My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Xia Zuo brought up the character template and clicked it twice with his mind.

"Sizzle sizzle~"

A series of lightning bolts of various colors flashed across his body, like countless small snakes slithering around.

Several wrist-thick, shimmering arcs of light licked the surrounding walls, leaving black scorch marks.

This phenomenon occurs when the inner and outer elemental shells are disconnected, similar to the electric arc emitted when a high-voltage cable is switched on or off. The more elements a component contains, the denser the electric sparks and arcs will be when the coupling is interrupted.

A full minute passed before the light from Xia Zuo disappeared. A faint smell of burning lingered in the narrow cave.

Xia Zuo stirred up a gentle breeze to ventilate the cave, then brought up the character template again and clicked it twice.

He dispelled his inner and outer elemental shells at the same time, and an almost transparent outer shell appeared on his body, emitting a hazy light. The next second, the elemental shell flashed dozens of times before exploding into countless fragments and disappearing without a trace.

Xia Zuo spread his arms and placed his hands on the walls on either side, with his left fingertips pointing upwards and his right fingertips pointing downwards.

His ten fingers stretched outwards, with the fingers of his left hand extending from the top of his head to the base of his right hand, and the fingers of his right hand following his feet to his left hand.

The ten fingers melted into a paste of flesh, spreading out against the cave wall. A few seconds later, a spherical flesh wall made of the finger flesh sealed Xia Zuo inside the cave.

Xia Zuo slowed his breathing, patiently waiting for the moment the elements dissipated.

He entered a state of shallow meditation, observing the obedient elements in the ocean of his mind.

Apart from the temple elements contained by the [Poisonous Crystal] meditation method, the other freely floating elements hovered around the central axis of the spiritual ocean under the guidance of the light element.

Several obedient elements changed; they gradually fell behind and separated from the light elemental group.

One of the obedient elements immediately crashed into the wall of the ocean of consciousness.

"It's here." Xia Zuo focused his attention and used his flesh walls to perceive the changes around him in all directions.

A tiny glimmer of light, the size of a grain of rice, peeked out from under the hem of his robe.

This element, which had emerged from the ocean of consciousness, collided head-on with the flesh wall created by Xia Zuo using [Flesh and Blood Control]. Several thin, long strands of flesh extended from the flesh wall, tightly wrapping the element into a fleshy tumor.

One, two, three... more and more elements rushed out of Xia Zuo's body, all of which were bound by the shredded meat.

Numerous pea-shaped growths appeared on the fleshy wall.

The elementals struggled within the lumps, trying to break free from the seal of flesh magic.

Their efforts were in vain; they only made the already disgusting tumor tremble slightly, making it appear even more nauseating...

This image, which is extremely unfriendly to people with trypophobia, did not have much of an impact on Xia Zuo.

His attention was entirely focused on his only three light elements.

After most of the obedient elements dissipated, only these three light elements remained stubbornly attached to Xia Zuo's spiritual ocean.

Trying to stay put?

Hmph, no way.

Xia Zuo encountered this situation in all 116 future timelines and was prepared for it.

The quickest and most correct approach is to address the root cause!

Xia Zuo brought up the spell interface of [Nurture Spores] and selected to allocate mental attribute values ​​to Nurturing Entity No. 1.

The Golden Finger promptly sent a message to inquire:

"The host is being detected allocating all mental attribute values ​​to Entity 1. If this continues, the following will occur:"

"1. After [Spirit] is reduced to zero, [Elemental Vision] will be temporarily disabled."

"2. The obedient elements in the spiritual ocean will be forcibly expelled from the spiritual ocean."

"3. Spells that require a certain level of mental attribute value to be cast will become ineffective."

"4. The mental attribute value can be regained from the No. 1 nurturing entity through the operation of reversing the attribute value allocation."

"Confirm execution?"

Xia Zuo silently confirmed.

An overwhelming, piercing pain instantly filled his mind; the ocean-like agony devoured his will, more unbearable than having his head split open and his brain shattered.

Xia Zuo let out a muffled cry of pain, struggling to muster his remaining attention as he teetered on the edge of unconsciousness and lucidity.

Hundreds of fleshy strands extended from the fleshy walls, frantically thrashing, twitching, and twisting within the narrow cave, desperately trying to capture the light elements that had dissipated into the air.

The three light elements had just floated out from the back of Xia Zuo's head when they were immediately enveloped by the almost frenzied fleshy strands, tightly wrapped in three layers from the inside out.

"Huff...huff..." Xia Zuo lowered his head and panted heavily. His hands, which had transformed into fleshy walls, helped him stand up and prevent him from collapsing to the ground due to exhaustion.

The pounding of his heart and the rushing sound of blood in his ears made Xia Zuo feel dizzy, and he wanted to lie down and rest properly.

Having experienced hundreds of future timelines, Xia Zuo knew very well that now was not the time to slack off.

With the last ounce of his willpower, he tapped on the template of the No. 1 breeding body.

A cool, refreshing chill surged from the back of his head, running down his spine to his limbs. The pain and weakness were washed away by the tidal wave of comfort, and his body and mind awoke in the icy, pleasant sensation.

"Awesome! Haha!"

As if reborn, Xia Zuo wiped the sweat from his forehead and grinned.

The fleshy growths binding the element peeled off the flesh wall and floated in the air. The flesh wall rolled back and turned back into fingers, and Xia Zuo's hands were restored to normal.

He shook his slightly numb hands, grasped the small fleshy lump in front of him, and examined the elements inside.

This is a fire-type wild elemental.

Without the crystal shell, the elemental patterns on the shell also disappeared.

Xia Zuo could no longer use his knowledge of elemental patterns to discern the elemental characteristics of this fire-type wild element, which can be considered one of the drawbacks of wild elements.

However, Xia Zuo could use his Detection Technique to obtain information about wild elements, so this drawback did not cause much trouble.

When the faceless man teaches how to condense chaotic containers, he also teaches methods for identifying the characteristics of wild elements and how to contain them.

Because Xia Zuo lacks the element of wild chaos, he cannot use the faceless man's method.

He has another feasible plan.

That is to forcibly contain wild elements using [Flesh and Blood Control].

Xia Zuo's lips curled into a smile again, eager to witness the unexpected gains he had already foreseen in the future timeline.

He brought up the [Flesh and Blood Control] interface and gave the tumor in front of him the command to forcibly contain and digest the wild elements.

The Golden Finger sent a message:

"The host is detected forcibly absorbing and digesting wild elements. Since the host has already simulated all the consequences in the [Spacetime Phase Simulator], the following predictions will be more accurate:"

"1. It is estimated that the host has an 88% chance of successfully accommodating and digesting the wild elements. The digested wild elements will be broken down by flesh and blood and integrated into the host's body. The host can choose three of the five options given below as a reward."

"2. The host has a 12% chance of failing to contain the wild element, which will disappear and the host will take 710 damage."

"Is it confirmed that we will forcibly accommodate and digest wild elements?"

"Confirmed," Xia Zuo calmly muttered to himself.

Whether it succeeds or not doesn't matter; 710 points of damage is nothing.

There are thousands of wild elements waiting to be accommodated and digested, giving him plenty of opportunities to draw lots, as long as the three wild light elements don't fail to be accommodated.

With the [Space-Time Phase Simulator], unexpected events are all within our control; the only thing Xia Zuo cannot completely control is probability.

He had good luck today and got off to a great start.

The tumor twitched violently a few times, then deflated like a punctured balloon, turning into a thin, transparent layer of skin that adhered to Xia Zuo's hand.

Chapter 32: What's it like to get two SP characters in a row?

"Congratulations, host, on successfully absorbing and digesting the wildfire element with the [Explosive] trait. Please choose three of the following five options as your reward:"

Option 1: Your physical fire resistance increases by 0.03%.

Option 2: Your spellcasters gain 0.3% fire resistance.

Option 3: You gain 1 point of fire spell power.

Option 4: Your spellcasters gain 1 point of fire spell power.

Option 5: Randomly obtain a fire spell related to the [Explosive] trait.

"Note 1: The higher your and your spellcasters' existing fire resistance, the smaller the increase in fire resistance."

"Note 2: Fire spells only take effect when the caster possesses the relevant spellcasting ability."

"Note 3: Randomly selected fire spells may require other elemental traits to cast."

The odd-numbered options given by the cheat code are all related to Xia Zuo himself.

The even-numbered options are all for enhancing magical creations.

The simplest blood element servants and blood magic attack and defense items, blood magic puppets that have consumed mutated nutrient paste, blood magic clones condensed from [Flesh and Blood Clone], and spore spawn hatched from [Life-Generating Spores], etc., can all be upgraded.

Elemental minions created using elemental spells, and so on, will also be enhanced.

Last night, Xia Zuo deduced 388 future timelines. Of the 116 future timelines, half of the "Xia Zuo" chose options one, three, and five, which focused on improving their fire resistance and spellcasting ability. The other half of the "Xia Zuo" chose options two, four, and five, which focused on improving the survivability of their magical creations.

In the future timeline, after making their choices, most of the "Shazo" characters were defeated when facing the faceless beings.

The faceless man, composed of wild elements, only takes on a humanoid form when living, working, and talking to people. Once in battle, he transforms into the [Elemental Star Network] body, tearing apart enemies with an all-around, inescapable, precise, and ferocious tide of spells.

When the "Xia Zuo" in the future timeline was defeated, the real-world Xia Zuo repeatedly studied the faceless man's combat habits, strengths, and weaknesses.

Finally, Xia Zuo came to a conclusion.

To defeat the Faceless Ones, you must become immune to magic.

In the timeline numbered [Future.308], when "Xia Zuo" had more than a thousand wild elementals, he chose to increase the energy resistance of himself and his magical creations, stacking the four elemental energy resistances to 92%, and achieving a 100% magic resistance immunity state when paired with the controlled alchemical armor.

The [Future.308] timeline is the closest to success.

In this timeline, "Xia Zuo" died from a wave of spikes condensed by the faceless man using [Shaping Technique]. The spikes, with a hardness comparable to Mimar alloy, pierced through "Xia Zuo's" flesh 60 times per second. The scene of flesh being torn apart, blood spraying, and the body turning into fragments...tsk tsk...is quite impressive.

Xia Zuo plans to follow the route of [Future.308] and focus on all magic resistance.

He sat cross-legged in the cave and spent two hours absorbing all the wild elements except for the light element. His resistance to all four elements successfully reached 92.5%, which was even higher than the [Future.308] timeline.