The Great Ruler

“What exactly is that?” In the dark space, Mu Chen’s face was full of surprise and shock. He did not know where the black hole led, and he wondered why the Treasure Beast’s essence and blood flowed into it.

Mu Chen ruminated for a moment but still had no answer. He could only shake his head helplessly. With his current strength, he clearly could not peep into the black hole, so there was no need to bother about it. The Myriad Beasts Tomb was strange and unpredictable, and always had some mysterious locations that were difficult to detect.

“Since the treasures are in our hands, let’s leave,” Mu Chen mumbled to himself, then without procrastination, he focused his thoughts. The dark space surrounding him dissipated, and his perception quickly returned.

On the surface of the lake, sitting on a piece of bone, Mu Chen opened his eyes. His gaze seemed to grow deeper as he reached out his finger and touched the center of his forehead. He could vaguely feel the mighty fluctuations that pervaded it.

That was the Exterminating Eye, indeed!

Mu Chen’s mouth curved into a smile. The hard work and effort in this journey was not in vain, as he had finally obtained the Quasi-Divine Artifact. With this artifact in hand, if he encountered Golden Sky Prime/Jin Qingtian again, Mu Chen could defeat him effortlessly.

“However, these fluctuations, when compared with the Starry Suppression Tower, are still a little weaker.” Mu Chen perceived this subtly, however, he did not feel that it was a pity, as the Starry Suppression Tower was a true Sacred Artifact. Moreover, he had not come to seek the true Sacred Artifact on this journey. He could not control that rank of treasure at his current stage, thus even if he had obtained it, he could only sigh and bemoan his inadequacy.

In addition, although the Exterminating Eye was only a Quasi-Divine Artifact, it was the Treasure Beast’s Life Source Treasure and possessed great potential. If there was an opportunity in the future, it could be evolved into a true Sacred Artifact, and then its power would be as strong, or even stronger than the Starry Suppression Tower’s.

Mu Chen rose from the bones and stood in mid-air. His eyes swept the surroundings and saw that Nine Nether, Han Shan, and the others had opened their eyes one after another, obviously ending their search.

Mu Chen approached and asked with a smile, “How did it go?”

The three men from the Demonic Rhino Clan shook their heads with wry smiles and said, “We have found some Magnificent Grade Divine Artifacts. However, we did not expect that after collecting them, our perception would be forcefully kicked out.”

They obviously had the same experience as Mu Chen, but they didn’t have his perseverance, so they tried to take away many of the Magnificent Grade Divine Artifacts. They didn’t expect that after just receiving one, they would be forcibly cut off from this treasure hunt.

After hearing their words, Mu Chen was secretly glad that he had held back his greed. Otherwise, he would only have obtained a Magnificent Grade Divine Artifact and would have regretted it deeply.

“Everyone here should have only one chance to take a treasure, so long as you get one, whatever you take, you will lose the opportunity to choose again.” Han Shan sighed. Apparently, he had also understood the rule.

The three men from the Demonic Rhino Clan had slightly distorted expressions. It was obvious that their hearts were full of regret.

Mu Chen saw that Han Shan did not seem to have any regret and smiled. “Brother Han seems to have gained a lot?”

Han Shan smiled. They saw a black light twinkling in his palm, but then it turned into a black iron rod in his hands. The iron rod was rather rough, but engraved on it were countless mysterious and arcane lines, and there was a faint feeling of unparalleled heaviness, as if there were the power of many mountains in it.

Mu Chen looked at the black iron rod, and his gaze flashed. It did not seem to have the obvious fluctuations of the Quasi-Divine Artifact. However, though he did not know why, he felt that its power was not weaker than the true Quasi-Divine Artifact’s.

“This is the Sky-Shattering Rod… In fact, it is actually not a Quasi-Divine Artifact and is not too powerful. It has only one characteristic, and that is, it has a terrible weight, and with one hit, even a Seventh Grade Sovereign would be instantly severely injured.” Han Shan smirked. This object was domineering but was most suitable for him. Members of the Demonic Rhino Clan were strong to begin with, but with this rod, it was like a tiger gaining wings, and in his hands, it might be even stronger than a true Quasi-Divine Artifact.

“That’s great!” Mu Chen exclaimed in commendation. That pure weight, if combined with the power of spiritual energy, was frightening when one thought of its ability. Although there was no miraculous power in this artifact, the pure weight alone was no weaker than a Quasi-Divine Artifact.

Mu Chen then glanced at Nine Nether, Ink Blade, and Ink Ring. His eyes were full of anticipation, as he obviously hoped that they could get satisfactory treasures. Nine Nether smiled, and with a clench of her fist, an object Mu Chen found familiar flashed out.

It was a black ruler, and it was entirely obsidian. There was no other color on it, but it had a darkness to it, making it seem as if it were a brush that could wipe away the light between heaven and earth.

It’s actually… Mu Chen was astonished. This ruler was apparently one of the three Quasi-Divine Artifacts he had first encountered, and although he had given it up, it had ended up in Nine Nether’s hands.

Nine Nether grasped the black ruler and smiled. “Help me try this out. Punch me.”

Upon hearing that, Mu Chen threw a out a punch. Suddenly, a majestic spiritual energy fist-shadow enshrouded Nine Nether. She brushed the black ruler in her hand gently as black light enveloped her. It turned out that a large portion of the spiritual energy above the spiritual energy fist-shadow disappeared, and its light also rapidly dimmed. At last, when it landed on Nine Nether, the shadow had lost most of its power and even failed to break through Nine Nether’s spiritual energy defense.

Mu Chen was slightly shocked. Although his previous punch had been casual, it should have been enough to injure an ordinary Seventh Grade Sovereign. However, after the black ruler in Nine Nether’s hands brushed across, its power was reduced by nearly half.

“This artifact is called the Dark Divine Ruler. It contains a Dark Divine Light that engulfs part of the power of any spiritual energy attack. Thus, if it is used to the fullest extent, it makes it difficult for anything to get close,” Nine Nether explained.

Mu Chen was shocked. This ruler was not simple. Indeed, with this artifact as a defense, any attack would be weakened by it. Thus, the odds of winning would rise greatly. With this artifact, even Golden Sky Prime/Jin Qingtian was not worthy of being Nine Nether’s opponent. The Quasi-Divine Artifact was powerful, indeed.

However, although Mu Chen marveled at the black ruler’s power, Mu Chen did not regret not having chosen it before, for he knew that the Exterminating Eye he had acquired was equally powerful, if not stronger. Its potential was stronger than the ruler’s, too. After all, the Exterminating Eye was the Life Source Treasure made by the Treasure Beast.

After Nine Nether took out the black ruler, rays of light also emerged in Ink Blade and Ink Ring’s palms. It was revealed that they were a long spear and a bell. The long spear was dark gold in color. The shape was simple, and its blade did not seem sharp, but that slightly rough tip emanated a chilling glint. That feeling was indescribable, but it caused one’s heart to palpitate.

The bell in Ink Ring’s palm was scarlet, like blazing flames. When the bell rang, there seemed to be a faint surge of scarlet flames, and it was as if a sea of fire would sweep out and destroy the heavens and earth.

The artifacts in Ink Blade and Ink Ring’s hands, although they could not compare to Nine Nether’s dark ruler, were obviously true Quasi-Divine Artifacts. The two were obviously extremely satisfied with this harvest, and even Ink Blade, who always had a poker face, smiled faintly.

Everyone had gained a bountiful harvest in the hunt of the Treasure Beast.

“What about yours?” Nine Nether looked at Mu Chen with interest flickering in her beautiful eyes. Although they also understood the test left by the Treasure Beast by now, with their understanding of Mu Chen, she didn’t believe that he would return empty-handed.

The others looked towards Mu Chen curiously.

Mu Chen smiled. Black light surged in the center of his forehead as the Exterminating Eye made a slow appearance. When the black light shined, the people’s hearts were filled with a chill, as if they had been illuminated by that dark light. The dark light surged and dissipated quickly, but the mysterious aura was still palpable.

Han Shan smacked his lips and sighed. “It seems that the best treasure of this Treasure Beast has been acquired by Brother Mu…” Although he was unable to recognize the Exterminating Eye, Han Shan was able to detect the mysterious eye’s power. He had a hunch that once the eye’s attack struck, if it did not kill him on the spot, he would at least be seriously injured.

Mu Chen smiled faintly, and did not reveal the details of the Exterminating Eye’s power. After all, it was important to conceal some of his means.

Han Shan looked at Mu Chen and Nine Nether and asked, “We have obtained the Treasure Beast’s treasures… Are you going to look for clues about the Undying Bird?”

He knew the reason why Mu Chen and Nine Nether had come to the Myriad Beasts Tomb. The Treasure Beast was just a secondary goal, and their most important target was to search for traces of the Undying Bird.

“I intend to practice here for a while,” Mu Chen said, after ruminating. “I will enhance my spiritual strength to the peak of Sixth Grade Sovereign.”

This Lake of Treasures was a rare place to practice in this Myriad Beasts Tomb and was free from the interference of beast spirits and death-gas. Moreover, the location was rich with spiritual energy, which was beneficial for cultivation.

The Myriad Beasts Tomb was extremely perilous, and Mu Chen always had a foreboding that the search for the Undying Bird on this trip would be particularly dangerous, so he must raise his strength to the strongest possible level.

Moreover, now that he had acquired the Exterminating Eye, he could use his time to spy and detect the Myriad Beasts Tomb, and to find clues that would lead them to the Undying Bird.

Nine Nether and Ink Blade glanced at each other but also nodded, obviously a sign of support.

Han Shan saw the situation, smiled, and said, “In that case, then we will also stay. Maybe we will be able to help a bit…”

Mu Chen had helped them so much before, now if they left immediately after obtaining treasures, it would seem a little ungrateful of them.

With a smile and a nod, Mu Chen sighed, looking into the depths of the Myriad Beasts Tomb. He could feel vaguely that there did seem to be clues about the Undying Bird in the tomb, but that the danger would be far beyond what they had experienced so far…

Therefore, he had to take the shortest time to improve his spiritual power to the top of Sixth Grade Sovereign. If he had the chance, he would be able to test whether he could advance to the rank of Seventh Grade Sovereign.

Once his physical strength and spiritual strength set foot into Seventh Grade Sovereign, then at that time, even in the face of an Eighth Grade Sovereign, he would be able to fight on par with him!