Chapter 2155 - 2156: Star Essence Stone

"Since it’s the rule, I won’t break it."

Ling Feng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "To avoid suspicion, I won’t participate in the appraisal and will leave it to the Three Venerables and the other masters."

Emperor Netherworld chuckled, "Brother Ling is so understanding, I am very pleased! Rest assured, I will not covet others’ possessions, hahaha..."

Ling Feng sneered in his heart, holding Emperor Netherworld in utter contempt, but did not dare to show it. He casually placed the spherical treasure on the appraisal table and stood aside with his hands behind his back.

His gaze was fixed on that spherical treasure, filled with contemplation and anticipation.

He could sense that this treasure had established a special connection with him, so under no circumstances could he abandon it.

However, Emperor Netherworld posed a significant problem.

The Duobao Three Venerables immediately gathered around. From the abnormal phenomena earlier, it was obvious that the treasure Ling Feng offered in exchange was extraordinary, definitely a rare treasure.

Xuan Mechanism Venerable’s face showed a hint of excitement as he began to carefully observe the spherical entity.

After the treasure left Ling Feng’s hand, the five-colored glow gradually faded, but the surface of the sphere, like a star-studded sky with dots of light, seemed to be rotating in a special pattern.

Just like the stars of the heavens.

"Remarkable material!"

Xuan Mechanism Venerable gently caressed the spherical treasure and then showed a look of surprise, "With all my knowledge, I’ve never seen such material, nor do I know the origin of this treasure!"

If even Xuan Mechanism Venerable was at a loss, the other appraisers were even more baffled.

But the more this was the case, the stronger the greed in Emperor Netherworld’s eyes grew.

Something even Xuan Mechanism Venerable couldn’t identify likely had a history that was unimaginably old.

Ling Feng saw Emperor Netherworld’s expression and inwardly sensed trouble, fearing that Emperor Netherworld would stop at nothing to seize this treasure.

"Damn it!"

Ling Feng frowned, and suddenly, perhaps inadvertently, he triggered the power of the Eastern Emperor Bell. The next moment, that spherical treasure actually split in a "crack" into two halves!

Instantly, a beam of five-colored light shot into the sky.

The appraisers surrounding the treasure instinctively retreated a few steps, and when the light dissipated, they shockingly found that the spherical treasure had split into two hemispheres, and lying quietly on the appraisal table were two fist-sized five-colored stones!

Evidently, the dazzling divine light just now had erupted from these two five-colored stones.

"What is this!"

Before Xuan Mechanism Venerable and the other appraisers could speak, Emperor Netherworld already showed an incredibly shocked expression, clearly recognizing these two five-colored stones.

Xuan Mechanism Venerable furrowed his brows and was about to reach for the two five-colored stones when he was interrupted by Emperor Netherworld.

"Wait a moment!"

Emperor Netherworld waved his big hand, directly capturing the two five-colored stones into his palm, then looked at Ling Feng and said in a deep voice, "Brother Ling, may I have a word with you?"

Ling Feng frowned, looking up at Emperor Netherworld, and said a bit helplessly, "Do I have a choice?"

Emperor Netherworld sneered, his big hand grabbing Ling Feng’s shoulder, and the next moment, he soared into the sky, disappearing from everyone’s sight.

For a moment, everyone was at a loss, exchanging bewildered glances.

"What exactly are those five-colored stones?"

"Could they be treasures from the Tai Chu Period?"

Everyone speculated, and the scene almost spiraled out of control.

King Yaun sighed softly and had to step forward to maintain order, shouting, "Everyone, please remain calm. Believe that Father will return soon, please be patient and wait for a moment!"

As for the Duobao Three Venerables, they observed the two halves of the spherical treasure carefully, only to find that the split sphere seemed to have lost all Spiritual Charm, resembling an ordinary stone devoid of Spiritual Energy.

"Could it be that only those two five-colored stones are the true treasure?"

Xuan Mechanism Venerable gently stroked his long beard, lamenting that those two five-colored stones had been taken by Emperor Netherworld, leaving no chance for a thorough appraisal.

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Meanwhile, Emperor Netherworld took Ling Feng directly to the depths of the Netherworld Palace and soon landed outside a Talin area.

"Senior Emperor Netherworld, why have you brought me here?"

Ling Feng raised his eyes to Emperor Netherworld, noting that the surroundings were extremely secluded—definitely a great place to commit murder and hide a corpse!

If Emperor Netherworld harbored any malicious intent, escaping would be quite difficult.

Emperor Netherworld took several deep breaths. On the first deep breath, he looked at Ling Feng with a hint of Killing Intent.

Undoubtedly, the easiest and most effortless way would be to eliminate Ling Feng and seize those two five-colored stones.

However, he could not explain this to the many people outside.

If he were branded as untrustworthy, a guest slayer, perhaps no one would attend the All Star Festival in the future.

Therefore, killing Ling Feng was definitely the worst option.

On the second deep breath, Emperor Netherworld’s eyes flashed a hint of deceit, as if trying to concoct a lie to deceive Ling Feng.

But quickly, he shook his head and took a third deep breath.

This time, his eyes revealed a rare glimmer of sincerity.

"I won’t lie to you; these two five-colored stones are actually the legendary Star Essence Stones! You may not understand the value of these Star Essence Stones, but they are the only thing that can stabilize the Star Core!"

"Star Essence Stones, Star Core?"

Ling Feng was at a loss, his eyes filled with confusion.

"You are not from the Kongming Divine Race, so it’s not surprising you don’t understand what a Star Core is."

Emperor Netherworld looked at Ling Feng and said slowly, "The core power of a plane’s existence is called the Star Core. If the Star Core crumbles, the entire plane will face destruction. The Milo Continent was originally a very special existence, being just a fragmented space of the Xuanling Continent, which became an independent and complete small world due to the birth of a Star Core."

"Our Kongming Divine Race naturally have the ability to slip into the Void and sense the Star Core. So, upon discovering that this small world also had a Star Core, we decided to stay here and thrive."