The Supreme Soul, Starting with Death

It must be said that the transparency of the body is indeed an incredibly convenient property for research.

Going back further, according to legend, the reason why Shennong was able to accomplish the great feat of tasting hundreds of herbs was because his belly was transparent, allowing him to directly see how the things he ate changed.

In more recent terms, the reason why zebrafish have become a darling of the life science research field is not only due to their advantages such as short reproductive cycle and rapid growth and development, but also because their entire body is transparent during the embryonic stage. In the field of genetic research, with just a little manipulation, it is possible to directly observe the macroscopic manifestations of specific gene changes, which is also an important factor.

In short, transparency is a good thing!

The large number of Transparent Human Series works produced annually by the people of the island nation is the best proof of this!

"Tianpeng, I'm entrusting him to you."

"No problem, leave it to me! Let's start with some Kyrian meat, from weak to strong?"

Tianpeng carefully brought a piece of meat shaved off Killian's thigh to Gu Shi's mouth.

Gu Shi, now made of glass, was indeed quite fragile. Any large movements could cause his body structures to crumble from the pressure. To avoid unnecessary harm, Tian Peng considerately brought the food to Gu Shi's mouth.

Gu Shi obediently opened his mouth and swallowed the fresh, large piece of flesh, then stared intently at his stomach along with Tian Peng.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, after the food entered her body, the spiritual energy flowing through Gu Shi's transparent abdomen immediately changed its structure. Under the action of this special structure of spiritual energy, the piece of flesh was almost instantly decomposed into slightly chaotic spiritual energy, which was then continuously circulated and sent to all parts of her body.

While memorizing the changes in his body, Gu Shi asked Tianpeng, who was standing in the air opposite him.

"So, did you record that spiritual energy structure from just now?"

Tianpeng nodded excitedly.

"I've noted it down. I didn't expect that just slightly changing the order of the spiritual particles would give spiritual power such a powerful ability to dissolve it. If this structure is added to the barrier, unsuspecting Shinigami and Hollows would probably have a layer of flesh digested immediately upon bumping into it. It's not impossible that weaker ones would be completely digested!"

In his spare time from alchemy, Tianpeng had been thinking about how to improve the barrier of his current base. At this moment, he immediately thought of the application of a special spiritual energy structure to the barrier.

Gu Shi and Tian Peng shared similar ideas, so Gu Shi nodded slightly in agreement.

"Okay, let's move on to the next item."

Tianpeng slightly restrained his fervor, took out a piece of "coke" from his pocket, and brought it to Gu Shi's lips.

This is the original version of Tianpeng Pill. The one that everyone is taking every day now is the upgraded pure blue crystal version. Tianpeng himself hasn't made such inferior pills for a while.

However, considering that Gu Shi's current fragile body is somewhat delicate, taking the latest version of Tianpeng Pill might cause his body to be shattered due to the instant release of the pill's enormous spiritual power. That's why Tianpeng specially prepared this first version of Tianpeng Pill.

With a gentle flick of his transparent tongue, Gu Shi sent the "coke" in Tian Peng's hand into his stomach. The special spiritual power used for digestion reappeared, instantly breaking down the "coke." Immediately, a spiritual power purer than that of an ordinary Great Void Realm cultivator was released, violently surging into Gu Shi's body.

Even though it was only the first version of the Tianpeng Pill, the spiritual power it released caused several cracks to appear on Gu Shi's fragile body. Asiduo, who was prepared, quickly placed his hands on Gu Shi's body and used his half-baked healing techniques to treat him.

Gu Shi ignored his injuries, kept his head still, and turned his eyes to look at Tian Peng.

"Tianpeng, have you noticed anything?"

Tianpeng nodded vigorously again, his excitement even greater than before, and gestured with his hand to his face and chest.

“Just now, a small amount of spiritual energy entered your mask near your eye sockets! Also, a small amount of the spiritual energy that was originally in your body was squeezed out from the void! These are reactions that didn't occur when you directly consumed the flesh and blood of the Great Void!”

Hearing this answer, Gu Shi couldn't help but laugh, even though he wasn't surprised.

"It seems our previous guess was correct. The pure spiritual energy obtained by consuming refined pills is indeed different from eating meat directly. I'll eat it again. This time, Tianpeng, observe carefully and see where the expelled spiritual energy was originally located and what its general structure was like."

"Wait! Wait a minute!"

Seeing that Tianpeng was about to take out the Tianpeng Pill from his pocket again, Axiduo quickly spoke up to stop him, and Bai also nodded in support of Axiduo.

"That's right, let's wait a bit longer, let's wait until Uncle Asido's injuries are healed! A intact piece of glass is not easy to break, but a cracked piece of glass might shatter at the slightest touch!"

Bai's words made sense. Tianpeng and Gu Shi calmed down their eagerness and waited for Axiduo to heal the wounds with his half-baked healing method before swallowing the first version of Tianpeng Pill again.

"...Strange, I can't see the source of that spiritual power. After the spiritual power of the Tianpeng Pill circulated in my body a few times, it appeared naturally."

Tianpeng frowned. She hadn't been careless at all, keeping a close eye on Gu Shi's body the whole time, but she hadn't seen anything of value, so she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Gu Shi was in a better state of mind, calmly nodding slightly and offering a conjecture.

"So, that spiritual energy was most likely squeezed out from my flesh and blood. Since my flesh and blood became transparent, it was hard to see before it was squeezed out, right? What about the structure of the spiritual energy? Was it recorded?"

Tianpeng shook his head again, somewhat ashamed.

"No, the structure of that spiritual energy is extremely complex, and it dissipates immediately upon contact with air after leaving the body. There's simply no time to analyze it, and I couldn't even collect it using a container."

Gu Shi paused for a moment, then nodded slightly again.

"It's okay, let's skip this project for now and move on to the next one."

As he spoke, Gu Shi looked at the void in his chest. Beside him, Tian Peng, who had regained his composure, took out a fresh causal lock from his pocket and carefully placed it into Gu Shi's void.

Chapter 160 Dark Red and Cherishing Life

Gu Shi was certain that his void was definitely not normal. He had studied it more than once before, hoping to find out the secret of his void.

Unfortunately, each time they came up empty-handed.

This time, with his body completely transparent, perhaps he could finally find out what was going on. Gu Shi was filled with anticipation.

In Gu Shi's view, the Chain of Cause and Effect, after being placed into the void, quickly began to dissolve on its own, turning into a somewhat turbid dark red spiritual energy that flowed into the void.

Furthermore, this spiritual energy completely ignored Gu Shi's own spiritual energy circulation path and physical structure, rising straight up, drilling into Gu Shi's head, and then merging into his mask.

During this time, Gu Shi kept trying to control this spiritual power. Although his ability to control spiritual power had improved significantly after years of training, and he could even occasionally control a single spiritual particle when he was fully focused, he could not affect this spiritual power in the slightest no matter how hard he tried.

"Again."

Without any hesitation, Gu Shi immediately issued the order, and Tian Peng cooperated perfectly by taking out a new chain and stuffing it into his void.

The same thing happened again. This time, Gu Shi didn't try to control the spiritual power. Instead, he aimed at the path the spiritual power was moving along and used his sharp claws to pierce his own body, digging out the flesh that had turned to glass, along with the spiritual power.

The rough treatment left more than a dozen glaring cracks on Gu Shi's chest, and those cracks were spreading rapidly. It seemed that in a few seconds, his body would break in two, with the gap as the dividing line.

Axido was so frightened that his hair stood on end. He desperately used the Returning Dao Healing Technique on Gu Shi. Bai also jumped up quickly and, relying on the brute strength he had developed, forcibly supported Gu Shi's upper body, which seemed about to break off and fall.

Gu Shi's actions took everyone present by surprise, and Tianpeng was momentarily flustered.

Asido's level of spiritual cultivation is low, and Bai can only barely maintain the status quo. The Tianpeng Pill, which is usually used to heal injuries, releases too violent spiritual energy. If Gu Shi were to eat it now, he would probably die instantly.

and so……

After a few seconds of brief thought, Tianpeng came up with a solution. She grabbed her left hand with her right hand and pulled hard, tearing off her left arm with a piercing tearing sound. Then, without hesitation, she stuffed it into Gu Shi's mouth.

The release of spiritual energy from flesh and blood is gentler and puts less burden on Gu Shi's body. As long as there is a sufficient supply of spiritual energy, with the vitality of the Gillian, the wounds on Gu Shi's body will soon be able to heal themselves.

Sure enough, as Tianpeng's arm was swallowed, abundant pure spiritual energy surged into his body, and even though Gu Shi's body had turned into glass, his wounds began to slowly heal.

Although it seems to be much slower than the repair process of flesh and blood, and it will take some time to fully recover, at least it has stopped deteriorating.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Tianpeng took out a few blue Tianpeng Pills from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth. The violent spiritual power was released, and in an instant, the wound on her left arm gushed out a large amount of blood, just like a fire hydrant that had been blown open.

But the next second, with the replenishment of sufficient spiritual energy, not a single drop of blood flowed from the wound, and the pale flesh began to writhe and regenerate rapidly.

Seeing that the situation had finally stabilized, Asido glared at Gu Shi, about to condemn his reckless actions, but before he could speak, Tianpeng, whose arm had not yet fully recovered, excitedly approached Gu Shi, staring at the piece of glass and flesh in his claws, his eyes full of fanaticism.

"True Lord, you've caught that spiritual energy! Quickly, take it out and let me see!"

Asido's words caught in his throat, and for a moment he wondered if it was inappropriate to continue speaking.

In the operation to save Private Gu Shi, he didn't play much of a role at all. The one who contributed the most was Tianpeng. Tianpeng doesn't even intend to pursue the matter. Wouldn't it seem a bit presumptuous for someone who didn't help to come out and preach big principles?

Asido had such concerns, but Bai did not. She didn't care about whether it was appropriate or not; all she knew was that Gu Shi had almost died.

She jumped onto Gu Shi's nose, tears still welling in her eyes, staring intently at Gu Shi. The sunlight pierced her eyes, making no attempt to hide her anger.

"Uncle Gu Shi! Aren't you going to apologize? My heart almost stopped from being so scared!"

Gu Shi raised an eyebrow and shook off some shards of glass.

"Calm down, the situation wasn't that serious just now. Even if it really broke, I won't die. I just need to eat my lower body right away."

Gu Shi was still somewhat afraid of death and wouldn't risk it for an experiment. The location where he made his move was determined after careful calculation.

It's true that Erlang's martial arts technique requires some time to transform the body's material, but that applies to the transformation of the entire body.

The location of the Kilian Hollow Void was originally at the junction of the chest and abdomen. If Gu Shi made his move slightly above the Hollow Void, and if he really broke it off there, the only parts that Gu Shi would need to restore to become flesh and blood again would be his head and chest. Such a small part would not take much time at all.

Once you return to your flesh and blood body, recovering from your injuries is simply a matter of eating more.

In fact, Gu Shi had already begun changing the material of his head as he started, but Tianpeng's movements were faster than he had imagined, rendering his preparations useless, so he stopped changing the material.

Although Gu Shi's explanation was not very detailed, Bai clearly understood what he meant. After thinking for a moment, he quickly calmed down.

The common sense in the white brain is somewhat different from that of ordinary people. In her view, since she can resurrect infinitely, there is nothing wrong with deliberately sacrificing herself since she has ensured that she can survive.

In order to increase the types of death immunity she has, she would occasionally and deliberately seek death once or twice, and she no longer regarded "death" that she was sure she could survive as "death".

Now, the only one present who still couldn't let it go was Asido.

The tongue-tied Asido suddenly found himself in the minority. Knowing he couldn't win the argument against Gu Shi on his own, he lost interest in continuing to dwell on the matter. When Gu Shi thanked him, he calmly nodded, then looked away and stopped talking.

Tianpeng had been suppressing his excitement, and only after Gu Shi had comforted the two of them did he finally urge them on again.

"True Lord, let me take a look!"

Gu Shi was also looking forward to it, and opened his claws to reveal the transparent glass-like flesh.

Within it, the dark red, turbid spiritual energy, like a headless fly, bumped around aimlessly, showing no intention of emerging from the flesh and blood, as if it had been completely trapped.

Gu Shi curled his lips and lightly sliced ​​off a piece of glass the size of an ordinary person's fist with his claw, along with a small portion of dark red spiritual energy.

Gu Shi exchanged a glance with Tian Peng, grinned, and with a slight pressure from his fingertips, crushed the fragment into dust.

Instantly, that faint, dark red spiritual energy was exposed to the air.

The next instant, the sky suddenly darkened without warning, and a heavy pressure appeared out of nowhere, as if even breathing had become a burden.

Chapter 161 The Gates of Hell

What the hell? Isn't this the spiritual power transformed by the Lock of Cause and Effect? ​​How could it cause such a commotion?

Gu Shi looked up at the sky, which had suddenly become covered with dark clouds, and almost thought he had violated some heavenly law.

Just as Gu Shi was secretly wondering what had happened, a strange, murmuring sound, like a hymn being sung, suddenly arose from nowhere.

This song clearly has a strange sense of sacredness when you listen to it, but it fails to give you even the slightest sense of peace or reliance. Instead, it gives you a feeling of impending doom.

"Then, what is that?"

Tianpeng's astonished shout rang out. She stared blankly at the sky, as if she had seen something unbelievable. Following her gaze, Gu Shi's eyes widened suddenly, and he and Asiduo shouted out that name in unison.

"Gates of Hell!"