Chapter 324: Inspiration Layer Vision Radar

While the First-Grade Mages were using their influence to search for the so-called "Immortal Spiritual Root," the Spiritual Root disease was also spreading silently.

Among the Eighth-Grade Mages, some had already been infected. In the beginning, the proportion was small, and the effects weren't significant, so they just cut off the afflicted parts and were done with it.

The situation was far more severe among the Ninth-Grade Mages, who were, after all, the most numerous group of Mages.

But this Spiritual Root disease wasn't fatal, nor did it cause any pain or itching. Coupled with the influence of the First-Grade Mages, it naturally didn't make much of a splash.

However, for Qi Suian, this was a brand-new research opportunity.

He took some time to capture a few infected Eighth-Grade Mages for dissection.

He discovered something interesting.

'Two Lower-Grade Spiritual Roots fused to form a Spirit Root Insect Person embryo.'

'This means the new Spirit Root Insect People will possess even greater strength and abilities.'

"Tell me, if a Spirit Root Insect Person were born from a First-Grade Mage, do you think it would be the Immortal Spiritual Root you speak of?" Qi Suian's gaze turned to Hu Hong's soul.

The body had already been neatly categorized, but the soul was special. Qi Suian needed the man's intelligence, so he only placed limited restrictions on it.

After all, he was a man who had lived for several hundred years. His repository of knowledge could be of some help to Qi Suian.

After watching Qi Suian's dissection, Hu Hong was deeply shocked.

He didn't understand various aspects of modern knowledge, but he was a First-Grade Mage, after all. Both his learning ability and logical reasoning were extremely strong.

So after watching the dissection, he naturally understood the true nature of the Spiritual Root.

After composing himself, he finally said, "I don't know."

"But I can be certain of one thing: the Spirit Root Insect People have already infiltrated our Human Race."

"If we don't eliminate this scourge quickly, I'm afraid there will be no Human Race left." Hu Hong was naturally on the side of the Human Race.

Everything he had was tied to the interests of his own race.

If they were truly replaced completely, even if he got out of here alive, things would not end well for him.

"Sorry, can't be solved." Qi Suian refused outright. He wasn't a native life form of the Spirit Root World anyway.

Qi Suian didn't even dare to classify his own race as human.

After all, he was well aware of his own current state.

"You!" Hu Hong glared at Qi Suian. 'How can this kid be so stubborn?'

Finally, he sighed and said, "What do you want? Just say it."

Things having come to this, it was all he could say.

Qi Suian, however, just smiled and said nothing.

'What good would saying it do? Hu Hong was his experiment. The man himself belonged to him. And now he was actually planning to use Qi Suian's own things to bargain with Qi Suian?'

'Isn't that just too absurd?'

"What do you mean?" Hu Hong's anger grew heavier.

"I don't mean anything," Qi Suian replied casually. "It's just that you need to get your position straight and recognize your own value."

Admittedly, Qi Suian did want the man's repository of knowledge, but it wasn't a necessity.

It would be best to get it, but it wouldn't make much difference if he didn't.

From Qi Suian's perspective, Hu Hong didn't have much residual value left. If he didn't drop some Gold Coins soon, Qi Suian was thinking of tossing him into the Melting Furnace as fuel.

He was a First-Grade Mage, after all. His combustion value was definitely not low.

Speaking of fuel, Qi Suian's gaze fell upon the Tai Sui God's armor value.

During this time, he had thrown a large amount of fuel into the Tai Sui God.

For example, the failed experimental waste from his Abyssal Form, various unusable Spiritual Roots, and so on.

Qi Suian had no use for them, but their value as fuel was still quite good.

Combined with the previous fuel, it should be about time to burn enough for 3 points of armor value for an evolution.

"AI, why didn't you remind me? It's already evolved." As he spoke, Qi Suian grabbed Hu Hong, stuffing both his body and soul into the Melting Furnace.

'Value? If it couldn't be squeezed out, then don't bother. Just burn him.'

'Qi Suian had no intention of helping the Spirit Root humans, so Hu Hong would definitely turn on him. The experiments and research were more or less done, and if he wasn't going to cooperate now, then he might as well be disposed of.'

At this moment, the Tai Sui God's armor value had reached 113 points. It had completed an evolution, freeing up a module slot.

[You were busy, and you had no immediate use for it. There was no need to waste your time.]

In the AI's judgment, while Qi Suian might not be completely invincible in the Spirit Root World, he could still dominate it with contempt.

Previously, it would have reminded him the moment an evolution was complete because he lacked strength. Now that he no longer lacked strength, it would only remind him when he had sufficient free time.

Unfortunately, Qi Suian never had any free time, so the AI temporarily postponed the notification, waiting to remind him when he had a next step planned.

"You did the right thing." Qi Suian approved of the AI's actions. Indeed, there was no rush now.

The AI truly understood Qi Suian's way of thinking.

Then, Qi Suian began to rummage through his Subspace Pocket, searching for a piece of perception-based Energy Equipment he had previously created.

"Found it." Qi Suian held an object that resembled a pair of night-vision goggles.

This thing could observe all sorts of energy fluctuations, force field ranges, and more.

He promptly installed it.

[SSS-Grade: Insight-Layer Vision Radar]

With the addition of this perception module, the Tai Sui God's vision, map, satellite, and even communications modules were all simultaneously enhanced.

The most straightforward improvement was gaining anti-stealth and the ability to counter spatial fluctuations.

The next time someone tried to use abilities like spatial jumps or spatial transport against him, he would be able to detect them before they even arrived.

Of course, besides these abilities, it could also observe changes in the climate and so on.

It also boosted the weapon modules. After all, the name included the word "radar," which meant the precision of the strategic missile system was further improved, and the predictive capabilities of the Floating Cannons became stronger.

As for the Multi-state Energy Weaving Device, the boost was relatively small. After all, although the device could be used at range, it was fundamentally a melee weapon.

It's like a spear—you can throw it, but it's more consistently lethal when kept in hand.

Therefore, it only received a small increase in control precision and not much of a boost overall.

[Then for your next module, will you still be choosing an acceleration module?]

The AI voiced its doubt.

Previously, the acceleration module was needed because Qi Suian lacked strength. Now that his strength was sufficient, it was naturally no longer necessary.

After a moment of thought, Qi Suian said directly, "Of course. You can never have too much escape capability."

"Perhaps you have a suggestion?" Qi Suian asked in return.

[Yes, but there is a high probability you will not choose to accept it. Overall, it involves...]

The AI provided Qi Suian with quite a few suggestions, such as defensive and material modules for protection against blunt trauma, sharp-object injuries, and firearm damage.

It also suggested materials and supporting auxiliary modules for resisting corrosion, high pressure, lightning, and so on, as well as modules for tracking, positioning, etc.

Given Qi Suian's current strength, any of these would be a more suitable choice than stacking another acceleration module.

"You're right, but in all of martial arts, nothing is indestructible—only speed is absolute."

"The suggestions you provided are long-term gains that require a complete set to be effective. If we could reach another special world like the Sacred Artifact World and allow the Tai Sui God to evolve multiple times, then we could consider them."

"For us right now, the help they offer is rather limited." Qi Suian noted that the AI did indeed understand him, knowing that even if it brought them up, he wouldn't choose to accept them.

Still, Qi Suian looked them over, indicating he would install them later.

'As for what comes after the acceleration module? Naturally, it would be stuffing his own Abyssal Form into a module slot.'

'He estimated that, going forward, the Spirit Root World could provide at most two or three more evolutions. After that, it probably wouldn't have much value left to speak of.'

'Unless he could stuff the source of this apocalypse into the Melting Furnace.'

However, Qi Suian wasn't so arrogant as to think he could be its opponent.

'It was best to make a conservative estimate and plan an early escape.'

'To avoid any accidents.'

"Enough about that. How is the morphological analysis of the Spirit Root World coming along?" Qi Suian asked.

The region of the Spirit Root World he was in didn't seem to be a planet, nor was it like the Horizon Realm of the Polar Day World. Instead, it was a structure similar to a planar dimension.

Therefore, Qi Suian wasn't sure if flying upwards would lead him into space rather than some strange, more dangerous region like the Star Realm or the Immortal Realm.

Previously, the AI had been continuously collecting data for analysis via satellite projection.

Now, with the help of the Insight-Layer Vision Radar, there should be more progress.

[Based on the data, a rough three-dimensional layered map has been deduced.]

[This is not good news. You may not be able to escape into space.]

The AI presented a projection to Qi Suian. The whole thing looked like a square, clearly layered loaf of bread.

The upper layer was the sky, the middle layer was empty, and the lower layer was the ground.

"It's like a sandwich, and it has a ceiling... wait. You think if we fly up and punch a hole in that celestial barrier, could we use the falling fragments as a module?"

"After all, it's used to protect the world. Whether it turns into a material module, a defense module, or even a shield module, it would definitely be top-tier!" The thought suddenly struck Qi Suian.

[Your idea is excellent, but you've overlooked two problems.]

[First, you probably can't break it. Second, its quality has likely reached SSS-Grade.]

The AI used the word "probably," but Qi Suian could easily read between the lines. It was being tactful; in reality, it was completely unbreakable, and its quality was guaranteed to be SSS-Grade.

Never mind whether he could get his hands on it; even if he did, he wouldn't be able to use it.

Hearing this, Qi Suian immediately gave up on the idea.

"Next time, then. Once I'm strong enough, I'll definitely be able to use it." Qi Suian was selective when it came to taking advice.

He would certainly listen to advice that suited him, and as for advice that didn't, he would naturally let it go in one ear and out the other.

"Keep running the analysis. See if you can find a usable escape route. We can save it for the 'New World Pass: Limited-Time Event.'" Qi Suian wasn't actually expecting to find one; this was just a backup plan.