Divine Tang Era

Chapter 145 The Stone Destroys and the Cauldron Appears

Chapter 146 The Stone Destroys and the Cauldron Appears

Lu Shizong hadn't expected the stone to be so hard, yet he didn't care; nothing in this world could withstand the damage of his sword.

So he swung his sword, and a flash of light, like a cold autumn moon, struck the stone, but remained unharmed.

Seeing how hard the stone was, Xu Dan knew that the Soul-Devouring Yin-Yang Hammer would be ineffective, so he put away the hammer, took a deep breath, circulated his qi and blood, and used the Demon-Slaying Fist.

In an instant, a hundred thousand units of blood and qi poured out, and endless power surged into his fist one after another. The supreme fist intent moved at will, and a phantom of the Behemoth Emperor slowly appeared behind him.

The phantom of Behemoth's arms were bulging with muscles and veins, holding a double-edged axe. He opened his bloodthirsty eyes, looked up at the sky, and let out a roar of unyielding, unwilling, and fearless rage: I want this sky to no longer obscure my vision; I want this earth to no longer bury my heart; I want all living beings to understand my will; I want all gods and Buddhas to vanish into thin air!

I am Behemoth the Great.

The roar that shook the heavens was like a thunderclap, seemingly coming from the ancient wilderness, carrying endless wildness and domineering power, causing the surrounding space to tremble.

"Boom!"

The Behemoth Emperor wielded his giant axe and cleaved wildly.

The surrounding air was violently torn apart, emitting a sharp explosion. Wherever the axe blade passed, arcs of light flashed, and space distorted, as if pulled by an invisible force, creating a blazing shockwave.

The ground shook violently under this powerful force, sending rocks flying and dust billowing everywhere.

This axe strike is not merely an explosion of power, but a wild and domineering display of intent to crush all enemies in its path into dust.

"Bang!" The axe blade finally hit the ground, making a loud noise that pierced the sky.

A fierce wind howled, dust filled the sky, and only that arrogant and unruly figure remained in the world, standing in the center of the storm, like a war god descending, looking down upon the world!

The Behemoth Emperor is the embodiment of unparalleled fist intent, as is the axe. That vast momentum is naturally the awe-inspiring divine power brought by the ten thousand units of blood and energy. Unfortunately, everyone only saw the Behemoth Emperor manifesting the fist intent, but did not see the power of Xu Dan's punch.

Those fighting the ghosts nearby couldn't help but gasp when they saw the axe strike unleashed by the Behemoth Emperor's fist intent.

They never imagined that Xu Dan's small body contained such great power.

Lu Shizong and Mo Shiwei were also dumbfounded, and Xue Diao and Xue Bao'er were equally shocked by the scene and speechless.

Seeing that his punches were ineffective, Xu Dan was not discouraged, but instead looked for another method. Suddenly, he remembered the Eight Degrees Sword he had obtained from the underground cave. Although he had modified the sword, painting it with dark black lacquer and wrapping the hilt, he was still worried about being recognized, so he rarely used it.

At this point, we might as well take it out and give it a try.

Xu Dan then took out the Eight Degrees Sword from the Hidden Mystery Cauldron and used his swordsmanship to slash at the black stone. The Eight Degrees Sword, capable of cutting through iron like mud, sliced ​​through the black stone in two without any surprise.

As soon as the stone shattered, the ghosts seemed to lose their anchor, howling mournfully as their forms began to fade and slowly disappeared into the air.

Everyone breathed a long sigh of relief when they saw the ghost disappear.

In the distance, out of sight of Xu Dan and the Mo Family Martial Arts School, two figures were following behind.

Seeing how well they worked together to fight the ghost, one of them said to the other, "Master Xue, are you alright, young man?"

"A new generation replaces the old, each reigning supreme for hundreds of years!" Xue An exclaimed.

"If Lord Xue were willing to roam the world, he could probably lead the way for several hundred more years," Mo Jian said very sincerely.

"I can't walk anymore, I'll have to look after the younger generation from now on." Xue An shook his head.

"I think that little guy is quite strong. He actually has such a huge amount of blood and energy in his body. If he were in Chang'an, he should be able to squeeze into the Young Scale Ranking."

"You underestimate the world. You might be able to do it if you mastered the Four Heavenly Arrows, but right now, you're far from it."

"How do you know he didn't learn it?" Mo Jian asked with a strange look.

Upon hearing this, Xue An was stunned. He had never considered this possibility before. If the little guy could learn it, his talent would be truly heaven-defying; he would be destined for the Young Scale Ranking.

"Junior brother, could I take a look at your short sword?"

Xue Bao'er put away her bow and arrows, walked to Xu Dan's side with an envious look on her face, her eyes full of anticipation.

"My beloved possessions are not to be given away." Xu Dan arrogantly sheathed the Eight Degrees Sword. How could he possibly show such a rare treasure to others so easily? Wouldn't that be foolish?

Xu Dan glanced at Xue Bao'er, too lazy to pay him any attention.

The most important thing is that I'm afraid of being recognized as having the Eight Degrees Sword, which could cause trouble and that would be terrible.

Upon hearing this, Xue Bao'er tilted her head and looked at him, feeling like she had no friends left.

Xu Dan walked to the pit where the black stone had just been dug out, looked at it carefully, and said, "Should we dig some more? There shouldn't be only one stone in a place where so many ghosts stay."

Zhang Bin thought what he said made sense, so he immediately took out his tools, jumped into the pit, and started digging.

Upon hearing this, the martial arts school disciples nearby also jumped down and continued digging.

After digging for a while, a dull "thud" sound came from below.

"There really is something!" Zhang Bin exclaimed excitedly, digging even harder. After a while, they finally unearthed an outline, which looked like a cauldron with a lid. However, the cauldron was quite large, practically a "giant." The diggers had to expand the area they were working on, otherwise they wouldn't be able to dig any further, making the pit even bigger.

Xu Dan also went down and dug for a while. Don't underestimate him because of his small size; he dug incredibly fast.

He never tells anyone that if he didn't know how to dig, he'd probably still be a cave dweller in the ground right now.

Xu Dan tapped the giant cauldron with his shovel; the dull sound proved there was something inside. Everyone heard the sound, and although they didn't know what was inside, it didn't stop them from digging even harder.

With everyone's efforts, the giant cauldron finally revealed its true form.

Sunlight streamed down, illuminating the cauldron and seemingly gilding this ancient artifact with a faint glow. This three-legged cauldron stood steadily and solemnly in the pit, as if recounting the glory it had once witnessed.

The massive cauldron has a thick body and simple, ancient lines. Although it has weathered countless years of vicissitudes, its former glory can still be seen from its enormous size.

The color on the tripod, eroded by time, has long lost its original noble gold, turning into a rusty grassland blue. The blue seems to be a new garment bestowed upon it by nature, bearing the marks of time and exuding a sense of vicissitude.

Some blurry patterns can be vaguely seen on the surface of the cauldron, which may be ancient totems, mysterious runes, or ancient legends.

The crowd gathered around the cauldron, gazing at it intently, as if they could feel the weight of history it carried. An ancient aura permeated the air, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

"How do we get this up there?" Xu Dan asked, looking at the massive cauldron.

"Have you forgotten who we are? We are disciples of the Mo Clan Martial Arts School. Besides swordsmanship, the Mo family is most famous for its mechanical engineering."

Zhang Bin laughed and called out to the crowd surrounding the giant cauldron, "Beiqiu, it's your time to shine."

"understood."

A mature-looking man with a thick beard stepped out from the crowd. Bei Qiu's real name was Bei Qiu Shu'ao, but everyone called him Bei Qiu and rarely used his full name, which he didn't mind.

Beiqiu circled the three-legged cauldron once, then jumped onto it.

A short while later, he returned with several large trees, erected a huge tripod over the pit, and then took two pulleys and hung them inside the center of the tripod. Then, he took out two wrist-thick ropes of unknown material from his storage bag, threaded them onto the pulleys, tied one end of the ropes to the tripod, and placed the other end on either side of the pit for someone to pull.

While he was doing his work, Xu Dan, Xue Diao, and Xue Bao'er had already jumped out of the pit to watch the fun.

Xue Bao'er couldn't help but ask curiously, "Can you pull it up?"

"What's there to not pull? There are so many of us, it's no big deal."

After Beiqiu Shu'ao finished speaking, he called down to the people below, "Come up quickly, don't stay in the pit anymore, or you might fall in and get crushed." Hearing this, the people below reluctantly came out.

Two ropes, one on each side.

The group split into two groups, each standing on one side, and followed Beiqiu Shu'ao's command, pulling hard on the three-legged cauldron.

Saying it's impossible to pull them up is a joke. With so many people, especially Xu Dan, the strength of 100,000 people is no joke.

"On command, one... two!" Under the command of Beiqiu Shu'ao, the three-legged cauldron slowly left the pit and came towards the surface.

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