Chapter 769 - 762: Respiration

Chapter 769: Chapter 762: Respiration

"Resources?"

A flicker of interest showed on Zhou Yuanjue’s face.

"That’s right. They could be Curiosities, rare minerals, or even certain devices and energy constructs. If you don’t use them yourself, you can trade them to a True Talisman for a large amount of Value Points and Points."

"That’s why I said this is a sort of unscheduled ’perk’ drop in Chaotic Paradise. However, the purpose isn’t so simple."

"First, you need to pay a large amount of Value Points to get in. Other than some restrictions on Point permissions, there aren’t many limits. Therefore, as soon as a Mimicry True Realm appears, it immediately incites a mad scramble among the surrounding powers and experts. It’s essentially a temporary, one-time resource node designed to trigger major conflicts within Leyuan."

"That’s Leyuan’s true purpose: to keep the surrounding factions from becoming stagnant pools of water. A single Mimicry True Realm is enough to make the water boil."

Dorobaku said.

Zhou Yuanjue nodded slightly, understanding what Dorobaku meant.

’On Earth, some online games often used similar concepts.’

’Things like so-called world bosses, or airdrops, and so on.’

’The goal was to intensify conflict and incite disputes.’

’And this so-called Mimicry True Realm could be understood as a giant, randomly appearing world instance.’

"So, you’re saying this Mimicry True Realm will attract a lot of factions and experts?"

Zhou Yuanjue said.

"You got it."

Dorobaku snapped his fingers. "Challenging safety zones one by one is just too slow. How else could we gather enough experts in one place to satisfy our need for a good fight?"

"Two days ago, a Mimicry True Realm appeared about a hundred thousand kilometers to the east, but the news hasn’t reached the Deep Blue Safety Zone yet. The entry requirement is a Point permission between Level 4 and Level 5. Individual entry costs 250,000 Value Points, but a team of five can get in for 600,000. It’s a much better deal, no matter how you look at it."

"A friend of mine sent me this information remotely. They’re still looking for two more teammates to form a group, so they contacted me, and I thought of you. If you’re interested, we can team up and go in together."

’So this is like getting a group discount on tickets...’

Hearing Dorobaku’s description, Zhou Yuanjue’s interest was piqued.

It wasn’t just because of the resources, but also because of the experts who might gather there.

Just as Dorobaku had said, challenging the safety zones one by one was, after all, a bit too slow.

’This might be an opportunity.’

"I have no objections, but a certain part of my cultivation has reached a critical stage recently. I’m afraid I’ll have to delay my departure for half a month. Will we have enough time?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked after a moment of contemplation.

"No problem. A month is fine. Generally, there’s a buffer period of about one and a half to two months between when a Mimicry True Realm appears and when it opens. It’ll take half a month at most to get there from the Deep Blue Safety Zone, so that’s more than enough time."

Dorobaku said with a nod.

"Then there’s no problem. Is there anything else?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked.

"How about we take this opportunity to spar again?"

Dorobaku asked.

"Let’s not. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Zhou Yuanjue shook his head, stood up, and prepared to leave.

’Alright, what a diligent guy. He didn’t even drink his beverage. Such a waste.’

’Ah, forget it. I might as well go into seclusion too. Grind some proficiency.’

Watching Zhou Yuanjue’s retreating figure, Dorobaku sat for a while, feeling a bit restless. He gave up on lazing around and decided to go back and continue his own seclusion.

「More than twenty days passed.」

Compared to the half-month he had anticipated, Zhou Yuanjue ended up taking almost ten extra days. The details of the Rebirth’s Tendrils Structure were simply too complex, and the time required for the actual simulation was beyond his imagination.

In order to integrate the Rebirth’s Tendrils Structure, he had to dismantle both the Prokaryotic Structure and the Furnace Structure, which freed up the necessary Transformation Level space for the Rebirth’s Tendrils.

In truth, the functions and effects of these two structures were becoming less and less significant.

The intensity of the power he now wielded had already surpassed the control range of the Prokaryotic Structure, making it extremely difficult to maintain complete and precise control.

On the other hand, the energy boost and absorption capabilities provided by the Furnace Structure could no longer keep up with his needs.

The structures of the Primordial Ancestors were, in the end, far too flawed and weak.

THUMP! THUMP!

At this moment, Zhou Yuanjue was bare-chested, his body glowing with a Blood Jade Color. The twelve meridians circulated within him, and he was enveloped in the form of a Blood Jade Red Lotus.

He was performing the final integration.

WHOOSH!!

Under the transformation of the Rebirth’s Tendrils Structure, the form of the Sacred Lotus Roots changed once again. Their number exploded by nearly tenfold, dense and tightly packed, enough to induce a sense of trypophobia, like a chaotic mess of underwater weeds.

HUMMM!!

As the Blood Jade Red Lotus vibrated, the proliferation of the Sacred Lotus Roots came to a complete stop. The integration of the Rebirth’s Tendrils was finally a success.

BANG!!

Zhou Yuanjue’s body was instantly filled with a sense of bloating. Even after removing the Furnace and Prokaryotic Structures, the sharp increase in his Transformation Level from integrating the Rebirth’s Tendrils was still almost too much for him to bear, pushing him to his very limit.

He knew that under the First layer Transformation Boundary, the structures he had integrated had reached their maximum.

If he wanted to continue integrating, his only options would be to work on the Deadly Crimson and Puppet structures.

Now, the integration of the Rebirth’s Tendrils was complete, but this didn’t mean he had achieved his goal.

His next step was to perfectly synchronize the abilities of the Rebirth’s Tendrils with his body’s functions.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!!

He controlled the entire Blood Jade Red Lotus structure, causing it to shrink. The countless Sacred Lotus Roots were drawn into his body. Under his control, a portion of the roots fused together, forming a single, thickest root that he used to replace his respiratory tract.

As for the other Sacred Lotus Roots, he manipulated them one by one, connecting the tip of each root to his microscopic alveoli, ultimately achieving a functional synchronization.

Next, the pores all over his body opened, appearing as a dense collection of black dots. He controlled each tiny Sacred Lotus Root, making it spread out and connect its end-port to a pore, again achieving a functional synchronization.

Finally, when all this was complete, he began to try breathing.

INHALE!!

As he inhaled, the pores all over his body did the same. The countless Sacred Lotus Roots swelled abruptly, and under the effect of the Rebirth’s Tendrils, a terrifying amount of energy surged into his body with the breath.

EXHALE!!

Then came the exhale. The massive amounts of metabolic waste and harmful energy within his body were swiftly converted by his breath and expelled, keeping his body in a perfect state.

Expelling the old and absorbing the new.

At that moment, Zhou Yuanjue had acquired a new way of breathing.