Chapter 112 Aftermath <TOC> Chapter 114 Magnetic Railgun Rifle
Translator: SumTLMan
【Ancient Scales: A species that has been extinct in the universe, its history has long been obliterated in the passage of time. The Olden Day Rulers stripped them of their proud scales and bestowed them upon their own faithful descendants.】
It was through the Exile Realm that Li Mu learned of the history behind this holy relic.
Over the long course of time, this holy relic with a significant background had degenerated to the star level, but it was still immensely powerful.
He focused on implanting the holy relic into his soul and extracted the essence from within his soul to slowly fill the Ancient Scales, a string of eerie characters that swam like a long serpent.
After a moment, Li Mu’s spirits lifted, and he stood up. He circulated the energy technique of Dragon and Tiger Astral Specter, and semi-transparent scales emerged beneath his skin.
Compared to Niran Zhan, who had implanted the holy relic at the fourth energy level, Li Mu was much more adept at using the Ancient Scales.
He pushed the energy technique to its limit, and when he reached the stage where his energy was visibly external, the scales that were originally hidden under his skin appeared on the surface, tightly adhering to his skin.
This was something Niran Zhan could not achieve.
Li Mu activated the energy technique, and the transparent scales instantly enveloped his entire hand, as if he were wearing a thin layer of armor.
Each scale was the size of a green bean, neatly arranged and dense, reflecting a layer of green light in the sunlight.
He had a rough understanding of the toughness of the hand armor and used all his strength to punch the ground. The powerful force of the punch directly created a spiderweb-like crack on the underground river channel made of concrete, with half his arm deeply embedded in the ground.
Pulling his arm out of the broken concrete, the psychic energy scales attached to his skin remained almost unscathed.
The layer of scales had almost perfectly protected Li Mu’s arm, resisting the reaction force of the concrete river channel, and perfectly protecting his finger joints and wrists without sacrificing flexibility and touch.
Li Mu also discovered that, after implanting the Ancient Scales, his skin’s affinity for psychic energy had increased significantly.
This made it much easier for him to practice the energy technique to the stage where his energy was visibly external throughout his body.
“Let me test the defensive strength of these psychic energy scales.”
Shen Luoyan became interested, raised a finger, and a blue airflow spun rapidly, transforming into an energy bullet the size of a little finger.
Li Mu circulated the energy technique, and a layer of psychic energy scales appeared beneath his loose training uniform.
Shen Luoyan blew the energy bullet at him before he had a chance to react. The psychic energy scales on his chest trembled violently, as if they had been struck by a sledgehammer.
The sturdy training uniform shattered instantly and turned into scattered pieces of cloth.
Li Mu took a breath; the psychic energy scales hadn’t entirely absorbed the energy bullet, and it felt like being shot while wearing a bulletproof vest, causing a stifling sensation.
“If I hadn’t blocked it, I would’ve been killed by you directly.”
He glanced at the red mark on his chest and inhaled sharply.
“Does it hurt? Let me rub it for you.”
Shen Luoyan walked over, pressing her two fingers on the mark. Her fingers felt cold and soft.
Li Mu took a step back, retrieving the safe he had obtained from the underground vault through the Exile Realm.
The heavy safe crashed to the ground.
“I’m fine. Help me open this safe and see what’s inside.”
Shen Luoyan’s cheeks puffed up, she raised her little finger and pointed at the safe. A beam of light flashed, cutting through the safe, which was over ten centimeters thick.
Inside the safe was a scroll made of an unknown leather material, densely filled with text and illustrations.
Li Mu took it out from the wreckage of the safe. The technique was called the 《Divine Eye Technique》.
It was a rare technique specifically designed for cultivating the eyes.
Upon initial mastery, this technique could enhance one’s vision, granting the cultivator far greater observational abilities than other awakened individuals of the same level.
Once a certain degree of proficiency was reached, the cultivator’s eyes would possess powerful dynamic vision, with their eyes becoming as hard as diamonds, no longer a weak point. They could also intimidate opponents with a gaze similar to the “Beholder Eye Technique.”
When cultivated to a certain stage, the practitioner’s eyes could see through the illusions created by psychic awakened individuals, gaining the upper hand when facing opponents of the same psychic level.
This technique had very practical effects, but most people only managed to reach the beginner stage.
This was because cultivating this technique was not only extremely difficult but also dangerous.
The eyes are one of the most fragile and intricate structures in the human body.
Cultivating techniques can cause even the sturdiest bones to be damaged by misplaced psychic energy, let alone the eyes. A minor mistake could lead to blinding oneself.
Those who had previously acquired this technique only nervously practiced it up to the beginner stage, then abandoned their cultivation after obtaining powerful vision.
Although similar sacred texts were rare, they were not impossible to find.
Even if one wanted to confront psychic awakened individuals, there were many other methods without having to practice such a dangerous technique.
Shen Luoyan glanced at it a few times and confirmed that the cost-effectiveness of this technique was quite low. Although the power achieved after mastering it was indeed very practical, almost no one could successfully cultivate it.
“The energy pathways of this technique are too dangerous. Even the more controllable psychic energy of the shaping series is prone to going astray, let alone the volatile energy of the enhancement series.”
She tried to persuade him.
Given the massive destructive power and difficulty in controlling enhancement-type psychic energy, the most severe consequence could be the direct explosion of one’s own eyeballs.
“I know the importance of caution, and I will be careful.”
Li Mu stored the energy technique in the Exile Realm. After witnessing the terrifying mind control ability of Tippolava Momo, he decided that he must successfully cultivate this energy technique.
Otherwise, he would be at a disadvantage when facing psychic awakened individuals. Although very few psychic awakened individuals possessed illusionary control abilities similar to Tippolava Momo’s.
He had a huge advantage in cultivating the Divine Eye energy technique that others didn’t have – the monitoring of the Tower of Spectral Energy and the brain in the vat, Lia, which allowed him to stop cultivation immediately if any problems arose.
“What should we do next?”
Shen Luoyan knew that Li Mu was a person who wouldn’t change his mind once he had made a decision, so she didn’t try to persuade him further.
She searched her memory for any holy relics related to the eyes. After implanting and enhancing them with the holy relics, cultivating the corresponding energy techniques would be much simpler.
“Monitor the activities of the Soul Cult, especially Hicks. He would never imagine that his identity within the Soul Cult has been exposed.”
Li Mu said.
The Governor’s lineage and the Soul Cult had coexisted in the Avonigarda Province for hundreds of years, so there was no way they didn’t have communication channels. If the conflicts weren’t deep enough, they might be resolved through communication, turning major issues into minor ones and minor ones into nothing.
Chapter 112 Aftermath <TOC> Chapter 114 Magnetic Railgun Rifle