Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 603 Li Xia Returns Home
We were moved to an extremely quiet private room.

As soon as the black market merchants sat down, they eagerly placed their boxes on the table. With the click-clack of the locks popping open, various colors of light shone through the gaps in the opened boxes.

When the box was fully opened, the entire room was bathed in a magnificent light.

The black marketeers were intoxicated by this light, their hearts pounding with excitement. No one in the world loved this light more than they did!
"good"

Aowu glanced at it and nodded casually. What hadn't Grandpa Dragon seen?

The Primal Incarnation and the Secondary Law of Gravity—things he's seen are so rare they're practically impossible to find on the market; any one of them could drive the entire rank crazy.

Li Xia glanced at it.

There are three gems, two pieces of jewelry-like equipment, and a skill book.

These unscrupulous merchants have indeed laid out all their savings.

Li Xia closed the box containing the gemstone and said calmly:

“No, this one.”

The confident-looking Square Four was stunned. Everyone thought his gem was the most valuable and would definitely fetch a good price.

He hadn't even been willing to sell the gem, feeling it would be a loss to exchange it for equipment or Hall of Fame points. It was only because they said there was a big fish and maybe some good stuff that he took it out.

"Don't want it, sir? This can increase your physical strength, up to 2 points!"

Li Xia glanced at the gem whose physical strength limit was 10.
"No."

Square Four blushed. He wanted to say something, but was pulled by the others and given a wink. At the same time, a voice message popped up on the communicator.

"Idiot, isn't it obvious? They don't want it because they don't need it! Their physical strength is over 10!"

Square Four was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered his head to hide the shock in his eyes.

What does it mean to have a physical strength rating of over 10?
This is about all the light armor you can get. Many people have a defense tier of around 10 when they factor in their equipment.

At this stage, a normal apostle's physical strength of 6 is considered quite good.

Strength of 10 is simply incredible; physical strength is a very difficult attribute to increase.

Li Xia didn't care what the black market merchants thought; he pushed the other two gems together.

One gem increases maximum stamina, and the other increases maximum health.

Both gems are pretty good, especially the maximum lifespan; they'd be great when reflected on the avatar.

"I'll take these two gems. You can calculate the cost and give me a quote."

Then he looked at the jewelry.

Memories of My Deceased Wife

[Grade: Light Orange (Tier 4)]

[Origin: Blood and Flesh Battlefield]

[Durability: 60/60]

Memories of My Deceased Wife: Reduces soul damage taken by 20%.
When I get back: bullets will fly uncontrollably toward the equipment location.

[Synopsis: The first shot hit this spot, inside which was a photo of his deceased wife, because he had promised to return alive.]

Aowu and Heitan chuckled softly.

Li Xia was speechless as he held the brass pocket watch-like piece of jewelry. He opened the cover, and with a soft 'ding,' the cover popped open, revealing a black and white photograph of a beautiful woman with a sweet smile.

It's slightly unlucky, but it doesn't affect the fact that the equipment is pretty good.

Then he looked at another piece of equipment.

Tempting Memories

[Grade: Light Orange (Tier 4)]

【Origin: Devil's Tavern】

[Durability: 60/60]

Unwavering Will: Increases the success rate of resisting mind control effects by 20%.
Bewitching Breath: Increases attractiveness to the opposite sex by 50%.
[Introduction: Madam, a voice in my head keeps saying you are evil, but how could a beautiful lady like you be evil? Your captivating teeth, your alluring horns, your enchanting tail... I would give you everything!]

This time, Aowu and Heitan couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.

Li Xia was somewhat taken aback. These equipment were indeed good, but this was the effect.
Some things are hard to handle.

On the contrary, the skill book was a pleasant surprise.

A resilient soul

[Skill Type: Soul-type Passive Ability]

Resilient Cycle: Consumes energy to create a special field fluctuation, slowly increasing the strength of the soul.
Each level increases soul strength by 0.5.
Maximum floor height: 8 floors

Energy cost per level: 10 points per second
Once 100 million energy points are accumulated, the skill will be permanently upgraded and removed.

[Introduction: This is a basic exercise created by the Eldar to enhance the soul strength of young children, but for many, 100 million energy points is like a pipe dream.]

One million points.
No wonder. Li Xia's brain, which had been enhanced and whose computing power had increased many times over, came to the conclusion with just a simple calculation: according to the average apostle, 2000 energy would be fully replenished in 24 hours.

It takes more than 500 days to reach 1 million points, and during those 500 days, there will be a lot of time spent fighting, training, in the arena, and adventuring.

It will probably double again, which is more than a thousand days.

A thousand days is a long time for the apostles, and it's questionable whether many of them will even live to see a thousand days.

But it's different for me. The Qi circulation of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts is extremely fast. If I meditate without distraction, it will be almost fully restored in a few hours.

Moreover, his energy limit is also high, more than double that of an ordinary apostle.

"Okay, that's all. Name your price."

Li Xia piled up the two gems, the equipment, and the skills together, then leaned back, signaling the black market merchants to name their prices.

The person who organized the gathering, Spade Three, said with a smile, "Guests, we've figured it out. In total, it will take three pale orange Dawnstones! In addition, we'll need orange equipment to exchange for it. Taking too many Hall Points is actually not very useful to us."

Li Xia raised an eyebrow: "Does that include the gems you took out at the beginning?"

"No, that gem is not included. I will absolutely not sell it cheaply; it's an extra charge. Please understand that it will be based on our previous transaction."

"Ding--"

A shiny silver coin flicked from Li Xia's hand, landing on the table and spinning rapidly. Its gleaming silver light attracted the black marketeer's attention like a magnet.

"Add your gem, two pale orange dawn stones plus this."

The black market dealer made the decision without hesitation:

"make a deal!"

Li Xia simply activated the skill; this kind of skill didn't even need to be upgraded, let alone learned.

It's outrageously simple; it's just about consuming energy.

He felt a slight tremor in his body, and his true qi naturally began to circulate, forming a special field that enveloped him.

Li Xia could sense the presence of this field, but couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"Ok?"

Having just expended a little true qi, Li Xia suddenly discovered that his body was unconsciously circulating its qi through the body's energy channels, and the true qi that had just decreased by a trace immediately jumped up again. This discovery made Li Xia smile involuntarily. If this was the case, the time to consume 100 million points of energy would be greatly shortened. Although it couldn't completely keep up with the consumption, it could at least replenish some of it.

Just then, Awoo sent a message:
"Boss, it's all done. We've sold all the Dawn items, exchanged some equipment, and collected everything you mentioned."

"That's good. Get ready to come back."

Li Xia turned off his communicator. After finishing the business deal, he left, leaving the three kids to discuss what was to come.

The biggest problem now is how to spend the large amount of Hall Points he has. If he can't convert them into combat power in time, then these Hall Points are useless.

So he had Aowu continue to discuss the acquisition of items with the black market merchant, such as various passive scrolls and skill scrolls.

These skills can be directly incorporated into the realm of advanced techniques, saving the need for upgrades, which is quite reassuring.

There's also the matter of the three kids' own enhancements; they were given 100 million Hall Points to choose their own skill and equipment combinations.

Like Black Charcoal, whose equipment is a mix of Tier 2 and Tier 3 gear, while Little Dog has no equipment at all and runs around naked.

Awoo spends most of its time hiding inside its egg.

A short while later, the three little ones returned beaming with joy, clearly having upgraded their equipment and received a significant boost.

Li Xia didn't pay any attention, but instead raised her head and said:
"The palace, return to the mortal world!"

The sea breeze howled
Several figures appeared directly in the huge living room. Li Xia rubbed his forehead, trying to eliminate the dizziness after the teleportation.

The android housekeeper thoughtfully served me a drink, and after gulping it down, I instantly felt much better.

The objects before my eyes still appeared as double images, but this did not prevent the message from the Hall of Light from stubbornly floating in front of me.

[Executioner, you have now acquired an avatar.]

According to the temple's regulations, when an apostle with an avatar returns to the mortal world, he can project his consciousness onto the avatar and move freely without being restricted by any geographical area.

[Note: To maintain the stability of the world, the attributes of the avatar can only be capped at Tier 1. The avatar's health points are the same as the original body's. The higher the avatar's level, the more realistic it will be.]

【checking】

[Executioner, your current avatar level is: Supreme Origin Avatar]

[Current Realism Level: 100%]

[Your follower is not currently conforming to the conventions of this world. Would you like to spend merit points to transmogrify it?]

[Possible characters to transform into: Aowu, Black Charcoal, Howling Sky]

Li Xia chose to transform without hesitation.

The three little ones, still dazed and confused, were unaware of what was happening when their avatars suddenly appeared behind them and instantly emitted a bright light.

When the light faded, even someone as composed as Li Xia couldn't help but quietly widen his eyes.

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Aowu became a young boy version of Ao Bing, much like the one in Nezha.

Black Charcoal, on the other hand, was practically a carbon copy of Luo Xiaohei's human form.

The funniest one is Xiaotian. He simply became the young version of the human form of Xiaotian Dog from the movie Lotus Lantern, with messy hair and a high nose, but without a mustache.

"Holy crap, what happened to Grandpa Long?"

The young Ao Bing spoke in a babbling, idiotic way, staring dumbfounded at his short arms and legs, then jumped up and down in defiance. It was just that his naked appearance was a bit of an eyesore.

"Wait, it seems like we can switch now."

He closed his eyes, and a flash of light appeared around his body. The little dragon inside the dragon egg poked its head out again, staring blankly at the motionless 'Ao Bing' with its eyes closed.

Then Aowu realized what was happening, and gradually opened his mouth wide, bursting into laughter:
"Hahaha, Grandpa Long can go out for a stroll now?"

Is it really possible to physically assault someone online now?

Hahahaha, let's see who dares to argue with Grandpa Long now!

The black-faced boy over there also woke up, staring at him with wide eyes, before letting out a soft, childlike voice:
How did I become like this?

Aowu was still fantasizing about going to the door and beating up 'What can I do about it?', and replied nonchalantly:

"I've transformed, time to go out and play!"

Xiao Long was stunned, and Li Xia also looked at Hei Tan with some surprise.

"No, second brother, you can talk now??"

Black Charcoal then realized:

"I can talk now! That's awesome, meow! I was too scared to answer voice chat when netizens asked me to play games with them, meow!"

They always suspect I'm a primary school student!

Now I dare to accept it!

Li Xia almost couldn't hold back anymore. If you answer now, that sweet, childlike voice will definitely confirm that you're a primary school student.

"Boss, time to eat!"

Xiaotian fiddled with it curiously for a while, then acted as if nothing had happened. He moved in front of Li Xia as before, squatted down, stuck out his tongue, and tilted his head.

"Hungry!"

"Holy crap!! The third brother can talk now!"

Awoo switched to human form, took a few unsteady steps, and felt that the whole world was full of sunshine. Beautiful world, here I come!
Li Xia was silent for a moment, then gestured to the female android housekeeper to start cooking. Afterward, he took out his phone and called the person who had left his number.

"Hello, it's me."

The office, which had been calm just moments before, suddenly erupted into a frenzy, like a tightly wound spring, with people in the back frantically making phone calls.

"Hey, emergency! Fairy 001 wants to go home! Yes, yes, he's decided to leave that island!"

"Where else can we go? Jinling, of course!! Do you need us to arrange accommodation? And what about security for the trip? He said no, are you really going to refuse? Are you just waiting for him to step in and solve any problems that arise?"

If he makes a move, will you bear the consequences?

Then another person picked up the phone:

"Approve it quickly, the plane is about to take off, yes, a private jet, landing directly at Nanjing's international airport!"
We'll send a car to pick him up then! Yes! We need to make a big show of it. Whether he wants it or not, we need to show our attitude. If he really doesn't want it, we'll deal with it later!

Just as the entire office was bustling with activity because of Li Xia's phone call, the android stood up in the top-of-the-line private jet:

"Master, the aircraft control module has been loaded and is ready for takeoff at any time."

Li Xia nodded in agreement, and soon the plane carrying Li Xia, the three little ones, and the android housekeeper took off.

As they drew closer, Li Xia found that her usually calm heart was beginning to stir.

He knew what it meant; it meant the New Year was approaching, it meant going home.

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

I finally finished it after rushing around! Eight days done!

I didn't ask for leave!

(End of this chapter)