Chapter 548: Connate Yang Metal (2/2)

Bit by agonizing bit, Lu Yun lost his control over the replica as the latter inflated.

“He’s gonna burst.” Lu Yun smiled wryly. Qing Yu gripped his hand tightly, her expression nervous and her forehead covered in sweat. She’d been keeping a steady hand on the Cosmic Eyes and Cosmic Skycarver, but she was running out of strength.

Bam!

A tremor passed through hell as a flash of dark light scattered the surrounding cosmic power. The Cosmic Sea returned to its form as a scroll of faint silver and drifted back into Qing Yu’s hands, along with the eyes and blade.

Bam!!

Another stunning explosion sounded out before Lu Yun and Qing Yu could react and a giant coffin suddenly appeared over Xing Chen’s head. Black light cascaded from it and enveloped Xing Chen.

In an instant, the area was flooded with black.

“That...” Qing Yu widened her eyes at the Enneawyrm Coffinbearers, shaking her head in disbelief. “That’s the coffin that dragged the lungs into hell.”

“I don’t know what it is, either,” Lu Yun said with a wry smile. “But it often shows up and solves problems I can’t solve myself.”

When he’d encountered the Nine-Phoenix Casket in the Sword Barrow, it’d been the Enneawyrm Coffinbearers that’d tamed the casket and brought it into the netherworld as well.

……

Under the influence of the black light, the giant lungs in Xing Chen’s body slowly assimilated and modified his body, creating yin and yang organs.

Clink!

A metallic sound rang from Xing Chen, followed by surging metallic brilliance. A keen presence billowed out from him, depicting him as the greatest sword in the world.

“Hah—” Xing Chen tipped his head back and howled at the sky, sending out a sharp metallic energy from his mouth.

“That’s connate yang metal energy of the Mastery of the Five Elements!” Lu Yun’s eyes lit up.

That death art could summon the power of the five natural elements out of nothing, and Xing Chen could now control the attribute of metal!

“Natural yang metal energy is one of the keenest energies in the world. Even incorporating a strand of such energy will transform a man-made treasure, enabling it to rival a connate-grade one! That’s what permitted the Sugato Sword to become the greatest man-made treasure, capable of cutting down connate-grade treasures!”

Yin wood of the east, yang metal of the west, yang fire of the south, yin water of the north, and yang earth of the center were the greatest elemental powers in the world. However, very few throughout the history of the world of immortals were ever able to wield such power.

The Azure Dragon King’s Yi Wood Cleansing Thunder was an application of yin wood. Apart from him, the other four divine kings hadn’t developed the same mastery over their corresponding elements. That was why the Azure Dragon King had been the most powerful among the four cardinal tribes, and why it’d been the only divine king to survive the divine downfall.

Lu Yun didn’t expect Xing Chen to be able to tap into the power of yang metal with the Mastery of the Five Elements straight after incorporating the lungs. That was something he himself couldn’t yet do with the death art.

1. In Chinese astrology, the five elements also exist in their yin and yang forms. Metal attributes are considered to be firmness, rigidity, persistence, strength, and determination.