I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely

Chapter 99: Chapter 98: Red and White Clash

Jiang Feiying’s latest move was an all-or-nothing gambit. She didn’t hesitate to expose her identity or sacrifice everything she had built in Qingbei Town over the years.

Absolutely everything.

She did it all to kill Xu Qing, seize the mask in his hands, fill the final gap in her Thousand Forms Divine Skill, and use one thousand and eight masks to break through to the Second Realm.

If she succeeded…

…everything she did would have been worth it.

However…

Jiang Feiying had failed. She never imagined she would lose, and the reason for her failure—that she simply couldn’t defeat Xu Qing—was utterly laughable.

From beginning to end…

…Jiang Feiying had underestimated Xu Qing’s strength. Or rather, Xu Qing’s Power had grown too quickly—so quickly that Jiang Feiying found it difficult to understand or accept.

Now…

…Jiang Feiying couldn’t flee back to Qingbei Town. She could no longer appear there openly. Her location had been exposed, and if she couldn’t break through to the Second Realm, the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect would undoubtedly hunt her down with powerful experts once they learned what had happened.

In other words…

…from the moment she failed, Jiang Feiying was trapped in a desperate situation.

BLARE! BLARE! BLARE!!!

Suddenly…

…at that very moment…

…Xu Qing heard the sound of suonas. He was passing through a dense forest, and right in the middle of it, a wide road had suddenly appeared.

“What?”

Xu Qing looked startled.

Likewise…

…Jiang Feiying was stunned as well.

Before long…

…the sound of the suonas grew clearer. Two processions appeared on the road that had materialized in the dense forest.

One of them…

…moving from left to right, was a wedding band. The people in this band were all wearing fiery red, festive clothes and playing a joyous tune.

In the very center of the procession, several people were carrying a bridal sedan chair.

But…

…on closer inspection…

…they weren’t real people at all. They were paper effigies, one after another, painted in various colors. A strange atmosphere began to fill the air.

The other procession…

…advanced from right to left. They were also playing suonas, but this was a funeral procession. These figures were all dressed in white and playing a mournful dirge.

Likewise…

…in the center of this procession, several people were carrying a coffin.

“This is…”

Xu Qing’s expression grew heavy. He didn’t approach, but even from a great distance, he could feel an indescribably eerie atmosphere.

“Red-and-White Collision!”

Jiang Feiying, however, had already recognized it. Her pretty face turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with deep fear. She didn’t dare to move forward. “This is ’Deceit: Red-and-White Collision’.”

Red-and-White Collision.

The meaning was very simple.

It’s when a “red event” and a “white event” travel down the same path and collide. A red event is a joyous occasion like a wedding, while a white event is a somber one, like a funeral.

One is for the newlywed, the other for the newly dead.

As such…

…it was like two extremes colliding, a clash of yin and yang, which gave rise to a Deceit. The strength of a ’Deceit: Red-and-White Collision’ varied and was primarily determined by the size of the two processions.

This ’Red-and-White Collision’ had thirty-two figures in each procession, which was considered quite large. It was far beyond what Jiang Feiying and Xu Qing could hope to handle.

“Flee!”

BOOM!

Jiang Feiying let out a shriek. After recognizing the ’Deceit: Red-and-White Collision’, she fled in another direction without the slightest hesitation.

SWISH!

She pushed her speed to the extreme.

RUMBLE!

However…

…at that very moment…

…the two processions suddenly sped up and collided, coming to a dead stop. An even more terrifying and eerie atmosphere burst forth.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!

The next moment…

…all the paper effigies in both processions turned to look at the fleeing Jiang Feiying and the motionless Xu Qing.

!!!

Xu Qing’s scalp prickled with dread.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!

From the wedding procession, bolts of red cloth suddenly shot out from the bridal sedan chair. The cloths continuously extended, rapidly rushing toward the fleeing Jiang Feiying.

Clearly…

…it intended to pull Jiang Feiying inside to become the ’bride’.

As for who the ’bride’ would be married to after being pulled in, no one knew. Perhaps she would die the very instant she was captured.

“AHHH!!!”

Jiang Feiying let out a piercing shriek.

RUMBLE!!!

A terrifying burst of power erupted.

Facing the red cloth from the bridal sedan chair, Jiang Feiying unleashed all her Power. Countless masks appeared, and innumerable rays of light tore through the air, shredding the red cloth inch by inch.

However…

…more and more red cloth poured out of the sedan chair. The more Jiang Feiying tore, the faster the cloth extended, lengthening rapidly in a very short time.

Soon…

…the red cloths started from Jiang Feiying’s feet and slowly enveloped her entire body.

“Save… save me… save me…”

Jiang Feiying’s face was a mask of terror, her eyes filled with absolute horror. She looked at Xu Qing, her gaze frantic as she actually began begging him for help.

…

Xu Qing’s expression was incredibly grim.

After all…

…Jiang Feiying’s strength was immense. She had already reached the limit of the First Realm. She had even eaten one-seventh of the Deceitful Flesh Lingzhi and could be considered to have one foot in the Second Realm.

And yet…

…facing this ’Deceit: Red-and-White Collision’, someone as powerful as Jiang Feiying had been defeated in a matter of moments.

CRACK!

THUD!

Xu Qing’s heart trembled. He heard a sound and saw that in the funeral procession, the black coffin carried by the paper effigies had just opened.

BOOM!

Then…

…the coffin flew into the air, and an incredibly dense gray mist billowed out. The mist seemed to possess Spirituality as it rapidly spread toward Xu Qing.

Clearly…

…the bridal sedan was empty and needed a bride.

And so…

…Jiang Feiying was targeted.

The coffin was also empty, so it needed someone to be interred.

And so…

…Xu Qing was targeted as well.

Now…

…the gray mist from the coffin billowed toward him, twisting into chains that sought to bind him, drag him into the coffin, and make him the one to be interred.

“Kill!”

CLANG!

Xu Qing snorted coldly. He drew his Level 10 Copper Coin Sword and swung with all his might, unleashing a brilliant Sword Light that contained faint traces of lightning.

BANG!

The surrounding chains of gray mist were cleaved apart, and the Level 10 Copper Coin Sword pulsed with Mighty Power, causing the Annihilation of the coffin’s gray mist.

HUM! HUM! HUM!!!

However…

…while Xu Qing was powerful and his Level 10 Copper Coin Sword was incredibly potent—especially with its suppressive effect against Demons, Fiends, and Evil Spirits…

…unfortunately…

…this ’Deceit: Red-and-White Collision’ was no trivial matter. Xu Qing unleashed various techniques, crushing and bringing about the Annihilation of large swathes of gray mist, but it was endless.

“Hahahaha…”

Suddenly…

…Jiang Feiying burst into laughter. Her body was almost completely bound by the red cloth, leaving only her eyes and mouth exposed. She saw Xu Qing’s desperate struggle.

In response…

…a feeling of vindictive glee washed over her.

“Xu Qing!”

Jiang Feiying shouted, “I never thought I’d see the day! Look at how pathetic you are! Hahaha! A ’Deceit: Red-and-White Collision’ with thirty-two paper figures in each procession… This is a Deceit that only an existence at the Second Realm can handle!”

“Hahaha…”

“I’m going to die! But you’re going to die with me! You’re going to die!!!”

“Xu Qing!!!”

“This is all your fault! You hunted me for over a hundred li! You chased me all night! If it weren’t for you, why would we have run into a ’Deceit: Red-and-White Collision’ out here in the wilderness?”

“Hahaha…”

“I’ll be waiting for you in Hell!!!”

“You’re going to die for sure!!”

Xu Qing’s expression remained cold. Her curses didn’t stir the slightest ripple in his heart. Soon, the red cloth covered her mouth, silencing her.

Only her eyes remained uncovered.

“Huuu…”

Xu Qing took a deep breath. The gray mist had gradually enveloped the area, cutting off any path of retreat and leaving him with nowhere to run.

Furthermore…

…though Xu Qing was powerful and had many tricks up his sleeve, the ’Deceit: Red-and-White Collision’ before him was truly beyond what someone of his level could handle.

Even going all out…

…his Level 10 Copper Coin Sword couldn’t truly tear through the gray mist.

’Could it be…’

Xu Qing took another deep breath. He looked at the Level 10 Copper Coin Sword in his hand. He had used this sword long enough that it had already accumulated enough Experience Points to level up.

Therefore…

…if Xu Qing willed it, his Level 10 Copper Coin Sword could immediately upgrade to Level 11. At that point, the sword’s Mighty Power would surely soar, and there would be hope of truly tearing through the gray mist.

However…

…any item upgraded to Level 11 underwent a qualitative transformation. One had to reach the Second Realm to truly master items of Level 11 or higher.

The problem was…

…if Xu Qing upgraded the Level 10 Copper Coin Sword right now and the resulting Level 11 Copper Coin Sword went completely out of control, it would likely turn on him.

Then…

…not only would he be unable to escape, but his situation would become even worse.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!

Suddenly…

…the surrounding gray mist erupted, and even more chains of mist rushed at Xu Qing. He swung his sword with all his might, severing chain after chain, but he was already pushed past his limits.

At this critical moment…

…the three Daoist Soldier Puppets tucked in his robes came to life.

“Master!”

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The three Daoist Soldier Puppets appeared.

“Let us take Master’s place!”

…

SWISH!

It was clear to see.

Among the three Daoist Soldiers, the Flame Daoist Soldier was the first to charge toward the funeral procession’s coffin. In the blink of an eye, it lay down inside.

Instantly…

…the gray mist halted.

After all…

…the coffin had been rampaging because it lacked someone to inter and had been trying to drag Xu Qing inside to fill that role. Now that the Flame Daoist Soldier had entered the coffin…

…it had its occupant.

And the gray mist paused.

“Withering Sword!”

CLANG!

Seizing the moment…

…Xu Qing reacted instantly. With a furious roar, he brandished his Level 10 Copper Coin Sword, gathered every last bit of his Power, and unleashed his strongest strike.