Chapter 32: Oh no! I can't hold on much longer! Trash System, hurry up and think of something!
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“Let’s go—we’ll hurry over right now!”
“No matter how powerful a demon is, it must undergo a heavenly tribulation when breaking through to a higher cultivation realm.”
“When the time comes, we’ll launch a full assault. We’ll definitely make sure he dies by our hands.”
“Then I’ll devour him and claim his cultivation for myself.”
“And what about those four demon beasts? Didn’t you say they were powerful?”
“When the time comes, I’ll give Junior Brother a share of the demon beasts’ cultivation as well.”
“If we go back to find reinforcements, there will be too many people. By then, Junior Brother, you won’t get much of a benefit.”
Although the Azurewood Mountain Lord was somewhat worried, he could not resist the temptation when he heard that his senior brother intended to give him a share of the four demon beasts’ cultivation.
With this portion of demonic cultivation, the bottleneck that had trapped him for years could finally be broken through.
Enormous profits were always enticing.
The Azurewood Mountain Lord no longer wished to turn back. He decided to follow Hu Bai and take the risk.
“Fine—we’ll go directly there.”
“Your Tiger Clan is a supreme existence in the Demon Realm, Senior Brother.”
“There’s no way the demon clan behind that deposed emperor could possibly be more powerful than your Tiger Clan.”
“Senior Brother! I believe in you.”
Hu Bai slapped his junior brother hard on the shoulder and shouted, “That’s more like it—you really are my junior brother!”
“You’ve got courage!”
The Fourth Elder of Azurewood Mountain wore a troubled expression. He very much wanted to dissuade them, but unfortunately, his status was insufficient.
Left with no choice, the Fourth Elder could only lead the way, forcing himself to go on.
…
Before long, the Azurewood Mountain Lord, Hu Bai, and the others arrived before the only city gate of the Great Tang Kingdom.
The barrier forged by the Four Divine Beasts stopped them outside the city gate.
“Senior Brother, this barrier really is sturdy.”
The instant the Azurewood Mountain Lord saw the barrier, he was certain that the demon clan behind the deposed emperor was no ordinary force.
A shabby little kingdom had actually managed to create such a solid and unyielding barrier.
He had just tried to break it, yet it had not budged in the slightest.
“Senior Brother, do you have any way to deal with it?”
Hu Bai began inspecting the barrier, searching for a weak point.
Inside the barrier, in the imperial palace of the Great Tang Kingdom, Li Muchen was also alerted by the system:
[Host, an extremely high-level cultivator has been detected.]
[In addition, members of the demon clan have appeared.]
“An extremely high-level cultivator?”
“Members of the demon clan?”
Li Muchen remembered that the sect master of Azurewood Mountain had been a top-level cultivator.
The Vermilion Bird had devoured that sect master and advanced into a second-grade divine beast, greatly increasing its strength.
If…?
“System—”
“Is that extremely high-level cultivator enough to allow three divine beasts to advance?”
Li Muchen’s face lit up with excitement.
[Not enough.]
Those two words instantly poured a bucket of cold water over him.
All of Li Muchen’s excitement vanished without a trace.
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[However—]
“However what? Hurry up and tell me!”
“You useless system, can you stop speaking only half a sentence at a time?”
[Combined with those members of the demon clan, there will be enough energy for three divine beasts to advance to the second grade together.]
“Really?!”
Li Muchen’s excitement surged once again.
[Of course it’s true.]
[Moreover, they are currently right outside the barrier.]
[The system has detected that they are studying the barrier and intend to break through it.]
“What?!”
Li Muchen’s heart instantly clenched.
“Then can they break through the barrier?”
Li Muchen remembered that the system had once said:
The barrier formed by the four divine beasts could withstand every attack from the human race.
It could also withstand attacks from high-level cultivators,
as well as attacks from mid-level demons and mid-level elves.
Finally, it could withstand attacks from low-level devils.
There was already an extremely high-level cultivator outside the barrier.
And now, members of the demon clan had joined him?
Li Muchen felt that the situation was becoming precarious…
[No.]
“What? They really can’t…?”
This was bad!
Yun Qing was still breaking through to a higher cultivation realm, while enemies had appeared outside.
“Useless system—you must have a way, right?”
“If they break in, my Great Tang Kingdom’s development will fail!”
“Can you really just stand by and watch me die?”
Li Muchen waited for the system’s response.
He refused to believe that the system would simply ignore his life or death.
In the end, the system coldly spat out four words:
[There is no way.]
Li Muchen’s eyes widened. He could hardly believe that such words had come from the useless system.
“What do you mean by that?”
“You’re not planning to help me anymore?”
“Hey—say something!”
“Useless system!”
“What are we supposed to do now?!”
Li Muchen began to panic and hurriedly called out to the system.
The system was so annoyed that it had no choice but to say a few more words.
[Host, you cannot rely on the system for everything.]
[At a time like this, you must rely on your own abilities to overcome the crisis.]
[Only then can you accumulate points.]
[Once you have enough points, this system can level up.]
[After leveling up, more rewards can be unlocked.]
Li Muchen’s eyes went blank as he cursed inwardly, “Fuck this!”
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What a useless system!
“Hey—useless system!”
“How many points have I accumulated so far?”
[Uh… Two hundred points at present.]
“What? Only two hundred?!”
“How many points do you need to level up?”
[Once I accumulate ten thousand points, this system can level up.]
Li Muchen suddenly lost his balance. He nearly twisted his ankle and fell to the ground.
He was overwhelmed with rage!
If he had a knife in his hand, he would have hacked this damn system to death!
“What did you say?!”
“Ten thousand points?!”
“At this rate, how many years will it take to accumulate that much…?”
“Blah, blah, blah…!”
Li Muchen launched into a furious tirade.
Seeing Li Muchen go berserk, the system was genuinely afraid that he would simply quit.
With no other choice, the system secretly bent the rules a little…
“Ahem!”
[Actually, it’s not that there’s absolutely no way.]
Li Muchen narrowed his eyes dangerously. “Then tell me—what way?!”
[After Yun Qing completes his breakthrough…]
[He will become the first Divine Healer in this world.]
[With that level of strength, he will be more than capable of crushing everyone and every demon outside the barrier.]
[The host only needs to hold out by force until Yun Qing successfully completes his breakthrough.]
[The crisis will naturally be resolved.]
Li Muchen’s expression finally improved somewhat.
Yun Qing had told him that he needed only four hours to successfully break through and advance.
In other words, he had to do everything possible…
to make sure the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger held out for those four hours, giving Yun Qing enough time to advance successfully.
“System, do you have any other methods…?”
“Given the strength of the Vermilion Bird and the others, can they hold the barrier for four hours?”
[The Vermilion Bird and the other three cannot hold out for four hours.]
[However, there is still one small solution.]
“Tell me quickly—what solution?!”
[In this system’s shop, there is an unlocked item called the Rapid Growth Pill.]
[If the Vermilion Bird and the other three consume it, their cultivation will increase dramatically for a short period of time.]
[However, once the effects wear off, they will suffer a backlash, and their cultivation will plummet for a short time.]
“Stop wasting time—”
“Take out the Rapid Growth Pills and use them at once!”
[Five hundred points must be deducted. Host, do you wish to exchange for them?]
[This system can provide credit…]
Li Muchen nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Baring his teeth, he roared angrily, “What the hell? You’re charging points for this too?!”
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