Chapter 10:初级玄阶剑器

At the same time, Hai Wuyan and his group, who had entered through the main entrance, were unaware that Hai Tian and others had already entered the cave through another secret entrance. They had now arrived in front of the second layer of the barrier that had troubled the Saru family.

Staring at the semi-transparent film that flickered before their eyes, everyone in Hai Wuyan's group frowned deeply.

The Saru clan leader said in a loud voice, "Everyone, you can see it now. This is the film that has been preventing us from entering. It not only has strong defensive capabilities but also a powerful rebounding force. Our Saru family's experts were injured because of this. When we attack, be sure to be careful of the rebounding force."

"Hmph! Just this level, and you need everyone to attack together? I can break this mechanism alone!" An old man in white from the Li family suddenly stepped forward, his face full of disdain.

This made the Saru clan leader quite embarrassed. He steeled himself and said, "Senior, this mechanism is not easy to destroy. I think it's better if we all attack together, which would be a bit more stable."

"That's because the gap between you and me is too large. A one-star Sword King is equivalent to ten nine-star Great Sword Masters, and you don't even have a nine-star Great Sword Master. If even I can't break it, do you think you all together can?" The old man in white glanced at the Saru clan leader with contempt, giving him no face at all.

When these words were spoken, not only the Saru clan leader and his group, but even Hai Wuyan and his group had very unpleasant expressions. Wasn't this clearly saying they were useless?

The Li family head was a shrewd person and quickly realized that the old man in white had offended the experts of the other two major families. He immediately stepped forward with a smile to smooth things over, "Saru clan leader, please don't misunderstand. The Grand Elder is just straightforward. But he's right; if even he can't break it, then even if the others attack together, it won't work, right?"

Everyone was filled with anger. They had already agreed before the action that the family that contributed the most would have the first choice. If the old man in white broke the film alone, the Li family would undoubtedly take the credit.

The Hai and Saru families all lowered their heads in silence. Even though they were unhappy, they dared not show it. After all, the old man in white was a Sword King-level expert who could kill everyone present if he wanted to.

"Since you have no objections, I'll start then." Seeing that no one had anything to say, the old man in white chuckled and walked forward, holding a mid-yellow-grade long sword, with milky white sword spirit energy surging within.

"Ha!" The old man in white shouted, and instantly a blinding milky white light ball flew out.

The semi-transparent film also lit up instantly, and the entire cave began to shake, with loud rumbling echoing in everyone's ears.

Everyone present stared wide-eyed at the semi-transparent film, especially the Li family head, who was using this opportunity to intimidate the other two major families.

However, after the film flickered for a moment, it did not fade. Instead, the milky white light ball that the old man in white had attacked with rebounded.

The old man in white, seeing the situation, immediately dodged. A loud rumble sounded, and the milky white light circle hit the stone wall behind him, creating a large pit and causing countless rocks to fall.

A one-star Sword King's full-strength attack could not break through this film!

The expressions on everyone's faces were quite colorful, especially the experts of the Hai and Saru families, who could not help but smirk.

The Li family group, however, was chilled to the bone. If their most powerful expert could not break through this film, did that mean they would not get the treasures inside the cave?

The old man in white also stared dumbfounded at the gradually fading film. He could not understand how his full-strength attack had not caused any damage to the film. But the fact was there, and he could not deny it.

While the experts of the three major families were struggling with the second layer of the film, Hai Tian and his group had already carefully crossed the two-foot-wide stone bridge and entered the stone room.

After crossing, even Hai Tian, who had the strongest mental fortitude, let out a long breath, "Phew!"

"Brother Tian, this place is really scary. Fortunately, you guided us. If we had rushed in recklessly, we might have died a terrible death," Xiaoyu said, still shaken. He finally understood how terrifying this cave was.

Hai Tian was no different. The restrictions set up in this cave were not something a Sword Emperor or Sword Ancestor could create. If it weren't for his past experience, he would have died here too.

"Quick, look, there's a sword weapon here!" Li Tianxiang's voice suddenly rang out.

"Sword weapon!" Hai Tian and the others' eyes lit up, and they quickly ran to Li Tianxiang's side. Indeed, on the wall of the stone room, a gray long sword was hanging horizontally, and it seemed to be of a high grade, though it was covered in dust, making it hard to see its true appearance.

"Indeed, it's a sword weapon. It's mine," Hai Yun said eagerly, reaching out to grab it. But before he could touch the sword weapon, a scorching red light suddenly flashed from it.

"Ah!" A piercing scream came from Hai Yun's mouth. Hai Tian frowned and kicked Hai Yun away with a swift kick.

Hai Yun, who had fallen to the ground, clutched his hand, which was in intense pain, and glared at Hai Tian, "What are you doing? Do you want to fight?"

"Fight? Hmph, I'm saving you!" Hai Tian sneered.

"Saving me? Nonsense! You kicked me so hard, how is that saving me? I think you're just looking for trouble!" Hai Yun, enduring the pain in his hand, roared.

Hai Tian glanced at Hai Yun with disdain and said coldly, "I suggest you look at your hand first."

Hearing Hai Tian's words, Hai Yun looked down and gasped. Most of his hand was burned black, and a burnt smell wafted from it.

Xiaoyu and Li Tianxiang also noticed Hai Yun's hand and were extremely surprised. Xiaoyu asked, "Brother Tian, could it be that his hand was burned by that sword weapon?"

"Wrong, it was the restriction on the sword weapon. The owner of this cave carved a fire restriction on it. If someone touches the restriction, they will end up like Hai Yun," Hai Tian said, no longer looking at Hai Yun but focusing on the sword weapon, thinking about how to break the restriction.

Hai Yun then realized that Hai Tian had saved his life. If Hai Tian had not kicked him away, the fire would have spread to his entire body within seconds, and it would have been too late to save him.

He stood up, clutching his burned hand, but instead of being grateful to Hai Tian, he resented him even more. The more outstanding Hai Tian was, the more incompetent he, as the older brother, seemed.

"So, we can see this sword weapon but can't get it?" Li Tianxiang's voice was filled with disappointment.

Hai Tian did not answer but stared intently at the sword weapon on the wall. He could sense that the restriction around the sword weapon was not particularly powerful. If he were at his former strength, he could break it with one move.

But now, he did not have his former strength and could not use brute force. He needed a clever method.

Based on his understanding of restrictions, every restriction had a common weakness: an upper limit to the energy it could withstand. This upper limit varied depending on the strength of the expert who set the restriction.

"Xiaoyu, go find some pebbles," Hai Tian said suddenly.

"Brother Tian, what are you going to do?" Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Could it be that you have a way to break this restriction?"

"I don't know, but I'll try my best," Hai Tian shrugged. He did not know the upper limit of the restriction's energy, but this was the only method he could try now.

Soon, Xiaoyu found a pile of pebbles. After all, the cave was made entirely of rock, so finding pebbles was not difficult.

Li Tianxiang and Hai Yun both stood aside, watching from a distance. Li Tianxiang looked suspicious, while Hai Yun looked jealous!

Hai Tian grabbed a handful of pebbles from the ground and threw them at the sword weapon.

"Zzzt!" Before the pebbles could get close, a red flame suddenly shot out, burning them completely.

However, Hai Tian quickly noticed that the red film on the sword weapon had dimmed slightly.

It seemed his idea was correct. As long as he continuously consumed the restriction's energy, it would eventually lose its power and be broken. The pebbles were too small, so it would take a long time to completely consume the restriction's energy. What if he used larger rocks?

Would that consume more energy?

"Xiaoyu, find some larger rocks," Hai Tian's voice echoed in the stone room again.

Xiaoyu, though he did not know what Hai Tian was going to do, trusted him completely. Without a word, he found two fist-sized rocks and handed them to Hai Tian, "Brother Tian, here you go."

Hai Tian took them, weighed them in his hand, and then threw them at the sword weapon.

Instantly, red flames shot out again, but the film on the sword weapon dimmed even more.

"Indeed, it seems my guess was right," Hai Tian smiled, finding a half-person-tall boulder in the stone room and lifting it with all his strength.

"Brother Tian! What are you doing? Don't do anything rash!" Xiaoyu was terrified, thinking Hai Tian was going to commit suicide.

Hai Yun, with his arms crossed, mocked coldly, "You're not telling me you can break the restriction with that big rock, are you? Don't be ridiculous. This restriction is so powerful, how could a big rock... What? How is this possible?"

Hai Yun's words were cut short as he gasped in shock. Hai Tian, ignoring him, used all his strength to lift the large rock and smashed it at the sword weapon hanging on the wall.

"Bang!" The boulder hit the wall, and red flames erupted, but before they could completely melt the rock, the flames disappeared.

A gray long sword fell from the wall, making a clear metallic sound.

Hai Tian walked over, shook off the dust, revealing a finely crafted blade and a red hilt, and swung it casually, "A初级玄阶剑器, not bad."

"What? This is a初级玄阶剑器?" Both Hai Yun and Li Tianxiang stared wide-eyed at the red long sword in Hai Tian's hand.

Xiaoyu, however, was quite alert and shouted, "What are you going to do? This is something Brother Tian got, so it should naturally belong to Brother Tian!"

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(End of the chapter)