Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

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Number Five also realized that the usual siege tactics were utterly useless against Chen Qing. "Let's all transform into Void with me!"

At Number Five's command, hundreds of people in black immediately understood. In mere moments, hundreds of voids spanned the sky, dyeing thousands of miles around them purple.

Hundreds of voids hung above the Heaven, visible even to those far away at Prince Wen Palace.

"What on Earth happened in the Water Country?"

"What is going on?"

"Did the Sword Travel Palace make a move?"

Beneath the hundreds of voids, Chen Qing looked up, feeling they were all prey meant for him.

His eyes fell on one of the voids as he prepared to fly into it and attack the void's master. But he saw a finger shoot out from one of the many voids, aiming straight at him.

Void Annihilation Finger!

In an instant, it caught him off guard.

Looking down, he found his body riddled with bloody holes.

Chen Qing shuddered, his Undying Body beginning to close up the wounds. He pointed out four fingers in the air, using the Void Annihilation Finger as well!

One finger exterminated one person. He immediately absorbed the power of four, replenishing his vitality.

Chen Qing stood below the voids, continuously pointing, extinguishing one person with each gesture.

Facing countless Void Annihilation Fingers, Chen Qing constantly shifted in the air, never ceasing to advance, pointing one finger after another!

After delivering thirteen fingers, Chen Qing felt his mana starting to run low.

If this continued, it was indeed possible they would overwhelm him with sheer numbers!

Fortunately, his power had increased once again. Even relying solely on his physical body and swordsmanship, he was capable of destroying them all.

Chen Qing stepped forward with borrowed force from the void, dove into one of the voids, used his Azure Darkness Eyes, and quickly locked onto that void's master, catching up and slashing with a single stroke.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Number Five was overjoyed. "His mana has depleted. If we continue, he will surely die without a burial place!"

A bloody massacre was set in motion.

Chen Qing traversed the voids, locking onto each enemy and delivering a fatal strike.

His own body became riddled with wounds, but with the Undying Body's effect, they were insignificant, merely slowing him down a bit.

Each time Chen Qing passed through a void, he killed its master, as though wiping out a void with a sword slash!

After enduring several waves of Void Annihilation Fingers, the clones began to run out of mana.

Their essence was far inferior to Chen Qing's, unlike him who could use the Void Annihilation Finger multiple times.

Without the constraint of the Void Annihilation Finger, Chen Qing grew increasingly formidable, easily finishing an enemy with a casual sweep of his sword.

The Void Sword Slash became more fluid with Chen Qing's growing proficiency.

As he slayed more clones, his understanding of the void deepened, making Instantaneous Movement increasingly effortless.

Chen Qing was like a supreme Demon God, mercilessly slaughtering everything before him.

He swung his sword like a tornado, the Sword Gang unmatchable, sweeping in all directions, dispatching one clone after another!

Number Five realized something was wrong. "The King Gu's enhancement is this significant?"

Someone said, "If he wasn't an Undying Body, we would have a way to kill him, but the Undying Body completely hampers us!"

Number Five refused to believe it. "He's only one person, and there are hundreds of us. Could he really kill us all?"

"He must be pushing himself. Follow me, let's exhaust his vitality!"

The battle raged on. Numerous clones swung swords or used Sky Splitting Skills Fist Skills against Chen Qing. He didn't bother to defend, only focused on offensive strikes!

Each sword stroke took a life. In just a brief moment, he had already killed over a hundred people!

Number Five grew increasingly alarmed. "This is not right, what exactly is happening here?"

"Why is he getting stronger?"

"Is this the original body's suppression over us clones?"

Chen Qing chuckled. "You're realizing it too late!"

Number Five waved his hand. "Let's go for another round. If this doesn't work, we'll retreat!"

Chen Qing laughed heartily, confronting the black-clad figures atop the mountain peaks. Amidst sword shadows, the long sword in Chen Qing's hand burst forth with dazzling Sword Gangs, cutting down the black-clad figures one after another.

He was like an invincible War God, exterminating them entirely!

After killing another hundred people, Chen Qing felt an overwhelmingly terrifying power within him, believing he could now control the situation.

He immediately unleashed his full strength, sweeping out with a sword, Sword Gangs spreading dozens of feet, directly cutting down a swathe of black-clad figures!

The terrifying Sword Gangs continuously unleashed from Chen Qing's hands turned the surroundings into a complete hell of flesh and blood.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and Number Five finally sensed the danger.

"Quick, retreat! He hid his strength before; he wants to trap us here!"

Behind Chen Qing, void spread out, instantly enveloping the surrounding hundreds of miles. "It's too late to leave now!"

Under the void's cover, Chen Qing was like a fish in water, becoming increasingly agile. Within merely a quarter of an hour, he had slain all three hundred remaining clones!

With one battle, he killed over seven hundred clones. Chen Qing's power skyrocketed by hundreds of times, leaving him unclear about his current realm.

Or perhaps, this was his path to Ascension.

The swallowing abilities of Emperor Earth and Black Sun, and the mysterious connection between him and the clones, allowed him to start mastering the Void Gate's authority with just this battle.

"Perhaps after killing all the clones, I will become something akin to a demigod."

"I am not practicing right now; I am mastering the Void Gate's authority."

"This is my unique path to Ascension!"

Chen Qing sat cross-legged on the battlefield, beginning to comprehend what he gained from this battle, aiming to fully absorb these new powers.

Fortunately, with War God's God King Supreme Skills left behind, he quickly integrated his gains.

He opened his eyes, seemingly hearing countless voices murmuring near his ears.

Among them were the voices of King of Qi, Ji Ru, as well as many Thousand-faced Buddhas and his clones' voices.

He focused his attention on these clones, slowly beginning to understand everything.

The Chaos Sect would assist him against the Evil Sect clones if he took Ling Xi with him and accepted Ling Xi as his daughter.

Evil Sect clones had occupied the palace and numbered in the thousands; this assassination was merely a beginning.

"No wonder they could steal the kingdom's capital, having thousands of people."

Chen Qing thought the more clones, the better. "Thousands of people, how much could I grow, to become something akin to a demigod?"

"Though this demigod status is peculiar, at least it quickly enhances my strength."

Chen Qing stood up, heading into the thick black rain, ready to end this farce.

Meanwhile, the royal city in the Water Country descended into chaos. "Chen Qing has slain over seven hundred people!"

"How could the original body be this strong?"

"How can we possibly resist him?"

"He possesses an Undying Body, can we truly win?"

Amid this chaos, Chen Qing had already started hunting solitary clones on the periphery.

Having grasped a bit of the Void Divine Authority, he could hear the voices of these clones, making it exceptionally easy for him to locate them.

They shone like stars in the night sky.

He stepped through the Void River and approached a clone who was practicing swordplay. "Your life ends here!"

Chen Qing coldly swung his sword, augmenting his essence once again.

He was like the grim reaper walking in the world, relentlessly harvesting the lives of clones and reclaiming the power they stole, transforming it into his essence.

After slaying that clone, he stepped through the Void River, traversed space, appearing elsewhere for another swing of his sword.

He continued to reap one clone's life after another, gradually collecting the authority that was originally his.

As power continued to converge, Chen Qing grew closer and closer to the essence of the void, becoming increasingly integrated, beginning to understand more of its power.

He struck down and killed the last of the clones from the periphery, his gaze finally falling on the royal city. "Now, it's your turn!"

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