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I Have A Martial Dao World-Chapter 578 - . Moon landing
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Lu Yao had long wanted to try if he could fly into outer space.
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After reaching the Golden Body Realm, his body had become tougher than steel, capable even of withstanding direct hits from a cannon, and possessed an excellent resistance to various negative states.
Previously, when Ying Zheng had transformed into a Spear of Light, the mere high temperatures emanating from it were enough to boil steel, yet Lu Yao only felt discomfort.
He stored away the newly refined Magical Treasure, then soared into the sky toward The Moon.
The three Spiritual Sparrowhawks were also excited to follow their master on his venture.
The way Lu Yao flew was completely different from theirs.
The Spiritual Sparrowhawks primarily used their wings to propel themselves by pushing against the air, with the power from the Demon Core serving only as an aid.
Lu Yao, on the other hand, relied on the drive of his Divine Soul, as if an invisible giant hand was lifting him in flight, closer to "anti-gravity" flying.
Below 20,000 meters, Lu Yao was only flying at a speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour, slower than the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks.
However, past this altitude the air became very thin, causing the speed of the sparrowhawks to decrease.
Contrastingly, Lu Yao’s speed suddenly increased due to the reduced air resistance, even breaking the sound barrier!
A circle of white airwaves exploded around him, throwing the sonic boom behind him, and with a trail of shattered air, he accelerated dramatically.
The three Spiritual Sparrowhawks, overtaken by their master, cackled anxiously as they desperately chased after him, managing not to fall too far behind.
The whole family’s outing was clearly observed by outsiders.
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When Lu Yao was refining Epang Palace, countless satellites had already taken images, as the palace cluster flying in the sky was too conspicuous.
The moment he suddenly stored his Magical Treasure and flew up high, it inevitably sparked curiosity.
There were also those using astronomical telescopes to see Lu Yao causing the sonic boom, exclaiming one after another:
[It’s supersonic flight! The circle of sound waves this explosion produces is so cool!]
[He’s instantly broken the sound barrier, won’t his body disintegrate? Even steel can’t withstand such an intense impact!]
But as the crowd clamored, they became even more astonished!
[He’s leaving the stratosphere, what’s he doing?]
[He’s almost leaving the atmosphere! Is he going into space?]
At that moment, Lu Yao was flying upwards with all his might.
As the altitude increased, his body swiftly became covered with ice. But he merely glanced at it curiously, and the ice immediately disappeared. The sub-zero temperatures had a negligible effect on him.
After the cold, he entered into a high-temperature environment, the thermosphere – considered the border of Earth’s atmosphere.
The planet below was exquisitely beautiful; the lights on the land shone like bright starry rivers, the snow on the towering mountains resembled icing on a cake, and the storms within the atmosphere appeared as vast vortices capable of consuming everything.
The scene before him was somewhat surreal, the grandeur captivating anyone’s gaze.
Lu Yao and the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks watched the amazing sight with shock, unable to help exclaiming, "Just this view alone is worth the price of admission!"
Here, the air density was only 3‰ compared to the surface, but luckily the family didn’t need oxygen.
The speed of the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks slowed dramatically, becoming extremely clumsy and unable to break free of the planet’s binding.
Lu Yao was the exact opposite; he felt even freer, able to reach double the speed of sound.
He was about to tell them to go back, but the three little ones were reluctant, eager to continue adventuring with their master.
Lu Yao simply laughed and said, "You used to carry me; now it’s my turn to carry you!"
As he said this, a heart-shaped phantom emerged behind him, as three huge arms extended to support the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks.
"Off we go!!"
Electric arcs surged over Lu Yao’s body, with intense True Qi flames jetting out from behind him. His Divine Soul and body worked at full capacity, carrying the large companions towards The Moon!
The three Spiritual Sparrowhawks cooperated by closing their wings together, forming a perfect streamlined shape, conserving their master’s energy.
After an unknown amount of time, a sensation of breaking free from constraints suddenly came over them. The planet ceased pulling them into its embrace; Lu Yao had finally broken through the atmosphere and entered space.
All around was silence, so profound it could induce panic.
He opened his mouth and uttered "ah," but no sound came out; the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks, also curious, opened their mouths, but likewise, no sound emerged.
The vacuum of space had no impact on the family; at that moment, all they felt was novelty and amusement.
Meanwhile, the internet on Blue Star was already in an uproar. A netizen from Xia Country commented:
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"This is achieving immortality and ascending to heaven in broad daylight!"
"Did the ancients also witness similar sights, and hence came up with the term ’ascension to heaven in broad daylight’?"
"To roam the universe in the flesh—this isn’t merely described by the word ’immortal’."
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At this moment, Lu Yao discovered that without resistance or gravity in space, his speed had drastically increased.
Even the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks, drawing strength from the Demon Core’s True Qi, moved about flexibly without needing wings.
The family curiously played, tampering with the satellites that occasionally passed by. There were also manned spacecraft and space stations whose occupants seemed to be shouting at them.
But there was still a mission to be accomplished, so Lu Yao transmitted his thoughts to the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks, "Let’s go take a look at the Moon."
The Moon had always had a significant influence on human culture; after all, it counted as a tourist destination. Besides, it was devoid of spiritual mechanisms, which made it perfect for his enlightenment.
Thus, Lu Yao continued his journey with the three sparrowhawks.
With no resistance in the vacuum of space, flight was exceptionally efficient.
Lu Yao was surrounded by electric arcs and effortlessly achieved 10 times the speed of sound, finally maintaining a speed of 20 times the speed of sound, shooting towards the Moon like a blue comet.
This speed was slower than Xia Country’s most advanced manned spacecraft; in fact, Lu Yao could go faster, but for the sake of safety on his first space trip, he didn’t go full throttle.
By the time he landed on the cratered planet, 15 hours had passed.
This place, with only ring mountains and meteorite craters, was far less beautiful than what it looked like from Blue Star.
The three Spiritual Sparrowhawks curiously took a turn, pecking around playfully for a while, but soon got bored.
Lu Yao picked up a few stones to toss around and then started to focus spirit and ponder deeply.
This barren and silent planet indeed lacked "spiritual mechanisms," and upon careful reflection, Lu Yao easily grasped the biggest difference.
What was missing was a certain will, a set of rules that allowed the world to operate on its own.
Lu Yao opened his eyes, suddenly enlightened:
"The so-called ’spiritual mechanism’ is quite simple in the end—what is thunder and rain, and why are there winter and summer! And this... this is creation!"
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At this moment, the place where Lu Yao was stood directly opposite Blue Star, on the "sunny side" of the Moon.
Many telescopes and lunar surveillance satellites could capture his image; they were desperately searching for a superman.
Normally, this was like finding a needle in a haystack—it was very difficult to find.
But Lu Yao felt that he couldn’t return empty-handed from such a rare visit, so he picked up a Moonstone as big as a small car, as a souvenir of his moon landing.
After all, there was no gravity in space, so carrying an extra stone was no trouble. And one must not underestimate this stone; its value was beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
Thus, the family returned with a dark and unpolished Moonstone, which was clearly observed.
Entering Blue Star’s atmosphere, Lu Yao encountered trouble.
The inertia of the Moonstone in his hand was too great; rubbing against the atmosphere at tens of thousands of kilometers per hour, it glowed red hot.
He let the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks leave first, while he desperately held on behind it, coordinating with the increasingly dense atmosphere to slow it down.
But as he held on, he realized that the stone was plummeting towards the central desert area of the Oya Continent, a no-man’s-land. He simply didn’t bother anymore.
A fiery meteor lit up the entire night sky and thunderously crashed, creating a nearly hundred-meter high wave of earth and stone!
Only after the dust settled did Lu Yao fly over, prying the meteorite out of its football field-sized crater, jubilantly taking it home.
Leaving behind the common people of Blue Star who had witnessed a great spectacle, and a handful of horrified enlightened ones.
A meteorite less than 10 meters in diameter had the power of a conventional nuclear bomb.
What if the meteorite Lu Yao had pushed back was over 100 meters in diameter, or even... 1 kilometer! Then its power would be equivalent to the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, and the Oya Federation would be done for!
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As soon as Lu Yao and the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks returned to Xia Country, his phone kept ringing with notification sounds—it turned out that multiple social media apps were pushing a video simultaneously.
When he clicked in to watch, the opening statement warned:
"The Prime Minister of the Oya Federation will exhibit indecent behavior in this video, in the hope that this will dispel misunderstandings and promote regional peace and stability. Filming or unauthorized recording of this video is strictly forbidden; underage viewers should immediately turn off their devices."
Only then did Lu Yao remember the demand he had made, but he had just been joking. Surely they wouldn’t actually do it? That would be utterly disgusting…