A World Worth Protecting

The moment the Federation made the announcement, commotion arose amongst everyone. After all, in this short one year, too many events had occurred. First, it was the crisis on Mercury, followed by the Nascent Soul’s emergence, the Anti-Spirit Bomb declaration, then Li Xingwen and Duan Muque’s advancement, and finally the commencement of the Federation Seedlings Initiative, along with the plan to land on the ancient greenish-bronze sword!

All these events made even those who were dense realize that something big was about to happen. At the same time, it was possible to see some clues from the series of events.

However, not many truly knew about the details. Only a small group of people knew the truth.

Wang Baole belonged to that small group of people. Right now, after receiving the news from the Federation, he didn’t feel especially surprised. He simply knew that it meant that there wasn’t much time remaining for him to make preparations.

Only half a month! Wang Baole, who was meditating with his legs crossed in the secret chamber, appeared calm. He lowered his head and looked at the results that he had obtained after the past two months. Before him were numerous Dharmic treasures, each giving off an astounding suppressive force, and each of them impressive in their own ways. If there were someone else beside him, they would definitely be shocked by those Dharmic treasures.

That was because all of those Dharmic treasures were Dharmic Armaments!

That was especially so for three of them. The aura given off by them wasn’t that of a Dharmic Armament, but even so, it was comparable to that of a Dharmic Armament. These three items were the three different colored flying swords, a ribbon, as well as three scales!

They were Dharmic treasures from the three extraterrestrial cultivators!

The ribbon and scales were similar to eighth-grade Dharmic Armaments. As for the extraterrestrial leader’s tri-colored flying sword… Based on Wang Baole’s analysis, when the three swords were put together, even though its power may not fit the definition of a true ninth-grade Dharmic Armament, it had definitely exceeded that of an eighth-grade Dharmic Armament and was similar to a ninth-grade Dharmic Armament!

Other than that, there was also a megaphone in front of Wang Baole. The megaphone was still a seventh-grade Dharmic Armament, but as Wang Baole continuously upgraded it, it had become an extremely powerful seventh-grade Dharmic Armament. It glowed brilliantly, with lines of Hidden Marks swirling within it. It looked extremely impressive and was like a treasure.

There was also a rope and a big seal that Wang Baole picked out from amongst the Dharmic treasures to be upgraded to Dharmic Armaments after much thought.

The moment the rope was tossed out, it flew into the sky and disappeared. The big seal had quite a unique characteristic as well. When used, it vanished instantly, only landing insidiously and suddenly when the opponent was weakened.

Even though they were somewhat unreliable, Wang Baole still felt that they had huge potential. That was especially so as even he was unable to understand them, which made it even more difficult for his opponents to predict and grapple with them.

Perhaps when the time comes, these two unreliable Dharmic treasures could have a wondrous effect… Wang Baole sighed. In reality, if he had a choice, he wouldn’t have upgraded those two unreliable Dharmic treasures. It was because after trying it out previously, he found out that out of all his Dharmic treasures, only those two unreliable treasures could be successfully upgraded, while the majority of them were extremely difficult to upgrade.

Luckily, after upgrading the two Dharmic treasures to become Dharmic Armaments, they were equipped with more miraculous functions. For example, once someone was tied up by the rope, they weren’t only physically restricted, but their cultivation would be made ineffective. The cultivation of the person tied up by the rope would disappear, and he would become an ordinary being.

The big seal was even more cunning in terms of its characteristics. After analyzing it, Wang Baole realized that it worked according to some rules that even he was unable to understand. It seemed like if someone were hit by it, they would be so severely injured that it would be difficult for them to recover.

Looking at the rope and the big seal, Wang Baole sighed. In reality, what he wanted to upgrade most was the scabbard. However, that would require an extremely large amount of resources. Despite Wang Baole obtaining many resources from Jin Duoming, it was still insufficient, and right now, it was only thirty percent completed.

In order for it to be fully completed and to turn the scabbard into a Dharmic Armament, Wang Baole estimated that it would be near impossible to find the necessary resources on Mars.

Then, I shall find those resources on the ancient greenish-bronze sword! Wang Baole calculated the time needed, and a look of determination was seen in his eyes.

There’s still half a month left… Let’s see if I can use the remaining half a month to create an eighth-grade Dharmic Armament! With that thought, Wang Baole immediately went into seclusion again. On one hand, he entered the fugue state to capture the remnant thoughts, and on the other, he began trying to create an eighth-grade Dharmic Armament.

Days passed just like that. Soon, it was three days before the Federation Seedlings were stipulated to head to Mercury!

The journey from Mars to Mercury took three days, and that was at the highest speed possible for the cruisers from the Federation right now. Therefore, Wang Baole had no choice but to end his seclusion. However, he was still satisfied with what he had achieved in the last half a month.

He knew that it was simply too challenging and almost impossible to refine a true eighth-grade Dharmic Armament within half a month. Therefore, in that half a month, his goal wasn’t to refine a true eighth-grade Dharmic Armament, but to focus on an eighth-grade Dharmic Armament for one-time use.

It was significantly less challenging to refine such one-time Dharmic Armaments, with the most significant hurdle being to obtain the god remnant thoughts. After all, to other Dharmic Armament cultivators, it was a matter of luck to obtain the god remnant thoughts. However, to Wang Baole, this was effortless. Right now, of all the remnant thoughts on Mars, over half had been captured by him.

This way, he could complete the refinement process to create a one-time Dharmic Armament. Through the process, he even made some peculiar treasures, such as a three-meter tall bell!

The bell was extremely sturdy. Even though it could only be used once, once unleashed, it gave off a protective force that would throw the enemy off balance, and could even restrict their Spirit Qi.

There was also a crystal-like Dharmic treasure. Originally, Wang Baole had planned to create a self-exploding crystal similar to that of a self-detonating flying sword. However, that was extremely difficult. He failed after many tries, but despite that, as there were god remnant thoughts in it, it was still equipped with some capabilities.

It was just that it couldn’t self-detonate. Once used, the crystal would liquefy, forming an extremely strong glue. Wang Baole hadn’t tried it out himself, but based on his analysis, the glue was extremely sticky!

That was just a small portion of everything. There were also some other unique treasures, but regrettably, they were all one-use. To a certain extent, they could scare his opponents, but their actual effectiveness depended on how they were used.

Forget it, I’ll leave it as it is… Wang Baole wasn’t particularly satisfied or disappointed as he kept his Dharmic Armaments. Before emerging out of seclusion, he entered the fugue state one last time. Using his Dark Core and Dark Art, he swept through Mars, using his Dark Fire to capture any remnant thought that he came across.

After the entire process, Wang Baole felt some regrets. He had entered the fugue state many times within these three months, with the hopes of coming across the divine god remnant thought that was like the sun, the one he had seen previously on Mars.

However, that remnant thought seemed to have gone into hiding after sensing a looming crisis. Wang Baole’s time was limited, and he didn’t manage to find it after searching for it many times. Now that he had to leave and hadn’t managed to see it, he snorted.

Forget it. You’re unlucky not to have the chance to become the remnant thought of such a handsome person like me. That’s your loss. Wang Baole shook his head and ended the fugue state along with large amounts of god remnant thoughts. He then emerged out of seclusion.

Without staying for long in the special region, Wang Baole quickly gathered Jin Duoming and company and explained the situation. He addressed some matters, and even though he couldn’t bear to, he still bid farewell to everyone with cupped fists.

“I’ll put the Martian special regional city in the hands of everyone here!” With that, Wang Baole swept his gaze across everyone. His only regret was that Li Wan’er was still in seclusion, and he couldn’t bid her farewell. However, he was no longer the newbie he was back when he first arrived on Mars from Earth. Despite experiencing a torrent of emotions, he knew that departures were inevitable as a cultivator in the Spirit Inception Era.

Therefore, he soon adjusted his thoughts and took a deep breath. He then turned and entered the cruiser destined for Mercury.

Kong Dao also left with him. As Jin Duoming, Lin Tianhao, and company weren’t part of the first batch of Federation Seedlings, they couldn’t participate in the project this time around. They sent Wang Baole and Kong Dao off, watching their cruiser navigating the sky and slowly disappearing into the distance.

As they watched, their minds were filled with thoughts. They didn’t know when the next time they would see Wang Baole would be.

Lin Tianhao and Liu Daobin felt especially strongly towards it. Thankfully, the foundations had been deeply set by Wang Baole in the special region. They also had the backing of the Ethereal Dao College’s rising. Therefore, even with Wang Baole away, everything would proceed smoothly, so long as Wang Baole wasn’t away for too long.

Just like that, Wang Baole and Kong Dao’s cruiser emerged from the pull of Mars, and they headed towards Mercury in the vast cosmos!