The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 497 - Fulgurwood Binding

Qin Shuang connected her divine realm and opened a gate for Amelia to release the Thunder Sparrows she had caught. In just half a day, she captured 10 million Thunder Sparrows. At this pace, they expected that they would only need to stay there for a month before the reproduction rate of her Thunder Sparrows returned to its former peak.

Han Wu decided to continue his research on the half-dragons and the wood. Using Creation and Life, he bound the half-dragons and the wood together in a union known as Symbiotic Binding. The wood drew on the half-dragons’ Life Energy to keep its own energy from fading, while the half-dragons used their abundant Life Energy to sustain it. When needed, they could channel more of their Life Energy to gain short bursts of potent lightning attacks.

The initial results looked promising. Many half-dragons sacrificed a portion of their Life Energy to boost the strength of their lightning damage.

Still, he needed time to study their stability. To help them adjust to the sensation of wood growing along their bodies, he even shaped wooden spears from the same material. The lightning covering the wood made them even stronger than the half-dragons’ tridents.

Those who lacked skill with spears relied on their talent to create the Lightning Trident Skill. They shaped lightning into a trident and fused it with the wooden spear to form a weapon of lightning and wood. The result looked stunning. He then ordered them to assist Qin Shuang in capturing the Thunder Sparrows, and he used the assignment to test their stability.

Twenty days passed, and only eighty-nine of the original half-dragons remained. Eleven had died because their Life Energy drained away or because powerful Thunder Sparrows attacked them.

The surviving eighty-nine half-dragons had grown formidable. Their wooden spears absorbed their Life Energy but didn’t drain them enough to matter. Instead, it granted them powerful combat capabilities.

Han Wu judged the results and knew that he had succeeded. He tentatively named the binding of lightning-affinity races to the wood Fulgurwood Binding. This binding sacrificed Life Energy for Lightning Energy and was very useful to those with affinity with lightning.

Upon learning of his breakthrough, Qin Shuang hoped that she could use it on her Thunder Sparrows as well.

Considering that they could fly and couldn’t carry heavy gear, Han Wu fashioned the wood into anklets that fastened to their talons. By sacrificing their Life Energy, they could obtain Lightning Energy from the wood and increase their talons’ power.

Amelia also yearned for the Fulgurwood Binding and wanted Han Wu to grant it to her. However, regular wood couldn’t withstand her immense strength, so they needed the core of a 100,000-year-old tree.

Trees filled the area, but it was difficult to find one of that age. Thankfully, he had Merge. Using it, he merged 10,000 trees together and finally obtained a 100,000-year-old tree.

He shaped the tree’s core into a wooden sword, just as Amelia wished. Even though it was made of wood, its edge was just as sharp and resilient as metal. Amelia received the weapon with delight and soared through the air in a burst of joy.

The wooden sword looked like a sturdy toy when no one channeled Life Energy into it. Once they did, potent Lightning Energy would encompass the entire wooden sword.

Amelia could then use her lightning-based Skills freely with the Lightning Energy. She wouldn’t need to worry about running out. As for the Life Energy she lost, she could restore it by drawing on her Light and Fire Energy. In a sense, she converted her Fire and Light Energy into Lightning Energy, and her lightning Skills became her primary attacks.

With the sword, Amelia grew visibly stronger and was no longer one of the weakest among Han Wu’s Earthsunder life forms. She now surpassed Bakir and Karot.

The Fulgurwood Binding’s success gave Han Wu his first reliable way to enhance life forms with a lightning affinity. At the same time, he had an epiphany into the nature of energy conversion.

The Fulgurwood Binding worked because the old wood served as a medium that converted Life Energy into Lightning Energy. He also noticed that Amelia could convert Fire and Light Energy into Life Energy. That meant energy could be converted from one form to another once he grasped the governing rules.

What about conflicting pairs such as Light and Dark or Life and Death? he wondered.

Han Wu sank into deep thought and decided to start his research. He formed an orb of black energy in one hand that contained the traits of Death, Darkness, War, and Destruction. His other hand formed an orb of white energy that contained the traits of Life, Light, Peace, and Creation. He slowly merged the two orbs together and comprehended what was happening.

Qin Shuang could tell he had entered a special state and didn’t disturb him. In fact, she even commanded her Gold Crown Thunder Sparrow to guard him and keep the other Thunder Sparrows away.

Three years passed before Han Wu woke from his comprehension. His bones cracked as he rose. His joints had grown stiff after so much time without movement. He pushed Divine Points through his energy, and his joints loosened until they felt stronger than before. Then he turned to Qin Shuang.

Qin Shuang instinctively knew that Han Wu had changed without looking. His gaze pressed against her back with a solid weight, and the strange pressure made her believe that he had ascended into a Major God.

Han Wu seemed to read her thoughts and denied it. “I’m not a Major God yet. I’ve reached the threshold, though. I think I know how to ascend now.”

Qin Shuang was stunned. Han Wu was only a second-year student and was already on the threshold of becoming a Major God. It was a terrifying concept.

The graduating students of Imperial College were typically peak Demigods. Some of the powerful Gods would return to the college to teach. Yet Han Wu had already surpassed them and now brushed against the gateway to Major God. His progress far exceeded the realms of a genius. It felt unreal.

Qin Shuang knew he had left her far behind, and the realization stung.

“What’s wrong? Aren’t you happy that I’ve figured it out?” he asked.

“I am, but...” She was crestfallen. She knew she was talented, but she felt inadequate before him.

As if sensing her mood, he chuckled. “Don’t worry. Everyone is different, after all. Maybe you will surpass me someday.”

Qin Shuang rolled her eyes. “As if I would believe that.”

Given her family’s talent and background, becoming a God had already posed a challenge. Becoming a Major God, much less surpassing Han Wu, felt like a distant dream.

Han Wu smiled. “No need to dwell on it. Time to get to work. I managed to locate an Earthsunder Thunder Sparrow. Let’s go catch it for you.”