Ethan Clark's body, though not what it once was, had still undergone many years of cultivation and had a solid foundation. Lifting something that weighed several hundred jin was usually no problem for him, but just now, he found himself unable to pick it up.

The more this was the case, the more it proved that this object was extraordinary. Ethan Clark directly used his flying sword to lift the fragment from below. Although he couldn't measure its exact weight, from the feeling transmitted through the sword, this tiny fragment actually weighed several thousand jin—truly remarkable.

"Golden Flood Dragon Shears..." Seeing the fragment on Ethan Clark's flying sword, Olivia Smith couldn't help but exclaim, "It's actually the Golden Flood Dragon Shears... No wonder these ordinary animals in the mortal world have become so strange. It's just a pity that it's incomplete."

Golden Flood Dragon Shears... Ethan Clark thought for a moment. Even in the memories of David Smith, he didn't know about this item.

Olivia Smith usually loved to read all kinds of books in the library, and he was the most well-read, especially interested in records from ancient texts, like a living encyclopedia.

"You say this is the Golden Flood Dragon Shears?"

Hearing Ethan Clark's question, Olivia Smith flew down and examined it carefully again, finally nodding with certainty: "That's right. Some of the patterns and shape features around here are unique, exactly as described in the records about the Golden Flood Dragon Shears. But this should only be a small fragment. In the records of top offensive magical treasures at Yushan, there is a special entry about the Golden Flood Dragon Shears. It says: these shears are formed from two flood dragons, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, absorbing the essence of sun and moon, soaring in the sky, moving up and down, surrounded by auspicious clouds, their heads together like shears, tails entwined like a handle. One snip, two halves."

Hearing Olivia Smith's confirmation, a sudden thought flashed through Ethan Clark's mind.

If he could use his repair ability to restore it, wouldn't he possess a top-tier immortal artifact? In the cultivation world, even at Yushan, as far as Ethan Clark knew, there was only one such top-tier sect-guarding immortal artifact passed down through the generations.

Thinking of this, Ethan Clark immediately used his repair ability on the fragment of the Golden Flood Dragon Shears, channeling his mental power into the fragment.

Creak!!!

It was like a drop of water entering the sea—Ethan Clark could clearly feel that his repair ability did have an effect on this top-tier immortal artifact. But the effect was far too small; in just an instant, his repair ability was almost completely drained. This was extremely rare for Ethan Clark. Even if he were to repair dozens of tanks or planes, it wouldn't instantly exhaust all his repair ability.

It would take at least a day or two for his repair ability and mental power to fully recover.

And the degree to which the Golden Flood Dragon Shears had been repaired... was only... one ten-thousandth!! How frustrating—this was almost no different from not being able to repair it at all. But thinking about it, his current strength, mental power, and ability were all not strong enough. If he became stronger and persisted, it might not be impossible.

Moreover, in the past, it was impossible to find an object that could instantly drain all his mental power and repair ability. Without completely exhausting himself, it was hard to make progress. Only by doing so could he improve.

He now had a clear idea, but this was not the time to study it. Ethan Clark put the fragment away in his storage pouch, then went down to search around the remains of the mutated spider king he had blasted apart.

"Found you!" Without much effort, Ethan Clark had already found the inner core of the mutated spider king. Demonic beasts do not have a primordial spirit, but they all possess a demon core. More precisely, below the level of primordial spirit, it is called an inner core; only after achieving a primordial spirit does it become a true demon core.

Chapter 11: Importance

After rescuing his two disciples, killing the mutated spider king and finding its inner core, and obtaining the fragment of the Golden Flood Dragon Shears, Ethan Clark led Olivia Smith and Emily Harris to quietly and secretly leave Misty Town. Along the way, Ethan Clark used his thundercloud to block all attacks.

He didn't bother killing the mutated animals anymore; there was no point in doing so now. He only wanted to minimize the chance of being discovered.

After sneaking out in the opposite direction and making a big detour, they finally returned to their residence.

"Master... you're finally back, just now—"

"Ah! Third Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother... what happened to them?"

"Ah... Fifth Senior Brother... Fifth Senior Brother's arm..."

When Sophia Sullivan saw Ethan Clark and the others return, she hurried up to report the situation to Ethan Clark. But when she saw the condition of Benjamin Clark and Lucas Walker, she covered her mouth and screamed, tears streaming down her face. Especially when she saw where Lucas Walker had lost his arm, her whole body trembled, and the tears fell uncontrollably.

Being sentimental is a good thing, but if you can't control your emotions, it's not always good.

Ethan Clark patted Sophia Sullivan's head. "Silly girl, why are you crying? They're not in any real danger—this is a blessing in disguise. At times like this, crying won't solve anything, understand?"

"Mm... mm... mm..." Sophia Sullivan tried her best to control herself, but it wasn't something she could do right away.

"Take them both to John Smith's place so it's easier to take care of them. Move the beds from the other rooms together and settle them in for now. Olivia Smith, I'll leave this to you." After giving his instructions, Ethan Clark looked at the tear-streaked, sobbing Sophia Sullivan. "What was it you wanted to tell me just now?"