The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 216 Moving Mountains (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote for the monthly ticket)
Niu Zhong's claws were less than a foot away from the rope.

The cold light flashing on the claws could easily cut the thin rope in the next moment.

But its movement suddenly stopped in the air.

Tushan Hanyu's breathing almost stopped.

It was shouting in its heart, Cut it off! Cut it off!

From the corner of his eye, Lu Hu saw Su Mu on the other side slowly raising his longbow.

The mysterious weapon of mankind, the Five Fires Sky-shaking Bow.

Shooting and killing third-level monsters is like playing.

Although the Eighteenth Prince is a peak third-level monster, it is hard to say whether he can withstand the Five Fire Shocking Sky Bow.

I definitely can't handle it, so it's better to stay away from it.

Lu Hu silently retreated several feet.

Others might think that Su Mu didn't dare to shoot the Eighteenth Prince of Demon Court at the gate of Demon Court.

But Lu Hu definitely doesn't think so.

We agreed on a challenge, but if you dare to play dirty, Su Mu really dares to kill you.

Niu Zhong's claws were suspended in the air, watching the last Taiping captain getting closer and closer to the other side.

Beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on its forehead and dripped onto the ground with a sound of "patter".

But its claws seemed to be fixed in the air by an invisible force and could not fall down.

"Eighteenth Prince, take action! If you don't take action now, the Great Xuan Envoy will win!"

Tushan Hanyu finally couldn't bear it anymore and cried out in a low voice.

It didn't dare to make too loud a sound, for fear of being heard by Su Mu on the other side of the river.

The Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow can kill the Eighteenth Prince, and it can also kill Tushan Hanyu.

"Shut up!"

Niu Zhong roared.

Doesn't it know?
But it suddenly remembered the knife with which Su Mu cut off its arm.

If an arm is broken, it can be reattached using secret methods afterwards, but if the head is lost, there is no chance of survival.

The momentum displayed by Su Mu before was not something it could rival even in its prime, not to mention that now one of its arms is broken.

It can be imagined that as long as I cut this rope, Su Mu will never let me go.

This is only the first level. Do you really want to fight him to the death?
So what if the Daxuan delegation wins the first game?
Anyway, it's just giving them a useless corpse.

As for Daxuan's territory, he originally didn't expect to really get the three states.

If I can finally get a state, my mission will be accomplished.

After thinking it over, Niu Zhong finally slowly put down his claws and did not cut the rope.

It's just the first level, there's no need to fight to the death.

There will be another chance later!

Niu Zhong said to himself.

Seeing that Niu Zhong gave up, Lu Hu breathed a sigh of relief.

Tushan Hanyu looked disappointed, but he quickly concealed his disappointment and sighed deliberately.

"That's right, Su Mu is very powerful, it's only natural that you, Prince Eighteen, are afraid."

Tushan Hanyu said, "After all, the Eighteenth Prince is just the Eighteenth Prince."

"What do you mean?"

Niu Zhong's face darkened, and he looked at Tushan Hanyu and said coldly.

"Means nothing."

Tushan Hanyu said, "I just remembered what the teacher said about the Eighteenth Prince."

"National Division?"

Niu Zhong's face changed, and he asked in a deep voice, "What does the Imperial Master think of me?"

"Not enough courage."

Tushan Hanyu calmly spat out eight words, "Not fit for any major use."

Niu Zhong's face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

These four words almost negate Niu Zhong.

The National Master is no one else. In the Demon Court, the National Master is the second person after the Holy Saint. His evaluation will directly affect the future of a monster in the Demon Court.

"Is this really what the Imperial Master said?"

Niu Zhong said in a deep voice.

"If Prince Eighteen doesn't believe it, you can go ask the teacher."

Tushan holds the jade path.

Niu Zhong snorted coldly. Does it dare to ask the imperial teacher?
Of course not!

"But the teacher also said that the Eighteenth Prince's strength lies in his loyalty."

Tushan Hanyu said, “The Holy Lord and Teacher value the loyalty of the Eighteenth Prince.

I think it was because of this reason that they gave the task of guarding the three passes to the Eighteenth Prince.

If the Eighteenth Prince fails in such a simple task, then I'm afraid——"

Tushan Hanyu shook her head, looking serious.

Niu Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly and felt a chill in his heart.

I see. It seems that guarding the three passes this time is a test for me from my adoptive father and the imperial teacher.

If I can guard these three gates, it means that I can still be of great use.

If I can't hold on, doesn't that mean the Imperial Master's comments about me are correct, and that I, Niu Zhong, am really useless?
No wonder the goal given to me by the national teacher was only to take over one state.

I originally thought that he was considerate of me, but now it seems that he looks down on me!
Imperial Master, Imperial Master, do you really think that I, Niu Zhong, can only defend one pass?
Do you really think that I will let the Daxuan delegation win two games?

"Damn it, why didn't you remind me earlier?"

Niu Zhong stared at Tushan Hanyu and said angrily.

"I have already reminded you."

Tushan Hanyu said with a wronged look on her face, "It's you who didn't dare to do it, who can you blame?"

"you--"

Niu Zhong's eyes were spitting fire.

If Tushan Hanyu wasn't a disciple of the national teacher, I would definitely make it look good!
Just wait for me. I will remember what happened today.

Niu Zhong secretly said in his heart, when you, Tushan Hanyu, turn into a human, I will ask my adoptive father to betroth you to me, and then you will see how I will deal with you!
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"Eighteenth Prince, we have passed this first hurdle. Now it is time for you to fulfill your promise."

After Niu Zhong, Tushan Hanyu and Lu Hu arrived on the other side one after another, Xu Chongyuan went up to them and spoke.

"We agreed on three levels. This is only the first level. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Niu Zhong said coldly, "Wait until all three levels are over, and then we can count the spoils."

"Tell me what the second level is."

Su Mu said calmly.

"The second level is easy."

Niu Zhong grinned, "The first level is to cross the river, and the second level is to move the mountain."

Niu Zhong raised his hand and pointed. There was a small hill no more than a hundred meters high on the bank of the Tianhe River.

"This mountain has always been blocking the way of our demon court. Although our Saint can easily move it away, the Saint is busy with affairs and has not been able to take care of it."

Niu Zhong said, "This is just right, don't you Daxuan have great magical powers?

As long as you can move this mountain, you will win the second level."

The eyes of the Daxuan envoys fell on the mountain.

This is indeed a small hill, covering an area of ​​only a few hundred feet in radius and no more than a hundred meters high. It even looks more like a huge stone.

But no matter how small it is, it is still a mountain.

"Where's the time?"

Xu Chongyuan turned around and looked at Niu Zhong and asked.

"Three days."

Niu Zhong raised three fingers and said, "As long as you can move this mountain within three days, you will pass the test."

After hearing what Niu Zhong said, Xu Chongyuan almost couldn't help but curse.

are you joking?
Move a mountain in three days?

How can this be?

The only way to move this mountain is to break it into pieces by a strong man.

But how could a martial artist at the Transcendence Realm have the strength to break down such a mountain?

But Xu Chongyuan also knew that the Demon Court was deliberately trying to make things difficult for them, and scolding Niu Zhong would be of no use.

The important thing now was to find a way to move this mountain. He took a few steps forward, drew his sword, and looked at the mountain.

Ding!
With a crisp sound, the blade hit the stone, and a streak of sparks flew.

Only a shallow mark was left on the stone.

"This is no ordinary stone!"

Xu Chongyuan's pupils contracted and he cried out in surprise.

"good eyesight!"

Niu Zhong laughed loudly and said, "Of course it is not an ordinary stone. If it were an ordinary stone, would you still be needed?

Ordinary stones are not worthy of your Great Xuan Mission."

Niu Zhong stood aside with his arms folded, looking confident of victory.

When it comes to crossing the river, these great mysterious humans can still use tricks.

But moving mountains—

It just doesn't believe that these humans can find any tricks to get away with it!
The rocks on this mountain are so hard that even attacks from fourth- or fifth-level monsters would have difficulty in crushing them.

If the Daxuan delegation wanted to break up the mountain and move it away, it would be impossible.

Unless they have the ability to move this mountain away!
But how heavy is a mountain?
Even a human warrior who has reached the Nascent Soul stage may not be able to move it.

There is simply no way these Taiping captains could do it!

"This is--"

At this moment, suddenly, a sloppy middle-aged man walked to the stone, touched the knife marks left by Xu Chongyuan with his hand, pinched some stone chips on his fingertips, and even put his fingers in his mouth to taste them.

He was the civil servant in the delegation, Zhang Zhongmei.

Zhang Zhongmei has been studying the art of weapon forging in the carriage these days. He basically eats, drinks, defecates and urinates in the carriage and is unwilling to waste any time.

He hasn't even washed himself these days. If you don't know him, you would think he is a savage.

If the carriage had not been unable to come over due to the need to cross the river, he might have still stayed in the carriage to study.

"This is lapis lazuli."

Zhang Zhongmei said, "It is stronger than gold and iron, and cannot be melted by fire."

Niu Zhong pricked up his ears.

This Daxuan envoy group is really full of talented people, and someone knows everything.

It didn't really know what this thing was called lapis lazuli before.

But this lapis lazuli is indeed extremely strong.

When the Demon Palace was built, my adoptive father also thought of using this kind of stone to build the palace.

Later, it was discovered that this type of stone was too difficult to carve, so only the main hall was built with this type of stone, and other buildings were built with ordinary stones.

"Master Zhang, how can we break this kind of stone?"

Xu Chongyuan asked hurriedly.

This is the advantage of having more people.

Someone knows everything.

These civil servants are not good at fighting, but they read a lot and know a lot.

“There are many ways to work with lapis lazuli.

First, smash it with sheer force.

Second, use special weapons for cutting.

Third, use strange fire to melt it."

Zhang Zhongmei said seriously.

"Absolute power, special magic weapons, strange fire..."

Xu Chongyuan was dumbfounded. It seemed that they did not possess these three things.

Niu Zhong was still eavesdropping with his ears perked up. When he heard Zhang Zhongmei's words, his heart tightened.

These humans are so perverted, how do they know everything?

Could they really smash this mountain to pieces?

Niu Zhong suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Absolute power—"

Xu Chongyuan looked at Su Mu.

Su Mu is their strength. If anyone in the Daxuan delegation can break the lapis lazuli, it is probably Su Mu.

If Su Mu couldn't do it, then no one else, not even Shi Ziran, could do it.

Su Mu did not refuse and took two steps forward and came to the front of the mountain.

Swish!
The Thunder Blade at his waist was instantly unsheathed, turning into a beam of light and slashing on the stone.

Rumble!
In an instant, the ground shook.

Niu Zhong's eyelids twitched violently and he was startled!
The Thunder Blade was deeply embedded in the stone, leaving a crack several feet long and several inches deep.

Click!

A stone the size of a washbasin fell from the cliff.

Su Mu can indeed break lapis lazuli!

Everyone looked at this scene, but they were not happy at all.

Su Mu did chop off a piece of stone with his sword, but to break the entire mountain into pieces would definitely not be something that could be accomplished in just a few days.

Niu Zhong had obviously thought of this as well. He let out a long sigh of relief and stroked his chest with his hand.

I was so scared that I almost thought that Su Mu could really split a mountain in half with one sword.

Now it seems--

It's also quite scary.

Damn, he actually created such a big crack in such hard lapis lazuli with just one stroke.

No wonder I can't avoid it.

Among the third-level monsters, I’m afraid no one can dodge his sword.

You tell me this is a warrior in the Rebirth Realm?
The strength of a human warrior at the True Yuan Realm is limited to this level.

Humans are indeed cunning. They actually let a True Yuan Realm person impersonate the Taiping Captain and infiltrate the delegation!

However, no matter how cunning you are, don't even think about passing this mountain-moving test!
"Master Su, I haven't finished yet."

Zhang Zhongmei took two steps forward and held the fallen lapis lazuli in his arms.

This lapis lazuli is an excellent material for forging magical weapons.

The space ring he was forging would require this lapis lazuli.

"You can't break this mountain even if you chop it one by one for half a year."

Zhang Zhongmei held the lapis lazuli and said, "I have a way to not only move this mountain, but also forge the mysterious weapon we talked about."

"Oh?"

Su Mu's eyes lit up, and he asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?"

"I'm 70 percent sure."

Zhang Zhongmei said affirmatively.

"enough."

Su Mu nodded and said, "You say, we all cooperate."

Zhang Zhongmei grinned. He liked Su Mu's straightforward character.

Don't ask any questions, just do it.

No one had ever given Zhang Zhongmei such trust.

He, Zhang Zhongmei, is just an ordinary person, an ordinary person without any talent in martial arts.

Everyone thought that his dream of becoming a weaponsmith was wishful thinking, not even his parents supported him.

Only Su Mu gave him the priceless Kongming Stone.

And now, without even a single question or a word, the entire delegation was willing to cooperate with him, Zhang Zhongmei.

You know, this gambling fight is directly related to the ownership of the land of Daxuan State.

If he fails, Zhang Zhongmei will certainly be to blame, but the greater responsibility lies with Su Mu.

Zhang Zhongmei's eyes were red. He bet an entire state and the body of a marquis of the Daxuan Taiping Division on his ability as a weapon-casting master.

This life is enough.

The expression on Zhang Zhongmei's face became particularly firm.

"The five fires of the Five Fires Sky Shocking Bow are the strange fires of heaven and earth. In addition to you, Lord Su, I want all the Taiping lieutenants to cooperate with me!"

Zhang Zhongmei said in a deep voice.

"as you wish."

Su Mu and all the Taiping captains said in unison.

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