Chapter 1071: Nuclear Peace Palm (Bonus Chapter Requesting Monthly Votes)
Chapter 1071: Nuclear Peace Palm (Bonus Chapter Requesting Monthly Votes)
Above the firmament.
Three constant stars perpetually maintained their brilliant radiance.
Deep within the primeval forest.
A monster resembling a triceratops, with menacing horns on its head, yet only the size of an elephant, crashed its way through.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the sky.
Bang!
A fist smashed heavily onto the triceratops' head, shattering its skull and sending its massive corpse tumbling to the ground.
"Hmm, steak for dinner tonight!"
Thereafter, he skillfully lit a fire and began roasting the meat. . .
The aroma of roasted meat wafted everywhere, and the enormous bones were casually discarded to the side.
After eating his fill, Fang Xi sat cross-legged and silently began his cultivation.
Although he was determined to pursue the path of technological victory, without sufficient strength, he would have long since been beaten to death by his countless siblings.
"Cultivation in this world is quite simple. Among the Meteor-level, the most important step is to construct an energy cycle. . . and then to 'form a core' using inner core alchemy. . ."
Possessing advanced gravitational cultivation methods, Fang Xi encountered no difficulties at this stage.
Within his cave, a small factory was unexpectedly hidden.
It contained numerous metal components and spaceship wreckage, all acquired from his adventures in ruins over the past few years.
"The Phoenix Imperial Family's cultivation aptitude is quite astonishing. . ."
"I've only been cultivating for a few years, yet I'm already on the verge of forming a core. . ."
"As for those brothers and sisters, none of them are easy to deal with. . . I'm afraid Satellite-level experts will soon emerge. . ."
While Satellite-level cultivators could briefly leave a planet, they couldn't survive in space for long, thus failing to meet the Emperor's conditions.
To become a true Prince and contend for a title, one needed at least Planetary-level strength!
Or possess a unique talent in technology!
Thinking of the technological path, Fang Xi couldn't help but inwardly complain: 'In every ruin, the resource reserves are one thing, but more crucially, spaceship components are incredibly scarce. One might have to scour ruins across half the planet just to barely scrape together a single spacecraft. . . the reserves are tightly controlled. '
In reality, being able to scavenge the vast majority of spoils meant one's strength was already at the pinnacle of this planet!
'This technological path to victory is actually even harder. . . '
'But no matter how hard, I still have to try. . . '
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, his mind focused, mobilizing the cosmic energy within his body.
Within his Dantian, countless streams of cosmic energy continuously condensed, forming a vortex.
"The unity of heaven and man is the pursuit of classical inner core alchemy. . ."
"But in the interstellar era, the pursuit is the Great Cosmic Dantian, with stars as Golden Cores. . ."
"First, a highly condensed Golden Core is cultivated within the practitioner. Then, upon breaking through to the Planetary-level, this Golden Core merges with the external Great Core, which is the planet itself. . ."
"After that, it's a continuous process of increasing mass and density, amplifying gravity, and breaking through to the Red Giant Immortal and Neutron Star Immortal levels. . . then transforming one's body into a Black Hole Immortal, forcing the universe to grant the 'Spacetime Concept' – this is the path of proving the Dao with strength!"
"If one can condense 'Concepts' several stages in advance, that is the standard for a peerless genius!"
The so-called 'Concepts' are the power of laws!
However, for Fang Xi, this was an exceedingly simple matter.
'I'm one hundred percent certain that the Phoenix Imperial Family's Royal Guards are monitoring this planet. I can't act too monstrously. . . a regular genius will suffice. '
He emptied his mind, entering a state of unity between heaven and man, his consciousness seemingly merging with the vast cosmos.
Immediately, within his Dantian, intense cosmic energy was continuously compressed towards the center, aiming to condense a 'core'!
This core was a high-density Golden Core!
With an astonishing rotational speed, it enhanced its own gravity, thereby better attracting cosmic energy for cultivation!
One could say, this was the most crucial step in this world's cultivation method!
Many superhumans found it difficult to grasp its intricacies. If even one step went wrong during cultivation, the ultra-dense Golden Core would explode, not only leading to their demise but also turning a hundred-mile radius into ruins – such negative examples were simply everywhere.
However, for Fang Xi, not only had he experienced forming his own Golden Core, but he had also refined countless pills.
This was considering his high-level understanding from the immortal cultivation system.
Furthermore, having reincarnated to delve into this world's transcendent path, if he were still to explode while cultivating inner core alchemy, he might as well have died a worthy death, as he'd be too embarrassed to reincarnate into this world again.
"Condense!"
With a soft cry, the various energies within Fang Xi's Dantian solidified, converging at the core, and, using the secrets of the 'gravitational cultivation method,' condensed into a dark star.
"It's done. . . Once the Golden Core is formed, the gravitational cultivation method will even accelerate!"
A look of joy appeared on his face, but then he sensed the disturbance around him, and his expression subtly changed.
...
Beyond this planet.
Inside a completely cloaked spaceship.
This spaceship, shaped like a black dragon, was an exclusive vessel of the Lanikainia Empire's Imperial Guards, equipped with various forbidden weapons, capable of engaging even a Red Giant Immortal in combat.
At this moment, in the main monitoring room.
Screens continuously displayed scenes from various parts of the planet, showing the Princes and Princesses fighting bloody battles and cultivating.
"Hundreds of millions of people on one planet, yet ultimately only one Prince succeeds. . . this is the elimination mechanism of the Phoenix Imperial Family."
Kai Sa held a glass of crimson fruit wine, silently gazing at the scene.
On the screens, one by one, the Emperor's bloodline descendants perished, yet he remained indifferent.
Kai Sa had witnessed similar events and scenes countless times, enough to numb him.
Furthermore, some of the Imperial Guards operating the controls had secretly set up a gambling ring, betting on which Prince or Princess they favored would ultimately emerge victorious!
"Report! Energy fluctuations from inner core alchemy forming a Golden Core detected!"
Just then, a monitoring soldier reported loudly.
"Oh? Another one forming a Golden Core? This step is quite crucial. Once successful, it not only lays a solid foundation but also allows one's cultivation speed to far surpass others. . ."
Kai Sa took a sip of wine. "Display it on screen!"
The 'Black Dragon Glory' was equipped with an extremely powerful scanning system; it could be said that the entire planet was under surveillance.
Capturing Fang Xi's Golden Core formation fluctuations was merely its most insignificant function.
On the screen, a young man with golden horns, clad in beast hide, sat cross-legged outside a cave.
Utilizing the intelligent computer's analysis function, streams of dark energy could be seen condensing like a vortex above the young man's head.
"Hmm, although he cultivates a top-tier gravitational secret art, this Golden Core formation step is so smooth; among these hundreds of millions of Princes, his aptitude is considered top-notch. . . Eh? He's also a research talent? He's actually already repaired a QWE-245 model power engine?"
Everything within the cave had also not escaped surveillance.
Kai Sa couldn't help but grow interested.
While data on interstellar starships was abundant in the ruins, true core components were extremely scarce across the entire planet, and most were damaged.
To his knowledge, among the more than ten thousand Princes and Princesses before, fewer than a hundred had succeeded on the technological path to victory!
Every single one was highly valued by His Majesty the Emperor!
Furthermore, upon the new Emperor's ascension, they could achieve respectable positions, and if they produced genuine achievements, they could even enter the Royal Academy of Sciences, gaining both fame and fortune.
The Royal Academy of Sciences!
This was equivalent to an ancient noble senate, gathering almost all the empire's top scientific minds, even capable of balancing the Imperial Emperor.
After all, the pinnacle scientists in this universe were inevitably also pinnacle experts!
'This little fellow actually has some potential as a scientist. . . '
'He is, after all, a descendant of His Majesty the Emperor, inheriting His Majesty's excellent genes. . . '
In truth, the Phoenix clan's genes had undergone countless modifications to ensure that every descendant was not only unparalleled in beauty but also possessed extremely strong cultivation and research talents.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have ruled the Empire for so many years.
This race was the pinnacle bloodline of humanity in the cosmos!
"There's a good show about to start!"
Just then, Kai Sa saw the fluctuations from Fang Xi forming his Golden Core, which seemed to have attracted several nearby Princes. He couldn't help but wear a playful expression: "Among these few, one is Seed Number 132, with outstanding talent in gravitational cultivation methods. . . he formed his Golden Core a month earlier than this Number 999. . ."
"Immediately deploy nearby surveillance and intelligent computing power, and closely monitor this battle."
He issued the order immediately.
Every scene occurring on this planet was currently under surveillance.
Not to mention important battles.
They even assigned numbers and rankings based on the talents of each Prince and Princess.
Fang Xi being ranked Number 999 was naturally due to the drag of the technological path.
After all, this path was too difficult, with very few successful practitioners.
"Rest assured, my Lord!"
The soldiers immediately began manipulating the screens, conducting a comprehensive scan of the area around Fang Xi's cave.
Even on the darknet, enthusiastic gambling had already begun, placing bets on the ultimate victor of this minor duel.
Kai Sa noticed this but did not stop it.
Before the truly ten thousand and sixty-nine Princes were decided, all of this was permitted.
After all, according to the ancient traditions of the Phoenix clan, as long as one was not officially conferred a title, they were not considered a true Prince.
His Majesty the Emperor even allowed them, the Imperial Guards, to kill a few individuals who severely violated the rules. . .
The struggle within the Imperial Family was precisely this bloody and cruel!
...
"They're here!"
Fang Xi gazed at the continuously rotating stellar core Golden Core within his Dantian, opening his eyes, where lightning seemed to flash.
Immediately after, he first saw a grotesque skeletal dinosaur charging in.
"Mechanist?"
Fang Xi smiled faintly.
He also possessed inherited memories of this profession, but on such a resource-scarce planet, most of the materials a Mechanist needed could only be found in ruins, and they clashed with his spaceship plan, so he naturally disdained taking up the occupation.
"Not bad, not bad. I can strip quite a few materials from this mechanical dinosaur, bringing me one step closer to assembling a spacecraft."
He stood up, slowly raising his right hand.
An astonishing burst of gravity erupted, imbuing his palm with seemingly unimaginable power: "Nuclear Peace Palm!"
Update will be a bit late tomorrow morning.
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