Chapter 325 The Ding Within the Ding
Chen Yang’s silver thread for suspended-thread pulse diagnosis in his hand flashed and stuck to the bronze pillar above.
The leg of this bronze cauldron was thicker than a house, and it was extremely smooth. Even with Chen Yang’s skill, it would be difficult to climb without other aids, relying only on his hands and feet. It was too slippery.
However, Chen Yang had a special silver thread hanging in his hand, which proved to be very useful at this moment.
Chen Yang’s feet landed on the leg of the bronze cauldron, and he began to climb. With a flash, he was more than twenty meters high.
Then, Chen Yang used his silver thread again, soaring upwards. In just a few minutes, he had reached the very top of the bronze cauldron.
He then looked at the other twelve ninjas. They were struggling to climb up, holding various tools, but they had only reached halfway.
Chen Yang flipped his body and with a flash, jumped to the edge of the topmost layer of the bronze cauldron.
He stood on the edge and looked into the cauldron. He saw countless yellow mists swirling within the huge cauldron.
And in the very center of the cauldron, a small cauldron the size of a fist was suspended in mid-air, surrounded by yellow mist.
Through the swirling mist, some yellow lightning bolts even flickered within the clouds.
Chen Yang’s eyes widened. He hadn’t expected that there would be a small cauldron suspended inside the main one, and he had no idea what this yellow mist was.
However, there was no time to ponder. Chen Yang jumped directly into the cauldron and ran quickly towards the small cauldron.
It was obvious that these people from the Black Dragon Pavilion were here for this small cauldron within a cauldron.
Chen Yang had initially worried that the swirling yellow mist around him would be poisonous if inhaled, but he soon discovered that after inhaling the yellow mist, his blood surged, and his strength instantly increased.
Chen Yang vaguely understood. This mist should be the legendary spiritual energy!
Such dense spiritual energy would make practicing martial arts skills twice as effective. It was a pity that he couldn’t take it all home.
Chen Yang took deep breaths and ran quickly towards the suspended small cauldron.
When he reached the bottom of the small cauldron, Chen Yang looked up. Standing inside the giant cauldron, he felt as if he were in three basketball courts.
He looked up. More than ten meters above him, a triangular cauldron the size of a fist was floating up and down, surrounded by swirling yellow mist.
The appearance of this small cauldron was almost identical to the giant bronze cauldron outside.
Chen Yang took a deep breath and, without hesitation, leaped upwards. The silver thread for suspended-thread pulse diagnosis in his hand instantly grabbed the small bronze cauldron.
With a flash, the cauldron was in Chen Yang’s hands. As the cauldron entered his grasp, the surrounding yellow mist instantly began to churn violently, rushing towards the small cauldron in Chen Yang’s hand and drilling into it.
At the same time, the giant cauldron beneath Chen Yang’s feet began to shake and tremble violently.
Chen Yang was startled. This was bad!
However, if he didn’t take the small cauldron now, even if he killed the twelve ninjas from the Black Dragon Pavilion around him, he wouldn’t be able to permanently protect this cauldron.
After all, if he killed these twelve people today, a hundred and twenty, or even twelve hundred, experts would pour in from the Black Dragon Pavilion tomorrow. Since they already knew that treasure was hidden here, they would never give up.
Thinking of this, Chen Yang didn’t hesitate. He tightly gripped the fist-sized bronze cauldron with both hands. The surrounding yellow mist churned and roared, and with a flash, it rushed into the small cauldron. In just a few seconds, the yellow mist that had once filled the bronze cauldron had completely disappeared.
The giant bronze cauldron continued to shake, and the ground and the entire cave were violently trembling.
Rocks began to fall from above.
Chen Yang hadn’t expected such a strong reaction. He quickly ran towards the edge of the cauldron.
Just as Chen Yang was about to climb over the cauldron and jump out, the twelve ninjas from the Black Dragon Pavilion outside had also reached the edge. They were filled with joy, but when they looked into the cauldron, they found no treasure inside, only Chen Yang.
“Bastard, who are you? How dare you disrupt our Black Dragon Pavilion’s affairs? Guards, kill him!”
“Quick, quick, the treasure must be in his hands.”
Without thinking, the twelve ninjas jumped into the cauldron and attacked Chen Yang.
Chen Yang had initially worried that if he couldn’t eliminate them all and some of them escaped, it would lead to endless trouble. But unexpectedly, these people were more anxious than he was. They all jumped into the cauldron.
The inside of the cauldron was incredibly smooth, like a giant beast-fighting arena. Chen Yang felt relieved.
At this moment, Chen Yang didn’t hesitate. He put the cauldron into his backpack. In his left hand was the silver thread for suspended-thread pulse diagnosis, and in his right hand appeared a surgical knife as thin as cicada wings.
Chen Yang was the Celestial Venerable of the Heavenly Doctor Hall, but he was also the Celestial Venerable of the Heavenly Assassin Pavilion. To subdue demons, one needed the strength of a Vajra. Without a second thought, Chen Yang charged towards the twelve people.
With a flash, the surgical knife in his hand drew an arc, like a silver moon meteor, and shot out first.
At the same time, the suspended-thread pulse diagnosis silver thread in Chen Yang’s other hand was like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, instantly reaping four lives.
The surgical flying knife, thin as cicada wings, instantly killed two more people. The remaining six pulled out various weapons. They were fearless, their minds solely focused on Chen Yang’s backpack.
For them, killing Chen Yang, retrieving his backpack, and obtaining the treasure within was their mission. Their mission was greater than their lives.
These people were all very strong, with two of them already reaching the Grandmaster level. Even Chen Yang had to be careful when dealing with them.
However, Chen Yang found it strange. When he descended earlier, he had inhaled a few mouthfuls of yellow gas, and now, during the fight, Chen Yang clearly noticed that his combat power had increased by two to three percent compared to normal.
If it were any other time, he would have needed several rounds to fight them, but now, with a roar, Chen Yang’s suspended-thread pulse diagnosis silver thread was once again flicked towards the remaining two people.
Those two people, both Grandmaster level, directly grabbed the silver thread in Chen Yang’s hand with their bare hands.
Chen Yang pulled back sharply, and then his body moved like an illusion, instantly rushing forward.
The three engaged in close-quarters combat. With several swift slashes of the surgical knife in his hand, Chen Yang instantly took the lives of the last two Grandmaster-level ninjas!