The purple crystal before him was of an exceptionally high grade, but its surface was covered in cracks. There was almost no sign of life to be sensed from it, and it had clearly suffered severe damage. The earlier fluctuation of mental energy had also vanished.
The level of this ancient Alchemical Civilization ruin clearly far surpassed Starshine City. Though it was badly damaged and nearly completely unusable, to Chen Rui, it was a hundred times more precious than any ordinary treasure.
Even if this was an unrecoverable ruined city, the materials it currently contained alone could likely raise Starshine City by an entire tier. Not to mention that a ruin of this level was certain to contain quite a few precious items...
Chen Rui could tell that the cracked purple crystal had not been completely scrapped. Otherwise, it could never have stored that mental power, and this room would have automatically self-destructed. If it were supplied with sufficient energy, the crystal should still be repairable. It was only that the earlier devouring of mental energy had exhausted its last reserves, leaving it utterly incapable of resistance.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Rui raised a hand, purple light appearing within it as he approached the crystal. It was precisely the power of Starshine City's mental imprint.
"Unknown mental imprint!" "Determined to be power from a similar civilization!" "Does not match the sovereign soul imprint. Refusing to add mental imprint!" "Intruder detected! Activating defensive forces!" "Insufficient life energy. Unable to activate defenses..."
Feedback messages from the purple crystal continuously entered Chen Rui's mind. Because his mental imprint did not match the soul power of the crystal's original owner, the purple crystal was highly resistant. Unfortunately, with its current strength, it simply could not withstand the invasion of Chen