The Supreme Martial Expert of the Female CEO

After Ling Feng emerged, he didn't bother explaining the situation to Xuanyuan Xia and the others, and directly pulled away the Bright Saintess.

"Hey, hey, why are you dragging me away?" The Bright Saintess's face was slightly red. Although she could easily break free from Ling Feng's grasp with her current strength, she didn't, somewhat enjoying the feeling instead.

Ling Feng looked around before releasing her hand and said, "Saint Di Anfu, I need to do something that requires your support and cooperation!"

The Bright Saintess looked at Ling Feng's serious expression and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"

Ling Feng sighed and said, "This is complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. I'll tell you more once everything is resolved. Can you set up a defensive formation now?"

The Bright Saintess nodded, "I can, but I don't know what level of strength you need!"

Ling Feng answered gravely, "Bring out the strongest defensive array you can set up, I need it urgently!"

The Bright Saintess frowned, "Ling Feng, what on earth is going on? Why do you need a defensive formation?"

Ling Feng chuckled bitterly, "I can only tell you it's to save Belta. As for the rest, I don't have the leisure to explain now!"

With that, Ling Feng took out the Mo Yu Sword and began inscribing something on the ground. Seeing this, the Bright Saintess didn't press further but started preparing the defensive formation.

Half an hour later, the Bright Saintess wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Mission accomplished!"

Ling Feng straightened up then too, his eyes glinting with confidence, "If my calculations are correct, the success rate this time can exceed seventy percent! Haha, once I repair that body, Belta will surely have to surrender the Soul Core as compensation!"

"Saint Di Anfu, stand further back and make sure no one disturbs me!" Ling Feng instructed solemnly.

The Bright Saintess nodded, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes. Though she wasn't sure what Ling Feng intended, she could sense it was something very risky.

Ling Feng stood in the middle of the defensive array. The Bright Saintess cast a stream of Power of Light, activating the defensive array. Mighty streams of light enveloped Ling Feng, a giant Angel Phantom appeared behind him, spreading its wings to envelop him.

"Is this the power of angels?" Feeling the powerful energy coalescing around him, Ling Feng marveled, "With this layer of defense, my success likelihood is even more assured!"

With that, Ling Feng took a deep breath, his hands waved intricately in the air, producing mysterious patterns in the sky.

Outside, the Bright Saintess was dumbstruck. She saw Ling Feng's hands moving with such rapidity, drawing countless Phantoms, while mysterious patterns appeared in the air before him.

Ling Feng inscribed numerous Mechanical Core formations in one breath, only letting out a sigh after the last stroke was finished.

The key now was to imprint these inscribed formations onto the Ethereal Stone.

With a gesture from Ling Feng, a massive Ethereal Stone appeared before him, its internal energy already chaotic, with less than ten seconds before it would completely explode.

"Go!" Ling Feng shouted, and the patterns he had drawn earlier transformed into streaks of light, shooting into the Ethereal Stone.

As the streaks entered, the energy inside the Ethereal Stone became somewhat controlled, temporarily suppressing the explosion, although it remained unstable.

Ling Feng frowned, holding the Mo Yu Sword and waving its blade in the air, countless sword lights shot into the Ethereal Stone.

With the Sword Qi suppression of Mo Yu Sword, the energy within the Ethereal Stone was finally subdued, leaving just the wait for the Mechanical Core formations Ling Feng etched earlier to work.

Ling Feng squinted as he stared at the Ethereal Stone, seemingly able to witness the internal transformation brought about by the light streams within.

Gradually, as the internal structure of the Ethereal Stone changed, its energy began stabilizing.

"Step one, complete!" Ling Feng sighed — controlling the nearly exploding energy of the Ethereal Stone was extremely dangerous, but his prior calculations proved flawless, allowing him to dodge disaster.

With this done, the remaining tasks were simpler. Ling Feng needed to further refine the Ethereal Stone and completely harness its power to convert it into a Power Core — a process less dangerous, yet far more complex!

Ling Feng took a deep breath, gentle strands flowed from his fingers, drifting onto the Ethereal Stone. These energies entered the stone, gradually enshrouding its core energy and constructing complex formations, continuously decomposing its energy.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed. Ling Feng stayed in the center of the formation, utterly focused on transforming the Ethereal Stone.

"Ethereal Stone? I didn't expect Ling Feng to have such a thing!" said Xuanyuan Xia, who had just arrived after setting up formations at the Realm-breaking Stele. "Ling Feng is daring, to even attempt modifying an Ethereal Stone…"

The Bright Saintess, unfamiliar with the Ethereal Stone, since Daimier's memories contained scant information about them, curiously asked, "Miss Xuanyuan, is the Ethereal Stone very dangerous?"

"Ethereal Stone is one of the original energy stones of the Divine Realm, possessing immense energy, but its energy is very unstable. Once its energy balance is disrupted, it will explode! Such a large Ethereal Stone, if it explodes, would have a force equivalent to dozens of nuclear warheads!" Xuanyuan Xia said lightly.

The Bright Saintess gasped, realizing why Ling Feng had her set up the defensive array — it was extremely dangerous!

"Alright, don't worry too much!" Xuanyuan Xia glanced at the Bright Saintess and said, "Ling Feng chose to do this, meaning he has some confidence! Let's just protect him! Though… there's something I'd like to talk to you about."

The Bright Saintess glanced at Xuanyuan Xia, "Miss Xuanyuan, speak freely!"

"Do you like Ling Feng?" Xuanyuan Xia turned her head, smiling playfully as she asked.

The Bright Saintess's face instantly turned red, she stammered, "What are you saying? I am the Bright Saintess, how could I like a man? You… stop talking nonsense!"