Chapter 435: 435 - Ten Thousand Shadows Devouring Art. Honestly, Qingyi still didn’t quite know what to do with his spiritual root of light. Well, it was useful for trying to manipulate the feelings of some priest or perhaps illuminating a dark room. In reality, even that had little practical use. With Qingyi’s current eye and Qi sense abilities, no ordinary darkness could blind him. With a soft sigh, he just reviewed his other techniques. It had been a long time since he had encountered an enemy that forced him to use the Eternal Wall of the Icy Lord, and honestly, he would rather just take the hit. His body was so powerful that it was more efficient to just accept the impact directly. His Art of the Nine Spears of Celestial Fire, despite only being at the mortal grade, had very good scalability with his level of power. The same was true for the Storm Monarch Sword Art. The Heaven-Shattering Divine Slash, on the other hand, couldn’t even be compared. Its offensive power was above anything Qingyi had ever seen in his life. With that, there was still one concern on Qingyi’s mind. His enemies. How long had it been since he had faced an enemy that made him truly bleed? Someone who made him fight for his life? He had lost count of how many ants he had crushed, but he could barely remember the last time he felt close to death. Ease leads to complacency, and complacency leads to unfounded arrogance. In the world of cultivation, that was dangerous. Well, it wasn’t his fault that his enemies were too weak. With a sigh, Qingyi opened the system store. He could only hope that the "heroic journey" that bishop was so concerned about would be worth it to strengthen him. Given the emperor’s concern about it, what were the chances that they were just killing some weaklings? Qingyi filtered his searches to find only techniques for shadows and space. He had about thirty billion for each. With that, he could definitely buy at least two immortal-grade techniques. Although those spiritual roots did not directly increase his power, they made him much more versatile. They gave him the ability to freely enter shadows and break through space, but it still wasn’t enough. His spatial abilities weren’t fast enough to be useful in actual combat. His shadow abilities, while not as limited, still had their flaws. They would be good for sneak attacks, but virtually useless against an enemy in front of him. Exhaling heavily, Qingyi continued searching. After a moment, he finally found something that interested him. [Name: Ten Thousand Shadows Devouring Art. Description: Created by the First Dark Emperor, its basis is the devouring of all light and energy, redirecting them into a single powerful attack. Grade: Immortal Price: Twenty billion Lust points] [Name: Deep Void Art. Description: A fundamental passive art, forged for the control of the void and all space. It is capable of instantly moving any item within the user’s Qi range, breaking spatial locks, and teleporting the user instantly and efficiently. Grade: Ancestral Price: Forty billion Lust points] 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎 Qingyi observed the two techniques for a brief moment. The Ten Thousand Shadows Devouring Art was more of an offensive technique, but compared to the other choices, it was better than nothing. The Deep Void Art, on the other hand, was exactly what Qingyi needed. The ability to freely and quickly change the position of items, break through spatial barriers, and teleport at a speed far superior to before. After a moment of hesitation, Qingyi clicked to purchase both techniques. His Lust point reserves immediately dropped to just five billion. The next moment, a flood of information invaded his mind. Strangely, he didn’t feel the usual terrible sharp pain as what seemed like the equivalent of thousands of pages describing and teaching the use of a specific technique were pushed into his brain at once. This time, he only felt a slight tingling sensation. ’Is this because of the Draconic Mind?’ Qingyi wondered, unable to help but feel a little impressed. He barely felt any pressure, even though he was forced to absorb so much knowledge. Sighing, he simply closed his eyes. He absorbed everything carefully, ensuring that not even a drop of knowledge escaped his mind. After a brief moment, he opened his eyes and stood up, entering his Sea of Mind. Opening the system store, he drew the Heaven-Defying Thunder Sword. He circulated his dark Qi, and his body was immediately swallowed by a deep sea of shadows that spread for dozens of meters. He became one with the shadows. Qingyi then retracted his sword, prepared himself, and muttered: "Devour and destroy..." The moment Qingyi’s voice fell, his entire Sea of Mind changed. Like a black hole, every photon of light was immediately sucked toward him. The water around him was deprived of its usual warmth as Qingyi’s Qi expanded violently. Fifty meters. One hundred meters. Five hundred meters. One kilometer. The sea of shadows finally stopped growing, pulsing once before suddenly receding. Qingyi gritted his teeth, feeling the density of Qi around him increase violently. His feet left the ground as he finally pointed the Heaven-Defying Thunder Sword forward. From its sharp tip, a projectile emerged. Small, almost nonexistent, but frighteningly powerful, formed from nothing but deep darkness. The moment this projectile was fired, a shockwave spread out. Qingyi’s body was forced back a few meters by the rebound. Surrounding the projectile of darkness was a thin layer of pure white light swirling around it. It propelled it with even more force, opening a tear in the air that spread for kilometers and slowly disintegrated into fragments of light. Finally, the projectile hit the ground. Qingyi’s eyes flashed when he saw the entire horizon taken over by a black explosion. An orb of shadows swallowed dozens of kilometers around it. Its power was still dozens of times inferior to the Heaven-Shattering Divine Slash. However, its large-scale destructive power was certainly not inferior to the Art of the Nine Spears of Celestial Fire.