Chapter 318: The First Heaven of the chaos bell

Zhou Chen pointed at the fragment of the chaos bell. "No need for thanks; I just didn't like the look of him. That Treasure Artifact fragment was originally meant to be a reward from the Demon Emperor to the Saintess."

"Since Imperial Son Jin Yan lost, then according to the bet, this fragment belongs to me."

"As compensation…"

Zhou Chen took out one hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings from his storage ring. "I will give you these one hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings as the price for buying this fragment."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audience erupted in an uproar.

One hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings?

That was an astronomical figure!

When Xi Linger had obtained one hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings back then, it had already shocked the Ten Thousand Demon Clan.

Now Zhou Chen was casually bringing out one hundred?

Furthermore, he was using ancient desolate spirit pearl kings to trade for a Treasure Artifact fragment whose use was unknown?

Just how wealthy was this Human Race Cultivator?

Jinwu Yao Huang had already left.

Xi Linger finally snapped out of it and looked at Zhou Chen in shock, saying, "You can take that fragment. According to the bet, you won; there's no need to give me compensation."

Zhou Chen did not give her another chance to refuse. With a flick of his finger, a storage ring containing one hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings instantly landed in her hand.

Seeing this, the surrounding Yao Race members' eyes became extremely fervent.

This was a full one hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings!

Moreover, they were priceless items with no market supply; their value was completely immeasurable.

He then walked up to the high platform and collected the fragment of the chaos bell.

The moment the fragment touched his hand, the System's notification sounded.

[Congratulations to the Host for intercepting the Thousand-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox Saintess Xi Linger's chaos bell core fragment, triggering a ten-thousand-fold return! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining all remaining fragments of the chaos bell!]

[Detected that the Host has collected all fragments of the first heaven of the chaos bell. Would you like to synthesize the complete chaos bell?]

Zhou Chen's heart jolted.

Ten-thousand-fold return?

All the remaining fragments?

This meant… he could synthesize a complete chaos bell?

He hadn't expected the System reward this time to be so powerful.

In fact, this fragment was already one of the largest core fragments; the other fragments were just too scattered, and their combined quality might not even match this core piece.

"Synthesize!"

Zhou Chen gave the command with a thought.

In the next second, a brilliant light erupted within his Small World.

Countless bronze-colored fragments emerged from the Void Realm and rapidly converged.

The fragments grew more numerous and larger.

Ultimately, a complete ancient bronze bell appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

The ancient bell was ten thousand feet tall, entirely bronze in color, and its body was covered in ancient runes.

Every rune contained terrifying power of Chaos, emitting an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth.

This was no fragment, but the true, complete chaos bell!

To Zhou Chen's surprise, the chaos bell seemed to have generated a new artifact spirit, which transmitted information about the bell to him.

The chaos bell was once a supreme Immortal Artifact that controlled time, possessing a total of Nine Heavens, corresponding to nine different space-time planes.

The Tianxuan Continent only had fragments of the first heaven. Every time a heaven was synthesized, the power of the chaos bell would increase ten-thousand-fold.

Currently, the chaos bell's grade was Low Grade Immortal Rank, yet this was not its limit.

Inside the chaos bell were Nine Heavens, each layer boundless and harboring terrifying, unpredictable power.

Just unlocking the first heaven of the chaos bell had unlocked several powerful combat techniques for Zhou Chen.

They were: Chaos Heaven Suppression, focused on defense. It could condense a Chaos shield to defend against all attacks; even a full-strength strike from the Tenth Layer of the Emperor Realm could be blocked once.

Chaos Cage was the advanced version of the Space-Time Cage, focused on control.

Chaos Heaven Burial focused on offense, capable of releasing world-destroying power of Chaos to obliterate everything.

When Zhou Chen activated it at the Emperor Realm Tenth Layer, its power reached the Emperor Realm level, even allowing him to challenge those at higher realms.

Although Zhou Chen hadn't tried it yet, he felt it would bring him surprises.

Another piece of information that Zhou Chen found hard to believe was the mention of Nine Heavens.

In other words, what he had synthesized now was only one-ninth of the chaos bell.

Then how strong would the truly complete chaos bell be?

Furthermore, to be able to shatter the chaos bell into Nine Heavens and scatter them across nine different space-time planes…

What kind of battle had occurred back then?

"It seems the waters of this world are even deeper than I imagined."

Zhou Chen murmured to himself.

Zhou Chen nodded in satisfaction.

With the complete chaos bell, his strength had increased once again, and most importantly, his safety was greatly guaranteed.

Now, even if he encountered a powerhouse of the Third Layer of the Emperor Realm, he would have the strength to fight.

"Not bad."

Zhou Chen put away the chaos bell and turned to walk down from the platform.

Xi Linger looked at Zhou Chen, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Zhou Chen… thank you."

She said softly.

Although the chaos bell fragment was taken by Zhou Chen, he had given one hundred ancient desolate spirit pearl kings as compensation.

Moreover, he had just saved her, ensuring she didn't have to marry that arrogant fellow, Jin Yan.

"No need for thanks."

Zhou Chen smiled. "Saintess, may we meet again."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

But after taking a few steps, Bai Linger's voice suddenly rang out.

"Young friend Zhou, please stay a moment."

Zhou Chen turned his head and saw Bai Linger walking over.

"Greetings, Thousand-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox Clan Chief."

Zhou Chen cupped his hands.

"Young friend Zhou is too polite."

Bai Linger smiled warmly. "Regarding today's matter, it is all thanks to your assistance."

"Otherwise, Linger would have had to marry that playboy Jin Yan. This old one thanks you on behalf of the Thousand-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox Clan."

She performed a formal bow.

Zhou Chen quickly returned the gesture.

"Clan Chief, you overstate it. It was merely a small effort, I do not deserve such a grand gesture."

"You are too modest."

Bai Linger smiled. "Not only are you powerful, but you also have an elegant bearing; you are a rare talent. If you don't mind, you are welcome to visit the Thousand-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox Clan often as a guest."

Zhou Chen nodded.

"Thank you for the invitation, Clan Chief."

Bai Linger looked at Xi Linger and smiled. "Linger, you should go and see young friend Zhou off."

Xi Linger's cheeks flushed slightly as she nodded.

"Yes, Mother."

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The moonlight was like water, pouring over the palaces of Myriad Demon City.

Xi Linger stood at the top of the Heavenly Fox Clan's palace, her nine snow-white tails swaying gently under the moonlight.

She gazed toward the distant inn, her mind filled with a thousand thoughts.

"Linger, still thinking about that human?"

Bai Linger's voice came from behind her.

Xi Linger turned around, looked at her mother, and bit her lip.

"Mother, I was just…"

"You don't need to explain." Bai Linger walked to her side, her gaze gentle. "That Zhou Chen is indeed extraordinary."

"To be able to defeat Jin Yan at the Emperor Realm Tenth Layer, this combat power has already surpassed most Emperor Realm Cultivators."

"Moreover, he has the Jixia Academy behind him; his status is not simple either."

Xi Linger was silent for a moment, then whispered, "But he is human, and I am Yao…"

"Race is not an issue."

Bai Linger smiled, her tone becoming even more gentle. "Your father was also human back then; didn't I end up with him?"

Xi Linger looked up, a flash of surprise in her eyes.

"Father was human?"