"Beat us to death?"
Looking at the Phantom Image before him, the Xuantian Ancient King wasn't annoyed either. He clapped his hands and laughed, "There will co such a day. The thod to contact the outside world that little friend ntioned last ti has already been verified, and it was indeed correct."
"I wonder if little friend found a thod to let us leave after returning to your family this ti?"
He absolutely didn't ntion Taixuan Tianyi, as if it had never happened at all. He didn't even ntion his identity, whether it was a disguise or not.
"Gentlen, have you forgotten the person nad Taixuan Tianyi?" Su Chen asked, finding it sowhat amusing.
"A loser, why bother ntioning him again?" The Xuantian Ancient King was careless. "Furthermore, by defeating that Taixuan Tianyi, little friend is probably even more favored by that Spirit of the Vast Sun."
Dealing with these guys is truly tiring; they aren't easy to swindle!
"Although you say that..." Su Chen sighed. "We were chatting nicely before, but in the blink of an eye, you had so Taixuan Tianyi drag out. You even threatened , saying that if I was dragged out, the treatnt I'd receive would be completely different."
"Having to swallow this anger just like this, I'm also unwilling!"
Is this person actually angry or not? The several Ancient Kings couldn't discern this person's emotions.
The Xuantian Ancient King frowned. "With us staying here, we've probably delayed quite a few of little friend's matters as well. Letting us leave as soon as possible should also be little friend's wish, right?"
"If I can't swallow this anger, we can't discuss the rest. You guys can just stay here. At worst, I just won't do anything." Su Chen shook his head, his attitude firm.
He should be sowhat angry but still restraining it. The various Ancient Kings understood inwardly. The Xuantian Ancient King remained silent for a mont, then seemingly helplessly said, "We are all trapped here, and it is difficult to bring out so rare and precious items as compensation. If little friend has any requests, how about we do our best to fulfill them?"
Just as his voice fell, before this Tai Xuanhong could respond, everyone unanimously raised their heads to look. They only saw a blazing light shoot into the Firmant above, rging into the Starfire.
A blurred human figure was faintly visible within.
"Is that Taixuan Tianyi?" The Xuantian Ancient King frowned.
It was very obvious that this was the handiwork of the Spirit of the Vast Sun. It seed he was being expelled from this Flare Realm. A loser naturally had no qualification to continue vying for the qualification of The Chosen.
He hadn't expected this Taixuan Tianyi to actually still be alive. He had thought he had already been killed by this guy.
"Little friend truly has a Benevolent Heart," the Xuantian Ancient King sighed with emotion.
Su Chen, however, said, "He is a brother of the sa clan, after all. Naturally, I have to spare his life."
Brother of the sa clan? Everyone was speechless.
"Should we stop him for a mont? Letting him go, who knows what consequences there might be." The Ancient King Sacred Cauldron stroked his beard, harboring faint worries.
"We can't stop him. This is clearly the thod of the Spirit of the Vast Sun; it seems to be protecting him as well. If we were to stop him, we would inevitably co into conflict with this Spirit of the Vast Sun." The Bronze Ancient King shook his head.
They and the Spirit of the Vast Sun belonged to the situation of Minding One's Own Business. They weren't confident in taking down this Spirit of the Vast Sun, and the other party probably wasn't confident in doing anything to them either, which was why they were stalemated here.
Once a fight broke out, the result was unknown. What was more crucial was that it was very difficult for the six of them to be Working with One Heart. If the Spirit of the Vast Sun caught one of them and beat them...
"Forget it." The several of them reached a consensus and no longer paid attention to this Taixuan Tianyi.
The Xuantian Ancient King then continued, "Little friend, about what I just said, will you consider it?"
The Phantom Image before them paused, seemingly pondering. Only after a mont did he say in a deep voice, "I want Radiant Moon Bones. Each of you give one piece."
Radiant Moon Bones, one piece each?
Hearing this, the Xuantian Ancient King's eyes flickered slightly. This brat was quite cunning. He couldn't bring things in from the outside, so he thought of a way to get them from their bodies.
A single piece of vertebrae contained a portion of Class Traits. It could serve as a precious material to substitute for certain Profession Requirents, making it extrely precious.
The damage to them couldn't be said to be great, but it couldn't be said to be small either. After all, it wasn't an injury, but being thoroughly taken away. If they wanted to nurture it back, it would also consu a considerable amount of ti.
The Xuantian Ancient King shook his head. "Your appetite is a bit too big."
Su Chen only needed one piece, but he asked for an exorbitant price, leaving room for negotiation. These guys were too cunning. If he only asked for one piece, who knew to what extent they would pressure him.
Now that his Access Level was higher and he could travel through the Spiritual Tower, these old fogeys blocking him outside didn't have as great an impact. He could very well slowly drag it out with them.
But he not only wanted the Radiant Moon Bone, he also wanted the Primal Source discarded by the Remnant Spirit. It was impossible to truly remain stalemated with them forever.
"Then what are your thoughts?" Su Chen's tone was indifferent.
The Xuantian Ancient King pondered briefly, pointed at the Bronze Ancient King, and said, "Among the six of us, excluding this friend who cannot extract a bone, you can choose any one person and extract one Radiant Moon Bone for you. How about that?"
Choosing one person to extract one piece. Before Su Chen even reacted, the crowd had secretly begun communicating.
"Xuantian, you truly believe what he says?" The Zhenwu Ancient King frowned. This feeling of being controlled by another truly displeased him. "Perhaps this person is rely deceiving us. He only has the thod to contact the outside world, but no thod to let us out."
"This kind of guess is aningless." The Xuantian Ancient King didn't mind. "Whether there's a thod or not, we'll only know by taking it step by step. Moreover, it's rely one Radiant Moon Bone. The damage to oneself isn't that severe. There's no harm in trying."
"One piece is a bit too little, right?" Su Chen shook his head. "No matter what, it has to be at least two pieces."
He seed sowhat dissatisfied, but the Xuantian Ancient King shook his head and said earnestly, "Choosing one out of five. If the chosen one harbors dissatisfaction, we can still put a little pressure on him."
"But if it's choosing two out of five, there would be many variables. Those two chosen ones might not necessarily be willing to dissect their bones."
It sounded like there really was so reason to it... Su Chen had to admit that it was indeed very likely to produce such a variable.
He originally only needed one piece. Now, it was nothing more than avoiding any variables from appearing with that one piece. After remaining silent for a long while, he finally nodded with struggle: "Alright, one piece it is."
The Xuantian Ancient King nodded. "Many thanks for little friend's understanding. From the five of us, you may choose anyone you please."
Su Chen pondered for a mont while Putting on an Act, then reached out a finger and pointed, "I choose him."
The expressions of the other Ancient Kings changed slightly.
The Zhenwu Ancient King's expression changed drastically. He stepped forward and shouted sternly, "You're courting death!"
The one Su Chen pointed at was precisely the Zhenwu Ancient King! But he wasn't exacting personal revenge. While outside, he had carefully investigated the general situation of the several other Ancient Kings, aside from the Bronze Ancient King, as well as the Vast Sea Emperor.
The Xuantian Ancient King's combat style basically relied on mobilizing various elental powers. What the Star-Firmant Ancient King excelled in was various Talisman Array thods.
Not to ntion the Ancient King Sacred Cauldron, who leaned more towards support. It was said he could truly revive a person without any lingering worries, but the ti of death couldn't be too long.
As for the Vast Sea Emperor, he was relatively mysterious. It was said he belonged to so sort of commander-type Profession.
Only the Zhenwu Ancient King leaned towards frontal lee combat.
His current system was also primarily focused on Physical Augntation. If he were to extract Class Traits, Zhenwu would probably be the most compatible with him.
The several of them naturally didn't know Su Chen's considerations. They only felt that this brat before them indeed held a grudge. The Zhenwu Ancient King had tentatively tried to break open the Hall Door several tis, clearly earning this brat's resentnt, which was why he deliberately chose the Zhenwu Ancient King.
Su Chen ignored the furiously enraged Zhenwu Ancient King, turning his gaze instead to the Xuantian Ancient King.
The other party sighed and turned around: "Zhenwu, we just agreed on this."
"Who agreed with you!" The Zhenwu Ancient King was entirely unapologetic, mocking, "You guys are being toyed with by a 7th-Tier Class-User and you don't even know it. I have no ti to play with you."
"At worst, we just fight our way in! I'll see what this Spirit of the Vast Sun can actually do to us!"
They can still fight their way in? Su Chen's heart skipped a beat. Then why are they wasting ti with here?
The Bronze Ancient King's expression was wooden, his voice devoid of any emotional fluctuation: " rely paying one bone, versus fighting a battle with the Spirit of the Vast Sun—which consequence is heavier? Can't you weigh that yourself, Zhenwu?"
Hearing his cheap Sect Master's words, Su Chen grew thoughtful. It seed they also weren't certain if they could win the fight. Their confidence wasn't high, so they were trying their best to avoid it.
"Indeed," the Star-Firmant Ancient King also said. "Zhenwu, it is nothing more than a bone. At worst, just have Sacred Cauldron help you recover your vitality."
The Ancient King Sacred Cauldron's face twitched. He said in a deep voice, "Indeed, it is nothing more than a bone. With Xuantian assisting , I can help you recover very quickly."
The Xuantian Ancient King's expression froze, and he also said, "Indeed, Zhenwu. It is rely a bone. Have Bronze open up an undisturbed area, and with the rest of us assisting on the side, it can more or less let you recover so vitality."
In any case, they weren't the ones taking a loss. The several of them faintly surrounded Zhenwu in the center.
The Zhenwu Ancient King stared grimly at that Phantom Image. He also understood in his heart that since the knife wasn't falling on their own bodies, they all hoped he would compromise.
A single bone truly couldn't be called a huge sacrifice, but this feeling of being restrained by an ant-like Class-User truly made fury surge in his heart.
But a mont later, he still suppressed it, his voice cold and stern: "It's rely a bone."
He flipped his arm. Going against the direction of flesh and blood growth, his broad palm forcefully pressed into his spine. The muffled sound of tearing skin and flesh was exceptionally jarring, like a Withered Branch being forcibly snapped off.
With a crisp crack, a block of thoroughly crimson vertebra bone was forcefully torn out of his body. Faint blood-colored halos actually circulated on its surface, flowing slowly in the dark like molten red iron.
The edges of the bone body were sharp as blades, yet the cross-section was crystal clear. One could faintly see Patterns as dense as spiderwebs faintly pulsating within.
"Sacred Cauldron!" Zhenwu's cheeks trembled as he looked coldly at the Ancient King Sacred Cauldron.
Sacred Cauldron looked at Xuantian, and Xuantian looked at Bronze.
The Bronze Ancient King was secretly speechless. He spread his palm, and a Data Torrent surged out. They hooked and intertwined with each other, emitting a low hum.
In less than a breath's ti, a translucent Energy Barrier was ford. The pale cyan light wall glead with a cold tallic light. Ripples dense as circuits flowed on its surface, isolating the external Erosion.
The Ancient King Sacred Cauldron walked behind the Zhenwu Ancient King and tapped lightly on his spine. It was as if warm jade liquid seeped out from his palm, slowly injecting along the cracks.
The Xuantian Ancient King and the others were all on either side, mobilizing their respective powers to assist.
Faint crackling sounds ca from within the Zhenwu Ancient King's body. Pale golden air waves Visible to the Naked Eye roiled out from the wound, then circulated between the Ancient King Sacred Cauldron's fingers, being ticulously guided back into the depths of his flesh and blood.
It was impossible to truly create another bone for him forcefully. It was just expending a bit more effort to fill in the Zhenwu Ancient King's trauma, and also to make him feel a bit better.
The appeasent process ended very quickly. With a flick of the Xuantian Ancient King's finger, this blood-red Radiant Moon Bone fell into the hands of the Phantom Image in front of The Hall.
Su Chen's heart trembled slightly. Manipulating the Phantom Image, he had just wanted to turn around and co back, but found that the Phantom Image was pinned in place, unable to move at all.
The Xuantian Ancient King said faintly, "You have also accepted this compensation. Shouldn't it be ti to discuss the thod to let us out?"
Su Chen sneered: "Accepted what? I'm still pinned outside!"
"Gentlen," he emphasized, "the one Going Back on One's Word is not ."
The Xuantian Ancient King narrowed his eyes slightly and withdrew his power, watching as this Phantom Image carried the bone and walked into the Hall Door.
Regardless of whether this person before them actually had a thod or not, there was no harm in trying.
Moreover... this bone wasn't his anyway.
"Finally got it..."
Su Chen looked at this blood-red bone held in the Phantom Image's hands, his heart filled with a myriad of emotions.
The entire Dust Star Sea only had six Radiant Moons in total. He still had to exclude the Bronze Ancient King. If they hadn't been trapped in this Flare Realm, it truly would have been difficult to get his hands on it.
"Flaming Golden Sand and the Radiant Moon Bone have both already been obtained. It still needs to be forged by the Solar Fla. I wonder if fusing it with the Great Exalted's Remnant Embers will work..."
With a slight stir of his thoughts, Su Chen used the Ignition Cinders to draw out a wisp of Remnant Embers. When all three were located within the sa Space area, a reaction occurred in the Status Panel—
[The Unsullied perceives that the Materials have been fully collected and is preparing to assist the host in undergoing tamorphosis...]
Suddenly, the Flaming Golden Sand, Radiant Moon Bone, and the wisp of Solar Remnants simultaneously sank into his body.
"Little friend!" A shout ca from outside the Hall Door.
"tamorphose later..." Su Chen hurriedly said. The text on the Status Panel froze.
Having taken the item but giving no response, if those few old fogeys outside felt they were being played, flew into a rage out of humiliation, and insisted on breaking into The Hall, that would be troubleso.
But... giving them the thod to leave right now, Su Chen also felt sowhat resistant to it, given the current situation.
They had already associated things with him. After getting out, they might very well co knocking on his door.
"However, these old fogeys can flip the table. Unless I never co in again, I can't delay it for too long either."
Furthermore, they still had the item he wanted in their hands—the Primal Source left behind by the Remnant Spirit.
Su Chen weighed his options. The sense of propriety in this needed to be carefully handled.
Thinking of this, he suddenly asked the Remnant Spirit: "The thod you ntioned, using the Primal Source to perform a Deduction for the Spirit of the Vast Sun's Profession Requirents, what else does it need for assistance?"
Hearing the inquiry suddenly, the Remnant Spirit quickly responded: "Faith Essence. Clear Faith Essence. You need at least fifty portions, the more the better. Only then can we try our best to suppress the Spirit of the Vast Sun's resistance during the Deduction."
Fifty portions of Faith Essence... Su Chen's eyelids twitched. Refining Qin Yun into Cinders only required five portions. This was a direct tenfold increase, and that was just the minimum...
I'm afraid I'll still have to rely on those few old fogeys outside for these essences.
I still have to deal with them for a bit. Su Chen pinched another Phantom Image and walked out.
"I thought little friend had gone, never to return." Seeing Su Chen walk out again, a smile couldn't help but surface on the Xuantian Ancient King's face. "In that case, even if we had to risk the Spirit of the Vast Sun's fury, we would have had to try and see if we could fight our way into your hall."
"I'm not like you guys, Going Back on One's Word," Su Chen bantered.
The Xuantian Ancient King didn't mind either. He asked, "Then we can discuss the thod to leave now, right?"
"We can," Su Chen responded. "I won't hide it from you gentlen, I indeed have a thod to let you leave. However... there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world."
"Do not be Insatiably Greedy! You have already taken one of my bones!" the Zhenwu Ancient King shouted coldly.
Su Chen shook his head: "That was an apology from you gentlen. It has nothing to do with a trade."
The Xuantian Ancient King then asked, "How do we trade? Do you want another bone?"
"No," Su Chen replied instead. "The price has changed this ti. I want Faith Essence. One hundred portions of clear Faith Essence."
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