Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 30 - Demon Martial Artists

Chapter 30: Chapter 30 Demon Martial Artists

Time flew by, and three months had passed.

In the mountain forests,

Su Nanxing and Gu Chaoyang, with an ever-more profound aura, drew their swords from their sheaths, vigilantly gazing in all directions.

At their center, Gu Jinlai, fully armed, decapitated a Winged Dragon Upper Demon with a single stroke of his sword.

The next moment, behind him a grand and blazing Great Sun phantom seemed to materialize, radiating endless light and heat, illuminating everything around, with an intensity almost capable of incinerating the perception of others' spirits.

But when people opened their eyes wide and looked towards him, there was nothing there.

It was as if that brilliant Great Sun was nothing more than a non-existent phantom.

In the scorching of the Great Sun, a stream of black qi emerged from the body of the Winged Dragon Demon, a qi that seemed alive, struggling violently and emitting waves of extremely mournful howls, making Gu Chaoyang, who had not yet achieved Qi Refining, feel oppressed and short of breath, dizzy and lightheaded.

After a while, the brilliant Great Sun incinerated the black qi, leaving behind a white Spirit Light, which Gu Jinlai drew forth, infusing it into his War Armor.

Instantly, the War Armor seemed to emit a "joyful" emotion, and its weight was also reduced slightly.

This was Quenching Spirit.

Extracting the spiritual essence from a Demon Spirit and infusing it into a Treasure Weapon, so that its spirituality grows until the weapon gains a spirit, becoming a Spiritual Artifact.

Gu Jinlai, having completed the Quenching Spirit, continued without pause, pressing a single hand upon the carcass of the demon and using a special method to collect all of its blood, refining it into less than a bottle of Essence Blood.

He smeared the Essence Blood over his body, forming a set of special patterns.

Afterward, he closed his eyes and operated the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method with all his might.

The already brilliant Great Sun burned even more dazzlingly and splendidly, with the intense spiritual radiance nearly manifesting from the void, intervening in reality, to the extent that even the light around Gu Jinlai became somewhat distorted.

Gu Chaoyang, having not yet attained the nourishment of the mind with Hugging Pill, had no choice but lower his head, not daring to look directly.

The Great Sun burnt fiercely, continuing for half an hour.

Suddenly, Gu Jinlai opened his eyes.

A torrential Qi Blood Power surged within him, rapidly transforming into True Qi, then precipitating into his body, strengthening his physical form.

If at this moment he were to remove his War Armor, anyone would see his body, well-defined as if sculpted from the Golden Ratio.

Even clothed, the bulging muscles on his front were enough to make over ninety percent of women feel ashamed.

"Hoo!"

Gu Jinlai exhaled a long breath laced with the scent of blood.

He stood up straight.

Originally under one meter eighty, during the three months of cultivating the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method, he had grown to one meter eighty-six.

Plus, with the continuous hunting of demons over the three months, using Demon Blood Essence for cultivation, he emitted a cold-blooded, ferocious aura when he stood straight, enough to make some timid people shiver with fear.

"Demons, indeed good things. Their Demon Spirits scatter upon death, allowing the extraction of pure white spirituality, enhancing the power of Treasure Armor and saving time for its transformation into a Spiritual Artifact. Their blood is also conducive to practicing the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method, increasing Qi Blood, strengthening the body."

Gu Jinlai picked up the War Sword he had stabbed into the ground.

He did not have a Co-spirit.

Just wielding the War Sword, he performed the routines of the Red Lotus Swordsmanship with ease, the entire process seeming quite effortless.

It was as if what he held in his hand was not a war sword weighing over a thousand jin, but merely a standard Treasure Sword.

"Middle Level Demon!"

Gu Jinlai announced.

Relying on the formidable strength of the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method, he had only taken three months to refine his physical strength to a level comparable to that of a Middle Level Demon.

A Middle Level Demon, equivalent to Gang Condensation.

But just as Upper Demons require several Qi Refining warriors to contend with, Middle Level Demons can also fight with Hugging Pill practitioners briefly.

"Worthy of being the Body Refining Method created by the combined efforts of elders of Tianyuan Dao Mountain, who poured in twenty-two years of dedication when at the end of their tether! Of course, my ability to reach Middle Level Demon status in three months is also related to the fact that I had previously gone through Body Refining, refining the organs, and blood exchange, laying a solid foundation."

Gu Jinlai felt the residual Essence Blood from the demon and its effect on tempering his body.

Compared to a few days ago…

It was much slower.

"Next, if I do not want to spend three to five years polishing my body to the level of Upper Demons, then I will have to choose Great Demon Blood Essence."

"Great Demon?!"

Gu Chaoyang's heart trembled.

Great Demons, those were ferocious existences comparable to Refining God Giants.

Refining Gods, based on different Cultivation Techniques and mastery of different swordsmanship, had ranks such as entry-level, Small Achievement, Mahayana, and Peak. Even the weakest Great Demon could combat a Peak Refining God.

Some Great Demons with special bloodlines could even crush a Peak Refining God.

"Patriarch."

Gu Chaoyang weighed his words, "With our current abilities, to combat Great Demons, isn't that..."

"Far from enough."

Gu Jinlai was blunt: "Even if I was clad in heavy armor and wielding a warrior's weapon, my chances of victory against a Great Demon would not be high."

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"There is strength in numbers."

Gu Jinlai was forthright: "If there were ten or eight Hugging Pill cultivators forming a Battle Formation, encircling and killing a Great Demon could become possible."

"Ten or eight Hugging Pill..."

Gu Chaoyang felt somewhat helpless.

One Hugging Pill cultivator was worth a thousand soldiers or three hundred elite.

Ten or eight Hugging Pill cultivators, even a Refining God Immortal could encircle and kill.

But...

The Gu family did not have them.

"I refined a Middle-level Demon Body in three months, and even though it was built on the foundation laid by my success in Qi Refining, other members who have completed Body Refining, refining the organs, and blood exchange could also do so in about half a year. If I were to train a squad of Middle-level Demon Bodies, and then arm them with top-grade heavy swords and clothe them in top-grade heavy armor, their combat prowess would be stronger than a Hugging Pill cultivator,"

Gu Jinlai said.

Gu Chaoyang's expression changed.

Was he going to choose ten people from the Gu Family Disciples to follow the path of Demon Martial Artists!?

To know, Demon Martial Artists...

The more Essence Blood they refined, the greater the risk of loss of control.

Like Gu Jinlai, who, in the course of three months, had slain six demons, five Middle Level Demons, and two Upper Demons, those people might not survive three years.

Yet, considering that Gu Jinlai, as the Patriarch, had taken the path of a Demon Martial Artist for self-preservation and for the sake of the family, what did it mean if the Gu Family Disciples were to make some sacrifices?

With that thought in mind, Gu Chaoyang spoke gravely: "I understand! Patriarch, I am willing to switch to cultivating as a Demon Martial Artist! And I will persuade Nian Buwang and the others to refine Demon Blood Essence for their cultivation."

Gu Jinlai glanced at him, guessing his thoughts.

But he did not explain right away.

He would use this resolve for the initial round of selection.

"You don't need to do this; with success in Qi Refinement, continue on this path. Demon Martial Artists are ultimately seen as a crooked path, shunned by the light,"

Gu Jinlai said, with an indisputable tone: "Go, let's return to the city."

He briefly activated the Void Great Method.

He hadn't spent much time cultivating this method, but its techniques were somewhat useful.

Like now, he could use the Void Great Method to contain his aura, which was as ferocious as that of a demon.

"The sword is a bit light."

Gu Jinlai lifted the sword in his hand.

With Gravity Potential Energy, the key was speed and mass.

The greater they were, the more powerful the force.

A thousand-kin sword slashing at the speed of sound, according to the calculation formula, would release kinetic energy of twenty-eight million joules, equivalent to the power of over six kilograms of explosives.

If the material of the sword were changed to osmium, making its weight reach four thousand kin, and swordsmanship was precisely refined to double the speed of sound, the contained force would climb to four hundred and sixty million joules.

If one were to go further, a ten-thousand-kin Giant Sword slashing at ten times the speed of sound, the generated force would match that of an atomic bomb, with every strike equivalent to a nuclear blast.

"Reaction forces, air resistance, structure of the object etc., these are all shackles that prevent striking at ten times the speed of sound. However, aside from accumulating True Qi and learning swordsmanship in Martial Arts Cultivation, there is also the notion of Martial Arts Realm. This concept is often researched by those who have no further advancement. It's also not a bad idea for me to get a head start,"

Gu Jinlai took another look at the Qiankun Talisman in his hand: "Furthermore, after slaying thirteen demons, I should exchange for a 'movement technique' that suits me at the Demon Refining Hall."