Chapter 679 - 672: Verification
This was an ability so miraculous it defied description!
Zhou Ji couldn’t help but take a deep breath, trying to calm herself before speaking. "So far, your Simulation is nothing short of perfect. After simulating the Qiluo Structure, do you feel anything special? Like an increase in your realm or an enhancement of your Power?"
"No."
Zhou Yuanjue shook his head. "It seems that because this structure is weaker than the Sacred Lotus Structure, my Power has actually decreased slightly after switching the simulation to it, rather than increasing."
"In that case, it seems simply increasing the number of simulations won’t be enough to enhance your Power or advance your Life Evolution. So, is it more likely that you need to simulate multiple structures simultaneously, having them run in parallel without conflict, in order to advance your Life Evolution?"
"Theoretically, that seems feasible. After all, every life structure can naturally communicate with and draw upon a certain amount of the Power of the True Realm. If two structures exist simultaneously, the amount of Power of the True Realm absorbed at any given time would inevitably increase."
"However, two fundamental life structures are, by all rights, likely to conflict. For the average powerhouse, cultivating both in parallel would be impossible. So, no one knows what the consequences might be."
Zhou Ji said.
"So, right now, I’m going to see if it’s possible for two fundamental life structures to exist in parallel without conflict."
Zhou Yuanjue nodded. His muscles and bones then shifted dramatically as his active life structure broke apart and reassembled into the Sacred Lotus Structure.
Vaguely, Zhou Ji could perceive a phantom lotus flower enveloping Zhou Yuanjue. Countless roots plunged into the void, appearing to draw immense Energy from some unknown place.
Of the two life structures, the Sacred Lotus Structure was undoubtedly the more powerful one. Therefore, any attempt to run them in parallel had to use the Sacred Lotus Structure as the foundation to minimize the risks.
Once the Sacred Lotus Structure was formed, Zhou Yuanjue’s active life essence immediately went into motion again. It was as if it were a line segment with two ends: one formed the Sacred Lotus Structure, while the other began to simulate the Qiluo Structure.
However, this simulation didn’t seem to be going smoothly.
As he extended the Sacred Lotus Structure to begin constructing the Qiluo Structure, the Sacred Lotus Structure trembled violently, as if some instinct had been triggered.
VMMMM!!
A massive torrent of Energy erupted from Zhou Yuanjue’s body. The Sacred Lotus Structure was fully activated. In the void, a pure white Sacred Lotus bloomed, its countless sprawling roots thrashing wildly as if in a frenzy, completely out of control.
The reason the Sacred Lotus sigil was known as a perfect life structure was because it was a completely self-contained system, a near-perfect closed loop. As such, it would instinctively reject any other sigils in its vicinity, even entering an autonomous, frenzied state.
"This is..."
Feeling the Power contained within those tendrils, Zhou Ji’s expression changed. ’If I get entangled or pierced by those roots,’ she thought, ’it’ll be a huge problem.’
WHOOSH!!
Propelled by her own Power, she shot back a great distance, escaping the reach of the flailing Sacred Lotus Roots.
But this reaction didn’t seem to deter Zhou Yuanjue in the slightest. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. Far from stopping, he actually accelerated the formation of the Qiluo Structure.
This immense conflict began to transition from the Energy level to affecting his physical form.
GURGLE GURGLE!!
One half of his body suddenly swelled as massive numbers of cells began to proliferate uncontrollably. The other half of his body flickered faintly with a dim, jade-like luster, but this light was soon overwhelmed by the grotesque mutation. In moments, a mass of proliferating flesh completely engulfed Zhou Yuanjue’s original form.
A terrifying, colossal, and constantly writhing ball of flesh appeared in the space outside Earth’s atmosphere.
As it writhed, the ball of flesh gradually began to take shape, forming something like a lotus flower.
However, this lotus was fundamentally different from the pure white Sacred Lotus that had enveloped Zhou Yuanjue.
A shell of pale red, polyp-like flesh enclosed bone-white petals. Below this carnal lotus, countless slender roots resembling magnified blood vessels swayed wantonly in the dark void of space. At this moment, Zhou Yuanjue looked like some kind of forbidden monster from a dark legend.
’The life structure has gone out of control?!’
Watching Zhou Yuanjue’s terrifying transformation from a distance, Zhou Ji’s pupils constricted, and her face twitched uncontrollably.
’It seems the experiment to run two life structures in parallel was too reckless. Can the collision of two life structures really produce such a horrifying result?’
’No wonder they say a single being can only possess one fundamental life structure.’
’Right now, Zhou Yuanjue’s condition doesn’t seem good at all, does it?’
’The other structure is the Qiluo Structure, the same as my own. I should be able to help him in this state.’
’However...’
She then narrowed her eyes.
’This seems to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.’
’Zhou Yuanjue’s current state...’
VMM!
Just then, her pupils shrank. She could feel the control mechanism Zhou Yuanjue had placed within her own fundamental life structure "loosening."
’Has the effect already reached this point?’
’Perhaps... this really is an opportunity?’
Zhou Ji floated in place, motionless for a long time. No one could know what was going through her mind.
Suddenly, she moved.
The Qiluo sigil appeared on her forehead. Its corresponding essential ability enveloped her, giving her body a translucent, jade-like luster.
Propelled by immense Energy, she instantly appeared beside the massive, lotus-shaped ball of flesh. Withstanding the assault of countless Sacred Lotus Roots, she reached out her hand.
Power enveloped her palm, but it held no killing intent or destructive force. It seemed aimed at helping Zhou Yuanjue separate the two sigils and stabilize his condition.
’What would killing him change?’
’Release the other Primordial Ancestors? Then we would just continue to flee, from one planet to the next. With our tainted and cursed True Spirits, who knows how long it would take to reach the realm where we could finally lift our own curses.’
’I don’t want to run anymore. Compared to that life, like a stray dog with no home, there seems to be far more hope with Zhou Yuanjue.’
’Zhou Yuanjue is more valuable to me alive than dead.’
"You can’t die yet!"
Zhou Ji said softly.
However, just as her palm was about to touch the ball of flesh, her movements froze.
She felt the "loosened" control mechanism within her life sigil suddenly tighten, completely restored. At the same time, a calm, telepathic message emanated from the ball of flesh and entered her mind:
"I don’t need you here. Stand down."
Zhou Ji snatched her hand back. After a moment of silence, her figure flickered, and she once again retreated to a safe distance from the ball of flesh.
THUMP!! THUMP!!
Zhou Ji’s heart was pounding in her chest. She felt a wave of relief, as if she had just narrowly escaped death.
’He was never in any real danger. The abnormality in the control mechanism... he caused it deliberately.’
’If I hadn’t held back and had chosen to act... the consequences...’
’No wonder he dared to enter such a state right in front of me. Perhaps it was a necessary step to achieve the dual-structure operation... but more likely, was it also a test for me?’
’He doesn’t trust me completely.’
Once again, Zhou Ji was reminded that the man’s will was utterly unpredictable.