Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 1381: Chapter 667: Two Extraordinary Artifacts (Part 2)

The Void Illusion Crystal Jade goes without saying; it is a material that the Void Lineage can use to forge Upper Divine Weapons, and its quality is extremely high. Even when used for refining a Nine Layer Heaven Divine Weapon, it is more than sufficient.

Among the dozens of beams of radiant light containing strange treasures and resources, only these two items were the most valuable and suited to his intentions.

However,

these two strange treasures are in two different directions. Now, without the power of the Ninth Layer Heaven, he cannot gather all these resources at once. He still needs to resolve each item individually by dissipating the impact potential encapsulating these strange treasures, and then collect them one by one.

Chen Mu did not hesitate and made his choice immediately, heading straight for the Void Origin Stone!

While the Void Illusion Crystal Jade is indeed precious and is one of the materials he needs for forging Divine Weapons, once he cultivates to the Ninth Layer Heaven, acquiring these resources won’t be difficult. He could roam the universe freely, collecting them everywhere.

As for the Void Origin Stone, a resource that can aid in comprehending the Void Dao is extremely rare. Although for him, with enough time, he will eventually set foot in the Nine Layer Heavens, the sooner he reaches that realm, the better.

Not reaching the Nine Layer Heavens, after all, leaves him with a gap compared to beings like the Master of Tianji and the Master of Nanhua.

At least for the moment,

seeing beings like the Master of Tianji and the Master of Nanhua sweeping through swathes of resources, Chen Mu could sense the disparity between them. Even if he could maneuver against these Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs using techniques of the Void Dao, it would still only be maneuvering. He could not possibly confront them directly.

The true Ninth Layer Heavenly Divine Monarchs are more terrifying than those Ninth Layer Heaven Abyss Beasts from the Abyss of Eternity.

Swish.

Having made his choice, Chen Mu’s figure flickered, and he instantly appeared before the beam of radiant light encasing the Void Origin Stone.

This beam of light was the result of the final burst of power from the collapsing Star River. It traversed the Void, and although weakened, still caused the Ninth Layer Void to tremble, cracks vaguely appearing, its intensity almost reaching the threshold of the Nine Layer Heavens.

"Suppress!"

Chen Mu’s eyes flickered as he gently raised his right hand, directly supporting the beam of radiant light. The surging Void Force in his palm erupted violently, conflicting constantly with the intense potential contained within the beam.

Although the potential contained in the beam reached the threshold of the Nine Layer Heavens, it was ultimately a lifeless entity, an unanchored piece of duckweed, gradually collapsing under Chen Mu’s relentless weakening. Its speed quickly slowed, gradually dropping to a level bearable by the Eighth Layer Heaven. At this point, Chen Mu did not pause, his five fingers closing inward to gather.

Buzz!

The beam of light immediately disintegrated and broke apart, and the Void Origin Stone encased within fell directly into Chen Mu’s palm, where he collected it.

If it had been an ordinary Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarch, further weakening of its potential would have been required to collect it, but for Chen Mu it was only necessary to reduce its impact potential below the Ninth Layer Heaven to forcibly collect it.

After securing the Void Origin Stone, Chen Mu did not stall at all and cast his gaze into the distance.

At this moment, he could see that the other dozens of beams of light he temporarily abandoned had already flown a considerable distance, and each beam was followed by the integrated aura of an Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarch making a move to snatch it.

Among them, several strange treasures of higher value even attracted competition among several Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarchs, with conflicts already beginning to erupt.

The Void Illusion Crystal Jade was one of them. Three Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarchs were vying for the Void Illusion Crystal Jade, and at this point, the impact potential contained within the Void Illusion Crystal Jade had only just weakened below the level of the Nine Layer Heavens. Yet the three Divine Monarchs, being just ordinary Eighth Layer Heavens, were still unable to forcibly collect it and continued to suppress the radiant impact, but were beginning to engage each other in conflict.

Swish.

With an unchanging expression, Chen Mu stepped forward, measuring the Void. In an instant, he crossed billions of miles, catching up to the Void Illusion Crystal Jade being contested without saying a word, raising his hand and pressing down with a giant handprint.

In a flash, the Void surged, a vast Divine Power erupted, unleashing a terrifying potential of the Eighth Layer Heaven Limit, shaking the surroundings, and forming a Void Giant Hand that boldly suppressed everything!

To deal with beings of comparable strength requires precise techniques, yet when the gap exceeds two minor levels, overwhelming suppression is often the most suitable method.

"Not good."

"It’s Divine Monarch Mu!"

"Damn it."

The three Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarchs vying for the Void Illusion Crystal Jade turned pale at the sight.

They were all merely ordinary Eighth Layer Heavens, none reaching the Eighth Layer Heaven Peak, vastly outmatched compared to Chen Mu. Facing Chen Mu’s most basic Void Great Handprint and its rampant Divine Power, they were unable to directly confront it.

Though they were Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarchs, even the most ordinary of them had some degree of self-preservation strength against the Eighth Layer Heaven Limit. This self-preservation refers to evasion and maneuvering, not direct confrontation.

In a direct confrontation, a single minor level difference might be manageable, but a difference of two minor levels means that recklessly engaging would result in losing over ten percent of a Divine Power in a single exchange, leading to severe injury!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Facing Chen Mu’s Divine Power, the three Eighth Layer Heaven Divine Monarchs, though unwilling, had no choice but to retreat.

As overlords of the Star River, they were also decisive. Seeing that they could no longer compete for the Void Illusion Crystal Jade, they immediately gave up and instead turned to snatch other strange treasures and resources that had not yet been secured.