The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 496 - Fulgur Oldwood

Ever since her battle with Elina, Qin Shuang had been in a difficult position. Her divine realm had suffered heavy damage, but thankfully, it was easy to rebuild the infrastructure with Han Wu and Jing Jing’s help.

Still, the real problem lay with the population of her core race. Only 5% of her Thunder Sparrows had survived the ordeal and fully recovered, but their low numbers slowed their reproduction speed drastically. If she wanted to regain her full strength, she must first restore their population.

Qin Shuang had searched through many sources and learned that the Fulgur Oldwood Civilization was home to the Thunder Sparrows. She planned a trip there to capture some and bring them into her divine realm.

Even though she couldn’t convert any captured Thunder Sparrows into her core race, she could still use them to breed with her own. Their offspring would count as her core race. She was hoping that this approach would help accelerate the speed of her core race’s recovery. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Han Wu and Qin Shuang bought their tickets through Imperial College portal, tore them apart, and transported immediately to the Fulgur Oldwood Civilization.

Han Wu felt the suppression from the Will of the Fulgur Oldwood Civilization the moment they arrived. Although they were Gods, they still couldn’t shake it off. Under the suppression, they could only summon a tenth of their units at most.

Han Wu was frustrated because that limit barely let him summon one Earthsunder life form, and capturing Thunder Sparrows would take far too long.

However, they were already there, so they couldn’t return empty-handed. They decided to try how fast they could capture the Thunder Sparrows. If the pace seemed fast enough, they would stay and continue the work. If it didn’t, Qin Shuang would have to consider spending a large sum to purchase many Thunder Sparrows online instead.

Considering how flight would aid in capturing the Thunder Sparrows, Han Wu summoned the fastest airborne unit in his divine realm, the War Angel Amelia. She had affinity for the light, lightning, and fire attributes, so she adapted well to the environment.

Qin Shuang watched Amelia with envy and admiration. She was an Earthsunder life form, and Qin Shuang only had a Sage Gold Crown Thunder Sparrow. The gap between their strength was enormous.

Han Wu noticed her expression and offered, “Do you want one? I can help you create one.”

She shook her head. “Han Wu, you’ve given me enough. I would rather you create more Earthsunder life forms to protect yourself than create one for me. I need you to stay safe.”

Her concern moved him. “I still want you to have an Earthsunder life form of your own. You need protection even more than I do. We can’t let anything like the duel with Elina happen again."

Han Wu recalled that scene and shuddered at how close it had been. If he had arrived any later, Qin Shuang’s Core would’ve shattered and she would’ve fallen from grace. The outcome would have humiliated her more than death because she valued her pride.

Qin Shuang judged his point as reasonable. She acknowledged her talent but considered it equal to that of a regular student at Imperial College. Han Wu was a true prodigy who surpassed her with ease, much less the descendants of God Kings and Major Gods. If she could command an Earthsunder life form, she would definitely be much safer. At least, Han Wu would be more at ease.

“Then let’s work hard,” Qin Shuang said.

Han Wu smiled. He had worried that the proud Qin Shuang would reject his suggestion. Once she agreed, he started scanning the area for an Earthsunder life form within the Fulgur Oldwood Civilization. Unfortunately, the suppression weakened his detection range, and he only located nothing beyond a King Thunder Sparrow.

Qin Shuang tried to comfort him and said they would find one as they kept exploring the place.

Han Wu nodded and commanded Amelia to start working. They needed to capture as many Thunder Sparrows as possible. Amelia was smart and immediately set out to hunt them.

Meanwhile, Qin Shuang and Han Wu moved deeper into the Fulgur Oldwood Civilization. The name fit well since thunderclouds covered the sky and thousand-year-old trees rose across the forest floor. Lightning struck the trunks from time to time, yet the trees resisted every blast and remained unharmed.

Han Wu noted the value of the bark and summoned Hammie, the chief of the Scorching Dwarves, to inspect the wood and judge whether it could be made into gear.

After a careful look, Hammie reached a conclusion. The wood was suitable to be crafted into lightning resistant gear; however, there was a drawback. Once the tree lost its Life Energy, its lightning resistance would plummet and would turn into a regular piece of old wood within about ten days.

Han Wu sighed. If the old wood could retain its lightning resistance, someone else would’ve occupied this place long ago. Leaving such good material unused felt wasteful. He ordered Hammie to cut down a tree so they could test it and look for a way to preserve its value.

Hammie worked hard and soon brought back several logs cut into five-meter sections.

Han Wu placed his hands on the wood and examined it. He noticed the tree’s Life Energy leaking away the moment it was cut. As it did, its lightning resistance plummeted just as Hammie had reported.

Han Wu had a sudden thought. What if I channel Life Energy into the wood? Will it regain its lightning resistance?

Han Wu had the Life Aspect, so he decided to test it. He poured Life Energy into the wood until it regained its original form. Its lightning resistance climbed back up with it and reached its peak.

Han Wu noticed faint arcs of lightning across its surface. This was an indicator that the wood was a valuable material that could conduct electricity. He was elated that he finally uncovered its secret.

It appeared that the wood could convert its Life Energy into lightning resistance, and once its Life Energy reached full capacity, it would release Lightning Energy instead. In other words, it transformed Life Energy into Lightning Energy and shifted its nature from defense to offense.

The wood’s characteristics gave Han Wu a sudden idea. What if I merge it with one of races that have affinity for lightning? Will it result in something unexpected?

Since Han Wu hadn’t captured any Thunder Sparrows yet, he decided to summon hundreds of half-dragons from his divine realm to test the theory.