Invincible in the Universe: Work hard to master the skills, become a flying knife god

“Could it be.”

Before she could finish, a blue light suddenly shot out from the bottom of the inverted pyramid. An illusory figure emerged, an old man in gorgeous clothes, with a hole in his chest.

"If you are coming, stop," the old man said in a hoarse voice, "If you are going to metamorphosis, leave immediately."

Qin Shuang stepped forward and said, "Senior, we are only here to borrow the ancient road to reach the perfect world."

The old man's illusory eyes suddenly lit up: "Perfect. World?" He repeated mechanically, "Verification. Qualification"

A blue light swept across the two people. When it shone on Nangong Wan's Moon God Mark and Qin Shuang's bronze right arm, the old man suddenly became excited: "Warrior. Bloodline! The hope of Heaven!"

The bottom of the inverted pyramid slowly opened, revealing a star-filled passage.

"Ancient Road. Reopened" The figure of the old man began to dissipate, "Be careful. Bronze"

The last two words were almost inaudible, but Qin Shuang and Nangong Wan heard them clearly - "Heaven".

Without hesitation, the two of them stepped into the starlight passage hand in hand. A familiar feeling of dizziness came over them, and when their vision became clear again, they were standing in a primeval forest. The air was filled with rich spiritual energy, several times stronger than the world of Shrouding the Sky!
"Is this the perfect world?" Nangong Wan took a deep breath, and the Moon Goddess Mark automatically absorbed spiritual energy, emitting a faint silver light.

Qin Shuang's bronze right arm also responded, pointing to the northeast: "Haotian Tower is in that direction, and it seems to have recognized its master?"

Just as the two were preparing to act, there was a sudden commotion in the woods not far away. A boy about ten years old stumbled out, followed by a huge beast.

When the young man saw the two, his eyes lit up: "Senior, help me!"

Qin Shuang was about to make a move, but suddenly froze - he clearly saw the shadow of a small tower vaguely emerging on the boy's chest!

The appearance of the beast was even more shocking: it had a dragon head, a horse body, and unicorn feet, shaped like a lion, and its entire body was covered with bronze scales!

"This is a Pixiu?" Nangong Wan asked in surprise, "And it's a bronze Pixiu!"

The boy nimbly dodged the Pixiu's pounce, and in a hurry, the phantom of the small tower on his chest suddenly shot out a golden light, hitting the Pixiu's forehead. The beast felt pain and its movements slowed down for a moment.

Qin Shuang seized the opportunity, and the bronze spear flew out of his hand, nailing the Pixiu to the ground. The beast struggled for a few times, and turned into a ball of bronze liquid that seeped into the ground and disappeared.

The young man panted and saluted the two men: "Thank you for saving me, senior! My name is Shi Hao, from Shi Village."

Qin Shuang and Nangong Wan looked at each other, and the same thought came to their minds at the same time:
This young man is the current owner of Haotian Tower!
Chapter 316: Stone Village Willow God, Mystery of Haotian Tower
"Shi Hao?" Qin Shuang looked at the young man in front of him. He looked only about eleven or twelve years old, but he was able to escape from the pursuit of the bronze Pixiu. It was obviously not an ordinary person.

The young man's clothes were ragged, but his lively eyes could not be concealed. He looked back at Qin Shuang's bronze right arm curiously: "Senior's arm is so powerful, is it a magic weapon?"

Nangong Wan said softly: "Your home is in Shi Village? Can you take us to see it?"

Shi Hao hesitated for a moment: "The village doesn't welcome outsiders, but since you saved me, the clan leader should make an exception."

The three of them walked along the mountain path. On the way, Qin Shuang asked tentatively: "What was the phantom of the small tower that appeared on your chest just now?"

Shi Hao touched his chest, bewildered: "The phantom of the small tower? I don't know. I have had a strange power in my body since I was a child. The clan leader grandfather said it was a natural magic."

Nangong Wan and Qin Shuang exchanged a look. It seemed that the young man didn't know that he had the power of the Haotian Tower hidden in his body.

After walking for about half an hour, a small village appeared in front of us. The village was built on the mountain and surrounded by simple wooden fences. The most eye-catching thing was a charred willow tree in the center of the village. The only remaining branch swayed in the wind, emitting a faint green light.

"That's our sacrificial spirit, the Willow God." Shi Hao introduced proudly, "It protects our village."

Qin Shuang's pupils shrank slightly. With his eyesight, he could naturally see that this willow tree was unusual - fine runes could be vaguely seen on the charred trunk, exactly the same as those on the bronze fairy palace!
The guard at the entrance of the village saw Shi Hao bringing back two strangers and immediately became alert. A white-haired old man rushed over after hearing the news, his eyes swept over Qin Shuang and Nangong Wan, and finally stopped on Qin Shuang's bronze right arm.

"You two have come from afar, may I know what brings you here?" The old man spoke in a steady voice, his blood and energy were so vigorous that he did not look like an ordinary old man.

Shi Hao rushed to say: "Grandpa Patriarch, these two elders saved me! That bronze monster appeared again and almost took my life!"

"Bronze monster?" The clan leader's face changed, "Come in and talk."

Shi Village was not big, with about a hundred households. The villagers looked at the two strangers curiously, especially when they saw Nangong Wan's silver hair and crescent mark, they all showed awe.

The clan leader brought the two of them under the willow tree. After a close observation, Qin Shuang was more convinced that this willow tree was related to the Zhutian Warrior - there was even a bronze fragment embedded at the bottom of the trunk, with the vague words "Zhutian" engraved on it!
"You two are not ordinary people." The clan leader said bluntly, "I am Shi Yunfeng, the clan leader of Shi Village. I wonder what your names are?"

Qin Shuang briefly introduced himself and Nangong Wan, omitting the part about the warriors of the heavens, and only said that he accidentally saved Shi Hao during his travels.

"What is the origin of the bronze Pixiu?" Nangong Wan asked, "Why did it chase Shi Hao?"

Shi Yunfeng sighed and said, "It's a long story. Three years ago, an ancient bronze temple suddenly appeared in the mountains outside the village. Since then, various bronze monsters have begun to appear."

He looked at Shi Hao: "And this child is the only one who can hurt those monsters."

Just as Qin Shuang was about to ask further questions, the only young branch of the willow tree suddenly moved without wind, and bits of green light fell on Nangong Wan.

"The Willow God is reacting!" Shi Yunfeng said in amazement, "It's rare for it to be so close to outsiders."

Nangong Wan approached the willow tree and somehow reached out to touch the trunk. The moment she touched it, the crescent mark on her forehead shone brightly, and the green light on the willow tree became even brighter.

A series of images suddenly flooded into Nangong Wan's mind:
——In the vast starry sky, a towering willow tree and a silver-haired woman stood side by side;

—The bronze torrent swept across the heavens, the willows broke, and the women fell;
——The remaining willow branches wrapped around a small tower and fell into the netherworld
"Ah!" Nangong Wan took a few steps back suddenly, her face pale.

Qin Shuang quickly supported her: "What's wrong?"

Nangong Wan took a deep breath: "Willow God. It was once the comrade-in-arms of Moon God!"

Shi Yunfeng and Shi Hao were confused, but Qin Shuang understood immediately. He looked at the willow tree: "So it protects Shi Village because it senses the aura of Haotian Tower?"

As if in response to his words, the willow branches swayed gently, and a green leaf fell, landing right on Shi Hao's head.

Shi Hao picked up the leaf curiously: "Why did Willow God give me this?"

The moment the leaf touched his skin, it turned into a green light and sank into his body. The shadow of the small tower appeared on the boy's chest again, but this time it was clearer - it was a nine-story golden tower with the word "Haotian" engraved on it!
"Haotian Tower!" Qin Shuang and Nangong Wan exclaimed at the same time.

Shi Hao was also shocked: "What is this?" Shi Yunfeng's beard trembled with excitement: "The legendary treasure guarding the Heaven Palace has been in Hao'er's body all along!"

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the village. A villager ran over in panic: "Chief, something bad has happened! Bronze monsters are besieging the village!"

Everyone rushed to the entrance of the village, only to see more than a dozen bronze beasts of various shapes ramming into the fence. The most terrifying one was a three-eyed demon ape, three times the size of the other monsters, with a vertical pupil on its forehead glowing blood red.

"Oh no, it's the Bronze Ape King!" Shi Yunfeng's face changed drastically, "The last time it appeared, it almost destroyed half of the village!"

Shi Hao clenched his fists, and the shadow of the Haotian Tower appeared on his chest again: "I'll stop it!"

Qin Shuang stopped him: "Don't worry, let us do it."

He took a step forward, and his bronze right arm turned into a spear, and with a sweep he smashed the three bronze wolves into pieces. However, just like the Pixiu before, the fragments quickly turned into liquid and seeped into the ground, and reassembled after a moment.

Nangong Wan summoned the Kunlun Mirror, and wherever the mirror's light shone, the bronze beasts moved slowly, but they could not be completely destroyed.

"These monsters are impossible to kill!" Shi Yunfeng commanded the villagers to form a defensive formation, "They can regroup infinitely!"

Shi Hao suddenly rushed out of the defense circle: "Let me try!"

He nimbly dodged the attacks of several bronze beasts and came in front of the three-eyed demon ape. The demon ape roared and slapped down with its giant palm. At the critical moment, the shadow of the Haotian Pagoda on Shi Hao's chest suddenly materialized and turned into a three-foot-high golden pagoda blocking him.

"clang!"

Amid the sound of metal clashing, the demon ape was forced back several steps by the recoil. The light of the Haotian Tower shone brightly, and a beam of golden light shot out, hitting the vertical pupil on the demon ape's forehead.

"Roar——" the demon ape howled in pain. The eye that was hit could not regenerate, and golden spots of light remained on the wound.

"It works!" Qin Shuang's eyes lit up, "The power of Haotian Tower can restrain them!"

Nangong Wan immediately changed her strategy. The Kunlun Mirror Light no longer attacked the bronze beast, but instead focused on Shi Hao, strengthening his connection with the Haotian Tower.

Shi Hao, who was blessed, became more and more courageous. The Haotian Tower changed in his hands, sometimes as a shield, sometimes as a sword. The three-eyed demon ape was defeated step by step, and was finally split in half by a golden light. This time it failed to reassemble, but turned into a pool of bronze liquid.

When the other bronze beasts saw their leader being killed, they retreated. The villagers cheered and threw Shi Hao high into the air.

After the war, Shi Yunfeng invited Qin Shuang and Nangong Wan to his stone house and closed the door solemnly.

"Two elders, I have a favor to ask." The clan leader suddenly knelt down, "Please take Hao'er away from here!"

Qin Shuang quickly helped him up: "Why do you say that, Patriarch?"

Shi Yunfeng burst into tears: "Now that the Haotian Tower has appeared, there will be more and more bronze monsters. Today, the village was saved because of your help. If you are not here in the future..."

Nangong Wan understood what he meant: "You want us to take Shi Hao away and protect him as he grows up?"

"Not only that." Shi Yunfeng lowered his voice, "The Willow God once told me in a dream that Hao'er not only has the Haotian Pagoda in his body, but also has the blood of 'that person' flowing in his body. He is the key to ending the Bronze Disaster!"

Qin Shuang was shocked: "That? Who is it?"

Shi Yunfeng shook his head: "The Willow God never said it clearly, he only said that when the Haotian Tower is fully awakened, we will know it."

At this moment, Shi Hao suddenly cried out from outside the house. The three rushed out and saw the young man floating in the air. The Haotian Tower was fully manifested, and the nine-story tower was shining with golden light. The tender branch of the Willow God extended countless light threads, connecting to the tower.

Even more astonishing was that the charred trunk of the willow tree was peeling off, revealing the bronze texture underneath - it was not a tree at all, but a bronze armor wrapped in bark!

"This is... the battle armor of the heavens!" Qin Shuang's bronze right arm manifested uncontrollably, resonating with the willow tree.

Shi Hao was wrapped in golden light, with his eyes closed, as if he was accepting some kind of inheritance. Every time the Haotian Tower turned a circle, a large amount of information poured into his mind.

Nangong Wan's Kunlun Mirror flew out automatically, and the mirror light and the tower light intertwined to form a vast star map. In the star map, the fourth light spot was completely lit, and the fifth light spot began to flicker - the location of the "Creation Jade Disc"!

The bark of the Willow God fell off completely, revealing a broken bronze armor. An ancient character was engraved on the chest of the armor, and Qin Shuang recognized it as the word "Huang".

"Warrior of the Desolate Heaven." He muttered to himself, "The most skilled fighter among the twelve warriors of the heavens."

Suddenly, two red lights lit up on the armor's helmet, and a hoarse voice sounded in everyone's mind:

"The great catastrophe is coming. Cultivate the successor of Huang Tian"

Before he finished speaking, the golden light of the Haotian Tower faded, and Shi Hao slowly landed on the ground, with a bit more vicissitudes in his eyes. He looked at Qin Shuang and Nangong Wan and said something that shocked them:

"I know what you are looking for. The eye in the Bronze Immortal Palace is part of the 'Source Eye'. And there are eleven such eyes!"

When Shi Hao landed, his feet actually left two cracks on the hard bluestone slab. He looked at his hands, which were shining with golden light, blankly. The images that had just flooded into his mind kept flashing back - the collapsed palace in the starry sky, the broken bronze giant, and the willow tree that pierced through the sky and the earth.
"What am I doing?" The young man was startled by his own hoarse voice as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Don't move." Nangong Wan pressed his shoulders, and the crescent mark on his forehead glowed silver. "The spiritual power in your body is running wild."

Qin Shuang's bronze right arm suddenly pointed uncontrollably at the willow tree. The incomplete bronze armor was peeling off the last few pieces of charred bark. At the moment when the word "Huang" on the chest was fully revealed, the entire armor suddenly disintegrated and turned into seven streams of light that sank into Shi Hao's body.

"Ah!" Shi Hao curled up in pain, his back arched like a shrimp. The shadow of the Haotian Tower appeared on his chest, and the tower was solidifying at a speed visible to the naked eye. The first floor of the tower door opened with a "creak", and a large amount of bronze mist gushed out.

"Back off!" Qin Shuang pulled Nangong Wan away. The mist condensed as soon as it hit the ground, and turned into dozens of palm-sized bronze spiders, rustling and crawling around.

Shi Yunfeng picked up the shovel beside the door and was about to hit it, but was stopped by Nangong Wan: "Don't touch it! This is the concentrated source of bronze!"

She summoned the Kunlun Mirror, and wherever the mirror light passed, the bronze spiders vaporized one after another. However, a few of them still burrowed into the ground, and the ground immediately gave off an abnormal metallic luster.

"Willow God. How did the Willow God become like this?" A little girl with pigtails cried and pointed at the willow tree, which was only a stump. The villagers were in an uproar, and several old men were already kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.

Shi Hao suddenly opened his eyes, and his pupils turned light gold. "It's not the Willow God. It's the Desolate Heaven Armor that is using the willow tree to heal its wounds." His voice was filled with vicissitudes that did not belong to his age. "It's been 30,000 years. It has finally waited for the successor of the Haotian Tower."

Qin Shuang keenly noticed that when the boy said this, his right hand unconsciously touched his chest - there was now a faint tower-shaped mark there. (End of this chapter)