A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 299 Thunder Circles the Stars, Descending into the Earth in Torrents

It is afternoon in the territory of the united regime, while on another continent separated by a vast ocean, it is already night.

The light of the shattered moon enveloped the earth.

Inside the dark, secluded, and vast base, no lights were on; the only sounds were the glowing noise of machinery in operation.

"Jiushan! Jiushan, you should be able to hear me from here, right? Come out for a second, I need to talk to you."

Leopold walked in, stepped onto the empty concrete floor, and casually tapped the hard shell of the machine next to him.

The bent knuckles tapped once every ten steps, and when it was the ninth tap, a glowing screen suddenly appeared in the darkness.

A pixelated cartoon face appeared on the screen. On the green screen, the white area represented the face, with only the hair and eye colors being different. It was impossible to tell whether it was male or female, old or young.

At the same time, surround electronic sounds filled the entire base.

"Leo, what's wrong?"

Leopold, one hand on the machine, said thoughtfully, "I want you to collect all the data from all the accounts I have in the game world, including the data from my current body, and transfer it all to the place where my brain is located."

"Um?"

The electronic voice revealed a hint of doubt, "Your prosthetic body is the highest level of technology we have here. Your brain can fully unleash its eighth-level psionic power within it. What happened that necessitates transferring data from other accounts as well?"

Before Leopold could answer, the electronic voice, which had paused for two seconds, rang out again.

"I found out. So you've already located the creator of the crystallizing virus, but instead of directly seizing his technology, you planned to send him to the Eight Leaves? As a result, you encountered a figure from three hundred years ago on the way... Hmm, this person was the first president of the Divine Land Brotherhood Society..."

"You want to transfer all your data just to completely defeat this person? Do you know how much electricity that will consume? It will also directly expose the fact that our electronic technology far surpasses that of both sides, making future activities more difficult."

"Furthermore, the Fifth Mirror and Hong Siya of the United Regime are already on their way to the city where you are. Your wisest course of action now is to take the Dakini and Jinmeng and retreat to the territory of the Eight Leaves, rather than reclaiming all the soul data and engaging in a fierce battle with a figure who has not been seen for three centuries."

"That's too risky. You should reconsider."

Leopold wasn't surprised that his request was rejected. He said, "Things over there change rapidly. Voice communication is too time-consuming. Send me a port, and I'll communicate with you directly using data."

Suddenly, a hole appeared in the ceiling, and a robotic arm descended, with a white box with a connector at the end of the arm.

Leopold pulled off the first knuckle of his index finger, exposing the plug inside, and inserted it. A series of green data streams immediately rolled through his eyes.

"My request is not entirely based on a warlike mentality. Indeed, I really want to fight Guan Luoyang and settle things once and for all. I used to think he was dead and outdated, so I could ignore him, but now that he has reappeared in front of me, he still has the strength to make me feel threatened, which inevitably arouses my desire to fight."

"However, my desires have never been limited to fighting. I love our organization and have not forgotten my previous plans."

"After the formation of the coalition government, it has grown exponentially over the past fifty years. Many of its leaders are figures from fifty years ago and harbor intense hatred towards us. Once they have accumulated enough strength and the situation there has stabilized, even if we are separated by a sea, it will not stop them from their determination to wage war against us."

"Therefore, I will make use of Jin Meng. His research has great potential value, but it is completely incompatible with the United Regime's policy towards civilians. I will make sure that he is sent to the Eight Leaves, so that the Eight Leaves will be impatient and the United Regime will no longer be able to tolerate it and will directly start a full-scale war."

Originally, there was considerable restraint between the coalition government and the Hachiyoin.

The coalition government spent fifty years recovering the land, but it was still busy surveying the population of each region and carrying out urban reconstruction plans. They believed that their policies were absolutely the most beneficial to social progress and human development, and that population was the foundation, but it would take time to transform this foundation into strength.

The situation of the Eight Leaves is actually somewhat similar.

The leaders on both sides have completely different ambitions, and a war is inevitable sooner or later, but rationally, neither side is in a hurry to start such a war.

If any member of the coalition suddenly softens their stance or something unexpected happens, they might even make concessions, give up resources, and form an alliance to target Leopold's organization first.

However, the crystallization virus technology developed by Jinmeng can be considered a strategic weapon, especially given the current situation of the United Regime. The Eight Leaves Institute naturally craves this technology, but the United Regime cannot tolerate it falling into the hands of the Eight Leaves.

Leopold originally intended to subtly push the situation to that point, leaving both sides with no choice but to go to war.

At that time, even if the Eight Leaves are geographically closer to the United Government, they will have no choice but to ally with the organization that Leo belongs to, which is located on another continent.

Jiushan understood his plan: "Then isn't now the perfect opportunity for you to send Jin Meng away?"

"no."

Leopold's soul data flowed even more intensely, "because I, on the other side, am not confident that I can send Jin Meng away in front of Guan Luoyang."

Jiushan was somewhat skeptical: "According to my observation, you are evenly matched. The Skywalker is currently fighting Jiang Zisheng, and in less than a minute, she should have a chance to defeat Jiang Zisheng and take Jin Meng away."

"Your observations rely on electronic instruments, which seem technically advanced and far surpass the individual observation levels of any psychic in the world, but in reality, they are still not perceptive enough."

Leopold's communication was very assertive, conveying the message, "I can tell you with 100% certainty that Guan Luoyang has also set his sights on Jin Meng. He will definitely have some of his forces targeting Jin Meng."

The pixelated face on the screen flickered a few times, drawing some energy to perform live simulations and calculations: "No, there's too little information about Guan Luoyang, and it's all old information. I can't calculate what kind of person he will be three hundred years from now, nor can I accurately predict his strength. It seems we can only trust your judgment on the spot."

"Alas, after today's incident, the United Government and the Eight Leaves Institute will definitely know the true level of our electronic technology. They will definitely conduct a thorough investigation, guard against it strictly, change some management systems, and clean up the backdoors. In the future, we will not be able to grasp the intelligence on their side as comprehensively."

Jiushan's pixelated face brightened. "Since we're definitely going to be exposed this time, we might as well go all out."

"Leo, I will help you as much as possible. If you have the chance, kill Guan Luoyang before you leave. But if you don't have more than an 80% chance of winning, then don't think about it. Just do your best to get Jinmeng to Baye."

After the two switched to data communication, they completed all the discussions in less than half a second.

Leopold's bionic prosthetic body slumped down, its eyelids still open, but its eyes became lifeless, and its pupils turned gray.

Using this remote base as a transit point, the soul data within his prosthetic body, along with massive amounts of data flowing in from other places, were gathered and transmitted to a grassland.

The grassland under the night sky is lush and vast, with numerous tall signal towers standing at varying heights.

Of all the signal towers, the tallest one is 500 meters above the ground and is made entirely of "Mars Alloy," which has the strongest effect on the transmission of electrical and psionic signals.

The white paint on this signal tower has become somewhat mottled after years of wind and rain, revealing the true color of the Martian alloy where the paint has peeled off.

Despite being metal, it possesses the clarity of a diamond and the color of amber.

call! !

A sudden gust of wind swept across the ground, causing the surrounding signal towers to tremble slightly—a sign that a massive amount of soul data was being transferred in.

The enormous energy was converted into a signal, forming a ring of magnetic waves that were almost visible to the naked eye. This signal was released from the tallest signal tower and soared into the sky.

Layers of richly colored halos rose to an altitude of sixty kilometers above the ground and began to enter the ionosphere of the Earth's atmosphere.

Under Jiushan's personal control and adjustments, this signal can, within ten seconds, circle the Earth's arc, cross the ocean, and precisely land in a city in the heart of another continent.

ten!

Nine!

Eight!

………………

The Burmese mountain range, with jungle to the north.

As Dakini and Dr. Jinmeng were about to escape into the mountains, they suddenly sensed the Formless Ring rapidly contracting towards them.

She placed one hand on the back of Dr. Jin Meng's neck, and the flight trajectory suddenly changed, rising in a straight line.

However, the ring that only existed in psychic perception has now revealed its true form.

Ten magic orbs flew in from all around. These orbs originally seemed to be parallel to the ground, but as they got closer, the trajectory of each orb became inclined upwards from the ground and shot away.

The Sky Mother, accompanied by Dr. Golden Dream, was no match for the speed of these ten magic orbs.

Upon seeing these beads, the Dakini finally realized how her whereabouts had been exposed.

In fact, the black cat that separated from her body no longer has much connection with her main body. The existence of the black cat's internal intelligent program can even interfere with people who try to trace the main body with psychic energy, and they can only get extremely vague results.

After catching the black cat, Guan Luoyang immediately dispersed his ten magic beads, creating a huge and ever-expanding detection circle through the resonance between the magic beads and himself.

The power of the vacuum was extremely hidden, spreading out in such a thin form that almost no one except Guan Luoyang could detect the existence of this detection circle.

When the radius of the circle expanded to more than two kilometers, Guan Luoyang found the three suspicious targets.

"It's neither electromagnetic induction nor pure psionic energy, so what kind of new technology is this?"

The Dakini formed a hand seal, creating a psychic shield around herself and Dr. Jinmeng that resembled a purple crystal.

But as soon as the ten magic orbs collided with the shield, the entire shield was covered with heart-stopping cracks.

The ten magic orbs clanged loudly as they struggled to push into the protective shield, making the cracks more and more obvious.

Dr. Jin Meng stared at the magic beads, experiencing phantom pain as if she could already feel the beads piercing through her body.

No, such immense force would probably not pierce through, but rather sweep past directly, tearing flesh and bones to shreds.

Only bionic prosthetic bodies like the Skywalker have a certain possibility of maintaining human form after being pierced.

Surprisingly, he felt no fear, only regret that he had not yet completed his "great undertaking" of crystallizing the virus.

At this moment, the Dakini's head suddenly turned, facing Dr. Jinmeng.

"Doctor, relax and cooperate fully. We still have a chance."

Dr. Jin Meng met that alluring, hypnotic gaze and felt her mood indeed lighten a bit.

The Dakini embraced him, her entire body rapidly melting into a silvery liquid.

The temperature of this molten metal was slightly lower than that of a normal person's body temperature. Part of it seeped into Dr. Jin Meng's body, while the rest covered his skin, forming curling silver-white patterns that resembled tendrils wrapped around his limbs.

Dr. Jin Meng felt dizzy and her head involuntarily tilted to one side, her neck feeling very heavy.

He didn't see that the head of the Dakini was now transplanted to the left side of his neck.

The white baseball cap had rolled off her back, and the beautiful woman's head had turned silver-white, but her facial features and expressions remained vivid.

She twisted her neck uncomfortably, facing forward, pushing Dr. Jinmeng's head to an even more tilted position, and began to absorb Dr. Jinmeng's spiritual energy.

This is a last resort among the most advanced bionic prosthetic bodies in Hachiyoin.

In this state, the dakini's psychic energy can achieve a high degree of synergy and enhancement with the psychic energy of those she has parasitized.

However, this deep empathy can only be temporary. If it lasts too long, it may cause mental confusion, disordered thinking, or even fragmented memory exchange, leading to serious mental problems.

Moreover, after parasitizing once, due to the high degree of synesthesia with the psychic energy of the parasite, this bionic prosthetic body will also have a certain degree of adverse reaction to the psychic energy unique to the Dakinis after the parasitism is lifted.

In other words, each time a prosthetic body is parasitized, it is rendered unusable and awaits replacement.

Dr. Jin Meng himself also possesses the level of fourth-level psionic energy. He is researching the crystallization virus, so of course he has a deep understanding of psionic energy; he's just not good at combat.

After absorbing his spiritual energy, the Dakini quickly grew two more silver arms on his shoulders, transforming him into a two-headed, four-armed form.

The four hands formed an even more complex hand gesture, coming together from four directions to create a solemn mudra.

A surge of purple light exploded, vibrating the magic orb and causing the colorless circle to deform and develop a flaw.

The Dakini, with its two heads and four arms, was enveloped in purple light, like a large purple bird. It suddenly burst forth, trailing long, fiery tail feathers, breaking through the opening and flying over the mountains and forests.

Protecting Dr. Jin Meng was originally a burdensome act, but in this form, the burden no longer exists, and it even becomes a slight help.

This turn of events was indeed beyond Guan Luoyang's expectations.

Even Leopold, who had traveled with her all the way, had not expected that the Dakini would have such a unique skill.

Seven! Six! Five! Four!

thump—

The flying aircraft, speeding at full speed, felt a violent tremor behind it.

Within the deep pit, the two motionless bodies underwent a new change.

Guan Luoyang let out a low shout, flipped his fist, and spread his five fingers, transforming it into the Sky-Piercing Sun-Catching Great Capturing Hand.

The gravity changed drastically. Leopold, who was still in a punching stance, felt his body sink and then suddenly float up. The world spun before his eyes, the light distorted, and it shimmered with colorful patterns.

Guan Luoyang used his right hand to grab Leopold's ankle and his left hand to reach out and seize him. He then leaped into the air and swung his left arm in a wide arc, sending Leopold flying.

Boom boom boom boom boom!!!

High in the sky, rings of sonic booms exploded, and Leopold, like a missile, his body heated up by friction, was enveloped in a narrow, incredibly long crimson glow as he shot towards the back of the Sky Mother.

The dakini sensed something was wrong and quickly turned around. In the instant she turned, her four arms formed new mudras in different postures.

This mudra is not formed by bringing the four palms together; rather, the four hands are spread out.

Two arms are raised high, forming a gesture as if offering flowers to welcome the gods. The lower pair of arms are slightly extended forward, with one pair of palms facing downward to the left and upward to the right.

This pose, like a frozen dance, like still yoga, yet contains an unparalleled vibrancy.

Anyone who sees this scene will feel that the four-armed figure is in a state of perpetual motion, and even seems to symbolize the source of life.

This is the "Shiva Sevenfold Ganges Seal".

Legend has it that the Ganges River was not originally in the mortal realm. In order for mortal beings to also enjoy the vitality of the Ganges River's waters, the gods implored Shiva to bear the weight of the Ganges.

He used his divine body as a bridge to mitigate the destructive force of the Ganges River as it fell to earth.

So Shiva accepted the invitation, and the waters of the Ganges, after turning seven times over his body, flowed into the earth. The earth-shattering force had dissipated, leaving only vibrant life.

When Nichiren Sekai, the Grand Master of Hachiyoin, created the hand seal technique, he borrowed ancient mythological allusions to indicate that this hand seal is the most effective at neutralizing impact among the thirty-six sets of conductive hand seals.

Leopold charged forward, but his speed suddenly slowed down when he was within ten meters, and a circle of purple light swept out in front of him.

As the psychic energy spread, it produced a pleasant sound like striking a golden basin, seven times in a row, with seven circles of purple light radiating outwards.

The first lap was a straight-up bloom, the second lap was slightly off-center, and the third lap was even more noticeably off-center.

As the seven rings of light dissipated, Leopold's speed decreased seven times in succession, and his direction also underwent seven subtle changes. Little by little, he veered off to the right of the Skywalker and shot onto a nearby hilltop, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

Guan Luoyang had already caught up with them during this time.

The phantoms that had originally emanated from him and Leopold were now scattered and fighting in various places. This time, he flew through the air, activating his Heavenly Demon Power. His body was like a giant eye of the storm, and wherever he passed, whether it was his own projection or Leopold's, everything was devoured.

The ten magic beads flew into his body one after another.

The Dakini exerted all her strength, forming hand seals on each of her four arms, and unleashed a purple peacock of spiritual energy that could kill thousands with a single flap of its wings or a raised head.

Guan Luoyang rushed in from the side, and with a single reach, he sliced ​​open the head of the purple peacock, squeezing his entire body inside and creating a passage through the purple light.

In the dense purple light, he passed by the two-headed figure.

"ah!!!!"

A scream rang out.

Guan Luoyang tore off a large clump of liquid metal that vaguely resembled a human figure. The end of this liquid metal was still connected to four arms. Two of them were just bionic prosthetics, but the other two were living flesh and blood bodies. They were torn off because they were too tightly entangled by the silver tentacles and had too deep an empathy.

Dr. Jin Meng woke up in pain, and with a jolt of his head, he knocked the Dakini's head to the side.

The dakini's head tilted to the side, her face filled with disbelief. She never imagined that she would be so utterly defeated in a single move.

three!

two!

One!

Buzzing sounds...

Colorful magneto-optical signals descended from the sky, and the halo fell to the ground.

The colorful waves of light disrupted the entire city in an instant.

Inside the noodle shop, Boss Niu was rushing to make noodles when the television screen on the wall suddenly flickered and jumped a few times, switching from the original news channel to a white screen with only Leopold's face on it.

Hundreds of people who fled from the mountains of Myanmar are queuing up for medical checkups in the medical area.

Zhang Yamin and Ban Yang had already finished their inspection, but because they had some prestige among the hundreds of people, they were invited to stay and help maintain order.

The two leaned against the wall of the hospital corridor, looking at the screens of the instruments in the medical examination hall.

Suddenly, all the screens that were displaying human figures began to flicker and turn white, with Leopold's image appearing in the center of the white screen.

Fifth Mirror and Hong Siya are on a high-speed train heading to a city in northern Myanmar. They have entered the city and are about to arrive at the platform.

Suddenly, in the driver's cab, the high-speed train's scanner, route navigation, and prediction screen all flickered, leaving only a white screen and human faces.

Fifth Mirror suddenly stood up.

Home appliances, car screens, 3D projections on high-altitude roads, GG screens between buildings, and the entire city's power system have all been subjected to unknown technological intrusion, displaying a common person on the screens.

Then, all the electrical appliances that could make a sound started making noise, some high, some low, some humming, some clear, or they were just mouthing sounds.

All the Leopolds, say that name together.

"Guan, Luo, Yang!"

"Guan, Luo, Yang!"

"Guan-Luo-Yang"

Outside the city, above the mountains and forests, Guan Luoyang suddenly turned around.

Soul data projected from the Earth's ionosphere, along with electrical signals flowing through the city, carrying that shouting voice, was projected outwards from the city.

It stretches to the heavens and the earth, formless and intangible, and unobstructed.

The smoke and dust on the mountain were extinguished by this signal, and Leopold's body stood upright.

His prosthetic body withstood Guan Luoyang's full-force capture, tossing, and impacts, with only a piece of bionic skin falling off his forehead, revealing the amber-like luster underneath.

"You're still so strong!!!"

Leopold spread his arms, arched his neck and shoulder muscles, spread his feet apart, and squatted slightly.

Boom! With a deafening roar, half a hillside collapsed from the force of his stomp, sending mud and rocks tumbling and the jungle crashing down.

"Then can you defeat me after three hundred years of cultivation, and even more so, defeat the technology that humanity has continuously updated over these three hundred years?!"

(End of this chapter)