Chapter 56: Nothing Cannot Be Devoured

Restoring the Ninth Tribulation Sword doesn’t seem difficult. But it’s been tens of thousands of years, boss. Or maybe it was very easy tens of thousands of years ago, when the things you mentioned were everywhere. But do you know how hard it is to find them now?

Isn’t this just forcing someone to their death?

"Hey, I need to eat!" The big man called out again, but this time his tone was much softer: "Even captives need to eat, right? You can’t just starve me, can you? I am..."

"Shut up!" Chu Yang, who was extremely annoyed, suddenly grabbed the front of his shirt and, gritting his teeth, said fiercely: "Don’t think I won’t kill you! I’m not killing you because you’re still a little useful... but if you wear out my patience... cutting off your head won’t be hard at all!"

"Don’t think I’m afraid of death..." The big man shouted angrily, but seeing the sinister light in Chu Yang’s eyes, he suddenly shivered and stopped talking.

Heaven, this guy is a devil! As the saying goes, a wise man doesn’t take a loss in front of him.

Chu Yang stood up, walked to the fire, and casually cut off a horse’s hind leg. He skewered it on two arrows on the ground and placed it over the fire to roast.

The fire flickered, casting a strange light on Chu Yang’s face, making it look eerie.

"Here." Chu Yang threw the roasted horse leg in front of the masked big man: "Eat."

"The horse meat is too sour, I want beef!" The big man shouted angrily.

"Beef? You look like beef!" Chu Yang sneered: "Eat it or not, up to you!" Then he turned and walked away.

The big man almost choked with anger! Looking at the horse meat in his hand, he really wanted to throw this black lump on the ground. But he knew very well that if he really threw it, he would be destined to starve.

This guy wouldn’t show any mercy!

Sighing, he took a big bite out of the horse leg, chewing fiercely. The sound of his teeth grinding together was like he was chewing on the guy named 'Chu Yang'...

Meanwhile, Chu Yang was tidying up the arrows on the ground. He wanted to clear a space to set up a tent and have a good sleep.

But after tidying up a few arrows, his face, which was turned away from the others, suddenly showed a strange expression. Then he took out the tent and, instead of tidying up the arrows, chose the spot where the arrows were most densely packed to set it up.

This made everyone very curious.

Inside the tent, Chu Yang was shocked beyond belief.

Because when he was tidying up the unowned arrows, the tip of the Ninth Tribulation Sword in his body suddenly reacted sharply.

At that moment, the sword tip followed his meridians to his fingers. When it touched the arrow, there was a slight "snap," and the arrow in Chu Yang’s hand turned to powder!

Yes, powder! And it turned directly into dust!

These were arrows made of fine steel!

Such arrows had the strongest killing power and the longest range. The front half was made of fine steel, the back half of high-quality ironwood, and the tail end was the arrow fletching to maintain balance.

When Chu Yang touched them, the fine steel shattered silently.

How could Chu Yang not be shocked?

Finally, he set up the tent and immediately went inside. Looking at the densely packed arrows on the ground, Chu Yang widened his eyes and tried to touch them with his fingers...

Sure enough, the tip of the Ninth Tribulation Sword on his finger suddenly emitted a strong suction force. A tiny bit of black, shiny iron filings appeared on his fingertip, and the half of the fine steel arrow turned to dust!

What’s going on?

He had never heard that the Ninth Tribulation Sword had this function. Chu Yang’s eyes widened.

When all the fine steel arrows in the tent turned to dust, the iron filings in Chu Yang’s hand had formed a small iron ball the size of a fingertip.

Using his inner vision, he saw that the tip of the Ninth Tribulation Sword, which was originally shiny, now had a small black spot. It was hard to see if you didn’t look closely.

"What’s going on?" Chu Yang asked himself.

"This is pure iron, the essence of iron! The Ninth Tribulation Sword devours the essence of iron." The voice in his dantian said lazily: "What’s so strange about that?"

"Huh? Pure iron? Essence of iron?"

"The Ninth Tribulation Sword is the first divine object in the world, capable of devouring anything! Including human bodies!" The voice explained: "But what the Ninth Tribulation Sword devours is the essence. For fine steel, it’s the essence of iron. What’s left after the Ninth Tribulation Sword devours it is pure iron. Although it’s slightly inferior, it’s still the essence of ordinary steel."

The voice continued: "This is one of the benefits of being the master of the Ninth Tribulation Sword!" It paused and added: "One of them!"

"One of the benefits?" Chu Yang’s mind raced: "So there are many more benefits?" Chu Yang’s eyes immediately sparkled.

"Exactly. Anything that falls into your hands, the Ninth Tribulation Sword will automatically extract its essence. The parts the Ninth Tribulation Sword doesn’t need will be refined and left for you to control. When the Ninth Tribulation Sword is fully restored and complete, those things will all be yours. But those matters are too far away, and you don’t need to know about them now."

"I see." Chu Yang held the small iron block in his hand, deep in thought.

"Can it devour anything?"

"Of course! In the world, there is nothing that cannot be devoured, including the essence of the world. However, now the Ninth Tribulation Sword only has the first section, so it can only devour ordinary metals and medicinal herbs."

"Then, can these pure irons be used to forge weapons?"

"Of course! As long as you have enough, you can control the sword tip to help you forge any weapon! Such pure iron is a treasure that ordinary martial artists can only dream of. Do you understand? Weapons forged from such pure iron will be dozens of times stronger than the garbage you use!"

Chu Yang sat on the ground, deep in thought. At this moment, he suddenly had a clear plan.

Going to the Iron Cloud Kingdom, through Du Shiqing, was a temporary decision, like being forced to do something. Before this, he had no plan, just taking one step at a time. But at this moment, he suddenly had a complete idea!

Or, should the plan be like this?

The heavy iron block in his hand seemed to give him some inspiration, making his eyes suddenly bright...

The next few days were calm. This group of people followed behind at a steady pace, or walked parallel a few dozen feet away. Everyone was angry but helpless.

Originally, they came to kill, but now it seemed they had become the bodyguards of the person they were trying to assassinate.

But this group of a hundred or so people was well-organized. No matter where they went, they remained orderly, and on the journey, they were silent, with no one speaking.

Like a silent, black flood!

Looking at this elite force, Chu Yang couldn’t help but think: "I don’t need too many. If the Iron Cloud Kingdom had ten thousand such soldiers... no, even five thousand would be enough to sweep across the world!"

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The next few days passed quietly. This group of people followed behind at a steady pace, or walked parallel a few dozen feet away. Everyone was angry but helpless.

Originally, they came to kill, but now it seemed they had become the bodyguards of the person they were trying to assassinate.

But this group of a hundred or so people was well-organized. No matter where they went, they remained orderly, and on the journey, they were silent, with no one speaking.

Like a silent, black flood!

Looking at this elite force, Chu Yang couldn’t help but think: "I don’t need too many. If the Iron Cloud Kingdom had ten thousand such soldiers... no, even five thousand would be enough to sweep across the world!"