94: Chapter 94 The Tomb of Ten Thousand Soldiers
Passing through that purple mist, the scene before their eyes instantly opened up, becoming breathtaking.
A black meteorite mountain, standing a thousand meters tall, rose abruptly in the center of the desolate floating island.
Under the illumination of those two eerie purple moons, the entire mountain exuded an aura of deathly silence.
But that was not what was most shocking; what made one's scalp tingle was that this massive mountain was densely packed with tens of thousands of weapons!
There were giant battle axes, broken in half yet still emitting a cold glint; spears with only half a shaft remaining, their surfaces engraved with complex runes; and iron shields, rusted and seemingly ready to crumble at the slightest touch...
Countless weapons stood like tombstones on a grave, silently embedded in the rock, left to be buffeted by the cold winds of the starry sky, emitting mournful cries.
This was the Graveyard of Ten Thousand Weapons.
It was the final resting place formed by the weapons of countless starry-sky powerhouses after they fell, gathered together by that lingering, undying will to fight.
"My god..."
Ancient Sword Soul stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the divine weapons covering the hills and plains, his breathing instantly becoming rapid. As a sword fanatic, this place was simply heaven to him!
"That is... an ancient sword forged from s-grade alloy?!"
Ancient Sword Soul pointed at a long sword halfway up the mountain that was emitting a deep blue halo throughout its body, his eyes turning red: "Even after so many years, its sword aura can still slice through the air! It is definitely a top-tier item above s-grade!"
Not only him, but Ji Hongyi also took a fancy to a dark green dagger stuck in a corner. The rock around the dagger had been corroded to black; it was clearly a blade of deadly poison.
"The weapons here all possess spirituality."
Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes, feeling the chaotic and violent energy fluctuations in the air: "If you want to take them away, you must obtain the approval of the weapon's lingering consciousness; otherwise, you will suffer a backlash."
"Rely on your own abilities." Lin Yuan waved his hand, "Don't go too far, gather in half an hour."
"Yes!"
The group, having long been unable to restrain themselves, instantly scattered, rushing toward their targeted goals like hungry wolves pouncing on prey.
Lin Yuan did not rush to move; he walked with his hands behind his back, leisurely wandering at the foot of the mountain.
In the eyes of others, this mountain was filled with divine weapons overflowing with precious light everywhere.
But in the vision of Lin Yuan, who had activated 【Gods Insight (Advanced Version)】, the truth was completely different.
Those weapons that looked bright and beautiful on the surface, emitting colorful lights, had their internal energy circuits long broken under the system's scan, their spirituality completely lost.
"All just for show."
Lin Yuan shook his head, his eyes full of disappointment.
This so-called "s-grade ancient sword" was probably not even as good as the black moon battle blade he used on Earth; it simply could not withstand his current True Dragon Monster Strength.
"System, you aren't trying to scam me, are you? What happened to the big treasure you promised?"
Just as Lin Yuan was about to start cursing.
Hum—!
The system pointer in his mind suddenly spun crazily, finally fixing on one direction—the very top of the Graveyard of Ten Thousand Weapons.
Lin Yuan looked up; at the very peak of the meteorite mountain, something was stuck all alone.
It was a long, strip-like object about 1.5 meters long, its surface covered in reddish-brown rust. It had no crossguard, no hilt, and one couldn't even tell where the edge was.
If one didn't look closely, this was just an iron rod ruined by fire, or a poker thrown away by someone.
There was no light around it, nor any energy fluctuations, and even the surrounding rocks were covered in moss; it was clear that no one had paid attention to it for countless years.
【System Prompt: Target found!】
【Item: Unknown (Extremely Dangerous/Sealed State)】
【Evaluation: Great skill requires no artifice, divine objects conceal their brilliance; it is waiting for a madman capable of wielding it.】
【god-demon furnace Desire Level: MAX!!!】
"This is it."
Lin Yuan's lips curled up; something that both the system and the god-demon furnace had their eyes on could absolutely not be wrong!
He hesitated no longer, tapped his toes, and his whole body soared like a roc spreading its wings, flying toward the mountaintop.
Just as Lin Yuan approached the peak.
"Heh, is that Earth native blind?"
Lin Yuan turned his head to look.
He saw three humanoid creatures standing on another rock not far away, wearing silver tight-fitting combat suits, with light blue skin and a third eye on their foreheads.
【Starry-Sky Alien Race: Three-Eyed Race (Primary Civilization)】
【Realm: High-Stage Fourth-Rank Martial Artist】
This was the first time Lin Yuan had seen real "aliens" in reality.
The three Three-Eyed youths were each pulling out a shining long blade, clearly having gained a lot. At this moment, they were looking at Lin Yuan with the eyes of someone looking at a country bumpkin.
"Ignoring the top-tier weapons all over the mountain, you actually ran to the top to pull out that fire poker?"
The leading Three-Eyed youth sneered, the disdain in his eyes undisguised:
"I heard long ago that natives from low-level planets had mixed into this batch of new trial-takers. It seems the rumors are true; what a bunch of ignorant hicks."
Facing this kind of low-level mockery, Lin Yuan didn't even stop.
In the eyes of a dragon, the buzzing of a few flies had no meaning other than being slightly noisy.
Graveyard of Ten Thousand Weapons · Peak
Lin Yuan landed on that huge black rock.
Observing it up close, this "fire poker" seemed even more dilapidated; the thick rust was like some kind of stubborn disease, clinging tightly to the surface.
"A rusted sword that no one wants?"
Lin Yuan smiled, slowly extended his right hand, and grasped the cold "hilt".
"Let me see what you are hiding."
The moment Lin Yuan's palm completely gripped that iron rod.
Boom!!!!!!
A sudden change!
The originally dead-silent iron rod suddenly erupted with a terrifying, unparalleled mental shockwave!
That was not a will to fight; that was a pure, extreme, and crazy desire for slaughter that made one's soul tremble!
In an instant, Lin Yuan felt as if he had fallen into the eighteenth layer of hell.
Before his eyes, it was no longer the Graveyard of Ten Thousand Weapons, but an endless sea of blood and mountain of corpses!
The corpses of countless gods and demons piled up like mountains, blood gathered into an ocean, and in the center of that sea of blood, a dark red demonic blade was stuck in the firmament, roaring hideously at him: "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!!"
"Get lost!! You are not worthy!!"
Where is this a weapon?
This is clearly a peerless fiend that has been sealed for countless years!
If it were an ordinary Fourth-Rank Martial Artist, or even a Fifth-Rank Grandmaster with slightly weaker mental strength, they would have their sanity crushed by this killing intent in an instant, turning into a madman who only knew how to kill.
But unfortunately, it encountered Lin Yuan.
A bigger madman who had a god-demon furnace hidden in his body and had cultivated his mental strength into a chaos grinding mill.
"Whether I am worthy or not is not for you to decide!"
Facing that overwhelming blood-colored killing intent, Lin Yuan stood within his consciousness space, his back suddenly straightened, and the True Dragon Soul roared behind him.
【chaos grinding mill · Spin for me!!】
Rumble!
That ancient and desolate giant stone mill rumbled and turned in Lin Yuan's sea of consciousness.
It ruthlessly crushed everything, sweeping all the killing thoughts and crazy emotions that rushed into Lin Yuan's mind under the millstone!
Creak! Creak!
No matter how monstrous your killing intent, no matter how unrivaled your demonic power.
In front of the chaos grinding mill, all living beings are equal, all are nutrients!
The consciousness of that demonic blade let out a scream; its aura of evil, which it was so proud of, had actually become a supplement to nourish Lin Yuan's mental strength!
"Quite a temper, huh?"
In reality, a flash of tyranny crossed Lin Yuan's eyes. He gripped the trembling iron rod tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, his voice low like a demon: "Not convinced, huh? Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit, huh? From now on, follow me, and I will take you to kill ten times, a hundred times more people than this! If you dare to resist again..."
In Lin Yuan's palm, the devouring power of the god-demon furnace instantly erupted: "I will melt you down and sell you as scrap iron!"
Hum—!
The iron rod, which had originally been struggling crazily, after hearing this and feeling the terrifying aura of the god-demon furnace that could truly refine it... instantly became obedient.
"That's right."
He took a deep breath, exerted force with his arm, and his True Dragon Monster Strength erupted!
"Rise for me!!"
Crack, accompanied by the loud sound of rock shattering.
That "fire poker" that had been stuck at the mountaintop for who knows how many tens of thousands of years was forcibly pulled out by Lin Yuan!
Clatter!
A heart-palpitating dark red light bloomed from the crack!
It was too heavy; the moment it was in his hand, Lin Yuan's arm sank sharply, and the rock under his feet instantly shattered.
Impressive.
Lin Yuan weighed his new partner in his hand, his eyes bursting with ecstatic light: "At least three thousand jin (1.5 tons)! How is this a sword? This is clearly meant for smashing people!"