Naturally, Xu Qing held back no longer. Faced with the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, a man who possessed Eighteen Six-layered True Intentions, Xu Qing knew he couldn’t afford to.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Xu Qing activated the Devouring Demon Technique. Potent Demonic Qi, infused with the flow of his First Level Devouring True Intent, surged from his body and unleashed a mighty aura.

"Hm?"

The Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch frowned, his face a mask of astonishment. "First Level True Intent?" he couldn’t help but exclaim. "You’re only at the First Transformation Demon Infant Realm?"

Evidently, the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch had seen through to Xu Qing’s true cultivation. That he was merely at the First Transformation Demon Infant Realm left the Apostle utterly astonished and incredulous.

"Where do you get such audacity?" the Lord Apostle spat. "You’re merely at the First Transformation Demon Infant Realm, yet you dare to snatch the Inheritance Stone Plate Fragment and spout such nonsense in front of me."

Upon learning Xu Qing’s true cultivation, the Lord Apostle felt as if he’d been made a fool of. The situation was so absurd, he was half-amused, half-enraged.

After all, the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch had unleashed his strongest abilities, even revealing his trump card by releasing all Eighteen of his Six-layered True Intentions.

This showed just how seriously he was taking Xu Qing.

And yet, despite the Lord Apostle taking him so seriously—even going so far as to expose his trump card and treat him as a true rival—Xu Qing’s cultivation was merely at the First Transformation Demon Infant Realm. He wasn’t even an Ordinary Extraordinary Extreme. The Lord Apostle felt an anger that came from being utterly played for a fool.

If one had to describe it, it was like using a cannon to shoot a mosquito.

’He’s really only at the First Transformation Demon Infant Realm.’

The Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect was also stunned. Like the Lord Apostle, he had assumed that this Demon who dared call himself a "Demon Venerable" had to be a powerful expert. To find out he was merely at the First Transformation Demon Infant Realm left him just as astonished.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect couldn’t help but ask.

"This..."

The Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace also looked bewildered.

Clearly, Xu Qing’s Level 20 Demon Mask possessed a potent concealment ability. However, by unleashing his full power, he had exposed the true intensity of his aura, making it impossible to hide his actual cultivation any longer.

Moreover, the Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace, and the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect were all Elite Extraordinary Extremes. It was only natural that they could discern Xu Qing’s true cultivation.

He could have only maintained the disguise if he had held back some of his power to cultivate an air of mystery, preventing others from seeing through him.

"I have no more time to waste on you."

The Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch took a deep breath. His anger had vanished, replaced by a calm tone. "Now, die."

BOOM!

The moment his voice fell, the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch thrust his palm downward. His eighteen Demon Shadow Clones mirrored the action, their power coalescing in the sky to form a colossal black hand that blotted out the sun as it smashed down toward Xu Qing.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

The next instant, with a single thought from Xu Qing, item after item at Level 20 materialized around him. There was the Level 20 Clear Heart Wooden Fish, the Level 20 Wooden Buddha Bell, the Level 20 Serenity Dao Bell, the Level 20 Academy Ruler, the Level 20 Deceitful Copper Gong, the Level 20 Beheading Demon Blade, and the Level 20 Damaged Ten Thousand Beasts Drum.

SHING! SHING! SHING!

In addition, there was the Level 20 Iron Sword, the Level 20 Wandering Dragon Sword, and the Level 20 Copper Coin Sword.

All three swords emerged at once.

The cry of the blades seemed to tear the very void asunder.

"Sever!"

SWOOSH!

Xu Qing formed a Sword Pointing gesture, his gaze indifferent and utterly frigid. As he pointed, the Level 20 Iron Sword, the Level 20 Wandering Dragon Sword, and the Level 20 Copper Coin Sword merged into one.

The unified blade transformed into a brilliant Sword Aura of incomparable power. As if it could split the heavens, it tore the black Palm Seal to shreds with irresistible force.

"What?!"

The pupils of the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect Branch constricted, and his aged face twisted in utter disbelief. "Impossible!!!"

"That sword strike just now..."

"This..."

The faces of the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect and the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace also revealed looks of profound shock.

Clearly, the power of Xu Qing’s attack was far too great. It was impossible for someone at the First Transformation Demon Infant Realm to unleash such a strike—one that could shatter the black Palm Seal in a single blow.

"Nothing is impossible."

Xu Qing’s tone was placid.

After all, Xu Qing had already unleashed the Mighty Power of one Level 20 item after another, stacking a total of Twelve Realms and elevating his own strength to an absolute extreme.

It could be said that at this moment, Xu Qing’s combat power had reached an unbelievably high level. In fact, even Xu Qing himself didn’t know the exact extent of his newfound strength.

"The... the sound of a Wooden Fish..."

"It... it’s you!"

"..."

Suddenly, the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace recognized him. He saw the terrifying Dharma Artifacts floating around Xu Qing, and among them was a very familiar Wooden Fish.

Instantly, the Palace Master of the Deceitful Palace remembered.

Back then, during the final battle on the last level of the Reincarnation Ruins, the Master of the Reincarnation Ruins had suppressed all the experts of Moon River Prefecture City. He planned to use them as a blood sacrifice, turning them into fuel for his own resurrection.

One must understand that reversing life and death to achieve resurrection is an act that defies the heavens, one that naturally invites calamitous tribulations. Xu Qing’s appearance at that final moment had been one such tribulation for the resurrection of the Master of the Reincarnation Ruins.