Holy Artifacts! Qian Jin had only previously encountered them in the notes of the Pansky family's strong members, and later saw many more in Uncle Black's journals, and then...

Qian Jin felt fortunate that his luck was good enough to obtain a Holy Artifact in the Ancient Desolate Sand Sea, and the Shadow Devil Armor from the Walking West Fa clan.

Now, Qian Jin felt even more fortunate to witness a new Holy Artifact: the Rhythm of the Stars! That peerless, ferocious bow that had once slain countless powerful warriors of the True Strategy Imperial Dynasty!

Lying down, Qian Jin turned his custom-forged Three-String Moon-Shooting Bow over and over in his hand, comparing it to the Rhythm of the Stars he’d seen at the Jin Leng family, contemplating how to modify it—even if it couldn't become a true Holy Artifact, at least he could forge a Soul Weapon.

Indeed! While the power of a Soul Weapon was inferior to a Battle Weapon, it still surpassed a Super Battle Weapon. However, most people viewed Soul Weapons merely as a stepping stone for ordinary warriors to enter the Saint realm, overlooking the fact that they were powerful weapons in their own right.

After pondering for a while, Qian Jin formulated a rough plan: once he returned to the bandit group beyond the Great Wall, he would modify the strong bow again. Then, he took out the magic hat that led to the Endless World.

Qian Jin still couldn't figure out the anomaly concerning his third Battle Core. The core he eventually condensed was definitely not a Golden Battle Core! Furthermore, a strange sensation constantly clung to him, one he couldn't quite grasp.

And the injury to his bones! Although the anomaly and condensation of the third Battle Core healed most of the damage, a portion of the injuries stubbornly refused to fully mend, requiring the assistance of an Alchemist.

Returning once more to the Endless World...

Adams looked up as Qian Jin entered the room and sighed with weary helplessness, "When was the last time you came here without being injured?"

Qian Jin was struck speechless before Teacher Adams. He didn't want to be injured either, but what warrior ever avoided wounds entirely? Still, the frequency of his injuries was undeniably much, much higher than that of other warriors.

"Finish your medicine, and when you have time, practice alchemy more often..." Adams mumbled, engrossed in his experiments, "In the end, people must rely on themselves. When you're fighting and get hurt, you don't have time to run over to my apothecary for a cure, do you?"

Qian Jin silently drank the potion, allowing his injuries to recover. He didn't rush to find Uncle Enrak immediately. Instead, following Teacher Adams' advice, he diligently studied potion configuration for several hours before finally leaving the pharmacy.

"Kid, back again?" Enrak grinned as he watched Qian Jin, who had been showing up daily to challenge him for the past few days, "What do you want today?"

Qian Jin walked to the center of Enrak's Dou Qi training ground, saying little, and immediately took a fighting stance. His three Battle Cores began to spin once more...

"Still challenging me? Fine then. Wait—" Enrak, who had just initiated the technique Thousand Armies!, instantly retracted it. His eyes, sharp as blades, intently scrutinized Qian Jin's forehead. "You brat, you actually condensed a Diamond Core?"

Diamond Core? Qian Jin froze, momentarily forgetting to control the rotation of the Battle Cores inside him, causing his power to weaken considerably.

"You know that the advancement of a Battle Core always leads to the Golden Battle Core, right?" Enrak gestured for Qian Jin to sit down and explained, "However, there are exceptions to condensing a Golden Battle Core. This happens when the quality of one's Dou Qi surpasses that of the Golden Battle Core, coupled with the fulfillment of more than a dozen specific conditions, making it possible to condense a higher-level core, which we call the Diamond Core, or 'Drill Core' for short."

"Better than a Golden Battle Core?"

"Not entirely..." Enrak rested his chin on his hand, thinking seriously for a long time. "The Diamond Core should only exist in the theory Uncle Black spoke of; it shouldn't truly manifest. But you actually possess one—that's truly surprising..."

"Then what exactly is this Diamond Core?" Qian Jin was utterly confused.

"Simply put," Enrak nodded, pointing, "it is a mutated form of the Golden Battle Core. Theoretically, it should still belong to the Golden Battle Core lineage, yet it definitively does not. Because... it is a precursor form."

"Precursor form?"

"The Diamond Core not only refines the Dou Qi, but theoretically, it should be able to generate an incomplete Soul Domain..." Enrak paused before explaining, "That is to say, only upon achieving Sainthood does one possess a complete Soul Domain. Within that area, the Saint can control something akin to a law. The possessor of a Diamond Core should also have this ability, only..."

Enrak shrugged, "Only, the Saint commands the power of a complete Soul Domain Law. What the Diamond Core grants is, arguably, just a rudimentary form. Don't you feel anything special?"

"I do." Qian Jin nodded. "I came today precisely because after I defeat you, I wanted to ask about this very issue..."

"You don't need to defeat me to get the answer to that question." Enrak pondered briefly. "Close your eyes, and observe the Diamond Core within you. Ask it: what is the Law you embody?"

"Ask? How do I ask?" Qian Jin was momentarily speechless. Although Battle Cores were said to be 'alive,' they were not life forms, and the cores couldn't speak. How was one supposed to ask anything?

"Close your eyes and just ask!"

"Oh."

Qian Jin hit a dead end, obediently closing his eyes to sense the Diamond Core in his forehead.

Brilliant! The Battle Core emitted light that was almost iridescent, almost seven-colored. Even just looking at it, he could sense its solidity surpassed that of the Golden Battle Core.

Diamond Core! Can you tell me what Law you contain?

As the question flashed through Qian Jin's mind, his body suddenly shook violently. The power within him spun wildly, and simultaneously, the Diamond Core began to rotate! It emitted a power that Qian Jin had sensed before but couldn't identify—this power swiftly flowed into his other two Battle Cores.

Boom! Qian Jin felt the power inside him suddenly turn savage! Yes! It was like an army's morale exploding into a frenzy after being galvanized by the sound of war drums.

Savage! Truly savage!

The Dou Qi erupted, and the sheer brute force within his body seemed to fall under a special magic, also boosting wildly!

"Kid! Unleash the power of your Soul Domain!" Enrak shouted, his voice seeming to pierce through Qian Jin's thoughts and root itself directly into his soul.

At that moment, Qian Jin could no longer suppress the urge to vent. He violently threw out a punch! This punch struck like a thunderbolt, whipping up the surrounding air, resembling the dragon's breath erupted from a roaring dragon!

It tore the air, it shattered space, it destroyed everything that stood in its path, rolling forward turbulently!

Rumble! The air in front of Enrak suddenly exploded, and the edge of his robe fluttered slightly upward before quickly falling back into place.

Qian Jin opened his eyes, staring at the scene in astonishment. Enrak's robe had actually moved! How was this possible? Why was that punch so special?

"My stars above," Enrak stared blankly at the location of the Diamond Core on Qian Jin's forehead. "Kid... how do you possess such a Diamond Core? How can you have such a Soul Domain? I thought your Soul Domain would be Uncle Black's King of Ten Thousand Fires, or some other domain! How could it be the Violent Domain?"

"Violent Domain?"

Qian Jin looked curiously at Enrak. He had never experienced Sainthood himself, nor encountered many Soul Domains. His only recent contact with a Soul Domain was experiencing Bokesli's strange, soft domain not long ago.

It seemed soft and powerless, yet when actually fighting against it, Qian Jin realized after much thought that it was an incredibly difficult domain to counter. It could soften everything: the ground was soft upon attack, the sky was soft, the air was soft, and even the opponent's armor became soft.

Softness, seemingly powerless, was terrifying in defense. Softness, seemingly weak, was incredibly tenacious when binding.

Qian Jin had been quite covetous of Bokesli's Soul Domain after encountering it.

"That's right! The Violent Domain!" Enrak said excitedly, "To put it plainly, the Violent Domain is very simple: it purely amplifies the strength of a person or an object, pushing strength to the absolute extreme to create a truly violent effect..."

"This is..." Enrak snapped his fingers, "The Violent Domain!"

Qian Jin began to grasp it, nodding slowly. No wonder that when he went to inquire what Law the Diamond Core contained, his brute strength and Dou Qi began to surge beyond their limits—it was all thanks to the Violent Domain.

"Kid, the Violent Domain isn't as simple as you think," Enrak's eyes held envy. "Have you considered this: when you are injured, and an opponent's Dou Technique penetrates your body, what do you do?"

"Expel it!"

"What if the opponent's Dou Technique power surpasses yours?"

"Then..." Qian Jin's eyes lit up, "The Violent Domain reinforces my own power?"

"Precisely!" Enrak snapped his fingers again, "This domain is actually a domain that helps preserve one's life. Although every Soul Domain inherently has a special life-preserving capability, the Violent Domain is one that I particularly favor, though domains like it rarely appear."

Qian Jin nodded again, his mind still struggling to catch up. A Soul Domain that required Sainthood, and he possessed it before even reaching the Dou Soul Realm, let alone Sainthood.

"It's a pity this domain is incomplete," Enrak sighed. "If it were a complete Soul Domain, its power would be astonishingly great. Your current domain isn't just incomplete; at best, it can only be called a rudimentary form."

A rudimentary form is still something, Qian Jin consoled himself. This domain that shouldn't have appeared already had; even if it was just a sketch, what more could he ask for?

"But it's strange," Enrak looked at Qian Jin with deep confusion, "How did you get a rudimentary Soul Domain, kid? Have you encountered anything unusual recently?"

"Unusual?" Qian Jin recalled the fights on the arena stage. "Yes, something very unusual. I encountered the Undead. And my opponent had the Iron Arm Mantis bloodline. He even forced his fractured Battle Soul into my body, saying he was gifting it to me..."