荒墟牧神 - 第26章 一臂擎天力更雄 - 雲海書庫

Everyone in the blacksmith shop was struck dumb. Shen Mu's Tyrant Body primordial energy had actually acquired an attribute — and a fire attribute at that, unmistakably the primordial energy of a Vermilion Bird! The Hard-of-Hearing Elder was about to cheer when the Village Head checked him: "Hard-of-Hearing Elder, don't be hasty. Mu'er, observe the water once more. Don't let your mind run wild; keep your heart and spirit fixed on one thing." Shen Mu did as he was told and observed the water again. The primordial energy surging up from his spirit palace turned into gurgling streams, tempering his spirit embryo. The tiny shop was packed with villagers who had hurried over at the news; Old Master Ma, the Lame Elder, the Butcher, the Alchemist, and the Blind Elder had all squeezed in, and they watched Shen Mu observe the water without daring to draw a loud breath. The Village Head's voice came again: "Do you remember the spear art the Blind Elder taught you? Imagine that a spear rests in your hand — thrust it out!" Shen Mu raised his hand and thrust. The spear point flickered, shaking out one great circle after another. In the instant he thrust with an empty hand, his primordial energy burst forth as snow-white vapor and actually took the form of a long spear in his grasp, while the sound of babbling water rose and the vapor, like a water dragon, was shaken into circle after circle! "Done... it's done..." Old Master Ma wept for joy, tears streaming as he said, "At last it's done — all these years of toil have not been in vain... Mu'er, you have grown up..." He could not keep himself from turning his head away and wiping his tears with his one remaining arm. A simple, honest smile hung on the Lame Elder's face as he murmured, "Our Mu'er can survive in the Ruins now... Damn it, Old Ma, stop wiping your eyes — you'll have me in tears too! Old Mother Si has gone to Crimson Dragon City to do her shopping, so she's not here, but if she were, she'd be the one crying hardest!" "What are you crying about?" The Alchemist's eyes were red, but he smiled: "We should be laughing! Even if we all die of old age someday, Mu'er will be able to live on by himself. This is a wonderful thing — we should laugh out loud!" "Indeed, indeed!" The Hard-of-Hearing Elder roared with laughter. "Alchemist, I've never been persuaded by you before, but those words persuade me!" The little shop rang with laughter that shook heaven and earth and soared to the clouds. Watching these elated old men around him, Shen Mu felt warm currents surging through his heart. These old men — each bearing some disability, each with faults of one sort or another, each with a face fierce enough to scare a demon — were his kin, the dearest kin he had! Then, suddenly, Granny Zhu's voice came from outside the door, laughing: "You pack of old fools, what are you cackling about in there?" Shen Mu was both startled and overjoyed — Granny Zhu had finally come back from Crimson Dragon City! Before long the Lame Elder blurted out the great good news, and Granny Zhu was both astounded and delighted, her eyes reddening as she laughed: "A good thing, a good thing — Mu'er has finally grown up... This is a good thing..." She thought of eleven years of bitter hardship, and the tears spilled over. The little old woman sat down, wiping her eyes: "If we die someday, Mu'er will still be able to live on... Don't touch me — my eyes are just too big, that's all, and the wind has blown sand into them..." The Village Head let out a quiet sigh of relief. The dark cloud coiled about his heart had at last scattered, now that Shen Mu's Tyrant Body primordial energy bore an attribute. Since Shen Mu could harness his primordial energy and make it unleash its power, his identity as a "Tyrant Body" was confirmed, and the crisis hanging over the village was resolved. And yet, vast as his arts were, he could not help but wonder: how had Shen Mu's Tyrant Body primordial energy acquired an attribute all at once? What