CHAPTER 369: CHAPTER 237: MECHA ERA? MASTERY OF DIVINE SKILLS!_2

These Mutant Beasts merely refrained from invading the land because they feared the great nations’ thermal weapons.

But if warriors like them and the Genetic War Gods were to enter, it was likely there would be no return, and not even their bones would remain.

"Then we shall not concern ourselves with this matter. Since Freedom Country wants to prove that Mecha are superior to Martial Arts, let them prove it. What we need to do is to build a solid foundation for Martial Arts. Freedom Country probably can’t even imagine that over fifty percent of our troops in Xia Country are now Martial Artists!"

"With enough time, even if the Mutant Beasts from the depths of the Pacific Ocean were to emerge, we could drive them all back, even to the point of annihilation!"

With elite troops and ample provisions, the current profound depth of Xia Country’s foundation was known only to those present.

Thus, although the citizens of Xia Country were furious, the leaders in the meeting room remained perfectly composed. Never mind that Freedom Country’s Mecha hadn’t even entered the Pacific Ocean yet, let alone returned victorious.

Even if the Mecha had their moment of glory, what did that represent?

The production of every Mecha, the consuming effort, and financial resources, were almost incalculable. Even Freedom Country, which had previously monopolized much of the economic trade, was probably facing a depleted national treasury by now.

The so-called strength was merely bluster concealing deep fragility.

Xia Country, on the other hand, was entirely different.

Ever since Jiang Tian passed down the Inner Strength Method, Xia Country’s computers simulated the Cultivation Technique day and night, advancing it to the Fourth Layer, where marrow was refined like frost and blood like mercury.

In the military, there was an officer with outstanding talent who, using this method, had reached the Peak of Grandmaster and was known as a half-step Great Grandmaster.

It was just a pity that while he possessed the ability to refine marrow like frost and blood like mercury, he could not unite his spirit, energy, and mind as one, nor could he manifest the core essence. This had stalled the officer for a full two months, and he had yet to make a breakthrough.

However, even so, the extrapolation of the Fourth Layer Cultivation Technique undoubtedly proved that even without exceptional talent, an ordinary person could become a Martial Artist!

And given sufficient resources, they could even advance to become a Grandmaster, or even a Great Grandmaster.

Wang Yan and Jiang Shu both seemed like celestial beings.

But only Jiang Tian was truly a breathtaking genius.

It was just a pity that such a genius had already left Xuanxing and ventured into the Universe.

Who knew when he would return next?

The figure involuntarily emerged in his mind. Even the First Leader was lost in thought for a few seconds.

With support from Freedom Country, Konos’s video became a global hot topic. Konos was thus placed on a pedestal, especially because Xia Country’s officials had not yet made any statements, leading a large number of Western netizens to reach ecstatic conclusions, believing Freedom Country was the true great nation.

The power of Mecha far surpasses that of Martial Arts.

"This is only the Deep Sea Avenger, and Xia Country is already afraid. If the Sky Patrol Hunting God comes out, I can’t even begin to imagine how frightened the Martial Artists of Xia Country will be. Weren’t they always talking about Xia Country’s second Celestial Being, Wang Tianren? Why doesn’t he say a few words, knowing that our Mecha are going to the Pacific Ocean? Is he too scared to go?"

"Forget Wang Tianren; even that Jiang Tian, I think he’s a coward. I don’t believe he really went to the Universe. It’s vast emptiness out there; what’s there to see? Can he stop breathing, or can he live without eating or drinking? Half a year has passed; he might have already returned to the country."

"Yes, and we don’t even need the Deep Sea Avenger. Just the first-generation Nuclear Overlord would be enough to leave Xia Country’s Martial Arts gasping for breath. Remember, if it wasn’t for the appearance of Orochi, the Nuclear Overlord would have had its way in Xia Country’s Sea Domain. Even if Jiang Shu came back, could he still beat the Mecha? It looked like he won against Orochi in the end, but he just got lucky and picked up a major windfall."

"Right, it was mainly because several of Orochi’s heads were shattered by Fusang. Fusang acted stupidly too. If they had bombarded it with all their national missiles at that time and blown up all its heads, could Orochi still be alive?"

"Such a lack of awareness. But with the support from our Freedom Country, Fusang can still recover in the future."

On Freedom Country’s major forums, countless netizens laughed loudly, sending messages to demean Xia Country’s Martial Arts.

Six months had passed, and Freedom Country’s confidence had returned.

The Deep Sea Avenger’s several battles in the Pacific Ocean undoubtedly proved it possessed strength surpassing that of the Martial Arts Sixth Realm.

The Deep Sea Avenger was now poised to kill a creature similar to Orochi, to declare in a high-profile manner the arrival of the Mecha era!

Martial Arts, after all, is an obsolete product of a backward world.

It should be eliminated and thrown into the trash heap of history!

「Three days passed in the blink of an eye.」

「Online.」

Countless netizens from Xia Country and Freedom Country were virtually sleepless, engaging in verbal battles day and night, arguing from midnight to noon.

Especially the Martial Artists from Jiangnan City and Ji City, who even put aside their daily martial arts practice to furiously type on several devices, hurling insults at the parents of Freedom Country’s citizens.

In Jiangnan Academy, practically all classes had come to a halt.

It was simply unavoidable; even during lectures, the students were tapping away at their phones.

Ever since Jiang Shu’s physical form entered the Universe, his reputation had soared like the blazing sun, guiding countless Martial Artists forward. In just half a year, too many martial arts students wished to transfer to Jiangnan Academy to become true Pilgrims.

Freedom Country could boast about how great their Mecha were; they could ignore it, disregard it.

But now, someone had insulted Jiang Tian, saying he was nothing but a wimp in front of Mecha—how could this be tolerated?

"I think you lot are getting senile and flatulent, puffing and booming away. Calling Jiang Tian a shrinking turtle? Your so-called Nuclear Overlord boasted for ages, and in the end? It was still just a toy in front of Orochi. Now that Orochi is dead and Jiang Tian has gone to the Universe, the skies have cleared, the rain has stopped, and you think you’re hot stuff again? What can you do? Introducing some Deep Sea Avenger? Why don’t you go kill an Orochi first?"

"And what’s this about going to the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm in the Pacific Ocean? Who doesn’t know that the portal to that Secret Realm is unstable? Besides, even if it were stable, could your Mecha, with their huge size, even fit in? I bet you’d just scratch around the outside and then claim you went in, right? Can you even do that? What a pretense!"

"Not to mention, you’re still fantasizing about the Jiang Tian from half a year ago. Half a year for you is merely one hundred and eighty-odd days. But for Jiang Tian, the progress he makes in one day is more than you can achieve in a year. If Jiang Tian could kill Orochi half a year ago, then after six months, he could kill at least ten at once! Do you really think Xia Country’s Martial Arts is like your genetics, advancing only by injections, making no strides in half a year?"

"Saying Jiang Tian is a shrinking turtle? I think your Konos is the real shrinking turtle, hiding inside Mecha. And you call him a War God? Aren’t you ashamed to say that out loud? A Turtle War God, huh?"

"Little Mulberry! Go borrow another phone! I’m terrifyingly powerful right now; I’m going on a rampage!"

Taking a big bite out of an apple, Jiang Yanyue spoke fiercely in her dormitory. In front of her, five phones were laid out, with five accounts furiously outputting text.

Driven by her vital organs, nearly a hundred of her bones moved in concert—did they really think her hand speed was a joke?

Jiang Yanyue’s fingers were godlike.

「Meanwhile.」

Downstairs in Zhen Shui Mansion, Ji City, her elder brother Jiang Shu, who had long since returned, had not gone upstairs to chat with their parents for three days straight.

The refinement of the Divine Power Pill from Master Ming Lei had finally reached its crucial final stage.

The brilliance of the Divine Power Pill gradually faded, and patterns that seemed to contain boundless volumes of information appeared constantly in Jiang Shu’s mind.

Each pattern was a Divine Skill.

As the most vast pattern, the one with the most concentrated energy, gradually disappeared,

the panel updated once again.

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