Facing the Apocalypse with My Other Selves

That's right, breaking through the realm and reaching the Fifth Stage of the Demon Pattern Meditation Method, possessing power comparable to a Divine Spirit, is naturally a tremendous benefit for the other Shen Yus.

Especially for Martial Artist Shen Yu.

He can save more Gray Mist and use his own power to construct grand arrays, even withstand Heavenly Calamities.

However, for Wizard Shen Yu, the benefit really isn't that significant.

The power of the gods is far beyond what a mage who has just reached the Divine Level can contend with.

This time, if it hadn't been the God of Disease who came, but any other Upper Rank God, even if Wizard Shen Yu used all the Gray Mist to enhance his power, he might still not be able to cope.

Let alone if the Main God personally descended?

Up to now, Wizard Shen Yu hasn't found any method to face them head-on; the only possible approach is false deterrence. This is indeed why the Main God hesitates to take action right now.

But enough Gray Mist is needed to have enough deterrence.

Therefore, only after more than twenty days of obtaining large amounts of Gray Mist was it possible to temporarily increase the Level.

Of course, being able to prove in front of everyone the ascension-to-god potential of the Demon Pattern Meditation Method also played a sufficient motivating role.

"Don't worry too much. The Gray Mist within the Association will be your solid shield," Shen Yu said. He was actually well aware of the situation in Wizard Shen Yu's world during this period.

"I know." Wizard Shen Yu nodded heavily.

Then he gave a more detailed account of the recent circumstances.

After hearing about the discovery of the Magic Furnace, everyone was first delighted, then filled with grief.

"More than a hundred planes, tens of hundreds of billions of people—were slaughtered just like that." Intersellar world Shen Yu was visibly furious. "So many people, the value they could have created is beyond what trillions of Gray Mist can compensate for. The Divine Spirits truly deserve to die."

Civilization is what creates the greatest value; the function of Gray Mist is to help civilization break through its bottleneck.

This has long been the consensus of all the Shen Yus.

It is also the only way to save Gray Mist and create a great Association in the shortest possible time.

The death of tens of hundreds of billions brought not only the tremendous anger born from empathy, but also severely damaged the interests of the Association and all worlds—a loss beyond measure.

Especially after witnessing a brilliant creation like the Magic Furnace.

"I've already decided to use Gray Mist for improvement and repair." After a moment of silence, Wizard Shen Yu looked at intersellar world Shen Yu. "Combining that with Fifth Stage Magic—Energy Binding—is there a chance we can, in a short time, create a weapon powerful enough to threaten the gods?"

"If we match it with a Fifth Stage offensive spell, it's absolutely possible," interstellar world Shen Yu replied affirmatively. "The Magic Furnace and Energy Binding solve the biggest energy problem in Magic Guides. Beyond that, the sky's the limit. With our technology and AI assistance, we can rapidly design all kinds of potent magical weapons. We might even create a truly great Magic Civilization."

The phrase 'the sky's the limit' is no exaggeration.

If we relied solely on those mages, we might eventually develop a great Magic Civilization, but the time required would be nothing short of lengthy.

However, technology can vastly accelerate the process.

Especially AI technology.

Now, every Shen Yu is extremely grateful that the Interstellar Civilization chose the path of AI in its development.

This path benefits all civilizations!

"Looks like our two civilizations need to keep much closer contact going forward." Wizard Shen Yu gazed at interstellar world Shen Yu, filled with anticipation.

"All civilizations need close contact," interstellar world Shen Yu looked at Martial Artist Shen Yu. "Now that you have Energy Binding Magic, you've got yourself a new source of income."

"That's right, I've already tried it." Martial Artist Shen Yu grinned as he spread open his palm, and within it appeared several sparkling, translucent crystals.

They were Primordial Energy Crystals!

Obviously, Energy Binding Magic not only facilitates the strengthening of Magic Guides, but also accelerates cross-world transactions of Extraordinary Energy!

"To be clear up front, right now my main shortage is still Gray Mist," Martial Artist Shen Yu said a bit more seriously. "Martial Arts development also needs Gray Mist. We have too few people—although AI can help, we still can't keep pace with the ever-increasing concentration of Primordial Energy at the highest levels of martial arts."

Yes, the growth of Martial Arts itself has begun to lag behind.

Martial Artist Shen Yu has already collected Martial Arts Techniques from all factions—even Legendary Techniques capable of reaching the Martial Arts Mythical Realm; he's collected many.

Yet, even the Martial Arts Mythical Realm is not all that powerful.

The Primordial Energy strength of the past was far weaker than it is today.

In fact, based on certain techniques, the Martial Arts Mythical Realm of over four thousand years ago, compared to today, is at best at the level of Sun and Moon Venerable.

Therefore, Martial Arts must keep advancing.

Having magic does not make Martial Arts obsolete.

In fact, compared to magic, the strengths of Martial Arts remain evident.

First and foremost: its universality, which is something magic cannot compare to.

The Demon Pattern Meditation Method truly puts innate talent to the test, and its universality is nowhere near what is achievable by continuously optimizing Martial Arts with AI.

Moreover, magical power is expressed more in diversity and creativity, not so much in individual enhancement and combat.

"No problem," Shen Yu responded immediately. "With another seventy or eighty billion Gray Mist, maybe Martial Arts could see a 'Martial Immortal' realm equal to the Divine Spirits. At the very least, in terms of destructive capability, the current Martial Arts Mythical Level is no weaker than Fourth Stage mages; in a one-on-one fight, either side could win."