Chapter 105: Black Giant Bell (Second Release)
Then, the Seventh Imperial Uncle led Duan Gujin to an open space outside the Imperial Mausoleum.
It was there on the open space that Duan Gujin saw an object as tall as three meters, resembling a giant bell, all in black.
"What is this?"
Duan Gujin asked.
"I'm not sure what this is either; it fell from a Hundred Treasure Bag carried by that Flying Insects!" the Seventh Imperial Uncle explained.
Duan Gujin widened his eyes and walked around the black giant bell.
He noticed various images on the walls of the black giant bell and examined them carefully for quite a while, finally concluding that those images were of legendary demon beasts.
"What is this giant bell?"
Duan Gujin was filled with curiosity; with a thought, he attempted to penetrate the bell's walls with his Divine Sense.
However, the next moment, he found that there was a powerful force on the bell walls blocking his Divine Sense Inspection.
Duan Gujin fell into deep thought.
"Do you know what this thing is?" the Seventh Imperial Uncle asked.
"I don't know!" Duan Gujin shook his head.
He frowned and thought deeply for a long time before suddenly a thought flashed through his mind.
"This black giant bell might be a treasure of the Demon Path or the Demon Clan. After it was acquired by the Corpse Eating Poison Man, he likely used the bell to concoct some special Poison Pills. Because the bell contains very powerful evil energies, it could be used to create those Corpse-eating Wolf Demons!"
Duan Gujin considered this possibility.
"Duan Gujin, you must be cautious! Every time I get close to this giant bell, I feel very uncomfortable all over!"
the Seventh Imperial Uncle said.
"Oh!"
Duan Gujin nodded quickly, his mind racing, aware of some characteristics of Demon Path treasures.
"It is said that only Demon Cultivators can awaken the Artifact Spirit inside a Demon Treasure. Maybe I can give it a try!"
After thinking for a while, Duan Gujin released his Demonized Martial Soul.
After releasing his Demonized Martial Soul, he gradually approached the black giant bell.
The images on the black giant bell suddenly began flying out from the bell walls, forming one after another active demon beast phantom in the air.
Those demon beast phantoms in the air kept growing larger, eventually creating an overwhelming pressure.
When that pressure was released, it caused nearby generals and soldiers to feel extremely terrified and fearful.
"My God! What is this?"
The Seventh Imperial Uncle's eyes widened, hardly believing what he saw; he would not have believed that the black giant bell he thoroughly studied before could unleash such terrifying power.
"It seems Duan Gujin indeed knows a lot of things!"
He had already researched the Black Giant Bell with several capable subordinates before, but no matter how much he studied, he ultimately failed and gained nothing.
And now, seeing Duan Gujin also clueless initially, but after a while, he would be able to understand the mysteries within the Black Giant Bell, which left him utterly shocked.
Duan Gujin's eyes suddenly brightened, he now knew that the Black Giant Bell was a Demon Treasure, and he needed to explore what kind of power this particular Black Giant Bell possessed.
"I will unearth all your abilities!"
Duan Gujin took a deep breath, then continued to stimulate his Demonized Martial Soul within him, allowing it to respond to the Black Giant Bell.
As time passed, the phantoms emitted by the Black Giant Bell grew stronger, exerting a pressure on the surrounding generals and soldiers that was even ten times stronger than what Duan Gujin could muster.
Seventh Imperial Uncle knew that these generals and soldiers could not withstand such pressure, so he had them quickly retreat.
At this moment, outside the Imperial Mausoleum, there were tens of thousands of Cao Dingtian's soldiers.
They too were affected by this terrifying pressure, each one of them terrified to their very souls, daring not to make any move.
Cao Dingtian, Cao Wentian, and others were greatly alarmed, unable to comprehend why there was such terrifying power emanating from the Imperial Mausoleum ahead.
"Good heavens! Duan Gujin is truly fearsome!"
Previous intelligence had informed Cao Dingtian that there was an extremely terrifying Master behind Duan Gujin. Initially, Cao Dingtian thought this Master was just a powerful Alchemist, tough but manageable. He believed that with the power at his disposal, he could eventually defeat Duan Gujin.
But today, as he approached the mausoleum again, he realized he was no match for the Master behind Duan Gujin.
He concluded that the Master behind Duan Gujin was far beyond his imagination, entirely beyond his understanding.
As his own Demonized Martial Soul invoked a response with the Black Giant Bell, Duan Gujin had Seventh Imperial Uncle and others evacuate the Imperial Mausoleum.
At this instant, a bizarre twisted space formed around the Black Giant Bell.
This twisted space completely altered the site of the Imperial Mausoleum, destroying all the mechanisms, traps, and Arrays inside and out.
Duan Gujin, who was within the twisted space, was unaware that the Black Giant Bell had completely destroyed Seventh Imperial Uncle's earlier arrangements in the mausoleum, and now he felt the scenery before his eyes started to blur.
Shortly after, a thought came to him, he sensed the terrifying power released now might not aim to destroy their houses, but perhaps it meant to convey something? After a glimpse, his vision began to blur.
Soon, he saw before him a vast desolate high mountain, filled with strange, dreadful rocks inside.
A moment later, Duan Gujin thought the mountain he now saw was likely the Demon Domain.
"No, I couldn't have reached the Demon Domain so suddenly!"
Duan Gujin tried to calm himself, thinking that what he currently saw was probably the residual energy from the Black Giant Bell manifesting as Spiritual Power.
And this kind of Spiritual Power was causing him to hallucinate, making him believe he had reached the Demon Domain.
As he puzzled over this, numerous black phantoms in the sky coalesced into a mass, eventually turning into a giant black dragon.
This scene, witnessed not only by Duan Gujin but also by Seventh Imperial Uncle, his subordinates, and those like Cao Dingtian and Cao Wentian who had received the intelligence and led tens of thousands of troops, unfolded before them.
Unlike Duan Gujin in front of the Black Giant Bell, who felt only shock, Seventh Imperial Uncle and his subordinates, as well as Cao Dingtian and other rebels, felt genuine fear in their hearts. They dared not look up at the sky; all bowed their heads, many shivering uncontrollably.
Sensing something was amiss, Cao Dingtian immediately had his capable subordinates take him and Cao Wentian to leave at once.
But at this moment, those capable subordinates under Cao Dingtian all dared not make any rash movements, fearing that their actions might be noticed by the giant black dragon circling in the sky, which would then unleash a massacre upon them.