Super God Golden Crow Record

Chapter 75 Hetu Luoshu

Since Zhao Chen returned to the Demon Cave, he has been in seclusion in a stone chamber deep within the castle.

Zhao Chen sat cross-legged in meditation and took out a large clock from his sea of ​​consciousness. The silver-white sphere floated in mid-air, with data flowing back and forth on its surface, illuminating the entire stone house.

The Great Clock of the Super God Academy stores the accumulated wisdom of the Divine River Civilization over hundreds of thousands of years. Kieran used it to create the Super God Academy and will use it to launch three major god-making projects in the future. Karl, on the other hand, will use it to deduce the secrets of ultimate fear and to develop the Styx Civilization.

As for whether the plot would deviate without the Great Clock, Zhao Chen couldn't care less about that.

As Zhao Chen refined the Great Clock with his divine sense, he discovered a pattern: the more knowledge the Great Clock stored, the stronger its computing power became.

Knowledge itself is the foundation of computation; with each new piece of data entered, the clock's processing speed increases by one unit.

In order to implement his future plans, Zhao Chen spent three months recording all of his inheritance into the Great Clock.

This includes cultivation techniques, spells, formations, and alchemy from the cultivation system, complete techniques from Qi refining to tribulation transcendence, and even the cultivation method of Pure Yang True Fire, the method of the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends, and the crafting process of natal magic treasures, all of which are engraved into the database of the Great Clock without missing a single word.

The silver-white light of the clock gradually turned into a dark gold glow, and the data flow speed increased by 30% compared to before.

To prevent the loss of his inheritance, Zhao Chen devised a plan: to reforge the Great Clock and divide it in two.

One item is primary, containing Zhao Chen's own inseparable inheritance. Another item is secondary, containing the cosmic knowledge of the Divine River Civilization, with levels and permissions that can be differentiated into countless forms.

Zhao Chen refined the Great Clock into his fourth natal magic weapon. He forged its core with pure Yang True Fire, then repeatedly tempered it with his divine sense, and finally integrated it into his essence blood using a special method to complete the process.

The process of forging the Great Clock as my natal magic weapon lasted for a full six months. It truly deserves to be called the strongest artifact in the Super God Universe.

He divided the large clock in two, one into a picture and the other into a book.

The diagram, called the Hetu, is a scroll painting. When rolled up, it is only about the length of a palm, but when unfolded, it contains a scene of the universe and galaxies. Countless points of light flow and vanish within the painting. Zhao Chen has hidden his own legacy in the deepest part of this starry sea within the diagram; without a key, no one can open it.

The key is a book.

The book is called the Luo Shu. The two characters "Luo Shu" on the cover were inscribed by Zhao Chen with his divine sense; the dark gold characters flickered in and out of the air. Turning the pages, countless densely packed characters flowed across the pages, seemingly alive. Every second they changed, deduced, and generated new information.

Books can be large or small, and can be divided into thousands of pages, with each page being a child entity that can view information about the parent entity through permissions.

The amount of computing power a user can access and the amount of information they can see, as well as the permissions they are responsible for within their assigned area, are determined by the permission levels specified in the book.

The diagram is a treasure trove, and the book is the key to the door. The diagram contains Zhao Chen's most complete legacy, but without the book, the diagram is just an ornament.

The picture and the book are inherently one and mutually responsive. As long as Zhao Chen has one, he can sense the other no matter how far away it is. Only Zhao Chen himself can control both.

Zhao Chen hid the diagram deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, enveloped by layers of light emanating from the Chaos Bell. Zhao Chen had no intention of letting anyone touch the core of the Great Clock. He was well aware of the consequences if the primordial inheritance within were exposed.

The enemy will learn about him, and the plot will become uncontrollable. He needs to hide the legacy, in a place that only he can find.

Regaining my composure, I saw the Luo Shu hanging in the center of the stone chamber, its dark golden pages moving without wind. Countless characters appeared within them.

Zhao Chen probed the book with his divine sense, first setting the ultimate access as himself. All knowledge was open to him, and all computing power was allocated to him.

Then, the knowledge base of the Divine River Civilization and the inheritance of the cultivation system were brought up. Instantly, a vast stream of data, including astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, genetics, and dark energy, surged through the Hetu Luoshu. It intertwined and merged with the knowledge of cultivation techniques, spells, formations, and alchemy inherited from Zhao Chen, giving rise to new changes.

That's right, Zhao Chen is using the Hetu Luoshu as a medium to deduce cultivation techniques suitable for the development of the demon clan.

The population of the Demon Cave is now approaching two million, and its inhabitants are diverse, including orcs, half-orcs, dwarves, and spirits, each with different physiques and vastly different cultivation talents. Zhao Chen's goal is to deduce a cultivation method suitable for everyone.

The Hetu and Luoshu calculations took three days and three nights to complete, and finally yielded two solutions.

Zhao Chen picked up the Luo Shu and used his divine sense to inscribe the complete contents of the first set of cultivation techniques on it. This set of techniques was the optimal solution he derived after seven days of deduction using the He Tu and Luo Shu, removing all the fancy thresholds and retaining only the most core body-refining path.

Absorbing the power of stars to temper one's muscles, bones, and skin, without cultivating Taoist arts, nourishing one's primordial spirit, or seeking immortality, only seeking combat power. Reaching the pinnacle is equivalent to the peak of a divine body, making one a formidable and capable elite soldier on the battlefield.

Zhao Chen inscribed four characters on the first page of the cultivation manual: "Demon Clan War Manual".

Then he used the Hetu Luoshu to deduce the second set of techniques. This set of techniques was not based on the Battle Canon, because the path of the Battle Canon was too narrow, and even if you went all the way, you would never get close to the second generation.

Zhao Chen extracted a section of Qi-refining techniques from the cultivation inheritance, simplified, modified, and reshaped it, retaining the complete path below the Golden Core stage. The techniques after the Golden Core stage were sealed away separately, waiting for the generals to reach their bottlenecks before deciding whether to give them to them.

This cultivation technique has a threshold several times higher than the Battle Canon, requiring a certain level of comprehension and aptitude to even begin, but its potential is also ridiculously high. Mastering it to its peak is equivalent to the peak of a second-generation divine body, which would place one at the commander level in the Angelic Civilization.

Zhao Chen also inscribed four characters on the first page of the cultivation technique: "Demon General's Heart Sutra".

Finally, Zhao Chen inscribed the contents of both cultivation techniques into the Hetu Luoshu and set up a filtering mechanism using an array. Any warrior whose divine sense probed into the Luoshu would only see the "Demon Clan Battle Manual" if they had mediocre talent, while those with outstanding talent would see the "Demon General's Heart Sutra".

This is not based on race or birth, but on talent.

Zhao Chen recalled Luo Shu and instructed Goron to gather all the warriors in the square.

One hundred and twenty thousand people stood in the square, their shadows long cast by the flames on the stone pillars. Gronn stood at the very front of the procession, his iron axe tucked into his belt, exuding an imposing aura. Anvil led the dwarves on the right, while elves and humans stood on the left.

Zhao Chen stepped out of the fortress, with Luo Shu hovering beside him.

"From today onwards, the warriors of the Demon Cave will be divided into two types: commanders and soldiers." Zhao Chen's voice was not loud, but the 120,000 people in the square heard it clearly.

Zhao Chen raised his hand, and the Luo Shu flew towards the center of the plaza, hovering above the stone pillar. The dark golden pages turned open, and countless pale golden pages flew out from the Luo Shu, turning into specks of light that fell into the foreheads of each warrior.

This is a clone differentiated from the Luoshu.

The material of the Luoshu clone is the same as that of the Luoshu body, but it only has one-tenth of the Luoshu's computing power, and its permissions are only opened to a certain level.

Users can search for basic knowledge of the Divine River Civilization and content related to cultivation techniques that meet their permissions. More advanced content requires higher permissions.

This is an avatar of my magic weapon. You'll know its purpose once you open your minds and sense it. Now, open your minds and focus on sensing it. Inside, there are two sets of cultivation techniques that I've tailored for you. As for which one, that depends on your aptitude.

In short: "The Battle Manual is for everyone. The Heart Sutra is for those who are qualified."

Goron first probed his mind with his divine sense, and soon a page of a book appeared in his mind. Touching it with his heart, a stream of information instantly emerged.

It contained the uses of the Luo Shu clone, deduction, searching, cultivation techniques, combat skills, and all sorts of other miscellaneous knowledge, which left Goron somewhat bewildered. He clicked on the cultivation technique and a text entered his mind: "Demon General's Heart Sutra"!

Since Zhao Chen promoted the "Demon Clan War Manual" to the entire army, every morning, the densely packed warriors of the Demon Cave Camp lined up in square formations, correcting their movements according to the illusory images projected by the River Chart and Luo Book clones to begin their training, and their speed of becoming stronger increased visibly.

However, the problems with the "Demon General's Heart Sutra" were quickly exposed. Among the warriors, fewer than two thousand could even glimpse the basics of the sutra, and fewer than three hundred could truly grasp its essence.

Goron was the first to master it. Although his spiritual sense was rough, his will was tenacious, and he managed to understand the first level of the Heart Sutra through countless failures.

Zhao Chenceng personally tested his combat strength, and it was nearly twice as strong as before.

"Not enough," Zhao Chen said to Goron. "Three hundred demon generals are far from enough; we can't win any war at all."

Goron stood before him, his expression one of humble inquiry. "What does the King mean?"

"Martial arts competition. The entire army will compete, regardless of background or seniority. Whoever wins will advance. The top ten will receive the Heart Sutra directly, and the top one hundred will be appointed as deputy generals."

Goron nodded. "Then when would you like to?"

"How about a month from now?"

News of the all-army martial arts competition spread throughout the Demon Cave and the seven planets under its control in just one day. 120,000 warriors were eager to participate, and even the miners and forge workers were interested. —No restrictions on background or seniority; whoever can win will take the field.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the martial arts competition was held in the square. Zhao Chen had Goron build ten arenas in the square, each with a referee, who was chosen from among the demon generals.

The rules are simple: go up to the ring, knock others off, and the last one standing wins. Weapons and methods are not restricted, but killing is prohibited.

On the first day, the ten arenas fought simultaneously, from dawn till dusk, with no arena having a break of more than fifteen minutes. The orcs' brute strength, the half-orcs' agility, the dwarves' resilience, and the sprites' unpredictable movements all displayed their unique abilities.

On the second day of the arena, a young orc finally caught Zhao Chen's attention. His name was Walker, a warrior of the Blackrock tribe. He was not yet thirty years old and was much smaller than other orcs his age, but his speed was astonishing.

Walker defeated seven opponents in a row within a quarter of an hour, three of whom were orcish giants two heads taller than him. His fighting style did not rely on brute force, but on footwork and timing. Every sword strike hit the opponent's most vulnerable spot, and every dodge just grazed the edge of their attack.

Standing beside Zhao Chen, Goron looked at Walker's figure on the arena and explained, "This kid used to be from the Blackrock Tribe, and only joined the Demon Den last year. He worked in the mines for half a year, and was eventually discovered by the patrol team to be quite skilled, so he was transferred to the army."

Zhao Chen did not respond. Luo Shu hovered beside him, and Walker's information appeared on the pages—bone age of twenty-eight, physique above average, but spiritual strength far exceeding that of his peers.

The third day's final match took place between Walker and another orc warrior. The orc warrior was named Gru, a veteran of the Iron Axe tribe who had participated in the Void Creature eradication campaign more than a hundred years ago, and the dozen or so scars on his body were all from that time.

Gru's strength was outrageous; the entire arena floor trembled when his iron axe came crashing down. But Walker didn't engage him head-on; instead, he moved around, waiting for an opening in Gru's attack before delivering a clean and swift thrust of his sword into the back of his knee. Before Gru could even kneel, Walker's sword was already at his neck.

The entire stadium fell silent for a moment, then erupted in deafening cheers.

Zhao Chen stood up and walked to the center of the arena. Walker quickly sheathed his sword and knelt on one knee. Gru followed suit and knelt down as well.

"The top ten will receive the Heart Sutra. The top one hundred will be appointed as deputy demon generals." After saying this, Zhao Chen looked at Walker, "You are number one."

Walker lowered his head, somewhat ashamed. "Your Majesty, I cannot read."

"You don't need to know how to read the Heart Sutra. The Luo Shu will teach you." Then he turned to look at the 120,000 warriors in the center of the square, "Three months later, the second martial arts competition will continue. The top ten can directly challenge the last-ranked demon general."

If I win, I can replace him.

The soldiers' eyes lit up instantly.

Goron stood behind Zhao Chen without saying a word. He glanced at the young soldiers and stared blankly at the expressions on their faces.

Zhao Chen returned to the stone chamber, sat cross-legged, and took out the Hetu Luoshu. He probed into it with his divine sense and retrieved the list of demon generals. He added Walker's name to the list, along with dozens of other new faces he had noticed during the martial arts competition.

Then he closed the book. The army of the demon's lair would take a long time to take shape, and he had plenty of time to wait.