There was no doubt that a Natal Dan Artifact could greatly enhance a cultivator's strength. The more powerful the artifact, the greater the increase. After learning that the artifact emitting that terrifying aura was Saint-grade and might be unclaimed, everyone was tempted. They all wanted to claim it for themselves. After all, they knew very well that if they used it as their Natal Dan Artifact, their strength would surely soar, giving them a better chance of defeating the Lord of the Universe.
That made sense. Although Ling Tian and the others were practically at the highest cultivation level in the starfield, and their Natal Dan Artifacts were among the highest-grade as well, Po Qiong and the other artifacts were still only infinitely close to Saint-grade—not actually Saint-grade. They remained far behind a Saint-grade artifact. In their minds, if they could obtain one as their Natal Dan Artifact, their strength would surely increase tremendously. So when they learned the Saint-grade artifact was unclaimed, they were all exhilarated. Some cultivators were already itching to make a move.
Ling Tian naturally wanted to claim the Saint-grade artifact for himself too. What was more, after hearing from the Creation Divine Tree that the artifact had profound mastery of the Space Law—especially its method of shattering space—he realized it would be extremely useful for his Devouring the Starry Sky.
To perform Devouring the Starry Sky, he first had to shatter the Circulatory Universe. Only after shattering a section of the void and removing the Soul Marks contained in the Origin Power that formed it would the Lord of the Universe lose control over that portion of energy. Then Ling Tian could devour and refine it more easily, making it his own. That was why shattering the void was crucial: the larger an area of