Chapter 279
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Chapter 279: Defense Skills
In the headquarters building of the parliament.
Inside the conference room.
The leaders of the parliament and the Military gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
Using the Revival Army to threaten, connecting with fake heavy criminals to influence the thoughts of the citizens in the Great Flame Kingdom, sending out Large Battleships to create a tense atmosphere…
There were many methods.
But after much discussion, they still couldn’t come to a solid conclusion.
The biggest issue was that they couldn’t figure out Yi Chen’s true thoughts and plans, making it impossible to find effective solutions or create plans based on his real intentions.
With Yi Chen’s current attitude, any other plans not only had a high chance of failure but would also deepen his hatred towards the human federation.
“If there’s truly no other way, we can only hope for the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy,” Lu Qingxian said helplessly.
The other leaders could only nod in agreement.
They were reluctant to place their hopes on the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy.
Because of the first two envoys, one had lost his physical body and was terrified, while the other had his divine mind completely extinguished and was fighting for his life.
It made them feel that the incredibly strong Tree-Dwelling Tribe was somewhat out of place in the galaxy.
However, when both sides had irreconcilable contradictions and negotiations couldn’t proceed, intervention and mediation by a powerful third party was the best solution.
“The immediate problem is that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy has returned and promised to use their connections to send the message to the elder of the foreign affairs department as soon as possible, pushing to bring the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy over,” Lu Qingxian continued. “But even if it’s fast, it will likely take more than a year.”
“During this time, we need to prevent Yi Chen from rapidly increasing his strength to the point where he can leave the exile planet, guard against the Soul Clan suddenly breaking through the blockade, and reassure the populace and our three allies, carefully watching for various tribes coordinating a sudden assassination attempt on Yi Chen.”
“The most important thing is how to persuade the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy to mediate in our favor once he is confirmed.”
“If the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy sides with Yi Chen, his arrival would only be more detrimental to us.”
The leaders all sighed softly.
If they could never reach reconciliation with Yi Chen, not only would their days of stealing his skills and rapidly increasing in life and strength come to an end, but they might also face a continuous stream of troubles.
In a situation where they were truly forced, and even confinement and military threats couldn’t compel Yi Chen to sign a contract, they might have to use their fleet to erase the greatest genius in human history before he gained the ability to resist.
If it came to that step, although the crisis would be averted, their good days would surely be over.
Moreover, the human federation would bear an indelible scandal as a result.
…
Time flew by.
The appearance of Ketes, the powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, was like a shooting star, fleeting and bright.
The entire star cluster, with its various tribes, seemed to have returned to normal.
It felt as if the Race War continued, while life went on.
However, the situation was quietly changing.
The exchanges among the various tribes were strengthening due to this significant sudden event.
…
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
Inside the flying treasure.
Yi Chen relied on his astonishing talent bonus, along with the Spirit Gathering Formation and a vast amount of spirit stones, and finally broke through to the peak of the Crossing Tribulation Stage.
He was only one step away from the new major realm.
Yi Chen did not press on further.
He could clearly feel that taking another step forward would bring the Tribulation upon him.
As the first human to cross the tribulation, he faced an incredibly strong Tribulation.
Just in case, he needed to create a powerful set of Defensive Skills first.
Fortunately, this was not a difficult task for him.
The expansion of the Great Flame Kingdom was still ongoing.
Now, its influence had reached 160 million square kilometers, granting him a 160-fold talent bonus.
Wherever there were weaknesses, he created skills to compensate, which was where his true power and invincibility lay.
‘First, the defense must be strong enough.’
Yi Chen carefully considered the primary conditions for the Defensive Skills.
Strong defense was the most important characteristic and one of his key means to resist the Tribulation.
‘Next, it must last long enough!’
Having strong defense alone wasn’t enough; it also needed to be durable.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t hold for long, and his spirit power would be exhausted, significantly reducing its effectiveness.
After careful consideration, Yi Chen no longer hesitated.
He immediately began to perceive the corresponding laws of heaven and power of the laws.
The more functions the Defensive Skills had, the better the effects.
But for now, he had to quickly break through to the major realm and find a way to leave the exile planet, so he could only temporarily focus on creating the two most important characteristics.
One day, two days, three days…
Yi Chen already had experience in creating spirit formations, and this time, creating Defensive Skills was relatively straightforward as the required heavenly laws to comprehend were not many.
In just one month, he had fully grasped the related laws of heaven at his current realm’s peak.
Then, he began to study and create the energy circulation pathways for the new skill.
It also took about a month, and through continuous research and experimentation, the energy circulation pathway took shape.
In the Qi Sea, spirit power surged.
A shield of energy, invisible to the naked eye, suddenly appeared just over ten centimeters around him.
Once the energy shield formed, the spirit power consumed in the Qi Sea began to decrease rapidly, becoming almost negligible.
Only after being attacked did the energy shield need to consume spirit power to replenish itself.
With a thought, the spiritual sword flew out.
Amidst the surprised gazes of Bai Ruo Xin and the Little Gold Ball, it darted towards Yi Chen.
Clang!
A striking blow as quick as lightning was blocked by the energy shield.
The energy released from the collision swept across the entire main hall.
The wind howled.
The spiritual sword was ejected away.
The energy shield remained completely still, but spirit power continuously surged toward the shield from the Qi Sea.
Under Yi Chen’s intent control, the spiritual sword attacked him faster and with greater force.
Clang!
The result was the same.
Even under the strongest strike of the flying sword, the energy shield did not budge at all.
This was the greatest strength of his new skill.
Although he had only spent a little over two months to create this new skill, the Defense Skills had no upper limit to their defense.
As long as there was energy in the Qi Sea, no one could break through his energy shield.
Clang clang clang…
The spiritual sword continuously thrust toward the energy shield.
The result only made the energy storm in the main hall grow more fierce and chaotic, forcing Bai Ruo Xin and the Little Gold Ball to retreat to a nearby room to take cover.
The energy shield remained stable.
The spirit power consumed in the Qi Sea was not significant.
“Not bad!”
Yi Chen was very pleased with the test results.
Any attack could only continuously deplete his spirit power.
To break the energy shield, one would need to exhaust all his spirit power from the Qi Sea.
Shield of Protection!
Yi Chen casually named his new skill.
Next, he would enhance the Heaven-Slashing Technique and Cloud Treading Technique to their utmost limits.
He sat cross-legged again, beginning to comprehend the principles of heaven and earth and the power of the laws.
Improving existing skills was much simpler and easier than creating new ones.
He just needed to strengthen his understanding of the principles of heaven and earth and the power of the laws, slightly adjusting the pathway of energy circulation.
In just over ten days, he completed the process.
Everything was ready, all that remained was the Tribulation!
