Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 550 is essentially a repeater.
"Its learning ability is very strong, and it may even have a certain logical thinking ability. It can analyze and summarize human body language on its own and apply it with almost no error, which is quite amazing..."

"At least there are no such creatures on Earth. Even cephalopods, known for their 'conceptual thinking' abilities, are far from reaching this level..."

"In fact, its tentacles are terrifying to me..."

"No, its tentacles are very different from those of the octopus on Earth. They are only similar in appearance. Preliminary tests suggest that it also has a considerable number of neurons. However, as Alpha suggests, it does not have a brain, or we are unable to observe its brain."

"Unobservable? What does that mean?"

"Don't forget, the Void Realm contains spiritual particles... which are even harder to observe than light. And this is still a relatively concrete thing. If it's something like incense offerings, merits, the Heavenly Dao, cause and effect, karma, or calamities, it's even more abstract, to the point of being absurd. Given the current technological means and civilization progress of humankind on Earth, it's impossible to observe them."

"so?"

"Therefore, if it has parts that we cannot observe by conventional means, such as the soul that ordinary people cannot observe with the naked eye, it is difficult to determine whether its brain—or the existence that functions as a brain, like a nerve center—does not exist, or whether our abilities are limited and we are unable to observe it."

As Professor Wu spoke, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. “In my personal understanding, I find it hard to imagine a being that can classify, process, and provide feedback on a vast amount of information from the objective world without a ‘central hub’... It should have one, and it must have one.”

Professor Wu was the most authoritative senior professor in the project team on biological research. He didn't talk much, but when he did, his words were often very persuasive. So after he finished speaking, the meeting room fell silent, with only the faint whispers of some students listening in the corner reaching the room.

"Perhaps we can change our approach,"

Professor Wang once again made a startling statement: "It's time to abandon the pride of being the master of Earth. Let's change our perspective and assume that the race or civilization behind it is a higher civilization than Earth's. Then we can take the derivative in reverse... I mean, let it learn our language."

Some have questioned, "But it lacks a vocal structure."

Wang Qiqing shrugged slightly: "Then we can learn to write or use body language. And even if it doesn't have a vocal structure, it doesn't mean it can't make a sound. We can make a tool to help it 'speak'... We have this kind of mature technology on Earth, and we should also have a breakthrough in the Guixu Realm using psionic technology."

Surprisingly, Professor Wu was the first to agree with Wang Qiqing's line of thinking.

"We've stretched our lines too thin, but Professor Wang is right. Perhaps we can consider letting it learn our communication methods. At least based on its current level of friendliness, it shouldn't be a big problem."

After assessing the possibility, the leading figure in the field of biology sighed and added, "After all, it's better to prioritize communication and exchange than to coldly study its biological characteristics. We... cannot afford to make a mistake in this opportunity."

Just as the project team was meeting to discuss three simultaneous plans, coincidentally, the Jade Emperor and Zhao Qing were standing in front of Big Eyes, trying to teach Big Eyes to read.

However, this unsystematic teaching method did not start with pinyin; instead, it was taught by two people working independently, focusing on individual words.

At first, the two of them tentatively taught Big Eyes words like sun, table, bed, and water, which were things they could touch or had physical objects around them. They quickly discovered that Big Eyes couldn't make any sounds, so they were a little disappointed and simply taught Big Eyes to distinguish the meanings of these words without expecting it to express them.

However, unexpectedly, after staring at the two of them in a daze for a while, Mike reached out his tentacles and touched their throats and the outside of their ears.

It's hard to describe the feeling. The tentacles of the giant eye weren't as slippery and sticky as you'd imagine octopus tentacles, nor did they have suckers. Instead, they had a cool, rubbery, slightly bouncy feel. If you had to make an analogy, they were more like snakes, giving Zhao Qing the illusion that she was about to be strangled.

After the two of them touched each other, the big-eyed creature's entire skin underwent a strange "molting," or rather, "shedding."

Its skin peeled off layer by layer, like a cracked wall, and its appearance changed. For example, its neck stretched out a lot, and ears actually grew on the sides of its head. It was those ears that were a bit scary; they didn't have outer ear flaps, but rather two small black holes.

Then, it brought a surprise to the two of them.

"Sun, water, bed..."

A strange, high-pitched, even somewhat shrill sound rang out. Although it sounded inhuman, not in the mechanical sense, but like a parrot mimicking speech, with a short rhythm and a rigid pronunciation.

But Big Eyes did indeed simulate the vocal structure, and he did indeed say the words that [Jade Emperor] and Zhao Qing had just taught him!

"Oh my God……"

The Jade Emperor was dumbfounded, almost unable to believe it.

Zhao Qing was equally shocked, and even felt a great sense of panic that she could hardly contain herself.

This creature, called Big Eyes, is so powerful that it feeds on the Nine Nether Demons. It is also extremely intelligent, capable of actively learning the language and habits of another biological civilization. Even more terrifying is that it can transform itself into a completely unfamiliar creature!
Although it doesn't look very human, it has managed to make itself resemble a human!

Even though Zhao Qing couldn't immediately grasp the difference between Big Eyes' mimicry and the illusion magic of the Void Realm, she subconsciously felt fear and dread.

"Oh My God--"

The next second, Big Eyes kicked Zhao Qing away, sending her flying with his strength.

Like a babbling infant, it imitated the tone and manner of the Jade Emperor, reproducing his subconscious exclamation. Apart from the strange tone, it was as if it was deliberately mocking him!
"Hey, no, Big Eyes, don't mimic me!"

The carefree emperor was initially stunned, then couldn't help but rebuke Big Eyes.

Unsurprisingly, Mikey happily repeated the Emperor's words.

"Wow! Are you a broken record? You keep mimicking me!"

"Wow! Are you a broken record? You keep mimicking me!"

Very good, even the tone is exactly the same.

"Pfft-"

Zhao Qing laughed out loud, but Big Eyes clearly wasn't going to let her off the hook either—

"Pfft!"

His pronunciation was so clear and accurate, even better than the hosts on Earth!
Oops. Failed to time it right _(:з」∠)_
You'd dare do it again next time (just kidding).