194: Chapter 194: Merit Exchange: Interdimensional Star Destroyer!

Following Jiang Ning's command, the blue energy grid covering the entire planet underwent a startling transformation in an instant.

The energy that had been evenly distributed as a "shield" began to converge frantically toward a single point above the Qingyun Sect. The sky seemed to turn into a giant funnel as the psionic energy of the entire planet was siphoned over, compressed into a singularity of unimaginably high density.

That singularity presented a pure white color, deeper and more profound than even a black hole.

The Inspector felt an unprecedented, terrifying sense of crisis lock onto him—a shudder originating from the very source of his life. He tried to flee, only to find the surrounding space had become as viscous as a swamp.

It was that massive formation! It could not only defend but also manipulate space!

"No! You can't!" the Inspector shrieked in terror. "I am an envoy of the Great Immortal World! If you kill me, the Heavenly Dao Execution Department will not let you off! The entire Great Immortal World will mark you as a mortal enemy!"

"Oh? Is that so?" A cold sneer curled at the corners of Jiang Ning's mouth. "That's perfect then. I was just worried about not being able to find the way to your place. Don't worry, I won't kill you. I just want to ask you to... calm down."

The moment her words fell, that white singularity erupted violently.

An indescribably thick pillar of white light descended from the heavens. There was no sound and no heat, yet it carried a power capable of purifying and resetting everything, instantly engulfing the Inspector's figure.

The light dissipated.

Under the aftershocks of this light pillar, the golden spatial rift in the sky twisted violently several times before shattering completely with a "crack," vanishing like broken glass.

In the spot where the Inspector had been, only a small, fist-sized golden orb of light remained, flickering uncertainly. It hovered precariously in mid-air like a candle flame on the verge of going out.

His powerful body, composed of laws, had been blasted into nothingness by a single shot.

His connection to the Great Immortal World had also been forcibly severed.

Now, only a tiny bit of his most fundamental core remained.

The entire world fell once again into a deathly silence.

Everyone stared dumbfounded at this scene, watching the Inspector's core—which had been blasted from a "god" into a "little lightbulb" by a single shot—feeling as though their breathing was about to stop.

We... won?

Just like that... one shot... and it's a win?

That high and mighty Inspector, whose word was law and who viewed all living beings as ants, was just taken down like that?

*Gulp.*

Boss Wan swallowed hard with difficulty. He felt that in all his years of living, nothing had been as exhilarating as today.

Company Commander Zhang and his soldiers were filled with fanaticism and adoration. This was the power they were fighting for! This was the power, born from the combination of Earth's civilization and the cultivation world, that was sufficient to slay a god!

However, Jiang Ning's brow furrowed slightly.

The power of that shot just now was indeed staggering, having drained nearly thirty percent of the planetary formation's reserve energy. But she knew very well that this hadn't truly "killed" the Inspector.

As long as the source of such a high-dimensional lifeform wasn't destroyed, they could slowly recover.

Furthermore, his threat earlier wasn't entirely bluster. She had seen this play many times: beat the small one, and an old one shows up.

She could repel a third-class Inspector today, but if a first-class or even higher-level one came tomorrow, relying solely on the planetary formation might not be so easy.

There had to be a stronger deterrent.

A kind of power... that would make them feel fear at their very roots, making them never dare to set foot here again.

Jiang Ning's consciousness sank into the system panel in her mind.

Looking at the merit balance of three million, her gaze began to rapidly browse through the shop.

"Advanced Spirit Vein Restoration Technique," she had it.

Cross-boundary Teleportation Array, she had it.

Various conventional cultivation techniques and treasures would likely have limited effects against a Soul Transformation Stage existence.

Her gaze traveled all the way down, finally stopping on an item highlighted with a golden border that had only recently been unlocked.

It was a blueprint for a ferocious and complex mechanical creation, brimming with the aesthetics of violence.

[Item Name: inter-dimensional strike platform (Single-use consumable)]

[Item Description: The ultimate creation from a lost Mechanical Cult civilization. This platform is not a physical weapon, but a temporary 'Dimensional Beacon' and 'Law Compiler.' It can forcibly drag and 'anchor' a target high-dimensional lifeform into a low-dimensional world, applying a 'logical paradox' style strike that causes irreversible damage at the conceptual level.]

[Note: This weapon is ineffective against low-dimensional creatures. Do not deploy within a planetary gravitational field, as it may cause permanent damage to the spatial structure.]

[Exchange Cost: 3,000,000 Merit Points.]

Three million!

That was exactly most of her current net worth.

Jiang Ning's heart skipped a beat.

Expensive! Too expensive! This was practically highway robbery!

But... the phrase "irreversible damage at the conceptual level" in the description acted like a magnet, locking her gaze firmly onto it.

The planetary formation's attacks were essentially energy-based, on the "physical level." Even if the Inspector's energy core was scattered, he could slowly reform.

But this thing attacked "concepts" and "logic"—the very "foundation" of the opponent's existence!

It was like the difference between deleting a program and directly shredding the source code while formatting the programmer's brain for good measure.

Which one was more ruthless was obvious at a glance.

This was the true "Dimensional Reduction Strike"!

This was the ultimate deterrent that could truly make those high-and-mighty bureaucrats of the Great Immortal World feel pain and fear!

"Screw it, let's do it!"

Jiang Ning steeled her heart.

Money could be earned again, but safety was the top priority. If she didn't scare them off today, and they came to harass her every day, how was she supposed to live? How was she supposed to do Infrastructure Construction?

"System, exchange for the 'inter-dimensional strike platform'!"

[Ding! Merit -3,000,000!]

[Exchange successful! 'inter-dimensional strike platform' has been deployed to the host's specified coordinates: Earth-Moon System Lagrange Point L1.]

[Platform activation authority bound to the host. Please note, the platform is a one-time weapon and will self-destruct after firing.]

Jiang Ning felt a pang of heartache as her three million merit points were instantly reduced to pocket change.

But in the next second, an indescribable surge of confidence filled her heart.

She slowly raised her head, her gaze seemingly piercing through the atmosphere to see the deep reaches of space.

There, a massive creation composed of countless ferocious metal frameworks, resembling the skeletal remains of a mythical beast, emerged silently from the void.

It had no engines and no armor, only countless strange antennas of varying lengths pointing in all directions, and a slowly rotating core made of layered crystal rings at the center of its structure.

It was like an industrial work of art from a nightmare—cold, ferocious, and filled with an ominous aura.

The Inspector's golden orb of light also seemed to sense something, as it began to tremble violently, trying to flee.

"Too late."

Jiang Ning's consciousness instantly connected with that "monster" 380,000 kilometers away.

She felt as if she had become the platform's "central brain," as a torrent of knowledge regarding dimensions, string theory, and the law of causality flooded into her mind.

She issued the first command to the golden orb of light that was trying to escape.

"Target locked."

"Protocol initiated: Reality Anchoring."