Voidbound circlet

The ring was silver in color with a very small amethyst gemstone in the middle. Jiang Hao already knew that the gemstone was one of the rarest materials found in the world. It was a void stone.

The storage function of this ring was only possible because of this stone. Almost all of the storage devices in the upper world were made from void stones instead of using a spatial array, which was used in storage bags in the lower world.

To bind the ring, he had to use a drop of blood on it while injecting his Qi inside. He brought his thumb to his lips and bit it without flinching; this level of pain was nothing for him.

He dropped the blood on the ring and held it in his hand. He tried releasing Qi from his fingertips, and he succeeded on the first try. It wasn't difficult, as it was similar to making it flow through his body.

The moment his qi entered the spirit ring, he saw that his blood on it has vanished already—it was absorbed inside.

The ring left his hands and began floating in front of him, shining with a blood-red light. After 10 seconds, a beam of red light left the ring and entered his glabella.

The moment he was hit, his consciousness was forcefully pulled inside the ring against his will. He didn't fight against it because he didn't know the procedure, so he let the flow continue.

This time, he didn't see his stored items. Instead, this space had only one thing—a shining silver orb, which looked quite mesmerizing in the whole black space.

When he looked closely, he saw that the entire orb was covered in illusory chains. The chains extended from the void and looked quite intimidating.

Inside the orb was a women with silver hair. She was also wearing a silver robe and was floating inside the orb in a sleeping posture.

The moment his eyes landed on her face, he became stunned. He sighed internally—he had just begun his journey and had already met two most beautiful women's, which even made him appreciate their beauty.

As he was looking at the women, her eyes fluttered open. They were of pure silver color, looking quite beautiful. If he had to describe her in one word, it would be "Silver."

She sat up from her sleeping position and looked at him. As he was thinking about the next step, he heard her voice, and it was very sweet to listen.

"Looks like he really succeeded in finding someone worthy of that pill."

Jiang Hao understood her meaning quite easily because she was definitely talking about Hu Tian, and the pill was definitely the one that transformed him and gave him a celestial physique.

He didn't know what to say here. He knew she was the spirit of this ring, but deep down, he had a feeling that she was far more than just a spirit. He didn't know why—it was like some rule or law was forcing him not to look at her as a mere artifact spirit.

Also, the tone she used when she mentioned "he" wasn't one of reverence, like some artifact spirits had toward their masters. That meant she didn't even consider Senior Hu Tian her master or someone close.

Senior Hu Tian had said that this wasn't an ordinary ring, but Jiang Hao thought that was just in comparison to other treasures in the upper world. However, now he had a feeling that this ring was far more valuable than he had previously thought.

Jiang Hao sighed internally. Senior Hu Tian sure knew how to maintain his image even in death—calling it "not an ordinary ring" with such a straight face.

"So, what happened to that old geezer? Is he still alive?"

Jiang Hao came to his senses when he heard the question and answered calmly.

"If you are talking about Senior Hu Tian, then he is already dead."

"I see....I had already warned him about the consequences, but he still went to obtain that pill. After all, the allure of obtaining a celestial physique is so high that not many can resist it, even if the chances of succeeding are almost zero."

After saying that, she looked at Jiang Hao and spoke.

"To think that you actually succeeded. When he was in a dire situation, he sent this ring along with that pill to the lower worlds. I thought I would be left in the lower worlds forever, but who would have thought that someone would be able to survive consuming that pill in the lower world?"

She sighed and looked at Jiang Hao again.

"You want to bind this ring?"

Jiang Hao nodded when he heard that, as this was the reason he was here anyway.

"Hu Tian wasn't able to bind this ring to himself. Although this ring doesn't have an artifact spirit because it is just a part of a treasure, not a complete treasure, it still has a little sentience, so it doesn't accept unworthy cultivators."

Jiang Hao was stunned when he heard that. To think that this ring wasn't a whole treasure but just a part of one. How powerful was it when it was complete? Was it a universal treasure?

But if that was true, wasn't Senior Hu Tian quite lucky to get his hands on two treasures related to universal treasures? Well, not that lucky, he guessed, since he wasn't even able to obtain a single one of them truly.

"Your guess is correct—it is part of a universal treasure."

What?! How?

"Surprised at how I figured out what you were just thinking?"

"Yes," Jiang Hao replied immediately. He didn't want to think too much right now.

"It's my domain here. What you entered with is only your consciousness. In fact, what you feel like speaking is also a form of thinking in reality, so everything you think here is laid bare for me to see," she answered calmly.

Jiang Hao was surprised when he heard that. Certainly, he had entered with his consciousness. Thinking was just a process of talking to oneself in their consciousness anyway. He understood the underlying principle, but it was still a little confusing for him. Forget it—let's see if I can bind this ring or not.

"Actually, you have already succeeded in making it curious. That was also the reason it pulled your consciousness here."

When Jiang Hao heard that, he asked without getting flustered over the fact that she could basically read his mind.

"Then what should I do now?"

"Nothing," she said with a smile.

"There are two steps if you want to become its master. First, it must recognize you, which it already has. Second is... my opinion. After all, I live inside it. If I don't want someone to become its master, then nobody can."

Jiang Hao became speechless. What should he do to make her agree to him? Should he praise her beauty? After all, some women liked to be praised.

"You do know that I can hear you... ahh, I see, you forgot."

Shit. He sighed internally, as he really had forgotten about it. Thinking was instinctual for everyone—you couldn't control it just because you wanted to.

"Don't worry. I also want you to become its master. You don't have to do anything. After all, you are my hope to return to the upper world again. See these chains? They are here because of Heavenly restrictions, and I don't like them.

Go back now. It is already bound to you. When you return outside, you will get all the knowledge you need to understand it. Farewell, till we meet again."

Jiang Hao wanted to ask her name, but he was already out. The moment he tried to open his eyes, a flood of knowledge entered his mind—it was everything about the ring and its functions.

In seconds, he absorbed all the knowledge and opened his eyes. He also gained knowledge of one more universal treasure.

The name of the universal treasure this ring was part of was called Voidbound circlet

He wasn't able to learn much about it, only its name, as the ring was merely related to this treasure.

The name of the ring was very simple—it was called Fraction circlet.

This raised another question in his mind. Since this was just a fraction of the Voidbound circlet, didn't that mean the Voidbound circlet had already been destroyed?

This was really unbelievable for him. Universal treasures were almost at the pinnacle of the upper world. Who had the strength to destroy them? Did that kind of strength even exist in this world?

It was a concerning thought. If that kind of strength existed, why didn't they make all the universal treasures submit to them?

The value of universal treasures was unimaginable, as they could even provide celestial physiques. So who was this person who had the strength to destroy a universal treasure and didn't even care about them?

Jiang Hao sighed. These thoughts were just baseless assumptions. He was still very far from obtaining answers of this level. He should focus on his current problems instead of thinking about something unbelievably impossible to reach right now.

He looked at his ring and willed himself to enter it. A vast void appeared in front of him, filled with many spirit stones.

It seemed like he couldn't enter the place where she was at his own will.