The key was that he had truly never seen or heard of such an ability appearing anywhere else!
Therefore, it could only be attributed to a special ability that had emerged from the surface world.
"Let me see what attribute of extraordinary material this is!"
Zhou Yiming drew his pig-slaughtering knife and slashed it down at the extraordinary material.
The surrounding crowd was also quite expectant.
Many of them did not have extraordinary weapons, and even Yuan Ye and the other two from the underground world came empty-handed, having never found suitable extraordinary materials.
They had also searched for some materials in the underground裂缝 (lièfèng - crack/rift) before, but the grades were too low, and some people simply disdained them.
As the scorched, fiery red outer layer continuously peeled off,
*Clang!*
A crisp sound rang out, as if striking an extraordinary weapon.
Zhou Yiming let out a "Yi," a sound he had never made before. He hadn't encountered this situation before. Logically, the outer layer of extraordinary materials shouldn't be particularly hard!
"I feel like my pig-slaughtering knife just hit something hard!"
"Give it all you've got, are you weak from overdoing it last night?" Huangpu Yu teased.
"Heh, your wife didn't come to my place last night!" Zhou Yiming retorted.
Then, he continued to pry open the outer layer with his pig-slaughtering knife.
Not long after,
An item that stunned everyone appeared before their eyes.
"What is this thing? Why is it a ball?"
Zhou Yiming looked at the object that appeared before him in confusion.
It was indeed an oval-shaped ball, about ten feet long and a meter wide. Its blood-red surface was rough and uneven like rock, covered with streaks of white as snow, like fragments of laws, emitting a dazzling light.
"Yuan Ye, what is this thing?" Wang Luo asked curiously.
He had thought it was some kind of extraordinary material, but now it didn't seem like it!
Yuan Ye frowned in thought. "I haven't seen this thing before either, and there's no description of it in any records!"
"But it looks like a stone embryo, as if something is gestating inside?"
He touched it; it was warm, but apart from that, there was no other sensation, and no heartbeat.
"Could it be that some monster is gestating inside?"
"Could it be a stone monkey? We'll name them Wukong then!" Huangpu Yu said.
"Stone monkey? Why not a few monks?" Zhou Yiming shot him a look.
"Hey, you know what? Our base actually has enough people for a pilgrimage team!" Yang Chufeng said.
Yuan Ye couldn't understand what they were talking about.
He just murmured, "According to Leader Zhao, this thing is likely a meteorite that appeared after a star exploded. This means that this stone embryo can actually be said to be gestated from a star, but what would a star gestate?"
He thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer, so he could only say, "I can't identify this thing. Let's go back first and see if Zhao Zhen and the other can recognize it!"
"Okay!"
Wang Luo nodded and immediately had people carry the stone embryo back to the base.
On the city wall,
Yang Shu looked into the distance curiously. She didn't see the meteorite explosion she had imagined; instead, it seemed like Wang Luo had brought it down to the ground.
"Does he have to be so gentle?"
She found it very strange.
"Ah! Shushu, are you jealous of a stone?"
"But didn't you like Luo Luo to be more violent?" Zhao Qingxuan teased from the side.
"No matter how wild our games get, we can't compare to the two of you's variety. Every time Wang Luo says, '[Qingxuan and I have developed a new move, let's try it this time],' those moves are simply too embarrassing to mention. Qingxuan, how did you come up with so many strange poses? But I have to say, it really feels quite something!"
"Ah! Shushu, you pervert, do you believe I'll attack your chest!"
"Come on, let's hurt each other!"
The sounds of two girls' playful banter echoed from the city wall.
...
However, Wang Luo and his group, who were on their way back, had their path blocked by two异兽 (yì shòu - strange beasts) and one half-beastman.
Yuan Ye's scalp tingled.
They had run headfirst into a demigod-level divine son. This was trouble!
The divine might of the divine sons was terrifying; they would likely be unable to resist.
However, he suddenly remembered that others had said Wang Luo was not afraid of divine might. He didn't know if it was true. If not, they would likely suffer heavy losses this time.
Should he run first?
With his spatial abilities, it would be easy to escape as long as the opponent hadn't unleashed their divine might. As for fighting, divine son-level experts were not that easy to kill!
What if it was just a rumor, and he might really perish here.
He glanced at Wang Luo and the others.
He found that there was no trace of fear in their eyes, which made Yuan Ye breathe a sigh of relief.
[Whatever, I'll take a gamble with them!]
Otherwise, if he ran, he would truly have no standing in the base.
"Heh heh, this is quite good. I originally just wanted to see the meteorite fall, but I didn't expect to encounter a group of humans. Now I can have a good feast!"
The tiger-headed half-beastman spoke.
He had been lurking near the base for a long time and had long coveted the humans there, but he had never dared to enter due to the obstruction of the black fog around.
He didn't expect to encounter them today.
Just thinking about the deliciousness of humans, the saliva dripped uncontrollably from the tiger-headed man's mouth.
"Scram, do you think you can covet the food that this divine son has taken a liking to?"
The tiger-headed man let out an angry roar at the other two strange beasts, wanting to drive them away.
Although the two strange beasts were somewhat fearful and retreated, that was all. They had also long been craving the deliciousness of humans!
"Since you refuse to leave, then you will all become this divine son's food!" the tiger-headed man said angrily. The next moment, a divine spirit's phantom image suddenly appeared, and a giant golden tiger materialized behind him. As its eyes opened, immense divine might instantly spread out.
The expressions of the two strange beasts changed.
They quickly retreated, but the divine might was too fast. In an instant, without even a scream, they fainted.
"Hahaha, a bunch of lowly awakeners, daring to compete with this divine son for food, you simply don't know the meaning of death. After I enjoy these humans, I'll eat you slowly!"
The tiger-headed man looked disdainfully at the two fainted strange beasts, then arrogantly turned his gaze to the group of humans.
Then, his expression immediately turned shocked.
"You... why didn't you faint under the power of the divine might?"
His tiger jaw was wide open, his face full of disbelief. There was no divine spirit's phantom behind them, so why did this happen?
"Who gave you the confidence to think that divine might is an invincible existence?"
Wang Luo sneered.
His eyes had turned golden, and a dragon's might was emanating, clashing with the opponent's divine might, while also protecting the people behind him from being affected by the divine might.
*Sizzle!*
Golden lightning bolts appeared in the air, emitting a piercing crackling sound and tearing through space.