Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

Those three layers of protection that he thought were indestructible were as fragile as bubbles in the sunlight under that destructive, soft blue light, and would shatter at the slightest touch.

He subconsciously took a step back, but a long-lost feeling of weakness filled his body.

But Cui Ming didn't have time to think too much. He turned around in a daze and, relying on muscle memory, manipulated the mechanical arm to open the heavy isolation door of the laboratory.

Outside the door, the slightly glaring afternoon sunlight shone down, filling Cui Ming's nostrils with the hustle and bustle of the world and the vitality of life.

The scene outside contrasted sharply with the deathly silence inside.

Just as Cui Ming was about to take a step, Liang Wugang emerged from around a corner.

"Hey! Ming'er! Finished with your work? Ready to leave?"

Liang Wu still had a blade of grass in his mouth, a hearty smile on his face, as he curiously observed Cui Ming, who seemed somewhat absent-minded.

"Set off?"

Cui Ming was stunned, his mind seemingly overloaded, and he hadn't quite grasped the situation yet.

"Yes, didn't you say you were going to find materials and asked me to temporarily manage the Craft Hall? I've been tinkering in there all day, and everything's ready?"

As Liang Wu spoke, he tried to peek into the laboratory.

"You're being so secretive. There's no sound from inside at all. I thought you'd left a long time ago."

and many more! !

A whole day?!

Chapter 41 Getting to the Bottom of Things

Cui Ming shuddered and instantly became mostly awake.

He suddenly grabbed Liang Wu's arm, his voice carrying a hint of nervousness that he himself was unaware of.

"Senior Brother Liang! Tell me... how long have I been inside?"

Liang Wu was baffled by his reaction, broke free from his hand, and looked at him strangely.

"A whole day! You probably went in around this time yesterday, and it's been a whole day! Wait, have you gotten confused from being a puppet? Or..."

Liang Wu lowered his voice and winked.

"What kind of shady stuff are you secretly doing in here? Have you forgotten the time?"

Cui Ming's heart pounded wildly, blood rushed to his head and then quickly returned, making him feel dizzy.

He forced down his turbulent thoughts and forced a slightly fake smile onto his face.

"No...it's nothing. I was probably too engrossed in it and lost track of time. I...I really should get ready to leave."

Cui Ming gave Liang Wu a few vague replies, then excused himself that he needed to pack his things and quickly walked towards his rest room in Qiaogongtang.

He almost staggered as he closed the door, leaned against the cold door panel, and slowly slid to the ground.

one day?!

A whole day has passed outside?!

In his perception, from the moment Dan Shi touched the uranium ore fragments, to the blue light filling the entire laboratory, to the moment he regained his vision and saw the deep pit, the whole process... clearly only took a moment!

This intense sense of disorientation filled him with a nameless fear.

This inevitably reminded him of something.

Previously, when he first came into contact with radiation deep in the mine, he seemed to have experienced a brief coma, which he attributed to the system's initial reversal of radiation, a normal phenomenon.

After all, there was nothing unusual when I woke up, except...

True energy...

It has transformed into radiating true qi!

He immediately composed himself and sensed his own condition.

What he saw next horrified him even more.

The total amount of true qi surging within the body has not increased significantly, but its quality has undergone a tremendous change!

What was originally just a slight scattering of radiation within the true qi now seems to have truly become an inseparable core component of the true qi.

If I had to give an analogy, it would be like going from a negligible one percent to a sudden increase of five percent!

Now, the true qi within Cui Ming's body has become more condensed and pure due to the radiation, and its circulation carries a sense of destruction that seems capable of eroding everything, its power obviously greatly enhanced.

At this moment, Cui Ming remembered to scan the system interface in his mind.

Sure enough, a series of dense notifications almost filled the screen.

[An extremely high-intensity burst of radiation energy was detected...]

[Reversal in progress... Energy level too high... Reversal efficiency reduced...]

[Host vital signs detected as stable...]

[Host's soul has been detected leaving the body...]

[Energy reversal in progress... Soul connection in progress...]

[During the soul-stirring process...]

[During the soul-stirring process...]

...

[The soul has returned.]

[Reversal complete.]

[Host's radiation resistance is enhanced, true qi purity is increased, energy affinity is improved, and soul stability is enhanced...]

[WARNING! If the soul leaves the body repeatedly and for extended periods under these conditions, unpredictable consequences may occur.]

Messages flashed through Cui Ming's mind, constantly stimulating his nerves.

"Massive radiation...soul leaving the body?!"

and many more...

He just...

Could this have caused a small-scale nuclear fission reaction?!

No, no!

No matter how much nuclear fission occurs, it's impossible to achieve such a terrifying effect!

It should be noted that he was not affected by the blue light at all; at most, he was only illuminated by it.

Just being affected by this alone caused the soul to leave the body...

This means that as long as one doesn't lose their Yang spirit, being affected by the explosion would be a fatal blow.

The key issue is that this thing... it can't distinguish between friend and foe, and even the system can't completely reverse it?

what does this mean?

This means that the burst of blue light will also have an impact on Cui Ming himself.

The blue light even caused Cui Ming's soul to leave his body. Even with the help of the system, it took a whole day to restore his soul.

This is the truth behind that vanished day, and the root cause of Cui Ming's exhaustion.

Although Cui Ming was lucky enough to escape with his life this time through the system, what about next time?

A terrifying thought gradually took hold of his mind.

If it weren't for the system, if he had been a little closer, if it had used a larger uranium ore...

Then what would be erased would probably not be this five-meter radius area, but the entire Qiaogongtang, or even a small part of the Tangmen back mountain.

But this feeling of fear didn't last long before the system took it down, and reason returned instantly.

More questions flooded my mind...

Is the cause of the soul leaving the body in either of the two materials the result of mutated pills?

Is the controlled area the quantity of uranium ore or the quantity of danazon?

Is it possible that this devastating reaction could be exploited?

Can the newly created metal energy core be utilized?

...

Once his attention was diverted, Cui Ming immediately and completely forgot about the unknown and terrifying consequences...

Instead of worrying about things that haven't happened yet, we should plan ahead for the future to avoid similar terrible situations from happening again.

Fortunately, the system worked well, not only saving his life but also dealing with the consequences of the experiment.

We have no choice but to seal up the laboratory now and restore it slowly later.

The key is...

Cui Ming took out the metal core that he had created by chance.

A faint blue light emanated from the layers of runes.

As Cui Ming gazed at the core, which shimmered with a faint light, the chaotic thoughts in his mind gradually settled.

He gradually realized that perhaps the key to the problem was not avoiding that destructive blue light, but rather converting it into the energy he needed.

Through the system's reversal, his own increased affinity for energy, and the radiating true qi within his body that could resonate with the energy within his core, all clearly pointed to a possibility.

He himself is the only bridge connecting destructive blue light and pure energy.

He is a living purifier.

The corrosive radiation energy released by uranium ore can be transformed into relatively stable, purer, and harmless energy through the system's torsion.

Then, by storing them in the metal core that Cui Ming just created, they can be perfectly utilized.

Although the metal core, hastily created this time, still has many flaws, its potential is undeniable!

With just a few modifications, the Xuanji Armor's energy supply problem can be greatly improved.