Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1492: Fighting for Every Second!

Chapter 1492: Fighting for Every Second!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Wang Chong said nothing, but his eyes shone with the same doubt.

Even without foresight of the future, an ordinary person wouldn't have left some secret passage accessed through the underground river, and the Origin Immortal Lord was a powerful figure with knowledge of divination arts. Something like this was far too suspicious.

"Leave the next task to me!"

Wang Chong took out his Wootz Steel dagger and stabbed it into the ore vein.

Clang!

There was a flash of sparks, and Wang Chong clearly sensed a massive resistance meeting the tip of his dagger.

"What tough metal!"

Even though the Lone Silence Ancestor had already mentioned it, allowing Wang Chong to prepare himself, he was still stunned by its toughness.

Wootz Steel was sharp enough to cut through well-tempered refined steel, and Wang Chong had never before encountered a metal that was this hard to cut through.

The toughness of the metal before him far surpassed his expectations. Wang Chong finally understood why the Origin Immortal Lord had set up his palace here.

Fortunately, although this metal was tough, it was still no match for Wang Chong's Wootz Steel dagger.

As Wang Chong energetically hacked away, large chunks of ore began to drop down.

Wang Chong's progress was slow, but he advanced steadily and the ore vein itself was not very thick.

But mining through the metal ore was very damaging to the Wootz Steel dagger.

Every time he swung the dagger, there would be a shrill scraping sound. This tough and unknown metal left many scratches on the dagger as it was cut down.

The Wootz Steel dagger had been damaged earlier by the threads of the Darkshadow Spider, and there were already many tiny cracks on its edge.

Now that it was excavating through the ore, more and more cracks were appearing. It was truly an unbearable sight, and it was hard to say when the Wootz Steel dagger would completely shatter.

The Lone Silence Ancestor could only stand on the sideline

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