Emperor’s Domination

could see how wondrous this hammer was.
It was right in front of them too.

“Should we try lifting it again?” A student asked.

“Even if you can lift it, are you going to take our academy’s treasure away?” A peer glared at him.

“Right, but there’s no rule about taking it away.” The first student remained interested.

The crowd agreed too.
The hammer was left here for millions of years and there was no rule about bringing it away.

The academy seemed content with just leaving it alone.
Anyone could take it if they were capable enough.

Thus, they stared at the teachers who were still talking about the remnant metals.
The latter didn’t seem to care about this issue.

“Well, if the academy doesn’t stop us, it’ll belong to whoever can take it away.” The first student asserted.

This logic was simple enough.
The listeners felt their heart beating faster.

A while ago, students attempted to lift the hammer out of curiosity.
Now, after seeing it in action, temptation and greed overwhelmed them.

“I’ll give it a shot.” A hot-headed student stepped forward.

“Up you go!” He gripped the hilt with both hands and mustered all of his strength.
He activated his merit laws and different methods to no avail.

Others gave it a shot again despite the first failure.
In fact, some even teamed up and tried to lift it together.

No one managed to move the hammer, not even by an inch.

“Why can’t we move it?” They eventually gave up, albeit begrudgingly because Li Qiye did so without putting in any effort at all.

The hammer seemed like paper when he lifted it earlier.
They had no idea why.

“Just give up.
Your current selves have no chance.” The oldest teacher walked over and smiled at the group.

“Teacher, why Li Qiye and not us?” A student inquired.

“This is a heaven-defying hammer.
Only powerful characters like dao lords and supremes can lift it.
Others will just be wasting their time.” The teacher replied.

“This still doesn’t answer how Li Qiye did it.
He’s not a dao lord or supreme.” Another argued.
Though Li Qiye was devilish, his cultivation was still shallow.

“Because the hammer allows it.” The teacher patiently explained.

“Hmm?” The students remained confused.

“The hammer finds Li Qiye worthy, that’s why he can lift it without exerting any strength.” The teacher said.

“So this hammer basically can recognize its masters?” Another asked.

“Sounds about right.” The teacher nodded.

This revelation caused the students to ponder.