Chapter 1081 - 560: National Treasure Level Talent

The wondrous ocean composed of the spiritual light of millions of souls continues to surge like a torrent.

Just now, Zhuang Jun found his girlfriend, a relatively simple task, as there was a deep connection between the two.

Next, searching for the spiritual light of the Demon Warrior is the real challenge.

Following the guidance of the Guiding Spirit, Zhuang Jun emptied his mind, striving to sense the deeper forces hidden within the ocean of spiritual light.

Below the tower.

Director He and a group of researchers, each holding a tablet.

On the screen, a bright and dazzling light cloud is slowly rotating, next to which many data points are constantly changing.

Director He exclaimed with joy: "The synchronization rate has reached 5%, this speed is quite fast!"

A tall researcher chimed in: "It seems Colonel Zhuang should be able to resonate with the ocean of spiritual light. Once he takes this step, Colonel Zhuang can be considered a competent host."

Director He suddenly sighed: "To find hosts for twenty-eight branch eyes, the institute sought no less than 253 Superpower Users.

"Based on current experiment results, those who performed excellently were mostly Ghost Disciples or those favored by Mr. Spirit Crows.

"Some of them even had Spirit Values below 60 points, yet they performed excellently as hosts of the branch eyes.

"The institute created a so-called model and filtered out over 200 people, almost all of whom performed quite ordinarily, with only one holding any hope for selection."

Director He paused for a moment and said, "I feel our biggest problem is that we cannot deeply understand the spirit and soul, so the model we created is just a pile of dog shit."

The tall researcher laughed and said: "Old He, I tell you, always thinking about comparing yourself with the big shots, aren’t you just seeking trouble?

"Moreover, in the many fields of Supernatural Power, spirit and soul are inherently the most challenging areas.

"Let’s take it slowly, as long as we hold on firmly, digging deep into these two areas for fifty or even a hundred years, we will eventually achieve significant results."

Another researcher interjected: "Director, the synchronization rate just surpassed the 50% threshold."

No sooner was this said.

The hundreds of thousands of black jade embedded in the walls, floor, and ceiling trembled in unison.

"Ding~"

This sound was exceptionally loud, echoing like a mighty bell or a grand drum.

The expressions of the group of researchers turned slightly dazed, evidently having experienced a slight impact on their spirits.

Meanwhile, in the ocean of spiritual light.

Zhuang Jun suddenly "saw" a world-turning transformation.

"Boom!"

Only to hear a sound of an illusory great thunder.

The rainbow-colored ocean of light began to quake, with the torrents speeding up and slowing down.

The Guiding Spirit immediately advised: "Colonel Zhuang, your mind has now resonated with the ocean of spiritual light. Please utilize the power of your mind to draw the spiritual light you wish to filter."

Zhuang Jun acknowledged and began to fully employ his mental power to influence the ocean of spiritual light.

Soon,

Sporadic dim spiritual lights gradually rose from the ocean.

The periphery of each point of spiritual light was gray, while the core was white.

The Guiding Spirit praised: "You have done excellently, you are now qualified to be a host of the branch eye."

Zhuang Jun smiled but did not stop; he continued to draw the spiritual light.

As the First Ghost Disciple, if he stops at this point, wouldn’t that disgrace the Ghost Lord?

As time passed, more and more spiritual lights flew over, gathering into a vortex before Zhuang Jun, swirling continuously.

Below the high platform,

The group of researchers was already spellbound.

Director He inhaled sharply: "Synchronization rate 83%, this is the current record-high, isn’t it?"

The tall researcher nodded quickly: "Yes, 11 percentage points higher than the second place, truly worthy of being the First Ghost Disciple."

This researcher laughed again: "Colonel Zhuang’s combat power isn’t particularly strong, and many have previously doubted the First Ghost Disciple. With this data out there, let’s see who dares to complain.

"Hosting a branch of the Jun Tian Spirit Treasure Eye carries a function that is a level above mere battles."

Those around all nodded in agreement.

Soon,

The synchronization rate incrementally increased, finally breaking 90%, and jumped another percentage point three minutes later, stabilizing at 91%.

This was data that led by a wide margin.

The tall researcher remarked: "With Colonel Zhuang’s potential, hosting the central hub of the Jun Tian Spirit Treasure Eye should be no big issue in the future."

Director He smacked his lips: "The Jun Tian Spirit Treasure Eye is a civilizational cornerstone. As long as Colonel Zhuang has the ability to host the central hub, he indeed deserves the title of national-level talent."

The tall researcher sighed: "I have seen Colonel Zhuang’s file, he was truly unremarkable at first, the Jiuzhou Legion had rated his superpower as C level.

"If not for his youth, he would have probably been dismissed. Yet, Mr. Ghost spotted Colonel Zhuang in the crowd, making him the First Ghost Disciple.

Director He nodded: "Indeed, without the favor of the big shot, Colonel Zhuang would unlikely have obtained so many resources, most probably fading into obscurity."

In the eyes of the researchers, Zhuang Jun’s life experience is filled with the inspirational hues of a salted fish turning over, akin to a supernatural version of the story of "Bo Le and the Thousand Mile Horse."

In the ocean of Spiritual Light.

Zhuang Jun looked at the mass of light in front of him and exhaled a bit tiredly: "This should be my limit."

The Guiding Spirit praised endlessly: "Colonel Zhuang, your current performance has exceeded everyone’s expectations."

Zhuang Jun remained calm: "Can I now discern which of the soul spiritual lights belong to the demons?"

The Guiding Spirit replied: "Of course!"

It began to talk slowly: "Each host’s abilities are different, so identifying spiritual light is hard to learn from others’ experiences and can only be accumulated through gradual exploration.

"From other experiments conducted by different divisions, it usually takes several days to master a certain level of..."

Zhuang Jun suddenly interrupted it: "I seem to have found a bit of a feeling."

The Guiding Spirit stopped speaking, its tone carrying a hint of amazement: "Really?"

Zhuang Jun gestured toward the mass of light, and a bit of soul spiritual light floated over.

He gazed at the spiritual light and said softly: "Although I can’t quite explain why, I just feel that this bit of spiritual light seems off."

The Guiding Spirit said seriously: "Your spiritual potential must be very special, granting you an extraordinary acuity."

Zhuang Jun nodded and said: "Yes, I did indeed receive guidance from Mr. Ghost a few years back, and since then, I felt my spiritual power underwent some indescribable changes. It must be that the Lord helped me uncover this potential."

He extended a finger and touched the spiritual light with his fingertip.

The spiritual light changed instantly.

The core, formerly white and looking like that of an ordinary person, now emitted tendrils of deep red, a symbol of the Fire Superpower.

Undoubtedly, the previous white was a disguise.

Apart from the demons, Carmenia superpower users have no need for such action.

The Qing yang Demon branch invading Canglan Star happens to be the Red Flame Race, and the deep red flame corroborates this.

The Guiding Spirit glanced at the spiritual light and smiled: "Colonel Zhuang, it’s time to tell you a secret, some demons are allies of Mr. Ghost, and these demons are mortal enemies of the Red Flame Demons who rule Carmenia."

Zhuang Jun was utterly shocked.

The Lord even found allies among the demons? How incredibly powerful!

He quickly realized: "So my task is to convey the information to our demon allies, to help them kill the Red Flame Demons, thereby curbing the expansion of the Red Flame Demons?"

The Guiding Spirit nodded heavily: "Exactly!"

*

The scene shifts three thousand kilometers north.

Carmenia Federation.

Today’s Canglan Star media, whenever they mention this former overlord of Canglan Star, rarely say "Carmenia Federation" or "Federation,"

Instead, it is replaced by a term increasingly entrenched in people’s minds — the Demon Realm.

And ever since the sudden invasion of the Azik Alliance by the Carmenia Federation, on the following day, Great Xia utilized its overwhelmingly superior communications technology to launch an unprecedented electromagnetic suppression across the entire Carmenia.

Within just an hour, communication bases across Carmenia were all rendered inoperable, severing the connection between satellites and the ground.

Moreover, the communication devices of many officials, such as mobiles and computers, inexplicably had their chips burned out.

For a time, communications within Carmenia completely collapsed, forcing the military to halt its offensive.

This gained seventy-two precious hours for the Azik Alliance, with Great Xia leading the Pioneer Alliance to urgently support the Azik people, thus stabilizing the front lines.

Subsequently.

Great Xia commenced long-term electromagnetic suppression, allowing only the Land of Freedom under the Heaven Reaching Tower Network to communicate.

However, the Carmenians did not take this lying down. They did two things.

The first thing.

The Carmenia Federation sought help from the Qing yang Demon Race, and with the demons’ assistance, invented a kind of supernatural communication device.

But this device had one drawback, its maximum communication range was only fifteen kilometers.

The Carmenians used this short-range communication device, along with ancient wired telephones, painstakingly building a national communication network.

Though the communication efficiency is far lower compared to the modern network, and the convenience reduced by an order of magnitude, it at least solved the communication problem.

The second thing.

The Carmenians classified the Land of Freedom as an illegal network and legislated that authorities have the right to inspect anyone’s phone.

Anyone caught using the Land of Freedom would be sentenced to at least ten years in prison.

As expected, once imprisoned, it’s likely they’d become demon sacrifices, never able to come out alive again.

Under such oppressive and terrifying rule, many Carmenians destroyed their phones, and the number of Carmenians logging into the Land of Freedom is decreasing.

According to the latest statistics, currently, users have dropped to less than 12 million.

Undoubtedly, history has completed a cycle full of dark humor.

Once proud to be the freest place, Carmenia has now become the most oppressive.

And Great Xia, frequently criticized as oppressive, has now become the peak of civilization for everyone worldwide.