Alone and Infinite

A blinding flash of lightning streaked across half the square. A cold glint flashed in the black-clad man's eyes, and he let out a sharp shout.

The long sword in his hand was held horizontally incredulously, with green flames flickering on it.

"when!"

The Night Silence that had transformed into a lightning spear was actually blocked, but before the man in black could react further, a figure suddenly appeared above the Night Silence.

Even the NPCs in the training grounds, evolved from the Temple of Light, were filled with astonishment at this moment.

Li Xia was clearly over 100 meters away just moments ago, how did he get here?

But Li Xia didn't give him any chance. He appeared and gripped the spear with one hand, giving it a slight shake.

The silence of the night then emitted a buzzing sound, a strange rhythm transmitted from the spear to the longsword, and the man in black felt as if the longsword in his hand was also trembling slightly.

Then it suddenly bounced away!

Chance!

The spear tip flashed coldly in the still night, accompanied by a very slight hissing sound, and instantly pierced the chest of the man in black.

Blood gushed out, and the man in black, gripping the gun barrel, slumped helplessly to the ground, but the surrounding henchmen had already swarmed over.

Li Xia flicked his spear, leaped into the air, his free left hand forming a sword finger, and a thought flashed through his mind.

Unsheath!

Amidst the clear, melodious sound of the sword, the Murakumo Sword, held horizontally at the waist, nimbly flew out, as if drawing a white rainbow in mid-air.

Li Xia's eyes flashed with a sharp light. With a flick of his wrist, the Congyun Sword transformed into a white light and shot straight away.

"point!"

His true qi flowed away rapidly like water, while the Murakumo Sword instantly split into two, then into 4, and then 8, to the astonishment of the men in black.

It seemed like only a brief moment, but a sea of ​​swords appeared behind Li Xia.

He casually waved his left hand, which was held out to the side, downwards with his sword-like fingers extended.

The thousands of Murakumo swords behind him trembled and emitted bursts of sword cries.

Then—it rained down.

Aowu and Heitan, who were watching from the sidelines, saw Li Xia holding a gun in one hand, hovering in mid-air, with countless swords raining down behind him.

Before they knew it, their mouths were wide open and their eyes were bulging.

Regardless of its power, even if the power of this sword shadow clone technique is only 3% of the original's power, even if creating this scene is enough to drain the boss's true energy.

Even if he can only be handsome for three seconds,

"Damn, that's handsome!"

Awoo exclaimed in heartfelt admiration; regardless of its power, the scene was truly awe-inspiring.

Even the former leader would have needed to spend considerable effort to deal with these few hundred miscellaneous soldiers.

And now? Just a gesture!

"The way the boss looks now reminds me of an old friend."

Aowu's eyes held a sense of reminiscence, yet also a hint of melancholy; his gaze was distant and profound.

Black Charcoal let out a curious "meow".

"Pah! Your 'old friends' are the real problem! I'm talking about 'old friends' in the bloodline."

That old friend, with just a gun and a dog, slaughtered so many that no one in the entire void dared to challenge him!

The current leader seems to have some of his traits.

With a long sigh, the little paws gripped the wine glass, swirling the water inside.

"My strength could uproot mountains, my spirit could cover the world! But the times are against me, and my steed will not go!"

"Meow?"

"Haven't you seen Ling Ling Qi? Hey, tell me, why did the boss reject our proposed 'Dragon, Tiger, Dog' guild name?"

"Meow!"

(Maybe the boss thinks you're being too much of a jerk!)

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Today I went back to the mountains for the tenth anniversary of my grandfather's passing. I had originally planned to take leave, but I still did my best to finish it!

Chapter 292 Revisiting the Tier 3 Arena

(The Mangekyou Sharingan ability of Kurozumi has been modified; originally a single skill, it has been changed to two skills, including the ability to return to...)

"Nonsense!"

Awoo expressed its disdain; it was clearly thinking of that old friend from its bloodline memories.

Maybe the eldest will actually meet a suitable dog someday.

Li Xia had already landed slowly on the ground. The training ground allowed for the free recovery of injuries and true qi. What restricted the apostles from practicing in the training ground was their wallets and mental fatigue.

The Murakumo Sword darted nimbly around Li Xia, testing the limits of the Sky Sword.

Seeing that Li Xia had finished the test, Aowu and Heitan stopped chatting.

"Boss, how's it going?"

"It's alright, more flexible than I expected."

Li Xia's left hand was still in the sword-finger position. He casually flicked it, and the long sword shot out from behind him, hovering in front of him and floating slightly up and down.

"However, if you combine it with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, it's best to create only one clone. Ten swords are enough; use nine as feints and the main body as the primary attacker."

The sword floating in front of me suddenly trembled and split into ten. From the outside, all ten swords gleamed with a cold light and had the same texture.

It's completely impossible to tell the difference between real and fake.

"It has a wide range of applications. For example, it is good for dealing with scattered enemies or enemies that are fighting guerrilla warfare. It can be used to restrain and kill them."

Li Xia has mid-range attack methods, such as high-speed slashes and hole-hole waves.

But these are all straightforward techniques, which work well when there are no obstructions, but they are not as useful as this 'youth version of sword control' when encountering complex terrain.

Li Xia's idea was this: use the Transparent World to unlock the lock, then use the longsword to finish off the enemy; this whole process would consume very little energy.

The True Qi value of a dozen points can be recovered in no time, and the person can stand still without moving, saving even physical exertion.

Compared to Flying Thor going there, or rushing over to catch up with them one by one, it's extremely cost-effective.

More importantly, flying swords are unaffected by damage reflection skills such as 'Thorn Aura' and 'Energy Refraction'.

As for the 'Ten Thousand Swords Technique' just now, it was just a load test. It looked impressive, but its practicality was not strong.

Unless there is some kind of sword formation that can enhance its power.

"Black Charcoal, go and try out your skills."

Li Xia runs a Tier 3 advanced training ground, which is quite expensive, but worth the price.

"Meow!"

The kitten happily darted into the training ground and began practicing its skills one by one, mainly the newly acquired Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

"By the way, you mentioned last time that the enhancement level should ideally be three, and no higher than five."

Li Xia only said this one sentence, and Aowu immediately understood what it meant.

Xiao Long chuckled: "Boss, do you know what a slot machine is?"

Slot machines? What does this have to do with slot machines?

"I've seen slot machines online. Generally speaking, in order to make a profit, slot machines will set a line, and after swallowing enough money, they will trigger a big prize."

But this line must be far higher than the grand prize.

Li Xia raised an eyebrow: "You mean the enhancement machine is like a slot machine, only succeeding in enhancement after consuming enough resources?"

"No!"

Aowu shook his head, carefully recalling those fragmented memories, his voice suddenly lowering:

"The entire enhancement hall is like a giant slot machine!"

Li Xia was stunned, and then it was as if a bolt of lightning had suddenly struck his mind.

Holy crap, this is a real fucking bastard!

Based on his own experience of strengthening, he had already understood the meaning of "Awoo".

The entire enhancement hall has over a thousand enhancement machines, and this is only the third-tier one.

Countless apostles undergo strengthening here every day.

Countless materials were put in, enough to strengthen many, many weapons, but not enough to strengthen each one.

So how does the Temple of Light work?

Let's have a lucky draw!

The more materials you invest, the higher your chances of winning. As for a 100% success rate for enhancement...

That's because the materials you put in are enough to strengthen your weapon; you don't need to draw a lottery!

"So in fact, the Hall didn't contribute any enhancement resources; it only provided the platform. The majority of the funding came from the apostles through crowdfunding and lotteries?"

Li Xia pinched the bridge of her nose. This really is a palace!

Delving into the logic of the temple, it boils down to this: if the apostles can provide the funds themselves, then let them provide them; if they truly cannot, then provide the least amount of funding.

Based on this logic, a rewriteable, reconfigurable derivative world was created, utilizing the original world stuck between the second and third orders to advance to the next order.

Why does he seem a bit like a heartless capitalist?

"Then don't exceed 5."

Aowu chuckled: "The enhancement limit for a Tier 3 weapon is five, and the optimal state is enhancement to level 3. Super-tier enhancement is actually harmful to the weapon, but it just won't show up on the panel."

"What about the fourth level?"

"Enhancement +7"

Li Xia nodded, indicating that she understood.

"Is this true for all (temples)?"

“According to me—” Awoo tapped his forehead with his short paws: “That’s how it is, but after so many years, things may have changed.”

The chances are slim, boss, you know how it is; rules like these are rarely changed.

Li Xia hummed in agreement and silently kept these thoughts in mind. Therefore, the value of reviving Aowu was far greater than that of the Reincarnation Technique.

It's like a treasure blind box; you never know how much the Transcendental Palace holds within its bloodline memory, nor what it can recall.

If it weren't for Aowu's reminder, after seeing how powerful the enhancement effect was, Li Xia would have found it difficult not to spend tens of thousands of Hall Points to upgrade the enhancement to level 5, even with over 200,000 Hall Points in hand.

At this moment, Kurotan had already mastered all the other skills, leaving only the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan as an accessory.

"Meow!"

The patterns in Kurotan's eyes slowly rotated, and chakra condensed on its body surface. A white, illusory figure slowly emerged behind it.

At first, there were only bone armor, but soon something resembling flesh and blood covered the skeleton.

The white Susanoo, several meters tall, shrouded the black charcoal within, creating an oppressive aura.

Its chakra is already limited, and the negative buffs of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan will take up a portion of its chakra limit.

Being able to activate half of Susanoo is already quite good, but it's still a long way from achieving the fifth stage of Susanoo: Armor.

"The blue bars on the black charcoal are still too few; we need to think of a solution."

Li Xia shook his head. This half-body Susanoo can only be described as a decent shield; it has defensive capabilities, but nothing else.

The black charcoal over there urged Susanoo to perform a few more movements, then stuck out its little tongue and gasped for breath.

Manifesting Susanoo requires mana, and activating Susanoo consumes stamina.