Chapter 551 - 409: The Last Step, Breakthrough! Attaining 2 Great Immortalities
All around, the gazes of the Immortal beings fell upon the wooden scale in Xu Qing’s hand. Greed flickered in many of their eyes.
Because...
This was a fragment of a True Artifact, representing supreme Creation.
However...
The power Xu Qing had just unleashed still filled them with fear and apprehension, so they didn’t dare to act rashly, only watching from the sidelines.
"Record."
HUMM!
With a thought, Xu Qing’s consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things. His gaze fell upon the wooden scale in his hand. The Encyclopedia of All Things flared with intense light, and the wooden Dragon Scale in Xu Qing’s hand also began to glow.
Simultaneously,
Countless images flowed past.
...
[Recording Successful!]
[Thousand Dao Transformations—Reversing Scale II Level 1: 1,102,183,527/10 (Upgradeable!) (A component of the True Artifact ’Thousand Dao Transformations’. Though only a minuscule fragment incapable of unleashing its Mighty Power, it remains a genuine piece of the True Artifact.)]
...
"Good."
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction. "Upgrade!"
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
...
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Thousand Dao Transformations—Reversing Scale II Level 10: 1,102,178,427/5,120 (Upgradeable!) (A component of the True Artifact ’Thousand Dao Transformations’. Having been upgraded nine times, it has grown even more powerful.)]
...
"Good."
Xu Qing was even more satisfied.
Afterward,
Xu Qing adjusted his condition.
He entered the third round of the Endless Ladder and the mountain peak.
「Time flew by.」
It was impossible to say how much time had passed.
Ever since he entered the Only True Path, the concept of time had become meaningless, especially after the third trial. A year could have passed, or perhaps tens of millions of years...
In the third round,
Xu Qing obtained ’Thousand Dao Transformations—Reversing Scale (III)’.
Immediately after,
Xu Qing pressed on to the fourth round. With his formidable strength, he passed it smoothly, obtaining ’Thousand Dao Transformations—Reversing Scale (IV)’.
Basically,
With each round of the Endless Ladder and mountain peak he completed, Xu Qing would obtain another ’Thousand Dao Transformations—Reversing Scale,’ a component of the True Artifact ’Thousand Dao Transformations’.
One... ten... a hundred... a thousand... ten thousand... a hundred thousand...
Finally,
Step by step, Xu Qing advanced. Before he knew it, he had already passed through 129,599 rounds, enduring countless stairs, countless Illusion Realms, countless trials, and countless monsters...
Most importantly,
Xu Qing had obtained 129,599 ’Thousand Dao Transformations—Reversing Scales’.
With a thought,
HUMM!
Xu Qing waved his right hand, and countless Reversing Scales materialized before him, shimmering with various radiances, energies, and fluctuations.
Moreover,
Of all who had started, not even one in ten thousand had made it to this final step.
ROAR!!!
A dragon’s cry resounded.
The 129,599 Dragon Scales gathered together, transforming into a vibrant, multi-colored dragon that let out wave after wave of roars and emitted an utterly terrifying aura.
"Haaa..."
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He raised his right hand, and the multi-colored dragon transformed into a streak of light, imprinting itself onto his right palm.
Upon closer inspection,
This multi-colored dragon was still missing one crucial scale: the one at its vital point, the Seven Inches. This was the final Reversing Scale.
If he could obtain it, the multi-colored dragon would be whole, and he would possess the complete "True Artifact: Thousand Dao Transformations."
In fact,
This was already extraordinary.
Because,
Xu Qing had upgraded every single Reversing Scale from Level 1 to Level 10—all 129,599 of them.
To put it in perspective:
Upgrading one ’Thousand Dao Transformations—Reversing Scale’ from Level 1 to Level 10 required 5,100 True Points. For 129,599 scales, that meant a grand total of 660,954,900 True Points.
"The last stair."
Xu Qing’s mood grew increasingly calm. After countless stairs, countless Illusion Realms, countless trials, and countless monsters, his state of being had reached an unbelievable peak.
Now,
Xu Qing was at the moment of greatest Perfection for his current Realm.
With a calm heart,
Xu Qing took the step, ascending to the final stair.
BOOM!
In that instant,
A terrifying Mighty Power erupted. An unparalleled pressure descended, as if the heavens were shattering and the earth splitting, as if the universe itself were collapsing and the Sea of Chaos being annihilated. This indescribable power bore down on Xu Qing from all directions, pinning him in place.
Xu Qing was almost forced to his knees.
Fortunately,
Xu Qing withstood the unparalleled pressure.
’It’s too strong.’
’This pressure is overwhelming.’
HUMM! HUMM!
Most importantly,
Xu Qing’s expression changed in shock. When he raised his head, he saw a man-sized mirror standing before him, reflecting his image.
The terrifying part was...
...the Xu Qing in the mirror came to life. A savage expression appeared on its face, and to Xu Qing’s utter astonishment, it stepped out of the mirror.
"What?!"
Xu Qing was horrified.
"Once I kill you, I will take your place."
HUMM!
The mirror Xu Qing stood with his hands behind his back, looking down on the real Xu Qing with an air of superiority. His eyes revealed an incomparably cold killing intent. "You will die here."
"You..."
Xu Qing’s expression grew grave.
Because,
The mirror Xu Qing possessed the same level of strength as him, but the real Xu Qing was suppressed by the terrifying pressure of the final stair and couldn’t even use half of his power.
’Under these circumstances...’