“It can absorb and convert attacks? Does that mean…that not only can it block attacks, it can make an enemy’s power my own for a time? Good, good! At a critical moment, it can produce a wondrous effect!” Bai Yunfei’s eyes were shining. After carefully scrutinizing the item, he put away the bracer, then rubbed his forehead, a slightly tired look on his face. “I used up more than half of my soulforce. Then…I’ll continue. Next I’ll upgrade ordinary items en masse. No matter what…I need to increase my power as much as I can within the next seven days!”
He picked up a shortsword, glancing at it, then murmured mentally, “Upgrade.”
Several minutes later.
“Upgrade failed. Equipment destroyed.”
Bai Yunfei’s eyes focused. Before the shortsword transformed into scrap metal and dissipated, he put it back within his interspatial ring, then pulled out a three-foot long saber.
“Upgrade!”
Continuous upgrading. After having destroyed eight items, Bai Yunfei’s soulforce was finally used up, and he fell down onto the bed.
Roughly five hours later, the comfortably sleeping Bai Yunfei’s fingers twitched slightly. He then slowly opened his eyes, once more standing up. He lifted up his arms, massaging his temples, a slight frown on his face, as though he were in pain.
“Forcibly waking myself up really feels quite miserable…” Bai Yunfei mumbled these words, then shook his head and withdrew a shortsword from his interspatial ring. “But…this isn’t the time to complain. Since I’ve decided, I need to go all out!”
“Upgrade!”
After another ten minutes or so, Bai Yunfei had once more exhausted his soulforce. He collapsed onto the bed.
By the time he once more woke up, it was already day. Not resting at all, he immediately grabbed another weapon and continued to upgrade.
Upgrade. Faint. Wake. Upgrade.
This was a continuous cycle. Like a man possessed, Bai Yunfei ignored all consequences as he frantically worked to increase his power.
After he had killed Zhang Yang, Bai Yunfei’s only thoughts had been of avoiding conflict and fleeing. He wanted to carefully flee out of Qingyun Province and escape the attacks of his pursuers. But now…since he could no longer flee, his only choice was to fight with all his power!
Thus, Bai Yunfei had used this method of frantically increasing his power, a method he had never before dared to use. Even though the repercussions were unknown, he needed to grow stronger, stronger, stronger! Strong enough to defeat the foes who were chasing him, and then openly leave Qingyun Province!
Time passed, one day at a time. The door to Bai Yunfei’s room had remained shut this entire time. He had prepared much sustenance prior to this, and so he didn’t even need people to send food. Chu Yuhe, Qiu Luliu, Mu Wanqing, and You Qingfeng would often come stand outside of the courtyard in the west wing, but they didn’t disturb him. They would just stand there for a while, softly ask Hong Yin, who had been standing out guard this entire time, if there had been any noticeable changes, then leave.