"Those are Deep Sea Red Pearls." At that moment, Village Elder Ma's eyes lit up as the words tumbled from his lips — he had actually recognized the origin of those crimson pearls.
"What? Those are the legendary Deep Sea Red Pearls?" The crowd, already buzzing with excitement, erupted into a frenzy.
Listening to the whispered discussions around him, Chu Feng finally understood just how precious Deep Sea Red Pearls were. They were treasures of extraordinary value to Spirit World Masters.
Deep Sea Red Pearls were originally a wondrous natural anomaly. Their parent substance was called the Deep Sea Red Demon Stone.
The Deep Sea Red Demon Stone required at least eight thousand years of gestation just to form a rudimentary shape, and at least thirty thousand years to fully mature.
Once fully mature, the Deep Sea Red Demon Stone became terrifying beyond measure. It lurked in the depths of the ocean, and while it never sought out trouble, anyone who entered its territory would face a devastating, lethal attack.
According to legend, of all those who encountered a Deep Sea Red Demon Stone, very few below the Martial Emperor realm managed to leave alive. They would be refined and consumed by it alive, enduring unimaginable pain and torment before death.
Of course, legends always exaggerated the truth. But the fact that the Deep Sea Red Demon Stone was exceedingly rare and invaluable — that was undeniable.
And these Deep Sea Red Pearls were the very essence of the Deep Sea Red Demon Stone, its most valuable part.
Now, Chu Feng had produced a full thirty-six Deep Sea Red Pearls. How could anyone not be shocked?
If one were to truly compare their value, the thirty-six Deep Sea Red Pearls in Chu Feng's hands were probably worth even more than a hundred thousand drops of Sealing Cold Water and a palm-sized chunk of Sealing Cold Ice combined.
"I never expected that a disciple of the Greenwood Mountain would possess such rare and precious barrier treasures."
"In that case, I'll compete with you. However, since you're the one challenging me, the terms of the contest should be decided by me," Huang Feng said.
"Fine. Name it," Chu Feng replied, looking as though he'd go along with anything, agreeing without a moment's hesitation.
"Do you recognize this pill?" Huang Feng flicked his wrist and tossed a pill toward Chu Feng.
Chu Feng directed his mental power and froze the pill in place half a meter away from him. He took a close look and couldn't help but smile inwardly — he was intimately familiar with this pill. It was a High-grade Power Gathering Pill.
Back when he had first met Sima Ying, the competition between them had been a pill-refining contest, and the pill they had refined was none other than this very High-grade Power Gathering Pill.
So naturally, Chu Feng knew all about it. But even with that knowledge, he still shook his head and said, "I don't recognize it."
The reason Chu Feng claimed not to recognize it was simple — all was fair in battle. Huang Feng hadn't revealed his true strength yet, so there was no reason for Chu Feng to show all his cards.
"Tch, and you claim your barrier skills are impressive, yet you can't even recognize this?" When Chu Feng failed to identify the High-grade Power Gathering Pill, Sun Lei curled his lip in contempt.
At the same time, many others present let out a collective sigh, because the High-grade Power Gathering Pill was an extremely common pill with high practicality. Nearly everyone in attendance recognized it.
But Chu Feng didn't. What did that mean? It meant his foundational knowledge of barrier arts was still lacking — and that was not a good sign.
"That's fine if you don't recognize it. It's called a High-grade Power Gathering Pill. You can sense its ingredients yourself. Then the two of us will compete to refine High-grade Power Gathering Pills — whoever refines the most in the shortest time wins," Huang Feng said.
"Wait, seriously? They're competing over refining High-grade Power Gathering Pills?"
"Chu Feng doesn't even recognize the pill and they're still going to have him refine it? Isn't that a bit too much?"
"Exactly, that's completely unfair." Hearing this, many people in the crowd spoke up on Chu Feng's behalf.