I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Reaching the level of a Grandmaster, everyone’s ability to shape martial arts is quite powerful, and creating their own Divine Skills is not too difficult.

Qin Yuesheng made a quick decision. To counter the cold energy of Nine Thousand Years, only by using opposing heat energy could one resist.

Previously, the Nine Yang Inner Strength had already proven unable to completely resist the ’Cold Heaven Skill’ of Nine Thousand Years, so Qin Yuesheng thought of intensifying the heat to unleash hot energy strong enough to counter Nine Thousand Years.

That is, the Seven Limits Saber Skill.

"Blazing Flame!"

The Celestial Fire Divine Saber slashed out, nine Little Red Suns simultaneously blooming on the blade.

With a single slash, the nine Little Red Suns followed, and in an instant illuminated the area like daylight, the great sun reappearing.

Like a massive wave of heat surging forth, it evaporated much of the cold mist surrounding Nine Thousand Years, turning into steam, and instantly shrouded the area in white fog, significantly affecting visibility.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

This slash struck the ice hammer, and the nine Little Red Suns erupted in an instant, illuminating the face of Nine Thousand Years until it was bright yellow and red.

"Ah!!!" At such close range, struck by the nine Little Red Suns, Nine Thousand Years let out a miserable howl.

But before he could finish shouting, the power of the nine Little Red Suns engulfed him in the heatwave.

...

A dazzling bright light shot up from the Thousand Years Palace, instantly illuminating more than half of the imperial city.

At this moment, anyone in the palace who wasn’t asleep could perceive the blinding radiance coming from the Thousand Years Palace.

From afar, it looked like a great sun had descended to the mortal world, crashing onto Chang’an.

"What’s happening, what’s going on over at the Thousand Years Palace..."

"Go check it out quickly."

"But the Ten Eunuchs over there."

"All the remaining Ten Eunuchs in the imperial city have already rushed over. If we don’t go, we’ll be neglecting our duty. You don’t want to lose your head, do you?"

"Go, go quickly."

...

The entire palace was thrown into chaos at this moment, with numerous imperial city soldiers rushing toward the Thousand Years Palace, and the most anxious were the remaining few Ten Eunuchs still in the imperial city.

As the heatwave began to diminish, Qin Yuesheng stared at Nine Thousand Years before him, his face filled with utter disbelief.

Nine Thousand Years stood before him, his body like a rock sculpture, cracking on the surface amidst the flames.

As chunks of skin and flesh peeled away, the true form hidden within Nine Thousand Years’ body began to be revealed to Qin Yuesheng’s eyes.

Dark green skin, diamond-shaped scales, powerful claws...

"You are!"

Crack! Crack!

As the skull of Nine Thousand Years peeled away, two thick, curved horns suddenly grew out.

Hiss!

A pair of massive green wings, no different from those of a bat, unfolded straight.

"Celestial Demon!" Qin Yuesheng exclaimed.

"You actually know my identity, impressive, mortal." Nine Thousand Years’ lipless mouth twisted into a sinister smile, the corners of his mouth stretching to the root of his ears.

Qin Yuesheng glanced at the chest of Nine Thousand Years, seeing a short sword stuck in it, extremely ancient-looking, although its appearance was quite ordinary, Qin Yuesheng could sense a faint righteous aura emanating from it.

"A Celestial Demon posing as a mortal, hiding deep within this imperial city, changing appearance and establishing a sect, assembling a group of eunuchs as subordinates, it seems your injuries aren’t minor," Qin Yuesheng said.

Previously, when communicating with Wu Changsheng, Qin Yuesheng learned that these Celestial Demons from the Outer Realm possess combat capabilities strong enough to battle Immortals.

If the Celestial Demon before him were still in full strength, Qin Yuesheng wouldn’t even dare to contest him; he would probably be crushed to dust in the blink of an eye.

"You’ve discovered my secret, mortal. You will not leave Chang’an City alive tonight." Nine Thousand Years reached out with his hands, faster than before.

Boom!

The Golden Bell Shield beside Qin Yuesheng hummed and immediately cracked with two giant fissures on its surface.

Just a slap could unleash such power. Qin Yuesheng frowned; if this were indeed a fully-powered Celestial Demon, a single slap might have turned him, along with the Golden Bell Shield, into a lump of flesh.

Without any delay, seeing another punch coming from Nine Thousand Years, Qin Yuesheng quickly opened the World Pagoda, using the umbrella surface to block it, clashing heavily with Nine Thousand Years’ punch.

Boom!

The World Divine Soldier lived up to its reputation, enduring Nine Thousand Years’ punch without any damage. But Qin Yuesheng wasn’t as fortunate; even though the World Pagoda blocked it, the force of Nine Thousand Years’ punch was fully transmitted to Qin Yuesheng’s hand through the umbrella surface.

The surface of his arm instantly filled with blood, veins swelling, finally bursting.

Thud!

Qin Yuesheng retreated eight steps, each step leaving a large pit on the ground before he stabilized his stance.

Nine Thousand Years’ ear twitched, and immediately, he heard many people rapidly approaching the Thousand Years Palace from all directions.

The identity of Nine Thousand Years, he always considered his biggest secret, absolutely could not be known by others; anyone who discovered it must be eradicated.

Just as he could change his face and name, hiding as the rootless Nine Thousand Years in Chang’an Imperial City.

Nine Thousand Years always worried that there might still be Immortals who hadn’t returned to heaven.

In that battle years ago, Nine Thousand Years was severely injured, a Haoran Sword left in his chest by an Immortal.

This sword has a massive restraining effect on Celestial Demons, not only able to obliterate their body but also possessing properties untouchable by Celestial Demons.

After escaping that battle with an Immortal years ago, the sword has been stuck in his chest corrosively affecting his body.

Without any other option, Nine Thousand Years had to hide among mortals, only daring to secretly search for various methods to heal himself and remove the Haoran Sword stuck in his chest after the battle between Immortals and Celestial Demons concluded.

Items specifically crafted by Immortals to restrain Celestial Demons aren’t easily broken; through all these years, Nine Thousand Years has found no way.

Until decades ago, he discovered a unique mortal woman different from others.

She was the Crown Prince Consort, also the mother of Ah Jiu.

The Crown Prince Consort had a rare and unique righteous constitution, naturally endowed with Haoran righteousness. If she acted, she could easily remove the demon-slaying sword from Nine Thousand Years’ chest.

But as fate would have it, Ah Jiu’s mother died due to difficult childbirth and massive bleeding after giving birth to Ah Jiu, making Nine Thousand Years extremely furious. Such a rare gem dying meant it’s impossible to encounter another without great fortune.

During his many frustrations and anger, a glimmer of hope reignited in his life.

That was... Ah Jiu inherited her mother’s advantage, she too possessed that rare Haoran righteous quality.

This filled Nine Thousand Years with immense joy, as he began patiently waiting in the shadows for Ah Jiu to grow up.