Primordial Ancient Serpent-Chapter 288: Mysterious Treasure, Black Mask

Chaos City, Central Dojo.

Gu Chuan immediately returned to the central dojo.

"What is this thing?"

Originally, he had intended to continue wandering around Chaos City, but after obtaining this peculiar ore from the Flame Hammer King, his curiosity was piqued. He became eager to study it.

Rumble~~

In an instant, Gu Chuan activated his All-Seeing Eye, attempting to analyze the ore. Suddenly, information emerged from the depths of his sea of consciousness:

"An ordinary ore with high hardness. No special use."

"Interesting."

Gu Chuan smiled slightly. If this were truly just an ordinary ore, the Fire Hammer King wouldn't have spent so much time researching it, nor would he have sensed something unusual about it.

Even his All-Seeing Eye couldn't fully perceive its secrets—an obvious sign that this ore was anything but simple.

Perhaps this wasn't an ore at all, but rather a secret treasure.

"A secret treasure? If so, it must be refined."

Gu Chuan stroked his chin and immediately channeled drops of Primordial Venom from his body.

To be honest, the Primordial Venom in his possession was capable of refining and eroding all Chaos Magic Treasures in existence. When he was still weak, he had used this venom to refine the Chaos Orb.

One could only imagine how terrifying the power of the Primordial Venom had become.

Now that he had ascended to the Realm of Primordial Chaos Saint, his strength had increased exponentially, and so had the venom's potency.

He no longer knew the full extent of his own power.

If this was indeed a secret treasure, it would have to withstand the refinement of the Primordial Venom.

If it was not, then it would be completely corroded—leaving nothing behind.

Clatter~~

Without hesitation, Gu Chuan dripped a single drop of Primordial Venom onto the ore.

Zizi~~

In the blink of an eye, the mysterious ore underwent an earth-shattering transformation. Thick white smoke rose from it, and the venom slithered into the depths of the ore as if it possessed its own will.

"Ahh! Damn bastard! What did you do to me?! It hurts! It hurts!"

Swoosh!

The stone suddenly let out a sharp scream and jumped into the air.

In the next moment, its form shifted into a strange black mask, but the mask had no fixed shape—like a liquid condensed into form. It exuded an aura of nothingness.

From within its depths, countless Chaos Runes emerged—each containing profound mysteries and traces of the Great Dao.

"It really is a secret treasure."

Gu Chuan smiled. His intuition had been correct. Even though this treasure had managed to evade the detection of his All-Knowing Eye, it couldn't deceive his instincts.

A little refinement had revealed its true nature.

"Damn Demon God! Stop immediately and release me, or I won't be polite!"

The black mask leaped up, shouting in anger.

"Oh? How exactly do you plan to be impolite?"

Gu Chuan chuckled, genuinely curious to see what the black mask could do.

"Just you wait! I'll eat all your food, steal all your treasures, and show you the consequences of offending me!"

With a whoosh, the black mask attempted to flee.

It transformed into a wisp of black smoke, instantly merging into the Chaotic Void. All traces of its existence vanished in an instant—even a God King wouldn't be able to sense it.

But—

"Trying to escape? Come back here."

Gu Chuan extended his hand lightly, grasping at Karma Threads hidden deep within the void.

Swoosh!

The black mask was forcibly dragged back.

Bang!

It landed directly in Gu Chuan's palm, bound by countless Karma Threads. No matter how hard it struggled, escape was impossible.

"H-How is this possible?! How did you find me?!"

The black mask was utterly dumbfounded. Ever since its birth, no being had ever been able to catch it once it decided to vanish. It had thought itself untouchable—until now.

To be fair, it hadn't been trapped by the Flame Hammer King—it had simply chosen not to escape.

It had pretended to be an extraordinary treasure, sneaking into the king's treasure vault to devour rare artifacts and grow stronger.

Over the years, its plan had gone smoothly.

It had lived comfortably—occasionally consuming a valuable treasure in secret, much like a spiritual mealworm living off its host.

But never in its wildest dreams had it expected to be given away to another Chaos Demon God.

At first, it hadn't been worried. It figured it had merely switched to a bigger restaurant, with even better treasures to devour.

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But now—

This shameless and despicable Demon God actually wanted to refine it!

Terrified, it had immediately tried to escape—only to discover that its legendary concealment ability was useless against him.

It was completely stunned.

"Haha! Idiot! What an idiot! Trying to run away from Master? Do you even know what kind of Demon God my master is?"

With a loud whoosh, a new voice echoed in the air.

It was the Thief Calabash.

"Who?! Who dares to mock me?! Show yourself if you have the guts!"

The black mask was furious. It had always been the one hiding in the shadows and ridiculing others. This was the first time someone else had been hiding and mocking it.

"Haha! I'm right in front of you! Can't you see me?"

The Thief Calabash laughed wildly, rolling through the air.

"Where?! Where are you?!"

The black mask spun in confusion. It had heard the voice but couldn't sense the Thief Calabash at all.

No matter how hard it tried, its perception detected nothing—as if the Thief Calabash simply didn't exist.

This was one of the Thief Calabash's greatest abilities.

If it didn't want to be found, no one could find it.

Even the Doomsday Demon God had once failed to detect its presence.

And now, refined by Gu Chuan, its abilities had evolved to an even greater level.

"Impossible!"

The black mask was in utter disbelief.

A Magic Treasure it couldn't detect?

This was unprecedented!

Wait... this aura...

"You... You're the Chaos City Lord?!"

The black mask finally realized who Gu Chuan was.

The moment it recognized him, its liquid-like surface trembled, and its formless face turned pale with fright.