Published: November 30, -0001
“Damn, Qin Chen kid, how could you forget about me at a time like this?” With a flash in the void beside Qin Chen, the Black Cat appeared, its eyes shining as if infused with gold. “Hahaha, Qin Chen kid, don’t mind me, I’m off!” As soon as it appeared, its excited black fur stood on end, and with a swish, it vanished into the void, even Qin Chen couldn't sense it.
Qin Chen was speechless; he knew the Black Cat loved treasures the most. Previously, it was able to stay in the Qiankun Creation Jade Dish, but in a place like this, it was strange for it to behave. However, Qin Chen wasn’t worried about it; with the Black Cat's cunningness, even if it encountered Long Batian and others, it could still handle itself.
With a blur, Qin Chen rushed towards the side hall indicated by the Seeking Spirit Bug. Given the massive number of martial artists arriving here, even though the palace he chose was extremely remote, a few figures still charged in, disappearing in a flash, and Qin Chen followed closely.
As soon as he stepped through the hall door, several figures flew over. It turned out there was a peculiar altar in the center of the main hall, illuminated by hazy light, transforming into swirling colorful radiance. Those figures had charged forward only to be directly repelled back.
“What strong defensive capability!” Qin Chen was surprised, staring intently at the altar. Under his soul power's gaze, within the colorful radiance on the altar, there lay an ancient stone platform, upon which rested a completely white crystal. Though this crystal was incomplete, missing a small piece, it radiated blinding white light and emitted a heart-stopping aura.
Suddenly, another person charged in from outside, shocked and ecstatic, exclaiming, “It’s actually a Holy Crystal!” In a rush of excitement, he flew towards the altar, extending his five fingers to grab it.
“Boom!” A splash of colorful radiance erupted, and the person seemed to be struck by a heavy blow, immediately spitting out a mouthful of blood and getting knocked back.
“Hahaha, overestimating yourself!” The surrounding crowd mocked. They were just like him; upon entering, they attempted to seize the crystal from the altar but were all similarly bounced back. Amidst the mockery, everyone’s eyes sparkled with greed and seriousness because the crystal was extremely rare; they had never seen anything like it before. Coupled with the phantoms they had seen outside the spatial seal, they all believed the crystal was likely a Holy Crystal, which naturally made it hard for them to remain calm.
This was the legendary Holy Crystal. Although it was a fragment, the energy contained within this top-grade true stone was already the most extreme true essence power. The Holy Crystal likely contained the legendary Holy Realm power. Even though a trace of Holy Realm power might not allow them to step into the legendary Holy Realm, it was enough for them to glimpse the threshold of the Holy Realm. More importantly, it could very well allow them to advance their cultivation, breaking into the peak Martial God realm.
That was already enough to satisfy them. However, upon seeing Qin Chen, they all showed signs of caution.
“Brother Chen, are you also interested in this item?” one of the men said with a heavy voice. Qin Chen looked over and saw a lean but robust man, his fingers thick and large, suggesting a formidable hard skill. He emanated a fierce aura, clearly a peak Martial God, staring warily at him.
Qin Chen only remembered that this person seemed to be from the team of Tianlei City, but he didn’t recognize who exactly he was. Among the experts from Tianlei City, he only knew the leaders of the six major forces, while the others were unfamiliar to him.
“The treasures in this grand hall should be the crystals on this altar. If I, this Young Master, weren’t interested, I would have turned and left already. Why would I waste time here?” Qin Chen replied leisurely.
This was a special place selected by the Seeking Spirit Bug from countless halls; the crystal inside was very likely the legendary Holy Crystal. How could Qin Chen not yearn for it?