Ke Xue: He mastered the steel-cutting divine skill at the start.

It's ridiculous. For over two hundred years since its founding, the United States has always prioritized interests and results. When has it ever cared about its image? If they were truly so devout to God, they wouldn't have traded slaves from Africa or massacred Native Americans.

You can imagine that the entire American continent originally had tens of millions of Native Americans. Back then, the various diseases and viruses brought by those navigators caused a terrible impact on the Native Americans.

But more than two hundred years have passed, and the total number of Native American communities now amounts to only a few hundred thousand, or even less. Many white people go there pretending to be Native Americans to make money off tourists. Could a virus really prevent them from reproducing?

As an old man who has built a vast power and lived for many years, Karasuma Renya knows many of the secrets of this world.

Some so-called unsolved mysteries are just jokes in the eyes of someone of his level. Most unsolved mysteries, if you look at them clearly, are not only not mysterious, but even a little funny. This is the absurdity of reality.

What this minister just said was even more absurd!

Over the course of two centuries, the number of indigenous people has dwindled from tens of millions to just a few hundred thousand, and the population has remained remarkably stable with little change, which seems quite normal.

When these colonists arrived on this land, they not only carried out mass killings, but also brought many diseases. These viruses had been rampant in Europe for many years and the colonists had become accustomed to them. The natives could not adapt to them, which naturally caused widespread death.

Add to that the killings by the colonists, and the population dwindled sharply. With their living space squeezed, only a few hundred thousand people remained in the end, which seems plausible.

But here is a chilling fact: the Native American population has been in the hundreds of thousands for many years.

In other words, advancements in science and technology, improved fetal health, and modern medical protections for reproduction seem to have had little effect on these groups, preventing them from becoming like welded iron bars, keeping their population size firmly fixed at a certain order of magnitude.

What this contains is far more terrifying than the previous killings!

Chapter 523 Void Sword of Thought (3rd update!)

Inside the hotel, Miyazaki Yu sat cross-legged on the bed.

Last night, he blatantly stayed at the most luxurious hotel in downtown Los Angeles, ordered the most luxurious meals, enjoyed a good meal, and then rested well before starting his new day of cultivation.

His aura was swirling around him, and upon closer inspection, one could see that numerous transparent small swords were floating around his body. These were the secret techniques he had previously comprehended, which combined mental power and sword energy into one.

With sword energy as its foundation and mental power as its membrane, he calls it the Void Mind Sword!

It may seem like just a slight change in the form of sword energy, but in reality, it's a completely different move, and a terrifying one at that.

Although sword energy is very powerful and is a standard feature of top swordsmen, it is only used as a trump card. Just like the deceased Makino Harukawa, he could also use sword energy, but his sword energy could only circulate around the blade.

When he first fought Miyazaki Yu, he was so shocked to see Miyazaki Yu use sword energy because Miyazaki Yu's sword energy was the real sword energy, sword energy that had broken away from the blade!

This requires cultivating sword energy to an extremely high level and having substantial internal energy as support.

However, sword energy is like a laser; it can only be activated when needed, and its control is extremely difficult. It can only move forward without restraint, but cannot be controlled at will, and it consumes a great deal of energy.

Therefore, even the sword saints who left their names in history only used the sword energy that separated from the body as a trump card.

Unlike Miyazaki Yu, who could use sword energy at will back then, and later even took it to a whole new level, attaching sword energy to flying swords and using them to take people's heads from hundreds of miles away.

After cultivating the Sword Heart, it becomes even more profound and unparalleled. It can use the Sword Heart to directly store sword energy in the body, but that is still not enough!

Sword energy, sword energy, it's just energy!

What Miyazaki Yu wanted was not qi, but a more intense and powerful sword qi, one that could be compressed and condensed, making it powerful enough to move mountains and overturn seas, subdue demons and monsters, and destroy cities and open the heavens!

With the mental energy acting as a barrier, binding the sword energy within it, it's like having a bag. You're putting things into the bag, and once it's full, you press it down hard and find that a little more space appears, allowing you to put more things in.

Moreover, as the power of the mind increases, the strength of this bag increases, and the sword energy that can be melted and the physical objects that can be compressed can all increase again!

And there's something even more terrifying.

Using the same analogy as before, imagine a two-dimensional foil. If the two-dimensional foil didn't have that outer force field as a thin film to preserve it, it would explode. The same applies to sword energy.

Without the protection of psychic power, the sword energy would begin to deplete after being released. He had tried it and found that his sword energy still possessed formidable cutting power within a range of three thousand meters.

However, once the distance increases beyond three thousand meters, its power will be greatly reduced, and beyond ten thousand meters, it will be completely annihilated.

This is the characteristic of sword energy. Once released, it will continuously release energy in all directions like light, disintegrating extremely quickly. The power of sword energy also originates from this.

You can't expect something to continuously release power without its own energy decaying; that's simply impossible.

The characteristic of psychic power is that it is pure, solid, and immovable like a mountain. Once released, it decays very slowly. When sword energy is enveloped in it, the distance of the sword energy attack can be greatly increased.

What's even more terrifying is the speed. Miyazaki Yu's sword, Yokogakure, is already fast enough as it flies through the air; it can even reach speeds of more than three times the speed of sound, or more than Mach 3.

This is because, no matter how well a cloud is nurtured, it is still an object with mass. In physics, there is a concept that the faster the speed, the greater the mass of an object.

Just like the idea in relativity, the reason why an object cannot reach the speed of light is that the closer you get to an object, the closer its mass becomes to infinity.

Therefore, objects with mass can never exceed the speed of light; this is an ironclad law of the universe.

However, the opposite is true: objects without mass move faster, and Miyazaki Yu's Void Sword is such a product!

With a casual wave of his hand, the transparent swords that had been motionless in the air began to move rapidly. These swords moved freely, like fish swimming in water, without any restraint.

Anyone who sees this scene will be amazed, feeling that these small swords that appear and disappear are exceptionally gorgeous and exquisite.

However, if they knew that a single sword strike, once unleashed, could destroy a chariot, with a power no less than that of a cannonball, they probably wouldn't think that way.

After manipulating the void sword for a while, he returned the sword energy back to the sword core and continued to nurture it.

"Sigh, although the idea is good, it still needs to be improved. My mental power is still not good enough. While it is not much to consume while moving with the sword energy, once it loses its source of power, that is, once it leaves my body, it will collapse in just a few minutes."

Moreover, my mental energy is also somewhat insufficient. Controlling several void swords for a short while consumes one-tenth of my mental energy. According to this calculation, controlling a single void sword can only be maintained for a few hours.

In other words, I currently have weaknesses in both mental and spiritual power, and I can't sustain this move for very long. I still have to take things one step at a time.

He felt a little regretful as he spoke. Although he had also developed his brain, his mental strength was still far from sufficient. If he had Orenello's mental strength at this moment, it would be more than enough.

Another issue is the intensity of his psychic power. Although he has been trying to optimize the structure of his psychic power, changing it from a liquid to a crystal, he can ensure that it can exist for a long time even after leaving his body.

Just like the magical artifacts in cultivation novels, the master can leave a trace of divine consciousness on the artifact, which can last for many years. This is the effect that Miyazaki Yu is pursuing.

His current mental power is 'too weak!'

However, there's nothing that can be done about it. A person's time and energy are limited. Even if one possesses the ability to deduce and calculate in the spiritual world, it still requires gradual cultivation.

Just like cultivating immortality, no matter how good your aptitude, how strong your spiritual root, or how fast you absorb spiritual energy, you can't become an immortal in just a few years, right? The hurdles need to be overcome little by little, and your power needs to be accumulated little by little.

This shows that time is the most terrifying thing in the world, a shackle that no one and nothing can break.

However, it is precisely because of this that people's reverence for time has never ceased, and this is also the driving force that spurs people to move forward.

"Meow meow!"

Just as Miyazaki Yu was lost in thought, Ling Yu's voice came from the side. The little guy stared at him with wide eyes, as if urging him to do something.

"I know, I know, I know you're about to reach your transformation period. That's why I've kept you by my side, nurturing you with my inner strength and guiding your spirit with my mental power. I'll begin now."

Chapter 524 The Surprise Attack Begins

He then hugged the big fat cat in his arms and began to nurture the little guy with his inner strength.

Meanwhile, inside the hotel, undercurrents were already surging.

In the monitoring room, a figure was staring at one of the many screens in front of him. This screen was facing the room where Miyazaki Yu was located, number 1257. His eyes glowed red, and in the dimly lit monitoring room, they seemed to have a red-eye effect, making him look intimidating.

The door to the monitoring room suddenly opened, and a tall, slender figure walked in. The fitted suit he wore was surprisingly loose on him.

"Akame, how's it going? Has that guy come out yet?"

The red-eyed man sneered, "Of course not. Since entering the hotel room, this guy has never left the room except to order food."

The tall, thin man shook his head and chuckled, "This is quite an interesting fellow. Do you think if we appeared in front of him right now, we would scare this kid to death? These Asians are always very timid."

As he spoke, he unconsciously licked his lips, as if savoring something.

"Enough, snake-man! There's a limit to arrogance. Didn't you read the information about this person? He's known as the Sword Saint. His speed and strength far surpass ours!"

If this person were easy to deal with, he wouldn't be causing those high-ranking officials such a headache, actually summoning us back. You need to understand clearly that he is definitely a formidable opponent!

However, the tall, thin man dismissed his words with disdain.

"Enough, Akame. It seems the battle with the fanatics and the Dragon Group has made you lose your confidence. He's just a yellow-skinned monkey. What skills could he possibly have? I will use my body to crush all his internal organs and make him die a miserable death, bleeding from all seven orifices!"

Akame didn't respond to him again. There was no way to save someone who was stupid. Although the other person was not as strong as him, he was still one of the best among the superhumans. Akame couldn't persuade him. Such arrogance would only bring him death.

Perhaps after today's battle, there will be one less idiot nagging in my ear, which might be a good thing.

"Let's put those aside for now. How's the battle plan going? Especially those cyborgs, they're the main force in this operation. We need to distinguish between the 'primary' and 'secondary' roles."

The snake-man immediately understood his meaning. The main force should naturally be at the forefront. Although he was very confident, he was not an idiot. When facing such a powerful enemy, it would be the best choice if someone could stand at the front and let them fight first.

The more thoroughly he understood his opponent's background, the greater his chances of winning—a fact he knew better than anyone.

"Don't worry, the entire area within several miles has been evacuated. Snipers have been deployed in all the surrounding buildings, and elite SEAL teams have been ambushed on the upper floors, ready to launch a full-scale attack using the latest counter-terrorism attack methods."

After the demolition is completed, a combination of tear gas and hypnotic gas will be used. If the target attempts to break through, the snipers around will use anti-materiel sniper rifles to deliver a fatal blow.

The cyborgs are scattered across several floors, ready to attack at any moment. If he tries to escape, he will be blocked no matter which direction he tries to take. If he encounters a cyborg and cannot resolve the situation within twenty seconds, he will be surrounded and attacked by more and more cyborgs.

As for the five of us, it would be more than enough for us to simply stay in the shadows and wait for the right opportunity to act.”

Akame nodded in agreement. This was already a perfect arrangement. Counter-terrorism operations were about eliminating terrorists in the shortest possible time.

The United States is indeed first-class in counterterrorism operations. Let these SEALs test the waters first; the power of modern weapons should not be underestimated.

Even if you can't eliminate the opponent, you can still deplete a lot of their strength. Then there are the cyborgs. These cyborgs are the best consumables. He has personally experienced their combat power.

With the assistance of a superpowered expert, no matter how strong this Miyazaki swordsman is, he is doomed to die.

"In that case, pass the notice down. We'll begin our operation in ten minutes!"

Inside the room, Miyazaki Yu slowly exhaled, his bones and muscles cracking and popping as they bulged, instantly pushing his clothes high. Then, his muscles slowly contracted, returning to their normal shape.

With a flick of his finger, Hengyun Duan, which had been floating in the room, instantly stopped in front of him.

"Old friend, you must be craving blood. Today's blood should be enough for you to drink to your heart's content."

Just then, with a few soft popping sounds, several black cubes appeared on the huge French windows. If you looked from the outside in, you could see that countdown numbers were flashing on these black cubes.

"3, 2, 1!"

As the countdown ended, a violent explosion erupted, the force of which tore everything in its path to shreds. Countless shards of glass transformed into tiny projectiles, scattering in all directions.

The once magnificent presidential suite was instantly turned into a mess by the explosion.

Just seconds after the explosion, there were a few soft thuds as the object landed, followed by two different types of white smoke that quickly billowed out and spread in all directions from the landed device.

"Is this tear gas and hypnotic gas?"

In the mist, Miyazaki Yu let out a sneer, but although he didn't know all of the other party's plans, it didn't matter to him.

He had actually noticed the problem long ago. Everyone in the entire hotel had evacuated in a very short time, and their actions could not escape his notice.

However, he did not stop them, nor did he try to find out their plans. He just wanted to test his own strength and see what level he was at!