Energy Shield and Shield Breaching Techniques

News of the Fox race's plan to attack the Lion race was completely unknown to the Human Race. Perhaps they knew, but they had no intention of stopping it.

Furthermore, the Human Race did not actually join in, nor did they have any intention of kicking a dog while it was down.

After all, if certain races were pushed too far, they would be capable of anything.

Now that the Human Race had established their might, there was no need to stir up more trouble.

So, while the outside world was in turmoil, the Human Race internally proceeded according to their original plan.

City of Hundred Schools, Yin Yang School's stronghold.

At this moment, a group of people from the Yin Yang School were holding a meeting in the Cloud Pavilion.

Participating in this meeting were the Yin Yang School's researchers, executive officers, and apprentices led by the researchers.

These researchers were generally older, appearing to be at least fifty or sixty years old. The apprentices, however, were in their prime, only around thirty or forty years old.

"We just received a mission to have the Yin Yang School cooperate with the Military strategists and some martial arts powerhouses to further research energy shield and shield-breaching technology."

The person speaking was Zuo Pengtao, an executive officer of the Yin Yang School.

There were several types of executive officers in the Yin Yang School. Some were responsible for maintaining relations between the Hundred Schools and the various factions of the three great nations; some were responsible for the daily lives of the Yin Yang School's researchers; and then there were those responsible for distributing and following up on specific research tasks, who could be considered project managers.

Executive Officer Zuo Pengtao was a project manager.

In fact, these executive officers were not responsible for the actual research work; they were exclusively there to serve the Yin Yang School's researchers.

Their usual work involved handling miscellaneous tasks outside of research.

Since the Human Race could only improve their strength through learning, thinking, research, and exploration, executive officers were created to manage affairs so that researchers could focus on their studies.

After all, not everyone was passionate about thinking and research. Some people were not interested in these things, didn't like to use their brains, and even found it tiring. There were also those who were passionate about power and wealth.

Zuo Pengtao was not interested in researching other things. After applying for the position of executive officer, he specialized in distributing and following up on research tasks.

This time, a mission came from above, so he called over the researchers under his charge to see who was willing to take it.

"Regarding energy shield technology, the requirement from above is to ideally research a version that can be used by those with one or even two stars of cultivation. On this basis, we are to further strengthen the defensive power of the original three-star shield."

In reality, energy shield technology had been around for several hundred years, but the release requirements were difficult to lower.

When this divine ability first appeared, like [Encourage Learning], it required four-star teacher-level cultivation to release. Through the hard work of generations of predecessors, the hard requirement for releasing energy shields was lowered.

It was lowered to three stars.

But this time, they were asked to lower the release threshold by another level.

In fact, Executive Officer Zuo Pengtao was also confused when he received this mission. He felt that the higher-ups were simply making things difficult for people.

However, he also knew that the form of future warfare might change and expand, so he did not directly refuse. But he also did not directly accept the mission; instead, he first inquired about the opinions of the researchers under his charge.

"Master Qi, you have researched energy shields deeply. Do you think this is achievable?"

Master Qi was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties. His full name was Qi Xingwen, and he had six-star cultivation.

In this world, only those with six-star cultivation could be called a master.

Since the Human Race's cultivation only increased through thinking and research, anyone who could become a six-star powerhouse must have undergone decades of arduous research to be promoted.

Their breadth of knowledge might not be much different from others, but the depth of their knowledge in a certain area far surpassed ordinary people, so calling them a master was not an exaggeration.

Just like the famous "Ten Thousand Hour Rule" in reality, it was not even enough for these masters.

These masters had achieved their status through fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, or even hundreds of thousands of hours of wholehearted effort.

Hearing Zuo Pengtao call on him, Master Qi pondered for a moment before speaking, "Actually, the reason why the current release requirement for energy shields is three stars is because only three-star spiritual energy can construct a complete and qualified shield that can fully encompass a person's body for protection.

If we want to lower the release requirements now, we can either lower the defensive power, which is definitely not an option. If the defense is any lower, it will be useless, like paper, breaking with a light poke. What use would that be?

So, we can only dismantle the energy shield, protecting only a part of the body, and use it as a shield."

As soon as Master Qi finished speaking, Master Xiang Yuhua next to him quickly denied it, "That won't work. Perhaps it was possible before, but now that the [Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage] Mind Stabilizing Supernatural Power has appeared, an incomplete energy shield would simply be offering meat to the enemy."

Master Xiang Yuhua's research was in the Five Elements of attack. Although he had not researched energy shield technology, he had heard of the recently famous Mind Stabilizing Supernatural Power, so he immediately knew where the problem lay.

In fact, a phenomenon often occurred in this world: the appearance of a certain supernatural power would eliminate certain, or certain types of, supernatural powers.

For example, the appearance of the [Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage] Mind Stabilizing Supernatural Power had almost eliminated all incomplete energy shields.

Also, over a hundred years ago, the appearance of the [Combined Forces Supernatural Power] had weakened the original Military strategists' "Thirty-Six Stratagems Supernatural Powers," such as [Make a Feint to the East, Attack in the West], [Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell], and so on.

Because after [Combined Forces], the concept of an army basically no longer existed, these supernatural powers were all changed to be more suitable for individuals, which was the current popular form.

Therefore, Master Qi was not surprised by what Master Xiang Yuhua said. Although he was currently researching a 'Three Talents Shield Omnidirectional Real-time Protection Technology'.

"Then we'll have to change our approach. Using only spiritual energy to weave energy shields, the release threshold can no longer be lowered. I don't have any new ideas for this for now.

As for the other part, strengthening the defensive power of the three-star energy shield, I can do that. I recently discovered a new method of weaving spiritual energy, which can increase the defensive power of the existing energy shield by about half a percent, but the spiritual energy consumed will also increase accordingly."

Hearing this, Executive Officer Zuo Pengtao breathed a sigh of relief. At least one problem could be solved. "Then, regarding strengthening the three-star shield's defense, I'll trouble Master Qi."

Then, he continued, "Does anyone have any new ideas about energy shields?"

Hearing this, the seven researchers present remained silent. Even Master Qi, who specialized in energy shield technology, had no ideas, so how could they come up with any good solutions?

Each person has their own specialty.

They would not blindly interfere with professional matters, lest they make a fool of themselves.

Just then, a young woman sitting behind Grandmaster Qi stood up. She leaned close to Grandmaster Qi's ear and whispered, "Teacher, do you think we could materialize a small shield for each person, and then combine them to form a large energy shield?"

The young woman speaking had a delicate and pretty face and wore a sky-blue robe. She was actually a student of Grandmaster Qi, named Xiang Jing.

Although Xiang Jing's voice was very soft, everyone present was at least a four-star existence. They all had sharp ears and keen eyes, and were sensitive to sound.

In fact, even if the sound was as small as a mosquito's hum, they could hear it clearly.

Before Grandmaster Qi could speak, Master Hong, sitting opposite him, interjected, "This kind of combined shield has its advantages, but too many disadvantages.

Firstly, it can only be used on the battlefield, and only when forming a Ten-Thousand-Man Formation.

Actually, before the Mind Stabilizing Supernatural Power 'Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage' existed, it was quite good for single-person use. But now that we have this Mind Stabilizing Supernatural Power, the shield must be comprehensive, without the slightest gap.

Secondly, there's the issue of coordination. Thousands or tens of thousands of small shields pieced together to form a complete energy shield. Let's not even talk about the difficulty. If someone in the team dies, what about their replacement? Do they need to be retrained?

Thirdly, this type of shield is also easily broken. After the shield is broken, how can a new shield be quickly pieced together? At that time, its release speed will definitely be much slower than a complete energy shield.

Fourthly..."

Master Hong spoke endlessly.

However, the more Master Hong spoke, the uglier Xiang Jing's expression became. Seeing this, Grandmaster Qi quickly interrupted, "Alright, Old Hong."

Master Hong also noticed Xiang Jing's expression. He immediately shut his mouth.

At this moment, Grandmaster Qi looked at his disciple, who was slightly lowering her head as if she had made a mistake, and continued, "It has drawbacks, that's a fact. But undeniably, it is indeed a solution that can reduce the release requirements of energy shields.

Xiang Jing, if you're interested, you can research it. But it cannot interfere with your normal work."

Xiang Jing listened and happily replied, "Yes, Teacher." After speaking, she returned to her seat.

"Besides the method Xiang Jing mentioned, does anyone else have any new ideas?"

Grandmaster Qi scanned the dozen or so people in the Cloud Pavilion and continued, "If not, everyone should think more about it after returning. See if there are any ideas for creating shields from an angle other than weaving spiritual energy."

As soon as Grandmaster Qi finished speaking, Executive Officer Zuo Pengtao picked up his words, "If you have ideas, everyone might as well try them out after returning. Once you've made something, regardless of whether it can be sold for money, our Yin Yang School will definitely have rewards."

Hearing about rewards, the elderly masters were indifferent, but the young disciples behind them's eyes lit up.

For these young disciples, advanced techniques like spiritual energy weaving and shield strength optimization were indeed difficult to solve. However, if it was just for one-star or two-star supernatural powers, they felt they had some confidence.

Just like the current Mind Stabilizing Supernatural Power 'Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage', the principle was simple, but the effect was extraordinary.

What if they were lucky like that 'Anonymous' and directly created a supernatural power with strong versatility? Wouldn't that be a huge gain?

With enough Luck Points, their future paths would be much smoother.

And even if it didn't work out, they could still improve their talent during the research process. They wouldn't lose anything either way.

Therefore, at this moment, these young disciples were all eager to get back and try.

The masters in front understood some of the disciples' thoughts, as they had all been through it before.

In their opinion, it was good to try. What if someone succeeded? Wouldn't that be a happy outcome for everyone? So they wouldn't stop them; on the contrary, they were happy to see it happen.

Executive Officer Zuo Pengtao smiled happily at this, "Then next is the shield-breaking technique."

"Grandmaster Qi specializes in energy shield defense, he should have some experience with this."

"Master Wang specializes in point-breaking-surface..."

"Master Liu..."