Elder Luo Dun stepped directly into the area, moving with fluid grace. His originally turbid eyes suddenly appeared many times more spirited, their gaze brilliant. He first looked at this Chaos Primordial Stone, then that one, his ten slender fingers constantly tapping on one Chaos Primordial Stone after another. Faint glimmers of light flickered at his fingertips.
It could be seen that every Chaos Primordial Stone tapped by these faint fingertip lights emitted various sounds—some crisp, some loud, some low, some humming—each different.
However, anyone familiar with this path wore expressions of astonishment, for this was a unique stone appraisal method of the Stone Appraiser path. Moreover, with Elder Luo Dun's skill, it was not something an ordinary Stone Appraiser could perform.
It was evident Elder Luo Dun had already exerted some real effort, though he clearly hadn't yet used his full power.
Finally, he selected a Chaos Primordial Stone about one meter tall, which presented the shape of a great roc spreading its wings to strike the heavens, appearing sharp and imposing, astonishing to behold. Its value had also reached a staggering twenty-three million jin of spirit stones, nearly matching the previous two Chaos Primordial Stones.
Regarding this, Ye Chen merely smiled faintly without speaking, but he had already stepped into the area, walking among the numerous Chaos Primordial Stones. Not long after, he selected a Chaos Primordial Stone the size of a human head. However, this Chaos Primordial Stone appeared very ordinary, completely lacking the imposing presence of the other party's selection.
Seeing this scene, Gu Jiuhua couldn't help but wipe away a cold sweat, stepping forward to say, "My lord, you are—"
He was anxious in his heart. No matter how one looked at it, this Chaos Primordial Stone seemed of lower value than the one Elder Luo Dun had selected. Moreover, the other's was twenty-three million jin of spirit stones, while this one was only six million jin.
Could it be that Lord Ye Chen knew he was going to lose and didn't want to waste more spirit stones on him at this time?
Ye Chen only gave a mysterious smile: "Don't worry, let's just watch the show."
At this moment, Elder Luo Dun had already begun cutting open the Chaos Primordial Stone. That foot-long silver knife fell like lightning, transforming into a mass of blade radiance that completely enveloped the entire Chaos Primordial Stone. Layer upon layer of stone powder could be seen continuously rustling down.
The one-meter-tall Chaos Primordial Stone was shrinking at an astonishing speed.
After not much time had passed, the Chaos Primordial Stone had shrunk by about one-third when, with a crack, it suddenly split open. Dazzling light erupted from within, revealing a mass of divine spirit sources.
"Divine spirit sources! Could it be two chi in area?"
Divine spirit sources two chi in area would be worth far more than the previous human-head-sized divine spirit sources, at the very least valued at ten million jin of spirit stones.
However, when the entire Chaos Primordial Stone split open, the final divine spirit sources were only one chi in size, far smaller than the imagined two chi. Still, it was two circles larger than a human head, its estimated value reaching around three million jin of spirit stones.
But it was still quite good.
"Divine spirit sources worth three million jin of spirit stones!" Gu Jiuhua's expression turned pale.
Elder Luo Dun frowned, clearly quite dissatisfied, though it was still decent.
Moreover, this was stone gambling; the loser paid the spirit stones, the winner needed not.
Luo Yingu looked at Ye Chen and sneered, "Your turn. Let me see if you, this arrogant young upstart, can cut out a treasure more valuable than Elder Luo Dun's."
But everyone looking at that mere human-head-sized Chaos Primordial Stone felt it unlikely. Even if the entire thing were divine spirit sources, it wouldn't be possible, unless it was a Supreme Treasure of even higher value.
But was that possible?
Ye Chen also didn't speak, simply slapping down with his palm, simple and direct.
Crackle—
The entire Chaos Primordial Stone directly split in half. One half shattered into dust, containing nothing. The other half also didn't reveal any glow of treasure.
Seeing this, many great powers shook their heads. Indeed, an ignorant young upstart, a newborn calf unafraid of the tiger, not only daring to provoke Elder Luo Dun but also cutting the stone so roughly, clearly a youngster who understood nothing.
Gu Jiuhua also sighed softly. He had originally held some hope, but now held none.
Ye Chen continued with another slap. Crack! Suddenly, dazzling blue light erupted from the split stone seam, causing everyone to be stunned.
"Blue light? Could it be Starry Blue Silver again?"
"Probably Starry Blue Silver. I wonder how big it is?"
Clearly, many never expected that the Chaos Primordial Stone Ye Chen selected actually contained a treasure. If it were half a human head of Starry Blue Silver, it would still be worth over four or five million jin of spirit stones.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats, Gu Jiuhua included, who couldn't help but gulp hard.
Luo Yingu cursed inwardly. Could this kid really have cut out a large piece of Starry Blue Silver?
However, as the Chaos Primordial Stone completely split open, only a piece of Starry Blue Silver the size of an infant's fist slowly rolled out, radiating dazzling blue light.
"Only that small, not even worth a million jin of spirit stones. He's definitely lost to Elder Luo Dun."
Many shook their heads. Such a tiny piece of Starry Blue Silver, how could it win against Elder Luo Dun?
Luo Yingu laughed heartily: "I thought you, young upstart, could cut out a large piece of Starry Blue Silver. Only that little bit, you've already lost. Hahaha, Gu Jiuhua, you chose the wrong person."
Gu Jiuhua's face was ashen, his heart unwilling, but he couldn't blame Ye Chen, after all, the other had only fought for him.
He said to Ye Chen, "My lord, you need not blame yourself. After all, the other party is Elder Luo Dun."
Ye Chen said, "Why should I blame myself?"
Gu Jiuhua was taken aback, frowning slightly, about to speak up, but Ye Chen smiled and said, "Take a look at what this is first before speaking."
Wasn't this Starry Blue Silver? Gu Jiuhua looked over suspiciously. However, when he truly saw clearly, he couldn't help but laugh heartily, very pleased, then turned to look at Luo Yingu, saying, "Luo Yingu, are you so certain my side has lost?"
Luo Yingu frowned: "Gu Jiuhua, the facts are before your eyes. Your side only cut out such a small piece of Starry Blue Silver. How can you win against my side?"
Others were also puzzled.
But Gu Jiuhua sneered coldly: "Indeed, if it were Starry Blue Silver, we would have lost. But what if it's Star Blue Silver Essence?"
The words fell like a meteor striking the ocean, completely exploding.
"What? It's Star Blue Silver Essence!?"
"Quick, go take a look. If it's Star Blue Silver Essence, then the fun is really great."
The scene erupted into an uproar. Everyone stared over, and upon closer inspection, they saw that this infant-fist-sized piece of Starry Blue Silver, which at first glance seemed no different from ordinary Starry Blue Silver, upon careful observation clearly had faint golden patterns interwoven upon it—innate Dao Patterns, how extraordinary!