Decaying World

Chapter 204 204 The Sound of the Wind Six

After repeatedly experiencing and trying the opening and closing of the Pure Source Dharma Body in the open space, Lin Hui then tried the other three major Dharma Seals: Correct Body, Correct Mind, and Correct Virtue.

The three enhancements respectively doubled his physical strength, mental strength, and cultivation comprehension speed.

Because of the sudden surge in power, he was momentarily unable to accurately assess his own condition.

More than an hour later, Lin Hui was able to barely conceal all the changes brought about by his improvement.

Fortunately, all four printing methods can be turned off by manually reversing the process; you just need to mentally visualize the corresponding source text.

After trying dozens of times, Lin Hui was satisfied when he was sure he could turn it on and off as quickly as possible.

Standing on this open space, he pondered his next steps.

"Now that the Nine Heavens Sect has completed its evolution, the foundation for establishing my own absolutely safe base is in place. Next, it's about controlling this entire fog-free zone. To turn this territory into a sufficiently safe base, two things are necessary."

"First: It must be able to withstand fog, whether it's night fog or ordinary fog; there must be a foundation capable of resisting it. This is a prerequisite."

Second: It must have the ability to defend against external enemies. There are far too many monsters in the fog zone; a 24-hour defense system capable of self-defense and alert must be established.

Lin Hui pondered for a moment. In a city like Tu Yue, the strategy was to build a buffer zone, using the living people in the outer city and the inner city walls to form a flesh-and-blood protective system. As long as any danger wanted to invade the inner city, it would inevitably cause casualties among the people in the outer city first.

This is undoubtedly the best biological warning line for the Moon Tower, which has been monitoring the outer city.

They don't care how many people die in the outer city anyway. Using the lives of those in the outer city to warn and alert the people in the inner city's moon tower is essentially the same purpose as alarm fireworks.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Hui placed one hand on the black soil on the ground.

The outline of the entire flat area began to form in my mind.

'The Land Without Mist—this is the place where a colossal beast named Hemi fell, filled with Hemi's powerful, mystical energy, which prevents the outside mist from penetrating. But decay does not disappear; rather, Hemi's mystical energy bears the cost of this land's decay. When the mystical energy is completely destroyed by decay, the Land Without Mist will also perish.'

Evolvable branch: 3'

The Giant Beast of the Hemi?

Lin Hui narrowed his eyes. He had never heard of this name in any record of monsters in the Fog Zone. Of course, it was possible that the naming of Blood Seal and the naming of the Tai Su Federation were different. Perhaps in the Federation's encyclopedia, this behemoth had another name.

Of course, that wasn't the point, so he skipped it and continued to open the evolutionary branch.

'1—Mystic Lands: The habitat of the Hemi during its peak, which can increase the intensity of the Mystic Direction in this area by more than half.'

'2—The Land of Illusions: A habitat for the mutated power of illusion, capable of causing disorientation and hallucinations in any creature that enters.'

'3—Lost Land: A habitat of distorted, mystical power that causes those who enter to lose all interest in entering. They will subjectively ignore this place.'

Lin Hui frowned as he looked at the three options; none of them were the most pressing choices.

These functions are actually sufficient for the time being, as the maze ruins themselves already have the built-in effects.

What he needs are physical means of protection, monitoring, and patrols.

After all, this is a secret rear base, where goods and supplies are stored, so it definitely needs armed biological personnel to guard, patrol, and protect it.

'Wait!' Suddenly, Lin Hui thought of a guy.

The guy who's still living in the mansion behind Qingfeng Temple is the water creature he evolved from!
The Water Man was created by him and was instilled with the mark of absolute loyalty to himself from birth by the blood seal.

Wouldn't these blood-marked evolved life forms be perfect for guarding supplies here?
Once Lin Hui had a clear idea, he immediately came up with a plan.

'We can relocate the water-people here, but one water-people won't be enough; we need to find more similar evolved creatures. These creatures don't require much evolution time and have extremely high loyalty. Although their intelligence is a bit low, we can select a few loyal disciples and group them together. The evolved creatures like the water-people will do the hard and dirty work, while the disciples will be responsible for supervision and monitoring. With this combination, plus the natural isolation of the labyrinth ruins, we should be able to ensure everything goes smoothly.'

Once the idea was sparked, Lin Hui was immediately struck by a flood of inspiration.

'By the way, since the evolution of the Blood Mark is based on my understanding, generalization, and definition of things, could I use this as a guide to make the Blood Mark evolve in the direction I want, instead of purely randomly?'

Lin Hui pondered for a moment.

"For example, if I initially considered lamb skewers as food, then most of the branches it evolved into would be food-related. Similarly, if I initially defined the Qingfeng Sword Technique as a sword technique, then the Blood Seal evolved in that direction into the Gale Sword Technique, rather than the Gale Blade Technique. These are all examples of my subjective, unconscious guidance."

In that case.

He pondered carefully and walked to a wall.

Standing before the ancient, gray stone wall of the ruins, I reached out and gently sliced ​​it with the power of the wind.

Instantly, the incredibly hard maze wall was sliced ​​open as if it were tofu, leaving a scratch more than half a meter long.

Lin Hui did not stop, but continued to write and draw.

A moment later, with a whoosh, he forcefully carved a stone figure out of the rock face.

The stone figure was about the same height as him, square in shape, and its body was immobile, forming a fixed "X" shape.

Lin Hui cut it out and placed it on the open ground.

Then, he tried to reach out and gently press his hand on the stone man's forehead.

The evolution of the Blood Seal can actually happen as long as it's within a certain distance, but he felt he needed a distinctive feature to differentiate it, so he pressed his hand against the other person's forehead.

'Evolve the Stone Golem.'

He was silent.

The bloodstains on the back of his hand suddenly spread out, turning into whisker-like lines.

Soon, new handwriting appeared below the field of vision.

'Maze Stone Sculpture: A simple maze-like rock figure resembling a human. Hard in texture. Can evolve into 3 branches.' '1—Maze Stone Golem: A stone golem race possessing rudimentary intelligence, immense strength, and a hard body. It naturally emanates a mesmerizing power that can disorient creatures, making it one of the best guardians. Can grow stronger.'

'2—Iron Golem: Possesses an extremely hard body and immense strength; more volatile in temperament than ordinary stone golems; capable of growth.'

'3—Elemental Stone Golem: Its body can freely absorb surrounding rocks to form a massive form. It possesses immense strength, extremely high regenerative ability, an indestructible core, and is immortal. It can grow.'

'Hint: This is a biological evolution. Once completed, it will only obey the evolution initiator, Lin Hui. Low-intelligence creatures may launch chaotic attacks against those who did not initiate the evolution.'

"This works." Lin Hui had tested a better way to use the Blood Seal. His eyes lit up immediately.

'In that case, could I try to directly evolve the Fog Zone monsters? If I could, wouldn't I be able to directly control them?' After all, evolving something like a Water Elemental is equivalent to starting from scratch and gradually evolving, which takes too long. By the time it's ready to be used, who knows how long it will take.

If we could evolve directly from monsters in the fog zone, the benefits would be far greater.

Of course, the evolution of the Blood Seal has a prerequisite: it must obey Lin Hui.

Most of the monsters in the fog zone would never obey him, but there is one exception!

Lin Hui immediately thought of the Amethyst Purgatory Tyrannosaurus Rex that had knelt before him in the Amethyst Ruins. That creature was an Amethyst monster that had been transformed into a purgatory. It could understand some languages ​​and communicate back then. If we were to evolve from that creature...
'You can give it a try'

Without hesitation, Lin Hui immediately picked up his bag and quickly left.

This place is not guarded yet, so he left the bundle containing the precious medicine here. Not feeling at ease, he simply carried it with him all the way.

Instead of returning to Qingfeng Temple, he went to the Amethyst Ruins Cave on the way.

Bang!
The cave entrance was violently forced open.

The large group of monsters from the Amethyst Purgatory inside the cave all looked up and cast hostile glances toward the entrance.

But after seeing a somewhat familiar black-haired man slowly enter...

Roar!
The Amethyst Prison Tyrannosaurus Rex in the center roared and charged forward, aiming directly at Lin Hui.
Bang!
The Tyrannosaurus Rex immediately bowed down, its massive head slamming into the ground and creating a sizable crater.

"It's been a long time since I've come here. Why are there so many amethyst elements here?" Lin Hui glanced at the densely packed amethyst element monsters inside the cave and frowned slightly.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex growled a few times and shook its head hastily, clearly indicating that it had nothing to do with it.

"Never mind." Lin Hui gently placed his hand on the hilt of the Ruyi Sword at his waist.

call.

A gentle breeze was blowing.

He removed his hand from the hilt of the sword.

The cave was once again empty and refreshing.

No more crowds, no more noise.

Yes, only peace remains.
Click. Click.
The Amethyst Prison Tyrannosaurus Rex froze completely.

It mechanically turned its head, looked at the empty cave, and then looked back at Lin Hui, who had a calm expression on his face.

Bang!
It once again used all its strength to slam its head against Lin Hui's body, making a loud thud. Then it dared not move an inch.

"Good boy," Lin Hui said with satisfaction, reaching out to pat the Tyrannosaurus Rex's forehead.

Given its obedience, it should be able to evolve using the Blood Seal, right?

He silently recited the blood seal in his mind.

next moment.

'Amethyst Infernal Tyrannosaurus Rex: A special individual formed from an amethyst elemental body tainted by infernal flames. Possesses great strength and extremely high regenerative abilities. Is contaminated by infernal pollution. Has 3 evolutionary branches.'

'1—Amethyst Flame Dragon: An elemental dragon beast formed from an activated amethyst vein. When still, it transforms into the amethyst vein itself, providing a continuous supply of amethyst ore. Its physical strength increases by one level, and upon evolution, it gains the special effect—underground stealth.'

'2—Purgatory Dragon: A race of evil dragons living deep within purgatory, possessing an extremely powerful purgatory-infecting ability. Creatures burned to death by them will be transformed into their puppets, fighting for them for eternity.'

'3—Earth Dragon King: An earth elemental dragon with a trace of ancient dragon ancestor blood, capable of controlling changes in the terrain within a certain range. Peaceful and serene in nature. Extremely regenerative.'

These three branches are indeed completely different from the evolutions of water spirits and the like that Lin Hui had seen before. The difference in strength is enormous.

Looking at the three branches, he quickly clicked on the required years one by one.

Fortunately, all three cost the same: 9 years.

This is insignificant to him now.

"This evolution, without a second thought, is the first choice. The amethyst mine is exactly what I need, and the entire Qingfeng Temple needs it too. Plus, it can solve the pollution problem caused by the purgatory energy here, preventing future troubles." Lin Hui didn't hesitate and immediately confirmed that the blood seal should begin its evolution.

Roar.

The next second, the Amethyst Prison Tyrannosaurus Rex shuddered violently, its body went limp, and it collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious.

'If this works, I might as well go out and hunt monsters in the foggy areas part-time. I'll keep the obedient ones to evolve, and kill the disobedient ones to enhance my windstorm affinity. Those I can't think of a use for right now, I can just seal the Nine-Eyed Monster. Not a single one will be wasted.'

At this moment, Lin Hui was filled with inspiration. Since he could evolve his own carvings, he could carve a set of armor and then evolve it into the direction he wanted.

Or, if you simply sculpt a model car, can it evolve into a toy car?

Where are the airplanes? Where are the rockets?
Can all of them be made in this way?
In any case, as long as there is subjective perception, plus a somewhat similar appearance, the blood mark can begin to evolve.

If he cuts up a gourd, will it evolve into a real gourd?
(End of this chapter)