The Growth of a God

Chapter 857 - 15: Xuanhuang Dharma Aspect

"He truly is alive..."

When Li Hao piloted Master Xuanji to this Land of the Far West, he immediately saw the enormous statue on Merak Island.

The entire city was built around this statue, and the order of this island was sustained by it.

It was under the shelter of this colossal statue that Merak Island could maintain a semblance of order in this abnormal world.

"Is that... His Majesty the Emperor?"

The head incarnated as a chariot widened its eyes.

For the first time, a shocked emotion was revealed in Master Xuanji’s voice.

A height of ten thousand feet, the whole body Xuanhuang, hair burning like flames, coupled with the image of holding a long sword.

This was clearly the image of His Majesty the Emperor, who founded the Great Qin Empire, stored in Master Xuanji’s database.

However, according to the database records, His Majesty had reportedly fallen ill and withdrawn from public view ten thousand years ago.

When the great calamity struck and the empire was torn apart, His Majesty still did not show himself.

Many firmly believed that His Majesty had already passed away long ago.

Merely to maintain stability in the empire, the imperial high command chose to keep the news secret, indirectly leading to a series of subsequent catastrophes.

"That is a Dharma Aspect, yet not a purely Dharma Aspect."

A trace of Xuanhuang hue flickered in his pupils as Li Hao once again employed the Celestial Eye Divine Techniques that came with the Xuanhuang Immortal True Body.

Then, Li Hao discovered an incredible truth.

The enormous statue was not purely a Dharma Aspect body.

Its interior was actually filled with all sorts of mechanical structures.

It was these mechanical structures that supported this statue, preventing it from perishing after its original body’s death.

"The civilization of this world... actually transformed a Dharma Aspect into a Mecha?"

Though this notion sounded incredible, it perfectly explained the situation now observed by Li Hao.

The body of this mechanical Dharma Aspect was forged from Xuanhuang Qi, innately possessing attributes of immortality.

Furthermore, to maximize the preservation of the Dharma Aspect’s powers.

The original transformers even mimicked human anatomy, constructing a complete meridian and Qi circulation system inside the Dharma Aspect.

Though the meridians and points inside the Dharma Aspect were mechanical structures.

The materials used, without a doubt, were the most advanced synthetic Qi Refining materials in this world, capable of perfectly simulating the effects of normal meridian points.

Based on this alone, the transformation of this mechanical Dharma Aspect absolutely required the cooperation of the original owner.

Only by sustaining the state of the Dharma Aspect for a long time could the engineers hope to build a complete Primordial Qi circulation within it.

"Even in death, he wished to leave the empire a trump card?"

In a daze, Li Hao seemed to see a gravely injured and dying old man.

In the final moments of his life, that old man, despite his impending death, held on to manifest the Dharma Aspect body, allowing a group of engineers to transform it.

Considering the formidable strength of the Xuanhuang Dharma Aspect, Li Hao could easily imagine the pain endured by the old man at that time.

Being sliced by a thousand cuts and subjected to Ling Chi could not describe the pain experienced by the old man.

A terminally ill body coupled with inhuman transformation, Li Hao could barely fathom the willpower it took to persevere to the end.

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Merak Island, near the Emperor Statue.

Massive energy pipelines were connected to this Emperor Statue to sustain the normal operations of the entire city.

And it was precisely because of these energy networks that spread across the island that the external calamities and mutations could not affect this place, barely preserving the last flame of civilization of the empire.

"How’s the situation over here?"

When Qin Ershi arrived near the statue.

The engineers stationed here throughout the year were busy repairing various pipelines and circuits.

"The situation is not very optimistic; we cannot further increase the extraction of ’Xuanhuang Qi’."

An elderly, white-haired engineer quickly approached Qin Ershi and sighed.

"If we forcibly extract more Xuanhuang Qi from the Dharma Aspect’s body, the normal ecology of the entire island will collapse."

This elderly engineer was once a scientist of the highest achievements in the empire but was exiled to the empire’s fringes due to his solitary nature.

After the great calamity struck, following the guidance of this engineer, Qin Ershi discovered the Dharma Aspect personally created by His Majesty the Emperor and established the current Utopia.

However, no matter how mysterious the Xuanhuang Dharma Aspect might be, and no matter how inexhaustible the Xuanhuang Qi, there was a limit.

Maintaining the ecology of the entire Merak Island while ensuring the normal operation of the entire city had clearly exceeded this Dharma Aspect’s limits.

This Dharma Aspect was never created to maintain an ecology from the beginning.

This was a battle Dharma Aspect, a grand weapon His Majesty the Emperor forged to confront the guests from the Outer Realm.

Unfortunately, His Majesty the Emperor ultimately underestimated the human heart.

His forward planning not only failed to stop the destruction wrought by those from the Outer Realm upon this world, but accelerated the empire’s downfall instead.

"How’s the research on the new energy source progressing?"

Still maintaining a calm facade, Qin Ershi continued to ask.

If a new energy source could be developed, eliminating the need to continue extracting Xuanhuang Qi from the Dharma Aspect, the island’s ecology would no longer continue to deteriorate.

However, researching a new energy source in a broken world proved far more difficult than he imagined.

"No, we’ve already tried solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower, Primordial Qi, and nearly all conceivable energy systems, but none work."

Gently shaking his head, the engineer appeared somewhat discouraged as he spoke.

"Currently, the only viable option besides the almost perpetual ’Xuanhuang Qi’ is the world’s own material."

"If we can find an equation to convert material into energy, there might be a sliver of hope."

After a brief pause in his tone, the engineer continued with his suggestion.

"During its zenith, the empire had researched such an energy system and had already achieved corresponding results."

"However, His Majesty the Emperor considered this world-destroying energy system too dangerous, so it was never widely promoted as a new energy source."

"I know that near the Fengkuang Mountain Range, there’s a military base that activated this energy after the great calamity."

"Unfortunately, they ultimately did not survive, infected by the malevolent earth and the God of Harvest, completely losing contact."

Hearing this, Qin Ershi couldn’t help but move his eyes slightly, then spoke in a tone that brooked no argument.

"I will order the selection of the city’s youngest and most elite men for the Xuanhuang Trial and then organize them into an exploration expedition to the Fengkuang Mountain Range."

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