144: Three hundred billion spirit pearls
"No, I was actually waiting for you."
Song Xian looked directly at Zhang Sheng, his eyes filled with gravity.
As their eyes met, the air seemed to freeze for a moment.
"Zhang Sheng, I know you are very strong, perhaps even far beyond our imagination," Song Xian said in a deep voice, "but this time, the opponent is completely different!"
Zhang Sheng listened intently.
"When two armies are at war, how can one easily reveal their trump card? You are our trump card." Song Xian's tone was resolute.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Sheng asked.
A cold light flashed, and a heavy greatsword appeared out of thin air in Song Xian's hand. "Zhang Sheng, my Clone will lead the Divine Breath Realm elites to intercept them in space!"
"And you only need to use the optical telescope to observe the battle."
"Regardless of the outcome, figuring out the opponent's combat methods is the first step!"
Zhang Sheng instantly understood Song Xian's intention and solemnly instructed:
"Song Xian, everyone's safety is entrusted to you! If the situation becomes impossible, you must retreat immediately; do not linger in battle!"
Song Xian grinned, showing determination: "Rest assured, this time I am sending out two Clones. Even if they are completely destroyed, I will ensure everyone remains safe."
"Time is tight; I still need to prepare and rendezvous with the other team members!"
Zhang Sheng nodded and watched Song Xian's figure disappear.
Hou Wu, who was standing nearby, stepped forward at the right moment: "Zhang Sheng, we have already equipped the reconnaissance team with a sufficient amount of Second-Tier Talismans and Spiritual Artifacts." Clearly, he knew the details of the entire plan.
"Dean, that 800-kilometer-long spaceship is no small matter, and there is no Spiritual Qi replenishment in space, so Talismans are crucial; we must ensure a sufficient supply," Zhang Sheng emphasized.
"Rest assured. Besides purchasing existing stock on the market, relevant Cultivators are also working day and night to produce more."
Zhang Sheng heard this and pondered for a moment; there were indeed no further arrangements to be made at the moment.
He moved his Divine Thought slightly, and his vast Mental Energy surged toward the warehouse like a tide, taking all the piled-up spiritual pearls into his storage ring.
One hundred million pearls equaled one billion spiritual power points.
The spiritual pearls turned into a flood, continuously pouring into the storage ring's space.
One hundred million... two hundred million... one billion...
One warehouse was emptied, then the next... until thirty spiritual pearl warehouses were completely emptied.
Each spiritual pearl was a round sphere with a diameter of two centimeters; Zhang Sheng collected a total of thirty billion.
The massive space within the storage ring, spanning a thousand meters, was more than enough to accommodate these spiritual pearls.
Hou Wu witnessed this scene and was shocked, but he said nothing more.
He knew deeply that Zhang Sheng had his own reasons for doing things. Even if Zhang Sheng were to empty the entire national treasury, no one would dare to object.
Thirty billion spiritual pearls meant three hundred billion points of majestic spiritual power!
Zhang Sheng looked inside his Qi Sea Dantian.
8,991 huge spirit suns shone brightly, filling the entire Qi Sea to the brim.
Each one contained a terrifying spiritual power value of 9.99 million—this was already the limit of Divine Breath Realm Qi Refining.
With this newly obtained reserve, even if he were to engage in a fierce battle in space where Spiritual Qi is exhausted, he would have an endless supply.
Zhang Sheng immediately opened his Smart Terminal.
Although he could not connect to the internet, the offline maps and terrain positioning System still worked.
"Dean, I am going to the astronomical observatory. If there is anything important, you can find me there." After speaking, his figure rose from the ground, turning into a dazzling rainbow as he broke through the air and departed.
Inside the astronomical observatory, some of Huaxia's high-ranking officials had already gathered, using the huge optical telescope to closely monitor the real-time movements of the alien spaceship.
"Big Head! Look quickly! Is that War God Zhang Sheng?" Li Hu whispered excitedly.
Song Haidong heard him and turned his head.
Zhang Sheng did not hide his whereabouts; after simply greeting everyone,
he sat cross-legged as if no one else was there and took out... a Pill Furnace!
"Big Head, War God... why is he performing Alchemy at a time like this?" Li Hu leaned close to Song Haidong and asked in a low voice, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"However, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe! Since the War God is performing Alchemy in public, he surely wouldn't mind if we learned from it."
The activity of Alchemy instantly attracted the attention of the vast majority of the people present. The observers held their breath, staring intently at Zhang Sheng's dazzling techniques.
Among the twenty or so people present, only Song Haidong and two others remained steadfast at the telescope.
The rest were either absent-minded or completely captivated by the strange Pill Furnace and flames.
All of this was within the coverage of Zhang Sheng's Divine Sense.
The Perfected State Concealment God Technique was constantly active around him, and no one present could detect that invisible probing.
A large amount of bright red Qi Sea Realm Yao Beast blood essence was put into the Pill Furnace.
The blue flames catalyzed by the Flame Manipulation Art rose, and the blood and solid origin flower root quickly merged and condensed within the furnace. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into nine fragrant, round, and full Medicinal Pills.
They were unmistakably supreme-grade blood essence pills!
The purpose of refining this pill was clear: to replenish essence, which could both nourish Mental Energy and restore blood-qi power.
This Pill Formula from the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex could be called the ultimate among First-Tier Pills.
Although there were nearly a thousand in stock in his storage ring, if he were to use his spear techniques in the fierce battle against the spaceship, the consumption would likely be immeasurable.
The Perfection stage Mountain-Shattering Three Extremes Spear, paired with a Second-Tier supreme-grade Spiritual Artifact spear, would be his finishing move.
Relying on his powerful Mental Energy, Transcendent skills, and relatively easy-to-obtain Materials, Zhang Sheng's Alchemy was as smooth as flowing water.
In just one minute, a batch of nine supreme-grade blood essence pills was produced!
Everyone felt as if their vision blurred for a moment; the pills were already formed, and their hearts were filled with shock.
Nine pills in one minute?!
This was simply unbelievable!
Shock and awe were frozen on everyone's faces.
Nine pills in one minute, that would be 540 pills in one hour!
Zhang Sheng was completely focused, his movements never stopping as he refined batch after batch.
...
A cold, mechanical electronic voice echoed through the empty core area of the spaceship:
"Report, Commander. The hull repairs are complete."
"Modular humanoid combat units have finished charging, and the reconnaissance fleet is ready. Please provide instructions."
Although everything inside the spaceship was as clear as the palm of its hand to omega, it still enjoyed this "sense of ritual."
Inside this massive starship, from beginning to end, it was the only true living entity—or rather, the entire ship was its body.
This was completely different from civilizations born in the ordinary way.
In the depths of a lonely Star Domain in the Universe, it had endured for countless ancient eras.
On a massive planet, a pitch-black, egg-shaped object quietly sprouted consciousness.
It named itself: omega.
In eternal loneliness, it began to explore its surroundings, understand the world, and grow on its own.
Until one day, a blue "moon" rose in the sky.
Unlike flesh-and-blood civilizations, the only Intelligent Machine life form this planet had birthed was omega.
It had participated in the Civilization Assessment alone, but at that time, because its "wisdom" was still shallow, it was no match for its opponents.
Before the assessment ended in total failure, it hastily built a simple spaceship and fled its home planet.
As its home planet turned into cosmic dust behind it, the star ring it had just obtained was annihilated along with it.
From then on, it embarked on an endless journey of wandering, constantly studying technology while drifting through the sea of stars.
Until... it discovered this planet that birthed a special life form—Earth.