D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad-Chapter 928 - 928 Chapter 928 Is it Still Science if itโs In Another World?
928 Chapter 928 Is it Still Science if itโs In Another World? ฦ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐จv๐ฆl.๐o๐ฆ
โCan I have some of your blood?โ ๐ง๐e๐๐คe๐๐o๐ซ๐๐ก.๐๐จ๏ฝ
Can jumped in place, dropping the snow sheโd been relocating with Lily. Wellโฆ saying โrelocatingโ was more of a technical truth. Itโd been a few hours since Yang had spoken her mind. Kat and Lily had hang around doing nothing for a bitโฆ and then decided to make snowmen. Currently they were trying to make a whole snowman family. Theyโd failed twice to make anything good, but succeeded once in a Lily sized snowman, and were now working on a larger second one.
Kat slowly turned to the source of the sound that startled her, Xuena. Kat had been rather focused on having fun with Lily in the snow and wellโฆ *Thatโs a weird ass question isnโt it?*
[Yeah no complaints from me. Iโฆ I think it makes sense butโฆ weirdโฆ]
*Agreed. That being saidโฆ system is there a reason I shouldnโt?*
User Kat is being requested to provide Entity Xuena with blood for use in Alchemy. This course of action is not considered advisable. Any ability derived from User Katโs blood will require taking in sufficient Demonic Energy to power it resulting in horrific mutations and loss of sanity.
Thatโs not a big surprise. โJust double checkingโฆ but what do you want it for?โ asked Kat despite her confidence in Xuenaโs answer.
โYou have a really powerful regeneration factor and if I can have some of your blood, freely given of course, that should drastically increase the power of the pill Iโm working on. I donโt need tooo much. Especially for someone that can regenerate. Thoughโฆ I wouldnโt be opposed to more. Iโm sure I could figure something else useful with it!โ explained Xuena.
Kat nodded but tried to play up the absurdity. โRightโฆ rightโฆ soโฆ on the one hand, I understand the desire for potent regeneration, it is very niceโฆ counterpoint. It relies on heavily corrupting demonic energy that WILL horrible mutate your flesh and mind into a twisted version of yourself with no sense of self.โ
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โHmmmโฆโ *Oh God. Xuena is actually still thinking about it.* โSoโฆ when you say heavily corruptingโฆโ Kat glanced over at Yang with a โYang help, your science gremlin is doing mad science thingsโ. Now, despite the relative lack of familiarity between Yang and Kat, they did know each other decently well. Perhaps more important, Yang knew Xuena REALLY well. So the message managed to make it across. Yang stopped her partial cultivation and started walking over. โIs that something you think could be mitigated with sanity inducers?
โXuenaโฆโ started Kat before trailing offโฆ *Right soโฆ I admit I was being a little silly before, and Yang told me not to surprise Xuenaโฆ but I felt like I started with a fairly blatant warning and a dash of humour. If that isnโt taking careโฆ I donโt know what is!*
[You were just trying to mess with her though.]
*Well yes, but I did also warn her of the dangers. Just because she is trying to warn that part doesnโt mean my warning was any less explicit.*
[You made it sound like something that potentially isnโt so bad. Perhaps even insinuated that youโre already effected by it. I donโt really know why youโre surprised it turned out like this. She was covered in worm guts naked in the snow just a few hours back. Well, I donโt know when she changed. Wait actuallyโฆ] Lily looked up from where she was compacting some snow to seeโฆ Xuena. Naked and covered in blood. [Never mind sheโs still naked and covered in worm guts. Makes MY point even more blatant. Maybe try and calm her down a bit?]
โโฆ Xuena itโs a permanent change that destroys your humanity in the process. Sanity inducers are not going to help soul deep corruption,โ insisted Kat.
Xuena just got a gleam in her eye. โI donโt see how that changes anything. Cultivation helps improve our souls after all and I know that demonic cultivators exist. Sure itโs probably not using actual demon blood, but that just means I can figure out my own special techniques!โ
โDo you really want to be a demonic cultivator?โ asked Kat hoping that alone would be enough. She should have known better.
โNot particularly but I have a real demon in front of me who seems willing to donate blood. The reason youโre hesitating isnโt because you donโt want to give blood, just that youโre afraid of the consequences if you do. Well, Iโll just have to do some testing to figure some things out,โ said Xuena with a gleam in her eye.
โIโd really rather you didnโt Xuena,โ said Yang firmly. โThis is dangerous, and I know it excites you but it just isnโt safe,โ
Xuena just waved off her friendโs concerns. โYou think everything is unsafe Yang. This really could be my one and only chance for a big break,โ Yang couldnโt help but scoff at that, โwell it COULD. I mean, how many demons have been summoned in the last hundred years since all the demon summoning sects were wiped out?โ
Yang grumbled under her breath, none of it was proper words, so Xuena pouted and gave the best puppy dog eyes she could, aimed directly at Yang. โWhat were you saying,โ
Yang groaned and answered, โFine. As far as I know the answer is one, or two. Depending on how you count things. Kat is, as far as I know, the only demon to have been summoned but sheโs been summoned twice, both by Xiang.โ
โSee, see. Thatโs pretty rare right? Demons donโt just grow on trees you know!โ insisted Xuena.
*Lily? Ideas?*
[Iโd just point out she canโt research anything else if she goes insane. Maybe point out how much knowledge sheโd loose in the transition even if it did work?]
Yeah that sounds promising. Iโll go with that. โXuena,โ Kat said sharply to return the ice cultivatorโs attention to her. โI want you to think about what youโre really asking. You are risking your mind with these sorts of thoughts. Even if you succeed, what if you start to think youโre fine. Donโt bother with the sanity inducers at all or take more demon blood just because it seemed like a good idea at the time? Youโd slowly lose yourselfโฆ
Kat raised herself up slightly, so that she could properly look down on Xuena, โThink of it. All that knowledge, all that intellectโฆ slowly slipping through your fingers and draining away because you wanted a bit of extra power. Can you imagine? Think of just how dumb it might make youโฆโ
โYeah, it could make you dumber than Xiang!โ chipped in Yang. Kat rolled her eyes at that as soon as Xuena turned around to look at Yang in surprise. Xuena started to look between Yang and Kat rapidly as she took in the statement before pouting.
โSoโฆ no super demon pills?โ asked Xuena slowly.
โNo super demon pills,โ said Yang softly.
*Questionโฆ just how toxic is my blood exactly?*
User Katโs blood isnโt inherently toxic as the Demonic Energy likes to bond itself to a demonโs body. What Demonic Energy is in blood tends not to leak out even if itโs splattered somewhere or ingested making it relatively safe. However, use of it as a crafting regent strips those protections.
*Good. Iโd hate to think Iโm a paper cut away from hurting Sylvie or someone else I like.*
Xuena sighed. โI guess Iโll just have to settle for healing my wounds, upgrading my cultivation rankโฆ and growing a second heart. A shame reallyโฆโ
โWait hold upโฆ what was that third thingโ snapped Yang.
โGrowing a second heart?โ repeated Xuena innocently.
โXuenaโฆ what did we agree about extra organsโฆโ complained Yang.
โNot to add anything with even the slightest chance of causing complications?โ offered Xuena as what she saw as an acceptable answer.
โNo it wasnโt! We agreed to no additional organs until Rank 5 and you know how to properly fuse them with the body,โ said Yang.
โThat doesnโt seem like something Iโd agree toโฆโ mumbled Xuena.
โYou had no choice. Youโd just managed to destroy your eye in an explosion and in exchange for helping you mix everything to heal it up properly and not telling your parents you agreed not to add any additional organs till Rank 5,โ said Yang.
โWaitโฆ noโฆ wasnโt that just extra eyes?โ asked Xuena slowly.
โNope, I specified ORGANSโ said Yang firmly.
โHuhโฆ I kinda feel like that has to be cheatingโฆโ grumbled Xuena.
*You know Lilyโฆ Iโm getting the strange feeling that Xuena didnโt use that rare ingredient to heal Xiang out of the goodness of her heart so much as she healed Xiang as an EXCUSE to use that rare ingredient and only get a mild punishment from her parents.*
[You know Katโฆ Iโm starting to think exactly the same thing. Funny coincidence that.]
*Do you think Yang knows?*
[I think she probably knows or at the very least suspects that to be the case. Xiangโฆ I doubt he has any idea. Probably hasnโt spent enough time around Xuena yetโฆ]
*Iโm wonder if she really was better off kidnapped. Safer certainlyโฆ*
[Perhapsโฆ]
