The two of them once again approached the somewhat deserted Chaos Primordial Stone stall. Many powerful figures watched them curiously, and naturally, others recognized Ye Chen as the Battle Saint King who had shaken the Ultimate Ancient Path.
They were just surprised. After experiencing the Supreme Immortal's severed arm within the Chaos Primordial Stone earlier, did the Battle Saint King still want to continue risking cutting open Chaos Primordial Stones?
"The Battle Saint King is a Chaos Young Supreme, cultivating the Chaos Great Dao. He has a special sensitivity towards Chaos Primordial Stones. Not long ago, wasn't it precisely because of the Battle Saint King's chaotic gaze that several extraordinary Chaos Primordial Stones produced various astonishing phenomena?"
"Right. The Battle Saint King also possesses the Primordial Battle Body, the peerless war weapon of the Formless Sovereign, which is no less than a Supreme Emperor's weapon. He can protect himself at critical moments and fears nothing."
Many powerful figures spoke with conviction.
Ye Chen arrived before the stall. At this moment, wisps of primordial Chaos Qi coiled around his entire body, creating a stunning phenomenon. With each step he took, extraordinary Great Dao patterns manifested under his feet, rapidly spreading across the entire stall area. Primordial Chaos Qi intertwined, creating an extraordinary spectacle that made onlookers' eyes gleam.
Buzz—
Among them, many Chaos Primordial Stones on the stall began to glow and intertwine with light. Each one emitted primordial Chaos Qi that flowed across its surface, accompanied by chaotic light, as if they all contained priceless treasures.
Regarding this, even the stall owner felt helpless. Because after the Supreme Immortal's severed arm fell earlier, the stall's protective formations had also been completely erased, making it impossible to effectively block anything.
Everyone's eyes instantly grew fervent. Could it be that all these Chaos Primordial Stones contained treasures?
However, few dared to rush forward. Having learned from the previous experience, everyone was cautious and didn't dare to recklessly step forward to cut them open.
But two people did take the risk and rushed forward. They directly conducted a transaction, spending treasures equivalent to tens of millions of catties of spirit stones to exchange for several Chaos Primordial Stones, which they cut open on the spot.
Some were happy, some were worried. Some truly contained hidden treasures. One actually contained a divine horn section—the antenna of an Ancient Monarch—wrapped within the Chaos Primordial Stone. The divine nature within hadn't dissipated, and it also contained some supreme Dao principles of the Ancient Monarch. Its value was peerless, capable of refining terrifying Dao weapons and magical instruments that even Great Powers would fear.
However, more often than not, it was all for nothing. Often, after investing a large pile of treasures, they ended up with nothing.
Some blamed Ye Chen, believing it was because of him that they had risked rushing forward, only to end up empty-handed.
Yet no one dared to step forward and berate him, for this was the invincible Battle Saint King.
Among them, Ye Chen remained unhurried, continuously observing. Within his eyes, primordial Chaos Qi constantly intertwined, with Great Dao Runes continuously weaving together, evolving the laws of the myriad heavens, performing a kind of penetration.
"See anything?" Will inquired.
"I've seen roughly, but I still need some time," Ye Chen said. Even for a Chaos Young Supreme like him, he couldn't be certain about these Chaos Primordial Stones. He could tell that some Chaos Primordial Stones indeed contained something, but he couldn't discern exactly what was hidden within.
Because it involved the most fundamental chaos laws of the Chaos Sea, which were a level deeper than what Ye Chen had comprehended, affecting his investigation.
Finally, after some exploration, Ye Chen arrived before one particular Chaos Primordial Stone, which left many people dumbfounded.
Because this Chaos Primordial Stone looked very ordinary, about half a zhang in size. However, because its size was sufficiently large, second only to the previous few True Dragon and Flying Immortal Chaos Primordial Stones, it required treasures equivalent to a full fifty million catties of spirit source for the transaction.
"Little Moon, do you want to investigate further? No matter how you look at it, this stone doesn't seem to contain a supreme treasure," Will couldn't help but speak up. Others nodded in agreement.
Because generally speaking, Chaos Primordial Stones containing treasures would have already displayed extraordinary phenomena from their appearance early on. Weren't the True Dragon Stone and Flying Immortal Stone exactly like that? Therefore, many people expressed some doubt about Ye Chen choosing such an ordinary-looking Chaos Primordial Stone.
Ye Chen just smiled and said, "No need to investigate further. This one will do."
He directly took out several types of Divine Refining Materials, including Star Sand, Black Hole Mithril, and five other Great Power-level Divine Refining Materials, each about a foot long. However, Divine Refining Materials of this level were extremely valuable, all obtained from the various Great Powers he had slain in the past.
The stall owner nodded and completed the transaction.
Boom—
Ye Chen directly summoned the Primordial Battle Body, unleashing a ring of light. Even a few wisps of Emperor's might bloomed, enveloping the Chaos Primordial Stone.
"So cautious?" Will was surprised. Others felt it was somewhat making a mountain out of a molehill. Could a mere, ordinary-looking Chaos Primordial Stone like this possibly contain another severed limb of a Supreme Immortal?
"Stones containing rare treasures require caution."
Ye Chen only uttered this sentence, but Will could sense a kind of gravity. Clearly, the former was certain that it must contain an unprecedented, priceless treasure.
Buzz—
Ye Chen directly took action, and very straightforwardly at that. He struck without hesitation. A layer of stone powder immediately drifted down, shrinking the stone by a full circle. His cutting speed was far faster than the two Great Powers from earlier.
This left many people astonished. Wasn't the Battle Saint King afraid of damaging the treasure hidden within?
Even Will signaled that Ye Chen should be more careful.
"It's fine, no need for that. That's just for amateurs."
Ye Chen chuckled lightly. Not only did his speed not slow down in the slightest, but it actually seemed to accelerate further. His palm was like a blade, striking down one cut after another. Layers of stone powder continuously flew up, dust rising, nearly engulfing the entire Chaos Primordial Stone stall.
Everyone stared unblinkingly at this scene, perhaps wanting to see what kind of peerless treasure the Battle Saint King, so full of confidence, could cut open.
Soon, the Chaos Primordial Stone shrank by half, yet there was still nothing. But no one was disappointed, because hadn't the previous two Chaos Primordial Stones been the same?
The Chaos Primordial Stone continued to shrink. Soon it shrank by another half, leaving only two or three-tenths of its original size, which began to disappoint many.
Had the Battle Saint King misjudged? Was this just a worthless stone?
Even Will grew somewhat anxious. Yet Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged the entire time. He continuously struck, continuously peeling off layer after layer of stone powder.
Soon, the Chaos Primordial Stone was only one-tenth of its original size, yet still no astonishing phenomenon appeared. This disappointed many, and quite a few began to gloat.
After all, they felt that if the Battle Saint King managed to extract a priceless treasure, it would make many people jealous.
"Qian Yue—" Will couldn't help but call out softly.
"It's fine." Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. His palm-blade fell. At this moment, with a crack, a surge of primordial Chaos Qi erupted from within, instantly drawing everyone's attention. Their eyes gleamed with brilliance, staring unblinkingly at the spot.
Several ancient Great Sages were even startled over, with Great Dao Runes interweaving in their eyes, quite astonishing.
However, soon everyone was disappointed. Because after the primordial Chaos Qi dispersed, there was no dazzling light blooming from within, nor did any world-shaking treasure fall out. There was only a Chaos Primordial Stone.
A stone within a stone!