Chương 64: How To Use A Shield Technique As A Guillotine

Soon, his first day at work passed without many incidents. Ren Qingquan's role as the manager of the Demon Slaughtering Area at the main peak of Spirit Beast Peak is even more relaxed than his previous job. Additionally, whether measured in sect contribution or the number of points gained, the income is several times higher. Thanks to his two extremely competent vice managers, Ren Qingquan pretty much has nothing to do.

He can spend the whole day standing near the area filled with cultivators busy slaughtering demon beasts. Unlike the Spirit Beast Peak Branch he previously stayed at, the main branch of Spirit Beast Peak kills about 100 demon beasts daily. Moreover, all of these are at least Qi Refining realm, with many at the Foundation Building stage and even a few at the Golden Core realm. The demons they mostly killed were similar in shape to cows and chickens.

Even the three Golden Core level demons they killed today resembled a flame-lit cow, a cow with a fish tail, and a chicken capable of summoning wind blades with a single wing wave. Unlike other demons, those at the Golden Core level often fought back before being killed by the Peak Golden Core realm disciple who serves as the head butcher in the Demon Slaughtering Area. Each Qi Refining cow gives me and Ren Qingquan 1 point each, while Qi Refining chickens grant both of us 0. 5 points.

Demon beasts from the Foundation Building realm yield double the points of their Qi Refining counterparts, and those from the Golden Core realm provide five times as many points. As a result, Ren Qingquan's income today has soared to an impressive 160 points! That's also after he used the Soul Swallowing Technique to eat some of the demon beasts for his cultivation.

Although Gui Ruwen has warned Ren Qingquan not to use the Soul Swallowing Technique because he saw that Ren Qingquan's souls appear a bit weird, it doesn't stop Ren Qingquan because both of us have concluded that the weirdness Gui Ruwen saw is most likely caused by Ren Qingquan's transmigration. Using my expertise in novel tropes, I bet the transmigrator's souls probably got mixed together with the original Ren QIngquan's souls, which resulted in what Gui Ruwen sees.

Still, to ensure nothing wrong happens, the number of souls Ren Qingquan swallowed is much lower. I basically made him stop before the side effects of the Soul Swallowing Technique appeared. Anyway, Ren Qingquan can now also quickly raise his level by eating pills. So the Soul Swallowing Technique's status has dropped to a supporting role instead of being his main leveling method.

Once he returned home, Ren Qingquan immediately called me, 'System, I want to purchase the Qi Refining realm part of the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique and the Turtle Divination Technique.' [Ding! Do you want to spend 20 points to learn the Divine Turtle Cultivation Method, the Super Duper Ultra Mega Hyper Miraculous Transcendental Divine Turtle Shield Technique, and the Turtle Divination Technique of the Qi Refining realm?]'Yes!' Ren Qingquan thought eagerly. [Please wait a moment.] Although I have been studying both techniques and the Divine Turtle Cultivation Method while Ren Qingquan works, I still ask him to wait before instructing him to begin reading the cultivation technique. I opened a screen displaying both techniques' Qi Refining sections in front of Ren Qingquan, while using [Calculate] to guide him in understanding the techniques. Soon, Ren Qingquan had gained proficiency with the techniques and could now use them.

The first thing Ren Qingquan did was activate the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique. Ren Qingquan circulated his spirit qi and some of his divine sense according to the technique's description, and a barrier made of spirit qi immediately surrounded him. The shield created a ball-shaped cover with Ren Qingquan in the center. Although it looked extremely thin, I believed the shield was strong enough to withstand a small car crashing toward Ren Qingquan at 60 km/h.

The technique's creator might've tried to design a pattern reminiscent of a turtle shell, since the shield consisted of many hexagonal shapes. But instead of a turtle shell, no matter how I looked at it, the hexagons made it look like half a soccer ball. Nevertheless, the hexagons aren't just pretty design. They're actually extremely useful for reducing the spirit qi consumed when repairing the shield. Every hexagon can be repaired individually, reducing excess consumption of spirit.

It's also possible to focus on strengthening a few, or even just one, of the hexagons, which greatly increases defensive power. While Ren Qingquan played with the shield, I suddenly heard him think, 'Why can I move around with the shield turned on?' At first, I got baffled by the sudden question, but I soon understood what confused him. The shield generated by the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique enveloped Ren Qingquan like a ball, including the ground beneath him.

Technically, if the shield repelled everything coming toward him, Ren Qingquan shouldn't be able to move because the shield also enveloped the ground beneath him. But in fact, Ren Qingquan could still move, and whenever he moved, the shield allowed the ground beneath him to enter and leave the shield's coverage. Ren Qingquan also realized something else.

'Furthermore, I can still feel fresh air entering from outside this shield. Doesn't that mean I am still in danger of being poisoned?' I checked the memory related to the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique and found the reason. When the shield is deployed, the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique requires the user to input their own divine sense.

In the Cultivation World, cultivators above the Qi Refining realm possess their own divine sense, serving as both an identity marker and a sixth sense that allows them to perceive their environment and project their divine sense to operate techniques remotely. Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. For instance, the corpse-refining technique requires the cultivator to embed their divine sense within a refined corpse, thereby enabling direct control and greater flexibility.

It's the same case with the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique. Because it contained the user's divine sense, the shield can automatically repel things the user deems dangerous while allowing things the user doesn't deem dangerous to enter. That shield basically has an AI that controls what things can go in or not. This crazy world's technology is all over the place. They have Artificial Intelligence to control shields and can basically create robots through a corpse-refining technique.

But at the same time, there are many parts of the world living in what's basically the medieval era. I reined in my thoughts and shared my findings with Ren Qingquan. When Ren Qingquan heard it, he reached the same conclusion as I did, 'Damn, this shield actually has an AI.' Then he asked, 'System, can I manually control what'll be repelled and what'll be allowed to go into the shield?' [According to the technique, it should be possible.] Ren Qingquan moved toward a nearby wooden table.

When half of the table entered his shield, Ren Qingquan commanded the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique to perceive the table as a threat and repel it. He remained standing as he waited, but the table did not shift at all. Only when he attempted to approach the table did it unexpectedly split into two. The part outside the shield was pushed by the shield and fell, while the part inside the shield also fell due to the unbalanced weight. Both of us can only stare dumbfoundedly at the table.

Through [Scan], I observed that the split in the table is exceptionally clean, resembling a cut made by a high-pressure water jet. Ren Qingquan finally recovered from his shock and murmured, "Did that shield just slice through this wooden table? So, if I repel an object that's partially inside the shield, will the shield cut it in half?" While Ren Qingquan tries to test the shield on several other items around his room, I questioned reality itself.

Is this actually the normal usage of that Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique? No wonder Gui Ruwen doesn't teach Ren Qingquan any offensive techniques. This Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique can actually be used as a damned portable guillotine! Honestly, I am a bit confused at first why Gui Ruwen only gave Ren Qingquan a defensive technique. Did he want Ren Qingquan to get a lot of beating?

But after seeing it, I realized this seemingly proper defensive technique is actually an extremely strong offensive technique disguised as a harmless defensive one! What kind of proper defensive technique can be controlled to split others in half?!

After using the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique to cut many of his pieces of furniture in half, Ren Qingquan didn't stop and took something from the pocket space given by Gui Ruwen. The item he took was the three-legged pill furnace he bought from the Martial Arts World a long time ago. Honestly, it's a surprise he hasn't lost that furnace after the crazy adventure over the last few days. The furnace, although already broken, was once a spirit tool.

That means its material should be as strong as other spirit tools. Ren Qingquan placed the furnace on the ground and tried to cut it using the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique. Unlike the furniture that was cleanly cut, the furnace put up a fight against the Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique. When Ren Qingquan repelled the furnace as it half entered the shield's coverage, the furnace only chipped and released a clanging sound.

Still, the shield kept pressing the furnace, like a hydraulic press equipped with a blade. As time passed, the shield slowly but steadily chipped away at the furnace. During this time, I also collected data on the shield's strength. The current shield has enough strength to split Ren Qingquan in half in an instant. Those at the Foundation Building realm and even Golden Core realms might also be split in an instant if they're caught off guard and fail to erect a defense.

Ren Qingquan only stopped his experiment once the furnace had been split. Removing his Super Something Something Turtle Shield Technique, Ren Qingquan activated his other techniques. I've already shared my understanding of the Turtle Divination Technique with Ren Qingquan. By the time he activated it, Ren Qingquan was already pretty proficient. After circulating the spirit qi through different parts of his body, Ren Qingquan focused on himself and activated the technique to check the amount of his luck.

Most of the spirit qi in his body gathered in his eyes, while some traveled to his brain and heart. Once the technique was activated, Ren Qingquan opened his eyes and immediately screamed, "Arggghhh, my eyes!" Through [Anchor], I can see Ren Qingquan's point of view. For reference, the Turtle Divination Technique reveals a person's luck as golden light. The brighter the light, the luckier the person is.

As someone who once destroyed the treasure the Pure Wave Sect used to test disciples' luck, Ren Qingquan's luck is no joke. The moment the Turtle Divination Technique targeted Ren Qingquan's body, it essentially subjected him to the explosive flash of a flashbang. Ren Qingquan turned off his technique while rubbing his eyes. He only reopened his eyes a few seconds later, with tears still streaming from them.

After Ren Qingquan's sight recovered from the temporary blindness caused by seeing his own luck, he decided to further test the technique. Right now, it's already evening, and most disciples finally have extra time to either cultivate, train, or take care of their spirit beasts and fields. Ren Qingquan went to the nearest gathering place, a training ground where disciples on the Spirit Beast Peak's main peak usually trained or sparred. The training ground consists of just a few stone platforms.

Around those platforms, there is training equipment of various types, from training swords and spears to saddles, an iron brick, and a leather slipper. Above the platforms, some disciples spar against each other. Because this is the Spirit Beast Peak, which focuses on the path of taming, most of the combat sparring feels like a p*kem*n battle. The cultivators shout, 'Three-tailed fox, use illusory flames!' or 'Century Turtle, use Earth Fortress!' as they stand aside and command their spirit beast to fight.

Of course, there are also normal cultivators who spar using weapons or shoot beams of condensed spirit qi, but they're in the minority. Compared to the surrounding duel, where the cultivators often shout their spirit beast's attack name loudly, the clanging sound of sword and spears somehow feels out of place. After taking a brief look at the training ground, Ren Qingquan activated his Turtle Divination technique and took a look at the surrounding people.

Through [Anchor]'s connection, I also saw what Ren Qingquan saw. Compared with Ren Qingquan's flashbang-level luck, most cultivators' luck is only as bright as five to fifteen candles. Ren Qingquan kept observing the people around him until his gaze lingered on a bright light visible only to the Turtle Divination Technique. The light is about as bright as a modern light bulb, which means the owner has considerable luck, at least much better than the surrounding disciples.

While observing that lightbulb-sized luck, an angry male voice came from a nearby platform, "That junior over there! Why are you staring at my wife so intensely! Stop looking at her, or I'll challenge you to an absolutely honorable duel!" I became utterly speechless. The one shouting is the person who screamed, "Three-tailed fox, use illusory flames!" Not long after Ren Qingquan arrived at the training ground. Meanwhile, the one Ren Qingquan has been observing is the three-tailed fox in front of the man.

That man actually calls that fox his wife! I can only shudder at the possible implications. Hearing the man's shout, Ren Qingquan flashed an apologetic smile, quickly looked away, and thought, 'Let's not mess with that person. Whether he's a furry who likes his fox as is or a pervert waiting for his spirit beasts to achieve human form, I don't think we're on the same frequency.' After meeting that weirdo, Ren Qingquan decided to stop with his experiment and returned to his house.