"Now that my Undying Sword Body has reached this level, it should be able to withstand a Quasi-Legendary Supreme's attacks, right?" The Spirit Body's advancement to rank nine raised the Undying Sword Body's grade by another level, bringing it closer to the Nine Revolutions Golden Body. At this level of defense, it was no longer merely a matter of toughness, but of a more balanced structure—and such a structure required a powerful Life Magnetic Field to support it.
Besides the Undying Sword Body, the Spirit Body's advancement to rank nine brought another enormous benefit. Ye Chen could feel his lifespan increasing, though he had no idea by how much.
"What surging Undying Power!"
Closing his eyes, Ye Chen seemed to see a black ocean within the space of his heart. The sea roiled violently, one wave rising before the last had fallen.
The great increase in defense gave Ye Chen the idea of going to the twelfth level of the Divine Fire Cave.
The Heavenly Sword, with its origin damaged, was equivalent to an Earth Sacred Artifact fused with four Godstones. If the Heavenly Sword's origin recovered, it would likely be equivalent to an Earth Sacred Artifact fused with six or seven Godstones—perhaps even more. Ye Chen did not know whether Godstones could restore the Heavenly Sword's origin, but he had to try. After all, on the Desolate God Continent, his strength was not even first-rate; at best, he was second-rate. Legendary Supremes were first-rate. If he wanted to accomplish anything, he had to improve his strength in every aspect, including his sacred artifacts.
"I'll go with you."
Originally, Ye Chen had not planned to bring Lan Yue. Although her combat strength was roughly equal to his, her defense was too weak. Yet Lan Yue gave him a mysterious