Primordial Star Scripture

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Looking at the hundreds of tombs, hundreds of tombstones, and the life stories recorded on the tombstones.

Ye Chen had a strong intuition.

That intuition was that within this second layer of the Heavenly God Mountain, there must be others apart from this batch of challengers.

Those others were the individuals who had challenged Heavenly God Mountain in previous cycles, eventually trapped in the Sea of Mist's Red Light Death Zone, but somehow survived!

Those others were the ones who buried so many deceased individuals!

Those others were the ones who refined countless "Purple Silver Pearls"!

Those others very well might still be alive, hidden in locations they could not yet discover.

If Ye Chen managed to break through the so-called Three Great Undersea Killing Formations, he might be able to meet them!

Ye Chen's gaze swept across the cemetery tombs and the giant pit outside filled with Purple Silver Pearls.

At this moment, Ye Chen understood that if he transformed himself into a "Purple Silver Pearl" and flew into this giant pit, he might be able to follow the path of these Purple Silver Pearls and find the individuals hidden away who were refining them.

However, after a moment of mental calculation, Ye Chen abandoned this idea.

After all, he had eleven Divine Kings around him, along with Mu Qingxue. If he ventured alone to the place where the Purple Silver Pearls disappeared, it might be difficult to return.

Furthermore, according to the text on these tombstones, entering the deadly sea bottom would mean facing the Three Great Killing Formations.

Ye Chen still didn't know which three killing formations they were.

But regardless of which killing formations, without his aid, it was very possible that the eleven Divine Kings together with Mu Qingxue would perish within them.

In an instant, Ye Chen made his decision.

"It's better to first return to the undersea mountain peaks outside."

"Since the Three Great Killing Formations exist, as long as I can break through them, I should be able to reach the 'Purple Ore Mystery Realm' and the 'Purple Crystal Divine Mountain.' By then, I might encounter those previous challengers who potentially still live—and learn all the secrets."

"For now, the urgent priority is surviving the Three Great Killing Formations!"

Ye Chen's mind stirred as he prepared to fly back to the entrance of this world.

However, just before leaving, Ye Chen abruptly thought of something.

His gaze landed on the countless Purple Silver Pearls slowly flowing away in the massive pit.

"Since I've already come this far, I can't miss out on these Purple Silver Pearls."

"These Purple Silver Pearls, used either as currency in this universe or for nourishing Divine Souls, are incredibly valuable. I can't leave this treasure mountain empty-handed!"

In a flash of inspiration, the "Purple Silver Pearl" form Ye Chen had transformed into suddenly emitted a surge of Divine Light.

This beam of Divine Light shot directly towards the flowing mass of Purple Silver Pearls in the enormous pit.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

What followed was a scene of jaw-dropping astonishment.

The countless Purple Silver Pearls in the pit flowed like a waterfall toward the "Purple Silver Pearl" form of Ye Chen, ultimately being absorbed into it.

Only after collecting a full several million Purple Silver Pearls did Ye Chen stop.

Several million!

One single Purple Silver Pearl was equivalent to billions of Wanmu Mountain Black Divine Coins.

The value of several million Purple Silver Pearls was astronomical!

If this treasure were revealed to the world, countless Divine Kingdom elites would be utterly shocked!

Many prominent Sovereigns, despite their vast wealth, wouldn't have so much as a million Purple Silver Pearls in their possession!

Of course, compared to the astonishing number of Purple Silver Pearls within the pit, several million wasn't much—no more than a fraction, less than one percent.

What Ye Chen collected amounted to just a minor dent in the pit.

Satisfied, Ye Chen nodded and took one last look at the giant pit and the cemetery beyond it. Then, he flew back along the same path.

After an hour.

With a flash of Divine Light, Ye Chen returned from a pitch-black world to the undersea mountain peaks outside.

"Ye Chen!"

"Ye Chen, Dao Friend!"

Upon seeing Ye Chen return, transformed back into human form and landing before them, Mu Qingxue and the others who had been staring at the mountain peaks hurriedly gathered around him.

"Ye Chen, you disappeared for two hours—did you discover anything?" Mu Qingxue asked urgently.

The other Divine Kings also looked at Ye Chen with anticipation.

Ye Chen nodded.

The moment he nodded, Mu Qingxue and the eleven Divine Kings exclaimed in delight, "Ye Chen, could it be you've found another way to leave this undersea mountain peak?"

Raising his hand to calm their excitement, Ye Chen said aloud, "I entered the inside of the mountain earlier, and I did make a shocking discovery."

"That discovery is that, very likely, we aren't alone in this undersea world; there are others here as well."

Others here?

Ye Chen's words sent shockwaves through those around him. "Who? Where are they?"

Could others exist in this desolate undersea world?

The Divine Kings found themselves unsettled.

Ye Chen spoke gravely, "I don't know where they are, but I'm certain they exist."

"Moreover, if we can survive here on these undersea mountain peaks, we might meet them."

"For us to survive, however, we must break through the Three Great Undersea Killing Formations!"

"The Three Great Killing Formations?" The Divine Kings exchanged uneasy glances. "Which three killing formations?"

Ye Chen shook his head. "I don't know either. But there will undoubtedly be three formations—everyone must stay vigilant."

"From what I can theorize, the explosive Purple Silver Pearls are likely one of the three killing formations. Besides that, there may be other dangers awaiting!"

Ye Chen's words drained the color from the faces of the eleven Divine Kings and Mu Qingxue.

The explosive Purple Silver Pearls alone were already immensely hazardous. If additional formations existed, could they even hope to overcome them?

"For now, the most critical thing is thorough preparation. Any improvement in strength will increase your survival chances when danger strikes."

Ye Chen looked around at the group and spoke firmly, "Everyone must've already collected plenty of 'Purple Silver Pearls.' Their ability to nourish Divine Souls is invaluable. If no other methods exist to quickly increase your combat strength, then tap into the Divine Soul Power contained within the 'Purple Silver Pearls' and strengthen your Divine Souls as much as possible!"

"A stronger Divine Soul will lead to elevated combat power!"

After speaking, Ye Chen nodded to Mu Qingxue and, without bothering further about the group's pale expressions, sat down to begin his own cultivation.

The Divine Kings around Ye Chen understood his point—danger was inevitable, and the best course was preparation.

Their expressions flickered with unease but, in the end, each of them found a spot to sit and began meditating as well.

These moments passed peacefully.

However, when the third day under the undersea mountain peaks arrived, events repeated themselves: just like the day before, Purple Silver Pearls shot forth in explosive waves, hurtling towards them.

Fortunately, Ye Chen and the others had prepared in advance. Thanks to Ye Chen's defensive efforts, all thirteen survived this time without a single casualty.

Ye Chen observed that this new wave of explosive Purple Silver Pearls was fewer in number and weaker in intensity compared to those on the day they had first fallen, as well as those encountered within the mountain peaks.

This gave Ye Chen a suspicion—could it be that the Purple Silver Pearl explosions were gradually weakening?

The following days confirmed Ye Chen's theory.

Over the next few days, Ye Chen and the group faced four subsequent waves of Purple Silver Pearl explosions, bringing the total to seven waves over seven days.

With each wave, the intensity lessened and the number of Purple Silver Pearls decreased.

When seven days passed, the explosions finally ceased altogether.

But before Ye Chen and his group could relax at the end of the Purple Silver Pearl explosions, they faced a new threat on the eighth day!

By then, Ye Chen had already speculated that the Purple Silver Pearl explosions might cease entirely, given how sparse the pearls from the nine massive pits had become the previous day.

Instead of another wave of Purple Silver Pearls at the usual time, Ye Chen was shocked to see—emerging from the nine massive pits—dozens of Exotic Beasts glowing with purple-silver light, shaped like lions and bearing one purple and one silver horn!

Upon the sight of these beasts, a Divine King from the Black Dragon Mountain Divine Kingdom screamed, "It's the 'Purple-silver Horned Lion Beast,' a Soul Beast notorious for its devastating killing power!"

"We've seen such beasts in the Black Dragon Mountain Divine Kingdom, but who could have guessed they'd be here within these nine pits in the undersea mountain peaks!"

The Divine King's outburst startled Ye Chen.

Purple-silver Horned Lion Beast?

Soul Beast?

Ye Chen himself owned a Soul Beast—the Nine Spirits Sparrow, called Xiaojiu!

Xiaojiu hailed from the illustrious Nine Spirits Sparrow lineage among Soul Beasts!

Ye Chen understood the unique Divine Soul powers of Soul Beasts but had not expected to encounter another breed of Soul Beast here in the undersea mountain peaks.

"Could it be that these 'Purple-silver Horned Lion Beasts' are the second of the Three Great Killing Formations? The threat after the explosive Purple Silver Pearls?"

"Soul Beasts! The nourishing properties of Purple Silver Pearls for Divine Souls likely explain why these Soul Beasts have grown so powerful!"

In the blink of an eye, as Ye Chen's mind raced, the dozens of Purple-silver Horned Lion Beasts, their Divine Eyes gleaming, discovered his group.

The beasts let out deafening roars before charging at Ye Chen and the others.

These Soul Beasts were indeed exceptional.

Even with Ye Chen's Divine Power observation, their realms were impossible to discern.

Yet when they all attacked, Ye Chen, attempting to fend off the assault, was blasted backward by their combined power.

Each Purple-silver Horned Lion Beast possessed mid-tier Immortal Divine Venerable-level killing power, and Ye Chen alone couldn't possibly withstand the onslaught of all these beasts!

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