Azure Dragon Five Tiger Sword

"You only need to drip a drop of your essence blood onto it to claim ownership. I have already wiped my own imprint from it!"

White Tiger said to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen nodded, then forced out a drop of his essence blood and let it fall onto the blue ring.

Immediately after, he saw the blue patterns on the ring flash for an instant before they swallowed Yang Chen's blood.

The moment it was swallowed, Yang Chen felt a mysterious connection binding him to the ring.

Yang Chen even had the feeling that with just a thought, he could see the items contained within the ring.

Yang Chen looked at White Tiger, who nodded gently. Yang Chen then focused his mind, and suddenly, he felt the space around him undergo a world-shaking change.

When he reappeared, he found himself in a small space. It was not large, only about ten square meters, and it was piled high with white stones that radiated a dense aura of spiritual energy.

"System, what is this?"

"Ding, Low-Grade Spirit Stone. The spiritual energy content in one Low-Grade Spirit Stone is comparable to that of a C-rank esper!"

Yang Chen's mind reeled. Although the spiritual energy of a C-rank esper didn't mean much to him now, if the spiritual energy of this mountain of Low-Grade Spirit Stones were added together, it could probably create several S-rank espers!

These spirit stones occupied more than half of the ten-square-meter space.

The remaining space contained some pills Yang Chen didn't recognize, as well as several ancient-looking books.

The books were yellowed, and some even had wormholes in them.

Yang Chen didn't examine the books closely, as his eyes were drawn to an object shimmering with blue and white light.

Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a long sword!

"Hmm!"

Yang Chen had been wondering whether he should find a sword to use as his weapon.

Now, he had actually found one inside the Space Ring gifted by White Tiger!

With a thought, the long sword appeared in Yang Chen's hand.

The sword was forged entirely from what looked like cold ice, but on the hilt, one side was carved with a winding dragon, while the other featured a roaring giant tiger.

"A fine sword!"

Yang Chen stroked the blade, feeling that it was as smooth as a young girl's skin, without a single gap or bump.

Yang Chen channeled his spiritual energy into the long sword, and it immediately emitted a soft hum that resonated throughout the entire cave dwelling.

Yet, within that hum, Yang Chen could vaguely hear the roar of a dragon and the snarl of a tiger.

Yang Chen was momentarily dazed.

But he recovered in an instant and let out a sigh of admiration.

"What a powerful sword!"

Yang Chen performed a graceful sword flourish, and the blade flashed with blue and white light, illuminating the cave.

"Oh?"

White Tiger looked at the sword in Yang Chen's hand and exclaimed, "I didn't expect this sword to be here with me?"

A row of black lines appeared on Yang Chen's forehead.

Are you telling me you didn't even know this sword was in your own Space Ring?

White Tiger chuckled and said, "Well, I've been dead for too long, I forgot, I forgot, hehe!"

"Sigh!"

Yang Chen shook his head. He didn't know what to say to this White Tiger. If he called it a great master, its brain seemed a bit faulty, but if he called it brainless, it had possessed heaven-defying cultivation during its lifetime.

He could only sigh.

"This sword is named the Azure Dragon Five Tiger Sword!"

White Tiger's expression gradually became solemn as it said, "This sword was forged from ten-thousand-year-old ice and millennium thunder stones. It possesses both thunder and ice attributes. Even among Spirit Grade weapons, it ranks at the top. It was crafted by my master himself!"

Yang Chen rolled his eyes at White Tiger again.

Damn it, he spoke so grandly that I thought you forged it yourself, but it turns out it was your master! Damn!

What a waste of my emotions!

"You possess the Thunder Spirit Root; using this sword will allow you to unleash half of its potential. But even at half power, in this world where spiritual energy has just recovered, you will be able to fight against those of higher ranks!"

White Tiger ignored Yang Chen's expression and continued.

Yang Chen's heart stirred. White Tiger only knew he had the thunder attribute, but it didn't know he also possessed the ice attribute!

Before this, Yang Chen had devoured an Island Nation person with ice abilities, so he possessed the ice attribute as well!

Doesn't that mean he could unleash this sword to its absolute limit?

Wouldn't he be able to defeat that Grandmaster then?

Yang Chen's heart suddenly burned with excitement. Indeed, having a divine weapon provided an extremely significant boost to combat power!

This trip was truly worthwhile. Not only had his cultivation advanced to S-rank, but he had also devoured several abilities: venom, gale, thunder, and ice!

Counting it up, Yang Chen now possessed six abilities, including Flame and Devour.

With so many abilities at his disposal, Yang Chen was likely the only one from ancient times to the present to have achieved such a feat!

Yang Chen estimated that his physical body had also reached the Grandmaster realm, and combined with all the means currently at his disposal, he might be able to defeat some Grandmasters!

Yang Chen was not entirely certain, because even now, he lacked an accurate concept of a powerhouse at the Grandmaster level. Even though he had fought Gui Xing, that had only been a rough skirmish; he had never truly come into contact with a genuine Grandmaster powerhouse.

Therefore, the exact level of Yang Chen's current combat strength remained up for debate.

However, Yang Chen still felt confident that he could manage to defeat a portion of Grandmasters.

White Tiger looked at Yang Chen's expression, then said with some impatience, "Alright, you have taken the items. Aside from the inheritance, which you can only receive once you reach the Shackle Realm, there is nothing else. Go back the way you came; once you reach the Shackle Realm, you may return to this place!"

Having said that, White Tiger did not wait for Yang Chen to react before its phantom slowly began to fade, until it vanished completely.

Yang Chen watched in silence, then bowed slightly toward the spot where the White Tiger phantom had previously been.

For such a great opportunity, it was only right that Yang Chen offered a bow!

To be continued!