Chapter 2073 - Energy Core!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Wang Chong lowered his head, a pensive look on his face.
He could sense the cold air thickening and could see the frost building up on the ground. These were not good omens.
“We can’t retreat. In at most three days, the teleportation gate will be complete. Before then, we have to destroy it!” Wang Chong immediately said.
Only the Sky Official was left of the three officials, and the formation had been shattered. The only obstacle left for Wang Chong was Firmament Supreme.
More importantly, if he couldn’t even destroy one teleportation gate, how could he destroy the second, third, fourth… As more and more teleportation gates were set up, Wang Chong’s situation would get worse and worse.
Once the six bases were complete, those nightmarish cavalry would arrive and the world would step into the apocalyptic era.
“No matter what, even if we have to sacrifice the three divine embryos, we have to destroy the teleportation gate!”
Wang Chong clenched his fists and made up his mind.
“But as long as Firmament Supreme is there, we won’t even have a chance to get close to the teleportation gate. Carelessly rushing forward is no different from suicide!” the faceless man said.
Wang Chong said nothing. He slowly raised his head as his eyes closed in thought.
The faceless man was right. Firmament Supreme now knew of their existence after this raid, and he would certainly be even more cautious.
Even if Wang Chong was anxious to destroy the teleportation gate, he needed to carefully think over his plan.
Wang Chong focused all his attention on gathering memories from the Water Official’s mind.
By knowing oneself and knowing one’s enemy, one could win every battle.
When fleeing, Wang Chong had taken the Water Official’s body. This was not just to absorb his energy, but also to seize the memories in his mind.
With the Earth Official, Wang Chong had instantly shattered his skull, making his memories irretrievable.
The Water Official’s corpse was much more complete than the Earth Official’s, and as he hadn’t been dead for long, Wang Chong could easily obtain memories from his mind.
“What to do… How can I destroy this teleportation gate?” Wang Chong muttered, numerous thoughts passing through his mind.
The Caspian Sea… the teleportation gate… the cold wave… the formation… the perimeter base…
As the Water Official’s memories entered his mind, Wang Chong began to construct a model of this region bordering the Caspian Sea.
Buzz!
As he was browsing the Water Official’s memories, he suddenly shuddered.
“This is…!?”
Deep within the Water Official’s memories, Wang Chong found something different.
Wang Chong turned his attention to his mental model. Directly under the teleportation gate, several hundred meters below and behind where Firmament Supreme was stationed, Wang Chong reached out with his hand, placing a point of light in this vacant area.
The Water Official had inadvertently come upon something here linked to Firmament Supreme.
Only Firmament Supreme had an understanding of the construction method for the teleportation gate. The three officials were simply responsible for the perimeter. Firmament Supreme alone was responsible for building the teleportation gate, so the three officials were not clear on the details, nor would they voluntarily ask about them.
But Wang Chong needed only a glance to see something unusual.
“This… Could it be the energy core of the teleportation gate?!!”
After a few moments of analysis, Wang Chong suddenly understood.
The three officials had intentionally kept their distance and had not interfered with Firmament Supreme’s work, so Wang Chong couldn’t get much information from their memories. But at the very end, he had found a clue.
What powerful energy!
“The Sky, Earth, and Water Officials were also kept in the dark by Firmament Supreme. He set up two formations. One formation is to gather energy to construct the teleportation gate, and the other was to stabilize the energy core and conceal its energy signal!”
Wang Chong’s eyes suddenly exploded with bright light.
Wang Chong had believed that the ‘sea’ in the air had been caused by the teleportation gate tearing apart the fabric of space. But now, Wang Chong understood that this was actually caused by the disruption of the powerful energy core buried deep in the earth.
If Wang Chong had not read the Formation Divine Treatise and developed a deep understanding of formations, he would not have been able to recognize it.
“The construction and operation of a formation requires energy, either natural energy gathered from the surroundings or an external energy core.
“The men in black want to construct this massive teleportation gate that connects two different dimensions, and such a gate could never be supported by ordinary natural energy. So the thing supporting this teleportation gate must be some immensely powerful energy core.
“Given the energy leaking out from the teleportation gate, it must be unfathomably powerful. Not even Genesis Supreme could compare to it.
“But if it’s such an important energy core, why isn’t Firmament Supreme guarding it at his side like the three officials did with their energy core? Why did he place it deep underground instead? Could it be…”
Wang Chong’s eyes twitched as an idea came to him.
“Stay here for now. Don’t take any reckless actions. I need to take a look at something!”
Wang Chong jumped to his feet, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished into the depths of the earth using the Earth Movement art.
Unlike before, Wang Chong did not spread out his Psychic Energy to see what was going on underground. In the current circumstances, any ripples of Psychic Energy would too easily draw Firmament Supreme’s attention.
But even so, Wang Chong traveled the subterranean world like a fish in water. Through the omnipresent laws of the earth, he could clearly sense all activity underground.
Through his Earth Element abilities, Wang Chong’s senses had a range of ten-some li, and he understood the situation as well as he understood the wrinkles on his palm.
This was where the abilities of the divine embryo differed from those of the Earth Official.
Once he submerged into the earth, Wang Chong could tell which way he needed to go without the guidance of Psychic Energy.
While Firmament Supreme was powerful, even if he was ready and had spread his Psychic Energy to its maximum range, he could not go past one hundred li.
Wang Chong restrained all his energy and smoothly avoided Firmament Supreme, swiftly burrowing several hundred li down and then circling around to get behind Firmament Supreme.
Rumble!
Even at a distance of more than one hundred li, Wang Chong could still sense a powerful pulse of energy coming from above him, brimming with an intense cold.
What energy core is this? At a distance of more than one hundred li and the concealment of a formation, it’s still leaking so much energy?
Wang Chong was alarmed by this energy pulse.
Energy pulses spread out in all directions, but Wang Chong had not sensed any of it until he had traveled underground.
He now understood that Firmament Supreme’s formation made it so that the energy was guided up and down. This minimized the energy pulses.
Thwish!
Wang Chong immediately began to move upward, toward that area behind Firmament Supreme.
One hundred and twenty li!
Eighty li!
Sixty li!
He got closer and closer to Firmament Supreme and that energy core.
From deep in the earth, the energy pulses felt like froth on the shore, slow and steady, order within the chaos. But as he got closer and closer, the energy pulses became like a great storm. In these circumstances, all mental senses were hindered.
As Wang Chong rose higher and higher, the chill grew greater and greater. The energy disturbances intensified, and even the fabric of space began to tremble.
Wang Chong had been somewhat worried that Firmament Supreme would notice him, but after sensing these chaotic energy streams, Wang Chong knew that there was no way Firmament Supreme could sense him.
In truth, he simply wasn’t focused on this area.
Wang Chong released his inhibitions and picked up the pace.
Forty li!
Twenty li!
Wang Chong finally ‘saw’ the energy core for the giant teleportation gate.
It was an azure crystal of monumental size, more than one hundred times the size of the core guarded by the three officials, and it contained an unimaginable amount of power.
Such destructive energy!
Wang Chong’s heart thumped and his eyes widened.
It was no wonder there was still energy leaking out despite the powerful formation Firmament Supreme had set up.
Not only that, perhaps because the otherworldly invaders possessed frighteningly cold energy, the energy core used by the men in black was also of an extremely cold nature. Even with Divine Embryo 1’s peak Subtle realm cultivation, he could still sense his Stellar Energy slowly beginning to freeze.
This chill pierced through his Stellar Energy and into the depths of his soul, even causing his thoughts to slow down.
Where in the world did they get this kind of energy core?!
Wang Chong was flabbergasted.
He even felt that if he advanced any farther, he would suffer indelible harm. It was basically impossible to get around this place to reach the teleportation gate, or even get close to Firmament Supreme.
This soul-piercing chill served as an invisible barrier that kept Wang Chong out.
Wang Chong’s heart sank.
His plan had never accounted for this development!
