Sudden Assault

"The Heavenly Spirit Pearl truly lives up to its reputation as a treasure produced by the Aries Star Palace; it certainly did not disappoint me."

As dawn broke in the inn, Gu Jinlai opened his eyes.

The Heavenly Spirit Pearl in his hand, which had originally shone brightly, had now become dull and lifeless, devoid of any divine power.

Correspondingly, his spiritual awareness surged.

At this moment, he could finally be considered a true Heavenly Emperor.

Because his True Spirit had been crystallized, his consciousness seemed to have become a little "heavier".

Although it is getting further and further away from the way Spirit Transformation cultivator can wield a sword and shoot enemies with agility, it is so real that it feels as if one can "touch" the matter of the real world.

However, he knew that this "touch" sensation was just an illusion brought about by the growth of his spiritual awareness.

To truly change the form of matter with spiritual consciousness is the domain of the Creator.

He is still one step away from standing at the threshold of this realm: touching the true spirit world.

"With the help of the Clear Light, I can touch the real spirit world. Moreover, the Clear Light lasts for ten seconds. Although it is short, in a life-or-death battle, ten seconds is enough to do a lot. Unfortunately, this is not my true power."

He sighed Gu Jinlai.

Feeling the surge in spiritual energy, he quickly activated the Eternal Furnace.

Instantly, a continuous stream of deuterium and superdeuterium was synthesized, and then, through the aggregation of shared spirits, it was transformed into energy and infused into his body.

Due to the growth of his spiritual awareness, the amount of deuterium and superdeuterium he could share with his spirit increased several times over compared to before. As a result, the energy he could obtain also increased geometrically, with one tempering being equivalent to four or five previous ones.

Furthermore, once this energy becomes enormous, it is injected into the Cheng Ying Sword through its transfer properties and then unleashed, resulting in a significant increase in its explosive power.

If he previously had some doubts about whether he could directly kill high-ranking Demonic Beasts like the Demon Ape Commander who had cultivated an indestructible demonic body, then now...

He'll kill them all!

Two of them, one kill!

"During my interactions with the spirit Ziyang, he demonstrated the energy release from the fusion of trace elements to me more than once, greatly broadening my horizons and inspiring me about the application of this energy release... Based on my current spiritual strength... if I were given a few breaths to prepare, I could accumulate a large amount of energy from the fusion of deuterium and superdeuterium. If I used the transmutation properties to inject all of this energy into the Chengying Sword and unleash a full-force strike... the final energy release would be roughly equivalent to..."

A quick calculation, Gu Jinlai, quickly leads to a startling conclusion.

100 tons!

The energy release from the simultaneous explosion of nearly a hundred tons of explosives!

This power is enough to lift boulders and dust thousands of meters into the air, with a kill zone exceeding 600,000 square meters.

The resulting shockwaves can be felt even by creatures two hundred miles away, and can even shatter fragile glass and porcelain.

This power...

"Let alone a high-ranking Demonic Beasts, even Demonic Beasts king could be killed by a single sword strike. Furthermore, such a violent power being released all at once... even I myself might not be able to withstand it."

Gu Jinlai, people have speculated about the scenario of nuclear explosions when they created the Eternal Furnace.

I never expected this to happen so quickly.

Its 100-ton weight is comparable to that of a small tactical nuclear weapon.

It wouldn't take long to destroy a city with a similar attack.

After all, this kind of attack takes almost no toll on him.

With his current spiritual strength, sustaining a hundred or two hundred sword strikes wouldn't be much of a problem; at worst, he'd just have to inhale a little more cold air to replenish the hydrogen he consumed.

"With the combination of the Eternal Furnace and the Transmission property, my attack power is no less than any Celestial Person, and may even surpass Celestial Person. The only problem is..."

The beautiful idea, which had been cherished Gu Jinlai, lasted only a moment before reality had to be faced. "The transfer characteristic can only transfer energy to targets that share a spiritual connection with me. In other words, this is destined to be a melee skill. And when this violent energy is released, it doesn't distinguish between friend and foe. In other words, you're essentially hitting the enemy on the head with a small tactical nuclear bomb. Only by using this close-range striking method can you activate this small tactical nuclear bomb, and then the two of you will be bathed in the glory of the nuclear explosion..."

What frustrated him was his Great Sun True Demon Body.

The Great Sun True Demon Body is not a defensive, indestructible holy body; it increases power and explosive force.

Once he uses this indiscriminate explosive attack, his massive size means he will be exposed to a larger blast area. If things go wrong, he might not kill the enemy, but he himself could be blown up first.

Therefore, even though he possesses this super-powerful move, he will have to use it sparingly in the future because of its immense power.

"Wrong."

It seems that the Gu Jinlai have come up with something. "I have an eternal furnace, which can be used for a complete rebirth... therefore..."

This is our trump card.

Moreover, he can gradually learn to control his firepower output and find the middle ground between his own defense and energy burst.

In other words, I need to practice more.

This Gu Jinlai.

What kind of practice can compare to real combat?

At this moment, Gu Jinlai has recovered his state.

A few hours later, he arrived at the inn's lobby.

Here, everyone is already waiting.

Gu Jinlai summoned Cheng Wanli, Gu Chifeng, and others. "Dragon Sparrow Manor and several other forces are following us, clearly intending to keep an eye on us until we enter the Tianhe area. If we let them follow us, we will not only face threats from Dragon Sparrow Manor and other forces, but also from Demonic Beasts. If we are attacked from both sides, our situation will inevitably be extremely dangerous."

"What the Ancestor means is..."

Gu Chifeng requested instructions.

"Take care of them."

Gu Jinlai, he has never hesitated to say so.

"This... Among the forces that are following us this time, we can only confirm that the only enemy is Dragon Sparrow Manor. The other forces, such as Yellow Heaven Sect, Ouyang Aristocratic Clan, Tianhai Gang, Dragon Breath Sect, and Xingtian Gate, have not shown enough malice. If we act rashly, we may completely offend the forces behind them."

Cheng Wanli said.

"They didn't show enough malice, but they kept their eyes glued to our backs. Isn't that enough malice?"

This Gu Jinlai.

"Although they were behind us, they were actually going the same way as us, especially Yellow Heaven Sect... who was just south of the Milky Way... and they attacked us directly before we had any evidence..."

Cheng Wanli hesitated for a moment.

Star Province has already offended Longque Manor.

If we offend Yellow Heaven Sect, or even forces like the Ouyang Aristocratic Clan and the Tianhai Gang, which have Yuan Shen True Lord (Primordial Spirit True Monarch) in charge, we might face a united attack.

"Evidence?"

Gu Jinlai sneered, "Don't forget, I come from the Purgatory Demon Sect. Back then, many people called me the Ancient Demon Gu. So, what evidence do I, a demon, need to act?"

He directly ordered Gu Chifeng and the others, "You go first. I will lie in wait in this county. Once they catch up, I will make my move."

"Ancestor."

Gu Chifeng was startled and quickly said, "According to our investigation, Ye Dongliu is surrounded by about ten Spirit Transformation cultivators, while you are all alone..."

"This is an order."

He uttered a single, understated remark Gu Jinlai.

But his tone left no room for doubt.

Gu Chifeng, Cheng Wanli, and the others, who wanted to persuade him further, straightened up and replied in unison, "Yes."

Seeing that Gu Jinlai had made up his mind, Si Tianyan could only sigh and say, "Lord Gu, please be careful. With your noble status, it is not worth fighting to the death with the people of Dragon Sparrow Manor."

"I know what I'm doing. You go ahead first, and I'll follow shortly."

This Gu Jinlai.

Si Tianyan and the others immediately stopped talking and left the inn with everyone.

Gu Chifeng disguised himself as Gu Jinlai and left with the convoy. The group soon set off.

Although Longque Manor was on high alert, they had only just left Yuezhou and were still some distance from Tianhe. They didn't seem to have expected that Gu Jinlai would ambush them at this time.

Less than a few hours after Gu Chifeng and his group left, their large entourage followed closely behind, bypassing the county town and chasing after Lingxiao City's convoy.

Beside the main road.

They sit quietly, Gu Jinlai.

He brought neither close-in weapon systems nor rode the mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex Gua.

After all, Guya was huge, and no matter how hard he tried to hide, he couldn't conceal his size.

He was wearing spirit armor, holding Chengying tightly, and closing his eyes to rest.

The sound of carriages and horses gradually approached from afar.

Before long, divine senses scattered in all directions, searching vigilantly to prevent any ambush.

Divine thoughts are different from Yin Spirit; their range of perception is limited.

In addition, the number of True Person Spirit Refining Dragon Sparrow Manor at the forefront was limited, making it impossible to continuously stimulate their divine senses to perceive their surroundings.

In this situation, when this divine sense perceived Gu Jinlai right beside the road, the distance between him and the Dragon Sparrow Manor team was only about 600 meters.

"He used his divine sense to explore the surroundings almost every mile he went... He was very cautious."

Gu Jinlai calmly spoke, he stood up, unleashed a burst of power from his feet, and charged directly towards the various forces, including Dragon Sparrow Manor, which were maintaining a certain distance.

At this moment, the atmosphere among the people of Dragon Sparrow Manor, who had discovered that someone was hiding, became noticeably tense.

However, although divine sense can perceive the target, it cannot determine the target's identity.

Without knowing whether they were friend or foe, the Dragon Sparrow Manor simply issued a warning and had one of their Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators summon his Yin Spirit to investigate.

At this point, the distance between the two sides had been reduced to four hundred meters.

This time, without needing divine sense or Yin Spirit to investigate, one could clearly see the figure rushing towards them simply by relying on aura and eyesight.

Especially when that figure appeared in front of the group, its body rapidly expanded, transforming into a towering giant already four meters tall—this extremely striking feature...

"Enemy attack!"

" From Gu Jinlai the present! It's from Gu Jinlai! He... he actually appeared here!? Could it be..."

"Form ranks! Draw your swords! Colleagues, please make your move!"

Immediately, a flurry of shouts erupted from the Dragon Sparrow Manor's ranks.

Accompanying this were streaks of sword light soaring into the sky.