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Such a palm-sized piece of rag, given its placement at the center of the stall, evidently had something special about it.

By now, quite a crowd had gathered around the stall, with many Nine Tribulations true gods scrutinizing the treasures on display, the most eye-catching of which was indeed the rag at the heart of the stall.

Ye Chen let out a slight chuckle and then made his way towards the stall.

Xiaojiu, being a member of the Nine Spirits Sparrow clan, possessed innate divine soul strength. With her caution, Ye Chen of course wanted to take a closer look.

However, when Ye Chen's Divine Sense reached out to probe the rag, he let out a slight gasp of surprise.

When his Divine Sense touched the rag, it was sharply rebounded, and had Ye Chen's Divine Soul not been strong enough, this rebound could have very well caused him some backlash.

This, of course, astonished Ye Chen!

Normally, treasures that have not been bound by a master can be probed with Divine Sense. Since this rag was put up for sale and clearly had no master, it was surprising that it could block probing and even cause a rebound.

At this time, many of the martial artists who had just flocked to the stall, just like Ye Chen, were also probing the rag. However, many of them suffered from the rebound, with a few Nine Tribulations true gods suddenly turning pale, obviously having their Divine Souls attacked.

These occurrences caused the complexions of those examining the rag to drastically change.

Seeing the crowd's reactions, the stall owner laughed heartily and proclaimed, "I suppose you all must have noticed something unusual about this rag of mine."

With a grand gesture, the stall owner grasped the palm-sized rag in his hand and began showing it off to the people around.

"This cloth not only blocks the probing of the Divine Soul but also defends against Divine Soul attacks. And it's not just soul attacks; even physical strength blows and true qi divine power attacks, this cloth can rebound them all."

"Unless a Divine Venerable Realm powerhouse acts, it would be difficult to break through this rag. However, even if they did break it, the cloth can quickly heal and return to its original state. It would take an extraordinary Divine Venerable's power to completely destroy it."

While speaking, the stall owner demonstrated to the crowd.

His finger extended, and a powerful force began to accumulate on it, until the gathered energy was even stronger than that of Qin Feng, whom Ye Chen had battled in the Divine City.

Compared to Ye Chen's power, it was hardly any weaker.

Certainly, this Nine Tribulations True God stall owner was no ordinary individual—his combat power was exceptionally extraordinary!

This revelation surprised many of the true gods spectating.

What surprised these onlookers even more was that, when the stall owner's power coalesced to an overwhelmingly strong point and he suddenly jabbed towards the rag.

Such a jab could easily pierce through a giant mountain, yet upon contacting the rag, a peculiar thing happened.

Without any glow or flicker of light, the rag simply repelled the stall owner's attack completely.

If the stall owner didn't prepare in advance and launched another blow to shatter the rebounding attack's force, it could have landed on the surrounding onlookers, potentially injuring many of them.

This truly caused a dramatic shift in the onlookers' expressions!

In the whole scene, the only ones who could remain calm were Ye Chen and a mere handful of others. But even Ye Chen now looked towards the rag with an extremely solemn gaze.

"Pity, if this rag weren't so small, if it weren't merely the size of a palm, it could've been an incredibly fierce defensive treasure," said one powerful Nine Tribulations true god who, like Ye Chen, managed to maintain composure, took a deep breath and spoke.

Hearing the words of this Nine Tribulations true god, the other martial artists all nodded in agreement.

Indeed.

Regardless of the rag's formidable defensive power, its small size rendered it of little use. One could simply target an area not protected by the rag to kill its user.

Moreover, since the rag couldn't be integrated and bound to a master's Divine Soul, it was even easier for others to snatch it away.

For a moment, many who were intrigued by this enigmatical rag began to hesitate on whether to purchase it.
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Seeing the crowd's expressions, the stall owner sneered, "If this cloth were larger than just a palm size, would I have brought it here to trade?"

"Based on my guess, this rag might very well be a piece sheared off the Divine Robe of a formidable figure. It blocks all but the Divine Venerable Realm powerhouses and could, therefore, come from a Divine Robe used by the Venerables!"

"If it were a complete Divine Venerable grade Divine Robe, the price would be astronomical, so much so that it wouldn't be here for sale, and you wouldn't be able to afford it anyway!"

The stall owner was speaking the truth.

If it were a complete Divine Robe, one that only Divine Venerables could breach and would rapidly heal, indeed it wouldn't be available on the first floor of this trading hall.

Not to mention these true gods, even God Kings, without substantial wealth, would absolutely not be able to afford it.

"The item is precious, indeed, but definitely has too small a defensive range. Stall owner, how many Black Divine Coins are you asking for?" Ye Chen, who had been silent, suddenly asked.

Seeing the Four Tribulations true god Ye Chen inquire about the price, the stall owner was quite surprised.

But, of course, he wouldn't refuse to sell just because the inquiring martial artist held a lower realm; the stall owner said with a smile, "The starting bid is one million Black Divine Coins. If there are multiple parties interested, the price will increase by one hundred thousand Black Divine Coins each time. The highest bidder will claim it."

Hiss!

The stall owner's words made the surrounding martial artists sharply inhale.

One million Black Divine Coins!

To think that amount could buy a precious Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact, and we're talking about a palm-sized ragged cloth?

And this is just the starting price? The price has to be raised in competition?

Even if this ragged cloth has a strong defensive power, its area is simply too small!

Many shook their heads, giving up the idea of purchasing it.

Only a few powerful Martial Artists who had survived the Four Tribulations, along with Ye Chen, were still considering it.

"You said this item could withstand attacks from anyone below the Divine Venerable Realm. The combat power you tested just now was only at the level of a Lower God King. May I try it too?" A young man in a brocade robe spoke up.

The vendor smiled, "Sure, go ahead."

After saying that, he tossed the ragged cloth directly to the young man in the brocade robe.

In this trading hall managed by the martial artists from the Southern Territory King Mansion, he wasn't worried about this martial artist running away with the item.

The young man in the brocade robe caught the ragged cloth, suspended and twisted it in mid-air, then he pinched a spell with his hand, and a black palm-sized puppet appeared in front of him.

Next, the black puppet lunged fiercely at the ragged cloth, its terrifying killing force charged towards it.

Even Ye Chen was taken aback upon seeing the combat power emitted by this black puppet.

This black puppet, in fact, exhibited a combat power even stronger than his own Icebound Puppet, reaching the level of an Upper God King.

Clearly, this young man in the brocade robe had an extraordinary identity, capable of possessing an Upper God King level puppet.

This deepened Ye Chen's sense of caution.

"It seems that, owing to that Supreme Divine Institute's Divine Maiden Long Li, even more capable martial artists than anticipated have been drawn here. Not only do I need to be wary of those Divine Kings, but also of powerful true gods with various means!"

Ye Chen knew that if he were to truly face the brocade-robed young man using all his means, he probably wouldn't win and could only escape with a life-saving charm from the East Territory King.

It looked like there wouldn't be a shortage of true gods like him arriving in the Nine Suns Ancient Land.

However, thinking about it, it made sense. His Icebound Puppet was left by an Upper God King, and there were countless martial artists in the Divine Kingdom surpassing Upper God Kings. Not to mention Earth Divine Venerables and Heavenly Divine Venerables, there were many Immortal Divine Venerables.

For their kin or those close to them, acquiring one or two powerful treasures was not a big deal.

Although Divine Venerable level treasures might not be activated by true gods, it's likely that many true gods with significant backgrounds could possess a few Upper God King level treasures.

This only made Ye Chen all the more eager to improve his own abilities.

Without a few powerful trump cards, he might not even know how he died!

As Ye Chen's mind wrestled with this, the powerful killing force from the black puppet controlled by the brocade-robed young man had already struck the ragged cloth.

What followed was a shocking development.

Even though the black puppet's killing force reached the level of an Upper God King, it still failed to pierce through the ragged cloth.

It seemed the vendor's claims weren't false—this piece of cloth couldn't be penetrated unless by a Divine Venerable!

After testing it, the brocade-robed young man retracted the black puppet and also returned the ragged cloth to the vendor.

He spoke, "This item indeed serves as a very good defensive piece. However, it's a pity that it's too small to be of practical use, more like a collectible memorabilia."

"One million Black Divine Coins. I'll take it."

Whoosh.

The young man, stating he'd merely collect it as memorabilia, was still willing to spend one million Black Divine Coins, leaving many true gods beside him gasping in amazement, their expressions filled with envy.

It became clear to the crowd that this brocade-robed young man, who casually offered one million Black Divine Coins and possessed a puppet with the attacking power of an Upper God King, must have an extensive background and considerable wealth.

Many had already been discouraged from buying the ragged cloth, which was only the size of a palm and seemed miraculous but ultimately useless, especially for one million Black Divine Coins. Seeing that this young man with an evident background was interested in the item deterred them even further from bidding.

For a moment, the voice of the brocade-robed young man was the only one bidding in the hall.

"Is there only this fellow who wishes to purchase this item?" The vendor seemed indifferent, content as long as someone bought it for above his reserve price, "If no one else is bidding, then I'll sell it to this fellow."

At this moment, Ye Chen, who had been silent all along, let out a reluctant sigh and finally said, "I'm also interested in this object. I'll offer 1.1 million Black Divine Coins then."

Ye Chen had been hesitating whether to bid or not, still considering how to use the ragged cloth. But Xiaojiu, who had remained quiet, had been staring at the cloth for a long time, and then discreetly sent a message to Ye Chen, insisting that he must buy this cloth.

Xiaojiu further mentioned that the ragged cloth seemed very similar to an extremely powerful object from her memories. If it was indeed that kind of object, then even if Ye Chen spent ten million Black Divine Coins, it would be worth it.

This, of course, made Ye Chen bid without hesitation.

Even if the brocade-robed young man with a background wished to compete, Ye Chen was also ready to put up a fight!