Chapter 333 — The Cannon's Might Shakes the Heavens
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
The Jingping Imperial Preceptor was taken aback and said hurriedly, "The Tower of Heavenly Records in the Grand Academy records more than a hundred kinds of pupil arts. Among them is the strongest pupil art of all, called Sun-Shooting, which even I have never mastered. But I did memorize the formation pattern of the Sun-Shooting Sacred Pupil. Could you forge a cannon of that kind?"
His vital essence burst forth, and layer upon layer of formation patterns emerged, coalescing into an incomparably complex eye.
Shen Mu examined it closely. All at once his figure shrank and he walked among those patterns; then he landed, his body returning to normal, and said, "Forging that cannon will take many hands; two or three foundries would have to work together, and even then, two months, I expect, to produce a single one. And such a cannon would be enormous; I fear it would be heavier than any essence weapon! This Sacred Pupil is so intricate, Jingping Imperial Preceptor. Where did you come by it?"
"The Desolate Ruins."
The Jingping Imperial Preceptor said in a low voice, "I was greatly shaken when I first saw this pupil art. Can you tell what this pupil art is meant for?"
Shen Mu shook his head.
"Slaying gods."
The Jingping Imperial Preceptor's face was calm. "If you can forge it, you will be the greatest Heavenly Artisan in the world today. The cannon you build could shoot down deities!"
Shen Mu hurriedly waved his hand and said with utter sincerity, "I dare not call myself the greatest Heavenly Artisan. I am only the second."