Absolute Gate

Chapter 99 Searching for the Host
Their small team of six suddenly gained four Level 2 Awakeners.

Of course, this doesn't mean there will be an immediate qualitative change in strength; rather, it requires a careful search for a new host.

Once a powerful host is found, combat strength will experience a leap forward.

Yang Chunsha didn't hold back at all. She immediately found a sofa, lay down, and began to sense the different destinies of the host bodies in other worlds.

Onion and Perrin wanted to start, but once they did, they might have to lie in bed for two or three days without any results.

Seeing Wu Zhong standing there, they looked at him questioningly, wondering what the next step was.

Wu Zhong smiled and said, "You don't need to look at me. I made a lot of money on this deal. There's no rush to do the next task."

"It is more important for everyone to improve their strength as soon as possible."

Perrin was overjoyed. He didn't hesitate and lay down on the ground to begin a multi-faceted search.

The onion was the same; only the sweet flag was more conscious of its appearance and went back to the bedroom to lie down on the bed.

Wu finally realized that multi-source search was a troublesome matter.

Firstly, each search requires 0.001 bits of energy.

If an enlightened being possesses ten bits of elemental power, they can search for ten thousand potential beings in a single day, and over thirty-six million in ten years.

Jordan was a level 2 student from a young age and started searching a long time ago. He searched 20 million times before he finally found the Longevity Formula.

Of course, before the Longevity Technique, he had many other martial arts master-type incarnations, at least possessing the combat power of Fei Peng.

Therefore, after reaching level two, it is normal for it to take several days or even several months to find a good host.

The destiny of the most outstanding individuals is measured in years.

Secondly, simply relying on quantity may not guarantee finding many top-tier results.

Take Jordan as an example again. In his original world, he searched 20 million times and only found the Longevity Technique. His strength still did not reach the Gold level.

After all, there's a limit to the potential of civilization.

This can only be changed by reaching the third level of enlightenment.

Level 2 only searches for different trajectories originating from itself within the same world, but Level 3 searches for different worldlines across the entire world.

In other words, it can search for the past, the future, and the entire civilization, showing how different countries are distributed and sects develop in completely different ways.

Assuming Jordan's homeland is the Sui Dynasty, then the second-level search results will always be the Sui Dynasty, but the third-level search results might be the Yong Dynasty, the Liang Dynasty, the Qi Dynasty, or something similar.

The development of righteous and evil paths, and martial arts, can be completely different.

In this situation, finding a gold-level combatant is almost inevitable.

Finally, finding a host body doesn't mean it's immediately yours; you still need to capture it.

It takes at least a few minutes to get a general feel for his life, then borrow some of his power and return it to him, so that the host body realizes that his strength can be borrowed and that it must be returned.

Unless the innate being has an extremely resistant mentality and wholeheartedly and strongly refuses, it cannot stop the enlightened one from borrowing its power.

Therefore, the first time must be done properly, so that the host body can accept the fact that it will be borrowed, rather than treating it as some kind of extraterrestrial demon devouring its power.

At the very least, it would take at least an hour, right? And there are only twenty-four hours in a day, so you can actually capture a maximum of twenty-four host bodies in a day.

McGall claims to possess 30 million incarnations, but that's just bragging, or rather, it's a matter of verbal ownership.

It actually just means that he has searched for 30 million host bodies with evil powers, which can be used as 'substitutes' at any time.

There are usually only one or two true main bodies; quality is more important than quantity.

Of course, the above is the normal situation.

It's also possible that the person who discovered it is a genius, and they found an extremely powerful host body right away, and it was just a casual search?

Wu Zhong looked at Yake: "Yake, you're just as miserable as I am, both of you are stuck with the qualification of Awakener."

“If you don’t mind, I actually hope you can join a family of enlightened beings, pretend to have adopted parents, and obtain the qualifications of an enlightened being first.”

He patted Yak on the shoulder, still quite tempted by the idea that the Soford family would accept anyone with money to become a father figure.

Of course, it wasn't just his own impulse; he had already made up his mind to take the multi-disciplinary academy route, which was the most orthodox way to achieve awakening.

As for the "recognizing a father" approach, it's possible that one day its foundation will be completely destroyed.

Now that he has his own unique path of cultivation, the "Life-Gate Flow," he can become stronger just as easily, so there's no need to rush and give others a handle to use against him.

Those Awakened Ones who relied on their fathers, even after reaching level two and training to the level of Gold Combat Power for over a decade, were still crippled by him.

It can be said that this battle with McGar gave Wu Zhong a lot of confidence. His desire for a multi-system approach has faded, and he even feels that it's not that great.

But the Life Gate Style is unique, and he can disregard the status of an Awakened One. But what about Ark?
This is someone he found, someone destined to be a genius. It would be a waste for him to just keep following him around, freeloading off him.

Thinking about it carefully, even if he follows the path of recognizing a father, as long as he can easily find an extremely powerful host, it doesn't matter if he is crippled in the future. He can just treat it as a transition, since it's not difficult to start over anyway.

“I…I don’t like fighting, I hate war,” Ark said in a low voice.

Wu was stunned, not expecting that Yak did not actually pursue power.

In truth, Yak's mind is still that of a child.

Wu Zhong advised, "I'm not saying you have to fight. I don't like war either, but strength can be used, but it can't be without it."

Yak lowered his head and said, "I think this world is already very beautiful."

“Everywhere is beautiful, the houses are tall and pretty, everything is convenient, there is delicious food every day, and my older brother and sister are very good to me. I feel very happy, so why do I have to go out and do dangerous things?”

Wu Zhong was stunned; this was his previous thought.

He had envied Yang Chunsha and Xia Heng more than once, thinking that they were so rich that they could live a good life just by doing some tasks.

Even now, with hundreds of millions in his hands, he could easily give up and enjoy life.

As long as you stop taking on dangerous missions, wouldn't that be living the life of a god?

But Wu could not stop; he had to become stronger.

He also knew that this was just an illusion, and that everything that seemed beautiful now would be destroyed sooner or later.

What seems like a bright future is actually just wishful thinking, a one-sided dream. You'll know once you've actually experienced it.

Wu Zhong frowned: "Ark, power can also be used to protect others."

"People always have beautiful fantasies about paths they've never walked before, just like in ancient Egypt. Your divine friends, they must have thought the same way you did, right? They thought their divine authority would last forever, and they could enjoy people's offerings and respect and live a comfortable life."

"But what was the result? A truly ambitious and ruthless individual overturned your entire pantheon in one fell swoop." "You couldn't hold onto anything."

He used past events as examples to tell Ark that if he felt his current life was good, then he needed even more strength to protect it and even more unwavering courage to fight against everything.

After a long silence, Ark said, "I can't do it. I'm just the God of Life. Everyone says I'm not suited for fighting."

“As soon as I picked up a weapon, they laughed at me. They said all I had to do was weave anka, give it to people, and bless them.”

"When only Best and I remained in the pantheon, I took up arms, but I was no match for Amon's army."

Wu scratched his head, "Can it be that bad? Is Yak really that weak?"

In ancient Egypt, the gods mocked his fighting prowess.

Indeed, he is simply immortal, while other gods possess extraordinary combat power to varying degrees. Compared to them, Ark is not much different from an ordinary person.

"No, Ark, you have to have confidence in yourself."

"The opinions of the gods of the past about you were because they didn't understand you. But I do understand you. You have extraordinary potential; you were just born at the wrong time."

"Once you become an enlightened being, you will possess unparalleled power."

He encouraged Ark and explained the multi-system to him, saying that this training system didn't require any hard training; it was all about fighting and killing every day.

"...Do you understand? A multi-faceted awakener can live like an ordinary person in normal times, but can also use their power to protect themselves in critical moments."

"This is perfect for you, Ark. Think it over carefully."

Yak nodded and said, "I understand. If you don't mind me or think I'm stupid, I can give it a try."

"How could that be!" Wu Zhong laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

He realized that Ark didn't actually dislike becoming stronger; he was just insecure.

Just how badly did this child behave before? Did the gods laugh themselves into silence?

……

The next day, everyone left Havel's house.

After all, they couldn't keep bothering them, and Onion might be attacked by Illuminati sentinels at any time, so they bought another seaside villa in Moshigo as their safe house base.

When they asked each other, they discovered that none of them had a fixed safe house; they were all nomadic mercenaries who roamed the world, and most of them lived in clubhouses.

Perrin barely had a family stronghold, but it was a public safe house for the Tijuana family, which was inconvenient.

Now that they had money and so many people, they decided to build their own base.

The seaside villa mentioned above is just a facade, and it wasn't expensive. Because of its remote location, it only cost them 100,000 dollars. Their main purpose was to buy a piece of land.

The underground is their true safe haven.

Yang Chunsha cleared out a huge bunker space, and then Wu Zhong bought building materials of the specifications for a doomsday shelter and carried them down to build various rooms and passages.

With Ark's help, the two laid out the basic bunker framework, with the passageways and walls made of nanosteel.

This type of steel is impossible to buy in ordinary society; it is extremely tough and sturdy, and is a product of the club's online store.

It was not manufactured using pluralistic methods, but rather using genuine indigenous technology, reportedly developed by the Illuminati.

The technological level of some organizations in the realm of supernatural disasters far exceeds what the world is aware of.

A month and a half passed, and Onion and Perrin came to help one after another.

With everyone working together, the bunker was built to a decent standard. Although the facilities were incomplete, it was enough for basic living needs.

For the next forty-five days, everyone's main task was to cultivate. They also spent their days having banquets, drinking, and chatting together, or training in combat skills.

In no time, they had taken on the appearance of a small mercenary group, with Perrin as their instructor, who possessed the most skills and knowledge.

"De Biao, your Shinjuku body is still not up to par."

"How come none of your hosts can fight? They all just give up like you?"

In the training field, Wu Zhong was testing the strength of Yangchun Sand's new multi-element method. It was a palm made of rock, rising from the earth like the hand of the earth.

This thing is quite hard and moves very fast. It can easily smash through objects weighing several tons and crush an off-road vehicle into scrap metal.

If it were just a head-on confrontation, Wu Zhong would need to envelop his arm in true energy and deliver a full-force blow to shatter it, so it can be said that its hardness is sufficient.

However, his agility was still lacking; he was like a bulldozer. Wu Zhong could easily bypass him and defeat Yang Chunsha with a swift movement of his light footwork...

"That's it?" Wu Zhong reached out and pulled Yang Chunsha up.

Yang Chunsha pouted: "You can't compare me to you! This is the best host I've found in over a month. The others aren't even as good as my first one."

Wu Zhong laughed and said, "Alright, you've already got some fighting power. Now you're a true Silver Boss."

At that moment, Perrin led Yak out of the training room on the other side.

Perrin walked over, looking bewildered and with a vacant stare.

Seeing Perrin's distraught appearance, Wu Zhong frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't I tell you to teach Ark his combat skills properly? Is he really that bad? You don't want to teach him anymore after just one day?"

Yesterday, Perrin finally found a suitable host, who, while not extremely powerful, was at least much stronger than before.

Therefore, instead of spending a lot of time searching every day, Wu Zhong had him focus on training Yak.

Ark only has physical attributes, so this relies heavily on fighting skills.

Unexpectedly, after less than a day of teaching, Perrin became so dazed.

Perrin seemed not to hear, his eyes fixed blankly. After a long while, he looked up in a daze, his voice trembling: "I...I've finished teaching..."

"Finished teaching? What do you mean?" Wu Zhong asked in astonishment.

Perrin pointed a trembling finger at Ark, who stood innocently to the side, as if he had seen some monster: "He...he learns it in no time!"

"I taught him all the techniques I knew, integrated, and practiced, including how to generate power and how to respond in actual combat... There was nothing left to teach him!"

He took a deep breath and shouted with almost all his might, "Right now, in terms of fighting skills alone, he's stronger than me!"

Wu Zhong was shocked: "What? Isn't he... a newbie?"

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(End of this chapter)