"Is it because of this kind of stone?" Sun Fei looked at Grandpa Cain's research results with some disbelief.
"Because that white mist that can corrode mental energy was actually made from powdered crystal stones that look like sword bundles. How could an ordinary Earth stone have such power? <o3, orthorhombic crystal system, columnar or spear-shaped, commonly found in pseudo-hexagonal symmetrical triplets..." Uncle Cain explained in extremely professional terminology.
"Alright, alright, you've only been on Earth for a few days, and you already think you're a scientist?" Sun Fei interrupted him rudely, Earth Inquiry: "Just tell me directly, how exactly does this thing corrode mental energy, and what use is it to us?"
"It's incredibly useful. The United States you mentioned only discovered the crystal's properties by chance. Simply grinding it into powder and creating a mist can corrode the Insect Race's spiritual power. If made according to the principles of magic arrays and alchemy, I'm confident I can create a potion capable of instantly destroying the spiritual power fluctuations of a god. This crystal is truly unique; I can't explain why it contains such a strange energy." Grandpa Cain said thoughtfully, "Logically speaking, a place as energy-scarce as Earth shouldn't attract the attention of the [ Defiler ]. But now, the [ Defiler ] have appeared. So I suspect that the [ Defiler ] didn't come to prey this time, but to seize something. This crystal is likely one of their targets, because its restraint on the Zerg's spiritual power is so great; it's practically made to restrain the Zerg."
"So powerful?" Sun Fei picked up the white crystal in front of him and released a wisp of spiritual power. Sure enough, he found that his spiritual power had difficulty penetrating into the crystal. When he imitated the spiritual power spectrum of an insect and emitted fluctuations, he found that the spectrum was almost instantly destroyed.
He truly is a natural nemesis of the Insect Race.
"Then what about the reason for compressing spiritual power? I remember in the room where the United States kept Zhong Dajun, there was a strange power that even surpassed the laws of the Great Dao, which could compress any kind of spiritual power to its limit. Have you found the reason for this?" Sun Fei put the white crystal back and asked.
"We only discovered a large deposit of this silver crystal mineral several hundred meters below that room. There doesn't seem to be any other reason. However, one thing is certain: the presence of a large amount of aragonite is not the reason your mental energy was compressed to its limit." Grandpa Cain's face showed a puzzled expression as he spoke. "Moreover, interestingly, apart from yourself, Fernando and the others didn't sense any abnormal compression of mental energy in that room."
"What?" Sun Fei exclaimed in surprise, "I'm the only one who sensed this situation?"
"Yes," Uncle Cain nodded. "Come on, we've re-excavated that place. Perhaps you'll make some new discoveries when you go down."
The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the room where the United States had placed Zhong Dajun, who was in a coma.
This place was originally hundreds of meters underground. After a second excavation, its appearance has changed drastically. The [ Joint Laboratory ] has now become the most advanced institution on Earth. Under the leadership of Uncle Cain and others, the underground here has been extensively excavated, and a large amount of aragonite has been mined out. It has been carefully stored as a strategic resource, and a large mine pit has replaced the previous rooms.
Sun Fei unleashed his spiritual power the moment he stepped into the mine.
This time, it was 100% certain that his spiritual power fluctuations at the Peak God King level were instantly suppressed to one ten-thousandth of their original value in the mine, falling to around the Moon Class Great Perfection. It was as if he had been secretly restricted by an enemy powerhouse at the level of a Main God.
However, neither Cain nor the other powerful figures from the Northern Region Empire felt the same way.
Why is this happening?
Sun Fei was greatly surprised.
He walked slowly through the mine tunnel, carefully sensing everything around him. His spiritual power surged forth like a tidal wave, and he gradually discovered some patterns—as he moved closer to the northwest, the oppressive force became increasingly clear.
"Could something be hidden underground?"
Sun Fei guessed what was going on.
His body shimmered with divine power, and he entered the thick soil like a dragon entering the sea, constantly exploring and approaching the northwest.
My initial feeling was correct.
The closer he got to this direction, the more severely Sun Fei spiritual power was suppressed. Eventually, it even fell below the level of Half Moon Class expert.
There must be something here.
Sun Fei became even more certain.
He rapidly approached the northwest.
I don't know how many meters I sank into the ground, but the surrounding soil gradually became scorching hot. Then, suddenly, everything in front of me turned crimson. I had actually gone straight into the Earth's core. Everything around me had turned into liquid magma, and an astonishing temperature was faintly emanating from it.
Two golden beams of light shot from Sun Fei's eyes, piercing through the magma and scanning the surroundings.
Upon arriving here, his mental power had been completely suppressed, and he could only rely on his vision to find the source of the suppression.
"I see it... that's... oh my god, unbelievable, it's a suit of armor..."
Sun Fei never expected that in the very core of the Earth, he would actually see a full suit of armor shimmering with a faint silver sheen.
The armor was identical to a real person, slowly rising and falling in the magma, as if it were alive, emanating an indescribable and magnificent aura. Its structure looked extremely simple, like the ordinary swordsman's armor on the Azeroth Continent. There were no complicated and profound patterns, nor were there any gems or other inlays. The streamlined curves and the shiny surface gave people a sense of ancient simplicity.
"This is the source of my mental energy being compressed. Strange, why does it only affect me?"
Sun Fei slowly approached.
A very familiar aura emanated from the armor, as if it were a family member, silently calling out to Sun Fei.
When Sun Fei approached to within about ten meters, his body suddenly trembled, and two balls of silver flames, beyond Sun Fei control, floated out from his body and began to slowly rotate around his silver armor.
It's the [ Throne of Creation ] and the [ Scepter of Creation ]!
These two most powerful and monstrous heirlooms on Sun Fei's body seemed to come back to life at this moment, emitting joyful low murmurs as if old friends were finally meeting, excitedly swirling around the armor and constantly trembling gently.
"Could it be...?"
A thought flashed through Sun Fei's mind: Could this mysterious armor located at the Earth's core actually be another component of the [ Creation Set ]? That's why it resonated with the [ Throne of Creation ] and the [ Scepter of Creation ].
In the next instant, a strange change occurred.
The [ Throne of Creation ] slowly flew to the bottom of the armor, layers of silver ripples shimmering on its surface, its color gradually becoming identical to the armor. The [ Scepter of Creation ] even flew to the side of the armor and landed steadily inside its gauntlets... These three sacred artifacts slowly combined, and the previously still and simple silver armor began to flash with intense silver light, as if it had come alive in an instant. A blurry silver humanoid phantom filled the empty space in the armor.
In that instant, it was as if an unparalleled being who created the world had suddenly been reborn, holding a scepter, standing on a throne, and wearing divine armor, reappearing between heaven and earth, looking down on the past and present, standing tall in the long river of time, ruling over all things in heaven and earth, and controlling birth, aging, sickness and death. This was an absolutely transcendent being, standing above everything.
Even Sun Fei felt an urge to kneel down and worship at that moment.
This strange feeling flashed by in the blink of an eye.
In the next instant, the aura of arrogance vanished. When Sun Fei opened his eyes again, the blurry silver humanoid phantom had disappeared. The armor, throne, and scepter were perfectly combined, appearing before him like a real person. It was at this moment that the power that suppressed his spiritual energy disappeared.
Sun Fei slowly approached, stretched out his finger, and touched the armor.
A warm, smooth sensation came from my fingertips.
In an instant, the armor, throne, and scepter transformed into specks of silver light, drifting away and then, like swallows returning to their nests, all disappeared into Sun Fei's body.
"This is..."
To Sun Fei's surprise, after the last point of light entered his body, a layer of mercury-colored ripples appeared. He felt a solid sensation under his feet as the [ Throne of Creation ] appeared beneath his feet. He felt a grip as the [ Scepter of Creation ] appeared in his hand without him noticing. Then, he felt a slight weight on his body as the extremely mysterious silver armor appeared on his body.
An unprecedentedly powerful feeling instantly filled Sun Fei's entire body.
"This armor must be the final piece of the legendary [ Creation Set ], but why is it appearing on Earth?"
Sun Fei was completely baffled.
But at that moment, without warning, an image flashed into his mind—
A dashing couple, hand in hand, stood in the void. Suddenly, five or six silver flames shot out from their bodies, trailing long tails, and disappeared into the surrounding void, vanishing without a trace. Then, the bodies of this divine couple shattered, turning into faint specks of light that vanished into the world...
Sun Fei was extremely surprised.
This wasn't the first time I'd seen something like this.
During the tripartite talks in Meazza, the old Pope Stábile took out a picture that sealed the battle between the gods and demons in the ancient era of the God Clan and Demon Clan. It was exactly the same as the picture that had just appeared in his mind. That divine couple was the ruler of the gods and demons.
This is a scene of them disintegrating after defeating the Insect Race, having poured out their lives and strength.
Sun Fei's attention was focused on the orbs of light that flew out from the two of them.
"Could those orbs of light actually be pieces of the Creation Artifacts? The Lord of the God Clan and the Lord of the Demon Clan awakened the Creation Sacred Artifact Set with the blood of gods and demons, and used it to defeat the Insect Race. Subsequently, these two supreme beings perished because they overdrawn their life and soul, and the Creation Sacred Artifact Set disintegrated and disappeared from the world... Could it be that after the Creation Set disintegrated, the throne and scepter fell into [ Sky City ], while this core armor broke through the boundaries of space and time and was left on Earth?"
Sun Fei felt he had probably guessed the truth.
This explains why his spiritual power was suppressed—he already possessed two Creation Sacred Artifact Set, and the connection between them and the armor created a kind of resonance, causing his spiritual power to be suppressed. Moreover, this armor clearly had a special effect in suppressing spiritual power.
Does obtaining this armor mean you've completed the Creation Sacred Artifact Set?
It should generate the power to dominate everything, so why hasn't my strength improved substantially? This silver armor, apart from its effect of suppressing spiritual power, doesn't seem to possess any power comparable to the [ Throne of Creation ] and the [ Scepter of Creation ]!
Is it that I haven't fully mastered this armor yet?
Or is it for some other reason?
Sun Fei pondered for a long time in the Earth's core without finding any answers. He then searched the magma in the Earth's core for a while, but after finding nothing else, he returned to the Earth's surface.
Today, a wave of martial arts learning has swept across Earth. Martial arts and magic systems from the Azeroth Continent have begun to spread among humankind. Due to changes in the laws of nature and energy tides, Earthlings can indeed master Dou Qi and magic.
Of course, the focus of Earth's leadership is currently on the [ Joint Laboratory ].
Sun Fei decided to return to the Azeroth Continent.
Uncle Cain and Sister Nun stayed on Earth for the time being, along with Sagittarius Gold Saint Torres and dozens of experts from the Northern Region Empire. They would work with governments of various countries on Earth to conduct various experiments, including the modification of Insect Race at the level of life-bearing warships, as well as other projects involving the collision of technology and magic.
Everything Sun Fei did was in preparation for the impending Insect Race calamity.
Based on information from various sources, the arrival of the insects is now an unstoppable event.
The cataclysmic disaster is imminent.
Sun Fei needed to return to the Azeroth Continent to completely resolve the issues between the Holy Church and the old Pope Stábile. He had to figure out whether Stábile lying or had also been deceived. This was a crucial question, and Sun Fei hoped it was the latter, because if it was the former, it meant...
Stábile is Insect Race spy!
For the Azeroth Continent, this news was absolutely a disaster. It meant that reconciliation between the Northern Region Empire and the Holy Church was no longer possible, and a large-scale war on a continental scale was inevitable!
I've been adjusting quite well lately, thank you everyone for your concern.