Chapter 456: Shield of the Giant Spirit God
The shield was square-shaped, about 2.5 meters tall and 2 meters wide.
It was cast entirely from an unknown silver-white metal.
On the surface of the shield was a ferocious-looking face.
The eyes, nose, and ears of the face were inlaid with seven azure crystals.
Li Meng stepped out from behind the shield.
He reached out with his right hand and knocked on the shield.
"If you can make a round trip to Spring City within five hours, Zhou Liu, the Shield of the Giant Spirit God will be yours!"
Shield of the Giant Spirit God?
Not far away, Ruoshui, who was secretly peeking, almost fell off the branch.
The Shield of the Giant Spirit God was the exclusive divine weapon of the Giant Spirit God.
How could it be in the hands of the little junior brother?
Wait, wasn't the Shield of the Giant Spirit God shattered?
A fragment of it was stored in the treasure vault of the Warrior's Sanctuary.
"Little uncle-master, is this a replica of the Shield of Giant Spirit Mountain?"
Zhou Liu quickly walked forward, curiously examining the Shield of the Giant Spirit God.
Zhou Liu could sense a dense and pure ice elemental aura emanating from the shield.
Li Meng snapped his fingers.
The Shield of the Giant Spirit God suddenly vibrated.
Then it shot up into the sky.
The previously dispersed whirlpool of icy mist reappeared.
The Shield of the Giant Spirit God charged into it.
"When you obtain it, I'll teach you how to use it!"
Zhou Liu silently looked up at the sky.
At that moment, she felt a strong sensation.
The Shield of the Giant Spirit God was meant to be hers.
"Little uncle-master, what about our reward?"
Sheng Jing'er asked expectantly.
The other little girls also looked at the little uncle-master with eager faces.
Li Meng glanced at the little girls and sat back down.
"When you reach the fifth rank, I'll teach you a multi-person fusion technique!"
Multi-person fusion technique?
What was that?
Though they didn't know what the multi-person fusion technique was,
any skill taught by little uncle-master had to be amazing.
"What are you waiting for? I'll go first, you follow!"
Zhou Liu clenched her fists tightly, her face full of determination.
She must get the Shield of Giant Spirit Mountain.
As she spoke, icy mist spread under Zhou Liu's feet, freezing the ground.
Zhou Liu charged forward.
Wherever she passed, the ground froze.
The little girls hurried to catch up.
One by one, their petite figures danced along the ice path.
The little girls looked as if they were skating.
Their postures were graceful.
They skated fast.
In the blink of an eye, they rushed out of the square and into Dumb Lake.
On the shimmering lake surface, a group of little girls skated forward.
Where they passed, they left behind a long, lingering ice trail.
Back at the square, Ruoshui slowly floated down from the sky.
She glanced at the direction the little girls had left.
Then sat down next to Li Meng.
"Little junior brother, what's the multi-person fusion technique?"
Li Meng took out two small dried fish.
He handed one to his senior sister and kept one for himself.
"It's a magic that can concentrate the power of multiple people onto one person!"
Hearing this, Ruoshui looked incredulous.
Was there really such a peculiar magic in the world?
"How much spirit power can it amplify?"
"About seventy percent of the total spirit power."
Seventy percent?
Ruoshui's eyes lit up.
This skill could be considered a divine technique.
If several ninth-rank experts used this magic,
wouldn't the spirit power surpass that of a demon god?
Ruoshui bit off the fish head, smiling brightly at her little junior brother.
"To perform the multi-person fusion technique, two conditions must be met: besides having the same attribute, they also need to possess the same 'Crown of Inheritance.'"
Seeing senior sister's expression, Li Meng knew she was plotting something.
She wanted to learn the multi-person fusion technique from him.
If humanity had this skill,
it might slightly narrow the gap in high-end combat power with the demon race.
A hint of regret flashed in Ruoshui's eyes.
Obtaining the same 'Crown of Inheritance' was extremely difficult.
Even killing the same type of magical beast wouldn't guarantee the same Crown of Inheritance.
And Crowns of Inheritance suitable for ninth-rank experts could only be obtained by hunting ninth-rank magical beasts.
There weren't that many ninth-rank beasts in human territories to hunt.
"Little junior brother, are you saying you have a way for those little girls to obtain the same 'Crown of Inheritance'?"
Since the little junior brother planned to teach the little girls the multi-person fusion technique,
he must have a way to meet the conditions.
"Yeah, I've decided to take them to the Jiezi Realm of the 'Dream Paradise'!"
Dream Paradise was a different-dimensional space.
Humans also called it the Ruins of the Gods.
Within Dream Paradise were three isolated small worlds:
Jiezi Realm, Bingzi Realm, and Mizi Realm.
The Jiezi Realm opened once every five years, accessible to those below the fifth rank.
The Bingzi Realm opened once every ten years, accessible to those below the seventh rank.
The Mizi Realm opened once every fifty years, with no rank restrictions.
Each of these three worlds contained abundant treasures.
And magical beasts known as Inheritance Beasts, highly sought after by adventurers.
Inheritance Beasts lived within Dream Paradise.
Killing an Inheritance Beast allowed one to absorb a 'Crown of Inheritance.'
"Little junior brother, can you enter?"
Only careerists below the fifth rank could enter the Jiezi Realm.
And little junior brother's strength was obviously far above the fifth rank.
"No problem!"
Though this world had no method to suppress rank,
for Li Meng, it was just a thought.
He could be very strong, or very weak.
Of course, to avoid attracting the attention of certain existences in this world,
Li Meng would limit his power to no more than ninth-rank ninth-level.
This world was strange.
More precisely, this plane was strange.
The Holy Spirit Continent was just a continent on a planet in this plane.
Beyond it was the endless universe.
The Holy Spirit Continent also had existences similar to the "World Tree."
But they were located deep within the ocean.
Beings in this plane could cultivate to become gods.
But becoming a god didn't mean becoming an eternal existence.
Rather, it was similar to loose immortals in xianxia novels.
Once a being became a god, they would dissipate into the heavens and earth.
That was the law of this plane.
Li Meng suddenly turned to look at his senior sister beside him.
That little look made Ruoshui roll her eyes.
"Why are you staring at me?"
Ruoshui glanced up and down at her clothes.
There wasn't anything dirty on her.
Li Meng appraised senior sister's side profile.
A woman whose lowered head hid her toes was a peerless beauty.
Senior sister probably belonged to that type.
"Senior sister, you look so womanly, why not find a partner?"
Li Meng knew his senior sister wasn't young.
Although a careerist's lifespan increased with strength,
after breaking through to the seventh rank, even a hundred-year-old wouldn't seem old.
Senior sister's age had to be at least in the triple digits.
"Womanly? Well, little junior brother, you've grown bold enough to tease your senior sister!"
Ruoshui playfully pounced on the little junior brother.
She reached out both hands and pinched his cheeks.
"Growing up so fast, huh? Tell me, little junior brother, are you eyeing those little girls?"
The two of them played by the fountain.
Ruoshui attacked, while Li Meng lay down, letting his senior sister bully him.
His little face was squeezed out of shape.
After a while, Ruoshui finally let him go.