CHAPTER 737: 730

His own Eye of Greed, after penetrating the void without leaving a trace, was only faintly connected to Chen Hai by the subtlest thread.

However, once the eye returned to its original body, blending back into his forehead, Chen Hai could sense everything about it with crystal clear clarity.

When he concentrated most of his attention on the Eye of Greed, he could vaguely see within a void space filled with grey fog, a giant pair of scissors undulating unpredictably.

"Giant scissors? And are those rust stains covering them..."

Having recovered from his extreme shock, Chen Hai quickly made the connection between this object and the treasure he had heard about from Hua Qing and Huang Dongming.

In truth, ever since he had unintentionally learned of this news from Hua Qing, he had been unable to forget about the giant scissors they mentioned.

If it weren’t for this obsession, he would not have spent nights wandering near the tree at the boundary between the two great forces.

Sadly, after having met Hua Qing and Huang Dongming once, they had only stayed in touch using coded messages.

Even after acquiring the small wooden block used by the two for sending messages and scrutinizing the ghost talismans on it over and over, Chen Hai still couldn’t comprehend the meanings behind those messages.

Because of this, he had devoted most of his energy to comprehending the Eye of Greed in the subsequent time, significantly reducing his nighttime ventures near the boundary tree.

After all, while treasures were desirable, they could not be forced.

Apart from knowing that the people from the Demon Palace were after the giant scissors, Chen Hai knew nothing else.

In such a situation, with his current level of strength, the chances of him snatching the treasure that the Demon Palace sought were virtually nil.

This time, when people from the Demon Palace suddenly invaded the Enemy-breaking Camp, Chen Hai had considered that their actions might relate to the unknown giant scissors, but all he could do was to see if there was an opportunity to check near the Merit Hall.

His actions were purely a stroke of fortune; he was merely trying his luck.

Later, being chased by Zong Sheng to the edges of the Enemy-breaking Camp and hiding in this abandoned mine, the wildly impractical hope in his heart had already been completely severed.

But now, the Eye of Greed, having gone berserk and made a round outside, had surprisingly brought the giant scissors back...

What was this if not "exhausted by every means, I despaired; in a place of blooming flowers and willows, a new village appeared"?

With a thrill of elation, Chen Hai focused his thoughts, and the Eye of Greed reappeared between his eyebrows.

The Eye of Greed, which had reverted to a mark, slowly opened, and the giant scissors in the void space within the eye were slowly dragged out from the eye that opened on his forehead.

"Mine, mine, all mine..." A whisper tinged with madness infused Chen Hai’s mind.

Influenced by this voice, at that moment, his greed swelled, and he bizarrely developed the notion that all treasures in the world should belong to him.

However, the Eye of Greed was a concept he had comprehended on his own, and he had a deep understanding of the greed contained within.

Shaking his head quickly, he subdued the greed in his heart, and his gaze regained its clarity.

"What’s yours and mine, even you were condensed by me..." Chen Hai muttered a few curses at the disobedient Eye of Greed.

With a ’clang,’ the giant scissors, half the height of a person, were finally completely dragged out and landed on the solid ground before him.

"Scissors handle formed by the intersecting heads of two Jiao dragons? This treasure..."

"Golden Jiao Scissors, these are definitely the Golden Jiao Scissors..."

After inspecting the giant scissors on the ground several times, his gaze swept past the rust-covered blades and directly onto the handle of the scissors, which showed no traces of rust.

As a pure-blooded Chinese, Chen Hai naturally knew the reputation of the Golden Jiao Scissors.

Although the name of the treasure was not engraved on these scissors, just by glancing at the golden handle a few times, the name "Golden Jiao Scissors" naturally emerged in Chen Hai’s mind.

This treasure, at its peak, could not only challenge a Daluo Golden Immortal but might even have the potential to cut a Quasi-Saint into two.

Of course, that would be under the condition that it wasn’t restrained and wasn’t blocked by the opponent’s Spiritual Treasure.

Being of the same Acquired category, the Gathering Spirit Pearl that Chen Hai had obtained before was completely incomparable to the Golden Jiao Scissors; they were not even on the same level.

The thought that such a top-tier Spiritual Treasure, snared by the Eye of Greed, had fallen into his own hands filled him with ecstasy that he found utterly impossible to contain.

"Good child, you were only born a few days ago, and you’ve already bestowed such a grand gift upon your father."

"I’m in a good mood today, I should reward you properly."

"How about this: I give you freedom to run outside and wander aimlessly for a few rounds?"

Smiling broadly, Chen Hai gently stroked the Eye of Greed on his forehead, talking to himself.

Unfortunately, although this ghostly thing was brimming with spirituality and seemed to have developed some spiritual wisdom, it was just like a mischievous child, forever clamoring "mine, mine, all mine..."

The Golden Jiao Scissors lying on the ground suddenly emitted a burst of golden light, as if trying to break free into the sky.

Seeing this, Chen Hai was greatly shocked. He reached out to grab the handle of the scissors, intending to pin it down firmly, but his strength seemed barely sufficient in face of the Golden Jiao Scissors, which had only revived a little.

Fortunately, the Eye of Greed on his forehead immediately burst with white light, immobilizing the Golden Jiao Scissors in the void.

Then, with the speed of lightning that doesn’t allow one to cover one’s ears, white beams transformed from the greedy gaze dragged the Golden Jiao Scissors back into the Void Space within the eye.

"That burst of golden light from the Golden Jiao Scissors just now, I wonder if it managed to penetrate outside the mine!"

"Also, the fluctuations of power produced when it tried to escape. If I’m unlucky, it might be sensed by the outside world."

"I can’t stay here. I need to find a new place!"

A shiver of coldness ran through Chen Hai’s heart. Thinking of the possible terrible consequences of the scene just now, he didn’t say anything more and immediately got up, running further into the dark depths of the mine.

...

Above ground, the battle at the location of Enemy-breaking Camp was still ongoing.

Compared to before, Lady Yuji looked utterly disheveled at this moment.

Her luxurious Palace Dress was torn and tattered, and underneath the fabric, her skin, as white as jade, bore ghastly wounds, unobstructed and exposed to the air.

A series of fierce and huge beastly apparitions, though somewhat illusory, had her completely encircled.

Compared to the legendary Celestial Star Array, the Twenty-Eight Star Constellation Formation that originated from it was vastly inferior, but the power it contained was still terrifying to the extreme.

Those enormous beastly shadows were the illusions of the star constellations formed by the Array.

Each individual Star Constellation Illusion had the combat power roughly equivalent to a Daluo Golden Immortal, but their strength was far more than the sum of their parts when all the illusions joined together in formation.

More importantly, these Star Constellation Illusions were not living beings. As long as the Array was intact, they were Undying.

The ferocious illusions that encircled Lady Yuji had been destroyed countless times already, but it was all in vain.

The illusions that were blown apart one moment would reconstitute themselves the next, attacking her incessantly again.

In addition, there was also Emperor Xuanguang, himself a Quasi-Saint, present within the Array; his attacks blended with those of the star constellations, making them utterly unpredictable.

It was for all these reasons that Lady Yuji appeared so miserable at this moment.