I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

Lu Changming and Yan Jinghan looked over at the same time.

Gu He shifted his gaze from Shen Tian to the three enormous ships on the tarmac.

He took a deep breath, his face devoid of the fervor that comes with grand pronouncements, but rather displaying a seasoned shrewdness and prudence ingrained in his very bones.

Guhe gave a wry smile.

"I have to say something disappointing."

"Everyone, we are facing Xu Daozhen, one of the three pillars of the Dragon Kingdom."

"He has been in charge of the Tian Shu Bureau for seventeen years, and it is now his turn to take over. The other two leaders are still in seclusion. It can be said that he is the one who calls the shots in the Tian Shu Bureau now."

Gu He's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, then he raised his cloudy old eyes and looked at Shen Tian.

"He only needs to pin a label on Tianyun Prefecture."

"Disobeying orders."

"Even...treason."

When those two words came out of Guhe's mouth, Zhou Xuan's back visibly tensed up.

Guhe shook his head.

"It's not that I'm a coward."

"This is a real and pressing problem facing us."

He looked at Shen Tian with genuine worry in his eyes.

"You are the most amazing teenager I have ever met."

"But being remarkable and living a long life are sometimes two different things."

"To be an enemy of such a great figure is not something that can be done on a whim; one must be fully prepared."

Lu Changming and Yan Jinghan did not refute it, because what Gu He said was true.

Xu Daozhen was neither a spoiled rich kid nor from a prominent family.

That is one of the three pillars of the Dragon Kingdom.

A figure standing at the very top of the power pyramid.

He can kill whomever he wants without even lifting a finger.

If they are not careful, everyone around Shen Tian will suffer, including but not limited to the three of them.

The three of them were nothing more than slightly stronger ants in front of Xu Daozhen.

Gu He looked at Shen Tian and spoke earnestly.

"So, child, my advice is—"

"Keep a low profile."

"Surviving in the cracks."

"Do everything you can to minimize your presence in Longjing's eyes."

"Secretly accumulate strength, and wait until you have enough power before—"

"I've come back to gather my strength."

Shen Tian interrupted him, and Gu He was taken aback.

Shen Tian stopped halfway through his sentence.

He turned around and glanced in the direction of the spaceship.

"Chu Feng".

A response came from inside the cabin door.

"come out."

Guhe looked completely bewildered.

Yan Jinghan and Lu Changming also couldn't figure out what Shen Tian was up to.

Then they heard a sound.

boom--

It was the sound of something extremely heavy stepping on the ground.

The ground in front of the Tiangongsi gate shook violently, and Guhe stumbled, almost losing his footing.

A giant metal foot stepped out of the spaceship's hatch.

The armor was a deep purple-black color.

Densely packed spiritual runes.

The forty-meter-tall steel structure cast a shadow that blotted out the sky under the lights of the Tiangong Division.

War puppet.

The war puppets of the Purple Spirit Clan.

Guhe's mind went blank for a moment.

The forty-meter-tall mecha stood at the entrance of the Tiangong Division, like a moving steel castle.

The energy-concentrating cannon barrel on his chest gleamed with a cold light, radiating a chilling energy fluctuation even without being charged.

Furukawa's mouth opened.

Then he saw the forty-meter-tall steel giant slowly raise its right arm and wave at them.

Waved.

Shen Tian stood to the side, his tone indifferent.

"Don't be nervous, it's Chu Feng controlling it."

Guhe finally came to his senses.

"Is this a war puppet?"

As the chief of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, he had naturally heard of the Purple Spirit Clan's war puppets.

Shen Tian glanced at Gu He's expression, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Official, standard weaponry of the Purple Spirit Clan. The three spaceships have enough parts to assemble hundreds of units of various models."

Guhe's Adam's apple bobbed, and after recovering from his shock, he quickly calmed down.

Without production technology, everything is meaningless.

This thing has a very high attrition rate on the battlefield; without production technology, it's essentially a disposable item.

"Even if there are hundreds of them, their effectiveness will be very limited."

Furukawa raised questions.

Shen Tian had anticipated this.

He took out a fist-sized crystal from his pocket and tossed it to Guhe.

Guhe caught it instinctively.

The moment his mental energy touched the crystal, his body stiffened abruptly, and his expression changed drastically.

Shen Tian recognized every single word and symbol within the crystal.

But when put together, the combination was completely unfamiliar to him.

This is somewhat beyond his knowledge.

and many more!

Guhe seemed to have been struck by lightning, his body jolting violently!

This……

This is not Terran technology at all!

He realized what was happening.

He could roughly discern the information from the overwhelming amount of information contained within the crystal.

This is the technology of the Purple Spirit Clan!

The complete casting process of war golems!

Spiritual Signal Tower!

Spirit rune inscription!

What the hell!

Every step and technical detail was precisely imprinted into the crystal by Shen Tian using his mental power, without any omissions.

Shen Tian's return this time is precisely to teach them the complete technology, since he can't just stay behind and fix things once the war starts.

Guhe was so excited that his hand holding the crystal began to tremble.

Just as he had told Shen Tian before, the first priority of every weapon forger is to innovate and carry forward the human race's weapon forging techniques!

The ultimate dream of every weapons-making division!

Although it is the technology of the Purple Spirit Clan, isn't this equivalent to creating something new from the secret techniques of weapon forging?

"this……"

Guhe raised his head, a light gleaming in his murky old eyes.

Guhe held the crystal in his hand as if it were a priceless treasure.

His breathing became rapid and heavy.

Yan Jinghan walked over.

The fact that this item could cause Old Man Guhe to lose his composure like this speaks volumes about its importance.

"Old man Guhe, are you alright? Don't get too excited and faint."

Guhe ignored him.

His mind is filled with these technologies!

As a sixth-rank weapon-making master, he knew all too well what this technique meant.

If the Heavenly Crafts Bureau can digest this system—

Mass-producing war puppets.

Replace soldiers with machines.

There is no need to sacrifice human lives to fill the occupied areas.

Guhe's hands trembled even more violently.

He suddenly raised his head, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Shen Tian had completely changed.

With these things, as long as Tianyun Prefecture develops quietly and mass-produces war puppets, it's not impossible to confront Xu Daozhen!

Correct!

You must develop discreetly!

But it's not over yet.

Shen Tian produced a box the size of a palm from who-knows-where.

The moment the box was opened, a soft yet profound light emanated from it.

The light was not dazzling, but it caused a violent resonance in the mental energy of everyone present.

Guhe's spiritual fire suddenly flickered.

He looked down and saw what was inside the box.

A crystal the size of a fist lay quietly in the center of the box.

Its surface shimmered with a deep blue light, while its interior seemed to contain a bottomless ocean of spiritual energy.

Soul Crystal Mother!

Guhe froze on the spot.

His lips trembled several times, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Yan Jinghan didn't understand weapon forging, but he could understand Gu He's reaction.

"What is this?"

Guhe did not answer him.

His eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them!

An old man in his seventies, hunched over, stood in the night wind, staring at the crystal with red eyes.

"Soul Crystal Mother..."

"This is the Soul Mother Crystal!"