DiploNovel #430 - Earthly Authority
#430 - Earthly Authority
Chapter 427 Earth Element Authority
At this moment, Zhang Chen's eyes were fixed on the earthy yellow sphere in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, wondering if that ball of light was experience points or a skill.
"It's best if it's a skill!"
Zhang Chen thought of the earth-shattering methods of the ancient Houtu Great God, and his heart couldn't help but pound. Fortunately, that ball of light was not far from him. Although that ball of light was inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, it was just within his reach.
[New skill detected. Do you want to pick it up?]
"Pick it up!" Zhang Chen directly issued the command.
As Zhang Chen issued the command, the earthy yellow light ball transformed into a stream of light and flew out, being collected by the Golden Finger interface. Then, the Golden Finger interface blurred for a moment, and then a line of information appeared:
[New skill (Unranked): Earth Element Authority (0/100000)]
[Note 1: You can control everything earth element within ten meters. You are the master of earth element within ten meters.]
[Note 2: This skill comes from the Heart of the Earth.]
Zhang Chen looked at the Golden Finger interface, and his pupils shrank, taking a deep breath: "Master the earth within ten meters and become the master of earth element within ten meters?"
Is this skill strong?
It's not considered strong, and it requires 100,000 experience points even before being ranked. It will be a gold-devouring monster in the future, but the significance it represents is different.
Now, he controls ten meters around him. What about in the future?
That is mastery, absolute control!
[Do you want to equip it?]
The Golden Finger gave a prompt. Zhang Chen did not hesitate and directly chose to equip it.
Then, Zhang Chen only felt a heat flow washing over his body, and then it seemed to be shrouded in an earthy yellow light. Then, Zhang Chen realized that he seemed to have an extra strange sense. All the soil and rocks within ten meters were under his control. As long as he had a thought in his mind, all the earth elements would operate according to his will.
Zhang Chen's mind moved, and the stone cave twisted like flowing water, instantly turning into neat rocks, square and upright as if they had been carefully carved.
"Incredible!" Zhang Chen looked at the changed stone cave, a hint of thought revealed in his eyes. Then, the next moment, he stepped forward and walked into the distance, but Zhang Chen stopped at the moment he walked out of ten meters: "No! Once I walk out of ten meters, the authority will reach its limit. The Golden Finger doesn't give me a chance to exploit loopholes at all."
Zhang Chen shook his head and could only walk back to ten meters away, tentatively mobilizing his skill's key points.
As his mind moved, the walls within ten meters twisted and turned like plasticine, but once Zhang Chen left the range of ten meters, the mud and sand would solidify, completely not giving Zhang Chen a chance to exploit loopholes.
"When I use the skill, it is similar to forming a field with me as the center and a radius of ten meters. Once used, this field will no longer move. No matter where I am in the field, the controlled range will not change in any way." Zhang Chen was somewhat enlightened at this time.
"It seems that the Golden Finger is not stupid either." Zhang Chen sighed helplessly, only hoping that when upgrading in the future, he could make up for all the loopholes.
Zhang Chen wanted to upgrade, but looking at his Golden Finger points, they had returned to zero. Fortunately, there was still energy vented from the Ascension Pool in his Devouring Space. Zhang Chen directly activated the energy in the Ascension Pool, and then, the energy from the Ascension Pool surged, transforming into a continuous stream of points.
Then, Zhang Chen's mind moved, and his Golden Finger directly upgraded:
The information blurred for a moment, and then a line of information appeared:
[New skill (First Order): Earth Element Authority (0/1000000)]
[Note 1: You can control everything earth element within fifty meters. You are the master of earth element within fifty meters.]
Zhang Chen's pupils shrank upon seeing this: "One million experience points? Control all the land within fifty meters? Probably very few people on land can kill me now, right? I can now proudly say that if the Yang God True Person doesn't come out in the future, no one can kill me."
Of course, this does not include certain law-based monsters.
Then, a strange feeling rose in Zhang Chen's heart. All the mud and sand within fifty meters obeyed his summons. As long as he had a thought, he could freely control these rocks.
"Can I cut off the dragon vein now?" Zhang Chen sensed his skill field, a dangerous light revealed in his eyes. If he used his skill to separate and cut off the dragon vein of the Pingbian Prince's Mansion…
Zhang Chen instantly shivered and retracted all his thoughts. Once this idea was implemented, he was afraid that he would not be far from death. Heavenly Punishment would definitely fall on his head in the first place.
Various thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, and then he restrained all his thoughts. After taking another look at the Eight Trigrams Furnace, he saw that the God-Smiting Whip was still being refined, so he was not in a hurry to take it out. At this time, the God-Smiting Whip was being refined and nurtured by the dragon vein energy, and there was still a lot of room for improvement.
Zhang Chen walked out of the cave and saw that a warrior was already standing outside the door waiting. After seeing Zhang Chen come out, the warrior stepped forward and handed over a letter: "Young Master, this is a handwritten letter from my lord."
Zhang Chen took the letter and carefully checked it to confirm that it had not been tampered with before opening the letter. The letter was a blank piece of paper, which seemed a bit strange.
"Blank paper?" Zhang Chen looked up and down at the blank paper, but could not see any clues, and could not help but frown.
"Did your lord give any instructions?" Zhang Chen asked the soldier again.
The warrior shook his head. Zhang Chen continued to observe the blank letter. Just as he was racking his brains, a chuckle suddenly sounded: "What's wrong? Can't see the mystery of this letter?"
Zhang Chen followed the laughter and looked over. When he saw the source of the laughter, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Why is Sister back?"
"The Pingbian Prince has blocked the Northern Lands, laying down a dragnet in the Northern Lands. Everyone is allowed to enter but not allowed to leave. I wanted to leave this place, but I was blocked back by the Pingbian Prince's Mansion." Xie Lingyun was dressed in men's clothing, her eyes full of helplessness.
Zhang Chen's pupils shrank upon hearing this: "Sister is from the Inspection Division. Even Sister can't leave. The Pingbian Prince's Mansion is so bold."
"Their courage has always been great!" Xie Lingyun said indignantly: "Unless the Inspection Division and the Pingbian Prince's Mansion go to war, otherwise, the Pingbian Prince's Mansion will use the excuse of searching for monsters, and I will not be able to break through the checkpoints."
Zhang Chen raised the letter in his hand: "Then what is this letter?"
"Just teasing you!" Xie Lingyun said: "I knew you would come, so I thought of teasing you."
Zhang Chen smiled bitterly. Xie Lingyun was too naughty, and Zhang Chen was also helpless.
"Have a drink?" Xie Lingyun smiled like a flower.
"Have a drink!" Zhang Chen nodded.
The two walked down the mountain all the way. Zhang Chen followed behind Xie Lingyun and came to a camp palace of the Inspection Division. Then, Xie Lingyun ordered people to set up a banquet: "I heard people say that the Pingbian Prince's Mansion and the Yellow Heaven Dao are looking for your whereabouts?"
"The Pingbian Prince's Mansion wants to plot against me. Of course, I am unwilling." Zhang Chen replied with a smile.
While speaking, Zhang Chen poured wine for Xie Lingyun. Xie Lingyun said: "That Pingbian Prince's Mansion is ambitious and doesn't know what it wants to do. It actually caused such a big commotion. Millions of troops have withdrawn from the White Bone Great Wall. Aren't they afraid that the demon race will break through the White Bone Great Wall? It's really hateful."
Zhang Chen took a sip of wine and did not answer. He also had doubts about the Pingbian Prince transferring troops from the border. He felt that the other party was not just for the dragon transformation, and there must be other things hidden, but unfortunately he had no evidence.
He did not dare to mislead Xie Lingyun. Once this kind of thing was misjudged, the consequences would be very terrible.
"By the way, your younger brother and sister have already started practicing martial arts, but the practice of visualization has been temporarily slowed down. The two are too young. If they perform spirit refinement now, I am afraid it will affect their physical development and cause a short life and early death." Xie Lingyun said.
Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this: "They are still young. With my protection, there is no hurry for them to practice."
The two drank wine for a while, and Zhang Chen and Xie Lingyun said goodbye and left.
Looking at the drizzling rain outside, Xie Lingyun took an oiled paper umbrella and handed it to Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen did not refuse. Holding the oiled paper umbrella in his hand, he walked quietly among the mountains, looking at the misty mountains and rivers, and only felt a sense of tranquility in his heart.
Just as various thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, he came to Chen Xu's repair site all the way, and saw Chen Xu wearing a raincoat. Drops of rain flowed down the gaps in the raincoat, wetting the soil on the ground, forming small streams and rushing out traces.
"Stop looking, it's time to eat!" Zhang Chen put the food box in front of Chen Xu. The next moment, Earth Element Authority was activated, and the soil on the ground rolled, and a small house completely made of stone wrapped the two of them in the blink of an eye.
Standing in the house, Chen Xu looked at Zhang Chen with a dazed expression, and then looked at the house, his eyes full of disbelief. His fingers pointed at Zhang Chen, revealing a ghostly expression:
"This is your method?"
"How is it?" Zhang Chen asked with a smile.
Chen Xu took a breath upon hearing this and could only stretch out a finger to express his awesomeness, and then took the food box and began to feast.
The food box contained steamed buns and pickles. The weather was still slightly cool today, and it was not suitable to bring greasy food.
"How is it? Have you found anything?" Zhang Chen looked at the gluttonous Chen Xu and asked.
"Yes!" Chen Xu said decisively: "The feng shui formation was originally flawless, but just now, I don't know why, the ancestral vein in the Northern Lands fluctuated, and the energy suddenly decreased. At that moment, I saw a few flaws."
Hearing this, Zhang Chen smiled, he knew why the earth vein fluctuated, it was because of his Eight Trigrams Furnace and God-Smiting Whip.
"Brother Chen is very capable. Your Great Way of Feng Shui can be described as a work of perfection." Zhang Chen said with a smile.
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Chen Xu smiled proudly: "Brother relies on this bowl of rice, we are professional. Besides, I have now practiced the Heavenly Eye. If I still can't see a few clues, then I will pack my bags and go home to farm. What am I doing outside?"
Speaking of his profession, Chen Xu seemed very proud. Zhang Chen could never match his skill.