Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

The "ghost thing" that Xiang Ying mentioned was naturally the mirror image of the Heavenly Khan.

Li Xin had finished healing his injuries, but he was at a loss for a way to break the deadlock, so he could only rest on the spot. After hearing Xiang Ying's words, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any ideas?"

Xiang Ying nodded, then pointed to the jade disc floating above the "Zigong": "Help me hold off that damned thing so I can take the 'He Shi Bi'."

Li Xin's eyes widened in disbelief: "That's the 'He Shi Bi'? Isn't the 'He Shi Bi' the Imperial Seal of the State? How could it look like this!"

Xiang Ying rolled her eyes: "'He Shi Bi' is 'He Shi Bi', and the Imperial Seal of the State is the Imperial Seal of the State. How could these two things be the same! You can figure it out with a little thought. Can a jade disc be made into an imperial seal?"

Hearing Xiang Ying's words, Hu Laoliu, who was standing to the side, stopped his madness and immediately came over: "That's right, there is a stone carving of 'Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao' in the Wu Family Tomb Complex in Jiaxiang, Shandong Province. The 'He Shi Bi' should be a jade disc that is only slightly larger than the palm of your hand."

"According to the records in the 'Cefu Yuangui' and the 'Ming Shi·Yufu Zhi', the Imperial Seal of the State was carved by Li Si from Lantian jade at the behest of Qin Shi Huang. It was four inches square, with five dragon knobs and the eight characters 'Received the Mandate of Heaven, May it last forever' in seal script. One inch in the Qin Dynasty is a little over two centimeters in modern units of length. Even if you treated the 'He Shi Bi' as clay, you couldn't make something that big!"

"Therefore, the claim that the 'He Shi Bi' was carved on the Imperial Seal of the State is just a misinterpretation in the novel. The 'He Shi Bi' is the 'He Shi Bi,' and the Imperial Seal of the State is the Imperial Seal of the State. These two are completely different things."

"The Imperial Seal of the State disappeared after the end of the Tang Dynasty, while the 'He Shi Bi' (a famous jade disc)... was last seen during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, after which its whereabouts became unknown..."

Hu Laoliu looked up at the jade disc on the coffin and said with a wistful expression, "Could this be the 'He Shi Bi'?"

"He Shi Bi" is a legendary priceless treasure, the direct source of the idiom "priceless". Related idioms include "Sui Zhu He Bi", "Bai Bi San Xian", and "Wan Bi Gui Zhao". The story of "Wan Bi Gui Zhao" is even included in textbooks. He had dug up graves his whole life and this was the first time he had ever seen such a legendary treasure!

"Yes."

Xiang Ying nodded and said, "'He Shi Bi' appeared once during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and then disappeared. I investigated for a long time before I found out that 'He Shi Bi' may have been collected by Wu Zetian, and the most likely reason is that she took it to Qianling Mausoleum."

Old Hu pondered for a moment, then said, "Legend has it that the 'He Shi Bi' is a rare treasure, containing a strange energy. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, three martial arts masters accidentally absorbed its energy and later grew into top masters in the world. After them, the whereabouts of the 'He Shi Bi' were never known again. Some say it was destroyed... You want this 'He Shi Bi,' could it be for..."

"That's right, I want to absorb the special power within the 'He Shi Bi' to enhance my own skills."

Xiang Ying frankly admitted.

The Purple Thunder Divine Skill is unparalleled in its offensive power. Those who practice it possess earth-shattering strength in every move they make, making it a top-tier martial art. However, this divine skill also has a flaw, or rather a weakness: it does not excel in accumulating internal energy. Instead, the Purple Thunder Saber Technique, which is paired with it, is known for its fierce and domineering nature. Each move is more powerful than the last, but it also consumes more true energy with each move. With Xiang Ying's current cultivation level, he can only freely use the seventh strike of the Purple Thunder Saber Technique. The eighth strike requires the invocation of heavenly lightning or something similar to unleash. As for the ultimate ninth strike, it requires life force to propel it, and Xiang Ying dares not attempt it lightly.

For martial artists, accumulating internal strength is a gradual process that cannot be achieved overnight. Xiang Ying became a superhuman at the age of less than thirty, and his combat strength was comparable to that of a high-ranking superhuman. However, even so, his internal strength cultivation was only considered average among superhuman martial artists.

With Xiang Ying's talent, he had already mastered the key techniques of the eighth and ninth strikes, but he lacked the power to execute them, which is why he set his sights on the "He Shi Bi".

As for his boasting about unifying the Demonic Sect when he approached Liang Si Niang, that was obviously just to bluff that woman.

The women of the "Yin Gui Sect" are notorious for being two-faced. If Xiang Ying were to truly explain the "He Shi Bi" matter to Liang Si Niang, this woman would most likely have some ulterior motives. It would be better to use her to enter Qianling under the guise of helping her, which would actually save Xiang Ying trouble.

Hearing Xiang Ying's words, Li Xin remained silent. Xiang Ying knew what Li Xin was thinking and said to Li Xin, "I only want the special ability in the 'He Shi Bi'. After absorbing the special ability, you can do whatever you want with the 'He Shi Bi'."

Li Xin's worries vanished, and he asked Xiang Ying, "Is thirty minutes enough?"

Xiang Ying didn't know how long it would take to absorb the "He Shi Bi's" special power, so she could only manage to say, "I'll try my best..."

Although Xiang Ying did not give Li Xin a definite answer, this answer actually demonstrated Xiang Ying's sincerity, which pleased Li Xin.

"it is good!"

Li Xin agreed, then stood up from the ground and said to Xiang Ying, "Go and retrieve the 'He Shi Bi' (a famous jade disc), and I will block the mirror image."

Without hesitation, Xiang Ying agreed to Li Xin's request and immediately used his movement technique to rush towards the "He Shi Bi". As soon as Xiang Ying stepped into a certain range, the mirror image reacted immediately, and a huge fireball gathered between his palms. The fireball emitted an astonishingly high temperature, and even Mao Lixia and others who were retreating to the very edge of the tomb could feel the intense heat, and their hair turned yellowish-brown.

The fireball hurtled towards him, but Xiang Ying neither dodged nor avoided it, heading straight for the "He Shi Bi" (a famous jade disc), seemingly unconcerned about the fireball's heat, which was enough to melt gold and iron.

Just as the fireball was about to hit Xiang Ying, a figure suddenly appeared, blocking Xiang Ying's way and smashing the fireball with a punch. It was Li Xin.

At this moment, Li Xin was shirtless, his muscles bulging, bathed in golden light, like a golden statue, majestic and extraordinary, with an aura of dominance over the world, clearly having used the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill"!

It had only been a short time since he last used the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill," and it wasn't time for him to use it again. However, he was facing the man's mirror image, so Li Xin had no choice but to hold back. Even if it meant suffering a great loss of energy afterward, he had to buy Xiang Ying thirty minutes!

"Come, let me see the martial arts of the Heavenly Khan!"

Li Xin waved to the mirror image, knowing that he was only facing a mirror image and not the powerful General Tian Ce who had subdued all heroes a thousand years ago, but Li Xin still felt a surge of heroic spirit.

The mirror image is just a mirror image and will not react to Li Xin's words. With a push of both palms, it directly unleashed the move "Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers".

This move, "Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers," is three times more powerful than the move the mirror image used when it first appeared.

Back then, Mirror Image's "Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers" repelled both Li Xin and Xiang Ying at the same time. Now, Li Xin is facing it alone without any fear. He throws a punch straight at Mirror Image, going head-to-head with "Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers".

"boom!"

With a loud explosion, one side was knocked back, but it wasn't Li Xin, but rather the mirror image of General Tian Ce!

The "Invincible Divine Skill" is so powerful that it can even suppress the "Mysterious Heart Orthodox Sect" formation. After transforming into a "Golden Man", Li Xin's strength has returned to its peak, and his power is at least six times that of before!

Although it was repelled, the mirror image only swayed after landing and was not seriously injured. Then it continued to charge towards Xiang Ying. Its mission was to protect the "Citadel" and then kill the enemy.

Li Xin had agreed to Xiang Ying's request, so naturally he wouldn't let the mirror image disturb Xiang Ying. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed the mirror image's calf, pulled it down from mid-air, and slammed it hard onto the ground.

At the same time, Li Xin was also surprised. What exactly was this mirror image? It looked like just a slightly illusory human figure, but it felt real when touched.

The mirror image was smashed to the ground. An ordinary person would be thrown around and feel dizzy, but the mirror image was not human. After being smashed to the ground, it quickly responded, kicking out with a fierce "Wind God Leg". However, it was neutralized by Li Xin's "Cloud Dispelling Palm" which was prepared in advance.

Yes, having similar martial arts skills to the opponent has its advantages. At least when Li Xin sees the opponent make a move, he can immediately think of a way to deal with it, and he can even predict the opponent's moves.

However, Li Xin was too happy too soon. The Mirror Society's martial arts were not only known to Li Xin.

The "Wind God Leg" couldn't do anything to Li Xin. Mirror Image quickly changed its move and threw a punch straight at Li Xin, but it wasn't the "Heavenly Frost Fist" but the "Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist," which "startled the mortal world with a single roar!"

The force of the punch was earth-shattering, like the roar of a fierce tiger, and it actually had a power no less than that of the "Extinction Emperor Fist"!

The punch caught Li Xin off guard, hitting him directly in the chest. However, apart from causing a deafening buzzing sound in the tomb, it did not cause Li Xin any harm.

After transforming into the "Golden Man," Li Xin's strength only increased to three times its original level, but his defense increased to an almost limitless level. The mere "Tiger Roar Emperor Fist"...

The first move, "A Roar Startles the Mortal World," failed. Suddenly, the mirror image was bathed in golden light, just like Li Xin. It was the "Golden God's Strike" from the third move, "Three Roars Spread the Ghosts and Gods."

The sharp, metallic force of the fist struck Li Xin, causing even Li Xin in his "Golden Man" form to change color and hastily dodge. Although the "Golden Man" form has almost unlimited defensive power, taking excessive damage would still reduce the time Li Xin could transform into a "Golden Man".

After forcing Li Xin to retreat, the mirror image once again headed towards Xiang Ying. At this time, Xiang Ying had already taken the He Shi Bi jade from the coffin and retreated to the edge of the tomb chamber, where he sat cross-legged and was absorbing the special power within the He Shi Bi jade.

A thousand years ago, the extraordinary power of the "He Shi Bi" was completely absorbed by three people in the martial arts world. However, a thousand years have passed, and the "He Shi Bi" has been hidden in the Qianling Mausoleum, absorbing the power of the "Dragon Vein" day and night. It has long since recovered its original extraordinary power, and is even stronger than before.

The extraordinary power of the "He Shi Bi" was absorbed into Xiang Ying's body using the "Purple Thunder Divine Skill". After the strange power entered Xiang Ying's body, it did not immediately increase Xiang Ying's power. Instead, it transformed his body and meridians, making him stronger, which was exactly what Xiang Ying wanted.

While rare treasures that can enhance one's martial arts skills are uncommon, they do exist. However, Xiang Ying chose the "He Shi Bi" and went to great lengths for it because, in addition to enhancing martial arts skills, the "He Shi Bi" can also strengthen one's tendons and marrow, enhance the load capacity of the meridians, increase the upper limit of true qi by multiples, and accelerate the speed of true qi circulation.

The ninth strike of the "Purple Thunder Blade Technique" requires the sacrifice of life force to activate. This is because a normal person's body cannot contain enough internal energy to activate the ninth strike, and the insufficient part can only be exhausted by overdrawing life force. However, if the body is modified by the strange power of the "He Shi Bi", the upper limit of true energy that the body can withstand is increased many times. Then, even without sacrificing life force, the ninth strike can be performed. This is of great importance to Xiang Ying.

While Xiang Ying was fully absorbing the supernatural power of the "He Shi Bi", Li Xin transformed into a "golden man" and fought against the mirror image.

Even in his "Golden Man Form," Li Xin was still no match for the mirror image. However, thanks to his familiarity with the mirror image's martial arts and the fact that the mirror image's primary goal was to reclaim the "He Shi Bi," Li Xin managed to hold on.

After a fierce battle, less than thirty minutes had passed when the golden light emanating from Li Xin began to flicker. Clearly, the power of the mirror image was still too overwhelming for Li Xin. The saturated attacks significantly reduced the time Li Xin could transform into a "golden man." Only about fifteen minutes had passed before Li Xin was already struggling to hold on.

Oh no, at this rate, I might not be able to hold out for another thirty minutes...

After transforming into a "golden man," Li Xin should have been indestructible, but he was now feeling soreness and numbness. Clearly, the aftereffects of overloading himself with attacks and transforming repeatedly in a short period of time were beginning to show.

Li Xin gritted his teeth and held onto the mirror image tightly, preventing it from getting any closer to Xiang Ying. He had promised to do it no matter what.

Mirror Image punched into Li Xin's chest. The force of "Diamond Release" drilled like a cone, tearing flesh and causing Li Xin to spit out a mouthful of blood. His golden body completely dimmed, and he was actually beaten into the form of a "golden man".

"Oshin!"

Seeing that Li Xin was seriously injured, Mao Lixia disregarded her inferior strength and rushed forward to block him.

The Demon-Slaying Sword was placed in front of Li Xin to block the mirror image's attack, but the mirror image only lightly struck with its palm, and the Demon-Slaying Sword broke in two. Mao Lixia also coughed up blood and fell down. The difference between a special-grade extraordinary person and a super-strong person is already as vast as heaven and earth, let alone the mirror image, which has the strength of a super-strong person at the peak or even above.

"Lisha!"

Li Xin quickly hugged Mao Lixia and turned his back to shield her from the next attack with his own body.

"Useless!"

A cold snort rang out from behind Li Xin, followed by a bolt of purple lightning that struck the mirror image heavily. The mirror image tried to catch the lightning with both hands, but was forced back several steps by the power of the lightning. Finally, a burst of Buddhist light from its hands forced the lightning back.

The lightning struck, revealing its true form as it embedded itself in the ground—it was Xiang Ying's broadsword on his back.

"then!"

Xiang Ying tossed the He Shi Bi jade to Li Xin, then strode forward, drew his thick-backed broadsword, and charged toward the mirror image: "General Tian Ce, are you? Come and try my 'Purple Thunder Blade Technique'!"

Li Xin first focused on Mao Lixia in his arms. Seeing that Mao Lixia's injuries were not serious, he then had the mind to look at the "He Shi Bi". He sensed that although the luster of the "He Shi Bi" was somewhat dim compared to before, it still had an abundant amount of supernatural power flowing within it.

"I only want half, the rest is yours!"

While Xiang Ying was engaged in a fierce battle with the mirror image, he also spoke to Li Xindao.

The descendants of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon of Western Chu, can be arrogant and conceited, but they cannot be petty people!

Chapter 615 This is just too much!

"This person is quite particular..."

Li Xin couldn't help but chuckle as he held the "He Shi Bi" (a famous jade disc).

He couldn't say whether Xiang Ying sensed that he couldn't withstand the mirror image for long and thus ended the absorption of supernatural power early, or whether this was his original plan. But he felt that it was probably the latter. Although Xiang Ying seemed arrogant and conceited, he wasn't a petty person who liked to haggle over trivial matters.

"Ah-Xin, hurry up and absorb the supernatural power within the 'He Shi Bi'!"

Seeing Li Xin's pale face, Mao Lixia knew that he was seriously injured and hurriedly urged him to hurry up.

Li Xin paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Mm!"

At this point, he couldn't care less about anything else. After absorbing the power of the "He Shi Bi", Xiang Ying seemed to have made great progress in his skills, but Li Xin didn't think that Xiang Ying would necessarily be able to defeat the mirror image. He should absorb the power of the "He Shi Bi" to enhance his strength and then go up to help. That was what Li Xin should be doing now.

After making his decision, Li Xin grasped the "He Shi Bi" and was thinking about how to extract its power when he saw that the power of the "He Shi Bi" actually overflowed on its own and entered Li Xin's body, which startled him.

Fortunately, after this supernatural power entered Li Xin's body, it immediately transformed Li Xin's bones, muscles, and meridians, strengthened Li Xin's internal organs, and made Li Xin feel comfortable all over. Li Xin knew that this supernatural power was beneficial to him and let it operate on its own.

Just as Li Xin was undergoing the "He Shi Bi" supernatural power transformation, Xiang Ying, wielding a thick-backed broadsword, engaged in battle with his mirror image.

We need to stall until that guy finishes absorbing the "He Shi Bi's" power, and then team up with him to defeat this mirror image...

Xiang Ying told himself this, but soon, his pride as a descendant of the Xiang family kicked in, and his thoughts changed.

Why would I need that guy's help? I can take down this mirror image myself!

Xiang Ying grasped the thick-backed broadsword in mid-air and thrust it towards the mirror image, sending the broadsword flying towards the image.

The mirror image was naturally not hit by such a "slow" speed and dodged away. Xiang Ying smiled triumphantly, raised his hands, and the thick-backed broadsword behind the mirror image suddenly turned back and rushed towards the mirror image at an even faster speed. The mirror image could not dodge in time, and the cloak behind it was torn by the thick-backed broadsword.

Seeing that his signature move could only tear through the opponent's cloak, Xiang Ying's smug smile froze. He recalled his thick-backed broadsword, poured his lightning energy into it, and activated the "Raging Thunder Tear the Sky and Earth" technique that he had used before.

The tomb chamber suddenly lost its color, becoming pitch black, and the environment became completely silent.

Lightning energy coiled around Xiang Ying, forming a giant lightning ball. The lightning ball was poured into the thick-backed broadsword, which emitted bursts of sword sounds, tearing through the air and making crisp explosions. The atmosphere became grim and oppressive. Except for Li Xin, who was focused on absorbing the power of the "He Shi Bi", everyone else held their breath.

The sword strikes hadn't even been made yet, but the prelude was already terrifying.

Faced with the upgraded "Thunder Rages and Earth-Shattering Strike," the mirror image remained calm and composed. Whether it was confidence or simply because it was just a mirror image, it showed no joy or sorrow, only slowly extending its palm, as slow as a snail.

"Go forth, 'Thunderous Fury that tears the heavens and shatters the earth'!"

Xiang Ying roared, and his thick-backed broadsword flew out, unleashing a terrifying blade aura.

The blade energy quickly reached the mirror image. The mirror image's hand was struck, and instantly countless light arms burst forth. The palm force was divided into smaller units, and the multiple units attacked the thick-backed broadsword repeatedly, actually knocking the broadsword away.

"what!"

Xiang Ying was shocked. His trump card had been broken just like that... This was impossible!

However, the bare arm didn't give Xiang Ying time to be shocked. After knocking away the thick-backed broadsword, the bare arm launched an all-around attack on Xiang Ying. Caught off guard, Xiang Ying was hit by several bare arms in multiple parts of his body, including his abdomen, chest, back of the head, and jaw.

"Being distracted during battle is a major taboo; you can't do this!"

A voice rang in Xiang Ying's ears as he was being attacked. The bare arms that were besieging Xiang Ying disappeared, having been severed by Li Xin's bright sword.

Thanks to the supernatural power of the "He Shi Bi", Li Xin's injuries from fighting the mirror image and the hidden injuries caused by continuously using the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill" have all been healed, and he has become full of energy and vitality.

"You...so fast!"

Xiang Ying was shocked!

Upon hearing Xiang Ying's words, Li Xin frowned, thinking to himself, "How can you talk like that! How could I possibly be fast!"

Of course, Li Xin also knew that Xiang Ying wasn't referring to his speed in that area, but rather his speed in absorbing the special abilities of the "He Shi Bi".

"I hadn't finished absorbing the nutrients when I saw someone getting beaten up, so I could only come over to help as soon as I recovered from my injuries."

Li Xin said casually, subtly mocking Xiang Ying, "Who told him to say he was fast!"

However, Li Xin absorbed the supernatural power very quickly. It's not so much absorption as it is that the supernatural power of the "He Shi Bi" actively drilled into Li Xin's body, as if the two kinds of internal energy in his body, which were extremely yin and extremely yang, had a strong attraction to it. And the "Guiyuan True Qi" was shameless, accepting any power without reservation. How could Li Xin not absorb the supernatural power quickly?

Xiang Ying's face turned pale and then red; she was furious.

Li Xin had just bought him fifteen minutes, allowing him to absorb half of the supernatural power within the "He Shi Bi" jade. He had intended to defeat the mirror image directly, but Li Xin had to come to his rescue. This was truly a huge embarrassment.

Xiang Ying forcefully shoved Li Xin aside, then recalled his thick-backed broadsword and faced the mirror image alone.

"Get out of the way! I was careless just now. Now watch how I defeat this monster!"