Chapter 159: Urban 1.0 – The Spiritual Energy Revival Version

Lu Yan gazed at the miniature sun blooming in the sky, the nuclear fireball still expanding—its blazing light signifying the obliteration of the Urban Heavenly Dao’s final will.

And at that exact moment, an invisible wave swept across the heavens, riding the explosion’s shockwave and engulfing the entire sky.

Lu Yan’s pupils contracted sharply.

He could distinctly sense that the star-forged arrow launched from the Shoot Down the Celestial Wolf Formation had been effortlessly wiped out by that invisible force.

That power… it was of a level beyond all conventional divine arts and spells.

Within it, Lu Yan sensed a terrifying nature—it could erase any transcendent power it touched.

In an instant, it was as if a billion screams of battle erupted across the heavens—millions of lives perishing in the flames of war, a majestic will raising the banner of conflict and ascending to the divine throne.

But the invisible force was constrained by the bounds of the nuclear explosion, unable to reach beyond its radius.

And as the nuclear light began to fade, that newly ignited, majestic will collapsed as quickly as it had emerged—everything returned to silence.

“Was that… a Heavenly Dao of War, on the verge of being born?”

“With a single upheaval of spiritual energy… I’ve taken down two Heavenly Daos?”

Lu Yan’s expression was complicated.

Under normal circumstances, nuclear weapons don’t detonate easily—even if struck, there’s a high chance they won’t explode.

But this particular warhead, carried by the strategic bomber, represented the Urban Heavenly Dao’s final trump card, its last chance to evolve into the War Heavenly Dao.

It could no longer be judged by ordinary standards.

The urban version contained no transcendent elements. Thus, the Urban Heavenly Dao itself wasn’t inherently powerful—its strength lay in its position, not in its might. The most it could do was alter reality at a conceptual, macro level using its status as a Heavenly Dao.

Lu Yan, however, was protected by Merit Divine Powers—even the Urban Heavenly Dao could not strike him with retribution.

That was why, to ensure the spiritual vein was destroyed, the Urban Heavenly Dao poured all its remaining will into the nuclear warhead.

This turned the bomb into a conceptual weapon capable of erasing the supernatural.

Anything within the blast radius would be completely purged of transcendence. This had transcended traditional warfare, becoming a blend of technology and metaphysical destruction—the final gleam of a dying Heavenly Dao.

Had the bomb truly landed in Mount Beimang’s core, even if it exploded several kilometers above, its 10-kilometer blast radius would have been enough to annihilate the spirit vein, allowing the War Heavenly Dao to be born from its ashes.

But unfortunately…

Lu Yan had long been prepared.

He knew full well that the Urban Heavenly Dao had ruled this version for years. If things were allowed to proceed normally, it might really pull off a comeback.

If the War Heavenly Dao emerged early and plunged the entire urban version into flames of war, even Lu Yan might not be able to recover from it.

Thus, he chose to strike first—manipulating the spectacle of the Beimang Tomb and the Ghost God battle behind the scenes, accelerating the process of spiritual revival.

All of it was to force the Urban Heavenly Dao to panic and reveal its hand.

And now, it was clear: the Urban Heavenly Dao’s last card had been cracked open and neutralized.

Its outdated will had completely perished. Even the nascent War Heavenly Dao had been extinguished.

Lu Yan had won.

He stared at the interface, the Version Mutation Progress now at 100%, and could clearly feel something emerging within this urban version…

A new force… a new Heavenly Dao… gradually taking shape to fill the void left behind.

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Outside Mount Beimang, countless viewers watched the livestream, eyes locked on the final showdown between Ghost Gods.

The two hundred-meter colossi had shattered all previous understanding, solemnly declaring to the world the dawn of the Spiritual Energy Revival Era.

It was an unstoppable tide.

Even the most stubborn minds were forced to admit:

The age of science and technology was over.

The Ghost Gods’ battle devastated the land, tearing apart mountains and reshaping rivers. The very core of Mount Beimang had been reduced to ruins.

Everyone’s hearts rose and fell with the violent clashes of these divine beings.

No one knew which of the two Ghost Gods was on humanity’s side.
If the wrong side won, Luocheng could be the next to fall.

Fortunately, both beings reached their limits and perished together within the forbidden zone.

The crowd had only just begun to cheer…

When disaster struck again.

A stellar arrow pierced the sky.

At 20,000 meters high, a nuclear explosion erupted like a second sun.

Its blinding light burned the retinas of all who gazed at it from too close.

But more than that—it ignited the fury of the Federation.

Within seconds, information about the strategic bomber was locked in.

Reports from naval military bases confirmed that their phased array radar systems had already detected the bomber.

Even satellite surveillance had captured images of the aircraft, confirming its model and origin.

But just moments later—

Every soldier and technician at the base seemed to completely forget the bomber ever existed.

They made no moves.

Not only the naval base—every coastal and inland base the bomber flew over experienced the same thing.

Each one had clearly detected the nuke-laden aircraft…

Yet none reacted.

Rage and disbelief swept the Federation’s upper echelon.

But soon, that anger turned to fear.

This… this wasn’t normal.

If the United States had somehow compromised one base, that might be explainable.

But over a dozen bases?

This wasn’t sabotage. This was the supernatural.

“The U.S. has obtained extraordinary abilities unknown to us!”

“Perhaps this strike on Beimang wasn’t merely military.
Maybe their supernatural organization is targeting the Underworld, trying to erase our advantage over the spirit veins!”

“Only the supernatural can fight the supernatural.
To resist America’s strange new methods…
We must seek help from the Underworld!”

The orders were passed down immediately, and one of them landed in the hands of the Federation’s on-site commissioner outside Mount Beimang—Shi Zhiyuan.

Though he’d just been burned by the Blood God, with the joint exploration team sacrificed to bait the Ghost Gods into conflict…

Shi Zhiyuan had no choice.

Teeth gritted, he stepped into Mount Beimang once more—seeking out the Blood God to ask what had happened.

But as soon as he entered, he was stunned.

The once-cleared forbidden zone, exposed during the Ghost Gods’ clash, had once again become shrouded in thick fog.

They could no longer reach the Blood God by any means.

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At that moment, Lu Yan’s virtual interface flashed.

The words “Version Mutation Progress: 100%” silently transformed into a stream of flowing light.

And then—

A new message appeared before Lu Yan’s eyes:

【Version Mutation Progress has reached 100%. Initiating Version 1.0!】

【Urban Version 1.0: Spiritual Energy Revival!】

(End of Chapter)