powerless, and he dragged his heavy steps as he walked.

When the officer looked up, his gaze swept over the sealed box in Shen Tian's hand.

His feet suddenly froze on the spot, as if he had seen a ghost.

The three sections of grayish-white marrow were laid bare in this open and unabashed manner.

The officer's breath hitched.

His pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly looked away as if he were a thief.

That was Commander Yan Qiao's most core cultivation reserves.

In the Abyss Camp.

Even these trusted confidants could only glimpse the items through the seal when ordered to deliver them into the quiet room.

Even touching it is a capital offense.

But now?

The box was forcibly opened.

This priceless treasure was simply placed before this terrifying human god of death.

Snapped.

Shen Tian casually tossed the animal hide record at his feet.

"The name, purpose, and the ciphertext on it were all translated clearly without missing a single word."

The officer's knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees.

He carefully picked up the animal skin and began to repeat it line by line.

"The essence of the origin..."

"This is a supreme treasure used to refine the core of life, accumulate origin, and then temper the true body of the divine realm."

"The power inside has been compressed to the extreme, making it extremely condensed."

"Each time it absorbs, it can only peel away an extremely tiny wisp, disperse its structure, and then slowly integrate it into itself..."

As Shen Tian listened, his fingertips gently stroked the edge of the box.

Explosions continued in the distance, but Shen Tian remained focused on the officer's translation, not letting the artillery fire interrupt his train of thought.

The officer's voice continued to tremble.

"The record says..."

"Commander Yan Qiao once refined a piece of divine marrow of the same size and then went into seclusion for nearly three years."

"The last three years?"

Shen Tian looked up at the officer, waiting for him to explain the time it would take.

The officer felt a chill run down his spine, thinking he had mistranslated, and his voice became anxious.

He hurriedly pointed to a symbol on the animal skin and tried desperately to explain.

"This is it! It clearly states the time required! After the commander went into seclusion, the quiet room was heavily guarded; no one dared to approach even a step!"

"Can even ordinary Divine Realm cultivators use it?" Shen Tian interrupted him.

"It can be used... but it has to be like drawing silk, slowly simmering it little by little."

The officer swallowed hard, glancing fearfully at Shen Sui out of the corner of his eye.

"This thing is too domineering."

"If you rush it, the undispersed essence will become like a lump of iron blocking the core of life, and even your own power will be cut off and unable to be sent out."

"The commander only dared to suck up a soybean-sized amount each time, and only after it was completely fused would he dare to take the next amount."

Shen Tian waved his hand, and the animal skin record flew back into his hand.

He memorized the location of the cipher text that the officer had just pointed out.

The three sections of the divine marrow were each as long as a palm.

Yan Qiao had collected these divine essences, intending to leave them behind and gradually refine them into his body in small portions.

He ended up chopping himself up with a single stroke.

Even in his escape, he couldn't keep the box he was carrying.

Boom!

On the distant giant military fortress, thick beams of energy cannon light shone again, tearing the night sky into blinding daylight.

Shen Tian looked up into the light of the cannons, and thinking of the defending troops still resisting in the fortress, his smile became even more ruthless.

Does absorbing information step by step require a lot of time?

Those are other people's rules.

Shen Tian has plenty of ways to compress time to the limit!

The most valuable resources are already within reach.

Next, it all depends on how big a bite my body can take!

"Drag this piece of trash back, and keep a record of his statement and the records."

The officer's legs went weak and he could not stand. He was dragged away from the rocky ground by the mecha soldiers.

The roar of engines came from above, getting closer and closer.

Tianheng's massive mechanical body landed outside the boundary wall, serving as the outermost barrier.

Tianheng's right shoulder armor was blasted open with a large gap, and the broken metal pipes were still flashing with electric sparks.

However, the energy patterns on his chest were already running smoothly.

"Shen Tian, ​​this area is safe for now. The defensive towers on the north wall are still under our control."

Shen Tian nodded.

Without wasting any more time, he spread his five fingers and directly lifted the first segment of the divine essence into the air.

With a thought, he forcibly pulled out the outermost wisp of grayish-white air.

Inhale deeply into your body, following the meridians in your palm.

boom!

As soon as the grayish-white power entered the body, it condensed into a heavy mass and crashed into the core of life along the meridians.

The scent I smelled outside seemed gentle, but once I actually came in, it felt ridiculously heavy.

The power lingered and failed to dissipate, but the meridians were too thin; as soon as it was pushed forward, the flesh and blood along the way were squeezed painfully.

The excruciating pain of muscle tearing exploded instantly.

Shen Tian's palms tensed suddenly, veins bulging.

Deep within, the primordial chaos was stirred by this external force and rapidly expanded outward.

It caught the falling mass of grayish-white power, preventing it from continuing to crash into the core.

He gritted his teeth and didn't continue to inhale deeply.

The power of the laws surged, forcibly sealing off the primordial structure that had not yet dispersed.

Then, he used his divine sense to introspect, carefully scanning every inch of the energy that had entered his body.

After confirming that Yan Qiao had not planted any insidious or alien power inside,

With a wave of his hand, he enveloped all three sections of divine essence into his own primordial force field.

At that very moment, the system panel unfolded.

[Would you like to consume 100000 kill points to enter the Enlightenment Realm?]

Shen Tian's lips curled up.