Chapter 161 - 160 Ambush, slay Deng Chaos

After navigating the Linglong Tower for over five minutes, Li Jing was finally confident that he had escaped the scope of influence from the simultaneous detonation of the nuclear warheads.

He hovered and looked back.

A powerful gust constituted of scorching breath hit him in the face.

Just as this breath was about to assault his body, Li Jing’s Heavenly Saint Xuan Yi garment quivered subtly, releasing an obscure force.

The oncoming heat split into two and moved around him, blowing off to the sides.

Li Jing frowned slightly in the face of this gust.

This scorching breath possessed no destructive power.

To his senses, it was merely a slightly stronger gust of wind.

Then the temperature was a bit higher than normal.

But since the Heavenly Saint Xuan Yi reacted, it suggested that it was mixed with some harmful substances.

Radiations?

Li Jing didn’t think it was that simple.

He couldn’t see the situation deep within the underground caverns.

Even with his Heavenly Eye opened, he could only clearly observe an expanse that stretched tens of thousands of meters.

He couldn’t see the end of an individual cavern, let alone places much further away.

But at that moment, he could faintly hear the sounds of tigers’ roars and dragons’ cries echoing from the depths of the caverns.

It had been over five minutes since the detonation, and the six nuclear warheads were still lingering.

A comprehensive nuclear explosion should have already ended.

What was rampaging at this moment must be the forbidden skills sealed within the nuclear warheads.

It had to be said, the combination of Immortal Learning technology and modern science was somewhat terrifying.

Bombing you isn’t enough, forbidden skills keep ravaging.

Even if someone was lucky enough to not get bombed, or they managed to withstand it, they would only meet a dead end in front of the forbidden skills.

The reason forbidden skills are referred to as such is their immense power, enough to level a large city.

The damage they could inflict upon people, occurrences, and things far surpassed a nuclear explosion.

The manifest power of a nuclear explosion primarily lies in radiation.

Those with a sufficiently high cultivation level might be able to resist it.

But forbidden skills are the genuine devastations.

Li Jing didn’t know how many forbidden skills were sealed within a single nuclear warhead, but they were certainly more than one.

Navigating the Linglong Tower for a full five minutes, he crossed at least ten caverns.

Just the distance covered by his tower navigation was at least equivalent to thirty to fifty times the distance from Jianghai.

But even so, the threatening scorching breath was still hitting him in the face.

And this was just considering a straight line...

If there was only one forbidden skill in each nuclear warhead, there’s no way the impact could reach this far.

Mourning for the Saint Clan briefly, Li Jing turned his head and urged the tower to continue moving forward.

The gift for the Saint Clan had been delivered, it was time to have a bit of fun with the Dragon Clan.

...

Around twenty minutes later, Li Jing returned to the vicinity of the surface entrance using the tower.

Since the action had begun, an hour had passed.

Underground, people were busily undertaking the follow-up arrangements in the caverns.

Li Jing encountered many people in the channels during his return.

Upon stopping at the surface entrance, Li Jing tried to contact Jiang Yini and Wang Chong via his communication earpiece, but the call didn’t go through.

Both of them were at the Fifth Boundary.

If they hadn’t finished by now, it seemed they must have encountered some problems.

This was not unexpected.

The chief and assistant bureau chiefs on the mission, each in charge of a direction, had already considered that the Lizard Men on the east and north sides were relatively stronger.

Without wasting much time at the original place, Li Jing, harboring a glimmer of expectation, maneuvered the tower and detoured to the west.

The Lizard Men had a means of communication among them.

Jiang Yini and Wang Chong had clashed with the Lizard Men in the east and north, the news must have been transmitted to the west.

The Saint Clan to the south had just been bombed by Li Jing.

To say they were wiped out was unlikely.

The news of the great gift might have been passed to the west as well.

The self-proclaimed Dragon Clan on the west side probably wouldn’t be carefree and unprepared.

Whether he could charge to level 50 or not depended on how supportive the Dragon Clan was!

...

After another half-hour, Li Jing arrived at the cavern where the western palace buildings were located.

Just as he entered the cavern, he saw densely packed health bars surrounding the throne palace.

At a glance, every health bar had a value above 5500.

Two of them even had values above 6000.

Seeing the health bars, Li Jing paused mid-air.

The Dragon Clan did not disappoint him.

This wave of manpower was strong.

Those at the Fourth Boundary were not his concern.

But he couldn’t ignore the two at the Fifth Boundary.

The chasm between large boundaries was hard to cross unless one took shortcuts.

The Dragon Clan had made a large investment this time.

It would be hard for him to make it through.

And at this moment, even with his Heavenly Eye, he could only see the health bars, not a single Lizard Man was visible.

The other party had hidden themselves through some special means.

Hovering at the entrance of the cave, Li Jing narrowed his eyes.

He had clearly come here piloting the Linglong Tower. It was impossible that the other party hadn’t noticed.

But right now, the other party was not taking any action.

It was clear that, besides the special means of hiding, they had other arrangements.

Charging in recklessly was not an option.

Throwing a nuclear bomb straight in also wouldn’t do.

Not to mention the fact he wouldn’t gain any experience, the other party would also have ample reaction time.

What to do?

Li Jing’s thoughts raced and suddenly something at the corner of his eye caught his attention - ignoring the two 6000+ health bars, he began counting the other health bars.

Four Realm health bars, twenty-nine of them!

Seemed like these twenty-nine would be enough for him to level up to 50, right?

Summoning his panel, Li Jing’s gaze swept over the experience column.

Experience Points: 7256/33924

To level up now, the threshold value of experience points increased by about 2000 each time.

Fifteen thousand experience points, a conservative estimate, were required to reach level 4.

After wiping out these twenty-nine beings of the Four Realm, he would certainly have enough experience points to reach level 50!

Should he give it a go?

Touching the Heavenly Saint Xuan Yi on his body, Li Jing quickly made a decision.

He had to fight!

How could he win without a fight?

Not letting the lurking Lizard Men wait for too long, Li Jing pretended he hadn’t noticed anything and directed the Tower to transform into a golden light, striking straight towards the other end of the cave’s entrance.

Almost at the same time the golden light flew out.

A "Ga-ah" sound, along with a chorus of grating insect noises, rang out.

Li Jing immediately felt a sinking feeling in his consciousness, almost making him fall headfirst.

Fortunately, at that moment, the Heavenly Saint Xuan Yi suddenly shook and a sense of clarity enveloped his mind, preventing him from fainting on the spot.

At the very moment Li Jing was affected, thirty-one health bars at the palace location all moved simultaneously.

The two 6000+ health bars turned into streaks of light and charged straight at him.

The twenty-nine 5500+ health bars scattered, accompanying the grating insect sound they transformed into a dark light that circled around and cornered him from the sides and behind.

Li Jing almost couldn’t restrain himself from swearing as he faced this situation.

Fuck!

The twenty-nine health bars under 6000 weren’t Lizard Men at all!

They were Parasite Insects in the late stage of the Four Realm!

Parasite Insects cultivated to the late stage of the Four Realm were simply against the heavens!

For this species of parasitic insect, reaching the late stage of the Three Realm was, as a matter of fact, their basic limit.

Parasite Insects in nature were bug-like creatures, they didn’t understand cultivation nor refining.

Their growth was dependent on continuous consumption of food.

The quality of a living beings’ flesh and blood has a significant impact on them.

Parasite Insects in the late stage of the Three Realm needed to consume a huge amount of high-quality flesh and blood to absorb the nutrients within.

Stepping into the Four Realm, heaven knows how many living beings they need to parasitise and consume to achieve this.

Late stage of the Four Realm, twenty-nine of them...

These damned insects must have parasitised and consumed millions of living beings!

Just as Li Jing was filled with shock and fury, the two Fifth Boundary Lizard Men swiftly approached, their sharp claws slashing towards him with a ferocious gale from the left and right.

"Linglong! Seal the magic!"

Li Jing roared out loud.

As per his command, the Spirit Weapon Linglong immediately transformed into a streak of golden light, charging towards the twenty-nine scattered Parasite Insects.

Stripped of the protection of his Spirit Weapon, Li Jing, faced with the two menacing claws, decided to ignore them. He clapped his hands together.

"Boom, boom!"

Two Yin Thunders shot out, belatedly yet just in time to smash into the faces of the two Fifth Boundary Lizard Men.

The effectiveness was rather poor.

Lizard Men cultivated in a way similar to monsters, focusing on body refining.

The Yin Thunder was unable to even break through their skin, let alone incapacitate them due to the difference in realms.

But Li Jing’s goal was achieved.

The Yin Thunder, being the uttermost Yin and yielding, wasn’t known for its powerful strength.

Its advantage lay in how it infiltrated the body like a bone-deep ailment, eroding and consuming stored power.

Against the Fifth Boundary, Li Jing’s Yin Thunder could only have a momentary effect.

After all, he was still only at the Four Realm.

But these two Yin Thunders that hit the faces had effectively weakened the power of the two Fifth Boundary Lizard Men.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The two sharp claws landed on Li Jing’s chest, the first line of defense - the Heavenly Saint Xuan Yi - sparked and instantly collapsed.

Li Jing let out a stifled groan, falling to the ground like a cannonball.

"Boom!"

The ground was blasted into a large pit, smoke and dust swirling.

Li Jing sprawled on the ground, blood spilling from his mouth and nose, his clothes torn to shreds. Two deep claw marks on his chest almost tore him apart, causing his vision to black out.

Since starting his cultivation path, he had never been in such a sorry state.

The Fifth Boundary was indeed the Fifth Boundary.

Even though the Yin Thunder had weakened the Lizard Men’s power, the Heavenly Saint Xuan Yi could only sustain for a moment before it was torn apart. Then, his body that had become stronger due to initial body refining barely took the hit.

The gap in realm is really deadly!

However, all efforts eventually bear fruit.

The same moment Li Jing was knocked down, the Linglong Tower had managed to trap all twenty-nine high-ranking, fourth realm Parasite Insects inside.

High-ranking fourth realm Parasite Insects are indeed rare.

But as long as they haven’t completed the parasitization and withstand the soul-shaking shrieks, they can’t be considered a real combat power.

"Linglong, annihilate them," Li Jing murmured.

"Buzz!"

The Linglong Tower, which was trying to protect him, suddenly shrank.

At the same time, the prompt sounded in his ear.

"Experience Points +163854."

"Level raised, 47. Spiritual Power Intensity +94, Skill Points +2."

"Level raised, 48. Spiritual Power Intensity +96, Skill Points +2."

"Level raised, 49. Spiritual Power Intensity +98, Skill Points +2."

"Level raised, 50. Spiritual Power Intensity +100, Skill Points +2."

Upon hearing four consecutive prompts, the Golden Elixir in Li Jing’s spiritual platform and the Golden Elixir in the returning Linglong Tower both exploded simultaneously, turning into something like a mist above the sea of energy.

Then, as if the clouds were parting to reveal the sun, the dense fog scattered.

Two figures, a miniature Li Jing, and a lovely little girl simultaneously appeared in the spiritual platform of Li Jing’s brows and inside the Linglong Tower, sitting in meditation.

At the same moment, a turbulent surge of spiritual power erupted from Li Jing and swept across the surroundings.

The dust dispersed.

Li Jing slowly looked up.

The two Lizard Men hovering in the sky didn’t make any moves. They were just looking down at him with condescending and ridiculing eyes, brimming with superiority.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing couldn’t help but frown.

What’s wrong with these Lizard Men’s brains?

They don’t understand the basic principle of hitting a man when he’s down?

Well, it doesn’t matter.

The elixir breaks and the infant is born.

He had reached the extraordinary Fifth realm.

But the Linglong Tower was still on its way back.

At the moment, his power is not complete.

He would have to wait for the Yuan Infant inside Linglong Tower to return to the Dantian to completely fill his spiritual power circuit.

Acting panicked, Li Jing clutched his chest, feigning fear.

Seeing his terrified expression, the mocking smiles in the eyes of the two Lizard Men intensified.

It was at this moment that the Linglong Tower returned and integrated into Li Jing’s body.

The Second Origin was in place, and his spiritual power circuit was complete.

At this very instant, the overall spiritual power inside Li Jing’s body, which had already surged because of entering the Fifth realm, doubled instantly.

The massive volume of spiritual power, both violent and transformed, rotated around his body. It felt a bit heady and healed his gaping chest wound.

Suddenly, the wound healed at a visible speed.

Upon seeing Li Jing’s chest wound heal, the two Lizard Men of the Fifth Realm finally realized something was wrong and their faces paled.

Just a moment ago, Li Jing was nothing more than an ant in their eyes. But suddenly, he had become an unfathomable entity, sending chills down their spines.

"Kill!"

Both Lizard Men of the Fifth Realm screamed and lunged down at the same time.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing decisively raised both his hands.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Two red lightning bolts struck their targets point-blank.

This time, the two Lizard Men of the Fifth realm could no longer retaliate.

Before their claws could even reach out, the explosive Fire Thunder had already blasted through their chests, reducing them to cinders.

The blaze followed.

It ignited their flesh and blood, spreading all over their bodies in an instant.

In just one breath, the two Lizard Men of the Fifth Realm turned into ashes and dispersed.

"Experience Points +6012."

"Experience Points +6044."

Instantly killing two Lizard Men, Li Jing hesitated for a moment, looking at his own smoke-rising hands in disbelief.

Stepping into the Fifth realm felt amazing.

Killing two recently ascended Fifth realm Lizard Men didn’t take much effort.

But he didn’t expect a single Fire Thunder Palm attack would obliterate them, which surprised him.

Lizard Men practice Body Refining, so they have strong physical defenses.

One Fire Thunder reduced them to dust, he himself found it a bit strange.

Regarding this, Li Jing had a clear understanding.

Killing both in a second was not greatly related to his own power attained from stepping into the Fifth Realm.

The key was the qualitative change in the Thunder Skill and Divine Origin Unification when he entered the Fifth Realm due to the combined effect of the two.

The triple breakthrough method was indeed powerful!

After marveling, Li Jing sat up, summoned the Linglong Tower, and looked inside with an increasingly strange expression.

Inside the Linglong Tower, the little girl sitting at the bottom of the tower was tilting her head and making eye contact with him through the window.

He hadn’t controlled it, yet this Yuan Infant could make eye contact with him.

Something was clearly off!

Furrowing his brows in doubt, Li Jing considered a possibility and tentatively asked.

"Linglong?"

"Hmm, yes!"

The little girl nodded vigorously.

"..."

Li Jing was silent.

He had been feeling something was off just a moment ago. Why did the Yuan Infant formed from the fragments of his Outer Elixir not look like him, but even had a different gender?

Now the truth was out. The Spirit Weapon Linglong had become his Yuan Infant.

This...

Truth be told, it was a bit too much for him to take.

The concept of the Lifebound Magic Instrument didn’t exist in this world.

However, the path of the Outer Elixir did exist, although it was considered a heterodox one.

Forming elixirs, but not giving birth to infants.

From the Fourth Realm onwards, an extra Outer Elixir was produced whenever a boundary was broken through.

Without a doubt, Li Jing’s situation was different from the known path of the Outer Elixir in this world.

He had originally planned to research similar cases after leaving the Secret Realm.

Now, obviously there was no need.

Because it was impossible to find any...

The Spirit Weapon Linglong, which should only have a physical form at level five, had become his Yuan Infant. Linglong had gained a physical form and the ability to speak human language ahead of schedule.

If there were similar cases, he would dare to broadcast live him eating anything.

Staring at the magnificently carved Linglong inside the tower, Li Jing chose to give up thinking after a moment of speechlessness.

There shouldn’t be any issues.

After all, the Second Origin was activated through the system. There was no chance of anything going wrong.

After examining Linglong inside the tower for a while, Li Jing asked.

"Linglong, can you come out of the tower?"

"I can’t come out for now."

Linglong shook her head, then her small mouth puckered.

"Master, I’m hungry!"

"..."

Li Jing was dumbfounded and silently took out the Yin energy crystal he had saved for the Flying Sword Blue Edge.

He has been a man of principles.

However, after Linglong gained a form, her coquettishness was too endearing for him to resist. She was too adorable.

Anyway, he would be leaving the Secret Realm soon. Once Jiang Yini helped him settle his Merit Points account with the Management Bureau in a couple of days, he could exchange them for whatever he wanted then. He wouldn’t miss one Yin energy crystal.

Seeing that someone had finally taken out the treasured Yin energy crystal, Linglong in the tower was overjoyed. Her chubby little hand lightly beckoned.

The Yin energy crystal was immediately absorbed into the tower, shrinking and falling into her mouth.

After swallowing the Yin energy crystal in one gulp, Linglong looked at him eagerly.

"Master, I’m still hungry..."

"Bear with it."

Li Jing rolled his eyes at her.

Now the issue was not whether he could bear with it, but that he really had none left.

Controlling the tower, Li Jing arrived at the entrance to the passage leading to the deeper underground.

Having entered the Fifth Boundary, he considered this journey truly complete.

Within three days, he had managed to cross a huge boundary that others might need over a decade to break through.

Li Jing was tremendously satisfied.

However, the display of experience points on the panel made him itch for a bit more fulfillment.

38521/42813.

If he killed another Fourth Realm monster, he could level up again.

What if...

He tried to go deeper?

At this moment, he was not only backed by his Fifth Boundary cultivation level.

With the advancement of the major boundary, the strength of his physical body had also been forcefully pulled up a great notch.

Compared to the Fifth Boundary monsters, he might be inferior.

But it shouldn’t be difficult for him to crush Fourth Boundary monsters with his bare hands.

With the dual support of his cultivation level and physical body, he could go deeper.

After hesitating for a while, Li Jing eventually chose to give up.

The "lineup" on the west side was much stronger than the south side.

Even though he had entered the Fifth Boundary, rushing in recklessly didn’t seem stable.

Besides, he wasn’t sure of the situation with Jiang Yini and Wang Chong. He needed to hurry back to see if they had finished their tasks.

He had just leaned on the mighty Jianghai Management Bureau. If both department heads were gone, his merit points account and position would likely be in jeopardy.

By achieving the lofty Fifth Boundary, his return to the mundane world would be completely unpretentious.

But resources, he was very lacking.

Stretching his muscles and bones, Li Jing took out his suitcase and flung it forcefully with a wave of spiritual power, triggering the remaining six nuclear warheads and then closing the suitcase.

The current him was in no way the same as he was an hour ago.

The force in his hands had increased multiple folds.

The suitcase barely left his hand but immediately caused a "bang" of air explosion, as if the suitcase became a comet hitting the depths of the passage, disappearing from sight in an instant.

Li Jing didn’t stick around. Riding the Linglong Tower, he turned into a golden light and left.

...