Chapter 213 - 140: Green Crystal Bracelet! Cooking the Snake Meat! The Temptation of Becoming a Transcendent

Chapter 213: Chapter 140: Green Crystal Bracelet! Cooking the Snake Meat! The Temptation of Becoming a Transcendent

[Artifact Name: Green Crystal Bracelet]

[Rating: A+]

[Source: A-Level Extraordinary Material · Earth Core Crystal]

[Description: When activated, it moves according to the user’s will, forming a barrier around them. All life forms within the barrier will gain an invisibility effect and be completely shielded from any form of Perception or detection.]

[Note: The barrier’s height is the same as the user’s. Its maximum range is ten square meters. Maintaining the barrier consumes the user’s Spiritual Power. The larger the barrier’s area, the more Spiritual Power is consumed.]

As a natural Extraordinary Material, the Earth Core Crystal could grant its user the ability of invisibility. Unfortunately, its one drawback was that this effect was limited to the user alone and couldn’t extend to others.

But after being forged and transformed into an Extraordinary Artifact, it upgraded the single-target invisibility effect into a barrier covering a ten-square-meter area.

All life forms within the barrier could share the invisibility effect.

However, Chen Chong knew that this transformation had both pros and cons.

The upside was, of course, the ability to achieve group invisibility, greatly enhancing the team’s stealth during operations.

But the downside was equally obvious: if a target’s body was too large and exceeded the ten-square-meter barrier, the effect would be useless.

Take the Blood-tooth Python from before, for instance. Its massive body could still turn invisible using the Earth Core Crystal, but this new artifact would likely be powerless to conceal it...

But even so, the pros still far outweighed the cons.

’After all, I’m not a Blood-tooth Python. My body isn’t that ridiculously large. A ten-square-meter barrier is more than enough.’

’Anything larger and my Spiritual Power wouldn’t be able to sustain it, at least not right now.’

Besides, this Green Crystal Bracelet forged from the Earth Core Crystal didn’t just have group invisibility; it also had a new, heaven-defying feature...

Complete immunity to any form of Perception and detection!

This was an ability the original Earth Core Crystal lacked.

After all, simple invisibility only concealed one’s physical form. It couldn’t erase traces like scent or body heat that could give away one’s position, let alone counter abilities specifically designed to detect invisibility.

Chen Chong himself knew of several methods that could see through invisibility.

For example, Xu Jun’s scent tracking, the Perception Ring forged from a Unihorn Catfish’s horn, and the beast-like intuition that could sense danger.

He just didn’t know if the Green Crystal Bracelet’s claim to "shield from any form of detection" included these methods.

’If it can, then this ability is truly heaven-defying, enough to turn the tide in critical moments...’

To verify its effects, Chen Chong found Xu Jun.

"What’s up, Brother Chong?"

With a thought from Chen Chong, the Green Crystal Bracelet on his left wrist emitted a faint glow.

A moment later, his figure vanished before Xu Jun’s eyes.

Before Xu Jun could react, Chen Chong’s voice sounded out.

"Ah Jun, use your scent tracking. See if you can find me."

Although Xu Jun didn’t understand what Chen Chong was doing, he obediently did as he was told.

As he activated his scent tracking, his sense of smell immediately intensified hundreds of times over. Scents he normally couldn’t detect instantly flooded his nostrils.

The earthy smell of the farmland, the murky scent of the mud pond, the smell of livestock from the latrines, the fragrance of grass from the pasture, the various cooking fumes from the kitchen, and even the unique scent of every individual...

"Brother Chong, I can clearly smell your scent, but it’s just the lingering smell left in the house. I can’t pinpoint your exact location. It’s like... you’ve really vanished completely."

"Next, try this."

A small object suddenly flew out of thin air. Xu Jun quickly caught it, and when he looked closely, he was stunned.

He recognized this item. It was the Perception Ring that Chen Chong always wore.

Knowing its origin and how to use it, Xu Jun activated the artifact’s effect with a thought.

All the surrounding environment and life forms were projected into his mind: Jia Wen and Wang Biao busy in the kitchen, Qi Zhen sitting on the sofa with their eyes closed, the fish and shrimp in the pond, the chickens and ducks in the pen...

Nothing could hide from the Perception Ring. It was like a radar, capturing everything without missing a single detail—yet Chen Chong’s figure was nowhere to be found!

"Brother Chong, I don’t see you anywhere!"

Chen Chong deactivated the Green Crystal Bracelet’s effect, reappearing before Xu Jun’s eyes.

In that instant, his figure appeared in the projection from the Perception Ring, and the scent tracking immediately locked onto his location...

"Brother Chong, I see you now, and I can smell you! How did you do that just now? I couldn’t find you with any method, it was like you just vanished into thin air!"

Xu Jun’s face was filled with disbelief as he handed the ring back.

After taking the Perception Ring and putting it back on, Chen Chong didn’t hide the origin of the Green Crystal Bracelet.

Xu Jun was even more shocked.

"Looks like we picked up something incredible when we hunted that Blood-tooth Python. Isn’t this thing’s ability a little too heaven-defying?"

Chen Chong smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.

’Looks like my guess was right. The Green Crystal Bracelet completely shields against any form of Perception or detection. Not even scent tracking or the Perception Ring can find me.’

’In that case, beast-like intuition probably can’t be triggered either.’

’This ability... it really is heaven-defying!’

’This is what true, complete invisibility is—the kind where you can’t be detected at all.’

’With the Green Crystal Bracelet, my chances of survival when facing danger have increased yet again...’

...

As the sky grew brighter, Chen Chong and Xu Jun had already left the house with Wang Biao and the others, and were now standing in the Central Square.

This was considered the largest open area in the entire school. Normally, besides the many students who set up stalls here to trade supplies, almost everyone who planned to go out and search for resources would pass through this place.