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Chapter 1545 - Chapter 1545 Chapter 1546 Grinding Away

Chapter 1545: Chapter 1546: Grinding Away Chapter 1545: Chapter 1546: Grinding Away “Is this… a grinding disc?”

Song Jian looked up into the void, where two massive grey stones overlapped in the sky. The stone on top slowly turned, and strands of golden light seeped out from between the stones, trickling slowly down the edge of the lower stone.

“No!” A cry of despair emanated from the grinding disc. Kalius suddenly found that his once firm Light Divine Power was little by little being worn away. At first, it was just some fine golden fragments, but eventually, the Light Divine Power that had covered the surface of Kalius’s Soul Body began to flow down like water, diminishing ever more.

At this, Kalius became frantic. His Light Divine Power was clearly being consumed, being ground away. Once it was all used up, he would be nothing but an ordinary Soul Body and would definitely be annihilated by Song Jian. Previously, Song Jian had used several attacks capable of harming a Soul Body. Not to mention anything else, just the Red Lotus Karma Fire alone could burn his soul to ashes!

“Song Jian, you may have killed the Punishment Squad and gotten away with it, but if you really grind away my Soul Body, the God of Light will surely send a true divine child to kill you, an existence at the Demi-God Level. You won’t be able to escape… not a chance…” Kalius let out a howl of despair.

A cold smile appeared on Song Jian’s face. Even now, he was being threatened; it was simply courting death!

“Time Acceleration, activate!” Song Jian shouted softly, and the Time Domain suddenly expanded, enveloping the Sword Qi Grinding Disc in the void.

The grinding disc, which had been moving slowly, suddenly doubled in speed or more. The golden substance flowed slowly down the edge of the disc and then disappeared back into the void.

Song Jian could feel the proficiency of his Karmic Fire Red Lotus Thousand Swords Art increasing rapidly. In addition, within the Shattered Divine Realm, his divine power value also began to rise slowly. The Sword Qi Grinding Disc seemed to have the effect of transforming Light Divine Power into attribute-less divine power, which was a pleasant surprise for Song Jian.

He knew that without stepping into the realm of gods, one could never obtain divine power on their own. Repairing the Shattered Divine Realm could be done using soul power as a substitute, but if he wanted to continue expanding the Divine Country, he would need to use divine power.

Previously, after killing a Demi-God Level powerhouse, Song Jian had obtained some divine power and built the Heroic Spirit Hall. Now, having obtained more divine power, Song Jian had even more options.

First, he could upgrade the Heroic Spirit Hall. Enhancing the level of the Heroic Spirit Hall would allow him to increase the number and strength of the heroic spirits he could create, eventually forming an army of heroic spirits. He could also construct other divine structures like the Prayer Temple, Reception Temple, Spirit Transformation Pool, each with their own effects.

Finally, divine power could also be used to expand the expanse of the Divine Country. Although Song Jian’s Shattered Divine Realm included mountains, rivers, lakes, and a small plain, it was actually not very large, being only equivalent to an island because it was, after all, a shattered divine realm.

However, by using divine power, he could expand the area of the Divine Country and grow it into a true Divine Country.

After hesitating for a moment, Song Jian checked and saw that Kalius had provided him with more than two hundred points of divine power. Adding the remaining from before, Song Jian now had a total of three hundred sixty points of divine power.

“If I expand the territory of the Divine Country, one point of divine power can expand it by one square meter. Three hundred sixty points would be equivalent to expanding by three hundred sixty square meters…” Song Jian thought to himself.

After looking at the Heroic Spirit Hall and other possible structures to build, Song Jian ultimately chose to expand the area of the Divine Country, because whether he was upgrading the level of the Heroic Spirit Hall or building other divine structures, he needed the Divine Country to have enough area.

Although it is now possible to construct some lower-grade Divine Country buildings, without expanding the area of the Divine Country, these lower-grade buildings offer little help to Song Jian at present. Even the use of the Sacred Spirit Temple has become increasingly rare for him, since the strength of those heroic spirits is too weak amidst the struggles between Legendary Realm powers.

“At least I need to upgrade the Heroic Spirit Hall to level three to create heroic spirits with Legendary Realm strength. But by that time, my enemies may have already ascended to the Demi-God level or even become godlike entities…” A bitter smile appeared on Song Jian’s face.

The soul of Kalius was ultimately obliterated by the Sword Qi Grinding Disc, turned into proficiency for the Thousand Swords Art. The already newly upgraded Thousand Swords Art gained yet another enhancement, reaching level nineteen, with both the number and power of Spirit Swords increased.

In the void, Song Jian stood proudly, looking around. The miner players in the Blood-red Canyon looked at him with faces full of horror. In their eyes, a Legendary Realm powerhouse was akin to a deity, and they never imagined that one could truly be slain by a player.

Inside the City Lord Mansion of the City of Light, the expression of Priest Torres suddenly changed. He had lost the sensation of Priest Kalius; a complete disappearance, as if Kalius’s Soul Body had also been annihilated.

“No, it can’t be… How could this happen…” Priest Torres’s complexion turned pale white. Their souls, within the game’s world, were immortal and protected by the God of Light. Upon defeat and death, it was merely the sacrifice of a physical body, and by returning to the Divine Country, a new body could be reconstituted from the divine power of light after some recovery time.

But now, even the soul of Kalius had lost its connection with him, as if it had truly perished.

A heavy feeling sank in Torres’s heart. He frantically established a communication with the Divine Country of Light. Moments later, Torres received the news that Kalius had completely fallen, with his Soul Body also annihilated, throwing him into a state of panic.

“What should I do now? Kalius’s strength was even greater than mine. The entire Punishment Squad has been wiped out, and now even Kalius has died, and his Soul Body…” Priest Torres couldn’t help but shiver with cold, unable to continue thinking about it.

“Priest, what has happened?” The City Lord Toss couldn’t help but ask quietly, sensing the dreadfully somber expression on Priest Torres’s face, which gave him a bad premonition.

Torres turned to look at Toss, his eyes filled with disgust and loathing.

“If it weren’t for this City Lord causing trouble, how could Priest Kalius have perished here?” Priest Torres thought to himself, forgetting that just an hour ago, he had praised Toss for having done well, successfully luring Song Jian to the City of Light.

“The Punishment Squad has been completely annihilated, and Priest Kalius has fallen,” Torres said indifferently, “I must now return to the Divine Country to report the situation. You will take full responsibility for the follow-up matters.”

Clang~

The face of City Lord Toss turned shockingly pale, his body breaking out in a cold sweat, and even the silver goblet in his hand could not be held steady.

“How, how did this happen? What, what should I do now? Priest Torres, you, you can’t abandon me. If you leave, the entire City of Light might be destroyed…” City Lord Toss, with a crying tone, fell to his knees before Priest Torres, clutching desperately at the hem of his robe, and wept aloud.

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