Chaos Bead

After a moment, Wang Chen reluctantly released Hu Jiaojiao's hand.

Since transmigrating and embarking on cultivation, this fox woman before him was undoubtedly the beauty who had made his heart race more than anyone else he had met.

Though enormous obstacles stood between them, at least at this very moment, Wang Chen could feel that Hu Jiaojiao harbored feelings for him as well—it was not merely his one-sided longing!

Suppressing the stormy waves in his heart, Wang Chen gave Hu Jiaojiao a faint smile.

She pressed her lips together, then suddenly removed the necklace from around her neck and placed it in Wang Chen's hand as well.

Hu Jiaojiao's necklace was exceedingly simple: a plain cord with a Crystal Bead the size of a longan hanging from it, without any gaudy decorations.

Yet the instant the pendant landed in his hand, Wang Chen was suddenly struck by an odd sensation.

Not only that, the Primordial Dao Stele lodged within his Sea of Consciousness shuddered violently, casting forth countless rays of light!

Wang Chen immediately realized that the necklace Hu Jiaojiao had given him concealed some mystery. Its value was likely even greater than that of the Upper Clarity Qiankun Mirror!

"Hmph!"

Just as he was about to refuse it, a cold snort suddenly rang out beside his ear.

The sound was clearly soft, yet Wang Chen felt as though he had been struck by lightning. His soul nearly scattered on the spot!

It was as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss. Terror surged wildly from the depths of his heart, and if his will had not been strong enough, his mind would likely have collapsed by now.

A single breath felt as agonizing as an entire lifetime!

What sort of existence could be so terrifying?

"Mother!"

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