Chapter 428: The Exchange, Acquired
Although Emperor Xue Ye inwardly felt that Yu Tianlin could not possibly bring out any treasure comparable to the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, with his composure, he naturally did not show it on his face.
Yu Tianlin could roughly guess what Emperor Xue Ye was thinking, so he did not say much. Instead, he directly took out the item he had prepared for the exchange.
A Spirit Bone.
The moment this Spirit Bone appeared, brilliant blue light immediately burst forth, filling the entire room.
Emperor Xue Ye, who had initially been somewhat dismissive, instantly stood up from his seat, because he could sense the immensely vast energy contained within this Spirit Bone.
"Nephew Tianlin, this is..."
Emperor Xue Ye reluctantly tore his gaze away from the Spirit Bone, turned to look at Yu Tianlin, and spoke in a somewhat dry voice.
"As Your Majesty can see, this is a Spirit Bone," Yu Tianlin said slowly. "An extremely high quality Spirit Bone with dual lightning and water attributes, as well as two skills."
Emperor Xue Ye's expression finally changed.
"Two skills? A hundred thousand year Spirit Bone?!"
Yu Tianlin shook his head, denying Emperor Xue Ye's claim, and stated directly, "No, not a hundred thousand years, but three hundred thousand years. This Spirit Bone was obtained some time ago when my grandfather and I killed an Azure Dragon."
"Your Majesty, look. Ordinary torso bones, even if their quality reaches the hundred thousand year level, are only the spine. But this one is different. Besides the spine, it also includes the sternum and ribs. This indicates that the quality of this Spirit Bone is above a hundred thousand years and has reached the three hundred thousand year level."
That's right. What Yu Tianlin brought out was a three hundred thousand year Azure Dragon Spirit Bone, and it was a torso bone.
No matter what, Yu Tianlin would never use the Saint Dragon Spirit Bone for transactions outside. Therefore, he took out this three hundred thousand year Azure Dragon Spirit Bone. If he could exchange it for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, it would definitely be a profit for Yu Tianlin.
After hearing Yu Tianlin's words, Emperor Xue Ye carefully observed the item again and found that, just as Yu Tianlin had said, this Spirit Bone included the sternum and ribs in addition to the spine. After confirming this, his heart immediately began to pound wildly.
A three hundred thousand year Spirit Bone.
Even a hundred thousand year Spirit Bone was considered a top tier treasure on the entire Douluo Continent. At the very least, their Heaven Dou Empire did not possess one, let alone a three hundred thousand year Spirit Bone.
Emperor Xue Ye was inevitably tempted.
In his view, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was indeed good, but only just so. It offered nothing more than water avoidance, invisibility, and a few other abilities. Compared to a three hundred thousand year Spirit Bone, it was far inferior. If they made this exchange, he would definitely profit.
If he agreed to the exchange, he would both profit and satisfy Yu Tianlin, thereby better maintaining the alliance between the three major powers. Therefore, Emperor Xue Ye had already agreed in his heart.
Although he had agreed internally, on the surface, Emperor Xue Ye still pretended to be displeased and said, "Nephew Tianlin, this is wrong of you. If you wanted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, I would simply give it to you. Why must you use a Spirit Bone to exchange for it?"
"Moreover, such a treasure must be extremely important to your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Even if you wanted to exchange it, Clan Master Yu certainly would not agree. Please quickly put it away. I will immediately send someone to fetch the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud."
Facing Emperor Xue Ye's obviously polite words, Yu Tianlin shook his head and said directly, "Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness, but I don't want to take too much advantage. Let's exchange. Furthermore, my grandfather agreed to me using this Spirit Bone for the exchange, so Your Majesty need not worry."
"This..."
Emperor Xue Ye still looked somewhat hesitant.
Yu Tianlin had no choice but to continue, "Your Majesty, we share an equal alliance relationship. If I take too much advantage, it will inevitably affect our future relationship. Therefore, this must be a fair exchange."
"Since Nephew Tianlin insists, then so be it."
Only then did Emperor Xue Ye nod in agreement. He immediately instructed the guards outside the door, "Someone, take my order and go to the Empire Treasury to retrieve the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud."
After giving the order, Emperor Xue Ye smiled and said to Yu Tianlin, "Nephew, please wait a moment."
Seeing this series of actions from Emperor Xue Ye, Yu Tianlin finally relaxed.
No matter what, he had finally completed the exchange.
Before long, a guard walked in holding a brocade tray. On the tray was a translucent, triangular object resembling a sapphire. Yu Tianlin understood in his heart that this was the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
The guard first presented the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Emperor Xue Ye. Emperor Xue Ye waved his hand, and the guard understood, turning to present it to Yu Tianlin instead.
After using his Spirit Power to send the three hundred thousand year Azure Dragon torso bone into Emperor Xue Ye's hands, Yu Tianlin picked up the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in front of him.
As the exchanged items came into their possession, expressions of satisfaction appeared on both their faces.
Observing the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which shimmered with treasure light in his hand, Yu Tianlin attempted to use his mental force to sense its abilities. Emperor Xue Ye noticed the mental force fluctuation and quickly said, "Nephew, wait!"
"You absolutely cannot probe the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with mental force, or you will be shocked, lose consciousness, and faint. Furthermore, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud will absorb your blood, causing severe damage to your Origin Qi."
"To use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, you only need to inject Spirit Power into it. It contains several skills that can be activated through Spirit Power."
Emperor Xue Ye introduced the method for using the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Yu Tianlin, but he did not notice the strange look in Yu Tianlin's eyes.
Probing it with mental force results in strong side effects, so it absolutely must not be done?
Well, no wonder the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud had been in the hands of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family for so many years, yet they had never discovered its true function.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Heart of the Sea God. It contained the power left behind by the Sea God in this world. One could say that as long as someone gained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's recognition, they were essentially a successor to the Sea God's Legacy. Upon arriving at Sea God Island, the Sea God's Nine Trials would directly descend upon them.
To gain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's recognition, one had to probe it with mental force and allow it to absorb blood. If the person could withstand this, they would naturally succeed in becoming its master.
Clearly, the Heaven Dou Empire had not known this when they studied the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in the past. They merely thought that probing it with mental force would cause dizziness and blood loss, treating it as a powerful negative effect that needed to be avoided. Therefore, they never attempted to inject mental force into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud again and only relied on Spirit Power to activate it.
Although the probability of successfully gaining the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's recognition, even by injecting mental force, was very low, if one did not even try, then naturally, there was no possibility at all.
However, Yu Tianlin naturally did not plan to tell Emperor Xue Ye any of this.
He intended to go back and study it himself.
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