Chapter 554 - 306: Constitution Trait?
"Second on the Holy List?" The Peng King’s heart jolted. He stared intently, his expression suddenly turning grim. "This person..."
"It seems we won’t be able to hold on to the Morning Star Essence we brought," Han Xingliu remarked.
The Peng King paced back and forth. The Royal Court had a great deal of interest in this Su Chen, but it was difficult to investigate him. The Morning Star Essence was supposed to be a hook, but he hadn’t expected the suspense to be over so quickly.
"The Bronze Sect is truly about to rise..." The Peng King’s expression was grim. He recalled the Bronze Sect’s golden age, when it led the Five Great Sects, with four Morning Star Tier experts in the same generation, and the Bronze Ancient King’s strength was unfathomable.
With the support of the other Four Great Sects, the Royal Court had to negotiate with the Bronze Sect on many matters, even making concessions. He did not want to see the Bronze Sect rise again.
But now... there was no room to maneuver regarding Qin Yun’s situation. With the Flame Fire improving, it would be difficult to act against the Bronze Sect.
Han Xingliu’s eyes glinted darkly. "Our only option is to let him make a few more moves and see if we can uncover anything. I’m truly curious what secrets he’s hiding."
Suddenly, the Peng King’s gaze sharpened. He lowered his voice, "He couldn’t be one of those people the Royal Court has theorized about, could he? The kind with innate constitutional Traits?"
"I remember, back when the current Bronze Ancient King had not yet inherited his title, he possessed the ability to briefly digitize himself. That was precisely because one of his ancestors had also been a Bronze Ancient King."
Hearing this, Han Xingliu’s expression shifted slightly. He hesitated. "But according to the theories of those few, constitutional Traits should only manifest in the descendants of Moonlight Tier bloodlines. Furthermore, they require a specific method to be activated. As for Su Chen..."
The Peng King immediately countered, "He came from the mother star of the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator, and the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator is a descendant of the Bronze Sect’s eighth Ancient King."
"If this Su Chen was touched by the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator’s bloodline, even if it’s extremely diluted, it’s not impossible for it to have been activated by some fluke..."
The more the Peng King thought about it, the more likely it seemed. "No, this matter must be reported to the Royal Court."
Investigating naturally occurring constitutional Traits had long been one of the Royal Court’s secret research projects.
Han Xingliu, however, shook his head. "What good would reporting it to the Royal Court do? He’s within the Bronze Sect’s territory. With the Bronze Ancient King there, no one can touch him."
The Peng King opened his mouth but said nothing.
The two fell silent for a moment. Han Xingliu changed the subject, asking, "After the Peak Star Conference, when Qin Yun enters the Flame Fire again, will she be taking someone with a Divine Dawn Level Talent with her?"
"It’s still under consideration. No one knows what will happen the second time she goes in. If someone dies in there again, the loss would be immense." The Peng King shook his head. "Those few don’t completely trust Qin Yun either."
"The specific details still need to be discussed. Besides, one can’t just enter the Lost Flame at will. The last time Zhen Yu and the others got in, it was because they picked the perfect moment. I doubt another opportunity like that will come up anytime soon."
Han Xingliu understood. A flash of fervor crossed his eyes. "By then, my Talent should have reached the Divine Dawn Level."
The Peng King gave him a deep look. "Regardless, entering the Lost Flame is inherently dangerous. Are you sure you want to gamble on that possibility?"
Han Xingliu didn’t hesitate for a second, replying decisively, "The Sun Tier... If I don’t take this gamble, I’ll probably regret it for the rest of my life."
The Peng King said no more. Forget Han Xingliu—if a Star Amber Level could enter, he would probably go in himself.
The impact of becoming second on the Holy List was greater than Su Chen had imagined.
However, he had already returned to his usual calm, refusing all visitors and spending his days training.
News of the Royal Court’s Flame Fire improving also gradually spread. As the days passed, it was confirmed that the duration of the Dark Sun had indeed been greatly reduced, and it wasn’t just a fleeting phenomenon.
Although the Four Great Sects and the Royal Court had entered the Bronze Sect’s territory at the same time, they took no further action after a brief consultation. This further proved that the Bronze Ancient King was far from being at the end of his rope.
He might have even grown slightly stronger; otherwise, it would have been difficult to resolve the Flame Fire crisis. Some ill winds, whose origins were unknown, gradually died down.
And according to information subtly leaked by the Prophet Council, what shocked many powers in the Dust Star Sea even more was that the matter concerning the deaths of the four Morning Star Tier experts and the Prison King’s coma seemed to have been concluded. There was also no news of any further action being taken against Qin Yun.
This sent shockwaves throughout the entire Dust Star Sea.
Some people were even reminded of the Bronze Sect’s might during its golden age, which was not so long ago. They couldn’t help but sigh to themselves that a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. As expected of the Bronze Sect.
In light of this, information about Su Chen also spread far and wide, sparking considerable discussion. Many people wanted to visit the Bronze Sect to catch a glimpse of this Star Seed.
Meanwhile, the fourth satellite city orbiting Copper Heart was finally entering its final stages of construction.
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「That day, in the training room.」
Su Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air. The scattered Energy Particles around him coiled back into his body. He glanced at his status panel.
’A month and a half, and the development progress is only at 10%. Tsk...’
Su Chen was a little dissatisfied, even though this speed already far surpassed that of an ordinary Star Amber Level Talent.
’He estimated that in terms of pure development efficiency, he could already rival a Divine Dawn Level Talent. The combination of his Purifier ability and his status panel is just too absurd.’
’After I’m inaugurated as a Vajra Venerable, it should speed up quite a bit.’ After tidying up briefly, he left the training room and went to the port.
Su Chen looked up. The four satellite cities were orbiting Copper Heart, alternating along specific tracks.
’They’ve already entered the gravity calibration phase. Once they confirm there are no issues, they’ll probably open it up to welcome people from the major powers.’
Before long, a transport-type Flying Device came wobbling in and docked at the port.
Ding Fan emerged from the hatch and immediately saw Su Chen waiting at the port. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "Why are you here to greet me again, sir? I’m truly not worthy of such an honor."
His attitude was even more deferential. Although a month and a half had passed, whenever someone opened the Holy List rankings and saw the conspicuous name "Su Chen," they still found it hard to remain calm.
Too young, too fast—so fast that no one could even react.
Even within the Sect, such strength was exceptional. If he were assigned to an external post, he would have no problem becoming the main city Manager on some Life Star.
In any faction, he could be called a pillar of strength.
"Steward Ding, we’re old acquaintances. No need to be so polite." Su Chen smiled, his gaze falling on the space behind him. Ding Fan quickly had his men unload several metal crates of various sizes.
"Here are three portions of Celestial Forged Objects. Added to the previous two, that’s five in total. The set is complete," Ding Fan said.
"All three were delivered?" Su Chen was surprised. "It’s only been a little over half a month, right? I thought it would take two months at least."
"To be honest, I didn’t expect it either." Ding Fan grinned, explaining, "It’s probably because the news about our Sect’s Flame Fire improving and the Ancient King making an appearance spread."
"People are funny, you know? Before, everyone was saying our Sect’s Flame Fire was about to go out and the Ancient King was going to perish. But now that things have turned around, they’re all spreading rumors that the Ancient King is about to reach even greater heights and ascend to the Sun Tier or something."
"No one dares to ignore the rumors our Sect puts out. Not only did they deliver the items proactively, but they even gave us a twenty percent discount."
"Is that so..." Su Chen chuckled, then asked, "In that case, how many star coins for the five Celestial Forged Objects, roughly?"
Ding Fan estimated, "The total should be around 1.5 billion star coins. For the two portions we collected last month, someone even gave us a refund."
Su Chen paused. When converted into concrete value, he gained a much deeper understanding of the incident’s impact.
He remembered that the last time he had Ding Fan help him search for Celestial Forged Objects, he had to pay a premium.
’By this calculation, I’ve saved nearly a hundred Mother Stones.’
"Just deduct it from my contribution points," Su Chen said casually. During this period, aside from the cost of purchasing the Deceitful God’s Power, he had submitted another one hundred and fifty-plus Netherworld Mother Stones to the Sect alone, so he definitely had enough contribution points.
"Right away." Ding Fan’s expression was odd. The story of this man’s talent for digging up Netherworld Mother Stones had already spread throughout the Sect.
After seeing Ding Fan off, Su Chen’s gaze fell upon the metal crates, and he felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
’Five Celestial Forged Objects. The collection is complete.’