Primordial Star Scripture-Chapter 907 - 857 Sudden Change (1st Update)

"What sort of treasure is this?!"

"My divine power... it's been completely frozen!"

"Even the terrifying flames that Sima Liao unleashed against Ye Chen have been completely sealed as well!"

At the moment Ye Chen revealed the mysterious artifact of the copper gong and wooden hammer, everyone's own divine power was immediately frozen. Even the ghostly blue flames emitted by the white skeleton were suspended in midair—an astounding sight that left the gathered onlookers utterly terrified.

They couldn't fathom what kind of treasure could possess such divine might.

Could it... could it be an Ultimate Heavenly Artifact?!

But with Ye Chen's current realm, it was impossible for him to wield such a thing!

Or perhaps this artifact, like the white skeleton, didn't even belong to this cosmic plane—something far more extraordinary and otherworldly?

In their horror-stricken awe, Mu Qingxue and the countless observing Divine Kings felt a bit more at ease, knowing that Ye Chen wouldn't harm them.

But for Sima Liao, this moment was an absolute nightmare filled with terror!

Sima Liao had never anticipated that, despite injuring his own Life Origin to forcefully activate the power of the white skeleton, not only had he failed to kill Ye Chen, but he had provoked Ye Chen into using a treasure even more frightening than the skeleton.

This artifact gave Sima Liao the overwhelming sense that he was facing a Sovereign!

To have his entire divine power utterly frozen...

He was completely incapable of controlling the energy within his body.

Wasn't this equivalent to turning him into a lamb awaiting slaughter?

Even the ghostly blue flames in the eye sockets of the skeleton, which he had placed so much hope on, were entirely sealed, unable to harm Ye Chen in the slightest—leaving him completely at a loss for what to do.

In the midst of this wave of panic,

Ye Chen calmly extended his hand, and a surge of Void sword light emerged within his palm.

Everyone had been frozen in place.

But Ye Chen was completely unaffected, moving with unrestrained ease!

"The copper gong and wooden hammer—this treasure is truly heaven-defying."

Clutching the Void sword light, Ye Chen couldn't help but marvel.

When he first discovered this artifact in the "Abandoned Land," though he managed to activate it successfully, his own divine power was also frozen alongside everyone else's.

If everyone's divine power remained frozen, the artifact offered no advantage to its wielder.

After all, if his divine power was likewise sealed, he would pose no threat to anyone else.

But after leaving the "Abandoned Land," Ye Chen pondered deeply. Since this artifact was left behind by an existence that transcended the Sovereign Realm, it couldn't be so limited and trivial in its effect.

There had to be deeper mysteries hidden within!

In the time following, Ye Chen devoted himself not only to cultivation but to unraveling the mysteries of this artifact as well.

Finally, before departing the first world layer of the Heavenly God Mountain, he unlocked the method to truly wield its power.

Understanding the secret behind this artifact, Ye Chen was now able to control it so that it would freeze the divine power of others, while leaving his own untouched.

Under this configuration, as long as he wasn't confronting a Sovereign, his divine power could endure the artifact's drain, allowing him to use it against his enemies!

"With this copper gong and wooden hammer, at a cost of thirty percent of my divine power, I can freeze all Sovereign Realm and below cultivators within ten breaths in a radius of ten thousand feet."

"At eighty percent divine power depletion, I can even freeze Sovereign Realm and below cultivators for a full half-quarter of an hour!"

"The risk of using eighty percent is far too high, but with thirty percent and ten breaths' time, it's enough for me to kill my foes!"

His thoughts racing, Ye Chen raised his hand, and the Void sword light shot straight at Sima Liao.

The ten breaths would vanish in an instant; Ye Chen had to seize the opportunity to finish Sima Liao.

Sima Liao's earlier killing intent toward him—and toward Mu Qingxue—was something Ye Chen would never forget.

If not for his arsenal of methods, he could very well have perished at Sima Liao's hands.

Ye Chen certainly wouldn't leave Sima Liao alive as a threat for the future!

From the moment Ye Chen activated the treasure and froze everyone's divine power to the point he unleashed the Void sword light against Sima Liao, only a single breath had passed.

Seeing the Void sword light striking toward Sima Liao, everyone knew he was doomed.

After all, Sima Liao had already failed to best Ye Chen previously. Now, with his divine power completely sealed, it was impossible for him to withstand this deadly strike.

Just as everyone was certain Sima Liao's fate was sealed, disaster struck suddenly.

A violent purple storm erupted out of nowhere, instantly extinguishing the Void sword light that Ye Chen had sent hurtling toward Sima Liao.

The abrupt turn of events shocked everyone: "Could this be a new trick of Sima Liao's?"

But within moments, that notion was discarded.

The gathered Divine Kings quickly realized that the purple storm wasn't limited to a single area—it was an endless wave of purple storms.

The storms swept through with an unstoppable force, seizing everyone present—Sima Liao, Mu Qingxue, Ye Chen, and all others alike!

It wasn't Sima Liao's secret weapon.

It was the Sea of Mist itself undergoing an upheaval.

No one could have foreseen that, at the critical juncture of Ye Chen and Sima Liao's battle, such a catastrophe would unfold.

Amid the purple storm's relentless assault, those with frozen divine power were utterly defenseless, and even Ye Chen, whose divine power remained unaffected, was powerless to resist. freёnovelkiss.com

All were swept up into the depths of the unstoppable purple storm!

When the ten breaths of time elapsed and the divine power of the observing Divine Kings returned to normal, they still found themselves helpless—carried along in the storm's unyielding current above the Sea of Mist.

"What's happening?"

"What's happening?!"

The situation sent countless Divine Kings into a frenzy of screams.

Even Ye Chen felt a tremor of fear in his heart; he hadn't anticipated such a sudden twist.

Could this be the inherent danger of the Yellow Light Danger Zone of the Sea of Mist?

If so, then the force of these storms was far too horrifying, even for someone of his strength!

Fortunately, at the moment the storm erupted, Ye Chen managed to store away the copper gong and wooden hammer artifact, preventing it from being blown away.

The only regret was failing to kill Sima Liao.

Yet in the midst of this calamity, Ye Chen had no time to worry about Sima Liao—figuring out the situation took precedence.

"Ye Chen!"

Swept along in the chaos of the storm, Mu Qingxue was blown close to Ye Chen. Trying to make sense of what was happening, her fair and delicate face betrayed a hint of panic.

"Is that—the 'Purple Silver Pearls'?!"

Amidst her fear and confusion, Mu Qingxue spotted a massive cluster of "Purple Silver Pearls" being carried toward her by the storm.

This cluster seemed to contain tens of thousands of Purple Silver Pearls!

Tens of thousands! The sheer amount was astronomical!

If not for the dire circumstances of the purple storm, Mu Qingxue might have been overcome with ecstatic joy.

"This..."

As she gazed at the overwhelming quantity of Purple Silver Pearls amidst the raging storm, a realization dawned upon Mu Qingxue's mind, and she spoke hurriedly to Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen, do you know why Sima Liao hunted me down?"

Understanding there was no time for idle questioning, Mu Qingxue continued urgently: "Earlier, in the area I was in, a purple storm had swept through, and after it passed, I found a small cluster of thousands of Purple Silver Pearls."

"It was because Sima Liao witnessed me discovering those thousands of Purple Silver Pearls that he pursued me relentlessly."

"Now, there's another purple storm, but this one is far stronger, and there are far more Purple Silver Pearls than before—tens of thousands of them!"

"Could these two occurrences be connected?"

Mu Qingxue's words sent a jolt through Ye Chen's heart.

Purple storms, Purple Silver Pearls?

Was there truly a connection between them?

As Ye Chen waved his hand, signaling Mu Qingxue to collect the Pearls rushing toward her amidst the storm, he noticed another massive cluster being carried toward him.

The number was similarly in the tens of thousands!

With a thought, Ye Chen activated his divine energy, reaching out to gather the incoming Pearls.

Though he couldn't resist the storm's pull, the task of collecting the Purple Silver Pearls posed no challenge.

"So many Purple Silver Pearls!"

"What exactly is happening within this Sea of Mist?!"

If a single person suddenly stumbled upon tens of thousands of Purple Silver Pearls, one could chalk it up to sheer luck.

But now both he and Mu Qingxue had acquired tens of thousands of Pearls, and Ye Chen could see that many other Divine Kings caught in the storm were also harvesting similar amounts.

Such a phenomenon was undeniably strange!

What Ye Chen didn't yet know was that the purple storms and the flood of Purple Silver Pearls weren't confined to his current area alone. The entirety of the Yellow Light Danger Zone within the Sea of Mist was experiencing the same upheaval.

Every Challenger in the Yellow Light Danger Zone was swept up in the purple storms and deluged by the abundance of Purple Silver Pearls.

Their reactions were a mixture of hysteria and jubilation.

The hysteria came from their uncertainty about where the storms would ultimately deposit them.

The jubilation stemmed from their possible survival, which would mean a leap forward in completing their Heavenly God Mountain second-layer objectives. Many had already gathered far more than the thousand-plus Pearls required.

Among these frantic, exhilarated challengers, the most relieved was Sima Liao.

He had been moments away from death, only for the purple storm to erupt and save him from certain doom at Ye Chen's hands.

For now, although swept up by the storm with his fate uncertain, Sima Liao at least remained alive. To his astonishment, he even managed to collect tens of thousands of Purple Silver Pearls.

How could this not leave Sima Liao brimming with joy?

However, Sima Liao's euphoria was short-lived. As the storm carried him onward, he began to realize he was being pulled toward the "Red Light Death Zone" of the Sea of Mist.

Finally, he was swept straight into the "Red Light Death Zone," and with a deafening roar, he was dragged beneath the waves of the Sea of Mist.

But Sima Liao wasn't alone; one by one, every Challenger within the Yellow Light Danger Zone was taken by the endless purple storms and swept into the Red Light Death Zone, disappearing amidst the sea.

Ye Chen and Mu Qingxue did not escape this fate.