Spiritual perception is different from spiritual consciousness;
Spiritual consciousness is like an invisible tentacle extending from the Yuan Soul, probing the world;
Spiritual perception is more like intuition, vague and difficult to describe directly. Moreover, a cultivator's spiritual perception is generally related to their own comprehension, like a 'warning from the Dao'.
Therefore, Wang Jixuan would not and could not ignore the subtle throbbing of his spiritual perception.
He looked at the countdown in front of him, pondering where his plan might have gone wrong.
The plan was actually not complicated.
First, knock Xing Tian unconscious, so the other side would lose their cunning strategist to make decisions.
Then, nuke the first area, directly putting life-or-death pressure on the enemy. The energy generated by the nuclear explosion could effectively damage the entire secret base. The S-level and A-level spiritual energy users in other areas might survive, but they would likely panic.
Even if they didn't panic, it wouldn't matter. Wang Jixuan had already decided to use the remnant soul of the Blade Beast as material to refine demonic energy and invade the spiritual energy users, forcing them to go outside.
Once they rushed out, his side would be waiting to ambush them. Moreover, when the enemy fled, they would inevitably carry the No. 5 spiritual cultivator's stone tablet wall, and most likely take Xing Tian and that S-level material with them…
There shouldn't be any problems with this plan.
Then why was his spiritual perception throbbing?
Would the nuclear explosion impact the Snow Mountain Base, causing a large number of ordinary people to be killed or injured, and then the resulting karma would be attributed to him, the person who placed the nuclear bomb?
But…
Does karma really exist?
Wang Jixuan had actually been thinking about this question recently.
In this realm, he had seen many scenes that were not present in the cultivation world: evil people ran rampant without being punished by the heavens, and demonic beasts wreaked havoc without any heavenly soldiers appearing.
Where were the heavenly soldiers?
And where did justice come from?
'Tsk, why does this poor Daoist have such extreme thoughts?'
Wang Jixuan sighed inwardly, suppressing these chaotic thoughts and continuing to run through the tunnel, watching the countdown in front of him.
Countdown: seven minutes.
Wang Jixuan returned to his starting point, rapidly forming hand seals and using earth遁 to precisely return to Mudan's side.
Mudan visibly breathed a sigh of relief and gave Wang Jixuan a thumbs up:
“Commander, you really are a little genius at sneak attacks.”
“Could you please remove the 'little'?”
The black butterfly flew over the stratum again, wanting to land on Wang Jixuan's shoulder again.
Daoist Wang tactfully reminded, “You're actually quite heavy too.”
Poof.
The butterfly transformed into that young woman, calmly standing in front of Wang Jixuan.
She frowned at Wang Jixuan, “And then what? You just did this, planted a big bomb? Shouldn't you charge in and have a big battle with them?”
“With a nuclear bomb, why should we have a big battle?”
Wang Jixuan asked with a smile, then said:
“Let's get a little further away from here.”
Mudan reminded, “Commander, all squads have arrived at their target positions.”
“Okay, good. If there are no complications, just wait for the countdown,” Wang Jixuan raised his left hand, and a panel popped up on his arm, with dozens of flashing dots on it.
Those were the remote-controlled bombs he had placed.
Countdown: three minutes.
Wang Jixuan led Mudan to the edge of Rainbow Town, ensuring that he didn't need to cast any extra spells and could observe the movements inside with his spiritual consciousness.
The nuclear bomb exploding inside the mountain would basically be unable to destroy too much of the mountain, and the energy wouldn't be able to be released widely. Their armor all had anti-electromagnetic pulse shields.
The No. 5 spiritual cultivator, who was there to watch the show, stayed by the side, occasionally staring at Wang Jixuan a few times.
Wang Jixuan's spiritual consciousness was constantly observing those guys.
In his opinion, the most interesting thing at this moment was the spectacle of all beings before the nuclear explosion.
The ordinary researchers and low-level spiritual energy users who didn't know what was happening, and the ordinary soldiers doing logistics, were all carrying out their daily routines;
Not everyone was pursuing desires; many ordinary people had chosen a relatively normal life.
And the higher-ups who knew what had happened before were all anxious.
Tai Chenggang had issued an order to the three S-level spiritual energy users not to retreat for the time being, and he would send people to support them.
Although the three spiritual energy users were somewhat disappointed, they still obeyed the order, gathered their respective squads, and had Xing Tian's subordinates take Xing Tian into the spiritual cultivator's stone chamber, while they guarded the researchers.
'Should I wait for them to come out and then ambush them? Or wait for their reinforcements to arrive and then blow them up together?'
'Forget it, delay will bring changes.'
The countdown entered the last two minutes.
Wang Jixuan didn't have a very precise plan either, relying entirely on his feeling. He felt that it was about time, so he swiped his finger across the projection screen in front of him.
He simultaneously selected dozens of remote-controlled bombs and clicked confirm three times in a row.
Three, two.
Boom!
The sound of the explosion came from underground, and the Snow Mountain experienced a slight tremor.
Although Wang Jixuan's spiritual consciousness could no longer cover the entire secret base, Mudan had already projected the monitoring screens from various locations.
Flashes of fire appeared everywhere in Area 1. Although the load-bearing pillars were unscathed, a large number of partition walls collapsed, and nearly a hundred people were killed or injured.
The secret base immediately became lively.
“They're attacking! Someone's attacking!”
“The railcars are all blown up! The backups are also blown up!”
“Lower the gates!”
“Damn it! Lower what gates! Transfer outwards! Hurry! I don't want to stay in this damn place for another second!”
The three S-level spiritual energy users were already on edge, and at this moment, they were indeed somewhat flustered.
The tortoise shell base no longer gave them a sense of security, but a fear of being trapped here, slowly walking towards death.
The three S-level spiritual energy users discussed it briefly. They didn't dare to rush out rashly at this moment…
“Mudan?”
“Yes!”
Several projection screens appeared in front of Mudan, with various data scrolling on them. As she opened her left hand with her five fingers, and light flashed from her fingertips, the secret base, the Snow Mountain Base above, Rainbow Town, and the nearby fortresses, all sounded air raid sirens almost simultaneously!
On their radar panels, a large number, at least a hundred, of missiles were shooting towards the Snow Mountain Base from the direction of the D5 Combined War Zone.
The three S-level spiritual energy users cursed loudly upon receiving the news.
One person, clearly unable to sit still, fearing that these missiles would have expensive ground-penetrating warheads, shouted for his squad to rush out, wanting to leave here immediately.
Although the other two also wanted to move, they looked at the bombed Area 1 and the quiet, only passage in the monitoring, and chose to wait for support.
They hadn't even seen the enemy, but the building was already collapsing.
Wang Jixuan waited quietly, his spiritual consciousness focusing on the passageway in the secret base filled with gray smoke, the ticking sound of the mechanical countdown drilling into his ears.
Ten, nine…
Wu Man, Zheng Shiduo, Black Shell, and others had all activated their shields to resist the upcoming electromagnetic pulse.
Six, five…
Wang Jixuan took a deep breath. Once this exploded, it would be a big battle next. They had to seize the time to eliminate the enemies here.
Three, two…
Wang Jixuan withdrew his spiritual consciousness.
The last scene captured by his spiritual consciousness was a sun beginning to bloom.
That S-level spiritual energy user, leading his squad of seven high-level spiritual energy users, had already rushed to the passage between Area 2 and Area 1.
They were suddenly pushed forward by the rushing air wave from behind. The next moment, a blinding white light appeared before their eyes.
That light surged like a tsunami, incomparably dense and incomparably bright.
This squad was unable to make any movements. Their terrified faces were melted by the high temperature, and the spiritual energy within their bodies was automatically activated, allowing them to live for an extremely small amount of time. However, unprepared and unable to fully utilize the spiritual energy within their bodies, they were erased from all traces of their existence in the world by the surging energy.
Rumble!
The Snow Mountain trembled, and avalanches occurred on all sides.
Parts of the secret base below began to collapse.
Electronic equipment exploded simultaneously, and the surging air waves surged everywhere. The air within the secret base was rapidly evacuated and drained. Ordinary people and low-level spiritual energy users were simply unable to survive.
They wouldn't even have to wait to be suffocated. The ordinary people in the secret base had already died from the shock vibrations transmitted during the explosion.
The lights in the Snow Mountain Base above were extinguished one by one, and all the electronic instruments ceased to function.
In the high sky above, inside the invisible circling transport plane.
Figures stood up, looking down at the nuclear explosion zone within the mountain shown on the map.
Meng Jin's expression showed a bit more madness, while the others showed unease.
They hated this kind of powerful technological weapon that was beyond their control.
“A nuclear bomb?”
“Judging by the power, it's a tactical warhead, detonated inside the mountain cavity… Damn it! The signals from one of our squads disappeared simultaneously!”
“It's okay, that squad is the direct line of Six Olds.”
“Are you stupid? Aren't they our people too? We are the Tribunal!”
Meng Jin raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, stared at the map for a while, and before the nuclear blast impact slowed down, new scanning data had already been sent over.
“Chief, the avalanche has no impact on the Snow Mountain Base.”
“Area 1 in the secret base below has collapsed, and the one-way passages before and after Area 1 are blocked. S-level Mitsui Zheng and his squad mistakenly entered the core area of the nuclear explosion, and the signals disappeared directly.”
“There are only sixty-odd biological signals left inside. Our two squads are still alive. They should be able to blast open the mountain… The awakened Sikou Wei and Luo Zhenzhen's squad have decided to abandon the research team. They want to break out and enter that one-way track.”
Meng Jin said slowly, “Sikou Wei's strength is very strong. Opening the passage is not a problem… What is Black Storm's target?”
“The No. 5 spiritual cultivator's stone tablet wall?”
“And Xing Tian,” Meng Jin said indifferently, “Iron Mouth, use your ability to transmit a message to Sikou Wei, telling him to bring Xing Tian. As long as he brings Xing Tian, he can lure out Black Storm. Based on our analysis of his personality profile, Black Storm's personality has an element of repaying all grudges.”
“Okay, boss.”
A strong man wearing a metal mask breathed softly, covering himself with a layer of constantly fluctuating psionic energy.
"The message has been sent, and they've been told that we're nearby, so the two of them shouldn't panic. They should pretend to be anxious and try to break through outwards. This is a good opportunity to win their hearts."
"Yes, well done."
Meng Jin said:
"We'll descend slowly. As soon as we spot the Black Storm, we'll strike immediately. The primary goal is to capture the Black Storm, understood?"
"Yes!"
Meng Jin stared intently at the map in front of him, a somewhat morbid smile appearing on his lips.
"Using a nuclear bomb to force them out, then using the one-way passage to snipe them… turning the enemy's terrain advantage into a disadvantage… this guy's got a pretty active mind."
"Too bad we're here."
The others smiled knowingly.
At the same time...
...
"All units!"
Wang Ji Xuan shouted:
"Enter your designated positions, snipe all enemies! Peony, come with me!"
Peony blinked.
Wasn't there supposed to be a part in the plan where they charged forward?
Wang Ji Xuan took a stride forward, his figure flying close to the ground. Even the black butterfly was having trouble keeping up with his speed.
Peony stepped quickly, brilliant flames erupting from her back.
Wang Ji Xuan continued to close the distance between himself and the secret base, the pills stored in his stomach being continuously unlocked, his spiritual sense re-covering the area.
Area One was completely destroyed, a large amount of radioactive material turning it into a giant sinkhole.
Areas Two and Four were hit.
Hmm? One of the Judicator teams is missing? One of the S-class psionicists has also disappeared?
A large number of ordinary people have died…
Wang Ji Xuan sighed inwardly, but didn't think too much about it.
This was much less karma than directly bombing the Snow Mountain Base would have generated.
His gaze focused on Areas Three and Four, discovering that only a few dozen high-level psionicists remained, and many B-class and A-level psionicists were injured.
Because Wang Ji Xuan had suddenly launched an attack, half of them hadn't had time to equip their armor.
At this moment, the two members of the Judicator team had already begun to act, shouting "Kill our way out!", "There's a chance of survival if we go out!", and "Our captain can lead everyone out!", taking Xing Dian and the stone slab wall with them, hastily preparing to charge outwards.
Wang Ji Xuan was stunned at the sight.
Ah, this, so he doesn't even need to use demonic energy?
Something's not right, these people's brains are a little off.
Area One had a nuclear explosion, and Area One is connected to the exit. Now the nuclear explosion zone still has strong radiation, and everywhere has completely collapsed. Instead of thinking about continuing to hide, they immediately want to charge out?
Wang Ji Xuan raised his hand to signal Peony to stop, then squatted down to think calmly, using his spiritual sense to probe everywhere.
On the other end of the passage, Black Shell had already led the peak maid team, along with Wu Man and others, preparing to snipe.
The Snow Mountain Base began to send out armed forces, but several semi-human mechs had been preparing for a long time, directly using miniature missiles to bomb the vehicles of those armed forces.
The D2 Comprehensive War Zone also became lively because of this nuclear explosion, but the mobilization of various forces was slow.
Obviously, they'll help whoever wins.
Wang Ji Xuan's spiritual sense could encompass all the Blade Beast crystal cores stored within the secret base, but this group of psionicists was already carrying No. 5's stone slab, along with the unconscious Xing Dian, and transferring outwards…
Indeed, demonic energy can be saved.
"Peony, you switch to the front. Instructor Black Shell might not be strong enough to overload and fight that S-class awakened psionicist. Go help them. Tell them not to be stingy with their firepower and just wipe out these bastards. The narrow terrain can be directly bombed. The stone slab of the No. 5 psionic cultivator is fearless of these attacks."
"What about you, sir?"
Wang Ji Xuan was silent, he was also hesitating.
His primary goal was to kill Xing Dian, and staying behind to 'insidiously plot' would make it easier to achieve his goal…
The puppet controlled by the No. 5 psionic cultivator was also leisurely watching Wang Ji Xuan.
In this game, she had already decided that Wang Ji Xuan had won.
This guy had overwhelmed Xing Dian, who had tried to plot against her, in both his own means and strategies, making him very suitable to be her new spokesperson.
As for the three old things in Psionic City, and the other two old things wandering outside, what they would think… none of her business.
She only liked to control the strong.
Moreover, this guy had too many secrets on him, which made Weir Emina Tuck very excited.
The No. 5 psionic cultivator knew what Wang Ji Xuan was hesitating about, and leisurely asked: "What about you, young man?"
Wang Ji Xuan smiled wryly: "Forget it, you guys are enough for the sniping. I'm just a… my psionic energy is only equivalent to a B+ or A- level psionicist, and my flying sword isn't ready yet. It's not very meaningful to participate in the frontal battle. I'm going to save people."
"Save people?" Peony was a little puzzled, then suddenly remembered something.
This group of psionicists didn't care about Aunt Dragonfly!
At this moment, Wang Ji Xuan's spiritual sense could clearly see that Aunt Dragonfly was lying on the bed in the stone room of Area Four. Because she was injured and unconscious, the previous explosion destroyed the oxygen system here and squeezed out the original air. Her face was already the color of soy sauce, and she was beginning to suffocate.
Psionicists don't have internal circulation. If the brain is deprived of oxygen for a long time, they won't be able to withstand it and will die.
Wang Ji Xuan made hand seals again, and said in a low voice: "Peony, Xing Dian is up to you!"
"Okay! Don't worry, sir, Peony eats nuclear power, this is violent attribute electricity!"
At this moment, the two S-class psionicists had blasted open the collapsed area, leading dozens of psionicists through the radiation zone and towards the one-way passage.
At least twenty B-class psionicists were directly seriously injured by the radiation, and only half of them could use psionic energy to protect themselves, rushing clumsily into the passage, with the two S-class psionicists continuing to open the way.
Black Shell led its main force to charge forward in the passage and deploy firepower. The firepower radar had already locked onto this group of psionicists.
This was a collision of technology and psionic energy, a narrow encounter, where firepower reigned supreme.
Wang Ji Xuan took a deep breath.
Earth Escape!
This time he went straight to Area Four, the mana in his body being rapidly drawn away, but it was already safe there, and he could restore his mana later.
Wang Ji Xuan perfectly passed by the group of psionicists, the black butterfly following him like a shadow.
Just at this moment!
In the invisible transport plane hovering in the air, the energy reaction of the X armor running wildly in the passage below was projected onto the 3D map.
"Commander! We've captured the X armor signal from D5! The person wearing the armor has a B+ level psionic reaction, which matches the psionic energy growth rate of the Black Storm! We can confirm it's the Black Storm!"
"Good!"
Meng Jin smiled, "Lock onto him, descend!"
Inside the passage below, Zheng Shiduo sneezed.
