Chapter 631: Over-Limit Load

Among the many outstanding members of the younger generation, only Defatandisi could truly catch Shilada's eye. As the heir to the Cthulhu of the Seventh Art Federation, his arrival at the Ruling Song Tianwu Center was clearly also for Hermia—at least in part. In essence, Shilada did not object; what mattered most was how Hermia felt. The times had changed, and the Empire had no rule stating that a Princess must marry an Ozil man. Moreover, to a certain extent, it would also be beneficial for Hermia's future rule.

Hermia smiled slightly, "He is an excellent person."

Among so many Sergeants Major, the one who was relatively approachable and consistent in his words and actions before Li Hao was Defatandisi. Even once, when faced with provocation, he could still remain calm and composed; in fact, given his status and strength, he could have easily resolved it.

"Oh, excellent, handsome, and with a good family background. Furthermore, as far as I know, he is also very low-key in the Seventh Art, always cultivating in silence. Compared to other noble children, he is quite special. In the year or more at the Ruling, he has also been a stunning success. The missions he executes are all of very high difficulty; his strength is among the best of the younger generation." Shilada revealed a loving smile. She could sense that among these people, only Defatandisi had truly caught Hermia's eye.

"Master~~~, it's not like that. He's a nice person, but we haven't had much contact!" Hermia blushed.

"Then have more contact; it's not too late to start now. Young people should do young people's things. The only thing a person cannot do in a lifetime is turn back time. Besides, it's not like I'm asking you to make a decision right now, right? I believe you have your own judgment." Shilada was the only one who understood Hermia's ability; the "defective spirit" she wore on the outside was merely acting according to the situation to lower the vigilance of hostile forces.

Young people's ways?

Hermia felt that the ways of Li Hao, Kuta, Gasimi, and Gaia were very comfortable and relaxed, without so much pretense. Bragging, complaining, and dirty jokes—Gaia was definitely a lecher. Kuta, when drunk, liked to hug people and cry; he wasn't old, but he had many sentiments and would talk about life at the drop of a hat. Gasimi was a silent gourd; in fact, he was a slightly socially anxious and shy Insectoid—it was hilarious. Actually, Kuta's personality was really good. Aoliweina calculated interests too clearly; this younger brother of the golden-haired one was instead very real. Gaia, on the other hand, was shouting about becoming a live-in son-in-law to bring glory to his family... I really don't know if the ancestors of Lastaya would be so angry they'd crawl out of the Hall of Valor if they heard that.

As for Gasimi, this Insectoid was not that simple.

Li Hao was a big question mark. After coming into contact with him, his strength and his existence as a Human had aroused Hermia's immense curiosity. There was definitely a problem here, and it seemed Master still hadn't told her why she needed to pay attention to this Human.

Everyone had secrets, yet they lived together very happily in a strange way.

How to put it? Comparing her situation with others to her situation with them, Hermia felt a more real sensation. Their lives were full of passion...

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Li Hao didn't know what passion Hermia was talking about; he hadn't felt it. Burdened with huge debts, he only felt the darkness of the Sacred Song. Moreover, after learning from Kevin the value of his debt, the Orc he had killed wasn't enough to make him feel satisfied. He wouldn't do this kind of thing in the future; he had to change to a more practical approach. For example, if he saw an Orc post a challenge, he would go and resolve it. It wasn't good to have the disease of a tycoon without the life of a tycoon.

After receiving the invitation from Fronzo, Li Hao immediately went to the Tianwu Center with a spring in his step. He still remembered Fronzo looking for him; Li Hao was also very interested in Tianwu. He had thought it was just polite talk, but he didn't expect the old man to be quite serious about it.

Fronzo was very enthusiastic when he saw Li Hao. This time, he let Li Hao come to choose a piece of Tianwu. Seeing Li Hao still using Glory Zero when fighting was not very good; after all, he was going to face Haosen, and Haosen's strength was much stronger than those Orcs.

"The Orcs' power may have increased, but their technique is still relatively rough. Li Hao, the strength of the Yimogu Family cannot be underestimated. Haosen may be wild, but he has real talent and learning," Fronzo said. "You need an excellent piece of Tianwu. Let me show you my inventory!"

Li Hao nodded gratefully. He felt the warmth of a Celestial in Fronzo; if every Celestial were like this, how beautiful the world would be.

Following Fronzo to his exclusive armory, a look of gratification and pride appeared on Fronzo's face. "When it comes to Tianwu, I am top-tier!"

Imperial Artifacts are rare and hard to come by, and they need to match the user's Spirit; otherwise, even if you get one, you won't be able to exert much effect, and it will instead be a burden. Imperial Artifacts need Universe Power to enter the Mature Stage to show their power. The Sacred Song stage is actually not the full power of an Imperial Artifact. Some Imperial Artifacts, because they require powerful Spirit absorption, are even a huge burden to Warriors whose power is not yet mature. Like Helena, who only uses it roughly and doesn't dare to exert full power. Of course, Kuta's Time Gift is an exception; this Imperial Artifact automatically adapts to Kuta's power level to provide the greatest help, so it is also one of the top ten Imperial Artifacts, which is extraordinary.

For most Warriors, what is more practical and has more realistic combat power is a tailor-made personal Tianwu. Of course, this is a treatment that only a top handful of people can enjoy.

In the Ozil Empire, Fronzo could definitely rank in the top ten. After all, he is the boss of the Ruling Song Tianwu Center and also a member of the Sacred Song Committee. Even nobles find it difficult to invite him to take action personally. Fronzo also became interested after seeing Li Hao's abilities. He is also an alternative among the Ozils; he doesn't like to be fixed on Fire Martial Arts. The Silver Heart Alliance has long proven with facts that compatibility is what makes one strong.

Seeing Li Hao's ice and fire abilities, Fronzo also felt his hunting instinct triggered. "These are all non-attribute Tianwu. You try them out and see if there will be any impact when power is converted."

"It won't break, will it?"

"What kind of joke are you making? These are not test products; they are mature works of my research direction!" Fronzo was speechless. If it weren't to help Li Hao execute his mission as smoothly as possible, he wouldn't be so generous.

Li Hao looked at the Tianwu Boxes emitting light in front of him, arranged neatly. A virtual image floated above each, representing the type of Tianwu. He gulped. Not to mention the functions, the craftsmanship was truly exquisite. From the shape of the weapons, they were somewhat similar to those of Humans, but there were still differences. Some were even strange-looking, which might be a characteristic of the Celestial Civilization; they were much the same.

However, Li Hao still liked the Human style, but since he was here to sponge off, he was embarrassed to make requests. Stopping in front of a Tianwu Box with a greatsword image, Li Hao reached out, inputting Soul Power. As he drew out a gorgeous greatsword, his battle armor also began to cover his body. Compared to the friction of Glory Zero, this one was smoother, as delicate as skin, and the power it added was also more robust.

"Test it out. Use your strongest Universe Power. Don't hold back. Convert it a few more times to see if there is any place that is not suitable."

When using Glory, to be precise, Li Hao didn't activate the power of the Tianwu at all; he was just wearing it. He used his own Universe Power for offense and defense in battle. His power was something ordinary Tianwu couldn't support.

"Are you sure?" Li Hao asked with some concern.

Upon hearing this, Fronzo raised an eyebrow. "Of course, bring out all your power and let me see!"

It was rare to meet a master, and Li Hao also wanted to test his own intensity. If there was a Tianwu that he could let go and use with a sword, that would certainly be a good thing. He didn't need overly complex power; the two Universe Powers of ice and fire surged into the Celestial Armament almost simultaneously. Instantly, the energy of the Tianwu was activated, shining with intense light. Half was fire soaring into the sky, and half was chillingly cold. This feeling was very wonderful. It was indeed a masterpiece of a master; if it were anything else, it would have cracked long ago. But the next second, the energy crystal on the chest appeared with cracks. Crack! Accompanied by a loud explosion... the armory was filled with smoke.

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It exploded?

Amidst the swirling smoke, Li Hao was also covered in dust, looking at Fronzo with a bewildered face. If it weren't for the fact that their relationship was good, he would have thought Fronzo wanted to kill him. The power of this explosion was quite fierce. Fortunately, it was strong enough here, and neither of them were ordinary people, just looking a bit disheveled.

Fronzo was a bit stunned and didn't care about being covered in dust. How could this be? Could such a thing as Universe Power exceeding the load limit happen so easily?

"Are you okay?"

Li Hao wiped his face. "I'm alright."

"It shouldn't be. How could it explode? What did you just do?" Fronzo asked suspiciously.

"Didn't you say this was a test? I just used both ice and fire Universe Powers at the same time..."

"I know that. If it's stabilized, there won't be a problem. We Celestials are not lacking in dual-attribute Warriors." Fronzo was not a rookie; he had seen all kinds of geniuses over so many years.

"Ahem, and then when I added the third type, it seemed the balance was broken, and I didn't stabilize it..."

"What, a third type of ability?" Fronzo frowned.

"Yeah." Li Hao extended his left hand. Fire emerged from the tip of his index finger, cold air from his middle finger, and then with a flick of his thumb, a flash of thunder passed. "You guys can't do this?"

Fronzo opened his mouth. "Ahem, it's not that we can't do that. Being greedy for more leads to lack of mastery and no combat power. In fact, the strong only need to grasp one direction; others can be used as auxiliary..."

Fronzo was not jealous of this. Having too many abilities was quite flashy in the early stages and could make it difficult for opponents to target, but when raised to a certain level, those who focus on one attribute are stronger. After all, combat is offense and defense; making effective attacks and the best defense is the goal, not having more.

"Master, I am a bit special. I don't know if it's a Human problem. It's not just these few abilities; I have several others, and I don't use them according to need when fighting..." A whirlwind appeared on Li Hao's body. "There are other changes. Maybe I prefer non-attribute ones, just providing energy is enough, and then it can withstand my power changes and intensity."

Fronzo didn't speak for a long time, looking at the Spirit fluctuations on Li Hao. In the long history of Celestials, there were of course no lack of brilliant geniuses, and there were also those whose Spirit fluctuations were particularly sensitive, with various adjustments. This belongs to the derivative system outside the three major mainstream ones, a niche one. Like Emperor Augustus, who was also a master of this, and had played with flashy things when he was young, but finally pursued the ultimate Soul Fire, returning to simplicity.

Of course, explaining it made himself seem a bit weak.

Looking at Fronzo's expression, Li Hao could generally judge that Celestials did not have deep insight into the mixed extra power of various abilities.

The delicacy of Humans in this regard might be the opportunity for an overall rise in the future.

(End of chapter)