Skill extraction from Dragon Clan

Chapter 657: Gaining Power (A Lot of Settings)
In the illusory space, Zheng Shu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly opened his eyes, and a barely perceptible light flashed in his eyes.

"Phew... it's done."

With a tired sigh and rubbing his forehead, Zheng Shu digested the data he had just completed in "Heaven".

The place where he was was a vast expanse of white space, which seemed to have no end at first glance.

There were various experimental equipments around, and Zheng Shu was sitting in the center of them.

"It's been three months already? It's about time I get out."

After glancing at the clock next to him, Zheng Shu stood up and stretched his body.

He is now in the laboratory provided by Elder Alul El.

Because Zheng Shu needed longer this time, Alul El increased the ratio of laboratory time and outside time again at all costs, almost reaching the level of one to one hundred.

Zheng Shu stayed here for more than ninety days, but in the outside world, only less than a day had passed.

If we take into account the fact that Zheng Shu often used the infinite time difference in "heaven" to organize data during experiments, the time he spent on this research might have to be calculated in years.

After devoting himself to research for so long, Zheng Shu naturally gained a lot.

The main purpose of his "retreat" this time was to summarize the various miscellaneous research results of the previous period of time, and to allow himself to finally take the last step - power.

"It's really not easy."

With a sigh, Zheng Shu did some calculations and concluded that if he included the time he spent on research in "Heaven", he must have spent hundreds of years on this since he came to this world before he finally acquired this special power.

Of course, although Zheng Shu felt that it was very hard for him to spend so much time to gain power, if the elders of Alul El who were guarding outside knew about it, they would probably be so envious that their eyes would pop out.

Of course, the reason why Zheng Shu was able to gain power so quickly, besides his own strength, was the linkage between the third and fourth skills on the panel.

Use the third skill to plan the research route, and use the fourth skill to accelerate the accumulation of knowledge and shorten the research time. The efficiency is so fast that even Zheng Shu himself is afraid.

However, it was precisely because he had officially obtained the power that Zheng Shu realized that some of his previous understanding of the power was somewhat wrong.

Up to now, because the strength is so strong and the standards in each world are different, Zheng Shu's description of his own or the enemy's strength has always been in a very primitive state: that is, "size" and "destructive power".

"Volume" is easy to understand. It refers to the approximate level of the total mass and energy contained in the target's body. It is derived from the Type-Moon world's judgment standard for spiritual inspiration.

Just like Zheng Shu often uses planetary level and stellar level, it is very simple to understand that it means that the total energy or mass contained in the body of the measured target has reached the level of a planet.

Of course, this way of division is actually very rough. After all, in the universe, even if they are all planets, the differences between different planets are extremely large.

Taking the solar system as an example, the largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter and the smallest planet is Mercury.

Jupiter's diameter can even reach 1/10 of the diameter of the sun, and its total mass can reach 2.5 times the total mass of the other seven planets.

The diameter of Mercury is only 3.4% of that of Jupiter, and the volume difference is tens of thousands times.

The gaps between stars in the universe are even greater. Small stars may not be as big as Jupiter, and large stars can even envelop the entire solar system.

Therefore, using size as a criterion for judging strength would be very rough.

As for the other criterion based on destructive power, it may be more accurate, that is, to classify the levels according to the destructive power that can be caused, such as continental level, surface cleaning level, and even destroyer star level.

But the shortcomings are also obvious. For Zheng Shu, such a standard of judgment is too low and cannot measure his strength at all.

Take the "destroyer-level" as an example. It sounds like the level of being able to destroy a planet is on the same level as the planetary level.

But the fact is, even if there is an existence that can annihilate a large planet like Jupiter, when facing a "planet-level" being, even if the opponent is only a planetary-level corresponding to a small planet like Mercury, it will be killed instantly by the planetary-level being.

The reason is actually very simple, just like what Zheng Shu heard in an example of mass-energy conversion in the original world: theoretically, if all the matter in an ordinary small stool is converted into energy, the earth can be easily blown to pieces.

The same goes for "Star Destroyer". To destroy a planet, it is not necessary for the destroyer to be of the same size as the planet.

As long as the energy utilization efficiency is high enough, the destroyer can even do this with only a few hundred billionths of the size of a planet.

Of course, even for Zheng Shu now, it is almost impossible to convert all the mass of a piece of matter into energy.

But even if the energy utilization efficiency is reduced, the size of a "star-destroyer" may be only a few tens of millions of the size of a planet.

Moreover, as the "volume" increases, the individual's energy utilization efficiency will be further improved, and the "destructive power" will increase exponentially.

Given Zheng Shu's current size, it is difficult to find a celestial body in the natural universe that can measure his destructive power.

Stars, even supergiant stars, can be destroyed with ease. Although high-density stars such as white dwarfs have high defense, Zheng Shu can still blast them into pieces with a wave of his hand.

But when facing a celestial body of the level of a black hole, his attack seems too weak.

More importantly, because the universe is so vast, it is difficult for Zheng Shu to find a suitable reference to describe his destructive power.

Zheng Shu could almost wipe out a star system like the solar system with ease.

But because the distance between the two star systems is too far, even if Zheng Shu attacks with all his strength or even self-destructs, he can still only wipe out one star system.

Something like "distance" may seem insignificant, but when the order of magnitude reaches a certain level, it will produce a terrible qualitative change.

Even the high-energy radiation released by the self-explosion of a supergiant star will decay to the point where it cannot even kill an ant after traveling over a distance of thousands of light years.

If one really had to judge strength by destructive power, according to Zheng Shu's own judgment, assuming someone could help him gather all the planets floating in the universe into one place to minimize the loss over distance, without considering special celestial bodies such as black holes, his current full-strength attack could probably wipe out all the matter in the entire Milky Way.

This is probably Zheng Shu's current strength. His destructive power can be called galaxy level, and his size can be called Jupiter level.

However, although this seems to be a relatively reliable way of division, problems arise when facing the superior existence in this world.

With Zheng Shu's strength, when facing the Thirteenth King, a superior existence whose destructive power can only be considered at the surface level, if both sides fight seriously, although Zheng Shu is confident that he will win in the end, he will still fight very miserably and cannot kill the opponent - just like the battle between him and the King of Despair.

Zheng Shu had no masochistic tendencies, but he still found it very exhausting when fighting the King of Despair who did not hold back.

Zheng Shu discovered this when he first came to this world and fought against the Tyrannical King. At first he thought this was the special feature of power.

The fact is, this is indeed the special thing about power, but the special thing about power goes beyond that.

First of all, if the strength is calculated according to the division of "destructive power", the Thirteen Kings are all "surface-level".

But if divided by "size", the Thirteen Kings can probably be considered "half-moon size".

This is where the problem lies!
If we use the two classification methods that Zheng Shu often uses, even if the Thirteen Kings are only "half a moon-sized" in size, their destructive power should far exceed the "destroyer-star-level" judgment standard.

What's more, they have power amplifiers called "Power". Logically speaking, their destructive power should be stable at the level of "annihilating stars".

Similarly, given the huge gap in size between the two sides, Zheng Shu should have been absolutely crushing the Thirteen Kings. It would be a bit of an understatement to say that he was comparing humans to ants.

Only after gaining the power did Zheng Shu understand why such a strange situation occurred.

The so-called power is the special ability to rewrite the world in a very small range.

This was Zheng Shu's original definition of power, and it is not wrong even now. The reason for this strange situation is also contained in this sentence.

If the holder of power attempts to destroy on a "planet" or "world" basis, it means that the holder is using "his own power" to fight against "the power of the world."

This is the problem. If the holder of power expands his range of destruction to the "planet" level, then regardless of whether this planet has such a thing as world will, he will be facing a "planet-level" enemy that will resist.

Simply put, if the holder of power wants to annihilate the planet, it means that the small world he "created" will collide with the real world.

From the perspective of "power", if one simply uses one's own energy to destroy a planet, one is attacking the planet with the help of the "power of the universe".

Therefore, the "Star Destroyer" will not feel any resistance when destroying a planet.

These are the advantages and disadvantages of power. To put it bluntly, power itself is a kind of ability that is "specialized to the individual."

When facing an individual who is stronger than oneself, even if the other party also possesses power and relies on power to rewrite the world in a very small range, even if he will be suppressed, he can easily survive.

However, it is very difficult to cause widespread destruction because it will be suppressed by the power of the planet or even the world.

"So, this is the main reason why the higher beings seem to have a good relationship with each other?" Zheng Shu understood.

Even if there is a big gap in strength between the two sides, power can only "suppress" power instead of "destroy" it.

Although the coverage of the power of the weaker party will be reduced, it does not affect the effect of the power. It can even learn from the werewolf and only use the power to affect itself.

Within the rules of the small world that you have rewritten, you can protect yourself as long as you use your brain a little.

Since everyone has an infinite lifespan and cannot kill each other, it is better to establish good relations from the beginning rather than to provoke an enemy and make yourself feel disgusted all the time.

Anyone who can become a superior being has no problem with their brain and can definitely think of this.

However, for Zheng Shu, although his combat effectiveness has indeed improved after he has acquired power, the point is not here.

"Although I've already let him try it out when I was testing it with Fimto, so it should be fine, but it still feels amazing when it's my turn to do it."

After staring at his empty palms for a long time, Zheng Shu suddenly stretched and left the laboratory without any reluctance.

"It's about time to go out..."

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Inside the building where Libra and the blood circle's followers fought yesterday.

Three figures were standing in the ruins of a building where a large hole was smashed by the nose of a C-17 plane yesterday.

Fortunately, the building that Libra chose was an empty building that had been under renovation for many years, so there were no casualties.

"Is this what you did by smashing it with the nose of a plane?"

Vampire expert and super lucky Abrams has somehow returned to the city, still dressed in that trench coat.

Behind him were Klaus and Stephen, who had previously talked with Police Chief Daniel Lowe.

Hearing his teacher's question, Klaus answered very quickly and seriously:

"Yes, this is a last resort in combat!"

"That's it..."

Abrams said nothing more after this, and there was no emotion in his tone, as if the question just now was just a casual question.

But while Abrams didn't want to say much, Stephen was full of questions:
"It's really rare that you would take the initiative to ask us out."

"Yeah..." Abrams sighed, "To be honest, I don't have a good feeling at all."

Soon, they arrived at the place where they had fought with the blood realm followers before. Through the sunlight shining through the crack above their heads, they could see three people waiting here early.

Apart from the two people in brown and red clothes who looked like bodyguards, the most eye-catching person was the woman in the middle who was wearing a black dress and red high heels, and was completely dressed up.

The other party didn't look like he was in the ruins at all, but rather looked like he was attending some high-end banquet.

Abrams and the other two had already expected the other party to be here, or rather, it was the other party who invited them this time.

Klaus and Stephen wisely stopped and let Abrams take the initiative to move forward.

"It's been almost three years since we last met, everyone from the Warlock Guild!"

The lady in the evening gown took the initiative to walk into the sunlight, revealing her face which still exuded a "lively" look even in her formal attire.

(End of this chapter)