The chaotic journey to the God Clock soon ended under Lu Sheng's full control.
Zhou Quanwu was captured. All the ordinary people, including her father, were collectively guided to become accomplices that helped Lu Sheng control the situation.
Other than a few Geshas who died in the beginning, the rest were forcefully controlled by Lu Sheng.
Even those with strong willpower were forced to undergo psychological treatment while their consciousness was hazy after a round of beatings.
Geshas were beings with weak spirits but formidable combat strength. Lu Sheng could not have controlled them too easily.
After the situation was settled, he brought Du Xia and Du Qiu home so that they could reunite with their parents. His father, Du Xuning, was safe. Perhaps the other Geshas believed that they could deal with Du Xia, so they did not do anything else.
This saved Lu Sheng a lot of effort.
Meanwhile, he arranged for his subordinates to guard the God Clock. Then, he silently returned to the plains.
…..
The cold wind was like a sharp knife, blowing everyone's hair up and down.
Lu Sheng stood calmly before the God Clock. He reached out and gently caressed the gigantic stone surface.
"Have you brought the people I asked you to prepare?" he asked softly.
"They're all here!"
Behind Lu Sheng, the fierce-looking Zhou Quanwu wielded a longsword. She wore a beige singlet, revealing her muscular arms. Her bronze-colored skin was covered with veins that resembled tree roots.
The Imperial Phoenix stood on her left, while the Star Sand Tribe's leader, the Left Star King, stood on her right. Both of them had shaved their heads. They wore white trousers and were naked from the waist up. A huge "Fist" character was tattooed on their singlets.
The Imperial Phoenix licked his lips, waved his hand, and shouted, "Bring them all here!"
Soon, a small truck drove up from behind.
A dozen people were tied up in the truck. They were all young men and women below the age of 16. Most of them wore vicious expressions. Occasionally, there were some who looked like normal students, but there was a hint of violence in their eyes.
The Imperial Phoenix walked up and explained, "All the children who've killed in the federation in recent years have been captured and recorded here."
Previously, he was at loggerheads with Lu Sheng, but now, under the correct psychological guidance, he had become Lu Sheng's most loyal lackey.
"Yes." Lu Sheng nodded slowly. His gaze swept across the group of children.
"I didn't catch the wrong person, did I?"
"Impossible. This group of kids either robbed and killed people, raped and killed people, trafficked in drugs, abducted young girls and so on, and even became assassins. We have all kinds of goods. " As a Gesha organization that was connected to the government, the power that the Imperial Phoenix could mobilize far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.
Lu Sheng nodded.
"Bring the things up."
The order was passed down, and soon, several people carried over a huge round basin with a diameter of several meters.
The basin was completely black and seemed to be made of some kind of black jade. There were all kinds of mysterious runes and patterns engraved around it. There were also four symmetrical bat-like monster sculptures squatting beside the basin.
"Let's begin." Lu Sheng nodded.
Soon, two slightly smaller burly men came forward. Each of them carried a murderer, and the short knives in their hands slit the throats of the murderer.
"Pcchht!"
Two spurts of blood shot out and flowed accurately into the basin on the ground.
When they saw this, the other youths who were bound and gagged instantly trembled. They were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
Blood flowed out continuously. At first, it flowed rapidly, but it gradually slowed down until it was almost drained.
The two burly men casually tossed the corpses aside. Then, they grabbed two more children and repeated their actions.
Nobody sympathized with these youths. Every single one of these youths who were captured by the Imperial Phoenix had committed heinous crimes. Most of them had vicious personalities. The rest were people with twisted personalities and bad tempers.
There were no innocents. They were all exceptions who were protected by loopholes in the law. Streams of blood flowed into the black jade basin. Strangely, the blood in the basin had not solidified even after being separated from the body for so long despite the cold temperature.
When all the prisoners were done draining their blood, Lu Sheng clapped his hands. Immediately, a muscular fatty who was more than two meters tall came forward.
"Toss the materials in," Lu Sheng ordered.
"Understood!" the fatty hastily replied. He removed the plastic bags he carried on his back.
"Swish …"
Bag after bag of red powder was tossed into the basin.
The blood in the basin gradually turned white. The original red color faded away, and was replaced by a faint fragrance.
Lu Sheng flicked his finger. A speck of colorful light shot out and landed lightly in the basin.
"Whoosh!"
The entire black jade basin was instantly engulfed in flames. The flames were not crimson red. Instead, they were pure translucent colors.
"It's done. Someone give it a try." Lu Sheng swept his gaze across the people present. At least half of them were Geshas.
"I'll do it, sir," Zhou Quanwu said calmly as she stepped forward. She walked slowly toward the black jade basin. She grabbed the two beasts by the side of the basin.
"Ow!"
Her arms and legs quickly swelled up and filled with blood. The singlet in front of her chest tore open from the rapidly expanding muscles, revealing the undergarments she wore underneath.
"Ahh!"
She roared. Her legs instantly grew thicker. Huge triangular muscles that resembled armor bulged on her back. Countless green veins surfaced on her body like spiderwebs.
"Whoosh!"
The black jade basin was immediately raised above her head. The jade basin that had been light earlier now seemed to be loaded with countless heavy metals. Its weight was dozens of times heavier than before.
"Splash!"
Zhou Quanwu raised the basin and poured it on herself. Large amounts of milky-white blood burning with colorful flames poured down her body.
The colorful flames quickly spread to her entire body.
"This … This feeling?!" Zhou Quanwu put down the jade basin. Her body trembled, and she fell to her knees involuntarily.
The colorful flames burned fiercely as if they were corroding something on her body.
Lu Sheng watched silently from the side. After waiting for a while, Zhou Quanwu slowly propped herself up.
"I'm … still alive?" She extended her hand in disbelief. She looked at her slightly swollen fingers.
Lu Sheng could sense it clearly from the side. The flames were burning all of Zhou Quanwu's Gesha Power.
Now that the flames had stopped burning, it meant that her Gesha Power had been completely burned away. To put it simply, Zhou Quanwu was no longer a Gesha from now on. She no longer had to supply lifespan to the Gesha Core.
The blood in the jade basin had replenished her lost lifespan.
"It worked." Lu Sheng nodded slightly.
"The loss was greater than expected. But it's fine as long as it's worth it. Next. "He looked at the other person present, the Imperial Phoenix.
"Understood!" The Imperial Phoenix took a step forward slowly.
An hour later, the Geshas were tested one after another. They came to the conclusion that this method taught by Mi Guangyin was very convenient and simple. Apart from the high price, it was not a big deal.
However, this price was merely a few lives. It was not a problem for the Imperial Phoenix or the Earth Star Pillar's Star Sand.
On the contrary, after they were gradually infiltrated and controlled by Lu Sheng, most of them believed that it was worth it to sacrifice a few lives in exchange for everyone's safety.
After five consecutive attempts by the Geshas on the plains, Lu Sheng confirmed that this method could completely strip away all of their Gesha Power. It could also replenish the lost lifespan.
Soon enough, he arranged for Du Xia and Du Qiu to undergo the Purge Ceremony. He removed all of their powers and replenished their lifespan.
Time passed slowly. In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.
…
Four days later … inside the God Clock.
Lu Sheng walked slowly through the crack. Before he reached the cavern where Mi Guangyin was, he suddenly stopped.
He slowly extended his hand and placed it on the stone wall at the side.
Lu Sheng had been in control of the Gesha Core for a few days now. In the beginning, Mi Shenglong would come out and curse a little. However, when he realized that it was useless, he started begging for mercy and lying.
It was clear that after the Gesha Core was separated from the God Clock, Mi Shenglong was no longer replenished by the formation's power. He was starting to panic.
The power he accumulated was not limitless. He also had to expend a great amount of energy to maintain the existence of his spirit. However, Lu Sheng was currently using it to extract Gesha Power. Although it was somewhat replenishing, the amount of energy he expended was also great. He would not be able to gain anything from this process.
Mi Shenglong's struggles and begging for mercy did not faze Lu Sheng at all. Now, he was thinking about how to obtain the most benefits from this world.
First, it was this God Clock that contained an unknown amount of Mental Energy.
When he snapped back to his senses, he gently touched the stone wall of the God Clock.
"Pcchht!"
All of a sudden, he stabbed his finger into it. His fingers sank deep into his wrist like sharp claws.
"Spare me …" Mi Shenglong's voice came from the Gesha Core in his bosom.
Lu Sheng did not care. As Mi Shenglong grew weaker, the God Clock's overall defenses grew weaker as well.
The Mental Energy within it grew more active as well. Now, it was time to collect his reward for his efforts during this period of time.
"Hiss …"
A huge amount of invisible Mental Energy surged into his body from Lu Sheng's palm.
1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 …
His Mental Energy reserves skyrocketed madly.
Deep Blue's interface had already opened before Lu Sheng's eyes. He could clearly see the number of Mental Energy skyrocketing.
In less than 10 minutes, the God Clock's vast Mental Energy gushed into his body like a leaking balloon.
The God Clock's intrinsic quality did not change at all. Mental Energy itself did not have much effect on things. It appeared no different from before.
"Pcchht."
Lu Sheng retracted his hand. Deep Blue's interface slowly closed.
"Have you come here because you've made up your mind?" Mi Guangyin's voice suddenly came from the depths of the crack.
"I've made up my mind."
Lu Sheng continued walking in slowly.
"Before I make up my mind, I'd like to ask a question." His expression was calm. It was clear that he had already made up his mind.
"What is it?" Mi Guangyin asked with a smile.
"I need to confirm … just how powerful you are!" Before his voice even faded, Lu Sheng charged toward Mi Guangyin with lightning speed. He swung his right hand like a saber toward her forehead with all his might.
Mi Guangyin raised her hand. Her black-armored arm blocked Lu Sheng's hand saber with precision.
"Boom!"
The two tremendous forces collided. Gray waves of air shot out.
"I'm … not interested in joining a small group of weaklings!"
Lu Sheng roared furiously. He swung his elbow at his opponent, but it was stopped by Mi Guangyin's other hand.
"Bam! Bam! Bam!
Bam! "The two of them fought fiercely in close quarters. They did not use any supernatural powers. They merely unleashed their physical strength.
The violent and wild sounds of collision seemed to have merged into one. The densely packed sound waves caused the entire God Clock to tremble violently.
Countless shards and rocks rained down from the sky.
Lu Sheng's movements were bold and unrestrained. He did not defend himself. He only attacked. His physical body was extremely tough. Even if Mi Guangyin managed to land a few hits on him, he would only be slightly injured. With the help of his spirit-prompting threads and Yang Essence, he quickly recovered.
Mi Guangyin was clad in black armor. There were faint transparent ripples on the parts of the armor that stuck closely to her skin. She blocked all the punches and kicks that were aimed at her.
"Divine Might!" Lu Sheng brought his palms together. He instantly swung them at a terrifying speed that was several times faster than before. He brought his hands together like a saber and swung them downward.
"Hahahaha!" Mi Guangyin laughed loudly. She pulled her right hand backward and pulled out a black, narrow, and long curved saber from the void. She swung it forward.
"Pcchht!" "Boom!"
Their hands and sabers clashed.
A circle of black ripples suddenly appeared. It shrunk before exploding loudly. The grassland within a radius of several thousand meters cracked open slowly. The bottomless fissures swiftly widened.
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