pertwk Chapter 2530 Seizing the Power of Creation
Chapter 2530 Seizing the Power of Creation
Chapter 2530 Seizing the Power of Creation
“A-Lian is very smart. She was just learning to read two months ago, and now she can read books,” Hu Xin said. “Master Duan likes her very much and has been trying to get her to learn more, wanting to see how much potential she has.”
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
The research that the Heavenly Palace has been conducting in Misty Bay is truly remarkable. As the latest generation of demon puppet, Ah Lian not only looks exactly like a human, but is also incredibly intelligent!
Being able to read fluently at only five or six months old demonstrates an intelligence that far surpasses that of humans.
Immortal Mingke suddenly asked, "How did the medicine that triggers the 'Peach Blossom Mark' end up in the hands of the people of White Pine City?"
"Ah, salt. Add it to the salt."
This answer was unexpected by everyone.
Ling Jinbao asked curiously, "I thought the powder was put in the water. After all, I saw that the caravans from Baisong City went to the lake to fetch water. The water they brought back should be easy to put the powder in and then sell to the city's residents."
“We’ve considered this plan, but there are still more than two hundred wells in the city, so people who drink well water won’t be able to get the medicine,” Hu Xin said. “But everyone needs salt, and the source and destination of salt are the easiest to control, so the medicine powder is mixed into the salt according to the specified ratio.”
He had previously instructed Chief Supervisor Wang's men to make sure the powder ratio was correct this time, lest the peach blossom imprint be too faint and delay the Night Demon's work.
Dong Rui then asked, "Is this powder harmless to the human body?"
“It’s harmless; it’s safe for men, women, and children to consume.” Hu Xin gave a clear answer. “However, once a woman becomes pregnant, the effects of this medicine will cause a peach blossom mark to appear on her face.”
Once peach blossom marks appear on their faces, the nearby night demons know it's time for them to get to work.
Now, the question everyone is most concerned about has come up:
"Why would Lingyun Palace want to seize the embryos of the commoners in Baisong City?"
Although everyone present could guess that this must be related to the divine descent research of Lingyun Palace, when Hu Xin revealed the real answer, everyone still gasped.
Dong Rui slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed, "Genius!"
Seeing the stares from the crowd, he quickly changed his tune: "Ahem, I meant, vicious!"
Genius and malice are not mutually exclusive.
The difficulty in creating the divine body for the Heavenly Palace has always been limited to the "human form".
A divine body doesn't just need to look like a human. After research, Dong Rui discovered that although giant beasts or demon puppets can temporarily house a avatar of a celestial demon, for the descending celestial demon to unleash its true power, the divine body needs to resemble a human more and more.
This means that the more human characteristics the physical body should possess, the better, in terms of body structure, meridians, flesh, bones, and so on.
The more in-depth the research on demon puppets went, the more problems arose.
Using divine blood to stimulate the mutation of a monster's body is a very difficult mutation to control. The probability of it growing seven arms and eight legs is more than ten or a hundred times greater than growing into a human form.
Therefore, although the research on using demon puppets as the bodies of divine descent continued after the Heavenly Demons captured the Hidden God, it was no longer their main focus.
The Hidden God's body, whether as a whole or in parts, has the ability to transform. This is a natural talent, and the Heavenly Demon does not need to use all means to over-stimulate it.
In other words, it combines the three major advantages of stability, controllability, and template-based functionality.
The successful capture of the Hidden God Lord accelerated the research on the Heavenly Demon's appearance.
However, He Lingchuan and Dong Rui's analysis of a large amount of intelligence data showed that even if the Lingxu Clan's claim of a successful "complete divine descent" experiment shocked both worlds, it only applied to a specific case.
Creating a physical body capable of supporting a complete divine descent is an incredibly difficult task, comparable to ascending to heaven. The human body is one of the most complex life structures in the world, brimming with countless mysteries. Even if the Hidden God's body possesses the ability to shape, that is merely the "form." To alter even the internal structure of the body—not to mention anything else—from He Lingchuan's perspective in another world, how would he create and connect all those nerves, blood vessels, fascia, and tendons?
This not only relies on extremely precise surgery, but also requires extraordinary means.
The extreme difficulty of its production process means that the perfect divine manifestation is extremely rare. The Lingxu Clan is already doing well enough to create a few prototypes to impress and satisfy their demands; they dream of mass production.
The above is Dong Rui's assertion, a view he has held for many years. Even with the news of a complete divine intervention, he didn't consider it a major problem.
Until he finally figured out the true intentions behind the Heavenly Palace's actions in White Pine City!
"No matter how human-like a divine body is, it's still not human, and the difficulty of its creation is comparable to ascending to heaven." Dong Rui's breathing became rapid. "If it looks human, it might as well be human!"
"It's...a person?"
"When a person has children, they have grandchildren, and generation after generation, all of whom retain the appearance and inner qualities of a human being—it's incredibly stable! While the possibility of mutations occurring during reproduction isn't nonexistent, it's extremely small," Dong Rui exclaimed excitedly. "No amount of postnatal modification can compare to the innate power of reproduction! This is the work of nature!"
"What the Lingyun Palace is doing right now is stealing the power of creation for its own use, using the human reproduction method to cultivate the divine bodies it needs!" He spoke quickly, "As you all know, most humans cannot be used as divine bodies because their physical strength is too weak to withstand the divine power of the Heavenly Demon. If the human body can be greatly strengthened, then it will be the perfect vessel for the Heavenly Demon."
For example, immortals.
However, immortals in the mortal world are not so easy to capture, and their numbers are far from meeting the needs of the Heavenly Demons.
Aunt Zhu scratched her front paw: "So they suddenly had the idea to grab them from inside the mother's womb?"
"Everything that makes a person human is already contained in the embryonic sac. As long as it absorbs nutrients and grows, it will naturally become a human."
For He Lingchuan, this sentence was too easy to translate:
gene.
This eliminates the need for the Heavenly Demon to painstakingly create a sculpted form; what is born from the human embryo is naturally a human, inside and out.
So much less hassle.
Ling Jinbao asked blankly, "What about those waterwheels in the terraced fields? What are they used for?"
“If I’m not mistaken, that is the ‘foundation’ of the future divine body.” As he said this, Dong Rui’s expression clearly said, “I’m sure I’m not mistaken.” “If we use medicine as an analogy, the embryonic sac is like the catalyst, while the Hidden God Lord’s Sea Chariot is the main ingredient!”
Immortal Mingke listened intently, and subconsciously asked, "What are the effects?"
"Let me put it this way: using a human embryonic sac solves the problem of 'human form'; using a starfish transformed from fragments of the Hidden God's body solves the problem of the 'strength' of the divine body," Dong Rui explained. "If both of these are solved, the problem of the divine body will also be easily resolved."
The terrifying vision he described sent chills down everyone's spines:
"It's not that easy, is it?"
"Yes. The life form and power of the Hidden God are vastly different from those of humans."
(End of this chapter)