Chapter 603 - 590: Deduction

Then, Zuo Wenya’s and Chang Yudar’s gazes fell in unison upon Lin Xinghai.

"I already told you, you can get the inheritance by touching it and releasing your Perception Power. As for anything else, I really have no idea!" Lin Xinghai spread his hands and said with a helpless expression.

In fact, he couldn’t explain the specifics at all. After all, he had only obtained the inheritance because his system was so effective. As for whether there was any other method to obtain these inheritances, he had no clue.

Chang Yudar turned his gaze to the stone slabs, a little disappointed.

Although they now knew how to break through the Divine Demon Realm to reach a higher realm, the problem was that, currently, no one besides Lin Xinghai could walk this path.

But as he kept looking, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and he stared intently at one of the stone slabs.

He cultivated the Crimson Gold Divine Body, so his gaze subconsciously fell upon that particular stone slab.

But as he looked at the slab now, he gradually noticed something was off.

As the Minister of the Seed Plan Execution Department, he had participated in the project to derive cultivation techniques from the pictograms on these stone slabs, so he had an extremely deep understanding of the Crimson Gold Divine Body slab he cultivated.

The pictograms on the slab depicted a complete cultivation technique, and the technique for each realm was a segment split off from this complete version.

Before, he could tell at a glance which part was for the Blood Qi Realm, which was for the Body Shaping Realm, and which was for the Divine Demon Realm.

But now, looking at the slab, he could vaguely make out what seemed to be another hidden cultivation technique within it.

He immediately opened his wrist-mounted computer, pulled up the auxiliary calculation program, and began to deduce on the spot.

His actions, of course, caught the attention of Lin Xinghai and Zuo Wenya, and the two of them watched from the side with considerable curiosity.

Then, they saw the expression on Chang Yudar’s face grow more and more excited, until finally, even his hands began to tremble.

"Minister Chang, what’s wrong?" Zuo Wenya couldn’t help but ask from the side.

"I’ve figured it out! There’s a new cultivation technique on this stone slab. It’s very likely the technique for the Marrow Tempering Realm," Chang Yudar said excitedly.

"This..." Zuo Wenya was speechless for a moment. One second they were agonizing over how to solve this problem, and the next, it was solved just like that. He felt a sense of unreality.

"Uh, are you sure you didn’t miscalculate? Ahem! I’m not doubting your ability, it’s just that these Divine Demon Body stone slabs have been studied by a huge number of professionals," Zuo Wenya couldn’t help but point out.

He really felt that deducing a whole cultivation technique in a few minutes was a bit unreliable. After all, there were at least eight, if not ten, thousand people across the country working on this research. They were all professionals who had spent years trying to crack it.

Chang Yudar took a deep breath to calm himself before speaking seriously, "I know what you’re worried about. You’re probably afraid I’m hallucinating or something. But I’m telling you, I participated in the research projects for these cultivation techniques back in the day, so I am a professional."

"Besides, in our system, we have a program to simulate whether these cultivation techniques are viable. I’ve already run a preliminary confirmation. There are no major problems with this technique; at the very least, it can be cultivated."

At this point, Chang Yudar paused, a solemn expression appearing on his face. "Of course, I share your doubts—and I have just as many, if not more. The biggest question is why I was able to deduce the Marrow Tempering Realm technique so quickly now."

"I can say for certain that the cultivation technique researchers failed to figure out the Marrow Tempering Realm technique not because they went down the wrong path or couldn’t find the right direction, or any of those bullshit reasons."

"Because one person might make a mistake, but it’s impossible for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people to all be wrong, especially when some of them are specifically there to find faults. And even if we take ten thousand steps back and say that all tens of thousands of them got it wrong and couldn’t find the right direction, our supercomputer wouldn’t."

"The supercomputer has run hundreds of billions of calculations. It’s reviewed almost every single possibility. It’s fundamentally impossible for there to be an omission so obvious that it can be spotted at a glance."

"Therefore, something major must have happened, something we don’t yet understand the details of." As Chang Yudar spoke, he turned his gaze toward Lin Xinghai.

Lin Xinghai had just happened to break through to the Marrow Tempering Realm at this time. He felt this matter was related to him.

And upon hearing Chang Yudar’s analysis, Zuo Wenya seemed to think of something. He looked at Lin Xinghai, then glanced at the clear, boundless sky outside, a look of astonishment on his face.

"Do you have something to say?" Chang Yudar asked immediately upon seeing Zuo Wenya’s expression.

"Lin Xinghai’s breakthrough happened right at the time of the ’change in the heavens’," Zuo Wenya said, his expression somewhat dazed.

The divine might that had manifested earlier was a terrifying event, and he had never once connected it to Lin Xinghai. But now, prompted by Chang Yudar, he couldn’t help but start making that connection.

"Are you sure?" Chang Yudar asked, a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Positive. I was standing guard right next to him at the time," Zuo Wenya nodded affirmatively.

The two then looked at Lin Xinghai again with complicated expressions, momentarily at a loss for words. As Divine Demon Realm experts, they had both clearly felt the terror of the divine might at that moment. The subsequent energy storm that appeared at the Abyssal Passage had terrified them even more.

And all this terror was caused by a student who hadn’t even reached the Body Shaping Realm. This realization was not only incredible to them, but also brought a tinge of sadness, as they discovered that their era of glory was likely coming to an end.

But Lin Xinghai, being stared at by the two of them, was completely baffled. "What ’change in the heavens’?"

He had been in the middle of his breakthrough and had no idea what was happening in the outside world. And right after he finished, he was immediately dragged here by Zuo Wenya, so he’d had no time to catch up.

Just then, Zuo Wenya opened his wrist-mounted computer and pulled up a video. It was the scene of the energy storm appearing at Abyssal Passage #11.

Watching the sudden energy storm swiftly annihilate hundreds of thousands of Abyssal Creatures, including dozens of Tier Three Zombies comparable to the Divine Demon Realm, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.

"This event happened right when you were breaking through. Do you know the reason? Or rather, do you have anything you want to say?" Chang Yudar asked, looking at Lin Xinghai.

Lin Xinghai looked at the ground littered with the corpses of Mutated Zombies in the video, mulled it over for a moment, and then asked, "Can these dead Mutated Zombies be counted toward my merits?"

Chang Yudar: "..."

Zuo Wenya: "..."

"If it’s ultimately confirmed that this incident is related to you, then the nation will give you a reward. As for what that will be, I’m not sure."

After saying that, Chang Yudar quickly changed the subject. "Also, you obtained the true inheritance of the Thunder Divine Body. Is the cultivation technique from the inheritance different from the one we deduced ourselves? I’m referring to the Blood Qi Realm stage."

"Yes, but the difference isn’t huge. Of course, I feel it definitely affects the final power. By cultivating according to the true Divine Demon Body inheritance, I feel the power can be increased by about 10%."

After speaking, Lin Xinghai thought for a moment and added, "Of course, I don’t have anyone to compare it with, so this is just my personal deduction."

Chang Yudar nodded. He wasn’t surprised by this and continued to ask, "Then are you willing to contribute the true inheritance of the Thunder Divine Body? Of course, we will compensate you."

"No problem! However, the inheritance I obtained only unseals the technique for a certain stage once I reach the corresponding realm. So right now, I only have the techniques for the Blood Qi Realm and the Marrow Tempering Realm," Lin Xinghai said decisively.

In fact, when he had told Zuo Wenya about the Thunder Divine Body inheritance, he had already considered handing over the cultivation technique.

"Very good!" Chang Yudar nodded, quite satisfied.

Next, he asked Lin Xinghai about some other details, which Lin Xinghai answered one by one. He was especially thorough in his explanation of matters concerning Source Blood.

Chang Yudar listened attentively, nodding and taking notes.

After half an hour, when everything had been covered, Chang Yudar left. But before he did, he asked Lin Xinghai if he should be credited as the first discoverer when the Marrow Tempering Realm cultivation technique was announced.

Lin Xinghai refused on the spot. The reason was simple: there were traitors among humanity, and he was unwilling to be in the spotlight before he had the ability to protect himself.