Supreme Sword God

Chapter 1014: Chapter 1013: Classification of Divine Stones, Rules

As soon as Ye Chen finished speaking,

a burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.

"Ignorant."

"A young brat, merely relying on the backing of the Celestial Blade and the Celestial Cauldron Emperors, yet this is a gathering of Divine Appraisers, where one’s skill in appraising divine stones is what matters. He dares to propose a contest with Master Zhang Hao, this is practically inviting Master Zhang Hao to give him a slap in the face!"

"Master Zhang Hao was already a renowned top-tier Earth-tier Divine Appraiser a hundred years ago. Although he hasn’t reached the Celestial Tier over the years, throughout the entire Celestial Burial Sea, apart from those few Celestial-tier Divine Appraisers, there are hardly any stronger than Master Zhang Hao."

Listening to the discussions around him,

Ye Chen’s eyes flickered.

It seems this old guy has some skill.

However...

Absolutely unfazed!

Previously, out of a spat with the Celestial Cauldron Emperor’s seventh granduncle, Ye Chen pondered on his own and had already reached the level of an Earth-tier Divine Appraiser.

Later, he learned the Rising Source Secret Technique from Lin Qu. Even though the Martial Arts Celestial Eye had yet to advance to the Martial Arts Divine Eye, the insight of his pupil technique had improved several levels.

Moreover, spending some time with the senior Lin Qu, he learned quite a lot!

The elder named Zhang Hao looked at Ye Chen and said flatly, "Young man, having high aspirations is normal, but behaving like you, completely unaware of limits, if you wish to bring disgrace upon yourself, I shall oblige."

"Ye Chen, I’ll wager with you."

"If you lose, kneel before me and kowtow three times, disabling your own eyes."

Ye Chen: "If you lose, the same applies?"

"How could I lose!" Zhang Hao snorted coldly.

Ye Chen: "When it comes to gambling, I’ve never lost either."

On the high platform,

Sikong Zhaixing was having a headache.

Ye Chen’s initial response, though overbearing and unruly, was actually handled just right.

But... Ye Chen then turned to wager with Zhang Hao, with high stakes on the line, which made Sikong Zhaixing very troubled.

In wagers involving Divine Appraisers, if it involves disabling one’s own eyes, it’s very serious.

It means abolishing the source of their pupil technique divine abilities, completely losing those abilities, which is a fatal blow for any outstanding Divine Appraiser!

"Isle Master Sikong, you heard it too, all this was initiated by Ye Chen," Zhang Hao looked at Sikong Zhaixing and said.

"Isle Master Sikong, you wouldn’t break the rules just because of Ye Chen’s backing, would you?"

"Divine Mirror Island has always been claimed to be the core of Divine Appraisers. Although it has declined over the years, I believe Divine Mirror Island wouldn’t disregard the rules of Divine Appraisers."

"Isle Master Sikong, let them start."

A group of people, with one voice after another, pressured Sikong Zhaixing.

Ye Chen also looked at Sikong Zhaixing and said: "Isle Master Sikong, don’t worry, today I’ll show some skills to shut the mouths of those who spout nonsense."

"Ye Chen... you!"

Someone was furious.

Ye Chen looked at the one who shouted angrily, and said: "You haven’t reached the Emperor Realm, have you?"

This person’s face instantly flushed red, and no matter how angry he was, he dared not make a sound.

Not being in the Emperor Realm, he cannot withstand Ye Chen’s sword.

If Ye Chen once again acts unconventionally... there would be nowhere to reason if he were killed by Ye Chen!

Sikong Zhaixing’s brow furrowed tightly.

At this critical moment, indeed he could no longer favor Ye Chen.

Otherwise, the prestige of Divine Mirror Island would be completely lost.

"Someone, bring up the divine stones prepared for this gathering!" Sikong Zhaixing ordered.

Moments later.

A large area in the center of the plaza was cleared, and piece by piece, divine stones were brought out.

Some divine stones were shaped like pigeon eggs.

Others were as large as small mounds.

Ye Chen’s eyes scanned the pile of divine stones.

At the Sports Alliance Headquarters, the Celestial Cauldron Emperor had gathered a bunch of divine stones for Ye Chen to practice with.

But those divine stones were all ordinary, with not much difficulty in appraisal.

However, the batch of divine stones prepared by Divine Mirror Island was very difficult to appraise.

The surface of each divine stone exuded a mysterious energy with a strong effect of blocking investigation.

With Lin Qu’s teachings, Ye Chen was no longer a novice in understanding divine stones.

He knew that divine stones actually originated from fragmented divine battle relics.

Some divine stones would be scattered from the divine battle relics, those are the lowest tier divine stones, with a very small chance of finding opportunities, almost impossible to yield great opportunities. These are also known as low-tier divine stones.

Medium-tier divine stones require entering the fragmented divine battle relics, delving into relics to acquire them. The chance of containing opportunities within these divine stones is much greater than low-tier ones, and there is even a possibility of discovering significant opportunities within.

Further on, there are high-tier divine stones that can only be found in the deepest parts of the fragmented divine battle relics. Each high-tier divine stone is extremely valuable; if they reveal an opportunity, it’s likely to be something Emperor Realm powerhouses would contest over.

Above high-tier divine stones, there is another type known as Divine Origin, which even a Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser cannot confidently ascertain, and might contain the flesh of a god or an intact divine weapon...

Back then, Ye Chen found a seed of divine medicine from a divine stone on Island No.1 in the outer sea. That divine stone, by categorization, could only be classified as a high-tier divine stone.

The way to differentiate from low-tier divine stones to Divine Origin is quite simple.

It’s by assessing the density of the mysterious energy on the surface.

In this gathering, the divine stones provided by Divine Mirror Island for everyone to appraise had none that were low-tier. More than half were medium-tier, and the rest were all high-tier divine stones!

Zhang Hao, who was wagering against Ye Chen, looking at the divine stones before him, a glint of greed flashed in his eyes, then he said: "Isle Master Sikong, the rules for past gatherings’ stone appraisal competitions haven’t changed, have they?"

Sikong Zhaixing nodded and said: "Still the same as before, whoever retrieves the better thing wins.

The winning party acquires the opportunity within.

If the losing party also retrieves an opportunity, it goes to Divine Mirror Island, and the losing party must also pay an equivalent of 50% of the value of the divine stone."

Whenever there’s a wager, Divine Mirror Island actually loses.

They have to open stones for free, which incurs a huge cost, especially for high-tier divine stones!

But to demonstrate their core status among Divine Appraisers in Celestial Burial Sea, Divine Mirror Island is truly spending lavishly!

Such things, in Ye Chen’s view, are entirely unnecessary.

For the sake of maintaining some so-called reputation, to host such a gathering with so many valuable items, what’s the use?

And what’s the result?

The Divine Appraisers present aren’t really giving face to Divine Mirror Island, otherwise, the current situation wouldn’t have arisen.

Being strong oneself is fundamental.

If Divine Mirror Island still had a Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser, there would be no need for such gestures to assert presence.

Zhang Hao, obtaining the answer he wanted, then looked at Ye Chen with a high-handed demeanor and said: "Old as I am, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve appraised high-tier divine stones. To avoid someone claiming I’m bullying the young, you go first."

Ye Chen sneered, taking one step forward, he stood in the middle of the piles of divine stones.

The Martial Arts Celestial Eye fully activated, golden light flashing in his pupils, observing the surrounding divine stones carefully.

"Judging by his appearance, he probably only knows how to use pupil technique divine abilities, ignorant of all else. He might not have even touched many divine stones—participating in a Divine Appraisers’ gathering with someone like that is simply disgraceful!"

A middle-aged man sneered repeatedly, relentlessly making sarcastic remarks.

In the field, Ye Chen’s figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

"Be careful!"

Top-tier Earth-tier Divine Appraiser with Emperor Realm prowess, Zhang Hao shouted.

However,

it was already too late.

With Instant Space Swordsmanship shifting his position, Ye Chen had appeared beside the middle-aged man, most vocal with sarcasm, and suddenly swept the Celestial Mark Sword across, revealing the True Intent of Dragon and Phoenix!

Under the blazing sword light,

the middle-aged man, dead!

With Ye Chen killing someone in an instant once more, the faces of all the Divine Appraisers turned extremely complex and unsightly.

Ye Chen, holding his blood-dripping sword, said flatly: "If you don’t know how to shut up, I don’t mind teaching you."