Of the four Emperor Artifacts, the one that surprised Lin Yi the most was the Primordial Shield.
This small emerald-green shield had truly broken through the limit of nine restrictions and had already nurtured the embryonic form of a tenth Innate Restriction.
When Lin Yi had forged it back then, he had used nothing but pure defensive Emperor Materials, without mixing in the slightest trace of any conflicting attributes. Perhaps it was precisely this purity that had allowed it, during its transformation within the Primordial World, to absorb an additional nine strands of Heavenly Essence Condensate with matching attributes on top of its original nine Innate Restrictions.
The nine strands of Heavenly Essence Condensate slowly circulated within the shield, intertwining and winding around one another like nine swimming serpents converging. In the end, they merged into one and transformed into a faint golden restriction pattern. Though it was still hazy, it already possessed the core outline of a tenth Innate Restriction.
Lin Yi extended his soul power and could clearly sense the immense defensive force contained within it.
Once this new restriction was fully nurtured, the Primordial Shield's defensive capabilities would undergo a qualitative leap. It might even surpass the limits of top-tier Emperor Artifacts and become the first Emperor Artifact on him to exceed nine restrictions.
"At least my efforts weren't wasted."
A trace of satisfaction flashed through Lin Yi's eyes. With a wave of his hand, he precisely poured the small amount of Creation Demonic Dragon remnant-shell origin that had previously dispersed throughout the Primordial World into the Primordial Shield.
The origin power acted like a catalyst, making the pattern of the tenth restriction increasingly distinct and noticeably accelerating its evolution.
Then Lin Yi turned his head and looked toward the last of the four Emperor Artifacts.
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