Chapter 743 - 825 Immortal Artifact
First place, Chen Mo, 9950 points.
Second place, Xuan Cheng, 6100 points.
Third place, Qi Shan, 3500 points.
Fourth place, Ice Spirit, 3100 points.
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Nineteenth place, Wang Chen, 1800 points.
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Inside the Profound Spirit Mirror, the broadcast sounded again.
When the disciples heard that Chen Mo was in first place, with 9950 points.
Each face was filled with astonishment.
Xuan Cheng only had 6100 points.
Chen Mo actually surpassed Xuan Cheng by 3850 points.
The combined points of the second and third places were still less than Chen Mo’s alone.
Furthermore, the news spread that Chen Mo had half a piece of Immortal Jade Bamboo.
Many disciples began searching for Chen Mo.
"9950 points, that guy..."
Ice Spirit had just finished off a Golden Core late-stage demon beast, and upon hearing the broadcast, her expression turned somewhat grave.
She originally wanted to seek revenge on Chen Mo.
But upon hearing that Chen Mo’s points had increased instead of decreased, she abandoned that idea.
A person who could have so many points up till now wasn’t just lucky; he certainly had some strength and unknown cards up his sleeve.
More than half of the twelve hours had already passed.
She was already steadily in the top twenty and qualified for a Spiritual Power Infusion, it wasn’t worth the risk.
Sharing her sentiments was also Gu Sha.
Unlike Ice Spirit, Gu Sha not only didn’t want to find Chen Mo but was afraid of running into him.
Gu Sha slipped to the edge of the core area, planning to weather through these twelve hours honestly.
It could be said that among the top twenty disciples, except for the last few, the rest were already playing it safe.
Only those not in the top twenty started fighting fiercely, searching everywhere for people and demon beasts.
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Elsewhere.
With the help of the Qilin Heart and premium treasure medicine, Chen Mo’s injuries were quickly nearly healed.
Once the Blood Demon was summoned, it couldn’t stay outside for long, and before Chen Mo’s injuries healed, the Blood Demon vanished, leaving Chen Mo guarded by a Nascent Soul realm wraith temporarily.
"Come back."
Chen Mo summoned the Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner, shook it, and called the Nascent Soul realm ghost back.
Scanning around, Chen Mo flew up, expanded his divine sense, found a demon beast’s nest, drove the beasts away, sealed the nest, placed glowing stones around it, and then sat cross-legged.
Chen Mo took out the Soul-Stabilizing Bead and carefully observed it.
The Soul-Stabilizing Bead was the size of a goose egg, round, emitting a faint golden glow. Staring at it for long made one feel as if their soul was being captured.
Chen Mo had witnessed the bead’s power, terribly frightening, and had almost fallen prey to it.
Chen Mo summoned the Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner, gave it a gentle shake, and an ethereal soul rushed out hurriedly, trying its best to escape.
To a soul body, any gap was enough for an escape.
Chen Mo flicked his fingers, and a golden flame wall abruptly appeared around the nest. The ethereal soul body rammed into it, producing a hiss, accompanied by a shrill scream.
Looking at the ethereal soul body rushing around in panic, Chen Mo smiled slightly, gestured with his hand, and the golden flame wall quickly contracted, enveloping it like a fiery cage, finally lowering it gently.
"Heh, Song Jun, where do you think you’re running to?" Chen Mo smiled and said, looking at Song Jun, who was meticulously avoiding contact with the flame wall inside the fiery cage.
"You... you can’t kill me, or the Song Family won’t spare you," Song Jun glared at Chen Mo, growling.
"Oh, the Song Family? Are they stronger than the Shenxiao Sect? I’m not afraid of Long Xiaoyao or Zhou Yang, let alone the Song Family you speak of." Chen Mo dismissed Song Jun’s threat.
Song Jun was merely trying to scare Chen Mo since the strongest ancestor of the Song Family was merely at the Nascent Soul middle stage.
Seeing Chen Mo unfazed, Song Jun bravely said, "If you’re going to kill me, make it quick. If I frown, I’ll be your grandson... Ahhh, stop..."
Just as Song Jun finished speaking, the fiery cage enclosing him suddenly contracted, adhering to his soul body, the intense heat causing hissing sounds, and a piercing scream reverberated.
After a full minute of burning, Chen Mo opened his hand, and the fiery cage expanded, revealing a weakened Song Jun inside.
"Still tough?" Chen Mo glanced at him indifferently.
"What... what do you want?" Song Jun was frightened.
"Just want to ask you a few questions."
Song Jun looked at the Soul-Stabilizing Bead in Chen Mo’s hand, realizing Chen Mo’s intentions, his gaze flickered before he said, "I’ll tell you, but you have to let me go."
"Are you kidding?" Chen Mo replied.
"Then why should I tell you?"
"Seems like the lesson hasn’t been harsh enough yet."
Chen Mo grilled him for another half a minute.
"You..." Song Jun stared venomously at Chen Mo, then glanced at the surrounding golden flame wall, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes, and after a while, he reluctantly said, "What do you want to ask?"
"What is this Soul-Stabilizing Bead?" Chen Mo posed the question he was most curious about, speaking through transmission since he knew the trial records could be viewed from outside.
And transmission would prevent anyone from hearing.
Chen Mo also asked Song Jun to answer through transmission.
"Immortal Artifact." Upon hearing this, Song Jun slowly replied.
Hearing Song Jun’s words, a trace of astonishment crossed Chen Mo’s eyes.
Immortal Artifact, a supreme magical treasure above Magical Artifacts and Dao Artifacts.
Chen Mo looked at the golden bead in his hand, "I admit it’s strong, but not to the level of an Immortal Artifact..."
"Of course." Hearing this, Song Jun’s eyes showed a hint of sarcasm, "It’s indeed an Immortal Artifact, but it’s not complete. It lacks an Artifact Spirit and has been damaged, missing its Soul Nurturing and Soul Gathering abilities. Were it not for this, how could it have ended up in your hands?"
"Damaged."
Chen Mo scrutinized the Soul-Stabilizing Bead, uncovering a crack on it, small and barely noticeable amidst the faint golden light.
"I see, no wonder I could enter it." Chen Mo murmured.
"And that mysterious demon beast that suddenly disappeared, and the senior Joe you mentioned, what about them?" Chen Mo asked slowly.
"That, you’ll have to ask her yourself." Song Jun eyed the Soul-Stabilizing Bead in Chen Mo’s hand, resentment flashing in his eyes.
"Her?"
"There’s someone in this bead?" Chen Mo exclaimed.
"Otherwise, how could I, a Golden Core realm cultivator, possess Nascent Soul realm power?" Song Jun sneered, looking at Chen Mo as if he were an idiot.
Chen Mo’s face darkened, and soon, screams again echoed in the nest.
He held the Soul-Stabilizing Bead.
Since there was someone inside, he needed to fully refine the Soul-Stabilizing Bead first.