Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Goldie was on its toes, constantly rubbing its hands together.
It could almost see itself wreaking havoc with this axe, which looked like a meat grinder. It would swing it around, and in one, two, three strikes, all the monsters in its path would be cut to shreds.
At this thought, Goldie shivered with excitement.
The divine axe was vicious, but it could only unleash its strength in its masterâs hands.
A divine artifact without a master could only release ten percent of its full strength.
As the cage drew tighter and tighter, the divine axe had less and less space to move around. The power of its cuts also became weaker and weaker.
Upon seeing that the giant axe was nearly confined, a dignified voice shouted from the side, âStop it! What are you doing to this little axe in broad daylight?â
After hearing this, not only did the Mutated Tribespeople turn around, but even the trapped axe froze.
Under everyoneâs gazes, a mighty duck with huge eyes and bushy eyebrows flew in from the left.
The duck was 14 feet tall, with a burly stature. It was stood there like a five-story tower!
âWhat are you doing?!â Goldie yelled. âLet go of Mr. Axe.â
After a brief silence, the gourd-shaped mutated person turned around and, with a smile, said to someone else, âIs that duck an idiot?â
Goldieâs ears were very sensitive; it glared at them. âQuit your bullsh*t!â
The fatty wasnât nervous. It chuckled and summoned a large creature that looked like a massive sea urchin that had been magnified thousands of times. It thought, âMy familiarâs defense ability isââ It was interrupted by a boom!
In only an instant, the giant sea urchin was beaten to a pulp.
A giant fist tore through space. In the quaking air left behind, a flash of yellow lightning shot through the fattyâs head.
The fattyâs torso looked like it had been rained on by bombs, its upper body gone without a trace. The upper body of the four-antlered deer on the other side exploded at the same time.
When Goldie appeared next, it was 1,000 feet away, leaving only a proud, lone silhouette. Its right arm hung down, while its fist dripped with blood.
The air seemed to still.
The four-armed divine ape blinked. The mustached man who sat to the right of the fat man wiggled his butt uneasily. âDuck, letâs talk it out...â
âCall me Grandpa Huang.â
âOkay! Grandpa Huang, please contain yourself!â
âYou said something about a highness? What is that?â Goldie said in a low voice as it looked down.
âUh...You donât know this, but His Highness is the master of our Soul Tempering Palace. We usually refer to him as Your Highnessââ
âYou think Iâm an idiot?â Goldie interrupted him impatiently.
âYour Grace, this axe is yourâs now. It was once the weapon of the God of the Raging Flame Lion. The God of the Raging Flame Lion fell ten years ago, so this divine artifact currently has no master.â The mustached man sucked up to Goldie.
âHmph,â Goldie grunted, walking up to the axe.
After the giant four-antlered deer had died, the prison that trapped the divine axe had faded away. For some reason, the divine axe had remained in place and not flown off.
âIâm your new master!â Goldie reached for the axe.
The divine axe didnât struggle, letting Goldie grab its thick handle. The moment Goldieâs left hand held the handle, a violent burst of fire swept out from the divine axe.
There was an explosion, and flames spread out. The four-armed divine ape, the mustached man, and Goldie were all engulfed.
A moment later, a silhouette escaped the flames shabbily, but the moment it left the flames, a large hand made of fire pulled it back.@@novelbin@@
âAhhh!!!â Shrill cries echoed in the night sky.
âIs Goldie... all right?â Da Zi was concerned.
âThatâs a good thing.â Fatty Big Sea narrowed its eyes.
The flames formed a vortex, finally turning into a bronze-red cape that wrapped around Goldieâs neck.
In the air, a silhouette stood with its head held high, one hand holding a long axe upside down, a bronze-red cape flying in the wind behind it.
[Divine Artifact Name]: Giant Violent Destruction Axe
[Precept Content]: Flame Rule 9.7%, Destruction Rule 2%
The giant axe surrendered itself to Goldieâs palm with no trace of its earlier ruthlessness.
âPerhaps only Goldieâs personality can rein this divine artifact in,â Gao Peng said with a smile.
As if it had heard Gao Pengâs words, the Giant Violent Destruction Axe quivered slightly, emitting a clear ring.
Goldie kicked the divine axeâs side. âShut up, this is your grandmaster! Let me hear you call me grandmaster.â
The divine axe remained silent.
After being engulfed by the fire, the remaining familiars and Mutated Tribespeople had all been burned to ashes.
âGao Peng, look at my new weapon! Isnât it cool?â Goldie showed off its new weapon to Gao Peng, like a child who had just received a new toy.
âItâs cool!â Gao Peng smiled.
They left this place and returned to the outer world. Gao Peng continued to explore the Land of the Fallen Gods, but didnât find anything else.
The place seemed to have been explored by others, already raided clean.
Gao Pengâs biggest haul was from the Reverse World. He had only found the remains of the Bashe in the normal world. Besides that, there was only endless bleakness.
A monster trainer that hunted demon spiders found Gao Peng and passed on a message from the second prince.
The ones who had attacked Gao Peng were indeed the second princeâs subordinates, but he wasnât the one who had given the order to kill Gao Peng. The second prince had conducted an investigation and found the identity of the traitor, then taken care of it. That was his message for Gao Peng.
Gao Peng didnât indicate whether he believed it or not, only nodded and said he understood.
Exiting the rift, they returned to the Northern Desert. Looking at the countless giant swords fixed in the sand, Gao Peng felt there had to be something else there, but he couldnât find it, even when he summoned Moneymaker.
âLetâs go.â Gao Peng didnât have any regrets. He had already gained enough from this trip.
Besides the two divine artifacts, the corpses were going to be valuable once they were decomposed. If he could extract monster attribute gems, that would be even better.
It was uncertain who the people fighting over this divine artifact axe were. They referred to their commander as âHis Highness,â which meant he was a candidate for a countryâs throne.
Only a few people could be referred to as âHis Highness.â Gao Peng suspected the second prince.
However, after careful thought, Gao Peng thought it probably wasnât his doing. It wasnât that Gao Peng trusted his ethics; he just believed the second prince wouldnât do something as stupid as giving him a treasure map then immediately sending people to dig up the treasure.
That guy had deep thoughts. Even if he wanted to kill Gao Peng, he wouldnât have made such a crude move.
Leaving the bloodstained desert, sand dunes crept into the distance.
Gao Peng paused his steps, causing all the familiars to pause, too.
A grin appeared at the corners of Gao Pengâs mouth. âShow yourself.â
A moment later, a gust of wind blew forth from the distance, blowing down the sand on the dunes. All the sand dunes rose continuously, with sand streaming down like waterfalls. Crimson eyeballs twinkled in the gaps of the streaming sand.
Silly hugged Gao Pengâs neck. âGao Peng, what are these?â
Gao Peng said two words: âHundred Wither.â