Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Is it a Divine Artifact or a Pitfall? Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Is it a Divine Artifact or a Pitfall? Chu You recalled the Divine Pet Emperor and followed the NPC into the spatial rift.

This was a strange space, filled with nothingness and chaos.

“Ah, finally we are safe.” Once he arrived here, the NPC finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Where is this place?” Chu You furrowed his brows. For some reason, after arriving here, a countdown timer had appeared: 04:59, a total of 5 minutes. What did this represent?

“Benefactor, you don’t need to worry about where this place is, I brought you here to tell you of a method to eliminate the Beast Race.” The disheveled NPC spoke with a hint of gritted teeth and malice in his eyes.

“They pillaged our towns, massacred my kin, I must seek vengeance!”

“Why weren’t you killed?”

“Hmph, because they wanted a secret recipe from me, and this recipe is the method I’m telling you to annihilate the Beast Race.”

“Benefactor, you mentioned coming here specifically to destroy the Beast Race, is this true? Did the Court send you?” The disheveled man’s eyes held a flicker of hope.

“Yes, the Grand Marshal instructed me to clear this place of the Beast Race,” Chu You replied with a nod.

“The Grand Marshal? So that’s how it is!” The disheveled man fell into contemplation, murmuring to himself instead of looking at Chu You.

“Hurry and tell me the method. I can sense a certain energy dissipating.” Chu You spoke with furrowed brows as he watched the countdown timer quickly drop.

“Dissipating? Ah, yes, this space is very unstable. They say that it will collapse in 5 minutes and we’ll end up back in the cage we came from.” The disheveled man stared at Chu You. His eyes were somewhat terrifying at this moment, but Chu You remained calm and stared back. The disheveled man then murmured, “The secret is this: I have a treasure passed down through my family, said to be found in the Ancient Divine Land. Its name is: The Gold-Silver Devouring Vessel.”

Hearing this, Chu You narrowed his eyes.

“Look, this is my heirloom.” In the disheveled man’s hands was an antique bronze pot, shaped like a teapot, engraved with patterns of birds and beasts, larger than an ordinary teapot.

At this moment, the disheveled man caressed the teapot as if gazing at his lover.

“Hurry up, it feels like we’re running out of time,” Chu You urged.

“Don’t rush me! I’m immersed in my world. It’s terrible for you to interrupt me so rudely!” The disheveled man yanked at his hair, his expression distressed.

“Is it like when you’re about to climax and your mom suddenly barges in?” Chu You couldn’t help but smile silently.

“What are you talking about? Whatever, I’ll tell you. This item’s function is that you have to put money into it. It will only work if you put in ten coins at once. After the money is put in, the devourer will produce a liquid. The power of the liquid depends on the quality of the coins thrown in.”

Hearing this, Chu You began to understand.

“What is the purpose of this liquid?”

“Of course the liquid has a function! After the Gold-Silver Devouring Vessel produces the liquid, pour it onto the ground then ignite it, and a divine fire will be created, burning all enemies to ashes!” The disheveled man’s face was full of pride when he spoke of the function of the Gold-Silver Devouring Vessel.

“So why don’t you use it yourself?” Chu You understood, if the divine fire was indeed as powerful as the man claimed, then this item was indeed a divine artifact for certain individuals.

“Ah, not everyone is born lucky. Unfortunately, I’ve always been poverty-stricken and this item is useless in my hands. Now, I am all alone. My only wish is to seek vengeance, but I am powerless. Benefactor, you and I are fated. I wish to give this to you to seek vengeance for me, but…” At this point, the previously confident look on the disheveled man dimmed. He shook his head and said, “But I don’t want to see our family heirloom continue to decay. I want to give it to someone capable of using it. You! Can you do it?”

“What’s the condition?” said Chu You indifferently.

“The person who can use it must be of noble birth.” Saying so, the disheveled man’s eyes lit up as he stared at Chu You. “Benefactor, if you can put 500,000 gold coins into it, I will consider you a worthy heir to this heirloom. It will be yours, and at the same time, please avenge me!”

I see, so that’s how it is. Hearing this, Chu You didn’t suppress a smirk and nodded, “Agreed!”

After Chu You finished speaking, the countdown timer started decreasing quickly. In no time at all, it read: 00:59, only one minute left.

“Damn it, the space is about to collapse.” Glancing around, the disheveled man looked increasingly anxious. He quickly lifted the lid off the teapot; the inside was pitch black and appeared to be endlessly deep, giving the small teapot an unfathomable feel. The disheveled man stared at Chu You and said, “Then let me witness your worthiness!”

System: Do you want to spend 500,000 of your own gold coins on the Gold-Silver Devouring Vessel?

Chu You immediately chose “Confirm”. Instantly, he held a heavy gold pouch in his hand. With a calm demeanor, he untied the delicate red rope holding it closed, faced the opening of the pouch towards the teapot, and poured all 500,000 gold coins into the teapot.

Immediately, a mysterious energy began to resonate within the teapot.

Seeing this, the disheveled man breathed a sigh of relief, gave the teapot one last longing glance before carefully replacing the lid.

“I want you to swear an oath to the heavens; you must promise me that you will exterminate the Tulin Beast Tribe here, otherwise you will be cursed forever!” The disheveled man looked incredibly solemn at this moment.

System: Do you accept the disheveled man’s task to destroy the Tulin Beast Tribe? Note: There are penalties for failure!

Chu You instantly chose “Accept”. He didn’t care about any penalties.

After swearing the oath in front of the disheveled man, he handed over the family heirloom.

The moment Chu You took it, he immediately examined its attributes. Seeing its rank, Chu You’s eyes widened.

Gold-Silver Devouring Vessel: No rank

Type: Artefact

Level Requirement: None

Job Requirement: None

Status: Contains 500,000 gold coins

Artefact Characteristic One: This artefact produces effects by devouring gold and silver coins. It produces divine liquid in units of ten coins and has no upper limit.

Artefact Characteristic Two: 2,000 coins can cause a qualitative change, and the divine liquid will condense into 1 litre high-quality divine liquid, which has special bonus effects.

Artefact Characteristic Three: The divine liquid will not directly affect creatures or players.

Copper Coin Input Effect: 100 copper coins can produce 1 litre of poor-quality divine liquid. Pouring it out results in a severe smell, and igniting it causes enemies to lose 100 HP every second, lasting for 10 seconds. If it’s condensed into high-quality divine liquid, it will cause significant damage with a foul smell to enemies, causing a loss of 200 HP every 2 seconds, lasting for 20 seconds. Most creatures will avoid it, but players may not. Enemies who step on it after ignition experience a loss of 200 HP every 2 seconds, lasting for 20 seconds.