The moment Fang Hong saw the true appearance of the simple, ancient bell, his pupils shrank sharply. His originally calm face was instantly replaced by shock; he could no longer maintain his composure.

Fang Hong’s body trembled slightly, and his hands clenched subconsciously, a clear sign of the excitement within him at this moment.

This was no ordinary treasure; it was an innate dao artifact.

And it was the famous chaos bell, no less!

So-called innate dao artifacts were supreme treasures naturally birthed by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth at the beginning of the world’s creation.

They inherently contained the power of the Heavenly Dao, and their grade and might were far greater than the Acquired tenth-grade dao artifact that Fang Hong had refined!

And this chaos bell ranked third on the innate dao artifact list, renowned far and wide!

The chaos bell combined the "Great Dao of Profound Metal" and the "Destruction Dao," making it a supreme Dao Artifact capable of both offense and defense.

In terms of defense, it could form an impeccable barrier, immune to all laws.

In terms of offense, with just a gentle strike, it could emit terrifying sound waves capable of destroying everything, enough to shatter souls and annihilate all things.

It was even rumored that the chaos bell contained a mysterious power that nourished the soul, having unimaginable miraculous effects on the improvement of Divine Sense!

As for the treasures ranked first and second on the innate dao artifact list, they were the "Time House" and the "void ring," respectively.

These two treasures were related to the Great Dao of Time and the Great Dao of Space, making them even more unfathomable.

Fang Hong took a deep breath to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, but the burning intensity in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

No matter what, he had to subdue this chaos bell.

As long as he could claim this innate dao artifact and rely on its supreme power, combined with his control over the Great Dao of Time and the Great Dao of Space.

Then his path to true invincibility would be just around the corner.

Just as this thought arose in Fang Hong’s mind, a sudden change occurred.

Dong.

A dull yet resonant bell toll suddenly exploded within the empty underwater stone grotto!

This bell toll seemed to come from the ancient Chaos, carrying a majestic Heavenly Might, and golden sound waves swept out in all directions with the chaos bell at the center.

The first to bear the brunt was Fang Hong, who was not far away.

"Not good."

Fang Hong’s expression changed drastically, an alarm bell ringing wildly in his heart, and he almost instinctively pushed the immortal power within his body to the limit.

The six Dao Artifacts on his person were instantly summoned simultaneously, transforming into six streaks of brilliant light that wove together beside him to form a solid defensive barrier.

Boom.

The next moment, the terrifying golden sound waves slammed violently against the defensive barrier.

The violent roaring sound was deafening, and the light on the defensive barrier flickered intensely, like a candle in the wind, as if it could shatter at any moment!

Fang Hong only felt an irresistible, overwhelming force being transmitted through the barrier.

The Qi and blood within him churned violently, as if rivers and seas were overturning, and his body was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

Fang Hong was knocked back hundreds of zhang before he could barely steady himself!

Fang Hong glanced at the six Dao Artifacts beside him; their light had dimmed significantly, evidently having consumed a great deal of energy from that one strike.

"What powerful might. As expected of the chaos bell."

Fang Hong steadied his churning Qi and blood, wiped the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, and couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, though a wave of lingering fear welled up in his heart.

The power of that bell toll just now far exceeded his expectations.

If he hadn’t had these six Acquired Dao Artifacts to protect him, he would likely have been completely destroyed, body and soul, under those destructive sound waves, not even leaving behind a shred of a remnant soul!

The power of an innate dao artifact was truly incomparable to an Acquired Dao Artifact; the gap between the two was like heaven and earth.

The more this was the case, the stronger the desire in Fang Hong’s heart became.

The stronger the chaos bell’s power, the greater the boost his combat strength would receive after subduing it.

He was determined to obtain this violent supreme treasure!

The chaos bell did not stop; it continued to vibrate within the golden sphere of light, the patterns on its body flowing faster and faster, and the pressure it emitted grew increasingly intense.

It looked extremely unstable, as if it could erupt with an even more terrifying attack at any moment.

"I must suppress it as soon as possible."

"Time-Space, Stasis." Fang Hong immediately exerted his full strength, shouting aloud.

As his words fell, the power of the "Great Dao of Time" and the "Great Dao of Space" within his body instantly erupted.

The invisible power of the Dao instantly spread, enveloping the entire stone grotto.

In an instant, the originally surging Chaos Qi stopped flowing, and the spreading golden sound waves froze in mid-air.

Even the vibrations of the chaos bell were forcibly stopped at a certain moment!

Seeing this, a gratified smile appeared on Fang Hong’s face.

Sure enough, when facing an innate dao artifact like the chaos bell, one still had to rely on the power of the "Great Dao of Time" and the "Great Dao of Space" to temporarily suppress its violent aura.

There was no time to lose. Taking advantage of the moment when the chaos bell was bound by "Time-Space Stasis" and unable to resist, Fang Hong moved his mind, and a condensed flame of Divine Sense shot out from the center of his brows.

Transforming into a thin line of fire, it shot straight toward the chaos bell; he wanted to take this opportunity to subdue this supreme treasure with all his might!

The chaos bell was truly worthy of being the third-ranked innate dao artifact; even when suppressed by "Time-Space Stasis," its intrinsic spirituality remained extremely strong, and its will to resist was exceptionally tenacious!

As soon as the Divine Sense flame touched the body of the chaos bell, it felt a strong force of repulsion, as if trying to completely annihilate the Divine Sense flame.

Fang Hong could only continuously drive the immortal power within his body to reinforce the Divine Sense flame.

Little by little, he scoured away the resistance of the chaos bell, attempting to brand it with his own Divine Sense mark.

At the same time, in order to maintain the effect of "Time-Space Stasis," the consumption of immortal power within Fang Hong’s body flowed away crazily, like a rushing river.

Fortunately, the "Ten Thousand Laws Origin Demon Art" that Fang Hong cultivated was quite special, and his foundation of immortal power was incomparably deep.

Otherwise, let alone subduing the chaos bell, he likely would have found it difficult to even maintain "Time-Space Stasis," and might even have been killed in retaliation by the chaos bell after it broke free from its restraints!

Time slipped away little by little in the tense tug-of-war. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

A day passed, and the chaos bell was still resisting tenaciously.

The Divine Sense flame had only left a faint mark on the bell, and it was still a long way from complete recognition of its master.

Two days passed, and Fang Hong was still gritting his teeth and persisting; the light of the Divine Sense flame grew brighter and brighter, continuously eroding the resistance of the chaos bell.

Three days.

Four days.

...

As the days went by, Fang Hong remained seated in place, his eyes closed tightly, devoting his entire being to the process of subduing the chaos bell.

A full month later, the scene inside the stone grotto finally changed.

Fang Hong remained seated in place, eyes closed tightly, and the power of "Time-Space Stasis" enveloping the stone grotto quietly dissipated; the Chaos Qi resumed its flow.

And the chaos bell in front of him finally stopped resisting.

The bell body no longer vibrated, and a soft light flowed over its dark golden surface, appearing calm and gentle.

Not only that, a faint golden ray of light shot out from the chaos bell and drilled straight into the center of Fang Hong’s brows.

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Author’s Note: Last of today’s 20 Chapters mass release and there’s an announcement. There are about 40-50 Chapters left before this story is ended and I’ll upload the another story about another protagonist after this in this very book.