Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 502 Great Divine Skill

Lei Chi looked at the items he had obtained: a large piece of black, unidentified metal, a broken longsword half the height of a person, a hammer riddled with cracks, a manual for making a Long Sky Sword, and a model of a Fallen God Chariot...

Each Fortune Chest yielded one item, mostly mineral materials. As for the value of those items, Lei Chi, limited by his own knowledge, could not accurately judge them. After examining them, he finally took out a cyan thumb ring from the smallest Fortune Chest.

This is a storage item.

Lei Chi scanned it with his divine sense and found that it was similar to the black sphere of the Fallen Temple, but its storage space was much larger. Inside, there was an item, a book, with five large characters on the cover: "Star River Hundred Refinements Method".

Mo Lang, standing to the side, burst into laughter, saying, "A pile of trash, I wouldn't even take it for free..."

Lei Chi was too lazy to argue with this person. He put the storage ring on the right thumb of Qinghuo's avatar, then waved his hand to put all the items in front of him into it. He then took out the "Star River Hundred Refinements" book and silently flipped through it.

He had a vague feeling that the Star River Hundred Refinements Technique was not simple, and he wanted to understand the contents of the text as soon as possible so that he could slowly comprehend it in the stone disc passage. He would also like to take a look at the [Crafting Instructions for the Sky-Piercing Sword] if he had time.

At this moment, new characters appeared on Lei Chi's inheritance token.

"Current daily task at the blacksmith's shop: Crafting a rough longsword."

Instructions: Take the raw materials out of the firebox, use the multiverse hammer to create a rough longsword blank according to the display model, and then put it into the finished product basket.

Finished products: 0

Scrap: 0

Finished product yield: 0%

Reward: For every five rough drafts completed, you will receive one low-grade standard Divine Will Universe Blade and one Fortune Chest.

As these words appeared, the treasure chest on the "platform" vanished instantly, replaced by the phantom of a long sword. Golden words appeared beside the phantom to explain that the sword was named "Divine Will Universe Edge," four feet long and three fingers wide, and was a flying sword.

"A new mission?"

Although Mo Lang kept saying he didn't want to forge iron, he had spent some good fortune to get in. He had only scored 205 points in the gate hall assessment, so he was unwilling to leave. Therefore, he returned to his workbench with a grumble, put down the inheritance token, and prepared to forge the rough draft of the Divine Will Universe Edge.

However, when he grasped the "Multiverse Hammer," he found it to be incredibly heavy. Even with his true strength as a high-ranking god, he found it difficult to lift. He mustered all his strength and managed to lift it, but after striking it twice, he felt as if all his strength had been drained, leaving him panting heavily and unable to continue.

"This hammer is so heavy! How am I supposed to forge iron with this? Damn it, why did I even come to this blacksmith shop!"

Mo Lang was feeling depressed, but when he looked at the Azure Flame Avatar beside him, he gritted his teeth inwardly.

"I must complete this daily task no matter what. I can't let myself be outdone by a mere human player. Besides, wielding this multiverse hammer is both physically and mentally taxing; it must be a form of training. If I persevere, I might reap unexpected benefits..."

Mo Lang's gaze hardened. After resting for a moment, he continued forging. Fortunately, the material used to forge the Divine Will Universe Blade was cold, so it wouldn't be deemed scrap due to slow forging. As long as he kept hammering, he would eventually be able to forge the rough blank.

Lei Chi, however, was not in a hurry. He carefully flipped through the book on the Star River Hundred Refinement Technique, becoming more and more excited as he read. It turned out that the Star River Hundred Refinement Technique for blacksmithing was actually related to the Cosmic Sword Technique, or rather, the Hundred Refinement Technique was evolved from the first three forms of the Cosmic Sword Technique.

Therefore, the essence of this Hundred Refinements Technique lies in the Meteor Sword Intent, the Bright Moon Sword Intent, and the Blazing Sun Sword Intent.

Through the description, Lei Chi realized that artistic conception is not the same as sword intent. If he wanted to truly master the first move of the Cosmic Sword Technique, "Sword One: Meteor", he needed to upgrade the Meteor Artistic Conception to Meteor Sword Intent.

That's not difficult.

Sword intent can be described as a more concentrated state of mind.

Generally speaking, artistic conception will affect the surrounding things indiscriminately, but when it is upgraded to sword intent, it can be condensed and not dispersed, making it more targeted and directional, and more sharp and acute.

Condensing artistic conception is a manifestation of mastering artistic conception, and there are many methods. Using the Star River Hundred Refinements Method to forge iron is an efficient way to condense artistic conception and hone sword intent.

Therefore, for those who cultivate the [Cosmic Sword Technique], using the Star River Hundred Refinements Method to forge iron is a form of cultivation.

Of course, when using the Star River Hundred Refinements Method to forge iron, the Star River Hundred Refinements Hammer is also crucial.

The Star River Hundred Refinement Hammer should be a very high-level treasure, containing the Meteor Sword Intent, Bright Moon Sword Intent, and Blazing Sun Sword Intent. It allows even those who do not understand the Cosmic Sword Intent to perform the Star River Hundred Refinement Technique. However, if the user masters the Cosmic Sword Intent, using this hammer will be even more skillful, and it will also reveal more of its wonders.

The Hundred Refinement Manual contains numerous secret techniques for using the Star River Hundred Refinement Hammer. It also includes crafting recipes for the Meteor Divine Sword, the Bright Moon Divine Ring, and the Blazing Sun Divine Armor, noting that these three pieces of equipment are exclusive to the "Cosmic Sword God".

Lei Chi probably realized that the so-called "Cosmic Sword God" is a swordsman who has mastered the "Cosmic Sword Technique". If it is regarded as a profession, it should be similar to a magic swordsman who cultivates both magic and martial arts.

"This book will be of great use to me; it can help me cultivate my skills. It seems my luck is indeed quite good!"

Lei Chi studied the Star River Hundred Refinement Technique manual even more seriously. With his current mastery of the Cosmic Sword Technique, he should be able to learn the most basic "Meteor Forging" technique among the many secret methods of using the Star River Hundred Refinement Hammer. If he learns this technique, he can collect materials and try to forge the Meteor Divine Sword.

This [Meteor Divine Sword] is perfect for cultivators who have comprehended the Meteor Sword Intent, making the [Sword One - Meteor] move even more powerful.

Combining the material guide provided in the classic text, Lei Chi discovered that he seemed to have collected all the materials needed to forge the [Meteor Divine Sword], which were the same ones he had previously obtained from the Fortune Chest.

However, if he really wanted to open a furnace and forge a sword, he couldn't do it in this blacksmith shop. According to the introduction in the classics, he would need to rent a weapon-forging room from the weapon-forging pavilion, and there was only one weapon-forging pavilion in the activity area of ​​the outer disciples.

"There's no need to rush into forging the Meteor Divine Sword. I'll learn Meteor Forging first. It's a pity I can't forge iron inside the stone slab passage..."

Lei Chi sighed silently.

Time passed, and before we knew it, the stone slab passage could be opened again.

Lei Chi withdrew his consciousness, played the cosmic erhu, and then entered the stone disc passage with great anticipation.

This time, he wants to master the third level of the [Trident Thunder Technique].

The tunnel of light was silent. After sitting quietly in Leichi for eight years, he suddenly opened his eyes.

crackling sounds...

Blue lightning burst forth from every pore of his body, then shattered rapidly, transforming into a misty, luminous substance.

Lei Chi's [Trident Thunder Technique] has been perfected.

He stood up, a look of joy on his face, and pointed forward. A bolt of azure lightning flew from his fingertip, transforming into a [Azure Dragon King].

This is a powerful combat avatar comparable to the sixth-tier beast tower [Azure Dragon King] in the outside world. It has a dragon's head and a human body, holds a trident of thunder halberds, has a strong physique, and is surrounded by lightning, like a demon god.

With another wave of his hand, Lei Chi sent the Azure Dragon King back into his body as a bolt of azure lightning, which then disappeared.

"Now I can go ask Supreme Treasure for the cultivation technique again..."

Lei Chi smiled. After more than a hundred years of cultivation, he had finally mastered the art of thunder. If he returned to the main world, he would be certified as a mid-level god by the system and given some attribute data improvements.

However, Lei Chi had not yet decided what kind of cultivation technique he should ask Supreme Treasure for next.

The Azure Dragon King in Paradise City is only at the sixth rank. It has the same settings as ordinary players. To reach the seventh rank, it needs to reach level 300. Its leveling speed is not fast. Unless there are external enemies constantly giving it experience, it is unlikely to advance to the seventh rank in the short term.

This means that currently, Supreme Treasure only possesses the third level of the [Trident Thunder Technique]. If Thunder Pool wants to obtain the cultivation method of a high-level god certified by the direct access system, he can only choose one of the other seventh-tier beast towers, namely [Great Mighty Tiger], [Swimming Fin], [Ancient Nine-Headed Dragon], [Dark Star Giant Beast], [Meat Bun], or [Nine Lions].

However, if one were to master the techniques created by these beast towers, although it would allow Lei Chi to advance to a system-certified high-level god, it would be extremely difficult to master them from scratch.

If Lei Chi didn't choose these seventh-tier beast towers, he thought choosing the sixth-tier [Crimson Dragon King], [Longevity Dragon King], and [Sea Dragon King] would be quite good, since he had the [Three-pronged Thunder Technique] as his foundation, and cultivating similar thunder techniques should be relatively easy.

In addition, there are two low-level towers that Lei Chi has been eyeing: the third-tier [Great Jade Rhinoceros Beetle] and [Thousand Illusion Divine Beast].

The former comes with two top-tier skills: [Great Strength] and [Perfect]. Especially [Perfect], Lei Chi estimated that if Supreme Treasure were to create a technique based on it, it would be a body-refining technique.

If he mastered these two techniques, Lei Chi believed that his foundation would be even stronger.

After much deliberation, Lei Chi decided that the next time he saw Supreme Treasure, he would still choose the seventh-tier [Great Tiger]!

After all, once you become a certified high-ranking god and reach level 900, you can receive cultivation techniques from Supreme Treasure without restriction, so quickly improving your rank is the most important thing.

Over the next two years, Lei Chi focused his main efforts on refining his thoughts and stabilizing his state of mind. As for comprehending the essence of meteors, progress was too slow because he could not observe the [Cosmic Sword Technique] stele, so Lei Chi temporarily put it aside.

After completing this ten-year period of seclusion, Lei Chi had 15000 thoughts, and his state of mind was close to perfection. The image of the Free God in his sea of ​​consciousness was extremely stable. If he were to fight against the Naa Beauty mentalist York again and endure his shocking attack, Lei Chi was confident that his loss of thoughts would not exceed 1000.

After leaving the stone slab passage, Lei Chi immediately went to see Supreme Treasure and successfully obtained the Great Might Divine Skill created by the seventh-tier Great Might Tiger from him.

After a rough understanding, Lei Chi discovered that the [Great Might Divine Skill] was also layered, and he had obtained the first three layers. Specifically, it was a unique skill for tempering mental power, and the level of the skill was determined by the strength of mental power. The first layer of mastery corresponded to a lower god. Lei Chi estimated that he might need to reach 100,000 thoughts to match it.

The second level of mastery corresponds to the intermediate god, and the number of thoughts must reach one million to match!

The third level of mastery corresponds to a high-level god, and requires at least tens of millions of thoughts to match!

By practicing this divine skill, one can acquire three abilities.

The first method is called [Divine Might], which is a method of using mental power. Its effect is similar to the [Great Might Aura] of [Great Might Tiger]. It can intimidate enemies and inspire allies, but its specific power is determined by Lei Chi's mental power.

The second method is called "Suppression". This move is obviously created based on the "Imprisonment" skill of "Great Tiger". The effect is similar. It is more effective on weaker targets. It can control their movement and seal their abilities.

The third method is to condense the [Great Mighty Tiger] with one's own power. However, this [Great Mighty Tiger] is different from the [Great Mighty Tiger] of the Beast Tower. It carries the will of the Thunder Pool and has the ability to act, but it does not have all the abilities of the Beast Tower. In addition to having the power of close combat, it only has the two abilities of [Divine Might] and [Suppression].

"My current mental energy is only 15,000, which is still quite a distance from the completion of the first level of the Great Mighty Divine Art. If I were to use the Creation Furnace to temper my mental energy and go all out, I should be able to increase it by two or three thousand in ten years. At this rate, to reach the completion of the first level of the Great Mighty Divine Art, I would need to practice diligently for thirty years. To reach the completion of the third level and advance to the High God level, it would take several thousand years. Tsk tsk, that's too slow... I wonder if practicing according to the Great Mighty Divine Art's methods would be faster!"

Lei Chi temporarily stopped cultivating the [Great Might Divine Skill]. He focused his thoughts back into Qing Huohua's body and studied the [Star River Hundred Refinement Method] for a while. He also started doing the blacksmith's daily tasks, which involved using the multiverse ship to forge the rough draft of the Divine Will Universe Edge.

The multiverse hammer was extremely heavy, and even the Azure Flame avatar struggled to wield it, though it was much easier than Mo Lang's swing.

"This hammer is so heavy that even a saint would find it difficult to wield. Perhaps... one must cultivate a specific technique to use it correctly?"

Lei Chi pondered silently, while controlling his Azure Flame avatar to forcefully tap the unknown strip of iron taken from the firebox.

Upon seeing this, Mo Lang, the hunter squad leader of the Fallen Temple, was so angry he felt like vomiting blood.

"You... what kind of monster are you? Have you already ascended to the level of a main god? That's impossible! As a contemporary player, even if you absorb the power of faith to become a Void God, it's impossible to do so so quickly! Moreover, the Holy God Palace can greatly shield the power of the system. How could you possibly possess such monstrous strength?"

He shouted and yelled, but Lei Chi ignored him. He spent nearly five hours using the Meteor Forging technique to finally complete the rough draft of the first Divine Will Universe Blade.

At this moment, Mo Lang had only just flattened the front end of the strip of material, and it was still far from being a sword blank.

(End of this chapter)