Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 580 Spiritual Tower

The Spirit Tower is a tower that guards the universe.

In Lei Chi's mind, the Spirit Tower was the strongest cosmic spirit in the universe within his body.

As for the number of spirit towers, two are sufficient in each small universe. They belong directly to the Thunder Pool, are apostles of the Thunder Pool, and are given special care and authority by the Thunder Pool.

There may be other cosmic spirits beneath the Spirit Tower, so Lei Chi does not intend to appoint them as his apostles. They will have independent thoughts and can choose their own path of cultivation.

Lei Chi continued editing the life form of [Great Tiger].

This kind of editing can be extremely detailed.

For example, after selecting the lifeline of [Great Tiger] as a conceptual lifeline, you still need to edit its conceptual form.

Editors don't just choose randomly; they need to verify and modify the files to determine their feasibility.

Therefore, editing life is not an easy task.

It took Lei Chi two whole months to finish editing [Daweihu].

At this point, the Great Tiger is a conceptual being. It is formless and intangible, unbound by time and space, and can emit a tiger's roar to intimidate the minds of enemies. It can also generate force fields to suppress the forms of enemies. Its existence can only be described as a concept.

The reason Lei Chi chose the concept to sustain the life of the Great Tiger is that concept beings are the most peculiar and rarest beings in the universe. According to the information given in the Black Coffin Emperor's black coffin, the birth of concept beings is extremely complex, and the power they possess is usually mysterious and incomprehensible. Therefore, they are the most difficult beings to destroy.

Conventional energy attacks cannot harm conceptual beings at all. Usually, the elimination of conceptual beings requires divine power. The essence of the elimination is to change, eliminate, and redefine their life concept. Therefore, it is possible for a very weak being to inadvertently destroy a conceptual being, while a super strong being can exhaust all its energy without harming a conceptual being in the slightest.

Of course, conceptual beings also have flaws. First, they are not very intelligent; second, they usually cannot cultivate to become stronger; and third, their power and life are naturally bound by their own concepts.

According to the information preserved in the black coffin, the Black Coffin Emperor created only three conceptual creatures, and rarely used them because they were simply not very useful.

The Black Coffin Emperor's favorite and most created beings were undoubtedly intelligent life forms.

Lei Chi possesses a unified divinity and controls the power of the universe, making him more suitable than the Black Coffin Emperor for creating conceptual beings.

After the Great Tiger became the first spirit tower of the first universe within Lei Chi's body, Lei Chi continued to edit the life form of the Sky Crane. After another two months, the Sky Crane was also edited out by Lei Chi. It is also a conceptual creature, and its main ability is to "transport the Great Tiger".

After the two spirit towers were in place, Lei Chi continued to edit life forms within the third universe of his body.

The third universe is called the pseudo-tower defense universe, and Lei Chi knows about many Beast Towers. He uses those Beast Towers as a reference to edit life, actively trying to reproduce the power of the Beast Towers.

This is undoubtedly very difficult.

It took Lei Chi a full three years to finally compile the 13 life forms, including the Five Tiger Generals, the Four Great Divine Monkeys, and the Four Celestial Spirits.

They are simply flesh and blood creatures, which are undoubtedly the most controllable and stable life forms.

Lei Chi decided to grant these non-spirit tower beings freedom, not to interfere with their thoughts, and naturally not to take too much care of them.

"Sooner or later, I will replicate all the beast towers in Bliss City within my simulated tower universe!"

Lei Chi silently made his decision.

Without stopping, he continued to edit the spirit tower and other life forms within the first universe of his body.

The first universe within Lei Chi's body is called the Simulated Starry Sky Universe, and the spirit towers Lei Chi has chosen are the [Burning Flame Giant Kun] and the [Pixiu]!

In addition, he plans to add some cosmic behemoths to this simulated starry universe.

This time, it took Lei Chi a full five years to edit the conceptual creatures [Burning Flame Giant Kun] and [Pixiu], as well as twelve star beasts.

Including: the Black Dragon, a physically bound flesh and blood creature with seven hearts and eight lungs and a body length of over fifty meters; the Natural Water, a liquid energy creature with powerful reproductive capabilities; the Black Gold Superman, a half-energy, half-metal creature with super strong defense; the Devouring Beast, an energy-bound elemental creature with an adorable appearance resembling a cat; and so on.

Examining his creations, Lei Chi felt a strange sense of accomplishment, like that of a creator.

Soon, Lei Chi began editing life within the second universe inside his body.

Lei Chi's inner universe is called the Imitation Immortal God Universe. The spirit towers he chose are the [Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal] and the [True Greatsword God General]. His life also originated from these two strange beings.

This time, Lei Chi spent a full ten years editing the life panels of [Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal] and [True Greatsword God General].

These two also became conceptual beings, but unlike the formless and intangible [Great Tiger] and [Sky Crane], they possessed bodies sustained by energy. Although this was a limitation, it also made it easier for [Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal] and [True Greatsword God General] to interfere with the material world and demonstrate their combat power.

Later, Lei Chi created two more races in the second universe: one was the God Race, and the other was the Immortal Race.

The members of these two races are ordinary flesh and blood creatures. They look very similar to humans, but their physique is much stronger than that of humans, and they have a good reproductive capacity.

"The gods and immortals have taken root in the second universe; who knows if they'll be able to develop a civilization in the future!"

Lei Chi had a long and thoughtful discussion.

He also has a fourth illusory universe and a fifth spirit cage universe, but he has not yet found a suitable spirit tower concept, so he will no longer continue to edit life.

"I now have six spirit towers, which are the six great apostles. Their combat power is now vastly different from before, far surpassing [Imagination], [Heaven's Wrath], and Blue Parker from the Fourth Universe. If the Advanced Light Brain were to assess their combat power, it would be no less than four million, and might even reach five million..."

Lei Chi silently concluded that if he were to fight the Black Coffin Emperor or the Eternal Emperor again at this time, with the help of these six spirit towers, he would have a high chance of suppressing them.

Three days later, Lei Chi began to shift his observation focus to the heart of the universe. Countless mysteries of spacetime and energy were quickly digested and absorbed by him, ultimately driving the expansion of dimensions and acting on his inner universe, making it more stable.

Lei Chi's strength is steadily and rapidly increasing.

Time flies, and 23 years later, Lei Chi has observed all the workings of the Heart of the Universe. He also spent another 17 years observing the Thunder Dragon in the Heavenly Mystery Tomb, which yielded fruitful results.

On this day, Lei Chi, who had been sitting cross-legged for decades, stood up.

His eyes shone with a brilliant light, and as he looked down upon the Heavenly Mystery Tomb, everything seemed clear and distinct.

"It's time to leave!"

Lei Chi said calmly, then looked up at the void and said, "Black Coffin Emperor, I've spent nearly a hundred years with you in this great tomb. Now that I'm leaving, aren't you going to see me off?"

The sound of thunder echoed all around.

He stood silently, but did not receive a response from the Black Coffin Emperor.

Lei Chi shook his head. Things were different now. Having deciphered all the mysteries of the Heart of the Universe, he could now discover the hiding place of the Black Coffin Emperor.

"If you won't come to see me, then I'll come to you!"

As he spoke, Lei Chi took a step forward, just like the Black Coffin Emperor, breaking through the void and creating a spatial crater.

Rumble rumble rumble...

As if triggering a chain reaction, the space fluctuated violently, and another spatial crater appeared.

Inside that spatial pit, the Black Coffin Emperor was sitting cross-legged.

She suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze shooting out a light as sharp as an arrow.

"You!"

The Black Coffin Emperor's icy expression held a hint of anger, yet he could not unleash it.

Lei Chi is different now than before; he has changed a lot in just three days. She sensed a strong sense of crisis emanating from him.

"Fellow Daoist is leaving..."

The Black Coffin Emperor gritted his teeth, "Could you please return the Black Coffin to me?"

Lei Chi shook his head and said, "I have a Spirit Cage Universe, which I intend to collect rare cosmic artifacts and store within it. The Great Emperor's black coffin is extraordinary, a true treasure. Please allow me to include it!"

The Black Coffin Empress's pupils contracted, and she barely suppressed her rage, saying, "You... are far too domineering. You want to collect cosmic artifacts, so my Black Coffin must be handed over?"

"Yes!" Lei Chi nodded and said, "However, the Great Emperor has also done me a favor. I cannot return the black coffin to you, but I can return a black tower to you."

After speaking, Lei Chi pointed his finger, and a small black tower appeared out of thin air. The tower was only about two meters tall, slowly rotating and shimmering with a faint light, making it quite eye-catching.

Lei Chi added, "I have transferred all the data and information from the black coffin to this black tower. From now on, the Great Emperor should use this black tower; its functions are no less than those of the black coffin."

"you……"

The Black Coffin Emperor was furious. He didn't believe Lei Chi's words at all and suspected that Lei Chi was just making fun of him.

She is the Black Coffin Empress. The black coffin is gone, but she carries a black tower on her back. What kind of behavior is this?

Besides, what is that black coffin of mine? How could it be imitated?

Lei Chi then added, "I have one more thing to ask. I'll leave after I get the answer!"

"What is it?" The Black Coffin Emperor really hoped that the guy in front of him would disappear quickly.

Lei Chi pointed his finger, and the space in front of him shattered, revealing [Imagination].

It was pulling the Coffin of the God of Locks, walking with a spacewalk-like gait, its expression somewhat bewildered.

Lei Chi asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, what is the identity of the person inside this small coffin?"

The Black Coffin Emperor's eyes flickered, but he did not answer.

Seeing this, Lei Chi didn't press further, saying, "Although I don't fully understand yet, I can see that the person inside the coffin is closely related to [Imagination]. I once suspected that it was the true form of [Imagination], but whoever it is, it must be related to you and the Emperor of Imagination. [Imagination] was created by the Emperor of Imagination, and the Coffin of Locking Gods should be your creation. I don't know what your purpose was in joining forces with the Emperor of Imagination to create this 'Imagination Pulling the Coffin,' but I really like [Imagination]. Therefore, today, I will abandon the Coffin of Locking Gods, so that [Imagination] will no longer pull the coffin. From now on, it will be my mount!"

After saying that, Lei Chi pointed again, and a strange power erupted. With a crack, the chain connecting the God-Locking Coffin and [Imagination] broke in the middle.

As soon as the chain broke, [Imagine] revealed an expression of immense pain, defying the rules, as if roaring and howling.

The God-Locking Coffin also trembled violently, and a dark light shone on the coffin lid. Then, the phantom of the Black Coffin Emperor appeared. The phantom reached out and pointed at the broken chain, seemingly trying to reconnect it, but failed.

Lei Chi flicked his sleeve and shouted, "Go!"

The God-Locking Coffin, along with the phantom of the Black Coffin Emperor on it, seemed to be lifted up by a gale, tumbling and flying into the spatial void, finally stopping in front of the Black Coffin Emperor.

"I don't want this coffin anymore! I'm returning it to you!"

Lei Chi snorted softly, reached out and grabbed at the void, pulling the [Phenomenon], which was roaring in pain, close to him. Then, the dimensional power of editing life descended upon the [Imagination]'s body, making it shine brightly.

"You actually..."

The Black Coffin Emperor was shocked. He was surprised that the Thunder Pool could break the chains connecting the God-Locking Coffin and [Imagination], and even more shocked that it could modify [Imagination] on the spot.

Unbeknownst to outsiders, the true form of [Imagination], the little figure inside the Coffin of God Lock, is actually her offspring with the Emperor of Imagination.

She and the Dream Emperor are mortal enemies, but before they became mortal enemies, they were partners. They shared similar interests and were both skilled in creating life, but their research directions differed.

Their offspring, the little figures in the Locked God Coffin, died precisely because of their research.

Or perhaps they used their offspring for research, resulting in the death of their originally lively and healthy children. In their remorse, the Emperor of Imagination allowed [Imagination] to be born from the bodies of their offspring, while the Emperor of Black Coffins sealed away the bodies of their children.

Ultimately, this led to the creation of the "imagined" coffin-pulling device.

It can be said that it is a collaborative work between the Black Coffin Emperor and the Imagination Emperor, a product of a tangled life. The Locking Coffin and [Imagination] are actually one, just like the body and the soul.

Lei Chi disregarded all of this at the moment. He forcibly severed the connection between the Locking God Coffin and [Imagination], and then used the Great Unification Divinity to forcibly transform [Imagination]. In the end, to the astonishment of the Black Coffin Emperor, [Imagination] lived independently and became a completely new life form, and from then on had no connection with the Locking God Coffin whatsoever.

The Black Coffin Emperor witnessed the entire process and was deeply shocked. Neither she at her peak nor the Dream Emperor at her peak could have done such a thing!

"What kind of power do you possess?"

She couldn't help but ask.

Lei Chi didn't answer. He sat cross-legged on the back of [Imagination] and said, "In that case, we are destined to meet again!"

Having said that, [Imagine] taking four steps, flapping its ears, and carrying Lei Chi slowly away, soon disappearing into the cross-shaped spatial rift in mid-air.

It wasn't until long after Lei Chi left that the Black Coffin Emperor came to his senses.

"Given time, this child will surely ascend to the throne!"

She sighed deeply, then looked at the black tower left behind by Lei Chi. As she swept her thoughts over it, the Black Coffin Emperor was stunned once again.

She discovered that the black tower and her black coffin were exactly the same except for their appearance. She even suspected that this was her black coffin, which had been transformed into this form by some unknown means.

"This child..."

The Black Coffin Emperor looked again in the direction Lei Chi had left, and said in a low voice, "He has already ascended to the throne!"

(End of this chapter)