Soon, the four items that had appeared from the bronze lamp disappeared, and the bronze lamp returned to its original appearance.
However, Jianchen struggled to remain calm. His heart continued to beat at an extraordinary rate. A Grand Exalt's rib, a Grand Exalt's spine, and even half a Grand Exalt's heart. If these three items ended up in the Saints' World, it would definitely shake up the entire Saints' World. Countless Grand Primes would fight to the death over them.
Jianchen was clearly very tempted by such a great temptation. He even became greedy.
Jianchen sucked in a deep breath and forcefully suppressed his excitement. He said, "There should be far more items in the bronze lamp, right?"
The Darkstar Emperor glanced at Jianchen deeply in his soul form and said calmly, "That's right. There are indeed far more items in the space within the bronze lamp than just these four items. Aside from these four items, there are some extremely precious materials as well as some records left behind by our ancestors."
"As these rare materials don't possess powerful presences, they can't be conjured at all."
"As for the records left behind by our ancestors, they're just some secret techniques and cultivation methods. Only our Darkstar race can practise them. Even if outsiders obtain them, they'll be useless. Unless they change to our cultivation method and absorb the power of Spiritual Immortals. "
The light in Jianchen's eyes flickered as he stared at the Darkstar Emperor. He questioned, "Darkstar Emperor, you said that you need the cultivation of a Chaotic Prime to open the space within the bronze lamp. How can I believe you?"
"Hmph. The Emperor has always been a man of his word among the Darkstar race. He has always acted in an upright manner. He has never done anything like you cultivators of the outside world. Moreover, you've disguised yourself as Kun Tian and infiltrated our race for quite some time now, so you must know something about the Emperor. The Emperor can only guarantee you that the Emperor is not lying at all, "the Darkstar Emperor swore. He was upright and righteous.
"Moreover, the items from the Grand Exalt of the Wood Spirit clan are supreme treasures that can drive people crazy in the eyes of you cultivators of the outside world, but they're completely useless to our race. This is because our race has already protected these items for countless years. Even before the Spirits' World was destroyed, these items were already in our hands. Now, the Spirits' World has already been destroyed for who knows how many years, yet these items that are supreme treasures in your eyes are still the same as before. They can only lie in the miniature world within the bronze lamp … "
"Let's not talk about the fact that we can't use these items, but even if we could use them, we wouldn't care about them. This is because the entire race of the Darkstar race only has one great wish, which is to break out of this prison, break free from this world, and take a look at the outside world …"
"For this goal, our race has already worked hard for countless years. Even now, in my era, we still haven't given up."
The Darkstar Emperor looked at Jianchen openly and continued, "Cultivator of the outside world, the Emperor has said so much just so that you understand that everything the Emperor has said is completely true. There's nothing false about it at all. Moreover, the Emperor would never stoop to scheming. "
The Darkstar Emperor paused before continuing, "Of course, if you change your mind right now and agree to trade with the divine beast, the Emperor can promise you that once our grand ritual succeeds, the Emperor will give you all the materials in the bronze lamp, including the three items from the Grand Exalt of the Wood Spirit clan."
"There's no need to mention that again. No matter how many precious items your race has, even if you have the Grand Exalt's legacy, it's impossible for you to trade for Seiyu from the Emperor." Jianchen directly dispelled the Darkstar Emperor's thoughts. After a moment of thought, he continued, "Just the specialties of your race won't be enough to trade for the lives of your entire race. Since you can't take out a single bone from the Grand Exalt of the Wood Spirit clan, why don't you just use the essence blood of the Grand Exalt of your race instead?"
"You want the essence blood of a Grand Exalt?" The Darkstar Emperor's eyes narrowed.
"That's right. Not only has your race given birth to a Grand Exalt before, but you've also fought against the Grand Exalt of the Wood Spirit clan. You must have quite a lot of the essence blood of the Grand Exalt of the Wood Spirit clan. If you want to use the essence blood of a Grand Exalt of the Wood Spirit clan to replace a single bone, how much essence blood of a Grand Exalt do you have? "Jianchen asked.
The Darkstar Emperor pondered for a moment before saying, "We don't have the essence blood of a Grand Exalt of the Wood Spirit clan. Even if we do, it's hidden in half of our hearts. We can't take it out at all. However, we do have some essence blood of our ancestors, but there's not much left. "
The light in Jianchen's eyes shone brightly. Even his breathing became rather rushed. "I want ten droplets of essence blood of a Grand Exalt. Give me ten droplets of essence blood of a Grand Exalt, and my enmity with your race will be written off. It's not just me, but Seiyu as well. I'll persuade him not to seek revenge on your race."
"Otherwise, with Seiyu's divine beast bloodline and talent, coupled with my nurturing, his strength will definitely skyrocket in a short amount of time. He'll definitely bring disaster to your race in the next thousand years. Even you, the Darkstar Emperor, might not be Seiyu's opponent."
"Darkstar Emperor, what do you think of this deal?"
The Darkstar Emperor's face did not change at all. Instead, he let out a long sigh and said, "Cultivator of the outside world, don't always threaten me, the Emperor, with the annihilation of our race. If we can't break out of the prison of this world and continue living like this, it'll only be torture for our race. Death might be a form of release."
"I admit that you do indeed have the ability to wipe out the Darkstar race. However, when you do, you won't be able to live either. At that time, the Emperor will use the final trump card left behind by our ancestors without any hesitation at all, which is to blow up the entire Darkstar World so that all the creatures in the world, including everything in the Two World Mountain, will be reduced to ashes. "
"This world is condensed from a space beast that has reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer of Grand Prime, and it is filled with the power of two Grand Exalts. Once the Emperor blows up the world, the power will be so great that even high quality god artifacts will shatter. If that really happens, you won't be able to survive even if you hide in the Darkstar Divine Hall."
"At that time, this emperor's primordial spirit will survive, but you will be completely destroyed in both body and soul. However, if the world blows up, all the clansmen in the Darkstar World will die apart from the Emperor. As a result, the Emperor really isn't willing to use this trump card unless we're truly on the brink of annihilation. "
The Darkstar Emperor's eyes shone brightly. He said to Jianchen extremely seriously, "As a result, the Emperor hopes that you will stop before you go too far. Leaving the Darkstar clansmen alive is giving the Emperor hope. At the same time, it'll form a bond with the Emperor so that the Emperor won't abandon everything in despair and do something crazy."
Jianchen's expression changed. "In other words, your Darkstar race can actually break out of this cage at any time?"
"That is indeed the case, but so what? If we break out of the cage, we'll lose all our clansmen. If we really do that, we'll be condemned by the entire race. How will we be able to face our ancestors in the future … "The Darkstar Emperor's face was filled with sorrow and deep helplessness.
Jianchen said nothing. He stared at the Darkstar Emperor silently. He could not help but admit that the Darkstar Emperor was a qualified leader. He clearly possessed the ability to break out of the cage, but he was willing to be trapped with his clansmen. He would never betray his clansmen.
Even though he had been trapped for countless years, his will had not wavered at all.
Just this kind of dedication was enough to be called great.
If something like this happened in the Saints' World, Jianchen believed that most people, including some Grand Primes who led sects, would make the other choice without any hesitation at all.
This was because many people's beliefs had changed under the brutal environment of the Saints' World. They would not let some weaklings who were useless to them become shackles that bound them.
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