manynovel Chapter 237 The fragment of the map is in hand, but murderous intent descends!
Chapter 237 The fragment of the map is in hand, but murderous intent descends!
The auction ended, but the atmosphere inside the Void Temple was even more somber and eerie than before.
Countless eyes were focused on the VIP passage leading to the backstage area.
Everyone knows that "Dust," who spent 40 million Soul Crystals to buy the fragments of the "Genesis Ark" map, is now going to make a transaction.
Everyone knew that, on the surface, Chen had won the bid.
But this is just the result of the bidding, not the real end.
The Star Devouring Cult will never let this opportunity pass and allow something they have their eye on to be snatched away by someone else.
Therefore, they will definitely plan to take action.
The Star Devouring Cult, which already harbored deep hatred for that Chen, would never simply stand by and watch him take the items away safely.
A bloody battle is about to break out.
Under the personal escort of two guard captains, Su Chen calmly walked into a private trading room backstage, shrouded in numerous powerful restrictions.
Inside the room, an elderly man with an unfathomable aura, who appeared to be a high-ranking member of the auction house, was smiling and waiting for him.
The crystal box containing the fragment of the map was placed on the table between the two of them.
"Dear Mr. Chen, your boldness has truly broadened my horizons."
The old man said politely.
Su Chen ignored his polite words and simply nodded.
"Verify funds, proceed with the transaction," he said succinctly.
"Okay." The old man didn't mind his coldness and skillfully started the transaction process.
With a thought, Su Chen sent out a storage artifact, and forty million standard soul crystals were precisely transferred to the auction house's account.
As the massive amount of soul crystals swept by, even the well-informed elder couldn't help but twitch his eye.
"Transaction complete."
The old man's smile faded, and he solemnly placed his hand on the crystal box:
"According to the rules, from now on, it belongs to you."
He broke the seal on the crystal box.
Click.
The lid popped open, revealing a palm-sized, dark gold metal fragment covered with ancient star map patterns, lying quietly inside.
A desolate and ancient aura wafted over me.
In a monitoring room backstage, a black-robed elder of the Star Devouring Cult stared intently at the screen, his eyes flashing with resentment and anticipation.
"Do it... Quickly, touch it! Once you touch it, your soul, your destiny, everything you have will belong to our great 'Reaper'!"
Inside the trading room, Su Chen extended the hand of his will avatar, slowly and without any defense, and grasped the metal fragment.
The instant his fingertips touched the cold surface of the fragment!
A sudden change has occurred!
A chilling, vicious, and terrifying power, filled with the laws of plunder and enslavement, suddenly erupted from the fragments!
It was like a venomous snake that had been lurking for a long time, transforming into an invisible mark, moving faster than the speed of light, following Su Chen's will, and fiercely imprinting itself on his soul's origin!
"The Reaper's Mark"!
Become!
The black-robed elder clenched his fists tightly, a ferocious smile spreading across his face.
However, the scene he had envisioned—Su Chen screaming, struggling, and having her soul enslaved—did not occur.
The "dust" on the screen remained standing there quietly, without even a trace of pain on its face.
Inside the trading room.
The moment the "Reaper's Mark" rushed into the core of his will, Su Chen was not panicked at all; instead, he sneered inwardly.
"I've been waiting for you for so long."
His power of the Divine Kingdom of Will was activated instantly!
The already solidified core of will, instead of resisting or rejecting it, resembled a long-awaited glutton.
It opened its "mouth" and swallowed the arrogant "harvester mark" whole!
"boom!"
The laws of enslavement contained in the "Mark of the Reaper" seemed to sink into a quagmire as soon as they entered Su Chen's "divine kingdom".
This is Su Chen's territory!
The "Divine Kingdom of Will," which integrates the will of the entire Earth, is far higher than this mark can imagine!
The domineering logic of enslavement in the mark, in the face of the laws of the "divine kingdom", is like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, it begins to be forcibly decomposed and then absorbed!
"No...this is impossible!"
In the headquarters of the Star Devouring Cult, some corner of the universe, a towering figure sitting cross-legged on a temple suddenly opened his eyes and let out an incredulous exclamation.
The trace of his will left in the mark sensed that his "fishhook" had not only failed to catch the fish, but had instead been bitten by the fish and was being frantically dragged into the water!
Inside the monitoring room, the smile on the black-robed elder's face froze completely.
"What happened? The connection to the mark... has disappeared!?"
He instantly realized that something terrible had happened!
"He...he resisted the mark?! No...no, it seems he's...devouring the mark's power!"
This conclusion terrified him!
"Monster! This guy is a monster! We can't let him leave alive!"
"Activate the ultimate killing formation! Seal off the entire trading area! Kill him! Kill him at all costs!!"
The elder let out a hysterical roar.
Rumbling--
The entire backstage area of the Void Temple trembled violently.
A series of blood-red light curtains shot into the sky, completely sealing off the trading room where Su Chen was located, along with the surrounding space of several hundred meters, turning it into a dead end!
Space was frozen, and the laws were distorted!
Dozens of powerful auras, filled with brutal killing intent, emerged from all directions, completely surrounding the small trading room.
They are the most elite "executioners" of the Star Devouring Cult, each possessing the terrifying power to annihilate opponents of the same level.
Trading Room
The old man at the auction was already terrified, his face pale. He hadn't expected the Star Devouring Cult to be so crazy, daring to make a move directly on the Shadow Realm's territory!
Meanwhile, Su Chen, at the center of the storm, seemed oblivious to the murderous intent emanating from the outside world.
He was closing his eyes, enjoying the massive flow of information flooding into his mind after the "Reaper's Mark" was broken down.
Regarding the organizational structure, power system, and even some of the core doctrines of the "Reapers" faction...
The intelligence that he would have had to pay a huge price to obtain was now being "voluntarily" delivered to his door by the other party.
After the last trace of imprint energy was completely absorbed by the "Willpower Kingdom", Su Chen felt his mental strength had grown even stronger.
He slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the blood-red killing array outside, and the murderous "executioners".
A playful smile appeared on his face as he spoke softly to the elderly auctioneer who was nearly paralyzed with fear in the room:
"It seems your guest is in some trouble."
Then, he turned his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the wall, looking at the enemy outside, and let out a soft laugh.
"Your trap seems to have... become my tonic."