The Eternal Divine Furnace

"Damn, that's vicious. I'll have to improve it later. The devouring power needs different levels. At the very least, it has to leave the materials on the corpse intact!"

Even though he had known what would happen, seeing it with his own eyes still felt unbelievable.

"Is this the eternal energy that can increase my strength?"

After draining the Steel-Boned One-Horned Pig dry, the Eternal Divine Furnace had converted it into a drop of liquid purple energy.

Li Xin took it out and placed it in his palm. It immediately turned into a stream of energy that flowed through his palm into every part of his body.

Just like the first time he had absorbed cosmic energy, every part of his body began to strengthen and transform under its influence.

The improvement came quickly and ended just as quickly. It was over in less than a minute.

"My strength has at least doubled, but it hasn't quite tripled."

"It looks like a problem with absorption efficiency or energy conversion efficiency. Or maybe the dead Elementary Beast General had already lost a lot of its energy."

In theory, if all the energy of an Elementary Beast General had been absorbed into his body, his physique should have improved much more. As things stood, his strength probably had not even reached the Advanced Warrior level.

"Let's try the living Steel-Boned One-Horned Pig."

Having tasted the benefits, he turned his attention to the other cage.

"Oink, oink, oink!!!"

The Steel-Boned One-Horned Pig had witnessed everything. Once that terrifying thing pierced its body, it would devour it completely. Utterly terrified, it tried to ram the cage and escape.

But it was drugged and badly wounded, and the cage was made from an alloy that even an Intermediate War General could not cleave apart. There was no way it could break out.

"Pshh!!"

As the Eternal Divine Furnace's needle pierced the Steel-Boned One-Horned Pig, even the living creature was drained to death within five seconds and converted into a drop of liquid energy inside the furnace.

"The living Steel-Boned One-Horned Pig only yielded a little more energy than the one that had been dead for three days."

"So it isn't a matter of whether the creature is alive or dead. It's a problem with energy conversion efficiency and my absorption efficiency."

"After all, this Eternal Divine Furnace is only a low-spec version. It's still a long way from meeting the Eternal Divine Brain's advancement requirements."

For the Eternal Divine Brain to advance, he had to create an Eternal Divine Furnace capable of absorbing Planetary Level energy, with a larger storage capacity as well.

The Eternal Divine Furnace he had made fell far short of that standard. His funds were limited, so he had built a low-spec version to use for now. Once he had more money, he could make a high-spec version.

"But even so, it's enough for me for now."

Li Xin continued working, combining the Eternal Divine Furnace with the Eternal Divine Brain to create a one-meter-tall robot with a tail.

With the Eternal Divine Brain controlling it, the robot obeyed Li Xin's commands completely. With the Eternal Divine Furnace powering it, he did not even need an electrical supply.

"Perfect!"

Li Xin was thoroughly satisfied as he looked at the futuristic robot before him.

"Transform!"

At a thought from Li Xin, the robot began to transform, eventually becoming a metal suitcase. He wheeled it straight out of the laboratory.

After all, a robot like that would stand out far too much on Earth. Anyone could tell at a glance that it was the product of an alien civilization. If he let it out, someone would definitely take an interest in it.

"Xin, you can pursue hobbies anytime, but as a martial artist, your own strength is what matters most!"

As soon as Li Xin returned home, Li Houming came to see him. He cared deeply about his son.

When he learned that Li Xin had spent the past half month researching technology in a laboratory, Li Houming had been terribly anxious. He feared that Li Xin would stray from the right path and squander his talent as a martial artist.

But he had not gone to lecture Li Xin. Instead, he had patiently waited until his son returned home from the laboratory before trying to advise him.

"Dad, how about taking a punch from me?"

Li Xin did not explain. He intended to prove himself through action instead.

"All right. Come at me!"

Li Houming paused in surprise, then took his stance.

Li Xin did not hold back. He knew his father was at the War General Level. Even with one arm missing, a War General was still a War General, so he put all his strength into the punch.

"Bang!!!"

Li Houming remained perfectly still in his firm horse stance when Li Xin's full-force punch struck, but the shock showed clearly on his face.

He knew his son's strength very well. Just a month and a half ago, Li Xin had barely met the qualifying threshold for a Quasi-Martial Artist. Now, only a month and a half later, the force of this punch had nearly reached the upper limit of an Advanced Warrior.

He had reached this standard in a mere month and a half. If someone else had told Li Houming that, he would have thought they were joking. But after personally taking Li Xin's punch, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Good, good, good! Xin, I was wrong. I owe you an apology."

All of Li Houming's anxiety vanished. His son had used this method to tell him that he had not squandered his talent by getting distracted with other things.

"Dad, you only wanted what was best for me. How could that be wrong?"

Li Xin knew his father was concerned about him, but he could not reveal his secret. All he could do was show his father his progress this way so that he would stop worrying.

After putting his father's worries to rest, Li Xin returned to his room and restored the suitcase to its robot form.

"Divine Brain, open Limit Home, log in, and search for training techniques."

At a thought from Li Xin, the Eternal Divine Brain inside the robot automatically got to work.

"World Annihilation." Category: spear technique. Rating: ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia Currency.

"Nine-Layered Thunder Blade." Category: saber technique. Rating: ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia Currency.

"Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique." Category: sword technique. Rating: SSS rank. Price: 50 billion Huaxia Currency.

"I practice the sword, so there's no question which technique to pick. The Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique is the best."

"The Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique has five layers. Each layer adds another multiple to the force I can exert. At its limit, it can amplify my output to five times my original strength. The first layer costs 300 million. I can afford that!"

Li Xin did not chase after the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade's sevenfold force output. What suited him was best, after all. As a swordsman, why would he practice a saber technique?

Besides, the Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique's fivefold force amplification was already enough for him at present.

Blood Shadow Battle Sword No. 2 Series, A6 Model-price: 20 million Huaxia Currency.

Blood Shadow Shield No. 2 Series, A6 Model-price: 20 million Huaxia Currency.

Even a full Combat Suit D6 Series set capable of withstanding attacks from an Advanced Beast General, including arm guards, combat boots, and other pieces, cost 180 million Huaxia Currency.

(A6 and D6 correspond to Advanced General-Level.)

"One training technique, two battle swords, two shields, a set of protective equipment, plus a backpack, an off-road vehicle, food, and so on. Even with the technique and equipment at half price, I've spent almost all my money."

After selecting everything he needed, he paid and placed the order without hesitation. Only one million remained in his account.