Beast God Armor

Soon, after comparing his options again and again, Shi Yan traded up, going from one of the poorest True Gods in the Universe Ocean to a fabulously wealthy one.

Among the long-range telekinetic weapons, Shi Yan chose a Void Level Supreme Treasure: a set made up of nine Nine-Colored Chains called the Nine-Phase Lock. It could both attack and restrain, shifting between flexibility and rigidity, and was incredibly tough.

It was an ideal choice for a powerhouse like Shi Yan, who had not devoted much effort to long-range attacks.

In the auxiliary combat section, Shi Yan also picked out a Void Level Domain-type Supreme Treasure.

It was a lamp with a bean-sized flame burning icy blue, called the River God Lamp.

Once activated, it spread illusory blue flames across an area hundreds of light-years wide. The flames combined extreme cold and heat, suppressing and binding enemies while also unleashing a Will Impact. Its power was roughly on par with a Sixth-Order Soul Attack.

In this era, more than eighty percent of the True Gods in the Universe Ocean were at the Seventh Order, while the rest were all at the Eighth Order. A single Domain Supreme Treasure like this was already an absolute weapon of mass destruction.

As for an offensive Supreme Treasure, Shi Yan did not hesitate to choose the Eternal Grade Supreme Treasure long sword from the melee weapons section.

"An Eternal Grade Supreme Treasure..."

Shi Yan admired the exquisitely crafted sword in his hand.

Its guard was shaped like a lotus, and the blade was about 1.1 meters long. The entire sword was blue-green, and Secret Patterns were engraved across both the blade and hilt. The intricate patterns formed all kinds of strange plants. By immersing his consciousness in the sword, he learned that it was called Green Leaf.

"I wonder how it compares to the Chaos Golden Wings the future Galaxy Overlord obtained through a stroke of fortune?" Shi Yan murmured to himself.

The Chaos Golden Wings were also an Eternal True God Level Supreme Treasure, but they were a multifunctional Mechanical Flow Treasure, with abilities including suppression, protection, and energy storage and release. They were extremely versatile.

By comparison, the Green Leaf Sword was a purely offensive Supreme Treasure. Its only other ability was to extend and form protective armor.

The fact that it had no further auxiliary abilities yet was still considered an Eternal Grade Supreme Treasure showed just how terrifying its offensive power was.

After admiring it for a while, Shi Yan left his Life Imprint in the sword called Green Leaf.

These Supreme Treasures had been prepared by the Three Saints Palace for its army. Their creators had deliberately lowered the difficulty of claiming them, so with Shi Yan's Void True God-level will, attuning to them was effortless.

Soon, all three Supreme Treasures were stored inside his body.

"It's a pity that all the individual combat-type Mechanical Flow Treasures stored in the Hall of Myriad Treasures were used up in that battle." Shi Yan looked regretful.

Individual combat-type Mechanical Flow Treasures were treasures like the future Luo Feng's Golden Claw God and Wuqi God. Among Mechanical Flow Treasures, they were the most precious kind for individual powerhouses.

The Golden Claw God alone could let a Ninth-Order True God wield Eleventh-Order combat strength. It also had all kinds of functions, including combat, evasion, and acceleration, making it far more effective than ordinary Supreme Treasures.

Of course, activating this kind of treasure required the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique, but even so, it was immensely valuable.

Still, the best steel had to be used where it mattered most. Naturally, all the individual combat-type Mechanical Flow Treasures had been distributed to the army when the fighting grew desperate.

Shi Yan shook his head helplessly and continued deeper into the Hall of Myriad Treasures.

The outer area of the Hall of Myriad Treasures was the Three Saints Palace's Armory, where various Supreme Treasures prepared for the army were kept.

The Inner Domain of the Hall of Myriad Treasures, on the other hand, housed Supreme Treasures that the Three Saints Palace had prepared specifically for its Inheritors throughout the ages.

"As expected, they have Origin Embryos too."

A gigantic mountain stood in the void before him. Blazing beams of light shot up from it, 2,642 in all, radiating boundless power.

Origin Embryos were a special kind of Supreme Treasure that the great powers of the Origin Continent greatly favored.

When first claimed, an Origin Embryo was like a Strange Object that occasionally surfaced in the Universe Ocean. It had no Secret Patterns and could only fight through its own power.

The advantage of an Origin Embryo was that its owner could continuously engrave the Secret Techniques he comprehended onto it.

The more Secret Techniques it bore, the more powerful the Origin Embryo became. Every Origin Embryo had the potential to grow into a God King Weapon—as long as its owner was powerful enough.

"The Three Saints Palace has existed for endless ages. After all it gained from its countless wars, it has only accumulated a little over two thousand Origin Embryos here in the Hall of Myriad Treasures."

Shi Yan looked up at the treasure mountain, feeling a little regretful. "Unfortunately, each Inheritor can only take one..."

This was a rule established together by the Three Saints Palace's three First Ancestors. No matter how outstanding an Inheritor was, he could take only one.

And once he rose to prominence, he would have to return an Origin Embryo.

After all, these treasures were reserved for the true core of the Three Saints Palace, so naturally, they were not subject to as few restrictions as the treasures in the outer area.

Of course, those who returned multiple Origin Embryos would naturally be entitled to take more. Many Inheritors throughout the ages had also contributed Origin Embryos to the sect without asking for anything in return.

As a result, the Inner Domain of the Hall of Myriad Treasures had accumulated more and more Origin Embryos, far more than the three First Ancestors had initially contributed.

Even so, no later Founder had ever changed the rules set by the three First Ancestors.

"Perhaps that's exactly why the Three Saints Palace's reserves have grown so deep over time." Shi Yan sighed.

In fact, he could sense a core area even deeper within the Hall of Myriad Treasures.

But when Shi Yan tried to teleport there, the Guardian Tower informed him that he lacked the necessary clearance.

Shi Yan was now the Three Saints Palace's sole disciple and sole Inheritor.

If he was still being told he lacked the clearance, there could only be one explanation.

"Maybe my strength is too low..." Shi Yan murmured. "By the time I can enter the core area of the Hall of Myriad Treasures, there may be another surprise waiting for me."

As the thought crossed his mind, Shi Yan flew toward the distant treasure mountain to claim his Origin Embryo.

The Founders of the Three Saints Palace had accumulated a vast number of Origin Embryos over the ages. Although the rule established by the First Ancestors meant that Shi Yan could take only one, the collection was extraordinarily diverse. In addition to all sorts of common weapons, it included Origin Embryos for large Mechanical Flow Treasures, as well as the eggs of insect beasts comparable to Origin Embryos.

There were even nearly as many Origin Embryos from all sorts of unusual schools as there were of the more common weapons.

This was mainly because the Three Saints Palace's Inheritors throughout the ages had all excelled in spacetime. Few had also practiced the Treasure Refining Path or specialized in controlling large Mechanical Flow Treasures and other varied techniques.

As a result, most of the Origin Embryos they took were for melee weapons and long-range weapons.

Over the course of endless ages, the rarer types of Origin Embryos had gradually become nearly as numerous as the more common weapon types.

"These large Mechanical Flow Treasures are precious, but since I can only take one, I should choose the one that suits me best." Shi Yan surveyed the Origin Embryos around him, his goal already clear.

Soon, Shi Yan arrived in front of an Origin Embryo.

It looked like an ordinary, brownish suit of armor made of densely packed scales, with a breastplate at its center. Standing before him, it looked like a small hill.

Since it had no Secret Patterns engraved on it, the armor looked almost like something made by a mortal craftsman, aside from its hill-like size.

Yet Shi Yan looked at the armor with burning eyes.

He was a Natural Beast God. Since the day he was born, his body had been the weapon he wielded best in battle.

His claws, tail, horns—every inch of a Beast God's body was his finest weapon.

Even in human form, his Combat Secret Techniques adapted to all kinds of fighting styles. Whether it was swordplay, saberplay, spearplay, or barehanded combat, he could easily use his Combat Secret Techniques in any of them.

In truth, unless a powerhouse truly specialized in the Way of the Sword, the Way of the Saber, the Way of the Axe, or another such path of technique, weapon type had relatively little effect on a powerful cultivator. As a Natural Beast God, Shi Yan was especially exceptional in this regard.

That was why Shi Yan had always longed for a Supreme Treasure armor suited to him, but he had never managed to find one.

Now, with the Three Saints Palace's vast collection of Origin Embryos before him, there was little to consider when he could choose only one.

Shi Yan placed his hand on the enormous Supreme Treasure armor. The diamond-shaped Inheritance Mark in his mind immediately began to tremble.

A hazy gray light swirled around the Inheritance Mark. The entire treasure mountain trembled slightly as well, as if resonating with it.

Before long, as the two resonated, Shi Yan's Life Imprint slowly branded itself into the armor's Origin Embryo. The gigantic armor, which had been the size of a small hill, rapidly shrank until it was soon the right size for Shi Yan.

"Resonance... So without an Inheritance Mark, even touching an Origin Embryo isn't enough to claim it." Shi Yan understood.

Besides keeping outsiders away, this measure was probably also meant to stop anyone in charge of the Three Saints Palace from playing favorites.

If an Origin Embryo could not be claimed without an Inheritance Mark, then even an Inheritor of the Three Saints Palace could not give one to someone outside the line of Inheritors.

The Founders of the Three Saints Palace had certainly planned things with great care.

Just then, a message entered Shi Yan's mind: "Descendants of the Three Saints Palace, Origin Embryos are exceptionally precious. They have the potential to become God King Weapons, and they are the treasures best suited to you. Be sure to cherish them..."

"Hmm? Who left this message? Could it have been one of the First Ancestors? I wonder which of the three." Shi Yan speculated. After all, the three First Ancestors had established the treasure mountain, so the message was most likely from one of them.

As the thought crossed his mind, Shi Yan carefully examined the armor's Origin Embryo, which he had now claimed.

After being claimed, the armor returned to its original appearance. It was now a gleaming white, far more dazzling than its earlier brownish form.

"Since you've acknowledged me as your master, I'll call you... Beast God Armor from now on."