Chapter 643: 642. A visit to the sun.
Seeing Lu Yao could withstand a nuclear explosion, the upper echelons of Blue Star nations completely extinguished those little schemes of theirs.
The scene of Yu Yanmei wielding her sword was captured, and it absolutely exploded with shock and awe.
It turned out that these beauties, who seemed like celestial beings from paintings, were also Immortals, Supermen!
Combining Lu Yao's frequent disappearances with large amounts of resources, the elites of Blue Star made various inconceivable guesses.
Some speculated that Lu Yao had found the legendary Immortal Realm, and there were even those who suspected him to be an extraterrestrial who had strayed onto Blue Star…
Meanwhile, the man in question had already taken his wives back to Mount Everest upon a dragon.
The final breakthrough in the Martial Path wouldn't be so easy. If the Primordial Realm had an experience bar, then having witnessed two forms of nuclear fusion, the progress would have reached 20%.
Having seen man-made marvels, next he must glimpse the natural wonders of creation—the sun, thus making this journey complete.
After landing on Mount Everest, Lu Yao said to his wives, "Keep an eye on my physical body, I'm going to engage in Soul Travel for a jaunt to the sun."
The Divine Soul could transform into a particle state, traveling the universe at incredible speeds, even reaching sublight velocities, much faster than dragging along a physical body.
The beauties each chimed in with their melodious voices, cautioning, "Then you be careful~"
Yu Yanmei especially emphasized, "No matter how strong you are, always have a heart of awe towards the universe!"
"Don't worry, I know my limits." Lu Yao solemnly replied, then sat cross-legged and performed Soul Travel.
He bid farewell to his wives and flew toward the sun.
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Lu Yao's Divine Soul turned into a mass of particles, which had already accelerated to 20 times the speed of sound within the atmosphere, instantly freeing itself from the planet's hold.
Once in the unfettered universe, with no resistance to slow him down, Lu Yao's speed continued to explode, seemingly without end.
He even overtook an unnamed, beautiful comet, hurtling toward the sun at breathtaking speed.
However, this form was quite fragile, and the universe was not all smooth sailing; he had to ensure complete protection.
Various peculiar cosmic rays could damage the Divine Soul, which called for the use of an "Indestructible Will" to block them, and sometimes even required unleashing the "True Intent" of the Martial Path to disperse them.
As he kept moving forward and saw that he could skillfully handle all obstacles along the way without the aid of Magical Treasures, Lu Yao became bolder.
Encased tightly in his Indestructible Will and Martial Path True Intent, he continued to accelerate without restraint through the cosmos.
And the closer he got to the sun, the faster he went with its gravity's assistance, until he reached 1/10th the speed of light!
At this speed, it would only take him a bit over an hour to travel from Blue Star to the sun, truly a breathtaking journey of unmatched exhilaration.
Before long, a star crowned with flames came into view.
Lu Yao then slowed down, manifested his True Intent, summoned the Creation Immortal Boat, and conjured the Shadow Trailing Sword and the Yin Yang Twin Swords as well, fully armed as he slowly drifted toward the sun.
He saw before him a blazing red fireball whose volume was 1.3 million times that of Blue Star, unimaginably vast, constantly releasing light and heat into space through nuclear fusion without pause.
Just the surface temperature alone was already over 6000 degrees, but thankfully the Divine Soul is a power of the spirit and was less affected by high temperatures.
Yet as soon as Lu Yao thought this, he saw the star crowned with flames before him flash a dazzling arc of light.
His Divine Sense Perception went into overdrive with warnings, prompting Lu Yao to immediately channel the power of Yan Huang into the Creation Immortal Boat.
In the next instant, he felt as though he had been caught in a blender, violently torn apart by a terrifying energy, and cracks began to appear on the Creation Immortal Boat!
Compared to it, the nuclear bombs with their megaton yields seemed like a gentle breeze.
"This is... the Solar Wind!"
Winds do blow on the sun, but these winds are terrifying. A category 12 typhoon on the Blue Star might reach speeds of 40 meters per second. The solar wind, however, reaches 500 "kilometers" per second! That's tens of thousands times more powerful!
What's more, Lu Yao was astonished to find that this wind even contained a "will"!
Without self-awareness, it operated ruthlessly, inclined more towards rules, just like the thunder containing it during the Blue Star's Heavenly Tribulation.
Such solar winds could certainly snuff out a Divine Soul in the Thunder Tribulation Realm in an instant!
Moreover, more and more cracks were forming on the Creation Immortal Boat, and even with an abundant supply of wishing power, it could no longer hold up.
And this was merely at the "corona", the outermost layer of the sun, where they already encountered such tremendous hindrances!
This place was not one for those in the Thunder Tribulation Realm to tread, but fortunately, Lu Yao had an ace up his sleeve.
With a wave of his hand, a magnificent complex of palaces appeared out of thin air—it was the "Epang Palace"!
This colossal Magical Treasure left by Ying Zheng, crafted by the Sun God Immortal Honored, could even remain for thousands of years in the equally harsh environment of the core of the Earth, naturally it was extraordinary.
At this moment, Lu Yao stood on top of the main hall of the Epang Palace—the Hall of Supreme Harmony—and poured all his wishing power into it!
The Hall of Supreme Harmony immediately radiated brilliant golden light, and then the entire complex of palaces twinkled, forming a solid barrier much like a planet's atmosphere, firmly blocking the "solar wind" outside.
At the same time, it also blocked out various other radiations and rays from the sun, making the interior of the Epang Palace seem peaceful and tranquil.
But Lu Yao knew very well that he still did not have the capability to control the treasure; he was merely forcing it to operate with the power of wishes.
Although he had brought with him 3 billion units of wishing power, the current scene was draining 100 million every minute, leaving him only 30 minutes of peace!
However, for a Practitioner of Spirit Refinement, this time was more than enough.
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Next, Lu Yao maneuvered the "Epang Palace" to land upon the sun's photosphere, from which most of the sunlight received by the Blue Star was emitted.
He calmed his mind and, utilizing the unique connection between his Divine Soul and the Magical Treasure, began to comprehend the celestial mechanics of the cosmos.
Actually, compared to the earlier "Magnetic Confinement Nuclear Fusion Device", or the "Hydrogen Bomb", the sun is just more vast.
After all, its core temperature is only 15 million degrees, while the former two have already surpassed one billion degrees.
Humans learn from nature but have already surpassed it.
But the most remarkable aspect of the sun is its stability! It has been illuminating the cosmos for 4.5 billion years and, barring accidents, will continue to work for another 6 billion years.
The creations of nature may not involve intricate mechanisms, but the linked chain of events is absolutely stable, which is exactly Lu Yao cared about the most.
Twenty minutes later, he had fully comprehended this miraculous celestial body, imprinting all the knowledge deeply in his brain.
By now, he had experienced all three forms of nuclear fusion; his comprehension towards the Primordial Realm had progressed by about 60%.
To take his wives back home for such an experience, Lu Yao was very satisfied; the next steps would be up to him!
At this moment, his mind brimmed with marvelous ideas and plans, itching to try out controlled fusion within himself.
Once successful, his body would have an inexhaustible supply of energy for squandering, making him never tire in battle, and tearing apart a "Primordial Ancestor" with his bare hands would not be out of the question.
But now was not the time. Lu Yao used the last of his wishing power to propel the "Fairy Boat" into the air, opposing gravity to distance itself from the sun before returning to the Blue Star.