"Though the Profound Heaven Artifact Stele is a special artifact I devised and possesses no offensive or defensive capabilities, it can inspect the top Emperor Artifacts within a certain area," the Flame Emperor explained slowly. His fingertip pointed to the "Chaos Profound Bell" at the bottom of the stele. "The day you and your senior brother entered Starfall City, the last powerful Emperor Artifact on this stele was replaced by it."
The Flame Emperor pointed at the "Chaos Profound Bell" at the end of the Profound Heaven Artifact Stele, and golden Emperor sigils lit up. "That is why I have been observing you these past two days. After you consigned that piece of Black Rock Gold for auction, I decided to join in the fun at this auction as well. So why do you think I brought you away separately?"
Lin Yi's heart sank. Before he could speak, the Flame Emperor continued, "Lin Yi, take out the Emperor Artifact on you and let me see it. What kind of Emperor Artifact could rank so highly in this vast Starfall City?"
Drawing a deep breath, Lin Yi felt sweat seep from his palms.
He had never imagined that the Flame Emperor had set his sights on him because of the Chaos Profound Bell.
So the Profound Heaven Artifact Stele could assess the quality rankings of Emperor Artifacts within a certain range.
After his repeated repairs and the addition of nine Innate Restrictions, the Chaos Profound Bell had become a top-tier Emperor Artifact renowned throughout Starfall City. That was why the Profound Heaven Artifact Stele had detected it.
But why had the Flame Emperor bothered creating such a thing?
In this situation, he probably could not keep it hidden any longer.
With no other choice, Lin Yi took out the Chaos Profound