Stealing Heaven?!
Wasn't this the ability of the "Ultimate Exotic Beast: Six-Eared Macaque"?
Not only had it been discovered by the Craftsman God, but it was even being used as a correction trait, added into the materials for a Transcendent item?
One had to know, every ability of an Ultimate Exotic Beast was an ultimate power that surpassed S-rank talents!
A Transcendent item forged out of two kinds of ultimate powers…
What would it be?
Just as Jiang He was filled with excitement, the Craftsman God said: "Done."
"…You mean it's finished?" Jiang He froze.
How long had it even been? A few seconds?
"Of course, it's just creation.
How much time could that take?" The Craftsman God spoke, pulling his right hand out of his pouch.
Between two fingers, he was holding a thin mask.
"This is the Transcendent item born from combining the two traits, 'Ever-Changing' and 'Stealing Heaven.'"
"By energy level classification, it's an S-rank item…"
"But if we classify it by quality and effect, it has already surpassed the concept of 'supreme grade.' It even surpasses the so-called 'Artifact' that the future White Wolf King relied upon."
"I think it deserves its own exclusive grade."
"An 'Ultimate Item.'"
Jiang He swallowed hard, his eyes locked on the mask.
He couldn't help but ask: "What's its effect?"
"Many."
The Craftsman God said: "Its most basic ability is 'Ever-Changing.' It allows the wearer to freely alter appearance, aura, even physical bloodline… If this mask fully absorbs a person's spiritual essence and blood, it can even obtain that person's memories, abilities, professions during transformation."
"However, during transformation, the energy level takes the lowest value."
"You're a D-rank Transcendent, even if you transform into an A-rank, you're still D-rank."
"You're an A-rank Transcendent, if you change into a D-rank, you'll still only be D-rank."
Wasn't this a perfect replica of the Ever-Changing power?!
Just by wearing this mask, one could become an existence like an Ultimate Exotic Beast?
Too strong!
Jiang He thought a Transcendent item would at most retain a portion of the original trait, but he never expected the fidelity to be so high!
And moreover…
"This is just the basic ability?"
"That's right." The Craftsman God nodded, then explained: "Its true ability is 'Heaven-Stealing Vessel.' It can absorb any Transcendent item, keeping and storing them."
"Afterwards, it can transform into any stored Transcendent item according to the user's will."
"The transformed Transcendent item retains its original effects, but its strength will be boosted to the level of an S-rank item."
"And, as it devours more and more Transcendent items—"
"It will gradually evolve and upgrade on its own."
"The 'Ever-Changing' ability I mentioned earlier, strictly speaking, is actually the very first trait it has devoured."
"…"
Infinite devouring, infinite growth, infinite transformation?!
This was supposed to be a Transcendent item?
Even an S-rank talent couldn't compare with this!
Jiang He firmly believed that, with this equipment, even the weakest-talented Transcendent could rapidly grow and eventually become a peerless powerhouse.
Terrifying.
No wonder the Craftsman God said it deserved an exclusive grade.
An Ultimate Item!
And moreover…
Jiang He couldn't help glancing at the Craftsman God.
He suspected that even the X-rank items Old Jiang would forge in the future using Ultimate Exotic Beast materials might not be as powerful as this so-called S-rank Ultimate Item.
The reason was simple—Old Jiang could at most find S-rank craftsmen, but they would never possess the terrifying talent of the Craftsman God.
This was the Craftsman God + Ultimate Exotic Beast.
Two time streams that should never have intersected, crossing and colliding.
That fusion had created this kind of overpowered item!
So this was the "Creator" of the X-rank?
"In the Craftsman God's future line, he personally altered the White Wolf King, evolving him into the supervillain 'God-King'..."
"And coincidentally, the God-King also personally pushed the Craftsman God up to X-rank, forging him into the God of Creation, who was then summoned by me…"
"So they're just taking turns making each other's dads, huh."
For a moment, Jiang He found it hard to keep a straight face.
Looking at the mask in the Craftsman God's hand, he couldn't suppress the upward twitch of his lips.
An Artifact of this level, paired with his entire backpack of materials…
Even if the Craftsman God messed up, at worst he could let a Heroic Spirit possess him, log in and fight on his behalf.
Solving an organization like the Wolf Pack wouldn't even be difficult.
The chances of victory had suddenly shot back up!
He couldn't resist asking: "What's this item's name?"
"It's your equipment.
You name it." The Craftsman God casually tossed it over.
Jiang He quickly reached out to catch the mask as thin as a cicada's wing.
After a brief moment of thought, he said:
"Let's call it 'Infinity.' What do you think?"
"Good name." The Craftsman God nodded approvingly.
As expected of himself—thinking the same thing as himself.
The mask was merely the initial form of the Infinity Artifact, not its fixed appearance.
Jiang He drew out the Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade at his waist, gently stroking it, then pressed the mask against it.
In the next instant, the wooden blade turned into flowing light and vanished into the mask.
With a single thought, the thin mask instantly transformed into a charred-black wooden blade, gripped in his palm.
The upgraded… S-rank Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade!
Inside his home, Jiang He didn't dare use too much force.
He only channeled a tiny wisp of flame into it.
Yet, just from that wisp of flame—
A surge of power flowed back from the blade.
[Gained Phoenix Parasol Rebirth, Physical Strength +5, Mental Strength +5, Energy Strength +5.]
"Holy crap!"
Jiang He was stunned.
Previously, channeling the same wisp of flame had only given him a feedback of 0.005 attribute points.
Now the effect had increased nearly a thousandfold!
So this was the might of an S-rank item?
If a freshly awakened G-rank Transcendent got hold of this item, wouldn't they instantly break through their bottleneck?
Too heaven-defying!
However…
From how just one S-rank item had sparked contention among many top-tier A-rank Transcendents, even causing conflict within the Council, it was clear that S-rank items on Blue Star were exceedingly rare.
A growth-type item like the Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade, especially as an S-rank, might not even exist at all.
"Too strong…"
Overcome with emotion, Jiang He took out the "Stealth Insignia" and directly fed it to the Infinity Artifact.
Before, as a C-rank item, its effect was mediocre.
Any slightly stronger Transcendent could see through it, making it not very useful.
Jiang He had never really used it.
But if it was boosted to S-rank level!
Even an S-rank Transcendent might not easily detect his invisibility!
It had instantly become a supreme treasure!
Then came "Jiang He's Unharmed Cloak," "Grenades," "Smiling-and-Angry Dual Face," and other Transcendent items—all of them were thrown into the Infinity Artifact, letting it devour them furiously.
All instantly upgraded to S-rank with one click.
Now this was an "Ultimate Item"!
Seeing Jiang He getting carried away, about to throw his entire Spatial Storage Pouch into the Infinity Artifact, the Craftsman God quickly stopped him and said: "Wait a second—it can only eat, not spit back out…"
"And it can only transform into one Transcendent item at a time.
If you feed it everything and then encounter a situation requiring multiple items, won't you regret it?"
"Some items, like spatial tools, I can upgrade directly without it needing to devour them."
Only then did Jiang He stop.
The Craftsman God breathed a sigh of relief.
He casually modified the storage pouch, upgrading its storage slots, transforming its appearance into a ring, binding it to Jiang He, and allowing mental storage and retrieval…
He handed the brand-new ring over, asking eagerly:
"Now that we have the equipment, when are we going to find the White Wolf King?"
"No rush." Jiang He said.
"We'll first investigate the Wolf Pack organization, and wait for someone."
The Craftsman God asked curiously: "Wait for who?"
Jiang He sensed his Sea of Consciousness.
After using the [True Spirit of Phoenix Egg], one of the golden cards inside had nearly recovered its glow.
He said: "White Crane."