I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 252 - 228: The Dao Bell Rings 6 Times, the Marquis of Cangzhou’s Son-in-law
“You… you…”
The Black Blade Sect Elder’s eyes widened. The Mighty Power of Annihilation was rapidly devouring his life force. He opened his mouth, spitting out streams of blood.
THUD!
The Black Blade Sect Elder collapsed to the ground.
His life force was gone.
He was dead.
From the moment Xu Qing commanded the Vajra Daoist Soldier to attack until the end, a mere half-minute had passed. This esteemed Elder of the Black Blade Sect, a master who had reached the Great Success Extraordinary Extreme, had been slain by Xu Qing just like that.
A complete rout.
An utter and absolute rout.
From the start of the battle to its end, the Black Blade Sect Elder was completely powerless to retaliate. He was killed in a single blow by the Divine Power: Annihilation, unleashed by the Vajra Daoist Soldier under Xu Qing’s control.
“!!!”
“What!?!”
Horror.
Terror.
The Elder from Cyan Peak Sword Sect and the woman in the cheongsam from the Hunting Organization looked on in terror. They couldn’t help but take a few steps back, staring in utter horror at the Vajra Daoist Soldier controlled by Xu Qing.
“Devouring Heaven and Earth!”
WUMMM!
Xu Qing raised his left hand. A swirling black hole appeared in his palm, emitting a Devouring Power that completely consumed the Black Blade Sect Elder’s corpse.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
Immediately after unleashing the Divine Technique of Devouring Heaven and Earth, he devoured and refined the Black Blade Sect Elder’s Origin and True Intent, merging them all into the body of the Vajra Daoist Soldier.
As a result, the intensity of the Vajra Daoist Soldier’s aura began to rise.
Finally, after the Vajra Daoist Soldier had completely absorbed everything, the number of Sixth Level True Intents it had mastered increased from thirty-seven to forty-eight, though many of the new ones were duplicates of what it already knew.
“Retreat!”
The woman in the cheongsam turned and fled, transforming into a streak of light moving at extreme speed. She had clearly activated some sort of escape Secret Technique, not daring to fight at all.
’Not only has he mastered a Divine Technique, but his Cultivation and Realm have also reached Great Success Extraordinary Extreme. I’m no match for him at all.’
Although the woman in the cheongsam was not weak, her strength was no match for the newly enhanced Vajra Daoist Soldier, let alone the fact that Xu Qing had also mastered a Divine Technique.
One must understand that any existence who could master a Divine Technique in the Second Realm: Extraordinary was a true prodigy, a superior being qualified to ascend to the 7th Layer of the Cangzhou Prefecture and beyond.
“Dammit!”
The Cyan Peak Sword Sect Elder was also fleeing, his face a mask of terror. He had long since lost all Battle Intent and didn’t dare to make a move. ’How could this be? He’s actually mastered a Divine Technique! Someone who can master a Divine Technique in the Second Realm: Extraordinary is not someone we can afford to provoke!!!’
“Die!”
PFFT! PFFT!
Xu Qing’s expression was indifferent. He naturally wasn’t going to let the woman in the red cheongsam and the Cyan Peak Sword Sect Elder escape. Though they fled quickly, Xu Qing struck even faster.
“No!!!”
Blood splattered.
Shrill screams echoed.
In the blink of an eye, the woman in the red cheongsam and the Cyan Peak Sword Sect Elder had fallen one after the other, both slain by the Divine Power: Annihilation unleashed by the Vajra Daoist Soldier under Xu Qing’s control.
“Devouring Heaven and Earth.”
Finally, Xu Qing used his Divine Technique again, devouring the corpses of the woman in the cheongsam and the Cyan Peak Sword Sect Elder, allowing the Vajra Daoist Soldier to absorb their Origin and True Intent.
After absorbing everything, although many of the Sixth Level True Intents were again duplicates, the number of Sixth Level True Intents mastered by the Vajra Daoist Soldier still reached a total of ’seventy-two’. With this, it had reached the very limit of the Great Success Extraordinary Extreme.
Now, it only needed to master another thirty-six Sixth Level True Intents for the Vajra Daoist Soldier to become the first among all the Daoist Soldiers refined by Xu Qing to reach the Ultimate Extraordinary Extreme as a Clone Daoist Soldier.
Afterward, Xu Qing cleaned up the battlefield. The bodies all had at least a few Primordial Stones on them, so he looted all their Storage Rings and other items.
“Let’s go.”
Xu Qing handed everything to Kaya.
“Yes, Master.”
Kaya’s expression was one of excitement and immense reverence.
After all, in the battle that just occurred, Xu Qing’s true self hadn’t even been present. He had merely sent out a single Clone Daoist Soldier, yet it had suppressed and killed all his enemies in a series of completely one-sided battles.
In contrast, just a short while ago, Kaya and more than ten of her companions had been sent out, only to be blocked by one Elite Extraordinary Extreme and nine Ordinary Extraordinary Extreme enemies. They had nearly not made it back.
The difference in power was indeed extremely clear and immense.
Time flew by. Late that night, Xu Qing and Kaya returned to their residence in the Ninth Ring of the first layer of Cangzhou Prefecture.
In the courtyard.
“Master!”
The Vajra Daoist Soldier presented the items and spoils to Xu Qing. “I have successfully completed the mission. All the Top-grade Primordial Stones have been exchanged for Low-grade Law Stones.”
“Please inspect them.”
“Mm.”
Xu Qing nodded lightly. He put away the seventeen Low-grade Law Stones, his expression calm. Then he handed the Storage Rings to Kaya. “Kaya, you sort through these. Just let me know the results later.”
“Yes, as you command.”
Kaya’s tone was respectful.
“You may go.”
Xu Qing waved his hand.
“Yes.”
“…”
Kaya and the Vajra Daoist Soldier departed.
’Time to begin.’
WUMMM!
Xu Qing took a deep breath, adjusting his condition to its peak. He began to practice and circulate the Reincarnation Law, clutching a Low-grade Law Stone in his right hand. He absorbed the Law Energy within it, which quickly circulated throughout his body.
…
[Experience +1]
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[Experience +1]
…
Every minute that passed, he completed one cycle of circulating and meditating on the Reincarnation Law, gaining one Experience Point.
’Very good.’
The corners of Xu Qing’s mouth lifted slightly as he mused, ’Now that I have seventeen Low-grade Law Stones, I won’t have to worry about running out for at least the next one hundred and seventy-odd days.’
’Also, before long, all the weapons and equipment in the armory will have accumulated enough Experience Points. Once they’re all upgraded, I can sell them.’
Time flew by.
In a flash, seven days passed.
On this day.
DONG! DONG! DONG!!!
In the morning, a tremendous bell toll rang out from the highest level of the Cangzhou Prefecture, spreading throughout the entire city. The colossal chime passed down from the Ninth Layer at the very top, level by level, to the First Layer at the very bottom.
At that moment, everyone in the entire Prefecture heard the tolling of the bell.
“The Cangzhou Dao Bell!”
“This…”
“Did something major happen?”
“The Cangzhou Dao Bell actually tolled six times!”
“Good heavens…”
“…”
Throughout the Prefecture, countless people were stunned.
’What happened?’
Xu Qing frowned. He wasn’t very clear on the matter. After all, he had only just arrived in Cangzhou Prefecture and was naturally unaware of such things.
However, Xu Qing soon learned the details from Zhu Hong.
The Cangzhou Dao Bell.
It was an incredibly formidable artifact. Generally, the Cangzhou Dao Bell would only toll when an event occurred that was significant enough to affect the entire Cang Province.
A single toll was the minimum, while nine was the maximum.
Generally speaking, within Cangzhou Prefecture, each time an expert of the Third Realm emerged, the Law aura and fluctuations they naturally emitted would be captured by the Cangzhou Dao Bell, causing it to toll.
However, the birth of a single Third Realm expert was typically only enough to cause one toll. Only an extremely terrifying and monstrously talented prodigy would trigger two, or even three, tolls.
But this time, there had been a full six tolls.
This was no small matter.
Then, another three days passed.
Finally, news about the Cangzhou Dao Bell’s six tolls from three days ago reached the First Layer of Cangzhou Prefecture, where Xu Qing learned of it from Zhu Hong, who had gone to inquire about it.
“It’s a huge joyous occasion!”
Zhu Hong said to Xu Qing, his face full of excitement, “Just three days ago, the daughter of the Marquis of Cangzhou—that is, the Marquis’s third daughter, Canglan Yi—was engaged to a powerful expert.”
“The Marquis’s third daughter is engaged?”
Xu Qing was taken aback for a moment. “Something like that is worthy of six tolls? And who is this expert engaged to the Marquis’s third daughter? What’s his background? His identity?”
“If it were just the Marquis’s third daughter getting engaged, it naturally wouldn’t cause the Cangzhou Dao Bell to toll six times,” Zhu Hong said. “It’s mainly because of the Marquis’s son-in-law. That Marquis’s Son-in-law is no small matter; he is blessed with great fortune.”
“I heard that the Marquis’s Son-in-law has already broken through the limits of ’Law’ and has begun to touch upon ’Law.’ I’ve also heard that he has experienced the cycle of life and death, reversed it, lived a second life, and returned to his youth.”
“!!!”
Xu Qing’s pupils contracted slightly.
Because after hearing what Zhu Hong said, Xu Qing had already faintly guessed the identity and origin of this Marquis’s Son-in-law. There was a high probability that this man was one of his two great enemies, the Master of Reincarnation Ruins, Li Shang.
’Could it be him?’
Xu Qing mused, ’After all, Li Shang made a deal with the Fengdu Deceitful King and transitioned from a Demon to a Deceit. He’s probably not even human anymore.’
’If it’s really him, how did he manage to deceive the Marquis?’
’Or could it be that…’
Xu Qing took a deep breath. ’…there’s some ulterior secret or transaction involved?’
Most importantly, if it really was Li Shang, and he had become the Marquis’s Son-in-law, then it would probably be very dangerous for Xu Qing to remain in Cangzhou Prefecture.
Of course, Xu Qing was still hidden very well. Ever since entering Cangzhou Prefecture, he had never once revealed his true face. The Level 20 Evil Ghost Mask was on his face at all times.
Furthermore, all of Xu Qing’s subordinates also used Level 20 masks to disguise themselves.
’Besides,’ Xu Qing reached up and touched his cheek, ’The Experience Points for this Thousand Faces mask are also slowly accumulating. It won’t be long before I can upgrade it to Level 20.’
’At that point, it will be even less likely for me to be exposed.’
’Most importantly, I need Law Stones. It’s basically impossible to find Law Stones in a Prefecture City. They can only be obtained in Cangzhou Prefecture. Therefore, I cannot leave Cangzhou Prefecture.’
