I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely

Chapter 339 - 291: Slaying Li Buan, the Level 50 Wooden Man Stake

CRACK! CRACK!!!

The Twelve-layered Law Domain seethed. Countless Law Chains materialized, only to be completely shattered by the beam of light. In an instant, it had closed in to within a hundred meters of Xu Qing.

CRACK! CRACK!

Ninety meters... eighty meters... seventy meters...

The power of both sides clashed, locked in a fierce struggle.

In the end,

Li Buan’s ultimate attack, born from sublimating his very essence, had indeed almost completely shattered Xu Qing’s Twelve-layered Law Domain.

However,

it was a great pity.

The beam of light ultimately stopped right before Xu Qing’s glabella. It was just a centimeter away, but it could not advance another inch.

Just one centimeter.

It seemed so short.

No more than the thickness of a finger.

And yet,

at this moment,

it was like an impassable chasm, impossible to cross. Li Buan had exhausted the last of his power, and the beam of light slowly dissipated.

It could be seen

dissolving into countless motes of light, which slowly vanished from the world...

"I have lost."

Li Buan spoke, his body starting to turn to ash and dissipate from his feet up. His gaze landed on Xu Qing, his tone calm.

"You are impressive,"

Xu Qing said.

"But I have also probed your limits,"

Li Buan said. "The next time, you will die."

"Perhaps."

Xu Qing shrugged.

「Inside the Imperial Palace.」

「Upon the Imperial Court.」

...

Everyone was silent.

They had watched the entire battle.

From beginning to end,

Xu Qing had never truly made a move in the conventional sense. He had only formed his Law Domain, yet Li Buan’s all-out attack couldn’t completely break his defense.

Everyone was shaken.

They were also utterly horrified.

As for Li Buan’s final claim of having found Xu Qing’s limits, the Civil and Military Ministers didn’t dare to be certain. To many, it just seemed like Li Buan was trying to save face before his death.

All they could say was,

’Huo Yuanjia’s’ power was simply too great.

"’Now we can only count on the Civil Minister.’"

"’That’s right.’"

"’The Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array has been successfully set up. It will definitely be able to kill this Huo Yuanjia.’"

"’..."’

the Civil and Military Ministers all commented.

「On the battlefield.」

"’Great Devouring Technique!’"

BOOM!

Without hesitation,

Xu Qing raised his right hand. A black vortex, like a black hole, manifested in his palm, emitting a terrifying Devouring Power that swiftly swallowed Li Buan.

"’That’s...’"

"’This is bad!’"

"’Damn it, that Huo Yuanjia is actually cultivating a Demon Technique! And it looks like the ’Devouring Demon Technique’ at that! That’s a forbidden Demon Technique!’"

"’..."’

Evidently,

the Devouring Demon Technique had, of course, appeared in the Great Zhou Martial Country before. It had caused a terrifying reign of blood and terror. Someone had cultivated the Devouring Demon Technique to its extreme, established the Devouring Demon Sect, and nearly brought about the entire Great Zhou Martial Country’s destruction.

One must understand,

the terrifying aspect of the Devouring Demon Technique was its ability to devour ten thousand spirits and consume everything about an enemy, directly refining their Origin and Laws. Its potential for growth was extremely powerful.

However,

this kind of Demon Technique was a taboo for almost everyone, even Demon Fiends. That was why the Devouring Demon Sect was ultimately destroyed, though the Devouring Demon Technique itself disappeared without a trace.

Unexpectedly,

this Huo Yuanjia was actually cultivating the ’Devouring Demon Technique’.

HUM! HUM! HUM!!!

Xu Qing sat cross-legged and began to channel the Great Devouring Technique, rapidly refining and absorbing Li Buan. One after another, Law Marks appeared around his body as a terrifying aura emanated from him.

"’Th-three... three hundred types of Law Marks...’"

"’This...’"

"*Hiss...*"

"’Does this mean... that Huo Yuanjia’s true cultivation is only at ’Great Success in Soul Law Realm’?’"

"’Terrifying!’"

"’To possess such immense combat power with a cultivation at only Great Success in Soul Law Realm... even Li Buan, who was at the Perfect Law Realm, died at his hands.’"

"’..."’

「Inside the Imperial Palace.」

「Upon the Imperial Court.」

Everyone trembled with shock.

Only now

did they finally learn Xu Qing’s true cultivation. They had all assumed that the ’Huo Yuanjia’ Xu Qing was playing had already stepped into the ’Perfect Law Realm’.

As it turned out,

they now knew he was only at Great Success in Soul Law Realm.

"’This is trouble.’"

"’The Devouring Demon Technique can devour Li Buan’s Origin and Laws. Huo Yuanjia is already this powerful at the Soul Law Realm... if he breaks through again and steps into the Perfect Law Realm, can Xiao Yin still kill him?’"

"’..."’

At this very moment,

everyone grew worried.

"’We must stop Huo Yuanjia from breaking through!’"

the Civil and Military Ministers declared.

「Outside the city.」

「On the battlefield.」

’Now is the time.’

HUM!

Xiao Yin had already appeared. He made his move the moment Li Buan was defeated and killed by Xu Qing, right as Xu Qing cast the Great Devouring Technique and sat cross-legged in the void.

And so,

Xiao Yin struck at this exact moment.

"’Oh no.’"

"’It’s Civil Minister Xiao Yin.’"

"’His goal is probably to deal with Senior Huo Yuanjia too.’"

"’Stop him!’"

"’..."’

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!

Nearby,

Wang Miao and the others reacted quickly, surging forward. The Jiuzhou Alliance’s grand army also formed a Military Array, preparing to intercept Xiao Yin.

"’Don’t even think about it!’"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Bai Wuyu appeared. With a great shout, he too charged out of the city, leading the grand army of the Great Zhou Martial Country to engage Wang Miao and the others in a fierce battle.

"’Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array!’"

RUMBLE!!!

Xiao Yin had already reached Xu Qing. He attacked just as Xu Qing was devouring and refining Li Buan; it could be said that his timing was perfect.

According to legend,

the Celestial Realm has the Nine Layers of Heaven.

Correspondingly,

the Earth Realm has the Ninefold Earth.

Nine Netherworld refers to the very deepest part of the Earth Realm. The Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array draws upon the power from this deepest abyss, forming a force of destruction to suppress and kill powerful enemies.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!

Xiao Yin took out an Array Plate and eighty-one Array Flags. He swiftly flung them out, surrounding Xu Qing and trapping him within the Array.

Afterward,

Xiao Yin then formed seals with his hands. In an extremely short time, he created 129,600 Dharma Seals, which condensed together into the ’Nine Nether Secret Seal’ and merged into the Array.

In this way,

through some mysterious connection,

the Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array connected to the ’Nine Netherworld’ in the deepest depths of the Earth Realm. Wisps of inky-black Nine Nether Qi began to surge into the Array.

Then,

these wisps of Nine Nether Qi came under Xiao Yin’s control, transforming into pitch-black Nether Dragons that roared and bared their fangs and claws as they lunged at Xu Qing.

BOOM! BOOM!

Immediately,

item after item appeared around Xu Qing: the Level 50 Clear Heart Wooden Fish, the Level 50 Serenity Dao Bell, the Level 50 Academy Ruler, the Level 50 Deceitful Copper Gong, the Level 50 Beheading Demon Blade, and the Level 50 Broken Ten Thousand Beasts Drum.

With this,

the Twelve-layered Law Domain formed once again.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!!!

Each pitch-black Nether Dragon, formed from a single wisp of Nine Nether Qi, could unleash incomparable Mighty Power under Xiao Yin’s control.

It could be said that,

it was enough to suppress and kill even a Perfect Law Realm expert.

DONG! DONG! DONG!!!

A continuous series of explosions rang out.

Xu Qing was in the middle of devouring and refining Li Buan’s Origin and Laws, making it difficult for him to fight back. Thus, he could only rely on his Twelve-layered Law Domain for passive defense.

Of course,

even when used for passive defense, the Twelve-layered Law Domain was not something an ordinary person could shatter. After all, not even Li Buan’s final attack—that beam of light born from sublimating the last of his life force—had been able to truly break Xu Qing’s Twelve-layered Law Domain.

CRACK! CRACK!

However,

the Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array was even more terrifying. Xiao Yin’s strength was slightly greater than Li Buan’s, and the Nether Dragons formed from the Nine Nether Qi possessed immense Mighty Power. They relentlessly assaulted Xu Qing’s Twelve-layered Law Domain, causing it to constantly crack and splinter.

Clearly,

under the relentless assault of the Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array, Xu Qing’s Twelve-layered Law Domain would not be able to hold for long in its passive defensive state.

BOOM!

Just then,

a seventh Level 50 item slowly materialized from within Xu Qing’s robes. This item looked simple and unadorned, with no brilliant glow or fancy decorations. It was, surprisingly, just an ordinary-looking ’Wooden Man Stake’.

But,

this Wooden Man Stake radiated a terrifying Martial Dao aura.

Clearly,

this was the Level 50 item for the seventh path, the ’Martial Path,’ that Xu Qing had prepared long ago but had never brought out—the Level 50 Wooden Man Stake.

Now,

the seven Level 50 items from seven different paths were beginning to resonate...