Now, all of Chu Fengmian’s Spiritual Power is exhausted, barely able to activate the Ancestral Dragon Claw for a strike.

And even then, it’s only utilizing one-tenth of the Ancestral Dragon Claw’s power.

The Spiritual Power within the Ancestral Dragon Claw is vast, enough to be dozens of times that of Chu Fengmian.

Yet Chu Fengmian has the idea of devouring this Ancestral Dragon Claw.

This notion is simply audacious, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant.

No, it’s more akin to a snake attempting to swallow a whale, trying to devour the Ancestral Dragon Claw which holds power dozens of times greater than Chu Fengmian.

Such a thought could only be conceived from madness.

However, Chu Fengmian achieved his current strength through such madness, having accomplished what countless deemed impossible.

Chu Fengmian once borrowed the power of the Divine Tree and refined the bronze Heavenly Demon skeleton; perhaps today he might refine this Ancestral Dragon Claw.

"Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique! Devour for me!"

With this thought, Chu Fengmian decisively unleashed the power of the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique, swallowing the Ancestral Dragon Claw into his body.

As the Ancestral Dragon Claw entered his body, Chu Fengmian felt an overwhelming power, threatening to burst him apart.

This act is almost like a person eating dozens of times their body weight in food, surely fatal.

But Chu Fengmian stubbornly endured, fortunate to have the immortal body; otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to be so reckless.

However, Chu Fengmian realized that devouring the Ancestral Dragon Claw was consuming a massive amount of power.

Refining the Ancestral Dragon Claw is countless times more difficult than simply devouring it.

Yet at the same time, Chu Fengmian sensed that his Bloodline Power had no resistance towards the Ancestral Dragon Claw, and even seemed delighted, as if encouraging Chu Fengmian to devour it.

Chu Fengmian’s Dragon Emperor bloodline, at its peak, is akin to that of the Ancestor Heavenly Dragon.

They share the same origin.

Thus, integrating the Ancestral Dragon Claw into his body did not face resistance from Chu Fengmian’s Dragon Emperor bloodline; instead, it even aided in its refinement.

However, within the Ancestral Dragon Claw, a resisting power surged.

The Ancestral Dragon Claw, once part of the Ancestor Heavenly Dragon’s body, saw Chu Fengmian, despite his Dragon Emperor bloodline, as just a puny creature with thin blood.

It felt unworthy of being refined, hence resisted fiercely.

Sadly, with the Ancestor Heavenly Dragon’s death and the passage of millions, or even more ancient years, the Ancestral Dragon Claw had very little resistive power left.

If aided by external forces, it could still unleash terrifying power, but without such aid, it could barely protect itself against Chu Fengmian’s refinement.

"Divine Tree appear, devour for me!"

Chu Fengmian roared, and the Divine Tree within his body joined in to assist Chu Fengmian in devouring the Ancestral Dragon Claw.

The Divine Tree, which had once devoured even the bronze Heavenly Demon skeleton.

The Ancestor Heavenly Dragon was above the ten directions Heavenly Demon, but now it’s just a single claw, potentially refinable.

The power of the Divine Tree frantically devoured the Ancestral Dragon Claw, but the Claw remained immobile.

Inside Chu Fengmian’s body, no matter how he tried, he couldn’t extract the slightest bit of Spiritual Power.

The entire Ancestral Dragon Claw sat unmoving within Chu Fengmian’s body.

"Unable to refine?"

Chu Fengmian frowned; while he managed to devour the Ancestral Dragon Claw, he couldn’t refine it?

Chu Fengmian had once refined the bronze Heavenly Demon skeleton, forging a half-step immortal body from it.

Yet he didn’t expect this single Dragon Claw to be so troublesome.

Without the ability to refine, devouring the Ancestral Dragon Claw into his body was meaningless.

It’s akin to having a treasure chest without being able to open it, offering no benefit even if in hand.

But give up now?

Chu Fengmian shook his head; he couldn’t bear to abandon the Ancestral Dragon Claw under any circumstances.

"I refuse to believe, after these millions of years since the Ancestral Heavenly Dragon’s death, I can’t refine a single Dragon Claw!"

Chu Fengmian roared to the sky without restraint, unleashing all his power.

A vast amount of Spiritual Power was frantically consumed; even Chu Fengmian with his Divine Veins couldn’t sustain such expenditure.

In an instant, all the Spiritual Power in Chu Fengmian’s body was depleted.

Chu Fengmian waved his large hand, retrieving two Spiritual Springs from his Space Ring.

These two Spiritual Springs, from beneath the Six Extremes Sect and Holy Institute Sect’s grounds, were originally meant for the Sword Dao Sect.

But now Chu Fengmian needed a mass of Spiritual Power, perfect to replenish from these two Spiritual Springs.

Chu Fengmian took the two Spiritual Springs out, activated the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique, and first swallowed the one from the Six Extremes Sect.

The Spiritual Power consumed within Chu Fengmian’s body was replenished by devouring from the Six Extremes Sect’s Spring, maintaining maximum force for a prolonged time.

With the added supply of the Spiritual Springs, Chu Fengmian was unrestrained, furiously unleashing his full power in refining the Ancestral Dragon Claw.

Under Chu Fengmian’s full force, he felt the resisting power of the Ancestral Dragon Claw weaken, slowly merging with Chu Fengmian’s left hand.

The Ancestral Dragon Claw was a singular entity; separating them was impossible, so Chu Fengmian aimed to completely integrate it with his body.

The Ancestral Dragon Claw and Chu Fengmian’s left hand fused, their powers beginning to merge.

Even powerful Spiritual Artifacts could be integrated into the body to enhance strength.

Like Huang Liujin, who merged the sword cauldron into his body for power.

Now Chu Fengmian sought to merge the Ancestral Dragon Claw into his left hand, turning it into part of him.

Such sky-defying actions might invite Heavenly Punishment, despite no precedent, threatening Chu Fengmian’s destruction upon success.

Yet Chu Fengmian disregarded it all, living a second life was already defying the heavens, what more is there to fear?