Chapter 2721

Just as Earl Changsheng was heading to Phoenix Mountain, Ye Chen had already received the text message sent by Zhang Ermao.

In the message, Zhang Ermao only wrote one sentence: A new store opens next month.

Seeing this, Ye Chen immediately replied with the word "Good."

This was the secret code agreed upon between him and Zhang Ermao. "A new store opens" in the underworld jargon of grave robbing means there is a new tomb to rob.

According to their agreement, once the Thunder Command was sold, this secret code would be sent to Ye Chen.

The reason for setting such a secret code was also for the sake of caution. If it were really seen by someone with ulterior motives, they would think it was two grave robbers planning a new operation and wouldn't associate it with anything else.

Receiving the news, Ye Chen knew that the Thunder Command had been sold, so he immediately called and instructed Chen Zekai.

Ten minutes later, Chen Zekai sent Ye Chen several videos.

These videos were surveillance footage from the airport arrival hall and near Zhang Ermao's stall on the Antique Street.

In these surveillance videos, Ye Chen saw Earl Changsheng's appearance for the first time.

An image of an old man in his sixties, thin, tall, and sturdy, looking like a celestial being, very pleasing to the eye.

Such a person, if placed in a crowd, would really be hard to associate with the word "danger."

Ye Chen noted Earl Changsheng's appearance and thought to himself: "I suppose this person must be one of the four Earls of the Anti-Qing Society. He bought my Thunder Command, I'm afraid he'll soon find a place to test it, right?"

Just at this moment, a earth-shattering loud noise suddenly came from Phoenix Mountain in the southwest of Jin Ling!

In the sky, a bolt of lightning struck directly into a valley in Phoenix Mountain!

The huge sound of the thunderbolt shocked all the people of Jin Ling City! The echo reverberated over Jin Ling several times before gradually disappearing.

And at this moment, in the sky over the mountainous area in the southwest of Jin Ling, a dark cloud covered the sky, as if a rainstorm were about to arrive.

The meteorological department even urgently issued a lightning warning and a rainstorm warning for this, saying it was caused by strong convective weather, and the possibility of hail could not be ruled out.

Everyone thought a thunderstorm was coming, only Ye Chen knew clearly that the thunderbolt just now was actually the effect of the Thunder Command!

He looked solemn and muttered to himself: "It seems that the Earl of the Anti-Qing Society has already tested the Thunder Command!"

At this moment, Phoenix Mountain in the southwest suburbs.

Earl Changsheng looked at the giant pit five meters wide and three meters deep in front of him with weak legs, both shocked and happy.

Just half a minute ago, in the valley, he had chosen a giant rock as the target for the test, circulated his spiritual energy, and activated the formation in the Thunder Command, intending to test what kind of power this magical artifact made of thunder-struck wood really had.

But what he didn't expect was that once this formation started to run, it was like a crazily rotating tornado. He poured in quite a bit of spiritual energy, but still couldn't complete the operation and release it.

Helpless, Earl Changsheng kept increasing the input of spiritual energy until he had poured one-third of the spiritual energy in his body into it, which finally completed the operation of the formation.

Just as he was full of joy and anticipation for the effect after the formation was unleashed, a dark cloud suddenly gathered rapidly in the sky, covering all the mountain peaks near Phoenix Mountain. Immediately after, a bolt of lightning that looked at least as thick as a bucket struck down straight in front of his eyes!

The thunderbolt that landed with a bang made his eardrums ache incredibly, and that giant rock had long since turned into powder!

The heavenly thunder summoned by the Thunder Command not only shattered this giant rock but also blasted a large pit in the soil under the giant rock!

This power, which was so huge it was almost terrifying, made Earl Changsheng so excited he almost wanted to roar at the sky!

He never dreamed that this thunder-struck wood was actually a divine artifact that could summon heavenly thunder!

Moreover, the power of this heavenly thunder was simply comparable to a heavy artillery shell!

By comparison, the wooden sword the Lord gave him was much less powerful!

The incredibly excited Earl Changsheng stood on the edge of the deep pit, looking at the intact Thunder Command, and muttered to himself: "The power of this thunder-struck wood is truly terrifying! With it, even if I encounter an opponent stronger than me in the future, it's not impossible to fight! It seems I'm really lucky to have come to Jin Ling this time!"

Thinking of this, Earl Changsheng sighed again: "It's just that this thing consumes a huge amount of spiritual energy. Just releasing it once consumed one-third of my spiritual energy. It seems I can't use it easily in the future. The spiritual energy lost just now can only be replenished by asking the Lord to grant me some pills after the mission is completed..."

After saying this, he carefully put the Thunder Command away close to his body with some reluctance, and couldn't help but sigh: "The feeling of summoning heavenly thunder just now was truly heart-stirring! It felt as if I had merged with heaven and earth, how happy! It's just that everything happened too fast, and because it happened suddenly, it didn't give me enough time to experience it slowly. If only I could do it again!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reach into his clothes again and grasp the Thunder Command in his palm.

But after hesitating for a moment, he let go and pulled his hand out of his clothes, muttering to himself: "No, this thing consumes too much spiritual energy. If I do it again, my strength will drop too much in a short time, I'm afraid it won't be easy to complete the mission. Better to endure it!"

Earl Changsheng didn't know that the reason why this Thunder Command required such a huge amount of spiritual energy to release was all intentional by Ye Chen.

Thus, he took out the jade ring again and thought to himself: "What is the effect of this ring? It looks like a passively triggered formation. Could it be an amulet? If that's really the case, this thing can't be tried rashly. Otherwise, if it loses its effect, wouldn't it be a huge loss?"

Thinking of this, he put the ring away close to his body and said excitedly: "Jin Ling, this ancient capital of six dynasties, really lives up to its reputation. I got two magical artifacts on the first day. If I wait a few more days, maybe there will be other gains!"

Immediately, Earl Changsheng made up his mind. For these few days, he would temporarily not take action against the An family. Tomorrow, he would go to the Antique Street to find that Zhang Ermao again, see if he could find his supplier, and strive to get some more magical artifacts!

At the same time.

Ye Chen was still looking at the dark clouds over Phoenix Mountain in the west, hesitating.

He was struggling with whether he should take a helicopter directly from Buckingham Palace and rush to Phoenix Mountain to meet the other party immediately.

If he rushed over now, maybe he could still find the figure of the Anti-Qing Society Earl in Phoenix Mountain.

Anyway, he now knew what the person looked like. If he could find him in the mountains, he would fight him directly. It would be best if he could kill him directly!

However, Ye Chen soon rejected this idea.

If he rushed over now, it was unknown whether he could find the other party. Even if he found him, he was afraid it wouldn't be convenient for him to start a war with him.

After all, it was broad daylight. If the two of them really started fighting and couldn't decide the winner for a while, it would very likely attract the attention of the outside world.

If he exposed the fact that he possessed spiritual energy, it would likely trigger a shock throughout society.

Therefore, Ye Chen hesitated for a moment and gave up the idea of going to Phoenix Mountain immediately.

As for how to solve this person, it still needed long-term planning!

However, since the other party had already obtained the Thunder Command, Ye Chen had a bit more confidence in killing the other party in the future!