Lu Ye did not pay it much mind. Though Lingyu did not have the low, middle, high, and supreme grades of Spirit Stones, their quality still varied, just not by much.
Generally speaking, the higher-quality Lingyu had deeper coloring.
So even though the two pieces of Lingyu before him appeared somewhat brighter in color, it was not a major issue.
But the moment he grasped one of them, he suddenly realized something was wrong. The sensation in his hand was unlike normal.
Not only that, an immense sense of danger suddenly coiled around his heart.
Ahead of him, space twisted. In the place that had seemingly contained nothing, a bloodthirsty maw lined with razor-sharp fangs abruptly opened and bit down at him.
Lu Ye instinctively tried to pull away, but a peculiar pulling force surged from within that enormous mouth, preventing him from retreating for the moment.
Just as the fanged maw was about to close, Lu Ye threw himself forward and crashed into its mouth at the instant the fangs came down.
Above the asteroid, the distorted space settled. A figure several zhang tall suddenly appeared: a strange creature, round all over and covered in spikes. It had no tail and looked like a ball. Two long antennae extended from its forehead, with two fleshy sacs dangling from their tips and emitting a purple glow.
Whether in color, shape, or surface patterns, these two fleshy sacs were no different from Lingyu.
The "Lingyu" Lu Ye had seen earlier had been the disguise of these two sacs. But once the strange creature revealed its true form, their true nature was exposed. At this moment, they looked not only like Lingyu, but even more like two lanterns hanging from the creature's forehead.
Anyone who lived by the sea would surely recognize