Since his time meditating at Black Wind Cliff, Chen Mu has placed great emphasis on research into mass-energy conversion.
As his research deepened, Chen Mu now divides the use of energy into three stages. The first stage is the stage where the most common substances in life release energy.
For example, the heat released by burning firewood, the electrical energy generated by the reaction of electric charges, and the kinetic energy generated by the rotation of a mechanism are all examples of the first stage of energy utilization. Cultivators below the Core Formation Realm are basically at this stage in their use of energy.
The second stage is the condensation of energy, transforming it from the virtual to the real, which is the stage of energy transforming into matter.
From the Core Formation Realm to the breakthrough to the God Level, cultivators are basically in the second stage of energy utilization.
Like the mountain phantoms condensed by the Mountain Army, that is energy transforming from the virtual to the real. This kind of real object is even harder than real steel. Without an energy attack of the same level, it is impossible to destroy it with just the energy release of the first stage.
As for the third stage of energy application, it is necessary to transform the energy into a semi-free form between the real and the virtual after experiencing the energy changes in the second stage.
Chen Mu calls this third stage of energy utilization " Radiance Transformation," which, in general, is the energy form of "nuclear fusion."
However, compared to physical nuclear fusion, energy-based nuclear fusion is more controllable. As long as the pilot's skills are proficient enough, the energy weapons Radiance Transformation are unlikely to go out of control.
The reason why the energy of Radiance Transformation does not get out of control is thanks to Rune Core No. 5, because Rune Core No. 5 can accurately calculate all the changes of Radiance Transformation and then maintain Radiance Transformation in a stable state by adjusting the energy output.
This kind of control is impossible to achieve purely by human effort, so even the battle-hardened Divine General Baiyu thought Wei Shan was crazy when he saw him using energy in this way.
In fact, among Divine Skill, there are also energy manipulation techniques similar to the third stage, but those are generally the ultimate moves of senior gods.
Wei Shan, who was piloting the mecha, had clearly not yet entered the Divine Realm, yet he dared to use energy in this way. Divine General Baiyu's first reaction was that Wei Shan wanted to perish together with him, and Wei Shan also cooperated by making a posture of mutual destruction. That's why Divine General Baiyu was forced to retreat step by step by Wei Shan and did not dare to fight back at all.
Without Divine General Baiyu as their spearhead, the Heavenly Army was unable to break through the Mountain Army's defenses. Furthermore, as they attacked while simultaneously enduring the barrage of the Chen Kingdom's guns and cannons, their Spiritual Power was rapidly depleted.
Bang! Bang bang...!
Taking advantage of the enemy's fatigue, the sniper rifle silently aimed and fired.
"Everyone be careful! It's a ritual implement."
The heavenly generals reacted swiftly, immediately mobilizing the battle formation's strength for defense, minimizing the damage.
However, sniper rifles have very tricky attack angles and are only designed to target celestial soldiers below the Saint Level. Even if they react quickly, they cannot block all the bullets.
In particular, there are several sniper rifles here that can threaten Saint Level cultivators, making them almost guaranteed to kill exhausted Emperor Level Heavenly Soldiers.
Thump thump...! Several heavenly soldiers were hit in the head by sniper bullets and fell from the sky.
Although the losses of these few heavenly soldiers were negligible compared to the tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers brought by Divine General Baiyu.
However, since the start of the battle, there have been no casualties at Flying Dragon Pass. On the contrary, it was their own heavenly soldiers who suffered casualties first, which was unacceptable to Divine General Baiyu.
"Hmph! Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant you a quick and painless death."
Wei Shan's "Mountain- Radiance Transformation Mountain-Shaking Blade " is indeed terrifying, but even if it were to truly go out of control, it would be impossible to kill Divine General Baiyu; at most, it would severely injure him.
In Divine General Baiyu's mind, even killing Wei Shan at the cost of minor injuries would not be worthwhile, which is why he had been avoiding Wei Shan.
However, the deaths of several heavenly soldiers have awakened Divine General Baiyu his senses. He has finally decided to disregard the ' Radiance Transformation ' energy and fight Wei Shan head-on.
Boom... Clang clang clang!
Once they truly clashed, Divine General Baiyu quickly turned the tables and suppressed Wei Shan. In reality, even with his God Level mecha, Wei Shan only possessed the combat power of the Demigod Realm and was no match for Divine General Baiyu.
puff...!
Half an incense stick's time later, Wei Shan finally couldn't hold out any longer and fled with flames shooting from his feet. He barely escaped with the help of several high-powered laser energy storage cannons on the city gate tower.
Divine General Baiyu flew back to the city gate, but he found that the heavenly army was exhausted. In this state, even if they managed to break through Flying Dragon Pass, they would probably lose more than half of their troops.
"Hmph! I'll let you live a few more days."
Divine General Baiyu realized that he had misjudged the defensive strength of Flying Dragon Pass. Since he didn't need to take Flying Dragon Pass immediately, he ordered his army to retreat.
"Withdraw!"
The heavenly army attacked quickly and retreated just as quickly; they could march through the air and disappear into the horizon in no time.
Outside Flying Dragon Pass, there is a massive army of nearly a million Haotian Empire soldiers. If Flying Dragon Pass falls, they will advance unimpeded and assist the Heavenly Army in capturing Flying Dragon Pass.
But now, they could only slink away in disgrace. However, the people of the Chen Kingdom dared not pursue them, otherwise the Heavenly Army might launch a surprise attack at any time.
After the heavenly soldiers left, deafening cheers erupted from the city gates, for everyone could see that the Heavenly Court had lost hundreds of heavenly soldiers, while Flying Dragon Pass had suffered no casualties—undoubtedly a great victory.
However, Wei Shan did not laugh, because he knew very well that this war had only just begun, and the truly brutal part was yet to come.
Chen Kingdom, inside the Spirit Network meeting space.
"In the past two weeks, a total of twenty-two border cities have been attacked."
Only these five were breached; the others were fine and were held off.
Taichu projected a huge map of the territory onto the screen, marking it as he reported to the crowd.
What are the casualty figures for both sides?
Although Chen Mu could estimate the approximate battle losses himself, the specific figures were more accurate after Taichu's statistics.
"We lost two Saint Level, fifty-two Emperor Level, and over three hundred King Level."
As for the Heavenly Court, it suffered the loss of four Saint Level figures, one hundred and thirty-three Emperor Level, and over one thousand one hundred King Level.
In terms of data, Chen Kingdom is clearly superior to the enemy.
However, Chen Mu was not happy about this, because Chen Kingdom was currently in a defensive war, which gave it the advantage of terrain. On the other hand, Chen Kingdom was good at winning by surprise, and if its strength was figured out in the future, it would be difficult to achieve such results again.
Moreover, the Heavenly Court's military strength far exceeds that of the Chen Kingdom. Even if it were a one-to-two exchange, the Chen Kingdom would be quickly exhausted.