Actually, from the moment Shen Yu saw these two people, his attention was drawn more to interstellar world Shen Yu.
The things on interstellar world Shen Yu were clearly from a much higher technological level.
And when he said that the civilization he came from had entered the interstellar era for two hundred years, Shen Yu was even more excited.
For a human civilization still stuck in the Earth Star Era, that level of science and technology is simply too important.
But unexpectedly, there was even more to the surprise!
"Based on how those novels I read last lifetime divided worlds, my current one could probably be considered 'Gao Wu'." Martial Artist Shen Yu was a little proud, but then sighed, "Sadly, all that martial power is meaningless before a Heavenly Calamity that can destroy a whole world's ecosystem. If it were Cultivation, maybe it wouldn't even count as the apocalypse."
Martial Arts really was different from what people ordinarily thought of as Cultivation.
No matter how high your cultivation, how strong your power, you still need to eat.
In fact, you eat even more!
Capable of destroying a city with a single sword, but you can't build one with a single sword.
No matter how strong your martial power, faced with the dying sun, you can only feel endless despair.
But the situation now is different.
Martial power might be useless against his own apocalypse, but that doesn't mean it's useless against apocalypses in other worlds!
Martial Artist Shen Yu suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Yu: "Main body, how about we talk business? Divine Skill for grain?"
Since arriving in this space, Martial Artist Shen Yu had already noticed those goods.
Some of them were obviously sacks of rice!
He was all too clear about the current situation back in his own world.
The dynasty had collapsed, corpses scattered everywhere, even cannibalism!
Grain had long become priceless, no one would sell, it could only be stolen by force!
This food was just far too important for him right now!
"Of course, no problem." Shen Yu nodded, "It's a great thing after all, you'll surely get Gray Mist, but don't rush—we should set some rules. If you bring out too much food at once, it'll only attract danger."
Shen Yu could well imagine the situation on Martial Artist Shen Yu's side.
Judging by his clothes, social productivity was still pretty low.
Against this kind of apocalypse, their resistance was pitifully weak.
"I understand, I understand." Martial Artist Shen Yu operated his mental method to calm himself, giving a self-deprecating smile, "This body's only twenty, can't help but get fired up sometimes."
He'd seen far too much human tragedy these days.
That sense of helplessness, of despair and pessimism, made it hard to stay calm in the face of hope.
But everyone here was himself anyway.
No need to worry about losing face.
"For now, help me settle one thing first." Shen Yu looked at the two in front of him. "There's a gang of armed robbers outside. Can you handle them?"
That's right, Shen Yu was ready to run a test.
A bunch of gun-toting thugs were no problem, but it was a chance to test if the two could even get out, and whether their powers worked outside as well.
What if they could leave, but Martial Arts didn't work there, or tech gear couldn't be used between worlds?
If that happened, things would be much worse in the future.
The two others clearly realized this too.
"I'll do it." interstellar world Shen Yu spoke first. "I just joined the army and finished basic augmentation—got subcutaneous armor and an energy shield installed. Ordinary kinetic rounds can't hurt me. This material tech for subcutaneous armor shouldn't stop working just because it's a different world."
"Frankly, there's no need to kill them." Martial Artist Shen Yu chimed in, "In the apocalypse, labor is valuable. Even criminals have their uses—be it as workers or battlefield cannon fodder, it's better than killing them outright. I've got the Profound Heart Capturing Spirit Technique—can control others' minds and souls to a certain extent. For some ordinary folk, if it works, there's no way they can break free."
Martial Arts like that exist?
Shen Yu recalled what Martial Artist Shen Yu had said before—body main, Primordial Spirit auxiliary—and gained new insight.
This was good news.
Bottom line, now, all he hoped for was that the worlds those two came from were even stronger!
The next moment, Shen Yu saw some kind of change on interstellar world Shen Yu's body.
Some lines hidden in his flesh started to glow faintly; head, eyes and other relatively fragile spots revealed a thin light shield, composed of countless polygons.
"Klein Field Barrier." interstellar world Shen Yu, noticing Shen Yu's gaze, explained: "It's a unidirectional energy circuit, with highly efficient energy conversion. Great performance whether facing kinetic weapons or energy weapons."
Shen Yu didn't speak, but the expectation in his heart grew stronger.
As the Gray Mist unfolded, interstellar world Shen Yu simply strode out.
Just as expected, a circle of gun-wielding bandits were staring dead at this spot.
Their nerves were already stretched tight, and at the moment Gray Mist appeared again, they didn't even wait to see what was happening before they reflexively squeezed their triggers!
BANG BANG BANG!
Violent gunfire echoed, the men gripping full-auto rifles, firing wildly, shouting at the top of their lungs as if it might give them some kind of security.
Even Shen Yu found himself tense.
Yet, facing firepower enough to destroy most carbon-based life, interstellar world Shen Yu didn't even flinch!
He just folded his arms, while the Klein Barrier kept appearing wherever bullets hit.
The colliding rounds lost all their momentum and simply dropped to the ground right in front of him.
Making crisp sounds as they landed.
There was no need at all to use the subcutaneous armor—their bullets couldn't even penetrate the outer energy shield!
The scene left the bandits completely stunned.
"Fuck! Fuck!"
"Terminator, he's the Terminator!"
"Shoot! Shoot!"
"Monster! That's a monster, run!"
"..."
Though they had known the world was changing, when something so surreal really appeared before them—especially when it was their enemy—the shock was beyond imagination.
Some of them could barely get words out, turning and bolting immediately!
Running while screaming hysterically, yelling at the top of their lungs.
Clearly terrified to the extreme.
When the power in your hands can no longer give you a shred of security, no matter how savage you are, you're nothing but a slave to fear.
But then, a ghostly silhouette suddenly appeared right in front of them.
In just an instant, everyone froze.
No matter if they made eye contact or not, their heads felt like they'd been struck—vision, thought, even consciousness filled only with a pair of eyes. Eyes with a strange power, like those of a Divine Spirit, covering their whole world. Nothing else remained.