Eternal Sword

Chapter 345: Artifact Mutation
Chen Tang looked at the person who came.

Feng Xing was young and strong, wearing a black leather jacket with a very eye-catching pattern on the chest that symbolized the Congyun clan.

It seems that this person has been highly valued after he defected to the Beihai Kingdom.

Feng Xing had a head of shaggy black hair, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was smiling, his eyes were sharp, revealing a gloom and coldness that was inconsistent with his age.

"Feng Xing, you still have the nerve to come see me?"

Shen Yu didn't look happy and asked angrily.

"Miss Yu'er is joking."

Feng Xing said, "I heard that Army Master Shen invited a master to participate in the genius competition. I was curious, so I came here to take a look."

"You know everything about this?"

Shen Yu snorted: "I wonder which bastard leaked the information!"

Shen Jin frowned, looking a little unnatural.

Feng Xing smiled faintly, his eyes swept over Chen Tang and Ye Yushi, and finally landed on Chen Tang. He asked in disbelief, "Miss Yu'er, the expert invited by Army Master Shen, could it be this country boy?"

Shen Yu said: "So what?"

The commotion here also attracted the attention of people around.

Including a graceful young woman sitting next to the elder of the Amaterasu clan, she also raised her head and looked over here.

Following Feng Xing's words, everyone's eyes fell on Chen Tang.

When seeing Chen Tang in disguise, some people shook their heads, some were shocked, and some couldn't help laughing out loud.

This man looks to be in his thirties or forties and is not qualified to participate in the war at all.

If the Shen family allowed this person to take the stage, it would simply be asking for humiliation.

Not to mention anything else, this image alone gives people a very bad first impression!

People like Cong Yunjing and Amaterasu Chizuru are not only extremely talented and have the strongest fighting power, but they are also very pleasing to the eye, like a golden boy and a jade girl. Only in this way can they gain recognition and pursuit from the public.

Feng Xing smiled and said, "Just look at the reactions of the people around you and you will understand. Why are you doing this?"

"none of your business!"

Shen Yu said: "Let's meet in the genius battle and see who will have the last laugh!"

“Is he qualified?”

Feng Xing asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Whether you are qualified or not is not up to you!"

Shen Yu said: "We are here to sign up!"

Having said that, he grabbed Chen Tang's arm and walked forward.

There was originally a group of people queuing in front of them, but when they saw this scene, everyone just wanted to watch the fun and made way for them.

"Let him test first!"

"Haha, I want to see how old this guy is."

In a blink of an eye, Chen Tang and the other two arrived in front of a shelf that was half a person's height.

There is a silver halo the size of a washbasin in the middle of the shelf. I don’t know what it is made of. It emits a dazzling light and you can’t stare at it for a long time.

The dome of Amaterasu Palace was open, and the scorching sun in the sky shone on the silver halo, casting a shadow on the ground.

This silver halo is the Amaterasu, one of the three great sacred artifacts.

Everyone who comes forward only needs to stretch their arm into the silver halo and wait a moment, and the light and shadow on the ground will reveal the person's age and cultivation level.

Next to the Amaterasu Hokan, in addition to two elders from the Amaterasu clan guarding it, there was also a young woman in white standing next to it.

The woman in white was tall, with long, straight legs. She had waist-length black hair that fell naturally. Her eyes were like deep black gems, and there was a calm yet determined look between her brows.

The white clothes she wore were quite unique, with the symbol of the Amaterasu clan emblazoned on them, wide cuffs, a slim waist, and a circle of delicate pleats cut out at the hem.

This person must be the Amaterasu Chizuru.

Chen Tang thought to himself.

Amaterasu Chizuru saw Chen Tang was slovenly and unkempt, but she didn't show any contempt in her eyes. She just reminded him in a low voice: "Brother, to participate in the genius competition, you must not be over 20 years old."

"know."

Chen Tang grinned and said, "I just look mature."

Amaterasu Chizuru twitched her lips and said, "Then you can try it. Just put your arm in. Remember not to touch the Amaterasu Hokan."

Chen Tang looked calm and stretched his arm directly in.

Just as his palm entered the aperture, the Vajra Relic in his Dantian, which had been calm all this time, suddenly vibrated!
The Amaterasu in front of him seemed to sense something and suddenly shone brightly!
This sudden change caused an uproar around.

The powerful light bursting out from the Amaterasu Mirror filled the entire Amaterasu Palace, dazzling and bright. The light was so strong that even the two Amaterasu clan elders who were guarding nearby could not bear it and quickly closed their eyes.

Screams rang out one after another, and I could hear chaos in the Amaterasu Palace.

Chen Tang was also stimulated by the strong light and closed his eyes.

His palm seemed to have reached into magma, burning hot!

The Vajra Relic vibrated again, and a golden energy burst out, quickly rushing towards Chen Tang's palm.

The two powers of Amaterasu and Vajra Relics actually used Chen Tang's body as a battlefield to compete with each other!
The golden force seemed unable to resist and quickly retreated.

The mysterious power in the Amaterasu Hokan took advantage of the victory and rushed into Chen Tang's body in an instant, following the trajectory of the golden power and all poured into Tian Dan!

Boom!
Chen Tang seemed to feel a loud noise coming from his dantian, and the whole person seemed to be struck by lightning!
He quickly entered the state of divine illumination and looked inward at his dantian.

I saw a silver-white power surging into his dantian, it was hot and shining brightly.

After this silver force rushed in, it seemed to "see" the Vajra Relics and wanted to turn around and withdraw from Chen Tang's Dantian.

At this moment, Vajra Relics launched a counterattack!
The Vajra Relics continued to vibrate, and the golden power transformed into fine silk threads, which quickly wrapped around Chen Tang's Dantian, like a golden cocoon, airtight.

The silver force continued to attack, but it was never able to break free.

The Vajra Relic in Chen Tang's Dantian began to continuously chase the silver power.

The two forces chase and entangle each other.

After all, the silver power was separated from the main body and could not fight against the Vajra Relic. Under the constant squeezing, the space became smaller and smaller, and gradually curled up into a silver ball of light, staying motionless in the corner of Chen Tang's Dantian.

When Vajra Relics saw that it had calmed down, he stopped chasing it.

The two forces temporarily lived in peace and calm.

Chen Tang breathed a sigh of relief and exited the state of divine illumination.

He suddenly realized that he had taken the sacred artifact Amaterasu from the shelf without knowing it!
The two forces seemed to be entangled and chasing each other for a long time, but in fact the whole process took less than a breath.

Everyone was blinded by the bright light and couldn't open their eyes.

Soon the light dissipated, and everyone regained their sight with a look of confusion, not yet figuring out what had happened.

Upon seeing this, Chen Tang took advantage of the chaos to put the Amaterasu back.

He had just done all this, took a half step back, looked up, and happened to meet Amaterasu Chizuru's eyes.

Amaterasu Chizuru seemed to have seen what Chen Tang did. She stood there with her red lips half open, her eyes filled with astonishment and an expression of disbelief.

Chen Tang felt guilty, so he avoided Amaterasu Chizuru's gaze, pretended to be calm and acted like he knew nothing.

"you you……"

Amaterasu Chizuru pointed at Chen Tang, as if she wanted to say something.

"what happened!"

The two elders from the Amaterasu clan stood up, stared at Chen Tang with unfriendly faces, and scolded him.

"do not know."

Chen Tang pretended to be innocent and said, "Why would this artifact have such a big reaction? Is there something wrong?"

Of course he knew something was wrong.

And something went horribly wrong!
Shen Yu once said that the three great artifacts possessed some mysterious power.

If his guess was correct, the "mysterious power" contained in the Amaterasu Hokan had already flowed into his dantian.

The two Amaterasu clan elders frowned and looked at each other.

This had never happened before, and even they didn't know what was happening. The two looked at the Amaterasu again.

Under the reflection of the sun, the Amaterasu still emits a silver light and looks no different from before.

Amaterasu Chizuru suddenly stepped forward and put her arm in.

After a brief pause, the words "Eighteen, Fourth Grade" appeared on the projection on the ground.

Chen Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the effect of this artifact in testing age and cultivation is still there.

"Qianhe has indeed reached the fourth rank!"

"The rumor is true. Cong Yunjing just took the test today and it was also a fourth-grade test!"

There was a wave of cheers among the crowd.

Amaterasu Chizuru retracted her arm, turned to look at Chen Tang, and said, "Come here, let's test it again."

Chen Tang knew he couldn't avoid it, so he could only step forward again and put his arm in.

A moment later, the words "Nineteen, Fifth Grade" appeared on the projection on the ground.

This means that Chen Tang is qualified to participate in the genius battle!
"He looks like this, and he's only nineteen?"

"Yes, he looks as old as my father."

Everyone was talking about it and soon forgot what had just happened.

After all, nothing happened, just a small accident.

"Come to me and get the token."

Amaterasu Chizuru took a blank token from Elder Amaterasu, then waved to Chen Tang and walked to the open space on the other side.

Chen Tang followed and stopped one step away, keeping a polite distance.

Amaterasu Chizuru took a step forward, staring at Chen Tang without blinking, and leaned over to ask in a low voice: "Who are you?"

"what?"

Chen Tang was stunned.

What went wrong?

Amaterasu Chizuru continued: "I just saw you pick up the Amaterasu Hokan."

"Are you dazzled?"

Chen Tang refused to admit it and played dumb.

Amaterasu Chizuru said: "If you don't have the blood of the Amaterasu clan, you will be attacked and burned to death if you touch the Amaterasu Treasure Mirror! Therefore, you are a member of my Amaterasu clan and you have come here in disguise."

No wonder people are not allowed to touch the Amaterasu, it turns out there is this reason.

Chen Tang thought to himself.

Fortunately, he had the Vajra Relic, which enabled him to suppress the silver power.

Chen Tang shook his head and said, "You've got the wrong person. I'm not from the Amaterasu clan."

Amaterasu Chizuru frowned slightly.

the other side.

"Interesting, this person is actually less than 20 years old."

Feng Xing chuckled.

Although I felt a little surprised, it was okay.

Feng Xing said: "That's perfect. When the geniuses compete, I'll go to the ring and test his skills. I'll see how many moves the expert your father hired can last in my hands!"

"Humph!"

Shen Yu looked disdainful and sneered, "Why is a traitor so proud?"

The word traitor sounded particularly harsh to Feng Xing.

He said in a deep voice: "As the saying goes, a wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. The four countries are originally one, so how can there be any talk of traitors!"

"You are also a good animal? Doesn't your father treat you badly?"

Shen Yu sneered, "In the past few years, although they were busy with military affairs, they still took time out to teach you martial arts. And Uncle Sanren also taught you a set of Fu Hu Quan. If you still have shame, don't use the martial arts they taught you in the future!"

"Ha ha!"

Feng Xing laughed loudly and said, "What kind of Fu Hu Fist is this? It's just garbage! The moves are straightforward and ordinary. Any martial arts boxing style in any martial arts gym is better than this!"

"I won't use this crappy boxing technique even if you beg me to!"

"When Mingyue Sanren taught me this set of boxing, I realized that it was mediocre and he had no intention of teaching me real kung fu! It was just that due to his status, I didn't tell him directly and just learned it a few times to cope with it."

Shen Yu clenched his fist and said, "You are talking nonsense, the Subduing Tiger Fist is not rubbish!"

She had seen the power of the Subduing Tiger Fist with her own eyes.

Back in Qianzhu City, Chen Tang used the Subduing Tiger Fist to kill several hermits in an instant!
"You're the one who said that the Subduing Tiger Fist is rubbish and junk?"

At this moment, a question came from the side, neither light nor heavy.

Chen Tang was still dealing with Amaterasu Chizuru's questioning, but when he heard Feng Xing's words, his expression suddenly turned cold. He left Amaterasu Chizuru and turned to walk towards this side.

The murderous intent that flashed across Chen Tang's eyes startled Amaterasu Chizuru.

Feng Xing squinted at Chen Tang who was walking over and asked, "I said that the Subduing Tiger Fist is rubbish. What do you want?"

"I just happen to know a little bit about the Subduing Tiger Fist."

Chen Tang grinned, revealing a row of neat and white teeth, and said, "Do you want to try it?"

He had originally planned to find another opportunity to kill Feng Xing in the genius battle.

But when he heard that Feng Xing looked down on Fu Hu Quan, he felt unhappy and planned to kill this man in advance!
The Subduing Tiger Fist was created by Emperor Wu.

It was also the first martial art that Chen Tang practiced after coming to this world, which was also the boxing style he was best at, and he practiced diligently every day.

"Hahahaha!"

Feng Xing laughed loudly and said, "Are you challenging me to a duel? I accept!"

After a few words, the two decided to duel!
In the old capital, as long as both parties are at the same level, they can resolve disputes by dueling.

The atmosphere among the surrounding crowd was immediately ignited!

Nothing can make people more excited than this kind of duel.

Any test about age and cultivation level should be put aside.

"Fight, fight!"

"Haha, before the genius battle, let's have some foreplay first, how exciting!"

Everyone was booing one after another, and it was not a big deal to watch the excitement.

Feng Xing said proudly: "Let's not go to the arena to compete, to save trouble, let's just fight in the Amaterasu Palace, and let the two Amaterasu clan elders and Miss Qianzuru be witnesses."

"Row."

Chen Tang agreed immediately.

“I like straightforward people!”

Feng Xing asked, "You just challenged me. A duel or a fight to the death, it's up to me to choose!"

This is also the rule in the old capital.

One party initiates the challenge and the other party chooses which way to go.

Feng Xing's eyes flashed with excitement, and he said slowly: "I choose a fight to the death!"

"This person was too impulsive just now. He just couldn't stand it and jumped out when he heard someone mock him. He didn't expect to be tricked by Feng Xing."

"Yes, a fight to the death. This person has no way to retreat."

"After all, he is still young. He just looks mature and has no scheming."

Everyone was whispering and discussing.

Chen Tang said calmly: "That's exactly what I want."

(End of this chapter)