Chapter 356 - 216: Space

Chapter 356: Chapter 216: Space

The five-colored flames, once ignited, had not gone out.

Every so often, Su Mu would draw the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow.

Even with his physique at the Body Tempering Limit, he was nearing his breaking point.

By now, the entire Lapis Lazuli Mountain had been burned crimson by the five-colored flames. Streams of fiery red molten rock flowed down paths designed by Zhang Zhongmei, continuously merging with the various weapon-casting materials.

Surrounding the Lapis Lazuli Mountain, all the Taiping Captains had formed an assembly line.

Once, twice, three times...

They endlessly processed the weapon-casting materials in a loop.

What they found hard to understand was that even though more and more lava was melting from the Lapis Lazuli Mountain, the mass of molten liquid that had fused with all the weapon-casting materials didn’t seem to be growing in size at all.

It had started out the size of a human head. Now, even with the Lapis Lazuli Mountain half its original height, the molten mass was still the size of a human head.

This was the mystery of the Weapon Casting Technique.

A highly skilled Weapon Master could forge a sword from a ten-foot-tall block of meteoric iron, shrinking its volume by more than a hundredfold.

Although the Taiping Captains couldn’t comprehend it, that didn’t stop them from following Zhang Zhongmei’s orders.

At this moment, all the Taiping Captains seemed to have become Zhang Zhongmei’s hands and feet, performing the weapon-casting actions in his stead.

Zhang Zhongmei was like the brain, issuing commands.

This exhilarating feeling made Zhang Zhongmei grow more and more excited.

His dream of many years was finally being realized!

In the distance, Lu Mingyang and the others who had been watching everything unfold also had excited expressions.

Only a day and a night had passed, and the Lapis Lazuli Mountain was already half-melted.

’At this rate, the second trial is in the bag!’

Lu Mingyang glanced back at his dozing teacher, his heart filled with admiration.

’The teacher’s judgment is as sharp as ever.’ ℯℯ𝘭.

He had said that with Su Mu here, there was nothing to worry about on this trip. It now seemed the teacher was right.

Although the peace talks hadn’t truly begun, he doubted anyone else could have handled the various obstacles set up by the Demon Court.

But for Su Mu, these challenges seemed to be something he could overcome with ease.

Lu Mingyang couldn’t imagine if there was anything in this world that could actually stump Su Mu.

’The Taiping Bureau is reliable after all,’ Lu Mingyang mused to himself.

......

Tushan Hanyu sighed.

"What are you sighing for? Even if they pass the second trial, there’s still a third," Niu Zhong snorted unhappily. "Besides, this is my business. What does it have to do with you?

If you don’t want to watch, then get lost!"

Although she was a student of the National Preceptor, her status couldn’t compare to his as the Eighteenth Crown Prince.

He could scold her whenever he pleased.

"I’m just feeling sorry for you, Eighteenth Crown Prince," Tushan Hanyu said mournfully. "What a great opportunity. If you could have thwarted the Da Xuan Envoy, you might have been able to advance your position. If you became the First Crown Prince, it wouldn’t be a dream to one day succeed the Saint Venerable and rule the Demon Court."

"Pah!"

Niu Zhong spat. "How many drinks did you have to get this drunk?"

He was self-aware enough to know that being the Eighteenth Crown Prince was good enough. He had never even dreamed of becoming the First Crown Prince.

That was beyond his capabilities.

’Useless! A lost cause!’ Tushan Hanyu cursed inwardly.

’Why would they send such a good-for-nothing to handle such an important matter?’

’Even I, Tushan Hanyu, would do a better job than this waste of space.’

Tushan Hanyu seemed to have forgotten that she’d had her chance, too. It’s just that she had lost even more decisively than Niu Zhong.

......

Su Mu’s body swayed, but his hands remained steady as he loosed another arrow.

Only after the arrow landed precisely on the Lapis Lazuli Mountain did he use his bow to prop himself up.

Over the past day and night, he couldn’t even remember how many arrows he had shot.

Now, not only was his stamina depleted, but he also felt dizzy from excessive blood loss.

Using the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow didn’t just consume stamina; it also required blood for arrows.

He was now almost at his limit.

The situation for Xu Chongyuan and the other Taiping Captains was not much better.

They were all so exhausted they were swaying on their feet, barely able to stand.

Zhang Zhongmei, however, was still in a state of high excitement, continuing to direct them.

Everyone gritted their teeth and persevered.

The Lapis Lazuli Mountain continued to melt, growing shorter and shorter.

Finally, one Taiping Captain, completely exhausted, collapsed to the ground with a THUD.

"Lord Shi!" Zhang Zhongmei shouted.

Shi Ziran’s figure blurred, and he had already taken the place of the collapsed Taiping Captain.

The moment he left, Zhang Zhongmei was hit by a blast of heat. His vision went black, and he nearly fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the Lapis Lazuli Mountain was almost completely melted, and the five-colored flames were far less intense than they had been at the beginning.

Otherwise, that blast alone would have been enough to finish Zhang Zhongmei off.

Although it was still very hot, Zhang Zhongmei could barely endure it.

Spurred on by his excitement, he had unleashed an unimaginable potential.

"Follow my commands!" Zhang Zhongmei roared, waving his arms like a madman.

In the distance, all the onlookers clenched their fists, their faces tense.

Even they, as outsiders, could tell that the critical moment had arrived.

Niu Zhong prayed inwardly, ’Fail, fail!’

Tushan Hanyu’s expression was dark and uncertain. She didn’t know whether she wanted the Da Xuan Envoy to succeed or fail.

Lv Lake, on the other hand, had a calm expression. It didn’t matter to him whether they succeeded or failed.

His mission was already perfectly completed. All that was left was to watch the show.

’What does a major event like the peace talks between the Demon Court and Da Xuan have to do with a minor Demon Investigator like me?’

In fact, he was now rather curious to see just how far Su Mu could go.