Chapter 589: Super... Su Tianji Cannon?

"Hey! Have you heard?" Helen had spent the previous day with her mind entirely consumed by the thought of unlocking the Genetic Lock, even while lying in bed, leading to a restless night. Arriving at the Knight Order today in a daze, she immediately caught wind of a wave of discussion.

They seemed to be debating something about a "war" and a place called the "Continent of Immortal Relics."

"I heard those wretched natives used despicable methods to capture Vanguard Commander Carl, that genius of the Thunder Ribbon Clan known as the 'Spear of Sunshine.' They even took Miss Jessica, the 'Shadow Spirit.' Oh! I dare not imagine the suffering the beautiful and wise Miss Jessica is enduring in another realm!"

At this exact moment, Jessica was sitting on a sofa inside the shop in Yuanqi City, holding a slice of melon and taking a delicate bite: "Achoo!"

With a face full of utter confusion, she muttered, "Who is talking about me?"

"Achoo!" Carl, holding a glass of red wine—no, iced black tea—suddenly let out a sneeze for no apparent reason. "Ah, spilled again! My pants! Spilled again!"

Kelvin remarked, "...How come nothing happened to me?"

He continued to eat the scavenged melon while sipping his black tea.

While everyone else was tirelessly surfing the internet, these few individuals simply sat on the sofa eating melon.

Clearly, they were enduring the agonizing torment of being unable to access the network.

"Oh! Right! There is also 'Kelvin,' known as the 'Shield of Light'! He is a powerhouse who has already entered the Ninth Realm!" Inside the council chamber of Canglan City, a knight clad in gold-patterned armor spoke. "I truly hope the armies of the Blazing Bird and Thorny Flower clans can rescue them!"

"Achoo!" Kelvin had just picked up a piece of melon when a sneeze instantly splattered it all over his face.

He lifted his head: "..."

"Of course they will! The Blazing Bird Clan is an existence even more ancient than the Thunder Ribbon Clan where Carl belongs!" A middle-aged knight smiled, cheering him on.

"They have already begun building momentum for this rescue operation. Oh! It's so thrilling, a magical projection! I believe we will all be able to witness it when the time comes!"

"I must apply to the Commander so we can all watch it together!"

The entire Knight Order was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

...

Meanwhile.

Upon the highest peak of that incredibly distant, winding, and massive mountain range.

The palace, thrusting straight into the clouds like a sharp sword, remained brightly illuminated at this hour.

"Your Highness, Princess." A white-robed elder bowed slightly, presenting an invitation. "The noble Lord St. Heinz has already dispatched an army to annihilate those insolent natives. Furthermore, this time, the 'Star of Blazing Flames' from the Blazing Bird Clan and the 'Earth of Thorns' from the Thorny Flower Clan will also take action."

"Oh?" Those high-and-mighty, phoenix-like eyes remained indifferent.

"Additionally, the 'Arbiter' of the Dark Wing Knight Order will personally take action to deal with those fellows who enticed the Vanguard Commander and the Shadow Spirit to fall. Lord St. Heinz intends to activate a magical projection and invites Your Highness to watch."

"Oh...?" she murmured faintly. "It might be worth a look, consider it a bit of amusement added to my otherwise tranquil life."

"Basek."

The white-robed elder hurriedly bowed.

"Do you believe... there is truly no one in this world who can defeat me?"

"Uh..." The white-robed elder replied with utmost gravity, "That is an absolute certainty. To say someone could shatter the glory of Your Highness the Princess would be as laughable as saying those natives could defeat the legion dispatched by Lord St. Heinz."

"You all certainly possess a great deal of confidence."

"Those ignorant natives will surely witness what a transcendent Ninth Realm powerhouse truly is, what a destruction-class magic cannon is, and what a spatial storm entails. Existences bathing in the glory of the Gods are not something any lowly creature can insult!" As a temple serving the deities, they had inherited countless terrifying powers and glorious miracles, so they naturally possessed this level of confidence.

...

Helen felt nothing but disdain for these shiftless colleagues of hers.

Ever since she returned from the internet cafe, followed by a period of frantic gaming, a sensation had taken root in her heart: the Genetic Lock was about to open!

It had to be so, otherwise how could her strength and techniques have grown so remarkably visible? One had to remember she had only played for such a short duration!

In that game called *Resident Evil 2*, she clearly possessed not an ounce of strength, yet she could evade the pursuit of the Tyrant, and even dodge the attacks of the Licker—which were faster than human reaction speeds—relying solely on her superb instinct for crisis.

If Boss Fang knew her thoughts at this moment...

Motherfucker, this boss has been enhanced by the T-Virus for so long and hasn't unlocked any first-stage Genetic Lock, yet I see you people reaching the first, second, and third stages one after another. Why don't you just ascend to heaven!

Yet at this time, the cultivators of the Desolate Sea Realm, Lingzhou, and even the Western Polar Realm were indeed continuously elevating themselves.

In the game, Nalan Hongwu was seen controlling Leon, and his hands surprisingly held no gun.

Before him stood a creature of immense proportions, wearing a torn researcher's coat, with one arm twisted and massive, and a giant eyeball growing upon its shoulder—William.

And Nalan Hongwu, at this moment, was clutching a mere dagger in his hand.

William Birkin was the creator of the G-Virus, possessing superhuman talent and a fanatical devotion to virus research, ultimately injecting the G-Virus into himself with his own hands and turning into a monster.

G-William was a monster far more terrifying than the Tyrant. With the strength of the cultivators, one would need to be at least in the True Lake Realm to have a chance of killing it. If one drew too close, there was even a possibility of being instantly killed by its terrifying speed and power in a single blow!

Yet now, the game utilized the body of an ordinary person, and practicing combat techniques amounted at most to the absolute limit of an ordinary human's strength.

In other words—an ordinary person versus the True Lake Realm!

According to the actual plot, one should use a vast array of high-specification weaponry to slay this horrifying monster, but now—there was only a dagger.

This was the most fearsome form of training; the body's reaction speed was merely at the level of an ordinary human. If one could not meticulously control every ounce of the body's strength, in a mere instant, one would die without a burial place!

Nalan Hongwu was seen controlling Leon, the two sides confronting each other in absolute stillness, seemingly frozen in place.

Right at this moment, G-William's body seemed to exhibit a minute tremor, followed by a furious roar as the entire being lunged forward like a cannonball.

Almost simultaneously, Nalan Hongwu tightened his grip on the blade. Perhaps at this moment there was no strength within his body, but this instead allowed him to feel every single portion, every single millimeter of his physique, as though his entire frame could be perfectly mobilized by him.

Just as that massive fist, carrying a sonic boom like a cannonball, was about to strike, Nalan Hongwu was seen controlling Leon, the amplitude of his body's sway suddenly increasing, resembling a slippery fish that could not be caught.

"Holy crap?!"

"The Z-shaped jitter?!"

Song Qingfeng and the others who were watching from behind let out a cry of surprise.

Immediately after, the dagger in his hand, in the space between a hair's breadth, mobilized the strength from his feet, waist, arms, and indeed his entire body, slicing right through!

Blood suddenly sprayed from that vulnerable spot on the exposed eyeball upon G-William's shoulder!

"666!"

"Awesome!"

After one attack after another, William finally began to mutate. His shoulder swelled high, his face shifted to his chest, transforming into an even more terrifying monster.

The fingers of his right hand transformed into giant claws nearly a meter long!

Looking at the words "GAME OVER" on the screen, Nalan Hongwu took off the virtual headset and shook his head, clearly still not quite satisfied.

"Awesome, truly awesome! Clearing the first stage with a dagger!"

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Su Tianji was seen floating in the sky above the Liuyun Daoist Palace. The sky was densely covered with dark clouds, and suddenly, a bolt of thunder crashed down!

Like an electric serpent threatening to tear the sky apart, the flashing currents converged. Countless lightning bolts intersected before her, and the terrifying heavenly thunder, at this moment, within the boundary traced by her fingertips, miraculously transformed into a ring of lightning resembling an electric serpent.

"The Ultra..." Subconsciously glancing at her chest, it seemed the scenario of "I became flat, but I became stronger" had not occurred, allowing her to safely declare, "The Ultra... Su Tianji Cannon!"

She really had no realistic self-awareness.

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