Chapter 459: Artifact Spirit Awakening, Thunderfire Azure Dragon

"Fine."

Zhou Chen said indifferently.

"The Guild Leader is waiting for Elder Lin in the main hall."

Xing Yue smiled slightly.

Zhou Chen nodded, put away the jade box, and followed Xing Yue out of the auction house.

After crossing several streets, the two arrived in front of an independent courtyard.

The courtyard spanned a hundred zhang, with bluestone flooring, rockeries, and flowing water; it was quite tranquil.

Xing Yue pushed open the courtyard gate.

"The Guild Leader is inside. Elder Lin, please."

Zhou Chen stepped into the courtyard.

In the center of the courtyard, Xing Yun was sitting by a stone table sipping tea.

Seeing Zhou Chen enter, he put down his teacup, stood up, and cupped his hands.

"Little Friend Lin, please sit."

Zhou Chen sat down opposite him.

Xing Yun personally poured him a cup of tea.

"Little friend's display at the auction today was truly astonishing."

"Two million supreme grade immortal crystals, spent just like that."

Zhou Chen picked up the teacup and took a small sip.

"The Guild Leader didn't seek me out just to say this, did he?"

Xing Yun smiled.

"Little friend is indeed straightforward."

He paused and continued.

"To be honest, my son's performance at the auction today disappointed me greatly."

"Two auctions he was determined to win were both taken by little friend."

"While the highest bidder wins at an auction, it's inevitable that my son feels some displeasure in his heart."

Zhou Chen put down his teacup and said in a calm tone, "So, does Guild Leader Xing have any advice?"

Xing Yun waved his hand.

"Little friend misunderstood."

"I didn't seek you out to demand an explanation."

"On the contrary, I came to thank you."

Zhou Chen's brow twitched slightly.

Xing Yun continued speaking.

"My son has been spoiled by me since childhood; things have always gone smoothly for him."

"Suffering a setback this time might not be a bad thing for him."

"It can make him understand that the world is full of experts, and not everything can go as one wishes."

Zhou Chen did not respond.

Xing Yun poured another cup of tea.

"However, my son is my only son after all."

"As a father, I must always find a way to help him get what he wants."

"So I want to ask little friend, would you be willing to part with that chaos stone?"

"The price is negotiable."

Zhou Chen shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Guild Leader Xing. The chaos stone is very important to me. It's not for sale."

The smile on Xing Yun's Face stiffened for a moment.

"Why must little friend be so decisive?"

"I can offer double the price."

Zhou Chen stood up.

"Guild Leader, forgive my bluntness."

"This chaos stone is extremely important to me."

"Let alone double, even for ten times the price, I would not sell it."

"In that case, I won't force you."

"I only hope that in your future dealings, little friend can give my Star Sea Merchant Guild some Face."

Xing Yun took a deep breath.

"Guild Leader, rest assured. As long as it doesn't touch upon my interests, I will naturally give the guild Face."

Zhou Chen left these words behind and turned to depart.

Zhou Chen landed on a remote, deserted island, casually laid down several isolation Formations, and slipped into a natural karst cave.

He sat cross-legged and took out the chaos bell.

The simple small bell floated in mid-air, its surface flowing with obscure patterns.

Zhou Chen sacrificed the chaos stone, which instantly merged into the chaos bell.

Buzz—

The chaos bell trembled violently. The original bronze-colored body began to peel away, revealing a dark golden luster within. A vast, ancient aura exploded inside the cave like a tidal wave.

The patterns on the bell walls seemed to come alive, wandering about restlessly.

Suddenly, an extremely annoying voice exploded in Zhou Chen's mind.

"Oh my god! Which immoral person is disturbing my peaceful sleep? Don't you know your Grandpa was having a date with a female bell?"

Zhou Chen's eyelid twitched.

Above the chaos bell, a palm-sized phantom emerged. This thing looked like a fat baby but wore a red bellyband, standing with hands on hips and a look of utter arrogance.

"You are the chaos bell's artifact spirit?" Zhou Chen asked.

The fat baby rolled his eyes and picked his nose. "Nonsense! Besides your Grandpa, who else could be worthy of such a peerless divine weapon? Kid, you're the one who woke me up? Looking at your shabby appearance, you don't seem like someone who has anything good."

Veins throbbed on Zhou Chen's forehead.

This artifact spirit had a bit of a foul mouth.

"Since you're awake, behave yourself." Zhou Chen didn't indulge it and directly activated the Divine Soul imprint, pressing down on it.

"Ow, ow, ow! It hurts! Let go! Let go!" The fat baby immediately began to scream, rolling around in the air. "Big brother! Grandpa! Master! I was wrong! Stop chanting!"

Zhou Chen withdrew his Divine Thought and looked at it coldly. "From now on, your name is Wangcai."

"Wang… Wangcai?" The fat baby's eyes widened with a look of humiliation. "Your Grandpa is a Chaos divine object, knowledgeable in astronomy and geography, and you're giving me a dog's name?"

"You have an objection?" A Divine Soul light glowed on Zhou Chen's fingertip again.

"No! It's a great name! This name is festive! Bringing in wealth and treasures! I love it too much!" Wangcai immediately switched to a fawning Face, floating to Zhou Chen's shoulder to pound his back. "Master, what are we doing next? Going to rob someone? I love robbing the most."

Zhou Chen couldn't be bothered to pay attention to this fellow and took out a mass of even denser Origin energy.

"System, use the chaos bell Origin."

[Injecting chaos bell Origin…]

A mass of gray airflow appeared out of thin air, instantly enveloping the chaos bell.

When Wangcai saw this, his eyes nearly popped out, and drool flowed everywhere. "Holy crap! Chaos Origin! Such a big lump! Master, did you rob the Heavenly Dao's father?"

"Open your mouth."

With a flick of his finger, Zhou Chen sent the Chaos Origin into the body of the chaos bell.

Boom!

The entire island shook violently.

The chaos bell instantly expanded, turning into a giant bell that covered Zhou Chen. The dark golden light on the bell body soared into the sky, directly piercing through the rock layers at the top of the cave and stabbing into the clouds.

The originally clear sky was covered by dark clouds in the blink of an eye.

Dense tribulation clouds gathered frantically, with thunder dragons rolling within the cloud layers. The pressure emitted made the Yao Beasts in the surrounding waters tremble with fear and flee frantically.

A Top-Grade Imperial Rank Magic Treasure is born; the Heavenly Dao will not tolerate it!

"Goodness, this Lightning Tribulation is quite interesting."

Looking at the purple-black lightning overhead, Wangcai wasn't afraid; instead, he licked his lips. "It's been a long time since I've eaten such crunchy snacks."

Crack!

The first Lightning Tribulation fell, as thick as a water bucket, carrying an aura of total destruction as it slammed toward the chaos bell.

Zhou Chen sat under the bell without moving a muscle.

The chaos bell suddenly opened a gap, like a giant abyssal mouth, and sucked in that Lightning Tribulation.

Slurp.

That terrifying Lightning Tribulation was actually sucked directly into its belly.

*Burp—*

Wangcai let out a satisfied burp and spat out a puff of black smoke, looking disgusted. "A bit salty, and the heat wasn't enough. Next time tell the Heavenly Dao to add some cumin."

Immediately after, the second and third Lightning Tribulations fell one after another.

The chaos bell accepted all comers, swallowing them all.

Zhou Chen wasn't idle either. He stood up, formed hand seals, and white flames danced on his fingertips.

"Great Desolation Zero Fire Lightning Attraction Technique!"

He pointed a finger sharply toward the heavens.

Originally it was the Heavenly Tribulation striking the person, but now, Zhou Chen channeled the earth vein fire and his own lightning method, transforming them into a white Thunderfire Azure Dragon that surged upward, charging directly into the tribulation clouds.

Defying the heavens!

Rumble!