Chapter 1276: The Dark Night King Has Come Again (Second Update, Requesting Everything)

Li Zhangsheng conducted a test, and when he stopped, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The World-Ending Python became the sixth transformation technique of the *Xuanji Nine Transformations*. Based on the World-Ending Python's specialties, Li Zhangsheng's physique, strength, defense, and recovery all received significant boosts, while his speed and explosive power remained almost unchanged.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng transformed into a World-Ending Python of an extremely exaggerated size, its physique not at all inferior to a Demon Emperor Level Primordial Python. This was only because Li Zhangsheng had absorbed nearly two jars of World-Ending Python Spirit Essence; if he absorbed the full three jars, he could exert his full strength.

After transforming into the World-Ending Python, Li Zhangsheng moved slightly within the Secret Realm, striving to adapt to the World-Ending Python's way of crawling.

To avoid damaging the Secret Realm, Li Zhangsheng could only move around the edges of the Secret Realm.

Even so, any creature within a hundred-mile radius could clearly feel the intense tremors.

For a time, some wild Spirit Beasts showed panicked expressions, subconsciously thinking an earthquake had occurred, and wanted to run to other places to avoid disaster.

Li Zhangsheng naturally noticed this, but he did not stop them. Adhering to the principle of quality over quantity, there were not many wild Spirit Beasts fostered in the Secret Realm, and the density was low, so there would be no cases of accidental injury.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng finished adapting and returned to his human form.

By now, the sky had completely darkened, with a bright moon and sparse stars; at this time, practicing the *Zhou Tian Star Dou* yielded twice the result with half the effort.

Li Zhangsheng calculated the time and immediately activated the Time Delay Forbidden Array to increase his practice sessions.

The next moment, an Eleven-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform appeared beneath Li Zhangsheng, rotating slightly and resonating with the Zhou Tian Star Dou in the sky.

Within a few breaths, 365 thick pillars of starlight descended, wrapping Li Zhangsheng in rich starlight.

Because the starlight was too rich, it was impossible to see Li Zhangsheng's figure from the outside with the naked eye.

When he finished his practice, Li Zhangsheng smiled again.

The Eleven-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform was indeed a Langhuan Supreme Treasure; its boost to cultivation was far beyond the past, a full three times as much.

But even with the assistance of the Eleven-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform and the Time Delay Forbidden Array, Li Zhangsheng feared it would take three years to reach the peak of a Double-Character King.

Given the seven or eight-hundred-year lifespan of a Double-Character King, three years was indeed not long; many Double-Character Kings spent more than three years in a single closed-door cultivation.

Li Zhangsheng was very satisfied with the cultivation effect of the Eleven-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, but just thinking about the conditions for upgrading to a Twelve-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform filled him with a sense of powerlessness.

As in the past, the upgrade treasures needed this time far exceeded previous ones: twenty portions of World Power, a Superior Quality Star Core, and Innate Five Elements Qi.

Twenty portions of World Power were not difficult for Li Zhangsheng; he could collect them in half a year.

The difficulty lay in the latter two. The Superior Quality Star Core went without saying; its grade reached Zifu Qizhen level, and it only appeared after the destruction of a large-scale plane. The difficulty of collecting it was self-evident; it was possible that the entire Fairy World did not have one.

As for the Innate Five Elements Qi, the difficulty of collecting this was theoretically much easier than the Superior Quality Star Core, but the key was that there were five types. Li Zhangsheng only had Innate Geng Metal Qi in his hands; wanting to gather all five was enough to make one despair just thinking about it.

The problem arose: if he collected Innate Jia Wood Qi or Innate Yi Wood Qi, he would first have to provide for Kailan.

In general, wanting to upgrade to a Twelve-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform was simply impossible in the short term; it could even take decades or a hundred years.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and went back into closed-door cultivation, preparing to spend the last month of the safety period this way.

Time passed slowly, and without realizing it, more than half a month went by.

It was also on this day that Li Zhangsheng's three-month Heavenly Dao protection period finally ended.

In the Secret Realm, Li Zhangsheng suddenly opened his eyes. It was not that he did not want to continue, but he felt in the dark that Stronger individuals had broken into the Langya Kingdom, and there were three of them, forcing him to end his closed-door cultivation.

Li Zhangsheng left the Secret Realm and entered the state of Heaven and Man as One. From his sensing, they were two Double-Character Kings and three Kings, and the other party was coming aggressively, rushing toward Yecheng at an extremely fast speed.

Li Zhangsheng was very familiar with one of the auras; who else could it be but the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong?

Clearly, the other party was an enemy, not a friend, and was likely going to strike at the heart to settle things once and for all.

"They arrived right on time, exactly as planned. Besides the Dark Night King, who are the other four?"

Li Zhangsheng thought to himself. While having Zuo Qiulin and other Stronger individuals stand guard, he continued to sense the other four auras.

Besides the aura of the Dark Night King, Li Zhangsheng also identified the owners of the other two auras: the Mingcang King and the King of Fury.

The King of Fury had followed the Dark Night King and the Oak King last time to try to kill Li Zhangsheng, but ended up in a crushing defeat. The Oak King fell on the spot, and the King of Fury escaped with his life but suffered heavy losses; he did not expect him to come again this time.

There was no need to mention the Mingcang King; she was a descendant of the Human Emperor, and it was nothing more than her following the Human Emperor's orders to help the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong kill Li Zhangsheng.

As for the auras of the other two Kings, Li Zhangsheng indicated they were strangers; he had definitely never met them before.

However, in Li Zhangsheng's eyes, Kings were all like grass and dogs, and he could kill them with a wave of his hand; even the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong, he feared, could not last a minute in his hands.

There was no help for it; last time the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong suffered heavy losses, even his only Demon Emperor Level Burning Mountain Ape was lost. Even if he forcibly contracted a few Saint Grade Spirit Pets during this time, there was still a significant gap compared to his peak period.

Among these five, the only one Li Zhangsheng valued was naturally the Mingcang King.

The Mingcang King was not only a descendant of the Human Emperor but also a Top-tier Double-Character King. Even if she was not as good as the Disaster King, the gap was minimal.

With such a lineup of opponents, although it would not cause Li Zhangsheng to capsize in the gutter, he still had to go all out.

The problem was, Li Zhangsheng did not want outsiders to know that he had already advanced to a Double-Character King; after all, their advancement speed was too fast, far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

Li Zhangsheng naturally did not think about avoiding it, as he clearly held the advantage this time. The problem he was considering was how to kill them while keeping the secret that he had already advanced to a Double-Character King.

Within a few breaths, Li Zhangsheng had already thought of a countermeasure.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng appeared above Yecheng, riding Datou in his Roc bird state, taking the initiative to meet the Dark Night King and the other four.

Judging from the flight path of the Dark Night King and the other four, they came from the direction of Donghai. It was clear they had taken a detour to avoid being seen, especially by the Human Emperor Mansion.

After entering the Langya Kingdom, the Dark Night King and the other four knew very well that Li Zhangsheng had already noticed them, so they no longer hid anything and approached Li Zhangsheng at the fastest speed.

However, when they discovered that Li Zhangsheng was taking the initiative to rush toward them, it would be a lie to say they were not surprised. The other party doing this clearly meant he had the confidence to deal with them.

(End of this chapter)