121: Chapter 121: A War Against Forces from Ten Thousand Years Later!

Returning to ten thousand years later...

These five simple words were like a clap of thunder, exploding in Qian Renxue's mind!

Although she had guessed it already, having the possibility explicitly confirmed by Lu Jing still brought her an indescribable shock.

She had imagined countless possible destinations for Lu Jing and Wang Donger's future: staying in the Divine Realm, traveling through the heavens, or even... but she never thought they could actually go back, back to that future World ten thousand years later that only existed in her legends and fantasies!

After a brief moment of daze, Qian Renxue quickly forced herself to calm down, but her slightly hurried breathing still betrayed the turmoil in her heart.

She looked at Lu Jing, her golden eyes, which seemed capable of seeing through people's hearts, filled with inquiry: "So... you're going back? Back to... your original era?"

Lu Jing fell silent for a moment and slowly shook his head: "For me, there is no essential difference whether I go back or not. I am all alone and don't have many attachments in that era. I could just as easily choose to stay."

He paused, a hint of a sigh in his voice as he replied: "But... Donger is different. Her everything is over there. Although she has us here and new bonds, some deep-seated things cannot be easily let go. I can feel that she... wants to go back and see."

"You're both leaving..." Qian Renxue repeated in a low voice, a trace of gloom flitting across her beautiful face, though she quickly concealed it.

She let out a soft breath, as if trying to exhale the sudden, inexplicable sense of loss and melancholy within her, her voice returning to a state of calm.

"No, not necessarily. Besides, even if we leave, it will only be after finally inheriting the God Position."

"After inheriting the God Position?"

Hearing this, a look of realization flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes, and she nodded in agreement: "That's right. Only by becoming a Divinity and possessing god-level strength and control over the rules can one truly travel through time and space stably and safely, avoiding being torn apart by spacetime turbulence. So, you won't be leaving for now—at least, not until Donger completes the Seagod Nine Trials, and you..."

"And I must also complete my inheritance."

Lu Jing took over the conversation, his eyes burning as he looked at Qian Renxue and replied: "That's why I asked you how much more time is needed here in the Heaven Dou Empire."

Qian Renxue's heart skipped a beat; she seemed to understand something, yet it remained somewhat vague.

She frowned slightly, her eyes flickering with the light of thought: "Are you saying... your plan is connected to our Spirit Hall and what we're doing here? What do you want to do... in the end?"

Lu Jing nodded but didn't answer immediately. Instead, he took a few steps forward to the corridor's railing, resting his hands on it. He gazed at the bustling silhouette of Heaven Dou City in the distance, his voice low and powerful:

"Sister Xue'er, I've mentioned to you that ten thousand years from now, the landscape of the Douluo Continent will be completely different from now or any era you know. Spirit Masters are still the powerhouses of the continent, but what decides the outcome of wars and even the direction of civilization is no longer just the Spirit Masters' Soul Power levels and Spirit Abilities. There is something else that has changed everything."

He slowly turned around to look at Qian Renxue, his eyes carrying an unprecedented solemnity and... fervor?

"It is a creation called a spirit tool. It perfectly combines Soul Power with machinery, formations, and inscriptions to create powerful equipment with diverse functions. From basic storage spirit tools and lighting spirit tools to auxiliary spirit tools that can amplify a Spirit Master's attack, defense, and speed, and finally... to something capable of destroying cities, killing Titled Douluo, and even threatening the existence of Limit Douluo—war spirit tools!"

"war spirit tools?!" Qian Renxue cried out in shock. Even with her mental fortitude, she was stunned by the implications of those words.

Destroying cities? Killing Titled Douluo? Even threatening Limit Douluo?

In the era she lived in, this was simply unheard of!

A Spirit Master's strength had always come from within; Spirit Abilities, Spirits, and Soul Power were their only reliance.

No matter how exquisite external objects were, they could hardly pose a fatal threat to top-tier experts.

But the spirit tools Lu Jing spoke of seemed to completely overturn this notion!

"Yes, war spirit tools."

Lu Jing nodded affirmatively, his eyes as sharp as a blade as he explained: "Ten thousand years later, there is a behemoth called the Sun Moon Empire, whose spirit tool technology is unrivaled on the continent. Relying on a powerful army of spirit tools, they nearly swept across the three original empires of the Douluo Continent. If not for... well, let's not mention that for now. In short, the emergence of spirit tools has completely changed the form of warfare and even the system of Spirit Master cultivation. High-level Spirit Tool Masters can even challenge higher-level Spirit Masters by relying on sophisticated spirit tools!"

He took a deep breath and stated his core purpose: "The reason I want to go back isn't just for Donger or myself. My true goal is to bring back the mature spirit tool technology of ten thousand years later—especially the design concepts, core formations, and manufacturing processes of war spirit tools!"

"Bring them back?" Qian Renxue's pupils contracted again as she instantly understood Lu Jing's ambition!

This was simply... defying heaven to change fate!

No, it was rewriting the course of history!

"Yes, bring them back!"

Lu Jing's voice was resolute as he said: "However, this requires integrating all the power we can command in this era—the vast foundations of the Spirit Hall and the top Spirit Masters of Sea God Island—and then having them follow us back to launch a war across time and space!"

"A war... against a power from ten thousand years later?" Qian Renxue felt it was even difficult to breathe; this idea was too crazy, too shocking!

Launching a war across ten thousand years of time?

Just to... bring back future technology?

"Exactly!"

Lu Jing's eyes shone brightly, as if a flame were burning within them, as he said: "Not for conquest, not for plunder, but for... acquisition! Acquiring the knowledge and technology sufficient to change the course of civilization in this era! spirit tool technology, especially war spirit tools, is the inevitable trend of the continent's future development and the key to countering external threats. The invasion of the Sun Moon Empire is something that will inevitably happen thousands of years from now. We cannot sit by and wait for the tragedy to repeat! Since I have the opportunity and the ability, why not plan ahead and forcibly push the civilization of this era forward by a giant leap?!"

He looked at Qian Renxue, his gaze filled with unquestionable determination: "Sister Xue'er, think about it. If the Spirit Hall, or even the entire Douluo Continent, mastered spirit tool technology capable of rivaling or even surpassing the Sun Moon Empire thousands of years early, what would that be like? We might be able to avoid that future war that plunges the World into misery, and perhaps even... push the civilization of the Douluo Continent to an unprecedented peak of glory!"