The Great Ruler

After purchasing the three crystal balls, Mu Chen did not want to open them immediately in case they attracted unwanted attention. Although he was not afraid of it, it would be a headache when there were already endless troubles.

Moreover, he did not want that skinny man to know his unique way of opening the balls. If the latter harbored other intentions, it would be yet another bother. Hence, he kept the crystal balls and called out to the group. The skinny man watched with regret as they quickly left.

“The basic ingredients are almost done. We still have about two days before we can reach the Myriad Beasts Tomb. Since it’s getting dark, I suggest we rest a day here. Tomorrow we will make our way again,” suggested Han Shan, bringing the two groups together.

Mu Chen had no objections. He wanted to find a safe place to unlock the three crystal balls he had just gotten. The trading point might attract unwanted attention, but it was still safer when compared to the wild.

Seeing no objections from the group, he brought them to the west of the free trading point. There were stone towers everywhere. Some of the stone towers were taken by people as the various top powers temporarily rested there.

The group found an empty stone tower and settled down. They each found an individual space for themselves to rest and cultivate. Mu Chen sat cross-legged in one corner. He swung his sleeves, and three clear crystal balls appeared in front of him.

There were another three black crystals within the balls. Runes, suspected to be the seals, could be vaguely seen on the black crystals.

On the other side, the rest of the group watched with great interest. They wanted to know what treasures could be found inside the three crystal balls.

Han Shan also noticed what Mu Chen was doing. Previously, he knew that Mu Chen had gotten his Phoenix Flame Essence through a crystal ball. He was rather envious of it. After all, the value of one Phoenix Flame Essence was way more than 500,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.

Mu Chen did not mind them looking. He randomly picked one and crashed the first layer of crystal. The cold, black crystal then fell into his hands. On the surface of the black crystal, a dark red rune was protruding out. The fluctuation was the same as what he had felt previously. Apparently, it must have been engraved by the blood of some Sovereign Divine Beasts.

Mu Chen paused for a moment and once again, he made a simple, mini exquisite spiritual array like before. Following the previous method he had used, he slowly adjusted his strength from the real dragon and real phoenix spirits to slowly erode the seal.

Mu Chen closed his eyes for a moment. Then he opened them suddenly again, as he could feel the movement of the seal on the black crystal in his hand.

He no longer hesitated. He gripped the crystal tightly and circulated the spiritual energy that was infused into the crystal. Immediately, the spiritual energy triggered an explosion within the black crystal. Light beams lasered out.

When the light finally disappeared, everyone narrowed their eyes. A dark violet light gathered in Mu Chen’s palm. As the violet light glowed brighter, it transformed into a suit of long, slender, dark purple armor. On the armor, ancient symbols and runes of different depths could be found. The armor was quietly exuding a mysterious, yet stunning fluctuation.

The entire suit of armor seemed to fit a woman, as the cut was slim and slender.

Mu Chen was a little amazed by the dark purple armor. He injected a little of his spiritual energy and instantly, a violent spiritual fluctuation was evoked, forming layers of spiritual energy as a shield around it.

Boom!

Mu Chen curled his fingers into a fist and punched the armor hard. The layers of shield pulsed out, at the same time offsetting the energy of the fist. By the time his fist touched the shield, only a fist print was left on it that quickly disappeared.

“That’s a strong defense!” Mu Chen’s eyes narrowed when he saw it. His fist did not seem dangerous, but a Grade Six Sovereign would puke blood and sustain injuries if they got hit by it. However, this armor blocked all the impact from it.

“Wonderful treasure! And, it could help increase spiritual energy,” exclaimed Mu Chen. This armor not only had a strong defense power, it could also increase spiritual energy and in turn, enhance combat effectiveness.

Just with these two advantages, the armor was already comparable to any of those Magnificent Grade Divine Artifacts, and it could only be better. Its value was worth much more than the 500,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.

“Good stuff!” Han Shan’s eyes brightened up when he saw it, too.

Mu Chen smiled and flicked his finger. Since this was female armor, the armor flew towards Nine Nether. Her combat strength would greatly increase again if she had the armor.

Nine Nether was stunned for a while when the armor flew over. She gave a smile and did not reject it. She stretched out her hand and suspended the armor in the air. She opened her little mouth and spurted out her spiritual energy. The armor was refined and absorbed quickly into her body.

After the armor was given to Nine Nether, Mu Chen looked at the other two crystal balls. Mu Chen broke the ancient seal without fail. When the seal was broken, the treasures surfaced from the black crystals attracting everyone’s attention.

The first treasure was a black ox horn. The horn had a shape like a bow. Not only was it covered with mottled traces, but it was also exuding fierce killing aura. Mu Chen was slightly surprised by this black ox horn, as he realized that the horn was like those found atop Han Shan and the clan members’ heads after they transformed.

He turned to look at Han Shan. The few top powers from the Demonic Rhino clan were also staring at the horn in his hand with red eyes.

“Does this belong to the Demonic Rhino Clan?” asked Mu Chen, who was taken aback a little.

Han Shan stared hard at that black ox horn and breathed hard. “This belongs to one of our ancestors in the clan. Our horns are the greatest weapon in the clan. It contains unique killing aura, and it is of great benefit for our cultivation practices. Although the effect has worn off with time, it will still speed up our cultivation if we carry it during our practice.”

Mu Chen finally understood. No wonder those from the Demonic Rhino Clan were looking at it with red eyes. This was a treasure for the Demonic Rhino Clan. On its own, it did not benefit the rest of them. Ultimately, not everyone needed the strange killing intent.

“Brother Mu…” Han Shan gradually calmed himself down. He looked at Mu Chen awkwardly. “Do you think you can sell this to us?”

Mu Chen looked at Nine Nether and Ink Blade. They shrugged their shoulders without any comments. This thing might have been precious to the people in the Demonic Rhino Clan, but it was of no use to them. However, if Han Shan would offer reasonable pricing, it would not hurt to sell it to them.

Mu Chen smiled when he heard this. He threw the horn to Han Shan immediately. “Name your price, then.”

Mu Chen did not mention it was free, as he and Han Shan were still not as close as he was with Nine Nether and Ink Blade. It would be inappropriate if it were given free. There might be conflicts in dividing out the work during their cooperation, too.

Han Shan took the horn carefully. He stroked it gently like a precious treasure before he pondered for a while and turned around to discuss with the rest of his companions. After a while, he threw a jade bottle to Mu Chen.

“Brother Mu, this thing is useless to most ordinary people, but it is a treasure to our clan. If this were to auction in the Great Thousand World, it could easily fetch more than 2,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.”

Han Shan continued a little awkwardly, “However, we only have about 2,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid in total. This bottle is just nice. Frankly speaking, it is a bargain for us.”

“Two million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid?” Mu Chen paused for a while and was secretly stunned. He thought it would be good enough to sell the horn for 1,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. It looked like he had underestimated its importance to the Demonic Rhino Clan.

Two million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid already covered the cost for buying the crystal balls.

“So be it.” Mu Chen took the jade bottle and smiled. The price was already beyond what he had expected. Therefore, there was no point in harping on the smaller numbers. After all, they had to collaborate with each other in the future.

Han Shan nodded gratefully. The rest of the top powers cast a friendly gaze over, too. Apparently, Mu Chen had earned himself a good impression from them.

Mu Chen went on to the next item while Han Shan and the rest continued to stroke their black ox horn with tender care.

The next item was a silvery object the size of a fist. The surface was rough, and it looked like a heart. A thunderous sound seemed to be rumbling violently from it.

Mu Chen stared hard at the thing. His expression gradually turned solemn, as he could feel an extremely daunting violent power contained in it. If such energy exploded, he would not be able to control it.

“What is this?” Mu Chen turned to his companions with a questioning look on his face. He did not recognize this thing at all.

The rest of the members frowned, and their eyes surged with confusion. After a while, it was Han Shan who had finally taken his eyes off the ox horn and looked at the silver heart with amazement. He pondered a while and said, “If I’m not wrong, this could be a rare heart from a thunder-devouring beast.”

Mu Chen narrowed his eyes upon hearing it, then a strange expression surged in his eyes.

“Heart of the Thunder-Devouring Beast?”