"That's right, but it depends on whether you have the ability."

Hearing Lin Hao's confident tone, the dwarf blacksmith smiled and nodded.

When he said he wanted to give it away as a gift, he didn't really mean it. It was just a joke. After all, it was an heirloom.

But in his opinion, no matter how many times Lin Hao tried, it would be useless.

"Okay, I hope you keep your word!"

Lin Hao raised the corner of his mouth slightly, then reached out to grasp the hilt of the sword and began to pull it out.

The next moment, the broken sword stuck in the crevice of the stone finally showed signs of loosening.

"How is that possible?!"

Seeing this, the dwarf blacksmith's expression changed drastically, his eyes full of disbelief.

Lin Hao pulled it out with all his might!

With a clang, the broken sword was suddenly pulled out from the crevice in the stone.

laugh--!

However, at this moment, something strange happened. A black gas suddenly spread from the broken sword, emitting extremely cold energy fluctuations.

This black energy spread upwards from Lin Hao's arm holding the sword, and seemed to be covering his entire body.

The black gas spread very quickly and in the blink of an eye it had already corroded his shoulders.

At the same time, a tingling sensation came from the arm.

Lin Hao was shocked and quickly inserted the broken sword back into the stone.

In an instant, the black air completely dissipated.

“That was a close call.”

Lin Hao broke out in a cold sweat, and he was still frightened when he thought of the scene just now.

"this……"

Staring at this scene in a daze, the dwarf blacksmith's face was full of shock.

Obviously, no one expected that the sword in the stone, which had been passed down for hundreds of years, would be pulled out today!

"Thank you very much. This thing will belong to me from now on."

Lin Hao smiled indifferently.

Although this sword is a bit weird, it should be worth a lot.

Maybe I've really found a treasure this time.

"Young man, I was just joking. How about I return the three thousand taels to you, plus the casting fee this time?"

The dwarf blacksmith stared at the Sword in the Stone with burning eyes and discussed in a slightly awkward tone.

joke?

Hearing this, Lin Hao immediately became unhappy.

The lock-opening fee is fifty thousand taels, but now this dwarf wants to go back on his word. Isn't he at a huge loss?

"no."

Lin Hao frowned and said firmly: "People must be honest!"

"This is our Wu family's ancestral treasure. I thought you couldn't pull it out, so I wanted to play with you, but I didn't expect this to be the outcome."

Seeing Lin Hao's firm attitude, the dwarf blacksmith couldn't sit still anymore and said, "Why don't you name a price and I'll redeem it again."

At this moment, his face was extremely ugly, and he wished he could slap himself in the face. Let you be so mean!

"If I had known this, why would I have done it in the first place?"

Lin Hao shook his head and sighed, his expression just like a master scolding a disciple who had made a mistake.

Looking at the aggrieved look of the dwarf blacksmith and the fact that he would rather help himself than offend Ma Feiyu and others yesterday, Lin Hao couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

"You can redeem it, but I want fifty thousand taels."

Considering the help he had given yesterday, Lin Hao did not try to cheat him and directly told him the amount of his loss.

Fifty thousand taels?!

However, the dwarf blacksmith, who was unaware of the situation, reacted greatly when he heard the price.

Fifty thousand for one sale, is this guy really planning to take advantage of me? !

The corner of the dwarf blacksmith's mouth twitched slightly, and a hint of ashen color appeared on his face.

But when I think about the fact that the ancestral treasure has finally been cracked, the fifty thousand taels are actually worth it in comparison.

"Okay! You're so cruel!"

The dwarf blacksmith gritted his teeth, took out five gold bills from the cash box and handed them to Lin Hao.

After completing the transaction, the dwarf blacksmith couldn't wait to take the Sword in the Stone, his expression very excited.

Immediately, he clenched his five fingers, grasped the sword and drew it.

But the result was completely beyond his expectations.

"Why can't I pull it out?"

The dwarf blacksmith was stunned for a moment and looked at Lin Hao in surprise.

Seeing this, Lin Hao also felt strange.

"Give it here and let me try it." Lin Hao suggested.

The dwarf blacksmith hesitated for a moment and then handed the Sword in the Stone back to Lin Hao.

Fearing that he would be ripped off by Lin Hao again, he 'snatched' the five ten thousand tael gold notes back.

Lin Hao got the Sword in the Stone and pulled it out with all his strength, but it didn't move at all.

What's going on?

Lin Hao was quite surprised.

It's clearly unlocked, why can't I pull it out? !

"Ding, checking that the host has obtained an ancient treasure, do you want to lift the seal?"

"The unlocking fee is fifty thousand taels."

However, at this time, the system prompt sounded again.

Lin Hao was stunned, then he suddenly realized.

This stone should have a sealing effect. Every time the broken sword is inserted back, it will be imprisoned again.

In other words, if he wanted to draw the sword, he would have to pay another 50,000 taels for unlocking the door.

“It’s such a rip-off!”

After realizing this, the corners of Lin Hao's mouth twitched.

However, if I raise the price again this time, I'm afraid this dwarf will get angry on the spot.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to just take it for yourself.

"Unfortunately, this sword has already recognized its master, so it is useless to return it to you."

As soon as his mind changed, Lin Hao started to fool people.

"Recognize the master?!"

Hearing this, the dwarf blacksmith's heart sank and he stared at Lin Hao suspiciously, but did not refute.

As a weapon refiner, he knew some rumors about spiritual weapons that transcended the heavenly level.

It is said that once a spiritual weapon recognizes its master, no one else can use it unless the master dies.

Looking at Lin Hao in front of him, a hint of coldness flashed in the dwarf blacksmith's eyes, as if he had the intention to kill.

But soon, when he noticed the Kung Fu flies and wolf spiders around Lin Hao, he gave up the idea.

From the power they had demonstrated before, the dwarf blacksmith was somewhat apprehensive.

In addition, now that he has the weapons forged by himself, his combat power has increased significantly.

Killing Lin Hao might not be that easy.

Besides, even if he killed it, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to pull out the sword.

"If you don't believe me, I'll pull it out again and let you see."

In order to convince the other party, Lin Hao gave the system an instruction: "Unlock."

"Ding, the seal is successfully lifted."

When the five gold notes worth ten thousand taels in his pocket disappeared out of thin air, Lin Hao turned his grief and anger into strength and suddenly pulled out the broken sword.

Hiss, hiss——!

Just as expected, as the broken sword was pulled out of the stone, a thick black gas suddenly spread out.

"roar!"

Just when Lin Hao was about to insert the stone back, a deafening dragon roar suddenly exploded in his mind.

The horrible sound waves, like a mountain torrent and tsunami, shook his mind and almost made him lose consciousness!

"Ding ding ding... It is detected that the host's soul is about to be attacked by the beast spirit. The situation is critical."

"To activate soul defense, the cost is one hundred thousand taels."

When the horrifying roar of the beast exploded in his mind, Lin Hao was horrified.

But then, the system's emergency alert almost made him swear.

Is this system a black market? It asks for money all the time.

Moreover, he starts talking in ten thousand words at most. What a rip-off!

What's even more tragic is that at this moment, he only has 80,000 taels of gold left, which is not enough to activate the soul defense system...

what to do?!!