Chapter 179: Peerless Appearance!

What are you...?

Seeing Qin Shuo wrapped in electric light yet unharmed, Nie Jin Feng stared in shock.

Ignoring Nie Lao Deng's shock, Qin Shuo strode forward with large steps as if walking on flat ground toward the valley's center.

Seeing himself ignored, Nie Jin Feng frowned slightly but still followed closely.

The two walked a hundred zhang away.

Upon arriving here, even Nie Jin Feng, a Martial Dao Grandmaster, felt the pressure.

His inner true essence was rapidly drained by the lightning arcs dancing over his body, and he could barely withstand it.

But Qin Shuo, walking ahead, remained calm and untroubled, as if he could not feel the threat of the lightning arcs drifting in the air.

"This brat, could he really be a freak? He isn't even afraid of lightning!"

Nie Jin Feng was shocked, and this thought arose in his mind.

As the two went deeper, the lightning splitting the void became increasingly terrifying.

Crack!

A bolt of lightning tore across the sky, striking near them, cracking the ground and shattering the colossal beast bones that had lain in the valley for decades.

Can't go any further!

Nie Jin Feng warned in a low voice.

Here, less than fifty zhang from the fiercest core of the lightning, moving forward would risk breaking through even his defenses.

Upon reaching this point, Qin Shuo also felt some strain.

Although he didn't have to directly oppose the lightning, his true essence consumption wasn't as terrifying as Nie Jin Feng's.

But the deeper they went, the more violent the fluctuations of the yuan magnetic meridians became.

He found that adjusting his own magnetic polarity to avoid being struck by lightning became increasingly difficult.

The main issue was that this method of continually repelling his surrounding magnetic field to keep lightning at bay consumed tremendous mental energy.

Without the aid of his Vajra Buddha Nature and the Howl Moon Demon King's demonic spirit, Qin Shuo could not have made it this far.

Sigh!

Just as Qin Shuo let out a soft sigh, thinking he would return empty-handed,

the spirit‑link mystic jade he had held dormant for long suddenly trembled again, emitting a blinding dark light.

"The divine weapon is indeed here!"

Qin Shuo's eyes blazed.

He endured the throbbing pain in his mind and continued stepping forward.

Fifty zhang, forty zhang, thirty zhang...

Boom!

When the two came within less than a hundred meters of the core area, the surrounding yuan magnetic meridians seemed to be stirred with a stick and suddenly boiled.

Rumble!

Thunder rolled, lightning snakes split the air!

In that instant, the yuan magnetic meridians of the entire valley surged, the earth began to tremble, and the mountains started to sway.

An aura of extreme destruction exploded in the valley.

Blazing lightning illuminated the valley.

The previously clear sky suddenly surged with electric arcs, thunder rolling like waves, as if it would destroy the entire valley.

Boom!

The thunder almost burst eardrums and shattered souls.

In an instant, the forbidden land of Wind Thunder Valley turned into a violent thunder pool, blinding lightning filling every inch of space.

At the same time, the spirit‑link mystic jade in Qin Shuo's hand burst forth with a black light even more dazzling than the lightning.

These lights intertwined rapidly with the lightning in the void, ultimately forming before Qin Shuo an extraordinarily brilliant thunderbolt passage.

Through this passage, Qin Shuo seemed to sense a rhythm, as if something was calling him over.

"Sun‑Shooting Divine Bow!"

Qin Shuo instinctively wanted to approach, but a large hand suddenly grabbed his arm:

"You don't want to live?"

Nie Jin Feng shouted, yanking Qin Shuo away from the passage and shielding him behind himself.

Since the passage drew away most of the lightning, the valley now appeared filled with lightning and frightening electric light, yet it was actually far safer than before.

The lightning and black light continually intertwined, finally solidifying into a thunderbolt passage about a hundred zhang long.

At the passage's end.

Qin Shuo saw a wholly crimson long bow, blazing like a great sun, hovering atop the Myriad Ren God Mountain.

"Divine Weapon Secret Realm?"

Nie Jin Feng was both shocked and delighted, his gaze fixed on the passage's end, full of excitement and anticipation.

He never expected Qin Shuo to actually have found the location of the Divine Weapon Secret Realm.

After all, he had entered the Divine Weapon Secret Realm many times and participated in the Divine Weapon Trials.

But each time he did so only by sensing the divine weapon in the dark, allowing his spirit and consciousness to be drawn in.

As for where the Divine Weapon Secret Realm actually lay, he had searched for years but found no trace.

As it turned out, the Divine Weapon Secret Realm was hidden in the forbidden land of Wind Thunder Valley.

However, to open the secret realm from the outside, it seemed one needed the aid of the spirit‑link mystic jade.

Otherwise, even knowing the secret realm lay within the valley, one could not enter.

Initially, the two ancestors known as the Wind Thunder Two Saints likely also sensed the presence of the divine weapon here and even took part in the trial.

The term Wind Thunder Two Saints is a title referring to two saints, possibly a rank or title for a pair of ancestors.

Also, the term ancestral master is generic and not a specific name.

The term divine weapon refers to an item or artifact and should be included as Divine Weapon.

Therefore, they ultimately chose to sit in meditation and pass away here.

No new names.

"Wait here for me, I'll go in and give it a try!"

No names.

Nie Jin Feng exerted his full strength to circulate True Gang, forming a transparent protective shield around himself before cautiously stepping into the passage.

The entry lists the character Nie Jin Feng and the technique True Gang.

"Huh?"

As soon as Nie Jin Feng stepped into the passage, he let out a soft exclamation and the True Gang surrounding him dissipated.

Again Nie Jin Feng, True Gang.

The thunder surrounding the passage seemed to be blocked by the black light emanating from the Spirit-Link Mystic Jade, causing no harm at all.

The entry lists the item Spirit-Link Mystic Jade.

"Come in!"

Nie Jin Feng called out and then proceeded to rush inside on his own.

Nie Jin Feng.

Qin Shuo hesitated for a moment, confirmed there was no danger, and then followed him into the passage.

The entry lists the character Qin Shuo.

A distance of a hundred zhang is merely a few breaths for the two of them.

No.

Soon, the two reached the end of the passage, where an invisible light barrier blocked their way.

No new.

Through the barrier, they clearly saw a towering divine mountain that pierced the clouds, with a long stairway of countless steps leading from the base to the summit.

The entry lists the place Myriad Ren Divine Mountain.

On the summit, layered palaces appeared illusory and hazy, making it hard to tell whether they were real or an illusion.

No new.

"Go in!"

Nie Jin Feng stepped forward without hesitation, intending to enter the Divine Weapon Secret Realm.

The entry lists Nie Jin Feng and the place Divine Weapon Secret Realm.

However, to their surprise, the thin light barrier acted like a bronze wall and iron wall, blocking Nie Jin Feng and pushing him back.

Nie Jin Feng.

At the same time, a line of unreadable characters appeared on the barrier, but their meaning could be directly understood:

No.

【The divine weapon possesses a spirit; without destiny, it cannot be seen……】

Divine Weapon appears.

【Archery Talent: Dragon and Phoenix among men!】

The term Archery Talent is a label, not a name, and the phrase Dragon and Phoenix among men is an epithet describing talent.

【Archery Proficiency: Level Seven】

Archery Proficiency: Level 7. Not a name.

【Evaluation: Proficiency is adequate, talent is extremely poor, can participate in the Divine Weapon Trial; if passed, can become an Arrow Slave!】

The entry lists the trial Divine Weapon Trial and the status Arrow Slave.

"Arrow Slave?"

Qin Shuo read it word by word and sentence by sentence.

Qin Shuo.

Upon seeing the words 'extremely poor talent' and 'Arrow Slave,' he was utterly stunned.

No new.

How could the epithet Dragon and Phoenix among men be connected to extremely poor talent?

No.

He turned his head to look at Nie Jin Feng, seeing that this old geezer's face was black as a pot bottom, his chest heaving violently, clearly very angry.

The entry again lists the character Nie Jin Feng; the term old geezer is a colloquial insult, not a name.

"Cough cough!"

Qin Shuo wanted to laugh but dared not, fearing the angry old geezer would punish him; his face turned red from holding back, and he finally burst into a violent cough.

Qin Shuo.

"Come here!"

Nie Jin Feng's face sank like water; he gave a hard pull and flung Qin Shuo straight onto the barrier.

Nie Jin Feng, Qin Shuo.

"Old Nie!"

Nie Jin Feng, referred to as Old Nie, is a nickname meaning old geezer.

Qin Shuo flew into a rage, but was immediately drawn to the text on the barrier.

Qin Shuo.

【Archery Talent: Peerless Grace!】

No.

【Archery Proficiency: Level Four!】

No.

【Evaluation: Talent is adequate, archery proficiency is extremely poor!】

No.

【If guided by an Archery Master, comprehending one's own Way of Archery before the age of twenty gives a chance to become the Master of the Divine Weapon!】

The entry lists the title Archery Master and the title Master of the Divine Weapon.

【The divine weapon has not yet recognized a master, so the secret realm cannot be opened……】

Divine Weapon, Secret Realm.

As the final line of text appeared, an immense power, like a mountain flood or tsunami, suddenly erupted from the barrier.

No.

Boom!

Sound effect: "Boom—". We'll translate as "Boom—". Not a name.

The two were caught off guard by this force and were blasted out of the passage.

No.

The next moment, the passage, which had gathered the valley's thunder and lightning, began to collapse.

No.

Rumble!

The sound effect is a deep rumble, like a boom.

The thunderous roar shocked the world.

No.

It was as if the Milky Way of the nine heavens poured down, and like countless great stars crashing down.

No.

Heaven‑filling lightning surged wildly, the terrifying aura of destruction seeming capable of obliterating all living beings, making souls tremble uncontrollably.

No.

"Run!"

Nie Jin Feng let out a loud shout, reached out to grab Qin Shuo, but grasped at nothing.

Nie Jin Feng, Qin Shuo.

A critical juncture!

Idiom: "Critical moment". Not a name.

Qin Shuo directly used the Divine Foot Traversal technique Shrink Ground to an Inch, seized the Spirit-Link Mystic Jade falling from the air, and teleported away.

The entry lists the character Qin Shuo, the technique Divine Foot Traversal, the technique Shrink Ground to an Inch, and the item Spirit-Link Mystic Jade.

"This kid..."

Nie Jin Feng was first startled, then immediately ran wildly.