bookrandom Chapter 348 Knocking on the Gate, Breaking the Formation!
Chapter 348 Knocking on the Gate, Breaking the Formation!
This is a difficult battle. If before he was leading his own personal guards to break through the enemy lines, today he is leading a group of foreign mercenaries.
These guys are disobedient.
Zhong Ming not only couldn't use these powers with peace of mind, but he also had to devote his attention to suppressing them.
The spiritual energy that was breaking through the bottleneck launched its attack the moment they met. Waves of violent power rushed toward the narrow pass, completely disregarding the damage to the surroundings. Zhong Ming felt as if a ball made of blades rolled through his meridians, causing him excruciating pain.
It's hard to say how effective the first impact was, because Zhong Ming couldn't distinguish between the first and second impacts.
As soon as the impact began, the spiritual energy guided from the mirror surged forth like a pack of mad dogs. All Zhong Ming could do was intercept some of the spiritual energy and secretly save it up for a big push, while letting the rest rush through first.
The power within the mirror was gradually channeled away. Even a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining would have to pour half of their spiritual power into a full-force strike from a top-grade magic weapon. Zhong Ming had already intercepted about a quarter of a cultivator's spiritual power. After accumulating it to the limit he could control, he gave the order to attack.
Open the bow without turning back the arrow.
The arrows whistled first, and a wisp of pure spiritual energy from the bell condensed into a small arrow, drawing upon a massive amount of spiritual energy to launch the attack.
The earth shook violently, as if I could break through the pass and shatter the ground.
This sight startled even the long-absent dragon spirit, who secretly peeked out to check the situation.
(The dragon's horns slowly rise... and slowly fall)
Dragon Soul: ? ? ? You're fed up with this? You'll turn the world upside down to find me and we'll all die together? I haven't done anything wrong lately.
Immense pain was consuming Zhong Ming's mind. So much spiritual energy was poured into it that the bottleneck was on the verge of breaking, but no matter how severe the damage, it stood there.
When the torrent of spiritual energy slowed down slightly, Zhong Ming realized that the time for a desperate struggle had come. If he missed it today, the difficulty of breaking through to a higher realm in the future would increase exponentially.
Now that all the "mercenaries" are dead, it's my turn to step in.
Dragon Vein Power, come!
Power from your dantian, come forth!
As the "personal guards" entered the battle, the dragon banner suddenly appeared amidst the vast army.
Zhong Ming focused his mind, devoting a large portion of it to personally leading a small group of spiritual energy, which he skillfully controlled to transform into a spearhead that pierced straight into the pass.
I have no other intention than to risk my life to break through the enemy lines.
A large part of his mind fainted the moment he touched the barrier. Zhong Ming's head was hit hard, and he almost lost consciousness completely. The last bit of consciousness he had left sent a wisp of spiritual power into a completely new world, the world of the ninth level of Qi Refining. Everything in the Qi Refining stage was under his control. Only then did he give up struggling and let the darkness envelop him.
......
The agreed-upon eighty-day deadline has arrived.
Master Li Huo was somewhat uneasy.
He held the scale armor, a mid-grade spiritual artifact, crafted from the materials of the two of them, with his name engraved on it, and he was very satisfied.
Although the scales Zhong Ming provided could only be made into simple armor without the power of Divine Light Armor, the other person's materials could be used to refine it. With enough merman blood, and after further purification, the Divine Light Armor could be extracted using a method similar to extracting the innate divine power of a demon beast.
This is also why he kept giving Zhong Ming meaningful glances at the time. He wanted to cooperate with another man who came here seeking forging services. The two of them would each take what they needed and donate the leftover materials to the other, which would greatly reduce costs.
However, he was also worried. After all, this person was here, but he had never seen his true abilities. Who knew if he could upgrade more than a dozen magical artifacts?
He figured that if he collected ten items, he could barely get by on the task his master had left behind before going into seclusion.
The curtain of darkness gradually dissipated, the spiritual energy faded, revealing the array plate set up by the bell inside.
Even though it was in his weapon-refining room, he was as cautious as an apprentice, afraid that any movement he made would affect the "master's" crucial actions.
"Eighty days have passed?"
The sound of bells came from within the array plate, which relieved Master Li Huo.
"Yes, I have finished forging your armor. I spent thirty-six days forging another person's bone hammer, and the rest of the time was spent forging your armor. The results are better than I expected."
The power of the array plate was also withdrawn, revealing Zhong Ming's pale face.
“Young friend Cuihong, you…”
He glanced at the thirteen magical artifacts in front of Zhong Ming and immediately beamed with joy. He swallowed his words of concern for Zhong Ming and said with a smile, "Young friend Cuihong is truly capable. All thirteen magical artifacts have been successfully upgraded! You are truly a hero of our dynasty."
"Ahem, Immortal Master Li Huo, I have a question."
"Hmm? What is it?"
"This mirror... although I upgraded it to a top-grade magic artifact, it used up one of the uses of this deep blue gem."
Master Li Huo frowned. This mirror was reserved by someone, but the collection time had already passed.
If he's lucky, he might be missing or killed in battle, and he could rightfully claim the artifact. After all, some inheritance audits aren't that strict, and as long as he doesn't say anything, no one will ask.
If luck is bad, the cultivator might have broken through in seclusion. When their realm increases, their temper will also rise, and they might start to question you... but that shouldn't be the case.
"Young friend Cuihong, your breathing is disordered and your spiritual power is weak. You should rest more."
“Immortal Master, there’s no need to worry. While I was maintaining the magic artifact, I suddenly had an epiphany and broke through a realm. However, it caused more damage to my meridians, and I will need some time to recuperate.” Zhong Ming spoke lightly and without much confidence.
"Then congratulations on your breakthrough, fellow Daoist! Hey! How old are you? You've already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining at such a young age!" At this moment, Immortal Master Li Huo realized the problem. "Young friend, you have a good chance of getting into military academy."
Zhong Ming smiled and accepted the compliment.
"Immortal Master Li Huo, how about we settle the accounts first? Let's talk business first, then talk about friendship."
"Good, a straightforward person," Master Li Huo said, his gaunt face lit up with light as he saw Zhong Ming successfully enhance thirteen magical artifacts. He was in high spirits and in a great mood.
"Basic, you've already paid 500 military merit points. The original plan was to pay another 500 as the final payment and receive a low-grade spiritual weapon armor... To be honest, a low-grade spiritual weapon armor would cost at least 3,000 military merit points if you bought it directly."
The man cleared his throat and began to calculate.
“I’m a man of my word. The final payment of five hundred is five hundred. However, I’ve refined it into a mid-grade spiritual artifact. I require that it offset the upgrade of your twelve magical artifacts. You upgraded the Seven-Colored Treasure Mirror but used energy once more. The merits and demerits cancel each other out completely. Is that acceptable to you?”
“No problem,” Zhong Ming readily agreed.