"That's the only possibility."
The system's words were laced with jealousy.
"But you're incredibly lucky."
"I said, it's just a supernatural power, is it really that big of a deal?"
Li Xingkong was somewhat puzzled. Both were supernatural powers, so how could the Earth-Traversing Golden Light and the Indestructible Golden Body be any different?
"Well, you really don't know what's good for you."
The system was somewhat speechless, but it quickly explained the Li Xingkong.
" Indestructible Golden Body only slightly improves your defense; it's merely a change in material. But 'Earth-Traversing Golden Light ' means your entire body can transform into light. This is a transformation of matter and energy, and the difference is enormous."
"The ability to freely transform between material and energy forms is something that should only be accessible to those at the Nascent Soul stage. To achieve this, one must at least be able to ensure that there is no loss during the transformation."
"Are you capable of using Magic Power to this extent now?"
Li Xingkong thought about it and realized he really couldn't do it.
"So I've had a miraculous encounter?"
"You've really hit the jackpot! Your luck is incredible!"
The system said irritably.
"Sigh, what can I do? I don't want to either."
Li Xingkong got the benefit but then acted innocent.
"So this Earth-Traversing Golden Light allows me to transform into light and travel at the speed of light, is that right?"
He could only use this supernatural power instinctively, but his understanding of it was not very deep.
"The main purpose of this supernatural power is for long-distance travel and escaping. Its speed is one feature, and another is that it can ignore most formations and restrictions, allowing for direct escape. It can be considered a first-class life-saving supernatural power."
After hearing what the system said, this thing is much more useful than the Indestructible Golden Body. One allows you to stand still and take a beating, while the other allows you to run away. It's obvious which one is better.
"As for the speed of light, hehe, the universe is quite complex. Although there are no cultivators here, as for the specifics... I'll leave you with some suspense."
The system only said half of what it meant, leaving Li Xingkong confused.
"Riddlers should all get out of Gotham."
"Yeah, they've all gotten out of Gotham, that's why they're everywhere."
After exchanging a few words with the system, Li Xingkong prepared to test his supernatural powers.
As everyone knows, it takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds for a beam of light to travel from the sun to Earth Star, and Li Xingkong was preparing to use this supernatural power to return to Earth Star.
Unlike magic, supernatural powers consume very little energy, just like an ordinary person taking a few steps. Once mastered, they become an integral part of the human body.
So after Li Xingkong pinpointed the location of Earth Star, he immediately transformed into a beam of golden light and shot towards Earth Star.
Traveling at the speed of light is a wondrous thing. At this speed, the universe that Li Xingkong saw seemed to become a strip of light, and this strip of light was constantly changing.
As for the planets and space around us, at this speed, everything changes and cannot be observed using conventional methods.
After all, eyesight relies on light to observe the surroundings, and when he travels at the speed of light, what he can see is extremely limited.
They can only use their Divine Sense to explore the environment around their bodies.
Although Li Xingkong's Divine Sense covered a distance of over ten thousand kilometers, in the grand scheme of the universe, that range was indeed insignificant.
This led Li Xingkong to discover a problem after flying for a few minutes.
Although he possessed the ability to travel at the speed of light, he lacked the corresponding detection methods.
Once he started flying at the speed of light, he was like a blind man, unable to see anything except a small area around him that he could explore with his Divine Sense.
But he flew too fast.
His Divine Sense detected it, and before his brain could even process what he saw, he had already flown over.
That's no different from being blind.
Fortunately, when I transformed, I was a beam of light, not a physical entity with a collision volume; otherwise, I would have crashed into countless cars along the way.
Nevertheless, Li Xingkong stopped and rested for a while after flying halfway through the flight.
There's no way around it; after being a cultivator for so long, suddenly becoming deaf and blind is something no one could bear.
"Wow, you can't see where you're going while flying, you have to rely on your sense of touch, that's so uncomfortable."
Overall, this supernatural power is indeed very useful, but it's just that using it is quite uncomfortable for me.
"Hehe, you haven't had enough of the suffering from the External Core last time, have you? You haven't reached the corresponding level yet. Once you have advanced techniques, there will definitely be a price to pay, won't there?"
"That's true, but this price isn't unbearable."
After resting for a while and recovering his strength, Li Xingkong glanced at the location of Earth Star again and transformed into golden light to fly over there once more.
This time, Li Xingkong estimated his distance from Earth Star, and then, when he felt the time was about right, he dispelled his supernatural powers again.
The error wasn't significant; as Li Xingkong dispelled his supernatural powers, the enormous form of the entire Earth Star instantly appeared before him.
In fact, Li Xingkong wasn't worried that he would crash directly into the interior of Earth Star and find half of his body embedded in the wall when he dissipated his supernatural powers. More likely, he would crash into some strange water surface or atmosphere, causing reflection or refraction that sent him flying back the way he came.
Without the right tools, even with supernatural powers, using them is quite awkward.
Now that they were so close to Earth Star, he naturally no longer needed to use his supernatural powers to move. He activated his Golden Core, and the immense Magic Power propelled Li Xingkong's body towards the surface of Earth Star.
Having experienced the feeling of flying at the speed of light, Li Xingkong even felt that flying at that speed was a bit too slow.
However, this speed was just right for Li Xingkong. After all, he could control the speed, and he could clearly perceive the surrounding environment. His five senses were also playing a role, which was already very comfortable.
He floated back to Earth Star, and before landing, Li Xingkong took a look at the Americas.
He made changes to this section before leaving, and now more than a year has passed. He's going to see how those changes go.
Broadly speaking, the entire Americas continent hasn't changed much, but after carefully comparing it with the map in his mind, Li Xingkong still discovered some differences.
The entirety of South Americas has shifted upwards slightly.
Although it wasn't very obvious, it definitely moved.
That's good. It seems my grand formation is still working and hasn't gone wrong.
Just as Li Xingkong was flying towards the Divine Land Continent, he encountered a group of cultivators high in the sky.
The group of monks were dressed rather strangely, all in light blue classical monk robes. Both men and women had long hair and wore crowns on their heads. Each of them held a magical artifact in their hands and was flying towards the Pacific Ocean.
Li Xingkong extended his Divine Sense a distance to see what these people were doing.
Soon, he heard a murmur of conversation.
" Xiao Zhang, that rain in Western Liang must have been tough for you. You drove all the way from the East China Sea, carrying so many clouds over there."
"Sigh, this awful weather. Ever since the nuclear war, there haven't been many places with reliable weather. It's only thanks to our Divine Land that we prepared this massive system in advance to regulate the weather; otherwise, the weather these past few years would have been toxic enough to kill people."
"Who says otherwise? Besides needing rainmaking services in our inland Divine Land, we also have to borrow resources from those small countries to do the same. It's such a hassle."
"You can't say that. If we have the ability, we should lend a hand when we can."
"That's right, we believe in winning people over with virtue. If this rain continues for a few more years, our Divine Land will have even more ethnic groups."