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Chapter 543: Plunder
Chapter 543: Plunder
Upon hearing Chen Mu's words, the three alien beings' hearts sank.
One of them, holding a nine-section whip with traces of profound Creation power flowing through it, a Creation Path divine armament, looked up and spoke in a grave tone, "Your strength is formidable, but to forcefully seize the Origin Shards is a bit too domineering."
His expression was grim.
This was his third time entering the core region. Although he had hunted and slain many Transformation Path aberrant beasts in his previous ventures, gaining insights into the Creation Path, he ultimately failed to achieve Creation Enlightenment. Now, on his third attempt, he had no choice but to forego other resources to obtain the Origin Shards and compete for the chance to imprint a life mark.
He had also heard about the struggle for the core region, which involved the participation of a Below Ninth Rank Divine being. However, he was compelled to take the risk and fight for it.
Although Chen Mu had just displayed terrifying strength, undoubtedly that of a Below Ninth Rank Divine being, these three beings believed that by joining forces, they might have a chance against him.
"This Void Beast, though slain by you, would not have been so easily defeated without our efforts to restrain it..."
The alien being who cultivated the Void Path spoke in a grave tone.
Chen Mu's intention to seize the Origin Shards didn't concern him, as they were not his primary objective. However, the Void insights left behind by the slain Void Beast were of great interest to him. His words were an attempt to negotiate, even if it meant offering other resources as compensation, to obtain these Void Path insights.
However...
Just then, Chen Mu made his move again!
He raised his right hand and pressed it forward, executing a domineering palm strike from above, aimed at the three alien beings.
Boom!
This palm strike differed from the previous finger snap. The previous attack, which killed the Void Beast, intertwined Void and Time energies with Creation insights, focusing its power on a single point, and the intertwining of Origin energies made it obscure and dark, leaving the three alien beings unable to discern Chen Mu's technique at first.
But this palm strike was different. It was vast and overwhelming, weaving together Void and Time energies with Creation insights, forming an ancient, colossal palm that descended with a thunderous impact.
The three alien beings' faces paled in shock!
Although they had prepared to engage Chen Mu, a Below Ninth Rank Divine being, in combat, they were not expecting his first move to be so earth-shattering.
"Void, Time... and Creation?"
"Impossible!"
The three alien beings revealed expressions of disbelief.
They were no ordinary beings, having reached the Lower Divine Tier Eight. Two of them had cultivated rudimentary Creation Paths, and one had cultivated a rudimentary Void Path. But under Chen Mu's palm strike, they felt an insurmountable gap, like a heavenly chasm.
The alien being who cultivated the Void Path was filled with shock.
Void Enlightenment!
With just a slight perception, he realized that the Void energy within Chen Mu's palm had undoubtedly reached the level of Enlightenment. Its vastness and grandeur were far beyond what one could achieve by merely cultivating a rudimentary path.
What astonished him even more was that not only the Void, but also the Time energy entwined with it, was no less formidable. There was no doubt that Chen Mu not only cultivated both the Void and Time Paths but had also achieved Enlightenment in the Time Path!
Void and Time!
These two Primordial Paths were more challenging to cultivate than the Creation Path. Often, out of five or six beings, only one might cultivate the Void Path, and even fewer would cultivate the Time Path.
Yet, Chen Mu not only cultivated both the Void and Time Paths but had also achieved Enlightenment in both!
What kind of monster was he?
Furthermore, within this strike, not only the Void and Time, but also Creation energy was intertwined. This attack, combining the three Primordial energies without the amplification of divine armaments, undoubtedly reached the power of a Below Ninth Rank Divine being, even approaching its limit!
They had little time to ponder. Facing Chen Mu's attack, they had to exert all their strength to resist, despite their astonishment. The palm strike had already sealed the Void, leaving them no room to evade.
"Creation Divine Whip!"
"Void Tower!"
"Creation Divine Ruler!"
The three alien beings unleashed the full power of their divine armaments, maximizing their might, and then combined their forces to counter Chen Mu's descending palm imprint.
Boom!
A deafening explosion shook the heavens and earth.
Under Chen Mu's palm imprint, two streams of Creation energy, mixed with one stream of Void energy, collapsed and shattered.
In reality, if Chen Mu's palm strike were to be analyzed separately, the Void energy would be slightly inferior to the power of the Void divine armament unleashed by the alien being, and the Time energy would also be slightly weaker than the two streams of Creation energy.
The three alien beings, wielding their divine armaments, unleashed a combined attack that was no less powerful than Chen Mu's. However, their forces were still separate, even though they tried to concentrate them as much as possible.
In contrast, Chen Mu's palm strike intertwined the Void, Time, and Creation energies!
Bang!
As Chen Mu's palm imprint collapsed, the three alien beings were knocked down from the air by his palm and imprinted on the ground, leaving a massive palm mark.
Three Lower Divine Tier Eight beings, acting in unison, were suppressed by Chen Mu's palm!
Swish!
Chen Mu stood in the air, and after suppressing the three alien beings with a single palm, he suddenly extended his right hand and grabbed at the empty space. His entire hand vanished, as if merging with the void.
When he retracted his hand, he held a nine-section whip! A Creation divine armament!
Buzz!
The divine armament seemed to have a mind of its own, buzzing and struggling in Chen Mu's hand, trying to break free from his control.
Chen Mu looked at the Creation divine whip in his hand, and a faint light flashed in his eyes.
Indeed, a complete divine armament was vastly different from a broken one. It possessed a spirit that had almost formed a complete wisdom, and it also contained a 'life imprint' that prevented it from being immediately used by Chen Mu.
To truly claim this complete divine armament, he would need to spend time erasing the life imprint of the alien being and imprinting his own, allowing him to use it completely.
"Cough... Cough..."
As Chen Mu examined the Creation divine whip, the three alien beings he had suppressed with his palm imprint struggled free, their auras weakened. They looked at Chen Mu with a mix of fear and awe.
All three of them had reached the Lower Divine Tier Eight, and together, they could face a Below Ninth Rank Divine aberrant beast without fear. Even if they couldn't defeat a Below Ninth Rank Divine being, they had some means of self-preservation.
Facing Chen Mu, the three alien beings fell silent. Soon, two of them turned their gazes towards the third.
The third alien being remained silent for a moment before slowly taking out the Origin Shards he had collected. They seemed rather small, similar in size to the Origin Shards left behind by the eighth-rank Void Beast that had perished.
However, he didn't immediately hand over the Origin Shards to Chen Mu. Instead, he spoke in a deep voice, "The Creation Divine Whip contains my Life Imprint, and you won't be able to erase it in a short time. Give me back the whip, and I can exchange it for other resources."
Chen Mu's strength was overwhelming, and confronting him was undoubtedly seeking death. Yet, he couldn't let Chen Mu take away his Divine Armament; otherwise, his strength would significantly decrease, dropping from Lower Divine Tier Eight to Lower Divine Tier Seven. Such a decline would make traveling through the Core Region extremely dangerous, and the other two might not be willing to continue cooperating with him.
"What will you use for the exchange?" Chen Mu asked, looking at the alien being.
Without hesitation, the alien being produced a peculiar, darkly-colored round object.
As soon as the round object appeared, Chen Mu felt a rich surge of Creation Power emanating from it, clearly a Creation Path oddity!
Chen Mu had obtained this Creation Divine Whip from the alien being, but it was now in Chen Mu's possession.
The alien being spoke while keeping a close eye on Chen Mu and tightly holding onto the Creation Heaven Orb and Origin Shards. If Chen Mu tried to forcefully take them, it would destroy both the Creation Heaven Orb and Origin Shards.
Chen Mu looked at the Creation Heaven Orb in the alien being's hand and, briefly considered his options before replying, "Agreed."
He did need a Divine Armament, but he wasn't in a hurry. The primary issue was that even if he acquired this Divine Armament, he couldn't use it for a while, and it would only hinder his current tasks.
Even if he wanted to seize the Divine Armament, he would wait until he had achieved his goal for this trip, completed the Life Imprint, and prepared to return to the Great Xuan World. At that time, even if he took several Divine Armaments at once, it wouldn't matter much.
The Creation Heaven Orb in the alien being's hand was something Chen Mu had never seen before, but he had already cultivated the Creation Path to a rudimentary form, allowing him to discern its considerable value. Even if it wasn't as good as the Divine Armament in his hand, it was still worth a lot.
Chen Mu opened his right hand, and the Creation Divine Whip immediately moved like a swimming fish, performing a quick flip before breaking through the air and returning to the alien being's hand.
Simultaneously, the alien being tossed the Origin Shards and Creation Heaven Orb towards Chen Mu.
Chen Mu extended his hand and took both items into his palm. Then, he took another step forward, approaching the remains of the Void Beast he had slain, and collected the leftover Origin Shards.
Finally, he glanced at the light cluster left behind by the Void Beast, which contained insights into the Void Path.
"What will you use to exchange for this?" Chen Mu asked, directing his gaze at the alien being who cultivated the Void Path.
After entering the Void Enlightenment, the experience regarding the Void Path on the System Panel had stopped changing, remaining at zero. The insights into the Void Path left behind by the Void Path alien beasts he had hunted previously couldn't be converted into experience, indicating that without stepping into the Divine Realm, further advancement was impossible.
Since these insights couldn't be converted into system experience, they became dispensable. The alien being in front of him, a cultivator of the Void Path, would undoubtedly be in great need of these insights.
The Void Path cultivator couldn't help but curse under his breath. He had been hoping that Chen Mu, having entered the Void Enlightenment, wouldn't care about these insights, but Chen Mu was asking for resources in exchange.
These insights were indeed crucial to him.
Reluctantly, he reached behind his back, feeling around for a moment before taking out a massive Void Jade Crystal.
"A top-grade Void Jade Crystal, with which one can create a small Pocket Universe," he said.
Chen Mu was no stranger to Void Jade Crystals, having obtained one in the Great Xuan World and another, even larger, after arriving at the Origin Site. The one he had acquired at the Origin Site was still not as large as the one this alien being had taken out, which was hundreds of times bigger than the one he had used to refine the Universe Vase.
In terms of weight, it was almost comparable to the one he had used to refine the Universe Vase!
The Void Power within this massive crystal was incredibly pure, and Chen Mu had no doubt that it could indeed be used to create a small Pocket Universe.
This was indeed something he needed, and its value was likely substantial.
"Agreed," Chen Mu said.
The alien being tossed the massive Void Jade Crystal towards Chen Mu, who reached out and caught it. After examining it carefully and confirming it was intact, he nodded slightly and put it away.
Then, his figure quickly faded away like dust, disappearing without a trace.
The remaining three alien beings exchanged glances, all of them feeling a sense of heaviness.
The appearance of such a terrifying existence in the Core Region of the Origin Site was undoubtedly a difficult situation. The only silver lining was that Chen Mu hadn't threatened their lives, forcing them to hand over all their resources.
But this might not be a good thing.
Since they had already entered the Core Region, turning back was not an option. They would have to continue hunting aberrant beasts in the Core Region, which meant they might encounter Chen Mu again.
However, upon further thought, even if others encountered Chen Mu, they might not gain any advantage. Even 'Qingzhu,' the Ninth-Rank Below Deity cultivator from the Tianqing Realm, might not fare well against Chen Mu. With this realization, their moods slightly improved.
(End of Chapter)
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