Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 462 The Gluttony Begins, the Flesh and Blood Cannery
Or, based on the concept of a malevolent creature, conceive of a special existence?

Of course, the focus right now is still on the Taotie bloodline.

With the Taotie Scroll in hand, we have a general framework for the Taotie bloodline. The next step is to use data on related bloodlines, along with data on the bloodlines of ferocious beasts, to refine the overall details of the Taotie bloodline.

With an industry expert like Master Lu leading the way, perfecting the bloodline is naturally not a problem; it just takes some time.

The optimization of details, especially in the later stages, is a meticulous task.

Wu Xian couldn't be of much help in this regard either.

After handing over the follow-up work to Master Lu and the other two, Wu Xian returned to the battlefield in Yaoyang City, and also to test the effects of Taotie.

Although it is only a copper scroll, the [Taotie] has already shown great effect.

Faced with flesh and blood corrupted by the plague, they ate without any hesitation, consuming everything, soup and all.

"Tsk tsk, as expected, we still need the gluttons to do this!"

They carefully examined the Taotie's internal organs.

The flesh and blood that would be extremely difficult to digest for other scrolls were clearly much easier for the gluttonous ones.

Perhaps this is the core reason for the gluttonous nature of Taotie: its digestive system is simply too incredible.

Even the toughest food can be quickly digested once it enters its belly.

Of course, rapid digestion inevitably leads to a significant waste of nutrients, but as long as you eat enough, you won't care about that little bit of nutrient loss.

In short: I'm just asking if you've finished digesting it.

Unfortunately, it is still too small in size and has limited ability to eat. Once it is reconstituted into a golden scroll or even a jade scroll and its true form is activated, it will be able to truly feast.

Little demon, little demon, are you ready to face the fear of Taotie?

Your flesh and blood are endless, and our appetite is equally endless. It's just a matter of who can't hold on any longer.

However, theoretically speaking, the production side can never beat the consumption side.

The reason why the flesh and blood of the Flesh and Blood Demon God is endless is that it is actually constantly converting the energy of the otherworldly world in the New Abyss. As long as the power of the world in the New Abyss does not dry up, it can continue to generate flesh and blood.

On the other hand, the gluttons simply start eating and that's it. Not only do they not expend any energy, but they can also use the characteristics of the ferocious creature to achieve endless power growth.

Therefore, in this battle between positive infinity and negative infinity, the gluttonous beast will inevitably emerge victorious.

Awoo... Awoo... Awoo...

On the eerie and dark land of flesh and blood, the Taotie frantically devoured various flesh and blood tissues and flesh and blood monsters, emitting ferocious feeding sounds.

"Speaking of which, what does the God of Wealth think of that nascent Emperor Jiang statue?"

While walking Taotie, Wu Xian inquired with the God of Wealth.

"A natal scroll always has some potential, especially since Dijiang is an ancient mythical beast."

"What I mean is, is the identity of the Twelve Ancestral Witches of Dijiang real or fake? Or can it become a reality?" Wu Xian asked seriously.

The God of Wealth remained silent for a long time before saying, "As long as you believe it to be true, it can become true."

"What do you mean?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

“You will understand in the future,” the God of Wealth said meaningfully, his words carrying a deeper meaning. “In short, this world of paintings is far more mysterious and enigmatic than you and I can imagine.”

The appearance of the prototype of the goddess Nuwa, in particular, truly gave me a chilling feeling upon closer examination.

Wu Xian was completely confused.

According to the God of Wealth, the world of the scroll seems to be hiding some great secret, which is currently impossible to figure out.

Wu Xian asked this question because he wanted to find out which specific deity's heavenly court the God of Wealth had previously resided in.

However, the God of Wealth's behavior and feedback have always given him a feeling of not being able to figure him out.

It feels like it's set in the world of Investiture of the Gods, but it doesn't quite feel like it either. It's just very strange.

After indulging in another hearty meal, we returned to the club.

Master Lu and his two companions have perfected the Taotie bloodline structure to the current theoretical limit and perfectly integrated the bloodline of ferocious creatures into it.

“Brother Wu, why do I feel that your Taotie is exactly the ferocious creature I conceived?” Zhou Qi asked with a puzzled look. “The bloodline of the ferocious creature is integrated too smoothly and too perfectly, as if its bloodline should have been in this state.”

Wu Xian pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps there is some connection between the ideas behind our two scrolls."

Previously, Zhou Qi might not have understood the meaning of these words.

After all, in his previous mindset, an idea was just an idea, and even if there were similarities, it was just a coincidence.

But now, with the continuous exploration of the Way of the Scroll and the arrival of the True God Era, Zhou Qi gradually understands that the essence of the extraordinary scroll is actually the pursuit of some ethereal existence.

The closer one gets to those ethereal beings, the stronger the scroll's power becomes.

In other words, in some unknown spacetime, there really exist beings like the Taotie and other evil spirits from the underworld.

There is an unseen connection between the Taotie and ferocious creatures.

"Alright, let's get down to business first." Master Lu said expectantly, "Although I didn't quite agree with this strategy before, it seems that your scroll might actually make this strategy a reality."

In the process of perfecting the Taotie bloodline, Master Lu gradually felt the extraordinary nature of the Taotie bloodline.

That peculiar bloodline power seemed to be born to devour everything.

Wu Xian stopped wasting time and, after organizing and listing the materials, began to reconstruct the bronze scroll Taotie.

After the optimized and improved bloodline structure was integrated into the scroll, the power of the Taotie Scroll underwent the expected qualitative change.

【Ancient Ferocious Beast - Taotie】

Version: Original (with gold embroidered border)

Grade: Gold Axis

Painting Spirit: ★★★★★★

ferocity: 57
Innate Traits: Devouring, Source of Gluttony, True Form of the Gluttonous Beast, Devouring Heaven and Earth

After absorbing the bloodline of a ferocious creature, the Taotie indeed transformed into a ferocious beast, and its value was much higher than that of Zhou Qi's Netherworld Centipede.

The overall aura of ferocity and greed it exudes seems endless.

Then, Wu Xian savored the power of the Taotie's innate characteristics, feeling completely satisfied.

Next up is the time for the Taotie performance.

However, the Taotie are not yet able to face the flesh and blood demon god alone, and need them to act as guardians for a period of time.

Once the Taotie has evolved and devoured more, we can let go completely.

On the way to the dimensional rift after leaving the club, I casually released the Golden Scroll Gluttonous Beast to give it a try.

Ouch——!
With a roar that seemed to devour everything, only its head and mouth expanded like balloons, revealing its true form.

With one bite, a huge, deep crater was torn into the flesh and blood of Yaoyang City.

The gray, smoke-like body behind Taotie seemed to possess some kind of void power, easily carrying its enormous flesh and blood within its belly.

The subsequent digestion rate surprised Wu Xian even more.

It was like a snowflake falling into a warm palm, instantly melting away.

Clearly, as the Taotie strengthens and transforms, its "digestion" ability is also constantly improving.

Now that we have this advantage, we are even more confident in dealing with that flesh and blood demon.

Just as I was about to put the Taotie away, I found that it was like a mad dog that had seen a big bone, and I couldn't budge it at all.

Driven by a powerful aura of ferocity and greed, it was able to resist the power of Wu Xian, its manipulator, to some extent. "Come on, come on, I'll take you to a good place, there's even more meat there!"

After some reassurance, it was finally successfully collected into a scroll.

Master Lu and his two companions witnessed everything and were secretly astonished.

Soon after, they arrived at the dimensional rift outside Yaoyang City.

After several days, the entire dimensional rift was covered by endless flesh and blood, like a giant tumor stretching between heaven and earth.

The flesh and blood that sprouted and spread all around resembled a series of mountains made of flesh and blood, stretching endlessly.

Even the plague power that the God of Wealth had "planted" before has disappeared without a trace.

It's obvious without even thinking that the Flesh and Blood Demon God must have secretly eliminated that plague force.

On the other side of the giant tumor, the group from the Mechanical Dojo, led by Jump Sister, were also there.

Right now, I'm pondering whether or not to unleash another world-destroying divine light on that huge tumor.

In fact, they've been doing it every day these days, but the effect is getting worse and worse.

Two days ago, a single blast of world-destroying divine light could have blasted away most of that "tumor," but now it can only leave a deep pit on the tumor.

The growth rate of the fleshy tumor far exceeded their expectations.

The tumor seemed to be growing larger and larger, and the bigger it got, the faster it grew.

If you calm down and observe carefully, you can even see the tumor growing inch by inch.

"Little Xianzi, you've come at the right time! I was just about to look for you." Sister Tiao greeted her excitedly. "The God of Mechanical Creation asked me to tell you that things seem to be acting strangely again on the other side of the heavens."

He'll try to hold out for a while, but if he can't hold on, he might need your help.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian's face darkened, and he cursed inwardly.

It's really bad timing.

Or perhaps the unusual events on the other side of the heavens are also related to this invasion by the Blood Demon God?

Once things have stabilized on the other side of the God of Mechanical Creation, we'll ask him about the situation. If he's here to help, that's fine; if he's here to cause trouble, then don't blame the Dao Ancestor for taking action again.

“Okay, I understand,” Wu Xian nodded. “I will keep in touch with the God of Mechanical Creation.”

Having said that, he stopped wasting words and released the Taotie.

When the Taotie appeared, its ferocity was overwhelming, even startling the fearless Jump Sister.

Upon seeing the enormous tumor, the Taotie pounced on it like a vicious dog, not even waiting to activate its true form before approaching.

Therefore, the Taotie that pounced was like a mosquito on the body of a colossal creature.

However, during the process of tearing and swallowing, the Taotie's body size is constantly expanding and enlarging, and its "mouth diameter" is getting bigger and bigger.

Even so, compared to that enormous tumor, the Taotie still appeared extremely small, like a worm on an apple.

"Take your time, there's no rush."

During the process of devouring, the Taotie was also slowly growing and getting bigger, and its strength and attributes were also steadily evolving and improving.

Just let it eat as much as it wants here.

However, in order to prevent the Flesh and Blood Demon God from suddenly making a move, someone must stay here the whole time.

"Is this the glutton you were talking about?"

Sister Tiao watched with curiosity as the gluttonous creatures tore and gnawed at the tumor.

"It's called Taotie, a special being that can never get enough to eat," Wu Xian said with a smile.

"Never getting enough to eat?" Jump Sister couldn't help but wonder, "Then where does all the food it eats go?"

"It was naturally digested."

"Huh?" Jump Sister couldn't help but complain, "They eat way too much."

"That is precisely why we can deal with the endlessly proliferating flesh and blood demons."

“That’s true,” Jump Sister clicked her tongue and nodded, jokingly saying, “I’ve been talking to the God of Mechanical Creation these past few days about whether we should create a super meat grinder and then build a flesh and blood canning plant or something.”

Wu Xian was taken aback.

What the hell is this meat grinder, and this flesh and blood processing plant?

Perhaps only a mechanical engineering illustrator could come up with such an idea.

"Why make canned flesh and blood? To sell it for money?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

“Otherwise,” Jump Sister said without hesitation, “Now that the family business has been destroyed, it’s a good opportunity to recoup some of the losses. Besides, this flesh and blood power can significantly enhance the Beast Scroll. If we sell it as pet food, we’re sure to have no trouble selling it.”

"It's possible, but wouldn't it be unsafe?" Wu Xian asked worriedly.

After all, the flesh and blood of this evil god can subtly assimilate all matter. If it were sold all over the world, wouldn't that spread the power of this evil god?

"Don't worry," Sister Jump waved her hand and smiled, "The God of Mechanical Creation has already calculated and studied it thoroughly. Under the interference of certain special laws, these flesh and blood tissues will become inactive and the evil power inside will be completely eliminated."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian's eyes lit up slightly: "If you have this technology, why not use it to fight against the evil god?"

"Isn't opening a cannery a form of resistance?" Sister Tiao explained, "Although this technology is quite effective, it cannot be implemented on a large scale or at high power. It can only be carried out in a special environment set up in a special mechanical manufacturing cabin."

"Alright," Wu Xian sighed inwardly, regretting the situation.

The technology is good, but the conditions for its implementation are too demanding.

If it were to be used to deal with the Flesh and Blood Demon, a special "experimental chamber" that could contain the entire new Abyss would have to be created, which is obviously not very realistic.

"What specific conditions are required? Send me the data later," Wu Xian said thoughtfully.

"What do you need this data for? If you want to open a cannery, just come to me directly!"

"Let's investigate and see if there's any possibility of further optimization."

"alright."

Without asking any further questions, Sister Tiao turned around and sent a series of data to Wu Xian's Source of Mechanical Creation.

Wu Xian glanced at it and saw that the implementation conditions were indeed extremely harsh.

The core principle is to use the chaotic fluctuations generated by a law to destroy the evil god's power in flesh and blood tissue. However, this "law fluctuation" can only be generated under specific conditions.

These conditions are the final results calculated and simulated by the god of mechanical creation through high-intensity law calculations.

Wu Xian wasn't confident enough to match the computing power of the God of Mechanical Creation to further optimize this technology.

But then I suddenly thought of another possibility.

If these stringent conditions are met within the space of the Qiankun Bag, could this technology then be applied to the flesh and blood demon god?

Although the Taotie is already in place, it never hurts to have a backup plan.

As time passed, the gluttonous beast continued its voracious eating, and before it knew it, its level had risen to seven and a half stars.

And through continuous consumption, it progresses towards the eighth star, and its size continues to grow and expand.

Gradually, the rate of grazing caught up with the rate of growth of the giant "tumor".

Jump Sister has already led the Mechanical Dojo army to various parts of Yaoyang City to provide support, and Master Lu and the other two have also successively gone to various places to provide support.

Only Wu Xian remained here, silently guarding the place to ensure the Taotie's safe growth.

(End of this chapter)