Chapter 726: Insane Treasures

Chapter 726: Chapter 727: Insane Treasures

Seeing Diao Minghuang begin to attack the Restriction Array, Jiang Chonghuang and the others all started to bombard them as well. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The continuous sound of explosions rang out as people began their assaults in front of all eight Restrictions.

Ye Xuan pretended to be attacking as well, but his senses were secretly probing the structure of the Restriction Array.

The ten Restriction Arrays here were somewhat similar to the one that enveloped the ruins, but they were much weaker.

Ye Xuan had found the outer Restriction Array to be somewhat abstruse, but as for the Arrays here, he saw their weak points after just a brief inspection.

If he wished, he could have been the first to open the Restriction. But he didn’t. Instead, he attacked at a leisurely pace, observing the others at their own Restrictions.

Zhan Shang’s assault on his Restriction was still the fastest. A wisp of black mist emanated from his Skull Staff, and the Restriction before him immediately began to melt.

Ye Xuan was secretly alarmed.

Ye Xuan knew perfectly well that Zhan Shang had obtained the Skull Staff from Elder Tianyi of the Profound Mystery Sect. But in Elder Tianyi’s hands, it had been nothing more than an ordinary Eighth-Level Profound Soldier. Aside from being a bit strange, there was nothing special about it.

But now, in Zhan Shang’s possession, it was impossible to know how he had refined it. Not only had its power increased tremendously, but it also exuded an extremely terrifying aura that no ordinary Eighth-Level Profound Soldier could possibly emit.

CRACK!

Just then, a cracking sound rang out. A thin fissure suddenly appeared on the surface of the Restriction Array that Zhan Shang had been bombarding.

As soon as this crack appeared, a scorching red glow burst forth from within it.

WHOOSH!

It was as if a blazing sun had suddenly appeared in the dim, cold, ancient ruins. A scorching airflow spread out, raising the ambient temperature by dozens of degrees in an instant. A dense concentration of Fire Element Profound energy rose and lingered in the air.

“Damn it, what the hell is this thing?”

Zhan Shang’s face twisted in anger. He bore the full brunt of the scorching light, which illuminated his pale, cold face. The black mist shrouding his body writhed continuously under the fiery radiance.

He stumbled back three steps, his face filled with horror.

CRACK!

The scorching light pulsed like a rising sun. Under its glow, the Restriction Array before Zhan Shang shattered on its own and vanished completely, revealing a dancing ball of flame to everyone present.

The flame was only fist-sized. Its outer layer was a brilliant red, but its core held a faint touch of purple. A suffocating Fire Element power diffused throughout the great hall of the ruins, bathing it in bright light.

CRACK!

In the distance, many of the skeletons and corpses scattered across the floor were caught in the light and instantly shattered, turning to dust. Even the remains suspected to belong to Nine Heavens Martial Emperors instantly disintegrated into nothing.

“What is this flame?”

“Such terrifying heat!”

Everyone gasped in horror.

At that moment, even experts like Diao Minghuang, who had been furiously attacking their own Restrictions, stopped and stared at the broken Restriction Array in utter shock.

“Earth Fire! This is definitely an Earth Fire!”

The Array Master, Mu Jin, blurted out, a look of astonishment on his face.

‘Earth Fire?’

Everyone’s heart trembled. The heat was so intense that even Tier Eight Martial Emperors like themselves felt a sense of dread. If this wasn’t an Earth Fire, what else could it be?

‘The Restriction Array in front of Zhan Shang actually held an Earth Fire?’

At that moment, every single person present wore a look of utter shock.

Earth Fire: a mysterious flame born of heaven and earth, a treasure coveted by experts like Fire Element Martial Artists, Alchemists, and Artifact Refiners.

Any single wisp of Earth Fire was a heaven-defying treasure, priceless even in the Profound Domain.

“This Earth Fire’s outer flame is scorching hot, and its core is slightly purple… Just which type of Earth Fire is it?”

A Martial Artist murmured.

There were hundreds of types of Earth Fires in the world, and the difference in value between a powerful one and a weak one was like the difference between night and day.

Some common Earth Fires, like magma fire, could be found in volcanic craters, and any Alchemist at the Eighth Grade Emperor Level or higher had a good chance of refining and capturing them.

However, the more powerful Earth Fires were exceptionally rare treasures, enough to drive even Ninth-Grade Emperor Level Alchemists into a frenzy.

Instantly, everyone’s minds raced as they tried to identify the flame’s origin.

“The Purple Wound Flame.”

But when Ye Xuan saw the flame, his pupils contracted, and a look of sheer horror crossed his face.

As a Ninth-Grade Emperor Level Alchemist in his past life, he couldn’t have been more familiar with the world’s flames. He recognized it at a glance—this was the Purple Wound Flame, ranked thirteenth among all Earth Fires.

‘A Purple Wound Flame actually appeared here?’ Ye Xuan felt his mind short-circuit; this was just too outrageous.

‘There were many Earth Fires in the world, but any ranked in the top thirty could be considered a heaven-defying flame.’

They were enough to incite a frenzy among Ninth-Grade Emperor Level Alchemists.

In his previous life, despite his illustrious status and noble standing, Ye Xuan had only managed to acquire the Heart Marrow Fire, ranked third among Earth Fires, and only after expending immense effort.

A fire like Master Lu Li’s Xin Yan Fire, for instance, was just like magma fire—a common Earth Fire, ranked among the lowest.

Compared to this Purple Wound Flame, the difference was like heaven and earth.

If he hadn’t already obtained the legendary Celestial Fire, the Endless Molten Flame, Ye Xuan was sure he would be going mad over this Purple Wound Flame right now.

‘An Earth Fire ranked thirteenth… That was a flame even my past self wouldn’t have dared to overlook.’

But now, possessing the Endless Molten Flame, he was still surprised by the Purple Wound Flame, but could at least maintain his composure.

“In this world, while there are many Earth Fires, there aren’t many that are purple and can terrify a Tier Eight Martial Emperor in their raw, uncontrolled state.”

While Ye Xuan was reeling from his shock, Mu Jin and the others were still deep in thought, trying to guess the flame’s identity.

Finally, Mu Jin came to a conclusion. “This Earth Fire before us has immense power and a potent aura. It is definitely not some nameless flame from the bottom of the Earth Fire List. By my estimation, this fire is either the Purple Lotus Fire, ranked thirty-sixth on the Earth Fire List; the Mist Lotus Heart Fire, ranked twenty-eighth; or it could even be the Purple Wound Flame, ranked thirteenth.”

Mu Jin was, after all, only an Array Master. His knowledge of Earth Fires wasn’t as profound as an Alchemist’s, so for him to deduce this much was already quite remarkable.

Although Mu Jin couldn’t definitively identify the flame, he had given everyone plenty to imagine and speculate about.

The moment he finished speaking, everyone’s breathing grew ragged, and their eyes turned bloodshot.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The next moment, Diao Minghuang and the others began frantically attacking the Restriction Arrays before them, holding nothing back.

‘Zhan Shang’s Restriction Array contained an Earth Fire. Could the treasures in our own be any less extraordinary? Impossible.’

For a time, fierce fluctuations of Profound energy swept across the platform, accompanied by a deafening, unending barrage of explosions.

Meanwhile, the Martial Artists who hadn’t claimed a Restriction Array were frustrated and filled with immense regret.

‘Damn it, how could I be so unlucky? Of all things, it had to be an Earth Fire. Why would the Spirit Demon Race leave behind a treasure like this?’

While everyone else was green with envy, Zhan Shang, the owner of the Earth Fire, wore a grim expression, cursing his luck internally.

Any human Martial Artist would be ecstatic to obtain the Purple Wound Flame.

But not Zhan Shang.

As a member of the Soul-devouring Race, he feared fire-type things above all else.

If it had been an ordinary Demon Fire, Profound Fire, or even a common Earth Fire, it would have been manageable. With his cultivation, he might have been able to suppress it and even use it to his advantage.

But the Purple Wound Flame was different. Ranked thirteenth among Earth Fires, it was far beyond the scope of a common Earth Fire; it was a true treasure among them.

A flame of this caliber was simply impossible for a member of the Soul-devouring Race to absorb.

If he dared to absorb the Purple Wound Flame, he would surely face a violent backlash from it, one that could even damage his Soul Origin.

And so, Zhan Shang was frustrated to the point of madness.

He was damned if he took the Purple Wound Flame, and damned if he didn’t.

CRACK!

Just as Zhan Shang was stewing in his frustration, another faint cracking sound rang out. It was as if everyone was suddenly jolted awake, their heads snapping toward the source of the sound.

This time, the one who broke through was Mu Jin.

As an Array Master, he naturally had his own methods for breaking Restriction Arrays, which was why he became the second person after Zhan Shang to succeed.

Inside Mu Jin’s Restriction Array was a brilliant Crystal Stone that resembled a Profound Stone. The moment it was revealed, an incredibly dense wave of Heaven and Earth Profound Qi radiated outwards.

“What kind of Profound Stone is this?”

All the Martial Emperors present felt this aura. The pores on their bodies opened involuntarily, and the Profound energy within them began to circulate faster, drawn in by the rich Qi.

“Such dense Heaven and Earth Profound Qi! Not even an Upper Grade Profound Stone has such a pure, dense aura, right?”

A Martial Emperor murmured.

As soon as he said this, it dawned on the others, and looks of shock appeared on their faces.

The Crystal Stone before them contained such dense Heaven and Earth Profound Qi that it was clearly a Profound Stone. However, everyone present was a Martial Emperor expert who had seen their fair share of Profound Stones. They had even possessed Upper Grade Profound Stones before, but not even those could have such a dense concentration of Heaven and Earth Profound Qi.

And what Profound Stone was more precious than an Upper Grade one? Even an idiot could guess: it had to be a supreme-grade Profound Stone.

‘Could it be that Mu Jin actually got a supreme-grade Profound Stone?’

Supreme-grade Profound Stones were items of legend. It was said they could only be found in small quantities at the very core of top-tier Profound Stone veins, making them incomparably rare.

Furthermore, the Heaven and Earth Profound Qi within a supreme-grade Profound Stone was the purest in existence. Martial Artists of any element could absorb it without issue, with no side effects and without a single trace going to waste.