The youth with four wings soon arrived at the exchange point, stepping through the grand and magnificent gates, his heart filled with overwhelming emotion. Once upon a time, he observed the entire world from the perspective of a lowly ant; now, he could gaze upon it from a human vantage point.
“Sir, what can I assist you with?” A beautiful girl approached.
The four-winged youth glanced at her dismissively. “I wish to sell some items.”
“Certainly.” The beautiful girl led the youth into the inner hall's transaction area, where a private chamber awaited. It was extravagantly luxurious, centered around a virtual appraisal platform.
“Sir, any items you wish to sell can be placed here for appraisal and pricing!” the beautiful girl said with a smile, standing respectfully to the side.
The four-winged youth, his expression arrogant, flipped his palm open, revealing his spatial folding pouch. With a flick of his finger, waves of divine power lifted the sets of equipment inside, like unseen small hands, placing them onto the virtual platform.
Swish, swish, swish…
Set after set floated out from within, settling onto the appraisal stand. For every item placed down, a brief flash of light followed, displaying the item’s name and price.
For an ancient world that had spanned countless epochs, the parent group of this trading establishment had been founded for an indeterminate number of years, managing to catalog almost 99.9% of the items in the ancient world. Things that could not be identified or appraised virtually did not exist.
“High-tier Demigod set, 80% integrity, priced at 5,000 Demigod Stones.”
“Low-tier Demigod set, 90% integrity, priced at 800 Demigod Stones.” “Gan Feng Demigod set, 60% integrity, priced at 13,200 Demigod Stones.”
As thousands of Demigod sets were appraised, the total value reached approximately 4.6 million Demigod Stones!
The four-winged youth’s eyes lit up. “4.6 million Demigod Stones! Tsk tsk, if I used this for my cultivation, I could probably reach the Pseudo-God realm quite quickly. With these Demigod Stones, I can afford a vast amount of elixirs to temper my physique!”
“However…” “That menace dared to let me come alone with such a fortune; he must have precautions in place. I wonder what trick he pulled on me this time. Damn it, I can’t risk this.”
The four-winged youth muttered inwardly. Having suffered too many losses from his interactions with Ye Chen, a deep-seated wariness remained. He dared not betray him lightly; even seeing Ye Chen unconscious before him would feel like a deliberate test by the other party.
After selling these items, the virtual system suddenly inquired if he wished to store the Demigod Stone total in a virtual account. This caused a stir in the youth’s heart. “An account? Does this body have an account? Wait, if this body’s owner died, then—as little Chen Chen would put it—upon the soul’s extinction, the stored virtual account would be automatically sealed. If I deposit it, I’ll never be able to retrieve it!”
Virtual accounts were directly imprinted onto brainwave information, not the iris, meaning even if someone stole another’s eyeball and connected it to their own, they couldn't access the owner’s account.
“No need to store it, take it all out now,” the four-winged youth coughed lightly and commanded coolly.
The beautiful girl nodded with a smile and stepped out of the chamber.
The four-winged youth took out the unknown beast bones and some shriveled, strange flora from his spatial folding pouch, tossing them onto the virtual platform. Their prices were quickly calculated, totaling over 100,000 Demigod Stones!
With a sweep of his hand, the four-winged youth tossed the last item—a smooth, dark black scale—onto the appraisal platform. A milky white light shimmered, enveloping the entire scale.
After a moment…
“Ding!”
“Item: Sky Beast Scale!”
“Type: Fragmented Material!”
“Function: Can forge a Spirit-grade Spatial Divine Weapon!”
“Price: 10 Million Demigod Stones!”
A string of information materialized on the virtual platform, leaving the four-winged youth gaping, momentarily stunned. “T-ten million?”
“Hell!”
“A single rotten scale is worth ten million Demigod Stones? Are you kidding me?” “Little Chen Chen must have made a mistake…”
“Did this bastard fail to recognize this thing and sell it as just a common monster part?” The youth grew more certain as he recalled Ye Chen’s casual demeanor when handing it over. He hesitated, thinking: If I sell this, I’ll have even more Demigod Stones, which will give me more confidence in a fight. But what if it’s something crucial? Wouldn’t that be disastrous? I should inform Little Chen Chen first. Right now, Black Grandpa and he are on the same boat; if Little Chen Chen sinks, I won’t have an easy time either. Damn it.
With that thought, he snatched the dark black scale out and tossed it back into the spatial folding pouch. Although the 10 million Demigod Stones were incredibly tempting, it wasn't his to gain if he hadn't earned it…
Besides, if he showed it to Ye Chen later and it was still useless, it wouldn't be too late to sell it then.
Not long after, a middle-aged man entered, wearing the badge of an outer hall supervisor, a humble smile on his face. He extended his hand. “Greetings, I am the manager here. Please forgive any lack of proper hospitality.” The four-winged youth nodded. “Where are the Demigod Stones?”
The middle-aged man gestured broadly, tossing over a silver ring. He chuckled, “This is a small spatial folding bag containing the Demigod Stones. Sir, you can register for our VIP level here and trade directly in the private rooms next time you visit.”
The four-winged youth accepted the silver ring and checked it. The Demigod Stones inside were not short; including the later appraised beast bones, the total was 4.7 million Demigod Stones.
“I’ll consider it next time.” Unwilling to linger, the four-winged youth waved his hand and left.
Shortly after the youth departed, the middle-aged man’s expression turned grim. He pulled out a communicator and walked to a spot free of surveillance cameras, speaking in a low voice. “A youth from the Battle Angel race just left. That person possesses a Sky Beast Scale. Keep an eye on him. Once the six-hour protection period is over, seize that scale for me!”
“Remember, be clean about it.”
“What? A Sky Beast Scale? No way, such a rare item appearing here? Legend says if one collects nine Sky Beast Scales, along with other materials, a Spirit-grade spatial weapon can be forged!”
“The value of that would be terrifying.”
“How strong is the other party? High-tier Pseudo-God or Low-tier?” The voice on the communicator was eager and breathless. Although this was just one scale, obtaining nine could lead to forging a Spirit-grade weapon.
Most Spirit-level powerhouses did not possess weapons, as Spirit-grade weapons were exceedingly rare.
And a Spirit-grade weapon, with its peerless might, was priceless, absolutely beyond the estimation of Demigod Stones—even 10 million Pseudo-God Stones couldn't purchase one!
“Just a little fellow at the peak of the Demigod realm,” the middle-aged man stated grimly.
“Ugh, so weak? Fine, I’ll definitely take care of it for you after six hours!” the voice laughed.
Hanging up the communicator, the middle-aged man’s lips curved into a cold sneer. “A mere Pseudo-God brat dares to come here with such a great treasure? Hmph, courting death!”
“If it weren't for the shop’s regulation stating that the first six hours after a customer leaves are a protection period, and any incident outside would be thoroughly investigated, we would have to return the item intact if it was due to the shop’s fault, or compensate one-third and fire the supervisor on duty if it wasn’t!”
“Otherwise…”
He looked toward the door and sneered silently.
The four-winged youth walked outside, inquired for directions, purchased a map of Azure Water City, and then left, flying toward the agreed-upon meeting location.
Far behind the youth, a dark dot, wrapped in a spatial refraction cloak, moved. Unless one looked closely, it was hard to notice this person trailing the youth, smiling coldly. “He actually dared to leave the city. Truly doesn't know when to quit. Now I can go all out!”
Soon, the four-winged youth arrived above a C-class star fragment continent, where a spaceship was moored. The hatch opened, and the youth stepped inside.
Not far away, the figure cloaked in spatial refraction frowned slightly upon seeing this. “There’s someone else? That ship seems to be Pseudo-God level. It looks like this person is either a mid-tier or high-tier Pseudo-God!”
“Even if he’s a high-tier Pseudo-God, I’ll have to fight for it!”
The figure made up his mind and quickly concealed himself nearby.
Inside the rune space.
“Boss.” The four-winged youth walked in, chuckling. “Mission accomplished. I sold everything for over 4.7 million Demigod Stones. Tsk tsk, that’s enough for the boss to splurge on for quite a while.”
Ye Chen took the silver ring containing the Demigod Stones and examined it. He confirmed the amount and let out a faint, wry smile. While 4.7 million Demigod Stones was substantial, given his current power, he needed 1 million Demigod Stones just to completely refill the Demigod power within his body!
This was barely enough for less than five full refills.
It had to be said that the Nine Heavens Secret Manual, while terrifying, was also a massive drain on resources.
“Oh right, Boss.” The four-winged youth flipped his hand and produced the dark black scale. “This scale seems to be from a Sky Beast. During appraisal, it was valued at 10 million Demigod Stones. I don't know what it's used for.”
Ye Chen paused, took the scale, and studied it closely. He exerted force with his wrist but couldn’t break it, causing him to inwardly be astonished.
This scale was obtained from that nameless, mysterious monster. Its body had stored hundreds of millions of ghost qi, yet it still seemed not full. Now that his own physical strength had reached 850,000, he still couldn’t damage the scale of a Ghost-God level monster!
Too terrifying!
But why did that monster flee immediately upon seeing him?
Ye Chen quickly ordered, “Little Hei, go to Azure Water City and investigate information regarding Sky Beasts. I need detailed data. Take these 4.7 million Demigod Stones; use this money for your investigation, and ask for more if you need it!”
The four-winged youth took the ring, grumbled a bit, turned, and left the spaceship, heading toward Azure Water City.
Nearby, the figure hidden in the spatial refraction cloak watched the four-winged youth depart. After a moment of thought, he fixed his gaze on the dark spaceship, musing: “This fellow seems to be a runner. He will eventually return to this ship. It’s best if I wait right here.”