The woman's eyes were big and shone with a bright, enchanting light. There was a wild beauty in her eyes, and it was enough to make all those who saw it feel their hearts pounding.
"It's nothing. Someone just touched my thing. But that person can't take it away." The man in green robes smiled faintly and no longer looked at the horizon. Instead, he put down the chess piece in his hand.
= = =
Nan Tian and the others looked at the Alpine Dark Turtle in the sky at the entrance of the second layer of Han Mountain City. Their expressions were grave, and there was even a hint of shock hidden within them. They had heard the sound just now and saw the fog protecting Puqiang Tribe's mountain shatter because of that sound.
After a long while, Nan Tian took a deep breath and asked languidly, "Brother Leng, do you have an answer to your question just now …?"
Leng Ying fell silent and nodded.
"Sir Si Ma came to Han Mountain City for this Han Mountain Bell … He observed it for a few days by the side and only rang it three times. That's why even if outsiders heard it, they would soon forget about it. There are very few people who know that he rang the bell before," Xuan Lun said hoarsely by the side.
"Three chimes … I was by the tribe leader of Lake of Colors Tribe's side at that time. I saw it with my own eyes," Ke Jiu Si mumbled softly.
"Sir Si Ma fused 12 chimes together for the first chime. No matter how you listen to it, it's just one chime, but it's different when you see it with your own eyes …
"Han Mountain's sealed beast also appeared at that time, but before it could completely manifest, it was shattered by Sir Si Ma's second chime. Even the Alpine Dark Turtle was the same. Before it could manifest itself, it was shattered into nothingness by the third chime.
"As for the third chime … Sir Si Ma coughed out a bit of blood, but no sealed beast appeared. He stayed for a few days under the bell before he left. "
A strange light appeared in Leng Ying's eyes. He looked at the stone gate not too far away, and a hint of fanaticism appeared in his eyes.
Nan Tian cast a glance at Leng Ying and spoke calmly, "Unless you want to challenge the Chains of Han Mountain, don't try it. All three tribes know that this is a priceless treasure … but it only belongs to Sir Si Ma."
Leng Ying fell silent, and the fanaticism in his eyes gradually disappeared.
Su Ming stood beside Han Mountain Bell and looked at it. Everything that had happened just now had shocked him, and it made him have a new guess about this thing!
'Han Mountain Bell … This is definitely a priceless treasure! Perhaps even He Feng did not know about this, but it had been placed here all these years, and no one had taken it away. This was definitely not normal!
'There's only one explanation. This item has a spirit. Unless someone obtains its acknowledgement, then no one can take it away … Han Cang Zi once said that Si Ma Xin came to Han Mountain City in the past. I wonder if he discovered the secret of this bell …' Su Ming's eyes sparkled. The voice from before was still echoing in his head.
"Nine …" The two bell chimes fused with the Alpinback Dark Turtle's roar in the sky to form a single word. There seemed to be a great mystery contained within it, and it surrounded Su Ming's heart, causing his eyes to become brighter.
At that moment, another long arc charged out from the mountain where Puqiang Tribe's fog had mostly disappeared. Within that long arc was an old man. That old man's expression was incredibly respectful, and he was in the Transcendence Realm. He closed in on Su Ming, not daring to stand in midair. Instead, he landed on the flat ground hundreds of feet away from Su Ming and wrapped his fist in his palm before bowing deeply towards him.
"I'm here on the Elder's orders to give you the plate. Please do not mind what happened just now." As the old man spoke, he placed the plate on the ground and took a few steps back. With a complicated look on his face, he turned around and left.
Su Ming did not look at the plate on the ground, but kept his eyes trained on Han Mountain Bell. His eyes sparkled. He could already guess that the number of times the bell chimed was not the reason for him to obtain its acknowledgement.
'The main point is …' A pensive look appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He seemed to have understood something, but it was still a little unclear.
"I'd advise you not to try." As Su Ming was lost in his thoughts, the stone door leading to the second layer suddenly shone, and four people walked out!
The appearance of these four people immediately caused the originally silent crowd to burst into an uproar once again.
"Nan Tian, Xuan Lun, Ke Jiu Si, and Leng Ying! Besides Yun Zang, all the powerful Transcendents in Han Mountain City are here!"
"This is the first time I saw all four of them at the same time!"
"He's Sir Leng Ying. I've only heard of him before, but now that I've seen him, he's just as the rumors say. Even scorching magma will instantly turn cold wherever he goes."
Su Ming turned his head around and looked at the four people who walked out of the stone door. A hint of a smile appeared on his lips, hidden under the black robes. He had seen Nan Tian and Xuan Lun before.
The person who had said those words was Nan Tian.
Su Ming looked at the person in black robes who had his face covered. That person had his head lowered and he could not see his face, but he had a feeling that he had seen this person before.
"Sir, what do you mean by your words just now?" Su Ming did not want anyone to recognize him at this moment. This did not fit his plan to enter Freezing Sky Clan, so he asked in a hoarse voice.
Nan Tian looked at Su Ming carefully for a moment, then frowned and said languidly, "It's nothing. I'm just reminding you that the owner of the bell might not like it."
Su Ming remained silent for a moment before he lifted his right hand and seized the air. Immediately, Puqiang Tribe's plate on the ground flew into his hand through the air. At that moment, he had obtained the plates of all three tribes and had the right to go to the top of Han Mountain. Once he went there, he could challenge the Chains of Han Mountain on any of the three summits.
Nan Tian smiled faintly and took half a step to the side. Ke Jiu Si and the others did the same. They opened up a path for Su Ming to walk through the stone door.
Su Ming looked at the stone door. He knew that once he walked through it, he would enter the second layer. There would be no more obstacles and he could go straight to the top. However … a glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes and he looked towards Han Mountain Bell.
"Just because it's owned … doesn't mean I can't snatch it?" Su Ming mumbled. With one move, he shot up from the ground, lifted his right foot, turned around, and kicked Han Mountain Bell!
Thud …
Thud …
Thud …
Su Ming's actions made Nan Tian's gaze focus. Ke Jiu Si and Leng Ying's eyes lit up. Only Xuan Lun stared at Su Ming as if he had recognized something.
"The bell chimes again! Twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four … "
"This person must have Transcended, but it's strange. The bell chimes this time don't seem to have the same feeling of shock as before."
"Twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven … Just how many times is he going to ring the bell? The rebound is too strong!" The crowd burst into an uproar and immediately retreated. With Su Ming and the ancient bell as the center, layers of invisible ripples spread outwards, causing the ground of Han Mountain to tremble. It also made the leaders of the three tribes focus their attention on the bell.
Su Ming's body froze in midair. The moment he was about to land, he lifted his head swiftly, as if he had finally found a vague feeling. He clenched his right hand into a fist and punched the ancient bell.
The moment his fist landed, a shocking rebound appeared and crashed into Su Ming's body, causing blood to trickle down the corner of his mouth. He fell to the ground, and once he took seven to eight steps back, he coughed out a huge mouthful of blood.
Dong!
The 28th chime was louder than before, even louder than the fused sound that had scattered the fog in Puqiang Mountain. It turned into a sound that replaced everything in the world and shook the hearts of all those who heard it. It was a powerful sound that caused their minds to instantly go blank, no matter what level of cultivation they had!
The moment that sound appeared, the Alpine Dark Turtle in the sky lifted its head and roared. As it roared, its entire body crumbled, and it was not just its body that crumbled. The mountain on its back also crumbled!
The sound of the crumbling and the loud bang fused with the bell chime, causing all those who heard it to be unable to tell whether the bell chime was real, or whether there were many bell chimes that had appeared at the same time. These sounds fused together, causing the weather to change. The indistinct voice that seemed to have traveled from a long time ago appeared once again!
"Nine … Dragons …"
There was only that one voice in the world. It reverberated in the air, and as it spread out, it made all those who heard it fall into a daze, as if they had lost their minds. It was as if their consciousness had been sucked away by that voice.
It was the same for Yan Luan, it was the same for the Elder of Tranquil East, it was the same for everyone else!
Su Ming's senses were the strongest. Booming sounds rang out in his head, and as his mind went blank, a gigantic bell appeared in his head. That bell was Han Mountain Bell!
The booming sounds were replaced by bell chimes that reverberated in Su Ming's head, causing him to slowly regain his senses after an unknown amount of time had passed. The moment he regained his senses, the lingering sounds of bell chimes still echoed in his ears. He could clearly see all the people around him standing there, unmoving, with dazed expressions on their faces.
Su Ming's breathing quickened. He seemed to have sensed something and lifted his head swiftly. He saw the shadow of a ferocious beast in the sky, and he was the only one who could see it clearly!
This was a gigantic ferocious beast. Its appearance was still indistinct, but Su Ming could see that it had nine heads. These nine heads all had different appearances. Some looked like dragons, some looked like snakes, and some looked like humans. It was incredibly bizarre, but at the same time, Su Ming sucked in a sharp breath. He saw that six of the nine heads had their eyes closed, and only three of them had their eyes open!
One of the three heads that had opened their eyes was looking at him with a gentle gaze. Su Ming could clearly see his own figure in its eyes.
As for the other two heads, they were looking at him with cold arrogance. In their eyes, Su Ming saw an extraordinarily handsome person dressed in green robes!
It was also at that moment that the man in green robes put down the white piece in his hands at the foot of the seven-colored mountain far away from Han Mountain City.
"Big brother Si Ma, you lost this game." The girl by his side laughed in pleasant surprise. Her laughter was like the ringing of silver bells, very pleasing to the ears. She quickly put down the black piece in her hands, and her face was filled with joy and happiness.
"Did I lose..?" The man in green robes smiled faintly. His smile looked very gentle, but the girl could not see the coldness in his eyes. She could not hear the mumbles in his heart either.
"Not necessarily."
There are 30 more hours until the end of the double monthly pass. The next time it'll be double will be in September. Please don't waste it and send some charcoal to my ears! (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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