Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 237 New Inspiration from Experiments

"Whatever, it's nothing. I need to hurry up and meditate for a while. If you need anything, just tell Bourne. This guy is a special life form now, with his own emotions and thoughts, and he's much smarter than before."

"Ah."

Zhang Lexuan has always been aloof, and she doesn't know how to deal with Long You's obviously different kind of concern, so unless necessary, Zhang Lexuan has always been quite taciturn in front of Long You.

Looking at Zhang Lexuan's expression, Long You's lips curled slightly, unconcerned. "A man pursuing a woman is like climbing a mountain," he thought, especially since she already had someone else in her heart. However, Long You himself did have feelings for Zhang Lexuan, so he figured he'd take it slow and not rush things.

Meditation, like sleeping, is arguably the most convenient way to travel through time in the world. When Long You opened his eyes again, the plane, under Bourne's control, had already descended below the clouds and was circling around a certain sea area.

Invited by Long You to enter the cockpit, Zhang Lexuan first looked around the various furnishings with great curiosity before being guided by Long You to the airborne radar. "According to what the radar shows, this sea area should be considered safe. There doesn't seem to be any trace of sea spirit beasts at the moment."

"That's true, but we can't be careless. The seawater here is really deep. The current radar can only scan about 100 meters below the surface. We can't rule out the possibility that there are soul beasts lurking in deeper places."

"Okay, using soul skills here won't affect the normal operation of the plane, right?"

"No, I have a plan for this kind of thing. I will avoid such loopholes when designing it."

The large aircraft continued to circle over the designated area for a while before Long You decisively ordered Byrne to begin the descent. There was no need to continue probing; those massive creatures lurking in the deep sea wouldn't surface just because the aircraft lowered its altitude slightly. If they did surface, it meant the aircraft had already landed close to the surface. And if it hadn't initiated the landing procedure by then, it would definitely have crashed.

"Waaah—"

With the roar of its engines, the large aircraft began to glide steadily across the sea. Finally, no sea monsters dared to jump aboard and cause trouble during the landing in Longyou. The aircraft, now safely on the sea, was able to use its onboard radar to barely detect the seabed conditions near the landing site.

Desolate—that was Long You's first reaction after viewing the radar detection display. Compared to the surrounding sea areas, the area where the large aircraft had landed was far too desolate, while the sea environment a little further away from where the aircraft landed appeared far too lively.

Long You glanced down at the signal from the tracking soul tool and understood. The target soul beast had moved extremely limitedly in the past hour or two, and in the last twenty minutes or so, it hadn't moved at all. Clearly, this sea soul beast, injured in the predator-prey struggle, had truly reached the end of its life.

Soul beasts at this stage are terrifying, as any creature that dares to approach them will become their target. However, at the same time, sea soul beasts at this stage are also incredibly attractive; the corpse of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast is enough to allow some soul beasts with even shorter lifespans to achieve significant breakthroughs.

It is this mixture of fear and greed that has led to the strange phenomenon of desolation and bustling activity coexisting in the sea. However, understanding the strange phenomena in the sea has never been the reason why Longyou traveled thousands of miles to this place. Longyou's existence is actually no different from those predators who are waiting not far away for this sea overlord (within a limited sea area) to breathe its last. The only difference is that Longyou has strong reinforcements and can directly delve into the seabed without waiting to directly confront the sea overlord at the end of its life.

The large aircraft was put away, and the Dragon Abyss Boat was deployed. Although it was possible to dive directly after putting on the soul-guided mecha, there was no need to make things difficult for oneself if a more comfortable dive could be achieved. Of course, Long You also had to admit that he did this partly because he wanted to test the deep-diving limits of the Dragon Abyss Boat.

Previously, Long You frequently used the Dragon Abyss Boat for diving, but considering his limited strength, he usually only controlled the diving depth to between ten and twenty meters, never testing whether the Dragon Abyss Boat could reach the theoretical maximum diving depth it was designed and manufactured for. Now that he has Zhang Lexuan, a Soul Douluo with extreme combat power, by his side, Long You dares to take a little more risks. Even if the Dragon Abyss Boat can't hold up, he can still ask for help in time.

Since there were no other sea spirit beasts left in the entire sea area, the Dragon Abyss Boat descended at a very fast speed. As it got closer, the life detection soul guide device and the visual detection soul guide device also began to send back signals.

"What is this? A seahorse-like spirit beast?"

Looking at the bizarre shapes displayed on the soul guide screen, Long You felt that his choice might have been a bit too arbitrary. Long You had always known that there were far more types of soul beasts in the ocean than on land, and that many sea soul beasts living in the deep sea had rather abstract appearances. But Long You really didn't expect that he would encounter a sea soul beast that he couldn't recognize at all.

Faced with Long You's question, Zhang Lexuan fell silent, a rare occurrence for her. Having studied at Shrek Academy for so long, Zhang Lexuan dared to say that there wasn't a single land-based spirit beast she didn't recognize. However, the spirit beasts of the sea were indeed beyond her comprehension.

Perhaps sensing the approaching Dragon Abyss Ship, the "Seahorse," which had been quietly awaiting its death, suddenly roused itself, its undisguised gaze filled with hatred as it glared directly at them. Even without the aid of a soul tool, Long You and Zhang Lexuan could perceive the soul power emanating from this abstract "Seahorse" soul beast with their naked eyes.

"Tsk tsk, this is going all out. Senior Sister, it's up to you. This big guy is about to go into overdrive, and I'm not confident I can keep it quiet and listen to me instead of burning out and restarting the game."

"Leave it to me. Although it's a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, its condition is too poor."

After a brief exchange, Long You controlled the Dragon Abyss Boat to stop its descent, determined not to further provoke the behemoth. The isolation tank was sealed off, and Zhang Lexuan, now equipped with a soul-guided powered mecha, stood quietly inside the dark tank, waiting for seawater to fill it completely before she could exit the Dragon Abyss Boat.

The interaction between Zhang Lexuan and the "Seahorse" soul beast seemed somewhat boring to Long You. Seeing a humanoid metal figure floating towards it, the "Seahorse" was about to explode, but before it could unleash its attack, imbued with all its life potential, Zhang Lexuan's terrifying pressure directly crushed it. Already severely injured and on the verge of death, the "Seahorse" was completely helpless, like a flattened rag doll.

Long You couldn't sense the spiritual exchange at all because he was too far away. So what he saw was Zhang Lexuan and the "big sea horse" staring blankly at each other, which was utterly uninteresting.

In other words, the final result was not bad; otherwise, Long You felt he might very well have given up on choosing the sea spirit beast as the subject of his soul spirit experiment. This wasn't an exaggeration on Long You's part; this "big sea horse" was truly infuriating.

Although the desire for life led the dying "big sea horse" to agree to become Long You's test subject, attaching itself to a human soul master to continue fighting for its likely few decades of life, the dignity of being a soul beast made the dying "big sea horse" think for a full half hour before it could be completely saved.

After administering a special first-aid treatment to the "Great Sea Horse," Long You stored it in a specially made luxury sphere and piloted the Dragon Abyss Boat rapidly toward the small island where Long Ping was located.

We were already quite close to the island where Longping was located, so it wasn't worth making the large plane show itself again. Two hours later, the "Big Sea Horse's" vital signs once again entered a dangerous phase. If Long You couldn't complete the ritual he had designed before the "Big Sea Horse" completely lost its vital signs, then all his efforts would have been in vain, and he would have to go with Zhang Lexuan to find those endangered soul beasts again.

Fortunately, this time Long You was very close to his target. A phone call brought Long Ping, who was still on duty on the island, to his side. Long You himself put away the Dragon Abyss Boat and, together with Zhang Lexuan, switched to a faster mode of flight.

Ten minutes later, the intricate ritual runes within the specially crafted luxury sphere lit up, and Zhang Lexuan, who had been used as the temporary array's core, was surrounded by a heavy mental pressure that could suffocate ordinary people. On either side of Zhang Lexuan, at two other locations where runes gathered, Long Ping and "Big Sea Horse" were immersed in meditation.

Perhaps because the "Big Sea Horse" was mentally prepared, it offered no resistance and cooperated wholeheartedly, making the entire ceremony proceed smoothly. In just five minutes, specks of soul power began to gather around Long Ping. Once Long Ping's figure was completely engulfed by the soul power, the "Big Sea Horse" on the other side completely lost its life force and crashed straight into the bottom of the deluxe sphere.

However, it was clear that only this already severely injured body had completely lost its life. After the soul power light surrounding Longping completely subsided, Longping's martial soul book automatically appeared. A seahorse that had shrunk considerably and seemed to be entirely carved from crystal emerged hand in hand with Longping's book spirit martial soul consciousness.

Seeing this, Long You smiled sincerely. His experiment was a success. Not only was it a success, but the entire experimental process had also provided Long You with valuable research material for further research on soul experiments. Since he had entrusted the entire ritual to Zhang Lexuan, Long You, now free, simply had Xiao Yan analyze the entire ritual process.

Long Ping opened his eyes, but he was still trying to sort out his thoughts, which had been somewhat unclear since receiving the phone call, so he couldn't talk to Long You and Zhang Lexuan for the time being. In other words, Zhang Lexuan wasn't particularly curious, and she was also processing her own feelings from just now.

Otherwise, it's hard to guarantee that Zhang Lexuan's calm and composed goddess image wouldn't be completely shattered. Although she wasn't the designer of the ritual, as the one who actually controlled it, Zhang Lexuan knew exactly how magical this ritual was.

Although Long You was eager to examine the ritual process with the Book of Witness, he had to suppress his curiosity and move outside the sphere to control the Longyuan Boat as it continued its journey toward the island.

Long You wasn't curious about the effects of the spirit, because after gaining practical experience, he believed he could awaken the soul of the Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger sleeping in his fourth spirit ring, making Xiao Muyang's mother his first spirit.

While it's not fair to say that Xiao Muyang, who has been by his side, is growing up poorly, his behavior on the New World suggests that Long You's one-sided education is not very comprehensive. Given the circumstances, having Yan Jing Bai Yu Hu's mother personally teach and accompany her child would be the truly beneficial choice for Xiao Muyang.

Upon arriving on the island, the two people inside the luxurious sphere still showed no sign of emerging, and Long You made no attempt to find out what they were doing. He took out a soul-powered rice cooker from his storage soul tool, added all the ingredients for claypot rice, and completed lunch preparations. For the next few hours, Long You didn't want to be disturbed.

During the landing on the island aboard the Dragon Abyss Boat, Long You briefly glanced at the contents Xiao Yan had recorded in the Book of Witness. Combining these contents with his own knowledge of magic arrays and his research on souls, Long You felt he now had many ideas to further develop. If these ideas proved effective, they could not only be applied to the creation of souls, but also be useful in the construction of virtual universes.

The Pearl of Imagination's deductive efficiency was astonishing. The various ideas that popped into Long You's mind were quickly filtered out as truly valid. After these valid ideas were marked, Xiao Yan was also called online by Long You; the next step was to formulate a complete action plan.

Long You no longer needs to worry about this. Right now, he needs to fill his stomach with the claypot rice in the rice cooker. He had just gone hungry not long ago, and Long You is quite bothered by the idea of ​​going hungry.

When Long You came to his senses, he found that there were two more living people in the island's camp. Long Ping, who was accompanied by a small crystal seahorse, was busy making snacks to eat with clay pot rice in front of a simple stove, while Zhang Lexuan was busy organizing something with a soul guide tablet.