281: Rare treasures, ancestral artifacts of all heavens

“Aren’t you really going to find those people from Ice Absolute Palace with me? They’re looking for you everywhere right now.”

“I already said, I’m not some illegitimate child of Ice Absolute Palace, nor am I some Young Palace Master!”

“Ah, brother, I understand, I understand. I know you must have harbored resentment for so many years and are unwilling to acknowledge the Bingjue Palace Master, but she is a top-tier Heavenly Queen after all, with powerful strength and deep foundations. She will definitely be able to help your Ice Soul Pupil advance to a better Talent. Brother, listen to me, you should think more for yourself.”

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At this moment, Tang Ping was extremely annoyed. He couldn’t shake off this young master from the Boundless Sea Region, who kept chattering non-stop. He really wanted to freeze the other party into ice, but thinking about the other party’s terrifying background, he clenched his fists and decided against it.

Moreover, he wasn’t even sure he could win.

“Speaking of which, the Ice Absolute Palace is a prominent power in my Boundless Sea Region, and the Ice Absolute Heavenly Queen has a very good relationship with my aunt. As long as you acknowledge her, you will definitely be able to grow smoothly into an Invincible Heavenly King. It’s thousands of times better than being a high school student here.”

“It’s just a matter of calling her ‘mom’. A true man, calling anyone ‘mom’ is still calling ‘mom’.”

Tang Ping finally couldn’t hold back. Damn it, enduring for a while leads to calm, but a fight leads to a clear Dao heart!

Extreme cold air burst forth, and an ice spike instantly erupted from the ground, piercing towards Jiang Xiaoning, who was jumping around in the trees like a monkey!

The sudden attack startled Jiang Xiaoning: “Holy crap, brother, are you serious?”

Jiang Xiaoning put on an exaggerated expression, but his hand unhurriedly struck out a palm, like rippling water spreading out. The seemingly weak attack caused the ice prism, over a meter thick, to shatter bit by bit.

A cold gleam suddenly broke through from under the shattered ice—it was Tang Ping’s long spear.

He suddenly wanted to see what level of strength this young master of the Boundless Sea Region had reached.

“What exquisite spear art!” Jiang Xiaoning originally didn’t consider Tang Ping to be on the same level as him, but seeing that the other party had actually comprehended ‘intent’, he also exclaimed in admiration, wanting to test the depth of this future Young Palace Master of the Ice Absolute Palace.

His palms continuously flipped out like surging waves, and layers of water collided with the spear light. The incomparably sharp long spear, like a clay ox entering the sea, slowly advanced a few meters before losing all momentum and freezing in mid-air.

Jiang Xiaoning was slightly disappointed, thinking that this future Young Palace Master of the Ice Absolute Palace was nothing more than this. Unexpectedly, the spear trembled, as if it had gained sentience. The spear body vibrated, breaking free from its restraints, and the spear light, suddenly several levels sharper, shot out like an arrow from a bowstring!

Jiang Xiaoning’s expression couldn’t help but change: “Intent transforming into spirit, artifacts becoming weapons!”

“At your age, you’ve actually comprehended an intent to this extent!”

He was somewhat incredulous. The ripples transformed into sea waves, engulfing the long spear. The waves rose higher and higher, one wave larger than the last, but they never succeeded in completely blocking the long spear, though they greatly slowed down its offensive.

Tang Ping’s gaze sharpened, his body sprang forward, gripping the long spear. The spear light instantly erupted with an even more dazzling brilliance. The aura of destruction, mixed with extreme cold, caused the surrounding sea waves to turn into solid ice and explode.

The long spear finally broke through to Jiang Xiaoning’s front.

“Not bad, not bad. You actually forced me to take out my azure sea raging wave fan.” Jiang Xiaoning stared at the other party, his eyes shining. It seemed that in the near future, his Boundless Sea Region would once again see the emergence of a powerful Invincible Heavenly King!

In this era where Titled Rank existences were rarely seen, Invincible Heavenly Kings were the peak combat power. ‘Invincible’ was not just a title; existences of this level could even rival ordinary Beast Emperors.

Jiang Xiaoning flipped his palm and finally took out his weapon. He flamboyantly flicked open a folding fan. One side of the fan depicted vast blue waves, and the other depicted raging cloud seas. With the fan in hand, with a gentle flick, the world before Tang Ping’s eyes abruptly changed.

He discovered with dread that he seemed to be on an endless blue sea. Suddenly, the blue sea stirred up cloud waves that blotted out the sky, crashing down upon him!

Pfft! Tang Ping felt as if he had been hit by a mountain. His internal organs churned, and his entire body felt as if it were falling apart, as he was sent flying into the distance.

“Brother, I’m sorry. This azure sea raging wave fan is too powerful, and I’m not good at controlling it,” Jiang Xiaoning quickly put away his fan. “Brother, are you okay? Let me heal you.”

Saying that, he took out a bottle of what looked like a very high-grade potion. Just opening the stopper, Tang Ping felt the fiery pain throughout his body being soothed, and a gentle force was rapidly repairing his body. The Mystic Light of Flora, which had been operating, quietly dissipated.

Tang Ping didn’t stand on ceremony and drank it directly. His severe injuries quickly recovered under a warm, water-like force.

“What kind of potion is this? The effect is so good!” With just a small sip, most of his injuries had already recovered, and the remaining minor injuries were slowly healing under the residual medicinal power. He handed back the remaining half-bottle of potion, but Jiang Xiaoning pushed it back: “The rest is my apology to you. No need to decline. This stuff is extremely precious in the eyes of outsiders, but in my family, we have as much as we want!”

Tang Ping thought about it. With this, he could largely avoid using the Mystic Light of Flora, so he simply accepted it: “Then I won’t be polite.”

At this moment, Jiang Xiaoning suddenly asked curiously: “Brother, how did you learn your spear intent to reach such a level? This level of artistic conception, let alone us, even many level seven old monsters haven’t mastered it.”

Tang Ping smiled: “Just good luck.”

He changed the subject, curious about the other party’s fan: “That fan of yours looks very unusual.”

Thinking of the helpless feeling he had just experienced while being in the blue sea, that feeling surged into his heart again. Recalling it now, Tang Ping still felt a lingering fear.

“Hahaha, this fan of mine is half a grade higher than a Heavenly Artifact!” Jiang Xiaoning said proudly.

“Heavenly Artifact?”

“Hmm, you should be in your first year of high school, right? You probably haven’t learned about these yet. A Heavenly Artifact is actually another name for an S-rank extraordinary weapon or item. Extraordinary weapons and items that reach this level already possess incredible abilities.”

“Heavenly Artifacts are divided into four grades: Lower, Middle, Upper, and Extreme. And above Heavenly Artifacts are the legendary exotic treasure!”

“exotic treasures are extremely rare. Even those Hegemon-level Powers don’t have many. You know about the Star Council’s star source tower, right?”

“I know.” Tang Ping nodded.

Jiang Xiaoning continued: “That is a Middle-grade exotic treasure.”

“Only Middle-grade?” This time it was Tang Ping’s turn to be surprised. That terrifying giant tower was actually only a Middle-grade exotic treasure. He hadn’t expected the value of exotic treasures in later generations to be so terrifying. He estimated that if the person who traded the exotic treasure upgrade scroll with him back then were alive now, he would regret it to death.

He remembered that his hundred-year-old self possessed three exotic treasures.

spark medal, the People’s Vow Emblem, and the saviors ring.

Among them, the first two were a set, but he didn’t know their specific grade. However, he thought that being able to boost luck and raise Talent to SS-rank was definitely not bad.

It was just that his strength was not yet enough to truly unleash the full power of the exotic treasures.

“It seems I need to go back and study these exotic treasures carefully.” Tang Ping also became more serious in his heart.

“Only Middle-grade?” Jiang Xiaoning had a strange expression. “What do you mean ‘only Middle-grade’? Many Hegemon-level Powers treasure even a Lower-grade exotic treasure immensely and guard it strictly, while the Star Council’s star source tower is open for use! Besides, the Star Council doesn’t just have this one exotic treasure.

Also, do you know what exotic treasures are called in the Star Realm? ancestral artifact of the heavens! Having one such item is enough to establish a major clan in the heavens of the Star Realm! Do you understand the value of exotic treasures?

Forget it, even if I tell you, you won’t understand.”

“You just need to know that this azure sea raging wave fan in my hand is a Half-exotic treasure, that’s all.”

“Oh, oh, how amazing.”

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