I Can Strengthen Infinitely

There was no doubt that if he had encountered the owner of those eyes, Qin Yuesheng’s fate would certainly be identical to Chang Tieshan’s, with no chance of escape.

As Qin Yuesheng walked down the city wall clutching his chest, he saw Divine Calculation Elder Hong Meng hurriedly leading a group of people over. Xiahou Rui, upon seeing Qin Yuesheng arriving early, immediately asked curiously, "Big brother, where did you go just now?"

Qin Yuesheng replied, "I was just strolling around. I heard something happening over here and came to check it out."

When the grandmasters saw the state of Chang Tieshan’s death, they all reacted the same as before. However, Qin Yuesheng understood a lot more of the inside story compared to them.

Near Celestial Secret City at this moment, there was definitely a very powerful mysterious expert hidden nearby. This person’s strength was unfathomable, but it was unknown why they would use such means. If they wanted to deal a fatal blow to Celestial Secret City, they could have simply attacked directly.

After some discussion, everyone re-entered the city.

Qin Yuesheng was deeply troubled. Judging by the situation, the owner of those eyes was likely targeting Celestial Secret City, and they, the grandmasters within the city, were simply unfortunate collateral. If they chose to leave via the sea route, could they successfully and safely escape Celestial Secret City and this treacherous place?

An answer came quickly.

When the second grandmaster died in the same fashion on the city wall, among the several grandmasters staying as guests in Celestial Secret City, one could no longer contain themselves. They quickly bid farewell to Divine Calculation Elder and left hastily towards the sea-facing direction of Celestial Secret City.

Less than half an incense stick’s time later, this person’s terrifying corpse reappeared on the city wall.

The three grandmasters’ corpses proved that Celestial Secret City was now a prison no one could escape from.

What exactly were the hands behind the scenes after?

"Full city alert!" Hong Meng also understood the gravity of the situation and immediately ordered all disciples in the city to guard every place, ensuring no corner was left unchecked.

"Gentlemen, I am deeply sorry for the circumstances, but for your safety, do not attempt to leave rashly. Please stay in Celestial Secret City for now."

With past events serving as a warning, no one dared to leave Celestial Secret City, fearing they might not even know how they ended up dead.

Therefore, everyone agreed.

Qin Yuesheng, however, was indifferent. Anyway, his Time Holy Wheel had one last use. If any danger truly arose, he could simply rely on the power of the long river of time to return to his starting point in Cyan Yang City.

As the sun set, sinking into the sea, darkness soon engulfed the sky.

Under the night’s cover, the crisis in Celestial Secret City became more daunting. Everyone feared they might end up like the three grandmasters, with their bodies hanging on the city wall, their deaths extremely bizarre.

Divine Calculation Elder arranged a room for Qin Yuesheng and others. Knowing his Martial God Atlas was nearing completion, Qin Yuesheng requested permission from Hong Meng to consult the Celestial Secret City’s Scripture Pavilion’s martial arts techniques. Hong Meng readily agreed to Qin Yuesheng’s request.

At the grandmaster level, aside from divine skills which are treasured, first-class martial arts are no longer appealing. The divine skills of the Celestial Secret City are stored separately, so Hong Meng had no qualms letting Qin Yuesheng peruse the books.

But he was completely unaware that divine skills were no longer anything precious to Qin Yuesheng either.

As night deepened,

Qin Yuesheng sat alone in the Library Pavilion of Celestial Secret City, flipping through book after book, integrating them into the Martial God Atlas.

With each book comprehended, the completion of the Martial God Atlas drew nearer.

Bam!

Suddenly, a shock ran through Qin Yuesheng’s mind, and his eyes burst with brilliance as if dawn had broken, a ray of light in the morning.

On the skill panel of his super auxiliary device, a brand new skill suddenly appeared.

[Martial God Atlas] (Supreme): Fists and feet break myriad laws, breath invokes the heavens and earth.

A simple skill indeed, but it surpassed all that Qin Yuesheng had previously learned.

"Phew!" As Qin Yuesheng slowly inhaled deeply, the surrounding air began to tremble violently, ripples visible to the naked eye surged forth. Initially, the ripples were crimson, then began to change color, displaying a magnificent array.

"Hiss!" And as he exhaled, vortices appeared in the air out of nothing, causing the bookshelves in the Library Pavilion to topple and books to scatter all over the floor.

This was one of the abilities of the Martial God Atlas: breathing invokes the heavens and earth.

To be able to influence the heavens and earth with human physique alone was truly miraculous.

Qin Yuesheng rose on the spot and walked out of the Library Pavilion. The breakthrough of the Martial God Atlas was undoubtedly a significant aid in the current crisis.

...

In the darkness, the entire Celestial Secret City seemed to be draped in a black veil.

A patrol team wandered within the city, following a pre-arranged route.

The team consisted of seven people. As they walked, one team member suddenly clutched his stomach and said, "Oh no, not good. My stomach hurts. You guys go on ahead. I need to run to the latrine."

"Lazy people have more urges. Be careful. The situation in Celestial Secret City is special right now; stay alert," the patrol captain promptly said.

"Got it." The person nodded in agreement and quickly ran off.

"Let’s continue. We’ll make a round."

"Yes."

Half an incense stick later, the patrol team returned to the original spot but did not see the team member who had gone to the latrine.

The captain immediately rubbed his neck and cursed, "Hey! That lazy dog is slacking off. Two of you go check the latrine to see if he is there."

"Yes."

Two team members responded promptly and ran towards the nearest latrine.

But a long time passed, and the two didn’t send any word back, making the captain realize something was wrong.

"This isn’t good. Something must have happened. Come on, everyone, let’s go there together. We shouldn’t split up again."

When they reached the nearest latrine, they saw three candle flames swaying gently inside, the dim candlelight flickering in the wind.

As the captain approached, he saw that there was indeed someone standing on each of the three pits in the latrine.

Judging by their silhouettes, they were undoubtedly his subordinates.

"Damn, you three brats are hiding and slacking off here. Get out, or you’ll feel my beating stick." The captain raised his punishment stick threateningly.

But despite his loud voice, the three in the latrine remained unresponsive. The captain, finding it odd, turned to one of his subordinates and said, "Go, open the doors."

The subordinate obeyed, and as the three doors swung open, revealing the scene inside the latrine, everyone inhaled sharply despite the stench, unable to keep calm.

The three teammates stood foolishly and motionlessly atop the pits, each with a candle on their head, the wax dripping down their hair, forming a hard white shell on their faces.

The eeriest thing was that all three wore a curious expression on their faces, their eyes seemingly focused on something unknown.

"Shit! Something’s happened. Let’s go, don’t linger here. We must inform the authorities," the captain, a wise man, knew this was the time to stay united. Without caring about the situation there, he gathered the remaining team and quickly left.

Once they had left, the white candles atop the three heads extinguished simultaneously, and the place was once again shrouded in eerie darkness.

...

"What? Ghosts?"

In the study of Divine Calculation Elder, he exclaimed in disbelief, holding a book in his hand.

Just moments ago, his subordinates reported to him that Celestial Secret City was haunted tonight.

"What exactly happened? Explain to me in detail, without missing a word," Divine Calculation Elder instructed solemnly.