352: Chapter 339: Rebuilding the Southern Heavenly Gate and Renaming it "Tian Ce Gate"

After "stocking up" from the East Sea, Lin Feng returned fully loaded.

Although the four Dragon Kings were heartbroken to the point of shedding tears, after seeing those rows of Planet-Destroying Cannons aimed at the Dragon Palace gates, and hearing Lin Feng's friendly greeting of "If you don't give it to me, I'll use it to fill the sea," they still very "generously" took out the Ancestral Dragon Pearl and provided friendly sponsorship of countless ten-thousand-year Mysterious Iron, Deep Sea Sinking Silver, and other rare treasures.

Even the load-bearing pillars of the Dragon Palace were taken a fancy to by Lin Feng; he sawed off half of them and took them away.

Now, Lin Feng had money, Materials, and a much stronger backbone.

The first order of business was renovation.

The gateway to the Heavenly Court—the South Heaven Gate—had long been blasted into slag by Nezha's spear during that earth-shattering battle, and later trampled again by Lin Feng's fleet. Now, it was bare, covered in dust when the wind blew, without even a watchdog to guard it; it had absolutely no prestige.

"System, load the previously rewarded blueprint [Absolute Defense · Gate of God]."

Lin Feng stood on the ruins of the original South Heaven Gate, holding a ten-thousand-year red coral stick he'd swiped from the Dragon Palace as a baton, followed by a group of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals wearing hard hats.

[Ding! Blueprint loaded.]

[Activating 'Infrastructure Maniac' mode.]

[Required Materials: Chaos Raw Stone (deducted), Star Essence Gold (deducted), Ancestral Dragon Reverse Scale (deducted), Innate Spirit Soil (deducted)...]

With a thought from Lin Feng, countless precious Materials flew out from his storage space, automatically smelting and shaping in the air, as if an invisible giant hand was molding the universe.

This time, Lin Feng did not follow the old-fashioned, traditional Xianxia architectural style.

Glazed tiles, coiled dragon pillars, Auspicious Beasts—forget all of that!

What he wanted was the perfect combination of technology and cultivation, a collision of violent aesthetics and cyberpunk style.

"Rumble—"

The earth trembled as if the earth dragon were turning over.

Under the shocked gazes of the gods, two giant pillars, ten thousand zhang high, pitch-black, and exuding a cold metallic luster, rose from the ground and pierced straight into the Nine Heavens.

These pillars were not made of stone, but were crafted from solid Star Meteorite Iron fused with Chaos Raw Stone, with a hardness comparable to an Innate Spirit Treasure; even if the Heaven-Turning Seal were smashed down, it would only dent it.

Above the pillars, dark blue energy circuits flowed; that was the highest-level defensive Formation produced by the System—"Absolute Domain."

The main body of the gate was no longer a physical door, but a huge, slightly rippling blue light curtain. Normally transparent, it could transform into an absolute barrier once Defense Mode was activated, claiming that it was unbreakable by anyone other than a Saint.

But that wasn't the point.

The point was the "little gadgets" Lin Feng installed on both sides of the gate.

On the left were rows upon rows—thousands of them—of six-barreled Gatling cannons. Of course, this was just the exterior. Their barrels were engraved with dense "Armor-Piercing Talismans," "Explosive Talismans," and "Evil-Slaying Talismans," and the bullets didn't use gunpowder, but compressed Samadhi True Fire and Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

On the right were rows of giant "Divine Light Towers," a combination of automatic fire-control radar and single-target annihilation lasers, flashing with a heart-stopping red light.

"This... is this the new South Heaven Gate?"

The Giant Spirit God, who was in charge of supervision, gulped, looking at those pitch-black gun barrels, thicker than his waist, pointing directly at him, feeling his legs go weak. He used to think his Xuanhua Board Axe was quite impressive, but now looking at it, it was just a toy.

"Wrong."

Lin Feng corrected, a hint of fanaticism in his eyes, "There is no South Heaven Gate anymore. This place is called—Tiance Gate!"

As he spoke, Lin Feng waved his hand.

Three vigorous and powerful, dragon-flying-phoenix-dancing characters appeared on the ten-thousand-zhang lintel, each containing Lin Feng's Sword Intent, exuding an infinitely domineering aura.

[Tiance Gate]

On the pillars on both sides of the gate, Lin Feng felt it looked too bare and needed some cultural flair. So, he pondered for three seconds and wielded his brush.

Upper couplet: Gods, demons, ghosts, and monsters enter with proof.

Lower couplet: Those looking to act tough and slap faces, please detour.

Horizontal scroll: If you aren't convinced, hold it in.

As soon as this couplet was hung up, the style of the entire gate instantly became... very Lin Feng, very punchable.

"This... Mansion Leader, isn't this a bit too blunt?"

Venus, who had just arrived (he had also surrendered and was now in charge of logistics, wearing a red armband), looked at the couplet, his old face wrinkled like a chrysanthemum, and he was about to pull his beard off. "If those passing Immortals see this, it will be so detrimental to decorum. Shouldn't we change it to something like 'The Immortals Return'?"

"Decorum?"

Lin Feng sneered and patted Venus on the shoulder. "Old man, can decorum be eaten as a meal? Can decorum block the Dao Ancestor's decree? You all talked about decorum before, and the result was that the monkey punched right through you. This is the effect I want! Tell everyone in these Three Realms that this is my, Lin Feng's, territory. If you want to come in, you have to follow my rules!"

"System, start the 'Intelligent Security System'."

[Ding! System started.]

[Facial recognition feature is online.]

[Divine Soul scanning feature is online.]

[Big data price discrimination... oh no, big data identification feature is online.]

[Blacklist database synchronized (including all members of the Western Sect, all members of the Yao Race, and hardcore fans of the old Heavenly Court).]

A red fan-shaped beam of light swept down from the top of the gate, covering the area within a ten-mile radius of the entrance.

"Come on, let's find a volunteer to test it."

Lin Feng looked around.

Just in time, Fugui was sneaking around with a small bundle, trying to slip out to find something tasty.

"Fugui, you're the one! Stop hiding, take two steps forward!"

Fugui was stunned. Although he was unwilling, under Lin Feng's gaze full of "love," he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk over with his short legs.

"Beep!"

A mechanical synthesized sound rang out, clearly echoing in the square:

"Identity confirmed: External personnel of Tiance Mansion, Fugui."

"Credit rating: Extremely low (frequently steals public rations and urinates and defecates everywhere)."

"Access permission: Allowed. However, it is recommended to lose weight; body fat percentage has exceeded 200%."

The whole crowd burst into laughter. Fugui was so angry he huffed, covered his face, and ran away, vowing to eat one less chicken leg today.

"Not bad, quite intelligent, even body fat percentage can be measured."

Lin Feng nodded with satisfaction.

Suddenly, the alarm went off, and red light flashed wildly.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

"Warning! Illegal intruder detected! Identity unknown! Divine Soul fluctuations are abnormal! Judged as a spy from a hostile force! Danger level: A-level!"

In the crowd, a seemingly ordinary Heavenly Soldier wearing cleaning clothes suddenly changed his expression, a flash of ferocity in his eyes, and turned into a cloud of black smoke, trying to run.

"Want to run? Trying to pull a fast one on me?"

Lin Feng didn't even move a finger, just crossed his arms, with an expression of watching a show.

"Automatic fire control System, get to work."

"Click-clack-click—"

The Gatling cannons on the left side of the gate instantly rotated, making a teeth-grinding metallic friction sound.

"Da-da-da-da-da—!!!"

There was no need to aim; dense tongues of fire sprayed out instantly. It was three thousand rounds of Samadhi True Fire bullets per second, forming an airtight net of fire.

"Ah—!!!"

Before a shrill scream could fully erupt, the suspected spy from the Western Sect was directly beaten into a fireball in the air, and then cut into countless fragments by the laser beams that followed, even his Primordial Spirit was instantly evaporated, without even slag left behind.

"Gulp."

Everyone present swallowed hard, cold sweat breaking out on their backs.

Venus wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looking at the couplet "Gods, demons, ghosts, and monsters enter with proof," and suddenly felt that these words were not vulgar at all, but full of bloody truth. This wasn't a gate; it was a meat grinder!

"See that?"

Lin Feng clapped his hands, looking harmless, as if he had just swatted a mosquito. "This is called—technology changes life."

"From now on, if anyone wants to barge in without an ID, this is the end result. Even if it's a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, I can turn him into a sieve."

"Alright, a good start! Tonight's consumption is on Young Master Zhao... oh no, on this Mansion Leader! Let's have hotpot! To celebrate the completion of Tiance Gate!"

Amidst cheers of both fear and excitement, this gate, full of violent aesthetics and personal odd tastes, officially became the symbol of Tiance Mansion's absolute power.

And that spy who died miserably became the best sacrifice for this gate, and also announced to the Three Realms: The Heavenly Court's gate is no longer easy to enter.