Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 557 The sound of gunfire is the prelude to god-slaying; the cessation of gunfire heralds the arrival of eternal night.

The three of them stared blankly at Li Xia, and even these shrewd people couldn't react for a moment.

Some of the younger male diplomats even had jokes they'd seen before popping into their heads:

Internet celebrity: If I could have three wishes granted.
Li Xia: Tell me, which three?
He almost burst out laughing, but he instinctively reacted, and a rather strange expression appeared on his face.

Then Aowu was amused by his expression.

"Hahahaha! Boss, they're probably asking what our demands are, right?"

The three men, as if granted a pardon, hurriedly nodded:

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what we meant."

"I know."

Li Xia suddenly laughed:

"Actually, I just wanted to tease them."

Watching the three leave, the three little ones, feeling bored, returned to the manor. Awoo decided to organize and post the footage they had taken.

After carefully selecting some photos, I decisively clicked "Upload!"
With the appearance of the famous online figure 'Grandpa Long', the forum immediately erupted in excitement once again.

Nowadays, forum users are used to Aowu disappearing for a while after each post, and then reappearing with works that will amaze even experts.

To illustrate, let's look at the analysis posts from several experts on Baidu Tieba:

"The pictures that Dragon God posted are not something that an ordinary rich kid can afford to do. Even if you have enough equipment and personnel, it would take a long time to render something at the level of Dragon God."

So what's Dragon God doing when he's not posting? He's definitely engrossed in creating content!

This time, Aowu posted materials related to the rank-up battle, including a picture of the Black Star Descending scenery taken by it and the kitten.

The completely real-world footage captured by this super camera delivers a direct and stunning experience without requiring any other means.

Especially since Awoo even made a video this time!

Unsurprisingly, Grandpa Long once again ignited the online forum, and not only that, it spread like wildfire, just like the previous 'god-level cosplay,' rapidly spreading through Bilibili, short videos, and other platforms.

"Holy crap, the details—the hair—the effects—the set design!"

Awesome!

"Wow, this is totally Souls-like! Is Grandpa Long going to enter the gaming world? Is that super handsome guy the protagonist?"

"Did you see the fight effects? Damn, it was so realistic. The way the juices splattered was so intense. It's a shame it was censored; instead of red blood, it was black ink."

"What can I do about this trash? It's just a bunch of stuff, anyone can do that. It's nowhere near as good as Red Dead Redemption 2, and it's a complete mess compared to the old man's ring."

The impact feedback is terrible, it feels light and airy with no force feedback at all. What kind of real fighting game feels like this?

Please, you uncultured people, go out and get something good to eat.

Awoo, who was happily reading the comments, suddenly turned grim. It's that guy again!
Little Dragon stroked his phone, which had just been given to him by three people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While he could shut him up with a single call, Awoo would much rather go to his door and beat the crap out of him!

However, most of the forum members were clearly not born mentally challenged through superior pregnancy preservation techniques, and they all mocked and ridiculed Brother Ye Ao, fully displaying the style of the forum.

After watching for a while, an idea suddenly popped into Aowu's mind.

Making a game seems like a pretty fun idea.
"Kitten~ Kitten!"

Hei Tan, who was watching anime nearby, took off his headphones and looked at Ao Wu curiously.

"What do you think? Should we get someone to make a game? One where the boss is the main character?"

"Meow?!"

Black Charcoal's eyes slowly brightened.

The path leading to the Time Chamber remained as tranquil as ever, shaded by greenery, and the semi-circular cabin, covered in moss and vegetation, seemed to have endured the relentless passage of time.

Li Xia stepped inside and sat cross-legged in the center. The prompt from the Hall of Light popped up as usual, but to his slight disappointment, his status as a quasi-proxy did not increase the time in the Time Chamber.

The Temple of Light even provided a specific explanation for this.

The system of acting on behalf of others and the system of executioners are not subordinate to each other, but rather two parallel systems.

Where the two overlap, the higher-level treatment will override the lower-level treatment, just like a simple third-tier apostle, whose personal private space is only a little over 100 square meters.

However, the two-star executioner has 500 square meters, so his personal private space is 500 square meters in size.

However, after he became the third reserve candidate, his personal space increased to 20,000.

This is how the high benefits of reserve officers overshadowed the low benefits of two-star executioners.

However, the parts that do not overlap are independent. The Time Chamber is a reward within the Executioner system, and the duration of its upgrade is only related to the Executioner's star rating.

Therefore, the best way to extend the time in the Time Chamber is to upgrade the Executioner's star rating.

However, it is said that starting from the fourth tier, the number of Void Abyss Invaders and Void Apostles will begin to increase.
Yes, good news.
Thinking this, Li Xia slowly closed her eyes.

Endless energy surges, accelerate—begin!
After a while, Li Xia opened her eyes, her clear eyes sparkling with an unusually bright light.

He then opened the panel, and after completing it, his previous proficiency and level in the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts had disappeared, and he started over.

But Li Xia wasn't interested in the levels of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts; he was interested in something else entirely.

[Eight-Nine Arcane Arts - Fourth Level]

[Category: Heritage]

[Strength determination: S—? ? ?]

[Passing on Skills]:
1. Indestructible Vajra: Physical Rank +6
2. Physical Indestructibility: Self-Healing Power +1100% (Passive)
3. Cultivating Qi: Spiritual power will be transformed into True Qi. Consuming True Qi can inflict damage that ignores defense.

4. Unified Primordial Qi: True Qi circulates throughout the body, reducing the impact of non-physical attacks such as energy attacks, curses, and mental attacks by 70%, and increasing resistance to abnormal statuses by 100%.
4. Unity of Spirit and Flesh: Soul Rank +2, Soul-type skill resistance increased by 50%.
5. The Five Elements Generate Each Other: Absorb the essence of the five elements and incorporate it into the body, so that the five elements circulate and generate endlessly.

Essence of Gold: None
Wood Essence: None
Water essence: None
Essence of Fire: None
Earth Essence: None
Qi Gathering: Can absorb the five elements' vital energy.
Li Xia stared into deep thought as he looked at the unlocked Five Elements Mutual Generation on the panel. In his previous cultivation, he had vaguely sensed the existence of a ceiling, or rather, not a ceiling, but a limitation.

The feeling of being unable to break through the upper limit due to the lack of something now seems to be that what he lacks is probably the essence of the five elements.

My gaze fell on the final step of gathering Qi; this must be the method for collecting essence?

After pondering for a while, Li Xia came to the outside of the Time Chamber, closed his eyes, and silently practiced the Qi-gathering technique.

Suddenly, his body seemed to turn into a black hole, and tiny green specks of light appeared on the lush vegetation around him.

They rushed toward his body in a frenzy.

These light spots disappeared after entering his body. Li Xia opened his eyes and stared at the 0 still displayed on the panel, lost in thought.

But he quickly realized that trying to gather energy in a zero-level world like reality was like trying to find a wife in a wife cake.

The remaining days were still incredibly relaxing. Aside from doing some basic boxing exercises each day to warm up, Li Xia would sit quietly in a recliner, letting his tense nerves relax.

Release all the pent-up stress in your mind; cultivation is also cultivation of the mind. A book and a cup of hot tea are all you need for a day.

What puzzled him was that the three little ones were nowhere to be seen, except for the strange laughter coming from their gaming room.

Until I received the message from the little girl on my phone last time, she very carefully reported that the top domestic game team that Lord Shenlong wanted had been assembled, with unlimited resources and budget.

Li Xia then realized that the three little ones actually wanted to create a soul-traveling scenario based on the storyline of Black Star Descending.

Well, making a game is a good idea. At least before entering the hall of fame, he was a master of strategy.

Let's just consider this a way to commemorate the happy times we had.

Surprisingly, Li Xia was quite interested in trying it out.

In the blink of an eye, the time spent in reality has been enough. I could stay longer, but there's no need.

"Remember what I said: no trash, only the best!"
Don't panic if you encounter a problem you can't solve. Just remember it and wait for me to come back!

Aowu reluctantly hung up the phone. With no regard for cost and no promises, its production team was pushing forward at a terrifying pace.

In the words of the team members, they had never fought a battle with such abundance, not only in terms of material and financial resources, but also in terms of human resources.

No matter what the idea is, as long as it is communicated, there will be a top-notch team to work together to solve it. That feeling is awesome!

Seeing that Aowu had finished dealing with things here, Li Xia used his mind to summon the hall.

[Response request received]

[Respected Acting Reserve Officer, welcome back to the Hall of Light]

"Xia, come over when you have time, your weapon is almost ready."

Not long after returning to the temple, Madaro sent a message.

Li Xia, who had planned to wait in the room for the God Enemy Armor to finish upgrading, immediately changed his mind and hurriedly headed towards Madaro's residence in the forging area with the three little ones.

"coming?"

Madaro stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a master. A long spear floated in front of him, moving slowly up and down.

"Is this... the silence of night?"

Li Xia was somewhat surprised to see that the original jet-black spear had transformed into a silver-white spear that now emitted a faint metallic luster.

How come this upgrade resulted in bleaching?

Can it still be called Night Silence after being bleached?
"Yes, this is your spear—"

Madao's expression was somewhat complicated. He turned his head, a hint of heartache in his eyes, and stretched out his hands, which had been behind his back:

"Look, look! I just wanted to see what the specific attributes were like, and look what you've done to me."

Those rough, powerful hands were completely blackened, looking rather pitiful.

"Aren't we immune to harm inside the hall?"

Aowu peeked out and asked curiously.

Madao glanced at Aowu, turned his head to the side without answering, and simply stretched his hand forward again.

Li Xia chuckled: "Next time I'll bring you a few bottles of good wine from the original world."

"That's more like it!"

Madao clapped his hands, and his dark hands immediately returned to normal. He turned to the side, gesturing for him to enter.

"Go take a look at your gun. Although I don't know its specific attributes yet, I know it will be an extremely ferocious weapon."

Li Xia took a step forward and stretched out his hand. The spear not far away immediately emitted an excited buzzing sound, nimbly changed direction, and flew into Li Xia's hand.

The gun felt incredibly familiar, as if nothing had changed, and I could even feel the joy and deep emotions emanating from it.

Such a strong spirituality, it's as if it's about to develop intelligence.

[The Night is Still]

[Grade: Orange - Ultimate (Tier 4 - Soul Equipment - Upgradeable)]

【Soul Bound: Xia】

[Durability: 280/280]

Damage Intensity: 14 (Tier 4)

[Attack: 200]

1. Thunder Spear: Can switch between electric and physical modes. When holding the spear, it has a high degree of control over the electric current, can store a certain amount of electrical energy, and release it instantly.

2. Wind-Controlling Spear: Allows brief manipulation of surrounding air currents.
3. Ruyi Spear: Can change length and size to a limited extent, and can absorb energy from the blood to repair itself.

4. Godslayer Spear: When dealing damage, 50% of the damage is converted into damage that ignores any non-divine defense. When colliding with a weapon, the broken weapon cannot be repaired.

[Growth: Can devour rare metals and wood, and its attributes will be enhanced according to the characteristics of the consumed substances]

[Breakthrough: When growth reaches 100%, it can absorb higher-grade equipment of the same type to upgrade its grade, and gain related skill growth based on the skills of the absorbed equipment.]

[Synopsis: The sound of gunfire heralds the prelude to god-slaying; the cessation of gunfire heralds the arrival of eternal night.]

The other attributes didn't change much, but Li Xia's entire attention was drawn to the fourth attribute. He stared at the fourth attribute, his eyes gradually widening.

This attribute simply means that unless the enemy has divine defense, half of the damage it deals ignores any defense.

All beings beneath the gods are but ants!
What's even more outrageous is that many apostles prefer self-repairing weapons to save money, and they don't care if their main weapon is damaged.

Even Li Xia himself thought so, because if the main weapons were broken or damaged, it would be too troublesome and expensive to repair them, so it would be more convenient and faster to let them grow on their own.

But now, once it's broken, it's really broken. Regeneration and recovery are useless!
That's truly—brilliant!
The gun hummed in the palm of his hand, as if it were telling Li Xia that it longed to fight alongside its master, that it loved the feeling of piercing an enemy's chest, and that it rejoiced in drinking divine blood.

Li Xia took a deep breath, gripped the gun tightly, and felt the intimate connection of blood ties. With just a casual swing, the aura emanating from it carried a unique sharpness.

"You seem quite satisfied."

Madaro watched as the falling pear petals paused for a moment before they even reached the spear, then suddenly split open into countless pieces.

More petals were drawn by the wind from the swirling spear, and the entire courtyard looked like it was covered in a delicate snowfall, fluttering and swirling, making it exceptionally beautiful.

Li Xia stood still, gun in hand, surrounded by falling 'snowflakes'.

"Yes, I'm very satisfied."

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