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Chapter 526: Chapter 522 Immortal
The Bifang’s Illusion that emerged above Liuhuo City instantly drew everyone’s attention.
Despite a significant number of the high-ranking officials of Liuhuo City being judged, there were still many survivors.
These individuals, having seen much of the world, immediately deduced from the Bifang Illusion what had happened at the City Lord Mansion.
"A Divine Weapon recognizing its master? Someone has gained the recognition of a Divine Weapon!?"
"The Bifang Ring! This is the Bifang Ring that originally belonged to the lord of Wu Yan City! This divine weapon had been in the hands of Wu Yan City’s lord for over ten years, always used merely as a powerful Dao Artifact. But now, it has just changed hands and actually recognized a new master!?"
"The master of a Divine Weapon, ah! Whoever gains the recognition of a divine weapon will inevitably create a Void Immortal within a hundred years at the latest, and not just any Void Immortal—a Supreme Void Immortal! Who will that future Supreme Void Immortal be?! The Ancient Demon... the Ancient City Lord himself? Or someone else?"
These Devas and Martial Kings, who had survived by chance because they were not marked as Red, kept their eyes on the City Lord Mansion, their expressions filled with both shock and fear.
For all major forces in Liuhuo City, these past few days were like a nightmare.
Nearly everyone had friends or relatives in their circles who had been executed on the spot by Gu Jinlai.
Everyone’s fear of Gu Jinlai had peaked.
Yet, unfortunately, his might was so great that even the high echelons of the Holy Dynasty had to turn a blind eye to his actions. In such a situation, their resistance was utterly meaningless.
Now seeing that someone in the City Lord Mansion had recognized a Divine Weapon...
These Devas and Martial Kings suddenly felt that their future lives would be bleak and devoid of light.
They desperately wished that the higher-ups of the Holy Dynasty would hear their cries and send a Venerable Daoist to subdue the Supreme evil force that was causing "unmitigated havoc" in Liuhuo City.
Of course, there were also some who were filled with righteous indignation and looked favorably on Gu Jinlai’s judgment.
Some even took the initiative to join Gu Jinlai.
However, the situation was still unclear at the moment, and those who had the courage to side with him at this time were in the minority.
Gu Jinlai’s main base was still comprised of the Demonic Cultists who had defected from Li Yang Cave Heaven and Wind and Rain City.
...
The Bifang’s Illusion persisted in the sky above Liuhuo City for dozens of breaths before it finally began to recede, transforming back into the Bifang Ring and landed in Ji Lie’s hands.
Ji Lie quietly contemplated the fire-based Great Dao that clearly laid out before him after the Divine Weapon recognized him as its master, with numerous insights flashing in his mind.
Already a Peak Heavenly Being, he could now see his cultivation path clearly. His eyes sparkled with vitality as he looked at Gu Jinlai, "Thank you, City Lord..."
As he spoke, something came to mind, and he respectfully knelt before Gu Jinlai, "Ji Lie, thank you for your benevolence, my lord!"
Clearly, at this moment, he sincerely wished to serve Gu Jinlai as his master.
"The fact that the Divine Weapon recognized you as master is not unrelated to your own talent," Gu Jinlai said with a smile.
"Without my lord’s assistance, how could I have attracted the favor of a Divine Weapon," Ji Lie replied, his expression excited, "My lord, I am now confident enough to cultivate the Six Yang Sacred Body; I just need to gather enough Six Yang Flame Crystals, and then I can make my attempt at the Saint Realm!"
"We have swept through the resources of Liuhuo City, Purple Thunder City, and Hai Feng City. While we may not have other things, we don’t lack the conventional materials for casting a Sacred Body. Tell me how much you need, and I’ll make up for the shortfall," Gu Jinlai said, waving his hand, "Go and adjust the state of your Essence Qi Spirit."
"Thank you, my lord," Ji Lie said without refusing, simply responding earnestly.
He took the Divine Weapon and left.
Watching him leave, Gu Jinlai nodded slightly in approval.
The Six Yang Sacred Body.
No wonder Ji Lie, who had been a Demonic Cultist for many years, never wished to make a breakthrough.
This Sacred Body was even riskier than the Undying Golden Body. When tempered with the heavens and the earth as the furnace, a single mishap or loss of control would cause the Sacred Body to explode like six fierce suns, completely obliterating the cultivator.
But correspondingly, this kind of Sacred Body was incredibly powerful, especially in offense.
Using the Six Yang Sacred Body to release fire-based Divine Powers could greatly enhance the strength.
Even ordinary fire-based Divine Powers in his hands could reach the effect of top-grade Divine Powers.
"Congratulations to the Supreme Elder, for gaining another formidable warrior," Qi Sheng and Liu Feiyun said simultaneously.
"No matter, it’s your turn next," Gu Jinlai said, looking at the two of them, "The Divine Weapon Purple Dragon Sword, who will take it?"
Unfortunately, the Divine Weapon from the Sixth Princess Duanmu Shan wasn’t cast by the Aries Star Lord; otherwise, there would be no need to consider who to give the Purple Dragon Sword to.
After a moment of thought, Liu Feiyun said, "Qi Sheng, you take it."
"My cultivation leans towards the power of wind, and the Purple Thunder Sword is of the thunder attribute. Lightning and fire are closely related; it suits you more," she said.
Qi Sheng shook his head and replied.
"There will be more Divine Weapons in the future; you don’t need to argue over it," Gu Jinlai glanced between the two.
Compared to Qi Sheng, although Liu Feiyun’s strength was slightly behind Ji Lie’s, given her talent and the trials she faced while fleeing from Li Yang Cave Heaven, it wouldn’t take long for her to ascend to the Saint Realm.
A Saint, plus the recognition of a Divine Weapon, could hold her own against a Void Immortal.
It would be convenient to have her for guarding Wind and Rain City and Liuhuo City.
So he decided, "Let Liu Feiyun go first."
"We will follow the orders of the Venerable Daoist," the pair responded respectfully.
Soon, Gu Jinlai recalled the process by which the Aries Star Lord had cast the "Purple Dragon Sword" and passed on a set of special spiritual Secret Techniques to Liu Feiyun.
Assisted by this spiritual Secret Technique, it was not long before Liu Feiyun also induced a resonance with the Divine Weapon, and a purple thunder dragon soared into the sky, once again shaking Liuhuo City.
Gu Jinlai watched this scene unfold, with a subtle flicker in his eyes.
"Each creator has their own field of expertise. For example, the Pisces Star Lord excels at cultivating plants, having cultivated the Whirling Tree, whose fruits can nurture life, ultimately forming a species with formidable strength. The Libra Star Lord is adept at adjusting the earth’s energy and Lucky Qi, possessing the power to reverse yin and yang. What the Aries Star Lord specializes in is the casting of Divine Weapons!"
Gu Jinlai’s thoughts churned, "Among the Divine Weapons that circulate in today’s world, not to say that half were crafted and spread by the Aries Star Lord, but certainly thirty percent are. This is evident from the fact that the Libra Star Lord came to ask the Aries Star Lord to forge the Sky Extreme Sword."
The Holy Dynasty uses Divine Weapons as nodes for the defensive ring to facilitate the arrival of the Cave Heaven Power. Therefore, each City Lord is granted a Divine Weapon.
As a result, the number of Divine Weapons within the Holy Dynasty is no less than eighty, if not a hundred.
After all, the expansion of the Holy Dynasty relied on continually absorbing outsider forces seeking refuge to bolster its own strength.
And these refugee forces, they mostly carry with them the top legacy, Treasures, and Divine Weapons from their Sects, which are of utmost importance.
Over time, that’s how the Holy Dynasty managed to accumulate such a vast number of Divine Weapons.
In terms of the quantity of Divine Weapons, probably not even the Immortal Country could compare with the Holy Dynasty.
And if he could gather all the Divine Weapons of the Holy Dynasty...
Having twenty or thirty people undergo the recognition process with these Divine Weapons and becoming warriors with the strength of a Supreme Void Immortal in the future was definitely within reach.
"Although a Supreme Void Immortal relies on the power of Cave Heaven to rival a Demon God or a True Immortal, they are most suitable for holding onto achievements," Gu Jinlai pondered in his heart.
However, he knew that such matters couldn’t be rushed.
He would first thoroughly cleanse the sins of Liuhuo City and, at the same time, prepare for the potential retaliation from the Star Trace Demon God.
...
Blue Star.
South Heavenly Gate project team.
Lately, the atmosphere in the project team had been somewhat oppressive.
At least Xie Yusheng felt it was so.
Having taken a few months off, he was pulled back in as a liaison three months ago to communicate with that "Qian Star individual."
But...
There had been no response.
Counting the time, it had been over half a year since communication with the other party had ceased.
In this regard, Xie Yusheng had no solution.
What can he do if the other party doesn’t respond?
He could only return to his office to further refine the parameters for the Star Destroyer Mecha.
At present, he had actually constructed some prototypes of the Star Destroyer Mecha.
However...
Based on the design before his eyes, there were some serious issues.
Xie Yusheng looked at the image on the screen and was at a loss for words, "It’s too big."
The scale on the image revealed that the Star Destroyer Mecha stood a staggering three hundred meters tall!
It could measure up to an aircraft carrier.
And with such a massive volume traveling at one-tenth the speed of light...
"I feel like there’s something wrong with my design."
Xie Yusheng mumbled to himself, "Withstand a full-yield hydrogen bomb? Let’s take the largest yield hydrogen bomb on Blue Star today, a hundred megatons, as an example. To defend against such energy, I’d either have to focus on the repulsion shield or on the materials. If it’s a matter of the repulsion shield, it’s still somewhat manageable, as it’s a confrontation of energies, but materials..."
The essence of nuclear fusion is to allow nuclear electrons to break free from the hold of the nucleus under high temperature and pressure, making it possible for two nuclei to attract each other and collide, resulting in a fusion of nuclei to form a new, heavier nucleus.
This force could reasonably be called nuclear power.
However, it’s called nuclear power, but in essence, it’s still the strong interaction between quarks.
The strong force acts between quarks, causing them to combine into particles like protons and neutrons.
Therefore, if someone could master this power, creating a material like this could be entirely feasible.
"Cough cough... I’m just a game developer, scientific data doesn’t have to be so rigorous, and I don’t need to be so stuck on it. Besides, technology develops by leaps and bounds, and theories change over time. What’s true now might not hold in the future. So... I’ll just assume this material can be created," Xie Yusheng said, continuing to enhance his Star Destroyer Mecha.
Of course, the repulsion shield needed to be significantly strengthened as well.
At its core, the repulsion shield is still the application of electromagnetic force.
It must ensure a sufficient number of particles move within the area of the repulsion shield, securing energy while receiving timely replenishments when energy levels are low.
Of course, key to this is that such force must constrain the particles, preventing them from dispersing...
Xie Yusheng pondered.
As a game developer, he could fully unleash his imagination.
With the input of a substantial amount of data, he devised a new type of repulsion shield that couldn’t even be considered fringe science.
But before he could optimize this new shield, a staff member delivered a message; there was a meeting to attend.
Xie Yusheng reluctantly shut down his computer, removed the USB drive, and headed to the conference room.
Upon arriving at the meeting room, he realized that many of the bigwigs he rarely saw these days had appeared.
People like Lan Yuntian, Zhao Shanhe, and Zhao Qilin...
And they all wore solemn expressions.
Seeing this, Xie Yusheng also became serious and tucked himself into a quiet corner.
After a short wait until everyone had arrived, Lan Yuntian stepped forward to activate the screen projection.
But the topic of this meeting was apparently not the Qian Star individual their project was responsible for.
Instead...
Immortals!
