Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Refining the Azure Fire Pearl into a second primordial spirit is very simple; the system already provides this function. However, Lei Chi did not rely entirely on the system.

Over the next two days, Lei Chi gave half of his thoughts in his sea of ​​consciousness to the Dharma Image of the Blissful God, then released it from his body, and finally combined it with the Azure Fire Pearl.

The Divine Image of Freedom and the Divine Image of Bliss are Dharma images that condense in the sea of ​​consciousness after cultivating the [Freedom and Bliss Skill] at Leichi, representing one's state of mind.

The Dharma form is not a physical entity, but it can carry will.

Afterwards, Lei Chi cultivated many methods from the Mind Master's Manual and created his own [Universal Unification Divine Art]. Eventually, he opened up the world within his body and became a divine being. The Free God Dharma Form and the Blissful God Dharma Form underwent changes that even Lei Chi himself could not explain. They could suppress the sea of ​​consciousness and protect the soul.

If they are allowed to continue developing, they may become the second or third primordial spirit of Lei Chi.

However, Lei Chi is now a divine being. All the techniques he cultivated and the abilities he mastered have been transformed into a new "Unified Divinity". Therefore, it is unlikely that his Free God Dharma Form and Bliss God Dharma Form will continue to grow.

Lei Chi even had a premonition that as he grew, everything about him as a cultivator would gradually fade away, and he would become more and more pure.

In the end, he will have no primordial spirit, no soul, no physical body, and will truly become an indescribable thing, a special and unique conceptual life form.

This is the outcome of his pursuit of the "Universal Unification Divine Skill".

Therefore, rather than letting the two primordial spirits within the body slowly wither and disappear, it is better to actively isolate them and let them become the second primordial spirit, so that they can still retain some of their human thoughts.

Two days later, the God of Bliss and the Azure Flame incarnation merged, becoming the "second primordial spirit" of Thunder Pool.

Of course, this second primordial spirit is not quite accurate to describe Lei Chi, but it can be called a second Lei Chi. It is independent, but its thoughts, values, memories, etc. are exactly the same as Lei Chi at this time. It also enjoys player privileges and is recognized by the system as Lei Chi, only with the Azure Flame incarnation as its soul carrier.

Unlike directly refining the Azure Fire Pearl into a second primordial spirit, this second primordial spirit now possesses innate abilities. Its soul is powerful, and it has mastered mental techniques such as the [Mindless Cycle], making it an extremely high starting point and exceptionally talented individual.

"From now on, you are the Lord of Blissful City. Go!"

Lei Chi spoke calmly to the newly born second primordial spirit.

This second primordial spirit looked exactly like Lei Chi before. His expression was somewhat complicated as he said, "I am naturally the Lord of Blissful City, and I am still the Light of the Fierce Beast, but you... what will become of you from now on?"

Lei Chi gazed into the void and said slowly, "Who knows? But one thing is certain: my future is not here."

The second primordial spirit sighed and said, "You've embarked on a path of no return, you're not human, not human at all! But I still prefer being a player. I'll manage Bliss City well and be a wise city lord. In the future, I might even get married and have children, and life should be very happy... Um, if possible, could you gather more upgrade materials for the Beast Tower? Bliss City's defenses aren't strong enough right now; we need to quickly build a ninth-tier tower. This depends on you. Go, my unification!"

Lei Chi laughed heartily, watched the "Lord of Bliss City" wave goodbye and leave without saying anything more.

He is himself, and Lei Chi naturally understands all his thoughts.

Half a day later, Lei Chi returned to the Sacred Palace Fish-Dragon Pool Secret Realm.

"I still have the Divine Avatar of Freedom, which can create another primordial spirit. Let it inherit the legacy of the Cowardly Emperor here. However, there are experts in the Sacred Palace. This primordial spirit does not have the foundation of the Lord of Bliss City and will need to be protected for a period of time. The stone disc is now useless to me, so I will leave it to him..."

Lei Chi pondered silently when he suddenly heard the Pioneer AI issue a notification: "Ding, coordinates cracked. The coordinates of Mohammed Song are extremely close to this location. Do you wish to continue cracking?"

"Continue cracking!"

Lei Chi responded immediately.

In fact, he had long suspected that Muhammad Song was related to the Cowardly Emperor, and that he might be the Cowardly Emperor. So it was not surprising that he received the report from the Pioneer Light Brain.

"Ding, cracking in progress..."

"Ding, successful crack! The known coordinates are fixed coordinates. The location indicated is a small extradimensional space. Locking is in progress. Locking successful. Would you like to mark the route?"

"mark!"

"Ding, marking successful. Follow the light blue arrow to reach the coordinates."

In Lei Chi's field of vision, a pale blue arrow appeared, pointing in the direction of the exit of the Fish-Dragon Pool.

"Um?"

Lei Chi frowned slightly.

"Could it be that Muhammad Coward is in this area where the inner disciples are active? Is he really the Cowardly Emperor?"

After a moment's thought, Lei Chi realized that there was no rush to reshape his primordial spirit body with the Divine Avatar of Freedom. Now that the opportunity had presented itself, he might as well find Muhammad Song first. He stood up and quickly moved forward, following the blue arrow.

The arrow pointed to a path that was indeed within the inner disciples' activity area. Lei Chi followed it, turning left and right, his expression growing increasingly strange.

The arrow pointed to a cultivation cave in the inner disciples' activity area, and that cultivation cave belonged to Zhao Shuibiao!

"Is Zhao Shuibiao really Mohammed Song? Or is the coordinates incorrect?"

Lei Chi was greatly surprised.

The cultivation caves of the inner disciples of the Holy God Palace are all small worlds. Even the Thunder Pool is difficult to enter without a pass token.

"With my current abilities, I might be able to force my way into these cultivation caves, but that would likely cause the smaller caves to collapse, so forcing my way in is pointless! It seems I'll have to wait for Zhao Shuibiao to come out on his own..."

Lei Chi wasn't in a hurry, so he sat quietly in front of Zhao Shuibiao's cultivation cave.

The following day, Lei Chi successfully refined the Free Dharma Image in his sea of ​​consciousness into a separated primordial spirit, and also took away the other half of Lei Chi's thoughts.

Another day passed, and Lei Chi used the Chaos Primordial Embryo Technique to create a physical body for him. This was just a mortal body, and its appearance was exactly the same as Lei Chi's.

When the divine form resides within it, it becomes a real and independent life form.

"From now on, you should diligently cultivate your skills and strive to improve your strength. I will use the stone disc to assist you. When you are strong enough to stand on your own and can move freely, you will be able to do so."

Lei Chi spoke calmly to his newly formed "self".

The newly born Free and Easy Divine Thunder Pool curled its lip and said, "Now there are three Thunder Pools, but my mortal body is the weakest, like a little kitten. I have to start cultivating from scratch. This is too unfair!"

Lei Chi laughed, "What's the point of talking about fairness when you're comparing yourself to yourself! Little kitten, you still have a bright future ahead of you!"

What future can a kitten have?

The Free and Easy Divine Thunder Pool remained noncommittal, lazily saying, "I'll change my name; I'm not called Thunder Pool anymore!"

"So what do you want to be called?"

Lei Chi and Zizai Shenlei Chi exchanged glances and simultaneously exclaimed, "Iron Tiger!"

Both burst into laughter. Zizai Shenleichi said, "Look at your level of education; this is the only name you can come up with!"

"Yeah, why did that name just pop into my head?"

After exchanging a few playful banter, "Iron Tiger" was then sent into the stone slab passage by Lei Chi to begin his secluded and arduous cultivation.

He possesses the complete memories of the Thunder Pool at this time and enjoys all the privileges of the Thunder Pool players. Naturally, he knows many techniques and has cultivation insights. Although he is cultivating from scratch, his cultivation speed will certainly not be slow.

As Lei Chi dispersed the two Dharma images, his sea of ​​consciousness began to wither rapidly. By the third day, they no longer existed, which meant that his thoughts had returned to zero, his spiritual power was gone, and his soul had disappeared.

But Lei Chi felt an immense sense of ease from then on, as he could more easily and smoothly draw upon the cosmic power within his body.

"My soul no longer exists, and I don't know what my consciousness can rely on, but I am still me, and that's enough!"

Lei Chi said calmly, but he had a vague feeling that his consciousness was residing in the Lei Chi Universe within his body, or rather, his consciousness was the cosmic will of the Lei Chi Universe.

This is probably a kind of spiritual elevation.

Lei Chi recalled what the Heavenly Venerable Yiwu Er had told him and found it increasingly true.

As a result, Lei Chi naturally lost the power of divine sense probing and the methods of various mentalists, but he will no longer be afraid of any soul attacks. Overall, he should have become stronger.

After all, Lei Chi could completely simulate or create similar, or even stronger, methods such as divine sense probing and telekinesis by manipulating the power of the universe.

Time passed, and another three days went by.

There was no movement from Zhao Shuibiao's cultivation cave. Lei Chi didn't know how long this guy would continue his seclusion. He wasn't in a hurry, so he quietly sat in front of his cave and helped Tie Hu cultivate.

"Ding, today's report has been activated. Outer disciples have been promoted, Nefam, the Golden Armored Judge of the Fallen Temple, has become an inner disciple, and Platis, the Golden Winged Angel King of the Temple of Light, has entered the inner disciple activity area."

"Ding! Kaitu Light Brain continues to serve you!"

The voice of the quantum computer grew clearer and clearer. It had been silently serving Lei Chi, monitoring the surroundings in real time, issuing a report as soon as it made a discovery, and even making plans for Lei Chi's daily activities.

Lei Chi was also rapidly absorbing all the information he possessed, which seemed to be a way for him to become stronger or upgrade.

For example, Nepham is the Golden Armored Judge of the Fallen Temple, and Perlis is the Golden Winged Angel King of the Temple of Light. These are all deductions made by the pioneering quantum computer based on the information that Lei Chi possesses.

"Are there new inner disciples again?"

Lei Chi didn't care about this and remained seated.

Meanwhile, far away, in an infinite council chamber, a meeting specifically for him is being held.

The meeting was chaired by the mechanical god Nordwa.

Nordhua's sacred flame has been properly preserved, and the one standing in the council hall now is actually [Nordhua III (Improved Version)].

An infinite phantom sat at the head of the long table, hunched over writing furiously, as if studying some mathematical problem. Its true form did not appear; the mere presence of its phantom was enough.

The other attendees were all invited by Infinite and Nordhua, totaling thirteen people. Most of them arrived as phantoms, and each of them was extraordinary.

Among them are Huang Tianzhenlong and the Great Evil God.

These two were invited by Nordhua. According to the information he had, they should have a good understanding of Bliss City and its lord.

"Gentlemen!" Nordowa spoke up, "I have invited you all here today to gather the strength of our department and discuss an effective way to eliminate the Lord of Bliss City."

"The Lord of Blissful City? Who is he?"

"Are they modern gamers?"

"I seem to recognize this player. Isn't she the one who killed Qiukas, the disgrace of the main gods?"

"Does a mere contemporary gamer really require such a massive effort to gather us all together and discuss how to deal with him?"

"Could it be that the Lord of Bliss City has already become a supreme god?!"

"Everyone, please don't gossip, listen to Teacher Wuxian..."

After a brief moment of chaos, the council hall fell silent again. The infinite phantom raised its head and said, "Nordhua, please introduce the Lord of Bliss City—no, I mean, the Great Unifier—to all the esteemed elders!"

"Okay, teacher!"

Nordow nodded slightly and began to introduce Thunder Pool to everyone, even showing them his combat scenes.

At first, the crowd didn't pay much attention, but after seeing how this person almost single-handedly overturned the Mechanical Temple, they all became serious.

"The Lord of Bliss City, a human, whose original name should be Lei Chi, calls himself the Great Unifier!" Nordhua said earnestly. "His strength is beyond my comprehension. After analysis, my teacher determined that he is a divine being. As you all have seen, he almost completely ignored all attacks from the Mechanical Temple, charging headlong into the chaos and forcing me to abandon the Mechanical Temple! Everyone, this big guy is arrogant and doesn't follow the rules; he is definitely a major threat. If we let him live, he will surely become a threat to us in the future!"

"Indeed!" the illusory image of Huang Tianzhenlong followed up. "This one called Lei Chi is indeed quite capable. You all probably don't know this yet, but he can burn the power of faith, killing even a high-ranking god with a single fire. He also has a secret technique to interfere with the resurrection of faith, turning the resurrected into a mindless idiot. He's truly a nemesis of the illusory gods. If we spare him and let him live until the later stages of the war of the faith gods, he will inevitably become the mortal enemy of us, the Lords of Illusions!"

"But this guy is really hard to kill!" the phantom of the Great Evil God spoke up, her tone somber and harsh, "I never imagined he would grow to this level..."

At this moment, the infinite phantom suddenly raised its head and said, "Regarding how to kill the divine being Da Yitong, I have already done the calculations. To be honest, it's very difficult. It will probably require at least a hundred powerful main gods to act simultaneously, and even that is uncertain. Does anyone have any good methods?"

Huang Tianzhenlong said, "If we could summon that person hidden in the Mechanical Temple..."

Wuxian waved his hand to interrupt him, saying, "That one is also a divine being, we can't count on him at all, so let's not mention him!"

The Great Evil God said, "If it's difficult to kill him head-on, I do have a method, but it requires your cooperation."

"What method?"

"Great Evil God, tell me!"

"If it's suitable, I'd be happy to make a move!"

Seeing the crowd's unanimous response, the Great Evil God said in a deep voice, "It is exile! Exile him from the main world, exile him to the endless distance, exile him to the star field!"