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Chapter 271: The Doria Family’s Legacy Treasure
Inside the secret chamber lies a pond with a small platform at its center. The pond is filled with golden water, and atop the platform rests a stunning golden armor. The armor, adorned with a diamond-like gem in the center of its chest plate, radiates the power of a high divine-grade artifact. This marks the second time Aldrian has encountered an artifact of this grade.
The water is spiritual water, radiating an abundance of the energy of heaven and earth. Due to the combined presence of the armor and the spiritual water, this secret chamber has become a sanctuary for cultivation.
Irene was astonished by the richness of heaven and earth energy in this place. She had never experienced such a dense concentration of it before. She thought that cultivating here would multiply her cultivation speed many times over.
"This is our family’s legacy treasure," Emperor Durand declared, his eyes glistening with pride. "The result of our ancestors’ great efforts—their sweat and blood immortalized in the existence of this armor. The armor that can block any attack and protect anything: The Heavenly Guardian Armor."
"This armor was created by our first-generation blacksmith master using various materials gathered from across the continent, shortly after we first set foot here. Some of these materials were foreign, unlike anything we had ever seen before. It took more than a thousand years to craft this armor, and its completion came with the refinement of the mysterious crystal embedded in its chest plate. Refining that crystal alone required hundreds of years."
"The spiritual water is also extraordinary finds. Our ancestors discovered it near the Everlasting Silent Forest. This spiritual water is so rich in the energy of heaven and earth that it has not been depleted even to this day. We believe that this spiritual water, along with the other strange materials, originated from a higher realm. They were too bizarre and powerful for our ancestors to fully utilize, even though they were stronger than we are now."
Irene listened attentively to Emperor Durand’s explanation, her gaze fixed on the armor and the spiritual water. The golden armor, complete with its helmet, not only radiated the presence of a divine-grade artifact but also exuded a heroic aura.
However, for Aldrian, his attention was not on the armor itself but on the diamond embedded in the center of its chest plate. The stunning blue diamond contained an immense amount of energy, far greater than any energy stone he had ever encountered. Yet, it wasn’t just the energy of heaven and earth he sensed—there was also a foreign energy he could distinctly feel.
Although this was the first time Aldrian had seen this diamond, he was certain he recognized it. It was one of the materials used by the dwarves to forge the unnamed Divine Sword. To think that the Doria imperial family had also discovered it! This was a material from the higher realm.
The Crystal of Divinity.
Aldrian had also seen this crystal in one of his visions. The Crystal of Divinity—a crystal that contained an immense concentration of heaven and earth energy, as well as another energy originating from that realm.
The Divine Energy.
Aldrian couldn’t help but admire the beings of this continent for their ability to refine something so extraordinary, even if it took them a long time. From his vision, he knew this crystal was one of the most valuable materials, even in the higher realm—something typically handled by cultivators of that realm. These cultivators were far stronger and more absurdly powerful than those of this world.
Then there was the pond, filled with the spiritual golden water. The gold here was different from the golden energy he possessed; the golden water here had a darker hue. This spiritual water was not like ordinary spiritual water; its origin came from the same place as the Crystal of Divinity. It was water formed from the condensation of dense divine energy. From the look of it, Emperor Durand and his ancestors seemed unaware of the existence of divine energy.
They could only sense the richness of heaven and earth energy in the water, but not the divine energy. After thinking about it, Aldrian realized it made sense—this energy came from a higher realm and could only be sensed by higher beings.
One thing that intrigued him the most was how the divine energy seemed to be drawn to his presence. It was as though the divine energy was being pulled toward him, like opposite poles of a magnet. It felt natural, as if the divine energy was simply attracted to him.
Aldrian walked closer to the pond and gazed at the golden water. He felt that this water—no, the divine energy—was calling to him, greeting his arrival.
It felt strange, as though he could "communicate" with the energy. It was like when...
"It’s like when I faced the Heavenly Tribulation." He could feel the intent of the heavens, and now he sensed the intent of this energy. The overbearing divine energy, which was difficult to absorb even in the higher realm, was voluntarily greeting his arrival.
He then closed his eyes, feeling the energy. The divine energy seemed eager to greet him, rushing toward him like a child seeing their parent after a long time. He released his golden energy across his body in return. However, once he did, the divine energy paused, halting its flow and staying still.
He could feel the energy’s reverence toward him. At that moment, he could not only sense the divine energy, but also the normal energy of heaven and earth, which seemed to bow to him in worship.
He could finally feel it—the difference between this divine energy and his own golden energy.
"My golden energy is still stronger than the divine energy. The divine energy seems tame in front of the golden energy," he thought.
"If these energies act like this in front of my presence, no wonder they are easy to control."
His being, his energy, was still a mystery to him. If even the divine energy was still inferior to his golden energy, then what exactly was this golden energy?
Emperor Durand and Irene also observed Aldrian, who had suddenly released his energy, closed his eyes, and stood still at the edge of the pond. The emperor still shuddered every time he sensed the golden energy. Now that his body had returned to full health, with dense energy in his dantian, he could finally grasp the true extent of how Aldrian’s energy was affecting him.
The golden energy was instinctively suppressing his own energy inside his body—a shocking and absurd phenomenon. Doesn’t that mean Aldrian’s energy is of a higher tier or something? The golden energy was powerful enough to affect his own energy with just its presence. Emperor Durand then looked at Irene.
"Miss Irene, if I may ask, what happened to you or to young Aldrian to give him such monstrous abilities? His power is beyond this world, and he seems to be on a different level than us," he said through voice transmission.
"He is special, Your Majesty. Even from birth, he was already extraordinary," Irene replied proudly.
"Oh, then tell—" Before he could finish, he suddenly felt Aldrian’s aura grow stronger and denser. Something was changing with Aldrian, but he couldn’t sense what, aside from his aura and energy becoming more intense. For a split second, he felt a mighty pressure like nothing he had ever experienced before, before it disappeared. Sweat rolled down his forehead. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"Truly a terrifying existence... What is he?" emperor Durand thought to himself.
Irene also widened her eyes. She, too, felt a mighty pressure from Aldrian for a split second before it disappeared. In that moment, she saw another side of her son—the side of him that possessed strange abilities and strength, something that no one else had. However, she still wore a proud expression.
Aldrian did not care about his surroundings, he was immersed in his meditation and creating his domain. This was also one of the reasons he wanted to come here—the place where the faith of the entire Doria Empire was gathered. Once he established his domain, he felt a surge of power like never before. He could feel the entirety of the Doria Empire, the vastness of its territory. His cultivation also began to progress much faster.
However, he didn’t stop his meditation and continued to immerse himself. He focused, when suddenly, another vision appeared. In this vision, he seemed to stand atop space—no, he could say he stood on top of the universe, between the void. He could see many dimensions and different universes, all of them seeming small in his eyes. He then stretched out his hand, and suddenly divine energy appeared in his palm.
He then waved his hand as if sowing seeds, and the energy disappeared from his palm. Once again, he felt a sense of déjà vu as he experienced it. Then, his vision changed and turned to darkness, but he knew where he was. This place was his being’s essence.
"The vision just now..."
