Chapter 512: Chapter 333: Was the Forecast Wrong?

For those with exceptional talent who could master the Martial Arts, he would then try to pass on advanced Martial Arts or a Breathing Technique.

It came back to the same principle: every additional faction capable of resisting during the Apocalypse would help share the pressure.

Earth needed all Earthlings to defend it.

After resupplying him with a large batch of materials, Li Xiang shot up into the sky and vanished.

Yaki Toto looked up. With his sharp eyesight, he could naturally tell that Li Xiang was now truly soaring through the heavens.

In fact, Li Xiang now flew more often at altitudes of ten thousand meters. Now that he could truly fly, who would bother skimming at low altitudes? Sometimes he would fly above thirty thousand meters, speeding above the cloud layer. Only then did he truly feel like an immortal.

At his current speed of Mach 40, Li Xiang could fly approximately 49,000 kilometers in an hour, or 98,000 *li*. Sun Wukong could cover 108,000 *li* in a single somersault. ’Alright, still a long way from catching up to the monkey.’

Still, like the figures in myths and legends, he could "visit the North Sea in the morning and arrive in Cangwu by dusk."

Another point was that at an altitude of thirty thousand meters, conventional missiles couldn’t reach him. Even if they could, they couldn’t catch up to Li Xiang’s speed. There was once a balloon that slowly drifted over the North American Continent at this same altitude, which gave the Beautiful Country a huge headache. In the end, it was only when the balloon descended to around 22,000 meters that they scrambled an F-22. But to their shock, the F-22 still couldn’t reach it.

Later, the balloon descended to 18,000 meters. The F-22 fired three AIM-9X missiles, and one finally hit, bringing down the slow-moving, worthless balloon.

An AIM-9X missile costs about 380,000 US Dollars per unit. But scrambling and flying the fighter jet also costs money—about 60,000 US Dollars an hour. Someone once calculated that the total cost of the mission was around 1.5 million US Dollars, equivalent to about 10.17 million RMB. The balloon that was shot down, however, was only worth about 3,000 RMB. One could say they took a massive loss.

The F-22 is arguably one of the Beautiful Country’s most advanced fighter jets.

Trying to intercept Li Xiang would be impossible. Not only did his Giant Whale Saint Armor have a stealth effect that blocked radar and infrared sensors, but he also possessed a true Invisibility Superpower that made him invisible even to the naked eye. Even if Li Xiang brazenly revealed himself, by the time an F-22 took off, he would already be long gone.

Besides, with a single flicker of movement, Li Xiang could shoot into outer space—something an F-22 could never do.

The F-22’s officially touted service ceiling is 20,000 meters, but a single balloon exposed the truth. Its real ceiling is only about 15,000 meters.

Li Xiang arrived in France, landing in Erin de Merovingian’s castle.

"Darling, what took you so long to come see me?" The blonde, blue-eyed woman’s eyes sparkled with endless joy upon seeing Li Xiang, and she rushed to greet him.

"I’ve been busy." Li Xiang embraced her, and sparks flew instantly. They fell into a passionate embrace.

He had previously been in China, busy dredging thousands of river systems—an enormous undertaking. He had also been gaining all sorts of insights from his cultivation, so he naturally had no free time.

"You... you’ve reached Saint Tier?" During their Dual Cultivation, their Spiritual Power mingled, and Erin naturally sensed that Li Xiang had reached the legendary Realm.

Li Xiang said modestly, "I just broke through not long ago."

Erin grew even more excited.

Because the greater Li Xiang’s power, the greater the boost he could give her during Dual Cultivation.

The last time they parted, Erin was Tier Four. After not seeing him for a long time, she had reached Tier Five. This time, after Dual Cultivating with Li Xiang, she easily rose another two Tiers, reaching Tier Seven.

"Give me a child," Erin said.

Li Xiang fell silent for a moment. He decided not to say anything that would spoil the mood and granted her wish. ’Of course, whether it’ll take on the first try is another story.’

The reason Erin wanted a child was because she was too lonely. In such a large, ancient castle, she was the only living person. Her only companions were Alchemy Servants.

Her previous plan was to ask Li Xiang for ten children, but that had to be done step by step. She couldn’t give birth to ten at once, after all.

As for getting married or having an official title as his partner, she couldn’t care less. As the sole heir to the Melovanga Clan’s bloodline, the idea of "having a child without the father" was something she had long considered. There had been several reasons she hadn’t acted on it: first, she was too young; second, she was under a curse (a side effect of becoming Extraordinary); and third, she had never met a suitable man (someone with excellent genes whom she actually liked). After meeting Li Xiang, however, this desire had grown increasingly intense.

That’s why she only said, "Give me a child," without ever mentioning marriage. Her child had to take her surname and inherit the Melovanga Clan’s estate.

The backwards custom of "taking the husband’s surname" was an import from the West. In France, women also traditionally took their husband’s surname after marriage. Of course, times have changed, and now some women choose to keep their own surname or create a new, hyphenated one with their husband’s.

In ancient China, however, this custom didn’t exist. Both men and women adhered to the principle of never changing their family name. Even a woman who married the Emperor kept her own surname. It wasn’t until the Republican era, under the influence of Western culture, that some western-worshipping sycophants started following the trend.

The character Qi Qinshi in *Hail the Judge* is an example of this. That’s because Hong Kong Island was deeply influenced by the West, and the screenwriter used post-Republican customs when writing the script.

After their lovemaking, Erin had risen two Tiers and was naturally in a joyous mood. She took Li Xiang to see the new Alchemy Magic Ship she had designed. It was basically finished but had not yet been tested.

"Wait a few days for me. I’ll put the finishing touches on it, and then we can take it on a test voyage together." Unwilling to let Li Xiang leave, Erin urged him to stay and once again handed him two Alchemy Holy Blood Hearts.

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