Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 499 Endless Energy

They have complete data and blueprints, yet they can't even make a copy. They're utterly useless. They're the elites of the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, not some half-baked amateurs from the Star Luo Empire.

Although they successfully developed a replica under Xuan Ziwen's leadership, and theoretically it could unleash the power of a Title Douluo, they failed to solve the energy problem and could only lower the standards to suppress the combat power of the Molten Knight.

Seeing Ji Lin and Xu Jiujiu's grim expressions, how could the Soul Masters in charge of the research not feel uneasy? After all, the resources they had consumed were astronomical.

However, Ji Lin and Xu Jiujiu did not blame them. The soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire had done a very good job, far better than the soul masters of the Star Luo Empire. Originally, the soul masters of the Star Luo Empire couldn't even understand the blueprints, while the soul tools of the Sun Moon Empire could be made into finished products. Although there were some flaws, the comparison was the only way to make a difference. Compared with the soul masters of the Star Luo Empire, they were actually quite excellent, at least they had achieved results.

Regarding energy, it's not a fault of war, but the overall environment of Douluo Continent limits the Molten Knight mech. After all, soul power is not a very high-end energy, and the plane strength of Douluo Continent is not very strong either. Even gods cannot contain it. Can you really expect soul power to drive the Molten Knight armor to blow up planets, fly out of Douluo Star, and travel in the universe?

This is a limitation of the times and the world, not a limitation of these soul masters.

However, the energy problem still needs to be solved. Otherwise, even if Chi Yuan and he himself could conquer the entire continent, they would not be able to unify the Douluo Continent and establish a unified empire. Top-tier combat power is not enough. They can't do everything themselves. What's the point of establishing an empire then? Wouldn't it be better to find a beautiful place and live in seclusion?

In short, establishing the Molten Knights is a prerequisite for establishing an empire. Only with such a force can the empire be guaranteed to last for a long time, instead of falling apart after Ji Lin and Chi Yuan leave Douluo Continent. He does not want to follow in the footsteps of a certain great First Emperor.

Ji Lin stroked his chin, deep in thought. He was recalling his memories of his past life, trying to figure out what could be done in Douluo Continent to solve their current predicament. But so many years had passed, and Ji Lin only remembered the general outline of the original Douluo Continent story. Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't think of anything in Douluo Continent that could help him form the Molten Knights.

Ah! If only Tongzi were still here. Ji Lin began to miss the Tongzi of the past who always granted his requests. The Firefly series armor blueprints he had now were given to him by Tongzi! Tongzi must have had a way to obtain the energy to power the mechs.

System, energy, imaginary internal energy!

"Got it!"

Suddenly, Ji Lin raised his head abruptly, slammed his right fist into his left palm, and exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh! What's here!?"

Xu Jiujiu was startled by Ji Lin's sudden action and patted Ji Lin's shoulder in an annoyed manner.

"I have a solution to the energy problem."

Ji Lin didn't keep them in suspense and answered directly.

"real?"

"What method?"

Xu Jiujiu and Xuan Ziwen stared intently at Ji Lin. Although they had high hopes for Ji Lin, they hadn't expected that he would actually come up with a solution.

Ji Lin revealed a mysterious smile, flipped his right hand, and Heavenly Fire Judgment appeared in his hand. Looking at Xu Jiujiu and Xuan Ziwen, who looked puzzled, he explained, "Some time ago, I accidentally discovered that the core of my martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment, is connected to a space that seems to possess endless energy. The energy within is extremely powerful and peculiar, essentially far surpassing the soul power of a soul master, and even much more advanced than the spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained in the air of Douluo Continent. Even now, I cannot actively use that power; only when using the True Body of the Weapon Soul can I passively draw upon that power to amplify my Heavenly Fire Judgment."

"If Master Xuan can use my Heavenly Judgment as a medium to develop a soul tool that can establish a connection with that space—no! He only needs to create a soul tool that connects to the core of my Heavenly Judgment—he can use my Heavenly Judgment to draw upon that almost inexhaustible energy to provide sufficient power for the Molten Knight Armor."

Xuan Ziwen stared fervently at the Heavenly Fire Judgment in Ji Lin's hand, his breathing rapid. A space with endless energy—heaven knows how tempting that was to him. Many soul tools were limited by their energy supply and could not perform as intended. This situation only improved after he invented the sealed milk bottle, but it was only a slight improvement. If there really was such a space with endless energy, many soul tools that he had only imagined could appear in the world. How could he not be excited?

"Sect Master, if what you say is true, then that space is very likely the imaginary space mentioned in the blueprints, and the energy inside is very likely the imaginary internal energy that was originally able to power the Firefly Armor."

Ji Lin was not surprised by Xuan Ziwen's guess. He had the same guess. After all, the Heavenly Fire Judgment came from the system, and the Firefly Armor blueprints also came from the system. Moreover, Ji Lin had never heard of such a space with endless energy in the world of Douluo Continent. He was very sure that the energy inside was no less than the so-called divine power in the God Realm.

The divine power is boundless! If he can use the Heavenly Fire Judgment to absorb the energy within, he is confident that once he becomes a god, he can increase his divine power at the fastest speed and become a god-king, or even above the god-king level, in a short time.

Ji Lin was certain that this space was related to his long-dormant system, and perhaps even the system's original form. He had a feeling that he would soon find out the truth about his transmigration and the true nature of the system.

However, now is not the time to think about these things; the focus should be on how to utilize the power within that mysterious space.

Xuan Ziwen carefully examined the Heavenly Fire Judgment sword, even reaching out to touch it, but was burned by the high temperature of the Heavenly Fire Judgment sword and had no choice but to look at Ji Lin.

"Sect Master, give me some time to study your Martial Soul. If I can really create a Soul Tool that connects to the core of your Martial Soul, the Molten Knights will become even stronger. Sect Master, your Heavenly Fire Judgment is the ultimate fire. If we can establish a connection with the Molten Knight Armor, not only will the energy problem be solved, but the Molten Knights will even be able to borrow your power and use the ultimate fire. At that time, the entire Molten Knights will be a Title Douluo with ultimate attributes."

Although Ji Lin and Xu Jiujiu knew that Xuan Ziwen was just making empty promises, they couldn't help but fantasize about it whenever they thought of the scene. It was very likely that the promise was actually true!

Because in the current Douluo Continent, many soul tools are made based on the martial souls of certain soul masters. For example, the Invincible Shield soul tool is made by referencing soul skills like Jiang Nannan's Invincible Golden Body.

If Ji Lin cooperates with the research, they might actually be able to develop a soul tool that borrows his power. After all, the space connected to the core of the Heavenly Fire Judgment truly possesses endless energy. Ji Lin even thinks that the energy inside could transform the Douluo Continent into a god realm, provided that he can utilize the energy inside.

Ji Lin controlled the temperature of the Heavenly Fire Judgment Sword and nodded, saying, "Alright, Hall Master Xuan, I will try my best to find time to cooperate with your research."

Only Ji Lin, the master of the Heavenly Fire Judgment, could suppress the high temperature of the Heavenly Fire Judgment sword. This meant he had to constantly suppress the Heavenly Fire Judgment so that Xuan Ziwen could study its core and find a way to connect with it, or even directly with that space. However, Ji Lin felt that directly connecting with that mysterious space was probably impossible given the technological level of the Douluo Continent. Instead of focusing on that invisible and intangible space, establishing a connection with the Heavenly Fire Judgment, which was now visible and tangible, was much simpler.

Ji Lin and Xu Jiujiu exchanged a knowing glance and smiled knowingly. If what Xuan Ziwen said could really be done, then Ji Lin would have another way to restrict the Molten Knights. After all, Heavenly Fire Judgment was Ji Lin's martial soul, and Ji Lin could sever the connection between Heavenly Fire Judgment and the Molten Knight armor at any time. If the Molten Knights ever rebelled, Ji Lin could directly cut off their energy supply. Without Heavenly Fire Judgment, the Molten Knights' combat power and endurance would be greatly reduced.

Moreover, there is another advantage to doing this: the stronger Ji Lin becomes, the stronger the Molten Knight armor connected to his Heavenly Fire Judgment will be. Once Ji Lin becomes a god, even if the Molten Knight does not reach the level of a god, it will at least have the strength of a Limit Douluo, and at the very least, it will be able to fight against Xuanzi, who is at level ninety-eight.

Simply put, the future looks promising.

Now that a new method has been found, the Molten Knight Armor can begin production. Once the drive core and Ji Lin's Heavenly Fire Judgment are connected, the Molten Knight Order can be officially established.

"Master Xuan, I will stay at the Zizai Sect during this time to assist with your research. As for the production of the Molten Knight Armor, I will leave it to you."

Ji Lin and Xu Jiujiu didn't stay in the underground laboratory for long. After saying goodbye to Xuan Ziwen, the two returned to the surface. There was no rush to study the Heavenly Fire Judgment. The production of the Molten Knight Armor was a huge project, and Xuan Ziwen still had a lot to do.

"Sister Jiu Jiu, Hall Master Xuan is overwhelmed. He has to be in charge of the research on the Molten Knight Armor and the Heavenly Judgment. Do you think I should ask Hall Master Hong Chen to bring over a few more Soul Masters?"

Xu Jiujiu glanced at Ji Lin, a half-smile on his face, and said, "Are you going to bring Miss Meng over too? I remember she's also a high-level Soul Master, isn't she?"

(End of this chapter)