All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 319 Analysis of the Giant Statue
Chu Xiu realized that he had underestimated the difficulty of this match: he initially thought that the professional template not providing players with transformation devices was simply to increase the difficulty of the match.

But now it seems I may have been wrong.

The reason it is not provided is that not all players meet the conditions for transformation—the players participating in this match are all at the eighth rank with seven marks, and while they are indeed well-established, their "mental strength" varies greatly.

Some people, like Chu Xiu, possess an extreme mind, directly reaching the ultimate idealism, and can remain immortal without transforming.

But some players, if given a transformation device, will die on the spot!
Instead of becoming the Ultraman you choose!

The system's decision not to provide transformation devices is likely not to increase the difficulty, but rather a form of protection to prevent them from dying immediately while attempting to transform!
Transformation is not as simple as simply activating mental power.

"I've already sent people to excavate that stone statue!" Masaki Keigo said, "But I can't use it for experiments, otherwise someone might transform into Ultraman, and you and I will be in big trouble!"

He still prefers to use more mice to study the appropriate power level.

But Chu Xiu thought of the later Advisor Quan Teng.

In order to provide energy for Asuka, he transformed into light and injected it into Dyna's body, and then he simply disappeared—that device was basically no different from the device that Masaki Keigo has now.

They all extract the light of the human soul.

It's just that the methods are more brutal.

The price of extracting the light of the soul through technological means is that even if one is lucky enough to become Ultraman, there is no way to turn back.

Even the moment it transforms into light, it is already dead.

Therefore, in addition to having a strong enough mind, there is also a necessary "consciousness protection mechanism", which is the core of the transformation device!

“Let’s look at the stone statue first!” Chu Xiu said.

Not long after, he and Masaki Keigo arrived at the stone statue underground in Kumamoto City—the excavation had only just begun, and only the head of the statue was visible.

I have to mention this.

Evil Tiga is not Tiga at all, but an ancient warrior whose name is unknown.

Masaki Keigo used it to transform, and he transformed into that warrior.

Even with the help of Daigo's Spark Lens.

As for the "Tiga" statue, after Daigo's first transformation, it turned into light and merged with him. Even though the Spark Lens was taken away by Masaki Keigo, the Tiga statue remained inside him.

Chu Xiu had previously asked Masaki Keigo to do whatever he wanted because he suspected that the players might do the same.

Theoretically, if you take Daigo out after the plot begins, put him in the device, and do that, you should be able to make him transform without the transformation device.

But as it turns out, the players weren't.

The player does not have Ultraman fused within them; the initial player is not Ultraman either!

If they want to transform, they have to go through a metamorphosis from human to Ultraman!
It's not the kind of transformation that turns you into a human, but rather an evolution like the people of the Land of Light.

Similarly, players cannot become ancient warriors.

It can only become the "Ancient Giant" itself!
"The material of this stone statue... it feels a bit familiar to me." Chu Xiu touched the giant stone statue, scanning it with his mental power, and said to Zhou Wushang, "Have we seen something similar in our previous world?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wushang fell into deep thought.

After a short while, she spoke, saying, "A magical artifact!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu instantly understood where that familiarity came from: the characteristics of this Ultraman statue were strikingly similar to the magical artifacts created by Yi Ren World through "object manipulation".

But it's not the kind that's meticulously crafted.

Rather, it was a magical artifact temporarily modified during the battle.

Refined by divine craftsmanship. When Chu Xiu was doing his research, he once casually "refined" a stone, and the material of that stone after being refined was exactly the same as the current giant statue!
"Wait, this thing is bound to a person's mental consciousness?"

Chu Xiu looked at the stone statue, then at Masaki Keigo, and his expression gradually became strange—there was actually a spiritual imprint of Masaki Keigo on the stone statue!
In other words, if the Giant of Light statue is a magical artifact, then it has already recognized a master!

If Masaki Keigo possesses the "Divine Machine Refinement" skill, then he can directly control it!

Of course, the rules of the world are different, and the details are not the same.

But no matter what, it all points to one thing: only Masaki Keigo can transform into "Evil Tiga". If someone else were to do it, even if they were to become light, they would not be able to merge into it!

This is combined with the fall of the ancient warriors and the death of Ultraman Tiga.

Chu Xiu came up with a theory that challenged his worldview: there was a bond between the ancient warriors and the Ultraman statues. The reason why the ancient Tiga left the statues was not to wait for a destined person, but to wait for the reincarnation of the ancient warriors!

He himself was no exception!

The ancient Tiga may have reincarnated countless times, appearing as the "original form" who kicked the Dark God to death at the beginning of "The Ancient Giants Resurrected," and later as Amui.

After Amui died, countless years passed, and she became Daigo in the main story!

From beginning to end, it's just one Ultraman reincarnating!
Instead of having multiple human hosts!

Even in the future, after Daigo dies, Tiga will continue to reincarnate as a new generation of human host! Even Camilla, Darramb, and Hitra will not be the same as they were before.

Rather, it is a "human form" that has been reborn after reincarnation and has already become human.

"Therefore, in the Heisei era Ultraman, the human host is the original Ultraman. The transformation is more like a rule-based supernatural power mastered by humans, rather than merging with the original Ultraman and becoming a human host like in the Showa era!" Chu Xiu pondered, "Then, would people who choose different career templates also be different?"

Are the ways to transform for the first time also different?
"Don't rush to study the transformation. Come here, Masaki Keigo, I'll teach you a move called 'Matter Transformation'!" Chu Xiu taught Masaki Keigo the "Matter Transformation" ability, which he had refined through countless trials.

Of course, different worlds have different rules, so this trick cannot be used.

It's impossible to refine things into magical artifacts.

However, manipulating a fully formed "magical artifact" is merely a skill and does not involve any rules.

It was simply to teach Masaki Keigo how to control "Evil Devil".

Let's give it a try.

"Can you control the movement of the stone statue without transforming?" Masaki Keigo was skeptical, but he tried to make the stone statue move according to the method taught by Chu Xiu.

Not long after, he manipulated the stone statue, which only had its head showing, to raise its head.

Even though there is only one action.

Even though the stone statue raised its head, it was of no use.

But this is a transformation from "zero" to "one", a transformation from being completely uncontrollable to being controllable!

"This pseudo-transformation, doesn't it still follow the rules of this world?" Zhou Wushang asked.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "In the trial instance, when the Dark Demon God was revived, it was actually controlled by the Dark Mage in a pseudo-transformation manner."

Ultimately, this is still something that already exists in this world.

“But this kind of ‘spiritual imprint’ binding can be cleared or distorted by the ultimate mental power, turning the binding towards oneself!” Zhou Wushang said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu nodded and smiled.

"So tell me, what if I beat Daigo to it, snatched his statue, distorted his spiritual imprint, and replaced it with my own? What would happen then?"

(End of this chapter)