novelhk Chapter 5 Who is the strongest God-King launcher?
Chapter 5 Who is the strongest God-King launcher?
"Ah... I can't take it anymore, I really can't..." Qingque collapsed to the ground, like a fish out of water, panting heavily with exhaustion. "The God Lord won't listen to me no matter what, he's treating me like I don't exist..."
Following Jing Yuan's guidance, she mobilized all her destiny power and will in an attempt to establish a connection with the majestic golden-armored deity.
But the enormous spirit stood still in the void, its eyes unwavering, as if all its efforts were merely waving at the air.
Seeing Qingque like this, Qingyuan rushed over, scooped her up from the ground, and hugged her tightly, giving her a loving rub: "Oh dear, our Qingque only needs to be cute and play cards~ Fighting and all that is too much for her!"
Qingque struggled to break free from her embrace, pushing Qingyuan away with her hands on her shoulders, her cheeks slightly flushed: "Do you know how much of a shock it is for me to do something like this with my face?!"
"Huh? Really?" Qingyuan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "It seems that I was indeed wrong."
She took a half step back, clasped her hands together in an apologetic gesture, and then winked playfully: "Don't be angry~ Can you borrow my deity to play with?"
Before she finished speaking, a golden phantom of a spirit bird appeared on her shoulder, gracefully flapped its wings and flew towards the blue bird, transforming into a stream of light that disappeared into the blue bird's brow.
Qingque's body trembled slightly.
The next moment, she clearly sensed that a vast yet gentle power was quietly lurking deep within her consciousness, like a giant bird with its wings folded, waiting for her call.
She tentatively considered it.
"Buzz—"
Golden particles of light appeared around her, quickly converging into a smooth golden stream of light that swirled around her like a swimming fish.
It was no longer the majestic and imposing golden-armored deity Jing Yuan, but a nimble and agile golden divine bird, its tail feathers trailing shimmering lightning.
"Really...can it be controlled?" Qingque's eyes lit up.
She tried to make the divine bird circle twice above her head, then made it swoop down and gracefully turn back three feet off the ground.
Every time a thought arose, the divine bird responded perfectly, as if it were its own arm.
"Want to try its power?" A sense of curiosity rose in her heart, but more than that, she was eager to try it out.
She locked onto a cloudless night sky in the distance and carefully mobilized a trace of power within the divine bird—just a trace, like scooping a spoonful of water from a river.
"boom--!!!!!"
Golden lightning tore through the sky!
The bolt of lightning was as thick as a pillar and as blazing as the sun, carrying destructive power as it shot straight up to the dome!
Wherever it passed, the air twisted and exploded, and the night was torn open with a ghastly white rift!
At the critical moment, another, even more refined golden blade of light slashed out from the sky, precisely intercepting the lightning pillar.
The moment the two forces collided, a muffled roar like that of a giant beast erupted, the shockwave rippled through the clouds, and the entire night sky trembled.
Jing Yuan sheathed his sword and stood there, his robes fluttering in the lingering air currents.
He looked at Qingque, his smile still gentle, but with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "Qingque, when testing the power, please... exercise some restraint."
Qingque stared blankly at the dissipating golden embers in the sky, then looked down at her hands, her face turning pale. "I'm...I'm sorry...I just wanted to mobilize a little bit of power...I didn't expect..."
"It's okay~" Qingyuan leaned closer again, patting her hair with a grin. "I believe that given time, you'll definitely become the 'Number One God-King Launcher', surpassing Jingyuan!"
"What kind of weird name is 'God Lord Launcher'?!" Qingque couldn't help but complain, but she couldn't escape her rubbing.
After a while, she turned to Jing Yuan and bowed somewhat shyly: "General, it's getting late, I think... I should go back."
Jing Yuan nodded and smiled, without saying anything more.
Qingque felt as if she had been granted a pardon and turned to slip away from the Shence Mansion. But as soon as she stepped out of the gate, she froze—
Fu Xuan was leaning against a pillar by the door with her arms crossed, the moonlight casting a cool, silvery glow around her.
The Grand Diviner raised his eyes and calmly swept his gaze over.
Qingque gasped and turned sharply back: "General!"
I suddenly have the energy to practice controlling the Divine Lord again! I feel like I can practice for another three hours! Help—Qingyuan—!
My Lord, I really have no strength left...
"Hmph, you can practice for another three hours!"
However, the golden divine bird had already gracefully flown back to Qingyuan's side, transforming into a stream of light and disappearing into her body.
With no way to call for help, Qingque was eventually dragged away by Fu Xuan by the back of her collar.
From afar, one could still hear her tearful wailing: "My Lord, I truly know I was wrong! Tomorrow! Tomorrow I will definitely work hard—!"
Qingyuan watched the two figures disappear into the night, and rubbed her fingers together with some reluctance—Qingque's hands were indeed fragrant and soft when she held her.
But she understood that there was no benefit for Qingque to stay here now.
"Qingque's talent is indeed remarkable," Jingyuan's voice rang out beside him. He looked in the direction Qingque had left and spoke gently, "but to reach the level of Qingyuan's effortless mastery, she will probably need years of hard work."
"Would you believe me if I said I've never suffered any hardship, and all my powers were something I came with from the beginning?"
Qingyuan turned to look at him, her expression serious.
Jing Yuan chuckled and shook his head: "If the Chaos Physician's cognitive medicine is so easily deciphered, then it will be unable to resist the erosion of nothingness."
He paused, his gaze becoming distant. "But... is it really worth it, Qingyuan, to reshape cognition and sever memories with drugs like this?"
He took a step forward, the moonlight shining on his shoulder: "At this moment, there is no trace of the restlessness of the demonic body on your body, nor is there any haze of the void corroding you."
But this "perfect" state also means... you must have given up many precious aspects of your "self."
A vein bulged on Qingyuan's forehead.
She took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, and raised her head, revealing a bright yet somewhat dangerous smile: "General Jingyuan, I suddenly really want to beat you up."
"Would you like to try and see just how strong I really am?"
Upon hearing this, Jing Yuan was not annoyed at all; instead, he laughed heartily. His laughter was clear and resonant in the night breeze: "To be able to spar with the future 'General of Luofu' is something Jing Yuan couldn't ask for more."
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In the starry sky beyond the celestial ship, Qingyuan and Jingyuan stood facing each other.
Three golden-armored deities emerged from behind Qingyuan, their colorful flames dancing endlessly.
Without any warning, they transformed into three golden torrents, crashing towards Jing Yuan in the most direct and brutal way—without any moves or rules, only pure power pouring out.
Behind Jing Yuan, an even more majestic divine lord materialized, standing with his halberd horizontally.
The ensuing battle presented a bizarre contrast.
Qingyuan's attack was so fierce it was suffocating.
The three divine lords charged, slashed, and crashed tirelessly, each strike carrying the power to shatter mountains and split seas, their golden flames illuminating the entire star field as if it were daytime.
Her fighting style was completely unpredictable, sometimes attacking from multiple directions and sometimes swarming at once, driven entirely by instantaneous instincts. It was fierce, but also... chaotic.
Jingyuan's divine ruler, on the other hand, remained steadfast in guarding one side.
Its movements are extremely concise; every block and every attack is precisely placed in the most needed position, deflecting the most violent impact with minimal effort.
At first, relying on her overwhelming strength and speed, Qingyuan actually fought Jingyuan to a standstill, and even seemed to have the upper hand.
The deafening roar of the collision between the gods was like a continuous rumble of thunder, and the dissipated energy impact turned the distant meteorite cluster into dust.
But gradually, Qingyuan's breathing became heavy, and sweat beaded on her forehead.
Maintaining such a high-intensity attack from the three divine lords took a far greater toll on her mental and physical well-being than she had anticipated.
More importantly, all her offensive intentions seemed too obvious in front of those golden eyes that seemed to see through everything.
Jingyuan Divine Lord's defense became increasingly effortless, and he even began to channel her power, causing the attacks of her three divine lords to interfere with each other and waste their energy.
Her movements began to show a barely perceptible sluggishness, and the colorful flames surrounding the deity flickered erratically.
Just as the combined attack of the three gods was cleverly diverted, their old power exhausted and new power yet to be generated—
The ever-steady Jingyuan Divine Lord made a move.
It made only one move: it transformed into a golden ray of light, carrying Jing Yuan, and broke through the gap in the defenses of the Three Divine Lords.
"Buzz—!"
However, the power and speed of the three great gods increased once again, just like stacking one layer at a time before, and now stacking two layers at once.
The sudden doubling of power caught Jing Yuan off guard, and several lines of blood appeared on his body.
Then, it cracked open, *plop*... *sizzle*...
"Aaaaaaah!" Qingyuan suddenly let out a sharp scream, then quickly stepped forward to piece Jingyuan back together and used her abundant power to heal him.
"Please don't die!" She didn't want to kill anyone, but if Jingyuan died at her hands, wouldn't she become a criminal?
"Miss Qingyuan, that's enough. It's just a minor injury, and the Marshal didn't stop you, did he?"
After recovering, Jing Yuan moved his body. "Besides, if you continue to infuse me with abundant power, I'm afraid I'll become a monster."
"Are you sure everything's alright?" Qingyuan stopped what she was doing. Although the people on the Immortal Boat could be saved as long as their heads weren't injured, the scene was too gruesome, and she was still a little worried.
"Don't worry," Jing Yuan shook his head, not wanting to waste any more time on the topic.
"You are very strong, strong enough to break through all laws with your strength. However, as a general of Luofu, such martial arts are really too improper."
Qingyuan stood speechlessly with her hands on her hips, looking at the other person. She was only afraid of what would happen if she beat the other person to death. Guess what would happen if I used the Void.
In fact, part of the reason Hua was able to catch her was because Hua was a beautiful girl and had a charming personality.
Although I don't know what will happen next, I can openly cling to Hua's coattails until then.
If he really wanted to do something to her, she could just run away in the end. She didn't believe that Hua would disregard the risk of the void within her spreading on the Immortal Ship.
That's how we self-destructive types are; we'll explode at you if we're unhappy, and then you can cry. Just kidding, we might also explode at you when we're happy.
"Hahaha—" Jing Yuan stood in mid-air, his laughter filled with joy.
"It seems that the Immortal Ship is indeed getting stronger with each generation. In that case, I can rest assured."
His gaze toward Qingyuan held more relief than scrutiny.
But that abundant power, comparable to that of a messenger, just now...
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Meanwhile, on the viewing platform outside the Shence Mansion, Hua and Fu Xuan stood side by side (Fu Xuan was standing on a box), gazing at the brief but astonishing duel in the starry sky.
To be precise, their attention was more focused on the three divine beings that Qingyuan had summoned.
“Each one is a real spirit,” Fu Xuan’s fingertips unconsciously tapped on the railing, his Dharma Eyes gleaming. “Can you see anything?”
"It's neither an illusion nor a clone... it's the power of the destiny of 'reproduction'?"
Hua replied.
"But how do you explain that pure hunting spirit?"
"It's 'The Bond of the Immortal Ship'~" Qingyuan's voice suddenly came from the side; she had returned to the observation deck at some point.
Leaning on the railing, swinging his legs, he thought, "The synergy bonuses from the Immortal Ship faction, combined with Qingque's stacking action mechanism, make for an invincible Divine Lord launcher!"
Hua and Fu Xuan turned to look at her at the same time, their eyes showing the same pity and helplessness as if to say, "This child is talking nonsense again."
Qingyuan pouted, knowing that she was being treated as a patient with cognitive impairment again.
However, she had to admit that Jing Yuan's strength was indeed beyond her expectations.
If both sides had gone all out in that battle, the aftershocks would probably have been enough to shake the stars.
Even when she directly confronted a Divine Lord, she was indeed slightly inferior.
"The conclusion is clear," Hua finally spoke, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable authority, "You can indeed summon and control three complete Divine Lord Spirits simultaneously, and each of them possesses independent combat abilities."
Fu Xuan took a deep breath, and the light from his Dharma Eye rippled slightly.
Even she couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion at this moment—that was a divine lord!
The symbol of the Immortal Boat General, the embodiment of the hunting journey! One person wielding three supreme beings, this is simply...
"Lord Fu Xuan~" Qing Yuan suddenly leaned closer, her eyes sparkling as she looked at her. "If you'd like me to hug you, I'll lend you a deity to play with for a day, okay? Immortal Ship Bond Certification, anyone can open it!"
Fu Xuan was taken aback, and instinctively wanted to refuse. But the words caught in his throat.
She glanced at Qingyuan's expectant face, then thought about the golden spirit...
"...Fine then." She finally turned her face away and reluctantly agreed. After all, it was just a hug, it wouldn't hurt her.
Then she regretted it.
Qingyuan pounced and hugged her leg, rubbing her cheek against her body with satisfaction, and took a deep breath: "Wow—the fragrance of the Grand Diviner!"
It smells just like Xingqiong and special tickets! It smells so good—!
Fu Xuan's temple throbbed with a vein.
"You... what kind of behavior is this!" She finally lost her temper and kicked Qingyuan away. "I really... how could you have fallen so low!"
Qingyuan was kicked and tumbled twice in the air, but landed steadily. Far from being angry, she smiled even more brightly: "The way you kicked me, Lord Taibu, was so cute~"
Before she finished speaking, a golden stream of light flew from her fingertips and entered Fu Xuan's body.
Fu Xuan's body trembled slightly as he immediately sensed the "presence" of that powerful spirit.
She tried to activate it, but quickly discovered the awkwardness—this deity did not possess the power of destiny itself, and she needed to infuse it with her own power to drive it.
The deity in her hands was like an incredibly heavy divine weapon; she could lift it, but she could hardly wield it freely.
Seeing this, Hua slowly approached.
She reached out her hand, and a beam of red light shot out, temporarily connecting her with Fu Xuan.
Seeing this, Fu Xuan used a trace of his power, and in the next instant—
"boom--!!!!"
A lightning bolt, even more terrifying than the one used in the previous Blue Sparrow experiment, shot into the sky!
The light was so intense that it seemed to set the entire night sky ablaze!
If Jing Yuan hadn't anticipated this and extinguished the lightning in advance, a window might have truly appeared in the dome of Luofu.
Hua withdrew his hand, stared at his fingertips, and remained silent for a long time.
She recalled the seal she sensed within Qingyuan's body when she captured her alive—a seal so familiar to her that it felt as if she had laid it herself, and even possessed a power of the same origin as her.
To be precise, it was a seal that only she could perfectly trigger and only she could perfectly break.
The seal itself does not affect the outcome of the battle.
Based on the strength Qingyuan has demonstrated, Hua is confident that he can suppress her even without the seal. But...
With her extensive experience, she understood the deeper meaning of that seal almost instantly.
That was an insurance policy.
An insurance policy to prevent her from having to "completely annihilate" Qingyuan in extreme circumstances.
"Without this seal..."
Hua murmured to himself, his gaze falling on Qingyuan, who was clinging to Fu Xuan and acting coquettishly in the distance.
"I can't even guarantee that I can capture her alive without affecting Luofu."
Qingyuan: You're overthinking it. I can control the void within my body.
Guess what would happen if it wasn't a beautiful girl who came, but someone I didn't know?
A night breeze swept across the observation deck, carrying the coolness of the starry sky.
Hua Jing stood quietly by the railing, watching the two laughing and joking, and the gradually calming aftershocks of energy in the sea of stars, and fell into deep thought.
She remembered the person who came looking for her back then; it was thanks to them that she was able to bring Qingyuan back to Luofu.
"Star Core Hunter, I hope that when it comes time to pay my dues in the future, I will be the one to decide."
How could that be? Given the Star Core Hunter's modus operandi, it's probably a price they can't refuse.
"So what? As long as it ultimately benefits the Immortal Ship, it doesn't matter."
At first, she thought that Qingyuan might be a smokescreen by the Star Core Hunter, but after carefully sensing her divine power, she completely gave up on this idea.
Normally, a deity could not possibly bear all of her power, but just now, by injecting the portion of power into the deity, she discerned its nature.
Qingyuan's divine lord is somewhat idealistic; as long as he can control it, it can expand and amplify endlessly.
It could even resonate with the traits and spirit of some of the Immortal Ship people, constantly amplifying them. She was greatly shocked and couldn't understand it for a while.
Perhaps the answer will be revealed in the future through Qiong Guanzhen. For now, let them have some fun.
However, her martial arts skills are indeed rather lacking. Otherwise, I could personally instruct Qingque on a move or two...