Village Head's Debauchery

Chapter 1228 Formidable Inheritances, Penny-Pinching Divinity

Chapter 1228  Formidable Inheritances, Penny-Pinching Divinity

After verifying that it matched Zera's information and included a few additional functions, Aurora summoned it. The needle appeared in Aurora's hand, crackling with black lightning streaking around it.

The intensity of the lightning abruptly diminished, and its colour shifted to a fierce blue, crackling and coursing along the needle. A wave of inky black mist emanated from the needle, enveloping it and Aurora's hand as she tightly gripped it.

With a mental command, the needle morphed into a javelin, shifted into a spear, and finally into a lance. Aurora extended her hand, thrusting the lance forward. Instantly, the space touched by the tip of the needle tore open. With another mental command, the blue lightning transformed into a dreadful black lightning, surrounding the torn space. Another tear opened at the opposite side of the room, and a fierce wave of crackling black lightning surged out of the portal, striking the wall with a resonating "Bang!!"

The impact shattered the wall, sending fragments of rock and marble scattering across the room. Though the room was designed to withstand the divine pressure of a divine being, it wasn't strong enough to endure even a casual attack from the Inkstorm Piercer.

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Across the corridor, in another room, Ilse had been monitoring the events inside due to Orion's request for her to stay close by in case anything drastic spiralled out of control after their intimate session so she could quickly provide aid. After witnessing Aurora's actions, Ilse withdrew her gaze, extended her hand into a portal that radiated a golden hue, and pulled out a similar Inkstorm Piercer to the one Aurora held.

However, unlike Aurora's, which was as black as black ink, this artefact shone with a radiant silver hue, making it appear like an extraordinary giant needle. But Ilse knew the truth—this was a copy of the Inkstorm Piercer.

Her other self had taken the original sometime before she relinquished her name and title as Ilse, the goddess of treasures. Though her vault could create copies nearly identical to the originals—discernible only to her and a select few divine beings well-versed in the realm of artefacts—they were still not the originals. To her, they were worthless.

Ilse channelled her divine power into the copy of the Inkstorm Piercer in her hand, crushing it to bits before allowing the dust of its fragments to scatter in the air. She wanted to destroy the rest of the copies in her vault and the other replicas of the artefacts the former Ilse had taken, but she restrained herself.

Even though the Inkstorm Piercer in Aurora's hands had been reforged to be more powerful than its previous form and could now accommodate new attributes, such as the use of Vylkr energy, the copies in her possession still retained their original thunder and lightning attributes. From what she had just witnessed, these abilities are likely desirable for Orion's wives, who want to experience their husband's lightning gift.

Ilse realized that distributing the copies of the Inkstorm Piercer to the rest of Orion's partners could help her form a closer bond with them. In fact, she had other artefacts in her vault with similarly powerful thunder and lightning attributes and could even offer them the originals if she wished to take her plan further.

'No, that would be too much,' Ilse thought, shaking her head in disagreement.

How could she give away the artefacts she had painstakingly acquired throughout her lifetimes? And Orion's family wasn't small. She suspected his number of concubines would increase soon, and there was a surprising 96.7 per cent chance that some would be demi goddesses or of divine origin. Wouldn't that mean she must continue giving away her original artefacts indefinitely?

"No, I can't do that. Even if it means being seen as a cheapskate, I am not emptying my vault," Ilse said, shaking her head again. Sinking deeper into her thoughts, she continued to devise her plans.

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In the other room,

"It's truly a powerful weapon and one of the many that aided the goddess in their battle against the Will of the Divine Mysteries," Aurora said, gazing approvingly at the Inkstorm Piercer in her hand. It could utilize Vylkr energy alongside divine energy, making it similar to her sceptre, though weaker. However, it required constant care to restore the weapon to its peak after being worn down by Vylkr energy.

Aurora transferred the information about the Inkstorm Peircer she had received to Orion. "Go ahead and bond with yours," Aurora said, looking at Orion.

Orion nodded. He pricked his hand until it bled and smeared the blood across the surface of the golden coin. The coin swiftly absorbed the blood, and a special connection was immediately formed between him and the artefact. A mark of a golden coin appeared on Orion's left arm. The golden coin instantly transformed into countless specks of light, which entered the coin mark. A wave of information flooded Orion's mind. Within moments, he processed it. He then summoned the golden coin, which flickered into existence, suspended in the air before them. The golden coin was called the 'Coin of Eternal Providence.' Like the others, it could utilize both Vylkr and divine energy, but it also required constant care because it wasn't a proper dual artefact like Aurora's sceptre; instead, it had been forged by the goddesses to fight against the Will of the Divine Mysteries.

The Coin of Eternal Providence depicted two sides: one showing the image of a radiant sun and the other a broken crescent moon. It had three abilities: First, it granted the wielder supernatural luck in combat, trading, and negotiation. Secondly, when flipped in battle, the coin would release a powerful wave of radiant light that burned enemies and restored allies' health if it landed on the sun's side. If it landed on the moon side, an enveloping shadow would descend upon the battlefield, weakening foes and disrupting their magical abilities.

Thirdly, the coin could seal unbreakable agreements between parties, with severe consequences for those who violated the contract.

Due to the supernatural luck it granted, Orion kept the golden coin in his pocket, hoping it would bring him good fortune and prevent any disastrous aftermath during his intimate session and other important activities.

Orion proceeded to bond with the Under Heaven Sealing Chains. A mark of an obsidian chain, tinged with golden streaks, appeared on his left arm. The chains then vanished into the mark. After processing the information about the chains, Orion summoned them. The Under Heaven Sealing Chains appeared, floating in the air before them, with the clanking and wriggling sound echoing outward.

Once activated under certain conditions, the chains had a minor ability to seek out an opponent and possessed four main functions. First, they granted absolute suppression, capable of neutralizing not only a target's physical strength but also their mind, soul, energy, or even the laws of the universe. Second, the chains could create sealing nodes wherever they bound their target. These nodes acted as anchors in space, rooting the chains in place and stabilizing their suppression field, making it impossible for the bound target to teleport or phase-out of the chains' grasp. For extremely powerful targets, much stronger than the wielder, the chains could create layers of seals that interacted and reinforced one another. Third, the chains could enact judgment upon their bound target, manifesting in constant pain, weakening, and other dreadful afflictions. Lastly, the chains could harness the energy of the bound target, either reinforcing their own strength, redirecting it toward the wielder, or storing it for future use.

Orion couldn't help but wonder how catastrophic the goddesses' battle against the Will of the Divine Mysteries must have been for them to create such powerful artefacts. Yet, despite this, they could not emerge victorious and even went into hiding to protect their lives. Orion understood why they had given the artefacts away as an inheritance to the upcoming generations that had proven their strength by defeating the Harbingers and journeying into the Mirror Realm. After all, what use was such a formidable weapon if it couldn't help its wielder achieve victory in one of the most significant battles of its lifetime? It might as well be an ordinary household item!

Still, their battle against the Will of the Divine Mysteries and their survival were record-breaking feats that even the most formidable divine beings wouldn't dare claim they could achieve.

Orion transferred the information he had received about the two artefacts to Aurora.

Aurora contemplated the information. "They really put a lot of effort into reforging these artefacts," she said, sighing. It was clear that the two goddesses had reforged the artefacts, developing several new incredible abilities.

Orion nodded in agreement. "To show our gratitude, I'll try speaking with them later to see if we can come up with an alternative regarding the vault," he responded.

"Okay. I'll join you to help whenever you are ready," Aurora responded, agreeing with his plan.

Orion re-summoned the divine artefacts and used his divine power to clean the dirt on the bed.

"Shall we begin?" Orion asked, as he unbuttoned his shirt.