Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 566 The Cosmic Spirit of Thunder Pool

Lighthouse Hill.

As the emergency meeting at Floating Cloud Fortress concluded, Lei Chi's eyes flickered with light and shadow. Suddenly, he looked towards the east.

The Pioneer AI reported: "Detection indicates that the center of the universe has been artificially obscured. This cannot be deciphered remotely. Analyzing the detection data..."

"Ding! Four special spacetime anchor points have been detected, located at the far east, far north, far west, and far south of Tianji Star. These four spacetime anchor points have a 99.99% correlation with the obscuration of the cosmic center. Initiating a deep scan of the four spacetime anchor points to confirm the correlation!"

"Ding, based on physical distance, the four spacetime anchor points are numbered from one to four. The first spacetime anchor point is located in the eastern part of Tianji Star and has the worst stability. It is calculated that if it is destroyed, the other spacetime anchor points will be strongly impacted and will be more easily destroyed. When all four spacetime anchor points are removed, the center of the universe will be directly observable, and a response plan will be generated..."

"Ding, First step: Remove the first spacetime anchor point in the east; second step: Remove the second spacetime anchor point in the south; third step: Remove the third spacetime anchor point in the west; fourth step: Remove the fourth spacetime anchor point in the north. Would you like to adopt the plan?"

"Adopted! It's about time to begin my true training."

Lei Chi responded calmly, while simultaneously circulating his still immature unified divinity, continuously creating new heaven and earth within the acupoints and stars of his body.

Rumble rumble rumble...

Within Lei Chi's body, in the first microcosm, chaotic embryos emerged from the acupoints and stars, which in turn gave birth to a chaotic giant spirit. With a single swing of its axe, the chaotic giant spirit separated heaven and earth, thus creating the world.

This is a magnificent spectacle destined to be unseen by anyone, and with the birth of each new world, the first universe within Lei Chi's body is constantly being perfected and strengthened.

Lei Chi was clearly using the starry sky and the universe as a template, aiming to create a universe within his body that was in harmony with its laws.

In the past, Lei Chi was a cultivator who practiced cultivation techniques to strengthen his physical body and soul. Later, in his pursuit of the unification of the universe, he became a divine being and stopped cultivating. His soul disappeared, and his physical body became completely different from before.

Even now, though he has found a way to grow by observing the universe, his methods of attacking and fighting enemies are still imitations of those of cultivators, such as using his microcosm to simulate the Great Mighty Divine Art, using his microcosm to simulate nuclear energy sword energy, and so on.

At this moment, however, he intends to truly step out of his role as the ruler of a unified empire and create a unique method of combat against his enemies.

This method is the spirit of the universe.

Lei Chi wants to create the spirit of the universe!

The spirits of the universe are powerful individuals residing within the universe within the body, blessed by the entire universe. They can grow stronger according to the laws of the universe or through cultivation. When Lei Chi needs to fight, he releases them to fight on his behalf.

"Manipulating the spirit of the universe will likely be my means of dealing with enemies for a long time to come..."

Lei Chi's thoughts were very clear. He fully activated his Great Unification Divine Power, and after a moment, all 1600 acupoints and stars in the first universe within his body underwent creation.

These 1600 acupoint stars can now be considered 1600 small worlds, fully capable of supporting life forms. They constitute the first universe in the Thunder Pool Universe.

This universe is not yet complete, because Lei Chi has not yet grasped all the mysteries of the starry universe.

"First Universe, Pseudo-Starry Universe, the Fiery Giant Kun and the Pixiu, heed my command! With my unified divinity, I will assist you in becoming my cosmic spirits. Absorb the power of the Pseudo-Starry Universe, reshape your bodies, and revitalize your lives. When you are reborn, come forth and meet me!"

Lei Chi's voice, like thunder, resounded throughout the 1600 small worlds of the first universe within his body. This voice also stirred the power of the entire pseudo-starry universe, causing the battle spirits of the giant fire-burning Kun and Pixiu within it to change rapidly.

Their souls quickly solidified, and flesh and bones grew back, gradually transforming into real life forms. Their forms changed dramatically from their original forms.

About ten minutes later, accompanied by a deep and long roar, a spacetime rift appeared in front of Lei Chi.

It was formed by the collision between the simulated starry universe within its body and the actual starry universe, and from within it, a giant beast with skin like the surface of a star slowly flew out.

It is the brand-new, fiery giant Kun, with a body length of about a thousand feet.

Above its head, there was a small beast resembling a lion cub, with a wide mouth and big eyes, and a cute appearance. It was a newly born Pixiu.

"My cosmic spirit, you appear to be two beasts, but in reality you are one, like yin and yang, chaos and the two polarities of Tai Chi. Go, remove the first spacetime anchor point for me!"

Lei Chi slowly spoke a sentence, and the Fiery Giant Kun and Pixiu immediately obeyed, letting out a roar to show their respect. Then, the Fiery Giant Kun carried the Pixiu and headed east towards Lighthouse Mountain.

After they had gone, Lei Chi closed his eyes and said again, "Then comes the simulated immortal god universe!"

The next moment, the star points in the second universe within Lei Chi's body also began to "open up the world".

A moment later, all 1600 stars in this second universe transformed into small worlds, and two more cards appeared at the center of this universe. These were the [True Greatsword God General] and [Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal] cards that Lei Chi had seized.

"Second Universe, Imitation Immortal God Universe, True Greatsword God General, Nuclear-Powered Sword Immortal, heed my command! With my Great Unification Divinity, I will assist you in becoming my cosmic spirits. Absorb the power of the Imitation Immortal God Universe, nourish yourself with the power of the universe, rebuild your bodies, and when you are revitalized, come out to see me!"

Lei Chi's voice echoed within his second universe, a powerful and mysterious force at work. The two cards at the center of that universe began to slowly melt, while powerful cosmic energy gathered around them, causing them to change.

The Imitation Immortal Universe is the universe envisioned by Lei Chi. He intends to explore all the mysteries of the two cards, [True Greatsword God General] and [Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal], to find the strange card laws, and then use them as a foundation to create a second universe different from the Starry Sky Universe.

However, the foundation of this universe is still too shallow. Even though it has experienced the creation of the world, it is only in form. At present, the Thunder Pool can only allow the [True Great Sword God General] and the [Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal] to take form within it.

Before long, the [True Greatsword God General] and [Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal] belonging to Lei Chi were born. The former has a male form with a proud posture, while the latter has a female form with a tall and beautiful figure. Their equipment is not much different from the originals.

"Divine Generals and Sword Immortals, you are the cosmic spirits of my Second Universe, complementing each other and forming a unified whole. You will grow stronger as the Second Universe grows stronger. Now, heed my command and remove the Second Spacetime Anchor Point for me."

Upon hearing the command from Lei Chi, the newly formed [True Greatsword God General] and [Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal] bowed to Lei Chi and then flew south towards Lighthouse Mountain.

"Then, the third is a proposed tower defense universe, with a [Great Mighty Tiger] and a [Sky Crane] as the spirits of the universe, born from the creation of heaven and earth, and then taking form!"

Lei Chi's unified divinity once again manifested its power, and the third universe within his body began to be born.

Originally, Lei Chi planned that once he observed the cosmic mysteries of the Divine Realm, he would use it as a template to create his own universe within his body that was connected to the laws of the Divine Realm.

However, this is certainly not something that can be accomplished overnight, and it cannot be expected in a short time. Therefore, Lei Chi is currently creating a simulated tower defense universe, which can be considered as setting up a platform ahead of time, accelerating the process, and allowing the spirit of the universe to be born first.

However, the Great Tiger and Sky Crane that Lei Chi condensed with his unified divinity were quite profound, after all, he had once cultivated the Beast Tower Technique and knew a lot about the Great Tiger and Sky Crane.

After these two cosmic spirits solidified, they also descended into the starry universe and then received Lei Chi's order to remove the third spacetime anchor point in the west of Tianji Star.

"I still need a set of cosmic spirits, so let divine wrath and imagination do the work for me first."

Lei Chi has not yet developed the foundation to open up the fourth universe within his body. At this moment, with a thought, [Imagine] appears pulling the Coffin of God Lock, and [Heavenly Wrath], which was patrolling outside, also rushes back.

"You two, go north and remove the fourth spacetime rift for me."

Lei Chi issued the command, and [Imagine], possessing extremely high intelligence, nodded in agreement and quickly pulled up the God-Locking Coffin.

[Heavenly Wrath]'s wisdom is slightly inferior to [Imagination]'s, but it can still understand Thunder Pool's orders and closely follow [Imagination].

At this point, Lei Chi had dispatched four armies. He thought that it wouldn't be long before the four spacetime anchor points were removed, and then he would be able to directly observe the heart of the universe in the starry sky.

Lei Chi's actions were naturally detected by Tianji Star's defense system, leaving countless onlookers shocked and bewildered.

"What did he do?"

"Did this mysterious person summon a colossal celestial beast?"

"What exactly is he going to do?"

"He also sent out Heaven's Wrath!"

"Should we send a fleet to intercept them?"

"Everyone, please remain calm and await the Grand Speaker's instructions!"

Inside the monitoring hall of Floating Cloud Fortress, the assembled council members and garrison generals, upon seeing the scene on Lighthouse Mountain, couldn't help but discuss it.

Inside the Great Hall, Sonic sat leisurely in a high-backed chair.

He also witnessed what was happening on Lighthouse Hill.

"Interesting, he actually dispersed his own strength! Although I don't know what his purpose is, this move is simply too foolish!"

Sonic smiled. He had already issued the order, and a powerful fleet was preparing to intercept the cosmic behemoth released by Thunder Pool.

A thousand miles east of the Lighthouse Mountain, there is a military fortress.

There were no powerful figures stationed in this fortress; its purpose was simply to facilitate the surveillance of the Vedas cult not far to its south.

In Tianji Star and even in the entire starry universe, the Supreme Council is naturally the most powerful force without equal, but this does not mean that the Supreme Council is the only force in Tianji Star and the entire starry universe.

In fact, even on Tianji Star, besides the Supreme Council, there are other smaller forces such as the Vedal Church, Rashomon Church, Holy Sword Society, Ascension Society, and so on.

However, these smaller factions are either hermit schools, isolated from the world, or they don't care about worldly affairs and only focus on academic research, which is why they haven't been suppressed by the Supreme Council.

Of course, there are also a few special smaller forces, some of which have powerful figures in charge, making the Supreme Council always wary of them.

The Vedas are one of them.

Their headquarters is located in a valley called "Trap" south of the garrison fortress. Their leader, Lan Parker, possesses the combat power of a World Lord. Even compared to the garrison generals on Tianji Star, his combat power is consistently among the top five.

The followers of the Vedas rarely leave the Valley of the Fallen. They do not concern themselves with worldly affairs, but instead practice daily meditation in pursuit of reaching a peaceful otherworld.

At this moment, in the garrison fortress, the guards were installing the orbital cannons according to orders.

This orbital cannon is a large weapon, an extremely important strategic weapon, enough to threaten most of the star beasts. If a fully charged orbital cannon were to hit head-on, even a world lord-level powerhouse would be severely injured, if not killed.

Logically speaking, this small military base should not need to be defended by orbital cannons. Most of the guards inside did not know why large orbital cannons were suddenly airlifted to them, and there were nine of them.

"I really don't know what the higher-ups are thinking, setting up nine large star-orbiting cannons right here!"

"Could it be that they're going to deal with the Vedic cult?"

"Really? The Vedas have always been pretty well-behaved; we haven't seen any of their followers do anything out of line!"

"I heard this was an order from the Grand Speaker!"

"The Grand Speaker's order?"

"Could it be to defend against cosmic behemoths?"

"You idiot! Tianji Star is under martial law right now, with numerous checkpoints in outer space. How could any cosmic behemoth possibly appear!"

"You're the idiot! Look at what's that?"

"What? No way, that's a cosmic behemoth!"

"A cosmic behemoth has actually appeared! Quick, quick, get the orbital cannons set up as fast as you can..."

The soldiers who had installed the orbital cannons looked up at the sky and were shocked to see a huge fire beast appearing in the sky, rapidly approaching like a falling sun!

They didn't recognize that it was the giant flaming Kun and Pixiu that had been ordered to remove the No. 1 spacetime anchor point.

The Fiery Giant Kun flies at an extremely fast speed. Due to its enormous size and the fact that its body is engulfed in flames, it has long attracted the attention of countless residents of Tianji Star.

Soon, urgent alarms sounded at the garrison base. Orders from higher command had been issued, instructing them to intercept the fiery behemoth at all costs.

The officials and soldiers of all ranks in the base quickly got to work. When the giant Fiery Kun was only five kilometers away, the nine orbital cannons were finally installed and then fired at the same time. The bright beams of light were like nine swiftly thrusting lightsabers, blasting towards the giant Fiery Kun.

Silently, people saw the nine star-track lasers accurately hit the head of the blazing giant Kun, and then shine with dazzling white light.

"It's done!"

"One shot, and it's done!"

"Poor celestial behemoth, it didn't even have time to react!"

"What kind of celestial behemoth is that? I've never seen it in the encyclopedia..."

Just as the soldiers were cheering, the white light in the sky disappeared. They looked up and were all stunned.

The colossal star beast, engulfed in flames, showed no signs of damage and its speed remained undiminished.

Unseen by them, atop the giant Fiery Kun, a tiny Pixiu let out a burp. It scratched its belly, then suddenly stretched out its paw and pointed downwards, letting out a few howls. The giant Fiery Kun seemed to understand its meaning, roared, and then changed direction, charging headlong towards the garrison base below.

(End of this chapter)