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Ye Bai, who had been busy all night, returned to the laboratory.

This is a super-huge experimental base, divided into many areas.

Ye Bai is in charge of the most mysterious eighteenth district, where the pets are also the highest level.

Among them is the king of spear shrimp, a type of spear shark.

The spear shark's iron spear shrimp king is quite serious; its cell division has reached a certain level.

If the king tuna shrimp is to be saved and its life extended, there is only one way: replace all the cells in its body.

This is much more difficult than replacing all the blood in your body.

Moreover, Ye Bai also had to repair the Iron Gun Shrimp King's two pincers, which were comparable to heavy firearms.

At this moment, Ye Bai suddenly remembered Professor Jubino's research on mechanization, which might be the key to breaking the deadlock for the Iron Turtle Shrimp King.

Furthermore, transforming the Iron Shrimp King into a mechanical pet seems to be a better match for the Gun Shark, since the Gun Shark prefers mechanical pets.

However, Ye Bai didn't know much about how to transform normal creatures into mechanical pets.

Professor Wang is currently the authority on mechanical pets. However, when Ye Bai wanted to send Professor Wang over to preside over the transformation experiment, he heard the news that Professor Wang had died suddenly due to overwork.

"That's a pity. With Dr. Jubino's notes, Professor Wang could have become a renowned expert."

"Because of the merging of dimensions, the United States is busy eliminating foreign invaders, so Professor Wang's death should really just be an accident."

Ye Bai retrieved information about the entire process of Professor Wang's death but found nothing unusual. The manuscripts that Ye Bai had given to Professor Wang back then had been taken over by Yan Guo and were currently being studied by Professor Wang's first disciple.

However, it's hard to say when he'll actually master it; Iron Shrimp King can't wait that long.

"It seems I'll have to learn it myself."

For Ye Bai, who possesses a memory palace, he finished studying these materials in less than an hour.

However, even if you understand the knowledge, you still need to put it into practice to gain true knowledge.

"I'll start by testing with ordinary pets."

Ye Bai knew that if the test failed, it would have unpredictable consequences for the Iron Shrimp King, so he needed to conduct the experiment.

He pressed a bell, and the paper puppet slowly walked over.

This is a little helper that the paper puppet specially made for Ye Bai when it was in seclusion.

This paper figure possesses a mind far beyond that of ordinary people, much like a large-scale computer.

Ye Bai treated it as an assistant and named it Paper Doll No. 1.

"Paper Doll Number One, go to the alien beast warehouse and see if there are any alien beasts with weaker vitality. I need to conduct an experiment."

Upon receiving the command, Paper Doll No. 1 instantly transformed into countless paper dolls and vanished into the air.

It travels to a large warehouse of exotic beasts to select those that can be used for experiments.

Not long after, the paper figure returned, carrying two dying thunder oxen in its hands.

The Thunder Ox is a mythical beast of the Thunder element, said to be a descendant of the Kui Ox, possessing a trace of its bloodline.

Their voices were deafening, like a giant megaphone.

【Name: Lei Niu】

[Gender: Male]

[Character: Stubborn]

[Level: Tier 5, Level 3]

【Skill: Roar (Mastery): Open your mouth and roar loudly, causing the opponent to fall into a state of confusion.】

Trample (Mastery): Use large bull hooves to stomp on your opponent, with a certain probability of stunning them.

Charge (Mastery): Use the large horn on your head to charge at your opponent.

Lightning Strike (Mastery): A bolt of lightning shoots from the eye and strikes the opponent, with a certain probability of paralyzing them.

Lightning Ball (Mastery): Summons a lightning ball to attack the opponent. The ball explodes instantly upon impact, with power comparable to a Bomb Stone explosion.

[Evaluation: The Thunder Ox is nearing the end of its lifespan, but its willpower is incredibly strong.]

Transforming Lei Niu into a mechanical mythical beast requires a total of three steps.

The first step is to extract the soul of Lei Niu.

The second step involves using nanobots to modify the body of the Thunder Bull, removing the flesh and blood, and artificially creating the Thunder Bull's torso.

The third step is to fuse Lei Niu's soul with Lei Niu's metallic body.

It's like trying to fit an elephant into a refrigerator.

However, the complexity increases exponentially.

The first problem to solve is how to extract Lei Niu's soul.

If Ye Bai had made a contract with Hastur, he would have been helpless; if he had not encountered the Snake Queen, he would have been helpless as well.

Professor Wang and Professor Jubino's solution was to create a large-scale soul extraction device to extract the souls of the alien beasts from their decaying bodies.

This is both time-consuming and laborious, and it can also have a certain impact on the soul of the beast.

The steel dragon created by Professor Jubino went out of control several times before being sealed at the bottom of the lake. It was only through the power of the siren that it was finally calmed down.

Now Ye Bai has a better solution, which is to have Hastur take action.

"Don't worry, just leave it to me."

Hastur patted his chest and said.

It's very good at this kind of thing; it's a master at manipulating souls.

"Lei Niu, you can feel that you are on the verge of death. If you want to live, I will give you a chance to extend your lifespan. How about it?"

Ye Bai said to Lei Niu.

These two Thunder Bulls could distinguish between the king and the queen, so they naturally nodded, indicating their submission to Ye Bai.

"Alright, we need to extract your souls now. Please don't be nervous during this process. I'll have Hastur be gentle."

"You will be as if you have fallen asleep. Once you wake up, you will have an extremely strong body. I don't know if you understand what I'm saying."

Lei Niu nodded vigorously, clearly understanding that there was only one chance to survive: to obediently cooperate with the experiment.

"Alright, Hastur, you've managed to extract the souls of the two Thunder Bulls from their bodies."

"Wait, let me do a physical data analysis on these two Thunder Bulls first, so that the conclusions we get will be the most accurate."

Ye Bai suddenly stopped Hastur's actions again, and Hastur showed a very helpless expression.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was a last-minute decision."

"I'm also a bit unfamiliar with the procedures, please forgive me."

Hastur shrugged. "I almost took my pants off, but you stopped me."

In fact, Ye Bai just wanted to know what changes occurred in Lei Niu's soul before and after the extraction.

This experiment was extremely important, as it concerned future experiments with the Iron-Turtle Shrimp King, so he had to be cautious. Soon, Ye Bai received the test results.

Then Hastur walked up to Reniu and said, "Good boy, close your eyes. I'll be very gentle and quick. You'll be fine after a nap."

Hastur placed his hand on Thunder Bull's forehead, and a little bit of white light emerged.

A short while later, Hastur extracted the two balls of white light, and there was a faint line between the white light and the Thunder Bull.

"This is Lei Niu's lifeline. If this lifeline is cut, Lei Niu will die instantly."

"We must be very gentle so as not to disturb Lei Niu's soul."

"The reason why the Grim Reaper is depicted in human records as a strange beast wielding a scythe is because they need to use a special Horcrux to sever the connection between the beast's soul and its body."

"If you are too rough, the soul of the beast will become extremely weak."

Ye Bai also understood this principle. If Hastur's movements were like a gentle breeze, then the noise created by the exclusive soul extraction machine was the forceful extraction of the soul from the body.

Ye Bai couldn't assess how brutal this process was, which is why the machine dragon encountered problems.

"Hastur, I have a question. If there are damaged parts in a soul, can we repair them?"

Ye Bai asked curiously.

"Repair? There is a way. You can collect soul power to repair the damaged soul."

"For example, the soul of an ordinary beast is a unit of measurement, like one, while the soul strength of other beasts is more than ten times that of an ordinary beast. If the soul is damaged, a large amount of soul power is needed to repair it."

"Only a beast that has specifically come into contact with the laws of the soul can handle this."

"My current advice is to complete this experiment first. Subsequent experiments are of little use to us."

"As long as we ensure the integrity of the beast's soul from the very first stage, it will surely bring us tremendous benefits."

Ye Bai thought about it and realized Hastur was right.

Conduct research first, then consider the benefits.

First, complete the soul extraction technology, then implement the soul repair technology.

You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to learn a skill little by little. It's basically impossible to become a big fat person in one go.

Ye Bai sighed and said.

"Alright, let's not talk about anything else for now, let's begin."

"If extracting a soul takes too much time, it will also cast a big question mark over its integrity."

Just then, Hastur suddenly appeared with a giant scythe, easily severing the connection between his soul and body.

"Haha, this is the Grim Reaper's scythe that I snatched from the Grim Reaper of a small world. Isn't it beautiful?"

"By the way, find me a piece of jade. I need to use jade to store Lei Niu's soul. Thunder jade would be best."

This was Ye Bai's first time conducting an experiment. He made a gesture to the paper figure, and the paper figure immediately followed Ye Bai's instructions, finding two pieces of glittering thunder jade.

Immediately afterwards, Lei Niu's soul was transferred to Lei Yu by Hastur. At this moment, Ye Bai could easily feel that the two pieces of jade had come to life.

"The jade has come back to life?"

"Is this what it feels like to be filled with soul?"

Ye Bai found it incredibly unbelievable.

"If you feel that the stone has come to life, then it is very likely that there is a treasure inside, because divine objects have spirits."

Hastur introduced himself to Ye Bai.

"Okay, paper doll, please put the souls of the two Thunder Bulls back into the scanner. I need to monitor Thunder Bulls' physical condition at all times."

The first and most crucial step has been completed, and Ye Bai quickly turned his attention to creating the Thunder Bull's body.

Using 3D printing technology to directly print Lei Niu's body out of metal is not a viable approach.

As for why, according to Professor Jubino's speculation, it is because the new body has absolutely no resemblance to the previous soul, making it difficult for the soul and the body to match.

It's like a new life has been created. That's why, when Professor Jubino creates the bodies of the alien beasts, he chooses to place the most important parts and organs of the alien beasts onto the new bodies.

Professor Giubino's greatest achievement lies in establishing an incredibly subtle relationship between the soul and the body.

Only three parts of the Thunder Ox are related to the physical body: the eyes, the horns, and the spine.

Its eyes can shoot out lightning, its horns can release 100,000 volts of electricity, and its spine is the electric generator of the Thunder Bull.

Therefore, the three must be moved out of Lei Niu's old body.

"Alright, let's remove Lei Niu's eyes and put them in a solid container to keep them active."

Ye Bai immediately manipulated the Da Vinci robot and took away Lei Niu's single eye.

Then Ye Bai sawed off the Thunder Bull's feet, and even the complete Thunder Bull hide was preserved.

Finally, following the anatomical diagram provided by Ye Bai, the Da Vinci robot successfully removed the crystal-clear Thunder Bone, which radiated a thunderous light, from the Thunder Bull's spine.

"Okay, let's start printing the 3D model right away. Luckily, I prepared a lot, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

Ye Bai uploaded the collected data.

The new body of Lei Niu will be built using the spine as the skeleton and 3D titanium alloy printing technology to gradually create Lei Niu's perfect body.

Then, technology is used to fuse the spine and the bones made of titanium alloy together.

It took Ye Bai three days just to print the model.

The Thunder Bone has a rather strong aversion to certain metals and doesn't seem to care much about them.

Ye Bai also tried many different metal materials before finally printing out Lei Niu's body.

Ye Bai filled the eye sockets of the Thunder Bull with the removed eyes, and then glued the Thunder Bull's horns back together.

Finally, he draped the ox's fur over himself.

Looking at the majestic and imposing Lei Niu, Ye Bai was extremely satisfied.

[Name: Mechanical Thunder Bull (Soul currently unavailable)]

[Gender: Male]

[Character: Stubborn]

[Level: Tier 7, Level 3]

【Skill: Roar (Mastery): Open your mouth and roar loudly, causing the opponent to fall into a state of confusion.】

Trample (Mastery): Use large bull hooves to stomp on your opponent, with a certain probability of stunning them.

Charge (Mastery): Use the large horn on your head to charge at your opponent.

Lightning Strike (Mastery): A bolt of lightning shoots from the eye and strikes the opponent, with a certain probability of paralyzing them.

Lightning Ball (Mastery): Summons a lightning ball to attack the opponent. The ball explodes instantly upon impact, with power comparable to a Bomb Stone explosion.

[Evaluation: Lei Niu, whose lifespan is nearing its end, possesses an incredibly strong will. Having been stripped of its soul, Ye Bai transformed its body into a machine.] (End of Chapter)