Chapter 379: Give Me Ten Thousand Years

According to Lin Zhaoyang, instead of exploring other worlds, it would be better to find a way to obtain the resources and experts they needed from the worlds controlled by the Martial Alliance.

This is indeed a good idea.

Although it is somewhat difficult and risky, if handled properly, it could indeed rapidly increase the Federation’s strength.

More importantly—Shen Xing still needs to develop his world if he wants to become stronger quickly.

This requires the efforts of a large number of Eighth Realm martial artists.

Shen Xing has already discovered that the more Eighth Realm martial artists gather in his world, the faster the world grows. It’s not just about using these Eighth Realm martial artists as “tools” to extract Yuan Qi. More importantly, during their cultivation, Yuan Qi with various profound mysteries gradually converges in his world.

This is even related to the characteristics of the Ten Thousand Dragons Technique to some extent.

The Ten Thousand Dragons Technique itself is all-encompassing. After many Dragon-Type Martial Path Intents are gathered, it is no longer just Dragon-Type. Or rather, Dragon-Type is just the hub used to control and regulate many martial paths.

And the Yuan Qi possessed by these Eighth Realm martial artists, along with their martial paths, also greatly benefits Shen Xing.

All of this allows Shen Xing to gradually see the path ahead more clearly.

Therefore, recruiting more Eighth Realm martial artists has become a key point, even those that the Martial Alliance looks down upon.

“To recruit these Eighth Realm martial artists, we also need to show some strength,” Shen Xing said.

“Then the problem goes back to the Void Spaceship,” Lin Zhaoyang said. “This depends on you. We are completely clueless about space.”

“It doesn’t just depend on me,” Shen Xing shook his head. “Even with a spaceship, we also need the strength of martial artists. At the very least, we need Second Stage strength, like this Meng Ju. One is not enough. We need at least several. This way, even if those Eighth Realm martial artists don’t agree to join us, we can still tie them up and bring them here.”

“I understand,” Lin Zhaoyang nodded. “You are putting pressure on us.”

“Actually, you are already very close to the Second Stage,” Shen Xing smiled. “The Second Stage they defined is nothing more than a further optimization of the quality of Yuan Power. After you have supplemented your martial arts foundations, your strength has been improving very quickly in the past two thousand years. I will focus on supplying Yuan Qi to you next. At most, you will need to go into seclusion for one or two thousand years. That should be enough.”

That’s right. While Shen Xing’s strength continued to improve, the strength of the Federation’s martial artists did not stagnate.

In the last thousand years, three more Supreme Councilors have been added.

Moreover, the number of Quasi-Eighth Realm martial artists is also constantly increasing. It is believed that there will be a small burst phase soon.

Naturally, there is no need to mention Lin Zhaoyang and the other veteran Eighth Realm martial artists, the original Supreme Councilors.

They are indeed very close to the so-called Second Stage.

More than a thousand years is just enough time for him to create a stronger Void Spaceship that truly belongs to the Federation, one that is even better than this one!

“Understood.” Lin Zhaoyang did not hesitate and directly agreed, smiling, “Then let’s have a competition. Let’s see if we reach the Second Stage first, or if you create the Void Spaceship first!”

“No problem,” Shen Xing readily agreed.

Thus, a new round of development began.

This seems to have become the main theme of the current Human Federation. The entire Federation is constantly increasing its development speed.

Whether it is technology or martial artists.

Even in the field of science and technology, there have been many breakthroughs in recent years. There is a curvature weapon that utilizes curvature changes. It can already threaten Seventh Realm beings, and the production cost is not high. It is also different from rune spaceships, which require a large number of rare and high-level transcendent materials.

This technological breakthrough undoubtedly adds another layer of foundation to the Human Federation.

In addition, the field of inscriptions has gradually entered the research of the Eighth Realm.

Although Nangong Jin Yi, who is in charge of inscription weapons, is somewhat lacking in strength, with Shen Xing’s cooperation, she has successfully designed several weapons comparable to Eighth Realm Divine Weapons, greatly enhancing the destructive power of Eighth Realm martial artists.

And the area with the greatest progress is naturally the field of Void Spaceships.

Shen Xing did not directly copy the Martial Alliance’s Void Spaceship. Instead, he only retained the key technologies. Some inscriptions were even optimized by comparing them with the inscriptions on the Shuttle. He also combined the Federation’s spaceship technology and added the latest void engine to this spaceship. Compared with the Martial Alliance’s spaceship, both the speed and the force have been greatly enhanced.

According to the information obtained from Meng Ju and the other Eighth Realm martial artists, these data are actually no worse than the higher-level Void Spaceships in the Martial Alliance.

“I have to find a way to get a higher-level Void Spaceship.” Shen Xing has set his sights on the Martial Alliance’s technology.

He is also used to taking advantage of others. When he sees that others have good things, whether it is technology or resources, he wants to get them.

Mi Fei even said that his powerful strength was “plucked” in this way.

But Shen Xing is not ashamed of this. To put it in a bad way, it is called “plucking”. To put it nicely, it is called “striving”!

Martial arts, in essence, is about “striving” from beginning to end!

Under such circumstances, in just one thousand three hundred years, the first Void Spaceship independently designed and produced by the Federation was officially unveiled.

The mark belonging to the Federation is particularly clear!

It was also not long after that Lin Zhaoyang, as the first Eighth Realm martial artist to enter the Second Stage, officially came out of seclusion!

“I still won,” Shen Xing smiled.

“You won. I promise to bring back at least thirty Eighth Realm martial artists,” Lin Zhaoyang conceded defeat. Looking at the Void Spaceship in front of him, he was also very curious and even a little impatient. “I’ll leave immediately. I’ll leave now!”

“Won’t you wait for the others?” Shen Xing asked.

“They still need a few hundred years. Let them wait for your next spaceship,” Lin Zhaoyang shook his head. “I’ll go alone. Just assign three Eighth Realm martial artists to me. Leave more Eighth Realm martial artists here with you.”

“Okay,” Shen Xing did not say anything more.

Letting Lin Zhaoyang go alone is actually a bit dangerous.

After all, they are going to worlds that have been occupied or plundered by the Martial Alliance.

Even the weakest one has more than a dozen or twenty Eighth Realm Great Sages.

However, this kind of danger is simply not worth mentioning to Lin Zhaoyang and the others.

Using this reason obviously cannot make them waver in the slightest.

Lin Zhaoyang finally took away Ji Long and a Supreme Councilor of the Mind Realm. Both are trustworthy Federation Eighth Realm martial artists. They left quietly without any ceremony.

Except for a few councilors, not many people even knew about this adventure.

And Shen Xing also began to make the second Void Spaceship.

Now, during the process of making Void Spaceships, there are some methods that only he can complete. Fortunately, this process is also an effective way of cultivation for Shen Xing, allowing him to deepen his understanding of the inscriptions on the Shuttle.

He even sometimes thinks that if he continues to cultivate like this, will he one day be able to create a new Shuttle!

If he can really do it, perhaps it also means that his strength has completely entered a new realm.

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The second Void Spaceship, with some optimizations, took a total of six hundred years.

Lin Zhaoyang returned once in the middle, bringing back a full forty Eighth Realm martial artists. Among these Eighth Realm martial artists, only four or five were willing. The remaining thirty-odd were brought by force and are now restricted in Shen Xing’s world, providing new strength for the development of Shen Xing’s world.

Then, the second Supreme Councilor who reached the Second Stage left with the new Void Spaceship.

But this time, it was no longer quiet. Many councilors knew about it and took the initiative to request to go together.

The Seventh Realm is far from safe in the void. The danger is even greater. However, going to different worlds also means greater opportunities and is also a qualification!

There were many applicants.

When the third Void Spaceship was just built, the number of councilors who applied even exceeded one thousand!

Now, the total number of Seventh Realm councilors in the entire Human Federation is only just over two thousand. More than half of the councilors want to venture into the void.

Shen Xing even saw the names of Hu An and Gu Jiao among them.

“You also plan to venture into the void?” Shen Xing even took the initiative to find them for this.

“That’s right,” Hu An nodded and smiled. “Our martial arts talent is different from yours. Our mindsets are also inferior. If we lose the courage to take risks, I’m afraid we will be trapped in the Seventh Realm for the rest of our lives. As martial artists, we should still have the desire to strive for a higher realm.”

The current Hu An already looks like he is in his forties. Two thousand years ago, he looked even older.

This is naturally not due to lifespan, but can only show that his mentality is aging.

Shen Xing also noticed his realm. Indeed, there was little progress.

He understands that the void is the last chance for Hu An and Gu Jiao to break through themselves.

After a moment of silence, Shen Xing nodded and said, “Since you have made your decision, then I wish you a safe journey.”

“Thank you,” Hu An smiled.

A safe journey is the best blessing as a friend.

And after Hu An and the others left, Shen Xing suddenly turned to look at Nangong Jin Yi.

“You want to go too, don’t you?” A seemingly random sentence.

But Nangong Jin Yi was not surprised at all. She just smiled and asked:

“Don’t want me to go?”

“Yes,” Shen Xing nodded. “Keeping you by my side, in a safe place, from the perspective of friends, is a selfish thought. But given our relationship, being selfish is understandable.”

“You’re really straightforward,” Nangong Jin Yi couldn’t help but glance at him. “What relationship do we have?”

“We have a lot of time,” Shen Xing smiled. “Many things don’t need to be rushed. Even if it’s just a vague feeling, aren’t you enjoying it too?”

“…” Nangong Jin Yi was at a loss for words this time. Her face even flushed slightly.

Shen Xing was right. She, including Mi Fei, had always been enjoying this vague ambiguity.

For the infinite lifespan possessed by Sages, such feelings are already extremely precious embellishments.

It is also an important reason why they can maintain a youthful mentality for a long time.

This can be seen from Gu Jiao.

Even though she still maintains a youthful appearance, they all know that her mentality is aging along with Hu An.

This time, going to the void was even first proposed by Gu Jiao.

“Although that’s the case, although that’s the case…” Nangong Jin Yi pursed her lips. A dignified Sage, at this moment, actually didn’t know what to say.

“Give me another ten thousand years,” Shen Xing said. “In ten thousand years, I will conquer the entire Martial Alliance, and then I will travel the void with you.”

“…Shouldn’t there be a plural in that sentence?” Nangong Jin Yi was silent for a long time before finally finding a way to fight back, and then looked at Shen Xing’s awkward expression with satisfaction.

Ten thousand years, for a Sage, is indeed something they can afford to wait for.

It even feels not far away.

However, she did not doubt Shen Xing’s words. Ten thousand years to conquer the entire Martial Alliance!

Everything after that seemed to return to the past. Shen Xing continued to optimize and build Void Spaceships, one after another. Later, there were even several versions that could be mass-produced, but they were limited by the scarcity of resources.

Instead, it was the Second Stage Eighth Realm martial artists who couldn’t keep up.

As for those Eighth Realm martial artists brought from various worlds, even though their number had exceeded five hundred, these people were, after all, those that the Martial Alliance looked down upon. They indeed did not have the foundation to enter the Second Stage.

More importantly, the five-thousand-year deadline is constantly approaching.

According to Meng Ju’s previous statement, if he does not return to report in five thousand years, even more powerful martial artists will come, with strength at least at the Third Stage.

“In terms of Yuan Power quality alone, I am now firmly in the Third Stage, at least comparable to the Fourth Stage of the Martial Alliance, and even close to the Fifth Stage,” Shen Xing pondered. “This strength is considered to be close to the top of the pyramid in the Martial Alliance. Perhaps I can be bolder?”

That’s right. When the development speed slowed down, the first thing Shen Xing thought of was that he hadn’t taken enough advantage!

The Martial Alliance also divides worlds into different levels. In the past few thousand years, Lin Zhaoyang and the others only dared to constantly invite “Eighth Realm Great Sages” in some low-level worlds. Most of these worlds are like the Tai Xu World. The Martial Alliance would only send martial artists to harvest resources regularly. They wouldn’t send people to guard them, let alone care if a few Eighth Realm martial artists went missing.

This is also the reason why they brought so many Eighth Realm martial artists without causing any commotion.

However, some of the more powerful worlds are different.

These worlds can already be called the real territory of the Martial Alliance.

Not only are there powerful martial artists stationed there for long periods, but the connection with the upper echelons of the Martial Alliance is also closer.

Under such circumstances, choosing to target these worlds is actually directly confronting the Martial Alliance.

But the problem is, with the Void Spaceships, they don’t necessarily need to expose the location of their base!