r18novel Chapter 1470 746: Earthshaking Tremors
Chapter 1470 746: Earthshaking Tremors
Just like the brief silence between thunderclaps.
An unprecedented frenzy is surging along the earth veins, rushing forth!
But to what exaggeration will it reach?
Even separated by such a great distance, there's still such a strong precursor—sixth level? Seventh? Eighth? Or... higher?
In this briefest of moments, Ji Jue instinctively clenched his fist!
A roar erupted from Lou Feng's temporary workshop.
Under the focus of the Star of Bethlehem, the Prosperity suddenly shuddered, breaking free from all constraints, and then erupted with blazing light.
Repulsion spread like a tide, overturning everything.
"You, Ji—"
Caught off guard, Lou Feng was slammed against the wall, instinctively opened his mouth to curse, and then saw a massive surge of mercury pouring from the ceiling, wreaking havoc and engulfing the entire workshop, rapidly expanding, solidifying, and filling every crevice of the underground space.
"Paradise!"
Ji Jue backhandedly pointed to the giant spiritual core overhead—[Mechanical Descent]!
Immediately, the Paradise System operated at full speed, fully activated, with all spiritual bodies suddenly overloaded and activated, and soon, dense fog erupted violently, breaking through the manhole covers, spreading and flowing along the empty streets like a tide.
Thanks to the desolation and stench, all public places were empty, not causing any disturbance, not even time to react.
On Luo Island's main road, the vehicles, even though taken aback for a moment, witnessed the mighty wall of fog advancing from the city center, devouring everything.
Reaching out, visibility was zero.
As if a pair of eyes gazed down from the sky, then casually flicking a finger, all vehicles braked urgently, car doors locked.
Amidst the blaring air raid siren, martial law and earthquake warnings were conveyed to every smartphone screen, sharp notification sounds rising one after another, red lights flashing on the screens illuminating bewildered faces.
"Isis."
"I'm here."
Through the Doomsday Special Train's transfer, the Spirit of Workshop in Punabantu comprehensively connected into the Paradise System, taking control of everything.
Explosive sounds rang out.
From across Luo Island, from the city center to the slums, towering tower-like water tanks were torn apart by internal forces, dazzling mercury spewing forth.
Like radiant silver flowers blossomed suddenly on the pale fog blanket, the Crown of Isis bloomed from the curtain above.
More mercury, hundreds of threads, extending along one line, infiltrated through water and electricity pipes, penetrating into every residential building and large gathering area.
Within mere seconds, screening and classification were completed, calling upon the resident records within Paradise, all buildings taller than five floors were marked, along with hazardous buildings earmarked for renovation.
The most crucial were the Fuel Element reserves and dozens of gas stations throughout the city.
Meanwhile, water and gas were cut off.
And countless silver lights on the ground began to diffuse downward, circulating along the sewer network, weaving together, forming dozens of intricate networks beneath Luo Island's land, overlapping and interlocking.
Thousands of threads formed tributaries, which converged into three main trunks penetrating straight down through the center of Luo Island, finally, after tearing the land open, they descended into the Underground Workshop.
Finally, in front of Lou Feng, three giant pillars descended from the sky, penetrating the workshop, then descending further, accompanied by continuous roars, deeply wedging into the earth's deepest layer.
The Spiritual Circuit of Gaseous Alchemy continually reappeared, Three Phases Flow, applying old techniques, connecting to the earth veins.
And right in the middle of the three-shaped giant pillars, entwined and woven Mercury Rope had already suspended the Giant Que—this massive merchant ship now resembling a peculiar and familiar object hung between the three giant pillars.
Just like a super-giant...
Pendulum?
"Wait?"
Lou Feng climbed up in a daze, looking at everything before him, even forgot to curse, and the craftsman's instinct occupied the high ground, began analyzing with full concentration.
Only this design and construction, his mind flashed with realization:
"Damn?!"
Only this sentence wasn't profanity.
Right in front of him was an ultra-giant tuned mass damper encompassing the entire scope of Luo Island!
But why did Ji Jue suddenly create such a thing?
Though Ji Jue's insanity was routine, still all evidence showed Ji Jue never acted meaningless insane.
In other words, he felt this thing was needed, and the need was so urgent he couldn't even bother saying a word, meaning...
He sighed with closed eyes, casually found a seat to sit, and conveniently lifted the flow restriction of the Spiritual Quality Reserve.
Finally, only enough time for rubbing his hands together.
Shaped two earplugs through Spiritual Shaping and stuffed them into his ears.
At that moment, an unprecedented terrifying roar erupted from the Prosperity!
And before this, everyone felt absolute, earth-shaking!
The world suddenly silenced.
Only roar after roar exploding from afar, like invisible giant footsteps trampling down, where they passed, the seabed cracked, dazzling light released from the depths of the ocean.
So-called, [Mountain Light]!
Seas sing boldly, mountains glow bright.
The pinnacle of the Ruins Series bears this name to manifest the boundlessness of the ruins, the grandeur of matter, and even this overwhelming, earth-shattering, all-defying terrifying power!
Blinding light erupts in the sea, the deep waves surge as if boiling, murky water rises instantly, crashing onto the coast, spreading furiously. And the earth quakes, everything sways as if a carpet being shaken.
The world spins and turns!
A crack silently appears on the wall beside Ji Jue, winding upwards... right in front of Ji Jue, the seismic rating on the flickering screen skyrockets madly like a rocket.
In an instant, it leaps beyond one to two, steps past three to four, enters five to six, and even reaches level seven, sprinting towards level eight.
Then, suddenly halts.
As if gripped by an invisible hand.
Amidst the earth shaking and the world spinning, an invisible hand slowly extends, firmly grasping everything, like in a tug of war, stalemated with the mighty tide roaring from afar.
The sound of shattering is endless.
Everyone hears continuous shattering cracks in their ears, coming from the mercury threads that delve deep into the building, tangled on the framework of the building.
Just like surfing on the waves, it trembles and spasms incessantly.
Meanwhile, beneath Luo Island, within a workshop where three main trunks intersect, the howl of wind and roar rises like a tide, constantly swelling. Right amid these three trunks, Prosperity suddenly emits a sound as if shattered.
Fierce trembling, swaying, and spinning.
The giant body stirs waves within the closed underground space, sweeping untold debris and miscellaneous items skyward, only to crash down again.
Like a damper within a skyscraper, when the storm roars in, it swiftly swings, extinguishing that horrifying kinetic energy, completing its transformation internally.
Thus, the ship's body turns red-hot in an instant.
The entire workshop becomes like Hell, raging fiery torrents washing over the spiritual defenses in front of Lou Feng. Sharp shards whistle past, sweeping his temples, yet he remains fixated, staring intently at the now glowing Prosperity, unable to suppress his admiration.
"Truly impressive."
[Unmoving as a Mountain]!
To be precise, it is the reverse application of Unmoving as a Mountain!
The Blessing Chain of Unmoving as a Mountain spreads the impact received onto surrounding matter, yet now Giant Que reverses this, amassing and converging the fearsome impact encountered by Luo Island, the violent force conducted through the Earth Veins, upon itself.
With its terrifying mass and resilient materiality, replacing Luo Island, it minimizes the impact of this power.
At this moment, through the Crown of Isis, Luo Island and Prosperity connect in unison, that sea-shaking, mountain-rocking impact endlessly channels through countless Mercury Ropes, converging.
Giant Que, like a pendulum, disperses the intensity of the earthquake, causing the once surging seismic rating to subtly begin to decline. Despite the wild impact and tremor, it forcibly stays on the brink of level four.
Explosions are constant within the underground workshop.
The Mercury Ropes suspending Prosperity, unable to bear the load, burst one after another, the spilled mercury vapor dissolving in the wind, yet immediately, new Mercury Ropes extend and re-entangle.
Even the reinforced trunks, via Earth bears the sea, rapidly develop cracks, only the repair speed under Three Phases Flow outpaces the speed of breaking.
And the price?
The price is the rapid evaporation of Lou Feng's spiritual reserves.
Yet, at this moment, he can't afford to lament, raising his voice, shouting at Ji Jue: "Don't waste it, you bastard! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—"
At that moment, Ji Jue is stunned for a moment, but his pupils light up.
Both their gazes fixate on the now glowing Prosperity, then immediately break into laughter.
Indeed.
A great opportunity!
Heaven and Earth as a Furnace, Creation as Merit.
Now, with Earth Veins providing a continuous supply of energy, Luo Island as the anvil, the earthquake as the hammer, isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?!
Though even at this critical moment thinking that work shouldn't stop, craftsmen are somewhat crazy, yet the bigger the storm, the pricier the fish, having invested so much, can it be squandered?!
Just do it!
Miss the village, miss the shop!
As for uncontrollable earthquakes, the wild nature of alchemy possibly leading to chaos, such trivial issues are not to be cared about at all.
If you dare to play, don't be afraid; if afraid, don't play!
The greatest advantage of Giant Que is its damn hardness; how much chaos could possibly collapse Giant Que?
Any hammer stroke at this time is profit!
"Old Lou, assist me!"
With the curtain's aid, hundreds of Mercury Hands emerge from the workshop, then the spiritual focus of Transformation Mirror·Bethlehem Realm positions and forms amid the hellish high temperature!
Boom!!!
An Invisible Hammer follows the veins of Unmoving as a Mountain, rushing in, ruthlessly acting on Prosperity.
On the ship's body, a crack emerges.
Immediately, the residual spirit of the Green Flood Dragon imprisoned within the hull erupts in a venomous scream, violently shaking, unable to retaliate before Lou Feng, clad in heavy protection, rushes forth, extracting its residual spirit for on-site transformation, spiritual circuits carved out of iron and stone, engraved in the structure of Giant Que, extending and expanding.
Then, boom!!!
Another crack appears on the hull, connecting with the previous crack.
Lou Feng laughs heartily, proceeding undeterred, engrossed in work amidst this drastic oscillation akin to a pendulum.
The Green Flood Dragon's screeches, shouts, roars, even muddled laments constantly echo, yet under repeated torment akin to being crushed by Mount Tai, it can't find a chance to resist, quickly torn apart and devoured by the eagerly awaiting Dragon Blood.