Su Ming calmed his breathing. His eyes shone brightly as he looked at the seemingly normal stone box before him. He sat down cross-legged in He Feng's cave abode and became nervous.
He had great expectations for the item in the stone box. He wanted to know just what was the last of the four great treasures that could make Lake of Colors Tribe, Puqiang Tribe, and Tranquil East Tribe rebel and snatch.
These four great treasures could make the three tribes start a war. The last one made Xuan Lun desire it, and even Han Fei Zi was tempted.
In fact, they did not even dare to tell others about it. This sort of treasure made Su Ming even more nervous.
'This item should never have belonged to me …' Su Ming thought in his heart. He could only say that it was a coincidence that he was able to come to this place. He Feng's plan had dragged him into this whirlpool, step by step, from avoiding Xuan Lun, snatching He Feng, to fighting against He Feng time and time again, and even having a close shave with Han Fei Zi.
Even then, he still had not completely obtained the location of the item. The place He Feng had mentioned before was completely different from the place Su Ming had found.
Only when He Feng became his slave did Su Ming obtain the true location of the item, and that was why he came to this place.
As he looked at the stone box before him, a complicated look appeared on Su Ming's face. He did not go through many things during the past year, but he had gone through a lot of setbacks. Now that he thought about it, he could not help but sigh.
Su Ming took a deep breath and quelled his emotions. He lifted his right hand and placed it slowly on the box. He was just about to pick it up, but the moment his right hand touched the box, a piercing screech suddenly came from within the stone box. That screech contained a powerful piercing power. The moment it appeared, an invisible layer of ripples spread out swiftly.
Cracking sounds echoed in the air, and numerous cracks appeared on the walls of the mountain cave. The cracks were deep, and some of them looked as if they had pierced through the mountain rock, allowing sunlight to shine through.
But that was not all. With the stone box as the center, cracking sounds also echoed on the ground around Su Ming, and cracks spread through the entire mountain cave.
The sudden change made Su Ming's heart tremble, and it also shocked He Feng. He was a little lost, not knowing what had happened. When he touched the stone box in the past and even opened it, nothing like this had happened.
"Master, this … This is …" He was afraid that Su Ming would misunderstand and quickly tried to explain.
However, Su Ming ignored him. Instead, he closed his eyes and sat down cross-legged, his right hand still touching the stone box. After a long while, he let out a long breath.
"I know." Su Ming spoke in a low voice. He believed that He Feng Yin did not know about this. More importantly, even though the sudden roar had caused the mountain cave to crack and the ground to be filled with ravines, it did not cause him any harm.
At that moment, there were still screeches coming from within the stone box. Those screeches were piercing to He Feng's ears, as if his Spirit Body was about to become unstable, but to Su Ming, for some unknown reason … he felt a hint of familiarity!
The cry seemed to be cheering, as if it was filled with excitement. It was as if it had been sealed for hundreds of years and had finally awoken from its slumber.
It was a strange feeling, but it was very clear in Su Ming's heart.
He could feel that the item in the stone box was calling out to him …
His heart pounded against his chest, and each time it beat, the cry from the item in the stone box would become louder and louder. Eventually, the stone box started trembling on its own. Banging sounds came from within, as if the treasure inside was about to rush out.
Waves of green light shone out from the cracks on the stone box, illuminating Su Ming's face so that it looked slightly green. When He Feng saw this, he was dumbfounded. He could not believe that the treasure that originally belonged to Han Mountain Tribe would behave in such a manner the moment Su Ming touched the box with his hand, as if it had gained sentience. This made his mind go blank and he became confused.
He even felt his heart clench in pain. It was as if the item that he had worshiped for hundreds of years had ignored him, but one day, when it saw an outsider, it became so excited that it felt as if it had seen its owner.
That absurd feeling made He Feng completely dumbfounded.
As the green light flashed within the box, the cries became even stronger, as if it was anxiously urging Su Ming to open the box and let it out. Su Ming could feel the calling becoming stronger. He took a deep breath and pressed his right hand against the stone box. With one slap, he sent out the power of the Brand according to the method taught to him by He Feng.
The stone box shuddered and instantly opened.
The moment it opened, green light spread out and covered the entire cave abode in green. At the same time, an even stronger green light shot out from the box. It let out a whistling sound and charged through the air in the cave abode, turning into long green arcs.
There was also a fierce presence crashing into Su Ming's face, causing the walls around the cave to crack and cover almost all the walls. That fierce presence made Su Ming's hair stand on end and his mouth dry up. He immediately felt as if he was facing someone in the Transcendence Realm. His blood veins erupted from his body as if he wanted to fight against it. He could even feel that the presence contained a presence that surpassed that of Transcendence!
Yet the moment the Qi in Su Ming's body was about to spread out, the green light that seemed to be venting its anger flashed and charged towards Su Ming. It was so quick that even if Su Ming believed that he was skilled in speed, he still could not avoid it. The moment shock rose in his heart, the green light appeared at the center of Su Ming's brows as if it had pierced through space.
Sweat broke out on Su Ming's forehead as he looked at the green light before him. This time, he saw clearly just what sort of treasure it was!
It was a sword!
A sword that could fly on its own!
A sword that was entirely green and had a complicated picture that Su Ming had never seen before carved on it!
It was only seven inches long and could be held in a palm. Its entire body was cold and gave off an incredibly fierce presence. The edges of the sword were incredibly sharp, as if it could pierce through the center of Su Ming's brows with just the slightest movement.
At that moment, Su Ming was not the only one who was nervous. He Feng was even more nervous. If Su Ming died, he would die with him. More importantly, his fear towards the sword far surpassed Su Ming's. In fact, as the sword closed in on him, he had a feeling that his Spirit Body was about to crumble. It was as if he could not withstand the sword's presence getting closer to him.
The mountain cave was silent. Only the green light flashed. Su Ming sat cross-legged in the cave, unmoving. The small sword of seven feet floated above the center of his brows, unmoving as well.
He Feng's heart and soul were filled with fear. It was a fear he had never felt before. It was even worse than death. It was as if he was facing his mortal enemy. The pressure coming from the sword made He Feng tremble.
Time trickled by. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Su Ming quelled the anxiety in his heart and looked at the small sword before him. He could feel that the sword did not harbor any ill will. As he observed it, it also seemed to be observing him, as if there was something about him that made it puzzled.
After a long while, Su Ming slowly lifted his right hand, spread his palm open, and placed it before He Feng.
The small virescent sword seemed to hesitate for a moment before it suddenly flashed and left the center of Su Ming's brows. It circled a few times in the cave abode before charging towards Su Ming's right palm. Once it landed slowly, it let out a sword whistle!
Only then did Su Ming let out a sigh of relief. Excitement appeared in his eyes. He grabbed the sword, but the moment he did so, he felt a sharp pain in his palm. The small sword pierced through Su Ming's palm, and with a flash of green light, it crawled into his body through the wound.
Su Ming shuddered. Once the small virescent sword entered his body, the green light spread out and turned into a wave of impact that spread through Su Ming's entire body.
The moment it spread out, the hidden souls of the Wings of the Moon crawled out at the same time. Even He Feng screamed and flew out, not daring to get close to Su Ming. In He Feng's eyes, Su Ming's hair was moving without wind. As he sat down, his robes fluttered in the wind. His expression may have been calm, but there was a presence that terrified him that was slowly waking up.
It was as if that presence had always existed within Su Ming's body but had always been dormant. Now that the small sword had crawled into his body, that presence … had been awakened from its slumber!
Su Ming trembled, but there was no pain on his face. Instead, he frowned, as if he was not used to it. He could clearly feel that the small sword was moving around his body as if it was searching for something.
Waves of green light seeped out of his body, causing Su Ming to look as if he was enveloped by that green light.
Yet at that moment, Su Ming's body suddenly trembled violently. An indescribable pain surged through his body like a tidal wave. That pain came from the small sword finally finding the place it wanted to find in Su Ming's body. It let out a sword aura that seemed as if it wanted to pierce through Su Ming's body. That sword aura swam through his body and forcefully opened up a path of flesh and blood within his body!
That path of flesh and blood seemed to have existed within his body to begin with, but it was as if it was blocked off within Su Ming's body. Perhaps it would never be opened. Yet now, as the sword aura moved along the path, it forcefully opened up the originally blocked path of flesh and blood.
There was a bang in Su Ming's head. As his body trembled, blood seeped out of his skin. A path that was impossible to appear in a Berserker's body appeared within his body. That path surrounded every single part of his body. The starting point was at his abdomen, and the ending point was at his head.
The small virescent sword swam through the path a few times before it finally appeared on Su Ming's head. He could feel its presence, but he did not feel any pain. Instead, as the path was opened, a warm and comfortable feeling spread throughout his body. At that moment, his body also seemed to be different from before. Even if he had his eyes closed and did not make any seals to maintain the Branding Art, Su Ming's heart … was at ease with the area of 2,000 feet around him!
The mark of a sword gradually appeared on his forehead. It shone brightly, exuding an awe-inspiring aura.
He Feng looked at Su Ming with a dumbfounded expression. Even now, he still could not understand why his family's treasure would give such a different treatment to Su Ming compared to when he had tried to open the stone box in the past.
It was fortunate that he was a Spirit Body, or else he might have coughed out a mouthful of blood out of frustration due to his inability to understand and indignation. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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