Chapter 93

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Chapter 93: A Joyful Illusion

In the entire galaxy, the recently stabilized stock market began to soar straight up.

The momentum was even faster and stronger than the previous steep decline.

"A little push has left all of humanity dizzy!"

"The stock market is rapidly climbing; the wealth code has been reopened!"

"All of humanity has developed psychological disorders; psychologists are now charging by the second!"

"The truth is revealed; the cost of evolving into a higher life form has not yet appeared!"

"The entertainment vacuum period has arrived, with all new movies, new album releases, concerts, and major sporting events announced for a three-month delay!"

"The highly publicized divorce case of two major film stars has reached an agreement; the next court hearing is postponed to six months later!"

"It is rumored that the Federal Parliament has received suggestions from members to amend traffic laws to include individual flying regulations!"

Major news outlets celebrated another lavish feast.

Employee salaries rose once again.

…

At the military headquarters, an urgent military meeting was still in session and had been ongoing for nearly a day.

Including Marshal Iron Blood , all the bigwigs wore grim expressions.

They were tirelessly discussing a new plan for military reorganization.

Military reorganization and the rise of infantry were urgent and irreversible trends.

Yi Chen’s powerful new skills had further intensified and highlighted this trend.

However, learning the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique required sacrificing an arm, forcing a complete reset of the entire reorganization plan.

A strong infantry corps and special forces would only enhance landing operations, local combat capabilities, and various tactics such as reconnaissance and the assassination of important enemies, making humanity’s tactics more flexible on the battlefield.

In the early stages, humanity’s most powerful weapon remained the space battleships.

For a long time to come, the focus would be on improving realm levels, reactions, and speed, and enhancing operations of the space battleships.

Yet, mastering the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique would increase one’s realm, improve reactions, and boost speed, making the space battleships even more agile and swift.

But sacrificing an arm would also increase the operational difficulty.

It would be necessary to modify the instruments of the space battleships to make them more suitable for one-handed operation.

Similarly, with one arm sacrificed, fighter jets, military uniforms, and various military instruments would all require adjustments.

This would demand an enormous military budget.

Even with this budget, discussions on how to allocate the funds were essential.

Afterward, arrangements would need to be made for training to help officers and soldiers adapt to the new instrument operations and overcome potential battlefield impacts caused by the change in habits.

The military bigwigs felt completely overwhelmed.

Military analysts and think tanks worked overtime, not resting for a minute throughout the day.

Beep, beep, beep!

The communicator on the table suddenly rang.

Marshal Iron Blood furrowed his brows.

During urgent military meetings with high-ranking officials, no one dared to interrupt unless something significant happened.

He picked up the communicator, glanced at the text for a moment, then immediately stood up and went to a small conference room nearby.

When he emerged, his expression was extremely strange.

“I just received news that practicing the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique does not cause any aftereffects to evolve into a higher life form.”

“It’s all just Yi Chen believing that the Spirit Law warriors have lost their respect in his eyes, and he is trying to give them a wake-up call.”

Two Eight-Star Generals and twelve Seven-Star Generals were left dumbfounded.

They looked completely stunned.

This military meeting had lasted a day and night, exhausting countless brain cells.

The massive budget had finally been squeezed out, and the entire plan had been discussed and modified with help from the think tank and analysts, reaching a nearly final version.

Now, you suddenly tell me that practicing the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique won’t cost you an arm?

Under normal circumstances, this would be fantastic news.

Yet, all the military leaders present felt an overwhelming urge to flip the table.

MMP! After a day and night of heated arguments over budget distribution where everyone’s faces turned red, it turns out we achieved nothing?

We argued for nothing?

…

In the realm of the Angelic Beings, Burton sat on a tall throne, listening to his subordinates report various incoming materials.

These were all trivial matters.

The truly important information about major events in different clans was always delivered to him directly by the responsible parties through other channels.

“All right, everyone, slide along!”

He waved his hand expressionlessly.

His subordinates, filled with anxiety, respectfully retreated.

Despite Burton feeling uneasy and conflicted about whether or not to report Yi Chen’s footage for the third time, even losing his composure to the point of being scolded by previous leaders, his subordinates viewed him as a dark, inscrutable personality, heartless, and a ruthless killer.

To decipher the mind of this leader of the Angelic Beings’ Intelligence Organization, countless people lost sleep.

Just like now, where Burton abruptly interrupted in the middle of a report and sent everyone away.

This left the reporting subordinate trembling in fear.

Each was pondering why Burton had acted this way.

If one can’t figure it out, they might not even know how they died.

This is the intimidation and pressure that strength and power bring.

However, Burton was in a really good mood.

The reason was simple.

He didn’t want to listen any longer, purely because he felt too good and planned to summon his favorite dancer to enhance his joy.

Once the reporting subordinates left, filled with anxiety, he called for the guards and instructed them to summon the dancer.

Soon, an eight-winged white angel appeared gracefully.

Although her strength was not particularly strong, her figure was curvaceous, her features exquisite, with a small nose that stood upright and alluring eyes.

She perfectly matched the aesthetic of the Angelic Beings.

Most importantly, this dancer came from a noble background.

She was a descendant of a two-winged golden angel with military power, who had guarded a territory.

This two-winged golden angel had suffered a defeat in a conflict with the Three-Eyed Tribe and was personally killed by the Leader of the Angelic Beings.

When Burton led a raid to capture her family, he fell in love with the eight-winged white angel at first sight.

Understanding the unpredictable nature of the leader’s heart, he feared that if she lost favor, she could become evidence against him in the future.

He didn’t dare to take her as part of his harem but instead allowed her to stay in the palace as a dancer, hiding her identity.

Watching this stunning beauty dance, her snow-white wings fluttered like waves, and her graceful figure soared lightly through the air.

Burton’s already joyful mood became even more pleasant.

“Delicate and graceful, your dancing has improved more and more!”

Buzz!

The gem that served as his communication device vibrated slightly.

He furrowed his brows, took out the gem, and infused it with energy.

The high priest, sweating profusely, presented the footage of Yi Chen’s precise plan in front of him, causing his head to buzz.

Practicing the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique comes without any aftereffects?

This greatest genius in human history, showing no signs of hitting a bottleneck in creating cultivation techniques?

At the very least, the Spirit Law stage was still not the limit.

“Damn it!”

He couldn’t help but roar in anger.

“My lord…”

The dancer abruptly stopped, her face pale.

“Did I tell you to stop?”

Furious, Burton spread his golden wings.

A beam of golden light burst forth, turning his most favored dancer into ashes.

Boom!

Still not satisfied, he smashed his throne with a slap.

There was no helping it; this news hurt him deeply.

After receiving the command from the Leader of the Angelic Beings to quickly eliminate the human genius, he devised a plan to seize the space battleships.

Although the success rate was low, it would at least prove that he was serious about his work.

To this end, he had already contacted many human pirates, rebels, and ambitious individuals, promising countless benefits to get their cooperation.

When he received the footage from the Agent Responsible for Infiltration showing Yi Chen expressing his desire to learn the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique, which would destroy one of his arms, he was overjoyed.

This meant that after entering the next major realm, Yi Chen would very likely be unable to improve the higher-level version of the Chaos Technique.

Even if he could improve it, it would definitely come at a much greater cost.

Burton decisively ordered the silver-winged angels lurking in the galaxy to withdraw and unilaterally tore up the agreement.

The contributions Yi Chen had made to humanity were now a fact, irreversible.

A Yi Chen who could not enhance his cultivation technique was not worth wagering countless treasures and the lives of dozens of silver-winged angels who were fourth-winged or above for a plan with a success rate of less than one percent.

As a result, it all turned out to be just a method for Yi Chen to pressure his subordinates.

The Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique had no aftereffects and showed no signs of reaching a limit.

Burton nearly spat blood.

It was all for nothing.

And how was he supposed to clean up this mess?

Ignoring his reputation and face, would he make the silver-winged angels who were on their way back continue to infiltrate the galaxy?

Lacking any shame, should he contact the human pirates, rebels, and ambitious individuals again, enduring their spittle and curses, to continue seeking cooperation?

That was not the worst part; the key issue was that if he shamelessly breached the agreement, those human pirates and rebels would also raise their prices.

Moreover, they might even guess his plan was related to Yi Chen on the exile planet.

In the most unscrupulous scenario, they could be playing both sides.

On one hand, they could take his treasures and create chaos to draw the attention of the human military.

On the other hand, they could flip the situation and sell information to the human military through special channels.