Testing out the Prototype Ring of Corruption

~~~~~~Two Months Later, With Qianye Ying'er~~~~~~

The blonde Goddess looked at the wooden box in front of her, this was a delivery from Xiao Long.

The beauty already had a group of fanatics, as she was reminded that outside Floating Cloud Sect people go crazy when they see her.

It wasn't hard to gain followers. Many follow her because of her beauty, but it's even easier when she gives rewards for finished tasks.

Though she has been here for nearly two and half months getting into Mighty Heavenly Sword Region isn't simple.

Sure she could reveal herself, but that's just… feels cheap?

Maybe spending time in Floating Cloud Sect made her realise a few things, like differentiating power, and solely relying on inborn things started to feel cheap.

Especially when she saw how Xiao Long could mass produce what makes her 'special', it was an ugly reminder. 

As she opened this box inside it there were two small boxes and one refined profound core. 

There was a small piece of paper which said 'Channel your profound energy into the profound core.'

She did just that.

The next moment she saw her surroundings change.

'A memory?'

[Ying'er, I made a gift for you AND a toy to play with.] She saw Xiao Long appear in front of her.

Her eyes widened because she saw him taller and now he had blue eyes! What happened!?

[I have been delving into Artefact creation recently, I made one just for you, it's a prototype and another toy which you can test out for me. And don't worry it won't be a hassle, I know you love to mess with people this will be just for you.] 

As he said that he showed two small boxes she saw the same in the box she got.

[The one with the golden ring symbol on the box is for you, I call these the Rings of Power. The one for you will boost all the basic profound abilities, like perception, senses, and overall power. By my calculation no Monarch could fight you just by having the ring. My rough estimation is around a Major Realm boost.]

'T-That's powerful! And he said this is just a prototype! Is he planning to make Heavenly Treasure tier Artefacts in future!?'

[Though don't take it as an absolute guarantee. I could be wrong and it could only be 9 minor Realms difference.]

*Snort*

The blonde snorted with amusement when she heard that.

[Apart from that, the ring is meant for you, so you will get a Brahma Legacy boost, and it has purification ability, so your bloodline will be cleansed over time. 

And lastly, I added Slaughter profound energy patterns and Phoenix's, you can play with those when you are bored.]

For a second she was about to giggle, she can use Slaughter powers!? But then she realised if she can, then the brat will also be able to use her powers!

This soured her mood but then she continued to listen to the memory.

[Now, for the toy, this is a dangerous toy, very dangerous, so don't open this box until you put your ring on.]

As he said that he took the box with a red ring marking on it.

He opened it and found a red ring. For a moment, Ying'er could hear whispering coming from the ring, which had her spooked!

And this was just a memory! 

[This is the Ring of Corruption. It's just as powerful as the one I will be giving to you. The only difference is that this one doesn't have a soul bond AND it corrupts the one who wears it.

It corrupts the wearer of the ring to my will. This is why you should be careful and not look at it if you don't have your ring on.]

The blonde slowly nodded, this sounds interesting, he made a fake legacy which gives all the powers but has such a sinister side to it.

Thinking about this she got slightly scared… Did any of the True Gods do something similar? If they did… It's most likely too late now.

[That is all. Have fun now, I will see you soon.]

After this, the memory ended and she returned to the room where she was before. She looked at the two ring boxes.

Her hand went to the red ring box instantly. The reason is her curiosity.

She wants to see how dangerous the ring's corrupting ability is.

So when she picked it up, the blonde opened it. 

At that moment she could start hearing whispering, that moment her eyes got glazed as she started to feel an inviting power, a lot of power, and promises of unlimited potential to reach the peak.

The more she gazed at it the harder it was to resist.

Sure enough, she was just about to put it on.

[What are you doing?]

*SNAP*

The box closed and the blonde snapped out of her trance. 

Xiao Long's memory popped up, she saw him staring at her with a 'Are you for real?' look.

[I told you it's dangerous, very dangerous, so much so that you would lose reason and become a mindless husk.]

The blonde looked ashamed, she didn't think the corruption was that strong!

[This is only one time saving mechanism I put in place, if you try again then you will become a husk. Put on your ring first and then you can stare at it for as long as you want.]

'No thanks, I am far too terrified of that thing. How can he call it a toy?'

After saying that the memory disappeared. This time, the refined Profound Core disintegrated as well.

It appears the stored energy was used up.

Qianye Ying'er swiftly opened the box with a golden ring. She didn't hear any sort of whispering, yet it had similar power radiating from it as the red ring.

She quickly took it and placed it on her left-hand ring finger. It was a random choice but she thought it suited her well.

The ring adjusted to her size and she felt it bond with her.

At that moment she felt how power washed her over.

'This… is…I am around half step [Divine Origin] just from the ring!?'

She was wondering where such power came from.

The blonde inspected the runes on the ring.

'This is…Language of True Gods?'

The beauty was impressed that someone below Divine Way could use it.

But, that's just how he is.

"Well, let's see."

Her hand slowly went to the box with a red ring drawn on it.

There was hesitation in her actions after seeing how dangerous it was.

Though she was confident her new ring will protect her.

So when she opened the blonde made sure she was some distance away. 

A relieved sigh escaped from her lips when she heard no whispers.

Seeing that she is protected Qianye Ying'er walked over and was able to inspect it.

Though she didn't touch it.

'It looks almost identical to mine. Though some of the letters are different.'

She can't say she is an expert in this obscure runic language but she can tell some of the words are different.

'Simple text can turn one into a mumbling baboon… Now let's see what this can do.' A chill washed over her, as once again she got reminded that Profound arts can be very dangerous if they are created by a competent individual.

After a simple inspection, she closed the ring box.

~~~

Ying'er grinned from ear to ear as she realised that her Brahma arts are more potent than ever. She is invisible to the people of this city.

She was close to Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, this City is close to their border.

And it's the best place for her to leave this ring.

As she walked over to one of the squares and placed the box on the ground. She opened it before taking some distance.

Sure enough…

Everyone noticed it.

Her eyes glittered with amazement at just how potent this thing is.

"This ring! It's mine! As the Young Master of—" A teen said with a greedy and haughty tone.

"Fuck off!" A burly man was about to grab it.

Though he was blasted away by an old man, who had just as greedy look.

He was about to grab it but a pretty woman made it float into her hands.

Before she could put it on, she was assaulted by someone who looked like her husband or lover, and he grabbed the ring from her hands.

'This is… pure chaos…' Qianye Ying'er never saw anything like this before, even she could not sway a man to abandon his lover this easily.

Sure she could do it with a few sweet words, but this ring doesn't need sweet words, it whispers and things happen.

Before long a brawl broke out, and people old and young started to fight for it. 

It was complete chaos and madness, factions, relationships, nothing mattered. 

Soon enough the word spread and major factions moved in.

"Who dares to cause chaos so close to the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region!?"

A [Tyrant Profound] said with an arrogant tone.

'Let's see how long you're going to last.' 

The blonde thought with amusement as she watched this from the sidelines. 

"You won't have my precious!!! DIE!!!"

A Throne roared with anger as he was the only one standing and he had the ring.

He created a red blade which screamed Slaughter.

'Hoh…impressive output! He not only can use Brat's powers like this but he can match Overlord! But…'

The blonde noticed that the more one relies on the ring's power the less stable he is.

'Truly… diabolical… Master Long…this is amazing…' The beauty was both giddy and terrified of what this thing can do.

*BOOM*

"ARGH!!!"

The Overlord was seriously wounded as the slash cut a leg and a hand.

"Y-You bastard! Do you know who I am!?"

That moment the Overlord pulled out a talisman and destroyed it.

This sends a shock wave of energy.

'Here it comes!'

Qianye Ying'er was waiting for this. She wants this to get into the hands of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region!

"Don't care who you are! No one will take this power away from me!!! hahahahehehehe" The guy had deranged laughter as once again the power surged and he proceeded to send arcs and arcs of bloody crescent energies.

His attacks have cut the Overlord to cubes.

"Hehehehe! You have been cut to bits!"

At that moment a surge of power erupted from a distance as someone powerful flew over. 

'Middle stages Monarch…' The blonde sensed the elder's power.

"WHO DARES!?"

An old man dressed in simple green robes appeared in the skies.

"NOOOO-NOOOO this can't beeee! Why is someone like you here!? You can't have my precious!"

The old man looked at the deranged young man on the ground, he was in a fetal position.

The Elder from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region was confused, what is with this kid? Why is he in a sea of blood?

With a casual hand motion, he made the kid float up.

"N-N-No let me go! You can't have it." The deranged kid started to struggle as he wanted to get out of the hold.

"Have what? Junior, what happened here!?"

"N-N-No! I won't tell!" The boy was hiding something in his hands.

"It's useless to resist, you are just a mere Throne."

The Old man started to exert his power making the hands move with his sheer difference in cultivation.

"NOOOOOOOO!"

The deranged kid's aura turned red as his eyes started to glow, at that moment its cultivation spiked by several small Realms.

"W-What the—"

*BOOM*

The kid's power shocked the elder who was forced to take a few steps back. The deranged Throne once again summoned the crimson blade.

"No one takes my precious away from meee! DIE!!!"

Burst of energy in the shape of a bloody crescent rushed at the Monarch who quickly answered back with his sword and techniques. 

The Elder quickly overwhelmed the deranged Throne and quickly cut him in half.

With one more stroke, he cut the hand off and grabbed it.

Soon enough Qianye Ying'er saw greed appear in the Monarch's eyes.

'There we go. Now take me to the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region.'

The moment she said that mentally the red ring glowed.

'Oh my… hehehe…so I can control it! No wonder Master Long said it was a toy for me!'

Sure enough, the elder put the ring on his finger.

"Gahahahaha! This old man will rule the world!"

'Yes~ Why don't you start with Xuanyuan Wentian?'

"Hahaha, I should take care of Sword Master first! And then! Supreme Ocean Palace."

'Well, this got out of hand quickly… no…you won't.'

Qianye Ying'er thought for a bit. Why not that other continent?

'One thing at a time.'

The elder rushed back into his Sacred Ground, a red aura was around him. It was much thicker and more potent, it appears that the higher the cultivation, the more power one can draw from the ring.

Soon enough the elder was floating above the main Hall of the Sacred Ground.

He quickly descended to the ground and proceeded to summon a red bloody blade which was a construct of profound energy.

'It appears Master Long made this ring different so far I saw a potent Slaughter attribute, an Energy construct in the shape of a sword, and the ability to temporarily boost cultivation if need be, fascinating.'

Seconds later the elder used the blade to cut the doors and walked in.

"This old man is taking this Sacred Ground for himself."

The elder said with glowing red eyes.

"With your cultivation?" Xuanyuan Wentian said with a mocking tone. As he got up from his cultivation mat.

"Hehehehe…cultivation? I don't need it! I have the ultimate power! That puny sword you have is nothing against this power!!!"

As the old man said that his red aura surged and his cultivation increased temporarily to [Eight of Sovereign Profound].

While cultivation was lesser than Sword Master's its aura was overwhelming.

Xuanyuan Wentian's eyes widened as he sensed this.

Seconds later he needed to defend himself from the onslaught.

"Hahaha!!! That's it! As you can see I am unbeatable!!!"

Yet, Xuanyuan Wentian noticed that the power was coming from the ring.

So he focused just on that. To cut the finger.

While the elder was powerful, he had no class anymore, he was just like a feral dog.

The Sword Master quickly threw some objects into the elder's face.

The shit-eating power-hungry grin didn't leave the face of the old man.

Even so, the old man cut all the furniture which was thrown at him. Xuanyuan Wentian used that moment to cut the elder's fingers off. 

"NOOOOO! MY ULTIMATE POWER!"

To finish him off the Sword Master stabbed the Elder from the back, first Diantian and then the heart.

Finishing him off quickly.

Even before the body dropped to the ground the Leader of Sacred Ground was already holding the ring in his hand.

His eyes were already spacey.

"Such power…in such a small ring…and it's all…MINE!!!" Without even bothering, Xuanyuan Wentian put on the ring and a crimson aura surrounded him, it was extremely thick and his eyes started to glow crimson.

"HAHAHAHAHA! This is it! This is what I have been waiting for! The ultimate power is mine!!! With this ring, no one can match me!"

The Sword Master laughed out loudly as his power surged to Half-Step Divine Origin.

While the Leader of Sacred Ground was laughing his heart out and getting deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole, the more he taps into this toxic power the more he is consumed by it.

'So easily, the more power hungry the easier it is to get corrupted.'

The blonde was reflecting on this. She was not naive, with such a lust for power, she was just like him! If not for Xiao Long's interruption she would have turned into this thing right in front of her!

"Now to deal with the Supreme Ocean Palace, I shall rule the Profound Sky Continent and then I shall invade the Illusory Demon Continent! Hehehe."

'Here we go again.'

The Brahma Monarch Goddess sighed as she lifted her hand and her ring glowed.

'You shall take the Sovereign Profound Sword, with such a weapon no one will be your match!'

Her words have whispered to the Sword Master who had a change of heart the next moment.

"I should take the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword! Combined with my ring no one will be able to oppose me! Hehehe."

'Yes, once you have the sword we can start plotting domination of the Profound Sky Continent.'

She whispered some more, which made Xuanyuan Wentian grin with a feral look.

"Yes…We… should do that."

Hearing the 'We' made Qianye Ying'er grin, her grin was a feral one. The beauty realised that this ring of corruption will make Xuanyuan Wentian the ultimate puppet. 

'Then let's go and collect the sword.'

The Sword Master nodded as he proceeded to walk towards where he was holding the sword.

~~~

Going deep into the underground, Xuanyuan Wentian arrived where the sword was.

The room was empty, there was only the sword in the middle of it.

'There is no doubt, the energy it releases is Devil one. Truly, for an actual living Devil to be sealed in a sword. This star is truly unique.'

As she said that she made her ring glow once again.

'Take the sword, hand it over to me, we shall be unstoppable!'

 "Yes…"

Xuanyuan Wentian walked over and took the sword, the devil inside the sword tried to contact the Sword Master but the guy was far gone and he only listened to one voice.

The moment he brought over the sword, Qianye Ying'er didn't even touch it. She just opened her space storage and made the sword master throw it there.

'Very good, now we shall prepare the resources for our conquest!'

"Yes… to reach the Realm of Gods! We shall gather all the resources!"

The blonde grinned from ear to ear. That's right, bring everything you have.

~~~

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