Chapter 238: Divine Power Realm!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The 220th day of the Black Mist Calendar.
Lu Ming was still immersed in his cultivation and could not extricate himself.
Zhuang Zun continued to guard the entrance of the cave. So far, there had been no discoveries, and the light door had not opened again.
Heluo’s research laboratory had also been set up, with Huo Sheng and Meng Jie a.s.sisting her, while Ivy and Quan Chao served as security guards.
What pleased Heluo was that these two a.s.sistants were efficient in their work. Although their knowledge of biology might have lagged behind by several generations, their basics were good, and they handled miscellaneous tasks with ease.
However, the dissatisfaction arose from the research on this unknown virus, which had hit a significant deadlock.
“We haven’t found any signs of infection in their cell samples.”
“So, this is most likely a virus on the level of the soul and mind.”
“Dream Virus… that’s the name I’ve given to this virus,”
said Heluo, as she was standing in front of the observation window, watching the infected individuals in the observation room, having nightmares one after another and wailing constantly.
Beside her, Huo Sheng continued, “In the first stage, the patient’s face turned pale. The duration of the symptoms varies. The stronger the individual, the longer the duration of the first stage.”
“The second stage is coma disability. The patients who enter this stage will rapidly progress to the third stage within three hours.”
“The third stage is the state of continuous nightmares we are witnessing now.”
After saying that, Huo Sheng thought for a moment and added, “But after observing for two full days, I haven’t seen any patients’ conditions deteriorate further.”
These infected individuals were only experiencing continuous nightmares, and although their condition was extremely poor, there was no immediate threat to their lives, and there were no signs of the symptoms worsening.
This made Heluo sigh, “This phenomenon can be considered both good and bad…”
“But based on the precognitive vision 1 saw yesterday, the situation is about to take an uncontrollable turn for the worse.”
Huo Sheng asked, “What did you see?”
Heluo pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, “Killing, bloodshed, death…”
“Precognition can only show fragments of the future, not a complete understanding of it, so what I know is limited to this.”
Heluo was only certain that the cause of this disaster was undoubtedly the Dream Virus.
And the likely outcome of the disaster was one of bloodshed.
But the process between the cause and the result was a mystery to Heluo.
She had also considered seeking a.s.sistance from the Sky Monitoring Bureau, but since this disaster had been categorized as a Source-Level event, it meant that the five Skywalkers led by Zhuang Zun would probably be able to resolve it in advance. Therefore, the idea of seeking help had been set aside by Heluo.
“This is a test for me, Zhuang Zun, and our team.”
The future seen through precognition could be changed; this was a fact that the Bureau had established long ago.
Everything Heluo was doing now was to achieve this goal and prevent the worst-case scenario seen in her visions.
However, apart from researching the Dream Virus, Heluo had little else she could do.
The 223rd day of the Black Mist Calendar.
Lu Ming was still in seclusion.
Zhuang Zun was still on watch duty.
Heluo’s research remained at an impa.s.se.
The 229th day of the Black Mist Calendar.
Lu Ming, sitting cross-legged in the Void s.p.a.ce, suddenly opened his eyes.
“It’s done!”
He muttered and stood up.
A faint blue light covered Lu Ming’s body.
This was the radiance of the Source Power Armor!
But when Lu Ming looked around and gave himself two punches, he did not sense any changes in the Source Power Armor.
The strength and consumption remained the same…
“This doesn’t seem right!”
Lu Ming scratched his head and muttered.
This was because at this moment, Lu Ming’s Source Power Armor was not at the Micro-level realm, but in a higher realm above it!
He opened the attribute panel.
And he saw that just a few days of cultivation in seclusion had already drastically changed his attributes!
Name: Lu Ming
Level: Physical Realm, Level 5.
Transcendent Ability: Self-Limitation State
Strength: 63300
Physique: 63300
Agility: 63300
Free Attribute Points: 31300
Divine Source Points: 44
Superhuman Abilities:
1. Self-Limitation of the Body.
2: Void Realm (Intermediate).
Source Power Skills:
Flame Pulse Breathing Technique (Proficient) (68/10,000).
Flame Body Forging Technique (Proficient) (5,840/10,000).
Explosive Fist (Microscopic) (3.72 million/1 billion).
And most importantly:
Source Power Armor (Divine Power) (Highest)!
Lu Ming carefully read the description of the Source Power Armor and soon, realization flashed across his eyes.
Source Power Armor (Divine Power) (Highest): The most basic Source Power Protection Secret Technique. You have already cultivated the Source Power Armor to the realm of perfection! The Divine Power Realm is also the highest realm of Source Power Skills!
In terms of sheer power, Source Power Skills in the Divine Power Realm are not stronger than a Micro-level Realm Source Power Skill.
However, after mastering the Divine Power Realm Source Power Armor, one would be able to obtain the following benefits from this Origin Power Skill.
1. Your cultivation speed for the next level of the same type of Source Power Skill (Physique Realm Protective Technique) will increase by tenfold!
2. The Divine Power Realm Source Power Armor has already become your Divine Power, your Instinct! The Divine Power Realm Source Power Armor will permanently provide a perpetual effect of [Defense Enhancement] to your other body protective techniques!
After reading the description of the Divine Power Realm Source Power Armor, Lu Ming closed his attribute panel and fell into deep thought.
“Two additional effects.”
“The first is a tenfold increase in the cultivation speed of the Physique Realm Body Protection Technique.”
This was crucial!
Lu Ming had previously tried cultivating Mortal Realm Source Power Skills and could gain 10,000-20,000 proficiency points in a day. However, when he cultivated the Physical Realm Source Power Skill, the speed at which he gained proficiency decreased by tenfold.
Of course, this was not surprising.
The higher the level of the Source Power Skill, the greater the difficulty in cultivation, and the harder it was to gain proficiency.
Moreover, it should be noted that this was unrelated to Lu Ming’s own realm; it was only related to the level of the Source Power Skill.
Originally, Lu Ming could only gain 1,000-2,000 proficiency points in a day when cultivating the Physical Realm Source Power Skill. But after advancing the lower-level Source Power Skill to the Divine Power Realm, this value had increased to 10,000-20,000!
A tenfold increase.
“As expected!”
Lu Ming instantly understood.
Previously, he had such a guess—the system preferred him to systematically cultivate Source Power skills rather than blindly pursuing higher-level Source Power skills.
This first special effect now seemed to confirm his conjecture.
After all, the difference in cultivation speed with and without the increase was too significant, to the point where Lu Ming had almost no other choice.
“And this second special effect…”
Once again activating the Source Power Armor, Lu Ming did not notice any change in the strength of the Source Power Armor. After thinking for a moment, he decisively left the Void s.p.a.ce and retrieved a Source Power Skill Sealing Ball from his collection.
There was a note on the Source Power Ball with Roxin’s elegant handwriting on it.
[Divine Fire Shield (Physique Realm Body Protection Technique).
Characteristics: Its defense is average, but it comes with an extremely powerful recoil burn effect.]
“You’ll do..”