Seeing the pretty girl speak seriously, Ye Chen also smiled and nodded, asking, "How much for one fruit? Do you still have more?"
This was the first time the little monkey had asked Ye Chen to buy something. Of course, Ye Chen would buy it for him.
Not to mention one fruit, even if it were ten or a hundred, as long as Ye Chen had spirit stones, he would buy them.
Seeing that Ye Chen really wanted to buy the fruit, the pretty girl smiled gently, "This is the last fruit left. I picked it last time in a special exploration area. There were nine in total, but I used eight of them to feed my spiritual pet, and only this one remains. My spiritual pet has already evolved to the Heavenly Saint Realm, so the spirit stone is not very useful to it anymore, which is why I decided to sell the last one."
"If you want to buy it, three top-grade spirit stones will do."
Ye Chen nodded without any hesitation, flipping his palm, and three top-grade spirit stones appeared in his hand.
"Here are the spirit stones, and I'll buy this fruit," Ye Chen said with a smile.
Looking into the Heaven Spirit Ring, Ye Chen saw two fist-sized golden-furred monkeys, their bodies shimmering with gold, drooling and eagerly staring at the "Five-Leaf Celestial Fragrance Fruit." Ye Chen chuckled inwardly, "You little glutton, is it really that tasty?"
The pretty girl took the three top-grade spirit stones Ye Chen handed over, inspected them, then smiled and nodded, accepting the stones.
She had just handed the "Five-Leaf Celestial Fragrance Fruit" to Ye Chen when an arrogant voice suddenly came from behind, "Hold on!"
Ye Chen frowned slightly and looked back.
He saw six people approaching him and the pretty girl, the leader of whom was a young man wearing a golden vestment robe made of snow silkworm silk. The young man was quite handsome, in the late stage of the Dan-rotation realm, but it was the two golden horns on his head that made him look rather odd, and his haughty look at Ye Chen and the pretty girl made Ye Chen somewhat displeased.
Behind this young man were five others who, like him, had two horns on their heads, but the colors of their horns were not gold; there were white and brown ones as well.
What caught Ye Chen's attention was that among these five, three were powerhouses in the middle stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm, while the other two were remarkably in the late stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm!
This young man, with two late-stage Heavenly Saint powerhouses following him, clearly had an extraordinary background.
"Born with two horns? Could they be from the Beast Continent?"
Ye Chen recalled the information about the Thirty-Three Continents he had gathered, remembering a continent whose inhabitants had this kind of appearance.
"The Beast Continent, rumored to be home to special humans with true spirit bloodlines. This two-horned clan is known as the 'Ao Long Clan,' the royal clan of the Beast Continent."
"Moreover, the Beast Continent is said to have formed an alliance with four other continents that also possess true spirit bloodlines, called the Beast Alliance, and the chief of the Ao Long Clan from the Beast Continent is the leader of this Beast Alliance."
"The Beast Alliance, with five continents united, prosperous and weakened together, is the only allied group of continents among the Thirty-Three Continents, immensely powerful. It is only the subtly allied continents of the Leaving Fire Continent that the Beast Continent might fear a bit; otherwise, the warriors of this Beast Alliance do not hold much regard for those from other continents."
Ye Chen was recalling the details about the Beast Alliance from the information jade token provided by the Mystery Pavilion when the Golden Horn young man, Ao Lei, directly approached him with the five Heavenly Saints in tow.
Their group's strength was quite conspicuous even in the vast Sand Sea Palace, as after all, it comprised two late-stage Heavenly Saints and three mid-stage Heavenly Saints.
Many recognized the origins of this group and were surprised, making way for them, "Golden Horn... This young man is from the Ao Long Clan of the Beast Continent's royal family!"
"To have late-stage Heavenly Saint powerhouses as personal protection, this young man must hold a very high status within the 'Ao Long Clan'!"
Some even recognized the identity of this young man, "Ao Lei, this young man is the beloved son of the Beast Alliance leader Ao Chan! That Ao Chan is the first master of the Beast Alliance, a late-stage Heavenly Saint of tremendous prowess, only half a step away, it's said, from stepping into the Divine Realm! He commands an alliance of five continents, and within it, there are dozens of late-stage Heavenly Saint powerhouses!"
"My goodness, Ao Lei is here at the auction too? Could he be intending to take part in the upcoming Five Elements Mountain exploration?"
The recognition of the young man's identity caused many warriors to change their expressions significantly.
Seeing the fearful expressions of these people, Ao Lei's lips curled into a smug smile as he quickly approached Ye Chen and the pretty girl.
The warriors that followed Ao Lei had already seen Ye Chen, and at this moment, they felt sympathy for him in their hearts, "It's said that Ao Lei is incredibly arrogant. He bullies others without provocation, just based on whether he likes the look of them or not! Being targeted by him means a lot of trouble; that young man interested in the fruit has obviously caught Ao Lei's eye, and it looks like the young man is in for trouble!"
However, as it was none of their business, these warriors obviously wouldn't step in to help Ye Chen. After all, this was the beloved son of the leader of the Beast Alliance. Even if they were late-stage Heavenly Saints themselves, they would have to weigh whether they could afford to offend him.
Indeed, they would not go looking for trouble but just watched the situation from afar.
"This 'Five-Leaf Celestial Fragrance Fruit' has caught this young master's eye. Kid, hand over that fruit to this young master!" After reaching Ye Chen's side, Golden Horn young man Ao Lei directly glanced at Ye Chen, and seeing that Ye Chen was only in the early stage of the Dan-rotation realm, he was filled with disdain.
"Hand it over to you?" Ye Chen looked at Ao Lei with a faint smile, glanced at the pretty girl who was quietly tugging at his sleeve and signaling with her eyes, and then looked directly at Ao Lei, "You wish."
Having said that, Ye Chen smiled at the little monkey inside the Heaven Spirit Ring, "Little monkey, come on out, I have something nice for you to eat."
As soon as Ye Chen's voice fell, the little monkey sprang out from the Heaven Spirit Ring, landing directly into the palm of his hand.
The little monkey, no bigger than two fists, immediately embraced the Five-Leaf Celestial Fragrance Fruit, which was half the size of its body, and began to eat it voraciously, paying no attention to Ao Lei.
While eating, the little monkey also transmitted a message to Ye Chen, "Mmm, it tastes so good, Ye Chen, you must buy me more fruits one in the future!"
Ye Chen smiled and nodded his head.
The little monkey wasn't worried about Ye Chen. Having accompanied him into the subsidiary halls of the Icebound Temple, it knew that Ye Chen had nine late-stage Heavenly Saint ice guards. It even followed him to the lakeside within the Heavenly Sacred Palace, witnessing two True Gods!
Not to mention Ao Lei, even if the leader of the Beast Alliance himself were to come, the little monkey knew that Ye Chen would not feel the slightest fear.
Seeing Ao Lei charging towards the youth, intent on taking the fruit from the youth's hand, only for the youth to dismiss Ao Lei with "wishful thinking" and letting his Spirit Beast consume the fruit, the onlooking warriors were completely stunned.
Had this youth gone mad? Was he unaware of Ao Lei's identity? Ao Lei was the beloved son of Ao Chan, a late-stage Heavenly Saint Realm peak master and the leader of the Beast Alliance!