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Chapter 126, Section 125: [Old Dragon King, this Sea-Stabilizing Needle is mine now!]

Since they're going to use the Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff) to test their strength, doesn't that give me the chance to get my hands on this secret treasure of the Jambudvipa?
If I can seize the opportunity to take the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff), the Dragon King of the East Sea will lose his weapon, while I will wield the secret treasure of Yama. Will he still be a match for me?

General Lan's suggestion filled Chen Sheng with joy. He suppressed his surging emotions and looked at the Dragon King of the East Sea, who was sitting on the crystal throne.

The scene of male monsters fighting over mates in the palace made the Dragon King laugh even harder. He reached out and stroked his whiskers.

"Indeed, indeed, the monsters of the East Sea Dragon Palace should have this kind of vibrant and thriving atmosphere."

"General Lan, you truly deserve to be my top general; this action is exactly what I desire."

As he spoke, the Dragon King looked at Chen Sheng again.

"Lin Suling, General Lan is my trusted and beloved general, and I am unwilling to offend him. The eldest princess is also my beloved daughter, so it is indeed not possible to marry her off so easily."

Why don't you have a contest with General Lan and decide the marriage based on the outcome?

If I unfortunately lose, I can marry another daughter to you.

Blue whales in the ocean are known for their enormous size and immense strength, and those who become demons from this race possess astonishing brute force.

The Dragon King challenged a human to a contest of strength against a blue whale demon; his stance is self-evident.

Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng instantly understood. The eldest princess was probably the only third-tier demon among the Dragon King's children, and he probably never intended to marry his daughter to him in the first place.

General Lan's meddling was probably arranged by the Dragon King himself.

Once he understood this, Chen Sheng immediately put on an angry expression and said to the Dragon King.

"I am grateful that Your Majesty has not abandoned me and is willing to protect my foundation on land."

Your Majesty's bestowed marriage is acceptable, regardless of which princess you bestow upon me!
But General Lan went too far. Even after His Majesty had bestowed the marriage upon us, he still dared to interfere and seriously insulted me.

Today, I must compete with it to see who is superior.

"It's just a contest of strength with a whale! I, Lin Suling, accept this challenge!"

"Okay, good job!"

"Lin Suling truly lives up to her reputation as one of the rarest beings in a thousand years, capable of transforming into a demon in human form. She has not disgraced the human race!"

"Yes, that's very energetic!"

Upon hearing Chen Sheng's agreement, the demons in the hall immediately began to jeer and fan the flames, eager to witness a spectacle of humanity bringing shame upon itself.

"Very good, very energetic!"

It was the Dragon King of the East Sea who interrupted the clamor of the demons. He raised his hand, took the Sea-Stabilizing Needle from his ear, and threw it into the hall.

It transformed into a pillar eight feet thick and ten feet tall, black in the middle and gold at both ends, which landed in the center of the main hall.

With a deafening roar, the pillar crushed the hard floor, and under its immense pressure, the lower part of the pillar sank into the ground a full ten feet deep.

The weight of the "Sea-Stabilizing Pillar" is directly proportional to its volume.

Based on its current thickness and height, the demons in the hall could estimate that it now weighs about one million catties.

In addition, the Dragon Palace is located in the deep sea, where the water pressure from thousands of feet deep is constantly coming from all directions, which will reduce the power of the monsters to some extent.

This weight is exactly the maximum weight that General Lan can lift.

Lin Suling, a mere third-level human with the Dao of Fate, was absolutely incapable of lifting such a heavy object.

If one had a suitable third-tier Dao technique, it might be possible to cleverly lift the Dinghai Divine Needle, but with third-tier martial arts, that would be pure wishful thinking.

This kind of insurmountable barrier between races and realms is something no one can break through, and all the demons are waiting to see Lin Suling make a fool of herself.

"Hahaha, it's been over a decade since this general last performed, hasn't it?"

"I urge Your Majesty and all my colleagues to witness the immense strength this general possesses, capable of overturning rivers and seas."

Seeing that everything was ready, General Lan laughed and stood up, his eight-zhang-tall blue body swaying as he left his seat and walked step by step to the Sea-Stabilizing Needle.

It first patted the iron pillar that resembled a dark building, then grinned at Chen Sheng with its distinctive toothless mouth.

"Kid, it's not too late to admit defeat now. If you can't move it later, you'll really lose face." Looking at the ten-story-high "Sea-Stabilizing Pillar," Chen Sheng pretended to be serious but still stubborn, and said.

"Hehe, it's not too late to say these words after the general raises his hand."

Seeing that Chen Sheng was still putting on a brave face, General Lan said nothing more.

He stood with his legs apart right in front of the pillar, stretched out his arms and hugged the pillar. His muscles swelled up as if they had exploded, and his body surface was covered with dense, thick blood vessels.

Chen Sheng observed it using the technique of "seeing through walls," and discovered that it relied solely on the blood supplied by its heartbeat and the power formed by the muscles pulling the bones, without using any sorcery. It used only its flesh and blood to exert force, which caused the pillar that stood in the main hall to sway slightly.

Just then, perhaps to prevent the ground beneath General Blue from collapsing, a monster cast a spell on the ground that could turn the earth into steel, thus secretly helping him out.

Otherwise, no matter how strong it is, if the ground cannot withstand the pressure, it can only cling to the iron pillar and sink deep into the ground.

Gulu gulu!

General Lan unleashed the brute force within his body, causing his entire body to steam with heat, boiling the surrounding seawater and creating dense bubbles. His skin also turned from blue to red.

The Dragon Palace slowly transformed into a boiling kettle, with rippling water and rising bubbles, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a dreamlike kingdom, complete with glazed roof tiles.

But in this dreamlike world, a thunderous roar suddenly resounded.

"Ah...get up right now."

With General Lan's shout, he actually managed to lift the massive, million-pound "Sea-Stabilizing Needle" in front of him.

It hovered for three breaths above the ground for a full ten feet before crashing back down with a thunderous roar, deepening the crater.

"Phew—your turn!"

General Lan, leaning against the iron pillar, gulped down the seawater around him, filtering out the oxygen, and looked at Chen Sheng with a cold smile.

"It's your turn!"

"It's your turn!"

"It's your turn!"

……

The demons in the hall, along with the Dragon King of the East Sea sitting in the main seat and the eldest princess beside him, all looked at Chen Sheng at this moment.

"It's your turn!"

He seemed to be frightened by the attention of the demons, and also seemed to know that he couldn't lift the magic staff.

Chen Sheng's face darkened, and he stood still for a moment before stepping forward step by step to the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) under the watchful eyes of the demons, reaching out to touch the cold iron pillar.

This was a secret treasure of Jambudvipa, so the moment he touched it, a string of information appeared in his mind.

The "Sea-Stabilizing Needle," its effects include:

1. Water Suppression: Originally an instrument used by ancient emperors to measure water depth, it has the effect of suppressing water flow and also has a certain restraining effect on aquatic creatures.

II. Changes: It can become larger or smaller, and its weight will also change with its size. It can be as light as a feather or as heavy as Mount Tai.

3. Clone: ​​Consumes mana to create multiple iron rods to strike enemies.

Fourth, toughness: The staff is forged from nine-times-refined iron. Weapons with a hardness lower than that cannot damage the staff, and it can recover to its original state after a certain degree of deformation.

Fifth, breaking evil: The golden hoops at both ends are made of Yangling Divine Iron and are good at breaking all kinds of Taoist magic.

In addition, Chen Sheng also used the technique of "seeing through walls" to see a dragon shadow constantly moving back and forth in the body of the staff.

That was the mark left by the Dragon King of the East Sea on the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff), the instrument through which he controlled the weapon.

Looking at the properties of the Sea-Stabilizing Needle and sensing the mark, Chen Sheng's face was solemn, but his heart was filled with joy.

"Dragon King of the East Sea, this Sea-Stabilizing Needle is mine now!"

(End of this chapter)