by Fang Xiang
"Haha! A harsh punishment will show our power," the golden-haired male said with a smug laugh.
Suddenly, gasp rang out along the street. The duo heard the shouts of "Rare Artifacts Hall". The two exchanged a look and flew into the sky without any hesitation.
In the sky, a troop of about fifty mo steeds was coming towards Bu Zhou City at top speed.
Under the gates, the manager of Rare Artifacts Hall who had been waiting for a long time immediately flew into the sky. He bowed towards the mo steed troop and his expression was solemn. "This one is the local manager, Qian Duo. Everyone, you have worked hard, which store are you from?"
"From Flower Mile Jie." The large man at the front bowed slightly with a cool expression. He was carrying a dark gold box on his back that was adorned with exquisite mo matrices.
While the group of fifty had travelled a long way, and were covered in dust, their power could not be disguised.
Qian Duo did not waste words. He said with a solemn expression, "Please come with me."
The large man did not hesitate and followed first. The group silently followed Qian Duo. They moved in the direction of the entrance to the Underground Nether River.
Discussion rose in the surroundings. People's gazes were fixed on the dark gold box on the back of the troop leader. Those with some experience knew that boxes of this kind were expensive to make, and were usually used to hold some peerlessly rare materials.
Had Xiao Yun Hai requested some special materials again?
People discussed in curiosity. Everyone had a feeling that this matter was going to change again. In the crowd, the two from the mo weapon master association looked at each other. They also had a bad feeling.
Some people were preparing to see what was happening at the Underground Nether River while others prepared to leave. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Look!"
Another small group appeared over the horizon.
A similarly strong group of guards, the same dark gold box. They entered the Underground Nether River just like the previous one.
In the following time, people gaped. Small groups from Rare Artifact Hall continued to arrive over the horizon.
Elite guards, dark gold boxes!
These little groups from Rare Artifact Hall all had solemn expressions. They flowed into the city, and their target was the Underground Nether River.
Even the stupidest person knew that something amazing was happening right now! Many people immediately ran for the Underground Nether River to see.
When people arrive at the Underground Nether River, they were dumbstruck by what they saw.
Dozens of dark gold boxes were neatly placed on the ground. All of the boxes were opened, each flashed with bright light like fire burning in the darkness. They illuminated the dim Underground Nether River as though it was daylight.
It was the blinding light that belonged to the top materials, the unique ripples were like the heartbeat of wild beasts that filled the entire Underground Nether River.
The two billion mobei of materials had only caused people to sigh over the enormous amount of wealth.
But every dark gold box and any of the materials in them caused people to become breathless. The great majority of people didn't recognize even one, but they knew that these were all top materials—the top materials that existed in legends.
Yes, in legends, this word caused these lights and vibrations to become untouchable.
People were not as excited, they fell silent.
The light and vibrations that these materials gave off were like those solemn and powerful elite guards. They emanated their power without any disguise!
People were always greedy and hungry for wealth, but they were always filled with respect and awe towards great power.
The people who had been restless seeing the growing number of elite guards were completely calmed down now. The desire in their eyes suddenly disappeared.
Rare Artifact Hall dared to put these materials that were worth entire cities in public view. This meant that they had absolute confidence they would be able to protect them.
Those that knew more finally remembered at this time that Rare Artifacts Hall had a history of millennia.
The number of dark gold boxes continued to increase!
The light continued to grow brighter!
Even the slowest person now understood that Rare Artifacts Hall was showing its power. By why would Rare Artifacts Hall show their power without any reservation at such a sensitive time?
No matter what was going on behind the scene at this time, it was the first time that top materials had been displayed like this in all of the mo territories.
Large numbers of mo weapon masters came. Each of these top materials were worth cities, and it was rare for them to see them as well.
The Underground Nether River of Bu Zhou City attracted the eyes of the entire mo world
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Bean Sprout felt as though his breathing was slightly difficult. These lights were so close to him it was like a dream. The vibrations that these materials released came in waves. He felt as though he was the little boat in the middle of a storm and would be upturned at any time.
All of the top materials were worldly treasures. They usually were formed naturally over eras, and contained great power!
The power that dissipated out was still too strong for Bean Sprout.
Suddenly, a red figure appeared in front of him. The astounding vibrations immediately disappeared.
Bean Sprout knew the other had blocked the vibrations for him. He said gratefully, "Thanks!"
Ceng Lian'er did not seem to hear it. Her eyes were looking in the distance. A hint of worry flashed through her eyes.
In her eyes, the dark gold boxes covered in light was a pile of trouble.
And big trouble!
Rare Artifacts Hall's attitude was clear. Ceng Lian'er was perceptive and she immediately realized that something had happened outside! Otherwise, Rare Artifacts Hall's attitude would not be so strong.
It really was great trouble!
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Zuo Mo didn't know what was happening outside at all. He didn't have any knowledge of the Mo Weapon Master Association. Regardless of whether he knew the person or not, he had refused to see any of them in this recent while. He didn't care who had been stopped by.
The new heaven tier mo weapon pool was good, but it demanded more of the user. Even Zuo Mo had to focus all his attention to reach a satisfactory level.
In order to stop others from disturbing him, Zuo Mo set up jinzhi around the mo weapon pool. The present heaven tier mo weapon pool was completely cut off from the outside.
Zuo Mo released a breath. Ten mo weapon rudiments of different colors were floating in the clear blue pond. The cold energy of the pool had lessened greatly.
The sixty general level mo weapons had formed ten mo weapon rudiments. Two mistakes had occurred in the process, and these were the only two mistakes that Zuo Mo had committed. Working at full concentration easily tired people out. Even Zuo Mo could not avoid having made mistakes with two of them.
Zuo Mo was still satisfied with this result.
He sat in lotus position and quickly entered meditation. He was really too tired, and he quickly entered a meditation state.
Ten balls of different colored lights suddenly appeared in the mo weapon pool. Each light shrouded one mo weapon rudiment. The ten lights flashed as though they were breathing.
In the depths of the Underground Nether River, countless minuscule cold currents were like sharks that smelt blood and flooded towards the heaven tier mo weapon pool.
The same situation was also occurring in the depths of the Underground Nether River hundreds of li away from the heaven tier mo weapon pool.
No one would think that an astounding change was occurring in the Underground Nether River that was so calm on the surface.
The mo weapon pool water in front of Zuo Mo started to rise. Deep in his meditative state, Zuo M
o did not know.
A short while later, the height of the water in the pool was the same as the ground in the surroundings yet the currents that flowed in showed no signs of stopping. They continued to come in.
The water continued to rise but they did not spread into the surroundings.
There seemed to be an invisible hand that was pulling water up like a pillar of water.
The light of the ten mo weapon rudiments grew even brighter. They slowly spun in the water. The water was pulled along and the pillar of water continued to spin.
The small currents deep in the Underground Nether River moved even more quickly. They were like a school of fish that dove to the bottom of the river as they swam towards the heaven tier mo weapon pool.
The currents contained power, and when tens of thousands of them gathered togethered, even the steely bed of the river started to tremble!
Boom boom boom!
The ground around the Underground Nether River started to tremble as though tens of thousands of horse were galloping underground.
The people in the surroundings had terrified expressions.
What was happening?
An earthquake?
The Underground Nether River was located dozens of miles underground. As the riverbed started to shake, it caused a string of effects. The rock above people's heads started to fall.
Everyone started to panick. Screams filled the air as people sprinted furiously towards the entrance.
This was deep down in the ground. If they were buried alive, even the most powerful mo skill couldn't save them!
At this time, they didn't care about any worldly treasures. Everyone only had one thought in their mind, get out as fast as possible!
Yet the passage was not wide to begin with, and there were too many people gathered here. People fought to get ahead and the scene was chaotic.
The falling of rocks caused the scene to become even worse.
Outside the mo weapon pool, Bean Sprout had a panicked expression. "This place is about to collapse, we … …"
Ceng Lian'er cultivated shen power and she had a feeling that the present situation was related to the mo weapon pool. When she thought of the worldly apparition when the Little Mo Treasure Cut had been forged, she didn't feel any urgency. "It's fine."
Bean Sprout was extremely panicked but Ceng Lian'er did not care. A Gui was completely unresponsive. The only one that seemed slightly normal was Qing Hua Xue. However, Qinghua Xue's expression only changed slightly at the start before she quickly recovered.
Ceng Lian'er glanced at Qinghua Xue and felt slightly surprised by her calmness.
While she was weak, her mental fortitude was pretty good.
At this time, inside the heaven tier mo weapon pool, it was a completely different scene!
Translator Ramblings: They obviously did not build any emergency exits down here … …
Chapter 712: The Continuation of Explosive Weapon Style (Two)
When Zuo Mo opened his eyes, he jumped in fright at the scene in front of him.
The mo weapon pool was now a water pillar that was hundreds of zhang tall like a twister! The pillar of water was spinning rapidly, ice and frigid air spreading outwards. The ground around the mo weapon pool was covered in a thick layer of ice.
Within the pillar of water, ten lights of different colors floated up and down like ten fairies.
When he looked, Zuo Mo was astounded. This water pillar was formed from hundreds of thousands of tiny water currents. These currents contained great power, and when they gathered together like now, they were like hundreds of thousands of little ice flies that tightly swarmed around the ten balls of light and ground against them.
The ten mo weapon rudiments were completely different than before Zuo Mo had entered his meditation.
What was most evident was that they had shrunk by about one third their size, and the light around them had become purer. It was clear that their quality had increased.
Zuo Mo had used the cold flows in the Underground Nether River to refine the mo weapon rudiments, but he hadn't expected that refining the ten mo weapon rudiments in one mo weapon pool would create such a disturbance.
He focused on the ten mo weapon rudiments. It was the first time he had encountered such an astounding scene and he didn't dare to be inattentive at all.
When the light from the ten balls within the pillar of water started to turn softer, Zuo Mo knew that it was almost time. The impurities in the mo weapon rudiments were almost all cleaned out, and so the mo weapon rudiments' response to the icy currents were gradually getting weaker.
He glanced away from the water pillar and then Zuo Mo flashed to appear outside the mo weapon pool.
"Have the materials been prepared?"
Coming out of the mo weapon pool, he found the chaotic scene outside and was startled. But the quickly understood what had happened. He looked towards the Underground Nether River. As he expected, the water height of the Underground Nether River was dozens of zhang lower than when he entered.
The ten mo weapon rudiments had taken almost all of the power of the Underground Nether River. It was not strange for such a disturbance to occur.
But he didn't have the time to attend to that. All of his attention was on the ten mo weapon rudiments he was crafting.
The ten mo weapon rudiments had taken in the great majority of the Underground Nether River's power, and they were starting to take form. If he could succeed, the level of these ten mo weapons would reach an astounding level! But if he wasn't careful, all of his work would be for nothing and these ten mo weapons would be ruined.
Even Zuo Mo didn't dare to slack off at this time.
When Bean Sprout suddenly heard Zuo Mo's voice. He shook and jumped up from the ground. "They have been prepared!"
When Zuo Mo finished asking, he had noticed the mountain of materials piled up and those extra materials, ones worth entire cities as well. He was slightly surprised, but at such an urgent time, he did not inquire further.
His figure flashed and then he appeared around the pile of materials. In a blink, the small mountain disappeared, and so did Zuo Mo.
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Many people had seen Zuo Mo's sudden appearance. Their minds moved and then they looked at the guards around the mo weapon pool. None of them had moved. Then they looked at the chaotic passageway. Some people's courage momentarily grew, but they quickly regained their senses.
The chaotic situation was lessened slightly.
Zuo Mo's appearance eased much of Bean Sprout's worries. He was full of awe towards Zuo Mo. As expected of Grandmaster. He wouldn't lose his composure even if the mountains were crashing down on top of them. Grandmaster once again went back to his mo weapon forging. Just this mentality far surpassed many mo weapon masters. This was probably the reason that Grandmaster was able to become a grandmaster!
Bean Sprout motivated himself inside.
In comparison, the guards from Rare Artifacts Hall changed expression minutely, especially the more powerful guard captains. They all had hints of shock in their eyes.
Xiao Yun Hai had appeared without warning and none of them had even detected it.
Also, none of them had been able to lock onto the disappearance of that pile of materials and the departure of Xiao Yun Hai.
The words floated unconsciously into everyone's mind: unfathomable power!
These guards were a close part of Rare Artifacts Hall, and some had even been raised by Rare Artifacts Hall. Their loyalty to Rare Artifacts Hall was unquestionable. Many of them had dissenting opinions when Rare Artifact Hall's higher ups had been so flamboyant, especially as the mo weapon masters had continued to leave. This had increased their worries.
But their loyalty towards Rare Artifacts Hall meant that they faithfully completed the orders, even ones that they did not agree with.
Just like everyone else, they were worried that if Xiao Yun Hai failed in such a public way, then Rare Artifacts hall would become the bi
ggest joke.
All of their impressions of Xiao Yun Hai were from the mirages and the rumors.
Yet when they truly faced Xiao Yun Hai, Xiao Yun Hai's cool gaze and the almost tangible pressure he gave off caused them to stop breathing. Shocked, their mood became much better.
Such a person would not just be a boaster.
"So strong!" A guard of Rare Artifacts hall couldn't help but gasp in a low voice. Every person around him had shocked expressions.
The guard captains exchanged looks ,and saw the shock in each other's eyes. The power that Zuo Mo showed far surpassed their imaginations.
Was this guy really a mo weapon master?
Some imperceptible hums sounded among the chaotic crowds.
Qin Ming's gaze focused slightly as he said in a surprised voice, "I can't seem to get the exact measure of this Xiao Yun Hai's strength."
Beside him, Zhong Wen Tian and Tang Chen's expression were also slightly grave. Qin Ming, a marshal, couldn't see the scope of the other's power, this itself was a problem.
Xiao Yun Hai was not simple!
Zhong Wen Tian suddenly closed his eyes. A moment later, he opened them suddenly. "The Underground Nether River!"
The other two heard this, and they turned to look at the Underground Nether River. Surprise rose in the eyes of the duo. The Underground Nether River that was usually vast was now so depleted of water that the river floor could be seen!
"This is … … "Tang Chen murmured. Bu Zhou City was his territory, and he was extremely familiar with the Underground Nether River. The water was always plentiful, and there had never been a situation where the water level would drop.
"Earth mo weapon!" Tang Chen seemed to think of something, and his pupils contracted as he gasped.
Qin Ming and Zhong Wen Tian's bodies shook slightly and expressions of disbelief rose onto their faces.
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"Such a powerful Xiao Yun Hai! Such terrifying vibrations!" Feng Xing Zi stood high up on a protruding rock, as he looked down. His expression changed.
Ji Li Yu was deeply astounded by the scene in front of her. She had seen the enormous change in the Underground Nether River just now. The Underground Nether River that was dozens of li wide was like a silent beast. When it moved, you would be able to feel its terrifying power!
