The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 368 - Ban Tu’s Son

Lie Guang landed heavily on the ground and struggled to steady himself. Shock spread across his face as he looked at Han Wu. Lie Guang wore the Heaven Light Armor and maintained an elemental form that made him immune to physical attacks while granting high resistance to elemental damage.

So how had Han Wu struck him back so forcefully and even managed to injure him? The answer became clear when Lie Guang noticed Han Wu’s fist shrouded in Darkness Energy. The darkness attribute directly countered his own light attribute, allowing Han Wu to bypass his defenses.

“Envoy, it seems I’ve underestimated you. I won’t hold back now,” Lie Guang said and braced himself for a serious fight.

Han Wu’s anger flared. He would have ignored Lie Guang’s rudeness toward himself, but the threat to Qin Shuang and Jing Jing was intolerable.

Just as the two were about to clash, Ban Tu leaped between them and urged, “Could you two just listen for a moment?”

As Ban Tu spoke, the bruise on his face, where Lie Guang had stepped, healed at an astonishing rate. Han Wu paused out of respect for Ban Tu, who had been appointed by Xu Hai to oversee the Armor Civilization. However, Lie Guang refused to show respect. He condensed Light Energy into his fist and lunged at Ban Tu.

In response, Ban Tu’s body quivered, and jagged armor materialized around him—the Heaven Tyranno Armor. Though not as formidable as Lie Guang’s Heaven Light Armor in nullifying physical damage, Ban Tu’s recovery speed was far beyond Lie Guang’s ability to overcome.

Lie Guang’s fist hit the Tyranno Armor and sent sparks flying. Ban Tu stayed motionless like a massive iron wall that blocked Lie Guang from harming Han Wu.

“You old fart! You’re in the way!” Lie Guang shouted and drove more force into his punch.

It was useless. No matter how much strength he poured into his fist, it was still far too weak to breach Ban Tu’s Tyranno Armor.

Han Wu realized Ban Tu was actually stronger than Lie Guang. Yet why had Lie Guang pinned him down earlier?

Ban Tu endured the attack and grumbled, “Lie Guang, enough.”

“No! It’s not over! Taste my Smite!” Lie Guang snapped, too agitated to stop. His strongest Skill flared to life, surrounding him with a blinding white zone as Light Energy coalesced around his body.

Han Wu and the others braced for the attack. Ban Tu grunted and stomped the ground with a force that made the earth quake. The Tyranno Armor amplified the impact and produced a shockwave that their own armor could not withstand. As such, Han Wu had to activate Flight and lift Qin Shuang and Jing Jing into the air, away from the shaking ground.

Lie Guang couldn’t fly and toppled to the ground due to the tremor. His Smite was also interrupted due to the lack of energy.

“What? How is this possible? How are you stronger than me?” he exclaimed.

Lie Guang had always believed he was unstoppable ever since his armor had reached the Heaven grade. Except for a few experts from the Monster Armor Civilization, he assumed no one could defeat him—not even the eldest Armor Warrior, his father, Ban Tu!

“Lie Guang, I am disappointed in you.” Ban Tu’s eyes reflected genuine disapproval before he struck. His palm landed with undeniable force, sending Lie Guang flying across the distance. Though he hadn’t aimed to harm him, the blow’s sheer power made it impossible to ignore.

Ban Tu then turned to Han Wu. “I deeply apologize, my dear envoys. You’ve witnessed something embarrassing today. I wasn’t by his side while he was growing up, and his behavior clearly suffers for it. Please accept my apologies for his transgressions.”

“Oh. So he’s your son.”

That explained why Ban Tu hadn’t struck Lie Guang in retaliation and even allowed him to step on his face. If Han Wu hadn’t been present, the situation would have escalated further.

“What did you want to talk to me about before this?” Han Wu asked.

Ban Tu sighed. “Because you’ve destroyed two of their bases, the Monster Armor Civilization is preparing to strike back. My spies report that they intend to send assassins after the envoys. I wanted to warn you to be careful.”

Han Wu smiled lightly. “Assassins? I’ll kill any who cross my path.”

He wasn’t exaggerating. He knew his current strength well enough to be certain that no one in this civilization could stop him. He had held back some of his Skills and powers. Doing so would likely provoke the Monster Armor Civilization to unite and attack him simultaneously.

Han Wu was powerful but couldn’t fight nonstop for twenty-four hours. A drawn-out battle of attrition would be his undoing. Moreover, he had only recently arrived and wanted to summon more locusts before launching attacks on all the bases at once.

Ban Tu watched Han Wu’s confident demeanor and noticed a flicker of hesitation in his eyes. Han Wu appeared too relaxed, confirming Ban Tu’s suspicion that he still had hidden cards. Then I will wait a little longer. Let’s see how long you can last.

Back in their room, Qin Shuang focused on absorbing lightning-attributed Sacred Objects into her armor and steadily enhanced its power. In contrast, Jing Jing grew restless. As the queen of skeletons, her mind was wired solely for war, and idleness felt unbearable.

Han Wu chuckled, surprised to see her so unsettled. He resolved to help by figuring out how to upgrade her armor. Jing Jing agreed, and the two ventured into the forest near the city. Her armor fell into the Potentia category, and according to Ban Tu, such armor upgraded more effectively when fed high-quality materials.

Jing Jing wore the Bone Armor, renowned for its exceptional durability, so ordinary bones offered little promise for an upgrade. As such, Han Wu turned his attention to ores as many high-quality varieties could serve the purpose.

He soared into the sky and scanned the terrain below. Drawing on his knowledge from Imperial College, he soon spotted an unusual stone: Aquadine. This rare ore could be smelted into ingots of remarkable strength, though most people used it to craft blunt weapons.

Tentatively, Jing Jing touched the ore. It pulsed with a bright glow, and a blue light seeped into her palm, which then tinted a small section of her pinky. The ore shattered into fragments, as if its energy had been fully drained.

Han Wu’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Wait, are ores really the key to upgrading your armor?”

Jing Jing studied her finger and noticed how vivid the blue mark was. “Yes. I’m going to need a lot of it.”