Hongjun neither agreed nor disagreed, merely saying calmly:
"Since you came here expressly, you must have something in mind."
"Go ahead and speak."
Beside him, the Elder of Chaos remained silent, but he too looked at Yuanshi with considerable puzzlement.
His killing intent toward Gu Changqing had never diminished in the slightest.
After all, that brat had forcibly seized part of the origin within his Chaos Bead and secretly stolen the Chaos Bell, enabling him to reforge the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
Day and night, the Elder of Chaos longed to see Gu Changqing perish, his Dao extinguished. Only then could the hatred in his heart be dispelled.
Seeing Hongjun's and the Elder of Chaos's reactions, Yuanshi pondered for a moment.
He turned to the Elder of Chaos before speaking:
"I have come to borrow your Chaos Bead, Senior Chaos."
"With this treasure's aid, perhaps we can finally annihilate Gu Changqing."
The words fell.
Leaving aside Hongjun's reaction,
the Elder of Chaos's expression first froze, then turned wary.
"The Chaos Bead?!"
He repeated the question in startled disbelief.
The Chaos Bead was one of the four great chaos treasures; its preciousness needed no explanation.
More importantly, it was the strongest trump card the Elder of Chaos currently possessed.
Throughout the countless ages, he had treasured it dearly, never lending it to anyone.
He had never expected Yuanshi to be so presumptuous today, asking to borrow his companion supreme treasure the moment he opened his mouth!
Naturally, the Elder of Chaos resisted the idea more than words could express.
Yuanshi had already anticipated this.
He gave a helpless, bitter chuckle and continued explaining:
"Please hear me out, Senior Chaos."
"Gu Changqing now possesses an endless array of divine arts and numerous supreme treasures of slaughter."
"Moreover, he has the protection of two