Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapters 278-279280—Electrolux and Ultimate Metal: Flesh and Blood Torture, Mechanical Ascension!

With her status as her daughter, Qian Lingyun absolutely cannot tolerate being wronged (Qian Lingyun is not someone who can tolerate being wronged; if she were wronged, she might get into trouble).

Thinking about it, she gently rubbed Qian Lingyun's cheek with her palm and asked, puzzled:

"Xu Tianran is indeed a fine prince, lacking neither talent nor ambition, but he is legless! You will likely face many inconveniences if you marry him..."

Qian Lingyun raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "It doesn't matter. I'm not some love-struck fool who'd die without love. I just want to experience what it's like to be an empress."

"I want to be queen, and he needs support; it's just a mutually beneficial deal."

"Is that so?" The Fourth Master pondered for a moment, then finally nodded and said softly, "If you've made up your mind, I can speak to the old emperor for you, but I still advise you to think carefully before acting, lest you end up like your mother, entrusting yourself to the wrong person!"

"Don't worry, I'll consider it carefully," Qian Lingyun replied softly, not wanting to disappoint her adoptive mother, and chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"Perhaps I'm destined to be a widow... a pretty young widow, tsk tsk tsk..."

"Then you rest first, I'm going out to take care of something."

The four elders stood up, dusted themselves off, and left, leaving Qian Lingyun alone, leaning against the headboard. She inadvertently noticed the thin red mark on the back of her right hand.

"As expected, is it due to physical limitations? Humans are limited by the fragility of their bodies, making it nearly impossible to complete a Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core. Even Huo Yuhao benefited from favorable timing, location, and circumstances!"

Qian Lingyun looked at her frail body, her head bowed thoughtfully, a bold idea brewing in her mind.

When Electrolux achieved the prestige of becoming the Necromancer God, he transformed his physical body into a lich. Could Qian Lingyun consider transforming her physical body into another form?

After a long pause, Qian Lingyun raised her head, a glint of light in her eyes, and silently murmured, "Super Metal! Ice Extreme Divine Crystal!"

Ice Crystal is the hardest and most flexible ice-attribute metal in the world.

It looks like a crystal, but it already has the ductility of a metal. If you use it to replace your weak flesh and blood, the effect will be quite good.

But this job, which looks complicated, is actually... quite complicated.

Based on Qian Lingyun's previous experiments, she discovered that the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal continuously releases intense cold air during its forging process. The temperature of this cold air is below minus one hundred degrees Celsius.

At this temperature, even some Title Douluo level beings would be completely unable to work.

In other words, although the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal is a good thing, only creatures with the ultimate ice attribute can actually use it to make something.

Huo Yuhao's cultivation level isn't even at the fourth ring yet, so he has absolutely no value whatsoever.

This also means that only someone with the ultimate ice attribute can manipulate it without fear of the chill it releases.

Now, a problem arises! She absolutely cannot use only one metal, the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, for fusion...

"Teacher, I have a few questions I'd like to ask you for advice on," Qian Lingyun said, closing her dark red eyes and looking inward into her own dim spiritual sea.

A gray, tower-like structure floated gently up and down in the very center of her spiritual sea, its mysterious gray light flickering slowly from top to bottom, giving it an air of mystery and unpredictability.

Squeak!

The gate, like the mouth of an abyss, slowly opened inward, revealing a dark and unfathomable depth.

Electrox, dressed in a well-fitting white robe and leaning on an eight-foot-long staff, strode out from the shadows.

Judging from his robust and energetic appearance, it is not difficult to see that he has recovered well in Qian Lingyun's sea of ​​consciousness over the years. Even the delicate features of his temples are depicted vividly.

If you don't look closely, you'd probably think Electrolux is a living person, not a soul.

"What new ideas do you have this time? Tell me!" Electrolux, hovering in mid-air, looked down at Qian Lingyun and asked with interest, "Or have you come up with something new?"

"Teacher, I want to ask if it's possible for me to process the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and replace my flesh and blood?" Qian Lingyun asked directly, expressing her thoughts.

"Huh?!" Electrox's gentle smile froze on his face. He stared blankly at Qian Lingyun, seemingly wondering if he had misheard. "What did you just say?"

"I said, I want to process the Ice Extreme God Crystal and combine it with other special metals to replace my flesh and blood," Qian Lingyun repeated her words carefully, successfully making Electrox fall into deep thought.

Qian Lingyun's idea can no longer be described as wildly imaginative; it can only be described as outrageous and bizarre.

Replacing one's own flesh and blood with super metal—not to mention in Douluo Continent, even in his own world, Electrolux, this idea would rank high on the list of ingenious ideas.

Electrolux pursed his lips and pondered for a while, thinking about how to bring Qian Lingyun, that stubborn girl, back later.

He knew Qian Lingyun too well. On the surface, she was a carefree and opportunistic girl, but in reality, if she made up her mind to do something...

For example, if someone is killed, that person is truly incredibly unlucky.

"You said you want to replace flesh and blood with super metal, then you should at least tell me your thoughts and ideas first," Electrox asked with a smile, his expressionless face looking at Qian Lingyun, but his conflicted eyes seemed to be telling Qian Lingyun about his inner turmoil.

"I plan to experiment on my limbs first. First, I will mark my meridians and blood vessels, then replace my flesh and blood with Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, and finally use the power of the ultimate ice in my soul core to completely fuse my meridians and blood vessels into the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal."

After speaking, Qian Lingyun looked at Electrolux again and tentatively asked, "Teacher, what do you think of the feasibility of my idea?"

"!" Electrolux fell silent, not only because he couldn't find a reason to refute Qian Lingyun, but also because the plan seemed to have some feasibility, but it was extremely dangerous and might result in a lifelong disability.

Electrolux didn't want the successor he had painstakingly found to become crippled.

"Are you only planning to replace your flesh and blood with Ice Extreme Crystals? What about your bones? Your bones still can't support the powerful flesh and blood; something might go wrong," Electrox said in a low voice, leaning slightly forward.

"Yes, it's just replacing flesh and blood. I don't think I need to worry about the bones. My bones are divine soul bones. In terms of level alone, they are even above the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal. Having divine bones is one of my strengths."

"Hmph, easy for you to say. So how do you plan to replace your flesh and blood with the Ice God Crystal?" Ilex asked again. "This isn't as simple as you think. The old and new flesh repelling each other could cause serious problems. If you really have any ideas, I can transform your life form from human to lich, then you won't need to be a lich anymore..."

Before Electrolux could finish speaking, Qian Lingyun gave her answer: "I'll just cut out the old flesh and blood from my body, and then replace it with the Ice Extreme God Crystal that generates Ice Spirit, wouldn't that solve the problem!"

"Should we just rip it out?" Electrox thought for a moment and then said, "That still won't work. Your flesh is connected to your tendons, and you're not fully conscious when we're cutting out your flesh, so you're bound to cause problems. If you accidentally sever your own tendons, wouldn't that ruin your future?"

"No, teacher, I don't need anesthesia or sensory shielding. I can dig directly!" Qian Lingyun shook her head calmly, as if she were talking to Electrolux about someone else. The ruthlessness in her tone even impressed Electrolux. She said:

"You're definitely going to be a once-in-a-millennium human butcher!"

"Eh, why do you say that, teacher?!" Qian Lingyun asked, slightly surprised.

"Of course I could tell," Electrox said with a raised eyebrow and a light laugh. "For power, you'd readily cut off your own eyes and flesh. Do you really think you'd care about other people's lives?"

"Hehe, someone as good-looking as me should be the Jade-Faced Blood-Handed Butcher."

Qian Lingyun chuckled self-deprecatingly, gently pinched the bridge of her nose, and then looked at Electrolux again, saying softly, "So, teacher, do you think I have a chance of succeeding?"

"If it were anyone else, I would watch them die without hesitation, but you..."

For a moment, Electrolux's expression was somewhat complicated, but in the end he shook his head, "I can only say... it's hard to say, after all, I've never seen anything like this before, so I can't guarantee anything to you."

"Then let's skip the torso and head and start the experiment from the limbs, how about that?" Qian Lingyun raised her hand and sketched out the tendons, bones, and flesh inside her limbs after internal vision in mid-air.

Having professional experience as a doctor for soul beasts, Qian Lingyun was naturally adept at examining the inside of her own body.

She could guarantee that, apart from the constantly flowing blood and circulating soul power, there was absolutely no deviation in this sketch.

"..."

Electrolux carefully examined the sketch once.

On the sketch, the blue soul power, the purple bones, the light red flesh and blood, and the light gold meridians were all marked by Qian Lingyun with her own spiritual power.

Finally, Electrolux nodded approvingly, "This sketch is indeed fine, but..." Electrolux hesitated several times before finally giving up, waving his hand and sighing, "Never mind, you're a stubborn girl. You'll never give up unless you've completely given up."

"Go ahead and try! I'll cover for you with that Blade of Life!"

Understanding Electrolux's implication, Qian Lingyun nodded with a smile, her dark red eyes full of laughter, and chuckled, "I knew Teacher would support me!"

"Tch." Electrolux impatiently grabbed Qian Lingyun's ear, tugged at it, and urged, "Go away, you brat who doesn't value her own life, just looking at you makes me angry! Go and try it, and if you fail, go and learn magic properly."

"Wait! Teacher, I actually have another request!" Qian Lingyun suddenly raised her hand and grabbed Electrolux's sleeve!

"explain!"

"You're a master alchemist, could you help me smelt some metal?"

"Huh?!" Electrox was slightly taken aback, staring intently at Qian Lingyun, hesitant to speak!

After the two entered the undead demiplane, Qian Lingyun took out a large pile of strange metals from her storage soul tool and rubbed her hands together as she introduced the properties of these metals to Electrolux.

"This is Amber Crystal Gold①! It can reduce the loss of soul power! It can even solidify soul power!"

"This is diamond refined gold! ② In addition to having the excellent soul power conductivity of refined gold, diamond refined gold itself also has the characteristic of amplifying soul power fluctuations through its tight internal refractive structure."

"This is Chaos Silver! ③ An extremely rare and precious metal. The core array of the Nine-Transformation Soul Tool is made using this metal. It can convert soul power of any attribute into universal soul power, and is generally most suitable for making elemental soul tools."

"This is a golden cloud, the 'binding agent' for rare metals!"

"This is a multifaceted magic crystal (⑤), with a neutral attribute, capable of resonating with other metals when stimulated by soul power!"

"And there's Soul-Forged Silver! This stuff has the highest affinity with soul power among rare metals, and its ductility is also the highest, making it perfect for protecting meridians!"

"Finally, there are the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals; I think they need no introduction!"

Each and every piece of rare metal was a treasure that Qian Lingyun had emptied her coffers to acquire.

"You traitor! Do you think your teacher is a blacksmith?" Electrox's lips twitched a few times as he forcibly suppressed the urge to kick Qian Lingyun out of the Sea of ​​Spirit. He then rummaged through the pile of rare metals on the ground, which were top-tier even among rare metals.

"How could that be! But as the saying goes, a disciple is the inheritor of a teacher's skills; if a disciple disgraces a teacher, it's the teacher who loses face!"

"Teacher, you wouldn't want me carrying around a bunch of defective metal and embarrassing you, would you?"

If you gave Qian Lingyun a tail and ears, she would look exactly like a little simp!

After a long silence, the veins on Electrox's forehead could no longer contain his anger, and they throbbed and pulsated.

"Whatever! So what if I'm embarrassed? Nobody knows me anyway!" Electrolux sneered twice, but in the end, he couldn't resist Qian Lingyun's bright, sparkling eyes and waved his hand, shouting:

"Okay! I'll take care of disposing of this metal for you. But now get out of my sight! Just looking at you annoys me!"

"Fine! I'm leaving now!"

With a playful smile and a nod, Qian Lingyun turned and disappeared from Electrolux's sight.

(①: What a grand gesture! Such a large piece of amber crystal gold. No wonder it can solidify the power of the soul bone. Mingdetang's products are indeed extraordinary.)

The Soul Power consumed by the Overlord Blade Slash, which contains energy, is only one-third of that under normal circumstances.

This can be understood as a three-fold increase in soul power utilization or a two-thirds reduction in consumption.

②: There is an extremely rare and special soul tool called a soul power amplifier. The most important core material for its creation is this diamond refined gold. It is necessary to use it to create the core magic array in order to complete the process.

③: The most distinctive feature of the Nine Transformations Soul Ritual is its ability to change the attribute of soul power. No matter what kind of soul power is injected into it, the output is the most peaceful chaotic attribute that can be absorbed by any attribute.

④: Golden Cloud, this stuff is already considered extravagant even for crafting a level nine soul tool. And there's only this little bit!

This is what Huo Zhongxian said when he moved someone else's warehouse. It doesn't have a specific function, but since the amount used in a level nine soul tool is not large, it should be an auxiliary material!

⑤⑥: Multifaceted Magic Crystal and Soul-Forged Silver are two metals without specific effects. I've designed the Multifaceted Magic Crystal to resonate with other metals and soul power! Soul-Forged Silver, on the other hand, has high soul power affinity and strong ductility!

(End of this chapter)