Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

As one of the Four Fiends, Taotie, Huang Feng and Bai Lu secretly told Zhang Chaoqiang a piece of information: that Taotie, also a mythical beast, was one of the Four Divine Beasts, one of the Four Fiends, and an outstanding beast among mythical beasts...

Not only are their own abilities outstanding, but the mechanisms that arise after they are absorbed are also exceptionally powerful and unique!

Zhang Chaoqiang clearly sensed that Bai Lu and Huang Feng were suddenly being so cautious, probably because the three of them had already arrived at the area where the alien beasts were being studied and absorbed by many investigators.

Zhang Chaoqiang assumed that Huang Feng and Bai Lu's voices had become softer because they were afraid of affecting their absorption.

But that's not actually the case. What they didn't dare say aloud just now—that there are different levels among the monsters—was actually to take into account a colleague who was assisting other investigators in absorbing the spirits of the monsters.

And this colleague is none other than Li Yong, the so-called tragic investigator, because he is the investigator who has been ridiculed for twenty-five years for being able to absorb [walking] creatures from the alien beasts...

[Walking]: Speed ​​increased by 100%, only applicable to walking!

Walking twice as fast as normal...

Every time they think about it, the investigators can't help but laugh.

It was only after the investigation that it was learned that the strange beast that Li Yong absorbed, the upright-walking ancient ape Hou, was almost the weakest of all the strange beasts collected by the Investigation Bureau.

So, out of consideration for his colleague's feelings, he spoke in a low voice.

Meanwhile, Bai Lu and Huang Feng were explaining the situation to Zhang Chaoqiang, who also noticed it at the same time…

The investigators are currently attempting to absorb the spirits of three strange beasts, none of which, without exception, possess any mechanical abilities.

Adhering to the highest priority, each investigator will take turns trying to extract the spirit of the alien beast in an attempt to generate its mechanics and abilities!

It's just a pity!

The three strange beasts in front of us:

Tengu, stealing fat, Lu Shu.

Both of them are related to Zhang Chaoqiang.

The fat thief was someone Zhang Chaoqiang helped the investigation bureau catch, and he felt a little guilty when he saw the name...

After all, their bodies already possess the mechanisms that steal fat, so how could they possibly benefit from it...?

As for Lu Shu, the other party's hair had previously caused a series of blunders around Zhang Chaoqiang...

What made Zhang Chaoqiang even more uneasy was...

If the investigators are able to successfully absorb the spirit of the Deer-like creature and activate its inherent abilities...

Based on its previous reputation for having many children and bringing good fortune...

Could it be that the activated mechanism is also related to reproduction?

The thought made Zhang Chaoqiang lose his composure.

Huang Feng said, "These few strange beasts had actually been tested by most of the investigators before."

These dozen or so investigators had just finished their mission and returned to headquarters from elsewhere, so they could try to see if they could obtain abilities from the alien beasts.

"Over the years, although there haven't been many people who have been able to absorb the mechanical abilities from the spirits of alien beasts, there have still been dozens, and their martial arts levels vary..."

Talent varies in strength, not to mention factors like gender; in short, everyone is different. To this day, we haven't been able to figure out what characteristics those who successfully absorb mechanics possess…

How can we increase the chances of successful absorption...?

As the two pondered this, Zhang Chaoqiang also felt that the Investigation Bureau was indeed the place he should go in the future…

You should know that they prioritize providing the alien beasts to their own people; only when the investigators become stronger can they better resist the alien beasts.

At the Investigation Bureau, Zhang Chaoqiang was able to showcase his ability to possess multiple alien beast mechanisms to the fullest extent, but he needed to find a suitable opportunity to inform them of his actual situation!

Soon, the three investigators who were examining the body closed their eyes with the assistance of the other investigators. It was at this moment that Huang Feng and Bai Lu stopped talking and signaled Zhang Chaoqiang to observe carefully.

Chapter 232 Improvement Under the Light

"First, we start with the extractor. The extractor's vibration amplitude reaches 100 dp, and then it's placed on the circular branding..."

During his observation, Zhang Chaoqiang noted that Li Yong's extractor functioned similarly to a high-tech version of a vacuum cleaner.

One is a vacuum cleaner, while this extractor can pass through the high-tech molecular structure of the display case and absorb the spirits imprisoned inside in a pre-designed quantity.

Because the power was designed and stored in advance, the investigators did not need to take any other action.

Then, within two minutes, Zhang Chaoqiang could see with his naked eye that the size of the spirits in the three transparent display windows had decreased by almost the size of a fingernail.

This is hardly much; it's only because Zhang Chaoqiang's special beast-scenting II ability allows him to perceive a change in the spirit of the alien beast so clearly.

Subsequently, as those spirits reduced in size, the small portion of spirits that were missing naturally ended up at the exit point marked with the only circular brand on the shop window and were absorbed.

It was stored on the extraction device that overlapped with the circular branding mark.

Then, it only took about three minutes to complete all of this.

The extractor was removed from the circular brand in the display window, and the only medium through which the alien beast's spirit could emerge also shut down the moment the extractor was pulled out.

Li Yong and two other investigators, assisting in the investigation, brought the extractor, which already contained a small portion of the spirit, closer to the storage device…

The image froze on the lower abdomens of the three investigators who had been absorbed by the Deer-like creature, the Heavenly Dog, and the Stealing Spirit, respectively. That area was precisely the spiritual energy vortex eye of a martial artist, or simply the vortex eye. In ancient times, martial artists called this location the dantian.

Then, the spirits were squeezed out and forcibly inserted into the lower abdomens of the three investigators, that is, into their spiral eyes.

It aids in its absorption.

Li Yong and his two assistants finished their work; whether it succeeded or not now depended on their own fate.

"Li Yong, thank you for your hard work!"

Bai Lu waved to Li Yong, having not disturbed Li Yong's work. After Li Yong finished assisting the three absorbers, Bai Lu and Huang Feng waved to him from a distance.

"This must be Zhang Chaoqiang, it's great to finally meet him!" After greeting Huang Feng and Bai Lu, he looked at Zhang Chaoqiang with curiosity in his eyes.

Zhang Chaoqiang, of course, didn't just stand there dumbfounded. He quickly greeted the three uncles, "Hello, Uncle Li!"

"Hello, hello, how polite!"

Afterwards, Li Yong and Bai Lu began to chat. During the conversation, Li Yong explained that nearly thirty investigators had attempted to absorb the virus that day, and unsurprisingly, almost none of them succeeded.

During their conversation, Li Yong also took the time to explain in detail many of the absorption steps to Zhang Chaoqiang, which Zhang Chaoqiang found very helpful.

However, Zhang Chaoqiang then had some doubts, because what he had just seen was that Li Yong and the other two were only the size of a spirit that had absorbed the power of a fingernail...

Is it really possible to feel and absorb the so-called power of the mechanism from such a tiny bit?

Previously, when I was absorbing the hook and the fat, I was also the size of two fists.

However, since it is explained that it is the power of a mechanism, it certainly cannot be measured using conventional units of quantity, such as volume or the amount of spiritual power.

So he raised his question: "Uncle Li Yong, has the Investigation Bureau conducted any research on whether the size of the absorbed spirit has any obvious correlation with the mechanism of ability produced by the absorbed spirit?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yong became interested in Zhang Chaoqiang's rigorous and meticulous questioning.

It's clear from this that Zhang Chaoqiang has given this matter considerable thought. After all, this statement indicates that Zhang Chaoqiang himself believes that the ability to comprehend mechanisms is unrelated to the size of the alien beast's spirit body.

I was just checking with them to see if there was any research on this type of variable.

"That's right. Throughout the millennia, the one thing our Investigation Bureau has never been without is variable testing."

Through the verification of our predecessors throughout history and our own, we have concluded that the power of mechanisms—a force that transcends rules—is not bound by size or quantity!

In other words, as long as a person has enough opportunities, the right time, the right place, and the right people, even a spirit body with a volume of one nanometer can comprehend the mechanism and ability from it.

This is the power of rules.

At this point, Zhang Chaoqiang quickly noticed that Li Yong's overall mood seemed to be somewhat disappointed and depressed.

However, recalling this "walking" mechanism, its lack of utility has become a permanent source of pain for Li Yong.

The idea that this mechanism is a more advanced type of rule than three-dimensional things, such as volume, number of beams, etc., is quite puzzling.

Zhang Chaoqiang had a vague feeling about it.

This mechanism, similar to the ability to establish rules, seems incompatible with their three-dimensional space.

Could it be that the environment and area where the alien beasts originally lived were not the three-dimensional space of their planet?

The very beginning of the development of the universe suggests that the strange beasts appeared out of thin air on Earth.

Because no trace of the evolutionary process of any mythical beasts can be found in any historical relics around the world.

What does this mean?

It represents something that appears out of thin air, that the strange beasts appear in this world out of thin air, with their mechanisms and abilities, which are equivalent to the rules of heaven and earth!

The reason we call them rules is that these mechanisms and capabilities all stem from changing the rules!

However, some changes are probably not possible at present.

For example, regarding Zhang Chaoqiang's diffusion, if he is strong enough, could he spread the entire human realm and life forms of Earth to higher cosmos?

Such rules also require strength to support them, and Zhang Chaoqiang's current abilities are far from reaching that level.

At the very least, this mechanism allows martial artists at this level of advanced martial arts to have the opportunity to possess abilities that transcend the realm of imagination, and that is the most valuable thing!

If one's mind wanders even slightly, and one is pondering the matter, there are likely many great mysteries surrounding the origins and various circumstances of the strange beasts.

Soon, as the three investigators closed their eyes and were immersed in the crucial moment of the alien beast's spirit, Li Yong brought up the topic that Zhang Chaoqiang had just raised.

"Therefore, size is not the key factor affecting whether a martial artist can obtain the mechanism ability from it."

Therefore, in order to ensure the retention of spiritual entities, each time absorption or various experimental research is conducted, the amount of spiritual entities consumed or absorbed should be minimized!

Zhang Chaoqiang nodded emphatically!

After waiting for ten minutes, the investigator in charge of absorbing the stolen fat stood up with a shake of his head, which was exactly what Zhang Chaoqiang expected.

Then, the two who absorbed the Tengu and the Deer-like creature were also unable to obtain any feedback or insights from the spiritual entities within their bodies…

In other words, they have failed...

Although he roughly knew their answer, Zhang Chaoqiang couldn't help but ask, "Uncles, can I go up and try it out...?"

Just like his inner answer, before Zhang Chaoqiang could even finish his sentence, Bai Lu, Huang Feng, Li Yong, and several other investigators all spoke in unison, firmly rejecting it…

Because they were all basically aware that Zhang Chaoqiang had acquired a mechanism ability.

If you absorb it again, the two forces will resist from within your body!

Just like Liu Feng who went mad on Jushan Mountain before, it was because of two forces acting up inside his body!

Therefore, they were afraid that Zhang Chaoqiang would have this problem, so they resolutely refused to agree to it, and then gave him a long and earnest lecture in order to dispel Zhang Chaoqiang's idea...