Chapter 1111: Nine Abyss Yellow Spring Spear! Inheritance of the Yellow Spring Lord!

Chapter 1111: The Nine-Depth Yellow Spring Spear! The Heritage of the Yellow Spring Sovereign!

Zhou Zhan glanced briefly at the quantity of spoils.

Under the influence of a +150% increase in loot count, the total here had swelled to over 15,000 items.

He ignored all items below the level of True God, and immediately turned his gaze to the primary god-tier relics.

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[Technique Name: The Abyssal Yellow Spring]

[Technique Rank: Supreme God Tier]

[Technique Description 1: Upon activation of the Abyssal Yellow Spring, a domain of the Yellow Spring forms around the user. This domain consists of two parts: the Yellow Spring River, and the pathways flanking the river, known as the Yellow Spring Paths. Beings within this domain experience a reduction in overall power by 20% to 100% (depending on their strength), and their willpower is further diminished by 20% to 100% (depending on their strength).]

[Technique Description 2 – The Yellow Spring River: If any being within the Yellow Spring domain has less than one-tenth of their total lifespan remaining before death, the Yellow Spring River will summon its exclusive ferry spirit, instantly transporting that being to the Underworld, where upon entry, their life and physical form are completely extinguished, and they become true undead.]

[Technique Description 3 – The Yellow Spring Paths: If any being within the Yellow Spring domain still possesses more than a century of life left, the Yellow Spring Paths will activate their willpower, causing all such beings to wander unconsciously along the paths, gradually losing their lifespan until their life force is fully spent. Only then will a passing ferry spirit notice them and personally escort them to the Underworld.]

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[Name of the Law Technique: Universal Howl of Ghosts]

[Quality of the Law Technique: Supreme Divine Tier]

[Description of Ability: The user manipulates the laws of ghosts, summoning hundreds of millions of malevolent spirits from the underworld to attack the enemy's spiritual essence. There is an extremely high probability of directly annihilating the opponent's soul. Even those who survive will suffer severe damage to their souls and endure lasting, debilitating consequences.]

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Zhou Zhan stared at it, his breath catching in amazement.

These two divine-tier law techniques—one a direct assault on spiritual essence, a supreme divine-tier technique, and the other an exceedingly rare type of technique that drains lifespan—were nothing short of extraordinary.

The latter, he had never seen before.

He didn’t dwell on it, simply absorbed it into his own understanding, then turned his gaze to the sole divine artifact revealed by Yan Jun.

This divine artifact was shaped like a spear, seamless and unbroken, with no joints or seams—entirely one piece.

It is dull and yellow, exuding the stench of final decay.

To living beings, it seems as though they can see a vast river of yellow light flowing from the weapon—within its waters, their own aging and inevitable death are reflected. Beneath the surface, countless bones of the unyielding dead lie buried, refusing to let go.

[Divine Artifact Name: Nine-Depths Yellow River Spear]

[Artifact Rank: Subordinate of the Supreme God]

[Artifact Law 1 – The Sacred Instrument of the Yellow River: Originally a strange staff from beyond the heavens, it fell into the Yellow River. Not only did it survive the corrosive nature of the river's waters, but it absorbed the very rules of the Yellow River, becoming a sacred object imbued with its essence.

The Nine-Depths Yellow River Spear possesses extreme efficacy against spirits. When wielded, it inflicts damage upon any spirit that is a hundredfold greater than normal.

For living beings, the spear can dissolve the vitality within a victim upon piercing them, drastically reducing their lifespan. Even deities, when struck by this spear, will suddenly be granted a fixed lifespan, and their lives will be cut short.

On the day of their final breath, a dedicated Yellow River Ferry Spirit will appear before the victim, guiding them into the Underworld and ending their life, making them a permanent member of the realm of the dead.]

[Artifact Law 2 – The Fall of the Yellow River: By invoking the complete rules of the Yellow River contained within the spear, the user summons a true vision of the Yellow River. Any living being present above the river will be irresistibly drawn into this phantom river, unable to resist. During this descent, the phantom river will erode every aspect of the victim—life, divine power, flesh, soul, and all else that can be consumed—until the victim is completely devoured and collapses into the riverbed, becoming part of the Yellow River itself.]

[Artifact Law 3 – The Domain of the Yellow River: By invoking the complete rules of the Yellow River within the spear, the user summons a true vision of the Yellow River, which surrounds them, forming a domain of the Yellow River.]

Any attempt to attack the user will suffer severe erosion upon entering the Realm of the Yellow Springs, with their offensive power diminished by 10% to 50%;

simultaneously, all beings within the Realm of the Yellow Springs will have their power reduced by 20%, while the dead residing there will have their strength weakened by 50%.

[Divine Artifact Rule 4 – The Avoidance of Ghosts: The Nine-Deep Yellow Springs Spear is renowned throughout the Underworld, and the vast majority of spirits will instinctively avoid those who possess it. A few fervent zealots, however, will follow its wielder; yet, powerful spirits may choose to seize the Nine-Deep Yellow Springs Spear and turn against its user.]

[Divine Artifact Rule 5 – The Principle of the Yellow Springs: The Nine-Deep Yellow Springs Spear contains the complete essence of the original Yellow Springs Principle. The primary wielder may enter through their spirit and constantly comprehend the profound mysteries of this principle.]

[Note: Requires willpower to claim ownership (Willpower at the level of Light).]

After reading it through, Zhou Zhan nodded in surprise.

"Extremely potent against both living beings and spirits."

"This is a first-rate offensive primary artifact."

He mused.

Among the primary artifacts he possessed, he felt only the Taiyin Absolute Extinction, Lifeless Demon Blade surpassed it in capability.

But the Yin Extinction, the Magician's Blade of Intermediate Divine Sovereign—those two are entirely incomparable.

"When I ascend one more step, and can finally pass through the 'King' rank, and wield a lower-tier Divine Sovereign artifact properly, you'll likely be my very first Divine Sovereign artifact."

Zhou Zhou looked at this Nine-Deep Yellow River Spear, his eyes glowing with affection.

He stared at it for a long while, then with reluctant longing, tucked it away. Then he turned his gaze to the two Divine Sovereign essence fragments.

After examining them, he gave a slight nod.

The Divine Sovereign-level technique fragments, "Yellow River Passage" and "Yellow River Water," contained within the "Yellow River Passage" and "Yellow River Water" essence fragments, are both powerful Divine Sovereign-level techniques.

Yet Zhou Zhou had seen countless such powerful Divine Sovereign-level techniques, so he didn't feel particularly struck.

He then turned his eyes to the upper-tier Divine Sovereign texts: "Heroic Heritage Secret Codex" and "Book of Deities."

[Item Name: Heroic Heritage Secret Codex]

[Rank: Upper-Tier Divine Sovereign]

[Item Ability: After usage, one gains the Heroic Heritage of Yomi's High Priest—Naraku.]

[Description: My children, guide the guests toward [Eternity]. —Yomi's High Priest—Naraku]

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[Item Name: The Book of Deities]

[Item Rank: Supreme God Tier]

[Item Effect: A mythical tome recording Naraku's path to divinity as the Sovereign of the Underworld. Upon use, one may walk the path toward becoming the Sovereign of the Underworld.]

[Item Description: The Book of Divine Lineage. After usage, one may tread a path to godhood—but whether one ultimately achieves true divinity remains dependent upon the wielder themselves.]

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"Indeed."

"From the description of the previous technique, I already deduced that the next two items—the Book of Deities and the Secret Codex of Heroic Heritage—would be the lineage passed down from the Sovereign of the Underworld."

"Now that I see it, it truly is so."

Zhou Zhan nodded.