Chapter 1151: Extreme-Grade Spirit Artifact Hunyuan Bell

The Hunyuan Bell can finally devour freely, without worrying about insufficient resources or lacking spirit artifact fragments; before, it only nibbled a little at a time, never daring to take enough at once. This time, Chen Chuyang won't be so cautious—the Hunyuan Bell needs to advance, and taking advantage of this breath, he will complete the advancement in one go. If it fails to advance, finding another opportunity later won't be easy.

This step is crucial; we cannot relax our vigilance, nor can we cease.

In one breath, completing the breakthrough, the Hunyuan Bell fully achieves advancement—no longer the previous case where it only managed half and lacked the strength, resulting in failure.

"Heaven and earth spiritual energy, gather."

He raised his hand, gathering heaven and earth spiritual energy; the spiritual energy of Longshe Shan surged toward the cave where Chen Chuyang was, and he sent it all into the Hunyuan Bell's interior. The Hunyuan Bell received the blessing of heaven and earth spiritual energy, and with Chen Chuyang's help, it accelerated the devouring of those spirit artifact fragments. The space inside the Hunyuan Bell began to change again.

Earth, wind, water, and fire began to evolve; the space started to expand, continuously expanding, continually increasing.

It seemed to come alive, gradually transforming into a cave heaven; whether the Hunyuan Bell can complete this step is of great importance.

Once the transformation is complete, the future possibility of advancing to a holy artifact will be high, rather than remaining merely a spirit artifact; the difference between a spirit artifact and a holy artifact is heavenly versus earthly. To be satisfied with this step, one must first open up one's own space and then transform it into a world.

A small world is the basic form of a holy artifact—of course, not all holy artifacts are like this; only a minority are. The key to the Hunyuan Bell's advancement lies in its internal space, which Chen Chuyang deduced and was also his original conception when forging the Hunyuan Bell.

Step by step, he realized this conception; the facts prove his idea was correct.

Having devoured numerous spirit artifact origins, the Hunyuan Bell gradually advanced, progressing from middle-grade to upper-grade spirit artifact, then to extreme-grade spirit artifact. This stepwise transformation was especially difficult, surpassing Chen Chuyang's expectations.

In terms of resources, Chen Chuyang poured in many fragments and ores; in short, he fed the Hunyuan Bell with every collected resource that was otherwise unusable. One could say the Hunyuan Bell is the amalgamation of all his treasures.

Heaven and earth spiritual energy condensed; the spirit artifact fragments quickly melted and merged with the Hunyuan Bell, their origins naturally enhanced by the bell. The rotating Hunyuan Bell continually opened up new space, expanding its interior.

One times.

Two times.

Three times.

It continued to expand; this step is very important and also crucial.

Chen Chuyang continuously transmitted true qi and heaven-earth spiritual energy, helping the Hunyuan Bell open up space.

The chaotic interior space was suppressed by the Hunyuan Bell; the spatial turbulence caused by opening up space amounted to nothing before the Hunyuan Bell.

"Boom."

The Hunyuan Bell trembled, emitting a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering sound; its interior space rapidly opened up.

Five times.

Ten times.

The space expanded tenfold, reaching the Hunyuan Bell's limit; Chen Chuyang knew the bell could not break through again—this is its limit, and also the limit of what it can suppress.

To continue expanding would be detrimental.

The interior space stabilized; as the bell's sound rang on, everything around became firm.

He thoroughly confirmed the space's area, expanded more than tenfold; upper-grade and extreme-grade spirit artifacts differ by only one step, yet their power differs by almost tenfold.

With tenfold spatial power and tenfold spirit artifact power, the Hunyuan Bell devoured all the spirit artifact origins it had consumed.

This process lasted about three days.

Chen Chuyang continued to input many ores, various kinds, and also drew some energy from the spirit veins, injecting it into the Hunyuan Bell's interior to help stabilize the extreme-grade spirit artifact's power, preventing it from dropping.

Having completed this step, Chen Chuyang relaxed his grip, watching the Hunyuan Bell's transformation; the remaining transformation is the bell's own self-transformation.

It does not require Chen Chuyang to control it, nor to suppress it.

"Huff, the Hunyuan Bell has finally advanced to extreme-grade spirit artifact; this step can be considered completed."

"Over these years, I don't know how many resources I've fed it; the Hunyuan Bell has consumed most of my supplies, and at last I see the result—it is firmly stabilized as an extreme-grade spirit artifact, not just a half-step."

"Having reached extreme-grade spirit artifact, the next step is to advance to a holy artifact."

Chen Chuyang clearly understands how difficult it is for a spirit artifact to advance to a holy artifact.

Compared to the sum of previous difficulties, it is even harder, with difficulty increased a hundredfold; Chen Chuyang is not discouraged, but rather finds it challenging.

He greatly anticipates the power of a holy artifact.

The power of an extreme-grade spirit artifact is already terrifying, beyond his imagination.

Once the Hunyuan Bell appears, basically no one within the True Realm can resist it; it kills instantly.

Even the Dao Realm cannot withstand it; targeting soul and body, this move is a great killing technique.

So far, there have been hardly anyone who could make him use the Hunyuan Bell; since Chen Chuyang became invincible in that world, he has not used it again.

As for Tianwai, he has not yet encountered a strong one; in the future, it is uncertain whether he will need to employ it.

After the Hunyuan Bell completes its advancement, it will naturally feedback to Chen Chuyang, enhancing his strength.

His true qi increased severalfold, and his whole body grew stronger as well.

The advancement of his natal weapon naturally drives his own advancement; Chen Chuyang is satisfied with his strength.

After feeling it, he was very satisfied, saying: "My strength has been comprehensively enhanced; the Hunyuan Bell's advancement has lifted my strength along with it. Indeed, raising the Hunyuan Bell's grade also brings me great benefit—if the Hunyuan Bell advances to a holy artifact, the benefit I would gain is undoubtedly huge."

Once the Hunyuan Bell's advancement is complete, the Dragon Bone Sword is not so easily upgraded.

Chen Chuyang took out the Dragon Bone Sword, reforged it, strengthened its power, added some materials, and increased its lethality.

This sword's lethality against the Dragon Race has been increased again; it is a great killer of the Dragon Race.

"The Dragon Bone Sword keeps getting sharper, yet it is still far from extreme-grade spirit artifact. Unlike the Hunyuan Bell, it can upgrade itself by devouring the origins of other spirit artifacts, but it requires slaughter, raising killing intent, and absorbing others' blood, step by step."

The Dragon Bone Sword's advancement method differs; it needs the blood of strong ones and endless killing intent.

This step is not so easy to accomplish.

Chen Chuyang's participation in battles is dwindling; basically, he just instantly kills.

Holed up in Longshe Shan, he rarely leaves, so the battles he encounters are naturally few.

The Dragon Bone Sword has never been upgraded, and it cannot access the blood of strong ones; naturally, it cannot advance.

"There will be plenty of opportunities later; no need to worry." Chen Chuyang stroked the Dragon Bone Sword, comforting it, telling it not to rush.

There are many strong ones in Tianwai; when the time comes, he will surely let the Dragon Bone Sword drink its fill.

It's just the blood of strong ones, and he also looks forward to it.