"We're down to you two beasts."
Li Qingxu watched the two remaining monsters and turned into a streak of Flowing Light as he charged.
"Roar!"
The two Bloodthirsty Tank monsters, each nearly five meters tall, hadn't even reacted before Li Qingxu appeared right in front of them.
Two golden fists came crashing down on their heads like Mount Tai bearing down from above.
"Boom!"
A deafening rumble followed.
The entire concrete road shook, and cracks spread across it, clearly visible to the naked eye.
The two Bloodthirsty Tank monsters lay sprawled on the ground, enormous bloody holes in the tops of their heads!
Li Qingxu let out a breath, flashed several times, and vanished from the street.
All that remained was a field of monster corpses.
"Captain, he just left? He's not going to dissect the monster corpses?"
"Could he be injured? Otherwise, there's no reason."
On the twentieth floor of a high-rise in White Cloud Residential District, the three members of the Eagle Predator Squad whispered in confusion.
Those were the corpses of Intermediate Beast General Bloodthirsty Tanks.
Each one could sell for at least fifty million, let alone two of them.
"Did you forget that he entered the Wilderness Zone empty-handed?"
Captain Xiao Qi's voice held a note of helplessness.
"Oh, right!"
"No wonder he doesn't want the monster corpses."
"Wait, look! He's fighting monsters again!"
One of the squad members suddenly cried out.
"What? Doesn't he ever get tired?!"
Only the Eagle Predator Squad's captain, Xiao Qi, seemed thoughtful.
On another street, a densely packed horde of over a thousand monsters charged toward Li Qingxu.
"Rumble!"
All kinds of buildings, weathered by decades of wind and sun, collapsed almost instantly.
Even high-level Battle Generals wouldn't dare face a monster horde this dense.
"That's terrifying strength. He must be more than an Intermediate Battle General."
"Look at how fast he dodges. He's at least a High-level Battle General."
The Eagle Predator Squad members on the rooftop cried out in amazement.
"Over here!"
On the rooftop, Xiao Qi suddenly shouted, calling out to Li Qingxu.
"Hm? It's them."
Li Qingxu looked toward the voice and spotted the Eagle Predator Squad on the high-rise.
He flashed several times, heading toward the building.
The group exchanged greetings when they met.
"By the way, we've found an Elementary Lord-level Monster. Are you interested?"
Xiao Qi suddenly changed the subject.
"Of course!"
Li Qingxu's eyes lit up at once.
An Elementary Lord-level Monster was the equivalent of a human Elementary War God.
That was exactly the kind of thing he was interested in.
"Haha, with you joining us, we're sure to succeed here!"
Hearing his affirmative answer, Xiao Qi broke into a delighted grin.
Who knew how much effort they'd spent tracking that Elementary Lord-level Monster?
The cost of buying the hot weapons alone had nearly emptied their wallets.
Of course, those weapons had also been incredibly effective.
They'd left the Lord Monster seriously wounded.
"Fine. Give me one night. I'll come find you tomorrow."
With that, Li Qingxu vanished from where he stood, disappearing into the dim county town.
It wasn't that he cared about how much the Lord Monster could sell for. He wanted to fight!
Besides, money on Earth couldn't buy anything worthwhile.
"Captain, what's he—"
"He probably wants to get a good night's rest."
On a high-rise in another residential district of the county town, Li Qingxu changed clothes and sat cross-legged.
After more than ten days, he had opened his Golden Bitter Sea until it was the size of a fist. It shone brilliantly, its essence flowing without end.
At the very center of the Bitter Sea, clouds billowed upward like a column of smoke, no longer spreading and swirling around. It was as if a live volcano were erupting!
Li Qingxu's Golden Bitter Sea could barely remain calm. It surged ceaselessly, as if about to connect with the Wheel of Life and release a Divine Spring.
For the past two nights, whenever he cultivated and absorbed cosmic energy, waves had echoed through his Bitter Sea.
The faint sound of waves spilled from his body, while a sacred radiance enveloped him from head to toe.
Even visions sometimes appeared within the Bitter Sea, with flashes of Lightning streaking across the sky.
At its very center, it surged without pause, like an underwater volcano.
Whenever the Dao Scripture began to circulate on its own, powerful waves of vitality would course through his body, and his Golden Bitter Sea would shine like a radiant sun.
His essence flowed endlessly. It nourished his limbs and bones, making his body exceptionally powerful—far stronger than before.
He could already feel it: tonight, he was certain to break through to the Life Spring Realm.
As Li Qingxu calmed his mind, he sensed and captured wisps of cosmic energy.
Every cell in his Sacred Body rejoiced, devouring the cosmic energy flooding into his body.
He sat cross-legged on the rooftop, bathed in moonlight, like a divine statue touched with golden light.
One hour, three hours, five hours...
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, a deafening boom like thunder from the ninth heaven resounded through Heaven and Earth.
"Boom!"
At that moment, a powerful aura burst from Li Qingxu, making the entire building shudder violently.
His eyes blazed with brilliant light, like two beams of scorching sunlight, shining especially bright on the dim rooftop.
Li Qingxu slowly rose to his feet, like a God of War from the ninth heaven awakening.
The aura pouring from him made the entire building shake violently once more.
With a series of cracking sounds, enormous fissures appeared and began spreading down from the rooftop.
At that moment, a spring appeared at the very center of his Bitter Sea. The Divine Spring bubbled forth, wreathed in hazy, rainbow-colored mist.
"That familiar feeling... it's gradually coming back."
Li Qingxu murmured softly.
A night breeze swept past, stirring his long black hair. His eyes shone like two stars.
After breaking through to the Life Spring Realm, his physical body was flawless, almost perfect.
The skin exposed to the air was crystal clear and glimmered faintly, like a beautiful work of art. He felt as if he had been completely reborn.
It took a full half hour for him to finally settle down.
Li Qingxu stood motionless, his powerful, sharp aura completely restrained. In its place was an air of peace and calm.
Flawless and unstained, his robes fluttered. He was like a Banished Immortal descended into the mortal world, ethereal and graceful, with an otherworldly naturalness.
At that moment, the fist-sized Bitter Sea within his body had become completely calm. The raging volcano and surging waves were gone, and the billowing smoke had faded.
The Golden Bitter Sea was utterly tranquil. At its very center, a spring bubbled steadily, spreading a vigorous breath of life—the source of divine power flowing within him.
The Wheel of Life beneath the Bitter Sea had been connected. Its boundless life energy welled up like a spring; this was the very foundation of a cultivator's strength.
Ripples spread from the Life Spring in every direction across the Bitter Sea, forming gentle waves that lent it a touch of vitality and natural grace.
The golden sea rippled, the Divine Spring bubbled. United as one, they gave rise to endless divine power and abundant life.
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