The Elder of Puqiang Tribe did not even look at the middle-aged man as he spoke languidly, "... I punish you to isolate yourself for three years. You are not allowed to go out!"
The middle-aged man remained silent and wiped off the blood at the corner of his mouth. He stood up and bowed towards the Elder. He hesitated for a moment as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he chose to keep his mouth shut and left respectfully. Yet just as he reached the edge of the mountain stairs and was about to go down …
"You've alerted the enemy. You can't do anything right, but will only spoil things. Three years is too little. Isolate yourself for six years and don't go out!" The Elder of Puqiang Tribe looked at Su Ming standing on the Chain of Han Mountain in the rain and spoke once again.
Yet this time, not only did the middle-aged man not show any resentment, he became even more respectful and bowed towards the Elder once again.
"Thank you, Elder."
As the man left, Puqiang Mountain fell into silence once again.
Su Ming looked at Puqiang Mountain in the distance and a chilling glint appeared in his eyes. He could feel a freezing aura continuously coming from this place. Once he passed the first stone pillar, the freezing aura would seep into his body with each step he took, causing his legs to gradually stiffen.
'The further I go, the more difficult it will be, and what happened just now was definitely not a coincidence …' The freezing glare in Su Ming's eyes grew stronger, and a cold sneer appeared at the corners of his lips. He stood at the end of the first section of the Chain, lifted his foot, and stepped on the first stone pillar before him. A great power erupted from Su Ming's body with a bang and turned into a wave of impact through his right foot. The instant his foot landed on the stone pillar, loud rumbling sounds came from it, and cracking sounds came from it. Cracks appeared under Su Ming's feet, and as they spread out, they went through the entire stone pillar.
The stone pillar had existed for many years and had never collapsed because no one dared to destroy it while challenging the Chains of Han Mountain. Another reason was that once it was destroyed, there would no longer be a place to rest, and the challenge would become even more difficult.
Yet more importantly, there was a strange power within the pillars. That power made it difficult for others to destroy them, but Su Ming was not one of them!
That power belonged to Han Mountain's ancestor. It was a power similar to the Brand, and Su Ming also possessed the power of the Brand. It would have been fine if Han Mountain's ancestor had not died, but he was already dead. Most of the presence on the pillars had already faded away through the passage of time. When Su Ming's Brand crashed into them, a flaw immediately appeared on them, causing the power of his 979 blood veins to crash into them.
As the stone pillar trembled, under everyone's dumbfounded gazes, it shattered with a bang and crumbled under the Chains of Han Mountain!
As it shattered, the Chain of Han Mountain sank down, but Su Ming was not affected in the slightest as he stood on it. He stood there, and the instant the stone pillar collapsed, he looked towards Puqiang Mountain in the distance!
"Count me in, I'll destroy one of your stone pillars!" Su Ming did not say these words out loud, but his aloof gaze sent those words out in an unseen manner.
He did not threaten them with words. Su Ming chose to use his actions to respond to Puqiang Tribe's plot against him. He was clearly telling them that he had the power to destroy their stone pillars!
When the people in Han Mountain City saw this, they immediately burst into an uproar. They had seen the challengers of the Chains of Han Mountain before, but they had never seen, heard of, or even imagined that the stone pillars that had existed for a long time would crumble right before their eyes.
"One of the eight stone pillars from Puqiang Tribe was destroyed!"
"It's said that this stone pillar was built by Han Mountain Tribe in the past. It's incredibly sturdy and hard to shatter! How did he do it?! "
"Puqiang Tribe must have done something just now, but … it's not worth it. If the stone pillar crumbles, the difficulty for the challengers of the Chains of Han Mountain will increase. They won't have a place to rest."
"You're wrong. This won't increase the difficulty for him, but for Puqiang Tribe, this is something they didn't expect at all. He's not the one who's anxious now, it's Puqiang Tribe!
"The destruction of the stone pillars is not within the rules of the challengers of the Chains of Han Mountain. No one can say anything about it, but to Puqiang Tribe, unless they can rebuild their stone pillars like Han Mountain Tribe did in the past, then this will be a permanent damage to Puqiang Tribe! "This is damage to their reputation. This is the same as attacking someone right in front of their faces. They can't say anything about it, and people will always remember it!"
The old woman's eyes lit up as she stood on the mountain belonging to Lake of Colors Tribe. She cast a deep look at Su Ming standing on the Chains of Han Mountain in the distance.
Yan Luan smiled faintly by her side. She did not speak.
It was the same for Tranquil East Tribe. They all looked towards the silent Puqiang Mountain.
The moment Su Ming destroyed the first stone pillar, besides the Elder and two other people, all the others stood up at the top of Puqiang Mountain. All of them had hostile expressions as they glared at Su Ming, who stood on the Chains of Han Mountain.
"How dare this person destroy Han Mountain's stone pillars!"
"Elder, this person is reckless. He should be punished!"
"Elder, tribe leader, this person destroyed the stone pillar and damaged our tribe's reputation. We can't let this matter rest!"
"Enough!" The Elder of Puqiang Tribe frowned and spoke slowly. The moment he spoke, the area immediately fell silent.
"It's just a stone pillar. If it's destroyed, then so be it. We'll talk about this once he reaches this place." The Elder of Puqiang Tribe remained calm. His words were calm, but there was a chilling glare in his eyes.
"It's good if he can destroy all of them. Compared to the other two tribes, it'll be much more difficult for us to challenge the Chains of Puqiang Tribe from now on. It'll show that we're different." There was an incredibly plump middle-aged man sitting beside the Elder of Puqiang Tribe. The man looked like a mountain of flesh as he sat there. He smiled faintly and narrowed his eyes as he spoke.
Su Ming could not hear the shock from the three tribes and the uproar from the people in the city. He stood on the Chain of Han Mountain that had lost its first stone pillar with a calm expression. He was not in a hurry to continue, but was instead adjusting his breathing.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, thunder rumbled in the sky, and the rain became heavier.
At that moment, rain was pouring down on Su Ming's body, causing his robes to stick to his skin. The wind also became stronger, but Su Ming was prepared for it. He did not want anyone to see his face. The long robe that covered his face was fastened tightly in place.
Su Ming moved forward in the rain once again. This time, he did not stop. Even if the chill under his feet became heavier, he continued moving steadily towards the stone pillar at the end of the second section of the Chain.
Time passed by. The instant Su Ming closed in on the second stone pillar, the crowd's gazes were trained on him, and some of them were even making guesses as to whether Su Ming would destroy the second stone pillar. Suddenly, a nonchalant voice came from within Puqiang Mountain.
"Sir, please help my tribe destroy the remaining stone pillars of Han Mountain as well. I'll leave this to you. If you have extraordinary power and are even stronger, then why don't you go and break this Chain of Han Mountain so that my tribe will no longer be bothered by others?"
The words were soft, as if there was no strength behind them, but when they fell into the ears of those who heard them, they could not help but feel as if they were being stared at by a poisonous snake.
As the words were spoken, the people in Han Mountain City immediately fell silent and looked towards Su Ming. At that moment, Nan Tian and the others were also looking at him. Nan Tian's eyes sparkled. He had a feeling that the challenge of the Chains of Han Mountain this time was completely different from what he had seen in the past.
'Puqiang Tribe's words have forced this person into a dead end. If I were him, what would I do..?'
A cold sneer appeared on Xuan Lun's lips. He looked at Su Ming on the Chain in midair, and his smile became even colder. He could already imagine that Mo Su would definitely hesitate at that moment. His actions and counterattack just now had turned into a joke.
Su Ming looked at Puqiang Mountain coldly. He lifted his right foot and stepped on the second stone pillar. Once he sat down cross-legged, he closed his eyes, as if he did not hear the voice. He pretended as if he did not hear it and rested for a while.
At that moment, the people in Han Mountain City were silent. All of them were looking at Su Ming. Even the people from Lake of Colors and Tranquil East were doing the same. They were all waiting for Su Ming's answer to his words.
After a moment, Su Ming opened his eyes and got up to walk onto the third section of the Chain. The moment his foot landed, a mighty pressure came from the Chain. That pressure was filled with a feeling of time, as if it had existed in this place for countless years, and every single time someone came, it would descend upon this place.
The moment the pressure came, Su Ming immediately froze for a moment. He circulated his Qi in his body, causing the pressure to dissipate by a large margin. He lifted his foot and walked forward along the Chain.
The further he went, the stronger the pressure became. He had only taken five steps when Su Ming could clearly feel that his body was rotting under the pressure. It was as if he was gradually aging.
'Is this the true power of the Chains of Han Mountain..? No wonder even those in the Transcendence Realm could only look at it and not move forward … Even those in the Transcendence Realm will rot away in the face of time.
'The third section of the Chain is difficult for those who are around the eighth level of the Blood Solidification Realm, but I can still endure it.' Su Ming walked forward quietly, one step at a time. The instant he took his 15th step, the feminine voice traveled forth once again from Puqiang Mountain in the distance.
"Regarding the matter of troubling you, you …"
The moment the words echoed in the air, the second stone pillar behind Su Ming suddenly trembled and shattered into a large amount of shattered stones. With a muffled boom, the stone pillar crumbled.
The voice immediately stopped speaking, as if it had been swallowed.
Right till the end, Su Ming did not open his mouth to reply to the feminine voice. Even when the second stone pillar behind him crumbled, he did not turn his head back. His footsteps did not stop either. As the Chain sank down, he continued moving forward. One step at a time, he moved towards the third stone pillar, facing the pressure of time as he got closer.
His silence made all the people who saw the stone pillar crumble feel fear in their hearts. They were not only shocked by the collapse of the stone pillar, but also by their guesses towards Su Ming.
"What's his name..? He's definitely not an ordinary person!"
"This person's personality … is a little scary!"
"I wonder what Puqiang Tribe will do this time …"
As the crowd discussed among themselves, Su Ming walked towards the third pillar. He stood there for a moment before he continued moving forward. Booming sounds echoed in the air behind him, and the third pillar crumbled.
He remained silent as he walked past the fourth and fifth pillars. Once the fifth stone pillar crumbled with a bang, Su Ming stood on the Chain. His footsteps slowed down, and his breathing became slightly ragged. The feeling of time enveloped his body, giving him the misconception that he had already become an old man.
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The double time will end in a few hours. To everyone, it was a happy Labor Day, but to me, it was a depressing and tiring Labor Day.
After posting this chapter, I'll have to go to the hospital. I'll try my best not to stop updating. I'll make sure to update twice a day. This is the best I can do. (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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