Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 342 - 38: White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer
Chapter 342: Chapter 38: White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer
The current concentration of Spiritual Energy on Earth only supports cultivation at the initial stages of the Marrow Cleansing Stage.
Therefore, the girls who had advanced to the Marrow Cleansing Stage shifted their focus to training.
Su Yunjin’s Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art had started to cultivate the fourth move: Feichao Fenye.
Summoning nearly ten meters of surging tides to sweep away enemies in front of her—of course, this would also deplete her own True Yuan drastically. If it hadn’t been for her advancement to the Marrow Cleansing Stage, which significantly improved the quality of her True Yuan, she wouldn’t have been able to use this move at all, even if she drained her Dantian.
The indoor swimming pool in the side room on the first floor came into play once again; Su Yunjin’s daily training consisted of filling the pool as quickly as possible and then draining it, repeating this cycle to practice her rapid water-filling ability.
Xie Ruoxi was still practicing basic skills: movement, adaptability, defensive Sword Control Technique, and the accuracy of the Thunder Method.
Unfortunately, this girl seemed to have inherited both Lin Ning’s “rigid thinking” and Chen Lingyun’s “sluggish response,” where luxurious hardware was undercut by a chaotic software, so much so that Yan Yu didn’t hold much expectation for her—just cultivating the habit of daily training was good enough, regardless of whether there was any improvement.
Chen Lingyun and Lin Ning’s current top priority was still to cleanse their marrow as quickly as possible, so they had not joined the regular training plan.
Thus, the issue fell on Zhao Yuanzhen. Her control of the White Bone Heart-locking Hairpin was already proficient, leaving little room for improvement, so it was time for her to claim a second magical weapon.
In the principal’s office, after hearing Yan Yu’s purpose, Li Weiguo reached into a drawer and took out a tablet computer to hand over.
“Is this just the Zhendong Army’s inventory, or does it include all four armies?” Yan Yu started swiping the screen.
“All four armies are included,” replied Li Weiguo. “Of course, it’s better to first choose from our inventory to avoid communicating with them…”
He hadn’t finished his sentence when he saw Yan Yu already swiping past the Zhendong Army’s inventory list to start looking at the Annan Army’s inventory.
Li Weiguo was silent for a moment, then waved his hand in annoyance,
“Look at that side. Tell me once you’re done.”
Yan Yu and Zhao Yuanzhen moved to a corner of the room, where the Demonic Sect Enchantress asked,
“What kind of magical weapon are you going to pick for me?”
“From the perspective of the team, it would be best to choose a defensive type, like Ye Jun’s Xuan Guang Ruler,” Yan Yu quickly swiped through the screen. “But defensive types don’t suit your temperament, do they?”
“Of course not,” Zhao Yuanzhen replied proudly. “What do I need defense for? Offense is the best defense. If you meet an enemy who completely overpowers you, you’re ultimately doomed anyway, and using a defensive weapon would just delay the inevitable and add to the suffering. Better to just resolve in suicide quickly.”
“I knew this dumbass knew nothing about tactics,” Yan Yu said with contempt. “Ever heard of counterattacking?”
“How could I not have heard of it?” Zhao Yuanzhen stubbornly said. “That’s what I’m best at—counterattacking.”
“You’re good at jack shit!” Yan Yu couldn’t be bothered to argue with her and continued browsing the catalog.
Zhao Yuanzhen clenched her fists and seethed with secret hatred upon being cursed by him,
“Today you insult my ability to counterattack, I’ll remember this. When my demonic powers are fully cultivated, I’ll make sure to subdue that little thief, humiliate him thoroughly, and let him show me what ‘counterattacking’ is!”
As she thought this, images came to mind.
The little thief under her mercy, being ravaged while whimpering. Zhao Yuanzhen’s enjoyment grew, and she laughed wickedly:
“You’re so knowledgeable about defense and counterattack, huh? Come on then, defend against me~ Counterattack me~ Mmhmm hmm haha hahahaha!”
Thinking this, she squeezed her shapely legs together with a feeling of glee, wishing she could trample the little thief right then and there, stomping him fifty or sixty times to take her anger out.
Seeing her smiling with a suggestive expression, Yan Yu had no idea what delusions she was entertaining, so he just continued checking the list of magical weapons.
Defensive magical weapons are easy to use but difficult to master. Ye Jun was an exception in that her diligence and responsibility made her suitable for the meticulous work of defense. Moreover, her perseverance allowed her to control the Xuan Guang Ruler effortlessly.
Zhao Yuanzhen’s temperament was not suited for a defensive support role, and her combat style was bold and lacking in finesse. Although the Zhenhai Team effectively needed a defensive player, it wouldn’t make sense to force the Demonic Sect Enchantress into such a role, as it could lead to rebellion.
Upon careful consideration, it appeared a control-type magical weapon might be a better option.
As mentioned earlier, there’s a problem with the list of magical weapons: you don’t know their functions until you refine and acknowledge them as your own. But once you do, changing ownership is exceedingly difficult—so while the list included various types of magical weapons, their effects and uses were completely unknown.
Yan Yu could only rely on his past life’s memory to skim over the array of magical artifacts he had never seen before, then focus on the few he recognized to weight their merits.
There were many control type artifacts, but excellent ones were very rare; most had to hit the enemy to take effect and were easily blocked during pursuit, which raised a question:
If you have already hit the enemy, why not just use an offensive artifact?
Only when the enemy utilized a certain defense would control methods be useful. But at this stage, defensive spells and artifacts were even rarer than control types…
As Yan Yu pondered silently, suddenly he saw Zhao Yuanzhen stretch out a finger and swiftly scroll up the list all the way to the top:
“How about this one?”
“What’s ‘how about this one’?” Yan Yu asked, puzzled. “Isn’t that just a hammer?”
The image that Zhao Yuanzhen pointed out showed a strangely shaped hammer, made of a material that seemed like bone but wasn’t and seemed like ivory but wasn’t either. The hammer was carved with huge skull faces on both sides.
“Don’t you think this thing’s design looks a lot like my White Bone Heart-locking Hairpin?” Zhao Yuanzhen said.
She took out the White Bone Heart-locking Hairpin, and Yan Yu compared them closely.
Indeed, they did resemble each other.
On the hairpin of the White Bone Heart-locking Hairpin, there was also a skull carved, with two holes for eyes, one for the nose, and one large hole for the mouth…
“Idiot, don’t all skulls look like that?” Yan Yu laughed, amused by her.
“No, look at the size, arc, and proportions of the skull’s eye sockets!” Zhao Yuanzhen argued.
Yan Yu looked again and indeed, it was the exact same skull.
“But that doesn’t really prove anything; it’s possible that the creator of the artifacts used the same technique.” He guessed uncertainly.
“It’s also possible that these two artifacts are a pair.” Zhao Yuanzhen said.
That suggestion got Yan Yu’s heart racing.
To know, common artifacts were everywhere, but matched sets were hard to come by. Like the “Nine Heavens Yin Demon Artifact Series” in Chen Lingyun’s possession; used alone, they were no different from ordinary artifacts. But if one could collect more and extract the Nine Heavens Yin Demon divine inscriptions, it would be possible to derive a series of core Demonic Sect spells, including the Nine Heavens Yin Demon Secret Thunder, with awe-inspiring power.
If this hammer and the White Bone Heart-locking Hairpin were truly a pair, who would care about control artifacts? He would have to get it no matter what!
“Let’s go with this one!” Yan Yu decided to take the gamble. Even if it turned out to be a mistake, he could just give Li Weiguo a face and let Zhao Yuanzhen choose again.
Li Weiguo took back the tablet, wrote a note, and then said:
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“Black and White Impermanence have agreed, but now is not the time; Chen Lingyun has to wait a bit more.”
“Alright.” Yan Yu took the note.
He went with Zhao Yuanzhen to the secret warehouse and used the note to collect the hammer. It was palm-sized and could be easily held and lifted with one hand, like a child’s rattle, with an exquisitely carved skull on it that seemed almost lifelike.
Zhao Yuanzhen grabbed the hammer and placed it next to the White Bone Heart-locking Hairpin, studying them closely for a long while before suddenly saying:
“It seems like they just plainly look alike…”
“Don’t mess with my head!” Yan Yu burst out angrily. “Hurry up and give it back while it’s not yet attuned to you!”
“Wait, don’t rush, let me check again.” Zhao Yuanzhen picked up the White Bone Heart-locking Hairpin, and after fidgeting on the hammer’s surface for a while, suddenly there was a whoosh sound.
The White Bone Heart-locking Hairpin, as if attracted by a magnet, was drawn straight into the eye socket of the hammer’s skull.
It was a perfect fit, as if made for it.
“So they really are a combined artifact?” Yan Yu was immediately stunned. “You lucky fool… what kind of dumb luck is this?”
“What dumb luck?” Zhao Yuanzhen perked up immediately, protesting, “It’s my discerning eye that recognized the treasure! Watch your mouth or I’ll use this hammer to smash your damn head!”
