Chapter 475: Jealousy Twists My Face

He simply couldn't believe his eyes! For hundreds of years, no one had been able to activate the spirit artifact that even the Pavilion Master of Tianji couldn't control. Yet, Jiang Fan had actually activated it! What's more, he had even unleashed one of its special abilities: Weapon Seizure! It was said that the stronger one's soul power, the more potent the Weapon Seizure ability.

Just imagine: In the heat of battle, if an enemy's weapon was suddenly snatched away, wouldn't that create a one-sided situation? Moreover, Weapon Seizure was just one of the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain's abilities.

Only then did Ouyang Jun realize that Jiang Fan's seemingly disadvantageous exchange was all an act! He had foolishly felt grateful and indebted, even preparing to craft four more top-grade magic artifacts as compensation!

"Jiang Fan! You rascal!" Ouyang Jun exclaimed, half-annoyed and half-amused. "You completely duped me!"

He was so jealous his back molars felt shattered. A spirit artifact! This was a spirit artifact! Jiang Fan had exchanged a single beast claw for an infinitely powerful spirit artifact! In his entire life of business, he had never suffered such a massive loss!

However, he also understood that he could only envy Jiang Fan. The Five Magnetic Origin Mountain had been in the Thousand Refinement Sect for so many years; if they could have activated it, they would have done so long ago. For the Thousand Refinement Sect, the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain was only worth that much. It was simply Jiang Fan's extraordinary talent that allowed him to unleash its true power. There was no point in envying or being jealous.

A spirit artifact? Liang Feiyan's eyes widened in disbelief. "Hiss! That guy actually traded for a spirit artifact from Ouyang Jun?" His eyes immediately turned red with jealousy. "I, Liang Feiyan, am officially jealous!"

Fu Chaojun was utterly exasperated, clenching his fists. "Is there any justice left? Are there any laws? He gets all the good stuff!" Xie Liushu was also consumed by jealousy. "Heaven, please do something about this scoundrel! It's bad enough he takes all the peerless beauties. Now he's even seized the advantage with a spirit artifact! Are ordinary people like us even supposed to live anymore?" Even the usually calm Xia Chaoge, after glancing at her continuously bleeding hand, couldn't help but show a look of speechlessness. "Martial Uncle's luck is simply outrageous! He even gets a spirit artifact! There's truly no justice!"

Unlike their relaxed expressions, Wu Manyue had no other thoughts at this very moment. The immense shadow of the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain loomed over her, pressing down rapidly.

"You brat! Seize my weapon, and I'll fight you to the death!" A glint of light flashed in Wu Manyue's eyes. While Jiang Fan was busy controlling the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain and couldn't free his hands, she decisively pulled out a movement talisman and slapped it onto herself. With a whoosh! She suddenly unleashed a terrifying movement technique, covering thirty feet in a single step. At such speed, escaping the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain's suppression should be effortless, right?

But to her surprise, Wu Manyue found herself still covered by the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain. Looking up, she was horrified. Although she had moved forward thirty feet, the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain above her seemed to teleport, moving with her and pressing straight down. Wu Manyue, startled, flashed away repeatedly. But no matter where she went or tried to escape, the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain followed her like a shadow!

From afar, Ouyang Jun remarked, a hint of sourness in his voice, "This is another ability of the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain: Five Elements Tracking. No matter if you're an unparalleled expert or an ordinary being, as long as you possess the power of the five elements, you can't escape the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain's pursuit. But the five elements... which living creature doesn't possess their power? Maybe not metal, wood, fire, or earth, but water? Unless they have no blood in their veins or no water in their bodies!"

Liang Feiyan was dumbfounded. "This is just too overpowered!" Xie Liushu gasped, taking a sharp breath: "Unless you're a skeleton, there's nothing the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain can't control!" Fu Chaojun was on the verge of tears. "How can we even play like this? If you encounter the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain, you might as well just surrender!" In fact, even surrendering wouldn't help!

Wu Manyue's several attempts to break out were futile. The Five Magnetic Origin Mountain ruthlessly pressed down. Wu Manyue was both shocked and enraged. "A mere broken mountain! Do you think your granny is scared of you?" She immediately channeled spiritual energy into her palm and slammed it fiercely onto the base of the descending Five Magnetic Origin Mountain. But the moment she struck, a look of horror appeared on her face as she realized that her spiritual energy was completely sealed by the five-element power released from the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain! In other words, she could only rely on her physical strength. But for someone who never cultivated her physique, her physical strength was even weaker than that of a Giant Sect disciple at the first level of Core Formation. The result was predictable. With a scream, Wu Manyue's arm bones instantly snapped. The weight, far heavier than she could have imagined, directly crushed her beneath it! Fortunately, this was a land of ice and snow, and the slightly loose snow below provided a cushion. If it had been solid ground, she would have been flattened into a pancake by now.

Jiang Fan landed on the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain, his eyes showing an undisguised look of pleasant surprise. "Indeed, I've acquired a true treasure!" Weapon Seizure, Five Elements Tracking, spiritual energy sealing—this was simply a divine artifact for defeating enemies!

The evil spirit in the black mirror in his arms seemed to sense the outside world. Upon noticing the mountain under Jiang Fan's feet, it immediately let out a horrified cry: "The Five Magnetic Origin Mountain? Isn't this the Five-Element God Lord's supreme treasure from back then? Am I seeing things? This is a top-grade spirit artifact!"

A top-grade among spirit artifacts? Jiang Fan grew even more excited. He had truly acquired an incredibly powerful magic treasure. His eyes flickered slightly, and Jiang Fan asked, "Do you know the origin of this mountain?"

The evil spirit, barely able to contain its excitement, replied, "Who wouldn't know the Five-Element God Lord's supreme treasure? Back then, the Five-Element God Lord swept all before him relying on this mountain! How many renowned Soul Transformation Realm old monsters were defeated by this mountain! He himself, relying on the Five-Element Divine Light contained within this mountain, broke through the Nascent Soul bottleneck and leaped to become a giant of the Soul Transformation Realm. But... how did his Five Magnetic Origin Mountain end up in your hands? Kid, where did you get this mountain?"

This was the first time Jiang Fan had seen the evil spirit so flustered. But he couldn't be blamed for losing composure; Jiang Fan himself was almost shocked into silence. The original owner of the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain was actually an ethereal existence at the Soul Transformation Realm. Calming himself, Jiang Fan briefly recounted how he had obtained the Five Magnetic Origin Mountain.

"What?!" "A claw from a ninth-level Core Formation perfected beast?" "Damn it all!" "Back then, to seize this low-grade spirit artifact, the Ancient Heart-Illuminating Mirror, I was reduced to a mere remnant soul. And you exchanged a piece of junk material for a top-grade spirit artifact? Damn that thieving Heaven!!!" The evil spirit was completely broken then and there. The entire Ancient Heart-Illuminating Mirror trembled continuously because of this.

Jiang Fan rubbed his nose and cleared his throat. "You just said that this mountain's Five-Element Divine Light can help one break through to the Soul Transformation Realm? Could you elaborate...?" The evil spirit fumed, "Don't talk to me! I don't want to say another word to you for the rest of my life!" With a heavy snort, it truly shut itself off. No matter how Jiang Fan called out, it was futile.

"This old fellow," Jiang Fan muttered, feeling a little dejected after getting a cold shoulder. But there was someone even more dejected at the foot of the mountain. Wu Manyue groaned miserably; more precisely, she was exhaling more than inhaling. Although she was lucky not to be flattened into a meat patty on the spot, her internal organs and all her bones had been crushed. Death was only moments away.

Jiang Fan lifted his hand and retracted the mountain. The Five Magnetic Origin Mountain shrank to palm size and was put into the Heavenly Lightning Stone using his soul power. Looking at the dying Wu Manyue, Jiang Fan began to ponder. She couldn't die now. He still hadn't asked how to use the three black flags in her hand.