Yuan Ming's heart sank. He knew his secret had been exposed, yet he did not panic.
After all these years of trials and tempering, his strength was no longer weak. With the World Giant Tree soon to be in hand, so long as he did not face a Mahayana cultivator, he still had a considerable chance of keeping the Heaven-Stealing Cauldron.
With that thought, Yuan Ming steadied himself and continued transferring the World Giant Tree.
At this moment, Su Wu seemed wholly immersed in the joy of obtaining the Heaven-Stealing Cauldron. He actually turned a blind eye to Yuan Ming's actions.
With a flip of his right palm, a round pill appeared in his hand, and he swallowed it without hesitation.
Once the pill entered his stomach, his body filled out once more. His aura not only did not diminish, but grew even stronger than before.
The gloom on his face was swept away, replaced by boundless excitement and anticipation.
At this moment, the Heaven-Stealing Cauldron was the only thing in his eyes. Nothing else mattered.
"This move was a trump card I had prepared for someone else. But for the Heaven-Stealing Cauldron, it is worth revealing early. You should feel honored!" Su Wu laughed loudly. His sleeves stirred without wind, and a terrifying aura bore down upon them.
As his laughter fell, great swaths of Heavenly Cicada Black Qi surged from his body, gathering into a dense expanse of darkness.
Within that darkness, the phantom of a black heavenly cicada with three pairs of wings slowly emerged.
This insect had a savage visage, its mouth filled with long, slender spikes. Its two eyes were dark as bottomless hollows, yet they revealed endless greed, as though they wished to devour everything in the world.
"Senior Kong, is this Su Wu's