I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts-Chapter 317 - 216: The Artifact Refiner’s Combat Style
Northern battlefield.
Dong Dachui had already engaged in battle with the Life and Death Apostle.
His right hand wielded the Xuanhua Giant Axe that could split open rooftops, while his left hand held the Unrivaled Halberd that could pierce stone walls.
He swung both weapons wide, sending scores of Life and Death Apostles flying away.
Yet more and more Life and Death Apostles, like indestructible pests, relentlessly closed in again.
Among them, seven or eight Apostles hugged the Xuanhua Giant Axe, biting into it with their mouths wide open.
Crunch.
Predictably, their teeth shattered.
This Apostle was cleanly split open by the blade of the Xuanhua Giant Axe, red and white splattering across the ground.
Not only him, the axe blade continued to sweep through another four Apostles, like chopping melons and vegetables.
Yet another Apostle seized the opportunity to close in.
He too clung to the Xuanhua Giant Axe and gnawed ferociously.
Again, half of his head was sliced off, his mouth still retaining the biting motion as Dong Dachui kicked him away.
Suddenly, Dong Dachui’s gaze sharpened.
For he noticed a row of teeth marks had indeed appeared on the Xuanhua Giant Axe!
This is impossible!
Dong Dachui thought he must have seen wrongly, he swung the halberd with force in his left hand, knocking down a crowd of Apostles, then raised his right hand to inspect closely again.
On the Xuanhua Giant Axe, a Tier Seven Artifact, there truly were teeth marks left behind!
What kind of teeth are these?
Why did the first bite have no effect, while the second succeeded?
These two questions flashed through Dong Dachui’s mind, yet facing the overwhelming number of Apostles, his hands dared not cease.
He raised the halberd and thrust it forward, skewering three Apostles like kebabs, the first Apostle suddenly grinned, revealing a meaningful smile.
He spat large mouthfuls of blood, his articulation rather unclear. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Still, the content of his speech was barely audible.
"Surprised, aren’t you?"
"Wondering why I could gnaw through the Xuanhua Giant Axe."
"Have you heard of the proverb ’A thousand-mile dam destroyed by an ant nest’?"
As the Life and Death Apostle finished speaking, Dong Dachui abruptly withdrew the halberd, the sharp blade equally shocked with tooth mark imprints!
At this moment, the third wave of Apostles closed in again.
Endless grass, countless foes, he was encountering stubborn adversaries for the first time.
After failing the tenth wave, Dong Dachui suddenly felt the weight in his hands lighten.
His Xuanhua Giant Axe, unknowingly stalked by another Apostle, bit into its shaft.
The next second, a shocking scene unfolded.
The shaft of the Xuanhua Giant Axe was bitten off in one chomp, losing a large chunk!
Then came the second bite, the third bite.
Within seconds, the painstakingly crafted Tier Seven Artifact, the Xuanhua Giant Axe, was devoured completely by the Apostles!
"Your ability is adaptation!"
Dong Dachui suddenly lifted his head, revealing the Apostle’s means.
"Each copy of yours isn’t strong, the only advantage is your numbers, but regardless of how vast the numbers, the weak remain weak, never becoming strong."
"To become an Apostle in the Old Covenant, how could one be weak?"
"The only explanation is, you use other methods, or possess other talents, to compensate for your attack shortcomings!"
Vast numbers, difficult to kill, suitable for prolonged combat.
Prolonged combat, coupled with the Apostle’s own analogy of the dam destroyed by ants, led him to think of one word.
Grind!
The longer the grind, the more advantageous it becomes, only a talent like this can complement his ability, allowing him to become one of the Twelve Apostles of the Old Covenant.
"So, that’s why at first, even leaving a tooth imprint on the Xuanhua Giant Axe was impossible, yet gradually with increasing attempts, adaptation eventually allows for tool destruction and damage infliction!"
Upon hearing Dong Dachui’s words, the Apostle didn’t deny, instead erupting into hearty laughter.
Every Apostle wore an insidious smile, pouring forward, like unending wild grass.
Another group of Apostles embraced the other Tier Seven Artifact in his hand, the Unrivaled Halberd.
They ferociously devoured the Unrivaled Halberd, transforming it into a bare stick in moments.
Another blink, even the stick vanished.
Apostles charged at Dong Dachui in the crowd’s center amid laughter.
"Hmph."
With his two weapons chewed away, Dong Dachui wasn’t frantic, watching the charging Apostles, he let out a cold snort.
"Seems your strength hasn’t fully recovered since being suppressed by the Mechanical Sect and the Anti-Xia Alliance."
"Watch closely now, the true combat style of an Artifact Refining Master!"
"Come!"
A loud cry, those forging tools on standby within the city were awakened one by one, transforming into dazzling beams of light streaking through the sky, slicing into the battlefield swiftly.
A knife emanating Gang Energy descended from above.
The ensuing Sword Gang cleared an entire surrounding area.
Nine differing colors adorned the blade, each color containing unique Sword Qi, unleashing simultaneously, the battlefield a chaotic display of sword light.
A bronze Ancient Zen Staff was planted on the ground.
Thirty-six Copper Rings adorned the staff, all interlinked.
They moved automatically, a grand and solemn Buddhist chant resonating, causing all nearby Apostles to succumb to heavy eyelids and fall asleep.
A light cyan paper umbrella opened on the battlefield.
As it opened, eighteen razor-sharp ribs shot outward.
The umbrella’s half-meter width expanded hundreds-fold under the tension of the ribs.
Its rim gleamed coldly.
Such a vast umbrella, transformed into a Meat Grinder, wantonly shredding through the battlefield, all encompassed Apostles reduced to pulp in an instant.
Apart from these three artifacts, there were many more.
Each was painstakingly forged by Dong Dachui.
Of the six Tier Seven Artifacts, two were destroyed, four remained, harvesting on the battlefield.
Tier Five, Tier Six Artifacts were much more numerous.
Numerous single-use artifacts existed.
Their presence threw the battlefield into chaos, every place erupting in battle, slaughter, and tool brilliance.
This is the Artifact Refining Master!
Dong Dachui’s Spiritual Power was limited, he relinquished control of most artifacts, focusing on the four Tier Seven Artifacts, stirring up chaos on the battlefield.
A temporary delicate balance was achieved.
Now it would depend on whether Dong Dachui’s Spiritual Power depleted first, or the artifacts completely adapted.
Or whether the countless Apostles would be slain first!
