"It can observe parallel worlds and open imaginary channels connecting them. Your Cosmic Juggernaut certainly has some similarities to the Astral Express."
As she spoke, Herta lowered her head, looking at the slowly emerging scenes in the great sea. Within them appeared a black-haired, cat-eared girl being chased and fleeing, a purple-haired girl who had lost all five senses yet grit her teeth and persevered through cruel trials, and a soul master legion engaged in a bloody battle with the abyss, their battle cries shaking the heavens.
All sorts of scenes emerged like a revolving lantern, countless in number.
"Then do you think you can control it?" Lu Jingming also saw those scenes, a gleam flashing in his eyes.
To him, these parallel worlds were excellent sources of True Power! The True Power obtainable from merely one Douluo Continent was extremely limited. Even if he were to turn Douluo Continent upside down, the True Power feedback would be minimal, not even enough to touch the threshold of the True Authority.
After all, Douluo Continent was just one of the one hundred and eight planes under the jurisdiction of the Douluo God Realm. If he wanted to cause trouble in other planes, with the God Realm watching, it was far beyond his current capabilities.
So, he expended True Power to manifest the Cosmic Juggernaut, using its inherent Spatial Authority to observe other parallel worlds. After all, in parallel worlds, the God Realm's reach couldn't extend, allowing him to act freely.
"Who do you think I am?" Herta's face showed a hint of displeasure upon hearing Lu Jingming's question. She frowned slightly, glancing at him askance, as if blaming him for questioning her abilities.
"My apologies, my apologies. With your abilities, Herta, this is naturally no challenge for you," Lu Jingming quickly apologized with a sincere attitude.
Since Herta was confident in controlling the Cosmic Juggernaut, the next step was simply to pinpoint a parallel world and then accumulate enough Honkai Energy to open the gate to that world.
That's right, to activate the Cosmic Juggernaut, it required Honkai Energy; soul power simply wouldn't work. This was because soul power's energy level was too low compared to Honkai Energy.
Currently, Lu Jingming could only obtain Honkai Energy through the conversion of the Conquest Gem. However, he wasn't anxious about this; he had ample time to grow, and the demand for True Power wasn't pressing.
Next, he just needed to proceed step by step and patiently wait for the right moment.
Lu Jingming cast another deep gaze at the Cosmic Juggernaut and the constantly changing scenes in the sea. Then, his figure flickered, and he vanished from this exotic space created by the Cosmic Juggernaut.
In Mingdu, capital of the Sun Moon Empire, at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Ju Zi, now fourteen years old, had grown into a graceful and slender young woman, her eyes brimming with intelligence and liveliness.
Currently, she sat at her workbench, tightly gripping a carving knife, her expression focused and tense as she meticulously etched a soul guiding array onto the soul tool before her. As the final stroke fell steadily, the entire array was perfectly formed.
In an instant, the circular soul tool, which had been quietly resting on the table, emitted a soft wave of soul power. Immediately after, it slowly floated into the air, as if endowed with life, and began to transform automatically. In just a moment, it had transformed into a self-flying soul guiding detector, gently hovering in mid-air.
Ju Zi looked at the soul tool before her, unable to resist wiping away the sweat that had beaded on her forehead from the tension, her eyes alight with excitement. Since joining the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy two years ago, she had put in countless hours of effort and sweat, and now she had finally become a formal Class Two Soul Engineer.
Although her talent in soul power level advancement was not outstanding, and her cultivation speed was relatively slow, she displayed exceptional talent in soul tool crafting. Coupled with her connection to Crown Prince Xu Tianran, her admission was smooth, and she was fortunate enough to be assigned to an excellent teacher.
"Not bad, you can already independently complete a Class Two Soul Tool. With your foundation and talent, becoming a High-Grade Soul Engineer in the future is certainly not difficult," said a thin, bespectacled middle-aged man who walked over. He was Ju Zi's teacher, Xuan Ziwen.
He glanced at the soul tool Ju Zi had made, nodded slightly, his tone filled with affirmation. Although in Xuan Ziwen's expert opinion as an Eight-Grade Soul Engineer, the soul tool Ju Zi made still had many flaws and the craftsmanship was slightly immature, to reach this level in just two years was already quite remarkable.
One must know that many people spent two years painstakingly studying basic knowledge, unable to even cross the threshold of a Soul Engineer. In comparison, Ju Zi's talent and effort were particularly outstanding. Coupled with her intelligence, she grasped soul guiding knowledge quickly, so Xuan Ziwen was generally quite satisfied with this "air-dropped" disciple.
Receiving praise from her usually serious teacher, Ju Zi's heart blossomed with joy, a radiant smile gracing her face. After all, she was only fourteen years old; to achieve such results in two years, how could she not be delighted?
Suddenly, a soul guiding ring on Ju Zi's finger subtly lit up. This minute change caused her smile to freeze, a hint of alertness flashing in her eyes. She quickly looked at Xuan Ziwen and politely said, "Teacher, I need to use the restroom."
"Hmm, go ahead." Xuan Ziwen didn't even lift his head, waving his hand as he continued to study the nipple-shaped soul tool in his hand, his expression focused, as if the entire world consisted only of him and his research.
Ju Zi quickly left Xuan Ziwen's research lab, her steps hurried. After several turns in the academy corridor, she arrived at a secluded dead end. After confirming no one was around, she swiftly took out her Simulated Universe Login Device, and her spiritual body instantly entered the Simulated Universe.
However, this time she entered not an ordinary Simulated Universe space, but a separately opened virtual space.
"Yingying!" Upon seeing the indifferent, snow-haired girl, Ju Zi's face immediately lit up with joy, completely unconcerned by the other's cold attitude.
"During work, use my title, Bai Qi." Ji Yingying's voice was clear and pleasant, like a mountain spring, yet it carried a hint of aloofness that kept people at a distance. She corrected her with a stoic expression and a flat tone.
"Alright, alright, Lord Yama!" Ju Zi still smiled brightly. She had a special fondness for this cold girl who had saved her back then. She had always wanted to change Ji Yingying, to make her less like a cold, icy mountain.