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Chapter 587: Chapter 579: Crack Generator
Upon entering this space, Zhou Yi immediately felt an oppression upon his spirit.
A terror beyond words swept through his body with a chill, giving him the sensation of falling into an ice cavern.
"This is... this is..."
Zhou Yi stared at the colossal being over three hundred meters tall in the extended palace space, his eyes widening involuntarily.
"Ruins Beast."
Gu Jinlai said.
"Forbidden... to think it’s such a forbidden lifeform..."
Zhou Yi knew that this forbidden weapon shouldn’t pose a danger since it appeared here, yet he couldn’t help but tremble slightly.
It took him a while to struggle to turn his gaze towards Gu Jinlai, his face turning slightly pale as he said, "Palace Master, could it be that..."
"This is the token that controls this Ruins Beast. I have given you the authority. If Jin Haoran truly intends any malice, you can, with great effort, command it to fight through the True Spirit."
Gu Jinlai said.
As for defense, there was no need to worry too much.
The defense of the Aries Star Palace was strong enough to withstand attacks from a True Immortal for some time.
With this Star Palace and the Ruins Beast working together, should Jin Haoran dare to get out of line, he would certainly not escape being crushed on the spot.
"Forbidden Ruined Beast!"
Zhou Yi took a deep breath.
His gaze lingered on the Ruins Beast for a good while before he could barely recover.
His eyes then turned towards Gu Jinlai with a trace of deep reverence.
Not only did he have combat strength comparable to top True Immortals, but he had also crafted the forbidden Ruined Beast that once caused many True Immortals to despair...
Either of these two factors alone might not be much, but a Heavenly Monarch who owns a forbidden Ruined Beast and himself has strength on par with top True Immortals, when combined...
The effect is more than the sum of its parts.
Even one plus one could equal eleven in terms of enhancement.
With Master Gu and the Ruins Beast in Lingxiao Palace, they need not worry about protecting the Qiantian.
"However, the era of Heavenly Masters has ended. You should know the consequences of bringing out a forbidden Ruined Beast,"
Gu Jinlai cautioned seriously, "Even given the current predicament of the Immortal Country, if a Ruins Beast were to appear in the world, I can’t guarantee whether they’d choose to continue struggling in the Blood Moat Demon Abyss or rather abandon the Blood Moat Demon Abyss battlefield altogether to come to our Qiantian and destroy this Ruins Beast. Therefore, before using it, you must exercise the utmost caution."
"I understand."
Zhou Yi solemnly responded, "Please rest assured, Palace Master. Unless it’s a life-or-death crisis, I will never reveal the Ruins Beast."
Gu Jinlai nodded slightly.
After arranging the trivial matters of Lingxiao Palace, Gu Jinlai left Aries Star Palace with Liu Feiyun.
After contemplating for a moment, he didn’t just leave; instead, he summoned Su Nanxing and Gu Chifeng, along with other members of the Gu family.
Because of the complete allocation of cultivation resources during this period, Su Nanxing had already broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Of course, for Gu Jinlai now, a Divinity Transformation level of cultivation was hardly worth mentioning.
Even if Su Nanxing became a Monarch and advanced further to outperform the Devas, it would similarly be somewhat inadequate.
Nevertheless, as his main disciple, Gu Jinlai had to make arrangements for him.
His gaze swept over Su Nanxing, as well as Gu Chifeng, Gu Luochen, Gu Qingmei, Gu Yunxin, Gu Xiliu, Gu Lanxin, Leng Tianfeng, Gu Xiangyang, and Gu Chaoyang, one by one.
These ten individuals represented the Gu family...
Or rather, they were the most outstanding among the younger generation on Gu Jinlai’s path to rising.
"You have all been with me for several years. As Lingxiao Palace grows, you must also keep pace with its development,"
Gu Jinlai began by addressing Gu Chifeng and several Demon God Warriors, taking out the prepared Chaos Starlight Body Technique, "This will be your next Cultivation Method. The advantage of this technique is that once you master the basics, your cultivation progress will advance by leaps and bounds. The downside is it will consume quite a few precious resources."
The higher the mastery of the Chaos Starlight Body, the better the absorption and utilization of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold.
If they were to cultivate with Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold from the entry-level, even if they perfected their Eternal Furnace cultivation, the amount of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold needed for Transformation into an Innate Divine Beast would be in the tens of thousands.
Once they reached Small Achievement, the number would decrease to under ten thousand, and with Mahayana, only over ten thousand, whereas with Perfection, they would only need three to four thousand pieces of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold.
However, their Cultivation levels were far from perfecting the Eternal Furnace.
The Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold they would need to consume might need to be increased by two or three times.
Such terrifying consumption wasn’t something even Gu Jinlai could sustain.
Therefore...
"You have one year to cultivate the Chaos Starlight Body. This is a method for War Gods... that is, post-Marital Kings. In this year, I will not limit the resources you require, but after a year, the most outstanding few will receive a tilt of resources,"
Gu Jinlai declared directly.
"Yes."
Gu Chifeng and the others responded respectfully.
As they answered, Gu Jinlai glanced at Leng Tianfeng.
Among these individuals, the one with the best talent was not the previously prominent Gu Qingmei, but this non-member of the Gu family.
His Eternal Furnace cultivation had already entered the basics, and he wasn’t far from Small Achievement. With this method, his body refinement was progressing remarkably quickly.
If he were to cultivate the Chaos Starlight Body as well...
In the future, even achieving his current level of combat strength, on par with top True Immortals, would not be out of reach.
They would not need his excessive concern.
Right after, Gu Jinlai’s gaze fell upon Su Nanxing, Gu Xiangyang, and Gu Chaoyang.
"I’ll also give you one year," he said. "Set aside whatever you’re busy with and devote this year to cultivation with all your might. If during this year you can show enough talent in cultivation, you may continue on this path. But if your progress is slow... then it’s time to follow the Path of Divine Weapons."
Gu Jinlai stated.
Though the Path of Divine Weapons has no future, it’s true.
It certainly can grant one immense combat power in a very short time.
Venerable Xuan Tian and Xuan Yue are the finest examples.
Emperor Tianji, Master Wushi, and Emperor Master Tai A can also serve as references.
And...
The Path of Divine Weapons might seem bleak now, but it doesn’t mean it will stay that way.
As his cultivation improved and his horizons reached new heights, he might find a way to overcome the shortcomings of the Path of Divine Weapons.
Just like the path of the Demon Martial Artists before.
"We will do our best not to disappoint you, Patriarch," the three replied.
Gu Jinlai nodded.
After giving a few more instructions, he had everyone leave one by one.
Then, taking Liu Feiyun with him, he said, "First, we go to the Chen Domain to retrieve my belongings, and then to the Holy Dynasty to complete our unfinished cleansing."
...
Chen Domain.
Mu Long Country.
At this moment, within the Royal Palace of Mu Long Country, Major General Adren, clad in exoskeletal armor, was carrying a heavy machine gun as he approached the most magnificent palace in the compound.
Surrounding him were soldiers also armed with heavy weapons, along with many bodies of those who previously guarded the palace.
Further away, cannons towering at nearly ten meters high could be seen, their surfaces still tinged with the heat of rapid-fire.
In the sky, aircraft similar to those of Blue Star’s World War II jet fighters sealed off the airspace.
Every now and then, these aircraft would dive, dropping bombs or opening fire to strafe any feeble resistance on the ground.
The intensity of the gunfire and artillery made it clear that this battle was drawing to its close.
And the victor...
Was none other than the Blue Star people, led by Major General Adren, Zhang Yun, Jackson, and others.
After years of laying the groundwork, plus establishing contact with the Star Shining Federation and receiving their full support, they had managed in just over a year to spring a well-prepared army.
Despite the fact that their industry hadn’t fully matured and they hadn’t tapped into nuclear technology before the Mu Long Country discovered them, forcing them to stage a coup prematurely, their military force still managed to completely overthrow this human nation of over thirty million people within a mere month.
Adren arrived in front of the palace, standing before a man whose body was riddled with cracks and who no longer showed signs of life. After sizing him up for a while, Adren scoffed, "A Saint? Is this it?"
"With his Saint Body, he resisted our hundreds of artillery attacks for more than thirty rounds. The power he demonstrated was truly astonishing. If only he had been a bit faster, or understood our artillery better, it would not have been so easy for us to bombard him to death," came a voice from behind him.
It was Zhang Yun, known here as James, who was the leading figure.
"Strong, but within our expectations," said a man who looked like an expert, stepping forward. "Based on the Saint, we can also infer the true strength of Earthly True Immortals and True Immortals. The Earthly True Immortals may need some special weapons to deal with, and as for the True Immortals, ordinary weapons can’t harm them. Adding in their astonishing mobility, it seems we would have to resort to nuclear weapons."
Speaking these words, he expressed genuine concern, "Indeed, this is a terrifying world that could elevate individual power to such extent. If we aim to control such a world, we must prepare thoroughly in advance. Otherwise, allowing these individual beings to infiltrate our nation would cause unimaginable destruction."
Zhang Yun nodded in firm agreement.
Even though they possessed the force to conquer this world, the power of this world was not weak, and without caution, even the mighty Star Shining Federation could capsize in a gutter.
"To be on the safe side, I suggest that the congress invite our allies to act together, ensuring that nothing goes wrong," Zhang Yun suggested.
"Then send the message. Besides..." Adren did not object, but rather instructed a man named Fermi, "Dr. Fermi, we should start building the Crack Generator here as well, since the Star Spirit Platform construction has already begun on the federation’s side."
"Start building the Crack Generator now?" Fermi frowned. "We still haven’t figured out the technical principles of the space crack generator yet, and... shouldn’t such cutting-edge technology be tightly locked down by the major forces? I always feel that the process by which we obtained this technology was too simple."
"Simple? Didn’t they say that this technology comes from an extinct civilization’s simplified ’Star Gate’ technology? And even if it wasn’t a simplified version, with that civilization gone, naturally no one would care about it," Adren retorted.
"Then what could possess the power to exterminate a civilization capable of building Star Gates?" Fermi’s expression turned grave.
"I’ve read through many records, and that Heavenly Master civilization was destroyed by a disaster," Zhang Yun explained. "The civilization we’re in actually developed after the fall of the Heavenly Master civilization, sort of like a post-nuclear apocalyptic civilization on our side, right?"
"Even though the Crack Generator technology is derived from Star Gate technology, it can only open temporarily and has instability, not as reliable as the Star Gates. However, building a generator capable of producing cracks is still a colossal project. Even now that we control Mu Long Country, it would take at least a year or two to construct a Crack Generator," Adren urged. "And that’s considering we’ve obtained a lot of ready-made materials from the Mu Long Country’s treasury... So, we need to move quickly. We can wait, even ten or twenty years is no problem, but the president and the gentlemen can’t wait that long."
Seeing this, Fermi realized that everything was too coincidental, but...
He knew he could not stop it.
The bigwigs were all over seventy years old; they certainly wouldn’t allow him to be cautious and delay another ten or twenty years.
For a moment, he could only fall silent, choosing not to impede.
