Stealing Vital Energy
On a mountain peak that is hundreds of kilometers high in the Desolate Continent.
Before the slight dizziness from the spatial displacement had completely subsided, Su Luo's feet had already stepped onto a hard yet strangely elastic rock layer.
He appeared atop a majestic mountain, and looking around, his vision was filled with a wild, boundless, yet vibrant atmosphere.
According to the brief description in the [Ten Thousand Worlds] panel's teleportation list, this is a world "full of vital Vital Energy, where divine will flows freely between heaven and earth," and one of the main gathering places for Survivors of the Martial Dao system.
After becoming a player, Su Luo had eight teleportation coordinates to choose from, corresponding to the other eight "advanced worlds" belonging to the Survivors, excluding [ Under the Under the Starry Sky].
Teleportation requires 1 point of "Source", which is negligible for Su Luo, who has just acquired hundreds of "Source" points in the battle.
Moreover, Su Luo here is significant. This is one of the four advanced worlds that the Yun Cangyuan Expeditionary Army is focusing its attacks on, and it will be weaker after the war.
Perception, like an invisible tide, Spreads outwards in all directions from him.
Within a radius of several kilometers, apart from the howling winds carrying pure Vital Energy and some strange plants that tenaciously survive in extreme environments, there were no signs of any intelligent life activity, no Survivors, no vigilance, and even the presence of large wild beasts was scarce.
"That's convenient."
Su Luo muttered to herself, then, without waiting any longer, raised her hand and waved it. A machine about two people tall, dark blood red in color, and engraved with Spells, landed steadily on the rocks at the summit.
This is a "high-concentration Vital Energy collection, compression and Storage integrated machine" that he rushed to build in the Laboratory. The principle is based on the Mana Pool and Element Separation Technique, but it has been greatly modified to take into account the characteristics of Vital Energy.
As soon as Su Luo started the machine, it emitted a low hum, and then began to vibrate violently but steadily at a high frequency.
The rock strata below were rapidly pulverized as if struck by an invisible hammer, turning into dust and providing space for the several rods protruding from the bottom of the machine to be embedded.
At the same time, the structure at the top of the machine unleashed a powerful suction force, forcibly drawing in visible, mist-like primordial Vital Energy from all directions, forming a small vortex of Vital Energy above the machine and emitting a loud whistling sound. The surrounding air seemed to thin out as a result, and light was subtly refracted and distorted under the influence of the dense Vital Energy.
Su Luo's purpose in coming here was to collect the endless primordial Vital Energy in the world and take it back to the Land of Darkness to study Martial Will.
After all, Su Luo currently lacks a method to convert this special energy, and the research on Martial Will is related to Su Luo's [Heartfire].
If converted to the power of Purple Skill, Su Luo's Heartfire should be [Heartfire (Purple) Level 8]. This is the result of multiple improvements and fusions. To go further, one needs a deeper understanding of Martial Will.
Time passed quietly. The machine operated efficiently, and its specially designed internal energy storage space was filled with highly compressed Vital Energy at a considerable rate.
About half an hour later, Su Luo, who had been maintaining her perception at the very edge of its limit, detected a slight unusual disturbance.
He looked up and gazed northwest. Dozens of kilometers away, the once clear sky suddenly changed color.
Thick clouds gathered from nowhere, churning and surging, with thick silver snakes darting through them, and the thunder rumbling like the panting of an ancient behemoth.
But this was not just a simple change in natural weather. What was even more striking was that the vast landscape of mountains, forests, and lakes seemed to come alive. The outline of the ground seemed to undulate slightly in the field of vision, the forest swayed like waves, and the water level of the lakes shimmered with an unnatural Spiritual Light.
"The Martial Dao Domain... the true [Xiantian] realm."
Su Luo understood. This scene matched the description given during their conversation on the Caoyuanshi —once Attribute breaks through to a maximum of 20 points and the Martial Will is condensed and sublimated to a new stage, the martial artist can initially achieve "Heaven and Earth moving at will."
By Resonance with his own will and boundless Vital Energy, he formed a unique "domain" around himself. Given the scale and momentum before him, the strength of the newcomer should not be underestimated. In any case, Su Luo alone would find it difficult to change such a large area in a short period of time.
What caught Su Luo's attention even more was that within that domain, which was moving in with overwhelming heavenly might, a clear and undisguised spiritual fluctuation, filled with chilling killing intent, was being conveyed.
Su Luo remained calm and unleashed the full power of [Heartfire]. The subtle fluctuations originating from her Diffusion silently towards the surging Martial Dao Domain, like ripples spread by a stone thrown into still water.
Dozens of kilometers away, the figure that resembled a small, mobile natural disaster suddenly stopped.
This was a burly man over three meters tall, with a bronze complexion, smooth muscle lines, and an explosive sense of power. He wore only a simple white robe, and his bare chest rose and fell rhythmically with his breathing.
Every breath seems to resonate with the surrounding mountains, rivers, earth veins, wind, clouds, thunder and lightning, causing the majestic vitality of heaven and earth to rhythm. He is a martial arts powerhouse with a physical attribute of more than 23, [Wanjie] level Lv. 88.
Just now, his "Martial Dao Domain," which was completely Command by his own Martial Will and as easy to control as his own limbs, suddenly experienced a slight stagnation. At the edge of the domain, wisps of extremely faint "Black Flames " inexplicably wrapped around it, and it became somewhat hot.
"Martial Will? It doesn't feel quite right. Either the opponent's Martial Will level far surpasses mine, reaching the point of 'invading the law with intention' and silent assimilation; or it's an extremely special and unorthodox method of using will that I've never encountered before..."
The man who had sensed the loss of a large amount of Vital Energy and wanted to check the situation pondered for a moment and then left.
In a few breaths, weighing the pros and cons, the Berserk domain that had covered an area of several kilometers gradually halted its advance, the rolling thunderclouds subsided, and the flowing mountains and rivers returned to stillness. The intense killing intent also receded like the tide.
"Huh? Why did you leave?"
Su Luo looked puzzled. He wanted to ask about the next stage of Martial Will, but the other party left quickly, and Su Luo couldn't get away.
The subsequent collection process went exceptionally smoothly, without any further disturbance, until the preset energy storage space was saturated.
Su Luo then put away the machine, without exploring further, and spent "Source" to return directly to [ Under the Under the Starry Sky].
"I haven't seen a single person... Is the World Master of the [Desolate Continent] asleep? Why doesn't he allow anyone to even glance at the other World Master other worlds when they descend upon them?"
Back on the rocky platform, Su Luo made a comment.
Yuncang No. 29, who had been waiting for Su Luo to return, shook his head upon hearing this. "Not every world has a communication system."