Chapter 1191 - 1057: Lost at Sangyu

Chapter 1191: Chapter 1057: Lost at Sangyu

Qu Jianlei’s new base construction is located in the Blade Star Realm, with no habitable stars nearby.

Blade is considered a somewhat peripheral star realm, with many unexplored star areas, and this area is one of them.

He chose a desolate planet; the size, gravity, and such of the planet are very suitable, with a small amount of water.

The only downside is the low temperature, with daytime temperatures only at minus sixty to seventy degrees, and nighttime below minus one hundred degrees.

Thus, this place is destined not to be a habitable star; it’s not impossible to transform, but the transformation cost is really too high.

However, for Qu Jianlei and Granny Jia, this is really nothing, surviving in space is possible, let alone here?

Following the usual practice, the two found a cliff and dug a large hole at the base, creating a massive base.

With sufficient energy, the stone hall is as warm as spring, and the air exchanged fully is also very fresh.

During nearly two years, Qu Jianlei first exposed the Supreme body outside for half a year.

Six months later, this body still had a faint vitality.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t wait, so he began to erode the opponent’s spiritual power— just like what the Paranoid did before possessing a body.

However, the spiritual power of the Supreme is not so easily eroded; if not careful enough, it’s easy to be tricked.

Yet, Qu Jianlei’s meticulousness and caution are not to be underestimated.

He adopted the clumsy method of ’cutting meat with a blunt knife,’ eroding only a tiny bit of the opponent’s spiritual power each time— better than nothing.

In fact, the opponent’s spirit was quite stubborn, even eroding just this tiny bit required a lot of his spirit.

Fortunately, Qu Jianlei had practiced the technique of using Divine Sense, otherwise, the difficulty would be greater.

Moreover, he activated a "small and frequent meals" mode, eroding once every two hours, making twelve times in one day and night.

As long as one is diligent, the iron pestle can be ground into a needle; a bit of trouble is acceptable, the key is to ensure safety.

Bit by bit like this, he spent more than three months and finally exhausted the opponent’s spiritual power!

Actually, by persisting for such a long time, his spiritual power was also thoroughly trained.

Although a bit tired, the purity of his spiritual power and skill use improved significantly.

Then Qu Jianlei waited another month, during which time Granny Jia kept a close watch, checking the opponent’s vitality after a month.

There was truly no vitality left, but the flesh still had vitality, one had to marvel at the strength of the Supreme.

Qu Jianlei feared he might overlook something, so he asked Granny Jia to help check multiple times.

Granny Jia, who had witnessed the Supreme’s grandeur, confirmed the opponent’s spirit had dissipated after multiple checks.

At the same time, she also admired the leader’s strength and tenacity.

"Actually managed to erode the spirit... even in my peak period, I might not have been able to achieve that!"

In the time that followed, Qu Jianlei first left Divine Sense on this body to continue monitoring the situation.

Then he began to cultivate the Clone Technique— which is essentially a large-scale version of Divine Sense cutting.

After another two months, he used the Clone Skill to gradually occupy this body, preparing to give up parts of his Divine Sense at any time.

He spent half a month completely occupying the body.

Then he discovered this body’s exterior looked somewhat intact, but it was actually seriously injured and required treatment.

Otherwise, controlling this body would be too difficult— even wanting to stand up would rely on Inner Breath.

Compared to the Supreme of the Awakened System, Qu Jianlei is a proper Golden Core, with considerable Inner Breath.

However, no matter how deep the foundation, it’s not meant to be wasted like this.

If every move of the puppet consumes a lot of Inner Breath, then basically nothing can be done.

Moreover, the energy fluctuations when using Inner Breath might be observed by others.

So to flexibly control this body, appropriate repair is necessary.

Fortunately, although the body is severely damaged, the flesh still has vitality, and nanobots can complete most tasks.

Some severely damaged tissues and parts can also be replaced using the Limb Regeneration treatment method.

Qu Jianlei is prepared with relevant equipment and medicine, although this process is somewhat lengthy.

During the treatment, he gradually familiarized himself with this body, leading to a very surprising discovery!

Turns out the original awakening attribute of this Supreme was Water!

Regarding this discovery, he and Granny Jia had thorough discussions.

Finally, the two could basically confirm that this person managed to successfully impact the Supreme by using the principle of the Five Elements Theory.

Originally awakened to Water, but co-practiced Fire Attribute, the purpose being to erode his original Water Attribute to break through the barrier.

This choice is not surprising.

In the Awakened System, theories for impacting the Supreme are diverse, with one major category being breaking then rebuilding!

Strictly speaking, the Paranoid’s choice at the time partially borrowed on this theory.

Otherwise, wouldn’t he be overreached, being clearly Gold Attribute yet gathering masses of gallium to self-abuse?

In general terms, it’s somewhat similar to the saying "without destruction, there can be no construction," but this type has many branches.

In contrast, Granny Jia follows a different theory—accumulate steadily and release power suddenly!

As a result, when she found herself unable to advance, she had to choose to burn her life force. Unfortunately, she ultimately failed at the brink of success.

The fact that the old lady chose a different type doesn’t mean she was unaware of this major category.

In fact, she had studied it carefully before deciding it was too impractical, and only then did she make her choice.

"Back in the day, Jing Yuexin was very supportive of this theory, but unfortunately, her breakthrough failed, and she died along with her Way."

Jing Yuexin was thirty to forty years younger than her and was an even more brilliant genius, but alas, a fallen genius is not a genius.

The supreme being before them had, after eliminating her own Water Attribute, successfully broken the shackles and completed reconstruction.

Theoretically, the reconstructed attribute should be Water Attribute, because with the previous foundation, the reconstruction speed would be much faster.

As long as she could complete the reorganization of her structure system before depleting herself, she would be considered successful in her breakthrough.

Granny Jia was very familiar with this theory, and after explaining it, she had a lot of reflections.

"I always thought this theory couldn’t succeed, but I didn’t expect someone to really achieve it; indeed, you have to be insane to succeed!"

However, she also had doubts, "Wasn’t the Water Attribute quite good? Why would a casual strike be of Fire Attribute?"

"Maybe it’s because the Fire Attribute has greater attack power," Qu Jianlei seemed a bit indifferent to this.

"Anyway, at the supreme level, various Attribute Techniques can be used, so isn’t what you use unimportant?"

"This is very important!" Granny Jia argued earnestly.

"Although all attributes can be used, the Initial Attribute is irreplaceable and is always the quickest and most convenient first choice."

"Besides, the power of Water Attribute Techniques in space isn’t any weaker than Fire Attribute... this is a realm of extreme cold!"

Fine, your Water Attribute is impressive! Qu Jianlei didn’t want to argue further, "Could it be due to the world’s backlash?"

"This theory, I’ve mentioned to you before, maybe the reconstruction caused a mutation, leading to severe backlash against Water Attribute Techniques!"

Qu Jianlei really didn’t expect that what he casually mentioned would actually be the truth.

Anyway, the old lady accepted his words and nodded thoughtfully.

"I think this is the only explanation. I’m not familiar with the backlash theory and sincerely hope you can study it carefully."

This was the most in-depth communication between them in the past two years.

Then Qu Jianlei continued his observations until recently when this body was almost healed.

If it were a living person, the body would also be just usable at most with the repairs.

Under these circumstances, intense activity could result in foundational damage, which is irreversible.

But this was merely a vessel for Divine Thought. Qu Jianlei didn’t expect it to last forever, just that it could move freely.

Furthermore, as this was his first time using the Clone Technique, there were many uncontrollable factors; even if he failed, it would be an experience gained.

Before this, he had calculated many models using the Little Lake and did not consider failure unbearable.

However, he never dreamed that this failure would be so complete.

Initially, he succeeded relatively in controlling the shell, with no issues in walking, sitting, or lying down, only the eyes couldn’t see.

After all, this body had been dead for a long time. Although the muscles still had vitality, many parts and organs couldn’t function normally.

This wasn’t a big issue since Qu Jianlei knew that with more activity over time, it would gradually recover functionality.

—If it really can’t recover, it’s not a problem; he might as well destroy both eyes and go for regenerative treatment.

In short, he had many backup measures, and minor flaws couldn’t overshadow his success.

Then he tried to use this shell to cast some Techniques.

The Inner Breath channels were relatively smooth, but the Techniques just couldn’t be cast!

Perhaps because... this shell was originally a Fake Nascent Soul? He slightly increased the force.

And then this body instantly exploded—so fast, he had no time to react.

The hard rock ground was blasted out into a crater over three kilometers in diameter!

The part of Divine Sense distributed by Qu Jianlei also instantly vanished into thin air!

The pain from the loss of Divine Sense penetrated deep into the soul. He only felt a blackout and nearly fainted.

Fortunately, he had prepared himself psychologically for this before practicing the Clone Technique.

In addition to guarding against the failure of this Technique possibly causing backlash, he also had to be cautious of the supreme state being a false death.

So he had been prepared to lose this part of his Divine Sense.

Unfortunately, he could only nurture enough Spiritual Power and adjust his mindset, and nothing else could be done to prevent it.

This loss of Divine Sense was from the inside out, and though he had some Spiritual Power prevention methods and protection, they were useless.

However, at that moment, his greatest pain wasn’t in his mind but in his heart: such a fine shell was lost just like that?

Dharma Protector Granny Jia, seeing this, was startled, "There’s blood at the corner of your mouth, are you alright?"