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Chapter 1349 - 947: Turbulence (3K)

Chapter 1349: Chapter 947: Turbulence (3K)

The northern suburb of Yanyun and the surrounding areas had been completely reduced to ruins. The clean-up was still ongoing.

Fortunately, the government had been prepared well in advance, except for the shelter attacked by the Slayer of Mad Dragon, where a small number of people were injured, the rest of the shelters were very safe.

At the same time, the government controlled information about the catastrophe, allowing only a small amount of information to leak out.

Most people only knew that some dangerous disaster associated with the Evolution Game had occurred here, and that the government had already suppressed it.

Even those who had been evacuated to the shelters were not quite sure what had happened. They only knew that gunfire had resounded through heaven and earth that night.

This was a precaution by the government, as Chaos Gods had appeared during the catastrophe and it was uncertain if they carried any unnoticeable corrupting psychic abilities.

The government therefore took extra precautions to avoid any challenging situations.

As a result, the majority of the public were very curious about the battle that night.

Naturally, they did not know that three enemy demigods almost broke out from the encirclement of the Great Wall and that the Void Defense line was also nearly breached. If it hadn’t been managed well, an invasion war from the ninety-nine cities might have appeared in the main world.

As for the players... it was different for them. Their channels of information let them know more details.

In the forums, discussions about the Mirror of Time and Space were very heated.

The result of General Li Ba’s duel with the Future Human Emperor against the three demigods, and ultimately winning, shocked the players.

Of course, some who were at odds with Li Ba made sarcastic comments.

Another group speculated whether Li Ba had already reached the demigod level or had acquired demigod combat power.

After all, even with the Human Emperor, how could one who was not even a demigod withstand three demigods?

After the Mirror of Time and Space disappeared, the future scenes that emerged above the northern suburbs were also explored by many players, igniting even more enthusiasm for exploring the future.

Who wouldn’t want to know what their future selves would be like?

Thus, several players who were in Yanyun at that time were inundated with inquiries from [Friends].

He Feng was one of them, and he had many friends.

Additionally, being a member of General Mountain and having a deep relationship with Li Changhe.

As a result, a number of players in [Friends] asked him for details.

He Feng didn’t pay much attention, only giving brief responses.

After all, he was quite busy at that moment.

Currently, he was in the main base of General Mountain. He was watching Li Changhe, who was flipping around the room.

The scene was very bloody, shattered bones and flesh strewn across the floor.

The reason being, Li Changhe wanted to recreate the God Slaying sword launched by his future self, at the cost of pulling out his own bones repeatedly.

Turning bone into weapons, a Skill only those with extremely high self-healing capabilities could utilize.

Unfortunately, Li Changhe’s Molecular Level Recovery suffered immensely with several tenfolds of pain.

Even Li Changhe, a player accustomed to pain, couldn’t withstand it.

Another bone extraction caused Li Changhe to twitch in agony.

He Feng watched and gasped sharply.

"Are you sure your future self used bones as arrows?" He Feng approached Li Changhe, unable to help but ask.

At that moment, Li Changhe was leaning against the wall, laboriously pulling out his own cervical vertebra. His potent self-healing ability soon regenerated new bones in his body.

He swung the cervical vertebra he held, splattering blood around. However, it didn’t transform into a bone sword but remained a limp, barely qualifying as a bone whip.

"Yes, he definitely did it this way," Li Changhe’s complexion turned somewhat pale. Each bone extraction was as agonizing as being crushed by a gravity cannon: "The first time I met Ancestor Chiyou, he also crafted weapons using this method. Using copper bones as the handle and battle intent as the blade. The battle intent then was from Xingtian. My future self must have reached that level too; otherwise, he wouldn’t have so confidently faced a True God."

"Since the Ancestor knew how to do it, why not ask him instead of torturing yourself like this?" He Feng asked.

"The Ancestor said this had to be realized by oneself. Moreover, he wasn’t sure how far my future self had gone. He couldn’t give much advice, as interfering too much might not be good," Li Changhe shook his head: "He just told me to keep practicing, saying I’d eventually get the feel of it."

"But as of now, you’re struggling to recreate it," He Feng looked at the cervical vertebra in Li Changhe’s hand: "According to you, your cervical vertebra should turn into arrows. Right now, it seems that isn’t the case. Using copper bones as the handle, you can do. But..."

Li Changhe looked at the bone whip in his hand: "But...battle intent as the blade...at least for now, I can’t do it. Is my battle intent still insufficient? Does it only work during combat?"

"It’s normal. The future you and the current you have the same talent. But he has grown over twenty years more than you, even has a daughter over twenty. All his talent has turned into strength, obviously stronger than you now," He Feng analyzed: "The future you didn’t become a demigod, so he put a lot of effort in other areas. That takes time to accumulate, you might not catch up soon."

The same person, but one with an extra twenty years of growth. Naturally, their strengths differed.

Today’s Li Changhe and the future Li Changhe, both strongest below a demigod. But in terms of strength, clearly, the latter was stronger.

The latter, unable to become a demigod, had already developed other areas to the extreme. His combat power had become much stronger.

It was indisputable, at least today’s Li Changhe couldn’t yet attack the enemies of the entire world.

This was a gap that had to be acknowledged.

Li Changhe quietly nodded.

He Feng then pointed at the bones on the floor: "What about these then? They’re your own flesh and bones, you surely can’t just dispose of them? That would make me very uncomfortable."

Li Changhe looked at his own bones, somewhat troubled.

Molecular level recovery, the main body of recovery, was primarily his own will. For example, if he were decapitated, Li Changhe could actually regenerate his body directly from his head, albeit naked.

However, to reduce pain, Li Changhe often restored the larger remaining body parts.

After recovery, the rest of the remains lost their ability to regenerate.

For example, once the cervical vertebrae on his body were restored, he could no longer regenerate a body from this cervical vertebra. Even if bones were drawn afterward, it could not become a carrier for recovery again. It was no longer a part of Li Changhe. It became a segment of bone infused with immense strength.

Otherwise, Li Changhe could scatter his flesh and blood everywhere, and then no one could kill him.

Once his physical body was destroyed, it would regenerate elsewhere.

Even if all the molecules of his body were destroyed in a task within the Evolution Game, whatever parts remained in the real world could still regenerate.

Such good fortune was not possible; this was the limitation.

However, if ethical issues were not considered, Li Changhe could continuously produce bones, flesh, or even organs.

As a modern General, it was not a problem for him to disassemble his bones for the Jiuli Sequence.

He could arm all the players.

If Li Changhe were not the strongest demigod, and external entities learned of his molecular level recovery, he might be captured by some big organizations and used as a sustainable resource for disassembly.

As for now, Li Changhe pondered how he should handle his own remains.

After thinking it over, he decided to keep them for now. He might use them as weapons once he comprehended battling with intent as a blade.

Using his own bones as weapons...

It must be said, ever since he acquired molecular self-healing, Li Changhe felt more Blood River than even Blood River itself.

...

And he was unaware.

In a small tavern in a distant land, a conversation was unfolding.

"The Great Wall has suffered heavy losses this time and to ensure the stability of the ninety-nine cities, they will definitely invite Li Ba to participate in the ninety-nine cities. For safety’s sake, I suggest you don’t get involved. Your close relationship with the Bloodriders could expose you to their vengeance. In the ninety-nine cities, there likely isn’t any player who can match Li Ba now that his demigod combat strength is confirmed," someone sitting at a corner table spoke.

"What a ludicrous conclusion," the man in the hoodie responded, "A single Li Ba has frightened you all to this extent. Moreover, I don’t believe Li Ba would risk attacking me in front of countless players and officials!"

"So, you still want to go to the ninety-nine cities?" the other voice queried, "Then... please go to the Bottom Nest of the Kunlun Giant City. There you will find what you desire."

The man’s eyes shone brightly, "You’ve investigated me? And found out this much?"

"No, we only know that you want something," the other replied, "This is our sincerity."

"Your Tianyan Association’s sincerity?" the man sneered, "What, have I become your Book of Heaven’s champion? Aren’t your Books of Heaven useless now that you have Li Ba?"

The other stood and walked toward the door, "We just found out through the Book of Heaven what you want, that’s all. Believing or not is your choice. We are always for humanity. If you don’t believe, look at the situation in the ninety-nine cities of Netherworld."

After the other left, the man remained silent for a long while, finally downing his beer in one gulp. He had his answer.

And similar scenes were occurring around the world.

No matter how powerful or secretive the players were, at some point, they were found by mysterious people.

And they were made offers they couldn’t refuse.

The Tianyan Association was moving.

With the emergence of the Three Corpses God, the Book of Heaven, nearly scrapped due to variables, was reactivated and began its operations.

Many powerful figures were lured into the task of the ninety-nine cities.

And the holder of the Book of Heaven, Rat, slightly furrowed his brow.

The old man who had used the Book of Heaven to cripple the Extraordinary Association, expanding the Tianyan Association and elevating many powerful people to the pinnacle.

Looking at the Book of Heaven in his hands, he fell into deep thought.

The world of the ninety-nine cities was extremely similar to the main world; there should also be a Book of Heaven and a Tianyan Association there.

Why then had the holder of the Book of Heaven in that world failed to prevent the emergence of the Catastrophe?

Or was it due to some incident that had prevented the reversal of the disaster?

This puzzled Rat, but he was too old and no longer suited for battle.

Otherwise, he really wanted to go to the ninety-nine cities to see for himself.

So, he spoke, "Luo Qiao, you lead people to the ninety-nine cities this time, check it out for me, and if you can find the Book of Heaven, your sins will be erased. But you must be careful, Li Ba... he really wants to kill you."

"Yes, my lord," a woman, who could not be pinned down by age, replied by the old man’s side.

She was Luo Qiao, who had fallen from grace since Li Ba’s rise and Tang Lai’s ’death.’ Now, she finally had a chance to return to square one, perhaps even reach greater heights.