Ling Han cracked a smile, and said, “Whoever takes me, I’ll let live, and as for the one who doesn’t listen, he’ll be fertilizer here.”
“I’ll go!” Big Metal Head and the tall man shouted simulatenously.
“Don’t you guys value loyalty quite a lot?” Ling Han smiled.
“What’s loyalty, is it edible?” the two of them said shamelessly.
Ling Han couldn’t help but be speechless; whoever received these two subordinates would truly be out of luck. He first exited the Black Tower, but seeing that he’d already sunk deep into the lake, he hurriedly swam upwards.
He broke through the water, and instantly saw a black shadow pounce over, tightly locking onto his neck. “Han Han, bad, I was so scared alone!” It was obviously Helian Xun Xue.
“Stop strangling, I’m going to die!” Ling Han said with his tongue sticking out. This woman didn’t know Tiers, and naturally didn’t know just how strong she was, clinging onto him desperately. If it weren’t for his attainment of Iron Sheet body, he truly might be strangled to death.
Helian Xun Xue finally let go, feeling aggrieved, but her left hand pulled on the hem of his clothes, while her right hand carried the brick; her mood was extremely unbeautiful, and she very much wanted to smash someone.
Ling Han took Big Metal Head out and had him point the way as the three headed towards Black Wood Island.
Inside the dense fog, one’s sense of direction was completely unreliable. Big Metal Head took out a compass and kept adjusting the direction, leading them forward.
Ling Han swept a glance at it, and said, “This compass is not bad.” A normal compass would be ineffective here, therefore a compass that could still work was quite amazing.
“This was bestowed on me by our boss!” Big Metal Head said proudly.
Under the guidance of the compass, they still traveled for two days. An indistinct black shadow appeared in front, as if a massive crawling beast, its size immeasurable.
“That’s the Black Wood Island,” Big Metal Head said. “Can I hide first?”
“Why hide, aren’t you and your boss sworn friends?” Ling Han said with a smile. “Go, lead the way ahead and open the door, or else I’ll chop you up!”
“Brother, you can’t play me like this!” Big Metal Head was on the verge of crying. “Our boss said that we could only come at the beginning of every month to bring over the kidnapped beauties and replenish the exhausted Origin Crystal Cannons while at it. Coming at this time, our boss would ignore us and use the restrictions to kill all of us!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll cover you,” Ling Han said with a smile.
Big Metal Head looked at him with a gaze full of doubt, apparently not in the least confident in what the other party said.
Ling Ran raised the bone sword, and said, “You can bet—if you don’t lead the way, you’ll immediately die! Lead the way, and you’ll have a chance of survival. If your head’s still any good, you should know what to choose.”
With a long face, Big Metal Head said, “I’ll lead the way.”
They continued onwards, and soon, the dense fog dispersed. A large island appeared ahead, its shape like a new moon. At first glance, the entire island was dark.
Examining closely, quite a lot of trees grew on the island, but each was like a metal tree, black like ink and bare without a single leaf. They stood there like a forest of metal spears.
Big Metal Head brought them to a mile off the island, stopped, and said in a low voice, “Going any further, we’ll trigger the restrictions.” After explaining to Ling Han, he raised his voice and said, “Brothers on the island, I’m Big Metal Head, here to deliver goods for the boss!”
After a short while, a voice came from the island. “Deliver goods? Today’s the fifteenth, it’s still far from the beginning of the month! Boss Metal, it’s not like you don’t know Big Brother’s rules!”
Big Metal Head moved aside, and said pointing at Helian Xun Xue, “Hehe, the goods this time are especially beautiful, so I wanted to deliver it in advance!”
Being about five hundred meters apart, even Flower Blossom Tier elites might not be able to clearly see Helian Xun Xue’s looks, and could only see that she was a woman.
“Boss Metal, don’t you make things difficult for us. Big Brother’s rules can’t be broken!” A voice sounded from the island again.
“You idiots, blockheads, can’t get it straight?” Big Metal Head yelled. “If the boss knew that such a beautiful girl was delivered next month, your heads are going to fall. Can you guys carry this responsibility?”
He paused shortly, then went on, “Alright, if you guys don’t believe it, then send a ship to examine for yourselves.”
There was no sound from the island, but after a short while, a small ship sailed over.
Ling Han was astounded. Big Metal Head looked stupid, but was actually an expert when it came to acting. It made sense; it was precisely because he gave a stupid impression, so who would still doubt that he would be smart enough to deceive people?
But with a bit of thought, being able to advance into the Flower Blossom Tier, would he really be an idiot? Would anyone?
The small boat sailed over and stopped three meters away. This distance naturally allowed for clear vision.
“She truly is a beauty!”
“A symbol of beauty!”
“Tender like water!”
There were four people on the ship, all staring at Helian Xun Xue and almost drooling.
“Hmph, now you know that I’m speaking the truth, right?” Big Metal Head snorted.
“Big Brother Metal, who’s this guy?” The four people on the ship stared at Ling Han.
“He’s my underling.” Big Metal Head said with neither a flushed face nor any gasping.
“Ah, Big Brother Metal, you’re injured?” The four people looked towards Big Metal Head’s lower body, and could clearly see traces of blood.
“Training too diligently, I suffered a small injury.” Big Metal Head spouted nonsense.
“Big Brother Metal, you truly are fine!” The four people stuck their thumbs up all together.
Ling Han couldn’t help but shed cold sweat.
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Big Metal Head snorted, and said, “Well, let us in!”
“Hehe, Big Metal Head, hold on.” The small boat sailed forward again, and soon a strange brilliance flashed; it was as if it went through a sticky space, forcibly squeezing out.
“Big Brother Metal, please come up,” the four people said.
Ling Han and the others got on the small boat, and the four people rowed again, squeezing back in.
“Hmm, why’s this chick holding a brick?” When the four people saw Helian Xun Xue carrying the brick, they couldn’t help but wonder whether this chick was thinking of smacking their boss with it.
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “This girl lacks a sense of safety; the brick’s used for personal protection.”
The four gave a smothered laugh, and said, “Following our big brother, she’ll definitely feel completely safe.”
Ling Han no longer paid attention to them. A few hundred meters of distance was only a few rows for experts to arrive at the shore. This Black Wood Island not only had strange black-colored trees growing everywhere; even the land was also black, and the feeling it gave when stepping on it was very hard.
“Where’s the boss?” Big Metal Head asked.
“Big Brother’s obviously still in the cave,” a random soldier said casually.
“Where’s the cave?” Ling Han interrupted.
The random soldier sized up Ling Han, and said, “Boss Metal, your underling is somewhat bad-mannered. Is this something he should be asking?”
Pa. Big Metal Head revealed a fierce look, and immediately slapped the random soldier on the ear, shouting, “You reply when asked! Where’s all this blabber coming from!?”
The four random soldiers were
all startled, how come he turned hostile so suddenly? They looked at each other, and said, “Boss Metal, Big Brother instructed that when he’s inside the underground cave, he won’t tolerate being bothered. Since you’ve already delivered the beauty, please leave!”
“Brother, what do you say?” Big Metal Head asked Ling Han.
“Dress it cold,” Ling Han said, smiling. “Take care of them all.”
“Yes, Brother!” Big Metal Head immediately attacked. Pa, pa, pa, pa! Four palm attacks were released by him, and the four people’s heads’ immediately burst as they turned into four corpses.
Ling Han summoned Hu Niu. This little girl was quite clever and mischievous, and there was no need to worry about her encountering a life-threatening danger. As for Zhu Xuan Er, she was better off staying in the Black Tower; although she was a genius, she was far from comparable to Hu Niu in freakishness.
“The cave. Lead the way.” Ling Han kicked Big Metal Head, who was still in shock with Hu Niu’s sudden appearance. A spatial Spirit Tool that could accommodate living things was something he’d never heard of, and obviously shocked him.
In front, Big Metal Head led the way, while Ling Han and the others followed behind. Helian Xun Xue looked at the surroundings full of curiosity as she pulled on the hem of Ling Han’s clothes, always looking like a mistreated wife.
There was obviously a lot of random soldiers on the island, but Big Metal Head cleared the way. He was a Flower Blossom Tier elite anyway, so he kept on killing a soldier whenever he discovered one, vicious and cruel, as befitting his identity as a lake thief.
But once time went on, he obviously couldn’t silence everyone, and suddenly, the island’s alarm sounded.
Peng! Peng! Peng!
A large sound could be heard as three giant monsters appeared.
These were truly monsters, human-shaped but towering at three meters, and their entire bodies gleamed with brilliance of black colored metals; they were three iron men.
“Puppets?” Ling Han was astounded. Previously, many people thought that the Rock Spirit was a puppet, but in reality, the three big guys before them were the true puppets. With a thought, he summoned the Rock Spirit, and said, “Beat them up!”
The Rock Spirit instantly pounded its chest and charged out fiercely, engaging in a fierce battle with the three iron men.
They all seemed inhuman, but both parties had massive differences; puppets were puppets, and like Corpse Soldiers, they lacked life. However, the Rock Spirit was completely different. It was a life that was birthed by miraculous rocks of heaven and earth, being able to continuously grow and evolve.
Now, the Rock Spirit already reached the peak stage of the Flower Blossom Tier, and only lacked a few opportunities to break through to the Spiritual Infant Tier. However, it didn’t rely on its own comprehension to break through, absorbing the power of rare rocks to complete this key leap.
“Go, find the cave. Don’t stop,” Ling Han said to Big Metal Head.
“Yes, yes!” When Big Metal Head saw the Rock Spirit unleashing its divine might, completely suppressing the three iron men puppets, he couldn’t help but be shaken. As he saw it, these three puppets were invincible at the Flower Blossom Tier… they were impervious to sword and spears, difficult to injure with sharp tools, and their power was inexhaustible.
However, they were beaten helplessly by Ling Han’s stone puppet, almost turning into three iron sheets.
“Brother, please follow me.” He was becoming more respectful; the scale in his heart was completely titled in Ling Han’s favor.
They arrived halfway up the mountain. A giant hole was dug open by the hillside, revealing a dark and indistinct space; a few torches were lit sporadically inside, and part of the conditions inside could be seen indistinctly.
Peng, peng, peng, peng , a loud bang could he heard as the Rock Spirit rushed over, obviously having eliminated the three puppets.
Ling Han walked inside the cave and activated the Eye of Truth. Even if the cave was all dusky, it didn’t influence the range of his vision. He clearly saw how shockingly large the cave’s space was—as big as a small town. Moreover, the silhouettes of several places were strange.
An idea occurred to him, and he said, “The Silver Dragon Ship that Feng Wei Qi gave you, was it taken out of here?”
“Huh, Brother, you’re truly god-like, guessing even this!” Big Metal Head said, astounded. This time, he really wasn’t boot-licking, but was really shocked.
Ling Han didn’t guess randomly. The cave’s shape was very strange, and if ships were to be placed here, they would be able to fill up the long dented pits exactly. In other words, Feng Wei Qi discovered an ancient historical site and obtained treasures.
He stayed here the entire day, obviously excavating more precious things.
Ling Han was truly interested now. The Silver Dragon Ship was kickass, the Origin Crystal Cannon posed an absolute threat to even Flower Blossom Tier warriors, and the light screen that spread out even reached the Spiritual Infant Tier.
Presumably, the Gold Dragon Ship was definitely stronger. Feng Wei Qi was still below excavating, so was there an even more shocking discovery left?
Ling Han walked quickly and headed into the depth of the cave. There were traces of excavation everywhere—many things should’ve been unearthed. Presumably, the three puppets were also unearthed here.
After walking a few steps, Ling Han suddenly felt alerted, and immediately swung his sword. Hu Niu’s reaction wasn’t slow, either, as she charged out roaring.
Peng, peng!
Two silver-colored leviathans appeared. They were two puppets, but this time, they weren’t iron men; they were silver men. Not as hard as the iron men, these two silver men were instead like humans, possessing surprising dexterity.
Ling Han swept his sword, and punched. The bodies of the silver-colored puppets were immediately dented, yet not broken; they swayed a few times like water rippling and neutralized the two’s attacks.
While still at the Flower Blossom Tier, in terms of defense, they were a whole lot stronger than the iron men earlier.
Rigidity was easily broken—these two puppets completely overcame this flaw.
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Ling Han was astounded, and said, “What metal is this? It’s actually like liquid.”
He struck with his sword a few more times, adhering Sword Qi onto the attacks. Pu, pu, pu, two silver-colored puppets were wounded in several places, but immediately began to heal at an extremely face pace. They were like water—cut it open, yet it would be fine when restored.
Peng, peng, the two silver puppets also launched attacks at Ling Han and the other three. Though their bodies were tender like water when attacked, their two fists were extraordinarily fierce. As a fist landed, terrifying power circulated, extremely frightening.
“Come, let’s compare!” Ling Han said with a smile, put away the long sword, and clenched his fists, charging over.
Peng!
His two fists clashed fiercely with the silver puppets’, and instantly, the two silver puppets’ four arms surged like waves at the same time, spreading from the fist to the shoulders. During this process, the power of Ling Han’s punches was gradually neutralized, and when the strange sight reached the shoulders, the punches’ power completely dissipated.
Ling Han, however, didn’t have such a physical structure, and could only forcibly take this hit. Though his physique was the level of same tier rare metal, and forcibly taking this hit was as if nothing had happened, his organs were still shocked a little. They recovered with Indestructible Heaven’ Scroll circulating once.
“Mother of God!” Big Metal Head cried out. His face was all green; he clearly knew the two silver puppets destructive power and defensive power, and being unharmed after receiving Ling Han’s punches was something he’d completely anticipated. However, Ling Han actually also took two punches head on and was fine, making him
extremely shocked.
As he saw it, the two silver puppets were complete monsters, but Ling Han was more monstrous than the monsters; at least, the two monsters’ arms still fluctuated.
Ling Han revealed a smile, and said, “I once heard of a strange metal called Origin Mercury, fluid in state and unbreakable with just heavy power. Presumably, these two puppets were made with Origin Mercury, which is why they have such strange properties. However, this thing fears fire the most!”
Ling Han shook both hands. The Five Elements Chaos Lotus was lightly fluttered, turning all Origin Power into the fire element. Instantly, raging flames were bound to both his hands. He leapt up and charged towards the two silver puppets again.
Hong , his punch struck the pit of a silver puppet’s stomach, and his fist sunk in without a doubt. However, if he pulled out his fist, the silver puppet would immediately recover its wounds.
This time, it wasn’t so easy. Flames were ablaze on Ling Han’s fists, and as the frighteningly high temperature circulated, the wound continued to expand. This puppet was like an ice cube that met a flame, immediately beginning to melt.
“Found it!” Inside the puppet’s broken chest cavity, a silver ball shimmered, covered with densely packed symbols.
Puppet’s heart!
This was a puppet’s brain, heart, and source of power. Without this thing, it would be just a pile of junk!
Ling Han reached out to grab the heart, but infinite silver metal swirled, concealing the heart in order to prevent Ling Han from destroying it.
“Can you hide?” Ling Han said with a smile. On his hand, the flames raged, and as the metal immediately melted continuously like a snow mantle, the heart appeared before his eyes again.
Hong!
The other silver puppet obviously wouldn’t stare blankly, raising both its fists and smashing down on Ling Han’s back.
Ling Han didn’t even turn his head, and simply pressed back with his left hand to block this attack.
Peng!
Before the silver puppet’s attack even landed, Helian Xun Xue had already stepped forward and swung the brick, smashing the silver puppet. She was quite violent, and under the smash, the silver puppet’s entire body rippled and was sent flying, crashing heavily into a mountain’s wall.
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