Chapter 266 - 265 Picked Up, Now It’s His

The sudden heavy blow to her chest didn’t give the giant woman much feeling.

The only thing she felt was an unparalleled terrifying power, almost piercing through her.

Before she could feel too much, she was sent flying backwards like a comet.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, the giant woman fell to the ground at an incredibly fast pace.

The place she landed, the ground was smashed into pieces.

Dust and debris flew everywhere.

After successfully landing a hit, Li Jing, relying solely on brute force, stomped on the ground and rose high into the air before landing.

Standing on the broken ground, Li Jing didn’t pursue, but looked at the distant smoke and dust with a furrowed brow.

The God’s Hidden Truth was very powerful, and extremely compatible with him who already had body refining, raising his physical strength to an incredible level.

As for just how powerful his punch was, he couldn’t say exactly.

But it definitely reached several hundred thousand tons...

One punch, several hundred thousand tons.

If he had encountered the Giant Ape with rage powers before this punch, it would definitely break upon impact, leaving no remnants.

Indeed.

The Giant Ape weighed tens of thousands of tons, its massive body was supported, the strength within its body could at least be equal to its weight.

But the effectiveness of power needs to be considered from various angles.

Just from the area where the punch landed.

The fist of the Giant Ape, the size of a hill.

Li Jing’s fist, the size of a sandbag.

The same amount of power.

In Li Jing’s hand, it was a focus point, the power concentrated in one spot.

In the hand of the giant beast, it was a wide area dispersal, the power spread out.

The results that the two can achieve are completely different.

Yet, despite this, that punch merely crushed the high ground in front of the giant woman’s chest, without causing her a fatal injury, completely unable to explode her with one punch.

Simply relying on the infinite brute force brought by the God’s Hidden Truth, he fears that he won’t be able to kill her...

The key point.

The God’s Hidden Truth can only bring Li Jing infinite brute force, nothing else.

"Thud!"

A heavy weight landing attracted Li Jing’s attention, causing him to look around.

In his sight, was a stick stuck in the ground, only leaving a short tail exposed.

Seeing this stick suddenly, Li Jing was slightly taken aback.

This thing, it seems to be what the giant woman took out when she was hit by his fist?

So...

Did she drop it?

Looking at the stick, Li Jing slightly frowned.

Coming from the hand of the giant woman, and it was something she took out in a rush, it definitely was one of her trump cards.

However, the Spirit Weapon Qingfeng did not give him any feedback.

Which meant, there was no Spirit Weapon within the stick.

Anything above the Spirit weapon level must contain a Spirit Weapon.

Without a Spirit Weapon, there are only two possibilities.

Either it’s a Mortal Tool, or it’s not even a Mortal Tool.

Li Jing immediately became interested.

The giant woman saw it as a trump card and only took it out when she was in danger, so no matter how you think about it, it can’t be that simple.

Moving forward, Li Jing stomped on the ground and arrived near the stick, casually picking it up and pulling it out of the ground.

"Splash", the broken ground was lifted in pieces.

Li Jing was slightly startled at the sight.

Since he only saw a small part of it earlier, he subconsciously thought it was a stick.

But the fact is.

It was a two-meter long wolf’s tooth club with sharp spikes on it.

The cold glow flashing on its spikes made Li Jing feel very subtle.

He had a vague feeling, that even if it was him who was in the God’s Hidden Truth who were to be hit by this club, he probably wouldn’t survive.

What a great item!

Li Jing’s eyes lit up.

At this time, a prompt sounded in his ear.

"Found a damaged Unnamed Taoist Tool, can be stored as an exclusive equipment for nurturing and repair, do you want to login?"

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Li Jing.

He had expected this club to be no ordinary thing.

But he never thought, this club would be a Taoist Tool!

Li Jing wouldn’t need too long to nurture an Immortal Item, but until now, he has never seen even one Immortal Item.

Now, he directly obtained a Taoist Tool.

Even though it was damaged, but a Taoist Tool was a Taoist Tool nevertheless!

The most important thing was.

The prompt told him that he could repair this item through nurturing.

To login?

Of course, he will login!

A repairable damaged Taoist Tool, if he didn’t login, he would be stupid!

Though he didn’t know what it had been through, but now that he picked it up, it belongs to him, right?

Damaged Taoist Tool, no Spirit Weapon.

Isn’t that just perfect?

No need to worry about the counterattack of a Spirit Weapon!

Murmuring to login in his heart, a prompt sounded by his ear.

"Login successful, obtained equipment damaged Unnamed Taoist Tool, Taoist Tool level unknown."

"Taoist Tool badly damaged, with current Spiritual Power Intensity, repair needs three hundred and seventy-six years. Taoist Spirit Weapon’s Spiritual Sense completely destroyed, need to name it for new Spiritual Sense to be born, please name it."

After the two prompts, Li Jing was dumbfounded.

A Taoist Tool was a Taoist Tool after all, to repair it with his current Spiritual Power Intensity, it would take exactly three hundred and seventy-six years.

But this was not exactly a surprise either.

After all, he was only in the Six Realm now.

As for the Immortal Items, that was manageable; he would be able to nurture them in a while.

During his journey in and out of the relic portal, he had leveled up at least twelve times, which significantly accelerated the equipment nurturing process.

With his original estimate, Linglong and Qingfeng, which were supposed to take about a month to become Immortal Items, would likely evolve much sooner.

However, for him, Taoist Tools were still out of reach.

The panel’s notification suggested naming the damaged Taoist tool, and Li Jing, who was not exactly creative with names, didn’t give it much thought.

He just decided to call it "Unnamed".

Pretty cool, isn’t it?

"Confirm the name to Unnamed Taoist Tool."

A notification popped up in his ear, and a faint connection was established between Li Jing and the club in his hand.

With the connection established, he could now sense it.

So far, there was nothing special about the club.

The only remarkable thing was that it was extremely hard and heavy.

With his current physical strength, if he wasn’t in the state of God’s Hidden Truth, he wouldn’t even be able to hold it, let alone wield it.

This club, however, had a certain charm.

It would make an excellent weapon when he was in the state of God’s Hidden Truth!

Once in the state of God’s Hidden Truth, Li Jing had stopped using the Flying Sword Blue Edge.

The currently Spirit Instrument Level Flying Sword Blue Edge was even softer than his flesh, so how could he use it?

What if he exerted too much strength and broke Flying Sword Blue Edge?

If he had the Linglong Tower with him, he could try to bash it against his enemies’ faces, but he could not control any equipment while in the state of God’s Hidden Truth and could only hit with it directly.

Using a tower to hit someone was not exactly the most efficient strategy, was it?

The club, on the other hand, was different.

The Unnamed Taoist Tool, both in terms of weight and hardness, far outshone the Linglong Tower at its current state.

In terms of mere weight, only the Linglong Tower, under the reinforcement of Divine Might and the ultimate secrets of Thousand Weight Method, could possibly hold a candle to it.

Looking at the densely piled sharp spikes on the large body of Unnamed, Li Jing was quite excited thinking about the immense damage he could cause by striking with it while in the state of God’s Hidden Truth

Just then, a sudden "boom" rang out from a distance, and rocks and stones shattered into pieces.

Li Jing turned his head at the sound.

Before him was the giantess, who had been blown away moments ago, levitating into the air.

She looked quite battered at the moment.

Her clothes were blood-stained, one of her breasts had collapsed, revealing chunks of bones shining a bizarre aura, similar to that of white jade.

As their eyes met, Li Jing smirked, pointing the club in his hand at her.

The giantess paled at the sight of this.

But facing Li Jing, who was now in possession of a broken Taoist tool, she did not dare to retaliate at all.

She was well aware of how powerful her trump card was.

After staring deeply at Li Jing for a moment, the giantess conveyed her thoughts across,

"We will meet again soon. I will have you and then kill you."

As soon as she finished, she vanished from their original location.

Watching the giantess opt to retreat instead of facing him head-on, Li Jing was slightly disappointed.

With just God’s Hidden Truth, he couldn’t kill the giantess.

However, with this new lethal weapon, Unnamed, he was confident that he could annihilate her with a single blow.

If one blow didn’t work, then two.

It was a pity, however, that she chose to retreat....

Watching the giantess leave, Li Jing took a deep breath, put Unnamed away, and rescinded the God’s Hidden Truth.

Pursuit?

There was no need to consider it.

In the state of God’s Hidden Truth, he couldn’t even achieve the simplest form of Sky Control. He could only harness the immense power within him to leap into the sky, which was quite limiting.

A Seventh Realm creature trying to escape, he couldn’t possibly catch up.

Even though God’s Hidden Truth allowed him to overpower opponents of higher realms, it was only effective for front-on clashes.

When opponents chose to retreat, all he could do was helplessly watch.

In terms of overpowering and killing opponents of higher realms, World Thunder Punishment was still the best choice.

However, the quick setup of Spell Formula for God’s Hidden Truth was a strong advantage. It allowed a very high tolerance for errors when facing opponents from higher realms, not only granting him a strong suppressive ability, but also rendering his physical body invincible.

After canceling God’s Hidden Truth, Li Jing took a moment to feel his state.

As he had anticipated earlier, the side effects of God’s Hidden Truth didn’t affect him much.

As his physical strength was equal to that of a Great Demon of the Six Realm, his potential was extraordinary.

Having been ignited for two to three minutes, there was some consumption, but it didn’t impact him significantly.

Through executing a few rounds of Body Refining process, he gradually recovered his consumed potential.

To be honest, this Forbidden Skill was quite suitable for the non-mainstream Immortal Path of God Kingdom.

However, it was a pity that it was a Forbidden Skill built upon Longyu’s Orthodox Immortality Path.

As their cultivation systems and methods were different, their magic skills were incompatible.

Li Jing didn’t linger at the location any longer. He retrieved the Flying Sword Blue Edge, turning into a sword light, and headed towards the exit of the Spatial Passage using the Chasing Wind Sword Style.

Having repelled the giantess, he needed to leave quickly.

Going back to the palace complex was no longer an option.

He didn’t intend to make himself an easy target.

Only God knew what kind of power was hidden there.

Plus, the harsh words left by the giantess were somewhat alarming.

We’ll meet again very soon.

Did that mean...

The Alien Species trapped in this Spatial Passage would soon break the seal and return to the Big Secret Realm?

If that were the case, it could lead to alarming situations.

There was no need to worry about these Alien Species entering the real world.

If they were so reckless, they would undoubtedly be greeted with Seventh Realm powers and nuclear bombs in the real world.

The issue was, if they returned to the Big Secret Realm, they would definitely clash with various exploration teams.

If there were clashes, Li Jing would love to see it.

If experience came knocking at his door, he would be the first to welcome it.

But if the Alien Species decided to play dirty, not only could he not gain experience, but the exploration of the Secret Realm would also be severely affected.

He was now a Big Shot affiliated with the Heavenly King Group, and wherever the group was, he, as the commander, had to be there as well.

Moreover, the giantess had suffered a loss at his hands and was after him, so it was unlikely that he could stay out of this.

What happens next is disregarded for now.

The most important thing at the moment was to exit the spatial passage and submit the information he had gathered to let the God Kingdom and Longyu prepare and respond.

...

After being chased by the giantess, Li Jing had run a vast distance.

With the surprisingly fast Chasing Wind Sword Style return trip, it took him nearly five minutes to return to the vicinity of the palace complex.

Avoiding the palace complex, Li Jing quickly arrived at the passage exit.

Linglong was still waiting for him at this moment; Ji Youyu was no longer there.

When he encountered the giant woman, Li Jing knew that he had no chance of catching a live alien species to bring back. He had contacted Linglong at that time and informed Ji Youyu to leave the spatial passage.

Meeting Linglong, Li Jing rubbed her little head and received her back with a smile, then turned his gaze to the still stable spatial passage.

The giantess’s return to the palace group was undoubtedly faster than him.

Having been bested by him and losing a broken Taoist item, the aliens represented by the giants still did not intend to close the spatial passage.

Was it because they couldn’t close it, or did they have other plans?

Taking a look back at the direction of the palace complex, Li Jing entered the spatial passage.

...

With spatial displacement, Li Jing returned to the Big Secret Realm.

As soon as he stepped out from the passage entrance, he spotted Orville, Ji Youyu, and others guarding the passage entrance; Chen Yuran was also nearby.

Seeing his return, everyone’s spirits rallied.

Ji Youyu was the first to speak.

"Counselor Li, what did you encounter in the palace complex?"

Since Li Jing had already met everyone, he didn’t hesitate to recount his experiences and the information he had gathered.

Everyone gathered in a circle, looking thrilled when they heard about Li Jing’s encounter with a Seventh Realm giantess and how she wanted to breed a new species with him.

This, it was a bit absurd.

Considering that Li Jing had experienced it himself, they couldn’t say they didn’t believe it.

Learning that there were not only bird people and snake people in the alien species, but also six high-ranking species and dozens of unidentified ones, everyone looked uneasy.

The aliens claimed to be descendants of the ancient god, but no one was bothered.

Everyone in the Supreme Church claimed to be a believer of the Supreme God, and many held high-ranking titles such as God’s Envoy and Saintess.

Has anyone ever cared about that?

And essentially, it wasn’t as if the alien civilization was impressive.

So far, their highest combat power was only at the Seventh Realm.

Considering the entire Blue Star, there are quite a few existing Seventh Realm beings, and even some of higher realms.

However, such existences are rarely known to people and only appear when a catastrophe is happening in their own kingdoms as permitted by the Convention.

If the aliens were really to invade, the entire world would surely unite.

In terms of exploring the Secret Realm, the Seventh Realm is just a little difficult to deal with.

The problem was that with so many species in the alien civilization, their top combat power could be a terrifying figure.

The giant beasts that are directly related and enslaved by the aliens are quite troublesome. Coupled with the extensive family tree, it would be very challenging to understand their exact strength.

Coming back to the point.

Those present didn’t have time to study these.

Once the spatial passage event was over, they should think about the next exploration of the Secret Realm.

Regardless of how much chaos the alien civilization makes, it could only occur within the Big Secret Realm and not affect the real world.

Rather than wasting time on the alien civilization, think about how to obtain more resources for their own kingdoms in the limited remaining time.

But ignoring the alien civilization entirely was not an option either.

On one hand, the alien civilization posed a considerable threat; on the other hand, it was hard not to be affected by them during the exploration of the Secret Realm.

Upon learning from Li Jing that the aliens would soon break free from their seal, everyone looked grave.

The situation was much more complicated than expected.

Li Jing recounted events meticulously, covering every little detail.

However, he skimped on details regarding his battle with the giant woman and stealing her broken Taoist item, only mentioning that it took a lot of effort to shake her off.

Other matters were okay, but if someone asked him to surrender the Taoist item for merit points, it would be awkward.

It’s not that he couldn’t exchange it for merit points.

How much is a broken Taoist item worth?

A million?

Definitely much more.

The problem was that Unnamed had already established contact with him, and it was related to his consciousness. He couldn’t hand it over, and he didn’t want to part with it either.

Even if it’s broken, a Taoist item is still a Taoist item.

It’s no problem at all to handle it with Immortal Tools. Compared to exchanging it for merit, it is more cost-effective to keep it for his own use. Besides, he will be able to restore its power one day.

By then, he will have a Taoist item in his hands.

After thoroughly explaining everything to the crowd, Li Jing transferred the photos of the murals he had taken to Ji Youyu.

Ji Youyu was very pleased with this.

Her risky trip into the spatial passage had been a waste. In the end, Li Jing was unable to help her capture a couple of communicable alien individuals.

All she had done was sit idly by...

Being the commissioner of the alien civilization was somewhat unrewarding.

The task she was entrusted with wasn’t even close to being accomplished.

With the photos of the murals Li Jing had taken, she finally had something to show for it on paper.

Although the photos were taken by Li Jing, she, as the commissioner, had at least put in some effort, hadn’t she?

After getting the photos of the murals, Ji Youyu very straightforwardly shared them with Orville and then turned to Qi Chen.

"Qi Chen, record a major achievement for Counselor Li and give him one million merit points."

Li Jing’s eyes lit up at these words.

Ji Youyu’s words were golden and it made him think highly of her.

A million merit points!

How many spiritual materials could he get for his spirit weapon with that?

Qi Chen’s mouth twitched in response.

There’s no doubt that Li Jing will receive substantial merit points for obtaining such important information single-handedly.

But a million merit points all at once...

Wasn’t this making life difficult for him?

As the director of the Eastern Region Management Bureau, he did have power, but it didn’t mean he could distribute merit points at will!

However, Ji Youyu had already spoken, and he could not refuse.

Seeing a man staring at him relentlessly, Qi Chen nodded with a weary face.

Seeing this, Li Jing cheered inwardly and began to look at Ji Youyu more favorably.

From looting the White Hawk and Daohe to finding the Fire Essence Vein, he had already earned eight hundred thousand merit points.

Just this once, another million merit points!

The information and corpses obtained from the bird people’s spatial passage had not yet been categorised, so they would have to wait until the exploration of the secret realm was finished before they could take stock.

When the time came for all the members of the Heavenly King Group to turn in their findings, he, as the highest-ranking officer, would get a "commission" in merit points.

Comfortable!

So comfortable!

Just as he was in high spirits, Orville, who had been scrutinizing the mural pictures for a while, suddenly looked over and spoke up.

"Counselor Lee, there’s something I would like to solicit your opinion on."

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Li Jing.

"So far, the Western forces have made no moves. In fact, after our Northern Alliance and Longyu entered the spatial passage, they seem to have become much quieter."

Orville began to speak.

"This situation is utterly at odds with our previous expectations and is highly suspect. Regardless of whether the giants rule the alien species, it is a definite fact that the aliens are in contact with the Western forces."

"Aside from their goal of combining with humans to create a new ethnicity, their plan to break free from the seal and return to the Big Secret Realm is proceeding orderly. Counselor Lee, you just mentioned that our invasion of the spatial passage to collect resources and hunt giant beasts, even your presence in their temple, has had no impact on them."

"I think that the chance of the Western forces being involved in the opportunity for these so-called descendants of the ancient gods, the alien civilization, to break free from the seal is around eighty or ninety percent. They may be manipulated, or they may have made a deal. Whichever possibility, it would greatly influence our subsequent exploration."

After these long speeches, Orville looked noticeably weary.

"We currently occupy the ruins where the portal entrance is located and we must prepare to respond. Counselor Lee, how do you think we should respond?"

Li Jing listened to Orville’s words and laughed.

When he came out and saw everyone waiting outside, he noticed how unusually calm things were, lacking any sense of tension.

Obviously, the Western forces hadn’t made any moves as previously predicted.

Orville’s conjecture that the opportunity for the alien civilization to break loose from the seal relates to the Western forces is indeed very likely, otherwise, they wouldn’t be so quiet.

Without much thought, Li Jing said.

"In regards to this matter, my personal opinion is to let it be."

Speaking, he continued.

"Apart from the spatial passage, the ruins have only this dilapidated palace which can be worthy for study. There is no need for God’s Kingdom and Longyu to guard here."

At these words, Orville’s brow furrowed.

"Counselor Lee, are you suggesting we abandon the ruins?"

"Hmm,"

Li Jing nodded and said,

"Up to now, we still don’t know what the seal actually is and have no ability to stop the alien civilization from returning to the Big Secret Realm. There’s no need to waste energy on what is destined to happen. We shouldn’t worry about replying. Assuming the Western forces do release the alien civilization, everyone will ultimately have to face it together. It’s not just for the Northern Alliance or Longyu to deal with."

After speaking, Li Jing smiled.

"Guarding these ruins doesn’t benefit us in any way. Instead, it would cause us to clash with the alien civilization first and possibly make us the Western forces’ scapegoat. It’s better to abandon this place and let them take the blow. The alliance formed by the Western forces is not foolish. Even if they are used, they must be getting enough in return. We gained nothing and instead became the scapegoat, isn’t that a loss?"

"Oh, this..."

Orville blinked.

If Li Jing hadn’t pointed this out, he wouldn’t have realized it.

Having heard Li Jing’s words, he suddenly felt enlightened.

Damn!

It seems indeed to be the case, isn’t it?

Why should they defend these ruins if the Western forces cause trouble?

Isn’t it preferable to organize exploration teams?

Anyway, after escaping into the Big Secret Realm, everyone has to face the alien civilization together.

It’s impossible for the Western forces and the alien civilization to coexist peacefully if the latter is released!

They will endlessly demand from each other until conflicts erupt.

This is traditional artistry.

On second thought.

The Northern Alliance and Longyu have already taken what they should have. What’s the point of guarding these ruins?

For archeology?

To study what happened in the Big Secret Realm?

Do they have that much time?

Qi Chen, who was nearby, listened to Li Jing’s words, furrowed his brows, and concluded that it seemed to be the case. He then spoke up."

"Commander Orville, we need to take a long view on this matter."

Although Qi Chen did come along with Ji Youyu and the juvenile-faced one as a companion, he not only belonged to the Management Bureau but was also the commander in chief in the secret realm.

He needed to guide the exploration of the secret realm.

On hearing Qi Chen, Orville nodded vigorously."

"Sure, let’s gather all relevant personnel immediately, hold a meeting, and figure out what to do."

Having said this, he looked over again."

Seeing this, Li Jing waved off."

"I won’t be participating in the meeting. The matter of the spatial passage is in the past, and I should go back to my Heavenly King Group. When the Bureau Chief arrives, you other real managers can discuss it yourselves."

Lee Jing emphasized the word "managers".

This immediately choked Orville."

The position of Li Jing was not low.

But it wasn’t that high either...

Theoretically, it wasn’t quite appropriate for him to attend the meeting.

However, he was undoubtedly qualified to attend the meeting.

The problem was...

Li Jing didn’t want to participate!

Wasn’t that a headache?

Li Jing choked Orville with a single remark, then turned his head, pulled Chen Yuran, who had been waiting at one side, and whispered."

"Let’s go, Yuran! We will sneak out, and I’ll make something tasty for you back in the camp!""

Chen Yuran was pulled away and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry."

Li Jing was really...

Even though he was capable, he always seemed unwilling to involve himself in too many matters."

However, to be honest, she didn’t really want to stay here either."

On one hand, everyone present was a real "manager," and she couldn’t even qualify as a member of the Management Bureau. She couldn’t join in the conversation, nor did she even have the right to interject."

On the other hand, she was only here waiting for Li Jing’s return."

Now that he had returned and even promised to cook something tasty for her, why would she stay here?

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