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Chapter 477: Chapter 473: Advancing
"Explosive speed divine power..."
Gu Jinlai was feeling the essence of this newly developed divine power, its speed had increased.
But...
"My body can’t withstand it; in other words, I can’t use myself as a missile. Under the force interaction, my body would be torn apart."
This method was not feasible.
He pondered for a moment and thought of curvature bubbles.
Using the Thunder Light Domain as a curved force field to twist...
Shortly, he suppressed this idea.
He lacked sufficient related theory.
Even on Blue Star, there was not enough theory.
At least when he had crossed over, the curvature engine had always existed only in fantasy, and he had no idea when it might actually be realized.
"Perhaps, I couldn’t access the curvature engine technology at that time because my level was too low. When I return to Qian Tian, I will ask the person in charge to see if they have relevant theories. Moreover, this world possesses Star Gate technology... this technology can be used for spatial traversal and could serve as a reference."
Many thoughts flashed through Gu Jinlai’s mind.
However, he quickly shifted his thoughts to the divine power of speed that needed further optimization.
He thought of the Derivation Divine Abilities of the Thunder Abyss Martial Saint not long ago, the Thunder Light Dragon Transformation, and the Electromagnetic Pulse.
He thought of the Shockwave Engine Technology during the era of the Heavenly Sword Missile.
Using a curvature bubble to wrap oneself for spatial traversal was unrealistic.
However, merging oneself into thunder and lightning, becoming a part of the thunder, might not be impossible.
While merging with the thunder, he would use the power of the Chaotic Star Light Body in the form of electromagnetic pulses to propel himself forward...
Just like water ripples pushing a boat.
As soon as this thought occurred, he once again delved into the third dao of Starlight.
Instantly, all inspiration converged and met, unfolding a previously unimaginable possibility before him.
Thunder Light Domain!
This movement technique was based on the foundation of the Thunder Light Domain, paving a track with the domain and similarly enveloping oneself with it.
At the moment when the electromagnetic pulse propelled him forward, the power of the domain would completely merge with him, similar to the Thunder Light Dragon Transformation, turning him into a type of special energy structure similar to lightning.
Of course, the main structure was still the Thunder Light Domain rather than himself.
However, in that process, the Thunder Light Domain and he would become one; the electromagnetic pulse and railgun-like thrust would minimize the damage to him, and then, he would truly cleave through the void like lightning, appearing at the furthest reach of the Thunder Light Domain.
"Humming!"
At this thought, a special resonance occurred between the newly developed Light Ball Skill and the Thunder Light Domain.
It even further induced resonance with the Chaotic Star Light Body.
The color of this skill was also transforming, evolving from Deep Purple toward gold.
Just that ultimately...
The Chaotic Star Light Body was holding back the Thunder Light Domain.
The Thunder Light Domain, in turn, was holding back this new divine power.
Although this divine power flickered with golden light, it ultimately did not fully transform into a gold-colored skill.
However, Gu Jinlai had a premonition that one day, when he achieved Cultivation Perfection of the Chaotic Star Light Body, he would only need to integrate the Thunder Light Domain with this new divine power, and these two divine powers would naturally transform into gold-colored skills.
Similarly, once he achieved this step, the combat power boost provided by these two divine powers combined with the Chaotic Star Light Body would directly surpass the Eternal Furnace.
It could even rival a True Immortal.
Of course, this was not to say that the Chaotic Star Light Body would be stronger than the Eternal Furnace at that time. However, compared to the Eternal Furnace, the Chaotic Star Light Body would have two great divine powers to utilize together, and the destructive power it exhibited would naturally surpass the Eternal Furnace.
"This new divine power..."
Gu Jinlai pondered for a moment.
This divine power was derived from the Heavenly Dragon Walk, with the main drive being the Thunder Light Domain.
Just directly tweak the derivative divine power name of Lei Yuan a bit and call it Thunder Light Dragon Transformation.
Looking at that light ball glowing with a golden hue, Gu Jinlai did not hesitate to invest the remaining seventeen dao of Starlight into this skill.
Instantly, a multitude of insights and knowledge about utilizing this divine power surged forth.
At this moment, he even had a premonition.
He had mastered a power akin to teleportation.
Of course, calling it teleportation was a bit exaggerated, but with this divine power, he could appear in every corner of the Thunder Light Domain at a speed nearly akin to thunder and lightning.
Thunder Light Dragon Transformation: entry-level → Small Achievement.
"Just a little short of Mahayana, but not weak at all."
Gu Jinlai scanned through the various Light Balls in his spirit world.
The Thunder Light Domain was still at the Mahayana stage.
The Thunder Light Dragon Transformation was at Small Achievement.
Achieving Cultivation Perfection in these two divine powers would significantly enhance his use of the power of the Chaotic Star Light Body.
But to truly trigger a qualitative change, he still needed to achieve Cultivation Perfection of the Chaotic Star Light Body.
...
"Ancient Martial Saint, we are nearing the Chi Long Territory," Liu Feiyun’s voice interrupted Gu Jinlai’s deep thoughts. "Qi Sheng and Xi Baintian, who went ahead to scout, have already slain dozens of Devils, but the number of Devils inside is increasing, and we might soon reach the territories of the Demon Kings on the outer fringes."
"Have we arrived?"
Gu Jinlai’s expression was calm.
"Ancient Martial Saint, those weapons of yours..."
"Don’t worry, I carry them with me, waiting to burn down the Chi Long Territory with them."
Gu Jinlai looked up briefly.
His original intent for this trip was to attract as many Devils as possible, and then annihilate them all in one fell swoop, therefore, there was no need to proceed as last time, with a decapitation strike.
What he needed to do was to be more high-profile, drawing all the Devils to him, ideally even the Four Great Demon Emperors, to facilitate exterminating all Devils and rescuing the tens of millions of humans trapped by them with minimal losses.
"I will charge directly in, slay all the Devils blocking my path to draw the main force’s attention. You all follow behind me, keep a distance, and clean up any that slip through," he said.
Gu Jinlai stated.
"Directly... charge in?"
Although Liu Feiyun found this method insane, given the circumstances, all she could do was trust Gu Jinlai.
Thinking this, she solemnly said, "Ancient Martial Saint, please be extremely careful. If it really doesn’t work out, we can take a longer-term view."
Gu Jinlai nodded.
Without further delay, he leapt directly into the air, soaring hundreds of meters high, activating the familiar yet foreign Thunder Light Dragon Transformation. In a blink, he had covered a kilometer.
"Boom!"
In the Void, the sonic boom of him turning into thunder and shattering the void could be heard.
This sonic boom marked the beginning of Gu Jinlai and his party’s campaign against the Chi Long Territory, and also woke the Devils, alerting them to the human invasion.
"Roar!"
Echoes of roaring continued to come from the mountains and forests below.
However, Gu Jinlai was now hovering in the Void, and even though it was only three hundred meters high to facilitate the Devils’ sensing, it was still unreachable by ordinary Devils.
Apart from some flying Devils, ordinary Devils could only roar and follow behind Gu Jinlai.
To ensure that he attracted the attention of all Devils, after mastering the Thunder Light Dragon Transformation, Gu Jinlai also slowed down, not rushing as he moved deeper into the Chi Long Territory.
During this period, some Great Devils capable of long-range attacks were struck down by Gu Jinlai’s thunder, while ordinary flying Devils hadn’t even come close to his body before being torn apart by the power of the Thunder Light Domain.
He maintained a speed of less than two thousand li per hour, constantly pushing forward, and had already advanced four or five hundred li in an instant.
At this time, his arrival finally disturbed an outer Demon King.
Accompanied by a low roar, this Demon King appeared, bellowing, "Humans!? Daring to run wild in our Chi Long Territory..."
"Boom!"
It hadn’t finished speaking before Gu Jinlai hurled a fireball down at it.
Indeed.
The Chaotic Star Light Body was not yet perfected, and since he had to maintain the Thunder Light Domain, using the Thunder Sword to kill the Demon King would be risky if there were too many, as he might be drained by these Devils.
But the nuclear fusion power condensed in the Eternal Furnace...
With the method of smashing it down every few seconds, he could keep it up for a day.
This Demon King could sense the energy within this "fireball," but it underestimated how powerful the energy was.
It roared, with Demon Flames soaring up from its body, condensing Magic Power, as if it intended to destroy the sky above, along with this "fireball."
Then...
There was no then.
Blinding white light carrying destructive high temperatures instantly illuminated everything within a kilometer radius. In the shockwave, rolling Fierce Flames spread at an incredible speed to the periphery, completely igniting everything within a kilometer.
The Demon King, without even a chance to scream, was reduced to char under this blinding light and flames, then was smashed into ashes by the shockwave, leaving behind only a black shadow.
The flames spread further around, turning everything within a kilometer into a Purgatory Fire Sea.
Even those Devils, including Demon Generals, not at the very core, could not escape being torched by the Fierce Flames and died tragically on spot.
Amid the pervasive shockwave, Gu Jinlai’s figure wavered.
It took him a while to stabilize his form.
"The Thunder Light Domain is quite impressive in other aspects, but it lacks any defensive effects. I was a thousand meters away, and still, the shockwave managed to sweep over here," he said as he patted down his somewhat disheveled clothes.
Although the Thunder Light Domain included group attacks, control, amplification, acceleration, and suppression effects, it lacked defensive capabilities and obviously wasn’t perfected to the extreme.
However, considering the difficulty of perfecting all domains with just one Divine Ability, he decided not to insist on perfection.
At worst, he would look for a fire-resistant Quasi-Dao Artifact Treasure Armor after returning.
If there were spare Contribution Values, he might as well upgrade to a Dao Artifact Level Treasure Armor.
Martial Saints couldn’t activate the power amplification of a Dao Artifact, but as a Dao Artifact, its overall performance was definitely better than a Quasi-Dao Artifact.
It was just a matter of cost-effectiveness.
With this thought in mind, Gu Jinlai continued to advance through the air, casually pushing forward while recording the scenes of him slaying the Demon King using a Sweeper’s Token.
Since he hadn’t registered as a Demon Slayer, he could only use this method to prove that he had slain Devils to ensure that the Demon-slaying Hall would exchange his Contribution Values later.
