You Have Science, I Have Martial Arts-Chapter 619 - 277: Welcome, Conqueror of the Empire
The opponent was not an exotic evil god but merely a Tower Spirit managing the Magic Tower.
"So, Ishtar fooled everyone?"
"He was the captain, and I was just following orders, even though I didn’t understand the significance of making a Tower Spirit masquerade as a god, but the captain’s orders were absolute."
The voice of the Supreme Will was devoid of any emotion, as cold as a machine.
One should say, it was merely a program set with no personal will.
"Ishtar is dead now, what will you do?"
"Select a new captain."
"Oh?"
"The Pioneer needs a captain, and I don’t care who it is."
Ye Qingzhou had originally thought a big battle was imminent, but the Supreme Will acknowledged its master on the spot, and everything came too easily. The warship before him was clearly in a state where anyone could take command.
Fortunately, Ishtar had deceived everyone beforehand, so no one knew the truth; otherwise, if Ye Qingzhou wanted to take over the Pioneer, he would probably have to endure a bitter battle.
Compared to the Iron Fury Empire’s half-baked steam technology, the technology content of the Pioneer was much higher; it was a genuine interstellar warship!
Though using steam power in interstellar fighters sounded strange, it was, after all, a product of magic civilization, and being a bit fantastical was reasonable.
"Can you still move?"
"The propulsion system is damaged and cannot be activated."
Afterward, Ye Qingzhou inspected various functions of the warship and found that the production workshop and weapon systems could still operate normally. As for the steam cores of the Iron Fury Empire, they were basically produced here—pure black box technology.
The craftsmen of the Iron Fury Empire knew how to use steam cores but did not understand the principles of making steam cores or the technical craftsmanship involved.
"Did you also teach Ishtar the method of extracting spirituality?"
Ye Qingzhou recalled Wang Junfeng mentioning the beast fighting arena blood sacrifice ritual, which in a way mirrored the ancient methods of the Dongji Kingdom.
During the Golden Crow Sacred Dynasty, the powerful Emperor Xin collected the Power of Thought Ability through the blood sacrifice method to enhance his Refining Spirit cultivation.
"Regarding the method of extracting spirituality, I submitted twenty-four suggestions together, but the former captain chose the high-risk blood sacrifice Secret Technique."
The Supreme Will’s answer was no surprise to Ye Qingzhou: "It seems that in your submitted plans, only the blood sacrifice had the lowest technical difficulty and the fastest results."
Subsequently, Ye Qingzhou obtained many Refining Spirit Secret Techniques from the Supreme Will, listening with fascination.
The magic civilization to which the Supreme Will belonged had evidently advanced far on the Spiritual Path, and their diverse Meditation Techniques were astounding.
To enhance the sensitivity to elements, the magic civilization had developed various Meditation Techniques, and its value was no less than the water and fire Golden Talisman Secret Texts contained in the steam core.
Ye Qingzhou picked up a steam core and deconstructed the water and fire Golden Talisman Secret Texts, asking the Supreme Will: "Do you have more knowledge like this in your database?"
"Are you referring to the Supreme Emblem?"
"Supreme Seal?"
"The two runes you are holding are the Supreme Seal, the foundational code compiled by the Creator during the world’s creation."
Ye Qingzhou immediately understood that the Supreme Seal was just another name for the Golden Talisman Secret Text, essentially representing the fundamental rules and order of the universe.
What shocked Ye Qingzhou was that the Golden Talisman Secret Text was actually human-compiled?
"Does the Creator really exist?"
"Insufficient permissions to answer."
Though the Supreme Will did not provide an answer, the answer was already quite clear.
Ye Qingzhou even began to suspect that the greatest function of the Pioneer interstellar cruiser was to be dispatched to every corner of the universe to search for traces left by the Creator.
That’s why the Tower Spirit was set to an open mode; after all, the safety of the crew was irrelevant, as was who comprised the crew—the paramount mission was to explore and seek the Creator’s traces.
Even though many functions of the Pioneer were damaged, such a warship was still of significant research value. So, Ye Qingzhou planned to take it back to Blue Star, deliver it to the Celestial Secret Research Institute to handle, anyway, all he needed were the knowledge contained above.
In the following days, Ye Qingzhou returned to the Central Plains, ventured alone to the East Divine Mountain, and, atop the peak, invoked earth energy to refine the entire Cangyuan Realm.
"My Nine Dragons Emperor Map only reached mastery level, insufficient to ’contain heaven and earth,’ to integrate this realm into my body. Fortunately, the Holy Sword Xuanyuan possesses the ability of ’virtuous and generous,’ able to refine the entire Cangyuan Realm into the Sword Realm."
Without a doubt, owning a complete world is an unimaginable vast wealth.
If well managed, a continuous flow of benefits would suffice for Ye Qingzhou, especially the constant supply of Power of Thought Ability, which was indeed tempting.
Even if the current population and potential of Cangyuan Realm do not match Blue Star, its development long term holds much promise.
Leaving a Divine Split to reside in Cangyuan Realm, Ye Qingzhou’s Divine Spirit then wielded the Xuanyuan Sword to slice through the firmament, entering the Spiritual Realm, where the Holy Sword radiated boundless light, enveloping the entire Cangyuan Realm.
On either side of the sword body, the sun, moon, and stars transformed into an infinite world, integrating Cangyuan Realm into the interior of the Sword Realm, uniting mountains, rivers, and flora.
After doing all this, Ye Qingzhou also wielded the Holy Sword, embarking on the journey back to Blue Star.
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In the Lingyun Grotto Heaven, a golden heavenly light tore through time and space, returning like lightning.
The initially dozing Huang Liwen suddenly jolt awake, seeing Ye Qingzhou with open eyes, filled with delight: "You’re back?"
"How long have I been gone?"
"It’s been over half a year."
Huang Liwen then teased: "Xu Yuebing thought I had abducted you and sought me every day for your whereabouts."
