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Chapter 234: The Starry Sky, Justice, and the Golden Body

However, up until now, there hasn't been a single method that can genuinely reduce costs significantly. Of course, it's also possible that the profits are simply too immense, and those who discovered such methods are unwilling to publicize them, choosing instead to quietly make a fortune.

“There’s no meaning to our contest.” He didn't accept Wen Jian's challenge.

“Why?”

Bai Mo offered no explanation. He simply and silently unfurled his Dharma Body completely, allowing the surrounding area to be enveloped in a seemingly boundless, hazy starry sky.

The sudden change startled everyone. In the middle of broad daylight, a segment of the night sky, representing the cosmos, abruptly appeared, a sight so incredible it defied belief.

At that moment, the entirety of Su Zhe City looked up, gazing at that unique patch of starry sky, seemingly insulated from the surrounding sunlight.

Though it possessed not the slightest offensive power, it was undeniably more captivating than Wen Jian's astonishing sword strike from moments ago, purely by virtue of its grandeur and vastness.

Energy couldn't be transmitted through the air from the main body to an avatar, but a Dharma Body, representing spiritual will, could be unleashed at full power at any moment. This was precisely what Wen Jian truly wanted to test against Bai Mo.

“The starry sky? No wonder you said that.” Wen Jian immediately perceived that this immense Dharma Body actually possessed no direct offensive power. Perhaps some weaker individuals, if enveloped by it, might risk becoming lost within.

But others were unaware of this. They simply felt that this ability to 'change heaven and earth' could no longer be described merely with the word 'shocking'.

Several square kilometers of sky in the vicinity were shrouded by the night, and only one in ten rays of sunlight managed to penetrate this vast, illusory barrier.

Of course, while some were momentarily stunned, their instincts from the age of mobile communication kicked in, and they instantly pulled out their phones to capture this classic scene of day and night clashing.

Ten seconds later, Bai Mo retracted his Dharma Body. Using his psychic power, he lifted a single tentacle and vanished alone from the edge of the plaza, leaving behind countless spectators still savoring the moment.

“What a pity. For now, it only serves a recreational purpose.”

For Wen Jian, any move that posed no threat to powerhouses of his own tier was outside his consideration. Every ability user who managed to reach the Xuanhua Stage already possessed their own methods for clearing minor enemies, rendering numerical tactics largely insignificant.

Unless, as when dealing with Sa Qia Si Ji, a peak Unmelting Realm cultivator was willing to sacrifice themselves, it would be impossible to instantly inflict heavy damage upon himself, protected as he was by layers of Xuanhua.

“Or... perhaps this way?” As he walked, Bai Mo pondered the feasibility of certain ideas. His recent use of the Starry Sky Dharma Body had given him some new insights and subsequent plan concepts.

And just as the celestial phenomenon manifested in Su Zhe City, two major events were simultaneously unfolding in two distant corners of the world.

“My heart for a cold star, unknown to all, I offer my blood to Xuan Yuan!” Amidst a patch of African bush, Hou Zi, his clothes ragged and his body covered in wounds, laughed heartily.

Flashes of lightning, appearing inexplicably in broad daylight, added an extra layer of dread to the scene.

His right hand clutched a knife like withered wood, as he howled madly, pointing it at the sky. His left hand was clearly missing four fingers.

The surrounding creatures, relying on their animal instincts, had long since desperately fled the area even before he attempted his breakthrough, so there was no wondrous sight of birds scattering at this moment.

Before his death, Hua Taishan had conveyed his thoughts to all who participated in the siege battle. Hou Zi, who was also among the combatants, received inspiration and experience at that very moment.

After the war, he did not return to Huaxia, but instead journeyed to Africa, where he painstakingly honed himself in the wilderness for nearly a year, finally achieving a successful breakthrough today.

As for minor matters like losing a few fingers or being covered in wounds, he had experienced them too many times; they were akin to an ordinary person losing a few strands of hair. What truly weighed on his mind was the matter below.

After several years of assassination missions, he finally realized that such actions were ultimately futile; killing could not save Huaxia.

No matter how many villains or corrupt officials he eliminated, the voids they left behind would quickly be filled again, only for them to swiftly succumb to depravity once more. Without fundamentally changing the system, the final outcome might well be the slaughter of everyone in the world.

Therefore, he decided to first carve out a territory in Africa, this dark continent currently ignored by the world, to conduct his experiment for a nation of justice. Because the Huaxia Federation was too vast, his current power was insufficient to implement the justice in his mind into every corner.

The landing of the Sea Race and the rise of ability users had brought countless wars and conflicts to this continent, which had always been plagued by misfortunes.

Having lost most of the support from developed nations, which were too preoccupied with their own issues, only a few countries like Ethiopia, whose governments had successfully transitioned, could barely maintain domestic order.

More than half of the dark continent had devolved into a paradise for warlords and even bandits, with Spirit Stones becoming a hard currency that held its value better than gold.

In Africa, where heavy weapon logistics were almost impossible to sustain, mid-to-high-tier ability users had become entities without natural predators. Each, relying on their own power, commanded hundreds of lightly armed troops, carving out their own territories.

But from this day forward, a monster named 'Justice' would use its formidable power to open a new chapter for this land.

“Within ten paces, I kill a man; for a thousand li, I leave no trail!” Meanwhile, in Tianqing, Huaxia, within a cleanroom at the main hall of the Martial Arts Symposium, another fanatic stood, pointing his sword at the sky.

His breakthrough wasn't as perilous as Hou Zi's. Aside from his clothes being inadvertently shredded into rags by his successfully materialized Dharma Body, he bore not a single injury.

As a senior researcher within the association, Zhang Xu also coincidentally took a new step forward in his Martial Path today, becoming the new foremost practitioner of the Martial Path!

By ingeniously fusing his already broken through Nine-Orifice Body with the Dharma Body cultivated through the Xingyi Path, he forged a single entity from ten parts, an avatar possessing both material and spiritual interference capabilities, its combat prowess significantly surpassing even that of his main body.

“Boom!” After the avatar merged with his physical body, Zhang Xu's body was imbued with terrifying strength. He glowed like a Golden Body Arhat, appearing utterly impregnable.

In fact, he discovered that the avatar's augmentation of him was all-encompassing, not just limited to defense. He casually stomped his foot, already creating a minor earthquake within the cleanroom.

In his Golden Body form, he felt that with a mere thought, he could burst forth with speed exceeding that of sound at any moment!

Zhang Xu then attempted to imbue his beloved sword with his avatar, discovering that it could be controlled remotely like a flying sword, and possessed an utterly unreasonable sharpness.

With merely a light thrust, it had already pierced through the cleanroom wall, leaving behind a two-finger-wide sword hole, proof of its invincibility.

“What’s happening?” Others, having felt a slight tremor and then seen a golden light streak by, gathered around the cleanroom where Zhang Xu was located.

Because, according to the rules, the cleanroom was the breakthrough area for martial path explorers, and such unusual phenomena most likely indicated a successful breakthrough.

Furthermore, some individuals within the association were well aware that Zhang Xu had already broken through to the Nine-Orifice Body, placing him among their most elite. His renewed breakthrough undoubtedly illuminated the path forward for everyone!.