Chapter 1079: Chapter 1065: Anomaly of the Golden Body Stone
After Brother Sea-Breaking Great Saint left, Ye Zhen, who had been exhausted from a day’s work, did not immediately rest.
Instead, he meticulously placed several Guardian Talisman Scripts around the Silent Chamber, even going as far as to cover the ground with a layer of Guardian Talisman Scripts.
Ye Zhen himself could use Earth Escape, and this ability had earned him numerous feats, so he was very aware of its terrifying nature, making him even more cautious with his defenses.
It had become Ye Zhen’s habit to lay down valuable Guardian Talisman Scripts in all directions before resting or training.
However, what he did today was different, so Ye Zhen also activated the Four-colored Innate Soul Light, laying down a layer of Divine Soul Barrier around him to prevent anyone from using Divine Soul Power to spy on him.
After completing these layers of preparation, Ye Zhen then sent his Divine Sense into the Red Moon Soul Ring, and with a flash of light, the Golden Body Stone he had previously received appeared in the palm of his hand.
At the very instant the Golden Body Stone touched the skin of Ye Zhen’s palm, the Mirage Dragon Pearl within Ye Zhen’s body suddenly trembled, and an inexplicable aura seemed to probe out from within the Mirage Dragon Pearl.
It quickly made contact with the Golden Body Stone and then swiftly vanished.
At that same moment, the Golden Body Stone, which had been touched by this aura from within the Mirage Dragon Pearl, seemed to be stimulated somehow, and a wisp of pale white light flashed across its surface.
The moment the pale white light appeared, the void around Ye Zhen’s body immediately began to collapse, as if shattering, starting to devour everything in sight.
An indescribable force of annihilation instantly shattered all the Guardian Talisman Scripts, including the layer of Divine Soul Barrier, that Ye Zhen had just set up.
Even more terrifying was that the position directly in front of the Golden Body Stone, specifically Ye Zhen’s chest, had its clothes disappear in an instant, and with a sharp pain in his chest, a finger-deep wound appeared on the skin, blood gushing out.
At that very instant, the Thunder Light Pearl, Longevity Banner, and Purple Flame Golden Lamp within Ye Zhen’s body suddenly hummed loudly, their flames blazing forth.
The quickest to react was the Thunder Light Pearl, with a Thunder Light Barrier instantly crackling into existence before Ye Zhen, severing that force of annihilation almost instantly.
Especially the Purple Flame Golden Lamp, which directly released a circle of pale purple flame barrier, firmly protecting Ye Zhen within.
In an instant, Ye Zhen’s expression became one of great shock!
Soul Artifact protection!
The extremely faint fluctuation just now from the Golden Body Stone actually caused the Artifact Spirits within the Soul Artifacts to actively protect their master.
Each Soul Artifact contains a formed Artifact Spirit, which is why Soul Artifacts are so precious. However, to have a Soul Artifact activate its master-protection typically only happens in one scenario.
It senses a threat to the master’s life safety, and when the master makes no move, it will actively protect the master.
In other words, that tiny wisp of pale white light, in the eyes of the Purple Flame Golden Lamp and the Longevity Banner, was already capable of threatening Ye Zhen’s life safety, leading them to actively use origin power to protect their master.
Having two Soul Artifacts actively protect their master was remarkable enough, but this wisp of light even managed to disturb the Thunder Light Pearl, utterly shocking Ye Zhen.
The Thunder Light Pearl is an Acquired Spirit Treasure-level artifact.
After devouring the Demon Core of the Thunder Clam under the sea, its strength had grown to the level of a Low Grade Soul Artifact, but its essence far surpassed countless Low Grade Soul Artifacts.
This wisp of unintentionally triggered fluctuation caused such a commotion, and Ye Zhen’s shock was understandable.
Almost simultaneously, Ye Zhen’s door swung open suddenly, and with a flash of light, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint rushed up to Ye Zhen in a manner akin to lightning.
“Fourth Brother, what happened?”
Feeling the Thunder Light Barrier and the Purple Flame Spirit Fire Barrier in front of Ye Zhen, Sea-Breaking Great Saint’s face changed dramatically once again.
“Soul Artifact protection, Soul Artifact actively protecting its master? Fourth Brother, are you facing life-threatening danger, an assassination attempt?” In an instant, without waiting for Ye Zhen to say anything, the Divine Soul Power of Sea-Breaking Great Saint poured out in all directions like a flood?
At the same moment, over a hundred Divine Sense Powers swept toward this side but were instantly dispelled by Sea-Breaking Great Saint.
Within a few breaths, the commotion had already drawn inquiries from the guards stationed on Shuili Island.
Ye Zhen was left stunned.
This commotion had blown up, indeed.
He had not anticipated that merely attempting to test the Golden Body Stone would cause such a stir, it was truly…..
Other matters would be resolved by Sea-Breaking Great Saint for Ye Zhen, but here, what was he to tell Sea-Breaking Great Saint?
Speak truthfully, or?
Ye Zhen felt conflicted.
However, in a moment, Ye Zhen had made a decision, he could not speak the truth.
Because speaking the truth would inevitably reveal the Mirage Dragon Pearl, and the secret of the Mirage Dragon Pearl was something that must not be known to anyone.
“Third Brother, I’m not sure either, while I was studying this Golden Body Stone, all the Guardian Talisman Formations I set up shattered, and then, before I could react, the Soul Artifacts actively protected their master.” Ye Zhen played along with Sea-Breaking Great Saint’s lead, looking bewildered as he spoke.
“The Soul Artifacts actively protecting you means that a substantial threat or a prepared lethal attack was being aimed at you. Fortunately, you were cautious and the Guardian Talisman Formation you set up scared them away!”
Upon saying this, Sea-Breaking Great Saint narrowed his eyes, “Someone wants to assassinate you?”
“On this Shuili Island, only two individuals possess the power that might compel a Soul Artifact to actively protect you and would resort to such measures to kill you, even daring to act here.
One is the Leader of the Dragon Alliance, Jie Tianhe, and the other is Kui Otu from the Stars Tower, but launching an assassination attempt here doesn’t align with the Stars Tower’s modus operandi.
I suspect, it’s eight to nine chances that the assassin is that old ghost, Jie Tianhe!” Sea-Breaking Great Saint analyzed.
Thus, Ye Zhen could only nod, allowing Jie Tianhe to take the blame for this incident.
However, the analysis by the Sea-Breaking Great Saint makes a lot of sense. It’s possible that Jie Tianhe might actually come to assassinate Ye Zhen, take him away half-dead, and that’s all it would take.
As long as there is no evidence, no one can simply claim that Jie Tianhe did it, after all, Jie Tianhe’s status is well recognized.
Ultimately, after advising Ye Zhen thoroughly, and watching Ye Zhen lay down a Guardian Talisman Formation once again, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint finally left to return to his own room to rest.
The instant the Sea-Breaking Great Saint left, Ye Zhen was shocked beyond measure and looked towards the Golden Body Stone.
Such an unwanted item, almost unsold, actually caused such a big commotion?
But then again, it was because Ye Zhen had the Mirage Dragon Pearl. Without the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Ye Zhen probably wouldn’t have bid for this Golden Body Stone and picked up this huge bargain.
Now what Ye Zhen can confirm is that this Golden Body Stone is indeed a treasure, and it should be a rather extraordinary one.
Faced with such an unknown treasure, it’s likely impossible for anyone to suppress their curiosity.
This time, Ye Zhen carefully arranged layer upon layer of defenses, even setting up Protective Spirit Armor, while also using a sliver of Divine Sense to control the Thunder Light Pearl, Purple Flame Golden Lamp, and Longevity Banner to prevent them from automatically protecting him and causing unnecessary trouble.
After making all the preparations, Ye Zhen once again sank his Divine Sense into the Mirage Dragon Pearl, attempting to induce the Golden Body Stone.
But in the next moment, Ye Zhen was dumbfounded.
No response!
There was no longer any response.
This Golden Body Stone seemed to have turned into a lifeless object; there was no longer any activity, no matter how Ye Zhen tried to stimulate it with the Mirage Dragon Pearl, there was no response.
Even when Ye Zhen put the Golden Body Stone back into the Red Moon Soul Ring and took it out again just as before, there was no response.
There were no further abnormalities between the two.
This left Ye Zhen very puzzled.
Upon careful reflection, Ye Zhen formed a rough conclusion.
The wisp of dark white light earlier was very likely just a remnant bit of power within the Golden Body Stone.
It’s also possible that the Mirage Dragon Pearl currently cannot repeatedly activate the power within the Golden Body Stone.
The Ninth Stage Seal of the Mirage Dragon Pearl has only been partially lifted, with just the Third Stage broken through at the moment, and the Artifact Spirit inside is still heavily sealed, so only a trace of power could seep through. Who knows what it cost to achieve that.
Perhaps in the future, when Ye Zhen breaks a few more layers of the Mirage Dragon Pearl’s seal, he might be able to activate this Golden Body Stone.
For now, this is the only judgment Ye Zhen can make.
However, during this entire ordeal, Ye Zhen discovered something else.
Just after that wisp of dark white light passed, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power seemed to be able to faintly penetrate into the Golden Body Stone.
Unlike what Chen Pi had explained earlier, where the Divine Soul couldn’t pass through.
Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power felt quite vague and odd entering the Golden Body Stone, like being lost in fog, something seemed to be discoverable, but nothing could really be found.
Ultimately, after two hours of futile attempts, Ye Zhen placed the Golden Body Stone back into the storage ring.
Maybe, after breaking one or two more layers of the Mirage Dragon Pearl’s seal, the secret of the Golden Body Stone can be unveiled.
This night is destined to be a sleepless one.
Because Ye Zhen must enhance his strength as much as possible in the shortest time.
Undoubtedly, when leaving the island, the Dragon Alliance and the Stars Tower, especially the Dragon Alliance, will definitely spare no effort to hunt down Ye Zhen.
Gaining even a little strength would provide Ye Zhen with an additional safeguard during his escape.
The first task is, naturally, preparing for escape.
The Thunder Light Pearl obtained from Thunderbolt Dragon King, the Golden Rainbow Spirit Sword from Golden Rainbow Dragon King, are both exceptional treasures, thus the Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings from Wind Wing Dragon King are also extraordinary.
Moreover, in terms of value, this Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings from the Wind Wing Dragon King are an exceedingly rare auxiliary spirit artifact, an auxiliary Supreme Spirit Artifact.
In a normal context, even spending a fortune enough for a Soul Artifact wouldn’t guarantee you an auxiliary High Grade Spirit Artifact, let alone an auxiliary Supreme Spirit Artifact.
Auxiliary spirit artifacts, within the realm of spirit artifacts, are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, not to mention, this Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings seem almost tailor-made for Ye Zhen, to compensate for his deficiency in body skills.
Of course, when anyone else obtains these Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings, it would also seem almost tailor-made for them.
After all, these types of speed enhancing spirit artifacts are exceedingly rare.
Compared to Soul Artifacts, refining a spirit artifact is much simpler, especially since Ye Zhen is an Artifact Refiner.
In just two hours, the Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings appeared on Ye Zhen’s back. With a mere thought, the massive wings would immediately unfold, giving Ye Zhen a peculiar sensation.
In the next moment, with a thought, Ye Zhen retracted the wings, stepped slowly out of the room, and with a flash of Spirit Light enveloping his body, his figure soared into the sky.
Ye Zhen was eager to know how powerful this Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings would be when combined with his Geomagnetic Field?
Just how fast could it make Ye Zhen? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on .)