Chapter 134: A Temporary Calm (1/2)
As soon as Nie Tian uttered those words, the fiery shooting light that had been traveling at a high speed suddenly slowed down.
When An Rong and the others looked up at it, it didn’t seem as large as the meteors that had descended from outer realm. Rather, it was like a surging ball of fire.
“It’s coming for you?” An Rong was taken aback by Nie Tian’s words.
Nie Donghai’s expression flickered. “What is that? Did you do something to piss it off?” He assumed that the fireball had locked onto Nie Tian because it was going to kill him.
“It means no harm, grandpa,” Nie Tian explained.
SHEW!
The dashing ball of fire stopped steadily right in front of Nie Tian.
FIZZ! FIZZ!
Countless wisps of flame were like slithering, burning snakes, bit by bit retracting into the armor.
Only then did the crowd finally have a clear look of the mysterious thing that had burned like a sun. It was actually a set of exquisite armor.
Nie Tian’s eyes were fixed on the Flame Dragon Armor as he eagerly examined it with rapt attention.
Compared to a few days before, the many densely-packed patterns on the surface of the Flame Dragon Armor had not only become a lot clearer, but even seemed to have an unusual power that resembled lava flowing within them.
He even sensed a surging fluctuation of life force merely by standing close to the Flame Dragon Armor.
In his eyes, the Flame Dragon Armor in front of him was no longer a tool! Rather, it was a living being that had blood and flesh and even possessed a soul!
He held out his hand and tried to touch it.
However, before his hand could touch the Flame Dragon Armor, it suddenly shrunk and turned into a shooting, fiery light, disappearing into his bracelet of holding in the next second.
A strand of aura that could only be understood by his soul came through from the Flame Dragon Armor.
He instantly understood that after taking in a large amount of Earthflame Crystal Strings, the Flame Dragon Armor hadn’t had the chance to absorb and refine them yet.
It needed time to gradually digest the benefits brought by the Earthflame Crystal Strings, and it was going to finish its transformation in his bracelet of holding.
“I-it’s gone?” An Rong was astonished.
Nie Donghai suddenly grew excited. “Little Tian, that spiritual tool… belongs to you?”
Nie Tian nodded.
“It flew here and found you on its own?” Nie Donghai exclaimed. “Does it possess a soul?”
Nie Tian nodded again.
An He and An Rong were both shocked to their very core. “A spiritual tool with a soul! Is it a Spirit Channeling grade treasure?!”
Meanwhile, many civilians carefully gathered around from the distant streets. They all wanted to see what had happened.
Nie Tian was about to explain the origin of the Flame Dragon Armor before hastily shutting his mouth.
“Master An, Master Nie, did you see a fireball falling from the sky just now?” A panic-stricken citizen asked.
An Rong took a glance at Nie Tian and said in a plain tone, “Yes, I saw it. It seemed to have fallen onto the meteor.”
“Ahhh?!”
“Master An, can we go over there and take a look?”
The crowd of citizens asked earnestly.
An Rong shrugged and said, “Suit yourselves.”
“Little Tian, let’s go back to the Nie clan,” Nie Donghai said.
Nie Tian nodded.
They passed through the crowd of curious commoners and went straight towards the Nie clan, putting the issues of the Yun clan aside.
They also noticed that Zhao Haifeng and his party didn’t leave in the direction of the wasteland where An Shiyi had gone.
That meant that not only had they given up on the Heaven Gate key on Nie Tian’s hand, they even gave up on the keys that might have appeared in the wasteland.
It was also because of this that An Rong and the rest of them did not worry for the safety of An Shiyi and the people with her, and thus could return to the Nie clan so calmly.
Nie Tian was the only one who knew that Zhao Haifeng only left Black Cloud City and the nearby wasteland because he feared that an expert who practiced flame spiritual incantations would descend in the region.
By the time they arrived in the Nie clan, Black Cloud City was already in broad daylight.
Nie Tian simply explained about the origin of the Flame Dragon Armor to Nie Donghai, An He, and An Rong in a secluded room. He told them that he had obtained the Flame Dragon Armor in the Treasure Convention held by the Spiritual Treasure sect, and also urged them not to leak the information.