Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 495 Receiving the Third Level of Cultivation Technique

"This Paradise City is no longer just my territory, but a whole family..."

Lei Chi muttered something to himself. He looked around at the people, some of whom were grumbling with worry, others cursing angrily, and still others laughing and joking carefree. He felt a unique sense of accomplishment.

If possible, he hopes this atmosphere can continue and is willing to protect it.

Yan Wei, Aotelaidi, Degang, and Huishu were also in the Paradise City Square. They had all fought against the people from the Azure Star Realm, but the enemy was numerous and powerful, and they could not directly confront them. So now, they stayed in the square with Zhao Zilong and others to watch a movie.

Upon discovering that Lei Chi had safely returned from the starry sky, the gloom in the hearts of the four was swept away. They warmly greeted Lei Chi, saying that they had urgently summoned troops from their respective territories and that brothers would soon come to their aid, and so on.

Of course, Yan Wei and the others were also curious about what Lei Chi had experienced in the Ancient Sacred Domain, and asked him about it. Lei Chi briefly mentioned the Holy God Palace to everyone, saying that if possible, it would be good to let his family members go to the Holy God Palace to receive opportunities.

However, I imagine there must be entry requirements for the Holy Palace; I wonder if ordinary players are allowed to enter.

At this moment, the Jedi Knight Kulin approached Lei Chi and said, "Light of the Beast, Lord Lei Chi, surrender! Stop resisting! You can't stop the Azure Army. I've met the Blue Clan Chief a few times. For my teacher's sake, he should do me a favor and let me speak to him. As long as you cooperate, I guarantee you won't be killed!"

"Damn, who is this guy, spouting nonsense here!"

"He's disrupting our morale! Don't pull me away, I promise I won't kill him!"

"This kid can't see the bigger picture; he keeps predicting the worst. Shouldn't we teach him a lesson?"

"In our Paradise City, when did it become your place to speak...?"

Hua Tianbao, Guo Kaiyang, and a group of others immediately stepped forward and started pulling and tugging at Kulin, looking like they were about to beat him up.

Among those present, only Kulin held a different opinion and kept trying to persuade them to surrender.

He wasn't a player and didn't know enough about Bliss City. He didn't understand why Zhao Zilong, Bai Yuqing, Jiang Shengzi, and other guys who had been on the battlefield, despite being badly beaten by the invaders from the Azure Star Realm and returning in disarray, were still full of fighting spirit and could still talk and laugh.

In his view, although the Divine Realm was very mysterious, under the attack of the Blue Clan's army, there was only one fate for Bliss City: to be flattened. His constant pessimism and attempts to persuade them to surrender were not actually malicious. After all, although he was under house arrest here, he was treated quite well. In his experience, even the elven prime minister with the pointed ears was very polite to him.

Lei Chi stopped the crowd from pulling at Kulin, saying, "Jedi Knight, Kulin, you don't understand this world, you don't understand us God Realm players. This army might be considered powerful in your outer space, but taking my Elysium City won't be so easy..."

After speaking, Lei Chi looked at the scene in the sky, pointed to Lan Zheng, the head of the Lan family, and asked Ku Lin, "Is that the head of the Lan family? What level is he at? What martial arts style does he practice?"

Kulin was quite forthcoming with his knowledge, explaining to Lei Chi and the others the strength levels and lineages of the powerful beings in the outer star system.

"The Lan family patriarch's lineage is quite mysterious, and most people don't know about it. However, I heard my teacher say that his lineage is the Meteor Warrior, which possesses a powerful physique and speed, excels in close-quarters physical combat, and has extremely terrifying explosive power, which is incomparable to ordinary lineages. My teacher said that his fist has already reached the realm of artistic conception..."

Kulin focused on introducing Lan Zheng, and when Lei Chi heard him mention the word "artistic conception," he couldn't help but be moved.

What is needed to cultivate the [Cosmic Sword Technique] is precisely the state of mind.

Lei Chi interrupted Ku Lin's eloquent speech and asked directly, "What is artistic conception?"

"Artistic conception is a unique spiritual power, or rather, an extension of will. My teacher once said that if spiritual power is strong enough, it can influence and change the laws of matter. Artistic conception can be considered a very special spiritual power, which can only be obtained through enlightenment. Those who possess artistic conception not only need a unique understanding of heaven and earth and all things, but also must possess powerful spiritual power. However, this thing is quite mysterious. There are very few people with artistic conception in the starry sky. My teacher guessed that the head of the Lan family is very likely an artistic conception martial artist who has mastered the Meteor Artistic Conception..."

"The imagery of a shooting star?"

Lei Chi's face showed a strange expression.

To unleash the first move of the [Cosmic Sword Technique], one needs to comprehend the essence of meteors. He doesn't know if the meteor essence of the [Cosmic Sword Technique] is the same as the meteor essence of the Meteor Warrior, but he can't help but have some thoughts about it.

"If I have the chance, I must spar with this Lan family patriarch and personally experience his Meteor Intent. Perhaps then I can gain some insight and master the first move of the Cosmic Sword Technique..."

Lei Chi pondered silently, watching the battle scene in the sky even more intently.

He was eager to fight the head of the Lan family, but he wouldn't act rashly. He wanted to first understand the strength of the Lan family and then make a decision before taking action.

Moments later, the dinosaur tower in the dinosaur world was completely destroyed. The invaders from the Azure Starfield did not continue their advance. They set up camp and rested on the spot. Some sat cross-legged with their eyes closed, some fiddled with their weapons and equipment, some sat together to discuss, and some kept watch and patrolled outside...

Their strength has been relatively well preserved. Of the tens of thousands who have fought so far, fewer than four thousand have been killed or wounded. Most of them did not die in the dinosaur world, but were killed by the [Source of Destruction] on the fifth outer island.

Lei Chi, along with Yan Wei, Outletie, De Gang, Zhao Zilong, and Deedlit, began to study the situation. Based on the combat performance of the invaders from other realms, Lei Chi estimated that the so-called "Sky-level" experts among them would only be at the level of a lower god in the main world controlled by the system, while the "Starry Sky-level" experts would only be comparable to a mid-level god. It was only because their weapons and equipment were quite good, coupled with their coordinated combat, that their combat power appeared particularly strong.

As for Lan Zheng's strength, Lei Chi can't judge it well because he has made so few moves, but he is estimated to be at most at the level of a peak upper god, and it is impossible for him to be stronger.

Upon realizing this, Lei Chi dispersed his divine senses.

With the increase in his thoughts, Lei Chi can now do many amazing things, such as using his divine sense to investigate.

With Lei Chi's current strength, he can use his divine sense to explore extremely far places, as if he had opened a God's-eye view, which is much more convenient and efficient than observing with the naked eye. At this moment, he is using his divine sense to explore the four directions and find the Four Great Monkey Kings.

The four sacred beasts, including the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger, have been killed, but the four Monkey Kings are clever and skilled in guerrilla warfare, knowing how to retreat tactically. Therefore, Lei Chi is certain that they are still alive.

Soon, Lei Chi found the four monkeys on the 83rd outer island, 2,500 kilometers away, in the [Luohan Hall].

They actually sat inside the Arhat Hall and played cards, each with a piece of paper stuck to their face, making a lot of noise and playing with great enthusiasm.

"Hmm? These four guys are starting to look more and more like real people?"

Lei Chi smiled slightly and transmitted his thoughts: "The Four Great Monkey Kings, go to the Dinosaur World and challenge the enemy commander. Let's see if you can succeed!"

The four Monkey Kings were startled to hear Lei Chi's voice. As if caught slacking off, they quickly dropped the cards in their hands. They shrank back and looked around. Although they could not see Lei Chi, they quickly bowed in agreement and then left the Arhat Hall together for the Dinosaur World.

Of the four great monkey kings, the strongest one is Sun Wukong. His defensive tower is still only at the fifth level, but he has mastered the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends to a minor level, reaching level 270. His combat power is far beyond that of ordinary lower-level gods, and he can even fight against middle-level gods.

With the help of his three brothers, these four Monkey Kings had no problem dealing with ordinary mid-level gods.

A moment later, the four Monkey Kings arrived at the dinosaur world. They were professionals at drawing aggro. Sun Wukong, carrying his golden cudgel, revealed his true form and shouted directly at the temporary camp of the Azure Army: "Hey, you monsters ahead, call out your king! We'll fight him three hundred rounds!"

Quickly, a large group of combatants dressed in silver combat suits came out to greet them.

In the Elysium City square, Kulin, watching the scene unfolding in mid-air, explained to Lei Chi and the others, "These guys coming out now are psychic mages. Psychic mages can control objects remotely and are skilled in both ranged and physical attacks. Tsk tsk, they're all equipped with sophisticated psychic weapons—that's a flying shuttle, that's a Yin-Yang gyroscope, that's a throwing knife disc…wait, there's even a Nami! This is going to be interesting. Nami psychic mages are the most powerful; this one is at least a Star-level expert…why did you send out four monkeys? They'll just sacrifice themselves for nothing!"

No one answered him. In the scene created by the divine beasts Zhaojian and Duowen, the four great monkey kings continued to clamor, wanting to challenge Lan Zheng. But how could the main force of the Lan family allow it?

Lei Chi wanted to understand Lan Zheng's strength, and those guys from the Azure Star Realm also wanted to understand the strength of the players in the Divine Realm.

They identified the four Monkey Kings as players and even speculated about their races, sparking a discussion. A moment later, the Nami psychic mentioned by Kulin stepped forward with great interest and began fighting the four Monkey Kings.

This psychic floated in mid-air with his hands behind his back. He called himself "York" and controlled four strange, disc-shaped blades. His attack methods were simple, without any fancy moves or special effects, but they were extremely sharp. The strange blades he controlled were incredibly fast and powerful, and he was able to suppress the four great monkey kings all by himself.

The four Monkey Kings were quite skilled, but they were seemingly restrained by the Nami human psychic. After a short while, they were no match for her and ran away cursing.

All of this is pretty much in line with what Coolin predicted.

Lei Chi was slightly disappointed, thinking that if he wanted to see Lan Zheng's abilities, he would probably have to wait until he entered the later custom levels.

A moment later, the invading army set off for the Luohan Hall on the 83rd outer island.

The Luohan Hall was undefended, and the large force simply swept through it before heading to Tiger Mountain, the 84th outer island.

Mount Weihu was originally the territory of the Great Tiger, but it is now empty. The Great Tiger and the Sky Crane were transferred to the Primordial World by Lei Chi earlier and have not yet been returned.

Thus, the troops advanced with unstoppable momentum towards Poison Dragon Pool on Island 85.

"Brother Lei Chi, and everyone else, the enemy is about to reach my territory. I'm going to defend it!"

Lin Momo got up to take her leave.

Moments later, the battle broke out.

Under Lin Momo's management, there are now more than 300 Ancient Nine-Headed Dragons and 70 to 80 Three-Headed Poison Dragons in the Poison Dragon Pool, as well as mutated seventh-tier Nine Lions. Their defensive firepower is extremely strong, even slightly stronger than that of the Dinosaur World.

War is cruel, not a game. The Azure Army paid a heavy price to conquer the Poison Dragon Pool, with thousands killed and many more wounded.

They rested in the Poison Dragon Pool for most of the day before continuing their journey.

During this time, Lei Chi went to see Supreme Treasure and asked him for the third level of the [Three-pronged Thunder Technique].

This third level of cultivation also has five realms: beginner, proficient, master, minor success, and major success. After cultivation, one can continue to strengthen the internal thunder pool and make the thunder technique stronger. However, there are no special techniques like the [Flying Technique] or [Clone Technique].

When this third level of cultivation is mastered, the Thunder Pool can condense a sixth-order Azure Dragon King, and the rank can be further advanced, rising to the level of a mid-level god.

Lei Chi made a promise with Supreme Treasure that he could ask him for a new cultivation technique later.

In addition, when Lei Chi was choosing a cultivation technique, he also noticed the existence of the [Great Jade Rhinoceros Beetle] and the [Thousand Illusion Divine Beast]. Unfortunately, he could only ask for a cultivation technique from Supreme Treasure, so he naturally had to choose the technique that would advance his rank the fastest and could not choose the techniques corresponding to these two beast towers.

After obtaining the technique, Lei Chi opened the stone slab passage again and meditated there for ten years, eventually mastering the third level of the [Three-pronged Thunder Technique].

He also confirmed one thing: each time the stone disc passage opened, only one person was allowed to enter, and when it closed, hiding in the giant wood space was useless; one would still be forcibly teleported away.

At this moment, Lei Chi returned to the Paradise City Square, and the Azure Army had just begun to move forward. Their next destination was the Heavenly King Palace on the 86th Outer Island.

However, the Four Heavenly Kings were not there.

The Four Heavenly Kings and other powerful ranged beast towers that do not affect focused fire have been moved to the Primordial World by Lei Chi.

In the primordial world, there are still a large number of players at this time.

Players from the Purple Cloud Mountains, the Realm of the Moon, and the Hidden Dragon Mountains had already assembled and were rushing to provide support via the teleportation array in the Samsara Palace.

On the Elysium player side, Krul, Cthulhu, Cardinal, and others were also ready for battle.

They unexpectedly wanted to clash with the Azure Invaders in the primordial world.

(End of this chapter)