Chapter 371: Chapter 226: Dark Tiga, Only Through Battle Can One Survive (Additional 4,000 words, various pleas)_2
On top of the city wall, Qin Shou shook his head with a soft chuckle.
"Starting with a big move right off the bat? Even nine lives wouldn’t be enough for you!"
The Giant Stone Statues were mass-produced items crafted with fragments of the Magic Mirror.
Using the Magic Mirror Core within the Divine Light Stick, they replicate all the abilities of the Light Giant and store them in the statues.
Because the Giant Stone Statues contain Magic Mirror fragments and the Divine Light Stick truly exists, the statues have no time limit.
There are two ways to use the Giant Stone Statues. One is by relying on the energy absorption devices built into the statues. After absorbing enough solar energy, ordinary people can enter the statue and activate the Giant form.
Due to the massive energy requirements of the Giant Stone Statue, its energy depletes quickly. Afterward, it takes about a month’s recovery period before reuse.
The other method is for cultivators to directly use their own internal energy to activate the Giant Stone Statue and transform into the Light Giant.
With Vajra Nine Stars-level energy, it can only sustain around thirty seconds; just one Light Beam skill would cause a red warning light to flash.
Even a Unbreakable Realm expert would only last less than three minutes. Regardless of having enough energy, they’d be forcibly ejected from the Giant form due to the diamond-shaped Light Realm within the statue.
"If the user gets assimilated into light, who’s going to earn the Synthesis Points for them?"
That’s right—the Giant Stone Statue, like the Knight Belt, is another "work product" designed by Qin Shou.
The difference is that Qin Shou doesn’t dare sell the Giant Stone Statue openly.
Enhancing Vajra Realm battle armor is one thing—even the big figures who don’t care for it won’t trouble him; smaller figures simply wouldn’t dare to.
But the Giant Stone Statue is different—not just because Magic Mirror fragments are rare and can’t be sold en masse.
The mysterious light energy within the statue is enough to attract significant interest from certain figures, who might invite him over for "tea."
Thus, the Giant Stone Statues can only be found from Ancient Relics dating back thirty million years!
It was sheer luck that Qin Shou managed to encounter one Giant Stone Statue.
Feng Yixiao successfully activated the Giant Stone Statue. The experimental results left Qin Shou very satisfied.
He didn’t mind that the Divine Light Stick might become somewhat commonplace, as in the original setup, Ultraman Tiga had left Giant Stone Statues in many parallel dimensions.
In this way, he could earn Synthesis Points, increase the resemblance, and still use the Divine Light Stick openly in the future—a win on three fronts.
Qin Shou couldn’t help feeling a tiny bit smug about his cleverness.
"Yes, just a tiny bit."
"Urgh..."
Suddenly, as the black clouds got crushed, Jiatan Jie’er burst into uncontrollable rage, spewing out a massive wave of black clouds to refill the gap.
Then, it turned its body and headed toward where the Giant had vanished.
"Lord National Master, what’s going on here..."
"Yes, wasn’t this Devil Beast under your control?"
The soldiers were horrified.
Qin Shou waved his hand slightly, smiling coldly.
"Ha, this thing actually mistook Feng Yixiao’s Giant transformation for me! Looks like I didn’t hit it hard enough last time."
As he thought this, he raised the Divine Light Stick in his hand and pressed the activation button.
"Buzz!!"
Golden wings unfolded, and dazzling white light enveloped Qin Shou’s body as he soared into the heavens.
"Boom..."
The air exploded as a Light Giant, adorned with purple and red hues, shot upward like a blazing sun. Its vast light energy shattered the high-altitude black clouds.
Everyone watched in stunned amazement.
"Another Light Giant..."
"It’s Lord National Master!"
Amidst the astonished exclamations, Qin Shou scattered the black clouds and dove downward.
Ultraman Flying Kick!
"Boom..."
Purple-red and golden light merged, crashing toward Jiatan Jie’er like a meteorite.
"Urgh..."
Jiatan Jie’er howled in panic. Wasn’t this guy exhausted?
Why is he back again?
Did I see wrongly?
I’m doomed...
"Zzzzzz..."
Dark Energy condensed into a purple beam and shot at the descending Giant with unmatched speed.
"Boom..."
Under the night sky, a deafening explosion occurred as terrifying beams of light collided violently. After a brief stalemate, the purple beam shattered, and the Giant unleashed an even more dazzling Golden Light, crashing fiercely onto Jiatan Jie’er’s massive shell.
"Urgh..."
Golden Light sliced through the sky, the earth quaked, and sparks flooded the air. Jiatan Jie’er shrieked miserably as the thick armor on its back turned pitch black.
Not far behind, Qin Shou landed perfectly, stretched his body, and turned to point at the enraged Jiatan Jie’er, curling his finger provocatively.
"Urgh..."
Jiatan Jie’er’s eyes burned bright red as countless tentacles rose, blanketing Qin Shou from above while its gigantic pincers prepared to rip Qin Shou to shreds.
"One can be killed, but not humiliated! You’re too damn arrogant!"
Tentacles saturated with Dark Energy enveloped the sky, yet Qin Shou casually stepped back, hands behind his back, as if strolling leisurely. His right hand continuously fired crescent-shaped blue Light Blades, detonating the approaching tentacles one by one.
"Boom..."
Light energy effortlessly demolished the Dark Energy within the tentacles, breaking them into pieces that fell to the ground.
Even the massive pincers striking toward him were easily deflected by Qin Shou.
Earlier, while Qin Shou "tamed" Jiatan Jie’er, the Intelligent System had already fully analyzed its attack patterns.
Facing Jiatan Jie’er again, Qin Shou could handle it with one hand.
"Urgh!"
Refusing to give up, Jiatan Jie’er unleashed another purple light beam while saturating its severed tentacles with Dark Energy to regenerate them, joining the assault.
"Buzz..."
Crossing his arms, the crystal on Qin Shou’s forehead erupted in purple light, while red patterns shifted to purple.
Flying Form!
Qin Shou’s speed surged dramatically as his figure transformed into a blur, dodging the purple beams and darting around Jiatan Jie’er, striking its massive shell with measured punches and kicks that further provoked its fury.
"Looking down on me?!"
"Boom..."
Jiatan Jie’er swung its countless tentacles in every direction, spraying dense black mist to shroud itself.
Qin Shou leaped through the black mist mid-air, detonating it with Light Energy, dispersing it entirely.
"Beep beep beep..."
Time passed quickly as the energy light on Qin Shou’s chest began flashing rapidly—the Light Energy was swiftly assimilating his body.
Yet Qin Shou remained unmoved, still toying with the clumsy creature.
Jiatan Jie’er seemed to realize that the red flashing light signaled something significant and silently calculated its plan.
"If I endure these two minutes, victory will be mine!"
"Mwahahaha..."
Meanwhile, aided by his subordinates, Feng Yixiao barely regained his composure and stood.
Clutching the dim Divine Light Stick, he stared at the distant battle before him with eyes full of admiration.
"As expected of Lord National Master—using the same Giant Stone Statue, his combat prowess as a transformed giant is worlds apart from mine!"
"Even this rugged big man can gush over his idol!"
...
"Beep beep beep..."
Several seconds later, the red light’s flashing accelerated significantly. Qin Shou knew his body had reached its limit.
Any further delay and he’d truly become the Intelligent System’s grandpa.
"Thump thump..."
The earth quaked as Qin Shou flipped backward, crossing his arms once more to change forms.
"Buzz..."
This time, the crystal on his forehead emitted pitch-black Dark Energy. Black patterns quickly spread over his body, overshadowing the purple and red markings, while his golden chest armor turned completely black.
The Light Energy attempting to assimilate him was swiftly repelled back into the Light Energy Core as pure Dark Energy took over.
Dark Tiga!
"Boom..."
Far more frightening than Jiatan Jie’er, the overwhelming Dark Energy surged into the sky. Lightning roared through the night sky, with countless bolts of black thunder descending around Qin Shou within hundreds of meters, as if welcoming the arrival of a King of Darkness.
"Zzzz..."
As the thunder gradually disappeared, the Dark Giant took a step forward, thick black clouds quickly spreading across the sky. In pure and ultimate darkness, the land fell under shadow.
"This... How is this possible..."
"Lord National Master... has he turned demonic?"
"General, leave now! This place is too dangerous..."
Panic-stricken soldiers supported the weakened Feng Yixiao as they hastily retreated. Yet his eyes remained firm.
"Lord National Master told me to believe in light... He must also believe in its existence!"
Meanwhile, Jiatan Jie’er, watching the approaching Dark Giant, bristled with terror and gave shrill cries as it backed away.
But it was far too slow to escape.
"Then... I’ll fight!"
"Zzzz..."
Dark Energy beams were fired, yet the Dark Giant did not dodge. It allowed the purple beam to strike its abdomen directly.
"Buzz..."
The Dark Giant erupted with extreme black radiance, effortlessly absorbing the purple beam into its body.
After devouring the beam, the Dark Giant’s black markings grew deeper and more menacing.
At this moment, enveloped by darkness, a thought emerged in Qin Shou’s mind unlike any he’d had before.
"I, Qin Shou, will become the strongest man in the universe!"
"Slap!"
Suddenly, one of Jiatan Jie’er’s tentacles harmlessly smacked him on the forehead, instantly snapping Qin Shou back to reality.
"Was I... dreaming?"
"I dared to think about becoming the strongest in the universe—wow, getting a little full of myself there..."
Looking at the trembling Jiatan Jie’er timidly raising its tentacle, Qin Shou’s eyes flashed intensely with violet light.
"Time to end this!"