This scene left everyone, even the elderly, somewhat flabbergasted, seemingly puzzled and unclear.

However, at this moment, the stall owner hurriedly shouted out, "Old man, what are you doing? Why are you smashing my ancient artifacts?"

The commotion instantly drew the attention of countless eyes.

The old man raised his head, waved his hand, and said, "You're mistaken, I didn't shatter your ancient sword, it's just that the sword was too fragile and accidentally broke."

"Old man, your words are incorrect. You should know that this ancient sword was intact not long ago. I've placed it on the ground for ages and never saw it fracture. Why did it suddenly break in your hands? I find this quite puzzling."

The stall owner retorted, directly shifting the blame onto the old man, saying, "This is your fault. Old man, you know these ancient artifacts were something I risked my life to retrieve from the monumental tomb of an Ancient Monarch. Who knows how much peril they went through. However, I won't make it difficult for you; just provide the Divine Spiritual Origin equivalent to three million Spirit Stones, and we can call it even."

As soon as these words fell, everyone around took a deep breath of cold air.

The equivalent of three million kilograms of Divine Spiritual Origin, isn't that overly exorbitant?

Anyway, the bronze ancient sword that just turned to dust was merely a Mortal Weapon devoid of divinity.

The old man's snow-white eyebrows twitched slightly, feeling somewhat impatient, "Are you trying to falsely accuse an old man like me?"

"Hmph, old man, the evidence is undeniable. Are you suggesting the ancient artifacts I sell would shatter without reason?" The stall owner insisted, attributing all the fault to the old man.

The old man's brows furrowed deeply, seemingly wanting to speak. However, Ye Chen stepped forward, facing the stall owner directly, and said, "I can prove it's not the old man's fault."

Immediately, all eyes turned to Ye Chen.

"I can prove it too," Will also stepped forward, chuckling.

"You two youngsters, don't act rashly. You should know these are ancient artifacts worth millions of Spirit Stones; considering your young age, it would be better not to meddle." The stall owner coldly eyed Ye Chen and Will, with an undertone of threat.

But Ye Chen simply smiled faintly and said, "I just want to prove it's not the old man's fault. Moreover, these weren't genuinely stolen from an Ancient Monarch's monumental tomb. If they were such ancient artifacts, no matter how fragile, they wouldn't shatter upon a mere touch. On the contrary, there would still be a trace of an Ancient Monarch's Daoist Law circulating, making them far more enduring and robust than other ancient items."

"Hmph, are you saying it's impossible for the monumental tomb of an Ancient Monarch to have existed for too long, causing a trace of the Daoist Law to vanish? Yes, that's definitely the case," the stall owner stubbornly insisted.

"Well, that's plausible. However, what if I have this?" Ye Chen flipped his hand, revealing a crystal ball that projected a scene.

The scene depicted the bronze ancient sword just picked up by the old man. The next moment, a faint stream of light flashed lightning-fast from the stall owner and darted towards the bronze ancient sword in the old man's hand, shattering it with a clang.

Seeing this scene, everyone gasped collectively, turning their gaze to the stall owner, now pale-faced.

"No, you must be accusing me unjustly! The dignified Heavenly Exchange Square, under the supervision of the Pill Emperor Clan, how could I do such a thing?" The stall owner resentfully glared at Ye Chen and, with a swift motion, lunged towards Ye Chen, his murderous intent engulfing all over, "Young man, hand over the crystal ball and apologize to me." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Boom—

However, as quickly as the stall owner came, he flew back even faster, crashing into all the ancient items on the stall, with his chest sunken in, and a gush of blood spurting from his mouth.

The sudden scene occurred so swiftly that many hadn't even seen it clearly before it was over, not noticing how Ye Chen had made his move at all.

Only the old man's elderly, cloudy eyes flickered with a hint of brilliance, revealing a trace of a smile.

"You—"

The stall owner looked at Ye Chen in horror, seemingly unable to believe that Ye Chen was such a deeply concealed expert.

At the same time, several powerful figures appeared in the Heavenly Exchange Square, led by an Ancient Great Power. Arriving at the scene, witnessing this moment, their expressions shifted slightly, coldly scanning the surrounding powers, they bellowed, "No fighting is allowed in the Heavenly Exchange Square. Do you intend to disregard our rules? Once violated, no matter who it is, punishment will follow!"

"Sir, he struck first, you must bear witness for me," the stall owner falsely accused, directly slandering Ye Chen.

"Hmm?" The leading Great Power looked at Ye Chen, his expression changing, "Combat Saint King!?"

"Combat Saint King?"

Upon hearing this title, everyone was instantly dumbfounded, clearly not anticipating that this heroic young man was the recently famous Chaos Young Supreme, the Combat Saint King.

The stall owner appeared even paler, evidently aware of the Combat Saint King's formidable reputation.

Nonetheless, no matter how he imagined, he couldn't foresee causing trouble with the legendary Combat Saint King. Yet at this moment, he gritted his teeth fiercely, taking a risk, sobbing as he complained to the Great Power of the Pill Emperor Clan, "Sir, you cannot side with him just because he's the Combat Saint King. You must be fair; he's slandering me and attacked me."

"Hmm?" The guardian, named Dan Xu, was truly an Emperor Clan's Great Power. This moment, he frowned slightly, as no matter how you look at it, the Combat Saint King is an incredibly terrifying Chaos Young Supreme, wielding the supreme battle weapon Desolate Great Halberd from Wuxiang King, immensely frightening, capable of killing Fifth Layer Heaven Great Power.

If a fight truly breaks out, even he cannot guarantee capturing the opponent.

However, not taking action to punish could greatly impact the reputation of the entire Pill Emperor Clan.

"Combat Saint King, was it really you who acted?" Dan Xu had to speak.

Ye Chen merely smiled, somewhat mockingly: "Could it be that the Emperor Clan only listens to one-sided words from others and thus determines it's my fault?"

"What do you mean?" Dan Xu's expression changed slightly, immediately looking towards the stall owner.

"No, Lord Dan Xu, it was the Combat Saint King who slandered me and deliberately hurt me. All of this was slander by the Combat Saint King," the stall owner's face turned pale, "I'm just a minor Heavenly King, how dare I offend the Combat Saint King? My lord, you must stand up for me."

"What do you amount to, and with you, do you think I would slander you?" Although Ye Chen was smiling, anyone could feel how icy cold his smile was, as if it could Ice Seal Thousand Miles.

The stall owner dared not face Ye Chen; at this moment, he felt that the Combat Saint King before him was like an Ancient Giant Dragon awakening from slumber, while he was merely a little chick that would surely be powerless if the opponent acted.

Dan Xu furrowed his brows and said, "Combat Saint King, could you tell me what exactly happened?"

But before Ye Chen could speak, an old gentleman stood out and said, "Would you let this old man speak?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Xu then noticed the presence of the old gentleman, and when his gaze fell upon him, his previously relatively calm expression instantly turned shocked, as if meeting something or even becoming agitated: "Sir—"

He was about to speak, but the old gentleman gave him a glance, making the latter swallow his words mid-sentence, unable to speak out completely.

Nonetheless, the old gentleman stepped forward and addressed Dan Xu: "As the Emperor Clan, you should truly be impartial, not biased. Earlier, this person intended to frame this old man, and this Combat Saint King friend exposed his conspiracy, therefore also suffering this person's retaliatory action, but merely inferior in skill. So you understand what follows, correct?"

"Understood, understood!"

Dan Xu hurriedly nodded, with profound respect in the depths of his eyes, then turned and looked at the stall owner, the terrifying Great Power's Qi Mechanism completely enveloped him, making him tremble violently, not giving him any chance to explain: "Such audacity, actually committing fraud in Heavenly Exchange Square and acting first to accuse the innocent. Guards, arrest him and imprison him."

"Yes—"

As soon as these words fell, several Heavenly King experts had rushed out from behind, placing the War Spear at the stall owner's throat, their murderous intent astounding, making him dare not move a bit, obediently arrested and taken away.

Dan Xu then turned, cupped his fists towards Ye Chen and the old gentleman, and said: "Apologies to both of you, it was the Pill Emperor Clan's negligence, not anticipating such a matter to occur, quite regrettable."

Ye Chen shook his head, not speaking, just somewhat surprisedly looking at the old gentleman.

He could tell that all of this was due to the presence of the old gentleman, causing Dan Xu to directly ignore the stall owner's explanation and immediately charge him.

Dan Xu looked at the old gentleman and saw him smiling slightly at Ye Chen and Will, "Today, truly thanks to the assistance of you two young friends. Otherwise, this old man would have been wronged by someone, hard to clear my name."

In the faint laughter, no matter how one listened, there seemed a hint of mockery, causing Dan Xu's brow to sweat coldly, saying hurriedly, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."

Ye Chen looked at the two slightly astonished.

The old gentleman then smiled and said, "Would you young friends be willing to share a drink with this old man, as a thank you?"

Dan Xu immediately revealed a few astonished glances, also looking at Ye Chen with envy, as this was a great opportunity not to be missed; this Combat Saint King was really fortunate.

However, Ye Chen shook his head, smiled faintly, and declined: "Sorry, I want to continue exploring the Heavenly Exchange Square. Let's have a drink next time."

Will naturally followed Ye Chen, also declining.

"You—" Dan Xu was about to reproach Ye Chen and Will for not recognizing an opportunity, but the old gentleman chuckled warmly and said, "Good, good, then let it be as you said, let's drink next time."

With that, the two bid farewell.

Watching Ye Chen and Will's departing backs, the old gentleman stroked his long beard, "What a Combat Saint King, indeed remarkable."

With just a few words of praise, it stirred up waves of astonishment within Dan Xu's heart.

To earn such praise from the old gentleman, throughout the entire Pill Emperor Clan, it was very rare.