Stone chips fell away. In just a few breaths, Lu Chen had cut the black Divine Moon stone down to the size of a human head.
At that moment, wisps of black mist began seeping from the stone ball. Even from far away, everyone felt a bone-piercing chill.
"This is... the power of the Lunar Saint, one of the primordial energies of heaven and earth!" The Ji Family Great Power stared at the black mist in alarm.
This was a kind of saint power cultivated exclusively by the Human Race's most ancient inheritance, utterly yin and utterly soft. Sadly, it had vanished in the endless river of years and no longer existed in the present age.
"No wonder the Divine Moon stone is black and chilling to the bone. It turns out it contains lunar saint power!" An old veteran's face lit up with understanding.
"If the Divine Moon stone only contains a wisp of lunar saint power, that hardly amounts to anything!" Chu Xiong said disdainfully, and his seven junior brothers echoed him.
"Hard to say. There may be something precious inside as well!" an elder said.
Unmoved by the chatter, Lu Chen stood well away from the Black Stone Ball, carefully avoiding the lunar saint power that could freeze all things. He unleashed streaks of sharp sword light, continuing to strip away the stone skin.
Clang!
Suddenly, the sword light seemed to strike some kind of metal, ringing out with a clear, cold note. The remaining palm-sized stone abruptly released even more lunar saint power, a dense black mass that completely shrouded the spot and made it impossible to see what lay within.
"What... what exactly is inside the Divine Moon? How can there be so much lunar saint power?"
The terrifying black mist engulfed the area, its