World-saving Plan: The Only Savior-Chapter 1569 - 394: The Purple Cloud Divine Sword Breaks Its Seal Again (Part 2)
"Could it be some kind of special secret technique?"
Doubt rose in Zhang Xiaoman’s heart.
He suddenly recalled the time on Pique, when he saw those Black Water Pirates set off from the fleet to slaughter the Earth Orbital Flower near Skull Star.
At that time, the speed of those pirates was incredibly swift, almost unbelievably fast.
The distance between the Black Water Fleet and Skull Star was at least hundreds of thousands of kilometers, yet those pirates could reach there in just a few seconds after activating their speed, nearly one-tenth the speed of light.
Zhang Xiaoman admitted to himself that he couldn’t achieve such speed.
Yet, the strength of those pirates was clearly not strong; even the most powerful among them was only at the Upper Enlightenment Level, not to the extent of overwhelming him in speed.
Thus, Zhang Xiaoman suspected that the Dark Star Alliance must have many general-purpose skills he was unaware of, especially of the speed type.
He decided to make sure to ask Ziwei about these matters when he returned. For now, the most pressing task was to deal with this crystal in front of him.
"Doomsday Crystal, we’re rich now! This is a top-tier strategic weapon, third-level apex material, containing powerful energy internally, and each piece sells for at least 30 billion!"
Ziwei flitted around the Doomsday Crystal like a little elf, her eyes practically turning into the shape of money.
The crystal before them was light red in overall appearance, and its size appeared even more enormous than when seen from over 700 kilometers away.
Based on Zhang Xiaoman’s estimation, its diameter was at least over 2 kilometers, which would indeed resemble a giant mountain if set on the ground.
He already roughly understood its origin from Ziwei’s brief introduction.
Simply put, it was an extremely rare third-level pinnacle Dark Spiritual Material, also a massive energy storage device, presumably the core of the terrifying beam attack that just ambushed Ziwei.
Thinking of the asteroid belt over 50 million kilometers long being obliterated without a trace, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but view the crystal with a transformed gaze.
This thing is truly a massive weapon!
Just an attack initiated by it wielded such terrifying power, what level of destruction would the full potential of its internal Dark Spiritual Power cause?
Just contemplating it sent shivers down one’s spine.
Seeing Ziwei tapping around on the crystal, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but feel a sense of dread.
This violent woman, professional house demolisher, human-shaped ultimate Husky, always incurring losses wherever she goes, wouldn’t accidentally smash this thing, would she?
If this thing were smashed, losing 30 billion would be small in comparison; even he and this entire star system could suffer disastrous consequences.
He quickly spoke up to stop Ziwei’s reckless behavior.
Fortunately, the crystal was hard enough that, despite being knocked on multiple times with a ’bang bang bang’, it wasn’t damaged in the slightest.
"Don’t worry, Ji Xing, I just lightly knocked it a few times to check its quality, this bit of strength shouldn’t break it."
Ziwei declared confidently.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoman’s mind went black, lightly knocked a few times, this bit of strength, won’t break it?
Doesn’t this woman know how strong she is?
If she did, she wouldn’t have managed to incur a loss of over 5 million in less than a year since her arrival on Skull Star.
"This crystal is so valuable, why is it here? With the Black Water Pirate Group’s capabilities, they shouldn’t be able to possess this, right?"
Zhang Xiaoman asked a key question.
Though the Black Water Pirate Group was notorious in this star system, their strength definitely couldn’t afford them a Doomsday Crystal-level Dark Spiritual Material.
They even had a special Array capable of propelling the Doomsday Crystal, which just seemed incredibly abnormal.
Yet Ziwei had no clue regarding this question.
After pondering for a moment with no results, she simply shook her head, moving on from the question and starting to admire the spoils of war before them.
"Who cares where it came from, it’s ours now! This is 30 billion! How many Star Coins is that! I could buy over 300 planets like Erin Star!"
Ziwei dreamily exclaimed.
Seeing her delighted giggling, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but find it amusing.
This woman claims she’s poor, but her income is actually quite high, earning in one mission what ordinary people might not in many decades.
But if you say she’s rich, she’s incredibly frugal, often taking on high-difficulty missions, frequently fighting and losing her equipment.
Moreover, her troublemaking ability is exceptional, every place she stays in incurs losses.
The shopkeepers on Skull Star, upon hearing of her presence, eagerly pray she stays at their place for a while.
If she visits, it means they could afford to renovate the shop repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaoman continued silently mocking Ziwei’s squanderous habits, while she calculated how to allocate and spend this money, neither of them noticed the glow from the Purple Cloud Divine Sword getting brighter and brighter.
"Huh? What’s happening to it?"
Finally, the change in the Purple Cloud Divine Sword caught Ziwei’s eye, though she voiced her confusion a step too late.
Zhang Xiaoman suddenly felt an intensely strong force coming from his hand, and the Purple Cloud Divine Sword slipped out of his grasp with an unstoppable momentum, embedding itself directly into the Doomsday Crystal in front of him.
The hardened shell of the Doomsday Crystal didn’t offer much protection as it was easily pierced through.
Zhang Xiaoman didn’t anticipate the terrifying power emanating from the Purple Cloud Divine Sword.
It’s not that he was unobservant, but even with full concentration, he couldn’t stop the sudden burst of power from the Purple Cloud Divine Sword.
After all, even Ziwei, with four Star Patterns activated, couldn’t restrain it, so there was no way Zhang Xiaoman could achieve it with his current strength.
The scene of the Purple Cloud Divine Sword embedding into the Doomsday Crystal left Zhang Xiaoman and Ziwei both alarmed, making them instinctively want to retreat.
Thankfully, things didn’t progress toward the worst case scenario; the overwhelming energy within the Doomsday Crystal didn’t pour out.
Rather, the Purple Cloud Divine Sword began to lightly tremble, releasing a faint sword hum, as if it was a child extremely ecstatic after obtaining its beloved toy.
"It’s... absorbing the crystal’s energy...?"
Ziwei questioned uncertainly.
Zhang Xiaoman was equally tense but inwardly let out a huge sigh of relief.
"So, it is like that..."
The scene before him confirmed his initial hunch.
The reason for the Purple Cloud Divine Sword’s unusual behavior was entirely due to this Doomsday Crystal.
Zhang Xiaoman recalled when he was on Water Blue Star, back then, the mountain projection said to be a God’s furnace was completely drained by the Purple Cloud Divine Sword.
Now, history repeated itself as the Purple Cloud Divine Sword began another round of energy absorption.
Zhang Xiaoman knew that once it finished absorbing, it might again attract a Heavenly Tribulation, while this Divine Artifact Level weapon would be unsealed once more.
"Oh no! It’s... it’s really absorbing energy! What do we do? What should we do?!"
Ziwei anxiously shouted as she noticed the dimming glow of the Doomsday Crystal.
That’s money! That’s 30 billion Star Coins! Seeing it ruined like this, how could she not panic?
Ziwei didn’t know the Purple Cloud Divine Sword was absorbing power to evolve; she thought it was destroying her hard-earned gains.
At this point, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t worry about anything else and quickly grabbed her to run away.
The Purple Cloud Divine Sword was absorbing energy rapidly, and it wouldn’t be long before this area would be engulfed by a Heavenly Tribulation, so they urgently needed to leave.
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