Published: February 2, 2025
A regular great emperor might not even be able to harm a single hair on Qin Chen with their strength.
However, controlling a Mechanical Fortress is a different story.
A powerful Mechanical Fortress, combined with a great emperor's command and the support of numerous transcendent experts, could potentially injure Qin Chen.
Such methods are undeniably terrifying.
Moreover, some top-tier emperor-level Mechanical Fortresses can be wielded by multiple emperors, unleashing power that can reach peak emperor level.
Of course, such treasures are extremely rare; even in Southern Origin City, which gathers countless powerful beings from the Southern Cosmic Sea, only a few divine kingdom-level forces possess them.
"Let's go," Qin Chen said, nodding to Saroya.
"Alright!" Saroya replied with a smile. After spending several days with Qin Chen, he realized that his master was a very easy-going person.
Whoosh!
Saroya's massive body soared toward the southern gate of Southern Origin City.
At the south gate of Southern Origin City, numerous powerful beings were entering and exiting. Some presented tokens, while those without tokens submitted Cosmic Crystals.
These are Cosmic Crystals, the universal currency of the cosmic sea!
One Cosmic Crystal is equivalent to the total energy gathered by a first layer of transcendence expert practicing for a year, making it the most formal currency unit in the cosmic sea.
Above Cosmic Crystals are Chaos Stones; one Chaos Stone is equivalent to ten thousand Cosmic Crystals, similar to the total energy extracted from an entire transcendence vein.
And above Chaos Stones are even more powerful Emperor Crystals.
That is the universal currency of emperor-level experts.
"My lord, because Southern Origin City is a neutral city, anyone can enter, but to reside here requires a payment of half a Cosmic Crystal each year for an identity token. Only those with an identity token can reside in Southern Origin City," Saroya explained.
"Half a Cosmic Crystal each year?" Qin Chen mused.
For an ordinary transcendent, saving a full Cosmic Crystal after an entire year of relentless effort is already quite a feat. Of course, hunting or working for stronger beings could yield more Cosmic Crystals.
But just to exchange for a year's residence rights requires half a Cosmic Crystal, which is simply...
Pure exploitation.
This place is not meant for the most ordinary transcendent beings.
Upon further thought, it’s normal for general transcendent beings to live within their own star realms. In the Southern Thirteen Star Domain, only Tuoba Ancestor has come out; unless they migrate here with their clans and forces, casual transcendent beings simply cannot traverse the endless star realms to live in this vast Southern Origin City.
If they occasionally come to buy or sell goods, they don’t need to stay long; they only need a temporary pass, which is considerably cheaper.
Lost in thought…
Whoosh!
Saroya brought Qin Chen directly to this city gate.
The southern gate of Southern Origin City is vast and majestic, capable of accommodating countless transcendent beings coming and going.
Countless transcendent beings walked here, and their numbers left Qin Chen astonished.
"Compared to the Primal Universe, Southern Origin City is truly a big place; the number of transcendent beings is simply more than ants."
Qin Chen looked on with excitement, seeing this massive city in the cosmic sea for the first time. Everything felt new to him. The transcendent beings, which are exceedingly rare in the Primal Universe, are everywhere here.
Of course, there are also lower-tier beings entering and exiting, but they are mostly local residents of Southern Origin City or those who came along with major forces, often doing the most menial tasks.
"What is that?"
"That’s a Komodo Beast, the top-tier clan in the cosmic sea."
"A Komodo Beast expert."
At the city gate, countless pedestrians gasped in surprise, fear written on their faces as they looked over, their eyes also filled with envy.