The Last Primal

The four-legged square tripod was extremely similar to Aiden's character.

The bronze square tripod was a meter tall. Placed upright before Aiden, it gave off an ancient, archaic aura. A single look was enough to tell that this was no ordinary object but something extremely unique.

Unfortunately, the bronze square tripod was filled with cracks all over and was dim without luster. It seemed to have gone through something that caused it to be destroyed.

"What a pity."

Slyff Nae shook his head and sighed. "I'm sure this bronze tripod must have been an incredible weapon back then. Even if it's an ancient artifact weapon, it's now useless in this state."

There were a couple of damaged artifact weapons of all kinds in Aiden's storage space.

The bronze square tripod before them, the tripod itself was almost completely destroyed and there was no chance of repairing it.

Even a slight knock would be able to break this bronze square tripod before them into useless metal shards.

Aiden gave a self-deprecating smile and lamented, "I must have thought too much. Now that thousands of years have passed, even if there were any great treasures, others must have taken them away. How could there be anything left for me?"

Just as he was about to turn away, he frowned and looked at the bronze square tripod before him. His gaze shimmered, seemingly in deep thought.

A moment later, he narrowed his eyes that suddenly shot out two lights of energy beams. Taking a deep breath, he channeled his bloodline and punched the bronze square tripod heavily!

*Clang!*

The fist and tripod collided.

There wasn't the dull sound of flesh being struck. Instead, a metallic sound reverberated non-stop!

The bronze square tripod did not budge at all.

Aiden did not hold back with that attack at all.

Even if it was a perfect superior-grade artifact weapon, it would have been broken into pieces!

Expressionlessly, Aiden slapped his storage bag and took out his Coiling Dragon Seal.

His intent was clear.

He was going to test out the bronze square tripod!

Furthermore, he was testing it with a top-grade artifact weapon!

In any case, the bronze square tripod was already extremely battered and useless. There was nothing to feel sad about even if it was destroyed by the Coiling Dragon Seal.

However, if the Coiling Dragon Seal could not destroy it…

Tossing the Coiling Dragon Seal out, Aiden channeled his Martial Master and shot out a stream of spirit energy from his fingertip that entered the Coiling Dragon Seal.

The Coiling Dragon Seal shone brightly!

Six spirit patterns shimmered repeatedly before letting out a dazzling golden burst of light that resembled a blazing sun!

At Foundation Establishment realm, Aiden could not release the full might of the top-grade artifact weapon.

But now, a change happened when his power of Martial Master was injected into the Coiling Dragon Seal!

The divine dragon etched on the surface came to life in that endless golden light, roaring wildly into the skies!

It happened at almost the same time.

The Stellar Luna Sect, Shadowless Sect, and Blaze Depth Valley martial artists who had just entered the palace felt the shockwave of spiritual energy bursting forth from the depths of the palace.

Looking over, they caught sight of a golden light shining vaguely in the night!

Mo Xir soared into the air and gazed in the direction of the golden light deeply. His eyes lit up as he chuckled. "Indeed, a great treasure has appeared. I'll definitely be able to get into the top hundred of the Phenomenon Ranking in the ancient battlefield 20 years later!"

"It's a top-grade artifact weapon!"

In the darkness, Norl Fer of Shadowless Sect came to a halt and his gaze burned.

Blaze Columbus Valley's G'ang Nan reared his head and roared into laughter. No longer hiding himself, he rose into the air and glared in the direction of Stellar Luna Sect and Shadowless Sect in an unbridled manner, shouting, "I'm going to get my hands on that top-grade artifact weapon!"

"Only the strongest can get their hands on that great treasure!"

Mo Xir sneered and sped towards the depths of the palace in a flash.

The many martial artists of Shadowless Sect and Blaze Depth Valley made their move as well.

*Boom!*

A golden divine dragon coiled around the Coiling Dragon Seal and descended with a terrifying might.

The air currents exploded with a resounding bang!

Clang!

The Coiling Dragon Seal slammed heavily against the bronze square tripod, causing sparks to fly.

In the end, Slyff Nae and the other three were shocked!

The connate artifact weapon, the Coiling Dragon Seal, was repelled!

The golden divine dragon in midair let out a tragic cry, as though it was scared by something, and turned into a streak of golden light before retreating into the gigantic seal once more to hide.

The light of the Coiling Dragon Seal dimmed gradually.

Waving his sleeves, Aiden put away the Coiling Dragon Seal into his storage bag once more.

The bronze square tripod stood in its original spot, embedded deeply into the mud but without much changes to it.

Even after a full mighty smash of the Coiling Dragon Seal, the tripod looked the same, filled with cracks but it did not collapse entirely nor did it turn into a pile of scrap metal.

Even a supreme-grade artifact weapon would have shattered against the smash of the Coiling Dragon Seal!

Furthermore, given the Coiling Dragon Seal's reaction, it seemed as though it suffered slightly in that clash.

"It's so tough?"

Lian Juhe was secretly stunned.

Pondering for a moment, Aiden walked forward and placed his palm on the bronze square tripod, injecting a stream of his internal energy into it.

The bronze square tripod had no reaction at all.

No matter what sort of a treasure this was in the past, the fact that it was destroyed to such an extent means that it could probably only be used to toss at people in the future.

Whisking up the bronze square tripod, Aiden placed it in his storage space.

After pulling the bronze square tripod up from the mud, the ground sank in once more. Aiden's nose twitched and he remarked softly.

"What's wrong?"

Slyff Nae could not help but ask when he caught sight of Aiden's expression.

"Underground…"

Frowning slightly, Aiden murmured.

Slyff Nae and the others could not smell it but his senses were extremely frightening compared to the others. He was even sharper than pure-blooded ferocious beasts.

Aiden caught sight of a whiff of medicinal fragrance from underground.

"Strange, why is there the smell of spirit herbs underground?"

Narrowing his eyes, Aiden thought to himself. "Could there be another world beneath this forbidden grounds?"

After a moment of contemplation, he made up his mind and stomped heavily on the ground!

It was a deafening crush.

The ground shook and countless mud slabs and dust collapsed. Aiden dodged to the side and a gigantic crack opened where he stood, spanning more than a hundred feet!

Rows of stone steps appeared one after another, leading downwards.

"This…"

Slyff Nae and the other two were dumbfounded with widened eyes.

As the crack surfaced, the medicinal scent from within was even more evident!

Aiden tilted his head and listened in. After a moment, he turned to Slyff Nae and the other two. "Go, let's head down and take a look."

"Be careful, we don't know what's below," Lian Juhe revealed a worried expression.

"Don't worry."

Aiden shook his head.

Despite the massive commotion aboveground, it was still silent without any activity underneath – there should be no danger within.

The four of them walked down the stone steps and a long time later, they arrived at the bottom, surveying the place.

Before them was a gigantic underground palace!

Towering pillars stood one after another, filled with an ancient aura. Lining up in a mysterious order, they formed a massive underground palace!

The palace was extremely spacious and was hundreds of feet beneath the ground – even Martial Masters wouldn't be affected if they soared into the air.

Furthermore, the air underground was refreshing and filled with a faint medicinal fragrance without any impurities – it was clear that there was another way for air to enter.

Compared to the sinister atmosphere in the ruins outside with little ghosts and otherworldly soldiers roaming everywhere, this place seemed like a paradise.

To think that despite the catastrophe thousands of years ago that turned the capital into ruins, this underground palace was perfectly preserved.

In fact, it was even isolating the malevolent energy outside!

Without malevolent energy shrouding them, Slyff Nae and the other two looked evidently better and color was returning to their faces.

The four of them continued advancing.

The medicinal fragrance in the air was getting more intense and even Slyff Nae and the other two smelled it!

"It's so fragrant!"

"By the looks of it, there haven't been any intruders in this place. Perhaps there might be some spirit herbs preserved! We might be able to save Sect Mater after all!"

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