My Items Can Upgrade-Chapter 293 - 169: Going All-In (6,000 Words)

Ao Wuming’s talent did not disappoint him in the slightest.

Relying on those endless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, nurtured into being by Dragon Power and collected by his subordinates before he went mad, he reached Earth’s Limit in just a century.

But the result left him in despair once more.

Because Ao Wuming was also stuck at Earth’s Limit, unable to break through for hundreds of thousands of years.

The Tian-level barrier seemed like four Divine Locks shackling his limbs, sealing him completely, no matter how he struggled.

From that point on, the Dragon King fell into complete despair, spending his days either staring blankly or in deep sleep.

At that time, he thought he was being exploited by the Celestial Race, that the disappearance of those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures was proof, believing that was the truth.

He even sensed the world’s will of the Creation Continent growing weaker.

But he merely thought that the incomprehensible beings from beyond wanted to refine the world and truly seize control of the Creation Continent, making them eternal slaves.

He thought that once the world’s will completely vanished, which would be in about ninety years, they would have no hope of turning the tables, doomed to remain forever enslaved.

But——

Only today.

Did he finally realize how narrow-minded he had been.

The possibilities he had conceived before were nothing!

The Celestial Race, those extraterrestrial demons, could do things far beyond his imagination.

Those evil demons linked them, the sealed ones, with the Creation Continent’s essence.

Moreover, those vile beings seemingly used some incomprehensible method to bind all intelligent species on the Creation Continent to the essence.

Thus, by slaying the native species of the Creation Continent, they could easily obtain the long-cherished Power of Creation!

Even if the world’s will were completely refined away, the unintelligent life outside might also be bound to the Creation Continent’s essence.

Then, the extraterrestrial demons could effortlessly obtain Power of Creation by slaying a life form on the continent!

Those dastardly demons sought to slaughter all life on this vast continent, to strip the Creation Continent of all its essence, bringing about its utter collapse.

This was to exhaust the pond to catch the fish; this was to utterly destroy this vast continent teeming with life!

Do those extraterrestrial demons not fear karmic repercussions?

How dare they?!

On the altar, the Dragon King’s face was twisted; the intent of Heaven’s Limit and the aura exuded from the dragon body distorted the surrounding space.

The suffocation from countless years of suppression, the near genocide hatred, and the boundless rage upon learning the truth underwent a qualitative change at this moment, causing the four Divine Locks restraining him to faintly glow.

"When Ao transcends the Chongyang day, with my dragon blood... stain the azure sky!!"

A soul-trembling wave of will emanated from him.

But soon, this wave of will was shielded by the altar’s power, making it almost imperceptible to outsiders.

...

"Benefactor, this is Mei Mountain God’s gift, congratulating you on the completion of your city."

Chang Xinrou handed Yang Yuan a box that was clearly newly made, without any paint but exquisitely crafted.

"The Mei Mountain God is thoughtful."

Yang Yuan accepted the box, opened it, and found inside a drawing and a small jade bottle.

The drawing was of a building plan.

And the content of the drawing was the Mountain God Temple.

Every structure and module of the Mountain God Temple, down to every tile and pattern, the location of the Divine Statue, and the Divine Charm in its appearance, were depicted in detail.

The Divine Statue of the Mountain God was none other than Lu Mei’s likeness, with a dignified maturity yet captivatingly enchanting aura, svelte yet abundantly endowed physique.

In addition, her alluring face bore a hint of melancholy beauty amidst frailty.

Of course, the entire statue and the prestige inherent to the Mountain God role were also vividly depicted.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, he discovered a stack of brand-new photos and a lifelike pencil sketch pressed beneath the drawing.

The photos were taken with a regular camera, highly detailed.

However——

The photos were nude portraits of Lu Mei.

They included front, side, and back views, the top of her head, the soles of her feet, from all angles.

There were formal portraits as well as lifestyle shots capturing various moods and states.

’What does that woman mean?’

Yang Yuan frowned, convinced that the woman was not trying to seduce him.

Diverse thoughts flashed through his mind as he continued to look at the full-body pencil sketch.

The sketch, like the Divine Statue, was extremely realistic, capturing both the endearing and melancholic aspects, so much so that if it weren’t black and white, he feared the image might step off the page.

Hmm, this full-body pencil sketch was clothed.

But on the reverse of this sketch was another, also a full-body image, but nude, posed differently.

Chang Xinrou was secretly observing Yang Yuan’s reaction from the side, evidently already aware of what the box contained.

Lu Mei had not concealed anything from her, being completely candid besides certain unmentionable matters.