Chapter 537 - 402: Slaying the Spirit Race Immortal, Heading to the World of Wood Origin
The battle between Xu Qing and the three Level 6 Gold Root Beasts grew increasingly fierce. The Golden Root Source Qilin was bound by the Hongmeng Purple Lotus, unable to break free.
ROAR!!!
Immediately, the Golden Root Dragon and the Golden Root Phoenix joined forces, rushing to aid the Golden Root Source Qilin. But Xu Qing had already summoned the Time Treasure Tower. The Carefree Sword also materialized, barring their path and preventing them from providing any support.
"Great Dao Sword Technique!"
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!!
Sword Qi crisscrossed the air, and Great Dao Power permeated the area. Xu Qing’s strength was fully unleashed at this moment, all of his techniques brought to bear.
He was powerful.
Immensely powerful.
Even in this situation, fighting one against three, Xu Qing managed to suppress the Golden Root Source Qilin, the Golden Root Dragon, and the Golden Root Phoenix, maintaining the upper hand.
"Die!"
Finally, after a battle that lasted the better part of a day, Xu Qing seized an opportunity. He raised his right hand, calling the Carefree Sword to his grasp. He used the Hongmeng Purple Lotus to immobilize the Golden Root Source Qilin and suppress its Power.
PFFT!
Great Dao Sword Technique!
The Carefree Sword in Xu Qing’s hand slashed down, unleashing terrifying Dao Sword Qi. This single strike brutally severed the Golden Root Source Qilin’s head.
He decapitated it with a single slash.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion echoed.
The Golden Root Source Qilin’s head had been severed, and its body immediately exploded, producing terrifying aftershocks and a storm that swept out in all directions.
SWOOSH!
Xu Qing swiftly retreated to a safe distance. Within the blinding light of the explosion, a streak of light flashed by, which Xu Qing quickly reached out and snatched from the air.
It was a fragment of the Golden Root Source World.
"Haaa..."
Xu Qing put it away safely, then looked toward the Golden Root Dragon and the Golden Root Phoenix. He took a deep breath, his Battle Intent soaring even higher.
"Now it’s your turn!"
"Kill!!"
BOOM!
Xu Qing let out a long cry. He grew stronger the more he fought. As the battle intensified, Xu Qing gained even greater control over his Power. The Golden Root Dragon and the Golden Root Phoenix were simply no match for him.
"Die!"
BANG! BANG!
With two deafening sounds, the Golden Root Dragon and the Golden Root Phoenix died at Xu Qing’s hands. The Golden Root Dragon’s head was shattered by the Time Treasure Tower, while the Golden Root Phoenix was cleaved in two by Xu Qing with the Carefree Sword.
They had all perished at Xu Qing’s hands.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
And so, Xu Qing obtained two more fragments.
"Haaa..."
Xu Qing took a deep breath and quickly left the area. The commotion from the battle had been simply too massive, and it had already attracted numerous Gold Root Beasts from the surroundings.
Most importantly, among those attracted were not only numerous Gold Root Beasts but also many other living beings, including several who had reached the Undying Immortal Level.
Furthermore, Xu Qing had expended a great deal of energy in the recent battle. If he were to encounter another powerful enemy, he would surely be unable to fight. He had to leave and recover.
「Three days later.」
Xu Qing had not only fully recovered, but his strength had also improved. In the Golden Root Source World, with his current power, it was safe to say that he faced no real danger as long as he didn’t run into a Gold Root Beast of Level 7 or higher.
Even if he did encounter a Level 7 Gold Root Beast, and even if he couldn’t defeat it, he could still escape. And within the entire Golden Root Source World, Gold Root Beasts of Level 7 and above were extremely rare to begin with.
「Half a month passed.」
"Die!"
BOOM!
On this day, Xu Qing encountered a Level 5 Gold Root Beast. With his current strength, a Level 5 Gold Root Beast was naturally annihilated with a single sword strike.
SWOOSH!
With a beckoning motion of his right hand, Xu Qing had another fragment in his grasp.
"I’ve finally collected them all."
Xu Qing took a deep breath, gazing at the fragment in his hand. A look of relief washed over his face, and a smile appeared.
"It took so long. Especially toward the end, I encountered fewer and fewer Gold Root Beasts, almost as if they were hiding from me."
Xu Qing mused, "Most importantly, in the last half-month, I ran into Level 9 Gold Root Beasts a total of nine times. I was basically running into one every other day."
"Thankfully, I was cautious enough and hid my aura, which is how I avoided those Level 9 Gold Root Beasts. Otherwise, it would have been really dangerous."
"In any case..."
"I’ve gathered all one hundred and eight fragments of the Golden Root Source World."
"Also..."
With a thought, Xu Qing’s consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things.
[DING!]
[True Points detected. Absorb? Yes/No]
A prompt appeared.
"Yes."
Xu Qing nodded.
HUM! HUM!
This time, a total of thirty-eight fragments of the Golden Root Source World contained True Points. The True Points from the other fragments had already been absorbed by Xu Qing.
[DING!]
[Absorption complete.]
[Obtained: 380,000 True Points.]
Another prompt appeared.
’Not bad.’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction. ’Even though I’ve absorbed 380,000 True Points, I’m still quite a ways off from the 640,000 needed to upgrade my Carefree Sword Dao.’
’I’ll just have to keep at it.’
"Fuse."
HUM! HUM! HUM!
Without hesitation, after absorbing the True Points, Xu Qing took out all one hundred and eight fragments and began to fuse them. An incredibly brilliant light from the Golden Root Source shone forth, like a slowly rising sun.