Chapter 549: Grand Treasure

“A great treasure?”

The stall owner’s words piqued Li Yang’s interest.

However, his expression remained calm as he asked, “What treasure?”

“Leimu, interested in this black pearl?” Kui Yan asked with a smile, standing beside Li Yang.

He looked at the stall owner and said, “Shuihan, let me introduce you. This is Leimu, the human known in the rumors as ‘Gun.'”

He was clearly acquainted with the stall owner.

This was actually quite normal. Here in the Alliance Space, even if you weren’t well-acquainted, you would at least know each other by name.

“The human ‘Gun’? The one who killed over a hundred members of the Alien Race?”

The Deity Shuihan had been focused on selling his wares, so he clearly didn’t recognize Li Yang.

Upon hearing the name, his expression changed slightly.

Of course he knew that the human ‘Gun’ had killed over a hundred Tri-System Deities from the Alien Race in a very short time.

And the powerhouse who had caused such a stir was standing right before him.

Realizing Li Yang’s identity, Shuihan quickly said, “Hello, Leimu.”

“Hello,” Li Yang replied with a smile and a nod.

“Haha, Shuihan, you’ve been trying to sell that pearl for a while now with no luck. Now that Leimu is interested, I think you should just lower the price a bit,” Kui Yan said.

Hearing Kui Yan, Li Yang asked curiously, “Kui Yan, you know the origin of this black pearl, too?”

Kui Yan nodded. “I do.”

He gathered his thoughts and said, “Leimu, there was once an invincible Divine Realm-level expert on the Slaughter Battlefield named Black Cosmos. This Black Cosmos was incredibly strong, with an endless array of methods. Even other invincible Divine Realm-level experts suffered losses at his hands.”

“Other invincible Divine Realm-level experts suffered losses at his hands?” Li Yang asked, a little surprised.

‘Invincible at the Divine Realm level is the very peak for Deities. Logically, no one at that level should be able to get the better of another. For Black Cosmos to make experts of equal strength suffer losses… that’s no small feat.’

Li Yang kept his thoughts to himself, listening quietly.

“This Black Cosmos constantly tempered himself on the Slaughter Battlefield and eventually broke through to the Emperor Level!”

The ultimate goal for the many Deities who tempered themselves on the Slaughter Battlefield was, after all, to become an Emperor!

“Black Cosmos didn’t have a race or clan backing him. After he became an Emperor, he left behind all the things he no longer needed, storing them in a specific place. He even spread the word himself that whoever could find his hidden treasury would get everything inside.”

Kui Yan sighed. “The treasures left behind by an expert who was a headache even for other invincible Divine Realm-level experts… After Black Cosmos’s words got out, countless people went searching, even Emperors. But no one ever found a trace.”

Even Emperors would be tempted by what Black Cosmos left behind.

Finishing his explanation, Kui Yan pointed to the black pearl in front of Shuihan and said, “Legend has it that this black pearl is one of the keys to finding Black Cosmos’s treasure. But aside from being nearly indestructible, it’s basically useless.”

“Countless Deities have tried to use this black pearl to find the treasure, but they all came up empty-handed. Since no one could find it, the pearl was sold off at a high price. It passed from one Deity to the next, and now it has ended up in Shuihan’s hands.”

“I see.” Hearing Kui Yan’s explanation, Li Yang nodded. He finally understood what Shuihan had meant about a treasure.

As Kui Yan finished speaking, Shuihan quickly interjected, “Kui Yan, this black pearl definitely has a use! We just haven’t been fated to discover it.”

He had spent tens of thousands of years searching for Black Cosmos’s treasure with this pearl, all to no avail. He had no choice but to give up.

And after giving up, he was naturally hoping to trade the black pearl for a Divine Artifact that would be useful to him.

So now that Kui Yan was calling the black pearl useless, he was naturally displeased.

Kui Yan chuckled. “Shuihan, we both know whether this black pearl is actually useful or not.”

Shuihan insisted, “I spent a High-Level Divine Artifact to get this black pearl. I won’t sell it for less.”

He’d already wasted tens of thousands of years searching; he wasn’t about to take a loss on the trade.

Li Yang watched on, his gaze falling upon the black pearl.

“May I pick it up for a closer look?” Li Yang asked, looking at Shuihan.

“Of course,” Shuihan nodded.

This was the Virtual World; he wasn’t worried about Li Yang robbing him.

Li Yang held the black pearl, carefully examining the patterns on its surface.

‘These patterns… they’re a perfect match for the ones on my white pearl.’

Li Yang mused, ‘The black pearl is one of the clues to finding Black Cosmos’s treasure. My white pearl is so similar to this black one that it must also be a clue. If I combine the two, a secret might be revealed.’

After a moment’s examination, he stated plainly, “Shuihan, I’ll take the black pearl.”

Beside him, Kui Yan gave Li Yang a look of astonishment. “Leimu, are you really interested in this thing?”

So many Deities had tried and failed. In fact, most had given up on ever finding Black Cosmos’s treasure.

That was why, even though everyone knew the black pearl was related to the treasure, it had sat in Shuihan’s stall for so long, attracting no buyers.

A High-Level Divine Artifact… Who in their right mind would trade that for a useless pearl?

“Yes, I’m a little interested,” Li Yang replied with a smile.

Seeing that Li Yang was ready to buy, Shuihan, afraid he would go back on his word, quickly said, “Excellent, Leimu! Let’s set a place to make the trade.”

His eyes filled with joy. He wasn’t the least bit worried about Li Yang being unable to produce a High-Level Divine Artifact.

Was that a joke? How could someone who killed over a hundred Tri-System Deities from the Alien Race not have a spare High-Level Divine Artifact?

Li Yang nodded and arranged a meeting place with Shuihan.

They were both of the Human Race, so Li Yang wasn’t worried about Shuihan leaking his whereabouts.

Besides, his greatest trump card was Soul Ink. With Soul Ink’s detection abilities, the Alien Race would never be able to catch him.

Seeing that Li Yang and Shuihan had come to an agreement, Kui Yan had nothing more to say.

He sighed to himself, ‘This Leimu is seriously loaded…’

A High-Level Divine Artifact… If it were him, he could never bring himself to part with one.

But when he recalled Li Yang’s battle record, it didn’t seem so strange.

“Kui Yan, I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving.”

Afterward, Li Yang spent a little more time in the Divine Alliance, though he didn’t plan to stay long.

“Haha, Leimu, go on, don’t let me keep you,” Kui Yan said quickly.

…

「In a hidden corner of the Slaughter Battlefield」

Li Yang stood in silence.

A faint smile touched Li Yang’s lips. “I never thought joining the Divine Alliance would come with an extra reward.”

Shuihan was a Tri-System Deity who roamed roughly the same regions as Li Yang, so the distance between them wasn’t too great. He could probably arrive in about ten days.

And since Shuihan was afraid Li Yang would back out of the deal, he would certainly be rushing over at full speed.