Above Destiny

Chapter 616 Blood and Eyes
The federal government is a large and powerful nation, so its military bases are far from shabby. With so many restaurants, it's no surprise they have biological and chemical laboratories as well.

As for what they're here for...

Naturally, it is about doing good deeds and accumulating virtue to benefit the land of China!
After all, everyone knows that the Federation has bestowed too many blessings upon us over the years, and everyone in the Central Plains is deeply grateful, repaying kindness and serving others like cattle and horses.

The huge building had been cleared out in advance, and was surrounded by layers of security. Following behind Egonu, Ji Jue, wearing a badge, drove straight in.

The makeshift conference room was already packed with people, not just from the Federation's leaders, but also from the Empire. However, unlike the Federation's relaxed demeanor, everyone wore a stern face, their expressions varied and interesting.

After missing the opportunity, I don't know how much I paid to finally squeeze onto the bus.

The An brothers next to him yawned, ate sunflower seeds and dried fruit, and whispered something with a half-smile. They pointed and whispered at the Dragon Tongue Hunter across the table.

Look, such a great opportunity, and it was all won over by my darling daughter.

What does this mean?
Longtong won't work.

The Dragon Tongue Hunter remained indifferent, not even lifting his eyelids, his head down as he sharpened his arrows. The rhythmic sound echoed in the conference room, sending chills down everyone's spines, making them feel as if they might be riddled with holes at any moment.

Fan Yun and Dordonville, sitting at the head of the table, served tea like health-conscious old men, exchanging a few words before stopping.

Meanwhile, the experts on both sides were on good terms. The academic world's life-or-death struggles revolve around research results and papers. Even if they hate each other to the core, there's no need to confront each other directly.

At that moment, Egonu pushed open the door and entered, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to him.

Egonu was slightly taken aback.

This is the first time I've ever felt this way.

It's not that I'm not used to this kind of attention, but rather that I'm too used to it... to the point that I didn't expect everyone to be looking at me, but at the 'accessory' I brought in from behind.

"You brat, why are you dawdling for so long? You've kept everyone waiting for ages!"

Lin Shouyi cracked sunflower seeds, a half-smile on his face as he teased, "You didn't empty my warehouse, did you?"

"Since the old gentleman values ​​me so much, how could I do something so rude?" Ji Jue stopped abruptly and replied with a smile, "I still left you a few coins."

"Ha, shameless as ever, you've got a bit of my old style back in the day."

Lin Shouyi laughed and pointed at Ji Jue, saying, "Let me introduce you all. This is the representative of Haichao Military Industry, the provider and discoverer of the clues for that abnormal specimen, the master craftsman of the association, and the kid trained by Xiao Lü."

"A promising young talent."

Dorrdonville looked up and glanced at him: "Indeed, a handsome man."

With him in charge, his subordinates naturally wouldn't act recklessly in this situation. However, the way they looked at Ji Jue was quite intriguing.

"Wow, so you came to the association to shelter you from the wind and rain?"

Egonu smiled nonchalantly, found his seat and sat down. Ji Jue naturally followed behind, looking indifferent and seemingly unremarkable.

And so, naturally, he, as a nobody, became involved in the highest decision-making circle of Bai Bang at this moment.

Even if one's voice carries little weight, and one can only serve as an accessory.

But in the end, they got in.

Outside, Ji Jue is the association's current chief, a master craftsman. But inside, who is Ji Jue?
So what if you caught the wolf?
Everyone else drives cars from the Federation, the Empire, Tianyuan, and Bailu. What kind of car do you drive? If you drive a Lamborghini, you're not qualified to attend this meeting.

Even companies like Huanyu Heavy Industry and Great Creation are not even close; they can only wait outside for the people inside to finish their discussion and then ask you whether you agree or disagree.

Not to mention personally touching the trophy that Mr. Sheikh had hidden.

Everyone has arrived.

Then let's get to work.

It's not like we're here to drink tea, eat dried fruit, or have a tea party, so even the usual procedures of Tengen have been omitted.

Let's get this over with quickly and open the package!
This mess has caught the attention of both Zhongcheng and Dadu.

It's no wonder everyone is making a fuss; the Restoration Front's actions are terrifyingly ruthless. The relevant records and everything that happened have been repeatedly verified by both sides, not to mention the White Deer Hunter's endorsement.

An ordinary, unremarkable aberrant creature suddenly transforms into a wolf.

Moreover, it has everything it should have.

—Exceptional perception enough to evade the malicious intent of the An family's arrow-throwing technique, swift enough to escape from encirclement from both sides, life force that could still survive being crushed head-on by two superhumans, and the pollution that lingers in the soil to poison any living thing... Aside from being brainless, it has virtually no flaws.

Even being brainless is considered an advantage!

More importantly, An Ning herself proved that killing it could be used as a hunted animal to offer as a tribute to the white deer!
In other words, except that he wasn't a wolf before, he's now a complete wolf!
And that's the scariest part.

He can change, but can others change? And by how much?

What else could it possibly change to?!

We must figure this out, we must understand it completely, otherwise no one except the White Deer Hunter will be able to sleep.

And even the White Deer Hunter sweats!

Historically, wolves have rarely formed large groups, but each time they did, it was completely out of control, leaving everyone in a state of chaos.
Compared to the last time when the White Priest King led his priests to transform into wolves, this was much better; at least they were subdued.

The time before last, Tianyuan and Bailu went on a full-scale war, the Tianyuan-Bailu Rebellion that covered the entire world... and what was the result?

They fought to the death, and the mess they left behind was impossible to clean up.

Back then, the completion rates of the Unborn Wolf and the Tower of No Return skyrocketed! Even now, those lurking old wolves still occasionally pop up from the vortex!
If it weren't for the hidden dangers left by the previous Tianyuan Bailu Rebellion, how could the priest king of Baibang have transformed into a wolf so easily?
It's like a tightly screwed-on, rusty valve. Every time it's opened, it loosens a little. Now, even when it's closed, it's already leaking water. Who knows how many more times it will break down?

According to Ji Jue's speculation, the reason why Shangshan can still suppress Da Nie is because of the imbalance in scale. The tower and the wolf have not yet taken shape, the shadow sun has fallen into the blockade, and the vortex and the present world are one.

Once a chain reaction occurs, the lock will be torn apart, the vortex will rise completely, and what kind of mess will the world become?
Ji Jue remained silent, following behind Egonu.

Strive hard and focus on the present.

In the laboratory that had been prepared in advance, Ji Jue changed into a brand-new protective suit. The vortex system scholars and craftsmen from the Federation and the Empire were already standing on both sides, and the six of them surrounded the entire experimental table.

Outside the huge observation window, shadowy figures filled the area, and high-definition cameras captured everything, transmitting the results outwards.

On the dissection table, a lifelike silver statue of a ram-headed monster stood.

"Still not untied?" Egonu frowned slightly; the preparations were far too inadequate.

"The lockdown is too stable."

The craftsman assisting with the task bowed his head and reported, "I have no knowledge of the relevant techniques. If we roughly unravel it, we may damage its integrity."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ji Jue and sighed helplessly.

In layman's terms, my skills are inferior.

It can't be taken apart.

"Hmm? That's a great idea."

Egonu reached out and tapped the statue in front of him, his eyes lighting up: "It's not just fluid alchemy, is it? You've really innovated. Not bad, you've isolated it from all external interference and completely sealed it off internally... Do you have a paper on it? I'll be your recommender."

“It’s just some experimental technology,” Ji Jue replied. “It’s still in the exploratory stage and we don’t plan to publish it yet.”

"Oh, right, it's too early for you."

Egonu glanced at the gold-sashed craftsman beside him and sighed knowingly, "A step further, very good."

"Please cooperate, I'm worried that it might make too much noise."

Ji Jue reminded him.

"It's alright, go ahead and open it." Behind the protective mask, Egonu seemed to laugh, her voice muffled: "Isn't the fresher the material, the better?"

Snapped!
With a snap of his fingers, Ji Jue produced a crisp sound, and silver light burst forth, coalescing and landing in his hand, transforming into a mercury ball the size of a thumb.

Immediately afterwards, the severely wounded and dying wolf suddenly leaped into the air.

Then, he stumbled in mid-air, swayed for a moment, and landed on the dissection table, sprawled out in a starfish position.

In the void, something seemed to appear for a moment, its enormous outline already enveloping the entire laboratory.

Beneath that eerie lady's mask, an open cloak covered the entire dissection table, and slender limbs silently entered the werewolf's body.

Severing nerves, paralyzing muscles, softening bones—it's as if a series of invisible medical devices are quietly taking control of everything.

Egonu glanced at Ji Jue:
"Open the abdomen—"

Ji Jue refused the tools on the stage, picked up the Compassion Bone Knife, and with a clean and swift stroke, cut down along the mutated body, skillfully setting up hooks to open the entire chest cavity.

Egonu's eyes lit up at the sight.

It wasn't just the knife in Ji Jue's hand, but also his skillful movements and fluid technique. At this moment, the kind gaze that had been guiding the younger generation had quietly transformed into an expectant and greedy look at a promising talent: "You're quite good at anatomy. Are you interested in life sciences?"

"You've misunderstood. My meager skills are all thanks to others." Ji Jue took a step back, calmly fulfilling his duties as an assistant and relinquishing control. There was no room for him to maneuver; he didn't even need to wipe his sweat.

Those who are allowed in are the best of the best; he's just here to make up the numbers.

Do your job well, and then enjoy the show.

"A typical mutated creature, similar to a ghoul."

"It's a little different from before."

"It's still a variant, nothing new. The internal organs are unremarkable, with traces of over-catalysis."

"They used a strong medicine, but it's already completely digested; you can't tell."

"Prepare a specimen first."

"The brain structure has turned into a mess, with a lot of growths."

"Look here."

"Hmm, I see... I'll keep a slice."

In the silence, only whispers rang out around the dissection table as craftsmen and scholars exchanged opinions and shared their findings, slowly dissecting the wolf piece by piece, meticulously examining every abnormality.

“The spiritual energy circulation is a bit strange; the traces of artificiality are very obvious.” Egonu paused for a moment, muttering to himself, leaving a recording. “But where did this structure come from? It remains a question for now.”

Ji Jue peeked over and whispered, "I've seen this in the workshop over there in the Deep Abyss. It seems to be a variant application."

"Hmm? Has it been updated?"

Egonu didn't blame him for interrupting, his eyes narrowing slightly: "Indeed, the spiritual circuits on this side are likely remnants from a sacrifice to a monstrous creature..."

It seems not only the White House, but also the Deep Sea Pavilion got involved.

"Just a nobody, his skills are limited."

Ji Jue calmly commented: "The application is too rigid. Look here, it could have been solved with the most basic introductory theory, but they just blindly applied it and made it more complicated. They clearly know what to do but not why."

"really!"

Egonu nodded approvingly, a sudden surge of delight at the sight, and gestured with his hand: "Look, if it were like this..."

Ji Jue shook his head and pointed out the key point: "I think it would be better to optimize this part instead."

“That’s your weakness,” Egonu said with a wry smile, offering guidance: “In life sciences, mimicry engineering can solve the buffering problem. The processing point needs to be based on blood type, like here… how about that?”

As expected of a master, his lecture was concise and to the point, which enlightened Ji Jue, who couldn't help but ask, "So that's how it is."

What if I remove this part? Wouldn't that save some resources?

"Indeed, it's simpler, but it still affects future expansion and compatibility..."

"Yes, yes! And... no, it should be like this..."

"There's such a thing..."

"Oh! I knew it!"

"Right? Hehe, is this the theory of fluid alchemy?"

"No, it is a theory derived from the art of planting vortexes. It is a supplement to what the sages left behind. I have also written an outline here. I would like to trouble you to take a look and correct it for me."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. When it comes to flesh and blood engineering, we Hundred-Eyed Giants are the experts, but you're not bad either..."

"But here, the combination of spiritual and material elements is a bit puzzling."

"It's a small problem, let me explain..."

Beside the dissection table, the two started a discussion about the specimen, completely oblivious to the world around them.

The craftsmen beside them stood there dumbfounded, unable to keep up with their pace and the rapid jumps in their topics.

There's no way around it, it's just too silky smooth!
Although Ji Jue didn't understand life science, he was extremely knowledgeable about the art of necromancy alchemy...

Moreover, it's not that Egonu didn't want to hold back, but rather that he couldn't contain himself.

This is the kind of thing where you can understand someone's meaning with just one word, grasp the essence with just a few words, and convey profound and subtle points to the other person's understanding without any loss in a single sentence. Moreover, you can immediately draw inferences from one instance to another, and you can verify each other's theories... It's so awesome!
Is this what Ye Xian's daily life is like?!

Such a fine talent and gem, why doesn't it belong to us, the Hundred-Eyed Giants?
No, I need to find a chance to grab him in one go, and then...

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough!!!!"

The vortex scholar next to him was coughing so hard he was about to vomit his lungs out, which finally brought him back to his senses and allowed him to focus on his work.

Egonu gave Ji Jue a reluctant look, signaling him to write it down first, and they could talk about it privately later with a bottle of red wine.

Now, the outermost details have been completely peeled away.

What is revealed is the true core.

The place where the soul resides.

The soul had long been shattered and unrecognizable; if it weren't for the sealing and suppression of the Heavenly Laws, it would probably have dissolved into spiritual matter and dregs.

More importantly, the crimson color that occupied most of the soul was like sharp thorns, one after another, like parasitic organisms.

Three more people suddenly appeared at the very front of the observation window.

Anjia's two fingers and Longshe's hunter leaned closer, their eyes wide, trying to distinguish them carefully.

At this moment, staring intently at those streaks of crimson, I suddenly realized something.

"Sure enough, everything else is just supplementary and minor details; the real key lies here."

Egonu sighed softly and put down his dissecting tools:
"A blood oath."

In that instant, under the heavy suppression, the wolf blood oath that was wrapped around the soul suddenly erupted, shooting out like a living thing.

With a cold snort, Egonu revealed the bizarre monster that had surrounded the dissection table once more, its countless limbs extending out to shackle and seal it off, yet each time it was evaded by the slightest margin.

The crimson color ignored the blockade of the Heavenly Laws, roaming freely and instantly finding the weakest point in the entire dissection table's defenses—

Unfortunately, the person standing in that direction was Ji Jue.

In a split second, the non-aggressive hand rose, its two fingers opening and closing, pinching the scarlet end.

The ethereal spiritual energy was suppressed for a negligible moment as it fell between the two fingers, but then it was immediately re-restrained by the combined efforts of everyone.

There is no hope of breaking free.

As if sensing this, the scarlet thorns suddenly trembled, broke apart inch by inch, and withered rapidly.

It self-destructed, leaving only a tiny, insignificant remnant.

Egonu snorted coldly, his expression grim.

The blame can't be shifted to him. The spiritual structure of that wolf blood oath was so strange and the transformation so pure that even Tianyuan's sealing and suppression were useless. What can he do?
We should thank the federal government for allowing us to leave samples.

After preserving the last remaining traces, he finally looked at the dazed Ji Jue and patted him on the shoulder: "Just do your best, there's no need to blame yourself."

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Ji Jue, who had been in a daze, finally came to his senses and wiped the sweat from his brow.

It seemed as if the lingering fear had not yet subsided.

But amidst the skillful finishing touches, I couldn't help but momentarily lose my focus.

Just as he grasped that wisp of crimson, he felt Chun Jun tremble slightly, and his reflection appeared within his soul. With lightning speed, he took a sip.

It was so subtle that it was almost impossible to detect.

But following the resonance of that trace of wolf blood, he felt countless howls, curses, and roars, as if he had fallen into hell.

In that fleeting moment of confusion, countless illusions rushed towards me.

A fleeting glimpse, difficult to discern.

But in the resonance and perception, what finally emerges is a strange giant wolf that seems to fill the entire world and sits on the land of the Central Plains!
Like rotting corpses, they covered the white expanse. Skeletal remains rose from the land, forming mountains; foul-smelling blood oozed out, winding and forming rivers; rotting flesh fell to the earth…

Empty pupils reflected everything that resembled hell.

It moved slightly.

Deep-seated resentment and hatred.

(End of this chapter)