pappabearbooks Chapter 351 - 302: Complete Fusion, A Slim Chance of Survival, The Purplish-Gold Apple
Chapter 351 - 302: Complete Fusion, A Slim Chance of Survival, The Purplish-Gold Apple
Xu Qing’s expression was grave. After hearing Canglingzi’s miserable scream, his heart sank completely. He knew that of all the living beings in the entire Great Zhou Martial Country, including all the Demons, Fiends, and Evil Spirits, he was likely the only one still alive.
Moreover, Xu Qing was merely clinging to life. Several minutes had already passed, and cracks had begun to appear on the Level 10 Cangzhou Dao Bell.
Clearly, it wouldn’t hold out for much longer.
"Perhaps..."
Xu Qing took a deep breath. Wisps of Law Patterns appeared in his eyes, the Law Patterns of the ’Artifact Refining Law’.
’There’s only one last option left.’
The Artifact Refining Law.
BOOM!
With a single thought, Xu Qing channeled the Power of Laws. The Profound Mysteries of the Artifact Refining Law flowed through his mind; he had already mastered it completely.
After all, Xu Qing had previously used the Mighty Power of the Devouring Demon Technique to kill a Refiner, thereby mastering the Artifact Refining Law. The Artifact Refining Law was one of the three hundred-plus Laws Xu Qing had grasped.
Of course, Xu Qing had never studied Artifact Refining. However, because he had used the Mighty Power of the Devouring Demon Technique to grasp the Artifact Refining Law, he naturally mastered Artifact Refining as well.
In fact, if Xu Qing wished, he could refine Magical Treasures and weapons. It was just that, having never studied it before, he had never thought of doing his own Artifact Refining.
But now, he had no other choice.
First, with a thought, Xu Qing took out all the items he currently possessed.
These included: the Level 50 Thousand-Faced Mask, the Level 50 Iron Sword, the Level 50 Wandering Dragon Sword, the Level 50 Copper Coin Sword, the Level 50 Soft Hedgehog Armor, the Level 50 Clear Heart Wooden Fish, the Level 50 Serenity Dao Bell, the Level 50 Academy Ruler, the Level 50 Deceitful Copper Gong, the Level 50 Beheading Demon Blade, and the Level 50 Damaged Ten Thousand Beasts Drum.
In addition, there were also the Level 30 Black Dragon Tripod and the Level 30 Law Sword.
And also, the Level 10 Cangzhou Dao Bell.
Besides those, there were the Level 1 Primordial Martial Saber, the Level 1 Great Zhou Dragon Sparrow Saber, and so on.
These were all the weapons and equipment in Xu Qing’s possession, all of which had been recorded by the Encyclopedia of All Things and become his items.
The lowest were Level 1.
’First,’ Xu Qing mused, ’After all this time, the various items and equipment have accumulated some Experience Points. They can basically all be upgraded by a few Levels.’
’Once the items and equipment are leveled up, their Mighty Power will naturally become stronger.’
’However, this alone won’t be enough. Even if I upgrade all my items and equipment to Level 60, the extreme of the Law Realm, it still won’t be enough to resist or fight back against the completed Sacrificial Dao Array.’
’Therefore, there’s only one option left now.’
’I have to use the Artifact Refining Law and the Fusion Law to cast the Great Fusion Technique. As each item levels up, I’ll use Artifact Refining methods to fuse it into the Level 50 Thousand-Faced Mask.’
’By then, as long as I can upgrade the Thousand-Faced Mask to an unbelievable degree, I can use its properties to deceive the heavens and cross the sea, evading the power of the Sacrificial Dao Array.’
Indeed. Xu Qing now understood one thing clearly: confronting the Sacrificial Dao Array head-on was unwise. Rather than a direct confrontation, it would be better to use disguise to slip by undetected.
Now, this was Xu Qing’s only choice.
At the same time, it was also his only option.
"Huuuh..."
Xu Qing took a deep breath.
’It begins!’
VMMMM!
Without hesitation, with a single thought, Xu Qing began to push the Power of the Artifact Refining Law and the Fusion Law to their limits, unhesitatingly casting the ’Great Divine Technique: Great Fusion Technique’.
SWISH!
First, Xu Qing took off the Level 50 Thousand-Faced Mask.
From that moment on, Xu Qing’s true face was finally revealed.
However, there wasn’t a single living soul left in the vicinity. As for Zhou Di, at the center of the Sacrificial Dao Array on top of the five-layered altar, he seemed to have entered a special state. He sat cross-legged, enveloped in a radiant mist of various colors, completely unable to pay any attention to Xu Qing’s situation.
"Upgrade!"
VMM! VMM!
First, Xu Qing took out the Level 50 Iron Sword. It had accumulated a considerable amount of Experience Points over this period. He connected his consciousness to the Encyclopedia of All Things and began to upgrade the Level 50 Iron Sword.
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Iron Sword LV55: ... (Details omitted)]
...
In a short time, Xu Qing had already raised the Level 50 Iron Sword to Level 55.
’Fuse.’
VMM! VMM!
During the upgrade process, Xu Qing fully activated the Artifact Refining Law, and with the power of the Great Fusion Technique, he slowly fused the Level 50 Iron Sword into the Thousand-Faced Mask.
One could see the scene was like an iron sword slowly melting into it...
’Wandering Dragon Sword.’
VMM! VMM!
Immediately after, Xu Qing began to fuse the Wandering Dragon Sword into it.
The Wandering Dragon Sword was raised to Level 54.
Then, the Level 50 Copper Coin Sword was raised to Level 53 and was also fused in using the Artifact Refining Law, the Fusion Law, and the ’Great Divine Technique: Great Fusion Technique’.
Time passed.
「A few minutes later.」
The Level 50 Soft Hedgehog Armor, Level 50 Clear Heart Wooden Fish, Level 50 Serenity Dao Bell, and Level 50 Academy Ruler—a total of four items—were fused into it, and all were upgraded to Level 53.
However, the Level 50 Thousand-Faced Mask began to show signs of collapsing.
"Upgrade!"
VMM!
Fortunately, the Level 50 Thousand-Faced Mask had also accumulated a large amount of Experience Points, enough to be upgraded several Levels. The moment the signs of collapse appeared, without hesitation, Xu Qing upgraded the Level 50 Thousand-Faced Mask.
After the upgrade, the Level 51 Thousand-Faced Mask stabilized.
’Continue.’
VMM! VMM!
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He could sense that the Level 10 Cangzhou Dao Bell was increasingly unable to hold on, as more and more cracks appeared on its surface.
’Faster, faster, faster...’
VMM! VMM! VMM!!!
The fusion continued.
One could see Xu Qing taking out various items one after another, rapidly fusing the Level 50 Deceitful Copper Gong, the Level 50 Beheading Demon Blade, the Level 50 Damaged Ten Thousand Beasts Drum, and others into the mask.
Soon, the Level 51 Thousand-Faced Mask reached its limit again.
Therefore, Xu Qing upgraded it to Level 52.
Immediately after, Xu Qing naturally continued to fuse items like the Level 30 Black Dragon Tripod, the Level 30 Law Sword, and the Level 1 Primordial Martial Saber into it, tempering the Thousand-Faced Mask.
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Mask of Fusion LV55: 0/1.6384 Quintillion (Originally the one-of-a-kind Thousand-Faced Mask. After upgrading and transforming forty-nine times, under extremely special circumstances, it utilized the Artifact Refining Law, the Fusion Law, the ’Great Divine Technique: Great Fusion Technique’, and the supreme Mighty Power of the Encyclopedia of All Things.
It fused with the Level 50 Iron Sword, Level 50 Wandering Dragon Sword, Level 50 Copper Coin Sword, Level 50 Soft Hedgehog Armor, Level 50 Clear Heart Wooden Fish, Level 50 Serenity Dao Bell, Level 50 Academy Ruler, Level 50 Deceitful Copper Gong, Level 50 Beheading Demon Blade, and Level 50 Damaged Ten Thousand Beasts Drum.
The Level 30 Black Dragon Tripod and Level 30 Law Sword.
The Level 1 Primordial Martial Saber, Level 1 Great Zhou Dragon Sparrow Saber, and others.
After undergoing five more upgrades, it perfectly fused the abilities of these items during the upgrade process, becoming the ’Mask of Fusion’.
At the same time, it has gained the ability to deceive the heavens and cross the sea.)]
"I succeeded."
A look of joy appeared on Xu Qing’s face.
KRAK! KRAK!
BANG!
At almost the exact same moment, Xu Qing’s Level 10 Cangzhou Dao Bell exploded.
Likewise, at almost the exact same moment, Xu Qing put on the Level 55 Mask of Fusion. As the mask settled on his face, an invisible ripple spread out, enveloping his entire body.
VMM! VMM!
In that instant, though Xu Qing was clearly standing in the same spot, it was as if he had vanished. He seemed to have merged with everything in the world around him, unable to be perceived, detected, or found...
Furthermore, the invisible Sacrificial Dao Power washed over Xu Qing’s body again and again, but it was blocked by the Level 55 Mask of Fusion, unable to affect him.
Of course, this resistance wasn’t a head-on confrontation like the Level 10 Cangzhou Dao Bell’s. Instead, it was a form of deceptive resistance, a trick that fooled the Sacrificial Dao Array.
However, Xu Qing could feel that as the invisible Sacrificial Dao Power swept over his body time and again, although the Level 55 Mask of Fusion resisted and deceived the Sacrificial Dao Array, each pass still consumed the Power of the Level 55 Mask of Fusion.
Therefore, the Power of the Level 55 Mask of Fusion would eventually be depleted.
’I hope it can hold out.’
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He had already exhausted all his means. If the Level 55 Mask of Fusion was destroyed, Xu Qing would surely die.
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
Time passed.
Xu Qing had vanished. In the perception of the Sacrificial Dao Array, he was gone, as if he had been devoured and refined.
In other words, there were no living beings left in the Nine Provinces Land.
It had become a complete wasteland.
「At the center of the Sacrificial Dao Array.」
On the altar.
’Zhou Di...’
Xu Qing took a deep breath and looked toward Zhou Di, seeing his back. Zhou Di was currently enveloped in a dense, purplish-gold radiance.
At this very moment, all the Sacrificial Dao Energy was being channeled into his body.
Looking from afar, an utterly absurd feeling welled up in Xu Qing’s heart. Zhou Di, having absorbed all the Sacrificial Dao Energy, sat cross-legged on the altar, his entire body wrapped in that purplish-gold brilliance.
The overall feeling was that Zhou Di had turned into a fruit. A purplish-gold fruit, like an apple, placed casually upon the altar.
It was as if he was waiting for some existence to descend and take away the offering. And the offering on the altar was, naturally, this ’fruit’ that was Zhou Di.
KRA-ACK!
VMM! VMM! VMM!
Suddenly, high up in the sky, countless black clouds churned, some unknown change taking place. From within these black clouds, one of the pure white, jade-like Slender Hands abruptly stretched out.
And this pure white, jade-like hand reached straight for the offering at the center of the altar, the one that looked like a purplish-gold apple.
And this offering was Zhou Di.
Plus the Sacrificial Dao Energy formed from the blood sacrifice of the entire Jiuzhou Continent, the entire Great Zhou Martial Country, and countless living beings.
In the blink of an eye, this hand grasped the purplish-gold apple...