Ye Chen felt the exquisite beauty carved upon this divine artifact and couldn't resist the urge to reach out and touch it, but he managed to restrain himself, tucked the carving into his Rune Space, and with a flicker of movement, vanished into the void.
Swish! Swish!
Ye Chen’s body darted through the Tianwu Mountain range.
This mountain range spanned a thousand li, a vast expanse of overlapping peaks shrouded in a strange, pervasive energy. This force severely compressed Ye Chen’s innate teleportation range, reducing his usual 10,000-kilometer radius by a factor of one hundred, allowing him to only jump 100 kilometers at a time!
Even so, for Ye Chen, this still granted him clear sensory perception of everything within a 100-kilometer sphere around himself.
“Hmm? What is this grass?” Ye Chen instantly dove toward a recessed valley within Tianwu Mountain. Here grew a small herb, about a foot tall, entirely emerald green, threaded with countless flowing purple light-dots. Its leaves swayed in the breeze, shimmering like crystalline jade, emitting waves of strange medicinal fragrance and thick, verdant qi. It grew bathed in warm sunlight, the gentle rays illuminating its surface, making it look breathtakingly beautiful.
Swish!
Ye Chen shot directly before the small plant. Intoxicated by the alluring scent, he didn’t hesitate; he swiftly reached out, excavated the entire patch of soil where the verdant flora grew, dumped it into his Rune Space, and then, with another burst of movement, streaked toward another location.
“Hmm, what is this stone?” “Eh, here is a set of Pseudo-God peak equipment!”
The entire thousand-li expanse of Tianwu Mountain could be traversed by Ye Chen in ten short teleport jumps. However, under the effect of the Heavenly Beast Superman Mode, he could perceive numerous items within a 100-kilometer radius, sensing many Divine Beasts and a few Super Divine Beasts.
Ye Chen dared not provoke these Super Divine Beasts; if one were to unleash spatial freezing, his only recourse would be to summon his Rune Spaceship and tear open space to escape.
Some treasures were guarded by Super Divine Beasts, making them difficult to acquire. But for Ye Chen, as long as he was sufficiently cautious, stealing them was not impossible—it just depended on whether the treasure was worth the risk.
There were other treasures, peculiar plants, growing on treacherous, sheer cliffs where apes dared not tread and birds could barely cross. Most people would never discover such hidden locations, but under Ye Chen’s heightened perception, they were all detectable.
Perhaps even the master of Tianwu Mountain had never conceived that someone possessing the Heavenly Beast Superman gene could freely plunder every treasure within the mountains.
This was hardly surprising, considering the sheer immensity of the entire Ancient Continent. Resources were plentiful, yet there were only nine Heavenly Beasts, each exceedingly rare. Even a powerhouse like the master of Tianwu Mountain might never encounter one!
Heavenly Beasts are inherently timid; they depart at the slightest disturbance. Every Heavenly Beast possessed a Bronze Scale; only nine such scales were required to forge a Spatial Divine Artifact!
Yet, artifacts forged from Heavenly Beasts were incredibly scarce, highlighting how rare and valuable those scales were. Thus, the mountain’s owner could hardly have predicted this scenario.
While Ye Chen was busy plundering Tianwu Mountain under the cover of his Heavenly Beast Superman Mode, the two figures—the Six-Winged Youth and his companion—were locked in battle with the chasing Super Divine Beast Dá. Eventually overwhelmed, they had no choice but to activate their spaceship and flee.
“Bastard!”
“Unforgivable!”
“We must capture that person! Whoever he is!” “How dare he pluck hair from a tiger’s head and steal my treasures—he must be tired of living!”
The Six-Winged Youth and the man in blood-red armor immediately used brainwaves to replicate Ye Chen’s appearance, embedding the image into their ship’s system to transmit back to their families, issuing a warrant for his arrest.
“So many treasures.”
Ye Chen sensed the items within Tianwu Mountain and discovered that the density of the earth here was terrifyingly high; not even space could fully penetrate it, let alone allow him to sense what lay within.
“Tianwu Mountain truly deserves its status as a peak Divine Artifact. It’s a pity the area is too vast; with my current strength, I cannot instantly displace the entire thing,” Ye Chen sighed internally.
If Tianwu King knew that a mere Demigod was coveting his Tianwu Mountain, what would his reaction be?
Ye Chen collected everything he could reach. In less than a minute, he had teleported dozens of times, each jump representing a new haul: strange plants, mystical fruits, Pseudo-God equipment sets, and even a massive Divine Artifact Axe!
He didn't have time to examine them closely, tossing them straight into his Rune Space, and continued scavenging. Suddenly, through his spatial senses, he detected a familiar acquaintance not far off—it was Luo Guo!
A cold glint flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes. Calculating the remaining seconds of his Heavenly Beast Superman Mode, his gaze turned ruthless, and with a sudden shift, he shot toward Luo Guo.
Along the majestic, sprawling mountain path, Luo Guo navigated his spaceship, following the map provided by his clan. Through his exploration, he had already gathered four or five Pseudo-God peak weapons and a singular strange fruit that could boost his Pseudo-God Power by one million points, equivalent to one hundred thousand Pseudo-God Stones!
“Hmm?” Luo Guo’s ship suddenly halted. He observed the ground nearby tremble slightly, then split open to reveal a deep chasm, within which lay a dark, downward-sloping passage.
“Treasure!” Luo Guo’s eyes lit up. He had heard tales from his elders about encountering such passages within Tianwu Mountain, passages that often led to piles of riches!
“I actually stumbled upon a treasure trove!” Luo Guo was ecstatic. He piloted his ship forward, but the tunnel entrance was only three zhang wide—too small to accommodate the vessel.
He paid it no mind, grasping it with his hand and storing the ship in his spatial folding bag. With a swift motion, he darted into the passage, his heart surging with ecstatic joy: “I’m the first one in, hah! This treasure passage opened at the perfect time; it’s truly Heaven-sent!” He plunged downward without hesitation.
“Oh?” Ye Chen materialized just outside the tunnel entrance. Sensing Luo Guo’s figure plunging straight down, he frowned momentarily, then the corner of his mouth curved into a slight arc. With a swish, his figure disappeared.
At the bottom of the passage was a spacious treasure vault, heaped high with artifacts. However, guarding the entrance was a massive stone gate, beneath which lay coiled a colossal, imposing figure. Upon closer inspection, one would notice the space surrounding this figure seemed to spontaneously combust, resembling molten wax!
A Super Divine Beast!
This was undeniably a Super Divine Beast, and judging by its aura, a powerful one—likely peaking at the early-stage Super Divine level, close to breaking into the middle tier!
Whoosh~
Luo Guo shot forward, instantly alarming the Super Divine Beast. Its enormous body began to sway slowly as it stood up. Its cold, metallic eyes lifted, fixing Luo Guo with an indifferent stare, like a colossal entity of heaven and earth looking down upon a minuscule ant!
Luo Guo jumped in alarm, hastily activating his Divine Spirit Set to protect every critical point on his body. He then drew the high-grade Divine Technology Heavy Destroyer Machine Gun from his spatial folding bag!
“Get lost!” Luo Guo roared.
The Super Divine Beast resembled a gigantic lion, immensely powerful, its thick mane bristling with sharp horns, making it look like a porcupine. Its claws were razor-sharp, fixed intently on the technological weapon in Luo Guo’s hand. From the weapon, the beast sensed a potent, law-infused energy that made its core tremble!
It let out a low growl, and the surrounding spacetime instantly froze; this realm seemed to become its domain, and it the undisputed sovereign within it!
“Shatter!” Luo Guo roared, the concentrated law energy spinning around his Divine Spirit Set, sending out strands that sliced the frozen space into countless fragments, shattering like broken mirrors.
Bang bang bang…
Luo Guo slammed the trigger of his machine gun, unleashing a barrage. Bullets, each imbued with fierce law energy, slammed toward the Super Divine Beast. As these rounds flew, they carved black streaks across the void, resembling strips of black cloth being violently torn.
Swish~
The Super Divine Beast moved instantly, dodging the lethally powerful projectiles. Although it couldn't directly withstand the force of the bullets, its physique allowed it to perfectly track Luo Guo’s every move, enabling it to react and evade the moment he pulled the trigger.
This was the difference wrought by absolute power!
Luo Guo gritted his teeth and yelled, “Die for me!!!” He frantically pulled the trigger, launching bullets like a torrential rain, yet his heart was bleeding.
Pain!
These were not ordinary bullets; they were the kind that even Middle Divine Lords would respectfully yield three feet from. How precious was each shot? His weapon possessed two modes: the first was Solid-Round Mode, firing purchased ammunition. The second was Void-Round Mode, utilizing the weapon’s automatic energy-gathering function to compress the Divine Power and cosmic energy drawn from the air.
However, the Void-Round Mode was slower, often failing to keep up with the firing rate. In such moments, one could only inject True God Stones into the weapon’s rear.
Though incredibly destructive, it was a drain on resources!
This subterranean chamber was vast, spanning perhaps ten kilometers. The Super Divine Beast could dodge and flee at will, its eyes never leaving Luo Guo’s fingers. The moment the muzzle shifted even slightly, it would immediately leap out of the way.
Surrounding it was a world of fire—its domain. Within this domain, it was as fluid and comfortable as a fish in water.
If facing a true Divine Lord expert, their respective domains would suppress each other, allowing for a tense standoff. But Luo Guo was not a Divine Lord expert; he could only endure the enemy unleashing its domain and running rampant within it.
As for Divine Artifacts capable of manipulating domains... their price was astronomical, typically ten times the cost of a spaceship!
After firing hundreds of rounds without managing to harm the Super Divine Beast, Luo Guo began to lose his composure. He secretly vowed that upon returning to his clan, he would immediately transplant a pair of superior eyes!
With the technology derived from the Atlantean Civilization, the Biological Civilization, and many others, achieving this ambition was well within reach.
While the two were locked in battle, a phantom-like figure flashed through the treasure vault, swiftly plundering every item inside, tossing them into the Rune Space without a second glance. Among the haul, Ye Chen vaguely sensed what felt like a disk-shaped weapon radiating potent True God Power.
The figure vanished as quickly as it appeared.
The Super Divine Beast seemed to sense the intrusion and glanced over, then let out a low growl, refocusing entirely on Luo Guo. If it allowed itself to be distracted now, its own life would be in jeopardy.