The stolen magic is a bit magical

"An array?" Zhu Ban frowned sharply. "You mean, this energy source is actually an array stone?"

"Yes!" Lin Xiaosu replied.

"There are also people in Qianlong who study formations. They also proposed the same idea as you, but after testing this energy source, they rejected the idea because this energy source is not a formation stone. The entire force field is also very different from common formations," Miaoyin Tianwang interjected.

Lin Xiaosu said, "A two-word answer! That's rare!"

"rare?"

“Array formations are rare, and array stones are even rarer!” Lin Xiaosu said, “This array stone combines the power of the five elements. It is not a single attribute, but an array stone with all attributes. I have never seen an array stone with all attributes before.”

Array stones have natural properties.

For example, the most common five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—are inherently mutually generating and mutually restraining.

It is extremely rare for them to appear on the same stone at the same time.

Therefore, the vast majority of array stones are of a single attribute. Array stones with two attributes will eventually become single attributes under the pressure of the great power of the Heavenly Dao over billions of years. For example, fire can overcome wood. Array stones with both fire and wood attributes will eventually lose their wood attribute over a long period of time, leaving only the fire attribute.

Only when the five elements are all present, mutually generating and restraining each other, and achieving a dynamic balance, can the attribute of the five elements coexisting be maintained in the long term.

In short, array stones with the five elements are equivalent to naturally formed integrated circuit boards.

After this explanation, everyone was completely confused...

Blue Demon spoke up: "You mean, there's a way to copy energy stones?"

“Yes!” Lin Xiaosu said, “If we can’t find a Five Elements Array Stone with all attributes, we can use five different attributes of array stones instead. Theoretically, they can achieve the same effect.”

"Old Zhu!" Heavenly King Miaoyin asked, "Are there any array stones in the materials warehouse?"

"There are some, but... but it's not necessarily possible to have all five attributes."

"It's alright!" Lin Xiaosu said, "I brought some with me. Get ready, I'll go get them!"

He turned and left.

Blue Fairy followed.

In the blink of an eye, the two left the Machinery Bureau and arrived at the riverbank. They entered Lan Yao's small wooden house, where Lan Yao looked at them with suspicion: "Did you carry an array stone with you? I didn't know that."

Yesterday, she carried him into her bedroom.

His clothes were thin.

His bag was very light.

Are there any array stones in here?

However, when Lin Xiaosu took the small bag out from under the bed and handed it to her, she was stunned.

This bag is much heavier than it was yesterday.

Upon opening it, I found many strange stones inside.

Red, green, cyan...

“I swear on my still-virginity, your bag wasn’t this heavy yesterday!” Lan Yao raised her head and stared at him.

Lin Xiaosu slapped her forehead: "Senior sister, there are only two people in this world who know that I'm good at hiding things! One is Changye, and the other is you! You don't have to make this a public knowledge, do you?"

"It's not that it's impossible, it's absolutely impossible! I guarantee it!" Lan Yao patted her chest.

"Let's go! Witness the wonder!" Lin Xiaosu and Lan Yao returned side by side.

Lin Xiaosu's skill in hiding things.

It wasn't just two people who knew; in fact, nobody really knew.

Even the Long Night, even the Blue Demon, only knew the surface of it.

Long Night didn't know where he hid the Blue Demon Stone back then, and Blue Demon doesn't know where he hid the array stone today.

In fact, the array stone was hidden in his secret realm.

And it's definitely not just this small half-bag.

The array stones he hid were terrifying to hear about.

There are tens of thousands of them!
Where did it come from?

It's quite taboo to talk about, as it comes from the Netherworld.

He altered the array settings in the Netherworld, killing over a hundred array masters in one fell swoop. How could he not have gained something? Those array masters had taken most of the array stones collected by the Hundred Races of the Bridge Realm into their inner space, and now they had all become Lin Xiaosu's spoils of war.

Outsiders wouldn't know.

The Bridge Realm has no idea that this super troublemaker has not only almost severed the Bridge Realm's inheritance in terms of formations, but has also carried out a major looting of the foundation of formations: the formation crystal pillars.

With a flick of his hand under the bed, he retrieved five crystal pillars each representing the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) from the secret realm, which became a gift for Qianlong.

The two returned to the Machinery Bureau.

Enter a special space.

This is the experimental zone.

The actual Wing Blade is right here, still in the state it was in when Blue Demon brought it back – its first form.

Lin Xiaosu asked, "Is everything ready?"

The Heavenly King of Wonderful Sound said, "Don't worry, the control system of the Wing Blade has been decrypted and is now under the control of the Hidden Dragon."

Speaking of the control system, that was the work of another person from Qianlong.

This person is the only one among the Eighteen Heavenly Kings of the Hidden Dragon who is famous for his technology: the Brain King.

Once Brain King obtained the Wing Blade, he cracked its control center in just three days and three nights, altered its programming settings, and optimized them even more than Hydra's original settings.

"Brother, let's begin!" Ding Dong's eyes gleamed.

I'm extremely excited.

Zhu Ban also spoke up: "We can begin!"

"Okay!" Lin Xiaosu walked towards Wing Blade.

Ding Dong put on a pair of gloves, very strange control gloves.

The scene was frozen.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Wing Blade, a powerful artifact of Hydra that exerts immense pressure on the Hidden Dragon.

If a substitute can be developed, or even a unique transformation can be achieved, then in the field of wing-blade assault, the Hidden Dragon could actually suppress Hydra.

This is a historic moment. This is a contest between two superpowers.

This is a matter of national importance.

Lin Xiaosu stretched out her hand and placed five array crystal pillars into the hole under the wing blade's ribs.

Wingblade's eyes suddenly lit up.

In the arena, someone exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone's eyes shone brightly.

Zhu Ban was the most excited.

This stubborn, rigid old man revealed a side of himself he had never shown before...

The array stone is effective!
Ding Dong snapped his fingers together, and Wing Blade stood up!

With a flick of the middle finger, the wing blades shot through the air!

Suddenly, he extended all four fingers at once.

A red light emanated from the entire wing blade, and it suddenly transformed...

The clicking sound was continuous, clear and melodious.

The next moment, the wing blades in the air transformed into a disc.

"Live-fire!" Zhu Ban ordered.
A small missile shot through the air and struck the disc formed by the wing blades.

An unbelievable situation has occurred.

As the disc spun, a strange force field was emitted, and the missile suddenly came to a complete stop, coming to a halt ten meters away from the disc!
"Detonate!"

With a deafening roar, the missile detonated, and a powerful shockwave covered the entire area. However, only half of the area felt the shockwave. A dividing line was formed around the disc, and everything behind the disc remained unharmed.

"Plasma protection?" The Heavenly King of Wonderful Sound was shocked.

"It's not plasma protection, it's array protection!" Lin Xiaosu said, "The second form of the Wing Blade is array protection!"

Blue Demon stared in disbelief: "Is this a perfect combination of modern technology and ancient formations?"

These words made Lin Xiaosu fall into deep thought.

When modern technology develops to a high level, it really does achieve the same results as the other few paths.

Authenticity emphasizes lineage.

However, modern technology can modify genes, resulting in mutations in bloodlines.

The Way of Heaven emphasizes cultivation.

However, the special abilities that Heaven can achieve also seem to be achievable through modern technology.

Some special destructive techniques, such as the infrasound of the Heavenly King of Wonderful Sound, can also be manufactured with modern technology. Whether they are strong or not is another matter, but it is a fact that they can be done.

Technology knows no bounds.

The capabilities of technology are limitless.

Is this the reason why humanity ultimately won the struggle between Heaven, Earth, and Man?

Humanity possesses technological power!

Humanity's pursuit of technological advancement is endless...

For example, these wing blades are said to be the result of ancient civilization. Was that ancient era the era of the three powers vying for supremacy?
If the wing blades unleash their third form.

If this third form is indeed as Ding Dong predicted, then this winged blade will possess the means to compete with experts at the Enlightenment Realm.

Its destructive power is no less than that of a master at the Enlightenment Realm!
This is a true wing blade.

What if there were tens of thousands?
What if there were even more advanced technologies than the Wing Blade?
Come to think of it, anything is possible!
He also entered a certain state...

I eagerly anticipate seeing a third form!
Ding Dong's second form underwent a fifth test: laser destruction.

When a high-intensity laser beam hits this disk, the spectrum is directly distorted, and the laser has no effect on it.

The second form has been successfully tested to this point.

The wing blades, having exhausted their energy source, returned to their original form, landed, and their light slowly faded.

"Replenish energy and conduct the third form test!" Zhu Ban's eyes were red with excitement.

Lin Xiaosu added more array crystal pillars.

Ding Dong was completely focused.

His gestures were unusually complex, with a sudden, sharp squeeze.

The wing blades changed, changed in a bizarre way.

Its wings folded, transforming into a sword shape.

Its head shrank, transforming into the tip of a sword.

Soon, it became exactly the same as the concept drawing. However, at the moment the wing blades were fully activated...

The wing blades plunged down from the sky!
"Damn it!" Ding Dong cursed, "The controller is burnt out!"

The array's energy is like an electric current; the energy is highly concentrated, and the controller cannot handle it, causing it to burn out.

The third form is what everyone saw, but they couldn't feel its power. The reason for this wasn't the wing blades themselves, but the controller.

"Young man!" Zhu Ban's face broke into a rare smile. "Although the third form failed, it has validated your hypothesis, and you have already achieved complete success with the second form. Excellent! Truly excellent!"

"What good is your lukewarm 'correct' statement?" Ding Dong shouted. "I told you long ago, any modern additions to this ancient technology are ultimately not the right path!"

Zhu Ban's smile froze.

This bastard, isn't he getting a little arrogant because of his achievements?

The Heavenly King of Wonderful Sounds frowned slightly.

Ancient technology, modern additions, is not the right path.

These words touched her deeply...

The power of the entire wing blade depends on two aspects: the energy field and the control system.

The problem of the energy field was originally the biggest challenge, but Lin Xiaosu solved it with the array crystal pillars.

Although array crystal pillars are rare, with the power of the Hidden Dragon, finding some is not impossible; it's at least a hundred times easier than finding all-attribute energy stones like the one from the beginning.

But what about the control system? (End of Chapter)