Chapter 782: Ancient Truths Ultimately Cannot Be Concealed from Me

At this time, the war had ultimately been exploited by a third party.

However, on the Spore Evolution forum, everyone wasn't dwelling on this, but was instead utterly shocked by the new type of weapon!

Even the scientists’ expressions subtly changed. They had to admit that the new weapon was incredibly powerful, with simply too many advantages.

A giant magnifying lens, focusing from over fifty square kilometers, could instantly produce a beam with a temperature potentially reaching hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius—a temperature comparable to the core of a nuclear explosion.

What did this signify? It meant carrying a beam with the temperature of a nuclear blast's core, available at any time. Furthermore, it was an infinite energy weapon with no energy loss, capable of limitless firing.

These two points alone vastly surpassed nuclear weapons, which cause devastating land pollution. It was also well known that the cost of manufacturing each nuclear weapon was terrifying. This was a phenomenal weapon, harnessing the immense power of nature, and its infinite energy was truly the most frightening aspect.

What was even more terrifying was that, unlike intercontinental missiles and other nuclear weapons that could be detected and intercepted by anti-missile systems during flight, this instant strike had no launch trajectory whatsoever. Its strategic implications were terrifying. It simply gave no time to react.

Moreover, given enough time, it could completely annihilate a continent, as its energy was infinite, allowing it to continuously irradiate and sweep across. This was simply like the mythical Sword of Damocles, hanging overhead.

People in some research institutes began discussing. "The only drawback is the damage caused by the beam penetrating the atmosphere. But this planet's atmosphere is thin, so it doesn't matter here. What about our planet?"

"If the beam is focused on a single point, it's similar to a thread instantly piercing a piece of cloth. The destructive evaporation caused by passing through the atmosphere should be very low... certainly much lower than the environmental pollution caused by nuclear weapons."

"The exact environmental impact still needs to be tested."

"But in reality, our current technology simply can't achieve this. Like a Dyson Sphere, it requires massive technological backing! It's a type of future technology!" A scientist took a deep breath.

What was a Dyson Sphere? In principle, it was a power station orbiting the sun, very simple. And what about the one they were seeing now? A magnifying glass. Its principle was also similarly simple.

"They have deployable transparent aircraft that can fly directly out of the atmosphere. While our current technology is almost capable of achieving this, we can only rely on rockets, continuously sending them into space. With current technology, conservatively estimated, it would take decades and vast sums of wealth!"

"Assembly in space outside the atmosphere is also a problem. Furthermore, our special materials are an issue; we can't create that kind of special glass magnifying lens. We can only make a mirror..."

"In fact, if we were to make a mirror, sodium would be a good choice. On Earth, high-purity sodium continuously oxidizes and is very fragile, but in space, this problem wouldn't exist... Sodium has excellent reflectivity and low density, making it a relatively ideal material for space mirrors."

They were already using their existing scientific knowledge to discuss the feasibility of this celestial weapon. The discussion was fervent.

But the next second, a scientist suddenly shouted, "Hey, friends! Look at what these netizens have discovered! It seems they've uncovered an incredible secret!"

Everyone was startled, then immediately speechless. Why such a fuss? What could these netizens possibly discover? Could it be that their level was higher than their own? Could they see further regarding this suppressive celestial weapon than they could?

They kept shaking their heads, feeling quite speechless, but the next second, as they casually glanced at the discussion content, someone's audacious statement immediately left them somewhat shocked. "His tone is exaggerated. Could it be that he knows more than us scientists who have been in the field for many years?"

They immediately turned their full attention to the internet. At this time, the internet was buzzing because not only were these scientists discussing, but netizens were also discussing with great fervor.

Akina Speed: "Everyone, from this weapon, I've discovered the truth about ancient Chinese mythical history! This is an ancient mystery from the depths of history, the mystery of the inevitable development of the Buddhist and Taoist Earth pantheons. It will have a crucial impact on our future extraordinary civilization. The true secret of this weapon, if I tell you, might utterly astound you!"

All netizens: "???"

What did that mean? They completely failed to understand. Although the development of a suppressive weapon after nuclear weapons seemed terrifying, what did it have to do with ancient myths?

Akina Speed: "You are all too young. Let me explain it to you in detail."

Everyone waited for him to speak, but he simply remained silent. For a moment, everyone fell silent, exasperated. This beastly scoundrel, was he trying to keep them in suspense again?

"Dad!"

"Dad! Start the class!" But soon, some shameless people on the internet began to speak up.

Akina Speed was very pleased. "Cough, cough, cough, first, let me summarize ancient Chinese civilization and technology. According to our current speculations about the history of this online game—cough, cough—let's just discuss the background within the game, please don't apply it to reality... On our planet, ancient Buddhism and Taoism originated from their special nuclear weapons... That was the nascent era of Buddhism and Taoism. So, during their golden age, what kind of suppressive weapons would appear on this planet?"

Everyone was stunned. Could it be similar to this planet? After nuclear suppressive weapons, there were celestial suppressive weapons?

Akina Speed: "This is the history of civilization on this planet, and I personally believe it can be a reference. They also went through a nuclear weapon era before reaching this current celestial era... Perhaps our own future will also undergo this process. When we have the ability to build, we will build."

His meaning was: the civilization development of this current planet involved nuclear weapons evolving into celestial weapons. Then ancient China also had nuclear weapons evolving into celestial weapons, and even Earth's future might experience this process... He thought it was an inevitable path for civilization's development? Would the development of civilization shift from individual nuclear weapons to weapons that manipulated nature?

Everyone remained silent, listening to what he would say.

Akina Speed: "So, what if this theory is applied to ancient China? We can now connect it with history. If the nuclear weapon era was the sprouting of Buddhism and Taoism, where they discovered nuclear fission, and energy appeared, allowing them to cultivate... Then celestial weapons should represent the peak... What scene do you imagine for the peak of Buddhism and Taoism?"

They thought about it, believing it would be an era with numerous sects, countless powerful beings, and many grotto-heavens and blessed lands.

Akina Speed: "So, let's think again. When we first arrived in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, there was no nuclear radiation, how did we cultivate? We had no way to cultivate at all! We could only find ways to build reactors! Later, it was only after entering ancient hell that we obtained a large number of 'sarira' (relics)..."

Everyone was startled! That's right, they didn't cultivate back then either. So, in ancient times, without radiation, how did they cultivate? They couldn't have been constantly building reactors, could they?

Xu Zhi was also stunned. "Indeed. So, how did ancient Chinese people cultivate?"

Akina Speed: "On ancient Earth, radiation was very low. They must have cultivated by creating reactors, using spiritual sense to collide particles, performing fission reactions to release energy. But you couldn't keep doing that, could you? This method was very primitive. But how would Earth, this planet, sustainably acquire energy...?"

Everyone was taken aback by this question. Something similar to the celestial weapon they were seeing, using a magnifying glass? In an instant, everyone got goosebumps. Earth's conditions were not suitable for cultivation, but this method right before their eyes... It was indeed the only way!

Akina Speed smiled. "Everyone, you must have thought of it already. They must have used celestial weapons to gather sparse solar radiation and energy for cultivation... You see, a magnifying glass focuses light. If you don't focus it into a single point, but rather into an energy circle, wouldn't that circle then be full of abundant energy?"

"Such a place might be what ancient legends referred to as 'grotto-heavens and blessed lands' where powerful beings set up formations to absorb the essence of the sun and moon, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Cultivating there, they progressed at an astonishing speed!"

Grotto! Heaven! Blessed! Land!

Everyone's minds buzzed, as if they were witnessing a glorious era of ancient mythology. The history of civilization's development was indeed like this, from radiation weapons to celestial weapons. It also corresponded to ancient China: the initial appearance of Buddhism and Taoism, followed by the flourishing of Buddhism and Taoism, with grotto-heavens and blessed lands everywhere? And the grotto-heavens and blessed lands were clearly formed by using magnifying glasses above this planet...

Akina Speed: "Everyone, we've made ancient times too complicated. Buddha is a 'radiation Buddha,' and 'True Qi' is literally 'true air/gas.' All literal meanings! And 'grotto-heavens and blessed lands'? Ancient legends speak of gathering the essence of the sun and moon. I'm afraid it's a truly literal gathering. How do you gather it?"

"With magnifying glasses!"

All netizens clutched their mice tightly, their blood boiling throughout their bodies, and their hearts thumped wildly in their chests, as if they wanted to fly out.