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Chapter 36: Indestructible Golden Body
🕑 Added 2025-04-21 07:25:18 +0000 UTCThe Yaoqing Flagship celebrated another great victory.
After a satisfying bout of slaughter, Feixiao's anger had subsided—though only temporarily.
With the battle still ongoing, as a commanding officer she couldn't abandon her post. For now, Feixiao had to set aside her plans to deal with Solon.
Yet the name "Solon" and his appearance were now seared into Feixiao's memory.
She secretly vowed to make this man pay.
Enjoy bondage play, do you? Like drawing Y-shaped marks on my stomach, huh?
Just wait until I tie you up and cover your entire body with them—won't even spare your dick!
Perhaps sensing the murderous intent radiating from the distant Yaoqing Flagship...
Solon was currently researching how to enhance his physical resilience using the "Indestructible Golden Body (Gold)" technique.
He toyed with a knife in his hand.
After repeated experimentation and thorough consultation with his system, he'd finally uncovered some hidden parameters of this ability.
The damage threshold was calibrated to complete bodily destruction.
For instance, if a bullet could kill him normally, breaching his golden body would require artillery-level force.
The power difference between these two was magnitudes apart.
By continuously raising this threshold, Solon could theoretically become truly invincible.
Though the road to that goal remained long.
After holding the knife to his chest for some time, Solon finally steeled himself and plunged it straight toward his heart.
It was said the Xianzhou natives possessed incredible vitality—even decapitation could be reversed if reattached quickly.
But Solon wasn't Xianzhou-born. He was what they called an "Outworlder."
For him, a simple gun or knife could be fatal.
As the blade pierced his heart, he immediately felt his life force gushing out with the blood from his chest...
Reaching some critical point, his consciousness blacked out.
In his deathlike state, Solon didn't see the faint golden radiance suddenly enveloping his body.
Bathed in this glow, he resembled a golden Buddha statue...
Time became meaningless until awareness gradually returned.
Upon fully regaining consciousness, his hand flew to the wound—only to find smooth, unbroken skin.
Were it not for the bloodstains on the floor, he might have thought it all a hallucination.
Remembering something, Solon grabbed the knife and slashed at his arm.
Not only was there no injury—not even a scratch remained.
His golden body had evolved. Ordinary blades couldn't harm him now.
A smile broke across his face.
Next step: making his body impervious to Cloud Knight standard weapons.
Despite their archaic appearances, these arms concealed advanced technology.
The Xianzhou natives' physicality couldn't match the Abominations—their advantage lay in superior arms.
What looked like simple swords might actually be high-frequency, monomolecular, or laser weapons. Even Yanqing's flying blades likely incorporated dragoon systems.
As an Outworlder under Xianzhou scrutiny, accessing military gear would require enlisting—an absurd notion.
Solon had schemed and offended powerful figures precisely to avoid becoming cannon fodder. Joining now? Ridiculous.
He knew full well the Cloud Knights would suffer heavy casualties in coming conflicts. Enlisting now meant certain death.
Thus he turned to civilian alternatives—industrial cutters utilizing similar high-frequency, monomolecular, and laser technologies.
The Artisanship Commission came to mind, but as a military supplier, acquiring equipment there seemed unlikely.
His thoughts turned instead to the Merchant Guild Plaza. Unlike the entertainment-focused Exalting Sanctum, this commercial district housed tool shops among its eateries and stores.
Solon immediately set out.
The tool shop was easy to locate, and he soon purchased a high-frequency cutter.
As he prepared to leave, a vibrant voice caught his attention:
"Step right up, folks! Witness the most thrilling acrobatics show!"
Solon paused, spotting a crowd gathered around a fiery red figure in a corner.
"No way... what are the odds?"
Muttering to himself, he moved closer.
Through the crowd, he saw a familiar-looking girl performing outrageous stunts.
She wore a red dress with flame-orange hair and golden eyes. Her outfit blended Xianzhou aesthetics with Western fantasy elements, black leggings clinging to her slender legs like second skin.
Between acrobatic feats, she vigorously banged a gong while several "Diting" creatures provided sound effects, creating a lively atmosphere.
She'd even set up livestreaming equipment—simultaneously performing for both street and online audiences.
Her stunts included handstand noodle-eating and bullet-catching—anything for views.
In a civilization where people had seen everything across their long lifespans, only the most outrageous acts could stand out.
This viral-savvy performer was Guinaifen—though she currently went by Guinevere. "Guinaifen" would be a nickname later given by her best friend Sushang.
She and her siblings appeared to be this world's counterparts to Arthurian legend figures.
Except here, the Arthurian saga was interrupted by the Antimatter Legion's invasion.
Princess Guinevere became a refugee after her kingdom's fall.
Her brothers turned to space piracy—unluckily targeting the Xianzhou.
As Hunt devotees, the Xianzhou never forgot grudges.
When her brothers faced execution, the Cloud Knights spared them after hearing their story, relocating the entire family to the Flagship.
