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Chapter 338 -338-Gray Lotus, Uninvited Guests
Listening to the harvest prompts constantly ringing beside his ears, Daniel revealed a satisfied smile.
Among the Holy Relics he had obtained, Sacred Artisan Law Grade items advanced into Primordial Grade, while Primordial Grade items advanced into top-tier Primordial Law Grade!
The gains from this wave, combined with the treasures looted from the hundreds of demi-sages he had killed, had already reached an unimaginable astronomical figure.
"Continue searching the other planes."
He swept his gaze over the group.
There were seven great planes in the outer region of the Astral Realm. Naturally, they could not all gather in one place. That would be a waste of manpower.
"Understood!"
"Let’s move!"
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—!
Several figures transformed into streaks of light, shooting toward their respective planes.
...
The original violet plane.
The moment Daniel landed inside, he felt the surrounding mist surge and churn. His vision became hazy and indistinct, as though he had fallen into a forgotten dream.
There were almost no traces of other powerhouses here. A strange silence filled the air.
"Illusion?"
Daniel’s eyes lit up, and the corner of his mouth rose slightly.
His intuition told him that beneath this mist, there was a high chance something extraordinary was hidden.
"Clearstone!"
He activated this Holy Relic without the slightest hesitation.
This treasure was naturally capable of countering all illusion and bewilderment arts, and the current situation was merely one form of illusion.
Whoosh!
Daniel’s vision suddenly changed.
The mist retreated like a tide, and everything before him became clear.
In the sky, a water lily was slowly blooming.
It was a gray water lily, its petals layered upon one another, dark and profound, as though it had grown out from the depths of chaos itself!
Faint mist-like energy wrapped around it, while seven-colored radiance intertwined and tangled together, transforming into wisps of gray energy that nourished the water lily like milk.
"Law power transforming into Chaotic Essence? Chaotic Essence is actually nourishing this water lily..."
Daniel’s pupils suddenly contracted.
"Could this Holy Relic be... a Primordial Law Grade treasure?"
He could not help but draw in a cold breath.
This meant that the starting grade of the Gray Lotus before him had already surpassed his Voidbound Grail!
"The key is... what exactly is this thing?"
Daniel could not recognize it.
That Gray Lotus had clearly not matured yet, but it was close.
This place had previously been protected by an illusion array, and no powerhouse had discovered its existence. Right now, he was the only one here.
He was not in a hurry. He planned to quietly wait for the Gray Lotus to mature before making his move to harvest it.
"This water lily doesn’t seem like a Divine-grade treasure."
Daniel murmured thoughtfully, his gaze deep.
"Instead, it seems more like a Law aggregate derived from Law power... In that case, this thing is very likely—Law Essence!"
Thinking of this, Daniel’s breathing quickened slightly.
"Something like Law Essence has always only existed in ancient legends, and its forms are ever-changing."
He recalled the ancient texts he had once read in Ivahpin World, light flickering in his eyes.
"According to legend, when Law Essence matures, the voice of the world will crown it. That sound is like the sigh of an ancient god, yet also like the first cry of the universe at its birth."
"Once absorbed, it can grant a leap-like improvement to the Law power within one’s sage rank. And at the moment Law Essence matures, it will also release countless Law fragments. Those fragments provide immeasurable assistance in tempering divine energy and condensing the foundation of a sage rank!"
"So... in the outer region of the Astral Realm, Law Essence is absolutely the most top-tier and rarest fortune of all. There is no equal!"
At this thought, Daniel felt as though his blood were boiling.
"By the stars, my luck is ridiculously good. Even the Goddess of Fate must be favoring me."
At that moment—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several figures suddenly descended from the sky and landed nearby.
When they set foot in this stretch of heaven and earth, their eyes still carried a trace of confusion. They had yet to recover from the discomfort of spatial travel.
"Huh? Why has the mist here dispersed?"
"Strange. When I passed by this place just now, I clearly couldn’t see my own hand in front of my face. How did the clouds suddenly clear in the blink of an eye?"
"Wait... what is that gray water lily?"
The three demi-sages all turned their gazes toward the Law Essence at the same time—
The Gray Lotus quietly blooming there.
With just one glance, they were deeply drawn in. Their gazes could no longer move away, as though their very souls had been sucked into that lotus.
Among them was a human powerhouse from the Saint Lun Humans—
Adonis!
The expression on his face slowly changed from confusion to shock, then to wild joy, like a traveler who had been thirsty for three days and nights in the desert suddenly seeing an oasis.
However, in the next instant, his face darkened abruptly.
"To think it is Law Essence... Fate has actually favored me so greatly."
The corner of Adonis’s eye caught sight of Daniel’s figure. His eyelid twitched violently, and icy killing intent burst from his eyes.
At the same time, killing intent also rose in his heart toward the two fellow demi-sage rank beings beside him!
These two nuisances had to be dealt with as well!
"This Law Essence is mine. No matter who stands before me, they must die."
As for the two comrades beside him, they became wary of Daniel.
The Gray Lotus before them was clearly extraordinary at first glance, and Daniel was the only stranger from an outer universe here.
They could only blame his bad luck for coming here alone.
The more people who knew of the treasure’s existence, the more variables there would be.
Of course he had to be killed!
"Hmm?"
Daniel looked indifferently at the three powerhouses who had just appeared, the corner of his mouth tugging into an icy curve.
"Are they... targeting me?"
"Heh."
Those three powerhouses all came from the Varasen Universe.
The strongest among them was Adonis of the Saint Lun Humans.
They made no attempt to hide the hostility and killing intent they were releasing toward Daniel.
However, both sides tacitly chose not to summon their teammates.
Daniel had never encountered an opponent in his own rank and naturally did not need help.
Adonis understood the value of Law Essence. He had even developed killing intent toward demi-sage rank beings from the same universe, so he would certainly not create more trouble for himself.
Only the two demi-sage rank beings who could not see through the origins of the Law Essence remained wary of Daniel while asking in low voices,
"Lord Adonis, what kind of treasure is this thing? It looks extremely extraordinary!"
"The ancient records of your Saint Lun Humans should have some mention of it, right?"
"That’s right. Our races are weak and far inferior to the Saint Lun Humans. Would you be willing to explain it to us?"
Killing intent surged in Adonis’s heart.
Two pieces of trash!
Why should I tell you?
"This thing..."
He pretended to be puzzled and shook his head, his tone carrying just the right amount of confusion.
"The ancient records of my race are as vast as the ocean. I have not happened to read any records concerning this object."
"Perhaps... it is merely a relatively rare Holy Relic, nothing worth making a fuss over."
As he spoke, he secretly gripped a Divine-grade treasure, quietly accumulating Strength without revealing anything.
In his mind, two thoughts tangled and bit at each other like venomous snakes.
Should he first kill the comrades beside him and remove the obstacles?
Or should he first slaughter that outer-universe demi-sage rank being who had come alone, then turn back to deal with these two nuisances?
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