Chapter Fifteen: The Four-Sided Box

  In the dilapidated hut, Jiang Hao stared at several things on the table, a dagger, an iron block and various medicinal materials. Except for the medicinal materials and beast cores, Jiang Hao couldn't make sense of the iron block and the dagger.

  "Master, come out and take a look." Jiang Hao had no choice but to ask Yi Tian for guidance.

  "Hmm, what's wrong? Don't bother me with every little thing." The silhouette of Tianyi slowly emerged, with a look of discontent.

  "Master, you made me spend more gold coins to buy back this iron block. No matter how I look at it, it's just an ordinary iron block. And this dagger, I don't think there's anything special about it, it's just sharper than usual." Jiang Huan still felt resentful about using a second-tier beast core to exchange for a blazing grass, and if it was really just an ordinary iron block, then he would have been cheated.

  "At that time, I felt a special fluctuation on this piece of iron, it shouldn't be wrong, let me take another look." Zi Tian smiled and looked at the few things on the table.

  The tyrant stretched out his hands, and all he saw was that the iron block moved slightly before returning to stillness.

  "Hmph!" Di Tian let out a cold snort, reached out and grabbed the iron block, then closed his eyes. Suddenly, a white light flashed across his brow, enveloping the iron block.

  After a moment, the white light dissipated, and on the surface of the iron block, fine cracks that were visible to the naked eye appeared. Tian's eyes opened, and a hint of fatigue flashed in his eyes.

  "Haha, it's not easy, if my soul power hadn't reached the heavenly realm, I'm afraid there would be no way to break through its external seal. Now you use your battle energy to strike it with all your might, remember to use all your strength, don't hold back. I've already set up a seal for this room, so you don't have to worry about destroying the house or attracting other people's attention." Tianya said solemnly to Jiang Hao.

  "Oh." Hearing Tian's words didn't sound like a joke, Jiang Huan was stunned for a moment, "Is it really necessary?"

  "Do as I say, and if I'm right, you're in luck this time." Zi Tian handed the iron block to Jiang Hao.

  Jiang Hao took the iron block, controlling his battle aura to gather on both hands. As a five-star warrior, he could already chop down large trees with a casual swing of his hand and shatter boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms. So Jiang Hao didn't hesitate, using all his strength to punch the iron block in his hand.

  "Boom." The iron block was slammed into the boundary set by Tianya, falling to the ground, with a small piece of black iron filings dropping from above.

  "Ah, how can it be so hard, it hurts me to death." Jiang Huan covered his hands and shouted.

  "If I could use the Battle Qi, I wouldn't need you to take action. Your strength is still too weak, this can be a test for you. Attach the Battle Qi to both fists and strike at one point, try it." Yi Tian shook his head and said helplessly.

  Jiang Hao picked up the iron block, gave Di Tian a fierce stare, and began to mobilize his battle energy.

  "Boom~~Bang~" For several hours, Jiang Huan's relentless pounding finally revealed the original appearance of the iron block in front of him. Just as he was about to exhaust himself, a layer of material attached to the surface of the iron block was pounded clean, revealing a slightly golden square object underneath.

  "He" let out a heavy sigh, Jiang Heng's butt landed on the ground with a thud. In order to break through the protective iron block outside, Jiang Heng had squeezed out all the battle energy from his body, and after stopping, the exhaustion in his bones rushed out without mercy, leaving Jiang Heng without even the strength to stand up.

  He casually reached out and the golden rectangular object was in his hand. On its surface were engraved four faint characters: "Four-sided Box". Apart from these four characters, there were no other marks, and although it seemed to be made of metal, it was neither gold nor silver, and was extremely light.

  "Master, what is this thing? It can't just be an exquisite box, right?" Jiang Hao took a look and was somewhat perplexed.

  Tianyi didn't say a word, but stared at the square box in his hand, with expressions of joy and excitement constantly changing on his face, still chuckling to himself. Jiang Huan looked at him in confusion, wondering if this master had gone crazy.

  "Haha, it's really it! I didn't think that after so many years, I'd still be able to see it, haha!" Liang Jiu Tian suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly. He turned around to look for Jiang Huan, only to find him sitting on the ground, cultivating by himself, with a fierce aura surging all around him.

  "This kid is really lucky. Let's talk about it when you wake up, hehe." Yi Tian thought for a moment and didn't wake up Jiang Huan, then returned to the necklace.

  This cultivation lasted for three whole days. When the morning sunlight passed through that old wooden window, Jiang Huan opened his tightly closed eyes and let out a mouthful of turbid air. He had exhausted all his battle energy by then, but he found himself involuntarily starting to cultivate again. Feeling the power throughout his body now, the strength of a six-star warrior was fully revealed. He didn't expect that advancing would be so effortless, and Jiang Huan couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

  "Cough. You're awake, you little brat still dare to look down on me, your master? Stinky little brat." Yi Tian floated out and saw that Jiang Huan's strength had reached six-star warrior, his heart couldn't help but be shocked, this little brat's cultivation talent was truly not simple.

  "Master, I was so scared to death at that time! By the way, what is that four-sided box thing?" Jiang Hao sighed and shouted in exasperation.

  "Hmm, take a look yourself." With that, Tian Yi waved his hand and the small box floated in front of Jiang Huan.

  Jiang Hao took it over, turned it around and played with it for a while, still couldn't figure it out. "Master, this is just an ordinary box, the strange thing is that there's no gap or seam on this box at all, there's simply no way to open it."

  "Use the soul power package I just taught you to wrap it up and try again." said Yi Tian calmly.

  "Alright, I'll give it a try." Jiang Huan didn't drag his feet either. Controlling his own soul power, he slowly wrapped the box up. When his senses touched the box, Jiang Huan clearly felt resistance, but fortunately, the power wasn't too strong; otherwise, he might have been shaken into idiocy.

  When his soul power completely enveloped the box, four words "Four Square Box" clearly appeared in Jiang Hao's mind. These few words actually emitted a very strong sense of oppression, under which Jiang Hao felt like an ant. Just as Jiang Hao was about to collapse, the three characters suddenly shattered and reformed into another phrase: "Four Appear, Divine Skill Emerges, Heaven and Earth Move, Eight Wastes Harmonize."

  "When the four directions appear, the divine technique emerges, heaven and earth move, the eight wastes harmonize... Master, what does this mean?" Jiang Huan opened his eyes, asking Xiang Tian in confusion.

  "Haha, you've seen it, haven't you? The four-sided box is just this thing. As for the divine technique, I won't mention it. After my investigation, your continent's martial skills are divided into: lower, middle, upper, higher, and super - these five levels of martial skills. And I can tell you that in my time, these five levels were collectively referred to as ordinary martial skills, while those above them were called divine techniques."

  Tian paused for a moment before continuing: "As for the last two sentences, 'the heavens move' and 'the eight wastes are in harmony', shouldn't that be referring to some kind of omen?"

  "Master, is there some kind of divine skill inside this? I don't see anything." Jiang Huan was still a bit perplexed.

  "You think that the divine technique is a trivial matter, in my time, only true masters could grasp it. In this continent of yours, to be honest, those who possess super combat techniques are not unheard of, but they wouldn't exceed the number of fingers on one hand. As for divine techniques... I think it's impossible for them to exist." Arcane shook his head.

  Jiang Hao was taken aback and said with a smile: "Master, that is to say, this box is just one sentence, it's worth 500 gold coins."

  "Hmm, this, well, all I can tell you is that this square box should be used to open some hidden compartments, and within those compartments, there might exist divine techniques." said Tian Xian with a solemn oath.

  "What's hidden, Master? Tell me quickly! Look at me now, I don't even have a decent battle technique to show for it?" Jiang Huan heard the mention of the hidden item and couldn't wait to go retrieve the divine skill.

  "Jiang Hao, it's like this. This square box is incomplete. As far as I know, there are four square boxes in total, and only by having all of them at the same time can we explore the hidden clues." Zi Tian glanced at Jiang Hao, who was excited.

  "It can't be, we're already lucky to have found one, and now we need to find three more, who knows where they are on the continent."

  "Hehe, don't worry about this one, as long as you get close to the other three, it will react. Besides, you're not short of money now, are you?" Ji Tian hurriedly explained, "You keep it for now, who knows, maybe someday you'll gather them all and make a big profit."

  "It's not that easy, forget it, what about this dagger?" Jiang Huan didn't dwell on it anymore and continued to ask.

  "Heh heh, I've already investigated this while you were cultivating. This dagger is called Po Feng, its material is extremely rare and has the special ability to amplify battle energy. Although it's not a divine sword, it's just right for you." Ji Tian patiently explained.

  "Hmm, this time the harvest is pretty good, now I have 2.7 million gold coins, and in the future, I won't be so strapped for cash either." Jiang Huan looked at the medicinal materials on the table and asked, "Master, what are you planning to do with these?"

  "Uh-huh, for the next few days, I'll help you refine a few Body Tempering Pills. Once your body meets my requirements, I plan to take you out for some training. Remember, it's only through intense fighting that you'll truly grow." Arcane Heaven put away his smile and spoke seriously, "For now, solidify your cultivation. We'll start tomorrow."

  Jiang Hao put the dagger and the square box into the space in his necklace, began to breathe in and out, feeling the increasingly surging battle qi inside his body, slowly guiding it to circulate.