Chapter 213: Chapter 213: The True Divine Pattern!
Under the deliberate search of Vera, Liu Li, and Fei Yue...
The Demon Race within the Secret Realm was being cleared at an extremely fast Speed by the three of them.
"Boom—!!"
As Qing Shuang finished off the last Demon Race member with a single punch, all the Demons in the Secret Realm were completely wiped out.
At the very moment when the final Demon was destroyed, an unexpected change occurred...
A portal once again appeared in the sky, but unlike the previous golden one, this one emitted a faint blue glow.
After discussing it with Lilith and Gu Xing carefully observing, they finally confirmed:
This was not the exit from the Secret Realm, but the passage leading to the true Divine Pattern!
Exchanging glances with several Guardian Beasts, Gu Xing didn’t hesitate and stepped straight in.
In an instant, the world spun upside down.
When his vision regained focus, the scene before Gu Xing made his breath catch.
They were standing on a mysterious platform suspended high in the sky, with clouds swirling all around them and golden light flowing beneath their feet like a river.
At the very center of the platform, a golden Divine Pattern—far more dazzling than the one seen before—was radiating breathtaking Energy Fluctuations.
As Gu Xing’s gaze landed on that dazzling Divine Pattern, he instinctively took out the "Divine Pattern" he had obtained earlier from the Beast Taming Space.
Immediately after, a wondrous sight occurred...
The Divine Pattern seemed to respond to his call, turning into a stream of light and shooting out, instantly fusing perfectly with the Divine Pattern at the heart of the platform.
And at that moment, Gu Xing understood...
No wonder the system couldn’t differentiate real from fake—the one he had gotten before truly was the genuine Divine Pattern, only it was a fragment of the complete pattern!
Remembering this, he quickly took out the Earth Marrow.
Sure enough, a chunk of brown crystal exuding dense earth-type Energy suddenly appeared in the nearby Void.
The Earth Marrow immediately resonated with it, merging together in the blink of an eye.
"So that’s how it is..." Gu Xing muttered, "Both the Divine Pattern and Earth Marrow are real!"
But as he tried to approach the two items, an even stranger phenomenon appeared.
No matter how he advanced, the distance between him and the items never shortened.
Though so close at hand, it was as if an insurmountable spatial barrier separated them.
"Gu Xing," Lilith’s voice suddenly sounded, "If you want to obtain the complete Divine Pattern, you’ll have to pass its trial first."
"Try touching it with your Spiritual Power. That should activate the challenge."
Following Lilith’s advice, Gu Xing cautiously released a shred of Spiritual Power, probing toward the floating Earth Marrow.
The moment his Spiritual Power touched the Earth Marrow, everything changed!
"Wong—"
The previously calm space began to shake violently, as thick, ink-black Demonic Qi frenziedly converged from all directions.
Gu Xing’s heart tightened, but he quickly realized.
These were the Demonic Qi leftovers from the Commander Level Demon Race members they had previously defeated in the Secret Realm, now being mysteriously condensed again by some unseen force.
Even more terrifying, the Demonic Qi was rapidly taking shape, gradually sketching out a sinister figure:
Back rising with bone-white wings, entire body covered in blood-red Demon Patterns, and vertical pupils burning with faint blue flames—a Demon Race silhouette gradually manifested.
It held a huge blade forged from Demonic Qi in its hand, and just standing there, it radiated a suffocating pressure.
[Demon Race Demon King]
[Talent: Half-Step Demon God]
[Level: Monarch Tier Five]
[Power: 150000]
[Constitution: 150000]
[Spirit: 100000]
[Speed: 150000]
[Skills: Demon King’s Body, Demon King Domain...]
Seeing the Demon King’s Attributes, Gu Xing’s brows knit slightly.
"Monarch Tier Five, Half-Step Demon God..."
He murmured in a low voice, privately feeling fortunate.
If not for the Divine Pattern’s rejection mechanism preventing Demonic Qi from condensing in the Secret Realm, with only Qing Shuang and Vera’s previous Levels...
It would have been a difficult task to handle a Demon of this magnitude.
But now...
Vera excelled in group attacks and Liu Li had yet to recover—clearly, Qing Shuang was the best fighter for this moment.
"Qing Shuang, I’ll leave this to you," Gu Xing commanded sternly.
"Understood!"
Cold glint flashed in Qing Shuang’s eyes, and intense Ghost Qi erupted around her.
"Ghost King’s Body!"
In an instant, Ghost Pattern covered her entire form.
[Ghost Race (Qing Shuang)]
[Level: Commander Tier Nine]
[Talent: Myth Five Stars]
[Power: 60000→90000]
[Constitution: 55000→82500]
[Spirit: 40000→60000]
[Speed: 54000→81000]
[Skills: Ghost Race Four Techniques, Ghost King’s Body, Returning Ruins, Ghost King Domain]
At this moment, Qing Shuang’s Level reached Commander Tier Nine.
Her basic Strength Attribute in normal state had already broken the 60000-point threshold!
This was the limit of Commander Level Power!
And with the boost of "Ghost King’s Body," the value soared to a staggering 90000 points.
Even more frightening, this didn’t yet factor in the extra amplification from Ghost Race combat techniques and Gu Xing’s "Soul-devouring" Talent.
If she also activated the Ghost Race Third Technique "Heaven-Breaking," her Strength Attribute would triple once again, hitting a terrifying 270000 points!
Within the current team, aside from Liu Li, Vera and Qing Shuang both possessed genuine Monarch Level combat strength.
And they were far above the ordinary initial Monarch Level!
However...
The true trump card remained Liu Li.
After reaching Commander Tier Nine, she had no weaknesses in any Attributes.
Now, Liu Li...
Truly possessed the power to challenge Monarch Peak!
In this moment.
Qing Shuang locked her gaze on the Demon.
It seemed, influenced by the Divine Pattern, to lack any intelligence.
Yet...
That was no reason for Qing Shuang to show mercy to this Demon.
"Heaven-Breaking!"
The Ghost Qi swirling around Qing Shuang surged violently.
The next instant.
All of it gathered into Qing Shuang’s hands.
Her Strength Attribute climbed to 270000 points!
The Demon sensed the threat and instinctively activated "Demon King’s Body."
[Power: 150000→300000]
[Constitution: 150000→300000]
[Spirit: 100000→200000]
[Speed: 150000→300000]
With the Demon King’s Body buff, the Demon’s stats hit 300,000 points.
Slightly higher than Qing Shuang’s!
But Gu Xing didn’t intend to step in.
After all, this Demon lacked intelligence...
That was its greatest flaw!
As the Demon finished its empowerment, Qing Shuang’s form suddenly blurred.
Relying on the bond with Fei Yue, Qing Shuang merged herself into the Void.
Her command over the Void was nothing compared to Fei Yue’s, of course.
But it was more than enough to fool a mindless Demon.
When Qing Shuang reappeared, she was already behind the Demon.
"Boom—!!"
With all her strength, she slammed a punch into the bone wing on the Demon’s back, erupting with a deafening bang.
Yet, bolstered by 300,000 points in Constitution Attribute, the Demon only staggered back a few steps.
Gu Xing, however, remained perfectly calm...
Qing Shuang possessed the Returning Ruins Skill.
[Returning Ruins: Qing Shuang’s Attributes become stronger as the battle goes on]
And a mindless Demon like this was nothing but a toy to Qing Shuang.
Its clumsy attacks couldn’t even touch her clothes, while Qing Shuang’s blows grew fiercer and fiercer.
Once Qing Shuang’s Strength Attribute finally surpassed the 300,000 mark, the tide of battle instantly turned!
Every punch left shocking cracks on the Demon’s body.
The Demon’s regeneration couldn’t keep up with the escalating wounds.
"It’s over."
With these words, Qing Shuang landed a crushing blow, striking through the Demon’s heart with pinpoint precision.
The Demon King’s body froze, and in the next moment, vanished entirely!
[Trial cleared]
[Earth Marrow acquisition qualified]
Within the Void, the chunk of Earth Marrow exuding thick earth-type Energy finally had all Restrictions lifted, floating gently before Gu Xing.
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