novelTele Chapter 400: 3-Month Countdown
Chapter 400: 3-Month Countdown
After the Azure Guardian left, Lu Sheng filled his time with activities.
My daily schedule is very simple—
In the morning, a practical exercise on law enforcement was conducted in space.
At noon, I returned to instruct the Spirit Emperor Realm cultivators on their training.
In the afternoon, I studied optimization plans for the defense system with Luo Tianfei.
In the evening, I returned to my secret chamber to meditate and consolidate my mid-stage Spirit Saint cultivation.
He was also busy handling various miscellaneous tasks. When the blacksmith camp's production line malfunctioned, he was the one to make the final decision; when conflicts arose among the cultivators, he was the one to mediate; and when a new mutated sea monster's lair was discovered at the bottom of the sea, he was the one to arrange for people to clean it up.
As the supreme ruler of the entire planet, he has a multitude of troublesome matters to attend to.
But Lu Sheng handled these matters extremely quickly.
He wasn't the type to micromanage. He set the general direction, leaving the specific execution to Dao Yi and Luo Tianfei. If someone didn't do a good job, he'd replace them immediately, without any hesitation.
This management method is simple and brutal, but it is extremely efficient in a post-apocalyptic environment.
Fifteen days after Qingming left.
Zhou Lei broke through to the early stage of the Spirit Venerable Realm.
The third cultivator at the Spirit Venerable Realm has appeared on Earth.
When Lu Sheng received the news, he was practicing the precise manipulation of spatial laws in space. Without turning his head, he simply said "Not bad" through the communicator and continued practicing.
It wasn't that he didn't care about his subordinates' growth. But the early stage of the Spirit Venerable Realm was simply too weak in the grand scheme of the universe. To him, all the cultivators below the Spirit Venerable Realm on Earth combined weren't as useful as he was alone.
What he truly cares about is improving his own abilities.
It was the twentieth day after Qingming left.
Lu Sheng conducted a major test of the laws in space.
He expanded his small world domain, extending its range to its limit—320 meters. Then, within the domain, he simultaneously activated five laws, creating a small "law storm."
The five forces of wind, thunder, fire, water, and space collided and merged wildly within a 320-meter radius. Wind blades were wrapped in lightning, flames were condensed into frost, and spatial rifts were constantly tearing open and healing in all directions.
The entire process lasted twelve seconds.
Twelve seconds later, Lu Sheng withdrew his domain.
He had consumed about 40% of his spiritual energy.
"A twelve-second full-power Law Storm consumes forty percent of my spiritual energy," Lu Sheng calculated in his mind. "In actual combat, against a mid-stage Spirit Saint opponent, I could only sustain this level of burst at most six or seven times."
Six to seven times.
Not enough, but not too little either.
Crucially, he also has the physical bonus from the Dragon God sequence. Once he enters the human-dragon state, all his attributes double, and the duration and power of the Law Storm will increase dramatically.
"If we add the Dragon Soul Possession effect of the Dragon Devouring Spear—"
Lu Sheng clenched his fist.
He felt that if he were to fight the Azure Nether Protector again now, he would have at least a 60% chance of winning.
But 60% is not enough.
He wants it to be perfect.
A crushing, overwhelming force.
"You need to keep practicing."
Thirty-five days after Qingming left.
Consort Luo reported some news.
"An anomaly has been detected by the invisible detectors on the outskirts of the Old God's Abyss."
Lu Sheng was meditating in the secret room when he heard these words and suddenly opened his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"An unidentified flying object has entered the ship graveyard area on the outskirts of the Old God Abyss. There is one object, of medium size. It is moving slowly in that area, possibly conducting a search."
Lu Sheng's face darkened.
"Can you determine whose it is?"
"The flying object's energy signal was extremely weak, indicating a very high level of stealth technology. However, based on its flight trajectory and scanning pattern analysis, it matches the technical characteristics of the Myriad Gods' Court reconnaissance ship by more than 70%."
Myriad Divine Courts?
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes.
When the Azure Guardian left, he made it very clear—wait for a reply in three months. During this period, entry into the original star sectors of the Cleaners Alliance is not permitted.
It's only been a little over a month, and the Myriad Manifestations Divine Court has already secretly sent a ship to the Old God Abyss?
They're searching for relics behind his back.
"Okay." Lu Sheng stood up from the stone bed.
He took a deep breath, suppressing the anger welling up inside him.
calm.
Now is not the time to lose your temper.
"Where is that flying object located now?"
"They're lingering in the ship graveyard area on the outskirts of the Old God's Abyss. They haven't gone deep. It's estimated they haven't found the passage into the core area yet."
The core area of the Old God Abyss is protected by that spherical space and threads of law. Ordinary aircraft simply cannot enter.
The problem is—if the people of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Court search the perimeter long enough, they will eventually discover the membrane of that spherical space. Even if they can't get in, they'll know something is hidden inside.
"We can't let them keep searching," Lu Sheng decided.
He wants to go there in person.
But he can't leave.
We can't leave, at least not now.
The Azure Netherworld Protector's reply has not yet arrived. The Myriad Manifestations Divine Court may send someone to Earth at any time. If he leaves Earth for the Abyss of the Old Gods now, what if they take advantage of the situation—
"Consort Luo."
"exist."
"Did that flying object ever approach the core spherical space of the Old God Abyss?"
"No. It has always been active in the outer region. The closest it came to the core spherical space was more than 30,000 miles away."
Thirty thousand miles.
There's still a distance.
Lu Sheng thought for a moment.
"Continue monitoring. If it gets within 10,000 miles of the core area, notify me immediately. Before that, do not alert it."
"clear."
Lu Sheng sat back on the stone bed, but he could no longer meditate.
His mind was racing.
What does the Myriad Manifestations Divine Court's action signify?
This shows that they don't intend to wait patiently for three months.
This indicates that after the Azure Netherworld Protector returned, the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable could no longer wait.
He was obsessed with the Seed of Origin.
"The sooner the better," Lu Sheng said in a low voice.
The more rushed you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.
What he needed was the moment the other person made a mistake.