I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature-Chapter 1668 - 1176: Where Is Downward Compatibility? (2)
All of this drove the Black Tortoise Xuanwu into madness and frenzy. Currently, the most successful example of the reverse experiment is Ban Long. The Black Tortoise Xuanwu has a stronger constitution, but this experiment isn’t something it can easily bear.
They don’t need the Black Tortoise Xuanwu to withstand it forever; they just need to push it to its limits.
The extracted dark soul will be one of the main materials for the Heaven-Slaying Weapon.
"If we could make all the 4 Divine Beasts into materials, the Heaven-Slaying Weapon could advance further," a researcher said, looking at the sealed Black Tortoise’s soul. Even though it was frozen, the soul still burned fiercely.
The negative energy it emitted, even with isolation, exerted a strong mental pressure on anyone near it.
"Stop thinking about it too much; there’s still the Vermilion Bird to handle," another researcher said with anticipation. Such beings as the 4 Divine Beasts exist in abundance in the Great World.
But those beasts don’t qualify; they merely resonate with each other and can’t symbolize the heavenly Spirits of the Four Symbols.
Currently, only the Black Tortoise Xuanwu and Vermilion Bird exist at this standard of the 4 Divine Beasts; Azure Dragon and White Tiger do not.
Perhaps in a few decades, they could be cultivated, but they can’t wait that long now.
Other 4 Divine Beasts that don’t meet the standard are useless, and the difference between them is vast, like a mage who commands ice and snow magic versus the embodiment of ice and snow.
The former creates ice and snow through their power, while the latter is a symbol of ice and snow itself, able to create icy environments without expending energy—just a mere thought is sufficient.
In the Great World, the Black Tortoise Xuanwu and Vermilion Bird have reached this symbolic threshold, with limitless potential for future growth.
They once served as substitutes for the native Heavenly Dao’s pillars for the Boundary Breaking Organization.
But with a better plan in place, they no longer need to continue cultivating the original Spirits of the Four Symbols.
After all, if them cultivating this too successfully caused the native Heavenly Dao’s will to react before the Boundary Breaking Organization could utilize them, and they recruited the Spirits of the Four Symbols first, wouldn’t their efforts be in vain?
Instead of that, it’s better to insert the half-prepared Spirits of the Four Symbols into the Heaven-Slaying Plan.
The Black Tortoise’s Spirit serves as the Heaven-Slaying Sword Bone, while the Vermilion Bird’s soul maintains the shape of the Heaven-Slaying Sword, preventing the Heaven-Slaying Weapon from collapsing.
This Heaven-Slaying Weapon lacks the complete Spirits of the Four Symbols but is sufficient for use, and any missing parts of the Spirits of the Four Symbols can be gradually supplemented later.
Once the Boundary Breaking Organization has slain the native Heavenly Dao’s will, allowing the Shadow of Heavenly Path to replace it, won’t it be easy to cultivate the Spirits of the Four Symbols?
However, after making use of Zheng Yichen this time, there will be risks involved in trying to use him again, but upon inspection, the quality of the Black Tortoise’s Spirit refined under Zheng Yichen’s pressure is exceptionally high, exceeding their expectations.
"Even if the quality of the Vermilion Bird’s Spirit is slightly inferior, it won’t affect the final result. What should we do?" The researchers of the Heaven-Slaying Plan exchanged opinions, examining the data.
Everyone present appeared conflicted. Following the original plan wouldn’t affect the final result, but the quality of the Heaven-Slaying Weapon would match expectations without any surprises.
Yet the quality of the Black Tortoise’s Spirit exceeded the estimate by twenty percent, a remarkable 120% strength, and simply matching it with a standard-quality Vermilion Bird’s Spirit would waste it.
It’s an outright waste of valuable resources, and to ensure the Vermilion Bird’s Spirit’s undead power can properly sustain the Heaven-Slaying Weapon, they must weaken the Black Tortoise’s Spirit.
This reduction in compatibility is unacceptable!
Aiming for upward compatibility is necessary.
"Submit the request; since Lord Ban Long doesn’t want to rest, he will certainly be willing to further perfect the Heaven-Slaying Weapon," a researcher reluctantly agreed to merge downward.
The best solution is to have Ban Long intervene, let the Vermilion Bird deal with Zheng Yichen, and have Ban Long nearby to provide support. As soon as they can extract the Vermilion Bird’s Spirit, Ban Long should cover the operation.
This way, a prepared Zheng Yichen won’t be able to destroy the Vermilion Bird’s Spirit directly.
"Hurry and find Lord Ban Long!"
"You will all get your comeuppance!"
"Retribution can’t catch me, hahahaha!"
Ban Long laughed wildly, slicing off the head of the powerful being in front of him. Even though the head was severed, the strong being still didn’t perish.
He glared at Ban Long, the energy reverberating with a snarl: "I curse you——"
"A useless wail." Ban Long shook his head. Such powerful beings used to be quite troublesome.
But most of them are monitored by the Great World, presumably for the purpose of cultivating materials, as many powerful beings arrived during the Breakworld.
They couldn’t reach the Dusk Territory but refused to yield to the Boundary Breaking Organization and thus kept growing, inspired.
Some, over time, gave up and chose to blend into the Great World, while others persisted and became super strong beings.
The Boundary Breaking Organization always kept these powerful beings semi-independent, as the Great World’s resources were too plentiful to be entirely utilized.
Letting these strong beings acquire resources and grow independently was seen as a way to integrate assets, as their bodies, souls, and even spiritual wills could all become unique materials.
They strove to obtain various enhancement resources, like raw jade undergoing self-enhancement in the eyes of the Boundary Breaking Organization.
Now it’s time for the harvest.
Having completed the harvest, Ban Long frowned slightly, concealed the still-angry head, and swiftly vanished from sight.
After delivering the head to the development department, he went to the place storing the Black Tortoise’s Spirit. After glancing at the test report, he immediately said, "Get ready, prepare me two suitable bodies."
The development department personnel began preparations at once.
The Great World Black Tortoise unrelated to Zheng Yichen was infused with massive destructive darkness under the influence of the Eye of the Heavenly Law. The vibrant red feathers quickly turned black.
A sharp cry resounded as dark red flames ignited the great domain where the Vermilion Bird resided.
"Again?" Zheng Yichen muttered as he watched the burning great domain and turned to leave. Last time at the Black Tortoise Xuanwu, he had taken a blow and hadn’t even touched the Black Tortoise’s blood. Facing a similar situation now, he certainly wouldn’t dive into the chaos!
Rather than get involved, it was better to continue his tasks. Throughout his journey, he made numerous oaths and, by destroying the Boundary Breaking Organization’s outposts, accumulated a significant amount of Oath Power.
He also took the opportunity to eliminate hostile native creatures, accumulating a significant Essence of Life.
These reserves will be used sooner or later.
"Is he really that timid?" In the Heavenly Eye Observation Station, the employees watched Zheng Yichen make his exit and immediately intervened through the console.
They were granted extraordinary authority and could carry out significant interferences in certain great domains through the Eye of the Heavenly Law, including spatial distortions.
This provided a thrilling experience resembling playing chess with the lives of the multitudes, easily addictive. However, typically, it’s impossible to indulge for long; without quitting the job, they’d eventually become ’Observers.’"
In such a role, they’d lose their sense of self, rendering the best experience meaningless.
Their attempts to interfere from this side failed. Zheng Yichen’s willpower interference shattered the distorted space, and under such interference, there was even a remote invasion of the Eye of the Heavenly Law.
If spatial distortion didn’t work, then they’d try another method.
The Heavenly Eye’s staff weren’t worried. Zheng Yichen was an uncontrollable piece on the chessboard; though they couldn’t influence him, couldn’t they influence their own kind?
The fallen Vermilion Bird, along with the entire great domain, was transferred to Zheng Yichen’s location. Previously, this would have been a severe violation, but they now had the authority to do so.
The burning great domain overlapped with the one Zheng Yichen was in, though from his perspective, they weren’t entirely overlapping.
Instead, they repelled each other, and dark red flames spread down from the overhead great domain, turning the middle area between the two domains into a world of flames.
