bookrandom Chapter 240 The Dwarf King!
Chapter 240 The Dwarf King!
"What do you mean? Do you intend to attack me?"
After listening to Li Jie's words, the hunched old man's hoarse voice finally carried a hint of disdain.
"I was originally thinking of sparing your life, but... it seems there's no need for that anymore."
After he finished speaking, a jet-black divine power rose from the hunchbacked old man's body.
The Netherworld Stone, which had previously appeared within the space of the Sword Nurturing Gourd, slowly emerged behind him.
"Although I haven't obtained the Eternal Flame yet... my Netherworld Divine Flame is more than enough to deal with an ordinary person like you..."
As the sound faded, the eerie, pitch-black portal slowly opened.
Immediately afterwards, a biting chill mixed with a strong wind rushed towards us.
The hood on the hunched old man's head was also blown off by the hurricane at this moment, revealing a very ferocious face hidden under the cloak.
Upon seeing this, Li Jie's face also showed a thoughtful expression.
Just who exactly is this dwarf...?
Yes, Li Jie originally thought that the hunched old man had only injured his back in the battle, which was why he couldn't stand up.
But when he saw the face hidden under the hood, he realized he was wrong.
This hunched old man was a dwarf himself.
It seems that...
The lumps on his back were probably not real flesh, but a means to deceive the enemy.
When Li Jie saw the smelting platform slowly emerging from the dark portal, along with the ghostly flames emanating a chilling aura, he asked in confusion.
"The Dwarf King?"
"Hmm?...I didn't expect there would be humans in this world who know of my existence..."
Upon hearing that Li Jie had guessed his identity, the Dwarf King did not hide it; instead, he grinned.
Yes, this mysterious old man is the king of the dwarf race, who specializes in forging divine artifacts.
He is also a genuine powerhouse at the level of a main god.
"If that's the case... then everything makes sense..."
In fact, ever since Li Jie arrived in the western border of the Great Xia Dynasty, found the Immortal-Trapping Sword, and came to Asgard through the reverse teleportation array, one question has been troubling him.
Why are these outer gods so obsessed with the primordial energy of heaven and earth contained in the Immortal Sword and the Immortal Sword itself?
Although the primordial energy of heaven and earth was extremely pure, it was contained within the immortal sword before they extracted that power.
Absorbing it rashly will definitely have a negative effect; you will either be burned by the sword intent or rejected by the power of the laws that the immortal sword assimilates into.
Now it seems that this was all the Dwarf King's doing.
With his unparalleled metalworking skills, the Dwarf King must have a way to convert the primordial energy of heaven and earth, which was originally held by the Immortal Sword, into his own.
At the same time, the material used to forge the immortal sword is the rare extraterrestrial black iron, which is extremely attractive to master craftsmen.
"So, it was you who used the gods of Asgard to help you find the immortal sword."
"Just how much did you give them to persuade Odin to risk his life?"
"It's just a divine artifact; it's nothing compared to the Four Swords of Zhuxian."
Li Jie certainly didn't believe what the Dwarf King said, but now was clearly not the time to investigate the truth.
"Having said so much, I am a little tired. Please... rest in peace on your journey..."
After the old, hoarse voice fell, several ghostly chains gleaming with a chilling light appeared out of thin air behind the Dwarf King and swung violently toward the direction where Li Jie was standing.
The latter narrowed his eyes slightly and flicked his fingers, breaking the chains.
Then, he lunged forward and threw the Immortal-Slaying Sword in his hand.
A hundred-step flying sword, a single blade severing a throat!
Clang! !
The dazzling sword light pierced the dwarf king's throat in an instant.
Although the short body was slightly slowed after taking the sword, it did not suffer a fatal injury.
"What a fine sword... I'm getting more and more excited...!"
The dwarf king laughed heartily, and then dozens of black chains wrapped around him.
In just a moment, it clung to the shimmering, ice-blue longsword like a leech, binding it tightly.
"receive."
The dwarf king didn't even turn around. He simply uttered a single word before taking heavy steps toward the dark portal suspended in mid-air.
When he arrived at the smelting platform, a hint of madness appeared in his eyes.
He picked up the old stone hammer that was lying to the side and played with it back and forth.
"The more you struggle... the more excited I get..."
"Watch closely... see how I tame this sword and make it obedient..."
After he finished speaking, green flames suddenly rose from the furnace next to the smelting platform within the dark doorway.
The dwarf king, like a blacksmith, was obsessively pulling the bellows beneath the furnace.
Meanwhile, he was still muttering to himself.
"Their power of law... is mine now..."
In mid-air, Li Jie gripped the Immortal-Slaying Sword tightly, trying to slow down the retraction of the Netherworld Chains.
But human strength is ultimately limited, and if there is no other way, he cannot change the fact that the Immortal-Slaying Sword will be reforged by the Dwarf King.
Closer...
Closer...!
Although Li Jie appeared extremely flustered, a powerful and pure killing intent was gradually being released deep within his eyes.
Twenty meters...
Ten meters...
Three meters...
It's now! !
When Li Jie was less than two meters away from that hunched back, the powerful light blue true energy within his body suddenly surged wildly.
Above the Qi Sea, the light mist gradually dissipated, revealing a clear, cloudless night sky.
Immediately afterwards, twelve bright stars appeared in the sky.
A mysterious aura rose out, as if guided and arranged.
The twelve stars suddenly converged, forming a very mysterious array.
The pale blue true energy surged and transformed into twelve exquisitely crafted threads, guiding the bright stars to the top of the dantian.
Upon closer inspection, the stars that had previously filled the sky had transformed into twelve exquisitely crafted flying swords.
These flying swords are no more than half an inch long, but they contain the purest Finger Profound Sword Intent within Li Jie's body!
Just then, starlight seemed to shimmer in Li Jie's eyes.
The twelve flying swords moved at will, slowly flying out from the dantian.
Immediately afterwards, he pointed left and right, and a trickle of water emerged from the sword-nurturing gourd at his waist. Under Li Jie's meticulous control, it suddenly separated and enveloped the small sword that flew out from his dantian.
With a series of hand seals, the twelve flying swords flew straight toward the Netherworld Furnace, which was blazing with flames.
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