Chapter 511 - 268: Probing

’It’s normal for a young man to be a little arrogant.’

Elder Mo looked at Chen Yu. With a wave of his hand, a flower as crimson as blood appeared.

"A Boduo Divine Flower..."

Gazing at the blood-red flower before him, Chen Yu’s eyes narrowed.

This was a type of Cosmic Divine Medicine that could enhance one’s Spiritual Power!

It strengthened the Divine Soul!

Its value wasn’t exceptionally precious, but it was still extraordinary. After all, it was a Cosmic Divine Medicine.

Even for a True God, this Boduo Divine Flower could provide a certain level of enhancement.

"Thank you, Chen Yu, for coming to Zhou Yi’s aid. Please accept this Boduo Divine Flower as a token of our gratitude."

Elder Mo said with a beaming smile.

It was as if a Cosmic Divine Medicine was nothing to him.

"Then it would be rude to refuse." Chen Yu accepted it directly, without any hesitation.

’Hmph, what a narrow-minded person from a backwater place...’

Seeing Chen Yu accept it so eagerly, the other True Gods grumbled inwardly, but they showed no change in their expressions.

Although they were a little annoyed with this young man, Chen Yu, he had, after all, saved Zhou Yi.

When respect was due, respect had to be given.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yi, who had been watching from the side, raised his head. "Ah, Senior Chen, it’s all my fault for being discourteous. I also have a Cosmic Divine Medicine here for you. Thank you for saving my life."

As he spoke, Zhou Yi took out a purple fruit and offered it to Chen Yu with both hands.

"Senior, I came across this Celestial Essence Fruit by chance some time ago. Please, you must accept it."

Zhou Yi’s face was full of respect.

Seeing this, Chen Yu smiled slightly. "Alright, I’ll take this one too."

’Why refuse a Divine Medicine that’s handed to you on a silver platter?’

The Celestial Essence Fruit was different from the Boduo Divine Flower.

However, it had some similarities.

The Celestial Essence Fruit’s main ability was to restore and heal the Divine Soul!

Even if one’s Divine Soul was shattered, consuming it would allow for a full recovery.

Moreover, it had the effect of increasing one’s lifespan by five hundred years.

In terms of value, it was far superior to the Boduo Divine Flower.

Zhou Yi’s gift was full of sincerity!

As they watched this unfold, Elder Mo showed no reaction, but the few supremes from the Central Empire behind him couldn’t help but frown.

’The elder already gave a gift on your behalf, kid. Don’t you know to keep something this good for yourself?’

The Central Empire’s supremes thought to themselves, but they didn’t say anything out loud.

After all, Zhou Yi could do as he pleased with things he had obtained himself.

Seeing Chen Yu accept the Celestial Essence Fruit, Zhou Yi’s face lit up with a brilliant smile.

"Senior, how about you travel with us? The elders surely know more details."

Zhou Yi said, looking at Chen Yu eagerly.

???

Hearing this, Elder Mo and his group were stunned.

Looking at Zhou Yi, Elder Mo couldn’t help but ask, "What details?"

"Details about the whereabouts of the Hell races, and the races that collude with them. Elder Mo, you must know a fair bit about that, right?" Zhou Yi said.

Hearing this, the group turned to look at Chen Yu.

’By the sound of it, is he planning to specifically hunt the Hell races?’

’This guy is unbelievably audacious!’

Everyone else avoided the Hell races like the plague.

’And he’s eager to go track them down?’

"Fellow Daoist Chen, do you have a plan?" Elder Mo was the first to recover, asking Chen Yu.

Chen Yu replied, "No particular plan. I just want to solve some problems. The Hell races have caused a great deal of chaos, and I just want to do my part."

"I see..." Elder Mo nodded.

"Elder, do you have any information on this?" Zhou Yi asked.

Elder Mo glanced at Zhou Yi, then turned to Chen Yu. "The Hell races are mysterious and drift through the cosmic rifts. I have yet to encounter them, so I don’t have any information."

"In that case, I’ll look around on my own. I’ll take my leave."

Chen Yu spoke, and as he did, a Divine Light enveloped him, and he swiftly vanished.

"Senior, don’t go..."

Zhou Yi tried to call out and stop him, but it was too late. Chen Yu was already gone.

"Sigh, what a shame. If we had Great God Chen with us, we could probably solve a lot of problems."

Zhou Yi sighed.

"..."

"I’m telling you, Zhou Yi, he’s just a Tier Three True God. Is all this necessary? Which one of us isn’t stronger than him?" a large man spoke up, somewhat displeased.

Zhou Yi looked at the man who had spoken. "Elder Feng, you don’t understand. Senior Chen is incredibly strong."

"To put it bluntly, I’m afraid that even if you and Elder Mo fought him together, you still wouldn’t be a match for Senior Chen."

...?

The moment Zhou Yi’s words left his mouth, several pairs of eyes stared at him. For a moment, it was utterly silent.

After a long pause, laughter broke out.

"Kid, did that ambush you suffered give you hallucinations?"

"A Tier Three True God who’s only been a True God for a few decades? How could he have that kind of strength?"

"Xiaoyi, you’re probably just having a unique psychological reaction. I can understand."

"Yes, you only just became a True God. It’s normal that you haven’t seen any truly grand spectacles."

The group all chimed in at once.

Elder Mo remained silent, but he certainly didn’t believe Zhou Yi’s words.

’No matter how strong a Tier Three True God is, it would be remarkable enough for him to fight across one major tier.’

’The gap is no different from a heavenly chasm.’

’Even if this Chen Yu is said to have the potential of a Great Emperor and a profound foundation, in my eyes, he’s just a promising prospect.’

Zhou Yi looked at them, listened to their chatter, and with a direct wave of his hand, his Divine Power materialized into a screen of light.

"Since you don’t believe me, see for yourselves."

Zhou Yi said.

He had recorded the moment Chen Yu annihilated the two members of the Celestial Horn Race.

’Let the facts speak for themselves!’

’Now that it’s right in front of you, let’s see if you still don’t believe it!’

The group looked at the screen of light, their expressions unchanged.

But soon, their expressions shifted.

"This...!"

When they saw the final scene, everyone, including Elder Mo, had an incredibly grave expression.

For a moment, they all fell silent.

"Zhou Yi, are you sure this is accurate?" Elder Mo asked, his expression somber as he looked at him.

Zhou Yi nodded. "Of course. I witnessed it with my own eyes. There’s absolutely no mistake."

Hearing this, the others were speechless.

Staring at the Dark Deep Space in the recording, their minds were in turmoil.

To so easily annihilate two Tier Two True Gods...

That kind of strength wasn’t just a simple leap in power; it was completely overwhelming.

Even with Elder Mo’s strength, it would be impossible to take down two Tier Two True Gods so easily.

They were completely powerless to resist.

Such absolute suppression!

Without the strength of a Tier Seven True God or even higher, it was simply impossible.

"I guess we’ll just have to see if we get another chance to run into him," Zhou Yi sighed.

Elder Mo came back to his senses and looked at Zhou Yi. "By the way, do you have a way to contact him?"

"I do. I shamelessly asked Senior Chen for his contact information." As he spoke, Zhou Yi opened his hand, and a Golden Bell appeared.

"It has the senior’s communication imprint on it."

Seeing this, a glint appeared in Elder Mo’s eyes. He looked at Zhou Yi and said, "Then tell him you know something about a race colluding with Hell. Say this..."

Elder Mo leaned in and whispered something in his ear.

Zhou Yi’s eyes widened. He looked at Elder Mo. "Elder Mo, why don’t we invite Senior to join us?"

"Wouldn’t that give us a better chance of success?"

Elder Mo said faintly, "If he really has that kind of strength, then he naturally won’t need help. If not, he might just cause trouble. Just tell him what I said."

Zhou Yi fell silent. He looked at Elder Mo and said, "Elder Mo, you want to test Senior’s strength, don’t you?"

"Mm, you could put it that way. Only if he truly possesses such strength is he worthy of being recruited by our Central Empire."

"...Alright, I’ll try. But I can’t guarantee whether Senior will go or not."

Zhou Yi nodded.

"No problem," Elder Mo said with a smile.

With that, Zhou Yi began to send a message using the Divine Bell.

...

「Outer Domain, the Dark Deep Space.」

On an abandoned star, Chen Yu’s figure stepped out from the void.

’Hmm, it wasn’t a huge increase, but my power has risen a bit. Not bad.’

Chen Yu was very satisfied as he felt the increase in his Soul Power.

By refining the Boduo Divine Flower, his Divine Soul had grown much stronger, and his Spiritual Power had improved.

Although his current strength prevented a massive boost, any increase was always a good thing.

As long as he was making progress, that was all that mattered.

"Hm?"

Just as he was about to continue exploring the other core regions, Chen Yu suddenly took out a Golden Bell.

The Divine Bell!

It could communicate across vast distances of space and time.

As long as both parties were within the Mortal World, they could communicate.

However, it couldn’t communicate across into the Underworld Cosmos.

It was a gift from Wu Wudi.

To be used for contact.

He had contacted Wu Wudi once after reaching the core of the Outer Domain, but with nothing unusual to report, Chen Yu wasn’t in a hurry to meet up.

Killing more Hell Demon Gods to increase his Source of Life was the only thing that truly mattered.

If there was nothing major, he wasn’t anxious to meet.

Listening to the voice coming from the Divine Bell, a glint appeared in Chen Yu’s eyes.

It was Zhou Yi!

He was telling him the whereabouts of a Celestial Horn Race supreme. Although it wasn’t a Hell race, the Celestial Horn Race colluded with them.

This news was an unexpected, pleasant surprise!

But Chen Yu quickly calmed down.

’I just left, and now this news arrives right after. This isn’t some kind of trap, is it?’

The thought flashed through Chen Yu’s mind.

He wasn’t naive enough to believe it so easily.

’They didn’t say anything earlier, but they’re telling me now. There’s definitely something going on here.’

He guessed that this information might have come from those elders of the Central Empire.

’But what’s their goal?’

’To test me?’

’Or do they have some other ulterior motive?’

The thoughts flashed by. Chen Yu sent a brief reply, then ended the communication and put away the Divine Bell.

"Whether it’s a test or some other scheme, I have to go check it out. It’d be best if they’re just trying to test me, otherwise..." Chen Yu looked into the Dark Deep Space, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

If those Central Empire elders were trying to move against him, he wouldn’t show any mercy.

Although his strength was far from matching that of the Central Empire’s Great Emperor...

...he wasn’t a pushover either.

With his current strength, only a True God Peak or a Great Emperor could suppress him.

If they were blind enough to cross him, even if he didn’t kill them, he would make sure they regretted it for the rest of their lives!

"I’ll go take a look first."

Calming the distracting thoughts in his mind, Chen Yu’s figure flickered and vanished.

Having a lead was better than running around like a headless chicken.

Besides, even if it was a trap, he was confident he could break it.

Strength was the ultimate source of confidence!

What’s more, he still had a trump card: the Celestial Demon Blade!

With his current power, even if he encountered a True God Peak, unleashing the might of the Celestial Demon Blade would be enough to ensure a safe retreat.