The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 367 - Armor Upgrade

The trio destroyed another base of the Monster Armor Civilization that day. Ban Tu ordered his Armor Warriors to build a bonfire and roast an entire lamb to celebrate their victory.

After the feast, Han Wu summoned Qin Shuang and Jing Jing to leave the base temporarily. He led them to a secluded spot near the city where he and his units had hidden the loot taken from the destroyed Monster Armor Civilization base.

Before them lay a small mountain of treasures: gold, silver, assorted antiques, and numerous Sacred Objects. Though it represented only a fraction of their haul, the pile still contained hundreds of Sacred Objects. Yet Han Wu felt no satisfaction as none surpassed Rank 4, rendering them useless to him.

Beside the treasure lay the corpses of Demigods, carefully transported by his units to enhance his Flying Locust Armor. Han Wu used Dark Locust Might and devoured the corpses. Their flesh was digested and transformed into energy, which coursed directly into his armor.

As the influx of energy surged, he felt change within the Flying Locust Armor. It had reached the threshold and was ready to upgrade. He only needed to permit it.

“Upgrade. Show me your full strength,” he uttered.

The armor responded instantly and waves of energy rippled outward. A black, viscous substance spread over the Flying Locust Armor and wrapped around Han Wu until he was sealed inside a cocoon.

Qin Shuang and Jing Jing shielded him and waited.

During that time, Qin Shuang brushed against a Sacred Object infused with lightning, and her armor flared in response. She realized at once that it required lightning-attribute Sacred Objects to evolve. Searching carefully through the pile, she uncovered three Rank 1 Sacred Objects that matched her needs. After absorbing them, she judged that her armor still lacked about 70% of the energy required to advance.

Determined to accelerate the process, she resolved to find more lightning-attribute Sacred Objects. At midnight she entered her divine realm again, summoned her Thunder Sparrows, and ordered them to retrieve lightning-based Sacred Objects from her own stores.

Qin Shuang was already a Demigod, only a single step from becoming a God. Normally, Imperial College would have sent someone of her level to a foreign civilization to cultivate and undergo ascension there, before returning to the Divine Civilization for her formal ascension into a God. This practice granted students an additional Divine Power through a single ascension. While that extra power seemed insignificant now, it would become a valuable advantage once they grew stronger.

She weighed her options and chose a different path. She would ascend in the Armor Civilization rather than risk being dispatched to an unknown foreign civilization. At the very least, she already knew the potential of her armor, and strengthening it further would serve her well. With her decision made, she absorbed all the Sacred Objects her Thunder Sparrows had delivered.

Soon, her armor reached its limit. She triggered the upgrade without hesitation, and a cocoon of lightning engulfed her. It spanned three meters across, far denser and brighter than Han Wu’s cocoon of darkness.

“I need to grow stronger!” Jing Jing was frustrated. The others had already discovered how to upgrade their armor, but she still had no idea where to begin. Determined, she studied their cocoons in detail and searched for clues that could help her upgrade her own.

At dawn, both cocoons split open at once. Han Wu and Qin Shuang opened their eyes, excitement flashing in them as they discovered their armor had advanced to the Black grade. Han Wu’s Yellow Flying Locust Armor had transformed into the Black Locust Armor. He now had four Skills too: Dark Leap, Flight, Dark Devour, and Locust Egg. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Dark Leap replaced Mighty Jump. The height remained unchanged under normal conditions, but if his feet touched a shadow before jumping, the leap became drastically higher.

Flight retained its original function, allowing him to soar on locust wings, though its speed had now improved. Dark Devour replaced Dark Locust Might and granted him the power to summon ten locusts to devour his foes.

Locust Egg was entirely new. It allowed him to implant eggs into his enemies’ bodies. The eggs absorbed energy until they swelled and burst forth. This worked on both the living and the dead. An ordinary human body contained enough energy to produce 100 locusts, while those wearing Monster Armor could yield 10,000. A Demigod’s body could spawn several million.

With this Skill, Han Wu overcame his greatest limitation—the restriction of summoning only a fixed number of locusts once per day within the Armor Civilization.

Qin Shuang had also upgraded her Lightning Armor to the Black grade. She now had three Skills: Thunder Sparrow Chaos Wave, Heavenly Thunder, and Lightning Instincts.

Thunder Sparrow Chaos Wave let her unleash a greater storm of lightning in the form of Thunder Sparrows arcing through the air, and Heavenly Thunder had grown five times more powerful. As for Lightning Instincts, it was not a new attack but a movement Skill. By channeling electricity through her nerves, she could sharpen her reflexes until they felt like pure instinct. The enhancement compensated for her lack of proficiency in close combat.

Jing Jing eyed their upgraded armor with envy.

Han Wu noticed and reassured her. “Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll discover a way to upgrade your armor as long as we keep fighting.”

Jing Jing gave a quiet nod.

The three then stored their spoils in their divine realms, sealed the gates for the day, and headed back to Ban Tu’s base.

They had just entered the city when noises erupted from the plaza. Stepping forward, they saw Ban Tu being beaten by a stranger, pinned to the ground under the man’s boot. The surrounding crowd scolded the attacker but did nothing to stop him.

Using his senses, Han Wu noticed that the man before them was a God. Still, it was baffling how effortlessly he pinned Ban Tu to the ground, pressing his leg against Ban Tu’s head.

Han Wu coughed. “Let go of Ban Tu.”

All eyes, including the stranger’s, turned toward the trio. The man glanced at Han Wu for a single second before shifting his attention to Qin Shuang and Jing Jing.

“My goodness! Such beauties. Envoy, I will trade twenty— No, 200 women for the two of them. Think of the profit you’d gain from this exchange.”

Qin Shuang and Jing Jing bristled. They had never imagined anyone daring to tease them so brazenly.

Han Wu sighed. Well, you’ve just made a critical mistake by angering them. No saving you now.

Oblivious, the man stepped over Ban Tu’s body and advanced toward Qin Shuang and Jing Jing. “Ladies, tonight I will allow you to serve me and experience the ecstasy you deserve.”

The two snapped. They activated their armor and struck, but the man effortlessly blocked their attacks without sustaining any harm. Dense Light Energy radiated from his body and illuminated the entire plaza.

“Ladies, are you embracing me of your own volition? I am Lie Guang, and I will accept your love.” Lie Guang reached to pull them into his embrace, but a black arm intercepted him.

“Lie Guang? You are disrespecting me. I will teach you a lesson so you dare not do this again.” Han Wu’s voice grew fainter with each passing millisecond—not because he spoke more softly, but because Lie Guang was being hurled backward at incredible speed. Han Wu had hit him!