I Have A Martial Dao World-Chapter 576 - . Live broadcast

Epang Palace was like a long-neglected, filthy, and cluttered house, in need of an enormous amount of energy to be sorted out.

Several palaces still held the remains of Golden Statues, abandoned due to their heavy damage and the prohibitively high costs of repairs.

Lu Yao, with his immense wealth and disregard for expenses, still thought about restoring them, which would be a huge undertaking.

"I need to learn to capture the ’spirit mechanisms’, there’s plenty of busywork ahead," he mused.

As it happened, a Thundercloud was forming over the sea, and Lu Yao immediately divided his attention, leaving his body in Epang Palace to conduct a simple ritual while his Divine Soul ventured out to be struck by lightning and search for the "spirit mechanisms".

Entering the terrifying thunderstorm, darkness engulfed him in an instant; heaven and earth seemed to merge into a millstone pressing down, intent on grinding him to dust.

But Lu Yao had already become fearless.

The free charges in the clouds converged into a 10-kilometer long lightning bolt that swallowed him whole, followed by a deafening thunderclap as if the sky had shattered and the earth had cracked.

In this terrifying attack, imbued with Heavenly Might, Lu Yao felt a familiar "will": emotionless, unchanging, endless, and cyclical through life and death.

By returning to the familiar, he gained some new insights.

However, that was all! He couldn’t grasp what exactly the so-called "spirit mechanism" was.

Even when the thunderstorm ended, Lu Yao felt like a monkey trying to catch the moon in water; it seemed within reach, but he couldn’t get his hands on it.

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Defiant, he dove into another dark cloud, with the same result.

He could sense and experience it but couldn’t seize it. The spirit mechanism seemed like a mere illusion, intangible and beyond his grasp.

Lu Yao realized that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

It was the type of profound and unfathomable challenge that, like the initial stages of Spirit Refinement, wouldn’t be surprising to be stuck in for 10 or 8 years if luck was not on one’s side.

Returning to Epang Palace with a heavy heart, Lu Yao consoled himself:

"It’s not without gains, at least my foundation has solidified considerably. Being struck by lightning a few more times does have its benefits…"

The three Spiritual Sparrowhawks, noticing their master’s foul mood, quickly caught a wild yellowfish from the sea to cheer him up.

This fish was a nourishing delicacy, now very rare, with a 5-pound one fetching as much as 30,000 yuan.

The one they had caught was half a person long, weighing a whole 50 pounds!

The sparrows activated their Inner Elixir Vital Energy to roast the fish until it was nicely charred and fragrant, offering it to their master to enjoy.

Lu Yao stroked his Spiritual Sparrowhawks’ necks, savoring the exquisite fish flesh rich in collagen, and his mood immediately lightened.

Afterward, he took out his phone to check the news on Blue Star while downloading primary school learning materials for his Spiritual Sparrowhawks.

But as soon as he turned it on, he was greeted with numerous missed call notifications, all from Oya Federation numbers that seemed urgent after dozens of attempts to reach him.

Upon accessing the internet, Lu Yao instantly understood what was happening.

The Oya Federation was experiencing an unprecedented drought. Not only was the public’s daily life severely affected, but it had also triggered fierce wildfires sweeping across the nation.

Complaints were all over social media platforms, especially after the Prime Minister, Morris, was exposed for going on holiday, which led to consecutive protests and demonstrations in major cities.

Although the situation was chaotic, the elite of the Oya Federation initially didn’t care much, with Prime Minister Morris even leisurely going on a holiday.

The Oya Continent was naturally arid and frequently plagued by wildfires; they saw it as just an exceptionally severe year, expecting that after the drought passed, things would return to normal.

But after four continuous months without a drop of rain, smoke haze cloaked the major cities including the capital every day. The vegetation withered away in large swathes, and the wilderness was strewn with the skeletal remains of animals.

This didn’t seem like an ordinary drought at all. Moreover, weather planes had captured images of rain clouds being driven away by a strange force, leaving everyone 100% certain that Lu Yao was behind it!

Scientists simulated and conjectured that if this condition continued for over a year, all vegetation on the entire Oya Continent would perish.

This will be a devastating ecological disaster, a mass extinction of species, by which time the entire continent will irreversibly become a desert, an absolute land of death where no life exists.

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Under the stimulus of this national crisis, the Oya Federation government from top to bottom could no longer sit still, mobilizing all forces to contact Lu Yao.

At that moment, the phone rang again.

After pressing the answer button, a voice came through, "Is this Mr. Lu Yao?"

Lu Yao responded indifferently, "It’s me, what’s the matter?"

Immediately, there was a burst of commotion on the other end, "It’s really him! We’ve made contact!"

Then, the voice obviously changed to another person, though righteous in tone, it was filled with feigned concern:

"Hello Mr. Lu Yao, this is Morris, the Prime Minister of the Oya Federation. Your actions will cause a severe ecological disaster! Please stop this anti-human behavior immediately, and our side is willing to commence negotiations with you regarding our differences…"

But before he could finish, Lu Yao interrupted him, "I’m busy, no time."

Then he hung up the phone.

The person on the other end, Prime Minister Morris, was the one who went on vacation during the fire.

Last time the Oya Federation waged war against him, this person was also behind the manipulation.

Lu Yao’s mind was already preoccupied, and he had no interest in dealing with this person.

Next, he continued searching for Thunderclouds to be struck by lightning, trying to grasp the opportune moment, but still without any results.

For a long time, leveraging the conveniences of two worlds, his cultivation had always benefitted from ingenious breakthroughs but this time, he finally met his match.

Lu Yao’s composure was slightly crumbling, and unexpectedly, someone came to add to his troubles while he was in a bad mood.

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At this moment, he received a news notification and saw that it was related to himself.

This was a statement released by Morris, the Prime Minister of the Oya Federation, in which he said in a video:

"Our side attempted to engage in equal and friendly talks with Lu Yao, but his behavior was disappointing. Yet even so, the Oya Federation will not yield to terror and threats."

Morris talked at length, positioning himself as a victim, while indicating his firm stance.

Even at this time, he did not forget to show a tough stand and build his public image, truly a seasoned politician.

As soon as the video was released, Lu Yao’s detractors started to like it en masse.

But the irony was, the Oya Federation called him again, this time it was the Minister of the Department of Environment and Water Resources.

The other party stated, "We can discuss any demands you have."

Lu Yao was speechless, realizing these people wanted both face and substance.

"They really think I’m easy to bully."

These people had chosen the wrong time to provoke Lu Yao; he was already in a bad mood for not being able to grasp the moment.

Lu Yao logged onto his social media platform and recorded a short video of less than a minute—

"It’s very simple to make it rain on the Oya Continent. Prime Minister Morris just needs to livestream himself sunbathing a pig on his own social account."

In less than half an hour, this video topped the play charts and also dominated the top trend on the hot search list.