Chapter 202: Spirit Ink

Jiang Yan looked at the sixteen additional Cloud Core Coins in his account, feeling quite pleased. He marveled at how quickly large companies could move funds.

“Alright, alright. If you ever need my services in the future, Director, I will spare no effort.”

After exchanging some meaningless small talk about business cooperation with the woman, Jiang Yan finally returned to his own resting quarters.

He was currently aboard Lightning Studio’s Stellar-Class Battleship, which was said to be capable of withstanding attacks from Ninth Rank powerhouses, offering the utmost in security.

At the same time, the interior of the Stellar-Class Battleship was comparable in size to a luxurious residential complex, making it feel no different from staying in a five-star hotel.

Specialized shock absorption ensured the battleship produced no noise or vibrations when traversing Wormholes, moving in complete silence.

Lying in the room arranged by the organizers, Jiang Yan began taking stock of the spoils from his journey to Dragon Pot Star.

The most valuable item was undoubtedly the newly acquired Heaven-Tier Armament, rumored to be able to block half the attacks of a Peak Eighth Rank powerhouse.

Additionally, the sixteen Cloud Core Coins he had just received, along with various other earnings from advance payments and contract shares, totaled approximately seventeen Cloud Core Coins.

Combined with Jiang Yan’s existing balance, he now had a total of 21 Cloud Core Coins.

Eighteen Cloud Core Coins might seem like a lot, but when it came to buying truly good items, it was still somewhat insufficient.

He had just checked and found that a single Heaven-Tier Armament was priced at a whopping 500 Cloud Core Coins in the Myriad Realms Market!

Jiang Yan swallowed hard.

“Maybe I should sell it!”

The thought crossed his mind, but he immediately shook his head in refusal. “No, no. It’s better to keep it for self-protection.”

With that in mind, Jiang Yan’s gaze fell on the large box placed beside the bed.

He jumped off the bed, walked over to the box, bent down, and lifted it.

A weight disproportionate to its appearance transferred to Jiang Yan’s arm.

Heavy, extremely heavy!

But no matter how heavy, Jiang Yan still managed to lift it.

Pressing the button at the end of the box, a light screen appeared.

“Facial recognition in progress…”

After the facial recognition was complete, the box opened with a click.

A mass of black, flowing substance coiled and swirled inside the box, its texture resembling mercury.

This unique form reminded Jiang Yan of the Venom character from movies.

At that moment, Zhuozhuo suddenly provided an explanation:

“Heaven-Tier Armaments are spiritual substances that require a blood pact to claim ownership.”

A blood pact—such an old-fashioned term, far from what Jiang Yan had imagined. Moreover, looking at this rustling, flowing black substance, it seemed almost alive.

Was this an Armament or some kind of living creature? Jiang Yan directly dripped a drop of blood into it.

The blood droplet fell into the black substance, pausing briefly before the latter began to bubble and boil like boiling water.

Then, it slowly rose like quicksand, flowing and shaping into a humanoid form. The figure resembled a container, gradually merging with Jiang Yan’s body.

Zhuozhuo: “Spiritual substances have a strong sense of belonging. They will only recognize one master in their lifetime and automatically self-destruct upon their master’s death.”

“Spiritual substances have no consciousness, no life. Once contracted, they become connected to their master’s thoughts and can be controlled at will.”

Clad in the Heaven-Tier Armament, the black substance flowed, refracting light to produce various colors and even achieving invisibility.

Moreover, this invisibility was different from Jiang Yan’s useless white invisibility Trait. The Armament’s invisibility could conceal most of his Aura.

Jiang Yan’s fingers transformed into Sabers, ruthlessly slashing a few times across the Heaven-Tier Armament.

The texture was like jelly, and when pushed, it felt as if wrapped in a sponge, dissipating most of the force.

Moreover, the Armament could transform freely, perfectly adapting to the user’s strength and defending against most damage.

Full-body coverage, half-body coverage, or even transforming into clothing.

Armament was a treasure every Transcendent Creature dreamed of possessing.

Although its combat power couldn’t match that of a Mecha of the same Rank, its functionality was greater, and it was more adept at pleasing its master.

When rare spiritual substances were infused with modern technology,

its code was left with only its master.

Its entire existence was entrusted to its master.

“You’re so dark and glossy, I’ll call you Spirit Ink.”

Jiang Yan stroked Spirit Ink as he spoke. The latter shed its black color, turning into fingers as pure as a baby’s, intertwining with Jiang Yan’s pinky to show agreement.

Then, it transformed into a hooded jacket and draped itself over Jiang Yan.

When Jiang Yan lay down, it melted into a soft blanket according to his will, gently covering its master.

With nothing else to do, he took advantage of his status as a wealthy patron to browse the Myriad Realms Market.

“With 21 Cloud Core Coins, I should be able to buy some Spiritual Power enhancement items, right?”

After opening the market, the Myriad Realms did not disappoint him. Spiritual Power enhancement materials didn’t seem prohibitively expensive to the point of being unaffordable.

The Spiritual Power category included Mental Defense Equipment, spiritual weapons, spiritual substances, cultivation devices, and more.

The widely known Spirit Platform Ranks were: Lamp, Pool, Spring, Abyss, Cave Heaven, and Tide—six realms in total.

Above these six realms were: Starry Expanse, Cosmos, Sumeru, and Boundless—four realms.

Spiritual Power Martial Artists were particularly rare, so ordinary Martial Artists often purchased Mental Defense Equipment to guard against such threats and avoid falling victim to their attacks.

Since Jiang Yan believed spiritual attacks had their merits, he was determined not to abandon this cultivation path.

“Purple Luo Essence: Contains the spiritual essence of the Purple Luo Immortal Plant. After consumption, it nourishes the Spirit Platform, enhancing the quality and capacity of Spiritual Power.”

“Unit price: 0.5 Cloud Core Coins.”

Jiang Yan gritted his teeth and bought twenty drops of Purple Luo Essence.

That’s right, this item was sold by the drop. If it were a complete Purple Luo Immortal Plant, Jiang Yan would likely go bankrupt before he could afford even one.

After spending ten Cloud Core Coins, Jiang Yan now had only eleven left.

“Eleven coins—should I save them or spend them?”

“Forget it, I’ll save them for now. There’s nothing particularly good to buy at the moment.”

Two hours later.

…

“Mr. Jiang Yan, we’ve arrived at Tianyuan Star~”

Outside the rest room, Lilia’s polite voice called out.

Jiang Yan had just dozed off for a while and was now fully refreshed, so he jumped out of bed.

Spirit Ink proactively transformed into a windbreaker, enveloping Jiang Yan and filling him with a sense of security.

“Mr. Jiang, I will continue to be your point of contact for future cooperation. There are no other matters after this.”

“Mr. Jiang, we’ve taken you to the airport. We won’t be providing further transportation from here~”

“Alright, goodbye.”

“Goodbye.”

The warship soared past, vanishing from the sky in an instant.

In the starry expanse, aboard the Canglan Warship.

“President, why isn’t A Liang by your side?”

“Hmph, don’t mention that useless fool to me. After failing in front of countless people, he’s lost all commercial value!”

“This… President, A Liang is exceptionally talented. In my opinion, he has the potential to become a Martial God in the future. It’s best not to make an enemy of someone like him.”

“…”

The Canglan President fell into thought for a moment, suddenly feeling that his actions had been somewhat rash.

Although A Liang had lost face before too many people, he still held value after a makeover, and discarding him like this was indeed a waste.

“Forget it, Lin Xiu. Go to Dragon Pot Star and call A Liang back. Tell him it’s my intention.”

“Yes.”

…

“Tell him I will be traveling alone.”

“A Liang, I advise you to reconsider. After all, this is your father’s intention.”

“My father died many years ago.”

A Liang walked forward without a trace of attachment.

Lin Xiu chased after him, wanting to say more, but was met with A Liang’s indifferent gaze.

“I have no ties with him anymore. If I achieve success in the Martial Way in the future, I won’t cause him trouble.”

“If he still doesn’t trust me, he can come and kill me himself to eliminate any future concerns.”

“These three days… A Liang will wander around Dragon Pot Star.”

His tone was cold, no different from his usual demeanor. After speaking, he flew away from the spot.

Lin Xiu watched A Liang disappear from his sight, withdrew his Spiritual Qi, and sighed helplessly, remaining silent for a long time.

…

Jiang Yan returned to the police department, where an officer came to deliver a message.

“Mr. Jiang, your package has been stored by Director Zhang. Please follow me to retrieve it.”

“Alright. By the way, where is your director?”

The man looked troubled, pausing before saying, “The director… the director has been transferred.”

“Transferred?” Jiang Yan’s heart sank. “Is it because of my matter?”

“No, no, it’s not related to you, Mr. Jiang. It’s said to be because of the Heaven Demon Sect.”

Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow. “The Heaven Demon Sect again.”

The man leaned closer to Jiang Yan and whispered:

“It seems the Heaven Demon Sect’s leader was possessed by the Sky Demon he secretly raised!”