It had to be said, the power of a soul artifact was indeed formidable!
So far, Ye Zhen had seen a total of three soul artifacts: the Sun Moon Divine Altar, the Longevity Banner, and the Purple Flame Golden Lamp in the hands of Qingyang Palace's Palace Master.
The powers of these three soul artifacts each had their own strengths, but every one of them possessed the terrifying might to blast apart a Palace Opening Realm King. Clearly, however, the power consumed to activate a soul artifact was enormous, nearly beyond what a Palace Opening Realm King could endure.
Sun Moon Divine Cult Leader Jian Qianxiong had forcibly used the Sun Moon Divine Altar, exhausting himself so severely that he suffered grave injuries and would need at least three months to make a near-full recovery.
Longevity Sect Leader Yin Changsheng had repeatedly used the Longevity Banner to wound enemies and preserve his life, only to have the banner drain him dry until he became a skin-covered skeleton. Ye Zhen had no idea whether Yin Changsheng could even survive in that state.
As for Qingyang Palace's Palace Master, Chu Yang, activating the Purple Flame Golden Lamp had consumed too much power. He had no choice but to spit out Origin Vital Blood repeatedly, ultimately causing his cultivation to fall from the peak of the seventh level of the Palace Opening Realm to the seventh level. Even so, his injuries were the lightest among the three.
That was likely related to Chu Yang's cultivation having reached the seventh level of the Palace Opening Realm.
What Ye Zhen had his eye on, however, was the Purple Flame Golden Lamp's power. Setting aside its ability to harm others, its capacity to directly suck other flames into the lamp alone greatly intrigued Ye Zhen.
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