Above Destiny

Chapter 680 The Mad Dog Unleashed
boom!.!
The steel hand had already wedged into the stone surface, clenched tightly, and its five fingers contracted—under Jing Zhen's impact, cracks suddenly spread out from where the fingertips pierced through.

Even though the massive stone sphere remained intact, its interior, which had originally been incredibly stable in its spiritual structure, now contained a vast number of gaps and cracks...

Instead of forcibly annihilating all structures in one fell swoop as before, it took several times more effort and energy to maintain the invested power at just the right level.

It is not disintegration, but separation.

The 'dust haze' that had gathered together was on the verge of collapsing!

Ultimately, these are temporary creations made using the workshop's internal environment, without undergoing thorough integration during the casting process in the furnace. While they excel in flexibility, they also suffer from a lack of cohesion!
The brutal shockwave in Ji Jue's hands turned into a gentle, continuous force, neither completely destroying the stone sphere's structure nor giving it a chance to reassemble and heal.

Forcibly keeping the other party's situation in a state of 'almost gathering but not quite gathering, almost dispersing but not quite dispersing'.

On the stone sphere, the dull, ancient stone surface seemed to finally realize something, but it was too late to resist.

Endless silver light flowed from Ji Jue's hand, following the cracks carved out by Jing Zhen, penetrating deep into the stone sphere, and then spreading and eroding everywhere, filling everything!
First, the entire structure was read; then, the individual functions were analyzed; and finally, the entire stone sphere was assimilated…

Right in front of the other party, they began a reverse engineering process on the entire stone sphere and the dust haze, analyzing, understanding and pondering the meaning and principle behind each change from the outside in!
They've gone completely mad.

The shackled stone surface gradually twisted and sneered—overestimating its own strength!
A true teaching can be conveyed in a single sentence, while false teachings can fill countless volumes. No matter how much you reverse-analyze, it's all just minor details. No matter how many inferences and attempts you make, you can't get to the heart of the matter and will never touch the core of the transmission. You can't even get started!

But Ji Jue didn't care at all.

Never mind this or that, just write it all down first. Read as much as you can, learn as much as you can. Then... flip straight to the end and find the answer!

The moment Isis completed assimilation, Ji Jue mercilessly contracted his five fingers.

Dissociation Technique: Jing Zhen!
boom!
Everything that Isis had assimilated, along with the internal structure of the stone sphere, was completely reduced to ashes. Even until the very last moment, Isis continued to record all the changes, and finally, Ji Jue reached out and grabbed it, swallowing all the essence of supreme goodness in one gulp!

The countless illusory lights, the endless fragments, and the fragmented memories and records that appeared before his eyes were like a torrent, completely engulfing Ji Jue.

Ignoring the convulsing pain caused by mental overload, Ji Jue remembered everything without missing or neglecting a single detail. Then, he pulled a notebook from his pocket and slapped it against his forehead.

I've preserved this memory completely, so I can analyze it slowly when I get back.

Finally, when looking back at the workshop, he could no longer hide his excitement and longing.

It's burning up!

These aren't competitors; they're textbook examples!
"Isis."

Ji Jue raised his hand and wiped away the trace of blood seeping from the tip of his nose, completely unconcerned: "We need to hurry, let's switch people—"

【clear】.

The reborn form manifested, and within the spine, the Matrix Relic Isis shone brightly, completely taking over everything.

Immediately afterwards, the Tri-phase Alchemy was unleashed in full force!

Streams of radiant light burst forth from Ji Jue's back, fluttering like wings, bringing everything around him into the range of Non-Aggression's interference.

The mechanical body seemed to defy gravity, rising from the darkness and hovering in the workshop. The mere repulsion caused by the interference of physical properties was enough to erase the binding and entanglement of gravity.

The silver light flowed, spread, split layer by layer, and expanded continuously. In an instant, the endless silver light was like countless hands, penetrating the heavens and earth, and all directions without reservation.

They infiltrated the workshop, no longer concealing their presence.

The invasion begins!
The cracking sounds were like firecrackers, incessant and deafening. Under the impact and explosion of the disintegration spell, all defenses shattered and spread rapidly, revealing the entire situation!

Ignoring the workshop's furious counterattack, Ji Jue simply read the entire workshop's operational status before turning his gaze to the upper right.

The core of the workshop has been locked in!
The endless silver light contracted again, and Ji Jue's palm was raised and stretched out in that direction—Zhanlu, erupt!

Amidst the roar, Ji Jue's arm exploded and disintegrated. Then, countless parts converged from all directions and were reassembled.

As the flames and storm spread, a huge, gaping fissure appeared in the wall, oozing out a viscous black liquid like gushing blood.

"I'm sorry, Master Craftsman."

Ji Jue turned around and said, "I suddenly remembered something, so I'll go first!"

With a whooshing sound, the engine revved up, and Ji Jue took the lead, speeding away!

Only Huang Xu was left standing there dumbfounded.

Completely confused and unable to figure it out.

No?

what happened?
What just passed by? How come all of a sudden, this guy who was just lazing around like he's on drugs, going berserk and bloodthirsty?
It's like a mad dog being unleashed!
In the blink of an eye, a series of booming sounds erupted, and amidst the violent tremors, one after another, huge, straight holes appeared from within the castle.

It was like a red-hot iron ball being thrown into a bottle, braving the workshop's suppression and counterattacks, going all out and charging straight in!
She started with Zhanlu, bombarding everything in sight. Those that remained were all separated from Jingzhen. At the same time, through mercury, Isis continued to interfere with and disrupt the workshop's operation, hindering its function.

Even though the workshop was under lockdown and unable to interfere with the overall situation, it was like a deadly blood clot, slowly making its way through the arteries and towards the heart!

In less than half a minute, the last iron wall crumbled under Jing Zhen's directional blast, and Ji Jue broke into the core, even faster than the veterinarian who had been digging and destroying things.

What one sees are countless veins and pipes intertwined like roots, and right in the center, a strange furnace that resembles a heart.

Connecting to the dome above and the foundation below, amidst a tangled web of cables, the furnace pumps and pulsates like a living thing, transporting massive amounts of spiritual matter and strange liquids...

"It has already been completely corrupted."

Ji Jue paused for a moment and sighed softly.

To be honest, he had never seen what the corrupted workshop actually looked like.

Either the small, scattered karami don't even have a workshop, or there are grandmasters like Kengen who are so arrogant that they don't even bother with the Great Evil and instead try to exploit it...

Only now, as the corrupted dust and haze came into view, did he suddenly realize that the craftsman's corruption wasn't even outwardly apparent. When you perceive the abnormality in the outward appearance, the corruption has already penetrated to the very core!

As the eerie heart pumped and pounded, the stone surfaces embedded in it howled, wailed, cried, or cursed.

Craftsmen, they were all once craftsmen!
But can it still be considered a remnant of the past?

Even if the original consciousness, soul, and even instincts are preserved to the greatest extent, after people are treated like tools and their superfluous limbs and functions are removed, and they are forcibly aggregated into one, how much of their former effectiveness remains in the stone surface today?

However, for the mastermind behind it all, it's probably no big deal.

A tool is a tool; as long as it works, that's fine. A part is a part; if it breaks, you just replace it...

Just by looking at the scene before him, Ji Jue already understood the true purpose of the Dust and Haze Workshop, and even the project they were researching...

Completely fill in the defects and shortcomings of the dust and haze inheritance, so that there is no more stagnation between gathering and dispersing, so that when gathering, they are completely one, and when dispersing, they are infinitely flexible!
In this way, there is no need to fear techniques like dissociation. In fact, we can go a step further and take the theory to the next level!
To be fair, what we're doing now is indeed a good solution.

It's useful and effective!

Treat the head if it hurts, treat the foot if it hurts, point out the problem where it doesn't work... Since it's loose, then strengthen its cohesion; since the spirituality of the dust and haze is insufficient, then strengthen its spirituality, and strengthen it again!
Since change easily leads to rigidity and inflexibility, why not simply integrate artisans into the process?
And so, all the artisans of Dust and Haze, just like Dust and Haze themselves, went from being scattered to gathering... After stripping away all that was irrelevant, they were completely united as one!

Ignoring the conflict between embers and decay, from a purely results-oriented perspective, perhaps the biggest mistake of Dust Haze was leaking some information or clues, which led to Jiang Tongguang taking notice of it.

If this leads to success, if this completes the theory, then the dust and haze will surely be able to go further, and after washing away the past, it may be able to lead the way for hundreds of years to come!

Unfortunately……

“You’ve gone completely astray, Master Belzuna.”

Ji Jue couldn't help but sigh and shake his head in comment.

"presumptuous!!!"

The masks suddenly erupted in fury, transforming into the appearance of an old man, who snarled, "You bastards trained by Ye Xian, you actually dare to show off in front of me after donning the skin of the Punishment Team! We have united as one, your bullshit Disintegration Technique will not be able to continue to run rampant!"

"Whether it was outrageous or rampant is another matter..."

Ji Jue tilted his head and asked in confusion, "What kind of 'unifying the masses into one' is this? Where is the 'one'? Where is the 'masses'? You want both sides, but in the end, you've ended up with neither side to rely on!"

If you are "one," then why do you need to speak in your own name? Aren't you one of them? Aren't you still forcibly merging and binding everyone together with yourself?

Since we're talking about the "masses," where are they? Once they've all become identical parts and stone surfaces, what's the difference between them and those cut from the same mold?
Ji Jue shook his head: "Even if you're going to nitpick, this isn't how you do it, is it?"

"Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit!!!" Belzuna sneered, "Are you going to spout that righteous nonsense again? Are you all clean asses?! Why can't you tolerate me!"

"Huh? I didn't criticize you."

Ji Jue shrugged innocently and sincerely suggested, "What I mean is, either don't do it at all, or do it thoroughly—you've already merged everyone, why not copy yourself hundreds of times and forcibly cover them all completely? That way, everyone is you, turning one into many, gathering and dispersing as you please, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Or, conversely, you could completely erase and assimilate everyone's consciousness, turning them into subordinate parts and tools based on their different functions. Wouldn't that make everyone one?

Now craftsmen have become tools, and as a result, tools are no longer tools, and craftsmen are no longer craftsmen; it's truly an ugly sight..."

In the dead silence, a brief moment of stillness, Belzuna fell into a daze.

what?
(End of this chapter)