Chapter 366

Buzz—

Accompanied by a low buzzing sound that slowly subsided, the giant forging furnace, which was hundreds of meters high and engraved with countless complex energy circuits on its surface, finally stopped running.

The heavy gate at the furnace mouth slowly opened upward under the dual drive of mechanical hydraulics and runes.

In an instant, the high-temperature particle flow of up to a million degrees remaining in the furnace gushed out like a wild dragon that had been restrained for a long time, impacting the special protective force field of the laboratory, causing ripples to ripple.

A palm that looked like jade suddenly stretched out from the energy turbulence that had not yet fully dissipated, tightly gripping the edge of the scorching furnace mouth.

Immediately after, Jie Ming's head poked out.

Having finished his daily body forging, his face carried a trace of fatigue, but more of a sense of comfort after completing the tempering.

He exhaled a long breath of white gas with high temperature, casually took the brand-new wizard robe respectfully handed over by a Black Giant priest who had been waiting for a long time, put it on smoothly, covering the body that had been tempered by the "Body Forging Method" and was faintly flowing with restrained brilliance.

Just as Jie Ming tied the robe belt, another Black Giant priest standing on the side stepped forward at the right time.

Holding a small crystal display in his hand, complex data streams were scrolling in real-time on it.

"Dominator, during your body forging, the Seventh Project Team has completed the third round of verification on the 'Elemental-Spiritual Power Conversion Efficiency Threshold', and the data matches expectations; the bottleneck of the Third Project Team regarding 'Elemental Shield Folding' has been broken, and the energy consumption of the new rune array has been reduced by 17%: the construction progress of the 'Incense Divine Dao Automatic Collection Module' has been advanced to 42.7%—"

The Black Giant priest's voice was clear and steady, reporting the results one by one.

Jie Ming listened to the report while moving his slightly sore neck, and couldn't help but show a satisfied expression on his face.

The comfort in his heart was simply indescribable.

It had been so many years!

He finally personally experienced how happy it was to have a group of efficient, smart, and absolutely obedient "qualified cattle and horses" as research assistants under his command!

The excellence of these Black Giant priests far exceeded his initial expectations.

Perhaps because the Black Giants as the base race were designed by him to be extremely excellent, the intelligence of every priest born from this was surprisingly high.

More importantly, they seemed to have inherited the tribe's innate special affinity for energy and time, and their learning talent in these two fields could be called exaggerated.

Often, they only needed a little guidance and the addition of some basic knowledge, and they could quickly grow into extremely outstanding assistants in related fields, capable of independently completing quite complex experimental tasks and data organization.

Moreover, the birth probability of Black Giant priests, supported by a huge base, also appeared quite considerable.

Basically, one Black Giant priest could be naturally conceived for every ten million Black Giants born.

With the current exaggerated growth rate of Black Giants, five to six new priests could be stably added every year.

It was precisely by relying on this growing "Priest Think Tank" that Jie Ming was finally able to classify the many research ideas piled up in his mind and establish different project teams to promote them simultaneously.

This not only greatly improved research efficiency but also finally allowed him to be freed from some tedious basic work and extract more time and energy to focus on constructing the Incense Divine Dao system.

His gaze swept over the last few reports on the display, and Jie Ming's eyes suddenly froze, falling on a line of seemingly inconspicuous data summary.

The next second, a light of uncontrollable excitement erupted in his eyes.

"Finally finished?!"

He almost immediately abandoned the priest who was still reporting, flashed, and had already rushed into the teleportation array next to him.

As the light flickered, he had already appeared in the core area of the main laboratory.

The report that made him so excited was the confirmation of the final construction of the "Mutated Spider-Snake Crystal Shell Space Stabilization Elemental Model"!

The establishment of this model meant that he had finally thoroughly analyzed the mystery of that magical shell stabilizing space, and quantified and digitized it, forming the foundation of wizardry theory that could be understood and applied.

Next, he could not only develop brand-new spatial wizardry based on this model.

More importantly, he could apply its core principles to the improvement of the unstable weapon of mass destruction, "Spatial Distortion"!

The facts were the same as Jie Ming had expected.

Relying on his solid foundation of space knowledge and the guidance of this key model, Jie Ming successfully constructed two brand-new spatial wizardry models in less than a month.

One, named 【Spatial Stabilization】.

The effect was as its name suggested, capable of forming a stable space in a designated area.

Used alone, it might not show much power, but if facing an enemy good at spatial attacks, or trying to prevent the other party from using spatial teleportation skills to escape, this invisible barrier would become the most solid shield and the most effective cage.

The second was an advanced application imitating the mutated spider-snake's hiding ability: 【Phase Space】.

The effect of this wizardry was actually quite simple; it could briefly "strip" the space at the target location from the main space, forming a temporary parallel phase space.

Jie Ming ran to the test area of the laboratory with great interest to conduct preliminary tests.

After casting 【Phase Space】, Jie Ming cooperated with 【Spatial Stabilization】 to stabilize the space he was in and hid in the gap between the two spaces.

The moment he dived into the space gap, Jie Ming felt that the world before his eyes had changed.

Although the surrounding scene had not changed, it felt as if a layer of frosted glass had appeared before his eyes, looking a bit blurry.

The Black Giant priest next to him had already begun to detect the area where Jie Ming disappeared through instruments according to the instructions he had given in advance.

Jie Ming stood in place and watched for a while, then took the initiative to walk to the instrument.

Judging from the data analysis above, the instrument did not find any traces at all.

His figure, aura, energy fluctuations, and even all physical traces had completely disappeared from the main plane, as if they had never existed.

Whether it was vision, smell, or various energy detection, it was extremely difficult to discover his existence.

However, correspondingly, because the means were still relatively rough, spatial detection instruments easily discovered the spatial fluctuations produced by this spell of Jie Ming.

But this was enough, and judging from the analysis data above, this move could not only avoid detection but also avoid most of the range attacks from the main plane.

And if this kind of phase movement was applied to attack—

Recalling the damage the mutated spider-snake had caused him, Jie Ming walked to a target and began to adjust the wizardry model in his mind.

The originally stable model began to be "twisted" by him purposefully, transforming it from a continuous "state maintenance" spell into a "switching switch" that erupted instantly.

The core runes of the model were reordered, the energy circuits were compressed to the limit, and all structures were only for a moment of release—the switch from phase space to the main plane.

"First, test the basic feasibility." Jie Ming muttered in his heart.

He was still in the phase gap, surrounded by the blurry scene of the main world.

He reached out, trying to touch the alloy target directly, but his hand passed through without any hindrance, as if passing through a phantom.

Very normal, this was the basic characteristic of phase space movement—unable to be interfered with by attacks from the main plane, and also unable to directly interfere with the main plane.

The next moment, Jie Ming's eyes froze.

He locked onto the surface of the target, and his intention drove the modified wizardry model!

At this moment, Jie Ming felt as if he heard an extremely slight "crack" sound, like glass being forcibly broken.

Just the moment he switched from phase space back to the main plane, in the air less than one centimeter in front of him, a thin and dark black line flashed and disappeared.

That was not light, but a "wound" of space, an absolute fault produced when two layers of reality were forcibly misaligned.

Sss!!!

On the alloy target, a cut mark about half a finger deep and smooth enough to make one's heart palpitate appeared.

The cut surface was as smooth as a mirror, and could even reflect the faint light source in the training ground.

There were no sparks, no traces of melting, as if the material in that area had been "erased" out of thin air by some supreme power.

The Black Giant priest next to him had been staring at the instrument, and at this moment, he gasped.

On the energy detector in front of him, almost no energy explosion was captured at that moment, but the spatial fluctuation detector recorded a peak that was sharp enough to almost break the range.

"Success—spatial slash!" A light of ecstasy erupted in Jie Ming's eyes.

Jie Ming tested a few more rounds, and the results were gratifying.

This new wizardry he named "Spatial Slash" had an unusually exaggerated effect.

The intense spatial shearing force produced when two phase spaces intersected would form a 【Spatial Slash】 that could theoretically destroy any material!

"Next, test the power and controllability."

He took a few steps back and entered the phase movement state again.

This time, he was simulating a charge in actual combat.

His figure appeared and disappeared in the phase space, flickering a few times like a ghost, and instantly "passed through" another brand-new alloy target.

The moment his figure solidified in the main plane, a clearer tearing sound came from another target beside him.

Swish!

This time, the spatial fault was no longer a thin line that flashed and disappeared, but extended its existence time along with the "momentum" brought by his switching.

I saw that the heavy alloy target was cut into two halves diagonally from top to bottom!

The upper part slid down slowly along the smooth cut surface, and finally hit the ground with a "clatter," shaking up some dust.

At the cut, it was still completely smooth, without any burrs.

Jie Ming felt the consumption of spiritual power in his body and the burden on his brain's "computing power."

The consumption of spiritual power was small, mainly in terms of computing power; it could be said that every second in the phase space, Jie Ming had to constantly calculate various data to maintain the stability of the space, and once he moved or suddenly detached, the required calculation volume increased sharply.

Fortunately, although the burden of continuous casting was not small, it was still within an acceptable range.

More importantly, he felt that he could control the "form" and "range" of 【Spatial Slash】.

Simply put, through different release methods, it could be a "stab" concentrated on one point, or a "slash" sweeping across an area.

"Finally, test the limits and characteristics."

He asked the priest to put on a biological armor simulation board specifically used for testing sixth-tier defense strength.

This board exuded a powerful energy force field, enough to deflect and absorb most attacks of the fifth-tier peak.

Jie Ming took a deep breath and adjusted his state to the best.

He dived into the phase gap again and approached the simulation board with amazing defense silently.

The moment he approached the light of the force field—

Switch!

Buzz!!!

This time, the sound changed.

It was no longer a crisp cutting sound, but a low tremor as if space itself was wailing.

The spatial crack that appeared was no longer pure black, and even a trace of unstable seven-colored light flickered at the edge.

However, the result was still shocking.

That powerful sixth-tier energy force field was like butter meeting a hot knife in front of the spatial fault, and a hole was easily "torn open."

The biological armor simulation board behind was also cut with a deep crack; although it failed to cut it off completely because of the thickness, the destruction depth had reached one-third!

Most importantly, instrument data showed that at the moment the spatial slash took effect, the intensity of the energy force field almost did not play any weakening role.

That attack seemed to have "skipped" the process of energy confrontation and acted directly on the body of the material and energy force field.

The experiment ended.

Jie Ming lifted the wizardry and panted slightly.

Looking at the messy test field and the targets and armor plates destroyed by the "Spatial Slash," his eyes shone with excitement and contemplation.

"Sure enough—the theory is correct. The power of this 【Spatial Slash】 comes from the shearing at the spatial level, not energy collision. As long as the timing is grasped properly, it can indeed pose a fatal threat to higher-tier enemies."

He walked to the sixth-tier defense board that had been cut open and touched the smooth cut with his finger.

"However, at the moment of switching, one will also be exposed. And, attacks on high-energy individuals seem to cause more violent reactions in space, requiring stronger control to stabilize—these are all directions that need to be optimized in the next step."

Unlike the violent, unstable 【Spatial Distortion】 that is greatly affected by the energy environment, the power of this 【Spatial Slash】 is almost unaffected by external energy intensity before the phase switching is completed.

Theoretically, as long as Jie Ming successfully gets close with this move, even a living being with an energy intensity reaching the sixth tier, without targeted protection, is very likely to be severely injured or even killed instantly!

"Of course, this is only the optimal situation in theory." Jie Ming analyzed calmly, "In actual combat, beings that can reach the sixth tier basically possess keen spatial perception, and wanting to approach silently is almost impossible. And even if approached, the other party can dodge or defend based on the prediction of spatial fluctuations."

But in any case, this undoubtedly provided him with a brand-new single-target killing means with great threat.

To sum up, he had three spatial wizardries.

【Spatial Distortion】 was responsible for large-scale group attacks and regional suppression; 【Spatial Stabilization】 was responsible for defense, blockade, and counter-measures; 【Phase Movement】 and its derived 【Spatial Slash】 focused on hiding, mobility, and fatal single-target assassination.

Attack, defense, control, hiding—a relatively complete spatial tactical system had begun to take shape.

Jie Ming was quite satisfied with this result; these hundred years of hard study were not in vain.

However, while satisfied, a new thought surfaced in his mind.

Because spatial wizardry involved operations at the rule level, its energy structure and operating logic were extremely special and precise.

He found that he could not simply use the "rune" technology of the cultivation system to strengthen its effect by absorbing external elemental power on a large scale like dealing with ordinary energy-type wizardry.

"With the instability of spatial spells, if one rashly uses runes to strengthen elemental energy input, it will instead greatly increase the possibility of spell failure, and even if it is barely successfully cast, the effect is probably not as good as the original version. However—"

Jie Ming rubbed his chin, his eyes flickering: "The cultivation system is broad and profound, besides runes, there seem to be other things that can come in handy, such as—certain array principles involving spatial application, or a unique understanding of the concept of 'void' and 'mustard seed'—I remember seeing it in some book—"

He seemed to see a new path of fusion and was preparing to dig deeper.

But before Jie Ming could dive his consciousness into the depths of his consciousness, his portable magic network terminal suddenly transmitted a unique and familiar fluctuation.

Jie Ming subconsciously took a look—it was a message from Mentor Clark.

Jie Ming's eyebrows moved slightly, and he had to temporarily suppress the desire to explore cultivation spatial technology in his heart and turn his attention to the mentor's information.