King of Creation

Devour!

The Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Pearl conveyed to Ye Zhen the idea that it intended to devour the corpses of those two Thunder Clams.

To be precise, the Demon Cores of those two Thunder Clams!

This was an instinctual consciousness passed to Ye Zhen by the weak Artifact Soul within the Thunder Light Pearl.

Ye Zhen was very familiar with this instinct.

Just like this group of Thunder Clams relentlessly pursued Ye Zhen because they sensed the aura of the Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Pearl within him, which held significant value for them, prompting them to persist in their pursuit!

The consciousness transmitted by the Artifact Soul of the Thunder Light Pearl at this moment only represented one thing—the Demon Cores of the Thunder Clams provided substantial benefits to the Thunder Light Pearl!

With a thought of Divine Sense, the water flow at the location of the Thunder Clam corpses moved like an invisible giant hand, instantly bringing the corpses in front of him. The water flow acted like a knife, slowly conveying two fist-sized, azure Demon Cores, flickering with Thunder Light, towards the Thunder Light Pearl!

Ye Zhen found it strange that the surface of the azure Demon Cores was covered with numerous patterns, exuding bursts of Mysterious Aura!

Hiss!

With a slight sound, two bursts of electric light shot out from the Thunder Light Pearl, immediately enveloping the two azure Demon Cores, which vanished into thin air after a few flickers.

Seeing this scene, Ye Zhen was overjoyed!

Enhancement!

This was the Thunder Light Pearl spontaneously enhancing its strength and growing autonomously!

According to the Mystic Sky Refining Technique records, whether it be an Artifact, Spirit Artifact, Soul Artifact, or Suppressing Device, its power is predetermined and cannot be enhanced or grown.

Unless an Artifact Refiner uses better materials and techniques to reforge them, they cannot upgrade their Grade or Combat Power, and apart from this, there are no other possibilities for growth.

However, Acquired Spirit Treasures are different; they can grow upon encountering suitable treasures, with no upper limit to this growth!

The power of an Acquired Spirit Treasure is directly proportional to its growth time. Although Acquired Spirit Treasure is just a collective term, each Acquired Spirit Treasure exhibits varying levels of power.

Some Acquired Spirit Treasures are equivalent in power to Spirit Artifacts at their inception, some possess Soul Artifact-level power, while others significantly surpass the power of Suppressing Devices.

Ye Zhen's Thunder Light Pearl, due to nourishment from the Thunder Saint over many years, had power between a High Grade Spirit Artifact and a Low Grade Soul Artifact.

Purely in terms of power, it wasn't as powerful as a Soul Artifact, but its limitless growth potential theoretically allows it to match even Innate Spiritual Artifacts given appropriate Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Moreover, the single Thunder Essence Dao Pattern within makes it more precious than ten, even a hundred, Soul Artifacts.

At this moment, its proactive devouring of the Thunder Clams' Demon Cores signifies its absorption of external power to grow!

Ye Zhen was surprised that these Thunder Clam Demon Cores could enable the Thunder Light Pearl to grow!

This crucial point did not escape Ye Zhen; knowing it would ensure he wouldn't miss any opportunity for the Thunder Light Pearl's growth.

In the next instant, Ye Zhen's eyes widened again, and two beams of Soul Refining Divine Light shot out straight, causing two Thunder Clams' souls to disperse instantly.

Following suit, the Thunder Light Pearl began continuously devouring the Thunder Clam Demon Cores.

Honestly, the Thunder Clams weren't fools. Watching their companions dying one after another, each grew frantic, screaming, and the Thunder Light they unleashed became increasingly terrifying.

Each time Thunder Light blasted out, it was as thick as a water tank. Normally, such terrifying Thunder Light striking Ye Zhen would surely spell disaster.

But now, surrounded by boundless seawater three miles apart.

Each water-tank-thick Thunder Light spread out upon release, dissipating as it traveled that distance, until less than a tenth remained by the time it reached Ye Zhen.

The Thunder Light Shield formed by Ye Zhen's activation of the Thunder Light Pearl seemed to possess a natural advantage, strongly defending against these Thunder Lights!

Under such strange circumstances, Ye Zhen slaughtered Thunder Clams at an unprecedented speed!

When thirty-five Thunder Clams had been slaughtered to twenty-nine, with only six remaining, the six Thunder Clams were utterly terrified, screeching, fleeing at top speed!

Hunter and prey roles were instantly reversed!

Ye Zhen, like a swift charging tuna, pursued rapidly without a glance, firing two beams of Soul Refining Divine Light.

Unfortunately, these Thunder Clams also had considerable Spirit Wisdom, dispersing as they fled.

Ultimately, Ye Zhen only managed to hunt thirty-two out of thirty-five Thunder Clams, with three escaping.

In the next moment, Ye Zhen employed Water Control to gather the corpses of Thunder Clams, extracting Demon Cores for the Thunder Light Pearl's Refining, while immersing his Divine Sense into the Demon God Fortress in his chest.

Releasing sixteen beams of Soul Refining Divine Light had heavily depleted Ye Zhen's Four-colored Innate Soul Light, nearly consuming sixty percent.

This state was insufficient for handling unexpected dangers.

At this point, Ye Zhen dispatched Demon Spirit Phantoms into the Mirage Dragon Pearl, converting them into the purest Divine Soul Power to replenish Ye Zhen's Soul Sea.

When Ye Zhen's Divine Soul Power recovered to seventy percent, he slowly opened his eyes.

The Thunder Light Pearl on Ye Zhen's forehead had long refined and absorbed more than twenty Thunder Clam Demon Cores.

At this moment, the Thunder Light Pearl looked even more dazzling, and upon slight sensing, the Thunder Spirit Power contained within its core was more than three times what it was before!

Yet, considering the vast Thunder Spirit Power each Thunder Clam Demon Core held, it's clear how pure the Thunder Spirit Power within the Thunder Light Pearl had become to increase by threefold with over thirty Thunder Clam Demon Cores.

This Thunder Spirit Power within the Thunder Light Pearl will gradually transform into the Thunder Light Pearl's origin power due to the effect of its Thunder Essence Dao Patterns.

The enhancement of the Thunder Light Pearl's origin power implies greater augmentation to Ye Zhen's Thunder Element secret techniques, making the Thunder Snake Blast and Thunder Snake Flash more powerful.

Moreover, should Ye Zhen decide, the Thunder Light Pearl's origin power can deal a fatal blow to the enemy at a critical moment!

"Huh, that's odd. Why does this Thunder Light Pearl's aura feel at least thirty to forty percent stronger compared to before?"

In slight puzzlement, Ye Zhen's Divine Soul Power instantly concentrated into the core of the Thunder Light Pearl's origin power. The moment his Divine Soul Power entered, Ye Zhen's eyes suddenly widened in astonishment!

Dao Patterns!

Within the core of the Thunder Light Pearl's origin power, aside from the initial Thunder Essence Dao Pattern, there was now an additional bluish Thunder Dao Pattern.

This Dao Pattern appeared somewhat incomplete and hadn't fully formed; compared to the Thunder Essence Dao Pattern, it was like heaven and earth.

However, this incomplete Dao Pattern exuded an indescribable aura of fatality!

With a thought, the Thunder Light Pearl above Ye Zhen's head flared, and a snake-like bolt of thunder burst forth.

Ye Zhen's Divine Sense precisely observed that at the instant the snake-like thunder burst from the Thunder Light Pearl, both the Thunder Essence Dao Pattern and the bluish incomplete Dao Pattern in the core of the Thunder Light Pearl's origin power flashed simultaneously.

Instantly, Ye Zhen's Thunder Snake Blast surged more than twice in intensity, and with Ye Zhen's full exertion, the thunder beam about as thick as half a barrel shot into the deep sea.

The terror of the thunder actually carved a vacuum channel in such deep seawater!

Twice as powerful!

Compared to previously, Ye Zhen's Thunder Snake Blast had increased in power by at least twice.

Before this, the Thunder Snake Blast's thunder beam at most was only arm-thick, yet now Ye Zhen's cultivation hadn't increased, nor had his Divine Soul Power, but the thunder beam had inexplicably doubled in thickness.

Undoubtedly, it's the result of that incomplete Thunder Dao Pattern!

In an instant, Ye Zhen comprehended what those mysterious patterns on the Thunder Clam Demon Cores were—Dao Patterns!

These patterns are part of the Dao Patterns naturally formed from years of cultivation of the Thunder Clams!

These Thunder Clams at the peak of Spirit Tier were just a step away from half-step into Dao Entrance Realm as Grand Demons. If they could form a complete Dao Pattern, they might have become Dao Realm Grand Demons, capable of shapeshifting.

And now, all those years of instinctual cultivation for a slight condensation of Dao Pattern had been entirely benefited by Ye Zhen's Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Pearl.

With Ye Zhen's insight, these incomplete Dao Patterns condensed by the Thunder Clams should be the most basic type, but even the most basic Dao Patterns are still Dao Patterns!

"Even incomplete Dao Patterns are this formidable. If condensed fully, how much would the power increase?"

The extent of power increase wasn't clear to Ye Zhen, but with the current enhancement from the incomplete Dao Patterns, the Thunder Light Pearl's power can surely rival typical Low Grade Soul Artifacts.

Moreover, Ye Zhen could effortlessly activate the Thunder Light Pearl, but activating a Low Grade Soul Artifact wasn't so simple.

The magnitude of this harvest was imaginable!

Without hesitation, Ye Zhen decided to further amplify this harvest.

After all, such opportunities were exceedingly rare.

In the next instant, the brilliance of the Thunder Light Pearl above Ye Zhen's head surged.

Ye Zhen almost maximized the Thunder Light Pearl's aura, letting it emanate far, then quickly swam through the deep sea,

in hopes of luring—not attracting the nearby wandering Thunder Clams, then blasting them to obtain their Demon Cores, to let the Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Pearl grow further.

Regrettably, while sporting such a colossal beacon of light, Ye Zhen didn't attract any Thunder Clams, rather drew a monstrous fish, its eyes as large as cattle heads and body pitch-black, with an enormous mouth!

Only then did Ye Zhen remember he was swimming in the undersea canyon four thousand leagues deep.

And even Martial Artists in the Dao Entrance Realm had to proceed cautiously in the undersea canyon four thousand leagues deep.

The monstrous fish's massive body subtly shifted; its mouth opened, revealing a blood-red maw and sharp teeth as it inhaled forcefully.

Within a radius of ten leagues, seawater rushed into its mouth as if pouring in, including seagrass, mud, stones, and various strange aquatic creatures.

As intense suction power transmitted, Ye Zhen's form was already darting like a torpedo, zooming over ten leagues away in an instant.

Yet, the moment Ye Zhen accelerated, his pupils constricted sharply.

As the black monstrous fish subtly moved, from beneath it emanated thousands of beams of light!

Emerald green beams of light! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)