Chapter 900: Ah Xiu Says Nothing at All
The village no longer has any living people.
Corpses are strewn across the land, blood flows like a river, severed limbs and flesh fly everywhere, creating an exceptionally brutal scene.
However, aside from the bloodshed, there seems to be little lingering resentment, as if it has been absorbed by something...
"Because Demons are divided into Wild Souls and Harmony Souls, Ootakemaru is no exception. It’s just like years of war and calamity, death, hatred, fear, etc., which can abundantly spawn Wild Souls—"
Gu Mo casually mentioned it, easily making a judgment on the matter.
"Negative emotions can also lead to the phenomenon of Desolate Soul Transformation, the resentment should have been transformed into Ootakemaru’s nourishment, directly absorbed by that Primordial Ghost..."
So, the villagers’ suicidal actions seem comprehensive, almost premeditated, a coordinated and united collective suicide act.
Their negative emotions, their dark thoughts, their discontent and even hatred, were indeed transferred little by little over the years through actions onto Ootakemaru... Ootakemaru not only suffered immense psychological pressure but was also forced onto the path of Desolate Soul Transformation.
What kind of spirit is this?
Trying every means to push those who treat you well, protect you, into corruption, even sacrificing their own lives as a part of the stimulus to ensure this progression?
Looking around this slaughtered village, Gu Mo felt that the current situation is not surprising, because all the hatred, resentment, or fear and darkness, were probably absorbed into nourishment for spawning Wild Souls.
The three of them simply searched around, indeed finding nothing, and the village wasn’t worth staying in any longer.
Incidentally, the village didn’t have any treasure chests or treasure vaults either, but they barely found a few pieces of armor with attributes, although completely Bronze Level trash.
Since there’s no need for collection, naturally there’s no practical value, Gu Mo directly used his Authority to decompose them into basic materials, extract the elements, and stored them. After all, even if it’s trash, if it gets system evaluation, it’s somewhat worthy.
Not due to advanced craftsmanship or skilled artisans, yet achieving a Bronze Level rating, shows the material is somewhat special.
Therefore, the true valuable essence is extracted and stored in the material repository—
Waiting for future crafting of new items, or when divine artifacts need crafting, it might be useful.
It’s considered preparation, especially since creating divine artifacts is no longer difficult for the current Gu Mo. Integrating all the Authorities from the Twelve Olympian Gods, Titan Gods, and many minor deities enhanced his abilities comprehensively, even his forging skills surged upward.
Like the Authority from the Fire and Forging God Hephaestus, related divinity eventually transferring from Zeus to him.
Enhancing durability, shaping metals, imparting specific directionality to metals...
This is the corresponding scope encompassed by the Authority Domain, technologies and functions once possessed by advanced civilization starships, through divinity’s transformation, evolved into expressions of authority.
Recently, he’s contemplating upgrading equipment for his team...
Because for players, meticulous searching wasn’t necessary, the three directly bypass the village, advancing to the next scene. Although some scattered Demon Ghosts cause trouble, they’re easily obliterated minor monsters, hardly even qualifying as cannon fodder.
——In the middle emerged a rare I’mujin Tengu... whether it was reckless or timely.
This Demon Bird is quite powerful, with a human-like head, serpent-like body, sharp hooked beak, and jagged teeth. A ferocious bird formed by the souls of buried deceased transforming into demons, possessing a human face, bird wings, serpent body, a large physique, and strong Demonic Power... Gu Mo showed great interest, relishing the rare live specimen encounter.
Speaking of which, by the seventeenth century, this type of Demon was nearly extinct.
Even his promulgation of the Non-human Management Regulations and Mysterious Side Registration Bill widely spread, there were no registration records for such Demons over the years, neither voluntary nor passive registration, belonging to the type whose index remained closed.
It’s because of his persistent sample collection that his genetic library, like his material repository, grew increasingly massive, all-embracing, supporting him in continuously discovering evolution secrets, designing life blueprints, creating distinct ecosystems, adapted to different planets, various realm environments.
Sharp cries echoed.
With a piercing quality that could penetrate metals and stones, shaking one’s spirit, draining all courage.
Yet this ferocious I’mujin Tengu, the fearsome Demon Bird, in Gu Mo’s hands was like a chick being handled, despite its desperate struggles, unable to break free, directly thrown into a rift by him.
"This rift... should be the power of that Boundary Demon, right?"
The Witch quietly watched the rift disappear, gazing at the dark red eyes within the gap, seemingly pondering something, softly asking.
"..."
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Gu Mo casually opened a space rift, inserting himself into the Mitsuya no Ten and froze momentarily at the mention, then pulled a slight smile, laughing as he spoke: "Yes, after all, this spatial ability is indeed very useful, so I learned a bit from Miss Zi..."
The previous incident ultimately caused quite a stir.
For instance, the Fantasy Land tour group came, and there were matters concerning his daughter, matters about Miss Zi and the others, these couldn’t be concealed... While Miss Tamamo no Mae’s direct outburst was not present, it was expected, and upon reflection, it aligns with everyone’s character.
The two serene beauties in front, both dressed in witch attire, shared similarities in their aura—
Wenwen was tranquil, silent under the moonlight, seemingly cold and celestial, like she was devoid of human warmth or heat...
It’s hard to imagine them experiencing dramatic emotional upheavals, unlike Miss Tamamo no Mae who is often lively, loud, and her outburst certainly fits the reaction a Fox Elf would have, so it didn’t seem off... But even if not as angry as Miss Tamamo no Mae, they shouldn’t be so calm.
Gu Mo was already somewhat grumbling, and now suddenly hearing Kikyo ask this question naturally made him a bit unnatural.
—It’s coming after all?
"Isn’t this Miss Zi’s racial talent? Can it also be mimicked and learned?"
The witch nodded thoughtfully but seemed slightly puzzled, asking quietly.
"Ahem, mainly relying on ’mimicking’, not ’learning’. Initially, I tried to use lies to recreate this phenomenon..."
Gu Mo pondered briefly, feeling that the witch’s focus remained sharp as always.
He coughed, cleared his throat, and seriously explained. Meanwhile, he opened another rift, and in the pitch-black crack in the air, countless dark red eyes gazed unemotionally at the outside world.
"Now, through the ’mimicry’ method previously discussed, I can partly acquire the bloodline traits of a Boundary Demon, mastering the use of rifts fundamentally, without needing to mimic recreations of seemingly false phenomena..."
Authority of Life, God of Origin—
Bloodline enhancement from Tiamat God indeed holds infinite potential and possibilities.
Gu Mo thus could modify his own life blueprint from the most fundamental level, completing the evolution of all life, evolving one ultimate life form after another at the tree of life’s apex... Even if unwilling to trouble over repeatedly changing his fundamental life form, it doesn’t hinder his utilization of this power under a general consistent premise.
Through mimicry, he can remodel and imitate other life forms at the cellular level—
Attempting to obtain different extraordinary trait blessings, gaining other races’ talents or skills, generally, this always allows him a free ride.
Like now, he has a portion of Boundary Demon traits, allowing him to truly use the power of rifts. And when not needing to use the rift power, he can undo the cellular mimicry changes, return to normal or mimic another needed extraordinary trait.
—A rather convenient and effective application method.
It’s just...
"Indeed it is..."
Kikyo said quietly, lowering her long eyelashes, "Then it seems Miss Zi truly trusts you immensely, sharing all her secrets without reservation."
After all, the prerequisite for mimicry is having absolutely sufficient understanding of the target to mimic.
This also means the Boundary Demon’s life blueprint has been thoroughly grasped by this person, devoid of any secrets, enabling such a step...
"Ahaha, this... Mainly, Miss Zi still trusts me..."
Gu Mo laughed guiltily, unsure how to respond to such a question, indeed the witch isn’t entirely without opinions, in the end, there’s still slight dissatisfaction, even if not as evident as Miss Tamamo no Mae’s, there are still some emotions.
After all, everything else was alright.
The matter of Alice was incredibly shocking, even Kikyo’s composure changed back then.
—How could it be completely irrelevant...
Already mentally prepared, Gu Mo laughed politely and awkwardly, attempting to gloss over, while also self-soothing. Speaking of which, Ah Xiu really is a little angel, the only one not uttering a word...
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The black-haired girl watching silently from the side couldn’t help but raised an eyebrow—
Is this guy thinking about something improper again?