Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 576 Orange-Level Dawn!
Li Xia, who charged forward again, did not back down because of the damage reflection; instead, he became even more ferocious.

Sometimes he would punch Shadow hard, and even though he himself would be hit hard, he couldn't help but smile.

The most powerful aspect of any skill is undoubtedly the various forms of force, but these forces are also extremely difficult to master.

Even with Li Xia's current skill level, he can only increase the success rate; he cannot say that he has completely mastered the power.

Once you fully master it, you won't fail, and you can adjust the force as needed.

But there are no shortcuts to this kind of thing except through hard work.

However, a special situation has arisen at present.

Is there any better practice opportunity than throwing a punch yourself and experiencing the effect of that punch firsthand?

He could even carefully experience this feeling and analyze the gains and losses of the punch he had just thrown.

If before it was like taking online classes, learning by observing how the shadow responded, then you could identify your own shortcomings.

This moment felt like becoming a teacher, sharing my insights with others, and in the process of teaching, I repeatedly reflected on, refined, and elevated my understanding.

Unnoticed by Li Xia, the skill proficiency at the end of the skill tree, which hadn't improved in a long time, began to fluctuate slightly in the panel notification.

Each time the increase was only about 1%, but at this moment it was quite terrifying for Li Xia.

At his level, each time he uses copper coins to infuse, the skill level only increases by a dozen points over a year or two, and as his strength increases, the skill level increases by even less.

Therefore, the current increase of 1% simply by exchanging a few punches is already quite terrifying.

And it was visibly improving. After a few punches landed on him, Li Xia felt as if the fog that had been shrouding his head had been blown away. He couldn't help but sigh, "So that's how it is. That's why my punches lacked some flavor."

Li Xia became more and more excited, wishing that the sparring could continue for as long as possible. If his opponent's strength could also increase, he felt that it wouldn't be long before he could break through the bottleneck that had been holding him back and overcome the obstacle to reach the next level of skill.

While Li Xia was having a great time, the three little ones were completely stunned.

It can only be said that Aowu and Black Charcoal are indeed followers with maximum initiative and proactivity, constantly training their thinking abilities.

Li Xia only mentioned the damage projection briefly.

The two children immediately reached the same conclusion as Li Xia in a brief discussion.

That shadow is an incarnation, or at least a mutated incarnation, and the light emanating from the Pale Spirit - Gluttony is clearly the so-called 'dawn,' a miraculous power from the light of day.

"No wonder."

It mumbled something and recalled the information it had collected in the hall. Generally speaking, those who went to the World of Seeking Light to obtain an avatar already had one.

Apostles without incarnations never go to the World of Seeking Light, because the mortality rate there is extremely high. Even if those apostles without incarnations don't know the reason, they still follow their hearts in the face of the extremely high mortality rate and choose to listen to the merchants' 'intimidation' and directly spend money to buy things, saving time and effort.

Furthermore, according to information gathered by Aowu, the mortality rate is divided into two parts: the mortality rate of apostles without avatars is high, while the mortality rate of apostles with avatars has dropped to a very low level.

He used to think that the avatar increased the margin for error, but now it seems like bullshit!
Even though the apostle already has an incarnation, no new shadow will appear due to the Pale Spirit's skill, because the shadow has already become an incarnation.

Without its shadow, the Pale Spirit is nothing but a pushover! You can bully it at will!
But immediately, a new question arose in Aowu's mind: the Pale Spirit seemed to be quite rare in the World of Seeking Light.

The way vendors sell their wares seems to have no restrictions whatsoever. Top-quality items might be scarce, but there's always plenty of stock for the regular stuff.

Where is it?
Where did such a pale spirit come from?
Aowu instinctively felt that he had discovered a blind spot, but now was not the time to think about it. He should wait until the boss finished the battle.

Xiao Long kept this question to himself and turned to watch Li Xia and Shadow's 'battle' again.

But they discovered that the boss had somehow entered a state of unusual excitement.

Even the Night Silence was no longer needed; he simply used his bare hands. Sometimes, when he landed a punch on his opponent or was hit by a shadow, he not only felt no pain but instead smiled.

Oh no, has the boss developed some strange constitution from being beaten up?

Aowu's heart skipped a beat. He quickly nudged the charcoal-covered creature beside him and whispered, "..."

"What's wrong with the boss? Why do I feel like he's happy even though he got beaten up?"

"Meow!"

Black Charcoal nodded. At first, it didn't understand, but then it realized that each of its boss's punches had something different about it.

Heavier, more flowing, softer, and stronger.
It vaguely guessed what Li Xia was doing. He used the shadow as a high-end learning tool, earnestly applying all his lifelong learning to practice, filling in the gaps, and finding gains and losses.

"Holy crap, this...this..."

Xiao Long was dumbfounded, yet he felt that this was the only reasonable explanation. He looked at the wounds all over his boss's body, and then at the shadow opposite him, whose body, although it had no wounds, had obviously become much 'faded'.

Although there is damage mapping, it's not 100% accurate. Even if Li Xia continues to attack without defending as he is now, the opponent's shadow can't withstand the onslaught.

When the shadow in front of him faded to almost indistinctness and even its movements began to slow down, Li Xia's eyes suddenly lit up. He reached out and picked up the Night Silence spear stuck not far away. The spear drew a silver arc in front of him and slashed directly at the shadow's left hand.

Ye Ji's precise strokes swept across the shadow's left hand fingers, but it was as if he had just brushed across the surface of water, creating ripples. Li Xia felt a chill on his left hand first, followed by a piercing pain that spread from his hand.

Li Xia took a deep look at the shadow, which showed no abnormalities except for its extremely low health, and stepped forward to smash it to pieces with a punch.

He picked up the two fingers that had fallen to the ground. Night Silence was undoubtedly extremely sharp, and this reflection ignored his armor, acting directly on his body, making it quite troublesome.

He looked at the smooth, mirror-like break and simply pressed his finger directly onto it. Thanks to its powerful self-healing ability, the wound hissed and emitted faint steam.

Not only that, even the scars on his body caused by his unrestrained fighting style were disappearing rapidly.

Both sides just used their bodies, so there were basically no injuries. Even if they were seriously injured, they would recover quickly as long as they were not seriously injured.

In just a few breaths, the fingers were put back in place.

Li Xia opened his palm in front of him and looked at it, then clenched his fist and felt it.

It seems a bit crooked.
He pinched his slightly crooked finger, twisted it hard, and with a crisp cracking sound, he calmly rotated his finger to a slight angle again.

Yes, that's just right.

Li Xia turned around, glanced at the little knight who was using the Pale Spirit as a punching bag, and didn't intend to get involved. After all, the shadow from before was the main fighting force.

I've already taken down the shadow, which is enough to get the full kill reward, so I don't need to compete with the little knight for it.

So he simply pulled up a chair, sat down next to the three little ones, and watched the battle with great interest, occasionally offering pointers to the little knights.

"Boss, is the shadow... an incarnation?"

Aowu finally had a chance to discuss the things that had puzzled him earlier with Li Xia.

"Yes, I think they are the same thing, except that the avatar is a positive link and cannot be separated from the original body, while the shadow is independent."

Li Xia nodded and explained what she had been thinking. "Then here's the question—"

Awoo whispered, "How did those merchants get so much 'Dawn'?"

"Given the sheer number of Pale Spirits, even if you wiped out the entire world, you still couldn't gather enough, right?"

Li Xia was taken aback, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

What Aowu said is indeed a very serious problem.

Where did all this dawn come from?
He thought of the anomalies in the world of Seeking Light, the Pale King's sudden madness, the spreading nightmares, and even the sudden birth of the little knight.

Could it be that all of this is related to the dawn?

Li Xia felt that the mist that had just been cleared away was now enveloping him again, and the world of Seeking Light undoubtedly held many secrets.

but.
"Let's leave it for now, as long as it doesn't affect us."

After pondering for a while, Li Xia made a decision: the World of Seeking Light was the exclusive domain of the Hall of Light, and if even the Hall of Light didn't care, why should he?

So you're an undercover agent, and you really think the Hall of Light is your own?

You can manage it yourself, but at least you should go through the proper procedures.

For example, you'll have to pay more!
He glanced at the panel casually and noticed some strange things mixed in with the battle prompts.

Curious, I opened the panel.

[You dealt 420 blunt damage to 'Shadow of Reflection', and you received 316 points of homologous reflection damage. Your demigod form has reduced this damage by 50%, so you received 158 points of homologous reflection damage.]

[You have gained new insights into the techniques of generating power; your Mastery of Technique LV5 proficiency has increased.]

[You dealt 400 blunt damage to 'Shadow of Reflection', and you received 320 points of homologous reflection damage. Your demigod form has reduced this damage by 50%, so you received 160 points of homologous reflection damage.]

[You have gained new insights into the techniques of generating power; your Mastery of Technique LV5 proficiency has increased.]

Among the densely packed prompts, there were many such prompts indicating an increase in proficiency.

At first there were very few, but later there were many more. Li Xia recalled that it was after he discovered the reflected damage and was overjoyed.

He then opened the skills and immediately discovered that the proficiency of the skill's ultimate level had increased directly from LV5 (2%) to LV5 (52%)!
This fight actually resulted in a greater increase than directly spending Time-Space Coins to infuse the power in the Hall!
Absolutely terrifying!
If we have another match, wouldn't we be promoted directly?
Li Xiateng stood up, looked around, and saw that the Pale Spirit Gluttony was one of the Kingdom's Seven Knights.

So, does that mean there are 6 more like it?
At this moment, Li Xia's desire to level up reached its peak. He couldn't wait to find those six people and have a good fight with them.

But then he thought about it again, and realized that there were still garbage collectors eyeing this world, so Li Xia could only sigh helplessly.

They abandoned this tempting plan.

Sitting down again to watch the little knight bully the Pale Spirit Gluttony surprised Awoo, who wondered what his boss was up to.

Finally, as the Pale Spirit Gluttony's movements slowed down and even its roars became weak, the little knight once again drew out its bone nail, briefly charged up, and leaped high into the air, piercing the nail through the top of its head.

Pale green liquid seeped from the gaps in the helmet. Gluttony shuddered violently, his roar gradually weakening. He swayed as he looked at Li Xia and the others, including the little knight, as if he wanted to say something.

But in the end, he could only manage to extend his finger before collapsing to the ground with a thud.

In an instant, a massive amount of soul photons overflowed from the pale spirit's body, instantly enveloping the little knight.

At the same time, a brilliant radiance condensed from Gluttony's body and slowly floated up, like a small sun, illuminating the entire hall in every detail.

Li Xia narrowed his eyes, stepped forward, and scooped up the ball of light in his hand.

Immediately, a notification from the Hall of Light popped up.

[Executioner, you have received the 'fading dawn']

【The faint light of dawn】

[Quality: Orange (Tier 4)]

【Origin: Seeking Light World】

[Type: Light Condensation/Rare Item]

[Effect: Upon use, a beam of dawn will illuminate the user, activating the projected image and initiating a fundamental connection.]

[Evaluation: A radiance imbued with special energy, originating from the morning light filtering through the leaves. It possesses the magical power to illuminate one's origins and is one of several incredible powers, making it exceptionally precious.]

"Wow—holy crap, orange dawn!!!"

Aowu's eyes widened in disbelief. If he remembered correctly, this thing sold for two million Hall Points in the store!
Coefficient: 1.4-1.8!

In other words, it can create an avatar with 1.4 to 1.8 times the maximum health of its user!

Second only to the 'Orange Ultimate' Dawn, which requires an in-person consultation.

This isn't the most precious item Li Xia has ever produced, nor is it of the highest grade.

However, in terms of value, an item worth 200 million Hall Points is still quite astonishing.

Just for producing this one item, coming to the world of Seeking Light is definitely worthwhile!
"Can--"

Li Xia nodded in satisfaction and put away the Dawn. If it weren't for the 'Tree of Origin' waiting for him, an ordinary apostle would probably have used it immediately.

He then noticed several things floating on the pale spirit's body.

They simply scooped it up.

[Executioner, you have obtained a compass*1, a special map*1, and a gluttony amulet*1]

Before he could even see what was in his hand...

The little knight, who was surrounded by a massive amount of soul photons, suddenly radiated an exceptionally brilliant light.

The next second, Li Xia turned around in surprise and found that a shadow had appeared behind her again.

It looks exactly the same as the Pale Spirit - Gluttony.

Li Xia: ?
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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)