The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"Oh." Xilin's reaction was indifferent. She was still more interested in the little Chen Li in her arms.

The Great Black Tower's enthusiasm was not dampened by Sirin's indifference.

Although people still don't know how or what conditions a Star God could meet to successfully ascend to Star God status after mastering a portion of the imaginary number, from another perspective, wouldn't mastering a portion of the imaginary number give one the chance to skip that condition?

Therefore, Sirin's existence is very important for the Great Black Tower's research into the secrets of the Star God.

The Great Black Tower, Ruan Mei, and two other geniuses jointly established a project called the Simulated Universe to explore the secrets of the Star Gods and understand the conditions for becoming a Star God, while Sirin provided a certain form of mastering imaginary energy.

Combining the two... well, that's practically equivalent to becoming a Star God!

"boom!"

"It hurts!" Xilin clutched her head, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Chen Li, who had returned to his normal form.

"Don't try to play the victim and gain sympathy, because I didn't use any force at all." Chen Li looked at Xilin with annoyance.

“I don’t think you should blame me, Chen Li. It’s only natural,” Xilin said to Chen Li, tilting her head after a moment of thought.

"What you mean by 'normal human behavior' is pinching and hugging me, and then... never mind, anyway, that's definitely not normal human behavior."

"Yes, I am not human, I am a Herrscher, this is the norm for Herrschers."

"..." Chen Li was amused by Xilin's serious nonsense.

Fine, considering your amazing comedic talent, I'll forgive you for licking my face all over earlier.

"Leave me some snacks." Chen Li took action and snatched the gold coin chocolate that Xilin hadn't eaten from her hand.

"As expected of the pressure from the master, the taste is indeed the most delicious. I've decided that if the Immortal Ship wants this wonder, the first thing it must do is to hold a Cute Day every year, and then collect all the snacks collected each year for a grand competition! Whoever has the most delicious snacks will be awarded the crown of Cute Star!" Chen Li tasted the gold coin chocolate with great satisfaction.

"..." Ruan Mei did not understand, but expressed her respect.

Although on the surface, Chen Li seemed to be thinking only about himself.

But since the artifact was created by Chen Li, it's perfectly normal for him to do this.

"Didn't you say you couldn't eat the snacks you distributed yourself... Never mind, forget I asked." The big black tower remembered that Chen Li's other wonder had the effect of being able to eat anything.

One of the effects of this strange item is that the snacks given away cannot be eaten by the giver; if eaten, the giver's stress will return.

The other wonder has the effect of allowing you to eat anything, and eating it will make you grow.

So here's the question: when logic conflicts arise, which strange object has higher priority?

"Chen Li, if you were to forge an indestructible spear and a shield that could withstand anything, which one would win in a clash?" the Great Black Tower asked.

"..." by Chen Li.

"I bet you'll say the artifact that costs more crystals will win, but what if we create two artifacts that are identical in both brightness and the number of crystals they cost?"

"You really don't know the value of money when you're not in charge of the household... I'll satisfy your curiosity when I can forge magical artifacts and throw one crystal at another." Chen Li complained.

"Don't you have any of the curiosity about everything that a genius should have?"

“Not at all! Instead of being curious about this, you should be more curious about how to teach Xilin in the future.” Chen Li shook his head.

Chen Lizhen felt that Xilin had great potential. "In the past," Xier broke through the quantum sea with seven punches, and today Xilin broke through the intellectual barrier with one punch.

The Sea of ​​Quanta and the Tree of Imaginary Numbers have both welcomed their beloved daughters!

……perhaps.

"I've come up with a brilliant plan! Come here." The Great Black Tower beckoned to Chen Li with its finger.

"what's the plan?"

“I’ve noticed that when you’re being played by other girls, Sirin often unleashes an unprecedented burst of power, so…” the big black tower whispered in Chen Li’s ear.

After Chen Li patiently listened to the Black Tower's plan, his face clearly said, "You're messing with me."

Chen Li said this because the Great Black Tower was not only "playing" with Chen Li, but also wanted to "play" with Chen Li.

“I suddenly feel that it doesn’t matter whether Xilin becomes stronger or not,” Chen Li suddenly said.

"That won't do. Sirin has great potential. Can you bear to watch such a promising talent fade into obscurity?"

"You have the heart to do that." Chen Li nodded.

Chen Li can accept the Great Black Tower's plan, which violates the laws of nature, but he cannot accept it if it harms Chen Li.

“Moreover, compared to you, I have another female candidate whom Sirin can pursue with all her might but is powerless to do anything about,” Chen Li said.

"What? There's no genius better than me? I don't believe it. And just from a female perspective, there aren't many who can compare to me," the Great Black Tower scoffed.

"The other party isn't a genius. But they are still a Commander, and they possess the Great Thunder. On the contrary, your Great Black Tower is nothing special." Chen Li looked the Great Black Tower up and down and couldn't help but sneer.

Here's a joke: the "Big" Black Tower.

"..." The veins on the big black tower's forehead bulged.

"One day I will wipe out all of you Great Thunder Faction!"

"The last person to say that has already betrayed their own side and become the person they hate the most," Chen Li sneered again.

Chen Li vaguely remembered hearing Bronya say a line when she played Honkai Impact 3, something about how Bronya would one day destroy all the big breasts in the world.

Then Bronya successfully surpassed the efforts of a certain Shenzhou tablet manufacturer that took 5 years with her 8 years of growth.

"Drip drip!"

Chen Li's communicator rang.

Chen Li accepted the video call request from Jing Yuan.

"Chen Li, I might not make it." Jing Yuan's first words startled Chen Li.

"What happened? Did Huanlong call out, or did the God of Abundance come to the Immortal Ship to kowtow to you?" Chen Li asked hurriedly.

“No.” Jing Yuan shook his head with a heavy expression.

"Could it be that Mebius finally couldn't resist turning the Jianmu tree into a seed of life? Or is Virvi going to make the Immortal Ship stand up?" Chen Li began to worry.

"Neither... Wait, what do you mean by turning the Jianmu tree into a seed of life and making the immortal ship stand up?" Jing Yuan instantly realized the blind spot.

"That's not important. What's important is what you want to say. Hurry up and say it." Realizing that things weren't as serious as he had imagined, Chen Li quickly changed the subject.

"During my death, I will entrust all affairs of the General's Mansion to Fu Qing. I don't know how long I will be dead, or what kind of competition I will go through and what kind of opponents I will have to defeat before I can return to the world of the living. I only hope... Master Blacksmith, you must, must, must forge a miraculous object to suppress the demonic spirit of the Immortal Boat. The Immortal Boat will surely reward you handsomely!" Jing Yuan said solemnly to Chen Li.

"Uh, no problem, but what exactly happened?" Chen Li asked, somewhat puzzled.

Based on the timeline, Jingliu should have already taken Baiheng to give Jingyuan a surprise by now.

Why is Jingyuan making this final video call to himself in a tone as if he's giving his last instructions?

"I saw Bai Heng come to pick me up," Jing Yuan sighed.

"???"

Jing Yuan looked at the semi-transparent shadow of his old friend standing not far from him, rubbed his eyes, and found that the other person had not disappeared, but had come even closer.

If the real Bai Heng appeared, Jing Yuan would think that Bai Heng had won the revival match, but now that Bai Heng is attacking in a semi-transparent form, Jing Yuan only feels that he is about to die.

Am I finally about to give in? Is my demonic possession about to strike?

For the people of Xianzhou, living too long is also a curse.

For ordinary people on the Immortal Ship, the age of developing demonic possession is already around 1,800 to 1,000 years, but Jing Yuan has endured the pressure alone for 700 years since the Rebellion of Drinking Moon! He can be called a legendary king of resilience!

After having a resurrection card, Jingyuan felt that dying once would be good for his physical and mental health.

"Bai Heng... take me with you." Jing Yuan sighed again.

"Huh? Oh." Bai Heng scratched his head.

Although Bai Heng felt that Jing Yuan's expression was a bit strange, it was really great that Jing Yuan was able to quickly understand the situation!

Moreover, the ability of Heroic Spirits to pass through walls by transforming themselves into spirit particles is incredibly convenient!

202

Chapter 202 At 3000 years old, it's the perfect age to take risks! Let's go, Jing Yuanyuan!

The lifespan of the Immortal Boat Longevity Species is theoretically infinite, but its memory capacity is finite.

As long-lived beings experience an ever-increasing threshold for their emotions, their memories become thin and dull over time, leaving only the most extreme and vivid sediment—which is almost certainly the remnants of painful and regretful memories.

The end result of immortal beings is that they no longer feel joy and happiness, only the pain, regret and hatred etched in their hearts like scars. Under these extreme emotions, their human self begins to collapse, which is the beginning of the demonic body.

This event is also recorded in different worlds. Just as Hua in the Paradise of the Past possesses 5 years of memories, and because of special reasons, she has the ability to remember everything she sees, she will often delete memories that are not important to her in order to prevent herself from collapsing.

Jingyuan had never been possessed by a demonic being, but through reviewing the records of the Ten Kings, he learned that once one falls into the demonic being, five symptoms would appear: "crippled," "defiled," "anger," "other-transformation," and "neutrality." These five symptoms do not necessarily appear simultaneously. For example, Jingliu's symptoms were clearly "anger"—a state of mind that generates resentment and harms others, with emotions fluctuating intensely between sorrow, joy, resentment, and anger.

However, regardless of which of the above symptoms one experiences, it is unlikely that one would have an old friend leading the way for them before their death, leading them out of the general's mansion and stopping in front of a small alley.

Jing Yuan didn't know if this was normal, just like he said at the beginning, Jing Yuan had never been possessed by a demonic spirit.

"..."

Jing Yuan stood in front of the alley and saw Bai Heng's phantom image stop next to an unfamiliar woman.

As Jingyuan stopped in front of the alley, the stranger turned her head.

Jing Yuan was certain he had never seen this person before, but the way this person looked at him gave Jing Yuan a very strange feeling.

"Long time no see, Jingyuan," the woman said slowly.