Lightning Escape

"Fortunately, my ability to seize the right moment is superb," Little Sapling swayed its slender branches and said smugly, "Whether it was a fraction of a second faster or slower, that channel would have only infused energy once. I caught that exact point, which is the only reason I could fleece that much energy..."

"That... much?" Bai Muye was stunned by it, unable to help but retort, "Do you have some kind of misunderstanding regarding the quantifier 'that much'?"

"Oh, let's not discuss this," Xiao Si changed the subject, "Now that the energy is completely gone, when are you going out to fight?"

"No rush," Bai Muye shook his head, "I've only just become a World Lord. I'll cultivate for a period of time first, and then I need to cultivate the secret technique on that Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal..."

"There's one more problem," he checked his Military Merit, "If I want to act alone, I'm missing the most important thing—a Detector!"

Among the spoils of war from killing so many Domain Lords previously, there wasn't even a single low-end detector.

He shook his head and sighed: "With this little Military Merit, I can't even afford a single spare part for a detector..."

"Hey!" Little Sapling swayed its branches, "You have me. Didn't I say I could help you detect..."

"Forget it. With that pathetic detection range of yours, by the time you detect an enemy, it won't be much different from being face-to-face..."

"Underestimating me, aren't you?" Xiao Si said indignantly, "I was a Seed before, but now I've grown into a Little Sapling..."

"Then what is your current detection range?"

"10 light-seconds!" Fearing he would think the distance was too short, Xiao Si hurriedly added, "All the previous energy was used for growth, so the roots haven't grown much. This distance will increase very soon."

"Then what can you detect? You should know that some high-end detectors can completely shield themselves from the scans of low-end ones..."

"No detector can escape my scrutiny, so rest assured. Within a 10 light-second radius, nothing can escape my sharp eyes!"

It said this with absolute certainty, clearly possessing total confidence. Bai Muye nodded. 10 light-seconds is 3 million kilometers. Having this detection range would at least provide some reaction time, preventing enemies from appearing right in front of him without his knowledge.

"But there's still a problem. Detection is solved, but what about shielding? I don't have a detector. In the Outer Battlefield, even the lowest-end detector could detect my presence..."

"I can't help with that, but any team in the Outer Battlefield is bound to have a detector. If you don't have one, just go rob one to use..."

"As long as you can survive your first battle, there will definitely be a detector among the spoils. Even if it's the lowest-end one, it should have some shielding function, right?"

"That's true." Bai Muye nodded. Since Xiao Si could detect movement within three million kilometers, he didn't need to fear enemy ambushes.

"And as I devour more souls, my growth will be faster. The distance my roots can cover in the future will be beyond your imagination..." Xiao Si chattered on.

"Alright, there are still over forty years left until the hundred-year vacation. They say the World Lord stage is the fastest phase for cultivation and the best period for comprehending laws. I plan to use this time to cultivate first, and then I also need to cultivate the Divine Envoy Inheritance. It just so happens that the interval time has passed, so I can cultivate it... Once the hundred-year vacation ends, we will set off."

Bai Muye made the final decision.

Originally, after he broke through to the World Lord stage, the Hunyuan Body Refining Technique could be cultivated further, but currently, Xiao Si had zero energy reserves. Cultivating without preparation carried too much risk; it was safest to wait until enough energy was collected to be secure.

Afterward, he transferred everything in his storage space into his Internal World, including numerous spaceships, weapons, and other spoils of war, the most important of which was the Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal.

He mobilized his world power and injected it into the inheritance crystal. Instantly, the entire Internal World was enveloped in that multicolored, brilliant light.

At this point, the 10,081-epoch inheritance interval had passed. Sensing the world power, mysterious characters appeared on the inheritance crystal.

Heavenly Punishment Divine Envoy Inheritance Secret Technique--Lightning Escape!

Although Bai Muye did not recognize the individual characters, he could easily understand their meaning. After reading all the text, he had memorized the secret technique.

Lightning Escape, as the name suggests, is a movement technique. It emphasizes not only speed but also small-scale dodging and maneuvering. The secret technique states that once this technique is cultivated to the Great Completion stage, its movement capabilities are no less than teleportation.

Teleportation can only be comprehended after the Space Law is cultivated to an extremely high level, but teleportation involves moving instantly from one coordinate in space to another.

Lightning Escape, however, is different from teleportation; it is a flight-based movement technique.

The rule of speed in the universe is that when speed exceeds the speed of light, one will undergo cosmic travel and enter the Dark Universe. Therefore, for any speed, including the speed of energy attacks, the maximum speed is kept just a fraction below the speed of light. This prevents the attack from entering the Dark Universe while allowing it to approach the target at the fastest possible speed.

Whether it is a martial artist or a spirit reader, when bursting with speed, even the lofty Immortal Gods require a significant amount of time to accelerate to the speed of light; they cannot reach it in an instant.

After cultivating Lightning Escape to the Great Completion stage, this secret technique allows the practitioner to instantly burst to the speed of light. Furthermore, the most formidable aspect of this technique is its ability to—eliminate inertia!

Even an Immortal, after bursting to maximum speed, needs to counteract their own inertia to turn or change direction, which inevitably leads to a decrease in speed.

It is just like a spaceship; to stop or turn around, it must provide power in the opposite direction.

In high-level battles, both sides move at extremely high speeds unless one party possesses a domain-type treasure that can greatly restrict the opponent's speed.

After cultivating the "Lightning Escape" secret technique, one can not only burst to the speed of lightning instantly but also turn at will without being hindered by inertia.

Such an ability is a huge advantage at the Immortal stage—fight when you want, leave when you want. If truly cultivated to the Great Completion stage, it is not impossible to retreat unscathed when facing ordinary Venerables.

Of course, this is only achievable after reaching the Great Completion stage, but even cultivating a portion of it provides a massive bonus to speed and the unpredictability of one's movement. Such elusive footwork will definitely leave enemies overwhelmed.

After cultivating the "Lightning Escape" secret technique to the Great Completion stage, the final part of the technique includes an attack method: condensing the world power or divine power within the body into an energy blade. After approaching the enemy at super-speed, striking it into their body can produce terrifying power.

This method is named "Heavenly Punishment".

"The Lightning Escape secret technique combines the Lightning Law and the Time Law," Bai Muye thought to himself as he looked at the text of the secret technique, "I wonder to what extent I can cultivate it with my current comprehension of these two laws..."

Confirming he had memorized the entire content, he dispersed the world power within the inheritance crystal.

Sitting cross-legged, he channeled the majority of his consciousness through the resonance of world power into the Origin of the Universe.

In the mysterious and vast Origin of the Universe, as the majority of Bai Muye's consciousness entered, he felt the clarity of his perception of all laws skyrocket instantly.

"It's too wonderful..."

The origin fluctuations of the ten major laws—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Light, Time, and Space—were all countless times clearer than before.

He made a brief comparison and found that his perception of the Lightning Law was indeed the clearest, while the other laws were slightly inferior.

A portion of his consciousness remained in his body, beginning to cultivate the "Lightning Escape" secret technique.

In the cultivation room, it was as if a bolt of lightning was dancing, at times supple like a dragon, at times bizarre and unfathomable...