“What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take it out.”
Fu Mo Shao Yu urged.
Though he sensed something, he didn’t know what it was or its exact location.
Chu Feng didn’t hesitate, diving deep underground to retrieve the thunder bead.
But he found that the thunder bead was encased in a protective boundary.
No wonder Chu Feng, despite being so close, couldn’t detect it without Fu Mo Shao Yu’s hint.
The reason was that protective boundary.
The boundary’s power wasn’t strong, but it concealed the thunder bead.
Likely, Fu Mo Shao Yu sensed it but couldn’t pinpoint its location due to this boundary.
Moreover, the thunder bead was extremely volatile.
Breaking the boundary would unleash its thunder, which was highly aggressive and could harm Chu Feng and Fu Mo Shao Yu.
So, after setting up a formation to break the boundary, Chu Feng and Fu Mo Shao Yu retreated from the depths, hiding in the sky before activating the formation.
Rumble.
Crackle.
As expected, just as Chu Feng predicted, when he triggered the formation and broke the boundary around the thunder bead, a massive upheaval erupted underground.
Countless thunderbolts exploded from the depths, surging skyward.
In an instant, the surrounding tens of thousands of miles were engulfed in dazzling thunder.
The thunder’s power was immense, shattering space itself.
At a glance, the area looked like an apocalyptic scene, facing destruction.
“Brother Chu Feng, your foresight saved us. Good thing you saw how dangerous this thunder bead was.”
“Otherwise, we’d be in trouble.”
Fu Mo Shao Yu, standing with Chu Feng at a distance, couldn’t help but praise him while dodging the thunder’s assault.
“Brother Shao Yu, this thunder bead is useful to me. I’ll use it to break through my cultivation.”
“But it’s valuable, and you found it first, so it should rightfully be yours.”
“Today, I’ll use it, but in the future, I’ll compensate you with other treasures.” Chu Feng said to Fu Mo Shao Yu.
“Are you talking nonsense?”
But to his surprise, Fu Mo Shao Yu exploded in anger.
His eyes blazed with fury, glaring at Chu Feng as if ready to beat him.
This wasn’t an act, he was genuinely angry.
“Brother Shao Yu, what’s wrong?”
Faced with this reaction, Chu Feng was at a loss.
“Chu Feng, if you see me as a friend, don’t say such things again, or you’re no longer my friend.”
“Between friends, there shouldn’t be distinctions or talk of benefits, or it’s not pure friendship, not true friendship.”
Fu Mo Shao Yu pointed at Chu Feng.
Hearing this, Chu Feng realised the gravity of his words.
He hadn’t expected Fu Mo Shao Yu, usually so carefree, to value loyalty so deeply, almost to an obsession.
In Fu Mo Shao Yu’s eyes, friendship was selfless.
It was the kind where, if a friend needed help, he’d willingly risk everything.
To him, friendship couldn’t be tainted, especially by talk of benefits.
Chu Feng’s words had violated Fu Mo Shao Yu’s sense of friendship.
So, Chu Feng quickly apologised.
Though his intentions were good, not wanting to take advantage, he had clearly hurt Fu Mo Shao Yu.
Regardless, hurting a friend was wrong, and an apology was due.
At the same time, Chu Feng etched Fu Mo Shao Yu’s loyalty in his heart.
Such a friend was rare and precious.
Buzz.
Suddenly, the raging thunder began to dissipate.
Chu Feng and Fu Mo Shao Yu’s expressions changed.
They could sense another force emerging, forcibly suppressing the thunder.
“Hahaha, this old man is truly lucky.”
“I came here seeking heavenly vein spring water, but found such a treasure instead.”
An old man’s voice rang out.
As it did, Chu Feng noticed the thunder bead, originally deep underground, being pulled into the sky by a powerful force.
Looking up, he saw a white-haired old man standing in the void.
The thunder bead was now in his hand.
A martial cultivation master, his exact strength unclear but far beyond Chu Feng’s.
After taking the thunder bead, the old man produced a gourd.
The gourd emitted a beam of light into the depths.
Then, the thunder spring water was drawn into the gourd.
Chu Feng clearly remembered that once the thunder spring left its soil, it became ordinary water.
Yet, enveloped by the beam, the spring retained its thunderous energy.
This told Chu Feng the gourd was no ordinary item.
But that wasn’t the point.
The point was, the old man had taken the thunder bead.
“Senior, I discovered that thunder bead first.”
Chu Feng clasped his fists, speaking politely.
He hoped to explain the situation, wishing the old man would be reasonable and return the bead.
“So what if you found it?”
“Now, it belongs to whoever holds it.”
The old man said.
“You’re robbing us.”
Fu Mo Shao Yu shouted angrily.
“Heh.”
The old man suddenly laughed.
His laugh was full of disdain.
“Little brat, this old man is indeed robbing you.”
“Got a problem with that?”
“Look closely.”
As he spoke, he lifted his robe, revealing a token at his waist.
The token bore the words “Zuoqiu Heavenly Clan.”
“I am Zuoqiu Hanxun of the Zuoqiu Heavenly Clan.”
“If you’re not convinced, come find me there.”
With that, the old man left.
Though he was gone, his laughter echoed through the area.
It was so arrogant, it grated on the nerves.
“That damned old thing, daring to steal our treasure.”
“Brother Chu Feng, do you know anything about this Zuoqiu Heavenly Clan?”
Fu Mo Shao Yu asked Chu Feng.
Though a member of the Fu Mo clan, knowledgeable about many things even Chu Feng didn’t know, having grown up in the Devouring World, he was unfamiliar with the structure of the Holy Light Galaxy.
But what Fu Mo Shao Yu didn’t know was that Chu Feng was equally unfamiliar with the Holy Light Galaxy.
