157: Chapter 008: Anger

Su Wuming wanted to ask Zhuang Wen, but seeing Chen Lao in front already preparing to give the order to act, he didn't speak and instead prepared to wait and see.

A faint blue light flickered in the depths of his eyes, and in an instant, the bizarre heart before him was clearly revealed in his sight.

"Let's begin!"

As Chen Lao's voice fell, two robotic arms, slightly crude in Su Wuming's eyes, slowly rose, holding sharp scalpels.

They immediately cut into the bizarre heart, but though the blades entered the flesh, no blood flowed out as expected.

"Is that... thread?"

The moment it was cut open, Su Wuming saw what was inside the devil fruit; it wasn't flesh, but clumps of bizarre blood threads.

However, the moment the blood threads touched the air, an invisible energy rose from them.

"Rip~"

Suddenly, a tearing sound echoed. Above the bizarre heart, a giant tree phantom had appeared at some point.

This tearing sound came from a branch on the giant tree phantom, which whipped through the air like a long braid.

"Chen Lao, be careful!"

At this moment, the four military personnel guarding nearby shouted, and simultaneously, they also made their move.

Slashes were unleashed, and with a loud bang, the whipping branch instantly shattered.

The four held their battle sabers, their faces wary, and the aura around them was no longer concealed.

"Four Martial Grandmasters? The Military Department is really generous!"

Su Wuming in the crowd looked at the four with surprise, but quickly raised his gaze, looking in a certain direction.

"Here it comes!"

He muttered softly, and a hint of anticipation actually appeared in his heart.

On the scene, Chen Lao had a look of frenzy. He quickly looked at the cut-open devil fruit, reached out and pulled, revealing strands of blood-colored threads.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The giant tree phantom seemed to sense something, and two more branches whipped out, their target clearly being either Chen Lao or the devil fruit in his hand.

"Don't even think about it!"

The burly man leading the four roared angrily, then left one person to guard by Chen Lao's side.

"Kill!"

The remaining three actually formed a triangle and charged directly towards the giant tree phantom, without the slightest fear in their eyes.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three deafening collision sounds exploded in the air. The three Martial Grandmaster experts moved between the phantom at astonishing speed.

Their battle sabers were wielded impenetrably, each slash accompanied by the tearing of air and the surge of energy.

Although the branches of the giant tree phantom were strong, under the combined efforts of these peak Martial Artists, they seemed somewhat powerless and were all cut off.

The giant tree phantom grew smaller and smaller, finally turning into a wisp of green smoke that flew into the blood threads. There was no other movement for a long time after that.

"Chen Lao, this..."

The Middle-aged man who had roared earlier frowned tightly as he looked at the clumps of blood color, his face full of hesitation.

Just then, the laboratory, which had returned to calm, suddenly trembled.

Above the laboratory, a black hole the size of a bowl appeared. A thick branch emitting a bizarre aura shot straight towards the blood-colored threads.

"Quick, stop it!"

Chen Lao said quickly. The four, who were already prepared, attacked again. The branch was chopped to pieces in just a moment.

In the manor in Xuanwu District, the Bizarre Tree, which had been like dead wood, suddenly began to dance, as if it had gone mad.

Branch after branch kept disappearing, condensing and disappearing again, until it returned to calm after a quarter of an hour.

Only, at some point, a few scars had appeared on the trunk, and its aura had weakened slightly.

"Die die die~"

The voice of the Bizarre Tree was like sharp chalk scraping on a blackboard, giving people goosebumps.

Inside the laboratory, the surroundings were now a mess. Everyone wore expressions of surviving a disaster.

But Chen Lao's face was full of excitement. "It succeeded, it really succeeded!"

Although he didn't know if the devil fruit's ability had disappeared, these bizarre blood-colored threads gave him a feeling of danger.

Don't look at Chen Lao being the director of the Great Xia Research Institute, his true strength had also reached Martial General Peak.

If something could make him feel danger, it proved that these blood-colored threads were not simple.

"Chen Lao, how is it?"

"How is it? Did you discover anything?"

...

After just a moment of stunned silence, these people forgot the recent danger and all crowded forward.

Chen Lao ignored them. First, he felt the blood-colored threads himself, then looked at the four people in front of him.

"Captain Xiao, could I borrow your saber to chop it?"

Captain Xiao was that Middle-aged man. Seeing Chen Lao speak, he hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"Chen Lao, this saber is an SS-grade weapon. How about I switch to an A-grade weapon?"

He guessed that Chen Lao was asking him to test the hardness of these blood-colored threads, but with an SS-grade weapon combined with his Martial Grandmaster strength, not just anything could withstand it.

Chen Lao thought of the sharpness of the SS-grade weapon and hesitated before nodding. Although he was eager to try, he couldn't actually destroy it.

Otherwise, after spending so much manpower and resources, only for it to be cut and ruined by one strike, wouldn't that be ridiculous?

"Alright!"

After receiving permission, Captain Xiao switched sabers and directly chopped down.

"Crack!"

With a cracking sound, the edge of the A-grade weapon actually became indented, while the blood-colored threads remained unchanged.

"Switch to S-grade!"

Chen Lao said excitedly instantly, "Captain Xiao, don't worry, the Great Xia Research Institute will definitely bear today's losses."

With that assurance, Captain Xiao took out an S-grade long saber. Only experienced Martial Generals typically had such weapons; their value alone was over a hundred million.

"Little Zhao, take it and try it out!"

Chen Lao called out again. Another person stepped out from the four. He picked up the blood-colored threads and poured spiritual energy into them; the threads became as if alive.

Under his will, they actually began to constantly deform, eventually turning into a blood-colored battle saber composed of threads.

"Captain, Chen Lao, these blood-colored threads seem like they can be used as weapons."

"How is it? Do you feel anything missing?"

Chen Lao asked eagerly. Little Zhao carefully sensed it again before shaking his head.

"Nothing is missing, it just consumes a lot of spiritual energy. I estimate at least someone at the Late Stage of Martial General can use it."

Captain Xiao looked at Chen Lao. Chen Lao came back to his senses and nodded slightly. "Let's test the hardness first!"

"Okay!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Captain Xiao instantly drew his saber. Little Zhao also advanced with his saber. The two exchanged hundreds of blows in just a few breaths before finally stopping.

Everyone focused their eyes to see clearly. They saw that the edge of the S-grade weapon actually had some almost imperceptible indentations.

"Hiss~"

Everyone gasped. "Could it be that the hardness of these blood-colored threads is already comparable to SS-grade weapons?"

One must know that SS-grade weapons were the most powerful weapons in their Great Xia. They were comparable to ordinary Low Grade saint relics.

"Hahaha, good, very good!"

Seeing this scene, Chen Lao laughed heartily. "Everyone, next we will study these blood-colored threads. If they can be made into weapons, or even mass-produced, the strength of Great Xia's pillars will be greatly enhanced."

Su Wuming's eyes flickered. He looked at the place where the branch had just appeared. "So this is also His."

Outside the Territory, the sky and earth were dim here, and thunder roared. Two figures in the sky constantly clashed, separated, then clashed and separated again.

After fighting for an unknown amount of time, the two figures finally pulled apart. It was clear that both were nearing their limits.

"Luyin, agree to my conditions. What I said before is still valid!"