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 s.h.i.+vered with excitement.
The divine axe was vicious, but it could only unleash its strength in its master's 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 s.p.a.ce 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, "Stop it! What are you doing to this little axe in broad daylight?"
After hearing this, not only did the Mutated Tribespeople turn around, but even the trapped axe froze.
Under everyone's 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!
"What are you doing?!" Goldie yelled. "Let go of Mr. Axe."
After a brief silence, the gourd-shaped mutated person turned around and, with a smile, said to someone else, "Is that duck an idiot?"
Goldie's ears were very sensitive; it glared at them. "Quit your bullsh*t!"
The fatty wasn't nervous. It chuckled and summoned a large creature that looked like a ma.s.sive sea urchin that had been magnified thousands of times. It thought, "My familiar's defense ability is—" It was interrupted by a boom!
In only an instant, the giant sea urchin was beaten to a pulp.
A giant fist tore through s.p.a.ce. In the quaking air left behind, a flash of yellow lightning shot through the fatty's head.
The fatty's 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 b.u.t.t uneasily. "Duck, let's talk it out…"
"Call me Grandpa Huang."
"Okay! Grandpa Huang, please contain yourself!"
"You said something about a highness? What is that?" Goldie said in a low voice as it looked down.
"Uh…You don't know this, but His Highness is the master of our Soul Tempering Palace. We usually refer to him as Your Highness—"
"You think I'm an idiot?" Goldie interrupted him impatiently.
"Your Grace, this axe is your's now. It was once the weapon of the G.o.d of the Raging Flame Lion. The G.o.d of the Raging Flame Lion fell ten years ago, so this divine artifact currently has no master." The mustached man sucked up to Goldie.
"Hmph," 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.
"I'm your new master!" Goldie reached for the axe.
The divine axe didn't struggle, letting Goldie grab its thick handle. The moment Goldie's 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.
"Ahhh!!!" Shrill cries echoed in the night sky.
"Is Goldie… all right?" Da Zi was concerned.
"That's a good thing." Fatty Big Sea narrowed its eyes.
The flames formed a vortex, finally turning into a bronze-red cape that wrapped around Goldie's 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 Goldie's palm with no trace of its earlier ruthlessness.
"Perhaps only Goldie's personality can rein this divine artifact in," Gao Peng said with a smile.
As if it had heard Gao Peng's words, the Giant Violent Destruction Axe quivered slightly, emitting a clear ring.
Goldie kicked the divine axe's side. "Shut up, this is your grandmaster! Let me hear you call me grandmaster."
The divine axe remained silent.
After being engulfed by the fire, the remaining familiars and Mutated Tribespeople had all been burned to ashes.
"Gao Peng, look at my new weapon! Isn't it cool?" Goldie showed off its new weapon to Gao Peng, like a child who had just received a new toy.
"It's cool!" Gao Peng smiled.
They left this place and returned to the outer world. Gao Peng continued to explore the Land of the Fallen G.o.ds, but didn't find anything else.
The place seemed to have been explored by others, already raided clean.
Gao Peng's 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 pa.s.sed on a message from the second prince.
The ones who had attacked Gao Peng were indeed the second prince's subordinates, but he wasn't the one who had given the order to kill Gao Peng. The second prince had conducted an investigation and found the ident.i.ty of the traitor, then taken care of it. That was his message for Gao Peng.
Gao Peng didn't 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 couldn't find it, even when he summoned Moneymaker.
"Let's go." Gao Peng didn't 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 "His Highness," which meant he was a candidate for a country's throne.
Only a few people could be referred to as "His Highness." Gao Peng suspected the second prince.
However, after careful thought, Gao Peng thought it probably wasn't his doing. It wasn't that Gao Peng trusted his ethics; he just believed the second prince wouldn't 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 wouldn't 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 Peng's mouth. "Show yourself."
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 eyeb.a.l.l.s twinkled in the gaps of the streaming sand.
Silly hugged Gao Peng's neck. "Gao Peng, what are these?"
Gao Peng said two words: "Hundred Wither."
