Chapter 156: Can't Do a Single Bit!
However, due to the extreme complexity of Zi Ji’s Spirit Power Operation Route, Bai Yu could only explore a section at a time, record it in a book, and then combine them once complete.
Time slowly passed. By the time Bai Yu finished recording, the sun had long set, and the cool moonlight shone upon the earth.
“Whew, it’s finally done. So tiring! This work is truly not for humans!”
Bai Yu let out a soft breath, lay down on Zi Ji’s back, raised his hands, and gently massaged his temples.
His spirit power wasn’t heavily depleted because, due to his cultivation method, his spirit power recovered extremely quickly. Unless he was in an intense battle, it was difficult to exhaust it.
But exploring the Spirit Power Operation Route and recording it consumed the most mental force, which was why he felt his head throbbing and his temples pulsating.
Zi Ji, however, didn’t care about that. Hearing that Bai Yu had succeeded and was still lounging on her back, she immediately opened her eyes, got up, and shook Bai Yu off.
“Thump!”
Bai Yu didn't resist and fell directly to the ground. But as the saying goes, where you fall, that’s where you lie down.
Anyway, with his spirit power protecting him, falling didn't hurt, so he simply lay on the ground, his expression quite serene.
Gu Yuena walked over at this moment, bent down, picked up the book that had fallen beside Bai Yu, opened it, and began reading it with Zi Ji, who had transformed back into her human form.
“Uh, this is the Spirit Power Operation Route within my body? Why is it so twisted and complicated? Do I usually cultivate and release Spirit Abilities with my spirit power moving so chaotically?”
Bai Yu turned his head, glanced at Zi Ji with dead fish eyes, and chuckled.
“Heh, that’s not chaotic movement; that’s instinct! It’s like humans after absorbing a spirit ring; they don’t need to practice, they just know how to use it immediately.”
“So, this kind of power system is truly messed up, just like playing a game. Once you learn a skill, you can use it; you don't even need to practice.”
Gu Yuena and Zi Ji turned to look at Bai Yu, their eyes strange.
“Hasn’t the power system of this World always been like this? Is there something wrong with it?”
“That’s right, Master is correct. You human are truly strange, always researching these messy things. Also, what is this ‘playing a game’ you mentioned? How do you play it? With your fists?”
Bai Yu showed a bitter smile. Problems? To be honest, there weren't really any problems. Who says power that can be used immediately isn't power?
Besides, the Douluo World is recognized as the 'floor tile' of Xuanhuan; why demand so much more?
However, Bai Yu still felt that this cultivation system was somewhat deformity. Spirit Beasts were fine; no matter what, they relied on their own cultivation years to gain new innate abilities.
But humans were different; without spirit rings, they couldn't cultivate at all. This was not a healthy cultivation system.
However, to change this rule, unless one controls the God Realm core and twists the entire plane, Bai Yu had no other way.
“Yes, it has always been like this, but I have some other thoughts. Let's talk about it later and see if it can be realized then.”
“As for playing a game… just assume my brain is fried and I’m talking nonsense.”
Zi Ji rolled her eyes, feeling that Bai Yu’s brain was indeed fried; his words were nonsensical. A game is a game, but he said ‘play’ it? How do you play that thing?
Gu Yuena’s eyes were a bit strange. She always felt that Bai Yu would stir up something big in the future, but after thinking about it briefly, she stopped caring. Anyway, no matter how much Bai Yu stirred things up, it had nothing to do with her.
“You just recorded this Spirit Power Operation Route in a notebook? Why didn’t you directly make it into a Soul Convergence Seal?”
Hearing Gu Yuena’s question, Bai Yu’s mouth twitched, and he waved his hand, saying:
“Can’t do a single bit, you might as well work me to death!”
“A Soul Convergence Seal is a spirit tool, and spirit tools are graded. I can currently easily make Level 7 spirit tools, and Level 8 is barely manageable.”
“But to completely turn Zi Ji’s spirit power route into a Soul Convergence Seal, it would require at least Level 9, because the higher the level, the more mental force and spirit power are consumed.”
“Moreover, the higher the level, the more precious the materials required. To make Zi Ji’s Soul Convergence Seal, the outer shell would need to be made of Hundred Forged Profound Iron, and the core would require refined gold and deep-sea sunken silver, otherwise it simply couldn’t withstand such strong spirit power.”
As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, Zi Ji’s eyebrows immediately furrowed, and she shouted loudly:
“Bai Yu, are you messing with me? After all this, the thing you made is completely useless? Didn’t I just waste my time for nothing?”
“And most importantly, you actually stayed on my back for so long! Now you’re telling me you can’t make it? Are you trying to die?”
Bai Yu raised a hand to cover his face, just about to speak, when Gu Yuena stopped the nearly berserk Zi Ji.
“Zi Ji, calm down. Didn’t he say before that he could use a high-level Spirit Power Operation Route to reverse-engineer a low-level one?”
“So, he probably wants to make a low-level one first, and then when his level goes up in the future, he’ll make that so-called Level 9 Soul Convergence Seal.”
Bai Yu nodded, indicating agreement, then gave Zi Ji a side glance and said:
“Don’t be so temperamental; it makes you seem brainless. And just because I can’t make it doesn’t mean no one can. Don’t forget I have forces behind me.”
“Besides, even if I could make it, how many could I make alone? Even if I worked myself to death, I couldn’t cover the entire continent!”
“So, I recorded the Spirit Power Operation Route simply to send the data back, not to make them myself.”
Zi Ji was truly about to lose it, her eyes burning with rage. This dog, Bai Yu, called her stupid before, and now he’s calling her brainless!
If Gu Yuena weren't nearby, she would definitely let Bai Yu know what the wrath of a dragon was like!
“Hmm? Bai Yu, what do these words you wrote at the back mean: ‘Darkness,’ ‘Corrosion,’ ‘Yin Cold,’ ‘Devour’? Are these Zi Ji’s attributes?”
Gu Yuena ignored the two bickering and had been observing Bai Yu’s notes until she saw the attributes marked at the back, raising her head in confusion to ask.
“That’s right, those are Zi Ji’s attributes. When making a Soul Convergence Seal, the second most important part, the attribute simulation device, is made according to the Spirit Beast’s own attributes.”
“Without this, the Soul Convergence Seal would be half useless; the spirit rings produced would have no attribute bonus at all.”
Gu Yuena nodded, indicating understanding. It was indeed as Bai Yu said; if a Spirit Ability had no attribute bonus, what would it be called a Spirit Ability? What would be the difference from just using spirit power to blast something?
Look at how Bai Yu mostly used the Four Symbols elements to enhance his self-created Spirit Abilities, rather than using them directly.
Because if used directly, to increase power, one could only increase spirit power output, achieving brute force!
Just like Hao Tian’s Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, there was no attribute bonus at all. The more spirit power was input, the larger the hammer became, and the greater the power.
“I understand, but for Zi Ji, she has four attributes. Does that mean making her Soul Convergence Seal requires four simulation devices?”
