Chapter 140: Transaction

  "Ah!" Du Fei let out a loud cry, his arms transforming into a golden yellow color as he tightly grasped the Ba Tian hammer and leapt into the air, striking down at the silver steel iron stone on the casting platform. A deafening "clang" echoed throughout the Tian Yu ravine, sending sparks flying from the silver steel iron stone. At this moment, Du Fei's arms had turned a deep golden color, sweat dripping down his face as he smiled triumphantly. Despite his disheveled appearance, Du Fei's mood was unaffected, for after over a month of arduous training in the Fumo Golden Arm technique, he had finally made significant progress in his abilities.

  After more than a month, Du Fei stayed inside the Tian Zhu Xi to practice and cast the Demon-Subduing Golden Vajra Transformation. At this time, his control over the transformation had undergone a significant change. Previously, he could barely activate it, but now he could maintain the golden vajra state for several minutes in a row. Although the time was not long, it was already great news for Du Fei at present.

  After several months of hammering, the steel on the casting platform had also been hammered smaller by Du Fei, although it was not yet at the level of a fine mineral, but the current ore was already a rare gemstone. Du Fei estimated that the purity of this silver steel iron stone was at least above 80%, and although there was still some distance from the level of a fine mineral, Du Fei had this information, and with his own strength increasing, he would definitely be able to forge out the fine mineral of silver steel iron stone.

  "Hmm, I think that's enough for today. After more than a month of intense training, I still haven't gone to the Human Valley to take a look around and see what exactly happened there." Du Fei put away the Overlord's Hammer with a smile on his face, and as he spoke, he picked up the Wordless Heavenly Book.

  "Aren't you afraid of that old madman?" the Wordless Heavenly Book wrote.

  "Afraid of him? If I can't beat him at that time, at least I won't have a problem escaping with my life." Du Fei said disdainfully.

  "Oh, is that so? Then let's go out and see what level you're at now." The Wordless Heavenly Book emitted a burst of white light, and in an instant, a spatial vortex appeared in front of him. Du Fei saw the appearance of the spatial vortex and his body also rushed towards it, disappearing into the Tian Zhuo Gorge.

  Inside the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River

  "Ah, so comfortable! I didn't expect the daytime scenery of Xi Ren Gorge to be this beautiful. Compared to nighttime, it's like heaven and earth apart. I've never paid attention before, but today I came out for a stroll and discovered that the gorge is truly breathtakingly beautiful." Du Fei stretched his waist and turned around to appreciate the surrounding scenery. At this moment, Xi Ren Gorge was like a paradise on earth, with flowers blooming everywhere, misty veils swirling, and a picturesque landscape that left Du Fei feeling drunk with delight. As he hummed a tune, Du Fei strolled leisurely along the edge of a small stream, indulging in the endless beauty.

  As he walked, Du Fei saw a large lake appearing in the upper reaches of the stream, and his eyes lit up as if he had seen a treasure. Excitedly, he ran forward without caring about anything else, quickly took off his clothes, and plunged into the lake. Anyway, there was only one person inside the lake, and no one would care whether he was skinny dipping or not. At this time, Du Fei was happily skinny dipping in the lake, completely ignoring the changes in his surroundings.

  "The little one is quite good at enjoying himself, I've been looking for you for a month, and today I finally caught up with you, don't even think about escaping." At this time, a tattered figure on top of a high mountain said, it was none other than Du Fei's arch-nemesis, Dugu Zhuolei. Dugu Zhuolei saw Du Fei swimming in the lake and flew down from the mountaintop to the lake where Du Fei was.

  Du Fei, who was swimming happily in the water, also felt a fierce aura rushing towards his location. Before he could react, an iron chain had already wrapped around him in the water. Du Fei's eyes widened as he stared at the iron chain wrapped around his body, and his face turned pale in an instant. However, he quickly regained his composure, and his two arms transformed into a golden color, becoming thicker than before. The iron chain also expanded by one circle due to this reason. With one swift motion, Du Fei grabbed the iron chain with one hand and pulled it, causing Dugu Zhui Lie to be rapidly dragged into the lake. Dugu Zhui Lie was startled by Du Fei's sudden display of strength but quickly regained his composure and leaped out of the water. His other arm shot out another iron chain towards Du Fei, who was caught off guard and got entangled in it. Despite having activated his Fumo Golden Arm, Du Fei found himself unable to break free from the iron chain's restraint due to its extraordinary material. He could only be dragged out of the water by Dugu Zhui Lie and slammed heavily onto the shore. Dugu Zhui Lie gazed at Du Fei with a cold expression as he lay on the ground, struggling to break free from the iron chains binding him.

  "Little demon, don't bother struggling, you can't escape." said Dugu Zhāo Liè coldly.

  "You old mixed hair, open up for me. Sneaking behind my back is not heroic at all. If you have the guts, let me go and we'll have a one-on-one fight." Du Fei shouted loudly while lying on the ground, piling up beside him. But Dugu Zhao Lie didn't respond to Du Fei's shouts at all, walked in front of Du Fei with an emotionless face, looking at Du Fei, suddenly kicked him and said: "You want to die? It's not hard at all. After I shatter your meridians, I'll just throw you to those yuan beasts."

  "Screw you, do you think I'm afraid of you? If you've got the guts, come on! Although I may not be able to beat you, at least I don't sneak up behind people like a despicable coward!" Du Fei cursed with a furious face. Dugu Zhuo Lie heard Du Fei's curses and increased his kicking strength, making Du Fei endure the pain with a pained expression.

  "Listen up, kid. If you want to stay alive, listen to me. Otherwise..." Dugu Zhāo Liè glared fiercely at Du Fei.

  "Old dog, if you want to kill me, then kill me! Don't threaten me here. I'm not afraid of your tricks." Du Fei shouted loudly.

  "The little devil's bones are quite hard, this old man still appreciates it, but I don't know if he really has such vigor." Dugu Zhāo Liè said, raising his right hand, and saw that the five fingers were wrapped in a faint lightning, although the lightning was very weak, Du Fei clearly felt its terrifying power, and looked at Dugu Zhāo Liè with a worried face. Suddenly, Dugu Zhāo Liè's five fingers pressed against Du Fei's chest, and when his skin touched Du Fei's skin, Du Fei's skin instantly turned dark and charred, emitting a puff of black smoke. "Ah..." Du Fei let out a miserable cry, but there was no way to change the situation in front of him, he had already become a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

  Dugu Zhāo Liè pressed his fingers on Du Fei's chest for a moment before withdrawing them. Du Fei only felt the pain disappear instantly, but several strange symbols were left on his chest, like some kind of curse. Du Fei panicked and cursed: "Old mixed hair, what are you doing? If you want to kill me, just kill me, why torture me like this?"

  "If you make another sound, I'll really kill you. Do you believe me?" Dugu Zhāo Liè glared at Du Fei and said. Upon hearing Dugu Zhāo Liè's words, Du Fei also understood a bit of his intention and knew that he didn't mean to take his life this time. Thinking about it, Du Fei asked in doubt: "You're not here to kill me, then what do you want?"

  "Are you done now?" Dugu Zhāo Liè coldly smiled and said: "I'm here to make a deal with you, are you interested?"

  "What deal? What are you talking about?" Du Fei looked at Dugu Zhuo Lie in confusion. Just then, Dugu Zhuo Lie released the iron chains that were wrapped around Du Fei's body. When Du Fei saw the chains loosen, he thought his chance to escape had come, but as soon as he exerted force, he felt a tightness in his chest. The spot where Dugu Zhuo Lie had burned him earlier suddenly flashed with lightning, and Du Fei felt like his entire body's energy was disconnected and couldn't be used. Du Fei looked at Dugu Zhuo Lie in shock and asked: "What did you do to me?"

  "There's nothing, as long as you listen to me, I guarantee you'll be fine, but if you don't listen, then you're on your own." Dugu Zhāo Liè said coldly.

  "You old dog." Du Fei cursed in a fit of rage.

  "If you make another sound, I'll let you experience the feeling of being worse off than dead!" Dugu Zhāo Liè glared fiercely at Du Fei. Du Fei, seeing Dugu Zhāo Liè's expression, also became uneasy and quieted down, looking at Dugu Zhāo Liè with a displeased face.

  "How about it, are you interested in making a deal with me now?" Du Gu Zuo Lie raised an eyebrow and said to Du Fei.

  Du Fei didn't respond to Dugu Zhonglie's words at all, but instead looked at him with a disdainful expression and sat cross-legged on the ground, saying indifferently: "What deal?"

  Dugu Zhāo Liè saw Du Fei's appearance and continued to say: "Actually, the transaction is very simple. Just let Xiaozi think of a way to help me open the iron chain on my body. If you help me open the iron chain, I won't kill you. Instead, I'll help you lift the restriction I placed on you earlier. Finally, I'll even give you a set of sacred martial skills as a thank you gift. What do you think?"

  Du Fei's spirits lifted upon hearing this, and his mind was racing with thoughts: "Is this old dog out of his mind? Not only is he not killing me, but he's also giving me a set of sacred martial skills." Du Fei's face changed to one of joy as he asked: "Are you telling the truth? What if you change your mind later and want to kill me, how can I trust you?"

  "I, Dugu Zhāo Liè, have always been a man of my word. Once I've promised something to someone, I will never go back on it. You can rest assured." Dugu Zhāo Liè said with extreme seriousness to Du Fei.

  "This sounds good, but who knows what kind of person you are." Du Fei said with a disdainful expression.

  Dugu Zhāo Liè grasped Du Fei's hair fiercely and said, "Your life is now in my hands, believe it or not." After saying that, Dugu Zhāo Liè flipped Du Fei over. Du Fei also glared at Dugu Zhāo Liè, rubbing his head and said, "Alright, but I'm declaring this first: if the iron chain opens later, it's mine." Dugu Zhāo Liè replied with a smile, "No problem, you can take it." When Du Fei heard that, he was overjoyed in his heart and asked, "Tell me then, what is your sacred martial skill called? What element is it? What if I'm not suitable for it?"

  Dugu Zhāo Liè also stood up straight, his hands clasped behind his back, and said solemnly: "This is one of the proud ultimate skills, under the heavens, except for this old man, no one else has learned it. This is also my self-created martial skill, Thunder System Martial Skill - Fierce Thunder Movement."