Free Web NovelChapter 340: Chapter 126: The Fourth Realm, Flesh Spiral, Essence of Life
"Ministry of War?" The grand scholar’s expression was peculiar, and he laughed self-deprecatingly, "No explanation! The Ministry of War has no soldiers! At the beginning of the month, they said they were going to patrol the north and sent out a lot! Now this capital is just..."
It seemed he thought of some taboo, and the grand scholar dared not utter the words "empty city".
...
In the palace.
On an expensive carpet, a child’s voice echoed with laughter.
Ji Nanfeng looked at the battle reports on the table, holding a wine glass, as if the victory had already been won.
And looking at the pile of petitions requesting temporary withdrawal, her smile grew even more joyful.
Want to leave?
Don’t let any of them leave!
...
On the other side.
Li Xuan was in luck; after thoroughly slaying another demon within Great Yong’s borders, he glanced at the panel. During this period, he had surprisingly accumulated 158 Demon Points.
So, he continued to add points.
This time, strength broke the limit at 14, agility 18, constitution 29, spirit 18.
The total attributes were [Strength: 402/402], [Agility: 405/405], [Constitution: 414/414], [Spirit: 403/403].
Li Xuan injected the magic blood of "Octagonal Demon Bull", adding an extra 230 points of strength to the strength attribute, turning the number "402" into "632".
This was supposed to be a normal attempt, and during the preparations for the great battle, Li Xuan had tried it countless times.
Originally, he had given up, but upon seeing that there were still demons in Great Yong,
he postponed the "great battle", thinking to himself "After all, I must also clean up the demons of Great Yong".
As long as Great Yong’s army hadn’t moved south to Cyan Wood Province, hadn’t been able to touch the Li family, he would have the patience to wait.
For all the living beings in this world, he was not willing either.
But if more odds for victory could be gained, he would continue to wait until his real bottom line was touched.
If Wutong Pass fell, he would wait until the royal city fell. At most, he would move the people from the Divine Martial Monarch’s residence and those he was familiar with aside.
If the royal city fell, there would still be Luoshui Province, if Luoshui Province fell, and the Great Yong army continued southward, then it would be Cyan Wood Province’s turn.
If it reached Cyan Wood Province and he hadn’t made a breakthrough, then only could he make a move.
However, just as the "strength attribute" jumped to 632, a long-lost feeling of breakthrough suddenly surged in his heart.
This feeling was hard to describe, as if he had already broken free from the shallow realm of Qi and blood.
Firstly, he could completely see inside his body of flesh and blood.
This made the previously "blind men feeling an elephant" type of "body transformation" easier.
He looked at his flesh, with Qi and blood like a sea.
But the sea-like Qi and blood were still just appearances.
Layer after layer of appearances were peeled back...
Li Xuan suddenly found he could see more deeply.
Before his eyes, he suddenly saw more detailed parts within the flesh.
That was... layer upon layer of spiral staircases.
Most of the stairs appeared gray, only at the top did they reveal a bright, burning blood red.
These extremely tiny, impossible-to-detect staircases constituted all of his flesh and blood.
A sense of mystery surged into Li Xuan’s heart: this was... the essence of life.
The bright blood red above was the activated part of the flesh and blood; the rest remained dormant. If it could also be activated, it would surely bring unimaginable power.
Thinking of this, Li Xuan took a deep breath, causing the Qi and blood within him to surge as if the deep sea had turned into a fiery ocean, with angry tides crashing and swirling.
However... even so, the gray parts of his "Flesh and Blood Spiral Staircase" were not activated at all.
He only saw them but could not change them.
Yet despite this, his control over the appearances of life deepened, with the mobilization of blood energy changing from a "snail-like speed" to rapid.
Taking a quick glance at his status, sure enough... huge changes had occurred in this panel.
[Li Xuan]
[Life Essence: 29/220]
[Realm: Fourth Realm]
[Demon Points: 1]
[Strength: 402+230/630]
[Agility: 405/630]
[Constitution: 414/630]
[Spirit: 403/630]
...
Li Xuan spent a day quickly testing.
He tested out a new "body" again.
That was with Qi and blood completely diffused on the body surface, forming a "Shield Body".
This "Shield Body" far exceeded normal defensive capabilities.
Moreover, more importantly, he could almost instantly switch between his "Sword Body" and "Shield Body".
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