Li Qingshan's large body was well-defined. He now possessed an additional sense of steadiness, like a mountain.
His bright, black pupils seemed extremely calm. Unlike the emotionlessness when he used the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression, it was a determination that seeped deep into his bones.
Endless power radiated from his body, connecting with the boundless earth. They were inseparable.
In the past, whenever he broke through with the Ox Demon Transformation, he would test it out carefully. Firstly, it was to experience the joy of increasing his strength, and secondly, it was to control the sudden increase in strength.
But this time, not only did he not feel the joy of a great increase in strength, but he instead felt a limit. As a result, he could feel layers of obstruction when he lifted his hand, preventing him from unleashing his strength to his heart's content.
As for his strength, it had clearly increased. It was not just a tiny bit, but who knew how many times over.
In the past, his strength was basically on par with the strength-type Daemon General, Strong Stone, who possessed a special bloodline.
Now, he could completely suppress Strong Stone with a single hand. He could even directly crush Strong Stone's indestructible body. In terms of strength alone, he had already completely surpassed the level of a Daemon General.
The Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine, the unparalleled ability created by Oxen, seemed extremely ordinary in the beginning. At the first layer of the Ox Demon Transformation, it was only enough to bully the people of the jianghu. It could not even defeat the slightly stronger Qi Practitioners.
But towards the end, each layer of transformation was earthshaking. His strength increased several times over. Even though the difficulty of cultivation constantly increased, the efficiency of cultivation increased. He could not help but think of the classic story of placing wheat on a chessboard.
A clever minister invented chess for the bored king. The king was overjoyed and asked what he wanted as a reward. As a result, the minister made a "simple" request, asking the king to bestow him with some wheat. The first box was for a single grain of wheat, the second for two, the third for four, and so on.
The King readily agreed, at first. In the very beginning, the request seemed extremely simple. It consumed very little wheat, but before even half the box was filled, the king discovered that even if he took out all the wheat in the entire kingdom, it would not be enough to satisfy the "simple" request.
Although the Ox Demon Transformation only had nine layers, the increase in strength each time was not just a doubling of the original's strength. It really did flip to the ninth layer. What kind of level would his strength reach? It was simply unimaginable.
Moving mountains, filling oceans, plucking the stars, and grabbing the moon were all very common. He thought back to what Brother Ox had once said: "I can give you the power to sweep through this world." Only now did he realize how humble Brother Niu's words were.
He had a feeling that when
Even if the ones chasing after him were not the Soaring Dragon Elder, but the top figures of the Nine Prefectures, Brother Ox would not waste too much effort. However, comparatively speaking, a fellow that was able to force Brother Ox to such an extent seemed to be even more terrifying.
"The reason why I feel like my power is being restricted is because I know that my power is far from enough!"
Li Qingshan gently clenched his fist. He felt despair, and a huge pressure that made it hard for him to breathe pressed down on him.
In the past, he had never despaired because he had never dared to face that goal. He had only taken it one step at a time. It would be best if he could reach his goal, but if he really couldn't, then there was nothing he could do.
It was as easy as a child saying "I want to be a scientist" or "I want to be an astronaut."
When the child became a teenager, then an adult. He would possess even greater power. An even smarter mind would understand the distance between himself and his dreams. Of course, this would not cause too much trouble, because most people would give up in the next second and change to a more realistic goal.
And those who wanted to persevere would have to endure the torment of despair.
Li Qingshan smiled faintly. "If I don't fall into such despair, how can I display the Ox Demon's unyielding stance?" “
Unknowingly, Li Qingshan had crossed a mental journey that was difficult for outsiders to speak of, and carried a "mountain" on his shoulders.
On the other side of the cavern, Little Ann was still cultivating. She sat cross-legged and formed a seal with her hands. Twenty prayer beads were spinning endlessly above her head. As long as she refined one more, the Skull Prayer Beads would evolve again and reach a new realm.
However, the last prayer bead was also the most difficult to refine. It was much more difficult than the first twenty prayer beads.
Li Qingshan did not disturb her. Calculating the time, it would be the fifth of May in a few days, the date of the final battle.
"If only I could break through to the fourth layer of the Tiger Demon." Li Qingshan's heart stirred, and he took out the Stone of Slaughter from his hundred treasures pouch.
Strong Stone's soul was extracted by Little Ann, and its body reverted to its original form, the Stone of Slaughter. The yao core was also left inside the stone.
At first glance, the Stone of Slaughter did not seem special, but it was so sturdy that even the magic artifact level blood saber could only leave a mark. If Li Qingshan used the power of vibration, it would have some effect. However, he was afraid that he would damage the yao core inside and accidentally cause it to explode. That would be terrible.
Coupled with the fact that Li Qingshan had no use for the earth element daemon core, he tossed it into his hundred treasures pouch and did not pay too much attention to it. He wanted to see if he could forge a weapon out of it once he made some progress in artifact forging.
But at this moment, Li Qingshan came up with a new idea. He exhaled gently and extended his hand, gripping the Stone of Slaughter firmly.
He exhaled gently and extended his hand, gripping the Stone of Slaughter firmly.
A great power was slowly released, passing through his ten fingers and actually stabbing into the Stone of Slaughter bit by bit. With a little more force, he ripped off two pieces of rock.
He checked them. They were indeed regular rocks, but he was rather doubtful whether they could be used for forging artifacts or not. But if they were regular rocks, why would they be so tough?
Li Qingshan waved his hands about, and rock and dust flew everywhere. Before long, he had ripped open the huge Stone of Slaughter and found a grey, hazy daemon core. It contained powerful earth spiritual qi, which the spirit turtle's daemon core struggled to digest.
However, what Li Qingshan wanted to borrow was another type of power.
A powerful intent of slaughter radiated from the daemon core. It was enough to drive cultivators crazy. As Li Qingshan had expected, not only did the daemon core condense all of the Strong Stone's power, but it could also serve as the core of the Stone of Slaughter.
Li Qingshan casually tossed the daemon core into his mouth. With a gulp, he swallowed it, and killing intent immediately rushed into his head. His eyes immediately became blood-red.
He no longer used the spirit turtle to suppress it. Instead, he carefully sensed the killing intent.
In his sea of consciousness, the tiger demon materialized. It leapt up and roared at the sky. It unfurled its wings and shot through the air, baring its fangs and claws. It wanted to kill to its heart's content and fight to its heart's content. However, there were obviously no enemies in the empty sea of consciousness.
Li Qingshan knelt down on the ground. Sharp claws protruded, and his fangs protruded. His breathing became ragged, and his heart beat faster and faster!
He was tempted to rush out of the dwelling immediately. Whether it was a daemon or a human, he only wanted to start a massacre and slaughter the surroundings.
"I can't!" Li Qingshan suddenly pressed his hand against his chest as if he wanted to suppress the killing intent.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of Yu Zijian. Back in Jiaping city, she had endured the power of the Stone of Slaughter without using anything else.
"Even a little girl at Qi Practitioner can do this, but I can't?"
Actually, as a woman, Yu Zijian possessed a gentle nature. She was shocked by the horrific sight before her. When she recalled the past, she was filled with sorrow.
As for Li Qingshan, he was a man, so he possessed a bloodthirsty, battle-hungry side to his emotions. Right now, not only was he unable to use other emotions to distract himself, but he had to completely immerse himself in the killing intent instead. It was more than a hundred times more difficult.
The fifth day of the fifth month arrived in the blink of an eye.
The endless Boundless mountains rose and fell like the ocean. The perilous peaks and mountains were like a tempestuous wave.
The surroundings were pitch-black. Heavy rain poured down, swept up by the fierce wind. Sometimes, it would move east and west, sometimes north and south. Sometimes, it would even fly into the sky. It was like a storm on the ocean.
Fu Qingjin stood on a wave alone. He was drenched by the rain, but he did not waste any energy to resist the rain at all. Instead, he seemed to enjoy it, allowing the rain to wash over his face as he listened to the whistling of the wind beside the cliff.
Suddenly, a smile appeared on his handsome face as he tightened his grip on the Green Ruins sword on his waist.
A scarlet figure rapidly tore through the clouds as it spun. A golden pillar of light suddenly appeared in the pitch-black world, illuminating Fu Qingjin's face.
Within the pillar of light, Li Qingshan slowed down. The wings of wind on his back folded up slightly as he slowly descended from the sky.
The sunlight dyed the raindrops, turning them into thousands of specks of golden light that danced around him. His flawlessly handsome face and calm expression made him seem more like a god than a daemon.
"You've changed."
A sliver of surprise rose up in Fu Qingjin's heart. As a true swordsman, he had already memorized everything about his opponent before the battle, and he had run through countless simulations in his head.
It could be said that he was already confident that he was one of the people who knew the North Moon the most in the world.
But now that they met again, he discovered that all of his predictions had been completely overturned and shattered.
What he saw from Li Qingshan was not just a change in strength. Even his vitality had been renewed, making him feel like he was facing a new opponent.
Shouldn't daemons cultivate extremely slowly? North Moon, just how did you do it?
"Did I?" Li Qingshan replied calmly. Strong Stone's daemon core was still in his stomach, continuing to function.
In just a few short days, he had gone through unimaginable pain and struggle, but he still failed to break through to the fourth layer of the tiger demon. The difficulty of cultivation really did increase.
The roaring tiger demon became even more excited at this moment, urging him to fight to the death with Fu Qingjin.
At this moment, Li Qingshan actually hoped that Fu Qingjin could become stronger, so strong that he could force him into a corner. Only a true fight to the death could stimulate the tiger demon's bloodthirsty madness, so that he could seize the opportunity to break through to the fourth layer of the tiger demon.
He suddenly realized that the battle that he originally cared so much about was no longer that important. Even his resentment towards Fu Qingjin had become insignificant. In front of him, there was only an opportunity for him to become stronger, a stepping stone that could lead him to the Nine Heavens.
"But in today's battle, you will lose without a doubt," Fu Qingjin said with certainty.
PS: I bow to thank the new leader of the Teletubbies and the new leader of Shangguan Dizziness. Thank you both for your great support and for filling my heart with fighting spirit. With the seven Moe Masters gathered, the day of summoning the Dragon God is not far away. I wish the two of you eternal happiness and longevity. ^_^
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