Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

Chapter 1309 How come you also know martial arts?

The year 4931 of the Guangli calendar, the month of balance.

The Titan of Strife, Nicardoly, fell; King Medemos of the Blade triumphed over the trials; and a new god was born.

On this day, the thousand-year-old dynasty of Xuanfeng came to an end.

'A king who has lost his kingdom.' Outside Suspended Peak City, the Earth Beast erected a notice board, offering this sharp critique of the new king of Suspended Peak.

"?" Wan Di stared blankly at the earth beast standing on two legs with eyes full of contempt.

"Am I... hallucinating...?"

He rubbed his eyes, opened them again, and found that the earth beast was still standing upright in front of him, holding up a sign with the four characters 'King of a Fallen Kingdom'.

"..."

"You didn't just show up here to insult me, did you...?"

Faced with Wan Di's question, the Earth Beast scratched its head, then picked up a shovel, turned around, and began to huff and puff as it dug in the soil.

"?"

Looking at the small mound of earth as tall as a building, Wan Di realized that Gou Shun had been digging there for a long time.

No wonder I couldn't find it in the Marble Palace before, it turns out it was here...

"and many more."

Wan Di glanced at the surrounding plants; the black sheen had penetrated deep into the branches and leaves.

Outside Xuanfeng City, the pollution is already extremely severe.

Previously, when the Fire Thieves were besieged in the city, a large number of Black Tide monsters appeared.

"Hey, you better get out of here!"

Wan Di stood behind the Earth Beast, anxiously trying to dissuade it:

"It's dangerous here. Those Black Tide monsters could kill you at any moment!"

The earth beast turned around and held up a sign: 'Coward.'

Wan Di: “…”

"Now is not the time to joke around."

He stepped forward and tried to grab the earth beast's elbow, but found it was too tall and fat; he couldn't reach it without jumping.

"What are you digging for?" Wan Di frowned and ran to the front of it to observe.

It was a large pit, and before Gou Shun shipped the goods, it was impossible to tell what was underneath.

To protect its safety, Wan Di had no choice but to sit down and wait quietly.

After waiting for about half an hour, a rustling sound suddenly came from not far away.

"Hmm?" Wan Di's eyes sharpened as he suddenly looked into the distance.

The Black Tide Monster poked its head out, coming into view of Wan Feng.

Just as he was about to get up to deal with the henchmen for Gou Shun, Gou Shun suddenly moved.

It dropped the shovel at lightning speed, then picked up a Heavenly Punishment Longbow with its fat hands as if it were picking up a slingshot. Then, it twisted the bowstring with its claws and inserted a toothpick-like arrow into it.

Wan Di: “?”

'Whoosh—'

The arrow shot out like a streak of light, striking the Black Tide monster squarely between the eyebrows.

As the enemy fell, the Earth Beast picked up its shovel again and began digging intently.

"..."

Wan Di glanced at Gou Shun, then wandered around the area and discovered many corpses of Black Tide monsters.

Could it be that... Gou Shun'er did all of this?

This thing only knows how to eat, drink, and excrete; how could it know martial arts?

Driven by Wan Di's curiosity, Gou Shun dug for another half hour before finally stopping.

It jumped its whole body into the pit, dug around with its paws, and finally pulled a dirty wooden box out of the soil.

"?" Wan Di watched as Gou Shun crawled out, placed the wooden box on the ground, and then clapped his paws together to shake off the dirt.

"what is this?"

Driven by Wan Di's curiosity, Gou Shun slowly squatted down in a rogue-like manner and began to examine the wooden box.

It seems it never expected that the wooden box would be preserved so well.

Wan Di waited a while before Gou Shun extended his claws and disassembled the wooden box.

Inside was a pile of jewels, and among them lay a large pound coin.

"Money?" Wan Di was somewhat surprised to see that Gou Shun had dug for so long and only unearthed a pile of valuables.

Based on my experience reading storybooks, it would be reasonable if some priceless treasures were unearthed.

It's just money...

Seeing Gou Shun pick up the jewels one by one and put them into the seams of his scales, Wan Di asked:

"What do you need the money for? How did you know there was money buried here...?"

"Buy weapons." Gou Shun held up a sign.

"Weapons..." Wan Di held his arms in his lap, almost forgetting what it felt like to buy weapons.

Now that he is a demigod, he can conjure the Spear of Heavenly Punishment at will, and mortal weapons are simply beneath his notice.

"Wait, where did this bow come from?"

Wan Di stepped forward, picked up the longbow that Gou Shun had used earlier, and examined it carefully.

They discovered that this was the bow used by the Divine Retribution Hunter.

After Nicardoli's demise, the retinue of divine retribution scattered to various places.

It's not surprising that Wan Di could find a bow like this near Xuanfeng City.

To his surprise, Gou Shun was able to use a bow and arrow so skillfully, and even hit the target.

The force and precision just now were as if it had been fired countless times over many years.

"I didn't expect you to be secretly practicing martial arts."

Unable to reach the shoulder, Wan Di could only pat the Earth Beast's leg hair and said with a faint smile:

"That's good. Being able to protect yourself in the Black Tide is a real skill."

"Now I finally understand why you can live in the Marble Palace. You deserve it."

"But these valuables... they definitely aren't yours, are they?"

Wan Di, with his arms folded, said helplessly:

"Coincidentally, I remember that there might be some treasure left in Suspended Peak City."

"We can go take a look together, and if we're lucky, those will be yours."

"Give me? Money?" The Earth Beast tilted its head and held up a sign.

“Yes.” Wan Di nodded. “Anyway… no more citizens will come to Suspended Peak City, right?”

The Suspended Peak Dynasty has now come to an end, and there are no more Suspended Peak people in the world.

If nothing unexpected happens, this place will soon be swallowed up by the Black Tide.

If there is a treasure yet to be discovered, it is better to let it play its last role than to let it gather dust.

Anyway... this guy will probably be taken to the Nameless Guest Bathing Palace.

"Let's go, Gou Shun'er."

Wan Di turned around and slowly walked towards Xuanfeng City.

"If we're lucky, we might even find some weapons along the way."

The Earth Beast scratched its cheek, and without much thought, followed Wan Di.

As they passed through the dilapidated outer city of Xuanfeng, a golden figure caught their attention.

"Hmm?" Wan Di looked towards the corner. "It's still here..."

The golden spirit stood silently in the corner, head bowed, motionless.

It was because the spirit of the fire thief did not move after being defeated that everyone concluded that the fire thief was dead.

If it hadn't died, according to the instructions set for its soul, it should have moved in the direction the fire thief had fled.

Seeing the earth beast walk towards the soul, Wan Di quickly reached out and grabbed its fur, "Don't move."

"Danheng said that if anyone launches an attack in this state, the soul will designate that person as the new target."

It's a good thing that the spirits are lingering in Suspended Edge City.

The Black Tide monsters wouldn't understand this; their attacks could reactivate the soul spirits, which relieved some of the pressure on the enemy.

"..." Suddenly, the spirit raised its eyes and glanced at Gou Shun and Wan Di.

Chapter 1310 Buried Underground

"It should be here."

Wan Di gripped a shovel and dug around in the ruins of the inner city.

Looking at the muddy, tattered underpants that had been dug out, Gou Shun revealed a look of disdain.