I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature-Chapter 1357 - 967: Capture

Things produced through information solidification will only relate to the target, at most matching a certain skill or peak strength of a part of the target.

Exceeding this is possible but won’t completely outstrip the target; it’s only concentrated on a specific part, and such instances are rare.

This collar is considered something that exceeds the producer’s power, influenced by the opponent’s strength, obsession, and desire.

These factors provide extra enhancement, but even if enhanced, it’s only a thing; what’s originally unable to defy the heavens remains incapable even when blackened.

If this Devourer could have half the strength of an artificial Celestial Being, considering the collar’s special attack effect, it would have significant impact on artificial Celestial Beings.

But realistically? Forget it; even if it’s attached to an artificial Celestial Being, it only weakens a part of its power, making it hesitant on commands.

If this item were used by the higher-ups of Devourers, its effect would be terrific, but most of the Devourer higher-ups have been dealt with.

The remaining ones that fled through different means were intercepted by her other ’avatars,’ those avatars using the skin of artificial Celestial Beings.

The Devourer higher-ups employed many methods to counter artificial Celestial Beings, all documented by Lilith, while the Devourer higher-ups who exposed themselves were out of options.

Lilith straightforwardly cleaned them up, extracting souls, and incidentally cleared out critical intel within the secret base, while the other escaping Devourers were solved by virtual entities she deployed.

Those virtual entities are original residents of the Virtual World; some are Divine Spirit warriors, others are Path Seekers pursuing higher memories, etc.

They appear here because Lilith directly arranged an ’event,’ allowing Path Seekers to fight stronger and more unique enemies, Divine Spirit warriors to help their True God eliminate enemies.

They know this place as an ’Alien Domain,’ but each has their own pursuits, appearing no different from real people in battle.

Zheng Yichen no longer needs to release vast Hellfire during mass battles as he used to; that Hellfire... is akin to a Heavenly Person of this world, meant to be phased out.

Occasionally it serves some purpose, but requires specific environments, much like once at the Ancient Immortal Mountain.

At other times, it’s better for her to directly use a Fantasy Great Array Formation to bring forth a large group of ’Heroic Spirit warriors.’

"Boss, I have acquired enough data and can proceed with Heavenly Person recovery work." Lilith communicated with Zheng Yichen.

"You’re all done? Whew~ I’m feeling a bit uncomfortable." Zheng Yichen waved, drawing a black Demonic Abyss Scars, blocking an explosive attack from afar.

What made him uncomfortable was the Might of Heaven and Earth Power from the artificial Celestial Beings; this pressure isn’t additive but the twenty-plus artificial Celestial Beings combined still make it unbearable for him.

"Have you noticed they all seem to have turned red-eyed?" Zheng Yichen noticed changes in some artificial Celestial Beings; furthermore, their crystal-like blood vessels had turned light red. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Rampage.

"Because all higher-ups of Devourers are dead, activating their Revenge Mode."

"Won’t they rush over to self-destruct?" Zheng Yichen raised his hand to block a melee attack from an artificial Celestial Being; these beings are powerful in both close and long-range combat.

Zheng Yichen’s melee skills are comprehensively trained by Lilith, consolidating techniques from all close-combat adept entities within the Virtual World, feeding moves to Zheng Yichen during training.

Thus, when Zheng Yichen engages in simulation training, it’s directly Hell-level difficulty.

Even now, he still takes a fair number of hits during simulation training.

In real combat, however, it’s a different story; simulation training is to improve technique without resorting to brute force, while real combat is about efficiently defeating the enemy.

With a cracking sound, the encroaching artificial Celestial Being had its arm broken by Zheng Yichen, who decisively abandoned the arm, distancing himself, while other Celestial Beings attacked to stall Zheng Yichen’s pursuit.

Throwing aside the arm which began crystallizing after breaking, Zheng Yichen slightly curled his lips, his figure disappearing amidst spatial distortion.

Within Zheng Yichen’s Illusory Eye, some spells were displayed, targeting artificial Celestial Beings in numerous ways, concentrated on the higher-ups of Devourers.

Linked with them are methods that automatically expire if acquired by others, but there are a few unlinked methods, rarely but already useful here.

Zheng Yichen hasn’t mastered many Spells; complex incantations like these he can’t learn at a glance, but Lilith’s support allows him to use them.

He only needs to provide the power.

Scarlet incantations appear in the surrounding environment, suppressing the Might of Heaven and Earth Power stirred by rampaging artificial Celestial Beings; this Spell is meant for large restriction methods.

It’s specifically for combating out-of-control artificial Celestial Beings.

"Very good."

Without the influence of the Might of Heaven and Earth Power, the suppressive force that Zheng Yichen was subjected to returned to normal. During this battle, he rarely used the Phenomenon manifestation; when he did, it would be squeezed by the Might of Heaven and Earth Power.

The suppression directly affected the Phenomenon from the outside. Over twenty artificial Celestial Beings could forcibly tear apart the influence of the Phenomenon. Facing such enemies, it was not suitable to maintain the Phenomenon for a long time.

They could also gain additional enhancement within the Phenomenon. In high-level battles, it’s best to use the Phenomenon at the moment of attack. Don’t think about using the Phenomenon to elevate the environment.

Keeping it in sync with the current environment is enough.

Phenomenon amplifying attacks is more useful. However, without the influence of the Might of Heaven and Earth Power, it became much easier for Zheng Yichen to use the Phenomenon. A Phenomenon that breaks the environment limit is indeed easy for the enemy to exploit, but what if it is concentrated in a small area on oneself?

Two close-range artificial Celestial Beings were knocked down by Zheng Yichen in melee combat. A distorted Phenomenon appeared in the environment around them, folding space and causing them to fly back to Zheng Yichen.

Then Zheng Yichen reached out and slapped them on the head. There was no brutal scene of heads exploding, but collars appeared on the necks of the two artificial Celestial Beings.

The original collars were decomposed by Lilith and turned into resources for the Virtual World core. Lilith could then naturally use the Fantasy Great Array Formation to create similar or even better tools.

The reason they could become better was due to the stronger power contained in this tool.

The influence of the collars caused some chaos among the two artificial Celestial Beings. Zheng Yichen didn’t pay them attention and continued to act against the other artificial Celestial Beings. After about one-third of them were fitted with these collars, their cooperation completely fell into chaos.

With the lack of mutual cover, Zheng Yichen efficiently brought them under complete control.

"So difficult!" After taking down the last Celestial Being, Zheng Yichen looked at the information in the Illusory Eye. These artificial Celestial Beings, with a plethora of weaknesses internally, had almost no weaknesses externally.

They ignored mental anomalies, Ice Crystal Freeze, Flames of Rage, and Black Light. The Unity of Heaven and Man trait made them appear as if the Descent of the Heavenly God had occurred.

Ironically, all of Zheng Yichen’s abilities were focused on better eliminating enemies, making it truly difficult to capture them normally.

If the goal was to eliminate them, the battle would have ended a bit faster. Although they covered each other well, doing so repeatedly would eventually allow him to grasp an opportunity to decrease the number of Celestial Beings.

But these Celestial Beings have other uses. Once Lilith obtained the information about them, she knew how ’valuable’ they were. Destroying them directly would indeed be too wasteful.

Recycling them, however, allows for usage in many areas in the future.

Artificial Celestial Beings are just tools, lacking self-awareness and any sense of Good and Evil, entirely dependent on how they are used. Lilith’s suggestion was to use these artificial Celestial Beings as external activity skins...

Being empty shells without self-awareness, Lilith could naturally exploit this, using these tools as skins for external activities.

And truly leverage their Unity of Heaven and Man trait. This approach is far more effective than using the Fantasy Great Array Formation to conjure a counterfeit.

That’s why Lilith advised Zheng Yichen to preserve these artificial Celestial Beings as much as possible within a safe range, as killing each one would be akin to burning their own assets.

"I’ve obtained the complete set of data and will later simulate the related analytical equipment using Virtual Genesis for a complete adjustment on them," Lilith said after Zheng Yichen breathed a sigh of relief.

Regarding consumption, based on his inspection, Zheng Yichen hadn’t experienced much physical exhaustion.

At most, it was mental fatigue.

Of course, upon inspecting the captured artificial Celestial Beings, they hadn’t suffered much exhaustion either. No, it should be said that it was zero wear and tear. During battle, unless Zheng Yichen could instantly kill an artificial Celestial Being and reduce them to ashes, they would quickly return to full status.

The limitation on artificial Celestial Beings was their lifespan. The high-intensity combat with Zheng Yichen had resulted in these artificial Celestial Beings consuming half a month’s lifespan.

"There are no enemies left here to clear. We can now reclaim the remaining artificial Celestial Beings," Lilith referred to the artificial Celestial Beings that had been obstructing Du Gang.

"I’ll go take a look over at Du Gang’s side... Hmm? Why are there fewer?" Zheng Yichen glanced at the built-in space, noticing a few artificial Celestial Beings missing.

Lilith explained, "They were used, and I recycled them by disassembly."

She intended to use these empty-shelled artificial Celestial Beings as external activity bodies but didn’t plan on using those that had been utilized.

"Uh, alright." Zheng Yichen nodded and headed towards where Du Gang was.

Upon arriving at the scene, he found Du Gang struggling quite a bit.

Facing the onslaught of seven artificial Celestial Beings, Du Gang had to continuously endure high-intensity attacks, with minimal effectiveness in counterattacking. The Unity of Heaven and Man trait rendered these artificial Celestial Beings’ sustainability undefeatable.

However, Du Gang wasn’t without a chance of victory. As long as the battle lasted long enough, he could exhaust these artificial Celestial Beings until their lifespans ended, leading to on-the-spot Metamorphosis.