The desperate, last-ditch attack from the Revival Priest was certainly a close call.
Bathed in the elemental fluctuations of the outside world, however, it was annihilated, not even dust remaining.
Its corpse ultimately disintegrated into a pile of Elemental Particles.
‘The risk factor isn’t low.’
Su Chen had felt a genuine, significant threat from it. That majestic will, spanning over a kilometer, had inexplicably weighed down his shoulders and made his breath catch in his throat.
While he could handle it thanks to the activation of his Super-Limited Premonition Technique, the personnel on the periphery had it much worse. They broke out in cold sweats, their faces paled, and their movements were completely restricted.
Moreover, the fact that a Reviver could emerge onto the surface was a phenomenon that warranted extreme vigilance.
“Wait a minute...”
“If that Reviver could survive in the forest environment for even a moment, doesn’t that mean...”
The ghost agent codenamed ‘Water Snake’ also realized this terrifying possibility.
Beside him, Night Owl had already realized the subtext in the other’s words.
The surrounding environment was already showing a minor degree of Elemental Suppression. If the Broken Star Ring were to hover above them, could the suppressive force reach a terrifying point? To the extent that the flesh-sealed beings from the previous era could walk this land unharmed?
“Go tell Captain Zhang to immediately send people down into the fissure caves. See if there are any more of those flesh-sealed beings,” Su Chen said.
As for Su Chen, he wasn’t one to give up because of a minor setback. He methodically continued his sweep, clearing out the few remaining grottoes.
Su Chen was like a precise Grim Reaper, mechanically repeating the same combo that exploited a bug in the Laws of this era.
Arrival, a delayed shadowflame explosion, a warp retreat... Then, the moment the Reviver’s aura hit rock bottom, he would return and end it with a single slash of his sword.
Not long after.
BOOM!
When the last ornately decorated Priest’s grotto was blasted open, the clearing of the first underground corridor came to an end.
Su Chen skillfully broke open its Sea of Consciousness and extracted a precious Spiritual Soul Core from within.
Everything was just right.
The timing had to be perfect—not a moment too soon or too late.
‘It’s finally complete.’
Su Chen sighed to himself. The placement of this final puzzle piece meant that one of his Core Runes, Telekinesis, would undergo a qualitative leap.
HUMMM!
As a suction force emanated from his palm, the materials were finally gathered, and the core of the Telekinesis Rune deep in his Sea of Consciousness trembled violently.
The originally complex patterns collapsed and reformed, finally turning into a nearly simple, pure symbol.
Telekinesis Lv. 9—Promotion successful!
But this wasn’t the end.
Empowered by the second Core Authority of Master of All Things, it leaped directly past two Barriers to approach the mysterious, unknown realm of Lv. 11.
HUMMM!
Vast Spiritual Light erupted from Su Chen’s body. A powerful and terrifying Telekinesis wave emanated from him unconsciously, subjecting the distant onlookers to another inexplicable Psychic Shock.
According to the feedback he received, Lv. 11 Telekinesis brought another round of across-the-board enhancements.
The strength, precision, and range of his Telekinesis doubled once more. The range of his Global Perception even expanded to a 1.2-kilometer radius.
With a single thought, he could easily crush high-strength elemental ore, with enough precision to manipulate the arrangement of individual dust motes.
Furthermore, his personal Perception could now easily scan the seams of reality. Vaporization, stealth, or even the intermediate state of Light and Dark Particles—nothing could hide from him.
As long as he locked onto them, he could even, to some extent, drag them out.
‘To be discovered is to die.’
Finally... the Telekinesis Construction trait upgraded to Fantasy Manifestation.
As he projected his consciousness, waves of Spiritual Power instantly gathered in his palm. A Spiritual Flying Knife, radiating a biting, cold light, condensed from nothing.
This was no mere illusionary projection of Magic. It was a tangible object with real mass, hardness, and a microscopic structure.
‘Materializing any object... It’s so easy.’
Su Chen raised an eyebrow. ‘Of course, an object created from thought isn’t permanent. It’s bound to vanish after a certain amount of time.’
After assessing his new Power, he gathered the dozen or so incomplete, degenerating corpses he had accumulated and brought them all back to the altar on the cliff’s edge.
HUMMM!
The offerings were swallowed one by one as the Rune Array revealed a dazzling brilliance.
Immediately after, under the envious gazes of several onlookers, a suit of silver-white armor exuding a heavy, oppressive aura floated out, along with several other items.
‘It’s armor for a Summoned Pet.’ Su Chen recognized.
[Spirit Core Battle Armor]: General-type, Master-Class Exclusive Spiritual Armor for a Summoned Beast
[Currently Bound]: None
‘It’s a higher quality one, too.’
The one he’d obtained before was only Advanced Class, while Yu Ziyuan’s had been entry-level.
The Master Class was undoubtedly more effective, containing three major traits.
Trait One: Spiritual Resonance Barrier.
The Summoned Pet’s Defense Power will undergo a qualitative leap. The surface of the armor constantly maintains a high-frequency oscillating Spiritual Energy shield, capable of drastically reducing physical and Elemental damage, and possessing extremely high immunity to spiritual attacks.
Trait Two: Size Alteration.
The armor can freely expand or contract to match the Summoned Pet’s form. Within a glow of Spiritual Energy, it can also actively enlarge or shrink the pet’s size.
Trait Three: Psychological Invisibility.
It directly affects an enemy’s logical Perception and subconscious, achieving the effects of erasing its presence and shifting their perceptual field.
‘Not bad.’
‘I can give this one to Xiaoye, who’s stronger right now. Xiaolin can continue using the Advanced Class armor.’
Deciding to test it, Su Chen immediately summoned Xiaoye. The Nightmare Soul Dog, wreathed in black mist, descended.

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