Chapter 281

Gu Jian Qiu stared at the remains of the Moon God before him, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a greasy face and a completely bald head approached: "Principal…"

"How is the mecha progress?"

Gu Jian Qiu spoke plainly.

"This… the preliminary design is complete, but there are several major challenges in construction."

The bald middle-aged man was named Han Han Chunfeng, chief designer of mecha at the Nine Swords Academy.

He gazed at the colossal corpse of the Moon God and sighed: "The vitality of this extraterrestrial deity's body is too strong… If it were only fragments from before, it would be manageable. But now that the Moon God's entire form has fused into one, there's a strange transformation… its life force has surged again, and the original suppression armor is insufficient…"

"Blood-rebirth?"

Gu Jian Qiu, the Martial God, was not surprised—this was a common ability among extraterrestrial demon gods.

Some extraterrestrial demon gods, even after their corpses had been ground to dust and scattered to the wind, could still resurrect from the very concept of "nothingness."

The Moon God's domain was unique, tied to "gestation," so its body possessing the "blood-rebirth" trait was only natural.

"Solution?"

"The simplest is to replace it with a stronger suppressant… otherwise, we must refine the mecha's design itself…"

Han Han Chunfeng wiped away sweat.

Though he was a Martial Saint, he still felt trembling before Gu Jian Qiu, the Martial God.

"Hurry and do it… Also, how is your research on the 'Creation Tablet' progressing?"

Gu Jian Qiu, the Martial God, suddenly spoke.

The Blue Star Federation's seized "Creation Tablet" had circled through many hands, ultimately ending up at the Nine Swords Academy.

After all, the academy's "Demon God Studies" was its strongest discipline, with the most concentrated resources.

"Fascinating…"

Han Han Chunfeng's face flushed with excitement at the mention: "Our tests confirm the Creation Tablet is also the remains of an extraterrestrial demon god… After sequencing, it appears to be a Lower Dominator-tier entity… We've never encountered its followers—perhaps this ancient Dominator perished long before humanity's Blue Star Federation even began exploring the cosmos…"

Even among Dominators, there was war and slaughter.

For one such Dominator to die in ancient history was perfectly normal.

"I'm deeply interested in the corpses of extraterrestrial demon gods that fell naturally…"

Han Han Chunfeng said: "In nature, a whale's death creates a 'whale fall,' blessing an entire ocean region… If the corpse of an extraterrestrial demon god is left unattended, who knows what it might evolve into? Perhaps… a planet…"

"That's unlikely. The being that killed a Dominator wouldn't let such a trophy slip away…"

Gu Jian Qiu offered his speculation: "What else? What information is on the tablet?"

"It may be true—we've long suspected that above the Dominator tier, there exists something even more terrifying… we might call it the 'Creator'!"

Han Han Chunfeng said: "The capture of cultists from the Creator School confirms this… But the intelligence they revealed is even more intriguing: the ecology among extraterrestrial demon gods is exactly like that—three pillars? We must intensify our focus on the Void Gate and the Gate School…"

"Creator, Three Pillars, Upper Dominators, Lower Dominators…" Gu Jian Qiu smiled: "Our moles have done well, securing the Creation Tablet… Honestly, I'm quite intrigued by that spider woman."

"That's tough—apparently the Prevention Bureau, Public Security, and Federation Intelligence are nearly killing each other over it…"

Han Han Chunfeng shook his head.

"And the Gate School has risen from the ashes… Their new leader is mysterious, with Eighth Realm power—a new menace!"

Gu Jian Qiu, the Martial God, suddenly smiled: "I'd actually like to meet this young man…"

As a Martial God who had lived for eons, even the former leader of the Gate School had been a mere junior to her.

After Han Han Chunfeng left, Gu Jian Qiu's expression grew somber: "Creator…"

…

"Professor Han!"

"Chief Editor Han!"

Han Han Chunfeng stepped out of the obelisk's isolation zone and arrived before a building of the Nine Swords Academy.

Along the way, many students and faculty greeted him.

As a research-oriented Martial Saint, Han Han Chunfeng held high status at the Nine Swords Academy, and also served as head of the Mecha Department and chief editor of the journal "Godslayer."

Upon entering the "Godslayer" journal building, editors came forward to greet him.

"Hmm… Any papers that passed initial review? Send them straight to my email."

Han Han Chunfeng casually waved them off.

To his surprise, a professor adjusted his glasses: "Actually, there is one… authored by a PhD candidate from Blue Star University and several little-known researchers…"

"A PhD candidate in Martial Arts from Blue Star University?"

Han Han Chunfeng felt a mix of amusement and intrigue: "Interesting—I'll take a look."

As a peer institution, he certainly didn't look down on Blue Star University.

Still, privately he'd mock its mecha as inferior to Holy Armor University and its Demon God Studies as nowhere near Nine Swords Academy—its strength was being mediocre in everything.

Even so, Blue Star University's reputation was formidable. But… a Martial Arts PhD?

Shouldn't such a candidate focus solely on martial breakthroughs and martial arts research?

Why would such a martial thesis be submitted to "Godslayer" instead of Blue Star University's own "Martial God" journal? That was peculiar.

When Han Han Chunfeng reached his office and opened the paper, his eyes lit up: "Huh? This isn't martial arts research… 'Development of a New Suppressor'?"

He immediately became interested, brewed himself a cup of clear tea, and began reading slowly.

Minutes passed.

Hours later, Han Han Chunfeng felt no fatigue—only excitement: "Indeed… fascinating… These kids are lucky—this could actually work."

After analyzing the final experimental data, he confirmed this path had a high chance of success!

He felt no jealousy—only admiration for the researchers' good fortune.

Current research on demon god suppressants was nothing but trial and error.

One had to sift through trillions upon trillions of formulas to find the single superior one.

Success came entirely down to luck.

Some researchers found the right path after ten thousand trials.

Others ran trillions of experiments and still found nothing.

It was entirely up to heaven to feed them.

Fang Xing's case wasn't luck—he'd already narrowed down the key materials, reducing the trials to under ten thousand.

With that advantage, researchers using AI and virtual space for basic simulations could mechanically repeat experiments and quickly yield results!

Han Han Chunfeng didn't know this—but he sensed this new suppressor was highly promising.

It had strong potential for success—even for use on the "Moon God" mecha.

"Then… we'll add another treasure to the Nine Swords Academy's collection—one I designed and built."

Han Han Chunfeng felt a quiet joy and immediately sent an email to the contact address listed on the paper.

The reply came quickly.

Han Han Chunfeng glanced at it and immediately entered the holovirtual pod.

Han Han Chunfeng glanced over and immediately entered the holographic virtual pod.

In the virtual space, inside a laboratory.

This virtual lab saved enormous amounts of physical experimental materials.

Its layout was nearly identical to Fang Xing's lab—only critical experiments were conducted in the real world.

Of course, certain cultivation-world materials couldn't be simulated even in virtual space.

But with this lab, Dr. Wang and his team had developed several auxiliary formulas from this world, saving Fang Xing a fortune in star credits.

But with this virtual laboratory, Dr. Wang and his team developed several auxiliary formulas from this world, saving Fang Xing a large sum of Star Credits.

Fang Xing, accompanied by Dr. Wang, came forward to greet Han Han Chunfeng.

"You're a PhD candidate at Blue Star University? Remarkably young and accomplished…"

Han Han Chunfeng, who had risen so high, knew how to handle people well.

He wore a warm, welcoming smile, exchanged pleasantries, then asked: "Thank you for your submission—I'd like to verify the paper's accuracy. If all's well, it has a strong chance of appearing in our next issue…"

"Of course. This is our lead researcher, Dr. Wang Cha. Feel free to ask him anything."

Fang Xing stepped aside, letting Dr. Wang answer.

He sat down quietly and sipped his tea.

After another long while, Han Han Chunfeng walked over to Fang Xing with a broad smile: "Truly, the younger generation is formidable… I didn't expect your experiments had reached this stage."

Dr. Wang stood behind Han Han Chunfeng, forcing a nervous smile.

He was just a minor player—facing Han Han Chunfeng, a dual giant of martial arts and research, he'd inadvertently revealed too much.

Fortunately, the final product couldn't be displayed in virtual space, so Han Han Chunfeng could only confirm the lab held many secrets—and now had a working prototype.

He looked at Fang Xing earnestly: "Have you considered transferring? Enroll in our PhD program at Nine Swords Academy? Or join us as faculty after graduation? Our Demon God Studies are the strongest in the universe—staying at Blue Star University is a waste…"

"Really? I actually have some questions in Demon God Studies I'd like to discuss with Chief Editor Han…"

Fang Xing's face lit up with delight.

Han Han Chunfeng agreed with modest pride—he still hoped to extract more details about the new suppressor.

But after only a few minutes of conversation, he was stunned to realize Fang Xing's mastery of Demon God Studies was terrifyingly deep…

Had Blue Star University not tightened student vetting after the Moon God incident, he'd have suspected the student's true identity.

After discussing with Han Han Chunfeng, Fang Xing suddenly understood: "Chief Editor Han… so if a Dominator falls asleep and its subconscious becomes active, could it potentially 'activate' into a new demon god?"

After discussing with Han Han Chunfeng, Fang Xing suddenly understood: "Chief Editor Han… so if a Dominator falls asleep and their subconscious becomes active, could it potentially 'activate' into a new Demon God?"

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