Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 360 A Goal

"Dual bodies and three souls?"

After hearing about the special effects of that physique, Zhao Yingkong felt as if her soul was touched, and she inexplicably felt that this physique was very important to her.

"The current enhancement of the Avatar Technique requires two A-level side quests. In addition to the clone ability, this enhancement also has other functions, so it should be even more expensive."

Xu Feng nodded and said, "Then we need an S-level side story."

The light in Zhao Yingkong's eyes dimmed slightly. This was due to her physique, not her cultivation technique. She couldn't cultivate using relatively inexpensive manuals, and there was no chance to strengthen her physique in the short term.

It's an S-rank side quest, and collecting all of them is very difficult.

Moreover, the team leader will try every means to obtain side quests from the team members, which will increase the difficulty even more.

However, she didn't know why she felt that stirring in her heart, but she still made collecting the side quests needed for that physique her recent goal.

Once she truly strengthens that bloodline, all the answers will become clear.

"Since I shouldn't be practicing the current method of creating an external avatar, why did you bring me along this time?" Zhao Yingkong asked.

She felt that the captain was treating her differently.

Because of this special feeling, she was somewhat reluctant to be alone with the person in front of her.

She would only feel more at ease if at least the mental controller or priestess in the group appeared with them.

Zhao Yingkong observed very clearly that the two exquisitely beautiful Japanese women had a very close relationship with the captain, especially the young mental power controller, who would look at her with complicated eyes from time to time, which vaguely contained 'hostility'.

The captain of the East China Sea team is very powerful... and also a womanizer.

"You have good potential," Xu Feng said with a smile. "You have excellent potential in unlocking your genetic potential."

"At this stage, the Bodhi Proof Divine Skill can help you suppress defects at the genetic and spiritual levels, so you can unleash your full potential in the coming period."

"Next, I will unlock your genetic potential and prepare suitable combat targets."

"Hehe, these combat targets won't hold back in battle, and you might die if you're not careful; however, don't worry too much, I can save you from ordinary deaths in this world, at least help you reincarnate in time, so that you don't die completely. The main god will not take away your reincarnation status."

Xu Feng said, "Of course, if you really undergo reincarnation, the significance of your current special body will be greatly diminished. There's no need to wait for the physique I'll arrange for you anymore. You might as well just cultivate the current method of creating an external avatar."

As soon as he finished speaking, one puppet after another emerged from the black earth.

"Zhao Zhuikong..."

Zhao Yingkong glanced at the handsome ceramic puppets, her anger rising uncontrollably.

It wasn't aimed at Zhao Zhuikong, who was already dead, but at the East China Sea team captain who had instantly disappeared; that guy was too good at messing with people's mentality.

"I cannot die!"

Zhao Yingkong concentrated the Buddhist power in her heart, and her figure instantly transformed into a ball of light.

"I cannot die until all the secrets within my body have been uncovered!"

Yangjian.

Tifa, who was merging with the ocean, separated a water clone and came to Xu Feng's side, asking, "Master, are you moved by Miss Zhao? Will you need to take special care of Miss Zhao when we enter the reincarnation world in the future?"

"Tempted? Not quite." Xu Feng shook his head.

"It's part of the plan for the future. My mastery of spacetime allows me to observe a lot of information that is on the surface, but I can't see through the many hidden plans beneath the surface. Some tests are necessary."

"Besides, just a verbal goal has aroused her desire to survive, which is very worthwhile."

When dealing with his teammates, Xu Feng tends to be very calculating about things that are more valuable to him than to himself; however, he is very generous when it comes to things that are inexpensive and beneficial.

In the short term, Xu Feng would naturally not help Zhao Yingkong strengthen the expensive physique of the Holy Demon Embryo. Before he develops to his peak, the side story of the East China Sea team will focus on him, but this does not prevent him from making empty promises.

Given that the East Sea team has abundant internal resources and may have the opportunity to enter the reincarnation world of the Thunderbolt series, he naturally turned his promise into reality.

“But Ms. Shoko and Ms. Mei might not think that way,” Tifa said with a smile. “Well, Ms. Mei seems to be planning to make room for you at this stage.”

"It seems that there is indeed a reason for that." Xu Feng chuckled.

“Master, when Bing’er and I practice our combined attack techniques, we always feel like we’re lacking something – the power of the ocean, the power of the earth… According to the myths, we might need a participant who wields the power of the sky.” Tifa added, “Master, you can spend a long time cultivating in the Ghost Story world this time, and you can train another powerful person. Should we create another little sister?”

In many mythologies, the gods who control the sky are the supreme deities.

Like Zeus in Greek mythology.

Another example is Manwë from The Lord of the Rings, the sky god who is also the chief god of Arda and the leader of the Valar.

Upon hearing this, Xu Feng scooped Tifa's true form from the ocean into his arms: "What we lack now is not numbers. Bing'er was able to master the power of the earth so quickly thanks to Cihang Pudu's great contribution. If she doesn't encounter a suitable reincarnation world, even if she has new sisters, it will be difficult for her to master the power of the sky."

"After I enhanced the ancient blood of the double S-level, the importance of your time has been greatly reduced. With abundant precious resources and suitable conditions, it will not be too difficult to quickly raise an ordinary person to the level of you and Bing'er."

"Is that so..." Tifa sighed softly.

She realized from Xu Feng's words that there was a significant gap in strength between her and her master. Defeating the entire Celestial Team by herself did not reflect her importance at all. The real reason was that the Celestial Team was too weak!
However, she did not feel sorry for herself; instead, she was excited about her master's strength.

"Are you worried again that you can't help me?" Xu Feng lifted up his creation, allowing the two of them to merge their essence and spirit closely together.

"Back then, Xiangzi could use mental energy chains to help you get started with the visualization method of the Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land. Now our connection is even closer."

Tifa did not respond. The feeling of being transferred in this way was very profound, and in just a moment, her mind was already blank.

A stream of spiritual experiences flowed through her mind, transforming into her accumulated knowledge.

At the same time, a compassionate image of a deity would occasionally appear in the empty sea of ​​consciousness.

"The eleventh contemplation, a part of the form of Avalokiteshvara?" After a period of cultivation, Tifa summarized her gains in the afterglow. Because the gap between the two was too great, she did not provide much help to Xu Feng in his cultivation, but she herself benefited greatly from Xu Feng's cultivation process. In the future, after she cultivates to the tenth contemplation, the difficulty of cultivation will be greatly reduced.

the other side.

When Zhao Yingkong was surrounded and attacked by a group of 'Zhao Zhuikong', she was in a very miserable state and almost died several times.

What troubled her was that Zhao Zhuikong's tracking ability was extremely strong; he could cover tens of kilometers in a single step, so even if she wanted to escape, she couldn't and could only passively face the encirclement.

These puppets were much more powerful than Zhao Zhuikong in her memory.

Fortunately, the fifth level of the "Bodhi Proof Dharma Divine Skill" endowed her with profound true energy and sufficiently powerful defense. When the Great Sun Tathagata Dharma Form of the fifth level appeared, it was like a golden mountain tens of meters high and indestructible.

“Gene lock…these puppets are imitating Zhao Zhuikong’s gene lock to a higher degree than I am.”

Zhao Yingkong already knew from Xu Feng that Zhao Zhuikong had once joined the East America team's reincarnation squad, and that he had unlocked the gene lock to the fourth stage while in the East America team.

The fourth-order gene lock involves microscopic abilities.

“They have much less energy in their bodies than I do, but their control is far more sophisticated than mine. Although the cultivation of the Bodhi Proof Divine Skill also involves control, the fourth level is about developing the ability to concentrate power at one point. However, I took a shortcut when I cultivated this skill. Because of this, in terms of control, there is a big gap between me and these Zhao Zhuikong puppets.”

"Furthermore... these Zhao Zhuikongs are more skilled at assassination than I am; they have a thorough understanding of my weaknesses! If I continue to fight them like an assassin, I will surely die in the future."

Zhao Yingkong realized that she seemed to rely too much on the abilities she had acquired before entering the Main God Space.

Those abilities are not compatible with the Bodhi Proof Divine Skill she has currently learned, nor are they compatible with the future Holy Demon Primordial Embryo.

"I need to find a new way of fighting, a path that best suits me at this stage!"

"At the same time, unlock higher-level gene locks."

More than two hundred days passed quickly.

When Xu Feng returned to the underworld, Zhao Yingkong had already begun to fight back against the puppet Zhao Zhuikong. Her weapon was still a dagger, but she wielded it as if it were a long sword, each strike unleashing tremendous sword energy.

That enormous sword energy contained thousands upon thousands of tiny sword energies.

Furthermore, it can move along with the sword energy it unleashes, instantly reaching several kilometers away, and its movement speed is not much slower than that of the puppet Zhao Zhuikong.

The assassin seems to have transformed into a violent swordswoman.

"Second-stage gene lock? And the gene lock at this stage has been developed to a very deep level. It's no longer just about making muscles bulge, but about perfectly controlling every inch of muscle and the energy contained within it."

Xu Feng praised it.

There are quite a few people in the East China Sea team who have unlocked the second-stage gene lock. Tifa, Bing'er, and Sakurai Yuzuki are all examples of people who have unlocked the second-stage gene lock. However, including Xu Feng himself, they all unlocked the second-stage gene lock with the help of external forces.

Zhao Yingkong was the first member of the East Sea team to unlock the second-tier gene lock on her own... However, strictly speaking, she didn't rely entirely on her talent.

Although, this improvement is meaningless relative to the current Donghai team.

"The next enemy will be the monster that the East Sea team once faced, hehe, some of the enemies this team encountered were quite troublesome."

Xu Feng then looked at the three people, Sato, who were in the process of conceiving.

The three men's auras grew much stronger, exuding ferocity, as if they were ready to devour anyone they could.

Each person's dantian contains a black mountain range entirely constructed from yin energy. Once an attack lands on them, an invisible energy layer will envelop the three of them. This invisible mountain-shaped protective layer will not disappear until the energy in the yin mountain is completely exhausted.

A giant python with eight heads and eight tails coiled atop a massive mountain range. These snake heads could attack from any of the three of them, tearing apart any enemy outside.

Furthermore, even if the giant python is severely injured, it can return to Yinshan Mountain and recover to its original state by relying on the energy of Yinshan Mountain.

"Sorry, Captain... we shouldn't have acted so fiercely, but... we just couldn't help making that expression." Matsuoka Jintaka first gave Xu Feng a fierce look, as if he regarded the person in front of him as the most delicious food, and then realized that something was wrong and quickly apologized.

This boy had the fewest problems; Yoichi Sato and Rin Minamino seemed completely unaware that their mindset was off.

"Their strength has increased too quickly!" Zhao Yingkong commented. "These people's strength has increased many times over, but their energy control skills and mindset haven't improved at all. It's perfectly normal for this kind of problem to occur!"

"Sigh, it's unfortunate that this side effect occurs. After all, the only way to completely resolve this side effect of rapidly increasing strength is to unlock the gene lock, but unlocking the gene lock isn't so easy." Xu Feng sighed.

These three members at this stage have not even unlocked the first stage of their genetic lock.

It is perfectly normal to be unable to control a force that grows too fast and too powerfully.

It's not just a matter of power increasing too quickly. Snake spirits and mountain spirits are not exactly benevolent beings, so it's perfectly normal for them to subtly influence the personality of the modified user.

As for the three men's fierce attitude towards him, Xu Feng wasn't too worried about that... He could just beat up these teammates a few more times. Although the problem in their souls couldn't be solved yet, at least they wouldn't betray the core members of the East China Sea team after entering the cycle of reincarnation.

After returning to the Main God Space, Xiangzi gave Xu Feng a strange look.

"They didn't even make a move?" she couldn't help but ask through the mental chains.

She confirmed one thing from her physical posture, vital energy structure, and spiritual cognition: the exceptionally fruitful newcomer is still very pure!

"What didn't you do?" Xu Feng asked knowingly.

"Heh, some people's thoughts are written all over their faces..." Xiangzi rolled his eyes.

"I'll be back next time too..."

She said quietly, "It's not just about growing up. I gained a lot of benefits when the floating ecosystem took over the underworld, but it will take some time to develop those benefits into combat power."

Xu Feng said without changing his expression, "Well, as the eldest daughter of the 'Underworld Floating Ecosystem,' Mei's reincarnation also needs your help."

Overall, the current harem team is relatively harmonious.

(End of this chapter)