Chapter 306

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    Chapter 306

    Su Hao opened his eyes.

    Before him was only darkness.

    His surroundings were almost completely devoid of light.

    His vision was extremely limited.

    More importantly...

    He wasn't floating in the air.

    He was submerged in water.

    No...

    Not just water.

    An overwhelming pressure squeezed his entire body.

    The instant he opened his eyes, it felt as though they would burst apart.

    Without hesitation, Su Hao shut them again and sealed them beneath a thick layer of Black Crystal Armor.

    Even so...

    The immense pressure remained.

    "The ocean..."

    Su Hao immediately realized where he was.


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    "Damn it..."

    "Out of every possible destination..."

    "I had to teleport into the deep sea."

    "If I hadn't transformed into the Earth Lord beforehand..."

    "I would've been crushed the instant I arrived."


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    Among all environments...

    The one Su Hao disliked the most...

    Was underwater.


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    A long blade appeared in his hand.

    His body tilted slightly.

    Behind him...

    A gigantic sea beast silently opened its enormous mouth.

    Rows upon rows of razor-sharp teeth filled both the inner and outer jaws as it lunged toward him.


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    The blade flashed.

    The creature's upper jaw was sliced clean through before it could bite down.

    Its mouth hung open helplessly.


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    Although underwater greatly weakened Su Hao's swordsmanship...

    The attack was still more than enough.


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    Activating the Penetration Rune...

    Countless Black Crystal spikes erupted from the blade lodged inside the monster's skull.

    Its head instantly became a grotesque hedgehog.


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    Pulling the blade free...

    Su Hao ignored the dying creature.

    He simply began swimming upward.


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    Truthfully...

    Su Hao wasn't good at swimming.

    He had drowned twice in previous lives and still carried a slight fear of deep water.

    Fortunately...

    He didn't intend to swim for very long.


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    His armor rapidly changed shape.

    It became streamlined like a shuttle.

    A three-bladed propeller formed beneath his feet.


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    Rotation.


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    The propeller began spinning.

    Slowly at first...

    Then faster and faster.

    Within less than a minute...

    The tremendous pressure surrounding him suddenly disappeared.


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    Splash!


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    Su Hao burst through the sea surface and shot into the sky.

    Warm sunlight once again illuminated his face.


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    "That feels refreshing!"

    He breathed deeply and shouted toward the sky, venting all the frustration he had accumulated beneath the sea.


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    Before he could even observe his surroundings...

    A gigantic white bird swooped down from above.

    Its sharp talons aimed directly at him.

    Apparently...

    It had mistaken him for a fish leaping from the ocean.


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    "So aggressive."


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    Su Hao sidestepped several meters.

    His blade flashed once.

    The enormous bird was instantly decapitated.

    Its corpse spiraled into the ocean below.


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    Boom!


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    Almost immediately...

    Countless fish rushed toward the blood.

    Within moments...

    The gigantic bird had been devoured clean.


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    Switching into Flight Armor...

    Su Hao circled high above the sea twice before sighing.

    "The creatures here really are ferocious."

    "If ordinary humans lived here..."

    "They'd probably become fertilizer."


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    He didn't remain there.

    Ascending to nearly three thousand meters...

    He overlooked the entire world below.


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    A deep blue ocean stretched endlessly.

    The winding coastline separated the sea from vast continents.

    Towering mountain ranges...

    Immense valleys...

    Everywhere...

    Gigantic ancient forests blanketed the land.

    Everything was lush green.

    It felt as though the planet itself had been born to nurture life.


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    Enormous flying beasts filled the skies.

    They circled continuously above the forests...

    Searching for prey hidden beneath the endless canopy.

    Their eyesight was astonishing.

    No movement escaped them.


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    Taking a deep breath...

    Su Hao felt the abundant oxygen flood his lungs.

    He laughed.

    "The oxygen concentration here..."

    "Stay here long enough..."

    "And someone could almost get drunk from breathing."


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    While leisurely flying across the Secondary Star...

    A thought gradually appeared.


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    "This world..."

    "It's too beautiful."


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    "Could the people of the Main Star..."

    "One day..."

    "Also come here?"


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    "Could my spatial technology eventually make that possible?"


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    The Secondary Star truly was magnificent.

    Countless strange lifeforms...

    Each more bizarre than imagination itself...

    Perfectly demonstrated the beauty of evolution.


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    It would be a shame...

    If only a handful of people could ever witness such scenery.


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    Su Hao had learned countless things from this world.

    If he could one day return something in exchange...

    He wouldn't hesitate.


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    Whether other people approved...

    Wasn't his concern.


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    When it came to research...

    Su Hao had always believed in one principle.


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    "If I think something is possible..."

    "I'll try it."


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    He rarely wasted time worrying about consequences...

    Costs...

    Or losses.


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    What was there to fear?


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    Flying leisurely above the forests...

    He looked at the Secondary Star almost like it was his own backyard.

    A brilliant smile slowly appeared.


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    "I think..."

    "This can be done."


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    ...


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    Meanwhile...

    Spring had already arrived on the Main Star.

    Elsewhere...

    Flowers bloomed.

    Everything revived.


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    But on the Northern Continent...

    Spring didn't exist.

    There were only two seasons.

    Winter...

    And a very brief summer.


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    In another two months...

    As parts of the snow and ice melted...

    Summoners and adventurers from all over the world would gather in Paradise Town.

    There...

    They would begin the challenge of the Summoner Achievement Road...

    Seeking the world's highest title—

    Holy Summoner.


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    Among them...

    Many would be world-famous summoners.


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    From April until June...

    The Northern Continent belonged entirely to adventurers.


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    Inside his laboratory...

    Su Hao silently calculated the time.


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    "It's late February now."

    "In another three months..."

    "Paradise Town will be filled with summoners."


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    "That..."

    "Will be the best opportunity to eliminate the Resistance."


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    Which also meant...

    He had exactly three months to perfect Spatial Lock Technology.

    Only after cutting off every escape route back to the Secondary Star...

    Could he completely exterminate the Resistance.


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    Otherwise...

    Even if he killed one group...

    Another would always escape.


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    It would be like trying to eliminate cockroaches.

    Endless.


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    Although Su Hao himself could also travel to the Secondary Star...

    It was simply too enormous.

    Finding hidden Resistance bases there would be like searching for a drop of water in the ocean.


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    Fortunately...

    Three months was more than enough.


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    Now that he understood the fundamental principles of space...

    Every new breakthrough came much faster.

    There were no longer any insurmountable obstacles.


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    More importantly...

    Su Hao already had a preliminary design for Spatial Lock Technology.


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    Part of the idea came from the Custodian's research.

    The rest...

    Came from himself.


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    The Custodian's approach centered around creating a Mental Suppression Field.

    Inside that field...

    A summoner's mental tendrils would be severely weakened.

    Without mental tendrils...

    They could neither summon nor teleport.


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    Su Hao couldn't help giving the Custodian researchers silent praise.

    "It really is a clever idea."


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    He decided to adopt it.


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    However...

    He also noticed a flaw.


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    Someone born with exceptionally powerful mental strength...

    Might still be able to resist the suppression.


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    Therefore...

    One method alone wasn't enough.


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    He intended to develop two technologies simultaneously.


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    A Mental Suppression Field.

    And...

    A Spatial Fluctuation Suppression Field.


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    Fortunately...

    Research progressed smoothly.


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    Yashan...

    On the other hand...

    Had reached a bottleneck in his career as the Resistance Butcher.


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    One evening...

    After dinner...

    Yashan finally asked,

    "Boss Wei..."

    "There's something I've never understood."

    "Can you explain it to me?"


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    Since Su Hao happened to be in a relaxed mood...

    He nodded.

    "What is it?"


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    Yashan sighed.


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    "My plan of publicly executing Resistance members has continued for almost three years."

    "Now..."

    "The title 'Resistance Butcher' alone is enough to terrify people."


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    "But I discovered something."


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    "It only intimidates the lowest-level outer members."


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    "No matter how brutally I eliminate them..."

    "The official Resistance members..."

    "Even the lowest-ranking Regional Officers..."

    "Remain completely unaffected."


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    "Children continue disappearing every single day."

    "They're obviously still being abducted."


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    "If this continues..."

    "Everything I've done..."

    "Feels meaningless."


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    "It's like I'm just performing for an audience."


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    "I can't completely destroy the Resistance."


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    "I don't even know whether I should continue."

    "And if I stop..."

    "I don't know what else I should do."


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    Su Hao understood exactly what troubled him.

    He could sympathize.


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    The entire world had spent countless years trying to eliminate the Resistance.

    If Yashan alone could wipe them out so easily...

    That would be ridiculous.


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    Su Hao asked calmly,

    "What about the plan you created several years ago?"


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    Yashan shook his head.

    "It's stuck at the second stage..."

    "Mental Annihilation."


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    "I don't understand the Resistance's purpose."

    "I don't know their beliefs."

    "I have no idea where to begin."


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    Su Hao raised an eyebrow.


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    "You're asking me?"


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    "I understand all of that."


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    Yashan's eyes widened.

    "..."

    (End of Chapter 306)
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