Chu Han paused and frowned, lowering his gaze to the axe. The connection between their souls was still there, and Asura showed no resistance or displeasure whatsoever, as obedient as his own son!
He tried again, only to find that he still could not lift it.
What was going on?!
Meanwhile, at the warehouse beside the truck, perhaps because it had not been opened for three years, something seemed to be blocking the door, while the connecting sections had corroded together and become indistinct.
In order to open the warehouse door, Gao Yuan had already exerted tremendous force, producing booming crashes as the ground in the area shook violently.
The other four were unaffected, but Lu Nian and Zhang Feng were not New Humans and were immediately jolted into stumbling about.
What Chu Han had not expected was that he himself nearly lost his footing in the tremors!
Shock filled his heart, but his expression soon relaxed. His fingers swiftly slid across the markings on the Asura Battle Axe.
He changed it from ten marks to nine, but still could not lift it.
He changed it to eight, with the same result...
Chu Han kept trying until, at last, the marking on the Asura Battle Axe stopped at the very first mark. Only then could he lift the axe.
These ten markings represented ranks, closely tied to everything that had erupted during the Apocalypse Era. They also represented Chu Han's current state: his rank had dropped to one!
Everyone from Yin Yang Valley gathered around Ice Lake was astonished, their hearts filling with worry for Chu Han. In a place overrun by zombies, Chu Han's own combat ability naturally would not leave him in any danger, but rank one was a huge problem. He was barely any better off than