Chapter 1846: You Have Immortal Cultivation, I Have Science

Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue were somewhat puzzled. What could he possibly do in this situation?

Zu An produced a large pile of weapons. Upon closer inspection, the two women saw that they were mostly ordinary iron, not even spirit-grade divine weapons. Could these things possibly be used against Zhao Hao?

Zu An picked up a sword, held the hilt, and with a forceful pull, separated the blade from the hilt.

In this manner, he quickly snapped dozens of swords.

Earlier, he had gathered many weapons to refine the Azure Luan Sword Array, but he later found that ordinary weapons were useless for the refinement and consumed a lot of energy, so he abandoned the idea. All the materials had been stored in his Lapis Lazuli Orb.

"Do you have any swords or other weapons on you?" Zu An asked, as the current quantity seemed insufficient.

Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen instinctively handed over their Crescent Wheel and Flying Snow Sword.

Zu An: "..."

"Not these two," he quickly said. "They're too precious. Just some unused ordinary ones will do."

Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen felt their faces flush, wondering why they had offered their personal weapons.

At the same time, they were curious how the other, the 'Ice Stone Woman' and 'Demonic Woman', could also be so completely unreserved, just like themselves.

Soon, they each retrieved several weapons from their spatial storage. Unlike Zu An, they didn't need to forge artifacts, so they didn't carry many weapons, only a few spares or some to bestow upon subordinates when needed.

Naturally, the weapons they favored were of superior quality, some even being Earth-grade weapons.

But Zu An took them, snapped them without a second glance, making both women's eyelids twitch. Their curiosity about what he was planning intensified.

Zu An swept all the non-metallic parts aside, piling the remaining metallic pieces together. Then, flames erupted from his hand, gradually melting the weapons.

He carefully controlled the intensity, fearing he might burn the weapons away completely.

"What exactly are you doing?" Yun Jianyue asked, perplexed. Zhao Hao was currently undergoing his lightning tribulation and could break through to become a True Immortal at any moment, yet Zu An was engaging in these bewildering activities. If she hadn't always known him to be reliable, she might have started cursing him by now.

"Later," Zu An replied, fine beads of sweat forming on his temples. He didn't have the energy to explain at the moment.

Soon, all the metal transformed into molten iron. He specifically asked the two women how to increase the metals' melting point to withstand greater force.

As Grandmasters and sect leaders, their knowledge was extraordinary. They quickly proposed some methods.

Zu An nodded, took out some special origin stones, crushed them into powder, and added them to the molten iron.

Immediately after, he used his power to levitate the molten iron and began manipulating it.

From time to time, he called out, "Sister Yan, some ice."

Yan Xuehen was completely bewildered, but she still sent out wisps of frosty energy as he requested, helping to cool the metal.

"Sister Yan, engrave some spell arrays on it to enhance its durability and heat resistance."

Although Yan Xuehen didn't understand what he was doing, she still complied, engraving the arrays onto the metal.

Yun Jianyue watched from the side, finding the scene somewhat amusing. The revered White Jade Capital Abess, a fairy admired by thousands, was now obediently following a brat's every command, like an apprentice at a blacksmith's shop.

Not long after, Zu An finally completed his work. The two women stared blankly at the spherical iron cage before them. "What's this thing for?" they asked.

"It's a treasure of the Grandmaster of Electromagnetism, perfect for weathering a tribulation!"

"Grandmaster of Electromagnetism?" Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen exchanged bewildered glances.

"What is electromagnetism? Why have I never heard of it?"

Holding the cage, Zu An glanced at Zhao Hao, who was struggling in the lightning tribulation in the distance. He said gravely, "Let's go. We'll go together. The more people there are, the stronger the lightning tribulation will be."

Yan Xuehen: "???"

Yun Jianyue: "???"

Just moments ago, they had been advising Zu An not to go, certain his body couldn't withstand the lightning tribulation.

But his attitude was so resolute, and with their lives truly hanging by a thread, they could only let him try.

But now, why were they also going?

"Uh, I've always been a bit afraid of thunder since I was little, so I'd rather not," Yun Jianyue coughed. Seeing the dense lightning field, she felt utterly weak. Her body wasn't as strong as Zu An's; she'd probably be electrocuted the moment she got close.

Yan Xuehen glanced at the lightning field. The tribulation clouds in the sky were growing denser, no longer just pitch-black but faintly tinged with red.

In Zhao Hao's lightning field, bolts as thick as trees snaked everywhere. Her eyelids couldn't help but twitch. "I think it's better if we leave early and find somewhere to hide," she suggested.

Seeing the anxious expressions on the faces of these two women, who were usually fearless, Zu An couldn't help but smile faintly. "Don't worry, the Grandmaster of Electromagnetism will protect us."

"What exactly is electromagnetism?" Yan Xuehen frowned slightly. She considered herself widely knowledgeable and often read ancient texts, yet she couldn't recall ever encountering such a concept.

"And who is that Grandmaster?" Yun Jianyue interjected, concerned with combat prowess. "Who's more powerful, him or the Baopuxiangjun from before?"

Zu An's face twitched. Realizing it would be difficult to explain clearly to the two women at the moment, he said in a deep voice, "Do you trust me?"

"Of course we do," both women replied instinctively.

"That's all that matters. Just follow me." Zu An took both women by the hand and moved closer to the lightning field.

Being held by the hand in front of each other, both women simultaneously raised an eyebrow, but given the urgent situation, they didn't dwell on it.

As if sensing the approach of others, some lightning bolts at the edge of the field subtly drifted towards them, as if they could be drawn over at any moment.

The two women instinctively began to tremble. This wasn't about courage; it was humanity's natural reverence for the might of heaven and earth.

Zu An held their hands tightly. Feeling his firm, warm grasp, the women's anxious hearts gradually settled.

At worst, they would die here with him. Anyway, once Zhao Hao broke through, they would all face certain death. For lovers to live and die together was not a bad ending.

With that thought, their trembling bodies calmed, replaced by a sense of confusion.

Their own trust in Zu An made sense, but they wondered about the other woman — the Ice Stone Woman and Demonic Woman — how could she also be so trusting?

As the two women pondered, Zu An had already pulled them into the spherical iron cage he had just created.

"Stick close; absolutely do not touch the surrounding wires," Zu An warned. Since the number of weapons used was limited, the sphere's space wasn't large, making it a bit cramped for the three of them.

Fearing they might be shy and accidentally touch the sphere's wall, causing a major problem, Zu An simply wrapped an arm around each of them, holding them tightly against himself.

"You brat, you're getting bold! How dare you take liberties with me?" Yun Jianyue feigned a fierce glare at him. A private hug was one thing, but she couldn't afford to lose face in front of Yan Xuehen.

"Let me go!" Yan Xuehen also struggled, her face flushed. If the Demonic Woman (Yun Jianyue) were to find out about their relationship, she'd be mortified.

"Don't move! Touching the metal wall will get all of us electrocuted," Zu An hastily reminded them.

Sure enough, those words were more effective than anything else. They were already somewhat fearful of the lightning, and the thought of accidentally causing Zu An's death due to their own actions filled them with regret, leaving no time for further struggle. So, they both stopped resisting.

"Hold onto me tightly!" Zu An continued.

Yan Xuehen: "???"

Yun Jianyue: "???"

This brat was pushing his luck.

Just as they were about to react, Zu An had already led them into the range of the lightning tribulation.

Soon, countless lightning bolts struck, and the entire iron cage outside flashed with electric light. They could even clearly see the plasma on the lightning bolts.

Only then did the two women realize their misunderstanding. Ultimately, the internal space of the iron cage was too small; if they didn't huddle closely together, they could easily touch the cage walls and get struck by lightning.

With terrifying lightning tribulation all around, the two women disregarded everything else, instinctively clinging tightly to Zu An, afraid of even slightly touching the iron cage.

Zu An, meanwhile, kept their feet several feet off the ground. Luckily, all of them could fly; otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome at this point.

Zhao Hao had been observing their strange behavior, unable to comprehend what they were doing.

However, seeing them enter the tribulation zone, his face darkened. These people were most likely trying to increase the difficulty of his tribulation.

Too naive, he thought. While it was true that more people meant a stronger lightning tribulation, could they possibly withstand such terrifying lightning?

He only needed to hold on for a while, while they would be obliterated by these terrifying bolts in an instant, posing little threat to him.

Sure enough, a deeper rumble suddenly echoed from the sky. As if provoked by Zu An and the others' entry, the lightning tribulation in the heavens grew even more violent.

Yun Jianyue had witnessed the terrifying lightning field created by the Supreme Divine Firmament Talisman when she went to find Sun En on the isolated island, but that lightning field paled in comparison to the current might of heaven and earth.

Watching countless lightning bolts strike towards them, both she and Yan Xuehen tensed up, their minds blank.

"It's over, it's over! We're dead for sure!"

But to their surprise, although the lightning bolts struck the cage, illuminating the entire structure with flashing electricity like a purgatory, they couldn't feel even a trace of electricity inside the cage!

Zu An, who had been somewhat anxious, now breathed a sigh of relief. The Faraday cage indeed worked. "Study math, physics, and chemistry well, and you can travel anywhere without fear," he thought. He never expected it would be effective even in another world.