Guesswork

Although Liu Xing had inherited all of Firefly's physical qualities, he did not possess her combat prowess. Though they had the same hardware, Firefly had been fighting and slaughtering the swarm since birth. In terms of combat experience, probably no one on Douluo Continent could compare to her. Combat instincts and intuition—those were Firefly's true strengths, not her physical qualities.

In Firefly's memories, when the Silver Sting Swarm descended upon a planet, it was like a shower of glittering snow. After every battle, the scarred earth was covered in drifting silver fragments and the cold wreckage of Scorching Knights.

Those were wars that swept across entire planets, and there had been more than one—there had been hundreds. They had accompanied Firefly throughout her life. To her, the wars on Douluo Continent were mere childish scuffles, not worth mentioning.

That was why Firefly cherished the time she spent with Nan Qiuqiu and the others. Wasn't this the life she had always dreamed of? With a healthy body, living as Firefly, making new friends, running freely and jumping freely alongside them—this was the meaning of life she had sought.

Firefly was fully enjoying the life she had longed for, and Liu Xing was the same. He was deeply interested in supernatural knowledge. Although he had yet to awaken his Martial Soul and could not wield Soul Power, that did not stop him from laying a foundation and learning more. The Earthly Dragon Gate's library did not contain any rare Soul Power secret arts, but even the basic knowledge fascinated Liu Xing.

As he gathered information from books and pieced it together with the fragmented memories in his mind, he had already formed a preliminary understanding of the current era of Douluo Continent.

With this information, he and Firefly could grow better in Douluo Continent and inherit the Goddess of Life's godhood sooner. He had never forgotten that Firefly had Entropickness, a condition that would inevitably flare up as she aged. Once Entropickness erupted, Firefly would likely no longer be able to run about as freely as she did now. Most of the time, she would have to remain inside SAM—Firefly's life cultivation chamber.

And since he shared everything with Firefly, he was probably no exception. Only by becoming the God of Life would they have any chance of completely resolving Entropickness.

Liu Xing liked reading. He loved the feeling of encountering unfamiliar knowledge. He wanted to learn more supernatural knowledge and see whether there was another way to cure Entropickness. They could not place all their hopes on godhood. What if becoming the God of Life still could not cure Entropickness? What if they failed to inherit the Life Godhood?

It was always best to prepare several escape routes. Better safe than sorry. In the world of Star Rail, the Glamoth Republic was a powerful nation that had left its planet behind and could contend with the swarm. It was stronger than all of Douluo Star combined. The "safety lock" they had left in Firefly's genes would not be easy to resolve. Liu Xing was not naively confident that he could solve it. He was no super genius; he merely wanted to do whatever he could for Firefly.

After all, Firefly had shared this second life with him.

Based on the information Liu Xing had gathered during this time, Soul Power could power Soul Tools, so it should also be able to help Firefly activate the Glamoth Iron Cavalry's SAM, the Firefly Mark IV Strategic Assault Armor. According to Firefly's memories, that mass-produced Firefly Mark IV Strategic Assault Armor, SAM, had undergone a transformation when Firefly realized the true meaning of life. When she broke through the armor's limits and unleashed its full output, it allowed Firefly to destroy a planet with her bare hands. Even in the Divine Realm, perhaps only God Kings could accomplish that?

At the very least, the protagonist who became a god during the timeline of the first part of Douluo Continent in Liu Xing's memories could not do that. That so-called Three God War was far too absurd. What the hell was that hundred-and-eight-thousand-jin Sea God Trident, smashing a city wall with one blow?

Of course, this was a real world. The scenes in Liu Xing's memories might simply have been poorly described by the author, making the Deities seem far less impressive than they actually were.

Thus, Liu Xing did not rashly judge the strength of the Deities.

No matter how strong the Deities of this world truly were, the ceiling was right there. With Firefly's talent, once she inherited the Goddess of Life's godhood, she would sooner or later reach the pinnacle of this universe. Liu Xing firmly believed that.

After all, people were different. Firefly's world was undoubtedly far stronger than Douluo Continent, and Firefly, who came from a higher-level world, was a dimensionality-reducing strike against most people in this world.

However, with Firefly's qualities, once she inherited the Goddess of Life's godhood and reached level one hundred and fifty in this world—the God King level—then while piloting SAM, perhaps even the legendary Supreme God King, the universe's only Dragon God, would not be Firefly's match.

From what Liu Xing understood, the ceiling of this world seemed to be the Dragon God. The so-called Supreme God King was only one level above a God King.

Of course, that was merely Liu Xing's speculation based on his memories. As for what level they could truly reach, they would only know after fighting. Moreover, piloting SAM in battle originally consumed Firefly's life force. That was also why Scorching Knights had such short lifespans; it was not entirely because of Entropickness.

Firefly had only been able to destroy a planet with her bare hands because she realized the true meaning of life, stepped onto a Path, became a Pathstrider, and drew upon the Imaginary Energy fed back by the Path. That replaced her life force and allowed her to unleash power beyond the armor's limits.

But in this world, there were no Aeons, no Paths, and no Imaginary Energy. Once Firefly transformed, what she would consume would be her own life force. That was something Liu Xing did not want to see.

And now, Soul Power seemed very likely to be a new energy source capable of replacing both Imaginary Energy and life force. Whether it truly could or not would have to wait until he and Firefly awakened their Martial Souls. Martial Souls in this world came from bloodline inheritance. Based on that information, Liu Xing guessed that his and Firefly's Martial Souls were very likely related to the swarm. After all, Firefly carried swarm genes in her body, and the SAM flowing within Firefly's body had also been made from swarm corpses.

If that was the case, then there was no need to worry that his and Firefly's Martial Souls would be weak. The source of the swarm was the Propagation Aeon, an existence so powerful that even this world's supreme gods could not hope to reach it.

From what Liu Xing understood, aside from the Mysterious Heaven Skill and other martial arts that the previous generation's protagonist had secretly learned from his sect, this world did not have many bizarre cultivation techniques or secret manuals. Even if such things existed, they were exceedingly rare. The cultivation method of this world was something called a meditation method. By practicing it, one absorbed Heaven and Earth Essence, converted it into Soul Power, and improved one's spiritual power. Its effects were simple, without any of the strange and varied effects found in the novels Liu Xing had read.