Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 303 - 304 Chapter 309 God-beating Whip

304: Chapter 309: God-beating Whip 304: Chapter 309: God-beating Whip This Wooden Whip was heavy.

Although made of wood, it was heavier than metal.

The Dao Glyphs seemed naturally formed, exuding an air of antiquity and a mysterious Qi mechanism.

Rather than calling it a Wooden Whip, it was more like an unsharpened Iron Sword, not just because of its weight, but even its shape was quite similar.

Ye Fan examined it from all angles.

The Wooden Whip was ancient and natural, easy to wield, yet no Divine Radiance emanated from it.

He infused the Wooden Whip with divine energy, but it didn’t have much effect.

The whip remained old and dull, without any brilliance.

Ye Fan was surprised.

“What’s going on?” He swung the Wooden Whip into the void.

It felt heavy and powerful, like a colossal Great Cauldron, its weight distorting the void.

This is also good.

It looks ordinary, but when swung, it’s heavy enough to withstand the attacks of other Weapons.

Ye Fan felt satisfied.

Unadorned and simple, plain yet authentic, such a weapon was decent—appearing innocuous but still lethal.

He tried to project a tendril of his divine scan.

It appeared in the Daoist Temple and roamed around, but it was not attacked by the Wooden Whip.

When he controlled that tendril of divine scan to slowly approach the Wooden Whip, he immediately felt a sharp, needle-like pain.

Understanding this, Ye Fan realized this truly was a weapon designed specifically for attacking divine sense.

Ye Fan stroked his chin, pondering deeply, tracing back to Pre-Qin figures from the Yin Shang to the Western Zhou dynasties, before finally coming to his senses after a long while.

The large black dog let out one final yelp of pain and finally stopped its erratic jumping.

Slowly recovering, it shouted, “What kind of treasure is this?

It specifically attacks divine sense!

Even this Emperor suffered a loss.” “Black Emperor, isn’t your divine sense quite strong?

Go ahead and attack me,” Ye Fan said.

“Damn it, are you deliberately trying to irritate me?

Throw that broken stick aside, and this Emperor will still take you down!” The large black dog looked displeased; it had just suffered a great loss.

At this moment, Tu Fei had also recovered.

He looked at the Wooden Whip with lingering fear; just moments ago, a tendril of his divine scan had been shattered, leaving him horrified.

“Is this a weapon from the other end of the Starry Sky?

How on earth was it refined to be so terrifying!” Tu Fei took the Wooden Whip and observed it carefully.

“It’s a pity there’s no one to test it with.

I want to see the power of this Wooden Whip,” Ye Fan said.

Tu Fei said, “This thing can strike a person’s divine sense, that’s undeniable.

Now let’s test its other Attack Power.” The two men and the dog went outside the Daoist Temple.

Ye Fan stood holding the Wooden Whip, while Tu Fei gripped a silver spear with both hands and thrust it towards Ye Fan.

The spear’s tip was bright, shimmering with brilliance.

Ye Fan swung the Wooden Whip forward.

No Divine Radiance was emitted, but with a CRACK, silver light scattered in all directions under the night moon, and the silver spear broke.

Tu Fei switched to a Purple Thunder Hammer, which was wreathed in dazzling purple lightning, yet the result was the same.

Ye Fan swung the Wooden Whip with immense power, shattering the Purple Thunder Hammer and leaving a splendid array of fragments in the Desert.

After testing, this peculiar Wooden Whip proved to be incredibly sturdy and difficult to destroy, but it couldn’t perform any special divine arts.

The violet-gold gourd could capture people, and the eight trigram mirror could reflect them, but the Wooden Whip was merely solid.

Held in hand, no extraordinary power circulated within it.

“Although it can shatter ordinary Weapons, it doesn’t manifest an interweaving of ‘Dao’ and ‘Principle,’ nor does it possess any other strange power,” Tu Fei said.

“Isn’t it enough that it can attack divine sense?!” the large black dog interjected, envy written all over its face.

“Yes, that is its most terrifying strange power, a divine art in itself,” Tu Fei nodded.

“Wait a minute!” The large black dog seemed to suddenly remember something.

“This thing specifically attacks divine sense.

Earlier, you were clashing with Weapons like the silver spear.

What if you directed spiritual treasures with your divine scan to attack?” Tu Fei’s heart skipped a beat.

Could it be… Ye Fan’s heart also stirred, a look of expectation on his face.

Perhaps this Wooden Whip would give him a surprise.

“I’ll try it!” Tu Fei gritted his teeth and invoked a Silver Brick, sending it pressing towards Ye Fan, as brilliant as a silver rainbow.

Ye Fan stepped forward with the Wooden Whip and struck towards the sky.

SNAP!

Under the night moon, silver brilliance spilled in all directions as the Silver Brick shattered.

Tu Fei cried out in alarm.

The tendril of divine scan imbued within the Silver Brick was impacted.

If Ye Fan hadn’t held back in time, he would have been injured again.

“Truly perverse!

This weapon has immense destructive power!” The large black dog’s eyes flickered with green light, and it almost pounced over to snatch it.

“Black Emperor, invoke a weapon and attack me to test it,” Ye Fan said.

He knew the large black dog possessed a golden bell, which was a godly item of the Sovereign level.

The Black Emperor did not refuse, confident in its own weapon.

With a flash of light between its eyebrows, a bell flew out.

It trembled gently and rapidly expanded, transforming into a Golden Divine Bell.

DONG… The resonant chimes of the bell carried for tens of miles.

The splendor of the golden light made the Desert resplendent, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.

Ye Fan stepped forward, swinging the Wooden Whip, which consisted of over twenty sections, downwards.

It was simple and unadorned, yet heavy and powerful, causing the very space to blur.

DONG!

The Wooden Whip struck the divine bell with a deafening sound.

The Golden Divine Bell roared, and sandstorms billowed across the Desert, surging like tides in all directions with a thunderous rumble.

The Golden Divine Bell, after all, was a godly item refined by a Sovereign.

It trembled gently, causing Ye Fan’s arm to go numb.

However, the Wooden Whip remained undamaged and very sturdy.

A tendril of the Black Emperor’s divine scan was ensconced within the divine bell.

It wouldn’t be harmed as long as the bell didn’t shatter.

Even so, the Black Emperor was still shocked.

“This Wooden Whip is very mysterious!

It truly tempts this Emperor!

It’s worthy of being called a strange treasure!” According to the large black dog, this Wooden Whip could display divine arts and specifically attack a person’s divine sense.

Furthermore, it was extremely sturdy, and its power would increase with the wielder’s Combat Power.

“Imagine, if your Combat Power were astounding, this whip would be indestructible, capable of shattering anything, and even harming a person’s divine sense.

How terrifying would that be?!” Ye Fan also understood that this was a strange treasure, rare in the world, an exceptional rarity.

He couldn’t help but ask, “How does it compare to a peak weapon?” He asked this because he felt that this weapon resembled a divine object from the ancient mythology of his homeland.

“This… it’s better not to compare,” the large black dog shook its head.

“Why can’t we compare?” “Do you know what a peak weapon is?

If someone could fully unleash its power, it would be almost like the rebirth of a Great Emperor!” The large black dog had a yearning look on its face.

“But this weapon is…” Ye Fan opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn’t say anything.

Tu Fei also shook his head, saying, “This Wooden Whip can be called a strange treasure, but compared to the Weapons of the Ancient Great Emperors, it still falls far short.” Ye Fan thought about the terrifying legends of peak weapons, which possessed power akin to creating the heavens and the earth.

Indeed, this Wooden Whip could not compare.

“Which Qi Refiners from the Pre-Qin period crossed the void to come here, and how many are still alive today?” Ye Fan pondered.

He thought of many things.

During the Pre-Qin period, legends of Immortals abounded, and they must have all been Qi Refiners.

“What kind of people were the Ancient Great Emperors?” Ye Fan solemnly asked the large black dog.

The Black Emperor pondered for a moment and responded with uncharacteristic seriousness, “They were among the most lonely few throughout history, occupying heights so lofty they were chilling to bear.” “Could they traverse the void?” Ye Fan asked.

“This…” The Black Emperor was somewhat lost in thought.

Ye Fan said, “You must know that the Pre-Qin Qi Refiners came from the other end of the Starry Sky.

Even if they followed ancient paths, it proves that some people could travel through the Starry Sky.” “I know… he probably went to the Ziwei Star Domain…” the large black dog murmured to itself.

Tu Fei was taken aback.

Someone had been to the Ziwei Star Domain?

This was world-shaking news!

“Who are you talking about?” Tu Fei asked.

Ye Fan also looked surprised.

Someone in this world had been to the Ziwei Star Domain?

He also stared at the large black dog, waiting for its answer.

“Ahem…” The large black dog coughed, trying to cover its expression, and muttered, “Naturally, it was a Great Emperor.

I deduced it from Ancient Books.” What Ancient Books?

Why haven’t I seen them?

Tu Fei was skeptical.

“When this Emperor was reading Ancient Books, your grandfathers were still suckling milk!

You wouldn’t understand even if I told you,” the large black dog said with an impatient look.

This damned dog… its words are so infuriatingly harsh!

Tu Fei wanted to punch it.

“Black Emperor, be more specific.

Which Great Emperor went to the Ziwei Star Domain?” Ye Fan pressed.

“How would I know?

It’s all wild guesses!” The large black dog slipped back into the Daoist Temple with a whoosh, and then dust billowed into the sky.

“What are you doing?” Ye Fan shouted.

The large black dog was dismantling the entire Daoist Temple, even digging up its foundations.

Without looking back, it replied, “Searching for strange treasures!

Maybe I’ll find another one.” “You damned dog!

To change the subject, you destroyed an ancient building of great commemorative significance!” Ye Fan wanted to beat it up.

The Daoist Temple was demolished, stones rolling everywhere.

Unfortunately, no other strange objects were found; the large black dog came up empty-handed.

「At dawn」 The morning glow spread from the east, and the crimson sun leaped above the horizon.

Ye Fan and the others set off, attempting to find their way out of the Divine Desert.

The large black dog was still somewhat reluctant to give up, its thoughts lingering on the Wooden Whip.

It said to Ye Fan, “This strange treasure, have you thought of a name for it yet?” Tu Fei laughed.

“Is there even a need to think?

This whip injured you first.

Calling it the Dog-beating Whip seems most fitting.” WOOF!

Whenever those two were together, they would bicker from time to time; they were naturally incompatible.

Ye Fan smiled and said, “It comes from the other end of the Starry Sky.

It is a weapon of the Pre-Qin Qi Refiners.

I’ll call it the God-beating Whip.” “A Wooden Whip specializing in striking divine sense… God-beating Whip.

Good name, very fitting.

It should indeed be called the God-beating Whip,” Tu Fei nodded, expressing strong agreement.

“God-beating Whip… that name is indeed quite thoughtfully chosen,” the large black dog muttered.

“I suppose the Pre-Qin Qi Refiners also gave it the same name… God-beating Whip…” Ye Fan mused, looking up at the sky.

Unfortunately, the sun had already risen, and the stars of the Starry Sky were no longer visible.

The vast golden Desert stretched endlessly, seemingly without end.

After three more days of travel, there was still no hope in sight.

“What kind of place is this Divine Desert?

Why is it so bizarre?

Is there really no way to overcome it?” Always unable to find a way out, Ye Fan could no longer remain calm.

“There are too many legends about it.

This place is excessively sinister,” Tu Fei sighed.

“Black Emperor, do you know what’s going on with this Desert?” Ye Fan asked.

“Of course, I know.” After several days of walking, the Black Emperor also seemed a bit listless.

It said, “This boundless Desert was forged in a single conflagration by the Taiyang God Furnace.” “What?

It’s related to Great Emperor Heng Yu of the Jiang Family?

What exactly happened?!” Ye Fan and Tu Fei were both shocked.

“Great Emperor Heng Yu fought a decisive battle against someone and used the Taiyang God Furnace to create this Divine Desert,” the Black Emperor said.

“How could that be?

The Ancient Great Emperors were invincible under the heavens.

How could they engage in a life-and-death battle?” Tu Fei didn’t believe it.

“What if the opponent was also a Great Emperor?” the Black Emperor retorted.

“Impossible!

How could there be two Great Emperors in one era?

Ancient Books have never recorded such a thing!”