Lightning Pool

Inside a prison in a dead zone of the world.

Gou Lou displayed his Martial Way Divine Intent.

That was... the history of an entire world, the glory of an entire civilization.

In the beginning, there were endless fields where hardworking farmers were harvesting their rightful fruits from their ocean. Goulu is an aquatic species, the seaweed and algae of the sea. The farmland's yield increased from an average of only tens of kilograms to hundreds of kilograms, then thousands of kilograms, and finally reached tens of thousands of kilograms. Cultivation also evolved from manual labor by farmers to giant harvesters to fully automated sowing, cultivation, and harvesting. The planting method also changed from relying on the weather to a system that could simulate water temperature regulation magic throughout the four seasons.

Next came transportation, from propelling oneself with four tentacles to traveling quickly by riding ocean currents, and eventually to the rapid travel formations that emerged after the cultivation system appeared.

Then came the wars, from tribal conflicts to battles between kings, eventually escalating into a global war, after which all wars ceased.

After conquering the planet, civilization set its sights on the endless outer void. The surrounding landscape began to change again, transforming into a large catapult range. Using the power of water, a manned capsule flew out of the world with a tremendous roar.

With their wisdom, perseverance, and courage, Gou Lou's civilization gradually climbed to the pinnacle of this world.

This first exploration beyond their own world proved incredibly beneficial, leading them to deploy numerous space stations and planetary environmental control systems on their World Barrier.

These enormous beams of energy shot from the World Barrier to the earth's surface, causing rivers to change course, mountains to become plains, and the ratio of ocean to land to be arbitrarily adjusted.

Next, they landed in other worlds, established their own bases there, and gradually ventured beyond their own domains, expanding their foothold in these terrifying worlds in their own way.

The magnificent Martial Way Divine Intent burst forth with a kind of spirit, a vigorous and energetic spirit!

My civilization, my world, will move from one victory to an even greater victory!

That's the kind of spirit we have!

This is Gou Lou's Martial Way Divine Intent, Gou Lou's Dao, the goal Gou Lou strives for in this life!

However, in the next instant, the Martial Way Divine Intent suddenly shattered.

Because... civilization was destroyed.

Without his home world, his Dao Path was severed, and his Martial Way Divine Intent could not continue. His life's perseverance was easily shattered after the arrival of Human Path.

The Martial Way Divine Intent is the pride of a martial artist and a direct manifestation of their heart. But it was shattered so simply and plainly. With just one trip, their home world had completely disappeared.

All the magnificence of civilization, all the legends, the miracles created time and time again, the crystallization of all the blood, sweat and wisdom, all the great and the despicable people of the entire civilization, all disappeared in such an ordinary way.

Gou Lou witnessed all of this.

He was usually very calm and friendly. Among the Unreturning Disciples, there were many people who were furious every day, and even those who used various methods to numb themselves. But Gou Lou was different. He was always calm and gentle, and would even try to enlighten others.

However, all the sorrow and anger he experienced, all his regrets, all his beautiful moments, and all his memories were condensed into his Martial Way Divine Intent.

All his Martial Way Divine Intent swept over him, without any killing intent, just a simple surge, pressing that Human Path cultivator firmly against the wall, leaving him unable to utter a single word.

After a while, the Martial Way Divine Intent subsided, and the seventh-rank Human Path cultivator fell to the ground, his eyes red and even starting to well up with tears.

Even when he was being tortured by the Unreturning Disciples, he never showed such an expression.

Seeing this, Gou Lou sighed and released the tentacle he was holding. He wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

But—at this moment, he suddenly heard that the Human Way seventh rank utter two words, choked with emotion.

Despite being a grown man, he said with a sob in his voice, "How pathetic..."

"What?" Gou Lou stared at him and pressed for an answer.

The Human Path cultivator covered his eyes, his voice filled with sorrow. "We are fighting for your sunshine, and what we are pursuing is the complete freedom of all civilizations, but you have foolishly blinded yourselves and chosen to become stumbling blocks on our path. Isn't that tragic?"

"We should all be united... This is our universe, the whole universe is our home... Everyone is our compatriot, why? Why!?" He pounded the ground with his fists, sobbing uncontrollably.

Gou Lou didn't know how to answer either.

He originally intended to shake the other party's Dao heart, but he never expected this outcome.

Gou Lou silently walked out of the prison cell.

The other Unreturning Disciples waiting outside quickly surrounded him. "Sir, what's the situation?"

Gou Lou resumed his nonchalant demeanor and said, "It's probably going to be hard to pry open Human Path's mouth. Let Cha Xike focus on the detectors. However, we can't neglect other matters. If the detectors can't find the reinforcements, we'll have to rely on ourselves in the end."

"Gentlemen... are you afraid to face Human Path head-on?" Gou Lou glanced at his companions around him.

The other Unreturning Disciples burst into laughter, one of them saying lightly, "What's there to be afraid of? It's just death. Death is better than death, at least we can reunite with our families! I've heard that the Shaman of the Shaman Path are skilled in sacrifices. Do you think we could get a position as a public priest? If we're lucky enough to survive, we might be able to reincarnate and perhaps be reborn with our families in the next life."

"Let's talk about the next life then." Gou Lou waved his hand, then said seriously, "However, while we shouldn't be afraid of death, we shouldn't be afraid of failure."

At this point, the others also became serious and nodded earnestly.

Death is acceptable, but defeat should not be taken lightly.

If they truly only sought death, they could have done the same as others who couldn't withstand the blow: simply commit suicide on the spot and go with their world.

They are still alive for victory and revenge, not for death.

The difficulty in accomplishing something lies not in failing to achieve it, but in succeeding.

If death can accomplish something, then death is truly not difficult!

If death is insufficient to accomplish anything, why would one be willing to die lightly?

Dying is so easy. But wanting to do something with that life is the hardest thing.

Gou Lou left this place. Since Human Path would never budge, and methods like soul searching wouldn't work on people of this Dao Lineage, the only option was to use a detector. He should tell the lady about this.

At this very moment, Shen Shuibi is controlling the stars to form a phased array.

A phased array is an array that controls many different sources of energy. By controlling the phase difference and timing between the sources, energy that would otherwise be dispersed in space can be concentrated and emitted in a specific direction.

For example, to obtain a background image of deep space, you would need to build a giant satellite dish launcher, as big as Earth.

But in reality, this is impossible. However, it is possible to place different telescope nodes in different cities around the world to form an array.

This array is distributed across the Earth, allowing the transmitted signals to be combined to achieve higher performance than satellite dishes larger than the Earth itself.

A phased array the size of the Earth can replace the effect of a satellite dish transmitter the size of the Earth.

The one Shen Shuibi created was even larger, as large as a planet the size of Earth, which was merely an insignificant component among them.

Her Dharma form unfolded, dragging and pulling in the void, gathering countless substances to form spherical planets.

Below, many more Unreturning Disciples were helping, each using their spells and Divine Ability to move mountains and seas, lifting more materials to deliver to Shen Shuibi.

Shen Shuibi's Dharma Form stood in the void, with a huge cauldron in front of it. This cauldron was so enormous that it would take about five minutes to circle around it.

Below the cauldron, three suns burn, which is the source of the cauldron's heat.

The three-legged cauldron embodies the energy of the three yangs, and there is an ancient saying that "the three yangs bring prosperity." It is engraved with the three yang lines to represent the extreme of yang.

The giant cauldron swallowed all sorts of substances, while Shen Shuibi carefully manipulated Technique Method to fuse these substances together.

Anyway, everything was readily available. The Great Wall of Human Path shattered countless worlds, creating many dead zones. More than 95% of the materials were plundered by Human Path to build their War Fortress, but the remaining scraps were enough for Shen Shuibi to use.

Anyway, all she wanted to build was a detector.

With so many people moving the world around, and Shen Shuibi refining it, the scene was just like when ancient gods forged countless wonders of the world amidst flames and stars.

However, the manufacturing process is almost complete after a month.

Cha Xike, standing beside Shen Shuibi, asked while working, "The news from Gou Lou has come over. Human Path can't get anything out of them, so we still have to fight. Once they're ready, we can activate the detector. But... Madam, will we really be able to find the Shaman Path's reinforcements this way? Even if we do, there must be a reason why they're not coming. Can we rescue them?"

"We just need to confirm the existence of reinforcements. We don't need to go to the rescue. Li Qi will take care of this," Shen Shuibi said calmly.

"If it really only requires our confirmation, then why are the Shaman unwilling to do it themselves? That way, at least it wouldn't be so dangerous, and resources would be more readily available..." Cha Xike said, seemingly reluctant to do it.

To be honest, I was really reluctant. Once this detector is activated, its detection range will be so vast that it can detect everything around the battlefield in just one Chen, and it will be clear whether there are any reinforcements outside.

But correspondingly, this behavior is like turning on a flashlight in the dark; you see others, and others see you.

The Human Path will discover the situation here immediately and will definitely arrive right away. The Unreturning Disciples will need to hold out for at least a Chen before they can evacuate. The battle will likely be fierce, and the casualty figures will not be good.

To everyone's surprise, Shen Shuibi glanced at Cha Xike and said expressionlessly, "Then who do you think sent me?"

These words left Cha Xike speechless.

Indeed, the lady in front of us was actually sent by the Shaman.

Therefore, the actions here are essentially part of the Shaman Path practice, which is quite reasonable.

Well, someone has to do it anyway. Whoever builds this detector will be punished Human Path. Now it's just my turn to be punished.

Since someone has to take the hit anyway, why can't it be me?

Cha Xike knew this would be useful in combating humanitarian Human Path, so after a moment's hesitation, he accepted it.

It's nothing more than death, a trivial matter.

Finding a way to get things done is difficult, but if you just go and fight to the death, that's too easy.

With this in mind, Cha Xike felt relieved and quietly waited for the detector to be activated.

A few more days passed.

The probe is complete. It consists of dozens of huge rock spheres that resemble Earth, forming a phased array. This is a type of array, Shen Shuibi is quite skilled at.

"Hmm... Once this thing is lit, the probing is over. We should be facing the first wave of attack. Is the battle line set up?" Shen Shuibi asked Gou Lou.

Cha Xike isn't very good at these things; Goulou is more reliable.

"Everything is ready, Madam. Your formation is very suitable for us. We've mastered it now. If it lasts for a Chen ... we should be able to hold out," Gou Lou said.

"That's good, I'm ready to start it." Shen Shuibi nodded.

Then, she maintained the giant cauldron, but simply put away the three yangs below.

Gently clench your hands together.

With a thunderous roar, an invisible wave erupted, the detectors activated, and a torrent of energy surged violently, transforming into a special wave that spread across the entire world cluster in an instant with a unique long-range action!

These fluctuations will bounce back, revealing what was hidden.

Because of the peculiar nature of this fluctuation, almost no Technique Method can block or hide it. It is based on the fluctuation of Chaos Qi, which in theory can penetrate everything.

However, the inability to be blocked or hidden brings super strong detection capabilities, but it also means that others can see you at a glance. Using this move means you are preparing to fight the other side.

This was also what Shen Shuibi was thinking.

So what if they're just trying to force the Human Path experts to return to defend? Let's cause trouble then, and we can also take the opportunity to investigate the Human Path situation and find out where the reinforcements are.

Zhu Fengdan said there were reinforcements, so there must be. If they didn't come, it must be the fault of Human Path aid.

There is absolutely no other possibility.

About three minutes passed after the detector was activated.

Suddenly, the phantom image of the 'Golden Platform' appeared in the void.

Human Path has detected the anomaly and has arrived.

Shen Shuibi suddenly pulled the hairpin out of her hair.

This hairpin was carved from a sixth-grade Water Jade, a gift from Li Qi.

But it has to be used up.

She drew a line in the air with her hairpin, and said calmly, "How dare you all cross this Lightning Pool?"