373 Dr. Barick

Even last-minute preparation can be effective.

While secretly marching towards "New Covenant City," Lu Li refined the life essence given to him by several beauties.

The quantity was indeed quite large; Xia Weijun and Xiao Cha each gave three portions, while Su Qing, the Female Grandmaster, gave a full nine portions.

When the kidneys are full, they naturally overflow, nourishing the bone marrow with streams of vital essence.

This is exactly what is said in the Suwen (Suwen): "The kidneys govern the bones and produce marrow."

The surging Life Energy stored in the bone marrow throughout the body will provide a continuous source of stamina and endurance at critical moments, adding an extra layer of protection for breakthroughs.

"I really have to thank them."

Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time mobilized his true energy to transform it into a forging hammer, forging his spinal cord.

The physique of the Innate Realm is utterly superhuman; any training method other than brute force is completely ineffective. Even with the help of spiritual energy, it's still not a significant problem.

The reason for targeting the spinal cord is that it is connected to the brain, allowing the brain to be cleansed and the entire central nervous system strengthened.

They continued their practice as they walked, and a few hours later, when they looked up, "New Covenant City" was already in sight.

As the world's largest city, its prosperity goes without saying; it's a veritable metropolis of skyscrapers.

Every inch of land is a forest of reinforced concrete, with buildings standing one after another, so densely packed that even the wind can't get in.

After examining it for a moment, Lu Li suddenly had the same feeling he had when he saw the "sandcastle" as a child, and wanted to smash it to pieces with a few punches and kicks.

"It's a good time to test the power of the mind's perception after the Manifestation."

The Manifestation and the Golden Body Realm are considered weapons of mass destruction from another world, capable of destroying a city single-handedly.

Lu Li was very much looking forward to it, but in order to ensure that everything went smoothly, there were still some preparations to be made.

First, the subconscious mind takes over the "meridian circulation" system to continue refining the spinal cord.

Consciousness then leaves the body along with the Divine Soul, opening the Heavenly Eye (observation of qi) to survey the Spiritual Vein.

"There really is a super-large Spiritual Vein! But it's a little different... it's too solid."

In the vision of the Heavenly Eye, the azure light spread across the land like a giant quilt, encompassing the entire city.

Moreover, this radiance was so solid it seemed tangible, suppressing all other geomagnetic mappings in the area, turning everything blue.

Such an unusual phenomenon suggests that the amount of spiritual energy stored within the body must be substantial.

This could greatly accelerate the formation of their hearts, which naturally pleased Lu Li, but also made him wary:

"If this Spiritual Vein becomes too large, leave some behind to avoid adverse effects on Blue Star."

With proper extraction, the planet can recover on its own, so there's not much of a problem. However, excessive extraction can cause irreversible damage.

There's a cause for every wrong, and a debtor for every debt. Lu Li doesn't want to destroy his world, so he won't make excessive demands.

With these ideas in mind, Lu Li to his Divine Soul and began to formulate further battle plans.

First, we must determine the precise location of the Spiritual Vein!

He left the puppet to wait in a desolate spot outside the city, and Lu Li headed towards "New Covenant City" on his own.

The "metropolis" with its towering skyscrapers is drawing ever closer, soon to become a new battleground.

Lu Li Buyou thought: The Star Alliance Country has established a... Joint Special Forces to deal with me? I wonder what powerful weapons they have...

Coincidentally, the "Joint Special Forces" were also thinking about him.

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The headquarters of the "Joint Special Forces" is located at the "Green Pine" military base, more than 300 kilometers away.

This military base previously gathered the Star Alliance Country's top scholars to research methods to kill Lu Li, and they have now achieved remarkable results.

There were hundreds of F35 fighter jet stretching as far as the eye could see on the tarmac.

The fuselage is equipped with large camera-like devices, which are actually Airborne High-Energy Laser!

In addition, there were countless small tanks, with 30mm "Avenger autocannon mounted on their turrets.

This tank is smaller than a small electric car and has no hatch, clearly indicating that it is unmanned.

Not far away, a group of shirtless soldiers ran past, shouting slogans, their morale extremely high.

Clearly, the Star Alliance Country had made ample preparations, and even the scholars who had been summoned earlier were now relaxed.

At this moment, Professor Rossi, a criminal psychology expert at Harvard University, is sketching Lu Li's portrait on a blank sheet of paper.

The painting skills are barely passable, but extremely lifelike, depicting Lu Li as cold and cruel.

"Hey buddy, that's a good drawing."

Professor Reid walked over with a cup of coffee, glanced at the sketch, and said:

"Psychology experts all seem to be good at sketching... Speaking of which, it's been almost a month, when can I leave? I still have a very important project to complete."

"Sorry, I don't know either."

Rossi analyzed, "It seems they won't disband until they capture that mutant."

Reed was clearly annoyed. "That mutant must have escaped long ago... Are we going to spend Christmas here?"

"No, it won't."

Rossi looked at the portrait in his hand and smiled:

"Cruel, immoral, antisocial, racist, and extremely vengeful... such a person will not stop when they have the upper hand and will soon commit another crime."

"Then your laser weapons will come in handy."

Rossi pointed to the fighter jets equipped with laser weapons outside the window and said with a smile:

"With a range of 4 kilometers and the ability to melt through a 2-centimeter-thick steel plate, it's much more reliable than those toy tanks."

"Thanks."

Reid smiled modestly. As an expert in the field of lasers, he had led the modification of the Airborne High-Energy Laser and was quite confident in it.

Unbeknownst to him, his anxiety had largely dissipated, thanks to Rossi's deliberate guidance.

The two chatted for a few more minutes and were about to go their separate ways when they saw a group of people coming from the end of the corridor.

The leader was a white-haired, resolute officer with four stars on his shoulder insignia—clearly a General!

This must be the base's highest-ranking commander.

But a fat, bald old man walked alongside him, muttering to himself:

"General Fenton, mutants hold unparalleled treasures. If he appears, you must capture him alive! No matter the casualties or losses, there is no room for negotiation, understand?"

The fact that this unassuming, overweight old man spoke so rudely to a General suggests that he must be someone of considerable importance.

Reed whispered:

"He's a representative of a pharmaceutical company, trying to capture mutants alive to develop life-extending drugs... but I'm more interested in how he controls the flying sword; that would be a major discovery in the field of quantum entanglement."

"Yes, those mutants... are priceless."

Rossi casually echoed, only to see the General and the pharmaceutical group's representative walking towards them.

"Nice to meet you, I am Dr. Barick."

A fat, bald old man named Barrick stepped forward and warmly shook hands with the two of them.

Reed looked constipated, as if he were holding a red-hot iron.

Rossi remained expressionless, nodded slightly, and said, "It's an honor to meet the Father of Corona. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Ha, you're too modest."

Barrick placed both hands on Rossi's, gripped them firmly, and said with a smile:

"I've read your profiling report. Are you certain that the mutant will launch an attack soon?"

"That's right."

Rossi said sincerely, "Given his character, and the fact that the city was attacked must be a large one."

"Oh..."

Barrick raised an eyebrow and saw Lu Li's sketch.

Just as I was about to say something more, a piercing alarm suddenly went off in the base!

At the same time, intelligence came in: [The target is going to attack New York!]

Rossi's prediction was spot on; Barrick's gaze had changed.

However, there was no time to say more right now, and the group hurriedly headed to the command center.

Reed had a sour look on his face, as if he wanted to chop off his hand, and his eyes searched around for alcohol and disinfectant.

The next update will be posted at 12 o'clock.