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Chapter 171: Chapter 168 Fermentation
Gu Jinlai encouraged Zhang Lihuo and then returned to his own manor.
His talk of the Golden Body Battle Armor was not just empty promises.
In fact, he even had a more complete concept of close-combat war armor in his mind.
Mechas!
Inside his body, the Eternal Furnace had derived the transmission characteristic, which could channel the power of the Eternal Furnace into co-spirit objects.
The Golden Body Battle Armor, as imagined, was a terrifying warmachine tens, even hundreds of meters tall, which would still require a Spiritual Explosion to activate even after achieving the Middle Position or even Upper-level Demon Body.
In such a state, channeling the energy produced by the fusion reaction of Heavy Hydrogen and Super Heavy Hydrogen from the Eternal Furnace into the Golden Body Battle Armor was naturally not difficult.
With this, the greatest challenge of mechas—the source of energy—was solved.
As long as he could inhale hydrogen at a fast enough rate, he would never worry about energy.
Especially once the Eternal Furnace reached Mahayana or even Perfection, the output power was bound to become even more formidable.
...
At the Martial Arts Arena, Gu Jinlai wielded his Cheng Ying Sword.
"Hum hum!"
In a state of Spiritual Explosion, he easily achieved co-spirit with the Cheng Ying Sword.
Immediately after, the Eternal Furnace within his body operated, and the fierce and intense power flowed through the transmission characteristic into the Cheng Ying Sword.
As he chopped down with his sword, the energy transmitted to the blade released, shedding a dazzling and brilliant radiance. A large iron ore weighing hundreds of tons in front of him exploded as if hit by a heavy cannon!
A ring of white vapor visible to the naked eye tore through the ground, dispersing in all directions, with countless stone fragments splattering wildly as if they were bullets from a sniper rifle, pockmarking the weapon racks and equipment deliberately placed far away with numerous holes.
Even the walls at the end of the Martial Arts Arena bore marks from the flying debris.
If not for the substantial thickness of the wall, it might have been pierced on the spot by the impacts of these iron and stone fragments.
"Patriarch."
Hearing the enormous, somewhat exaggerated noise, Gu Chifeng and Gu Qingmei, two people who have been following by his side for instructions recently, simultaneously entered.
However, seeing Gu Jinlai safe and sound amidst the dust, they let out a sigh of relief.
"It’s nothing, just testing a sword technique," Gu Jinlai said as he gestured for them to step back with a wave of his hand.
Gu Chifeng and Gu Qingmei looked at the iron ore, which was almost completely gone, a flicker of shock in their eyes.
The Patriarch seemed...
to have grown stronger again.
...
"It could already be considered a theoretical nuclear explosion with every slash!" Gu Jinlai joked.
Of course, his every-slash nuclear explosion was limited by his own Spiritual Sense strength and spiritual strength, the amount of Heavy Hydrogen and Super Heavy Hydrogen that could co-spirit at once was limited, and it was far from the power of a true nuclear explosion.
But, thanks to the transmission characteristic, it was indeed a way to harness nuclear fusion energy.
"As far as power is concerned, even an Upper-level Demon’s Undying Demon Body wouldn’t be able to withstand this sword. In other words, if I met the Demon Ape Commander again, I wouldn’t need a cannon to severely wound him; I could kill him head-on," said Gu Jinlai.
Of course, it was the offensive power that had shot up, even overflowed.
As for the defensive power...
If he were to be hit by a punch from the Demon Ape Commander, it would spell death indeed.
But this possibility was slim.
As a Heavenly Monarch who was adept at restraining devils, he could absolutely take the initiative in battle with the Eternal Heavenly Curse and then deliver this slash leveraging the Eternal Furnace’s energy release through the transmission characteristic.
And moreover...
The upper limit of this slash’s power depended on the limits of his Spiritual Sense and spirituality.
In other words, when his Spiritual Sense truly reached the Heavenly Monarch Level, with the increased co-spirit of Heavy Hydrogen and Super Heavy Hydrogen, the power of the resulting slash would also climb significantly.
Reaching an actual nuclear explosion with every slash wasn’t an implausible dream for some day in the future.
"Who says Heavenly Masters have no combat ability? Just raise the limit of the Spiritual Sense, and not to mention Upper-level Demons, I’ll slay a Demon King for you to see," Gu Jinlai said as he swung the Cheng Ying Sword in satisfaction.
Yet after a moment, he seemed to realize something.
The Cheng Ying Sword...
actually showed some signs of wear.
Clearly, the burden of bearing and releasing that kind of energy was still a tremendous load, even for it with the "tenacity" trait.
"..."
Gu Jinlai carefully sensed the spirituality within the sword, a bit speechless, "So this Supreme Grade Spirit Sword that I thought would accompany me for a long time will need to be replaced soon?"
A Supreme Grade Spirit Artifact.
More than half of all Primordial Spirit True Monarchs might not even possess such a treasure.
"I chose the wrong traits. I should have replaced ’Sharpness’ with ’Endurance,’ or at the very least, switched it to the ’Recovery’ trait. This way, as long as I’m not in frequent combat, even if the spirit weapon suffers some damage, it could recover with the trait," Gu Jinlai lamented with a hint of regret.
"Fine, this sword will serve as my trump card, otherwise a high-intensity battle will just ruin a supreme grade spirit artifact..."
Thinking of the merit he spent to exchange for this supreme grade spirit artifact, he harshly shook his head.
So, what was limiting the display of his strength wasn’t his ability, it was poverty.
Just as back when he cultivated the Invisible Sword Qi and wished to exchange for a supreme, or even a top-grade treasure sword.
"Speaking of which, even though I am already the lord of five cities... even six cities, why do I always feel like manpower and resources are insufficient?"
He couldn’t help but glance to the north of Star State.
There, Lucky Qi surged toward the heavens.
But it was chaotically disorganized.
Several beams of Lucky Qi of varying strengths shone there.
Although each beam was not as impressive as the one Gu Jinlai occupied over the Lingxiao Five Cities, their combined scale far surpassed that of the five cities.
"When will I be able to take Starlight City, or even the entire twenty-six cities of Star State? Perhaps... then I will have enough manpower and resources to support this industrial revolution that started with the Heavenly Master, and then bring all the states of Daqian under order."
Gu Jinlai mused aloud.
He closed his eyes, circulating the Qiantian Purple Qi Technique.
For a moment, in the world of Lucky Qi, it seemed as if countless streams of Qi were converging towards his body relentlessly.
And Gu Jinlai’s perception was also rapidly expanded under the attraction of Lucky Qi.
In a hazy sense, he seemed to perceive the thoughts, beliefs, and ideas of countless people.
This perception was vague and not clear-cut.
But when these people’s wills, thoughts, and beliefs came together, it seemed to form a giant hundreds of meters tall, standing over the skies of Lingxiao City.
Since this giant represented the amalgamation of the will of all living beings, it also became his eyes.
For a moment, his gaze seemed capable of crossing the void, observing the entirety of Lingxiao City, and even beyond—Changjun City, Baihe City, Yuanhua City, Taihe City, Sunset City—all within his sight.
And with just a thought, he seemed to be able to transmit his power to every corner of those six cities.
Of course...
It was just a semblance.
Through the Qiantian Purple Qi Technique, he experienced a state of unity with the will of all living beings, as if he was all people and all people were him.
But in reality, he was far from able to project his will through this mysterious sensation to places like Taihe City, Changjun City, Sunset City, and the like.
However, his purpose in cultivating the Qiantian Purple Qi Technique wasn’t to become a deity of people’s faith.
It was to comprehend the momentum by borrowing the people’s power.
To understand the Heaven and Earth’s momentum.
Like now, as he embodied the hundreds of meters tall giant formed by the beliefs of people, every move seemed to trigger immense changes around him.
If this giant were real, he could easily call the wind and rain and stop the river flow with his immense size.
Unfortunately, this giant was an illusion.
Formed by the will of all living beings, it couldn’t even interfere with the material world, let alone command the elements.
At most...
It allowed Gu Jinlai to truly experience the sensation of Devas drawing on the power of Heaven and Earth.
After a Deva’s spiritual transformation, they can merge their will with Divine Thought, extending it outward. In some cases, they become like the giant formed by the will of all living beings, controlling all changes in Primordial Energy within hundreds of meters, making every attack equivalent to the force exerted by a giant hundreds of meters tall.
...
Blue Star.
Inside a very elegant and stylish private kitchen restaurant,
Xie Yusheng, dressed in formal wear, was dining with a girl similarly dressed in a gown that though looked like a ball dress, seemed quite solemn.
The girl was Qiao Siyu, Xie Yusheng’s match in an arranged marriage.
At the moment, she was speaking with a special court-like intonation, unhurriedly, "Regarding this marriage, I agree with it, but the necessary rituals cannot be neglected. The betrothal letter, gift list, and the various other documentation should be prepared soon. In addition, among the six etiquette processes, the engagement, name inquiry, auspicious rites, announcements, selection of the wedding date, and the formal welcome should also be strictly adhered to."
"Do we have to follow the rules so rigidly? After all, it’s already the twenty-first century; we’ve even landed on the moon. We should simplify these tedious rituals as much as possible. Of course, I don’t mean anything else by this, just that, I feel we, the youth, shouldn’t be as traditional as the older generation."
Xie Yusheng tried to suggest.
"Even though times have changed, if I’m to marry into your Xie Family, the Xie Family must show me enough respect. Otherwise, what would others think of me, Qiao Siyu?"
Qiao Siyu looked at Xie Yusheng, "A woman’s marriage happens only once in her lifetime, that is my view and the principle I will stick to. Therefore, I hope my marriage can be grand and dignified, even if you... rely on your family for many things. But on this matter, you need to stand firm. If any of the elders in your family are unsatisfied, my grandfather can personally talk to them."
"I understand, I will discuss it with my family when I get back."
Xie Yusheng said, forcing himself to sound confident.
"Don’t feel embarrassed."
Qiao Siyu dabbed at her lips with a napkin, "Marriage is a matter for two families, not just us. It also involves our parents and elders. On a larger scale, it represents the powerful union between our Qiao Family and your Xie Family. After you convey my wishes, I believe your family’s elders will put effort into executing this wedding in order to promote the image of our alliance..."
"In truth, I think there’s no need to make a marriage so utilitarian... I’d rather it be like my friends’ weddings..."
Xie Yusheng shook his head.
"Stop joking, what are your friends’ statuses, and what are ours? How can our life-changing events be treated as casually as theirs?"
Qiao Siyu promptly rejected the idea.
Xie Yusheng opened his mouth to say something but ultimately couldn’t utter a word.
