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Chapter 142: Chapter 139 Gu Ya
Ordinary Demon Spirits!
Medium-sized Demon Spirits!
Gu Jinlai methodically maintained the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique, incinerating one Demon Spirit after another as they surged forth.
Occasionally, one or two medium-sized Demon Spirits would emerge from the rift, but with his ample experience, Gu Jinlai simply dispatched an Eternal Heavenly Curse to easily obtain an even richer spiritual essence.
When the spirit was excessively depleted, he would infuse a Qingguang to facilitate recovery.
Compared to the last frantic and perilous situation, he was alone again this time but appeared to handle it with ease.
"The Demon Realm Rift seems to be a bit larger than the last time it surfaced, with medium-sized Demon Spirits that previously didn’t exceed six or seven meters, but now, eight-meter ones are emerging. Moreover, the number of ordinary Demon Spirits has also increased significantly."
Gu Jinlai calculated slightly.
At this moment, he realized why there was a discrepancy between the Demon Spirits he faced last time and the ones he had calculated.
The Demon Realm Rift continued to expand, naturally bringing forth an increasing number of Demon Spirits.
Initially, he guessed from the information obtained from the Red Blood Sect that a total of more than a hundred Demon Spirits emerged during the three openings of the Demon Realm Rift, with an average of sixty to eighty each time.
But unprepared last time, a sudden surge of one hundred and twenty emerged.
Right now...
The correct frequency of Demon Spirit emergence should be thirty, sixty, ninety, and the last time’s one hundred and twenty.
Then, without any surprises, the number of Demon Spirits this time would be around one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty.
Gu Jinlai calculated.
At the same time, he harvested the spirit essence from each incinerated Demon Spirit and medium-sized Demon Spirit, infusing it into the Short Range Defense Cannon model.
One, two, three, four...
As for the "Thunder" Gatling gun.
This weapon, with its low level of intelligence, capable of slaughtering a large number of enemies and posing little threat to a Refining God, had its priority significantly reduced by him.
The priority of the Swift Dragon was even higher than that of the "Thunder" Gatling gun.
Feeling the Short Range Defense Cannons emanating with dazzling light and the Swift Dragon growing rapidly with roars, Gu Jinlai couldn’t help but feel moved.
"For a Heavenly Master, the Demon Realm Rift is indeed like an experience dungeon, able to save years of accumulation for a Heavenly Master in an instant."
Of course, that’s provided the Heavenly Master has the capability to deal with the Demon Spirits.
As for the current Demon Realm Rift, one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty Demon Spirits, at least ten of them are medium-sized. Converted into Heavenly Masters, it would require at least thirty ordinary Heavenly Masters and two Great Heavenly Masters to hold them back.
And to produce thirty Heavenly Masters and two Great Heavenly Masters at once...
The Purgatory Sect, Netherworld Sect, and Cold Moon Sect might not necessarily be able to make such a move.
Throughout the south of Tianhe, only Dragon Sparrow Manor could boast such a lineup.
Gu Jinlai was able to suppress this Demon Realm Rift with ease, thanks largely to the Great Sun Core he visualized, which was far more powerful than a standard Great Sun’s capabilities. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
The Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method was a technique of immense power, adept at refining and slaying Demon Spirits. With the brilliant Great Sun Core, a single strike of the Great Sun Eternal Radiance had the power equal to four or five of those from a Heavenly Master of the same rank. Coupled with the Qingguang’s recovery of spirit, he could manage to seal a Demon Realm Rift single-handedly, deeming the emerging hundreds of Demon Spirits and dozen or so medium-sized ones as nothing.
"Hm!?"
Just as Gu Jinlai concentrated on co-spiriting one Short Range Defense Cannon after another and guiding the evolution of the Swift Dragon, the Demon Realm Rift that rippled out in concentric circles gradually began to contract, with the emanating fluctuations also rapidly weakening.
"Has the time for this experience dungeon come to an end?"
He briefly calculated the number of Demon Spirits he had slain...
One hundred and fifty-four ordinary Demon Spirits, twelve medium-sized ones.
A total of one hundred and sixty-six.
Although slightly more than he had anticipated, it wasn’t by a huge margin.
"Compared to the last time, I am now half a Heavenly Monarch, which makes handling Demon Spirits evidently more effortless, although the consumption is a bit high. I used six out of nine Qingguang, but compared to the gains, these expenditures are completely worthwhile."
Gu Jinlai glanced at the three Heavenly Sword Missiles next to him.
Canonically futuristic or for some other reason, the Heavenly Sword Missiles were only one point eight meters long, with fins that appeared intricate and delicate, and an exceptionally high aesthetic appeal.
He greatly favored the sight of them.
He had even already considered wearing these three Heavenly Sword Missiles on his back, ensuring sufficient capability for a counterattack should he be ambushed by a Primordial Spirit True Monarch.
In addition to the Heavenly Sword Missiles, there were five Short Range Defense Cannons.
He refined the five Short Range Defense Cannons into Spiritual Artifacts.
With these five Short Range Defense Cannons, the pressure on city defenses had drastically decreased.
He planned to place three in Lingxiao City and three in Baihe City.
With a network of firepower interwoven by three Short Range Defense Cannons, intercepting the flying swords of Divinity Transformation Cultivators was a breeze.
Even if two Divinity Transformation Cultivators attacked at the same time, there was a good chance of successful interception.
And for more Divinity Transformation Cultivators...
It would only be sensible to avoid their sharp edge.
The radars built into the Short Range Defense Cannons could probe up to thirty to forty miles at maximum, which was far beyond what Divinity Transformation Cultivators could match.
"Aside from the Short Range Defense Cannons, the biggest gain... is this big fellow here."
Gu Jinlai turned his gaze to his mount, the Swift Dragon.
In the short time since the opening of the Demon Realm Rift, the Swift Dragon had grown from less than three meters to four meters.
And yet, this was not the limit.
Its body was full of spiritual essence that was rapidly dividing.
Gu Jinlai immediately stopped wasting time, activated the Eternal Furnace, and continually provided energy to the Swift Dragon using the transmission characteristic.
Time passed.
This round of evolution for the Swift Dragon lasted an entire half month.
During this time, Gu Jinlai put aside all trivial matters, leaving Gu Chaoyang, Gu Xiangyang, Gu Chifeng, and others to take care of them. He stayed in the cave without taking a step away, guiding with True Spirit at crucial moments.
Even at important moments of the evolution, he did not hesitate to use Qingguang to maintain the Co-spirit State.
Under these circumstances, after half a month, the creature that emerged in front of him after evolution was no longer a Swift Dragon!
It was a massive creature, standing nine meters tall, with a total length of sixteen meters including its tail and weighing over forty tons!
Besides the oppressive size, the most noticeable features of this creature were the steel and metal that had grown on its head, abdomen, claws, and feet.
These metals blended perfectly with this giant creature, giving it the toughness and recovery ability of leather armor, as well as the defense expected of metal.
This was...
A Mechanical T-Rex!
With the help of spiritual essence extracted from the Demon Spirits in the Demon Realm Rift, along with the relentless energy infusion from Gu Jinlai’s Eternal Furnace, the Swift Dragon, which was originally at the critical point of evolving into a T-Rex, completed a super evolution in one go, turning into a Mechanical T-Rex, nine meters tall and sixteen meters long.
Compared to the Swift Dragon or the T-Rex, the Mechanical T-Rex was obviously more upright, making it less suitable for riding and combat.
At least, it was not as suitable as the Swift Dragon or the T-Rex.
Its appearance...
Reminded Gu Jinlai of the Mechanical Godzilla on Blue Star.
Of course, Gu Jinlai never intended to ride the Mechanical T-Rex into battle.
What he wanted was to use it as a suitable mount, to carry the Short Range Defense Cannon battle platform.
And the current appearance of the Mechanical T-Rex fitted his requirements perfectly.
"Very good."
Gu Jinlai looked at the huge semi-mechanical creature that was as tall as a three or four-story building, his eyes showing considerable satisfaction, "Every Third Rank mount should have its own name, your name... will be Gu Ya, and I bestow upon you the Gu surname."
"Roar."
The evolved Mechanical T-Rex, Gu Ya, seemed to understand Gu Jinlai’s words, emitting a roar that sounded almost like affection.
However, due to its huge size, even if it wanted to act coquettishly, it still carried an intimidating presence, and the sound it made echoed like thunder within the cave.
"Come."
Gu Jinlai, holding a Short Range Defense Cannon in one hand, leaped up onto Gu Ya’s back, securing it in a position akin to above the forearm.
"Just right."
When allowing Gu Ya to evolve, he had specifically left two recessed areas like slots, where a few external objects could easily secure the two Short Range Defense Cannons in these regions.
Riding on Gu Ya, Gu Jinlai was approximately seven meters off the ground.
This position made it inconvenient to attack with the two-meter-long Giant Sword in his hand.
"I have to fuse with my Spiritual Weapon Battle Sword again," Gu Jinlai muttered.
He planned to extend the length of his Spirit Sword to six meters.
Now, as he manifested the Great Sun True Demon Body, he was just over three meters tall, but within a year, his Lower Demon physique would grow to the Middle Position level, and a height of over four meters would be no problem.
By then, he would maintain three states for the War Sword!
Two meters in its normal state, four meters at the first stage, and six meters for the second stage when riding the Mechanical T-Rex.
With the "Big and Small Ruyi Scepter" trait of his Spirit Sword, making these modifications would be a breeze.
Gu Jinlai assessed his Spirit Sword for a moment, then redirected his attention.
"The Demon Realm Rift is fully open; now, I have to wait for over another year."
He had a plan in mind.
After the next opening of this Demon Realm Rift, he would fuse with eight or ten Heavenly Sword Missiles. Once he had enough confidence, he could consider collaborating with the Cold Moon Sect, Yellow Sky Sect, or perhaps...
Working with the Daqian Imperial Family to take over the Demon Realm Rifts in Tianhe and Mu State.
The rifts in these areas were much larger than Qiushan Mountain, with probably thousands of Demon Spirits emerging at each occurrence.
If he could take possession of these two rifts...
He would not just be able to fuse with more Heavenly Sword Missiles, but bringing the Fighting Machine Xuan Nu into play ahead of schedule would also be no challenge.
"No need to rush, take it step by step. At least, I need to increase my Spiritual Sense strength first," Gu Jinlai calmed his eagerness.
He was still a little far from claiming the Demon Realm Rifts in Tianhe and Mu State.
After all, although he had gathered the True Spirit that only Heavenly Monarchs could possess, his Spiritual Sense strength was only at the Great Heavenly Master level. At the very least, he had to become a real Heavenly Master before contemplating those rifts.
Otherwise, even if he could take over those rifts, it wasn’t certain he could withstand the thousands of Demon Spirits pouring out from within.
A single slip could turn a good situation into a disaster.
While thinking, Gu Jinlai patted the Mechanical T-Rex Gu Ya below him, "Alright, little fellow... now it should be ’big fellow,’ let’s return to Lingxiao City."
