CHAPTER 1223: CHAPTER 1161: THE GREAT EXCHANGE

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

All eyes turned to the last person emerging from the Valley of Death — Ye Chen!

When they saw that this figure was Ye Chen, countless people displayed an expression of disbelief.

Many had not expected that Ye Chen, ranked first in talent in the first part of the Demon Domain, would stay longer in the Valley of Death, where great strength and luck are needed to navigate, than the five Grand Star Lords.

Ye Chen, who was just in the Sovereign Realm, stayed in the Valley of Death for such a long time unharmed!

"Ye Chen, you’re finally out."

Chining Xiaoxiao beamed with a radiant smile upon seeing Ye Chen safe and sound.

"Why did you stay inside for so long?"

As Chining Xiaoxiao queried Ye Chen, countless others perked up their ears, keenly interested in Ye Chen’s reply.

Even the five Grand Star Lords were paying attention to Ye Chen.

After all, Ye Chen stayed exceedingly long in the Valley of Death, and they had no idea what Ye Chen gained inside.

"This Ye Chen, could it be out of fear that he hid inside the Valley of Death for long, and finally had no choice but to escape?" Situ Lianchi muttered to himself.

Situ Lianchi would rather die than believe that the already unparalleled Ye Chen in talent could also attain a combat ability that rivals the Cosmic Emperors and the Star Lords.

However, just as Situ Lianchi was doubting, a sharp scream from Gu Yanyan drew countless people’s attention to Ye Chen’s arm.

"Wow, Ye Chen, you’ve harvested so many Demon Spirit Souls?!"

The Demon Spirit Souls harvested by each person would be compressed and wrapped near the arm.

Thus, when the Cosmic Emperors emerged with tens of thousands of Demon Spirit Souls, it utterly astonished many, eliciting endless envy.

Previously, when the five Grand Star Lords emerged, each had so many Demon Spirit Souls that it was impossible to discern how many there actually were, yet the sheer quantity was undeniably extraordinary, and the strength of the Demon Spirit Souls within was beyond imagination.

As Ye Chen emerged last, the focus was on who the last person was rather than Ye Chen’s Demon Spirit Souls.

Now, with Gu Yanyan’s shout, every gaze shifted to the Demon Spirit Souls on Ye Chen’s arm.

This sight caused countless people to gasp.

The quantity of Demon Spirit Souls harvested by Ye Chen appeared no less than those of the Cosmic Emperors or the five Grand Star Lords, also compressed to the limit, with the glow of the Demon Spirit Souls dense to the extreme!

Even without closely inspecting the number of Demon Spirit Souls within.

Yet merely from the intense glow of the Demon Spirit Souls, one could discern that the total number harvested by Ye Chen undoubtedly ranks among the top!

Moreover, within them are undoubtedly exceptionally powerful Demon Spirit Souls!

This vividly illustrated that Ye Chen wasn’t hiding in the Valley of Death out of fear, he truly was engaging in slaughtering entities, harvesting the Demon Spirit Souls that countless people coveted!

"This Ye Chen, unparalleled in talent, has combat power equally formidable!"

"He’s managed to harvest so many Demon Spirit Souls, and he’s only in the Sovereign Realm, this is more astounding than the five Grand Star Lords! After all, the combat power of the five Grand Star Lords is immensely high, thus harvesting so many Demon Spirit Souls is expected, yet Ye Chen is different! He’s only in Sovereign Realm! His degree of combat prowess transcends belief!"

Amid numerous astonishing gazes and envious looks, under the attention of many, Ye Chen felt a bit strange.

Only after the four Peak Lords transmitted their explanations to Ye Chen did he discover that he was the last to emerge from the Valley of Death.

No wonder so many eyes were on him.

"I stayed refining within the Valley of Death, which took some time, sorry to keep everyone waiting."

Ye Chen addressed Chining Xiaoxiao, the five Grand Star Lords, and others.

Refining?

Ye Chen’s explanation didn’t lessen the curiosity of the crowd; rather, it made countless people even more incredulous!

Such a perilous Valley of Death, and he was refining within?!

One must know, most people barely have time to escape!

Even Star Lord Ning Luo among the five Grand Star Lords cast a suspicious glance at Ye Chen: "Ye Chen, refining is just a jest. Apart from numerous entities in the Valley of Death, it’s hardly a place for refining."

"Compared to the cultivation paradises outside, the Valley of Death is far more barren."

Star Lord Ning Luo thought Ye Chen was making excuses.

She could never imagine, Ye Chen truly wasn’t lying, he was indeed refining!

The Valley of Death might be a dangerous place to others, but Ye Chen’s refining of the Primordial Star Scripture’s Tai Yu Chapter, sensing Spatial Star Apertures, and imprinting Origin Star Apertures could accumulate in any space!

The Valley of Death helped Ye Chen accumulate many Origin Star Apertures, advancing Ye Chen’s Tai Yu Chapter by a significant step!

Ye Chen even felt that by exploring the Nine Bends Demon Realm further, it’s quite possible to successfully accumulate the Tai Yu Chapter’s Third Extreme here!

"I truly was refining."

Ye Chen smiled at Star Lord Ning Luo, "Star Lord, if you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do."

Just after Ye Chen expressed his resignation, before anyone could continue questioning him, a "buzzing" sound vibrated from the Heavenly Treasure Mountain behind everyone.

"Finally, Ye Chen has emerged safely!"

"The seal of Heavenly Treasure Mountain is about to be released!"

"Finally, we can exchange for treasures from Heavenly Treasure Mountain!"

Upon seeing that the seal of Heavenly Treasure Mountain was about to be lifted, others couldn’t focus much on Ye Chen anymore, their eyes shifted to Heavenly Treasure Mountain.