Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 653 Kill them!

The three little ones darted out of their personal space, arm in arm, and headed towards the 'All the Summoned Creatures of the Hall Unite as One Family' club.

Li Xia remained in his personal space, reaching out and waving his hand lightly in the air. The Mountain and River Map condensed with light, and he flicked his finger.

The gleaming copper coin flew out and, upon contact with the scroll, seemed to fall into water. The entire scene rippled, spreading out in concentric circles. The indestructible coin quickly decayed and crumbled, eventually disappearing from the scroll. In its place, a hazy mist with almost no color appeared.

In one corner of the snowy mountain scene, a small sundial appeared, with ink marks emerging to form a line of elegant seal script: "The sun and moon pass like a shuttle, one can appreciate a moment."

With her hands behind her back, Li Xia lightly touched the ground with her toes and leaped gracefully towards the painting. The painting grew larger and larger in her vision until she crashed headfirst into the white paper, as if she had broken through a layer of hazy veil.

The world before my eyes suddenly changed. The snow that never dissipates covered the mountain peaks, and the world was a vast expanse of white, with only a few dark blue spots showing on the edges of the rocks, coldly and hardly embedded in the snow.

The snow is falling heavily, without any obstruction, drifting gently and covering the sky and the earth.

In the distance stood a small brick house, no more than ten feet square, covered by snow. Short, thin icicles hung from the eaves, and snow piled up at the base of the walls, barely reaching half of the door.

Li Xia stood in the snow. With each step he took, his foot sank deep into the snow with a crunching sound. He simply summoned his spear, slung it over his shoulder, and walked towards the courtyard, facing the heavy snowfall.

I spent the next year or so here.

"Boss!"

The three children returned to their personal space and saw the "Landscape Map" in the living room unfolded and floating quietly in mid-air, but Li Xia was nowhere to be seen.

"Meow!"

With his excellent dynamic vision, Black Charcoal looked around and then pointed at the painting in surprise, exclaiming.

Aowu approached the painting and saw a small figure, also constructed with just a few strokes, wielding a spear in the ink wash landscape. Each swing of the spear resembled splashing ink, creating thick streaks of dark color.

"Huh? This?"

Awoo's eyes shone brightly as he stared at the animated little figure before him:
"Is this the boss?"

It moved closer, but suddenly a powerful suction force came from the painting. The little dragon only had time to let out a "Holy crap!" before it was completely sucked into the painting.

Black Charcoal and Xiaotian opened their mouths together, looking at the small dragon that had suddenly appeared in the picture, swimming around.

The cat and dog looked at each other and then happily jumped into the painting.

"Buzz!"

The gun blade went from motionless to still, hovering effortlessly in mid-air, but a terrifying gust of wind arose around it, even scattering the falling snow. The surrounding snow was also blown away by the shockwave, and the two little ones who had just entered the world of the painting were completely dumbfounded as a wall of snow rushed towards them.

"Oh!"

The two little ones shook off the snow and looked around at their surroundings with great curiosity.

This spiritual realm, the snow-capped mountain, has only been seen by Li Xia in the Time Chamber; the three little ones have never seen it before.

"Boss! When did you copy this snow-capped mountain? I've never seen anything like it before! This scenery is absolutely stunning!"

"Awoo has already gone around once," he asked excitedly.

"This is a scene constructed inside the Time Chamber. I have always cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Technique here, and I am used to it."

Li Xia holstered his gun and stood there. The snow that had been scattered earlier fell again, quickly filling the previous gaps once more.

"Has it been over a year already? That's fast."

The scroll's movement is extremely fast, but that doesn't mean you can't enter the scroll's world again after the 480-day acceleration is used up. It just means that after the acceleration is complete, the flow of time inside and outside the scroll will be unified.

Li Xia had grown accustomed to this kind of life where he didn't have to think about anything and could just hone his martial arts skills.

Since completing the Supreme Trial in the World of Oblivion, the Limits of Skill have been on a fast track, and the previously stagnant progress is rapidly increasing even in ordinary battles.

I glanced at the skill panel and saw that the skill "Mastery of Skill" was at level 6, and it even emitted a faint golden glow.

This indicates that your proficiency is extremely high and you are close to reaching the maximum progress.

Most importantly, Li Xia had a feeling at this moment, no, it couldn't even be called a feeling, but rather an enlightenment.

The limit of skill is LV7, which is the upper limit. As for how to break through this limit, he does not know yet.

Even so, the ultimate skill at LV6 is already extremely powerful.

Li Xia led the three little creatures towards the cabin through the snow. The three of them walked together, their boots crushing the thick snow and leaving rows of footprints of uniform depth. The goose-feather-like snowflakes had just fallen around Li Xia when they were pushed away by an invisible force.

But Aowu quite liked the snow, letting it fall onto its jade-like scales. The snow melted into tiny beads on the dragon scales, rolling down and condensing along the gaps between the scales. But when the snow dripped down its claws or belly, those crystal-clear droplets didn't fall to the ground. Instead, they quickly turned into a cloud of white steam, condensing together like clouds, wrapping around Aowu's body, as if it were floating on clouds.

Black Charcoal Treads Snow is the lightest. Its black fur, covered in snow, looks like it's covered in frost. So, two more faint plum blossom prints appeared next to Li Xia's footprints.

As for Xiaotian
The puppy stared at the snowflakes that landed on its nose and melted away, its eyes almost turning cross-eyed. It opened its mouth and shoved its head into the ground, its hind paws pounding the ground like a bulldozer, carving a straight line across the field.

A group of figures headed towards the small brick house. As they pushed open the door, snow fell softly from the eaves. Li Xia took out a rough pottery stove and moved it to the snow outside the door. He also took out a bundle of dry pine branches. They were all simple and unadorned objects, but they were full of signs of use.

The three children could tell at a glance that the eldest had been using it frequently over the past year.

Li Xia picked up a flat bluestone slab and placed it on the snow. He then set up the earthenware stove, lit the pine branches, and the flames licked the firewood, crackling a few times and burning a warm red glow in the white snow.

"How is it? Any news?"

The smoke from the pine branches spread outwards, the rough pottery pot sat on the stove, and Li Xia casually waved his hand, causing the wind to stir up the snow on the eaves, and the falling snow was cleverly gathered together by the force.

It was thrown into an earthenware pot and simmered over a low flame.

Looking at the dried fruit displayed on the wire mesh, Aowu found the activity quite interesting, yet it also carried an indescribable atmosphere.

"It is said that Hell Echo and the Junk Collector teamed up to open up a world and obtained a unique reward. This time, they are acquiring some materials for the reward."

As for the specifics, I'm not entirely sure, but the reward looks like it must be quite substantial.

The contents are naturally top secret, but the actions of the Garbage Collector and Hell Echo are so significant that some information will inevitably leak out.

For example, no one would specifically sign a confidentiality agreement for a summoned beast, and notarization would cost money!
What's even better is that their master told the summoned beasts that it wouldn't affect the confidentiality agreement.

Because the master-servant contract is above the summoned beast, many apostles subconsciously overlooked the role of the summoned beast, never expecting that these summoned beasts, which were used as tools and cannon fodder, could inadvertently reveal a lot.

Especially after a few glasses of strong liquor, a bellyful of bitterness will pour out.

"award?"

Li Xia frowned and fell into deep thought. The snow was still falling, melting into fine water as it landed by the stove, spreading out a small wet patch. A thin layer of snow accumulated on the rim of the tea canister, making it look like a silver edge wrapped around the rough pottery.

"Hmm, it feels like it might be some kind of access key to a different world."

The dragon's claws picked up a piping hot dried date and popped it into its mouth:

"Some original worlds give birth to very peculiar things, or are extremely rich in resources, making it easy for apostles to obtain supernormal benefits. Such worlds are often regarded as reward worlds, and we seem to have been to a reward world before."

The three little ones are waiting for their leader to make a decision.

The water in the kettle boiled, the bubbling sound drowning out the sound of falling snow. White steam rose in wisps, and the aroma of tea filled the air.

Li Xia picked up the teapot and poured the tea into several rough bowls. He took a sip of hot tea and felt the slightly astringent tea soup slowly rolling in his mouth.

"Kill them!"

[Current Familia: Stone Golem (Tier 4)]

Current number of dependents: 1/2

Current Divine Power: 14 points

[Divine Power Output: 100 points/world] (Bonus for Devout Followers)
Looking at the output of divine power, Li Xia only regretted that the Stone Clan took too long to conceive the next generation, all because of the large population!
If the Stone People had tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of divine power, wouldn't a single world produce hundreds of thousands or even millions of divine powers? At that time, they would truly be unstoppable, killing gods and Buddhas alike.

Divine power is incredibly useful. Putting aside everything else, using divine power to merge one's avatar and unleash the immense power after complete liberation makes Li Xia think that even a 6th-tier opponent might be able to put up a fight. No, wait, a 6th-tier opponent facing him with over 300 attribute points would probably be completely helpless.

Thinking of divine power, Li Xia's spirits lifted once more, and the [Cross-Dimensional Two-Way Communication and Exchange Dimensional Magic Array V2.23 Official Version] was once again inscribed on the ground.

Azure energy emanated from the crystal, the magic circle glowed with magical light, and a pillar of light shot into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.

Like a drop of water sinking into a calm sea, creating ripples.

"Beep-beep-beep-"

Almost instantly, the magic crystal turned green, indicating that communication had been established.

However, apart from the sound of fine rain, there was no other sound from that side.

Li Xia and the three little ones immediately realized what was going on.

Oh no! Little Knight/Fourth Brother is mute!

"Little knight, go find old Oss!"

The call charges for the energy crystals are extremely high, just like when you used a mobile phone before. But Li Xia could only contact the little knight, the only one who had shone the light of primordial life with him.

A whooshing sound came from the magic circle, and soon after, accompanied by the pattering of footsteps, Old Oss's aged voice finally rang out from the other side of the magic circle.

"Your Majesty, what did you show me—oh, what is this?"

"it's me."

"A traveler??"

Old Os was truly astonished; he never expected that the departing traveler could still contact this place through this strange object.

"Has something happened? Do you need our help?"

Old Os did not hesitate. It was the Traveler who killed the corrupted Pale King. Without the Traveler, the whole world would probably have fallen back into darkness, and the City of Tears would not have lit up.

"I'm here to keep my promise to the little knight."

Li Xia's voice was unusually calm.

"Agreement?"

Old Oss glanced back at the little knight and saw the little knight nod. Even though it looked a bit dazed, Old Oss could still sense the joy and happiness emanating from the little knight.

"Yes, it's an agreement."

Li Xia's voice sounded somewhat distorted through the magic circle, but to Old Os it sounded like thunder.

"I mark the Hive Kingdom as my kin. You will worship me, and I will protect the Hive Kingdom!"

Family, faith, protection
"Is this...is this really possible?"

Old Oss's body was trembling, and his hoarse voice sounded heartbreaking.

"I mean, those captive insects that attract the sunlight to those higher beings."

"can!"

Li Xia's voice was soft and calm, yet it carried a sense of confidence. If the Zerg Hive Kingdom was marked as a clan, then the Apostles' captivity and attacks on the Zerg Hive Kingdom would be considered an invasion.

Li Xia can descend and use the power of the entire Extinction World to carry out punishment.

He wasn't the Primordial Tree, so he wouldn't be attracted by the condensed aura of the abyss and use the Heavenly Light for that purpose. If it were Li Xia, he would definitely have unleashed a barrage of Heavenly Light, a kind of celestial cannon, at this apostle.

And he has a final resort—snitching!
Who we'll fight? Need I say more? The Hall of Light!

As for the fact that doing so will cause the false avatars in the hall to gradually disappear, such things should never have existed in the first place; it's just that things have returned to the way they were before.

Moreover, the avatars did not significantly enhance the strength of the apostles of the Temple of Light. Instead, they cultivated a group of reckless fools who were extremely arrogant. Relying on the avatars, even mages dared to rush up and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Besides, what does it matter to him whether the Temple of Light is strong or not?

He, Li Xia, is the first generation of the Transcendent, a super undercover agent!
"it is good!"

Old Oss agreed without the slightest hesitation. Even if he hadn't agreed, it wouldn't have mattered. Didn't he see that his king—the little knight—was already 120% willing?

It's just that it can't speak, otherwise it would have excitedly agreed long ago.

"Fourth brother! Fourth brother!"

"Meow!"

"Wang!"

Three excited voices rang out from within the magic circle, and Old Os immediately noticed that the King was radiating an extremely pure joy.

He watched as the little knight lifted up several rubbed, polished wooden carvings—one of which was a tall human, with four strange creatures holding hands beside him, including the king himself.

The little knight walked forward, gesturing with the wooden carving in his hand towards the magic circle, seemingly wanting the three little ones to see his carving, but the magic circle only had the function of transmitting sound.

But the three little ones had already sensed something and howled loudly:
"Fourth brother, don't be impatient. Let your brothers go and slaughter a few more guild dogs. Just stay put, and one day, we brothers will definitely meet again!"
"Definitely!"

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