Chapter 780: Three Spirit Immortal Bamboo

"Huh?" Xiao Feng frowned.

What does that mean?

Drawing out the old monsters of the Myriad Heavens Battlefield… Could it be that the perfect divine king artifact aura of the Heavenly Path Whisker will attract the covetousness of powerful beings?

That… is actually possible.

However, the equipment is already bound to him, so it wouldn't be taken away.

The energy between heaven and earth surged, and the form of 【Heavenly Path Slaughter】 was truly terrifying; even Xiao Feng felt a palpitation.

Seeing that the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter wasn't joking, he immediately closed the slaughter form and switched back to the 【Heavenly Path Supreme Reason】 form.

As soon as the form changed, the frantic surging energy immediately calmed down.

In just a few seconds, the raging wind ceased, the wind blew away the clouds, and everything returned to tranquility.

"Phew… scared the hell out of me." The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter let out a sigh.

Xiao Feng gave himself a mouthful of 【Resurrection】, filling his health bar.

Then he asked: "What level of powerful being do you mean by the old monsters of the Myriad Heavens Battlefield you just mentioned?"

"Divine Kings, and even stronger Ancestral Gods!" the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter replied.

The battle had already ended; it didn't want to fight anymore, so it descended from the air and returned to the Big Pit on the ground.

However, the surrounding bamboo forest was burned down by Xiao Feng's fire-element divine punishment and could not be restored; only the 300-meter bamboo forest atop the boss's head remained intact.

"Powerful beings above the level of Divine King… wouldn't show up around here, would they?" Xiao Feng was a bit doubtful, feeling that this guy was worrying needlessly.

Near every base's Teleportation Array, no extremely powerful super boss would appear; otherwise players couldn't even leave the gate.

The appearance of a level 700 Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter within 100 kilometers is already absurd; if a Divine King showed up, wouldn't the players go crazy?

The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter said: "They're not nearby, but they can sense the aura of Supreme Treasures within a hundred thousand kilometers. The aura of the artifact you just activated is at least Divine King artifact level; such things are treasures even in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, so Divine King experts from all sides will naturally be drawn over."

"Oh…"

As it turns out, the sensory range of Divine King experts is so exaggerated!

A radius of a hundred thousand kilometers exceeds the total area of the entire Zhu Shen Da Lu; even the War God Kingdom isn't that big!

If such a being were truly drawn out, his weapon wouldn't be lost, but there's no guarantee he wouldn't be killed once, losing a great deal of cultivation.

"Kid, what's your background? Besides your formidable strength, you even have a Divine King artifact on you—could you be the disciple of some unparalleled existence?" The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter, hiding underground, voiced his question.

Xiao Feng put away the Heavenly Path Whisker, took out a big sword, and continued digging for treasure.

He casually replied: "Yeah, I guess—just pretty awesome."

"Hmm…"

The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter didn't deny it.

If Xiao Feng were to unleash the power of a "Divine King artifact" right from the start and attack with full force, it wouldn't die but would suffer heavy injuries, and it wouldn't recover for several decades.

For such a terrifying junior, a strong confrontation is too dangerous; it's safer to admit defeat and yield.

While digging for treasure and shoveling soil, Xiao Feng said: "You say you've surrendered, but you need to show some sincerity. Fighting takes a lot of effort from me; if you don't give me a Divine King artifact, today's matter won't be over."

"You're trying to extort me!" the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter snapped: "I'm giving you the treasure I've guarded for years; calling a truce and making peace already gives you face. If we really fought to the death, I might not lose to you."

"But you only have one life—if you die, you're truly dead, whereas I can die once and revive to keep messing with you—so tell me, aren't you afraid?" Xiao Feng gave a hehe laugh and began to play the rogue tactic.

The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter was instantly speechless.

"Well, then… even if that's the case, can't I still run away if I can't beat you? With your measly lesser god strength, you'll never catch up to me in this lifetime!" it argued.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Feng thought it somewhat made sense.

The Divine King's speed is definitely faster than his; even if he wanted to flee, even with the Wind-Control Technique activated he couldn't catch up, let alone the fact that he can't fly right now.

He didn't know that the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter's huge physique, thick HP and MP, were actually the result of sacrificing speed.

Its speed is even slower than that of an ordinary lesser god; it basically has no chance to run away, merely taking advantage of his youth and ignorance, randomly making up an excuse to fool him.

Xiao Feng believed it to be true, and as a compromise said: "Even if what you say is somewhat correct, I also spared your life just now. As thanks for saving your life, isn't it reasonable for you to give me a Divine King artifact?"

From withdrawing his hand to sparing a life to saving a life, it's just a matter of a single sentence.

The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter helplessly retorted: "You brat are truly shameless; your skill at twisting facts and making unreasonable demands is stronger than that of those old monsters who have lived for hundreds of thousands of years!"

"Hehe, thanks for the praise—just tell me whether you'll give it or not." Xiao Feng grunted as he dug, having already dug over two meters deep, and saw the edge of a treasure chest buried in the ground.

The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter replied: "No! At most I'll send you a few immortal shoots and immortal bamboo; if you want a Divine King artifact, forge it yourself!"

"Huh? So you mean the immortal bamboo you mentioned can be used to forge a Divine King artifact?" Xiao Feng caught the implication and became interested.

Ordinary immortal

Immortal bamboo naturally won't do, but I've been here for ten thousand years and collected a lot of top-grade immortal bamboo. Considering your youngster's deep potential, I'll befriend you and give you the three highest-quality ones—you ought to be satisfied, right?

As the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Grand Duke Jupiter spoke, the ground suddenly split open a crack.

From below burst out a dazzling golden light, and then three golden bamboo shoots sprang up from below, appearing before Xiao Feng.

These three immortal bamboo stalks are only as thick as a child's arm, with clear nodes and beautiful lines; each segment is about half a chi long, and each stalk has a different number of segments.

The two shorter ones have seven and nine segments respectively, with total lengths of about 1.05 meters and 1.35 meters.

There's also a longer one with twelve segments, exceeding 1.8 meters in length.

The immortal bamboo is emerald green, emitting golden light—at a glance it's clearly something good.

Xiao Feng hurriedly collected them all and checked their quality info!

【Spirit Immortal Bamboo (12000 years)】: weapon material, extremely rich spirituality, has a chance to be crafted into a superior Divine King artifact!

【Spirit Immortal Bamboo (9000 years)】: weapon material, rich spirituality, has a chance to be crafted into a good Divine King artifact!

【Spirit Immortal Bamboo (7000 years)】: weapon material, sufficient spirituality, has a chance to be crafted into a Divine King artifact!

The evaluations of the three items differ; the higher the years of the immortal bamboo, the greater its potential, allowing a better Divine King artifact to be made.

Of course, it's not a guaranteed Divine King artifact; it also depends on the skill of the divine artificer—if messed up, you'll only end up making a Divine-level weapon, a loss so great it'd wipe out your grandmother's house.

These three bamboo stalks are equivalent to the embryos of three Divine King artifacts, extremely valuable; after Xiao Feng took them, he felt satisfied.

Seeing your sincere offering of the gift, today's matter is settled. He said.

At the same time, he also dug up the treasure chest buried in the bamboo grove.

The myriad-year Grand Duke said: "I quite like this place; as long as you don't come bother me when you have nothing to do, it's fine. Besides you, I think other adventurers shouldn't pose a threat to me."

This counts as an additional condition for its offering of three stalks of spiritual immortal bamboo.

Xiao Feng nodded and said: "Alright, I promise you. But after a long time, many strong ones will still appear among adventurers; you decide for yourself, run if you need to."

This myriad-year Grand Duke's essence knows how to behave like a person, and there's no need to kill it.

Anyway, it's much more sensible than those wild monsters like the inferior monkey king!

"Hmm." The myriad-year Grand Duke responded with a sound, then fell silent and vanished underwater.

Xiao Feng also stopped speaking, lifted the treasure chest from the ground, and opened it with great anticipation.

(End of chapter)