Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 441 - 440 Sweep
Yan Zhen turned to look at Yan Shan, a strange glimmer appearing in his eyes, "No, not at all... The currently famous human talents are nothing but little shrimps and small fish that have popped up temporarily after the dragons lie dormant. You might have a chance to compete for a spot in the top ten, but as for the first place? Do not entertain such thoughts."
"Go quickly and retrieve what you swindled from West Mountain City; otherwise, don't bother coming back."
After sending Yan Shan on his way, Yan Zhen sighed inwardly: 'What a pity, the Human Emperor Sword... can only be wielded by a human.'
'However, with the emergence of the Human Emperor Sword, the Sky Flipping Sect and Christina will definitely not be able to sit still. Li Xiuzhu... this game is indeed my home field.'
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In West Mountain City, Zhou Bai raised his Primordial Spirit power to 6112 points, exhausting the potential he had gained from this harvest of fortune.
Next, he began contemplating his cultivation plan, while Ying Hui left with the coordinates of Primordial Dao Vault 05, planning to arrange manpower to search for Dao Vault 05.
Zhou Bai thought to himself, "This Daluo Heaven debating convention that the immortals of Wanxian Island have arranged so grandly is almost an announcement to the world, offering the Human Emperor Sword as a reward—they must be utterly determined to win the top spot.
Even though the standard is for cultivators under 30 years old, by that time, various powerful geniuses will likely make their moves. Practitioners in the 7th or even the 8th realms might appear.
After all, even Yan Zhen's son, Yan Shan, can reach the 7th realm.
With the full cultivation support from the immortals of Wanxian Island, I do not believe there won't be cultivators in the 7th and even the 8th realm."
"And not just practitioners of the 7th or 8th realm, but like Cang Ming at the previous Four Schools Tournament, it's possible they could borrow one or two artifacts of the 9th realm."
Although Zhou Bai defeated Cang Ming last time, it was because Cang Ming's cultivation was too low, and the cultivation of the 4th realm couldn't unleash the true power of a 9th realm artifact.
But if a cultivator of the 7th or 8th realm were to combine forces with a 9th realm artifact, even Zhou Bai now would not be certain of victory.
"Still, I need to enhance my strength, and I have four targets to increase my power.
First is to harvest fortune, improve Primordial Spirit potential, then refine the Dharma Saint Relics and raise my Primordial Spirit power to 7999 points, reaching the peak of the 7th realm. In terms of Primordial Spirit power, I would be no less than any of those unparalleled geniuses, or even stronger.
The second is to return to Dao School and practice more of the Twilight Taoist Skills. On one hand, the Twilight Taoist Skills can boost my own power, and on the other hand, by learning the Twilight Skills, my degree of corruption will increase, which brings a substantial reduction in damage taken due to the corrupted body.
The third is to keep collecting idleness points to illuminate the last four stars of the Fool's Picture, especially the last calamity of the Fool's Picture, which will definitely undergo a qualitative change.
Lastly, to collect Primordial Dao Vault 05."
Zhou Bai pondered his four targets for getting stronger.
The last target was something he did not plan to attempt right now as the first three targets—improving Primordial Spirit power, corruption degree, and idleness points—were still in a period of rapid growth.
Therefore, he intended to first use these three methods to bring his power to a limit. If Ying Hui had not found Primordial Dao Vault 05 yet, he would then consider searching for it himself.
"So for now, I will continue raiding the Heavenly Demon Battlefield, harvesting fortune to enhance Primordial Spirit power while simultaneously trading Heavenly Demons for idleness points. Once I have upgraded the Divine Diagram, I will return to Dao School to study the five great Taoist Skills."
With that, Zhou Bai stood up and rubbed Elsa's head: "Elsa, keep up the good work here, and quickly master this Primordial Dao Vault 05."
Elsa nodded non-stop: "I'm working very hard!"
Next, Zhou Bai handed over the control of his body to Christina, as he had performed Primordial Spirit Emergence and was planning to proceed with Sword Flight to raid the Heavenly Demon Battlefield.
Just then, Zhou Bai noticed Elsa looking towards his Primordial Spirit with sparkling eyes: "Zhou Bai! You look so bright!"
Zhou Bai said in surprise, "Oh? Elsa, you can see me even without the power of the Primordial Spirit?" But the next moment, he nodded, "That makes sense. Your cultivation method must have been designed by Doctor Zhuang. Although you lack the power of the Primordial Spirit, it is still a path of cultivation; it would be unreasonable if you couldn't see the Primordial Spirit."
Regarding Elsa's strength, Zhou Bai had always been somewhat in the dark. As the first person he met after coming to this world, Elsa, who was rescued from Doctor Zhuang's base, was someone Zhou Bai had always taken extra care of, never involving her in any sort of battle.
At this moment, seeing that Elsa could see the Primordial Spirit also piqued his curiosity, yet the next second, something even more astonishing happened.
He saw Elsa excitedly pounce towards him, and just as Zhou Bai thought she would pass through his Primordial Spirit, he saw Elsa's figure flash and merge into his Primordial Spirit, transforming into a little dog crawling around within it.
"This!"
Zhou Bai watched this scene in amazement, recalling how Elsa, after repeatedly enhancing her Dao cultivation, had acquired several abilities: vomiting, a Spatial Bag, and the ability to enter his sea of consciousness like Christina.
However, he had not expected that Elsa could now enter his Primordial Spirit.
Zhou Bai controlled his Primordial Spirit, darting about and even performing Sword Flight, realizing that Elsa steadily wandered inside it, adjusting to the changes of his Primordial Spirit.
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But Elsa couldn't stay within against his will; as soon as Zhou Bai was slightly reluctant, he would kick her out from the power of the Primordial Spirit, reverting her back to the form of a young girl.
He thought to himself, 'Perhaps... Elsa's previous entry into my sea of consciousness wasn't it, maybe she had been like today, residing in my Primordial Spirit. Is this what you anticipated as well, Doctor Zhuang?'
However, Elsa looked at Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit with a happy face, hopping and skipping, repeatedly phasing through Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit, "Zhou Bai! Zhou Bai! Let me in again!"
"I want to go out and play with you."
Christina, who was manipulating Zhou Bai's physical body, flashed beside them and swiftly caught the back of Elsa's neck, saying coldly, "Silly dog! You only think about playing. From now on, no burrowing in and out of others.
Hurry up and cultivate the 'Original Dao Treasury 04'. You are the slowest among us right now. If you don't make it in ten days, I'll stew you into a dog meat hotpot."
Elsa's body trembled, and she couldn't help but lick her tongue, asking, "What's a dog meat hotpot? It sounds delicious."
"Always thinking about food!" Christina smacked Elsa on the head, "Go and cultivate. Otherwise, I'll shave all your fur off."
Elsa: "I don't want to be shaved! Shaving is itchy!"
Watching Christina and Elsa earnestly cultivating together, Zhou Bai once again performed Sword Flight and departed. However, in the following hours, as he swept through the Heavenly Demon Battlefield, his gains were minimal.
At first, he encountered a few Heavenly Demons, but as soon as they saw him, they became as if they had shut down, remaining silent and making no attacks, turning around to flee.
At the same time, inside the Heavenly Demons' communication network, there was chaos. A group of high-level Heavenly Demons who had overcome their murderous impulses started an alarm.
"No good! Zhou Bai is here again!!! Everyone, activate the auto-pilot system and run!"
"Remember, everyone! Activate the auto-pilot system! Don't look, don't listen, don't speak! Don't engage with him at all!"
"If you're really caught, remember to self-destruct. This guy won't even spare a corpse!"
"Everyone, run towards the northwest direction. I've been caught by him at XXXX.YYYY... He's started chopping me... He's peeling off my exoskeleton armor... He's about to dismantle my core processor..."
Whether in the sky or underground, there were Heavenly Demons retreating in all directions. These were high-level Heavenly Demons who had overcome their murderous impulses, activating the auto-pilot systems of the lower-level Heavenly Demons to forcibly retreat them.
After Zhou Bai found and pursued a few Heavenly Demons, he then couldn't find any more at all; it was almost like they all got the message and hid away.
The few he managed to find only sold for a few thousand laziness points, making for a terribly inefficient haul.