Chapter 610 - 371: The Clouds Gather, the Mist Descends, the Divine Lord on a Kun Breaks Through the Void
Chapter 610: Chapter 371: The Clouds Gather, the Mist Descends, the Divine Lord on a Kun Breaks Through the Void
Someone replied, "How do you know it’s 18 and not 36?"
An underground city in Southeast Asia (one that Kanna had previously supported): "Back when I was working as a janitor, I thought City No. 03 was just extravagant with its electricity. Now I see they’re even using a Divine Tier Exotic Beast to film a promotional video... Ambassador Kanna, please take us to the Moon to farm with you!" —The Bangkok Scavengers’ Union.
Tokyo Underground City (now controlled by Chiba Yuki and her mother): "Analysis Report: The refractive index of the Kun’s Ice Crystal indicates its defense value surpasses that of a High-Energy Ion Cannon and is vastly superior to PL-51 Missiles! Recommendation: Everyone should immigrate to City No. 03. For the next Beast Tide, let’s just cling to Li God’s leg!"
North America’s San Francisco Underground City: "Li God riding his Kun versus the former City Lord of Los Santos riding that lizard beast... talk about a curb-stomp! Do you still get high-yield seeds if you become a citizen?" —North American New Immigrant #11457
Mumbai Underground City (power-strapped district): "While we’re using diesel generators to light a single lamp, City No. 03 is using a controlled Helium-3 nuclear fusion reactor to power a holographic moon... The gap between us is vaster than the sands of the Ganges!" —The Tianzhu Engineers’ Association
Sahara Underground City (African Union): "Requesting the Aerospace Carrier to drop off some supplies on its way past. We can trade a diamond mine for synthetic starch... [hands clasped in prayer]"
Someone replied: "Who even wants diamonds these days? You’re not much to look at, but you’ve got some beautiful dreams. Synthetic starch is a strategic resource; who wouldn’t want it?"
Someone replied, "But I heard people in City No. 03 don’t even eat it. They use it all to feed pigs."
A Korean netizen: "The disparity... it’s just staggering! They’ve always been outrageously extravagant. First, they were feeding precious watermelons to pigs, and now they’re using life-saving synthetic starch to do it. What a waste!"
There was also a popular thread discussing #JustHowBigIsLiXiangsKun#
A top-voted answer read: "Based on the 2,600-meter-long Cloud Whale, the Frost-Winged Kunpeng has to be at least 400 kilometers long. That’s like stretching from Shanghai to Nanjing, and you still wouldn’t have reached the tip of its tail!"
A survivor from the Paris art scene: "@St. Petersburg Underground City, you use Exotic Beast hides for your performance of Swan Lake? Look at these guys, they’re using an *actual* Divine Tier Exotic Beast to film in IMAX!"
Of course, even in the Apocalypse, there were still plenty of romantics. For instance, in City No. 01, a philosophy professor from Fudan University posted a comment on the bullet screen: "The black fog serves as the stage curtain, the Ice Kun as the vessel. This is the ’Free and Easy Wandering’ of the wasteland era!"
As the home base, City No. 03 naturally went all out with its own promotion. The official pinned post read: "Thank you for the global attention! The ’Riding the Kun Through the Clouds’ merchandise series is now available on the ’So-Cute’ online store. The first batch of 100,000 items is made from Star-Eroding Blood Vine Fiber and comes with a complimentary micro-sculpture of a reactor, autographed by Jiang Cai’Er!"
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Li Xiang stayed with Yao Yao for three days before returning to City No. 03 to spend time with his children.
When Li Xiang arrived home, Granny Li Xiang was folding paper ingots for the dead. It was only then that Li Xiang remembered the Qingming Festival was fast approaching.
He sat down to fold the paper ingots with his grandmother and chat. Having not seen her grandson in a long time, she naturally missed him terribly and immediately began to chatter away, telling Li Xiang all sorts of things.
She mostly talked about which of the village elders had recently passed away. Now, only Granny Li Xiang and three others of around the same age remained.
The old village chief, Li Jinyu, had also passed away a few months prior. Li Xiang, however, had been in seclusion on the Moon at the time and was unable to attend the funeral.
Li Xiang sighed with sorrow. The old village chief had been very kind to him.
Now, Jiang Jianguo was the chief of Li Family Village. Even though Jiang Jianguo wasn’t from the Li clan, everyone considered the Jiang Family as their own. For one, they were long-time residents. For another, they were Brother Xiang’s in-laws.
Of course, the Li Family Village of today was no longer a village in the traditional sense. It was now a core residential district within the Underground City, located in an extremely bustling and prosperous area.
Li Family Village Kindergarten, Li Family Village Experimental Elementary, and Li Family Village Experimental Middle School—despite their rustic-sounding names, they were the top schools in City No. 03. Ordinary people had no hope of getting in. Every year, applications were off the charts, and admission was decided by a lottery system or by pulling strings.
Li Xiang’s youngest daughter was in the spring semester of kindergarten, while his two sons were in the spring semester of fourth grade. Yaki Toto’s son and daughter also studied here; his daughter was in first grade and his son was in third.
All these youngsters had already stepped into the Extraordinary Realm. Li Xiang’s two sons were especially talented, having reached Tier Ten at such a young age. His daughter’s Realm was lower, only Tier Three, but just like Jiang Cai’Er, she had inherited her mother’s Memory Palace. She was an Intelligent Type who had also awakened the Quantum Computer Superpower, meaning Jiang Cai’Er now had a true successor.
This was because this type of Lifebound Superpower had little to do with the Cultivation Technique a person practiced; instead, it was deeply connected to their genetics and individual personality.
His two sons were just like Li Xiang, with a love for fighting. Li Xiang possessed countless Cultivation Techniques and many profound Breathing Techniques he had yet to make public, so he naturally chose the most suitable ones for his children. They weren’t just practicing a single technique, either, but several that he had organically integrated. In a sense, he was innovating by creating entirely new Cultivation Techniques from the old.
These new Cultivation Techniques were tailor-made for each child’s specific constitution and genetics, resulting in a level of compatibility others could only dream of. Li Xiang was naturally meticulous when it came to selecting techniques and providing guidance for his own children. In addition, Jiang Cai’Er, Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui also frequently offered pointers. While Yao Yao and the other two no longer lived here, back when they were in City No. 03, they had held nothing back in their instruction.
With so many masters teaching them, their resources were naturally second to none.
Li Xiang folded paper ingots with his grandmother for a while, then went to spend time with his three children when they got home from school.
The three little ones danced with joy when they saw Li Xiang. His daughter, "Xiaoyueyue" (Li Xinyue), especially, immediately pounced on him, clinging to his neck and refusing to let go.