Martial God: Grinding from Mortal Flesh to Immortality
Chapter 148: After Modification - 125 Doing Tasks, The Specialty of the Giant Divine Soldier, The Way of Heretics

Chapter 148: After Modification: Chapter 125 Doing Tasks, The Specialty of the Giant Divine Soldier, The Way of Heretics

"Hiss!"

The Heaven-Reaching Ship steadily landed on a gigantic green leaf outside Life No.3 Star. Lu Sheng rubbed his temples, inhaling sharply.

"The load at light speed made me feel as if my internal organs almost shifted. No wonder the planet-level ships of Star River University that counteract the load are so expensive."

"And this is with my cultivation having improved a bit. It still took me a few minutes to recover. If I were just entering the fourth stage... it would probably take me over ten minutes to get better."

Lu Sheng sat in his seat, smiled wryly, shook his head, and then walked off the Heaven-Reaching Ship.

"However, this is my first time bearing the load at light speed without any protection. After experiencing it a few more times, I’ll be able to adapt, and there won’t be any need to worry about it in the future."

Lu Sheng calmed the somewhat turbulent Qi Blood within him and walked off the Heaven-Reaching Ship.

As soon as he disembarked, he was hit by waves of weightlessness and a feeling of oxygen deprivation.

Even though a fourth-stage Martial Artist no longer needed air, it was still Lu Sheng’s first time entering space with his physical body alone.

It was somewhat difficult for him to adapt.

Perhaps because Lu Sheng took a bit too long to come down, a voice filled with impatience sounded in the squad’s communication channel: "Hurry up. Finish the mission quickly so we can return early."

Lu Sheng frowned slightly but said nothing.

Du Bai glanced deeply at the young man who had spoken and said calmly, "These Vine Insects feed on the energy dissipated by the Heaven-Reaching Vine. Most of the time, they are active outside the vine, so we need to hunt them outside the Heaven-Reaching Vine. Hence, all those who take on this task are fourth-stage Martial Artists."

Upon hearing this, the impatient young man immediately stiffened.

He understood the underlying meaning of Du Bai’s words but, concerned about his pride, let out a cold snort.

The other four said nothing more, storing their interstellar ships and stepping out from the enormous green leaf to reach the external space of the Heaven-Reaching Vine, essentially outer space.

"Do you see it? That’s a Vine Insect!"

"Go ahead and experience it first. I’ll stay by your side."

Du Bai and Lu Sheng reached space, pointing to a pure white insect not far away.

The entire body of the Vine Insect was milky white and somewhat plump, resembling an old-time caterpillar. However, two scythe-like antennae sprouted from its head.

The antennae gleamed with a cold light.

"This is just an ordinary Vine Insect. Kill a few to get familiar with their attack methods first."

Du Bai spoke while Lu Sheng nodded, stepping out and instantly reaching the Vine Insect. With a horizontal punch, the Power of the Five Elements burst forth.

The ordinary Vine Insect didn’t even have time to react as its plump body was directly pierced, and milky white liquid splattered.

Quick as a flash, Lu Sheng stored the Vine Insect’s body into the Five Elements Mini World.

"Third stage... too weak."

Recalling the feeling just now, Lu Sheng found it no different from crushing an ant. The gap between the third and fourth stages is a difference in the level of life itself!

Du Bai walked over to Lu Sheng, smiling and saying, "That’s why this task is for the older fourth-stage students and the fourth-stage freshmen to practice. The school assigns this kind of task every day."

"After this mission, combined with selling your Heaven-Reaching Ship, I should have enough resources to control the Giant Divine Soldier. Once I can pilot it, I’ll be able to reach a new level of power."

While talking about the Giant Divine Soldier, Du Bai’s eyes lit up with a bright brilliance.

"Congratulations in advance, Senior Brother Du Bai,"

Lu Sheng replied with a smile.

It had taken Du Bai a full thirty years to gather enough for a Giant Divine Soldier, and with him now so close, Lu Sheng expressed his congratulations.

"Still, I can’t quite understand why the Giant Divine Soldier is so expensive,"

Lu Sheng said, puzzled. Even planetary-level Cultivation and Martial Arts techniques are only worth a few hundred credits. Some stellar-level techniques aren’t even as expensive as the Giant Divine Soldier.

Besides, Du Bai’s Giant Divine Soldier was clearly aimed at the fourth stage.

"You might not know this,"

Unperturbed by Lu Sheng’s confusion, Du Bai explained with a smile, "Although our Star River University is one of the Three Major Star Systems’ forces, and the Life Factions rank in the top five factions, for the students within, the fourth stage is often their lifetime goal."

"After all, breaking through from the fourth to the fifth stage requires immense resources, so much that an ordinary fourth-stage Transcendent might never gather enough in their lifetime."

"Plus, there are factors like talent and age...,"

Du Bai’s face showed a hint of yearning as he spoke, "But I’m different. Although I’m currently just at the fourth stage, I aspire to stand higher, to see further. I want to witness the scenery of the sixth stage with my own eyes!"

"Once my Giant Divine Soldier is crafted, with my current late fourth-stage cultivation, combined with the Giant Divine Soldier, I could reach the early fifth-stage level."

"Thus, obtaining resources will be easier. Fifth-stage warriors and fourth-stage warriors operate in vastly different realms. Every stage after the fourth is worlds apart."

"Our New Martial Sect also knows that the Giant Divine Soldier is ultimately external aid, but if external aid can enhance one’s strength, using fifth-stage combat power to earn the resources needed to break through from the fourth to the fifth stage would be much easier."

"Even within our Life Factions, many warriors from the ancient martial sects use external aids like the Giant Divine Soldier to enhance their strength and gain more Cultivation Resources."

"Moreover, the Giant Divine Soldier is a growth-type asset. Spending thirty thousand credits to buy a personal Giant Divine Soldier might seem expensive now, but once you reach the fifth or even the sixth stage, thirty thousand credits won’t seem like much at all."

Listening to Du Bai’s words, Lu Sheng understood.

The high price had its reasons, and Du Bai had laid out these reasons before Lu Sheng.

"Additionally, although the Giant Divine Soldier is an external power, it substantially boosts one’s strength. Even at the sixth stage, our Life Factions’ Giant Divine Soldiers can provide significant enhancements,"

Du Bai said proudly.

"We even have factions within Star River University specializing in Giant Divine Soldier research. The special models they develop can unleash up to eighth-stage combat power!"