Chapter 703 - 441: Holy Crap, the Weapon

Chapter 703: Chapter 441: Holy Crap, the Weapon

’It’s not going to fail, is it? It shouldn’t. The Hammer of Forging is already 89% repaired...’ Zhou Chen frowned with worry.

Although the Hammer of Forging wasn’t fully repaired yet, it had already recovered eighty to ninety percent of its former glory. It would definitely rank among the very best of A-Level Forbidden Objects now. There was no reason for this to fail.

And most importantly, his wish had only cost 1,000 wish points.

This meant the chance of success was already very high, requiring no extra wish points to boost the probability.

’But what’s happening to Tang Ling?’

’Is it because her current body hasn’t been upgraded back to its peak state, and the overload is too much for it?’

Seeing the flames on Tang Ling’s body grow more intense, Zhou Chen quickly took out his Magic Staff and cast Magic: Extreme Cold Storm.

The gem at the tip of the Magic Staff lit up. A blizzard of extreme cold howled forth, the pale snow instantly engulfing the Fiery Fire that had flared up on Tang Ling’s body, but it couldn’t extinguish it completely.

When the spell’s duration ended, the Fiery Fire flared up again within seconds, melting and evaporating all the surrounding ice and snow.

Tang Ling had many Energy Sources in her body, each tens or even hundreds of times more powerful than a nuclear bomb. ’If they go off...’ Zhou Chen couldn’t help but swallow. The Players could respawn at save points, but the Satellite City would probably be razed to the ground.

’But those Energy Sources must have safeties. They surely won’t detonate so easily.’

Zhou Chen waited for a while. Seeing that Tang Ling’s condition wasn’t improving, he had no choice but to cast Extreme Cold Storm again to help with the physical cooling.

Suddenly, he noticed the flames on Tang Ling’s body seemed to have weakened slightly, showing signs of dying out.

A few seconds later, Tang Ling’s convulsions stopped. The roaring sound of her body’s internal systems overloading gradually faded. A layer of frost, emanating a cold mist, spread across her entire frame, extinguishing the burning flames and cooling down the overheated hardware.

KRAK...

The layer of ice shattered, and her open mechanical chest cavity slowly closed.

[System Rebooting. Loading, please wait...]

["Creation" Authority analysis complete. Adaptive Evolution Array upgrade finished. No adverse reactions detected.]

[Warning: Data transmission interrupted. 87 Extraordinary Abilities and 19 Rule Abilities are unavailable.]

[Detecting unknown Power. Analysis in progress...]

"Tang Ling?"

Just then, Zhou Chen cautiously poked Tang Ling with his Magic Staff. "Did it work?"

Tang Ling blinked, the life-like sparkle returning to her eyes. She stared at him for a moment before rising stiffly from the ground.

"It was a success."

She opened her chest again, revealing the brilliant and dazzling Ruby heart. The aura emanating from the Mechanical Heart now was completely different from before.

The Mechanical Heart now exuded a kind of supreme divinity, like the central axis of the World, causing the entire World to revolve around it. It was as glorious as a blazing sun.

It looked like a creation of the Gods, but in reality, the people who created the Mechanical Heart were not Gods, but countless scholars who had poured their heart and soul into their work.

It was a man-made miracle.

"I can feel endless Power, and many other things are different from before. So many..."

Tang Ling repeatedly clenched her fist, as if calibrating the Power within her body. After a long moment, she said:

"Next up are the adaptation experiments."

SWOOSH!

The instant her voice fell, the space shifted. Zhou Chen found himself bewildered in a laboratory packed with scholars. A large screen displayed the scene of a sealed chamber, with Tang Ling inside.

The scholars in the lab were hugging each other and going wild with excitement. A joyful atmosphere filled the air, their delight written all over their faces. Their eyes burned with a fanatical fire, utterly thrilled by the completion of the Godslaying Weapon.

They were also immensely curious—what wondrous abilities would the completed Godslaying Weapon possess? What astonishing level could it reach?

Zhou Chen saw Jiang Che sitting there as well. He gave a dry laugh, pulled over a chair, and sat down beside her.

"Good work." Jiang Che nodded, her attitude strictly business. "The completion of the Godslaying Weapon is of great significance to the Star Association. Perhaps she will be our key to defeating the Abyss."

If Tang Ling could master the Authority of the Sun Realm, she might be able to become the next Sun. And even if she couldn’t, it didn’t matter. As long as she could wield the Power of the Sun Realm, combined with her terrifying, ever-evolving Ability, she would absolutely become the Abyss’s most fearsome enemy.

"Experiment One: Simulate deep-sea pressure."

The experiment began quickly. The pressure inside Tang Ling’s sealed area suddenly skyrocketed.

"Five thousand meters depth... eight thousand meters... ten thousand meters... twenty thousand meters... thirty thousand meters..."

In the ocean, pressure increases by one atmosphere for every ten meters of depth. Ten thousand meters is equivalent to a thousand atmospheres, a pressure akin to two thousand adult elephants standing on a person’s back. As the depth increased, the pressure would only become more terrifying.

Tang Ling showed no reaction, as if nothing was wrong. But in reality, her body’s durability was constantly upgrading, resisting the pressure from all directions.

The simulated pressure only stopped increasing when it reached a depth of two hundred thousand meters. This was an extremely terrifying figure. Even a Crowned King thrown into such an extreme environment might not survive without a specific countermeasure. Yet, Tang Ling could move about freely, having adapted to this environment through evolution.

"Experiment Two: Corrosive super-toxin."

HISS!

A large amount of green toxic liquid sprayed throughout the sealed area. This was a new type of super-toxin Tang Ling had never encountered before. Green smoke immediately rose from her indestructible body as it was corroded and riddled with holes.

But she immediately adapted to the toxins. The corrosion and burning stopped, and she began to self-repair at high speed.

"Experiment Three: Light of the Black Sun."

The top of the sealed area opened, and the Eternal Dark Radiance shone down.

A layer of sunlight glowed on Tang Ling’s body, resisting the contaminating assault. After a few seconds, this glow gradually dissipated, leaving Tang Ling exposed and defenseless under the Eternal Dark Radiance.

However, she was not eroded by the Abyssal Contamination, nor did she Twist into some distorted aberration. Only her skin and hair color seemed to grow darker, as if a filter had been placed over her.

The detector showed slight signs of Abyssalization, but her condition was very stable with no trend of worsening.

Survival of the fittest. She had adapted to the Eternal Dark Radiance.

"Hiss..."

A series of sharp intakes of breath resounded through the laboratory. Gaia’s final boss was a Demigod, meaning the Eternal Dark Radiance was considered an Authority Level Power. Yet, Tang Ling was still able to adapt and evolve.

She had even analyzed and mastered the "Darkness" Authority from it. Spreading her palm, a black light slowly condensed, forming an incredibly dark sphere. For a moment, even the lights in the laboratory dimmed, as if all light was being sucked into that dark sphere.

The scholars danced and waved their hands in excitement, screaming in celebration.

The Godslaying Weapon was complete!

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"Even though you just performed a great service, I still have a mission for you. The situation is dire, so there’s no time to rest."

After leaving the laboratory, in the hallway, Jiang Che issued a mission to Zhou Chen.

She said:

"We need you to infiltrate the Desecration Church."

"Huh?"

Zhou Chen was taken aback, scratching his head.

"You want me to be a double agent again?"

"You’re already quite skilled at it, after all. Besides, that friend you have with you can also provide some help." Jiang Che calmly revealed Zhou Chen’s little secret.

The moment Zhou Chen entered the Satellite City, detection instruments had scanned the two Soul Bodies on him. Through data matching, their identities were discovered within seconds.

One was the Nameless Ghost, who had been wandering for centuries and called himself a guide for new Players.

The other was the former teammate of Quasi-King Laurie, a traitor to the Desecration Church, Danika.

And the very reason for sending Zhou Chen to go undercover in the Desecration Church was Danika.

With her help, combined with Zhou Chen’s personal abilities, he could definitely become a high-ranking member of the Desecration Church quickly and obtain vital intelligence.