Yang Ming's face immediately darkened, feeling like he was being used as a tool.
But he quickly became animated and said, "Brother Xiu, guess how I discovered it was a magical artifact?"
Yang Ming was a big mouth; Fang Xiu didn't even need to guess, he couldn't hold it in any longer.
"After I received this bronze bell yesterday, I felt it was an antique, so I went to have it appraised."
Let me make this clear first: my appraisal is solely for better understanding its value, not for resale.
Yang Ming's explanation is so weak that it's practically tantamount to fabricating a story.
"On my way to the appraisal, guess what? Hey! I stumbled upon a strange domain, and it was an A-level strange domain."
That ghost is quite strong, and most importantly, it's elusive; it never confronts me head-on, always resorting to sneak attacks.
I held the corpse-suppressing bead in my mouth and struggled against it for a long time. I was about to turn into a corpse when the ancient bronze bell suddenly rang!
And it burst forth with a bronze-colored light.
This bell was extraordinary; it actually froze the A-level anomaly. Well, not completely, but the A-level anomaly's speed became extremely slow, as if time around it had been slowed down.
Then I took the opportunity to solve it.
His spirituality has also grown to the peak of the third tier, and it's estimated that he'll break through to the fourth tier soon!
Fang Xiu finally understood what Yang Ming was happy about. It turned out that it wasn't just because of the strangeness of the ancient bronze bell, but also because he had reached the peak of the third rank.
Yang Ming's advancement speed is not slow, it can even be said to be very fast.
This is mainly due to the series of battles that have been taking place recently, from the Nightmare to the Mental Hospital, to the Ghost Train, the Battle of Headquarters, and the recently resolved A-level anomaly. The battles have been incredibly frequent.
Of course, the main reason is that he is the chosen one. Otherwise, why didn't Bai Qi, who fought in the same way, reach the peak of the third rank?
Fang Xiu picked up the ancient bronze bell, and it now had a completely different texture than before.
It was originally just an ordinary bronze artifact, but now, one can clearly feel the powerful energy that belongs to a spiritual artifact.
So, what exactly caused it to suddenly become a magical artifact?
He fell into deep thought, realizing that there were only two variables that led to the bronze bell becoming a spiritual artifact: destiny and strangeness.
The Mandate of Heaven should play a supporting role; the real reason is probably mysterious.
After all, Yang Ming hadn't experienced any supernatural phenomena while holding the bronze bell before; it only reacted after he encountered something strange.
For some reason, Fang Xiu had a vague feeling.
The process of this ancient bronze bell transforming into a spiritual artifact feels very similar to how ordinary people become spirit masters.
Ordinary people who come into contact with the supernatural and survive bizarre events have a chance of having their minds invaded by bizarre forces, thereby igniting their spirituality.
The process for the ancient bronze bell was similar: it came into contact with the supernatural, experienced strange events, and survived without being damaged, thus becoming a spiritual artifact.
Spiritual artifacts, spirituality...
He always felt that there was some kind of connection between them, and once he figured out this connection, he might be able to uncover a shocking secret.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the ancient bronze bell.
Infuse it with spirituality, then give it a gentle shake.
Thump—!
A deafening voice suddenly rang out, and an invisible wave began to spread.
Then, a miraculous scene unfolded.
Yang Ming, who was speaking, suddenly slowed down his speech, and even his blinking slowed down.
"Hugh...brother...no...please...!"
Yang Ming took three seconds to finish that short sentence.
I blinked for two seconds.
It feels like watching a movie in slow motion, like watching it at 0.5x speed.
Fang Xiu frowned slightly. Could it be that the power of this ancient bronze bell involves the realm of time and can change the flow of time around the affected person?
Or does it simply affect the speed of the target?
He stopped infusing spiritual energy, and Yang Ming's movements instantly returned to normal speed.
"How is this possible?! Hugh, how were you able to freeze me for so long? Did you use all your spiritual power?"
Yang Ming looked horrified, as if he had discovered something unbelievable.
His shocked expression immediately gave Fang Xiu pause for thought.
"I only used a small part of my spirituality."
"Impossible. I froze that A-level monster for just a few seconds, and it consumed most of my spiritual energy. Even if I'm not as good as that A-level monster, you froze me for at least five seconds. Your spiritual energy should have been halved, right?"
Yang Ming's words gave Fang Xiu a vague idea.
What does it feel like when you're frozen in place?
"It's like I've become out of touch with the time around me, like I've turned into a snail... uh, no, a snail, incredibly slow myself, while everything else is extremely fast."
Does it really involve time?
"Next, you decide and I'll try." Fang Xiu handed the bronze bell to Yang Ming.
Yang Ming was secretly delighted, seemingly wanting to take the opportunity to retaliate in a small way.
So he infused it with spirituality and shook it violently.
Thump—!
The grand bell tolled once more, and an invisible wave enveloped Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu suddenly felt a strange sensation; he could clearly feel that the flow of time around him was slowing down.
The sound of the bell is like a pair of invisible hands manipulating time.
He raised his hand, wanting to see how much time had been slowed down.
However, the moment he raised his hand, Yang Ming's face turned deathly pale.
Clang!
The bronze bell fell directly to the ground.
He stared at Fang Xiu in horror, as if he were looking at a monster.
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