Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

Using the energy fire with the wood element, the warrior in blue heated the Calming Bracelet, which immediately responded. It started to expand, as if absorbing the energy fire, and the martial energy between the bracelet and Vivian's wrist slowly weakened.

The man beamed with joy upon seeing that his method apparently worked.

Similarly, the crowd roared with excitement.

Vivian seemed excited deep down, but managed to maintain her composure.

After the Calming Bracelet grew enough, the man reached out to take it off her wrist. However, as soon as he held the bracelet, it instantly retracted and snapped against Vivian's skin, grasping tighter than it had before. A little bruise began to appear on her wrist.

"Ahhh!" Vivian winced in pain.

The man withdrew his hand reflexively, but insisted on trying again after a few moments of strained silence. "Let me try again!"

Saul sneered at the man, "The Calming Bracelet is refined with the energy fire of the wood element. You used the energy fire of the same element to supposedly remove it. Hasn't it obviously strengthened its power instead?"

The man responded with a defiant glance, "I almost made it just now."

"Almost? Don't dare underestimate the bracelet. Unless you have a way of destroying the bracelet, you can't take it off." Saul glared back with narrow, disdainful eyes.

"If you're talking nonsense, then why don't you do it yourself!" the man replied, aggressively pointing towards Saul.

"Then why don't you back off and let me do it!" Saul screamed.

Dumbstruck, the man couldn't speak, but hesitantly moved aside.

Saul approached Vivian, looking at her straight in the eyes as he said, "My energy fire is with the metal element, so it's relatively domineering. I hope you're willing to bear it."

Vivian nodded without question.

And so, just as the blue-robed man did, Saul began to wrap his hands around the bracelet. Wordlessly, he then slowly released his energy fire with the metal element. As it burned, the bracelet didn't seem to swell as it had before. Its color turned from emerald, to dark cyan, then reddish blue.

Vivian felt Saul's fire infiltrate not only into the bracelet, but also her wrist, as

asten it himself, then we accept the result. If not, we are to compete again," Saul suggested, an air of confidence surrounding him, as if sure that Zachary would fail just as they had.

"What?" Vivian asked with a tinge of hesitation. As far as she knew, Zachary's weapon refining ability back in Shura College was at the peak of the King Level. And since he had just joined the Xiao Clan, it was unlikely for him to reach Imperial Level in such a short time, thus untying the bracelet was impossible. In fact, it was because that she had previously considered Zachary's weapon refining level that she had chosen the Calming Bracelet as the fourth round, just in case that anyone else would win the race. She was fully aware that untying the bracelet was a difficult feat.

But now that Saul and the others had questioned the test, trouble would ensue if she did not accede to their demands. Vivian was now stuck in a dilemma: secure the outcome but risk drama, or indulge their request but cause terrible disadvantage to Zachary?

"Vivian, why not let Harley have a try as well?" Jaxon, who had been silent all this time, suddenly suggested.

Vivian turned her head and looked helplessly at her father. Then, although hesitant, she gazed back at Zachary. "Do you mind having a try?"

"Of course not. After all, actions speak louder than words. If some people think it's unfair, then let me shut them up by actions." Zachary laughed indifferently, then looked at Saul.