I Can Strengthen Infinitely

The Exorcism Toad placed inside the Sumeru Bag kept trembling incessantly. From the frequency alone, Qin Yuesheng could be certain that the hostility value on the Liuli Plate had definitely exceeded ten thousand.

Several strange phenomena occurred consecutively throughout Chang’an, leaving the townspeople unsure of what to do. The sky darkened as if it were night, a chill enveloping Chang’an, causing unease in everybody’s hearts.

Without hesitation, Qin Yuesheng thrust a spear directly toward Li Mu’s face, Li Mu’s protective Inner Strength activated. A blue tiger-faced shield materialized out of thin air, blocking Qin Yuesheng’s Purple Dragon Essence Wood Spear.

Judging by this display, Li Mu clearly also mastered a protective Divine Skill similar to the Golden Bell Shield.

"The Seven Star Surveillance was founded by my family’s patriarch, and the Exorcism Toad is something he meticulously created after seeking out extraordinary individuals worldwide. It absorbs hostility, thus sealing the world’s malevolence, wickedness, and mystical anomalies, resulting in today’s peaceful world and harmonious human existence. Having served as an official of the Seven Star Surveillance, you must have dealt with quite a number of harmful spirits before."

Li Mu looked at Qin Yuesheng and said, "I can tell you, those were merely the tip of the iceberg from over four hundred years ago."

Dark clouds covered the sky above Chang’an. If one’s eyesight was sharp enough, one could faintly see expressionless faces bobbing amidst the dark clouds.

Black mist descended like chains, transforming into twisting pillars anchored at various locations within Chang’an. Chang’an suddenly felt as if it was ensnared in a spider web, diverse thicknesses of black ropes stretching everywhere.

Qin Yuesheng said, "Malevolent spirits should decrease the more we kill them. The true purpose behind the Li family establishing the Seven Star Surveillance might not be merely for providing peace to the world."

"Maintaining a kingdom is arduous; various methods must always be prepared," Li Mu leapt into the air, his hand forcefully embedding a blood-red orb that had fallen from within the golden Exorcism Toad into his palm. Instantly, a transformation occurred in his entire arm.

From within the orb, numerous red veins extended out, piercing into Li Mu’s arm.

In an instant, his arm swelled frantically as if inflated with water, muscles bulging severely, appearing akin to those of a demonic muscle-bound figure.

The transformed Li Mu, brimming with confidence, aggressively declared, "No one can covet the Great Tang."

Whoosh! Whoosh! The great wind blew, and suddenly, a skeletal apparition emerged in mid-air, lunging directly at Qin Yuesheng’s position.

Qin Yuesheng swept his spear horizontally; this spirit was no match for the Purple Dragon Essence Wood Spear, exploding into fragments and dissolving into ash almost immediately.

"Being able to command spirits!" As several never-before-seen spirits appeared again, Qin Yuesheng instantly grasped the ability gained from Li Mu’s manipulation.

On the surface, the Seven Star Surveillance seemed righteous in eliminating demons and spirits, but in reality, the Exorcism Toad had the ability to gather hostility. Any Seven Star Surveillance officials who traveled out would deliver the collected hostility to their superiors upon returning to Chang’an.

Aside from seven top officials possessing Exorcism Toads made of unique materials, no one else knew where this collected hostility ultimately ended up or for what use it would serve.

But now, everything became crystal clear; Li Mu and others preserved this hostility within Chang’an, ready to be utilized as a means of defense.

This practice likely did not begin with Li Mu’s generation.

Qin Yuesheng was struck by the ruthlessness of the Li family, aware that if the Seven Star Surveillance leaked so much hostility in Chang’an, the nearly million inhabitants might perish within a single day, unable to escape, eventually being corroded by hostility and transformed into lifeless, ghostly creatures.

Yet, this substantial hostility served as an immensely powerful weapon in the hands of the Li family, effortlessly repelling formidable foes, hence Li Mu’s confidence.

"Offering my goodwill to strike a deal with you, yet you refuse, so today you’ll perish here in Chang’an."

Li Mu, now with his eyes turning intensely red, appeared viciously sinister, undoubtedly affected by hostility. Despite possessing the means to command hostility, humans are still vulnerable to its corporeal influence, even for a Grandmaster like him.

As soon as he finished speaking, ripples emerged in the air, followed by the appearance of a single-eyed giant spirit with fiery hair and pale visage, quietly striking at Qin Yuesheng.

The shape of spirits was bizarrely diverse; different circumstances spawned varied mystical anomalies, and Qin Yuesheng, being a Grandmaster, could not be dwarfed by a mere spirit.

Instantly, the Nine Yang Inner Strength erupted from his body, nine Little Red Suns appeared on nine different spots of his form, making the area seem like noon, blazing fire illuminating intensely.

Swoosh!

Within moments, the single-eyed giant spirit’s claw was only a few feet away from Qin Yuesheng, singed precisely by several Little Red Suns.

Its claw instantly melted away; Qin Yuesheng flicked a hand backward, launching a Little Red Sun, accurately striking the single-eyed giant spirit’s face, resulting in a loud bang, blasting its entire head apart.

The Nine Yang Ultimate Skill is a supreme Yang skill, most effective against such spirits. The single-eyed giant spirit appeared formidable, yet it was utterly powerless against Qin Yuesheng.

"Currently, hostility only envelops the boundaries of Chang’an; this guy hasn’t yet unleashed all the hostility stored by the Seven Star Surveillance for centuries," Qin Yuesheng silently noted to himself.

Aware that the real peril was Li Mu himself, Qin Yuesheng knew he had to swiftly eliminate him. Else, should Mu turn desperate in his final moments, the impact would be far greater.