Reverend Insanity: Dream Gu

Lin Yan immediately understood why Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable had placed such importance on Calculation Immortal Gu.

The true strength of this version of Thunderous Battle King was not simply that it allowed him to think faster. During battle, it could constantly analyze an opponent’s movements, killer moves, attack patterns, weaknesses, and possible reactions. The longer the battle continued, the more information it gathered and the more accurate its calculations became. Even an opportunity that appeared for only an instant could be detected and exploited before Lin Yan consciously noticed it.

After testing the killer move for several breaths, Lin Yan could not help praising it.

”What an exquisite killer move! Thunderous Battle King alone contains more transformations than several ordinary killer moves combined.”

Its specialization in calculation did not weaken its other capabilities. Offense, defense, movement, reconnaissance, and endurance were all integrated into a single Combat system. While Calculation Immortal Gu allowed it to analyze every change on the battlefield almost instantly.

If Lin Yan later incorporated Radar Immortal Gu, Electric Net Immortal Gu, and the other Thunder Path Immortal Gu recorded in the inheritance, every aspect of the mecha would grow stronger until Thunderous Battle King gradually approached the complete form created by Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable. For now, however, this Rank Six version was already a genuine all-round battle killer move.

What made such versatility even more remarkable was its surprisingly compact structure. The mortal Gu forming Thunderous Battle King came from several different paths, including Smart Brain Gu of Wisdom Path, Golden Soup Gu of Metal Path, Shadow Retention Gu of Dark Path, Universe Shifting Gu of Space Path, and numerous Thunder Path Gu. Despite combining methods from so many paths, the entire Rank Six killer move required only a few hundred Gu, roughly the same number as an ordinary Immortal killer move.

Even more remarkable was its ability to coexist with killer moves from other paths. Lin Yan tested this by activating Crimson Virtue True Body without deactivating the mecha. Crimson flames immediately surged across the blue-gold armor, yet they did not interfere with the lightning flowing through it. Both killer moves continued operating normally, granting him the amplification and protection of both.

”Interesting. Thunderous Battle King is far more inclusive than I expected. Is this because Flame Path and Thunder Path already coexist within my Blazing Sun Thunder Marsh Body, or did Thieving Heaven deliberately design it this way?”

Lin Yan tested several combinations before nodding in satisfaction. There were too many possibilities to examine in a short time, and combat was not even what interested him most about Thunderous Battle King. At present, its calculation ability was far more valuable.

The Dream Realm allowed him to test ideas repeatedly without consuming real resources. Dream Revelation Immortal Gu could provide sudden flashes of inspiration whenever a deduction reached a dead end, while Calculation Immortal Gu could process an enormous number of calculations at terrifying speed.

By combining all three, Lin Yan could test an idea, discover its flaws, calculate possible solutions, and immediately test the improved version. Killer moves that once required months or years of repeated modification could now be improved at an unimaginable speed.

During his experiments, Lin Yan discovered another unexpected ability. Thunderous Battle King could interfere with attempts to gather information about him. The effect was still weak and could hardly compare with a true Wisdom Path defensive killer move, but its existence proved that Thunderous Battle King contained far more Wisdom Path profundities than simple calculation.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Without warning, the translucent screen before Lin Yan’s eyes turned crimson. The streams of information flowing across it suddenly descended into chaos as warning signals appeared one after another.

Someone was deducing him.

Lin Yan immediately knew who was behind it. ”The Mo Family finally found a Wisdom Path Gu Immortal.”

Instead of immediately activating Self Dream Gu to conceal himself, Lin Yan poured immortal essence into Thunderous Battle King. The crystalline brain above his head pulsed violently as countless violet arcs erupted across its surface. His thoughts accelerated, analyzing the foreign influence while Thunderous Battle King attempted to disrupt the deduction.

The warning signals continued flashing for several breaths before gradually disappearing.

Lin Yan did not relax. He carefully examined the result before deactivating Thunderous Battle King.

”It can resist deductions, but the consumption is too high. Worse still, I cannot determine how much information the other side obtained.”

That was nowhere near enough.

Calculation Immortal Gu granted him tremendous calculation ability, while Dream Revelation Immortal Gu provided sudden inspiration. However, neither could replace genuine Wisdom Path methods. If Lin Yan wanted reliable defenses against deductions, methods to conceal information, and the ability to deduce others in return, he needed to create an entire set of killer moves for those purposes.

The problem was his Wisdom Path attainment.

His attainments from his previous life had not followed him back through the River of Time. Although his understanding of Dream Path and Thunder Path allowed him to imitate certain Wisdom Path effects, building an entire combat system from scratch would require years of deduction. A complete Wisdom Path inheritance would give him ready-made Gu combinations, established killer moves, and countless insights to draw upon. With these as references, Calculation Immortal Gu and Dream Revelation Immortal Gu could rapidly deduce methods suited to him.

Fortunately, Lin Yan already knew where to find exactly what he needed.

”Those two true inheritances should be enough.”