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Chapter 127, Section 126: [Wielding Weapons and Displaying Power]

"Human, if you can't lift it, don't lift it. It's fine if you waste our time, but don't hurt yourself."

"General Lan is such a big monster, how could this tiny person possibly lift him up?"

"If you ask me, why bother lusting after the eldest princess? It's not like you can't have her if you flirt with her occasionally."

……

Hearing the mocking voices of the demons around him, Chen Sheng seemed to become angry.

He immediately pretended to use the [Size-Controlling Technique] and transformed into a giant three zhang tall.

Its size was already quite large, not inferior to most of the third-tier sea monsters in the hall, but compared to General Lan who was watching the show, it was as small as a three-year-old child in front of an adult.

"Human, you are too small. The eldest princess prefers strong males."

Chen Sheng ignored General Lan's mockery and simply imitated its previous posture, standing with his legs apart and embracing the magic needle with both hands.

With his current arm span, he could barely wrap his arms around a pillar eight feet in diameter.

However, when Chen Sheng mustered all his strength and pulled upwards with all his might, the iron pillar in front of him did not budge even after several attempts.

But he was not giving up and continued to try to move the anchor point upwards time and time again, regardless of the consequences.

Even though they can't lift it, they still force themselves to.

Chen Sheng's actions at this moment were as pathetic and laughable as a mayfly trying to shake a tree.

Hisses rose from the surrounding area; the demons were all mocking this human for overestimating himself.

Unbeknownst to them, Chen Sheng, seemingly lifting a pillar, had actually secretly channeled his magical power into the Dinghai Divine Needle, condensing golden handprints that surrounded the dragon-shaped mark, poised to strike.

The Dragon King of the East Sea is a fourth-tier monster with extremely fast reaction speed. Chen Sheng only has one chance to erase the weapon brand.

If he makes a mistake, he'll have no choice but to flee the Dragon Palace in a sorry state.

Time passed slowly, and the handprints on the pillar accumulated more and more, but Chen Sheng himself continued to try to lift the pillar again and again.

This somewhat comical scene lasted for so long that the demons in the hall became too lazy to mock him anymore.

Finally, even the Dragon King, who had been sitting on his throne watching the show, couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up to persuade him.

"Stop it, stop doing this futile thing."

"Offer up the throne of the Demon King and marry my eighth daughter, and the Dragon Palace will resolve the troubles at Senpou Temple for you."

But Chen Sheng, as if he had gone mad from lifting the pillar, turned a deaf ear to the Dragon King's words.

Upon seeing this, General Lan, who was standing to the side, instantly became angry and pushed Chen Sheng's shoulder.

"His Majesty is speaking to you, didn't you hear me?"

This push was like pushing against a magic pillar; Chen Sheng's body didn't budge an inch.

Not only that, General Lan's body was frozen in place, unable to move an inch.

"It's now!"

The moment the Dragon King of the East Sea spoke, four halos floated behind Chen Sheng's head, and a spirit resembling a god or Buddha emerged from the seabed cave.

It ascends along the Ren meridian, passes through the Lung meridian of the hand, emerges from the Shaoshang acupoint, and quietly enters the Dinghai Divine Needle.

As soon as Chen Sheng entered the weapon, he controlled a multitude of golden handprints that surged forward, overwhelming the wandering dragon shadow with sheer numbers and pulling it away.

As General Lan pushed his shoulder, Chen Sheng, in the midst of his busy work, turned his Yin spirit and pointed outside the pillar, unleashing a third-level immobilization technique that rendered him completely unable to move.

The Dragon King of the East Sea, as the owner of the Sea-Stabilizing Needle, sensed the problem the moment the brand was captured. The dragon-headed, human-bodied demon rose from its throne, flicked its tail, sending the maids who were grooming its mane flying, and charged towards Chen Sheng like a dragon.

"You scoundrel, how dare you!"

Amidst the dragon's roar, violent waves spread rapidly in all directions. The glazed tiles on the main hall shattered from the vibrations of the water, and the shrimp soldiers, crab generals, and maids serving around them died with their internal organs ruptured. Even the third-tier demons present felt somewhat dizzy.

As the primary target of the attack, the shockwave from the dragon struck Chen Sheng, but it only tore his clothes and caused his long black hair to fly wildly.

Under the immense pressure of the deep sea, the Dragon King of the East Sea was only a step slower than the shockwave; a sharp dragon claw covered in blue scales was already within arm's reach of Chen Sheng.

But it is already late.

The dragon-shaped mark had already been pulled out first, leaving the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) ownerless.

Then, the Yama Fu treasure that Chen Sheng couldn't lift before, under the control of his Yin spirit, instantly became thinner, adjusted its angle, and then grew longer and thicker in the blink of an eye, pushing it towards the attacking Dragon King.

Boom!
The massive, sea-stabilizing needle struck the Dragon King's face, unleashing a force of over a million pounds.

The golden hoop, forged from Yangling Divine Iron, directly broke off the Dragon King's single horn, causing his scales to rupture and bleed. It rolled and crashed through the seawater, creating a path before flying out of the Dragon Palace.

"To be able to beat a fourth-tier monster into this wretched state with a single blow, this weapon must be incredibly powerful."

Chen Sheng smiled with satisfaction and then urged the Yin Spirit to exhale a breath of primordial energy, which transformed into a new mark within the Dinghai Divine Needle.

After that, the Yin spirit left the weapon and returned to its physical body.

"Father!"

With a delicate cry, the eldest princess, having recovered from the shockwave, rushed out of the shattered crystal palace roof and chased after the injured Dragon King of the East Sea.

The remaining third-tier demons in the hall quickly exchanged ideas using their divine senses and then surrounded Chen Sheng.

The sudden turn of events happened so fast that the demons in the hall didn't have time to react.

Although it was unclear how Chen Sheng had stolen the Sea-Stabilizing Needle, and the martial prowess he displayed while wielding it was astonishing, the monsters all understood that the more powerful the weapon, the greater the consumption of its power.

They also didn't believe that a third-tier human who had stolen a powerful weapon could truly defeat the East Sea Dragon King, who had reigned supreme in the East Sea for hundreds of years.

Just now, His Majesty was merely caught off guard and tricked by this cunning human. It will soon capture this little thief.

It wasn't until Chen Sheng used the [Size-Bound Manipulation] again, shrinking his physical body and enlarging his yin spirit, that the previous state of his physical body enveloping his yin spirit changed to the state of his yin spirit enveloping his physical body.

They only awoke as if from a dream when they saw the four halos behind the Yin God's head.

"How can this be?"

"You've actually reached the fourth rank."

"If you have such skills, why did you pretend to be stupid just now?"

"As long as they reveal their cultivation level, our East Sea Dragon Palace will certainly treat them with courtesy."

"Humans are indeed cunning; he must be trying to deceive His Majesty's pillar of strength."

……

The monsters were making a racket, which annoyed Chen Sheng.

He thinned and reduced the size of the magic staff in his hand, and used a set of exquisite staff techniques to charge into the demon horde.

Relying entirely on brute force, wherever the iron rod passed, a hit meant death, a graze meant injury, and in the blink of an eye, he dealt with this group of third-tier monsters...

(End of this chapter)