The Legend of the Immortal Cauldron

In this quiet and mysterious space, Matthew stood quietly, and the air around him seemed to become heavy due to the tense atmosphere.

He took a deep breath, and the slowly inhaled air seemed to carry a trace of mysterious power, wandering in his body.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes, immersed himself in an ethereal state, and began to carefully adjust the chaotic and surging breath in his body.

Time passed quietly in this silence. After a moment, Matthew suddenly opened his eyes, and there seemed to be lightning flashing in his eyes, instantly lighting up the determination and determination in his eyes.

He clapped his hands hard, and in an instant, his hands were put together, as if squeezing the surrounding air to make a dull hum.

At the same time, a faint yellow mist seemed to be summoned by something, and slowly rose from around his body.

At first, the mist was just as ethereal as a veil, but in the blink of an eye, it began to surge rapidly, as if it was caught in an invisible storm, swirling and whistling in the air, forming a vortex that tightly wrapped Matthew in it.

As the yellow mist rolled violently, the light emanating from Matthew became stronger and stronger.

At first, it was just a faint golden light, like the first ray of dawn penetrating the clouds at dawn, weak but full of hope.

But in just a moment, the light became dazzling at an astonishing speed, like a golden sun hanging in the sky above this mysterious space without any warning, and the bright and hot light was sprinkled all around without reservation.

Wherever the light went, everything was reflected in golden splendor, as if it was coated with a layer of sacred gold foil, shining with dazzling brilliance.

Matthew was fully immersed in the performance of this mysterious secret technique, his eyes were focused and firm, as if the whole world was left with only him, the surging yellow mist and the dazzling light.

However, fate always seems to like to test people's will in the most unexpected way at the most critical moment.

Just as Matthew was fully committed and was about to complete the key steps of the secret technique, something unexpected happened suddenly without any warning, like a bolt from the blue.

The steps that were originally neatly arranged and ordinary in front of him seemed to be awakened by some mysterious power and began to extend automatically.

These steps seemed to have life in an instant, their length was constantly increasing, and their height was also continuously increasing.

Matthew's eyes widened, his eyes were full of disbelief, his mouth slightly opened, as if he wanted to say something, but he was so shocked by the extremely weird scene in front of him that he couldn't speak.

The steps that were only a few feet high originally turned into giant steps as high as seven or eight feet in the blink of an eye.

They stood tall in front of Matthew, like towering boulders, ruthlessly blocking his way forward.

Faced with such a sudden and huge change, even Matthew, who was in the protection of the golden light, was deeply surprised.

His brows were tightly knitted together, and his eyes revealed a trace of confusion and helplessness.

Before, he only needed to take a small and easy step to cross these inconspicuous steps and continue to move towards his goal.

However, at this moment, if he wanted to pass here, he had to climb these tall and steep giant steps with all his strength.

This was undoubtedly a huge challenge, not only a test of his physical strength, but also a severe challenge to his willpower and adaptability.

Not only was Matthew stunned by this scene, but even the skinny old man who was climbing slowly and hard below, after inadvertently looking up and seeing this scene, his wrinkled face was instantly filled with shock.

His originally cloudy eyes were now wide open, as if he had seen the most incredible thing in the world.

Obviously, from his astonished expression, it can be seen that he had no idea that such a bizarre thing would happen.

At this moment, in addition to deep shock, a touch of despair gradually emerged on the face of the skinny old man.

He knew in his heart that if it had always been the ordinary steps before, with his years of accumulated experience and tenacious perseverance, there would be a glimmer of hope that he could finally climb up.

But now, the steps have become like this without any warning, which has weakened the already weak fire of hope in his heart by half.

His body trembled slightly, not knowing whether it was because of the fear of this huge change, or because of the instinctive reaction caused by the despair of the future in his heart.

Matthew stared at the towering giant steps in front of him, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his pounding heart.

He knew that there was no way out at this moment, and the only way to resist the top was to move forward bravely.

After a brief moment of shock and despair, the skinny old man suddenly had a look of determination in his eyes.

He clenched his teeth tightly, as if he had made up his mind.

Then, he shouted, "Let's fight!"

Although the roar was not loud, it revealed an indomitable spirit.

Along with the roar, the skinny old man's body began to twist violently.

Like a snake shedding its skin and being reborn, his body kept changing shape in a strange way.

At the same time, an amazing scene happened.

The body that was originally shriveled and lifeless was now filled up quickly as if it had been injected with a powerful vitality.

In just a few breaths, the skinny old man's body had undergone a drastic change.

The original mummy-like appearance had long disappeared, replaced by a well-proportioned, muscular middle-aged body.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that the energetic middle-aged man in front of you was the skinny old man who was about to die.

However, something even stranger was yet to come.

In the center of the skinny old man's forehead, a strange rune similar to an eye appeared at some point.

The rune pattern was intricate, flashing a faint light, flickering, giving people a sense of mystery.

After the body changed, the rune on this person's forehead immediately spread out, completely covering his entire body.

And at this moment, this person took a step towards the steps in front of him.

Under Matthew's gaze, the man's figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

Before Matthew could come to his senses, the man had already appeared on the steps where he was.