Chapter 421: Hot Commodity
Among the Human Race, it was not just a crime for the strong to seize a weaker person's treasure—it was a grave sin.
That was why, despite their immense craving, these Deities dared not snatch it directly from Li Yang's hands.
The five Deities could only stare with undisguised longing. To have a treasure they so desperately coveted right before their eyes, yet be unable to obtain it—the feeling was agonizing.
The commotion from these Deities naturally caught the attention of the many others present.
Those Deities hadn't been paying Li Yang any mind, but they found the actions of these few rather strange. One after another, they extended their souls to probe the situation.
"What's wrong with Bingque and the others? Why are they suddenly so agitated?"
"They're flying toward Li Yang."
"Has Li Yang found something?"
"Look, Li Yang is holding a golden beetle in his hand! What is that?"
"That golden beetle looks familiar... It looks like a Gold-devouring Insect! Let me get a better look... Heavens, it really is a Gold-devouring Insect! Li Yang found a Gold-devouring Insect?"
"What? The Gold-devouring Insect? The one that's invincible in the Divine Realm and strikes fear into the hearts of countless Deities?"
...
These Deities had also seen what was happening with Li Yang and the golden beetle in his hand.
A few of the Deities didn't recognize it, but some did instantly. Just like the first group, their faces filled with shock and excitement.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
These Deities also shot forward, arriving before Li Yang in an instant. Their gazes burned as they stared at the Gold-devouring Insect.
Meanwhile, Luoyu had also noticed the situation.
'Hm? What are all those Deities doing over with Li Yang?' Luoyu furrowed his brow slightly.
But when he saw the golden beetle, his nonchalant expression changed in an instant.
"A Gold-devouring Insect!"
'How is this possible? Li Yang, a mere Star Lord Realm cultivator, actually found a Gold-devouring Insect?'
Luoyu's expression twisted. He couldn't stand Li Yang; he had even imprisoned the man before, making no effort to hide his loathing.
And yet, now Li Yang had obtained a treasure that even he coveted desperately!
'A Gold-devouring Insect... If I had one, with my family's resources, I could definitely raise it to the Divine Realm. Then I would be an invincible king among Deities!'
Despite his twisted expression, Luoyu also shot forward, appearing before Li Yang in an instant.
'So many Deities want this Gold-devouring Insect?'
Li Yang's expression faltered as he watched the Deities instantly surround him.
The Gold-devouring Insect was clearly rarer and more precious than he had imagined. Seeing the powerful Deities before him, their eyes bloodshot with greed, he realized that if they were in the outside world, this single insect would likely trigger a violent conflict. Deities might even perish fighting for it.
"Haha, Li Yang, the Gold-devouring Insect has been exposed. Now you get to deal with all these Deities," Soul Ink snickered from within the Soul Crystal, clearly having expected this would happen.
"You were imprisoned before, and many of the Deities here were just watching you for entertainment. But now look at them, desperate, practically begging you to trade. You must be gloating inside, right? Oh, and Luoyu is here too. He definitely wants to beg you for a trade as well. How does it feel? Pretty satisfying, huh?"
From within the Soul Crystal, Soul Ink watched the drama unfold.
When Li Yang had been targeted and even imprisoned before, many of the Deities present had treated it as a spectacle. In truth, few of them cared about a mere Star Lord Realm cultivator.
But now, possessing a Gold-devouring Insect, Li Yang had suddenly become a hot commodity.
Hearing Soul Ink's words, Li Yang replied helplessly, "What's there to gloat about? I'd rather these Deities didn't know a thing about the Gold-devouring Insect."
Now that he possessed a treasure even Deities desperately craved, Li Yang could already imagine a relentless stream of them coming to bargain with him.
This was not a good thing at all.
Just by the bloodshot look in their eyes, he could tell how desperately they wanted it.
The problem was, Li Yang hadn't known the Gold-devouring Insect would appear after the Array broke.
If he had known, he certainly would have waited for the Deities to leave before retrieving it.
"A Gold-devouring Insect?" Hei Xu and Jun Yue, who had been by Li Yang's side all along, were also stunned as they stared at the golden beetle in his hand.
"Li Yang's luck is truly heaven-defying."
"What kind of luck does this junior brother of mine have…"
Both Hei Xu and Jun Yue were stunned.
They had witnessed Li Yang's luck throughout their journey, and now, upon arriving at the Beast Origin Sect, he had made another astonishing find.
However, they didn't dare hesitate. Seeing the approaching Deities, they quickly moved to stand in front of Li Yang, shielding him.
They too were trembling. Dozens of Deities had surrounded them, most of whom were Tri-System or Four-Element Deities. They themselves were only Tri-System Deities. If a fight broke out, the two of them would be killed in an instant.
"Li Yang, are you trading or not?"
"Just name your price."
The Deities all stared at Li Yang, their eyes bloodshot as they fixated on the golden beetle in his hand, and their offers began to fly.
Being stared down by dozens of Tri-System and Four-Element Deities, Li Yang felt his scalp tingle with dread.
He had no choice but to say, "My apologies, venerable Deities, but I do not plan to trade the Gold-devouring Insect."
In the eyes of any of the Deities around him, his strength was no different from an ant's. Li Yang felt a massive headache coming on.
"Not trading? Does a mere Star Lord Realm cultivator like Li Yang actually think he can raise a Gold-devouring Insect?"
"Hmph. A Gold-devouring Insect is only useful once it reaches the Divine Realm. Who knows how long it'll take Li Yang to even break through to the World Realm."
"That's right. Besides, Gold-devouring Insects are incredibly difficult to raise. The resources required are astronomical."
Hearing Li Yang's refusal, some of the Deities frowned.
Gold-devouring Insects were only useful to Deities, and they required a massive amount of resources to raise!
In their eyes, it was impossible for a mere Star Lord Realm cultivator like Li Yang to afford such resources. In fact, most of the powerful Deities present couldn't afford them either.
"Li Yang."
Just then, a middle-aged man from the Ape Race spoke up. "The Gold-devouring Insect is precious, but it's useless to you at your current level. I can give you three Inheritance Crystals. Each one corresponds to an inheritance ground for the Fire Element Law, the Thunder Law, and the Time Law. They will help you comprehend and even rapidly master these laws. Are you willing to make an exchange?"
With a wave of his right hand, three peculiar crystals appeared in the palm of the Ape Race man.
"Inheritance Crystals? Yuan Lie actually has three of them!"
"Those Inheritance Crystals lead to inheritance grounds that powerful experts created at great cost. By entering one, a person's comprehension of a Law can advance by leaps and bounds."
"And Yuan Lie doesn't just have one—he has three."
"Yuan Lie's Talent wasn't considered top-tier back in the day, yet it only took him a little over a hundred thousand years to become a Tri-System Deity. Now he's even a Four-Element Deity. It looks like those Inheritance Crystals played a massive role."
Hearing Yuan Lie's offer, the surrounding Deities were stirred. Their eyes turned to the three crystals, and some even had looks of undisguised longing.