Chapter 141? No! Huh???

“How is Wang Zheng?”

“The vital signs are stable, but the person is probably overworked.”

“The blade beasts here are starting to retreat. I’ll shift the firepower to clear out the area around you. We’ll try our best to leave all the general-level blade beasts behind! Ling Tong, just take care of Wang Zheng. You don’t need to join the battle!”

“yes.”

The earpiece played the voice of Ling Tong talking to Dongfang Zhenghong.

Wang Jixuan, lying on the ground, could not even move a single finger.

His spiritual consciousness and mental energy are severely depleted. The best course of action now is for him to fall into a deep sleep to avoid further harm.

but……

But he had more important things to do.

The crystal core of a King-level Blade Beast!

Such a treasure is extremely rare and hard to come by in this terrible cultivation environment. He might even be able to use it as the base for a mountain-protecting array in the future. Even just absorbing the spiritual energy inside would be good!

Wang Jixuan forced out a sliver of spiritual light from the dried-up riverbed of spiritual consciousness and barely managed to raise his left arm.

Ling Tong immediately stepped in and pinned his arm down.

“Don’t worry! Please rest! The beast horde has begun to retreat, and the mark above your head has disappeared. I will continue to protect you from now on!”

“I……”

Wang Jixuan was so angry he almost vomited blood.

Please don’t feel guilty.

Ling Tong sighed softly:

“Mutual destruction is actually a tactic that the half-human mechs have long planned. If I can also seriously injure a King-level Blade Beast, then I should have no regrets. Red Serpent will be enshrined in the Wall of Honor.”

“crystal……”

“Understood, I’ll have them help you embezzle some.”

Ling Tong pressed Wang Jixuan down firmly and gently patted his shoulder.

She looked up and saw that all the troops were launching a frenzied attack on the general-level blade beast.

With the death of the King-level Blade Beasts, these General-level Blade Beasts are now fighting independently, and their fighting spirit has been greatly diminished.

Humanity has already expended so many resources, suffered the loss of several positions, and even Fortress 82 has been breached. How can we possibly allow these general-level blade beasts to retreat now?

Ling Tong sighed softly.

She wanted to fight too…

With a determined look, Master Wang silently chanted “Infinite Heavenly Venerable” in his heart, sat up directly in front of Ling Tong, threw off his left glove, quickly grabbed three Blood Qi Pills from his pocket and swallowed them. He took a deep breath, but his expression was still extremely pale.

He whispered, “I’m fine! Whew—let’s go check out the deep sea… cough cough! Red Serpent is dead, he must be very sad, don’t let him do anything extreme… sword!”

Ling Tong quickly picked up her greatsword, but the Taoist priest grabbed it and waved to her, indicating that she didn’t need to follow. Then he staggered toward the corpse of the King-level Blade Beast.

Wang Jixuan had only taken a few steps when Ling Tong caught up from behind and took the Taoist priest’s arm.

“My mission now is to protect you.”

“Don’t worry too much about the deep sea. Before we were transformed, we had already planned our own life journeys. This is actually the best ending.”

“Um.”

As the effects of the Blood Qi Pill spread, Wang Jixuan’s face developed an unhealthy flush, but this was concealed by his armored helmet.

He stared intently at the king-level bladed beast and charged forward resolutely.

Ling Tong was actually a little sad. As if comforting herself, she whispered:

“This achievement is already quite remarkable. We achieved our tactical objectives at minimal cost.”

Amazing results?

Minimal cost?

Master Wang glanced at the two nearly destroyed secondary terror mechs, looked at the soldiers still sacrificing themselves in the distance, and thought of the calm tone in which Red Serpent spoke when he decided to self-destruct, as if he had just completed a routine task…

Has the war between humans and Blade Beasts always been this brutal?

That’s true. It’s said that if you included the population that wasn’t counted, there were over nine billion people in the world back then, and now only a few hundred million people are left to eke out a living in underground fortresses.

Get closer, even closer…

That’s enough!

Master Wang gestured for Ling Tong to release him, and his hands moved swiftly to form hand seals. The fit and adaptability of the X-armor to his body were perfectly demonstrated at this moment.

Dragon and python devour the sky!

The strange python appeared in front of Ling Tong, and under Ling Tong’s furrowed gaze, it pounced straight at the mountain-sized corpse of the bladed beast.

Blood and Qi.

A continuous stream of blood energy surged forth.

Wang Jixuan continuously formed hand seals, gradually forcing out the silver needles inserted into the major acupoints on his body.

Although the fatigue has not subsided, I need to get a good night’s sleep or meditate.

The pain in his forehead had subsided, his depleted spiritual consciousness quickly regained its vitality, and once his body was filled with energy, it began to rise continuously.

This is the main reason why Wang Jixuan chose this demonic martial art as a supplementary technique.

If the situation were to repeat the battle of defending Fortress 76, requiring him to charge into the horde of Blade Beasts, could he use this technique to absorb the essence of the Blade Beasts’ flesh and blood to replenish himself while fighting?

Rounding up, isn’t this roughly equivalent to a perpetual motion machine-like weapon for killing bladed beasts?

Of course, a long-term battle is not that simple; mental strength and willpower are also very important.

A few minutes later.

Wang Jixuan’s dantian seemed to let out a burp, exhaling a breath of stale air.

The massive mountain of corpses had only collapsed in a very small area.

‘Should I absorb all its essence directly? That would cause me to explode and die tens of thousands of times over.’

‘This is a King-level Blade Beast; its exoskeleton can be made into excellent materials for weapon forging, and its flesh and blood must also be preserved…’

‘Let’s find its crystal core first. I wonder how big it is, and whether we can use the Dragon Python Soul to move it out.’

‘Those trashy psionicists may not have made a move, but they’re definitely watching closely. This King-level Blade Beast can’t be allowed to leave; this treasure trove is mine!’

“Ling… Commander.”

Wang Jixuan yawned:

“After the battles are over, please tell the Commander-in-Chief that I have a great use for this king beast’s corpse and no one is allowed to take it away.”

“Okay,” Ling Tong replied without even looking up as he was raising his left mechanical arm to retrieve battlefield data.

On the outer perimeter of the D5 Comprehensive War Zone, six groups of King-level Blade Beasts have suspended their attacks, but they have only retreated to the shallow surface and have not returned to their previous defensive positions.

This means they will continue to launch attacks.

In other words, there’s a possibility that the ‘Eighth King Beast’ and the ‘Ninth King Beast’ will come looking for trouble for them.

This is the issue that Ling Tong is most concerned about right now.

The most powerful King-level Blade Beasts are known as the Twelve Pillars, distributed across different regions of the planet. Each Pillar-level Blade Beast is the king among kings.

Taking down a pillar is also one of Ling Tong’s ultimate ideals.

Ji Xiao ran over from a short distance away with two bottles of purified water. Ling Tong thanked him, and Wang Jixuan readily accepted them.

Ji Xiao didn’t dare to say much, and ran away to help with the rescue.

A logistics team is already providing support to the deep-sea man who is unconscious inside the Jiaolong submersible.

Wang Jixuan opened the bottle and took a sip of water.

He was also feeling somewhat down.

Although the war against the Blade Beasts would inevitably result in the deaths of many people, the sudden deaths of people he knew and had spent time with made him feel a sense of sadness.

The Taoist priest thought he could have a drink with Shenhai later and advise him to take things easier.

The person who must be feeling the most heartbroken right now is Shenhai. The couple had a truly wonderful relationship, and their personalities complemented each other perfectly…

“Hey! Don’t come any closer! What’s that?!”

puff–

Wang Jixuan turned his head and spat out some saliva.

Ling Tong, who was carefully unscrewing the bottle cap, had her bangs slightly damp.

Ling Tong frowned and pursed her lips.

“Sorry, sorry!”

Master Wang was unusually flustered.

He pointed to the enormous mountain of corpses, momentarily at a loss for words, unsure whether to speak of it or how to describe it.

He heard it again in his heart!

“Where did this giant snake come from! It’s so ugly, don’t move me! Huh? Where am I! It hurts!”

The Red Serpent’s voice?

And it resonated deep within his heart?

Wang Jixuan immediately realized something, and with a swift leap, he grabbed his greatsword and charged toward the enormous corpse.

The monstrous python he released was attempting to slowly move a basketball-sized, multicolored crystal core from a certain area on the back of the Blade Beast.

The red serpent’s voice was transmitted through the monstrous python!

When the dragon-python spirit he released came into contact with the crystal core, it made contact with the soul inside!

No… this…

ah?

Wang Jixuan’s eyes widened in disbelief. He rushed to the location of the crystal core and slashed downwards with his greatsword, creating arcs of light.

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The corpses and flesh of king-level behemoths flew everywhere!

What exactly happened?

The victory in that battle was entirely due to the relentless firepower of the Jiaolong and Black Swan submersibles, as well as the Red Serpent’s deliberate self-destruction.

Wang Jixuan played a role; he was an important participant in this battle, but not the one who completely dominated it. He used himself as bait to lure the opponent into the 【cage of firepower】, while at the same time helping the Crimson Serpent successfully break through the spiritual energy barrier of this bladed beast, giving the Crimson Serpent the opportunity to crawl into its mouth.

Yes!

Yes, yes!

A flash of inspiration struck Wang Jixuan.

In a living Blade Beast, the soul and the crystal core are actually separate!

The soul of a Blade Beast is usually located above its mouthparts.

However, once a Blade Beast dies, the crystal cores dug out from its body are mostly filled with the remnant soul of the Blade Beast. As long as the spiritual energy within the crystal core is not drained, these remnant souls can continue to exist!

There’s some kind of logic behind this!

in other words.

When the Blade Beasts die, their souls seem to be directly imprisoned by the crystal core.

There is a long-standing tradition in the military of carrying the crystal core of the first Blade Beast they have killed.

However, within the military, there are very few records of soldiers wearing crystal cores being injured by them, because the spiritual energy inside the crystal core evaporates extremely slowly, and the average lifespan of soldiers is less than thirty-five years.

In the past, when dealing with the remnants of Blade Beasts, Wang Jixuan would directly use some ‘evil’ soul-destroying techniques.

If the hypothesis that 【the crystal core automatically imprisons the soul of the Deathblade Beast】 holds true, then the problem becomes interesting.

Why does the crystal core have this strange restriction?

It’s as if it was deliberately designed by someone?

First, let’s see if the Red Serpent’s soul is still truly there!

With a flick of his longsword, the flesh below collapsed with a deafening roar, and the monstrous python quickly ejected the seven-colored crystal core.

A pale blue light shone in Wang Jixuan’s eyes as he saw the woman immersed in spiritual energy, constantly shouting… a married hottie in a smaller form!

It’s a remnant soul state!

If he hadn’t used the Soul Searching Technique, the remnant soul of the Red Serpent Sister would have been just like the remnant souls of the Blade Beasts hidden in the crystal cores, completely invisible from the outside!

this!

Wang Jixuan suddenly had a connection. He held up his sword, looked down at the severely damaged blade beast, and then looked at the several general-level blade beasts that were being besieged nearby.

Can the body, soul, and core of a Blade Beast be separated?

If that’s the case, could we draw out the Red Serpent’s soul, then insert this crystal core into the body of a General-level Blade Beast, and incidentally help the Red Serpent possess the body of a General-level Blade Beast?

It has great potential.

And if it actually succeeds, it would probably scare the entire city of psionic energy to death!

Wang Jixuan grinned, a smile that seemed somewhat terrifying to the soul within the crystal core.

“Wang Zheng! Look at me, Wang Zheng! It’s your sister Chi! Holy crap, answer me! I’m in here! Look at me! I’m trapped!”

“Holy shit! Holy shit! Put your sword down!”

“Oh no, oh no, I can’t hear you! What happened to me? Nobody said that a martyr’s self-destruction leaves a soul behind! I’m supposed to be on the wall of honor! I can’t ignore science! What do I do?!”

“Ahem!”

Wang Jixuan cleared his throat, looked at the crystal core with a smile, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

His lips didn’t move, but his voice rang in Red Serpent’s ear: “I can hear you, elder sister, please calm down. The situation is a little complicated… excuse me.”

“What did I offend?”

Wang Jixuan pulled a black bag from his waist pouch and used this bag, which was originally prepared for secretly obtaining high-quality Blade Beast Crystal Cores, to put away the basketball-sized crystal core. He then turned and jumped off the Blade Beast.

“Ling Tong! Tell them to leave one general-level prey alive! Leave the strongest one alive! Exhaust its stamina first, then lure it to my Dragon Binding Formation! I’ve made a new discovery! A huge, unexpected discovery! Hahaha!”

“yes.”

Ling Tong subconsciously responded, then pursed her lips and frowned.

She should be the superior officer.

…

What about the deep sea?

“He was seriously injured and unconscious, and was carried away for treatment.”

“Let’s leave him for now. I’ll just briefly explain something to everyone… Cut off all communications first. Do not reveal this to anyone outside our team. Everyone here is someone I trust!”

Inside a supply vehicle in a corner of the battlefield, Wan Jie, Ling Tong, and Mudan nodded in unison.

Wang Jixuan placed the King-level crystal core on the table, flicked his sword finger, and more than a dozen cloud smoke talismans exploded around the vehicle.

He took out a blank piece of paper, bit his finger to make a wound, quickly drew a soul-revealing talisman, and stuck it on the crystal core.

Inside the crystal core, a little figure lay on a ‘cloud,’ looking both content and bored.

Ling Tong rarely showed her emotions, but at this moment she looked at the Red Serpent with great surprise.

The red snake also noticed her and raised its hand to greet her.

“Tongtong! Quickly give your sister a kiss!”

Wang Jixuan took a deep breath: “I know this is unbelievable, but I seem to have discovered a big secret about the Blade Beast… I’ll start with Zheng Shiduo’s pendant!”

A dozen minutes later.

Sister Wan covered her forehead in pain: “I’m a scientific researcher, really, I can’t believe in this pseudoscience.”

Peony snapped her fingers:

“Understood!”

“Sir, you mean that you used the Thunder Spirit Array of the Spirit Cultivator Civilization to directly suppress the soul of that King-level Blade Beast? This is a dual attack method targeting both the body and the soul.”

“At the same time, there is a death mechanism for Blade Beasts. When a Blade Beast dies, the crystal core will automatically absorb the Blade Beast’s soul and imprison or store it in the crystal core.”

“Because the Crimson Serpent self-destructed inside the Blade Beast, and before the King-level Blade Beast died, its soul was instantly annihilated by the lightning you summoned with all your might. Then, the crystal core automatically activated its absorption mechanism, mistakenly absorbing the Crimson Serpent’s soul into it!”

“Yes! That’s it!”

“No one is allowed to start the banquet until you take your seat for next year’s Human Military Science Progress Award!”

Wang Jixuan glared at Mudan.

The little robot has finally started to be sarcastic towards him!

This is outrageous!

Ling Tong didn’t like thinking about these incomprehensible questions, so she asked directly, “What’s the next step?”

“A general-level blade beast! Let’s get a general-level blade beast! I happen to have a formation I prepared beforehand that I haven’t used yet, and it happens to be a trapping formation!”

Wang Jixuan’s eyes were filled with excitement:

“I can set up another formation later to see if I can directly refine the soul of this general-level blade beast and then put the soul of a warrior into it!”

“However, I estimate that this is unlikely to succeed. The success rate should be even lower than that of the psionic infusion experiment. Moreover, Red Serpent also told me that she was in great pain before, as if she was being crushed and torn apart.”

“Without a certain amount of willpower, it would be impossible to persevere… The half-human mech possesses this formidable willpower.”

“So I want to try to see if I can use this crystal core with a soul to replace the crystal core of that general-level blade beast, so that the red snake can try to control a general-level blade beast.”

“Hmph,” the Red Serpent’s soul smugly crossed its arms.

Ling Tong asked, “Then, how do we refine the soul of a general-level blade beast?”

Wang Jixuan was in a dilemma.

What kind of good person would bother researching soul-refining formations for no reason?

Only Wang Jixuan, an elder-level senior member of the sect’s scripture pavilion, would know a little bit about it.

It’s really just a tiny bit.

In fact, it’s not just internet culture that ends with curiosity; the cultivation of immortality culture is not much different in this respect.

“I’ll handle it!”