Soul Supreme Starting from Death

Gu Shi’s suggestion sounded very feasible. Tian Peng couldn’t help but smile when she heard it. But after a brief moment of happiness, she scratched her head in distress again.

Preparing a small alchemy furnace is good, but where are the materials for making the furnace?

In the continuous process of refining the elixir, Tianpeng has summed up some rules. She knows very well that when refining the elixir, the pressure in the furnace will increase to a very strong level due to the violent release of a large amount of spiritual power and the raging flames ignited by the spiritual power.

Even if she used a stone the size of a hill to make the furnace cover, she had to use all her strength to press down on it to prevent the cover from being blown away by the pressure. You can imagine how great the pressure in the furnace was.

In the past, alchemy furnaces were all pits dug in the ground, and the furnace wall was the earth. No matter how great the pressure was, there was no need to worry about the furnace exploding. Even if the furnace wall could not withstand the pressure and cracks appeared, it did not matter. After repairing it, the elixir could be refined again. The pressure would naturally press the repaired area as tight as before.

According to Gu Shi's practical idea, using a small alchemy furnace for secondary refining requires putting in multiple inferior pills at the same time. The internal space of the alchemy furnace becomes smaller, and the spiritual power it needs to accommodate is more than that of the earthen pit alchemy furnace. It is conceivable that the internal pressure will be greater than before.

So, what material should this small furnace be made of so that it can withstand the pressure and not explode directly?

Does such material really exist?

As soon as Tianpeng expressed his concerns, the first word that came to Gu Shi's mind was "control the temperature". Almost all novels with alchemy plots emphasize the techniques of controlling temperature. In some novels, even the techniques of controlling fire themselves can be considered advanced cultivation methods.

Even in Journey to the West, when Taishang Laojun was refining elixirs, he had very strict requirements on the temperature and flame. He had to use the magic palm-leaf fan to fan the fire, and the flame had to be the famous Samadhi True Fire.

However, this is not the real world of cultivating immortals. How can an ordinary void control the flames?

If controlling the flame doesn't work, then what about strengthening the furnace?

There is no outrageous material like the essence of black iron in the world of the god of death, but, doesn’t there still have the murderous stone?

The outer walls of the Jingling Courtyard and the inner walls of the Death Prison are basically made of pure murderous stone. This material is not only strong, but also has an almost absolute spiritual power isolation effect.

If you use the murderous stone to build a sarcophagus and stuff a person in it, even a weaker captain-level reaper would probably not be able to break free by himself. It is perfect for building an alchemy furnace, as it can prevent the furnace from exploding and prevent the loss of spiritual energy.

There is no need to think about the murderous stone in Soul Society, but could there be similar materials in Hueco Mundo?

After all, if we only talk about the concentration of spiritual energy, Hueco Mundo is actually above Soul Society. It doesn't make sense that the materials that Soul Society can produce cannot be produced in Hueco Mundo.

After thinking for a while and failing to come up with a third solution, Gu Shi shook his head and explained the situation of the murderous stone.

"Logically speaking, there must be materials similar to the murderous stone in Hueco Mundo, but we just haven't found it yet. Tianpeng, you can dig around randomly and see if you can get lucky and come across it."

Having said that, Gu Shi himself felt that hope was somewhat slim. He paused for a moment and continued to add.

“When you meet someone you can talk to, you can also try to communicate with them and ask them if they have ever encountered a particularly hard stone.

"Or go one step further and tell those little Hollows that as long as they can find a particularly hard stone, you will give them a corpse of Killian. After they eat it, they will be guaranteed to evolve into big Hollows. There should be some little Hollows willing to help find materials."

Tian Peng nodded repeatedly after listening, thinking that Zhenjun was worthy of being Zhenjun. No matter what questions he raised, Zhenjun could always provide solutions. He could even make use of those insignificant Xiaoxu. It was simply amazing.

It is worth mentioning that although the Great Hollow Forest is called the Great Hollow Forest, it does not mean that there are only Great Hollows here. In fact, there are also a large number of Small Hollows living here. After all, Killian also evolved from Small Hollows. Without a large number of Small Hollows, the Killian in the Great Hollow Forest would not be so numerous that it would be overwhelming.

However, the size of an ordinary Xiaoxu is, at most, four or five meters long and a little over three meters tall, which is similar to the size of Gu Shi before his evolution. The spiritual power contained in his body is even pitifully small compared to a Daxu.

Therefore, the Killians, whose average height is over 30 meters, will basically subconsciously ignore these little things, treating them as bugs running under their feet. They don't care about their love, hatred, and grudges at all. Even if they are fighting fiercely under their feet, they are too lazy to look down.

Of course, there are bound to be outliers in any group. There are also some small virtual creatures that can grow very large. For example, the centipede virtual that caused Gu Shi and others to fall into the Great Virtual Forest is a good representative. Its body length is conservatively estimated to be over 15 meters.

With this size, if it lived in the desert on the surface of Hueco Mundo, it would naturally be able to bully others. However, in the Great Hollow Forest, if a small Hollow dared to grow to more than ten meters, it would most likely not survive for more than a few days and would be caught by any passing Killian and eaten as a snack.

After all, a piece of meat that is more than ten meters long, even if the spiritual power is a little thin, is at least enough to chew a few bites. It is a snack that can be easily grabbed, so it would be a waste not to eat it.

Before meeting Gu Shi and Erlang, Tianpeng had lived alone in the Great Hollow Forest for a long time. Since she became a Great Hollow, except for one time when she was lucky enough to find some "small snacks" passing by, she really didn't care about the small Hollows running around her feet. After a long time, even if she saw a small Hollow running past her, she would subconsciously choose to ignore it.

When Gu Shi mentioned this, Tian Peng finally realized——

It turns out that there are small hollows in the Great Hollow Forest.

Although those small Hollows are pitifully weak, they are numerous and in various shapes. Some of the Hollows, such as beetles, moles, and earthworms, are actually better at digging holes and mining underground than the big Hollows. If they can be utilized, it would indeed be a good choice.

Thinking that as long as he paid some alchemy materials, he might be able to find materials to build an alchemy furnace, Tianpeng became excited and couldn't wait to find Xiaoxu, who he usually treated as air.

At this moment, the ground under her feet suddenly bulged up into a small mound, and a shrill and timid voice came from it.

"Please, please, I know where the extremely hard stone is, but I, I can't move it. Can I get half of Killian's body in exchange?"

Tianpeng and the other two lowered their heads in shock at the same time. Even Gu Shi, the proposer, felt that the development of things was a bit magical. They didn't expect that the information would emerge from under their feet just after they finished the discussion.

Tianpeng sensed it carefully, inserted a claw into the ground, and directly grabbed the little guy hiding underground along with a large piece of soil.

As Tianpeng moved, the loose soil was shaken off, and a big snow-white rabbit was revealed.

Tianpeng's rough actions obviously scared the little girl. She grabbed her two long ears, covered her eyes, buried her head in Tianpeng's claws, and trembled.

"I was wrong! I don't want anything. Please, please don't eat me. I'm not delicious. I really am not delicious~"

The crying voice begging for mercy made the three-headed big virtual's expression become somewhat interesting.

Among the Xu that is always known for its ferocity and violence, there is actually such a cowardly guy?

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Chapter 73 His Escape

Xu's appearance is weird and strange, resembling all kinds of animals, but in fact, there is really no necessary connection between Xu's personality and his appearance. Before falling into the Great Xu Forest, Gu Shi encountered a rat Xu who was full of swear words and was frantically greeting his ancestors before his neck was bitten off. That big, aggressive rat didn't look timid at all.

Many real-life examples have proved that although Xu can grow up to look like timid animals, they are not really timid.

Therefore, this creature, which looks like a rabbit and has a timid personality like a rabbit, seems a bit magical.

"...Little guy, before you became a hollow, you weren't a human, were you really just a rabbit?"

Gu Shi looked at this strange virtual being for a while before he thought of a possibility that she was so timid, and asked without hope.

Although there is no strong correlation between the soul strength and body size of living creatures, two humans of the same height and weight may have one born with captain-level spiritual power while the other is not even qualified to be a god of death, but if an elephant and a mouse are put together, it is obvious which one has a stronger soul.

The possibility of a small animal like a rabbit having a powerful soul is so low that even when Gu Shi asked himself, he felt it was unlikely.

However, the big rabbit that was trembling by the ears actually nodded vigorously while shaking.

"Yes, yes, I used to be a rabbit. Rabbits are really not tasty. Please don't eat me!"

After getting the affirmative answer from the big rabbit, Gu Shi couldn't help but look at Erlang with a teasing look, and Erlang also seemed a little embarrassed.

Obviously, if we only talk about spiritual talent, this timid rabbit is probably dozens of times stronger than Erlang.

After all, Erlang had eaten a lot of virtual meat rich in spiritual power before he finally completed his virtualization. As for herbivorous animals like rabbits, their souls do not have the instinct to become virtual before they become virtual after death, and they probably would not think of eating the souls of other animals. The plants they are willing to eat do not have souls.

In other words, this rabbit probably did not absorb any spiritual power from the outside world after its death. It reached the minimum standard of virtualization by relying solely on its own spiritual power. This performance can be said to be far better than Erlang.

Erlang felt embarrassed when Gu Shi looked at him, so he quickly yelled at the big rabbit.

"Stop shaking, we won't eat you. Tell us where the stone is!"

Jiro shouted loudly, without even releasing his Hollow's spiritual pressure, just to divert the embarrassment, but his behavior led to an even more embarrassing result -

The big rabbit was frightened and fainted!

Yes, a hollow creature was frightened unconscious by the roar that contained no spiritual pressure. Its hind legs kept twitching while it was unconscious, as if it was being chased by a scary guy even in its dream.

Looking at the rabbit that had become limp, Erlang felt his scalp tingling. Tianpeng's resentful gaze was even more stinging. He quickly stretched out his claws, wanting to grab the big rabbit and shake it a few times to wake the little thing up.

But as soon as he made a move, Tianpeng retracted his claws and directly protected the big rabbit in his clenched fists, fully demonstrating his distrust of him with his actions.

The corners of his mouth twitched twice, and Erlang felt that the air around him was becoming more and more suffocating for the dog. He laughed dryly a few times, turned around cleverly, and strode towards the group of Killians in the distance.

"Ha, ha, ha, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'm going to go get a super-sized Killian to reward this little guy!"

Looking at Erlang who was fleeing in panic, Gu Shi shook his head with amusement and looked at the big rabbit hidden in Tianpeng's palm.

"Okay, little guy, stop playing dead. Tell me, where is the hard stone you mentioned? If you find it, you can get a whole Killian."

The big rabbit was "unconscious" for a moment before it carefully climbed up, squatted in Tianpeng's palm, looked at Gu Shi ingratiatingly, and defended itself in a low voice.

"I, I didn't pretend to be dead on purpose. I just lay down subconsciously out of fear."

In the natural environment, many small animals have the instinct to play dead. Since this rabbit Xu was a rabbit in his previous life, it is not surprising that he retained this instinct to play dead. Gu Shi nodded in understanding and did not feel that he had been deceived.

"Don't worry, I have no intention of pursuing you, nor will I harm you. On the contrary, if the information you provided is true, I will protect you."

Hearing the word "protect", the big rabbit suddenly became excited, and bowed to Gu Shi repeatedly to express his gratitude, so fast that his two big ears shook, making snapping sounds.

"Thank you! Thank you, Zhenjun! You are so kind! You are the best!"

Gu Shi narrowed his eyes and said nothing more. He waited patiently for the big rabbit to calm down before asking her to lead the way again. This time, the big rabbit finally did not cause any other trouble. After carefully identifying the direction, it immediately pointed to the southwest.

Gu Shi was about to set off but stopped again. He turned his head to look at the top of the stone pillar beside him. There had been no smell of blood coming from there for a while.

"Ashido, how is your injury? Erlang is out hunting, Tianpeng and I are going to look for something. There's no one to protect the camp. Do you want to join us?"

The Grim Reaper who was invited by the Great Hollow opened his eyes with a complicated expression. He stood up, walked to the entrance of the cave and shook his head.

"Sorry, my injuries have almost healed, it's time to go out hunting for Voids."

After rejecting Gu Shi's invitation, Asido felt a little guilty for some reason. He didn't dare to look Gu Shi in the eye. He could only turn his head and pretend to look into the distance.

During the past two hundred years as a god of death, Asido has always been indoctrinated with the idea that "the great hollows are evil and the gods of death are righteous." He firmly believes in this and sees himself as a hero who protects ordinary people.

But the dirty conspiracy struggles among the nobles that he had witnessed before shattered his belief in the "justice of the God of Death."

When other companions chose to leave, he chose to stay in Hueco Mundo. In fact, he was somewhat shattered in faith and had a self-destructive mentality. He hoped that he could die in the process of hunting Hollows. This way, at least he would die on the road of protecting ordinary people, which was much better than going back and dying in the conspiracy of the nobles.

In the same way, after receiving Gu Shi's invitation, Asido, as a god of death, knew that the flesh and blood of the god of death was very tempting to Daxu, but he still came to Gu Shi's camp to recuperate every time he was injured, and he didn't even deal with the blood on his body. It was a similar self-destructive impulse at work.

Asido hopes that Gu Shi and the others can eat him, eat this delicious god of death, so that it can be proved that the Hollow is really evil, and the creed that he has adhered to for two hundred years, "The Great Hollow is evil, the God of Death is just", is at least half correct.

For this reason, sometimes even though he had the ability to stop the bleeding, he still allowed the wound to open again and bleed, deliberately using the smell of his own blood to seduce Gu Shi and the others.

But the fact is, even Erlang, who had the greatest appetite for him, never really attacked him. Gu Shi would greet him every time they met and invite him to chat. Tianpeng would also invite him to listen to Gu Shi's stories during his daily storytelling session.

The two hundred years of creed finally collapsed completely. The God of Death is not just, and not all Hollows are evil. During Asido's most recent hunt for Hollows, he even hesitated, doubting whether he should swing the sword and whether he could swing the sword.

The confused Grim Reaper didn't dare to face the friendly Hollow at all. He didn't know what attitude he should adopt to get along with the other party.

Still being hostile and cold like he had been for the past two hundred years? But Gu Shi was not evil. Not only had he never hurt him, he was also very friendly to him. If he did this, wouldn't he become a bad guy who hurt the other person's kindness?

Be friendly and get along with each other? Then what about the perseverance of the past two hundred years? What about the colleagues who sacrificed themselves under the fangs and claws of the virtual group in the past?

The Grim Reaper, who originally only needed to obey orders, was thinking independently and deeply for the first time. However, due to his lack of experience, he was unable to come up with an answer that would comfort himself. He could only choose the option that he had despised the most in the past - escape.

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Chapter 74 I Really Have No Bad Intentions

Asido explicitly rejected Gu Shi's invitation, but Gu Shi did not intend to give up easily.

Gu Shi had to admit that his purpose of making friends was not so pure. He initially decided to make more friends because he was afraid that it would be too lonely to go to the universe alone in the future. He recognized Tianpeng because he thought Tianpeng showed a talent for "alchemy". At this time, he deliberately made friends with Asido because he had something to ask of this god of death.

During this period, although Gu Shi and Erlang were enthusiastic and worked hard, and developed a lot of martial arts (combat skills) together, Gu Shi was just an ordinary person before he traveled through time, and Erlang was a dog before he became virtual, and both of them did not have enough combat experience. Although their research looked lively, the things they developed were probably full of mistakes and omissions.