"Senior... Did I hear that right? Long
Chen's voice was starting to stutter. Previously, the Qiankun Cauldron had been extremely dissatisfied with him, and now that it was about to recognize him as its master, Long Chen was stunned. This turn of events was just too dramatic.
Although the Qiankun Cauldron had always belonged to Long Chen, he never dreamed that one day he would become its master.
You have to know, it's one of the world's top ten powerful chaotic artifacts. To become its master, you must have a tough fate. Your small frame definitely can't withstand such terrifying karma.
"To be honest, you are indeed foolish, but you have a special aura that makes people blindly believe you.
And no matter how harsh the situation, you never give up. Most importantly, it seems you were born without knowing what fear is.
Others may be afraid, but you will only be angry. When you're angry, you may do foolish things.
At first, I was very suspicious of why that old dragon monster would get involved with you and even teach you its secret of unspoken ways. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"You mean the dragon clan senior. Do you know him?" Long Chen's heart raced wildly. Judging by the tone of the Qiankun Cauldron, they should know each other.
The Qiankun Cauldron did not answer him, continuing, "All my companions throughout the years have been exceptionally talented and unmatched in wisdom, yet none have met a good end."
But you are an anomaly. After much thought, I decided to take a gamble. So, are you willing to bet with me? "
Bet on what?" Long Chen asked.
"Betting your life, betting my life, betting your life, and at the same time the lives of all beings across the nine heavens and ten earths." The Qiankun Cauldron said in a deep voice.
"Why gamble?" Long Chen couldn't help but ask.
"Because the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are about to be destroyed, I must choose a master, fully support him, and race against time.
Actually, you're not my best choice, but time is tight, so I have to choose you. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Fully support me?" Long Chen was overjoyed when he heard this.
"But don't get too happy too soon, because your realm is too low and your strength too weak. The karmic consequences after recognizing a master are truly terrifying.
Especially during the tribulation settlement, your tribulation will become even more difficult. There's a good chance you won't survive this time. I want to make this clear to you." "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"The bolder the person, the greater the yield of the land. Courage is yield. There's nothing to be afraid of. I'll take this job." Long Chen gritted his teeth and made the decision right away.
"Have you thought it through?" The Qiankun Cauldron said in a deep voice.
"Nothing to think about. You already said, I'm pretty foolish. What good idea could I possibly come up with?" Long Chen said with a smile.
"Don't laugh. This is a road of no return. Once you choose it, neither you nor I will have any chance to turn back." The Qiankun Cauldron said solemnly.
"You're one of the top ten supreme artifacts, and you're willing to bet on it. I'm barefoot—why would I fear someone like you who wears shoes?" Long Chen retorted.
"Alright, in that case, get ready. I'm going to form a contract." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Buzz"
was said to be telling Long Chen to get ready, but in reality, he didn't have time to prepare. The Qiankun Cauldron appeared above Long Chen's head, his whole body trembled violently, and he felt as if his soul had left his body, imprinted onto the cauldron.
At the same time, the bronze cauldron pattern appeared on Long Chen's brow. In that moment, it was as if he had completed a brief soul swap with the Qiankun Cauldron.
At the moment of the soul swap, Long Chen felt his body extremely weak, as if all his cultivation had been nullified, as if he had returned to the state of being beaten unconscious in the Fengming Empire.
Decadence, humiliation, anger, and unwillingness... Countless negative emotions surged in his heart, and that weak feeling drove him mad, as if all his strength had been stripped away.
Long Chen knew that his feelings were exactly as the Qiankun Cauldron's. As one of the Ten Supreme Divine Artifacts, the Cauldron could only barely survive now. The humiliation and unwillingness were beyond words.
"Rumble rumble...
At that moment, heaven and earth trembled, the universe trembled, and the stars seemed to stop moving. The powerful beings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths stared at the void in shock.
Because above the void, among the stars in the heavens, a giant cauldron appeared, and beneath the cauldron appeared a blurry figure.
"What is that?"
Countless people witnessed this scene and screamed in terror, thinking the demon god had descended to destroy the heavens.
"Could the legend be true? The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths will be ended, heaven and earth will be overturned, all paths will be destroyed, and no living being will escape this catastrophe? Some
elder experts witnessed this scene, their voices trembling, their eyes filled with terror.
In every corner across the heavens and across the land, this scene could be seen, causing great panic.
Meanwhile, inside Lingxiao Academy, an old sweeper finally put down his broom. He looked up at the starry sky, and his cloudy eyes instantly became clearer than spring water, as if piercing through time and space.
Then a smile appeared on his face: "A celestial phenomenon—this is the Chaos Artifact has recognized its master. Long Chen, hehe, this kid is really something!" "
...
"Rumble rumble... Long
Chen had no idea that the Qiankun Cauldron's recognition of its master caused a huge sensation across the nine heavens and ten lands. At this moment, amid the rumbling of heaven and earth, he was gradually merging with the cauldron's soul.
However, the soul of the Qiankun Cauldron was too vast, like the ocean, while Long Chen's soul before it was nothing more than a small boat. Long Chen could only resonate with part of the cauldron's soul power.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, Long Chen's whole body trembled. His soul returned to his body. Long Chen hadn't changed much, but he felt a fusion of water and milk with the Qiankun Cauldron, inseparable from each other.
The Qiankun Cauldron spoke: "Master..."
"No, senior, please don't call me that. You should just call me by my name." Long Chen was startled.
"I have already recognized you as my master. The title 'Master' is perfectly normal." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"No, no, no, that's not normal. It feels strange. You should just call me by my name." Long Chen hurriedly waved his hand, feeling he couldn't handle that kind of address.
"Alright then, I'll call you by your name, Long Chen. Now that I recognize you as my master, the phenomenon will shake the heavens and earth, and when that happens, monsters from all races will go mad and hunt you down." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Why?" Is it just pure jealousy that I'm handsome? Long Chen was taken aback.
Ignoring Long Chen's dry humor, the Qiankun Cauldron said, "Because I already recognize you as my master. If someone can kill you, I will enter a state of no owner."
And in this state, they had the chance to imprint my soul and become my new master. "
No way!" Long Chen was startled. Didn't that mean he had become a sitting duck?
"Besides, I still can't resist, so as I said before, this is a high-stakes gamble. Now that we have no way out, I'll take you somewhere." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Where to?"
"A place you've dreamed of visiting."