Start from the God of Death and break through the world.

Chapter 1167 Equipment Restoration, Marching Forward

"Didn't I tell you not to work so hard..."

Looking at Chu Chu, who had an ethereal air about her, Lu Li said with concern.

Chu Chu weakly made herself a cup of coffee, sat down and took a sip. "Who knows when the next shockwave will come? I'm not fighting for you, I'm fighting for myself."

Lu Li had intended to tease Chu Chu, but upon hearing Chu Chu's words, his mood turned serious. "Don't worry, I won't let that day come."

"You should collect all the spirit seeds first."

Chu Chu said, then pointed to the table, "Aren't you going to take a look?"

Lu Li couldn't wait any longer. After hearing Chu Chu's words, he went forward to check his repaired equipment.

He discovered that Chu Chu had reconstructed these equipment using Dao-level materials. Now, all he needed to do was re-inject his true spirit power to establish a connection, and his former growth-oriented equipment would have returned.

The Soul Eater, Starry Sky, and even his previously damaged Gourmet Collector's Medal were reportedly repaired with the help of Shrimp.

Lu Li glanced at them and found that the functions of these equipment had not changed and the numerical values ​​remained the same, but they could still function under his original abilities.

Simply put, the Soul Eater's true damage will also affect peak ninth-tier beings, and even forbidden beings. If their mechanism is touched, they will also be injured.

The starry sky can further boost his already exaggerated life essence value, allowing his innate chaotic true body to reach a new level of blood thickness.

"Chuchu, as expected of you, you've been a great help."

Lu Li said happily, "I was just about to go find the Forbidden One to fight, and the equipment being repaired at just the right time is perfect."

Chu Chu had originally intended to be a little arrogant, but upon hearing the second half of Lu Li's sentence, she was shocked. "What did you just say?! You're going to go and fight someone in the Supreme Realm? Do you know the difference between that kind of being and a peak ninth-tier cultivator?"

She had witnessed Lu Li's performance on the God and Demon Continent and knew that Lu Li could reign supreme among the peak of the ninth rank, even suppressing more than twenty Paradise experts to the point of being unable to raise their heads.

So she wouldn't worry if Lu Li said he was going to fight a war with a certain space, but Lu Li actually said he was going to find a forbidden place to fight, which was terrifying.

Because she knew that forbidden figures fighting against peak ninth-tier opponents was like a dimensional reduction attack, something you couldn't possibly retaliate against. Even if a forbidden figure wanted to kill you, it would take some effort and time, and it didn't mean you had a chance to defeat them.

"Whether there is a gap or not can only be known after fighting. There are some things I must do personally. If I cannot even defeat a forbidden figure, how can I talk about resisting the world-destroying madness in the future?"

Lu Li said solemnly, displaying great ambition.

Chu Chu was also intimidated by Lu Li's imposing aura and couldn't say anything to stop him for a moment. After a long silence, she could only say, "Then be careful. If you can't beat him, run back."

"Don't worry, if I really can't beat them, I'll definitely retreat, and we might not even fight. I'm just going to get the spirit seed."

Lu Li comforted Chu Chu, but this was mostly a lie. First of all, he was not the kind of person who would back down easily, and secondly, he did not think that the forbidden one would easily hand over the spirit seed.

If sending someone to ask for it would result in the other party giving it to them, then this spirit seed would have already returned to the system of the space.

After meeting Chu Chu, Lu Li went to a shrimp shop and ate some delicious food. He mainly wanted to refresh the attributes of the Food Collector Medal that had just been restored. This medal was the only one that had not been promoted to the Great Dao level after being restored by Chu Chu. It was still at the Immortal level because it was a special medal-type equipment, mainly related to his personal experience.

For the upgrade to take effect, he must eat a sufficient amount of delicious food.

According to Chu Chu and Xia Ren's estimates, the attribute bonuses on this equipment will only take effect on Lu Li after it is promoted to the Great Dao level, and the ultimate special effect can only be unlocked when it is promoted to the Origin level.

What is the ultimate special effect? ​​Simply put, it means that every food enhancement in the Food Collector's Badge can take effect on him simultaneously.

Although it's an additive calculation method, and the bonus from ordinary food is extremely low, Lu Li felt that if all of them were added together, his total value could potentially increase tenfold.

Therefore, Lu Li attached great importance to cultivating this medal, and came to Xia Ren's place to increase its growth progress as soon as it was repaired.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Xia Ren is now the number one chef in the End Space. In addition, he has many worlds under his control, many of which are places with rare delicacies. Xia Ren has no shortage of food ingredients and can supply Lu Li with unlimited food.

Lu Li indulged in shrimp dishes for a whole month. During that time, some friends also came to visit him, and they would sit in the restaurant and eat together.

Lu Li's master and senior sister also visited once, and Lu Feng remarked, "The only one who can satisfy my disciple's bottomless stomach is probably Miss Xia."

After hearing Lu Feng's comments, Xia Ren cooked even more diligently, serving dishes at lightning speed. If Lu Li hadn't wanted to savor every dish more carefully than Niu Niu Chewed Peony, he could have increased his food collection progress tenfold these past few days.

And so, after a wonderful month of cultivation, Lu Li's Gourmet Collector Medal was finally upgraded to the Great Dao level and could now be used on him.

Moreover, this medal can currently select ten foods with the highest buffs to apply to Lu Li. Lu Li calculated that, in total, it can increase his attack multiplier by 0.8 times, increase his life essence value by 0.5 times, and increase his absolute damage reduction by 5%.

Incidentally, Lu Li had visited the Tier 9 trading market before, but it was extremely sparsely populated, making it a pipe dream to find suitable equipment there.

He also asked Manjusaka, and found that most peak ninth-tier experts do not actually have complete equipment from head to toe.

While finding equipment of the Great Dao level isn't difficult, finding equipment that suits you and matches your peak ninth-tier strength is much harder; it must be custom-made. Crafting equipment of this level requires not only extremely high-quality materials but also exceptionally skilled craftsmen. It's safe to say that there are no more than six master craftsmen in the nine realms capable of forging peak Great Dao level equipment.

Forging each piece of such equipment requires a tremendous amount of time and effort, often measured in millions of years. Therefore, apart from growth-oriented equipment, very few ninth-tier powerhouses possess pure, top-tier Dao-level equipment.

This is also why growth-oriented equipment is important. If you have it from an early age and keep cultivating it, then when you reach the peak, your equipment will naturally be at its peak as well, and you will have more advantages than those who lack equipment.

In reality, growth-type equipment is rare. Most peak ninth-tier players will definitely have at least one piece, but it's hard to say if they have more. Even Manjusaka said that she still has three empty slots without any growth-type equipment to wear.

Lu Li was also curious, saying that low-level growth equipment should not be difficult for top players to find, so since Manjusaka is so free, why not spend the time to simply get a blue-quality equipment and cultivate it?
Later he learned that growth-oriented equipment also has an upper limit. Some growth-oriented equipment can grow to the legendary Origin level, while some equipment may only reach the Chaos level and then lose its potential.

This involves the skill level of the creator of the growth-oriented equipment, as well as the inherent fortune of the equipment itself.

In reality, there are only a few pieces of equipment with growth potential that can be upgraded to the peak of the Great Dao level. It's not like you can just collect a couple of pieces of equipment and cultivate them to the peak. Moreover, top experts like Manjusaka are unlikely to be completely undemanding when it comes to equipment.

In other words, she also requires that the functional attributes of the equipment match her fighting style. Even if there is equipment with enough potential for growth, she will not spend time cultivating it from scratch if it does not meet her expectations.

Given these and other factors, it's understandable that the Manjusaka Festival would still have equipment shortages.

Furthermore, the other party also stated that equipment is still very useful for explorers at the peak of the ninth tier, but once you reach the forbidden level, as long as your equipment is not Origin-level, its impact on combat power will not be as significant.

The conditions for upgrading equipment to the Origin level are often quite demanding. Some equipment even requires drinking forbidden blood to be upgraded. If everyone is at the same Supreme Realm, who dares to say they can definitely defeat the other? This type of equipment is often the most difficult to upgrade.

Therefore, Lu Li felt grateful for his good fortune. Although he still had many equipment slots available, at least the equipment he had acquired was of sufficient potential and perfectly suited to him. He really had to thank Chu Chu.

Furthermore, when he left Chu Chu last time, she also mentioned that she would try to create a batch of Chaos-level growth equipment to fill the gaps in Lu Li's resources. For this reason, Chu Chu also said that she might have to go back to her hometown.

The reason is simple: although she is very talented in forging, she is still not quite there yet in the top tier.

This equipment repair is not a simple repair; in essence, these pieces of equipment were nurtured by Lu Li. As the creator, she repaired the framework and added new high-level materials to make these pieces of equipment reach the Great Dao level.

However, it's unrealistic for Chu Chu to directly forge Great Dao-level growth equipment; even Chaos-level equipment would be difficult. Therefore, she plans to go back to seek guidance from the masters.

Before leaving, Chu Chu wanted to take Xia Ren with her, but Xia Ren said that if she left, there would be no one to cook for Boss Lu, so Xia Ren insisted on staying.

After resting in the space, Lu Li said goodbye to Sosuke and then went to the original world No. 189 alone.

[Dear Pioneer No. 008, the data on the original world of No. 189 has been collected. Please review it.]

Lu Li heard the notification sound of the End Space amidst the teleportation light, so he opened the menu and took a look.

The original world of No. 189 is a world dominated by fantasy civilization. It is very prosperous and has been very active in the World Sea in recent years. It often invades nearby small worlds and takes the world source into its own world.

Strictly speaking, this kind of thing is quite taboo, because there are quite a few worlds with forbidden existences in the Sea of ​​Worlds, but other families have not said that they want to collect the source of the world to fill their own worlds.

The reason is simple: what level are you to dare to try and do things like those in the online world?
There are some things that the Primordial God Realm and the Divine Martial Continent can do, but others cannot, because they either have the strength to contend with the space, or they have a close relationship with the space and are powerful themselves. You, a young taboo, what gives you the right to be so arrogant?

Who in the Ocean of the World doesn't know that collecting the Source of the World and integrating it into one's own world can make that world stronger and more powerful? But how many people actually do it?
This is a two-sided issue. On the one hand, the forbidden beings do not actually lack any cultivation resources. Their cultivation does not depend on any material things, so even if they invade other worlds, it will not benefit them personally.

Secondly, the taboo beings are generally quite old, and some of them have survived from ancient times. They know that these resources are of little use to them personally, but they are useful for the space to collect these resources, and they do not want to break the taboo.

As for cultivating talent, both the Primordial God Realm and the Divine Martial Continent are doing so. In fact, both sides did contribute greatly in the wars of ancient times. Otherwise, the power of the Primordial God Realm would be a thousand times more terrifying than it is now.

This is why many taboos within the Realm of Gods feel that the Primordial God Realm is corrupt and unambitious, yet it still manages to control a significant amount of world resources. To put it bluntly, it's because of the ancestral curses, and the Realm of Gods has to give them some face.

Lu Li read the forbidden information of World No. 189. First of all, he was young, having attained enlightenment forty epochs ago, and immediately after attaining enlightenment, he displayed an extremely high profile in the World Sea.

It was only after engaging in a forbidden battle with another world that he realized there were also powerful figures in the outside world, and he gradually became more obedient.

Secondly, this guy is indeed arrogant. After learning that there are tough guys in the Sea of ​​Worlds, he just stopped causing trouble. However, he started absorbing other worlds, choosing those worlds that couldn't do anything to him and had no background to bully.

The attitude of the End Space towards the original world is usually that if the world does not have any supreme taboos, the space will try its best to arrange people to break through it.

If there are experts of this level in this world, then this world is considered to have diplomatic rights. The End Space will choose to negotiate with the taboo of this world before sending the explorers in for training.

Within the Ocean of Worlds, most worlds give space face, especially the older the taboo. They often turn a blind eye and let explorers in, as long as they don't cause too much trouble, treating it as watching young people put on a show.

But World 189 is different. The being known as Zhenwu Emperor does not allow space to taint his world. Moreover, he killed the messenger sent by space at that time.

It's not wrong to say that you shouldn't let the space taint your world. Although the space acts domineeringly, it doesn't disregard the taboo.

There are actually taboos within the World Ocean that prevent explorers from training in the world, and these taboos have been left unresolved. In any case, the World Ocean lacks everything except worlds, so there will always be a suitable place to send explorers.

This kind of thing is actually a two-way process of giving face. When you let space explorers into your world to experience it, it's like you boarding the space ship. You make things convenient for space, and space will make things convenient for you in the future.

(End of this chapter)