CHAPTER 624: CHAPTER 623: ONE STRIKE SHAKES THE MOUNTAIN

This is a critical area of the Thousand Needle Auction House, how could one possibly dig?

Even Qianye Feng and the others, including Suan Sansheng, were dumbfounded.

"Brother, what are you trying to do? This is absolutely impossible," Suan Sansheng panicked.

If Lin Hao were to charge with him now and the shield was not broken, he could catch Qianye Feng by surprise and the chances of escaping would be extremely high.

But what on earth was Lin Hao trying to do?

Dig a hole?

To knowingly undertake an impossible task?

If it allowed Qianye Feng and his men to open the Array Formation Shield, it would truly be a bitter battle.

However, Lin Hao paid no attention.

He measured the direction and then raised the Divine Cauldron.

"A cauldron?"

Outside the stone room, Qianye Feng and his group were stupefied again.

Even if you wanted to dig a hole, surely you would require a specialized tool for that task.

A cauldron counts as what kind of specialized tool?

Cooking?

Boiling soup?

Surely you wouldn’t actually use it to dig a hole!

How could you use a cauldron to dig?

After a quiet moment.

"Ha ha ha!"

"Ha ha ha ha, I’m not seeing things, am I? He actually wants to use a cauldron to dig a hole!"

"What, at least use a hoe or if nothing else, a shovel would suffice, right?"

Several Great Emperors laughed uproariously outside, even offering Lin Hao suggestions.

Suan Sansheng also had a look of sorrow, a glint of light flashed in his hand, revealing a crane’s-beak pickaxe.

"Brother, if you really want to dig, use this of mine. This was what I used when I mined; it’s much more efficient than your cauldron. Moreover, have you really not considered, following my lead and charging out together? You go east, I west. Or otherwise, I go east, and you go west; that works too."

The crane’s-beak pickaxe in Suan Sansheng’s hand was indeed formidable, not an ordinary hoe, crafted from high-quality materials and etched with various runes.

Nevertheless, Lin Hao did not even give it a glance.

He centered his qi in his Dantian, circulating his True Qi, chanting a spell.

"Enlarge!"

With a command to enlarge, the Divine Cauldron instantly grew much larger in Lin Hao’s hands.

Then, Lin Hao was seen lifting the Divine Cauldron, slamming it ferociously against the stone room wall.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous sound, the Giant Cauldron struck the wall, and the whole mountainside began to tremble.

Everyone felt the ground shaking beneath their feet, as if an earthquake of dozens of magnitudes had just occurred.

Simultaneously, on the top of Stone Mountain, those who were still watching the commotion, observing the Thousand Needle Auction House consumed in flames, all widened their eyes, shocked in their hearts.

The Thousand Needle Auction House had fallen into a Fire Sea, devastating it in an instant, and now there was even an earthquake?

That tremble just now made the whole mountain seem like it was about to collapse, with many people standing on the street swaying, nearly falling over.

"What’s happening? What’s going on?"

"I don’t know, it seems like an earthquake."

"Nonsense, with so many stone mountains in Thousand Needle Country, when has there ever been an earthquake for hundreds of years?"

People were utterly confused, not knowing what had happened.

And then, another thunderous noise ensued.

"Boom!"

The Great Emperors were shaken once again, intensely so.

"Crash!"

The burning Thousand Needle Auction House finally collapsed in this shaking.

The once majestic and splendid buildings were now reduced to piles of burning debris.

The people above ground were utterly shocked, at a loss, and at the same time, beneath the ground.

Lin Hao had already smashed the God Cauldron against the stone wall twice.

Each blow was earth-shattering, making the stone cave seem as if it would collapse.

Even Suan Sansheng changed color and could not believe it as he looked at Lin Hao.

Outside the stone cave, Qianye Feng’s face was extremely gloomy, staring fixedly at Lin Hao’s back, and the Great Emperors were all looking terrified, filled with anxiety.

They had never seen such a devastating power.

The material that constructed the stone room was indestructible even to a top-tier Great Emperor; not even a God coming here could necessarily break it.

But they had never thought that one person could use a cauldron as a hammer and make the stone room tremble as if it would fall apart!

The might was too formidable!

However, after two hits from the cauldron, the stone room remained intact and showed no sign of being smashed.

"Kid! You’re courting death!"

"The stone room is made from special material, not even a God could break it, so give up this foolish thought!"

Several Great Emperors scoffed continuously, watching Lin Hao within the stone room as if viewing a monkey.

Even Suan Sansheng was incredibly frustrated and took a worried glance at the Array he had inscribed around the entrance, saying, "There’s not much time left, we only have one chance, let’s charge together."

Lin Hao didn’t pay attention.

The God Cauldron was no ordinary artifact; it came from the Three Realms of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, how could a mere Upper Realm Plane stone room block it?

"If you want to charge, go ahead by yourself."

Lin Hao scoffed coldly, as he once again focused his True Qi in his Dantian.

He remembered the figure wielding the God Cauldron he met in the sandstorms within the Bitter Realm.

That gigantic person, wielding the God Cauldron, each strike contained the profound truths of the Tao.

That feeling was mysterious, yet not unfathomable.

If Sunset Three Laughs could comprehend the profound truths within it, so could he, Lin Hao!

Lin Hao closed his eyes slightly, entering a self-forgetting realm.

Suddenly, the Tao Rune written by the Flame Winged Dragon appeared in Lin Hao’s mind, his eyes lit up, and he smiled.

The Tao Rune, coupled with a strike from the God Cauldron.

Enough!

"Lin Hao! I advise you not to misjudge! Surrender, and if you cooperate with me, I will ensure your safety!" Qianye Feng’s voice came from outside.

At the same time, Lin Hao made his move!

The Tao Rune, one strike with the God Cauldron, plus the momentum of the God Cauldron’s swing from his memory.

One strike!

"Boom!"

On the God Cauldron, light flickered and the Tao Aura surged, shaking the entire stone room again.

This time, the force that shook the stone room was many times greater than before, to the extent that even a powerful being like Qianye Feng almost couldn’t stand steadily and nearly fell over.

On Stone Mountain, many cultivators of lower Cultivation fell to the ground as the entire peak shook with Lin Hao’s strike.

The previous Thousand Needle Auction House had already collapsed; this time it sparked countless flames.

Other constructions on Stone Mountain suffered from the tremor; the vast majority couldn’t withstand the tremor and collapsed thunderously, leaving only a few standing but with many cracks on the walls.

At the mountain’s peak, countless cultivators wore shocked expressions, their faces full of awe.

"What just happened? Was that an earthquake?"

"Impossible, there’s no earthquake that strong; look, the other peaks haven’t been affected at all!"

"Then what was it?"

Many people hurried to inform others, overwhelmingly shocked; several also wore fearful expressions.

Quite a few people were rescuing their property from the ruins, but more people took the opportunity to loot amidst the chaos.

Now shopping didn’t cost a thing!

In such disorder, who could pay attention to it?

Amidst the chaos on the mountain, someone noticed a clue.

"Somebody is having a major battle inside Stone Mountain!"

"It looks like they’re going to destroy Stone Mountain!"

Several Great Emperors looked at each other in disbelief, unable to believe their conclusion.

"These Stone Mountains all have Array Formation Shields; they can’t possibly be destroyed, can they?" someone looked down at their feet, and suddenly, a powerful aura burst forth from the top of Stone Mountain!

"No good, run!"

Someone yelled out loudly, wishing desperately for wings to have been born on their back!