Even within StarCraft civilizations, kinetic weapons are an unavoidable type of weapon development. They are simple, efficient, and powerful; these few advantages alone are enough to ensure their enduring place in the history of weaponry.
As a cultivation technique for the Golden Core Stage, the Ten Thousand Swords Art can be considered a mainstream high-level combat power even in cultivation civilizations.
Cultivators at higher levels no longer bother with such large-scale wars. For them, no one can stop them from getting any resources they want. Even among cultivators of the same level, a battle could last for several years before a victor could be determined.
The battle took too long, which was indeed not worthwhile for cultivators of this caliber.
High-level cultivators do not show themselves; the highest combat power that ordinary people can see is only Golden Core cultivator.
Therefore, putting aside other aspects, the spells of the Golden Core Stage are exceptionally efficient in terms of killing.
Whether it's the Ten Thousand Swords Art Technique or the other spells provided by the system, while they are extremely lethal, their attack range is also very long.
The distance here can no longer be described in kilometers; Li Xingkong might even start using a larger unit of distance to describe it.
Astronomical unit.
One astronomical unit (AU) is equal to the distance between the Earth Star and the Sun, approximately 93,000,000 kilometers.
If Li Xingkong were to fly that distance himself, it would take him more than a year.
However, the starting attack range of the Ten Thousand Swords Art can reach nearly 0.1 astronomical units.
It's easy to imagine that this level of magic would be difficult to use on Earth Star, or even on any other planet.
It was not designed for surface combat, but for StarCraft warfare.
If a hard comparison must be made, then the strength of an ordinary cultivator who has just entered the Golden Core is roughly equivalent to that of a frigate or even a destroyer in the game "Stellaris".
A cultivator at the Middle Golden Core Stage can be compared to a cruiser or battleship in the constellation of stars.
Once you reach the Late Golden Core Stage, only weapons of the Colossus level can rival it.
The strength gap between Golden Core cultivators is also very large. If Li Xingkong wanted to destroy the world, he could easily come up with several plans, even if they were both at the Early Golden Core Stage. However, if it were an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, they might have failed even on Earth Star.
The spell's starting stats are exaggerated, which means it's extremely difficult to master.
The hardest step was still studying the materials.
Unfortunately, in this universe, the relationship between strength and knowledge is very close. If you want to improve your strength, it's practically impossible without using your brain.
Even when it comes to training, someone who uses their brain can train like Bruce Lee, while someone who doesn't might end up in the hospital halfway through.
People who run themselves ragged, losing a kidney or testicles, or building muscle to the point of hospitalization, are not a minority.
Li Xingkong didn't want to turn himself into an idiot while practicing magic. He still had to study the necessary materials; he couldn't be careless about such things.
Li Xingkong is prone to getting engrossed in his work, a minor flaw he developed after years of seclusion. Once he starts looking at materials, he immediately enters a state of complete focus.
His current location is in Venus's orbit, so no one can disturb him. Even space Fallout is just a side effect for Li Xingkong now, and it poses no threat whatsoever.
Therefore, after Li Xingkong began his cultivation, he fell into a state of being unaware of the outside world.
It wasn't until several months later that...
Li Xingkong's mind was frantically absorbing and digesting the knowledge transmitted by the system, his Divine Sense and Hexagram were both operating at full speed.
Just then, he felt something bump into him.
It was quite powerful, sending Li Xingkong flying several kilometers.
His study session was interrupted, and Li Xingkong was momentarily confused before snapping back to reality.
He opened his Divine Sense, wanting to see what dared to bump into him in this vast expanse of space.
The next second, Li Xingkong took back what he had said.
It turns out that the "package" I sent out has arrived at its destination.
The asteroid, formed from pure ice, was forced to stop in place by Li Xingkong Li Xingkong.
Even its surface has some cracks.
"Sigh, what kind of situation is this? Has the boomerang of the past hit my future self...?"
It was a real, physical impact.
His anger had subsided considerably. There was nothing he could do; he couldn't very well go back in time and slap himself twice.
The problem is still my own fault. I got caught up in studying in this environment without any warning. I've been living a comfortable life for too long.
In the future, no matter what, I must keep a few Hexagram in mind to guard against threats from the surrounding area.
This interrupted Li Xingkong's study, and he didn't continue to look up the spells. Now that the asteroid had arrived, he might as well let it start to work.
Thinking of this, Li Xingkong flew forward, used his Magic Power to envelop the asteroid, and examined the cracks that had appeared when he had just collided with it.
The crack is very deep; if a little more force is applied, the asteroid will fall apart, and that would be disastrous.
Its current condition is not good; it can only be described as having lingering remnants.
Fortunately, Li Xingkong still had a solution; his months of Ten Thousand Swords Art hadn't been for nothing.
Although I can't fully construct the entire spell yet, I've learned about 80-90% of the part about constructing the sword body.
Coincidentally, the asteroid's subsequent function is similar to the attack method of the Ten Thousand Swords Art, so we can first put some of the spells constructed from its swords onto it for testing.
Without hesitation, Li Xingkong quickly mobilized his Magic Power and began to carve on the surface of the asteroid using his Divine Sense.
"Hmm, first a Swift, then a Sharp, and finally a Mother-Child combo, detonate, pierce..."
On the surface of the tiny star, Li Xingkong covered it with dozens of Magic Power structures, but Li Xingkong wasn't quite satisfied and kept adding more.
He wished he could apply all the Magic Power structures he had learned to it, but unfortunately the asteroid was of limited size, and Li Xingkong only stopped when there was nowhere left to work on its surface.
The surface of the asteroid is now completely devoid of any ice layer; it's covered in several layers of colorful Magic Power structures, making it look like a disco ball in a ballroom, and it even emits dazzling light.
"Okay, time is limited, let's leave it at that for now."
Li Xingkong glanced at the giant "disco ball" beside him, struck a cool pose, and decisively kicked out.
"Eat my Shaolin Soccer!"
With a powerful shot, the asteroid flew out in a beautiful banana-shaped trajectory.
It left a long, rainbow-colored tail behind it and crashed into Venus.
Upon breaking through the atmosphere, Venus's atmosphere was like a brick thrown into water, spewing out a large amount of gas.
The next second, Li Xingkong seemed to see Venus shudder, its rotation speed affected.
It's like a spinning top being whipped; it spins faster and faster.