Li Mo swung his hammer and delivered a home run to the oppressive dark cloud looming over the fortress. He felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him, but beneath his tattered clothes, his skin shimmered with the light of tribulation.
Clang—
The Hammer Treasure transformed from a big hammer to a small one, the mysterious patterns extinguished, leaving it looking like the simplest forging hammer, yet the aura it emitted was enough to make one’s hair stand on end.
It patiently awaited its new name from its fresh master.
“Ten strokes, one sword, the frost blade has yet to be tried.”
Li Mo gripped the hammer, feeling a surge of pride in his heart:
“You are the Hammer Treasure, I am the Sword Hero, and we are the closest of partners. From now on, your nickname shall be ‘Treasure Sword’!”
‘Huh?’
The Hammer Treasure felt its intelligence sharpen significantly, but being just a hammer, it couldn’t quite grasp why it had a nickname, and why it even included the character for ‘sword.’
But since its master was being so serious, it figured he must value it.
So, happily, the Hammer Treasure vibrated twice, accepting its new name.
“Alright, your grand name shall be ‘Panjie Ruyi Hammer’ then.”
Li Mo, with a touch of nonchalance, provided the grand name for the hammer and then turned, confidently striding into the main hall.
“Is it finally over?”
“Thank goodness, thank goodness.”
As Li Mo stepped into the grand hall, everyone noticed not only was he wielding the intimidating hammer, but his own aura had also become profoundly deeper.
He looked inspiring and vigorous, striding like a dragon or tiger, his body and internal world seemingly harboring boundless power.
“Bro, let me see your Hammer Treasure.”
Du Wufeng was the first to rush over, clearly already impatient.
“What?”
Li Mo found this a bit odd but knew it was his own issue, not Du Wufeng’s.
So, he handed over the Hammer Treasure.
Buzz—
“Hiss…..”
As Du Wufeng grabbed it, this Sixth Stage powerhouse nearly collapsed under its overwhelming weight, his face turning red as he steadied himself.
Li Mo smacked his forehead, reminding him: “It has a bit of recognition; try calling it by its nickname, Old Du.”
“Didn’t I just call it?”
“That was its old name; now it’s Treasure Sword.”
“?”
Hearing this, small question marks popped up above Du Wufeng’s head, but he complied and softly called it.
Once addressed by its nickname, the Hammer Treasure graciously lightened its burden.
Turning around and seeing the odd expressions on everyone’s faces, Li Mo cleared his throat:
“You all just witnessed, it’s the Hammer Treasure that enjoys being called like that.”
I am a Sword Hero; having a treasure sword makes perfect sense, right?
“In future, no disciples from Sword City are allowed to sword duel with Young Hero Li.”
Elder Xu’s lips twitched as he warned his fellow sect members.
The swordsmen nodded vigorously, thinking to themselves, who knows which treasure sword Young Hero Li will pull out, and if they get hit with that hammer, who’d they complain to? Great Grandma?
“How did it feel to transcend the heavens just now?”
The elders of the Qingyuan Sect checked his body and, finding no major issues, began to question him about the details of his tribulation.
Both the internal and external experiences were priceless knowledge for them.
Li Mo answered one by one, and after they listened earnestly, their expressions showed awe—they all remarked that the new waves push the old, but this new wave was just way too fast!
In the blink of an eye, they had been left behind.
“The earlier tribulations were truly perilous; if it were me, I probably wouldn’t even survive the first one.”
“The last tribulation seemed the most terrifying, but I didn’t expect it to be all bark and no bite.”
Li Mo listened to the elders discuss, chuckling silently to himself.
Only he, who faced the tribulations directly, knew that the weakness of the final tribulation was not without reason; it had been subtly interfered with by an unseen will, causing it to weaken before striking him down.
Was it the heavens?
But tribulations came from the heavens themselves; if that were the case, why would it weaken itself? Wasn’t that contradictory?
Li Mo couldn’t make sense of it. After searching for a bit, he realized Ice Chunk wasn’t present.
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Unbeknownst to him, he felt this might somehow relate to her.
After a brief chat with everyone, they each dispersed. Ke Mo just exited the grand hall when the King of South Border called out to him.
“Ke Mo, I’ll probably be heading back to the Imperial Capital tomorrow.”
“Aren’t you waiting for the imperial decree to be filled in…”
“I need to be present in the Imperial Capital now, and you should start making your plans. It’s better to be early than late.”
Zhong Zhenyue patted him on the shoulder.
Ke Mo nodded. He was actually quite curious about why the Ice Chunk was hiding an imperial decree—was it because she had filled it in and just hadn’t told him, or was it unintentional?
Once Ke Mo left, Zhong Zhenyue looked towards Qingyuan’s direction. The evening breeze seemed to blow through the remains of Da Shang’s tomb, and he couldn’t help but sigh.
At its peak, Da Shang was surpassing Da Yu; now, even the last traces of its existence were fading into time.
Where would the future of the Yu Dynasty lead from here?
Meanwhile, Ke Mo rode on a Nimbus Cloud back to Qiushui Pavilion.
Before even entering, he saw smoke rising in the distance, with the evening wind rustling the banyan trees.
His parents seemed to have gone down the mountain for business today and were not in the pavilion; only Ying Bing was there, brewing tea and waiting for him. Upon hearing his footsteps, her tense expression softened imperceptibly.
“Have you been home all day?”
“Under Qingyuan, I repaired the circuit for the reincarnation array, and spoke with an old acquaintance I wasn’t really keen on meeting. How did it go at Shenbing Peak? How’s the Hammer Treasure?”
Ying Bing asked softly.
After she finished, she emphasized, “Little Yue was worried—Hammer Treasure is her dearest friend.”
“Then tell Little Yue that Hammer Treasure is doing great, unbelievably impressive, even learned to manipulate celestial phenomena; I’ll check on it later.”
Little Ke, in his charming and straightforward manner, agreed to show off the hammer.
“I’m a bit curious…”
Ying Bing was just about to speak when she suddenly paused, the tips of her ears turning faintly red.
“I meant the proper Daoist weapon, not the…”
She looked at Little Ke, her gaze slipping a bit: “Not the Hammer Treasure that can manipulate celestial phenomena.”
“But Hammer Treasure really can manipulate celestial phenomena; aren’t you curious which hammer I’m talking about?”
Little Ke appeared adorably confused, as if he didn’t quite understand what Ying Bing was saying.
You see, all the effort put into hammering Treasure Sword certainly paid off.
Li Mo felt entirely justified.
“What’s it like to…”
Ying Bing squinted her beautiful eyes, realizing she’d gotten tangled up in Little Ke’s words.
A hammer that can manipulate celestial phenomena—is it even visible?
After all, the moment the hammer learned to manipulate celestial phenomena was during the time Little Ke was munching on a snack…
With squinty eyes, she got up and said softly, “You must have worked hard today; just stay put, and I’ll make you dinner.”
A cool and ethereal fairy saying she would cook for you—this might be a dream many wouldn’t even dare to fantasize about.
Little Ke was sweating profusely in the hot summer weather.
“Let me do it!”
“You just rest.”
Seeing Ying Bing resolutely head into the kitchen, Li Mo thought, that won’t do, so he hurriedly followed like a shadow.
Ice Chunk picked up a kitchen kn*fe, chopping pig head meat in two, seemingly trying to cool her flustered heart, transforming it to be as icy as the cleaver…
But then she found herself a bit lost about what to do next.
“Today, let me teach you?”
“Um…”
Hearing the timely voice of the great little chef, she silently nodded, and soon felt warmth behind her as she leaned against a solid chest while the warm breath brushed past her ear.
She was completely enveloped in Li Mo’s embrace.
“Weren’t you going to teach me…”
“Of course, hand in hand.”
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