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Chapter 476: Chapter 472: Next Step
A few thousand miles away from the Chi Long Territory lay a vast wilderness.
A group of over a thousand people were hastening through it.
Yes, over a thousand people.
Among these, most were the family and disciples of a smaller group of around a hundred individuals.
Their abilities were mediocre at best—mere martial artists and cultivators who might not even defeat the weakest devil.
However, this time, Gu Jinlai’s goal was to wipe out all the devils in the Chi Long Territory and rescue all of the Human Clan within, which consisted of tens of millions of people.
In such a scenario, plenty of manpower was needed to maintain order.
Thus, anyone with martial arts cultivation or at the Qi Refining Realm was recruited by Liu Feiyun to join the ranks of those fighting against the Chi Long Territory.
Gu Jinlai had stated that they need not fight; they merely needed to tend to the rescuing of the Human Clan once the devils were nearly eradicated.
Among this group, Liu Feiyun couldn’t help but ask Qi Yunxiao again, "The ’hydrogen bomb’ you spoke of, does it really have such great power?"
"Senior sister, it really does. Believe me," he pleaded.
Qi Yunxiao was somewhat helpless—this was the sixth time he had to explain, "I am also a disciple of the Li Yang Cave Heaven, well aware of the power of Devas and Saints, and naturally the strength of Demon Kings and Demon Emperors too. If hit by a hydrogen bomb, they stand absolutely no chance of survival."
"The hydrogen bomb you mentioned, does it contain the scorching Great Sun True Fire? But the defensive power of a Demon Emperor’s Undying Demon Body is not inferior to Immortal Essence Gold, which, by your claim, can withstand temperatures above six thousand degrees..."
Liu Feiyun was still worried.
She was responsible for the lives of the thousands she had brought.
"Trust me, six thousand degrees isn’t enough! The core temperature of the Great Sun True Fire in a hydrogen bomb can instantaneously reach hundreds of millions of degrees! Though it lasts only a moment, it’s more than enough to annihilate any Demon Emperor."
Qi Yunxiao spoke with certainty, "Of course, normally, Demon Kings and Emperors would avoid it, but what if such an attack is launched by a Martial Saint of the same realm? How will they escape? Especially since these Demon Kings and Emperors don’t understand hydrogen bombs, they might not make the best decision in time. In a mere confrontation, the top Demon Emperor is doomed to die."
He patiently explained, "Once the top Demon Emperor is dead, and with such a powerful weapon in the hands of an Ancient Martial Saint, annihilating the remaining three Demon Emperors is merely a matter of time, then using this weapon against those Demon Kings, Marshals, and Generals who do not even possess a perfected Undying Demon Body... It will be a massive slaughter, hundreds of thousands of devils could be extinguished without even needing dozens of hydrogen bombs."
Liu Feiyun listened to Qi Yunxiao’s repeated explanations and finally remained silent.
They had already set off toward Li Long Domain, and with matters having progressed this far...
She could only hope that the weapon named "hydrogen bomb" really was as formidable as stated.
Even if it possessed only a tenth of the expected potency, she would be satisfied.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yushu cautiously approached Gu Jinlai and whispered, "Senior Gu, how exactly did you manage it?"
"I merely used the hydrogen bomb as a metaphor."
Gu Jinlai said, "The world’s cultivation methods are quite magical. By understanding these methods and combining them with the knowledge we learned in school, we created an attack that can release energy similar to nuclear fusion, and well, its power isn’t half bad."
As he spoke, he added, "Didn’t you see it for yourself a few days ago on the way to Hai Feng City?"
"But... but tactical nuclear bombs and hydrogen bombs are completely different,"
Zhao Yushu, although not a science student, still understood this basic fact.
"Close enough."
Gu Jinlai said, "When you reach the Hugging Pill Realm and your Essence Qi Spirit is perfected, I can teach you."
"Can I learn too?"
Zhao Yushu was somewhat excited.
"You probably can."
Gu Jinlai said.
He even felt that the people of Blue Star might have a stronger affinity for the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Technique and Cheng Guangjiu Refinement Visualization Method.
After all, their understanding of the Great Sun surpassed that of the natives of this world.
He then thought of the Blue Light Association.
Those in the Blue Light Association, influenced by Chao Jiuyin, were planning to follow the Heavenly Master Path.
With the knowledge they had mastered in their minds, coupled with the foundation they had laid on the Heavenly Master Path, if they truly pursued this path and combined it with his Cheng Guangjiu Refinement Method, they would probably become Great Heavenly Masters before long.
"In the past decades, quite a few who happened upon the opportunity to ’cross’ were not scarce, and those who managed to come to this world alive usually possessed extraordinary spiritual talent. In a way, the world itself has already filtered through these individuals..."
Gu Jinlai had a plan in mind.
But as to how to execute it, he would first need to observe a little more and understand the structure of the Blue Light Association before deciding.
After all, he was still unaware of what the situation was like on Chao Jiuyin’s side.
What if she had been imprisoned by the higher-ups of the Holy Dynasty, and the Blue Light Association was under surveillance?
"Let’s focus on the journey now,"
Gu Jinlai said, glancing at her, "Actually, you didn’t have to come along."
"Millions of people are trapped by the devils..."
Zhao Yushu’s eyes glinted with a hint of sadness, "I too hope to contribute my part when the time comes, even if it’s just to maintain order."
Seeing this, Gu Jinlai didn’t insist.
Zhao Yushu would stay with Liu Feiyun and the others, which meant she wouldn’t be in too much danger.
The Demon Emperors and Kings—he would handle them himself.
As he thought about dealing with the Demon Emperors and Kings...
Gu Jinlai immersed his divine sense into the miniature figure of his consciousness.
More precisely, it was focused on the Qingguang next to the miniature figure.
By annihilating the Ouyang family and executing Lei Yuan and his associates, together with the Qingguang he had initially stored, his total count of Qingguang reached twenty-nine.
Yes, only twenty-nine.
Not every person who came with Lei Yuan had Karma that was bright red like blood.
Of these twenty-nine Qingguang, while waiting in Liuhuo City for Liu Feiyun to gather people, he had already used nine to directly enhance the Thunder Light Domain to Great Perfection, strengthening its precision in control.
Now, twenty remained.
Twenty Qingguang was clearly not enough to perfect the Thunder Light Domain.
His consciousness paused on the Divine Skill of the Heavenly Dragon Walk.
This was a top Divine Skill.
Monarchs could integrate man and sword as one, achieving sword flight.
Devas could stand in the void without the aid of a flying sword by controlling the power of heaven and earth.
For them, the void was no different from solid ground.
As for Saints...
Saints, possessing a Holy Body, received significant enhancements in attack and defense power, but when maintaining the state of a Holy Body, their speed... actually decreased.
At least when Devas saw Saints from afar, as long as they weren’t within their attack range, escape was still possible.
Of course, Saints could retract their Holy Body and catch up to Devas through more refined control over the power of heaven and earth with their Undying Will.
However, in the chaos of battle, when Saints had to contend against over a dozen Devas at the same time, they clearly wouldn’t dare to easily retract their Holy Bodies; in this situation, they could only burst forth with more power and bear greater costs to catch up to the nimble Devas.
The Heavenly Dragon Walk was created to address such situations.
This Divine Skill infused one’s own power into the heaven and earth, significantly reducing energy expenditure and enhancing flight speed.
Gu Jinlai had felt earlier that there was a similarity between this trait and the "Child of the Stars", but at that time, the Qingguang was limited, preventing any rash action.
Now, he had a bit more leeway.
"And moreover... the Demon Emperor is already on par with the upper echelons of Devils," he reflected.
He thought back to that Demon King he had killed years ago with Lan Yuhua and others.
At that time, those Demon Slayers had said that once a Spirit Venerable-level powerhouse was killed, it would inevitably draw stronger Devils, possibly even a Demon Emperor.
It was probably for this reason that the Demon Marshal in Chi Long Territory could remain unharmed 6,000 li outside Liuhuo City.
Now, as he was about to flatten Chi Long Territory, one misstep could lead to a Demon Emperor taking action; in this case, having a powerful escape technique was essential.
"Compared to gathering resources by wiping out families to exchange for Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold, it’s faster just to use Contribution Value. The Contribution Value obtained from sweeping through Li Long Domain can be exchanged for three thousand portions of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold. With these three thousand portions, the resources needed to perfect the Chaotic Star Light Body are almost complete, and my next step..."
Eradicating the evil spirits of Wind and Rain City...
By then, acquiring another thousand or two portions won’t be an issue.
Furthermore, with the Qingguang obtained from cleansing Wind and Rain City, perfecting the Chaotic Star Light Body would be no difficult task.
As long as the Chaotic Star Light Body was perfected...
"Soon, very soon," Gu Jinlai murmured to himself.
As long as he grew fast enough, all threats would be like straw dogs, crushed to dust by him.
But until that moment arrived, he needed to possess a speed-related Divine Skill to protect himself.
With this thought, he directly infused a ray of Qingguang into the miniature figure within his consciousness.
Suddenly, the mysteries of the "Child of the Stars" and the operation of the Heavenly Dragon Walk Divine Skill continuously collided, sparking a multitude of inspirational sparks.
Soon, a new Divine Skill seemed to emerge.
This Divine Skill utilized the trait of the "Child of the Stars," enabling him as a martial artist to also have the potential to cultivate the top Divine Skill of the Heavenly Dragon Walk, with virtually no expenditure when not in full burst mode.
He could linger in the void like a satellite, aided by the star magnetic field, drifting for ten to eighteen years without issues.
"Not a significant optimization, but a drastic reduction in expenditure. However, this is a speed-related Divine Skill. Merely reducing expenditure without enhancing speed is useless. I want a speed that explodes, preferably one that would leave Demon Emperors, Void Immortals, trailing in the dust," he assessed sharply.
Soon, he thought of the trait of the Chaotic Thunder Primordial Body perfected previously, which involved electrical current propulsion.
And...
Thunder Light Domain.
"If I use the Thunder Light Domain as the track for an electromagnetic railgun, and use electric current propulsion to launch myself as an electromagnetic cannon projectile..."
This thought no sooner occurred than another ray of Qingguang was swiftly cast down.
"Buzzing!"
Information about the Thunder Light Domain, Chaotic Star Light Body, and electromagnetic railgun-like features continuously flowed and collided.
Ultimately...
A Divine Skill containing explosive speed evolved from it.
