Douluo Dragon King: I'm creating a golden age behind the scenes!

Chapter 93 The Experiment Begins

After passing through numerous checkpoints, Zhou Mingyu and Shen Xuanming finally arrived at the door of a tightly closed laboratory.

As the cold metal door slid open with a low hum, the scene inside came into view. The entire laboratory was devoid of any superfluous decorations or useless items. Dozens of soul-guided screens and state-of-the-art data processors stood in the laboratory. The soul-guided arrays and patterns engraved on the walls were clearly of a high level.

The most striking feature of the space is several silver transmission pipes, thicker than a person's waist, hanging down from the ceiling like giant pythons, connecting to several giant cylindrical energy tanks standing in the corner of the laboratory.

The canister was encased in several sturdy soul-guided shields, separating the energy canister from the equipment and researchers. Just smelling the slight amount of energy emanating from the canister was enough to make one feel refreshed and relaxed.

In the center of the laboratory was a large device with a peculiar shape that Zhou Mingyu and his companion had never seen before. Judging from its appearance, it should be part of a complete soul tool, but they couldn't tell exactly what it was.

The laboratory was not empty at the moment; a group of figures dressed in uniform white lab coats hurried about, constantly moving between the complex instruments.

They didn't exchange any unnecessary conversations, and even eye contact was rare. The entire space was enveloped in an almost suffocating focus and efficiency.

The only sounds in the room were the tapping of the soul-guided keyboard, the hum of the instruments, and the hissing of energy flowing through the energy pipes.

The researcher who was leading the way was used to this hurried scene. He had no desire to introduce it to the two of them. Instead, he led them directly to a group of people not far ahead. Zhou Mingyu and his companion were in this serious research site when they saw a somewhat comical scene. In front of several soul guidance control consoles that were flashing with complex data, a young man who looked to be no more than twenty years old was surrounded by a group of elderly people with gray hair.

Shen Xuanming, with his sharp eyes, instantly recognized several of them. They were all towering figures in the field of soul guidance research, whose names were worthy of being written into textbooks. They were top experts whose mere presence would shake the entire academic world!

They are usually dignified and composed, and are figures that countless researchers look up to.

At this moment, however, these venerable elders had completely lost their usual reserve and dignity, revealing only the burning desire for knowledge and correct answers unique to pure scholars.

The young man patiently answered the questions of the elderly one by one. After he finished answering, he raised his head, his gaze passing over the shoulders of the elderly and landing precisely on Zhou Mingyu, who had been brought by the guide. After a moment of contemplation, with a hint of scrutiny and understanding, he simply nodded slightly as a greeting.

Upon seeing this, Shen Xuanming and Zhou Mingyu hurriedly bowed respectfully.

Only then did Zhou Mingyu and the others truly see the young man's appearance. He was a handsome young man, unlike the other researchers who were meticulous. Although he was still clean and tidy, he had a more casual and unrestrained air about him, and people could feel his full confidence.

Even though he was in this laboratory, in charge of this level of project, he didn't show any of the worries that a researcher should have about the failure of the experiment. It was as if success was the most natural thing for him.

At this moment, someone walked up to them and said, "Mr. Zhou, you've finally arrived. Please follow me."

. . .

The next two hours were spent in an extremely tense atmosphere for Zhou Mingyu.

Under the guidance of the staff member in the white research coat, Zhou Mingyu and his companion first signed several confidentiality agreements that shimmered with the glow of soul power seals.

Immediately following was a brief but information-packed emergency training session.

A research director, speaking at an extremely fast pace and with sharp, eagle-like eyes behind his glasses, clearly explained his core mission to Zhou Mingyu through holographic projection and rapid gestures:

He will be the final and most crucial "living valve" in this sophisticated experiment.

"Buzz~"

As the experiment began, a deep hum instantly filled the entire space, and the soul-guiding patterns on the surface of the energy tank suddenly lit up, turning from dark to bright, and began to transmit internal energy to the central device.

The central device then began to operate, flashing with a faint blue light, and the ground shook violently.

Although a pale golden soul-guided protective field composed of countless hexagonal energy units rose around the laboratory, suppressing the dissipating energy fluctuations, Zhou Mingyu still managed to detect some energy using his keen mental power.

Those wisps of energy particles, emitting a soft white-green light, slowly seeped out from the connection of the conduit and drifted into the highly purified air.

The researchers around him were not alarmed by the leak. With his mental perception, Zhou Mingyu found that they had only inhaled a little bit, and it seemed that their fatigue and mental tension were rapidly dissipating.

Even Zhou Mingyu felt that his mind had become clearer, and his soul power seemed to be circulating more smoothly.

This isn't the kind of violent, controllable energy source driven by a soul tool!

Zhou Mingyu focused his mind and sensed that the white and green light contained a pure and vibrant life force!

These are clearly life substances that someone has extracted and purified from countless rare and precious natural treasures!

Zhou Mingyu had no doubt that if all the life essence condensed in the entire jar were injected at once, its value would be enough to build up all the top-tier resources needed for an ordinary Soul Master to advance to Soul Saint!

At this moment, he is standing in front of a specific "energy observation and interaction window".

This is a transparent, arc-shaped cover covered with sophisticated soul-guiding sensors, directly facing one of the key nodes for the central device's energy input.

His task was daunting. When the central device became unstable due to absorbing this overwhelming amount of pure life energy, and the energy tanks showed signs of more severe leakage, he had to release his ultimate ice with pinpoint accuracy.

It's not an attack, it's construction!

Using the absolute low temperature properties of ice—freezing everything and solidifying energy—an invisible layer is formed around the leak point.

The absolute zero "ultimate ice" forcibly locks in the dissipated life energy flow, providing the laboratory with a crucial "energy dissipation-stability control" data model.

"Zhou Mingyu, get ready!" Xu Ziqian's voice came through the earpiece, carrying an unquestionable command.

The buzzing in the laboratory suddenly intensified with the command, and the eerie blue light of the central device began to flicker irregularly. At the interface of one of the energy tanks, the leakage of white-green life mist began to accelerate significantly, and the leakage rate was no longer comparable to that of before.

The concentration of life energy in the air began to increase sharply as a result, and the researchers around couldn't help but take a deep breath and hold their breath. Now was the most crucial step.

But Zhou Mingyu dared not relax at this moment, and began to concentrate his mental energy, locking onto the leak point.

Within his body, the core of the ultimate ice soul power began to rotate at high speed, and a chilling aura capable of freezing space quietly gathered in his palm, ready to be unleashed.

Finally, amidst the fluctuations of energy, Zhou Mingyu found an opportunity. The fluctuations briefly calmed down, and in that moment of weakness, he unhesitatingly chose to fully activate the ultimate ice within his body.

Direct Domain Expansion—"Mystic Ice Sword Domain"!

As the sword domain invaded the energy field, an icy chill instantly spread outwards from him, and frost began to form on the isolation glass of the entire laboratory.

Even in front of Xu Ziqian, some frost began to spread towards him, but it seemed to be blocked by a wave of energy.

Zhou Mingyu naturally noticed this, but he didn't have time to worry about those things. Instead, he focused on controlling his own ultimate ice.

With the intervention of the ultimate ice, the energy dissipation gradually slowed down, and the pure energy within the entire central device began to recede gradually.

On the huge screen of the central device, the glaring red warning area that originally represented out-of-control energy was being covered and devoured by a dark blue area at a visible speed.

The curve representing the dissipation rate falls vertically like a cliff dive, and is slowly "guided" back to the preset analysis channel entrance.

Finally, the experiment went smoothly. The researchers seized the opportunity, their eyes sparkling with excitement. The sound of keyboards clicking increased rapidly, and the data stream on the monitoring screen kept refreshing as they began to carefully collect and analyze the data.

But just as everyone was busy, a piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire research department.

"Beep beep beep!"

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