stonecrandall Chapter 74 Farewell Chapter
Chapter 74 Farewell Chapter
Chapter 74 Saintly Recycling
In the smaller plane.
"We've collected almost all the equipment and soul materials; now we can begin experimenting."
Lu Xingchen used the "1-002 Teleportation Pendant" again to transfer a large number of things into the small plane, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead.
There was a lot to move this time, and even for him, it took a long time to move the equipment and materials over in batches.
"Now, let's begin the experiment."
The first thing to test is naturally my second soul skill: Saintly Farewell.
Lu Xingchen took a deep breath, circulated his soul power to calm his restless spirit, and his gaze fell on the open ground not far away.
On this desolate purple earth, twenty roosters lay quietly on the ground, bound tightly with flexible strips of cloth, their necks slightly twisting, conveying a sense of unease and wariness.
These roosters are about 40 centimeters tall. They are not particularly large, but they are agile and their muscle lines are faintly visible under their feathers.
Its crest on its head was bright red, like a burning lantern. The feathers on its neck and tail were a deep brownish-red, gleaming faintly in the dim light of the small plane. The feathers on its belly, however, were a pure light yellow, glossy and smooth, like the finest silk.
The Overlord Chicken is a superior breed of chicken bred by a company under the Spirit Tower, and is sold exclusively to large families. A single chicken can cost as much as 30,000 Federal Credits.
Legend has it that this chicken possesses a faint trace of Tyrannosaurus Rex bloodline, hence its name, Tyrannosaurus Rex Chicken.
As a super power spanning three continents, the Spirit Pagoda's foundation lies in the cultivation and sale of spirits. However, after ten thousand years of accumulation and expansion, it has long since formed a commercial empire covering the entire industry chain.
Food, medicine, soul guidance technology, mining, education and training—the Spirit Pagoda can be found in almost any field that can generate huge profits.
This Tyrant Chicken was an accidental byproduct of the Spirit Transmission Tower Laboratory in Tianhai City, which was conducting experiments on cultivating artificial soul spirits.
The initial goal of the experiment was to cultivate a powerful artificial soul with dinosaur blood, but unexpectedly, a deviation occurred during the gene fusion process.
What was ultimately born was not the combat-type spirit expected, but rather this edible poultry with delicate meat, a short growth cycle, and a strong reproductive capacity.
Subsequently, these chickens were transferred to the company's exclusive breeding farms for large-scale breeding, and then marketed at high prices with the gimmick of "containing Tyrannosaurus Rex bloodline".
In any case, "the final interpretation right belongs to Chuanling Tower," so even if consumers have doubts, they are unlikely to provide substantial evidence, and in the end, the matter can only be dropped.
In order to test his soul skills, Lu Xingchen asked Li Mengjie to prepare some animals for him to experiment on, and the result was naturally these tyrant chickens.
These chickens possess a weak amount of soul power, but they are not considered ten-year soul beasts; at most, they are five-year soul beasts. In any case, killing them will not yield any soul rings.
After all, they're just broiler chickens; we can't expect too much.
Lu Xingchen raised his hand and placed it on the storage bracelet on his left wrist. A faint light flashed, and a cloth bag the size of a palm appeared in his palm.
With a gentle shake, the snow-white rice poured out, piling up in his palm. Then, his eyes narrowed, and he uttered a low murmur: "Saintly Farewell."
As soon as he finished speaking, two spirit rings suddenly rose from beneath his feet and slowly rotated around his body.
The first spirit ring was a yellow, hundred-year spirit ring, radiating a gentle fluctuation of spirit power;
His second spirit ring was a vibrant red, an extreme color far surpassing that of ordinary hundred-year spirit rings. It was a powerful spirit ring he obtained after fusing with a special spirit.
At this moment, the red spirit ring suddenly shone brightly, and a strange energy surged from Lu Xingchen's body, gathering in his palm along his arm.
Strands of blood seeped from the lines of his palm, like red threads wrapped around grains of rice. The originally snow-white rice was quickly stained a translucent blood red, exuding a faint smell of blood and a rich aura of soul power.
Lu Xingchen felt the loss of soul power within his body, his brows furrowed slightly but he did not stop.
The core mechanism of "Sanctification":
It involves using one's own blood as a medium to separate a portion of soul power and life essence power and inject it into the target's body. After the target absorbs and transforms it, the enhanced power is then recovered through a special soul connection, thereby increasing one's own strength.
This "give first, take later" model may seem peculiar, but it contains a subtle way of energy circulation.
"Fortunately, I can actively control the amount of blood separated. If I had to force blood out every time, even if my soul power could support it, my body wouldn't be able to handle it," Lu Xingchen thought to himself.
He could clearly sense that as the blood rice formed, his soul power, which was originally at the peak of level 23, was slowly decreasing. Every drop of blood that seeped out was accompanied by a loss of soul power.
When his soul power dropped to level 23, about to reach the level 22 threshold, he immediately stopped injecting blood and soul power.
He walked up to the first rooster, gently pressed its neck with his left hand, and forcibly pried open its beak with his right hand, then handed it three grains of blood-stained rice.
The rooster initially struggled, twisting its neck and making "cluck-cluck-cluck" sounds in an attempt to resist.
But the moment the blood rice entered its mouth, its struggles suddenly stopped, its eyes widened slightly, as if it had sensed the pure energy contained in the blood rice, its throat moved, and it swallowed the blood rice on its own.
Without pausing, Lu Xingchen walked to each of the tyrant chickens in turn and fed each chicken three grains of blood rice in the same way.
The whole process proceeded smoothly, and all twenty roosters quickly consumed the blood rice. After the last rooster swallowed the blood rice, he reached out and untied the ropes binding them.
"Giggle~"
The untied roosters did not immediately scatter and flee. Instead, they stood still, necks slightly raised, eyes filled with obvious longing, all looking at the remaining blood rice in Lu Xingchen's hand, making low chirping sounds.
A few chickens even tentatively took a few steps toward him.
Clearly, the energy contained in the blood rice has created a strong sense of dependence in them, and they have completely forgotten the fear of being bound before.
"Eat."
Lu Xingchen flicked his wrist, throwing out all the bloody rice in his hand.
"Giggle~"
On the ground, the twenty Tyrant Chickens unleashed an agility far exceeding that of ordinary broiler chickens the moment the blood rice hit the ground. Their wings flapped, raising fine dust, and their sharp cries rose and fell.
Lu Xingchen stepped aside, activated his mental perception, and closely monitored the changes in each of the Tyrant Chickens.
He could clearly sense that after the blood rice entered their bodies, it transformed into streams of red energy that flowed along their meridians, constantly cleansing their flesh and soul.
"Giggle!"
The roosters fought over the blood rice with almost frenzied movements, their brown neck feathers standing on end and their pale yellow bellies heaving violently with rapid breathing.
Originally, the body only possessed weak soul power, but after consuming the blood rice, a faint red light began to appear on its surface, as if flames were burning under its skin.
Lu Xingchen could clearly sense that the soul power within these chickens was increasing at a visible rate. The soul power, which was originally as thin as a stream, was gradually becoming fuller and even beginning to form a weak circulation within their bodies.
"Hmm? This reaction was faster than expected."
Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow and thought to himself.
He originally thought that the fusion of the power of holiness would take at least half an hour, but he did not expect that in just a quarter of an hour, the tyrant rooster at the front had already shown obvious changes.
Its body size has quietly expanded, growing from about 40 centimeters to nearly 50 centimeters in height. The fleshy crest on its head has become more vibrant red and fuller, and its eyes have lost their original docility, gaining a hint of wild sharpness.
In addition, the fluctuations of their soul power are becoming increasingly intense. Their soul power level, which was originally only considered to be that of a five-year-old soul beast, is now infinitely close to the threshold of a ten-year-old soul beast.
Half an hour later.
The bloody rice on the ground had been swept away, and the appearance of the twenty overlord chickens had also undergone a complete transformation.
They were no longer ordinary poultry; their sizes had all increased dramatically, with the smallest one being a meter tall, bulging muscles, and wingspans reaching two meters. Their soul power fluctuations were solid, indicating that they had completely advanced to ten-year soul beasts.
The change in one of them made Lu Xingchen's lips twitch slightly.
The chicken was nearly three meters tall, far exceeding its peers. What was even more peculiar was that its original brown feathers had all fallen away, turning into a dazzling gold, like sunlight that had been molten, radiating a warm and intense light.
Its head is round and spherical, and its neck is so long that it is almost exaggerated, estimated to be 1.5 meters long. Paired with slender chicken feet that are 1 meter long, the overall proportions are extremely bizarre.
Rather than calling it a chicken, it looks more like an ostrich that has been exposed to nuclear radiation, so abstract that it makes people chuckle.
"Even the species has changed!"
Lu Xingchen took out the "0-2" and used the identification tool on the peculiar variety in front of him.
[Race: Tyrannosaurus Rex? (Mutant)]
[Cultivation Level: Twenty-year-old Soul Beast.]
[Details: This chicken, having consumed the blood of a mythical creature, triggered the power of the "Chaotic Sea" within it, resulting in a unique mutation. It now possesses power derived from the sun and can manipulate light elements to attack.]
"I almost forgot, I'm not an ordinary human anymore."
Lu Xingchen slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing. He was now a Sequence Four "Manipulator," and his demigod-like physique had already caused a fundamental mutation in his blood. Ordinary creatures that came into contact with it would either die instantly or mutate.
The fact that these roosters didn't die immediately after drinking his blood is probably due to his second soul skill.
"Although it has mutated, let's test its overall combat strength first."
Lu Xingchen could clearly feel an invisible soul connection between himself and these Tyrant Chickens. Through this connection, he could sense their emotions and states, and even vaguely control their behavior.
"Giggle~"
Under Lu Xingchen's influence, the golden mutated chicken immediately let out a clear cry, raised its neck slightly, and a sharp light flashed in its golden pupils.
The next second, a blinding golden beam of light shot out from its mouth, carrying scorching heat and immense soul power, instantly striking a three-meter-high, one-meter-thick boulder not far away.
"boom!"
After the loud noise, the boulder was pierced through, leaving a smooth, round hole. The surrounding rocks were all melted by the high temperature, turning into a glassy substance.
"It can fire lasers, so this chicken must be quite powerful." Lu Xingchen exclaimed in amazement.
The experiment showed that all twenty Tyrannosaurus Rex chickens grew significantly larger, and one of them mutated, which is a fairly good probability.
"Next, let's try to recover the power."
Lu Xingchen's eyes narrowed, and he activated his second soul ring once more.
The red soul rings shone brightly, and the invisible soul connection was instantly activated, transforming into strands of red energy that extended from the bodies of the five Tyrant Chickens and converged towards Lu Xingchen's palm.
"Giggle—"
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The five tyrant roosters let out painful cries, their bodies began to tremble violently, and their soul power, life force, and the activated bloodline power were forcibly extracted through their soul connection.
Their bodies shrank at a visible rate, their feathers lost their luster, and the ferocity and sharpness in their eyes gradually faded, leaving them bewildered and weak once more.
Lu Xingchen felt a surge of energy flowing into his body, and his soul power, which had been declining, began to rise rapidly.
"boom"
Once the last bit of energy was recovered, Lu Xingchen's soul power instantly returned to the advanced level 23.
The five tyrant chickens, however, had completely lost their former sharpness, becoming listless and lying motionless on the ground. Their soul power was almost completely exhausted, and they were barely hanging on by a thread, no different from ordinary chickens.
Lu Xingchen looked at them thoughtfully: "Since they were only recently given blood, the effects of the high-interest loan are not yet obvious. Even if it is recovered, at most only their own power and part of their life force can be recovered."
A knowing glint flashed in his eyes: "If we give them enough time to cultivate on their own, allowing the power of holiness to completely merge with their bloodline, they will become even stronger—"
When we reclaim them later, we can probably take everything, including their soul power, life force, and even bloodline potential, with interest. That would be the real "harvest."
If he were to raise all twenty Tyrant Chickens in front of him and then recycle them, he was absolutely certain that his soul power could break through to level 24, or even reach the bottleneck of level 25!
"Besides recovering power, let's try other effects."
Lu Xingchen didn't plan to kill all the chickens; he had other ideas he wanted to experiment with.
"Giggle~"
As if sensing his thoughts, the remaining fifteen Tyrant Roosters let out low clucking.
Lu Xingchen focused his mind and tried to communicate with that soul connection.
To his surprise, even after the power was withdrawn, the connection remained as strong as ever, like a resilient thread, tightly binding him to these Tyrannosaurus Roosters.
He attempted to transmit a faint wisp of soul power through the connection—
The five weak Tyrant Chickens, which had been lying paralyzed on the ground, trembled slightly, a glimmer of light flashed in their eyes, their dry feathers seemed to regain some luster, and their soul power also slightly increased.
"It actually works!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Xingchen's eyes. "This soul connection hasn't disappeared. As long as I'm willing, I can give them power again at any time, allowing them to grow anew!"
A complete cycle instantly formed in his mind: grant power → allow them to grow autonomously/perform tasks → reclaim power to enhance themselves → reverse the flow of trace energy to accelerate their recovery → grant power again to strengthen them —
"This is practically a sustainable way to harvest韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting consumers)," perfect!
Lu Xingchen couldn't help but chuckle. The wondrous uses of this Holy Power were even more astonishing than he had anticipated.
"Now that the soul skill experiment is complete, let's try creating a soul beast."
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